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n i ,-, .r DRILLiriG FOR V & SE ASrO'N:A BLE: ;. - . - . ; . " ' " . 1 ii 11 1 1 111' . , - .... .; -'..'iV j4S'. THE UflDERFLOW ':. fwo brills Pounding Away . In Living J Rock Underlying p c 1 -H.'.: Arizona. PWni;'.' ?.;Vl- 1 1 The bright Spring days naturally remind us of housedeaning j time and , the desire for a. change the ne,ed of something new to brighten the home to make it more attractive. Perhaps a new carpet or rug new linoleum lace curtains and draperies or new furniture. . Or of some furniture piece that is in need of repair, refinishing or a new covering. Our immense and complete spring stocks offer everything for your choosing in. every department are suggestions that will satisfy your every want of the season. Then we extend you the many conveniences of w our simple and pleasant credit-giving system it will ...:. perhaps help you select something' a little better than otherwise intended. 'RANCHERS ARE TIRED OF :MU??U-L9ADINQ WEtLSl , 'it i as.-.;--, 'h. ; '. y' '' Region Prosperous ;. Now,. ' but . the Water for domestic TJse and Lire stock Is a rroblein Drlllf pn I ; Deschutes Segregation. THE OREO ON SUNDAY JOUIWAi; PORTi; AND, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 8, 1007, it hl k J Madras, Or. May 4. Two Dig iuua , "well-drllllng outfits are hammering away flatly- In thla region In an effort to pierce tbn thicJt, hard ahcll of volcanlo r rock, granite and sandstone and to p reach permanent sheet water and thus v solve the water problem for the ranoh 'Jars of thla plateau region.' Should these ' efforts 'prove successful and the drill Map an Inexhaustible supply of deep . well water It would soon be goodbye to ; the water tank, which has thus far in -'this country's history been a very prom V-inent and Indispensable factor ' In everyt h aaynrew . . .; v e depth' at which water can be m .1. . . . f m-mra on iae plateaus remains xo ae ti .remonstrated, as no such undertaking nse yet oeen. successfully completed m ' fthls locality. - 30th of the drills now at ' worfc are at depths ranging between ISO . . and 100 feet One of these is operating , on opal prairie, about 10 miles south t.west of Madras, and the other is sink ing a well at the north end of this 'place.-- t- v'f r v- , Flala Far Abo re the Blvera. The beds of the living rivers, the' . Crooked and the Deschutes, lie at least , BU9 xeet dciow the surface or the piat- eaus wnere tne anus are working ana -'the streams flow between rugged rock- ! walled canyons. Whether water can be I secured at a higher level than the beds , vci invse rivers is a question mu u (.drillers will answer aa the work pro-i :' f seeds. ' .. . , ' The' aubjeot of securing ' well water "on Agency Plains presents an interest Ing study..; The plain may be considered .a a-large, flat solid rock comprising an 'area of over 100 souare miles. The soil on the surface of this plateau rangea from two to twenty feet In depth and produces excellent crops of wheat and other grains. , - ' ' '' Hnasle-ioadlng Walla. Pi--HpaI1v ivan nunrtar BitntlAn com f prises a homestead claim and supports a rancher and his family. But the only vwells on the Agency Plain are "muaile loadlng" and all the water for house hold uss and for watering livestock Is I hauled a distance of two to ten,. miles; I .with the exception of that caught in the -cisterns during- the rain ' and snow storms. -" The 'demonstration of the .depth of permanent water in this solid I rock means a great deal for the future! nf 1a -Mo-tnit . r . ... V Thewater condition described practio-1 any prevails an over this section, tne ranchers all hattllhg water from the faprlnga and wells where -water la found ?here and there, m lavoraDi ocatyme. iDrilljf Going After Porw Pear" Water I V , , on Pescnutes segregation. : f ttDrtlal DliDitch to n JeitntU 1 V Madras, Or.t May 4.-Moora Brothers iOf thla place cava Just dosed ontract With tha Deschutes Irrigation A Power ! company ana otner paruea m tne eo mond datrlct for tha drilling of four deep wells" on the segregation of the irri gation company on the biff Crook -ooUnty -desert TM contracts call yror wens I00 feet deep and the price for-tfia four , wells is 110,000. Moore Brothers have purchased the big drill formerly owned ! ',bv the D. I. ft P. Co. and will iee this machlna on th work. They will go to; .Redmond Monday to, commence opera tions. " ." : '.jv.ri; -.)?' 4 n One of the wens win oe oriuea at ins Jledmond townsite. The others wll Te ' put down on he Haswell-Ouerlni ranch and on the ,uavenpori-Banaey: ranan, south of Redmond. Moore Brothers es timate that four ' months wilt be ' ra- . quired for the completion of their con- 'tract,.'.'--i i "J ' .:.K!''.:irrf " While -f there , ; la plenty of ....watar. throutrhoiit tha Redmond district ' sun- ilied by the Irrigating canals, the watei1, ! after rowing across me not oescrr.xori tt miles or more, te not palatable for I drinking, and It is for a supply 'of oold. cure water for drinking and household use that the wells will be drilled. Thla undertaking will be bt the nature of an 'experiment, as no deep well has aver been completed ,on tna aeaert. t ,OrURNIDGE SUES ON 1 apt liMTrD urrUT luo 1 M 1 tn niun 1 rflnMlal rjlanatell to The Jnnrnal.) Albany. Or.. May' 4.- A new" suit' In " the circuit court is that of W. J. Turn- tdara of Crabtree against Matilda Gar- land and X A Craft for $500 damagea. This Is a continuation of a fight that hrs betfn dragging along for monthst .among the residents of the Crabtree ..nMnn nf tha HanMa.m .JVlUntrv . At 'flrst' the plaintiff. Turnldge, filed "Jh tha affloe of th county clerk a petl- 1 tton asking for certain water rights on Crabtree creek aad seeking to appropri ate the exclusive right of the stream: Residents In the vicinity of the stream sifted for a restrainingorder and in junction, asserting .that the appropria tion would work great Injury to them selves and tha land lying adjacent The county Judge granted tha order. s J. -; A.! Craft, the other defendant In .the suif recently Instituted, appeared aa jsuretr on tha. application for the order ana consequently iB. niaaB a. pariy uo- fendant in the latter suit for damages. - Turnidge alleges : that tha stream at "the time he flleaVhls application was nbla and an open stream . for the logs and other material and -eourt'a - order-forced him to transport great , Quantities of railroad ties and other material that he had con tracted to deliver to the railroad com pany, by means tf teams and other means entailing great expense. On this Ills claim for damage is based. ' SPECIAL DRAPLRY and INTERIOR DECORATING - WALL VAVUC In ARTISTIC and NOVEL DESIGNS DEPENDABLE, WINDOW SHADES ROOM sizl ; Rugs Ntrer befora haa tha demand for raga been to great as this season. Our extsnsivs showing offers Increased attractiveness of patterns and colortaga---rarteffecta that are perfect repro ductions of the genuine Orientals rich floral designs conventional and scroll designs; plain and small patient .'centers. .pVTf Tha most popular alaes and In' tha most serv iceable quality of tha, French and Bundhar Wiltons, Axmlnsters, AngW Indian, Anglo Persian. Body Brussels, Velvets and Tapestry Brussels are now being displayed In pleasing variety of patterns in our Carpet Department. sixth floor. Folding Go-Carts "SPECIAL 1 1' An attractlvo little pattern that we1 are of ferlngtomorrow at thla unusual special price haa reclining back, dependable' folding con atruction and funning gear, wheels fitted with rubber tires, seat, back and footboard, of ma- 5iSluftwaist Boxes Summer . daya wfll no doubt suggest the useful ness of one of these In the bedroom. We have them In many sixes, appropriate ly covered In cretonnes, dibits and ' Pmama . mat tings; Spedal siies made a,t reasonable prlces, .Dra- pery Dept-Sixth floor jipvC6mplete . Spring Showing of 7. i 1 "' Lace Curtains, Portieres, 4 Wall and Window Hangings, Window Nets and Swiss r Thrtwgh the completenasa of our stock of Drapery and Uphol- aterr Fabrlci. Handncra. etc- and our Increased and modern facili- nTrW rf' h V ejtecut0 work In a prompt and iadafactory manner. Tha -MFiiiijfSr - r; followinsr will nrobablv auirnat an ooDortunitv to renew the home rl' lZL&- -era ' ;T-. ,.-,Vvs., , r-v PORTILR1LS In Oriental stripes, fringed top and bottom, If A per pair S3.T5 to., ,,7! 24i)U in piajn colors of green, red, gold and brown, A A per pair f 3.00 to. ,7. .ADeUU In ilk effects, all colors, corded or fringed lO A A per pair T.60 to.. ...................eplO.UU Portieres specially made from tapestriesRepps. Veloura and iilk figured, material, per pair from , AA 15.00 to..;.:.;.., ipiDeUU LACE CURTAINS White Swiss Curtains for sleeping rooms, per pair f 2.00 White or Arabian tint laces in Tock stitch edara finish- choice novel patterns, per pair from 1.50 gQ Imitation of real Arabians, heavily corded, per $7 C A pair from f 3.00 to. .DU Special make Clnny and Arabian laces per (M Q AA pair from f2.25 to.....'..v....'..;,iT7T.. .JblOeUU Imported Arabian tape laces-Her pair, f 5-00 ofi AA MiiBiorr .c,een,a-panet-each.........f4.l io, vcf.vv i (joigjj ogi 3-ptnel, tapestry filled each... ...fl-S. imponea vnrcaa Araoian1 lacaa per pair . iri nr nn f 2 .oo to . . , ..... . . .i IZD.UU Imported Irish point and Brnsselg laces per yf A A A pair 3,75 to. v . . . ; .$4U.UU LEATHER PORTIERES -Something novel and effec tive for doorways In halls and dining rooma In aolld red and 4green. Full size 18-strand leather Portieres j gQ Full sire 12-strand strap leather Portieres. ClO Afi each fll.00 and... ........................ .PlaS.UU Full site 16-etrand leatherJTortJeres m hesvy d cf A A festoons per pair .................... iV.T, . . ,! 1 tftVW COUCH COVERS Large variety of heavy Oriental effects, ranging in price, from f 150 00 COUCH COVER SPECIAL Heavy full else Couch Covers, regular f 5.00 values, on sale tomorrow tfJO 7C only at the special each O MISSION and SILKOLINE- SCREENS n.lr rm tUUA. S : nanel leach ....... ....... . . .$1.50 Light oak, 3-panel, denim filled each........... $5.25 ,00 15.00 L Dark oak. 4-panel, burlap filled each. ,...fll.OO neavy A-ion screen, --panei r Dark oak, hand-decorated, 3-panel 115.00 ti.....f 35.00 Linoleums . 4 V:- :.. !, The . beat and mort serviceable qualities m domestic and Imported Linoleums Inlaid and printed designs plain ' coloring--carpet 'i ef fects tile deaigne granite mottled effects small conventional ; deaigne parquetry wood effects the latter being perfect reproductions of tha genuine Inlaid wood floors. Those who contemplate renewing "their titchen, bath room or dining room floor covering will be well pleased In making selections from, our stocksv Wa guarantee . all i workmanship In tha laying of all floor coverings. Carpet De partmentSixth floor. ' ; "Lustre" y Furni ture Polish .Is a perfect furniture polish and preserver. Any nigh-grade piece can be kept looking practically aa good as new, indefinitely, by pol ishing it with "Lustra.? w Also recommended for cleaning oil paintings. Absolutely non combustible. Manufactured', by a reliable chemical concern.. T - f , Per bottle ready for application... ',..'..504 SPECIALS IN THE BASE- MENT DEPARTMENT o The following bargain Items for tomorrow only. An opportunity to add to your stock of kitchen utensils. Egg Whips, special, each ... ......... .. . 3 Potato Mashers, special, each 5f) Cake Turners, special, each , . .i . , . ... . .V. . Set Meat Forks, special, each . . . ;V; . . i i7. . . . 5 Tea Handle Strainers, special, each .......... Sat Bowl Strainers, special, each , . .... . . , . . . ... 5 "Dover" Egg Beaters, special, each ..........10 Coffee Handle Strainers, special, each ........ 10t Extension Bowl Strainers, special, each ...7. .15? Soap Savers, special, each . . . . . .. . .... ...... .20 Lemon Squeezers, special, each 50 Adjustable Pin Curtain Stretchers The cleaning of dainty lace curttlna necessi tates great care. "Adjustable Pin", curtain stretchers are made to fit any curtain, plain or fancy. The only, satisfactory atretcher made. With easel back, f3.25 LAWN MOWERS GARDEN HOSE SPRINKLERS -RLLLS NOZZLES BASLMLNT DEPT. DR. PLRKIU'S SANITARY RLFRIGERATORS $1,00 Down, $1.00 Wcelc lYouacRiorrf B ueOOO J C0MPLETEM005E-FURHI5j1ER5 HAKE YOUR ji QWHTcmrsji Liberal Exchanges Can Be iviade Through Our : -Exchange Department Phone Exchange 34 B00ST1HB FOR : ELECTRIC LINE Forest Grove Committee Goes to Banks Missionarying, With Great Results. PEOPLE xOF THAT TOWN . JOIN ENTHUSIASTICALLY tne Time n navfjabla 6 Jertlna of nhat; thed i. u.... . It Is Now for the farmers Along the Route to Make the Right-of-Way Propoaitlon Easy4-What the New 'Road Bleans. , , ' rf uHA.NL) KUNDE BAPTISTS' t BAKER CITY CONVENTION 7 Baker City. Or., May 4.- TheV'7 churches comprising the, Grand Ronde Baptist association, !11 meet May II . with the Second Baptist church of this elty. Rav, 8. Pulln, pastor, and will " hold three days' sessions. The members . vt 'the church are preparing toenter : tain the dlea-ates. " Many ministers and .ether prominent workers will be pres '(Special Dispatch., to The carnal) Forest Grove, Or., May .. -That Tor. est 'Orova .nd Banks will soon be con nected by an electric railway la now nraetloally assured, for both these eltles are now back of the movement, booatlna for all they are worth. jThe only thin left now la to aecure the right of way from the farmers along the line, and there la no-doubt at all that they will aU. be glad to help, for the success of the project would not only advanoe the value f their property but would also be of Inestimable value for the trans portation of -milk to the Forest Qrovs I condenser, and other farm product aa well. Banks Veople XnUated, The Cltlsens' ; Promotion committee, eomnosed of Walter Hoge. chairman; J. F. r Woods, ""secretary, And Committee men A. O. Hoffman, Mayor Loughlln and W. H "HoHli. together with 3. W. Haines, president of the local transpor tation company, went out to Banka yes terday afternoon and held a very en thusiastic meeting with the cltlsens of that place, who appointed the following committee to work with the rorest Grove " organisation to secure right of ways Dr. Boyer, chairman; George ' B. McQraw. Mr. Wood, M. Turner and Ralph Kenton. -t - Banks has sprang up from nothing to a thriving little borough within only a year or so. , There are now three gen eral merchandise establishments, grocery stores, a blacksmith ohop and a cream ery, and with the advent of the electric llneTRanke promises to be quite a little city. It ertarnlr1iaa 'the snaking ef a town. 'with the rich dairying, hop and timber country which surrounds it, HORACE STEVENS PAYS -; VISIT TO WASHINGTON , IWatblnrtoo BnreiB of Tha Joomtl.) i Washington. D. C, May 4. Horace gtevena," assistant of Beeret Service Agent Neubausen, Is here with Special Agent Myndroff, eonfernngiwlth - the government on land fraud matters. It la not known exactly what phase of the prosecution he came on, but It Is be lieved It has to da with : the eomtng trials Jn Oregon. The long struggle between- the Litho graphers' International Protective union and the' Employing Lithographers' asso ciation aeema to be on the verge 0f set tlement ,.-'. ' , , :-, SYLPH'S SKIPPER XPLANS i Captain of President's Yacht Be- - lieved to Have Laid Blame on Engineer. COURTMARTIAL MAY BE CALLED TO INVESTIGATE Rumored That Signal Was Bliaunder stood,. Cauaing Collision With Tag Which Nearly Resulted In Death of Hrs, Roosevelt. Washington. May . Mrs. Roosevelt and a party , of lady friends, Including Mrs.. Bacon,: wife jot Assistant Secre tary of State Baoon were In m serious accident yesterday artemoon. ana the facts did not leak out: until , today, when tna appearance at t tha white House of Qaptain Roscoe C Bulmer, com manding the ; Sylph, gave a tip that produced the material facta Captain Bulmer, la .understood to have gone to the White House to make an explana tion of the aoctdentwhlch may Involve a courtmartial aa somebody waa J to blame.' 7 ' , '. '.- Tha facta are that Mrs. Roosevelt gave a luncheon party on board the Sylph to some of her frienda In honor of Mra. Clifford . Richardson of New York, her guest, .the party belnr a mer ry one that boarded the teasel at IS o'clock in the day. The vessel went down the river and returned ? to the navy yard about 1 o'olock in the after noon. . ..,'&?A- ', - - Orders KlSTUiderstood. Through . some misunderstanding of orders the. Vessel went down the river past its dock and crashed Into a tug boat. The crash .waa a severe one. greatly damaging both vessels and mak ing kindling wood out of the somewhat noted racing launch, of the Sylph which waa being' towed alongside the vessel The crash waa so severe aa to cause the flagpole of the Slyph. to come to the decK with a crash. It narrowly musea striking Mrs. Roosevelt and some of the ladles of the party. ';' For a while thwt ' was consternation aboard the Sylph, the "Officers hsstening to ascer tain tne racts and -takeearaer'xne ladies, who at the time did not know how eerloua the accident might? bave been, ; The Sylph, however, was - not crushed in any vital part and was backed to its dock where the party die embarked without further trouble. From good authority It is stated that the engineer . of the vessel misunder stood an order to reverse his wheel as one to go forward and It waa through this misunderstanding that he sent the vessel 'ahead and crashed Into the tug boat.-... - . . :'-:: Bride for Corean Prince. ' 1 From Korea DailyVNews. . Some forty-eight girls wera reviewed at the palace with a view to tne se lection of a bride for the young nine Ynng Chin. -vf - V.;; It is said, that the daughter of Min Tung-gyu was chosen and that the em peror made a present f 00 yea to each of tha candidates. ATTEMPT TO SLAY KING- EDWARD IS DISCLOSED (Baarat Nawa by Lonrett Leaaad Wire.) Geneva, May 4. The accident to. the railway tram on which iung Sdward "was a passenger on his way to Franca, it is asserted here by some of the papers, waa caused by an attempt to wreck the train. It was at first re ported that the overheating of., an axle had compelled the removal of a coach from the royal train, , but 'it is now stated that the pins and bolts holding the grease box naa oeen deliberately removed,' . - ' -. - .' The publication of tha tact that an attempt to wreck tha train bad been made created a sensation. . The mlshan occurred iuat aa tha train waa about to enter tha Slmplon tunnaL The train waa atopped and a coach waa sidetracked because the axle was red- hot. The axle would have fused had the car remained In the train and the cars would have been derailed. A thor ough investigation nas bean ordered. Every precaution, had been taken bv the authorities to safeguard Kin s:a. ward on hia Journey. A watch was kDt on ui Buspeciea persona ana the railway lines were guarded.: How any one wM have found an opportunity to tamper wuu tu uuaun im a mystery 1 the au thorities would like to solve. 1 Albany Defeat Lebanon Athletic . BpecUl Dlspiiicli . The Jonma!.) - ' Albany. Or., May 4. Albanv enilcce and the Lebanon Athletio club met here today, The game was the most inter esting of, the Season and waa won by the Albany players. 20 to 8. The Al bany college team Is practicing faith fully and the result of yesterday's game demonstrated that they re. Improving and -..are building up a strong Hm. Games are scheduled with tha colleges of the valley and -the supporters of the orange and black hope to see the local team win a majority of, the games. NO JOKE TO PERJURE" , ; j ONESELF ON GIRL'S AGE- : "V 'f - :; '''S-" ! 1 1 " J (Bpeetal Dispatch ts The JooraI.) Myrtle Creek, OrH May t. Though ! William Lady, father of tha 11-year-old Mra. Delia -Lady Stevenson, who eloped with and married Harry Stevenson and afterward attempted to commit suicide when her husband left town, .to escape her irate father, has said he does not desire to prosecute his son-in-law on a perjury charge for falsely swearing to the girl's age, H. H. Nichols, another of Lady's sons-in-law, is pressing iho prosecution and haa caused the arreot ; of J. W. Russell the witness on wbone affidavit the marriage license was fe-cured.-A warrant for, the arreat of Btevenson on a perjury charge has been issued, but be hss not yet befn ar rested. Russell appeared before Justi.-e Long at Roseburg today and gave bon.ls for 1500 to guarantee his appearance before the circuit court to answer to tli charge. . J is:Vjy :: :; , WARNER WILL FORGERY CASE BEING ARGUED I Pendleton, Or., May .The rne f t Mrs. Mabel Young Warner, chars -1 In circuit court with forging a w 1 t .nrtint to be that of 3. Tunnr deceased, under which sh w principal legatee, is bflmr nr fore the Jury tonight it i -will ne submitted at a !' testimony In te c 1 1 tleally the aame ; the former trial, : i dlsagtaernst.