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5 JOUR EOUNDUP OF THE (WEEK IN STATES OF PACIFIC SLOPE CURRENT EVENTS DEVELOPMENT AND GENERAL PROGRESS Lewiston-Pdrtland Water Link, the Celilo Canal, How Building THOUSAHDS OF THE GEIiUS LEPUS WILL FAIL NEXT L10HDAY '-. r 1 ,1,111, -' - Hundreds of Croofc County Farmers to Participate in Agency Plains , fcabbit Drive. UNCLE' SAL1 RESUMES Corvallls Honored WORK 0(1 JOi DAY IRRIGATION PROJECT Mrs. S. L. Kline Selected as National Special Aide, W. R. C. $6,000,000 Is Estimated Cost of Reclamation Plan in Gilliam antUror row Counties. THE OREGON SUNDAY v JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 6, 1908. NAI2S NORTHWEST NEWS PROJECT PLAN GIVEN IMPETUS Organized Effort Is Being Made for Irrigation in Malheur. Vale, Or., Dec. 5. Residents of thl section fcre enthusiastic again over th matter of government Irrigation, and are willing to stg-n up their lands ac cording to the requirements of the gov ernment. A private water company has been organised to take up the matter .with the government. Walter Griffith .basmhasn -U1- by iim company to iiold meetings in all of tfe communities that will b benefited by the project. Similar meetings have already been held at Dead Ox flat. Nyssa, Vale, On tario, ana several otner points, xne road companies have been approached and It understood that both ar will ing to sign up their lands. In order to better handle the Malheur project the departme- has placed Mr. Weymouth in charge of It and trans ferred the headquarters to Boise; thus tms section or uregon goes unaer m Idaho division of the reclamation aerv ' ice. Mr. Weymouth, In company with Herbert Newell, also of the govern ment reclamation service, was In Vale and up to the Harper ranch Inspecting there they went to Dead Ox Flat, where there la a body of 26,000 acre under the Malheur project.' This project will cover from 150,900 to 800,000 acres, and If the Willow Creek ' division la taken In it will approximate S60.000 acres of land. v. The Willow Creek people have a con tract in the Christian federation, but the time limit on the contract Is about tip, only a few daya remaining for the federation officials' to make good. In case of their failure this body of land Is ready to be turned over to the govern ment by the Willow Creek Water Users' association, a local company holding the land1 under contract,-composed of II the landowner on the creek. MANY FARMERS TO . 'BE AT CONVENTION Spokane, Wash., , Dee. 6. Represent ative ranchers ana farmers from var ious parts of the northwest will attend the annual convention of the Washing ton Wheat - Producers', Shippers' and Millers' association at .Pullman, south of Spokane, December 9 to It, when James J. Hill, ehalrman of the board of the Great Northern Railway company, Howard Elliott, president of the. North ern Pacific' Railway company, and R. B. Miller, representing the Harriman system, will be among the speakers. . There will also be addresses by H. W. Campbell of Nebraska, dry land farm expert; Professor W. I Carlyle, for merly director or the Colorado experi mental station; C, B. Kegley, master of the State Orange of aWshlngton, and f the State Orange of Washington, and Idaho state colleges. Imprisoned T)o Is Averse to Mak Cow's Acquaintance (Special Ditpatca, to The ' Journal.) 4 Rainier, ; Of.y Dec. 6. W. C. w Plue of .the Columbia .Sash & ( Door factory Is .the. possessor. of . a full frown doe. she was cap- 4 tured- Thanksgiving . morning , under remarkable circumstances. . 4 Mr. Plpeand his. son, .Vilas, were walking up the railroad track, ' 4 paralleling the river, to Reed's 4 mill. - Looking over the river 4 Vilas saw a strange object. He called his father's attention to It ' 4 and the two secured a boat and a- 4 4 rope and rowed out to it. It'Vas 4 4 found to be a doe. Mr. Plue 4 4 lassoed her. 4 4 At first she submitted, but 4 4 after the boat had gone a short 4 4 distance she began to struggle 4 fiercely, nearly capalslng the 4 4' boat. Her' legs were bound with 4 4 a. rope and she was taken on 4. 4 board arid brought ashore, 4 4 Bha now occupies Retail in' 4 : 4 Mr. . Flue's bam, ' hefcjfghbor 4 1 4 being a pow. To dat"the two ' 4 4 have not struck tip an acquaint- 4 A men. The Anm has not become 4 4 reconciled to her enforced mode 4 4 of Ufa and seems to live In con 4 4. atant terror, . " ,4 r. . V - - - 5 The Inland Empire, lair v j 1 if PROSPEROUS McMlNNVILLE HAS TWO BANKS THAT DID NOT ACCEPT THE "HOLIDAYS" OFFERED DURING PANIC (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) vllle is enjoying the most prosperous year In its history. This very evident ly Is not the result of the presidential election but from all Indications is the result of McMlnnvilie's steady move forward. In the first place McMlnnvHIa has two hanks which rank first in, tha county and fourth in the state. During the panic scare of last fall they utilise! not one of the "bank holidays." Their comoinea deposits amount -io more wiau $1,000,000. This In Itself shows the prosperous condition of local citizens and the farmers of the surrounding country. tsome on resmences nave oeen complet ed during the past summer and 13 more are now: la Drocess of erection. These are good, substantial, up to dato dwellings, costing from $1200 to 18000. The 'demand for better residences has been evident of late. Also a $6000 bus iness building; has been erected and work is now being rushed on a three story brick addition to the Yamhill ho tel. Which will make It the largest first class hotel on the west side. . .. Civic lmorovements have felt this stir and the city recently acquired eight EASTERNERS FLOCK Ctfrvallls. Or.. Deo. 5. -Benton count has during the-past year, sustained, an unprecedented jrrowth.. The era of prosperity-and development. bgan about' a year ago. While conditions were, to a certain extent unsettled previous to the general election, business did not fall off, and the principal change caused by the election was merely to reassure es tablished conditions. ...:...:.; . . The perfecting of the water supply System and the erection of a cannerv are among the largest enterprises that nave , been carried on .oy the business interests of the county. A great deal of this Increased activity Is due to the great influx of eastern people and capital. Especially is this THESE ARE BUSY :' (Special Dispatch, to Tbe Journal. 1 1 '.1 Klamath Falls, Or Dec. 5. Klamath Falls is a busv place. Carpenters. bricklayers and laborers have plenty worn. xne ursi large rnuroaa camp Is now betas? : established within the city .limits, while the great- building activity commenced In ' September still continues. . Three" brick blocks are" how up and the fourth. IS being constructed. . Residences sire being built in many parts, of town, as well as on acreage tracta adjoining the city, where new comer have bought tracts of land and Warehouse sttea are being laid out ad ". ' v:- . sa 4 Recently Launched. acres of land for a park. On this ground an auditorium, 70x160 feet, has been erected, costing $6000. This is theper manent exhibit building of tha Yam hill County School fair and stock show. The city is now 'constructing a new electric light plant in the mountains which will furnish day power as well aa light for night.. The increase of con crete walks pleases the booster as some nf this ham hcn rinnn even where it Is no! required by ordinance. During the summer eigni miias o new waver mains were laid, thus greatly augmenting the supply of McMlnnvilie's gravity sys tem, i The Xooal Bdncatioual Institution. McMlnnville college has had to in crease Its facilities and has construct ed a $7000 music hall; a steam heating plant has Just been completed. ' The Willamette Valley Condensed Milk company will in a short time be gins running Its factory, whieh was erected during the summer and will be the largest condenser on the coast. This means a stll larger increase In local business. This prosperity does not appear to be a spurt but Just a steady growth. At present to rent a house In McMlnnville Is an impossibility. TO BENTON COUNTY noticeable In the amount of building that has been carried on. Nearly every block In the towns of the county con tains one or more new buildings, and the building is continuing at a more rapid rate than ever. Local business Is thriving, the busi ness and market reports showing a large Increase over those of last year. Thus far very little manufacturing has been carried on In this county,, hut oppor tunities for certain lines of manufac turing are many, and during tha coming year something In this line Is expected. From all standpoints local condi tions point to an indefinite continu ance or the era of prosperity now pre vailing. DAYS fN KLAMATH joining the depot site of the California Northeastern railway and work wilt be commenced in a few days on the grading- 'and macadamizing of ttie ttrest lending from Main street to the depot The sawmills, have been unable, to s up ply the demand for either rough' orcein Ished lumber, although they are running full . capacity. - -:: -t - i j Twenty years ago about every other house on First street in The Dalles was occupied by - Chinese laundries. Today there is but one Chink laundry en that street, and only, one other one In town. J? A"1 EIGHT IWLLI0N APPLES SHOWN Spokane's Big Fair Will Be Opened by Roosevelt Monday Morn. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Spokane, Wash.. Deo. . Everything is in readiness for the national apple show in Spokane, which will be formally opened by President Jftoosevejt by tele graph from the White House tomorrow mornina and continue throueh the week. Mayor Herbert C. Moore will deliver tne address or welcome, reacting sieo a letter from President Roosevelt, after which Frederick K. Ooodall, president of the Spokane chamber of commerce, will Introduce Governor Mead and Louis W. Hill, president of the national ap ple show. Governor Mead will speak of the Im portance of the festival to the state of Washington and the northwest, and Mr. Hill will discuss its scope and educa tional value. There will also be speak ers from other parts of the tmited mates ana Canada, it is expectea tnai the attendance will pass the 100,000 mark during the week. . Eight million apples, represent ing the products of orchards In 37 states in the Union, four provinces in Canada, and England, Germany. Francs, Norway and Japan, have been entered In the numerous competitions for premi ums aggregating $35,000. Theae occupy more than 80,000 square feet of floor space in Festival hall and adjoining buildings. In addition to these displays, there will be band concerts, vaudeville at tractions, selections by quartets and choruses and moving pictures, showing pickers ana pacxers at woric in tne or chards. Pomologlsts of International reputation will deliver addresses at the annual convention of the' Washington State Horticultural association, In ses sion December to 11. OLD INDIAN TELLS OF CAVE DWELLERS (Special DlSDatch to The Journal.) Husum, Wash.. Dec. 6. It is an es tablished fact that at one time there was a tribe of Indian cave dwellers in Klickitat county. On Ieo Brune's ranch, five miles north of Grand Dalles, on the Columbia river, there are seeral large caves in which the Indians win tered their ponies and themselves. These caves are very large, each one oelng roomy enough to accommodate a dozen ponies besides their owners, which from all indications were made use of for years: Mr. Brune employs old Indian John on his ranch, who has been a faithful servant for over So years, and who relates a great deal of unpumisnea nistory, uid John is over 80 years of age. and claims rclatlonahrn to the cave dwellers In this county of lung ago. New Goose Hunting Record Established At Quinn 6 Station (Spwial Dispatch to The Journal.) Arlington, r., Dec. S. R. D. 4t Develblss has gained a reputa 4 tlon here as a goose hunter. He recently engaged the services of John Emrick as fog produoer and informed his guests that he 4 had by observation discovered a natural "fly way" for geese, near Qulnn's station on the O. R. & N., - where all that was neces- sary was a little powder, shot 4 and a gun. 4 He Invited quite a number of 4 crack shots from all over the state to accompany him. Among 4 them ware Leon Butcher, "Oordis" Leghorn, .Charlea Swan, Lloyd Irvine of Arlington, Fred 4 Wyman of Pendleton, George W'.throw and Arthur Earbart of 4 Portland, and "Fog Producer1.' Emrick of Lewiston. , . ' 4 The party broke the record for 4 the season by turning to 4 Arlington without a goose. Ed Schiller, Buck JCetth, aeorge Bliss and other Portland enthual- asla7 were also-lnvited,1snt' In 4 gome manner missed connections, and to this fact the party Is In- clined te attribute Its bad luck. , (Sped'! Dtapatch to The Joaroal.) Frlneville, Or., Dec, 8. Several thou sand rabbits wil bite the dust in the northwestern part of Crook county Mon day, December 14, when, the first rabbit drive ever made on the Agency plains will be trilled of by the farmers of that section. Extensive preparations have been made for the event. Several hundred men will participate. A large killing corral will be built with . wings extending a quarter of n mile on either side, so that the rabbits can be driven lnrto It, two foot wire net ting being used-for the wings and four foot netting for the corral. The drivers will assemble early Monday morning, December 14, at A. Monner's farm. The drive will start at the north end of Agency plalna and cover a large terri tory south and east of that point. No rinirs or aruns will be allowed. The Indiana from the Warmsprin reservation have been invited to come over and participate in tha drive and it is expected that a large number will avail themselves of the Invitation. The drive will be continued as long as the success warrants. Exterminated by Disease. . Rabbits have become more numerous In this section than they have been in a number of years. Several years ago they were almost exterminated by a disease which made great ravages ' lei their ranks. Experts from the govern ment biological departments were sent to Investigate the disease, with a view to utilizing It for ridding other sections of the raublt rest by inoculation, but the disease baffled them and the mat ter was not pursued further. The disease has apparently spent its force and In the past two years there has been sn alarming Increase in the number of rabbits. Many farmers in the more sparsely settled districts have complained that their crops were en tirely destroyed by the rabbits this year, while all have complained of some damage. It is this condition of affairs that had aroused the farmers to action. IRRIGATION PLAN ON THE KLICKITAT (Special Dlapatrh tff The JoanM . 1 V. I ,1, II ....... V . ....VI. 1...J . . V. . irrigation enterprise is about to mater la line in the central portion of this county. Western capitalists have been buylnsf options on lands up the Little tuicKitat river witn a view, or putting in a dam at Hanging Rock and back tne water up lor several miles. A canal will be built from this reservoir to the Goodnoe Hills country to irrigate that rich section of the country. As there is an abundance of water the scheme Is a practical one. PROTECT THE PHEASANTS Yakima Sportsmen Seek to Prevent Extermination. (Special Dispatch to The Journal. ) North Yakima. Wash.. Dec. B Tn order that the ' Chinese pheasants, which have been so carefully propo eated here for a number of vears. rnnv not be entirely exterminated by the game hogs, the Yakima County Game rroiBcuve association nas orrered a reward of $100 for the arrest and con viction of any person who violates the law with retard to this arame. In ad dition to present protection the associa tion wants a new law that will curtail the shooting of eame. and esnectallv the Chinese pheasants. It would like to have the season entirely closed for at least four years more. The Yakima sportsmen also want the present method of appointing county game wardens continued. They are opposed to the plan of naming state wardens for various sections. Artesian Wells Popular. (SdI1 niapatrh to The Jnnrnal.i Govan. Wash.. Dec. 5. Artesian wells are becoming popular among the farm ers of this section. Several wells have been sunk within ' a radius of a few miles, a portion of which have proved good flowing wells, while the remain der, although having an abundance of water, require a pump to bring it to the surrace. In a six-Inch well drilled at Wilbur, to furnish water for the hospital build ing to be constructed there, four dis tinct streams were struck; one at 25 feet, another at 75 feet, a third at 300 feet and the fourth at a little over 400 feet. Apples to Market. (pcltl Dlanatch to The JnaraatV Husum, Wash., Dec. 6. -On Wednes day an interesting sight occurred at one of the large orchards In White Sal mon valley near Husum, when flv four-horse wagons loaded with select varieties of apples left for the nearest railroad point, where the fruit was shipped to New York. Not In yoars has the farming outlook for the next year been so good in Crook county, says the Prlnevtlle Journal. TOURS EUROPE FIVE MONTHS; SAYS OREGON IS THE BEST (Special Dispatch to Thr Journal.) Rainier, Or., Dec. 5. Besides the dis tinction of . being next to the oldest pio neer in Rainier, George F. MOeck 1 one of its most extensive travelers by reason of his recent trip to Europe and the Mediterranean, when he visited his old home and birthplace, Willmandlngen, Germany. Prior to his journey Mr. Moeck had resided in Rainier continuously for 37 years. He came to this city when It was little more than a landmark on the banks of the Columbia river. He has CALAMITIES FOLLOWING IN WAKE OF J. B, HARNESS SEA TRIPS MARK HIM AS THE TWENTIETH CENTURY JONAH North Yakima. Wash.. Dec. 5. An employe in the North Yakima land of fice, J. R Harness, is wondering whether a hoodoo la following him or not. He is beginning to think there Is something in this because of the disasters which have struck almost every ship In which u mm ever laaen a voyage, mis train of thought was started the other day when ha read of the sinking of the ship Finance in the New Tork harbor. It was something over three years ago that- Mr. Harness went to Panama from San Francisco. He hud passage on the steamer Acupulco. About a year and a half ago this vessel sunk In the barber -at - fcn Francisee because of being Improperly loaded. Bhe turned over on one side and went to the bot tom. ' . After remaining In Panama for some time Mr. Harness went to New York. He made, the trip on the steamer Fi nance, If was this steamer which was x , " , I ' ,, . 4 v 1 1 , - ' I if . . .- -.1 (Special DUpatch to The Journal.) Corvallis, Or., Dec. 5. Mrs. S. I.. Kline, a prominent society woman of this city, and one of the leaders In the Women's Relief corps work, has received a distinctive honor at the hands of Mary Ij. Oilman, national president of the W. R. C. At the recent national conven tion at Toledo, Ohio, the latter appointed Mrs. Kline national special aide. Mrs; KJine bears the distinction of being the only member of any "corps In the Pa cific northwest who was present at the last four national conventions. She is a member of Corvallls W. R. C. No. 7. APPLE MEN ANGRY Yakima Ranchers Make Charges Against Association. Srcll Olfpntch tn Tha Jonrujil North Yakima, Wash., Dec. B. One of the results of the lower prices of fruit this year will be litigation di rected against the Yakima Vallpy Fruit Shippers' association by a volun tary organization of ranchera. ' The orchardists have been unable to con vince themselves that the lower prices were due to natural conditions alto gether, but assert that a combine of shippers beat them out of their law ful proceeds. They plan to prove this in couri. . A large litigation fund has been raised, and attorneys procured to pre sent the case against the association, which. It is charged, is a combination in restraint of trade. Failing in this the effort will be to establish canes against the Individual shippers who form the association. Prices paid for rruit tne nasi year were lower than the prices of 1907, but they gave re turns as high In some instances as $1000 an acre. Shippers say the Yaki ma prices were higher than those In districts similarly situated and they laugh at the idea of litigation. ACTION IS DELAYED Commission Ordinance Not Effective Till December 23. (Bpoctal Dispatch to The Journal.) Eugene, Or.. Dec. 5. It was learned at a meeting of the Eugene city coun cil last night that the .newly appointed water commission, to take charge of the water works recently acquired by the city from the Willamette Valley company, Is no commission at all, for the reason that the ordinance which created the commission does not be come effective until 30 days after Its passage. This is in accordance with a recent decision of the supreme court, which held that all ordinances except those affecting the public health of a city or of a character demanding immediate- action shall not take effect until 30 days after passage. The city council was ready to turn the plant over to the commission last night, but tt cannot do so until about December 25, when the 30 days will have elapsed and the mayor will make the appoint ments again. ACKERMAN TO SPEAK. Will Address Utah Teachers at Salt Lake City. (Salem Buiran ef Tha Journal.) Salem. Or. Dec 6. Superintendent Acxerman nas accepiea an invitation to make two addresses at the Utah state teachers' association which meets at Salt Lake city, December 21 and 22 witnessed its development into one of the most important lumber points on the coast. Mr. Moeck Is new planning another trip. On his recent one he was gone al most five months, departing from New York February t and leaving Liverpool on the return voyage July 14. He re counts many Interesting Incidents of the European tour. Though that coun try abounds in beautiful scenes and mas terpieces of the architect's handiwork, Mr. Moeck says that for permanent res idence Oregon is good enough for him. : sunk in the New York harbor the other day. She was run Into by a freighter and her port side was stove In. ,. After spending his vacation in New York he went back to Panama on the steamer Alliancia, So far as he can learn this steamer is still intact. He finally came back to Panama on the steamer City of Panama, which Is operated between that place and 8a n Francisco, Some time later the steamer was -reported lost . For two weeks not a sign of the vessel could be found, but she Anally came Into port In a badly battered condition. She reported having encountered storm.. ! . Ten days after Mr. Harness set foot in Kan Francisco the earthquake oc curred. Mr. Harness is not superstitious but hp looks upon these , happenings as strange ' coincidences. The hoodoo works, apparently, only on or near the sea. (Polai IMKpflfh to The Journal.) i McDonalds Ferry. Or.. Dec. 5. A oar ' ty of United States engineers, under the direction of Engineer Davis of the reclamation service, has just installed a new plant for the most accurate hy dragraphic survey of the John Day-, river ever made at this point, and will resume the duties of flnlnhlng the pre liminary work of securing accurate esti mates on the John Day irrigation proj ect, which was commenced four yeara ago. The action of the government at tnis time confirms tne prediction wnit The Journal made some months ago, when it reported! that this project was the, next which the arovernment would complete in this state. At tne time the John Day project was last mentioned the -government had seri ously entertained a proposition to in stall an auxiliary purnninir plant on the Columbia between Castle Rock and Ar lington. This, however, was abandoned, and the general opinion seems to pre vail that the reclamation service has re ceived such flattering returns In a financial way from the Umatilla proj ect at Hermlston as to greatly increase the state's financial standing in the re clamation fund, and the government at this time sees fit to start the reclama tion work again in Oregon. All Expectations Kealixed. The presence of government engineers along the John Day seems to verify even the most optimistic opinions. As usual the work of the government moves si lently, the employes are not supposed to answer many questions. After going over the ground carefully, however, it is found that the cost of what is termed the John Day project will approximate $6,000,000. j v : The dam will be constructed between 8 and 12 miles above the mouth of Rock creek, and there will be water enough conserved tn irrigate 200,000 acres, at least the government has exempted enough land under the new canal to bring the acreage to this figure. In OlUlam and Morrow. All the land benefited by the new Firoject Hps within the borders of Gll lam and Morrow counties, The ditch, or canal, will leave the John Day about 20 miles from, its confluence with ,the Columbia, cross Rock creek about two miles below the O. R. & N. bridge over Rock creek, and follow the ridge west of Cedar Springs to a point about two miles south of the Junction house in Alkali canyon; from thence It will carry the water due east, across the Heppner branch of the O. R, & N., and have its northern terminus between Castle Rock and Coyote on the O. R. & N. and the' Columbia. In connection with the present opera tions It is strange to note that very few resident beneficiaries are awake to Its Importance. COLLEGE HEADS AGAIN. ON TOUR Cooperation of the Pacific Northwest Asked in the JSew Whitman Plan. 1 (8prlal Dispatch to Tha Jtmrnal.i 1 Whitman College, Walla Walla. Wash., Dec. 5. President S. Ji. L. Penrose of the college and Dean A. W. Hendrlek have again started on their tour of the northwestern states in the inter ests of the new Whitman. At present the outlook for tho ultimate success of the plan to found a $2,000,000 institu tion at Whitman looks promising. The flans are to raise at least fl. 000,000 in he northwestern states, including the $200,000 which was raised by the cltfe ens of Walla Walla during last sum-, mer. On raising the required amount in the northwest it IS the plan of tha authorities to go east and endeavor to raise the remaining 1, 000,001). One of the many beneficial gifts which- have been- bestowed upon the college by any of its graduates was that of George B. Woodward of the clans of 1907. and his sister, Miss Kva Wood ward, who , graduated from Pearsons academy In 1904. They have given a sum of money to the college, the In come of which is to be used in main taining a fellowship In the department of mathematics. The conditions tiudor which the scholarship is established are inai ine noiaer Da memoer ir u; senior class and that he show special aptitude for mathematics and be 111 need and be worthy of the assistance thus rendered. Tue holder of the fel lowship is to be named by he head of the department of mathematics. - Goods Roads Meeting. , I 8tl!it Otoiwtrh te The Journal ) Husum, Wash., Dec. B. A good roads meeting was held at Husum for tlte fiurpose of subdividing District No. 1 nto seven districts. Kach subdivision will have a supervisor,' which mrana muoh better work . will b accomplished from now on. , - - : V
