The Oregon daily journal., December 27, 1908, Page 47, Image 47

,THE OREGON: SUNDAY JOURNAL, ; PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, - DECEMBER 27, 1908.
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BOUNDUP OF THE
iWEEK IN STATES
OF PACIFIC SLOPE
CURRENT E V E NTS
DEVELOPMENT AND
GENERAL PROGRESS
JOURNAL'S
NORTHWEST
FIGHT IMPENDS IN 1
" IDAHO LEGISLATURE
r.lOVEr.lEfiT STARTED
TO EXACT PLEDGES
ER0L117. B. HEYBURfl
Republicans Will Withhold
Votes' Until Candidate's
Attitude Toward Certain
Proposed Legislation Is
Ascertained. ' ' .
(Special rHipatch to Tbe Journal) '
Boise, Idaho, Dec, ,28. Notwithstand
ing SenatorwW. .B. Heyburn has . the
pledge of his party for his reelection, It
Is a certainty that he. will have the
hardest fight of hla life, aa well a the
hardest senatorial fight. .
The -first organised movement which
threatens the reelection of Senator
Heyburn to succeed himself was made
In this. Ada county, which has been
recognised as the stronghold of the
Heyburn forces. The five Republican
members of the legislature from this
county have started the movement
which promises to b the final undoing
Of Senator Heyburn. '' t-
Although disclaiming any desire or
intention to defeat the senator, the Re
publican members from this county, in
caucus, have determined to withhold
from him their votes until his friends
shall first give assurance that certain
legislation In which they are interested
shall be enacted. At this caucus, held
within the . laat week, it was even de
termined how the votes should be di
vided among other candidates lor sen
atorial honors. ' '
Opposes Direct Primary. . .
According to report, upon good au
thority, Representatives McCracken and
Shaw will vote for State Chairman
O'Netl, Representative McFadden for
Chief Justice Ailshie of the supreme
court, and- Representatives Storey and
McBlrney for Governor-elect Brady, all
of whom are more or less ' outspoken
candidates to succeed Heyburn.
The two measures which are regarded
of paramount importance by the Ada
county legislators are local option and
tha direct nrlmarv laws. Senator' Hey
burn Is outspoken In opposition to the.
direct primary, and It Is his attitude
upon this matter especially in his repu
diation of the Republican platform of
o years ago upon this messure.that
furnishes the Justification to those) who
'advocate a repudiation of the Ridges
to elect Heyburn aenator far' another
term. ' , ' W
Heyburn has a lonr rert of repudi
ation of his party laUMn pledges in
this state and In ythat repudiation he
affords one of thnt'most remarkable- po
i litlcal phenomenal of the present times
that of a may who has systematic
ally and openly spurned the platform
declarations fit his party, yet who has
been elevattd to a position of the great
est mist Ahe people of the state nave
to bestoV. . In 1902, through the Influ
ence .Jfw. E. Borah, now Junior United
plates senator, the Republican platform
'of this state declared for a. reduction
in the tariff. ,Mr. Heyburn opposed the
plank in the convention, and when it
was adopted, he took the stump in fa
vor or the tlcKei nominated, out openiy
and publicly opposed the tariff reform
declaration ana riaicuiea tnose respon.
slble for It.
former Supporters Tmra.
He made an old fashioned high tariff
campaign In every county or tne state.
At that time It was not thought he had
much show to defeat Borah for United
States senator, but through a combina
tion in which Brady, now governor
elect: Standrod of Pocatello, and O'Nell.
now state chairman, figured. Borah was
defeated and Heyburn was elected, ah
these Influences, including Borah, are
now arrayed against Heyburn.
Two years ago the Republican plat
form contained a plank favorable .to a
direct primary. Heyburn-- again took
the stump and In every county opposed
his party declarations, and during the
session of the legislature following
that campaign, ha exerted all his influ
ence to defeat the direct primary bill
drafted by Borah, who had been elected
senator, presented a bill of his own. di
vided the legislature Into two warring
factions, and defeated te. direct pri
mary bill drafted In keeping with the
pledges of his party. ,:-s
Also two years ago, through the In
fluence of Borah, the Republicans de
clared for "the principle of nomination
of senatorial candidates in state con
vention. Heyburn opposed the lnnova
tlon and spoke against it, frequently de
claring that members of the legislature
were not bound by the pledges of the
convention.
Lant summer, when the convention
nominated him for his own successor,
in the most remarkable speech, perhaps,
that was ever delivered by a candidate
he tronilV and emohuticallv
denied the right of the convention to do"
what it had Just done ana or wnicn ne
was to be the beneficiary. He denied
the right of the convention to Instruct
members of the legislature upon any
thing or upon any proposed legislation,
and told the members of the conven-
tlon that If members of the next legis
lature should see fit to disregard the
Instructions, or rather, attempted in
structions of that convention, those
members should not be accused of dis
loyalty to their party, as they would
be under no obligation of any character
to observe the attempted instructions.
One of the pledges made by his party
and Its candidates was a repetition of
the demand for a dlreict primary. Hey
burn all during the campaign, though
himself a candidate, - declared in the
strongest terms against the- enactment
of such a law. ' v' ;
legislators Are Urged.
Taking advantage of the divided sentiment-
of the members-elect of the
party on this account. State Chairman
O'Nell haa made a thorough canvass of
all the members, with the result: that
the state chairman, the governor-elect.
justice of the supreme court elect, and
retiring Congressman Burton It. French
are regarded as candidates to. succeed
Hevburn, and every argument possible
Is being used to convince the legislative-members
that , they are under no
obligation to support Heyburn.
It is generally -taken as an -established
fact that the Oregon Short Line,
the Great Northern, the Northern Pa
' clflc, the smelter-trust, and the Weyer
haeuser timber interests are Interested
In the defeat of Heyburn, -f
There are 78 members of the legis
lature, necessary to a choice 88. There
are SV Republican members of the leg-
Islature, 19 of whom would be required
' ito defeat the' election of Heybiurn,
which would be done bv-refusal to enter
- into any caucus agreement. . The Ore
gon Short Line Is supposed to have a
freat Influence among the members pt
he legislature - from 'the southeastern
section, where 'Governor-elect; Brady is
aUo very, strong, and where there are
Iff . Republican members. - The -same
corporation would have Influence alaj
In the southwestern part of the state.
The other corporations sre all pow
erful in the northern section. O'Nell
is known ty have flte i..emtiii I pledged
tgi him from tho north and two or
three in the southeast . Chief Justice
Ailshie -' will probably have the- four
votes qt' Idaho- 'county, while ... Brady
will certainly have the four rrom Ban
nock county. These, together; with the
Ave-from Ada county, make a total of
IliO or one more than 'enough to. defeat
the election -of Heyburn on first t bal
lot, not counting the Influence of . the
great corporations named. ? . .
.::A PlsdfM Bsfore Totes. .
But the proposition - to hold oft the
election of Heyburn until his friends
join in keeping the party, pledges . for
local option and direct , primary, is a
more potent argument with many mem
bers thjin any, other.': It is "said that
Canyon county will furnish two; votes
against-Heyburn on this ground, while
Nes Perce and other counties will: fur
nish others: . -r--:-. .. - -,: "-
Those members who expect to refuse
to vote for Heyburn merely as a means
of forcing his friends to assist in car
rying out other pledges of the platform,
have no intention to defeat' him ultimately,-
but It Is generally conceded that
unless Heyburn is successful on the
first ballot, he will not be elected.- For
that reason, the candidates who expect
to benefit by the- disturbance are lend
ing all the encouragement possible to
those members who are Insisting upon
t he-keeping of all pledges before voting
for Hei'burn.' ,.,-.; ,)-. ...
State Chairman uweii is tne most
active opponent of Heyburn, but it is
f'enerally believed that wraar win more
Ikely be the beneficiary of Tils exertions.-on
account of the greater power
he will have as governor of the state. .
f .. ' - ' i i ' .m ... v u i, 'i i 1 :
RANGE'STOCK ARE V'" ; ."
' , IN FINE CONDITION
. (Special TMapateh to The Journal.)
vm,.l,.oll Tien. 9.R Wen t her "Tli-
dttiona have been such. in this locality
that ransre f stock is in line condition
for thisMrhie- of year, andrery' few
stock men have commenced feeding as
yet. The past season ws so dry that
fall grass was a disappointment -and
many growers, sold their surplus 'stock
on account of a shorthay crop. ,' '
Sheep men repoct that their ' flocks
are all In the het possible condition.
Although the maJtSrlty have commenced
reeding, very rew nave tneir sneep un
der full feed. All predict that range
stock in thlsjjfcectlon will go through
the winter1 Infgood shape. The leading
stockmen offWheeler and Crook coun
ties - have ust returned from Prlne
vllle, wherT they, have recently secured
leases tov their summer ranges from the
forest reserve supervisor. Among them
Were RR. Keyes, R. N. -Donnelly, Fred
Waters! Marion Osborn, Alex Donnelly,
L. It. Jones, R. E. Wright, W. T. John
son, fa. R. Laiighlln. Elvin Roberts, John
Pnftffltt, Henny Keyes, Tt. Tate. R. Ros
eribaum, W. B. Cowne and George Pig
frit. ..
PROGRESS
200,000 Fruit Trees Will Be
Planted in Douglas ,
This Year.
fSmrlal TManateh tA Tha JanraaLt
Roseburg, Or., Dec. 26. Upwards' of
200.000 trees will be planted in Douglas
county this year. Among tne neaviesi
planters are the Sutherlin Land . Water
company,, 60.000: W. C. Harding Land
company, 85,000; other local realty
firms combined, about 60,000; Individual
fruit growers in all sections - or tne
county, from one to 100 acrea :
C. O. White of Myrtle Creek will plant
100'acres to apples on a tract of fine
river bottom land near that place. The
two large companies above mentioned
are located" "on the main line of the
Southern pacific, 12 miles north of
Roseburg. Most of .the trees are Splti
enberg and Newtown Pippin apples and
Bartlet pears. There are also quite a
number of walnuts, aa -well as prunes
and peaches. '
One of the largest prune orchards In
southern Oregon is located in Looking
Glass valley, eight miles southeast of
Roseburg.- It Is one mile square, and
the rows are all in perfect alignment,
making a pretty sight- in the spring
when the trees are in bloom. This or
chard Is owned by George Marsh. There
Is also a tract of fruit trees comprising
over 100 acres In Chenoweth Park or
chard near Yoncalla. The Winston
fruit section comprises over 200 acres of
apples, .pears and prunes.
It is from one of these orchards that
the record crop of the year was ' har
vested," bringing the owner $2400. per
acre. This section also produces some
of the finest pears in the world. Doug
las county is first In the market almost
every year with ' strawberries. While
this 'section Is known to be the best pro-,
tected from frost and drouths, there are
seasons when there, are not extremely
full crops In all parts of the county.
But a total failure Is not known.
CANAL DITCH IN THE
WW
8
YOUNG CRIMINAL BEGS Hl$ "PAL"
TO CONFESS, THAt THEY MAY GET
SENTENCE OVER AND START ANEW
(Special DUpatch to The Journal.) ,
North Yakima, Wash., Dec 26. One
criminal -who had. Oust pleaded guilty
to the crime of assault' with Intent tq
commit a felony,- begging his partner
to do likewise o that they could throw
themselves -on -the mercy of the court,
fret shorter sentences, have It all over
n ,a. few. years -and then be .ready , to
start life anew, was the dramatic scene
In the county Jail here this week.
Charlts Cook of SU Louis, the first 19
ana tne second Z3 years or age, had been
arrested on the charce of holding; ub
George Alexander, merchant here." on
the night of November 28. Alexander
had not held his- hands up quick enouah
and they had shot him through the faco.
rrom wnirn wouna n is now recovering.
Tliey were arrested a week ago because
Of Incriminating; statements written in
a leuetf by Ucorpe. to his sweetheart in
uwuipr.iu-nn i.nruirari inniresn. ana count mane reparation torj
Taft, Mont., which letter was dropped th wrong they bad done. ,Witl tears'
4000 acres: WILL"
BE THROWN OPEN ,
: FOR SETMIT
Irrigated- Land in Willow
Creek Valley, to Be Placed
on Jlarket in Twenty and
Tliirty Acre 1 Tracts Engi
neer Laying Out Townsite.
; (Speelal Dispatch to Ttas Journnl.)
Vale, Or., Deo. 26 Settlement of the
Willow Creek valley, lying north of this
city, is to commence, the Willow River
Land and Irrigation company having an
nounced that a block of 4000 acres, di
vided into tracts of 20 -and 40 acres,
will b placed on the market before
March 1. The, company's double reser
voir system at the head of Wtllnw
creek practically is complete: that Is.
the lower dam is' finished a4d full of
water and the upper dam will be com
pleted in 9 days. ' . . .
The" com nan y announces that it has
secured options on aiLof the land which
it proposes to irrigata and will open It
to settlers as fast an ditches can he
constructed and jput in operation. The
land will be sold to practical horticul
turallsts at a reasonable- rate, on condi
tion that thp work of setting out fruit
trees is commenced' next-spring.
I. M. Brogan,. president of the com
pany, lef( for the coast yesterday.: well
sttisfled.'wlth ,the progress made by his
men oh the reservotrs. - Before leaving
Mn'Ttrogah announced the practical com
pletion of the company's plans. . .
"The company aims to settle, thri val
ley with praetical hortlculturallsts," he
said, "and the -land will not be sold in
larger tracts' than 40 acres to any one
purchaser. The purchaser irnust sign
an agreement to commence work 'on his
land immediately. We do not, want the
land to be held up by. speculators. r- .
"A corps of engineers from the coast
under C. F.: AshfOrd! is. now in, the field
platting out. the )andv and .laying, out
the townsite of Brogan -at the head-of
the valley. In the near future- a rail
road will be constructed from Vale, and
the settlers will have transportation fa
cilities at their doors. A power plant
will be erected at (he upper dam for
light and power purposes."
The people of Vale are deeply inter
ested in the development of the com
pany's plans, which .mean a large in
crease in the productiveness of the
country tributary to this city. Accord
ing to government estimates the com
pany's reservoir system can be developed--to
water 90,000 acres, which in
cludes practically all of the available
agricultural and horticultural land in
the valley. - t
GENERAL THROUGHOUT
New Buildings Are Rising
on Every Hand at
Hood Biver.
Special Dla natch to The Journal.
Hood River, Or. Dec. ' 26. A quarter
or a minion dollars nas been spent in
the erection of new business blocks and
residences at Hood River this year.
Plana have also been made for addition
al building operations In the spring. The
.not DiocK was recently completed at
a cost of- $20,000, and a large brick
structure wnicn win M used as an im
piemen t warehouse by J. R. Nickelae
is ready for . occupancy. The $40.00
business block being built rby Council
man Charles Hall, on - Hood River's
most valuable , corner lot,' is expected
to be ready by the new year. Work
men, are fitting up up the cold storage
Dlant of the Hood River Annie (Grow
ers' union which is being Installed at a
cost of $25,000; and a cold storage plant
belonging to E. J. Young, on which he
nas spent in tne neighborhood or $10,
000. will soon he readv for business.
The $25,000 spray plant of the Hood
River Spray Manufacturing company,
which is operated by local caDltal. com
menced operations recently and Is shlp-plns-
out a carload of this . material
dalfy.
A large amount or monev has been
utilised In the erection of new dwell
ings and many fine residences have
beeo built In me city and valley. Three
new brick blocks will be built In the
spring adjoining the Eliot bulldJng, with
a frontage of 200 feet, and plans for
other business buildings are under way.
8ome of these will bo built in the hill
section of the city, where the first
brick block has been erected. ...
The manv bulldlnar imDrovementa be
ing made are necessitating the opening
un and extending of streets, which will
require a considerable additional ex-
uenauure oi me cuy i unos aevotea to
this purpose during the coming year.
UMATILLA PROJECT
mm
from his pocket before It was mailed,
and when found turned over to the po
lice. -. .- "
The boys were placed In solitary con
finement In the county Jail. Constantly
harassed by his conscience, George could
not stand it and the other day Tmade a
full confession to the prosecuting at
torney, admitting that he and Cook held
up Alexander, and also J. J. MacDon
aid, the night previous. The shooting
of Alexander, he said, was due to the
latter pulling, the gun In the scuffle.
Cook at first confessed, but later re
fused to plead' guilty, saying that he
could get ihoney from his people to
fight the case. . It was then that George
begged him to plead guilty. .
George told him that they were both
young men and would still be young
when .their terms expired. They could
leave all the old life behind and start
afresh, and could make reparation for
DAIRY SECTION flEW 1
FEATURE OF COURSE
AT STATE COLLEGE
Students Attending. Winter
Terra at Pullman to Be
Given Opportunity for
Scientific Study of the
Industry.-,
: J.l :.' t- , '
(Special Winatch to The Jovaal.l
Washington State College. Pullman,
Dec. 2. In addition to the regularly
scheduled subjects ,of the winter. school
for farmers, swhhrh will be offered at
the state- college during' the 10 weeks
following.: January, and the poultry
section heretofore announced, there
will -aIso .be a , dairy section, the lec
tures of which will continue from Jan
uary 18 to January 30. The . dairy sec
tion is a new feature and the. courses
have recently been outlined by Pro
fessor George Severance, head of the
department of agriculture, and I. P.
Whitney, Instructor in dairying. ;
"The dairy section has been added to
the winter school courses In recognition
of the large and growing Importance of
the dairy Interests of Washington."
said Professor Severance. "The present
tendency Is toward the concentrating or
the manufacture of dairy products in
the hands of a comparatively few large
companies.
"Therefore, tha most Important prob
lem for the college is to give Instruc
tion in farm dairying. For every young
man that will go Into creamery work
there will be 50 who will take up the
task of producing milk. To meet this
requirement a short farm dairying
course will begin January S and con
tinue ror 10 weeks.
Scop of the Work.
The work will cover the selection
of dairy stock; the breeding up of the
dairy herd; care of the herd, Includ
ing, planning and arranging the dairy
stables: feeding the herd:, general man
agement and carp of the milk from the
time it is drawn rrom tne cow until it
is ready for- the market in some one
or. more of Its manufactured forms; use
of the cream separator, including a
comparison of the different makes:
study of churning temperatures and
methods of working butter; the mak
ing of both cottage and Cheddar cheese;
preparation of ice cream, and other
ices. 1
"Also, there will be a sufficient
amount of chemistry and bacteriology
to enable the student to understand the
various changesNthat take place in the
manufacture of butter products, and
the methods of controlling these
changes." . I
Remarkable Strides Shown
in Fruit Industry in
Klickitat.
(United Preaa Iaaed Wlra.l
Grand Dalles. Wash.. Dec. 26. WII
Ham Olson, fruit Inspector of Klickitat
county, has just made his biennial re.
port to the state commissioner of hortl
culture. The fruit industry shows re
markable strides in Klickitat since
15)08. The report rollows:
1906. . 1908.
Apples, boxes 231 10,000
eaches, boxes 667 1,000
ears, boxes 50
Cherries, crates - ..... 2,000
Grapes, crates J 62 6.000
Strawberries, crates.. 6,697 14,000
Miscellaneous . ...... jioo
Htunber ox , Trees In Orchard.
Apples 16.469 100,67$
Pears 1,026 1.505
Peach 2.427 10.350
yuinoe 37 109
Cherry 1.S50 S.036
Plums ana prunes.... 1.330 2.111
Apricot ; 929 . 1,125
Almond 610 715
English walnut 500
urape vines ., 10.111
The county at large has become coar-
nlsant of the fact that In almost any
part of If fruit will do well, even at the
root or Mount Adams, the Dlum. near.
and apples, in particular, thrive. Fruits
are exceptionally free from worms and
insect perns, -rne number of trees that
were shipped Into the county shows a
marked Increase during the last two
years'; as follows;
1905-6.
1907-8.
75,385
683
14.676
8.187
878
9,871
1.110
173
17.453
Apples . 17,114
Pears 739
Peach 1 704
Cherry- . '. ..... " 887
Plum and prune . , J. . $96
Apricot . ............ 66
Almond 34
English walnut 90
Grape vines 269
Strawberry plants
151.036
Strawberry' plantations were never so
large In the White Salmon valley as
they are at the present time. Around
Underwood, White Salmon and as fai
up White Salmon valley aa White Sal
mon Falla, ranchers have been planting
strawberries extensively. 1
Klickitat Sbeepman
Is Successful in
Trapping Coyotes
A (Speelal Dispatch to Tbe Josrnal.) 4
Grand Da yes, Wash., Dec. 26.
Leo Brune,, a sheep farmer.
who owns about 2000 acres of
land I near this place, on which
he has large herds of wool pro- 4
ducers. is having good success
trapping coyotes this winter. 4
He has a string of traps on the
hills, bark of Grand Dalles, 4
which he visits twice a week. 4
4 finding a good proportion of 4
4 them holding coyotes. Mr. Brune 4
baits the traps with . salmon, 4
4 mutton and birds. He has 4
learned from' old Indian John, 4
41 whom he . and his - father have
4 employed for 30 years, how to 4
4 set the traps and the best bait 4
! to use, etc. 4
4 The coyote Is a great pest to 4
4 the sheepmen, but Mr. Brune Is
41 thinning the ranks of the drove 4
4 of pests that has hitherto made
4 inroads In his flocks. Thorough- 4
4 bred sheep Is a hobby of Mr. 4
4 Brune's. He Is purchasing first 4
class Merino" aind other breeds'. 4
4 with which he Intends to stock
4 his ranch, gradually retiring
4 from the wool business, i . ' 4
' - ' "
4JLtL-4LJtitLi
In his .eyes and his voice choked and
broken. , George -pleaded with his pal,
and finally won.
Both entered pleas of guilty "and
Judge E. B. Preble sentenced them to
indeterminate tprms ef from one Ji 14
year
Walls.
years in tne peuiiennary at., v ana
COFilfilCIAL BODIES
WILL ASK REMOVALS
OF TARIFF Oil COAL
Saying of Fifty Cents Per
' Ton Will Be Effected If
Petition Is Granted The
Change Would Be Very
Beneficial.
. (Special nivpatch to The Journal.)
Spokane, Wash.. Dec. 20. Commercial
organizations throughout the Inland em-
flre and the northwest will be invited
o Join the chamber of commerce and
the 160,000 club of Spokane in a memo
rial to the tariff revision committee
and the Washington, Oregon, Idaho,
Montana and Utah delegations in con
gress asking for the removal of tariff
on coal. This means that a short ten
will be SO cents--cheaper than at pres
ent, thus saving thousands of dollars a
year to manufacturing concerns, steam
plants, office and hotel buildings and
householders In districts depending upon
the mines In British Columbia for their
fuel supply.
Mayor C. Herbert Moore said that the
mines in Washington and elsewhere in
the northwest owned by the Northern
Pacific and the Great Northern railroads
do not produce much more than enough
to supply their own needs, adding:
"Accordingly, for domestic and manufacturing-
purposes we get our supply
from Wyoming and British Columbia
British Columbia is near to us, and the
growth and development of its coal
mines would tend to our commercial de
velopment and would build a new min
ing seotlon in which we would share the
profits. - I refer to the mines near
Fernle. and elsewhere to the north of
Montana and Idaho. ,
"I understand that the tariff revision
committee Is now considering this prob
lem, and that if the reduced-tariff Is
adopted It will be In the natare of a re
ciprocal ' trieasure with Canada. Ontario
gets most of its coal from Pennsylvania
and Ohio, and the 'Canadian "duty is
about the same as urs. In New 'Eng
land much of the coal comes from New
Brunswick. It seems to me the change
would work to-the benefit of both coun
tries." .., -...'.'.
Restaurant Men Fight.
ftnltad Press Laaaed W1r.)
Bay, Nev., Dec. 26. After accusing
his partner, James Hart, of stealing
five cents from him, Frank Wilson was
attacked by Hart, armed with a frying
pan, and severely Injured. The men
were partners in a lunch counter busi
ness and Wilson, who Is a Mexican.
believed his partner was "holding out."
THE STATE
Industries m AH Lines Are
Rushing Work &
Tillamook.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Tillamook, Or., Dec. 26.' Tillamook Is
experiencing an unprecedented era of in
dustrlsl awakening and development
The P. It. ft N. has eu force of 200 'men
at work, rushing- the railroad to com
pletion: new Industries have) been
started or are being lauuehed; the old
transportation monopoly has been
DroKen by competition; a gigantic and
concerted movement is on in the com
munity towards securing better harbor
facilities; and so it may be safelv said
that conditions have Improved 60 . per
L-cni in me i&si six montns..
A sawmill company was organised
among me local Business -men to re
construct the old mill which burned
down in 1907. Work on this mill Is now
under way, and It will mean much for
TiuamooK. At the same time the Tllla
mook Electric company and the Fox
Lumber company of Bay City announced
that their plants would be rushed to
completion. Both of tfeesa are now fin
ished and In operation.
Therw is now a regular tug on the
bay, a distinction which Tillamook has
never heretofore enloyed. This enables
the huge sawmill or the Miami Lumber
company at Hobsonvllle to run to Its
full capacity, and now there are seldom
less than three -lumber schooners at the
aocK. Last week there were loading
the Hugh Hogan carrying 600,000 feet;
the Gotoma, carrying 250,000 feet; and
inn w"een carrying aoouct SfiO.000 reet
The Hobsonvllle mill emnlovs 90 men.
The railroad exDects to have 10 miles
netween Tillamook- and Garibaldi corn
Dieted and In operation by February 1
The section of the roa.l between Tllla.
mook and Garibaldi will ulclrf tha
m luiamoon oay partly on trestle work
and partly on dirt embankments, and
the : traveler will he afforded a rare
scene or entrancing beauty and rugged
grandeur.
At Dresent everv availnbln hnuan In
Tillamook Is occupied, and many people
who came to Tillamook to locate have
been obliged to leave the city for the
reason that they could not secure sult-
aoie aweuings. Lumber Is scarce, as
the Hobsonvllle mill dees not cut for
the local trade. However, it Is expected
that aa soon aa the new mill is com-
Rleted, and lumber available, there will
e great activity In tha building line.
The mill will be completed early In the
spring.
Perhaps the most Important and far
reaching move yet made by Tillamook
is the creation of the Port of Tilla
mook, formed at a recent spectal elec
tion. It la the Initial step towards se
curing long overdue aid from the gov
ernment for Tillamook harbor, the ob
ject being to show congress that the
Tillamook people are in earnest, and
deserving of aid by doing something for
themselves. The new territory created
by the .act., takes In a large bodv of
timber, and although the art provides
fors a levy of two mills In taxes, a
levy of but one mill would raise about
14000. .
The United States engineers have sur
veyed a plan for the improvement of
Hoquarton slough, upon which Tilla
mook is located, and bv straightening
it.-will reduce its length by one. mile.
The survey provides for a channel 150
feet in width, for a depth of eight feet
at low tide, and for the widening of
the harbor at Tillamook to 200 feet. It
Is estimated that this work can be done
for less than $O,000. If this project is
carried out, along with the work on the
bar. It will mean the making of Tllla
mook. Then vessels of exceedingly larg
draft will be enabled to come directly
to Tillamook and water competition will
be assured at all times. At present the
largest vessels are obliged to dock in
the bay below. Besides this, the bends
of the 'old slough, which would be cut
off will tfford excellent facilities for
booming grounds for large sawmills,
which-are certain to be located In large
numbers along the banks of the slough
and in the vicinity.
DEDICATION OF
I. 0. 0. F. TE3IPLE
(Special Dlirpatrt Te JoersaLt -s
Centralia, Wash., Dec. 20. The cere
monies attendant upon the dedication of
the $18,000 Odd Fellows temnle began
this afternoon at 2 o'clock and will he
concluded with a banquet In ttu new
lodgeroom tonight, following the Initia
tion of a large class. Four tiundn!
Odd Fellows from all parts of the Ntatc
and nearly all of the officers of-(ho
grand lodge are - attending; The full
dedication ritual cenmiorry will be used.
UNCLE SAM GUARDS
INDIANS' INTERESTS
Altion Postmaster
Resign? and tne .
Jot Goes Begging
4 (Special DUpateh to The Journal.)
4 St. llelens, Or.. Dec. 26. The
4 United States government has
4 been compelfed to step down and
4 out at Albion, a town In Colum-
4 bia county about 1 miles from
4 this city. The postmaster moved
4 away. Nobody wants his job.
4 The government had to remove
4 Its postoff Ice. Now the f arm-
4 ers and citizens must Journey
4 seven miles further, to Buxton,
4 In Washington county, to get
4 their mail.
4 When the postmaster resigned
4 the only available successor was
4 his son. But his son did not
4 care to bother with it Uncle
4 8am then sent the mall that for-
4 merly went to Albion to- Ver-
4 n.onla, Buxton and KIt. This
4 was not satisfactory and it ' was
4 finally decided to 1 send all' of
4, the mall to Buxton. A warm
4 welcome is awaiting the roan
4 who Is willing to shoulder the-
4 at Albion.
4
GOOD INDICATIONS
ON COPIER CLAIM
(Special DUpateh to Tha Journal.)
Cove, Or., Dec. 26. A prospect which
gives promise of being a valuable cop
per claim lias been discovered by Tom
Shores and his partner, P. M. Griggs,
about three miles northeast of this place
In Warm creek cany'on, just below the
twin buttes of Mount Fannie.
Shores is unable to say how Wide
the ledge may be as they have found
neither the hanging nor the foot walls.
out It is evldentiv s mammoth bodv
of ore, and many of the old-timers be
lieve that the once famous Mount Fan
nie copper lode has been rediscovered.
Surface ore rrom tne snot near, iron
and copper in considerable quantities.
The discoverers have posted their loca
tion notices, and staked a claim, almost
at the exact spot where the proposed
tunnel to tap the Mlnam rlveV and Irri
gate tne uranqe Konae vauey is to
be located.
O. A. C. STUDENTS PRIZE THEIR NEW HALL
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Shepard Hall
(Special Dispatch to Tha Jonrnal.)
Oregon Agricultural College, Corval-
lls. Or., Dec. 2(. A fitting monument to
the spirit and industry of the O. A. C.
students and friends Is the new stu
dent building, now completed and ready
to be dedicated; The building Is the
culmination of five years of hard work
against great odds. .
it is a two story brick and surface
plaater building, with baths, swimming
pool and locker accommodations In the
basement. The second floor is given
over to the college literary societies. On
the first floor will be located the of
fices of the college Young Men's Chris
tian Association and of the student pub
MADISON COUNTY MAN
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HAVE KILLED THE LARGEST BULL
ELK EVER SLAIN IN MONTANA
(Special Plpaf oh to The Journal.)
Helena. Mont.. Dec. 26. Frank S. Met-
sel and Will O. Metzel, natlves of Madi
son- county and prominent as hunters
and stockmen, have recently ' cern'pletedt
two remarkable hunting trips. ' Thfy
secured five deer within a few hours nf
hunting, never aoinar more than half a
dozen miles from their home ranch.
On the first trip, they went elk hunt
ing In the rugged mountains dividing
the Madison vallev from the Ruhv.
There the mountains average 8,000 feet
in height, and deer, elk, mountain sheep
and mountain lions live in contentment,
save when some hunter comes along
and disturbs their quietude.
i ne Hunt was successful and both
Metsela broueht hack hie hnllx tha nn.
secured by Frank Metxel having a spread
of antlers more than 80 Inches. At the
risk of receiving a reprimand from the
president as a "nature faker.-' Mr. Met
xel told an admiring audience. of his ex
perience in slaying this mighty bull
elk: .
"Vt e went Into camn close to the head
of Hell Roaring; creek, which some of
the tenderfeet are now trying to name
Elk river," he said. "We hunted for
two or three days without much sue-.
cess, seeing a large number or tracks
but only an occasional grouse or snow-
shoe rabbit for our pains. One after
noon, after I had had a fruitless hunt
and came back to camp. 1 decided I
would Drospect a park which I could aee
about two miles from camp and which
looked good' for elk. Accordingly. I
tnrew my saaaie on a norse and started
out to investigate. ,
"When I got within a few hundred
yards of the place I tied -my pony to
a pine tree and began- investigating.
The. entire' park was full of elk track.
Seeing- where a tree had been 'freshly
turned ever, I investigated - and found
unmistakable .evidence of where a big
bull elk had planted- his hoofs into' the
soft ground and then, bowled tha trM
over by main strength, plannlne its fall
so -that it would dam a little thriad of
water so that It would form a pool nd
give him a wallow.- ... n ;
'.'The old bull was a crafty animal He
wanted all the water. for himself. There
were .evidences . of a desperate fight,
trails ot .elk going at a big gallop lead
ing -from the battle ground in all dU:
rections, showing bow they had hen
routed. Naturally I surveyed the ground
with Interest, trying to decide, which
elk . would follow In an attempt to
THOUSANDS QF ACRES
TO BE ALLOTTED AND
HELD8Y GOVElfilEIIT
Coeur d'Alene, LeniM and
JJIaekfoot Reservations, in
Idaho, Will Be Thrown
Open Jo 7 Homesteaders
Kext Vear. . ! Q: - ' I 4-
' (Special manatcb to Tha Joornalf
Knokane, Wash., -Dec. 28. Uncle Sam
Will have three .personally conducted
lotteries In the state of Idaho next '
yea r,' when,.' it-Is announced In semi
official reports from Washington, D. Cy
the government will open the Coeur
d'Alene, the Lemhi and t the Blackfoot
Indian reservations to homesteaders. It
is also likely that- the Bpokane and
the Yakima reservations In thisi state
will he opened within the next 14
months;
The ,Coeur d'Alene reserve, east of
Spokane, contains approximately 600,
000 acres of lnnd. of which 310,000
acres will be awarded to settlers. Six
hundred Indians on the reserve will re- -ceive
190,000 acres, having also the first
choice of location..
The Lemhi reservation Is In the een
tral eastern part of the state, border
ing on the Montana line. It contains
much good farming land. What is- left
of the once powerful tribe - has gone
to the Hlai kfoot reservation, where its
members are being cared for by the
government. . .'
Reclamation of a Sssext, ,
The Bincaroot resarve Is a veritable
desert of age brush, but the govern
ment Is building a large irrigation plant
In tha Pocatello district in the Bouth-
eastern part of the state, and there
will be ample water to supply moisture
to the land on thousands of acres. The
Yakima and Spokane reserves, are west
and northwest of Spokane and much of
the land will come under'lrrigatlon
projects.
The government has taken up the
work of allotting the lands to the sur
vivors of the three tribes 1n Idaho,
and each member will receive a tract.
The allotments are to be held In trust
by the government. Where allotments
are made to children the title will not
be clear until they become of age.
This Is to prevent speculators from
robbing the Indians of their homes.
at O. A. C.
lications. The college Y. M. C. A. has
had direct charge of the work and will
have charge of the building.
Shepard . Hall was named in. honor
of Claybourne -Shepard, '04, "one of the
originators of i the project, who, through;
exposure in carrying on the work, con
traded consumption and - died before
the building bad been raised above its
foundations.
The date of dedication, January ,
19uj, Is to be made a gala day. Invt.
tatlons have been Issued to prominent
people throughout the state, and friends
and alumni of the Institution will at
tend the grand reception to be given
on the afternoon and evening of that
date. ..,'' l ,
CLAIMS TO ;r
fet some meat. While 1 was studying,
heard a noise of an animal trotting
through the woods and immediately
threw by rifle in readiness. Scarcely
had I done so when the biggest buH
elk I ever saw came trotting out Into
th opening, snorting defiance, ; .
"It was the old bull, returning from
chasing the last of the disputants to
the right of the wallow. He had hi
fighting -elouies on and h immediately
charged me. I made a center shot an4
sent a bullet" into his heart r as ha
charged. . I wafc careful to shoot so I
would not- spoil'1 hli head, which was
the finest I ever mvf m my life. The
shot I gave him should have stopped f
running grizzly, but this old elk would
not quit. The second shell stuck in nw
gun and. alter frantically trying ro
work the lever for a few -seconds, I
turned and ran fot1 the shelter ofa big
pine tree, behind which I took .refuse
and wnich I tried to climb,
"The climbing was a despetate Mft.
tempt and naturally a fatJur. Tim
cold sweat broke out. I thought I whs
meat for that old bull lk. Juat then
a change came in hla attitude,-,.
eyes became glassy . and his head
dropped; his sturdy legs began to weaih
en. Just as 1 could feel his hot brent h
against my body as I stt'l attempted rn
climb ths tree, the big brute- crumpti'il
up in a bunch and diet. IE wa the
biggest elk ever -killed In Montan t.
Tha carcass weighed more , tnun- 9m
pounds, including the head and horn.
"We had to haul the animal out on'
travols, specially-constructed, and wrs
three da vs getting him to a. point whrre
wk could load him- upon a wagon. It
was .really-a, shame to kill th! brute,
but.I bavev never before heard of Hfi
elk of -such iitelll.''ne thut he couM
make his. own wallow."'.
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