THE . OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. 'i SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 24, 1909. 9 ' IIEI'J 111 IITIOII - IS GIVEII TESTS VA North Powder Resident -j ''Demonstrates Possibili ; , ties of Water Device. M. R. - HOIV LONG, 0 LORD, HOW LOUGl If Driven Aoo Far by the Railway Magnates the People Will, ?' Take Care of Themselves in Transportation Matters . .4- Shourda .of North Powder. (Special Dispatch taTne JoornaH tNorth Powder, Or., 4an. 23,-Wlth a wonting moaet tnree reel high and or 15 gallon tank eapaclt", MUo R. Bhourda of North Powder is demonstrating to the city council a newly patented water elevator, to raise and distribute water by means of pneumatic pressure from the bottom of -well, br other sources of water supply, , The entire apparatus is carried In a frame of two upright beams connected by two cross pieces and one bar. Be sides a one and one-quarter Inch stand pipe, through which the water Is forced upward, flexible alrplpes and an ex haust, there are two water receptacles, which automatically fill and empty al ternately, from the bottom one filling more rapidly than the other empties-T ine- now Deing continuous or intermit tent as desired, and the unntltv mv. jii utju uy iiiv vuiume ur waiter in e apparatus Is submerged. vhtch PLAN TO FOLLOW IN FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS (Special Dispatch to The Jonrnal.) Walla Walla, Wash., Jan. 13. . "To .live like Jesus," a number of Christian people of this city are planning a society which will Include everyone who wishes to try the experiment. No definite length of time for the trial Is announced, and the length of the association's life will depend upon its success. The movement Is to be car ried along the same lines as the one started in the east by Rev. Chariest M, Sheldon, and those here who are advocating the movement are very earnest' In their desires to get the plan in action. They believe that much good can be done and although they admit some perplexing problems, they say they can easily overcome these. The society is to-be started on Friday night, when all Interested will gather at the Y. M. C. A. building here , and decide some . definite plan for action. No definite plans of action are to be laid down, but all will act according to their conception of the Christ life dictates. Eye .glasses. 11 at Meligera. -t By C. E. r S. Wood. , ' Mr. Harrlman has $1,000,000 for the Tacoma ; tunnel In a territory, well equipped with railroads.. This Is to fight Hill.- He has ordered the' engineering department or the union . pacific t ac cording to a dispatch from Denver)' to parallel the Colorado St Southern at any expense and a force of 1000 men Is being ui Kninzuo. j ma is io iigni axr, nuu According to,, accepted- rumor - he it active on the Deschutes, not to build. but to obstruct the Porter brothers, for merly contractors unaer r. will, xius Is to fight Mr. Hill. - According to the testimony of Victor Morawet Mr. Harrlman had untold mil lions with which to keep the Santa Fe out of can rrancisco ana it enaed lo rlvlnff Mr. Harrlman and his Standard Oil friends, Mr. Rodgers, William Rocke feller -and Kuenn, JLoeb Co. (Jacob scnirm representation in tneDoard. :. Solas Oregon la Orlp. ' Mr. Harrlman, It will be seen does not 'lack for money or credit to obstruct a rival and prevent a territory from se curing additional highway, 'but he does lack the money to develop a territory which ha thinks he holds In his monop olistic grip, Mr; Harrlnrans view, doubt less sincere, is inn ne is unaer no odu gntlon to develop a territory. , This might entail small ' profits or a , loss for a year or two, but'that when the ter ritory Is developed without him by the painful pressure' ofi circumstances, he Is readv to sten In' and take toll from the country all the traffic will bear. If permitted do not even the Publicans tne aamer --..,:; ; . -,:- .. The heading of this article is hot ad dressed .to Mr. Harrlman. It ia a quo tation and the aense of it is: Who is Harrlman that a great state should wait his pleasure and how long will the peo ple of Oregon whine and do nothing? No wonder Mr. Harrlman takes his time and laughs at Impotent fury spending itself In the froth of the mouth. v . . XJks Tula tttatis. ',. '. Eastern Washington Is an object les son of the some country as Eastern Ore gon (only with less valley and plateau land In It) treated with railroads. The railroads developed the country, not the country the railroads. In consequehoe or tne rauroaa - development or eastern Washington, great interior cities have arisen and all in turn- contribute to the greatness of the Sound ports. Portland has an empire back of her, but It Is a silent and a desert empire today, while we wait In that helpless ness begotten of long dependence on others. What can Mr. Harrlman do that the eltlsens of Oregon can not do? He would build roads developing eastern Oregon, either out of the net earnings which every year he takes from the people of Oregon or as is more likely he would sell bonds. Can not we of Oregon sell bonds? Can not we hire engineers and laborers, and buy steel. Mr. Harrlman and hie Standard Oil friends do not yet absolute ly control the money of the world. Mr.' Hill is proof of that fact. The bonds of I tne state or Oregon would sell like hot cakes. And from a railroad so built we would take the tolls taken by Mr. Har nman. vnat objection is there, to a little self help? We are bonding the ron oi rortiana ana tne fori or Colum bia for our wurwvr w4 wisely, too. Why not the state for the nernetual highway of commerce, which will lead to tne waterway and make this state to nourisn. nice tne green bay tree 7 Bond. Mate. ,. mere is a good deal of nonsense talked about state bonds for railroad purposes. It Is the indiscrimlnatinar. unreasoning fear of the burnt child who dreads the fire. It is true . states and municipalities were In the early, rail road era milked and bilked by grafting schemers and grafting legislatures'' and councils, and it ia true, after navina the graft of railroads of ten' squirmed out of their obligations. This loose jointed, ignorant, often corrupt state of affaire which simply gave a bonus to a rauroaa enough to nulla it and left the railroad as a private despot, led to the restraint against aiding railroads wrttcn exists in our constitution and which would have to be repealed as a preliminary step. It Is upon this con stitutional obstruction and ths campaign his corporations could make against its repeal that Mr. Harrlman relies. But it is not proposed to aid a private rail road and leave it with the swag in its pocket dictator to the neoole. That d ; has passed. If the Oregon movement took the form of aid to a private enter prise It should by constitutional pro vision oe required to nave as a condi tion that the railroad as to rates and service should be subject to the control of the state, and if ever taken over by tha state that the aid granted should be deducted from tha purchase price to do paid oy tne state. But the actual plan her suggested Is not that the state aid, but that the state .J Portland's Greatest Glove Sale At Portland's Leading Glove House Ci CLEAN-UP OF ALL ODDS AND ENDS Men's, Women's and Children's - . ... . ' . . . - - ,. On fvafr . ' ' , .- ... . --; ' immmwmmmmwmmmwmmmmmmmmmmmwmmmmmmmwmmwmmwmmmmmammmmmmtmmmmm VALUES TO $2.00 ON SALE AT 25c, 35c, 50c, 65c, 75c 11 fi i i t i ar i mm mm Umbrellas CetoYered " ' ' Repaired XHtrfert Stock of Men's Working, Driving aad Dress loves oa ; raclli r Coast' ; 309 Morrison St, Bet fifth and Sixth, 0pp. Posloffice build. Its own road, and leaso It for operation on such rental and conditions as "the state maV dictate, in terms not exceeding to years in any one term. If there, be any one Held of activity the state ought to engage in It is highways and the railway is today the only .high way of inland commerce. It is an artery a vital artery. Till it comes the rich lands of Eastern Oregon, irrigable ana nonirrlgable, must be-left to the steer and sagebrush. , It is folly to say ; we must' pay- taxes for county roads and ror needed waterways, but must not pay taxes for those necessary:, highways - railroads without which.' waterways and county roads are but half enectlya. No. not one-tenth effective. . The state ownership of ; a railroad, leased under strict- terms for private operation, is the true solution. r When ypu regulate a rate, that is (he. act of an owner. - When you dictate to a rail road ,tno character or its equipment, inai Is the act of an ownori- These acts Of ownership tbs state ia doing now, , The public by one mode .or another! has nteadilv been asserting its real owner ship over the iron highway because of vital necessity, leaving the operation to the managers for what proni tne .staie permits, and the simplest and most log ical method is for the state to construct or . condemn, and so own. its railroads, leasinor them to operators for the profit the operators'-could - make under the term's laid down in' the , lease.'- -These details would soon sottle themselves. This would not be a repetition of the old errors. The state's money wouia not be given to another and nothing re ceived' in '' return. On the contrary.; the state would hold from first to last the grip" of absolute ownership; the power of .complete . dictation. .. ' Condemn Harrlman System. It might be sai that the Stata would have to lease to Mr. Harrlman or oper ate the road itself. No at all; Mr. Har rlman has rivals, several of them, who wnnlrt ha Bind to lease thle road, and tha state legislation arid Inter-State Com merce commission no- longer permit a trunk-line to chokO a. tributary line to death. Moreover, it would not take much' more to make the main eastern Oregon Jlne a trunk - line from Snake river to Portland and the sea. Or, per hnna hpttr. than all would be to con demn the entire Harrlman system which ltes within the state Jurisdiction, and that means practically the entire O. R. A N. llne. .This could be under condem nation proceedings appraised by a Jury of Oregon citizens, and' unless the price was clearly confiscatory Mr. Harrlman could not prevent thl by any turn or aopeal he could possibly make from the United States constitution down. Pay Mr. Harrlman from the proceeds of state bond sales and then lease to him or his rivals or some other skilled rail t. under Strict terms and conditions and a rental that would retire . the bonds. , The profits of tne o. it. sr . nave been such every year that they wouia retire each year the entire bond issue necessary for the eastern Oregon rail roadB. It would not take long to re tire the state's bonds from the rentals of the state's railroads. After that the railroad rentals could pay the expenses of the state. ...... - These suggestions will at least show that the people of Oregon have the remedy In their own hands and there is no need of their sitting at the feet of Mr. Harrlman as if he were an idol and helplessly wringing their hands, crying out pitifully, "HoW long, O Lord, how long?" There Is snother thought, which shows the logic of this situation. Does the Interest of this state or any state lie In more means of transportation or less? More railroads or fewer?. The interest of the state, of every man. wo man an1 rhIM In It. or to come Into it. Is for the greatest possible railroad devel opment Does the interest of M. Harrlman or any other railroad king lie In more rail roads or fewer within his territory? The strenuous opposition of Mr. Harrl man to everv invasion of his personal private domain, whether It be Califor nia or Oregon, speaks touaer man worua. Xarrlman or Oregon. ' Here we have a conflict of interests the state wishes more roads, Mr. Har rlman does not. Which is to prevail? Moreover, does not this perpetual con flict of interest, which will always continue between the private exploita tion of a state by - private Interests and the demands of the state In the public interests, suggest that the .real party to control the railroad situation Is the part? whose interests lie with railroad development. The state. Therefore, we conclude that the fool Ish blunders of our Inexperienced or corrupt predecessors should not deter us from helping ourselves. The method pursued by them was gift or bonus without control. The method to be Pursued by us Is ownership and con rol, without gift. The exigencies of the case require a railroad through cen tral Oresron. Is It better to let Mr. Harrlman, hostile to railroad develop ment, become the owner of one more Instate railroad, or should the state itself, which finds its most vital In terest In railroad development, become the owner. Ought the railroad profits from Oregon go to Wall street, or should they remain here to support this state after they nave retired the bonds? If Oregon owned her railroads, (all of them) the rentals ought, as the state develops, pay all expenses. But I have no idea anything will be done. The people of Oregon, like those of other states, have lost all Initiative, 11 confidence in themselves. They be lieve the raising of large sums of money is a special art, only known to the wisards of Wall street. They do not understand that they have In for ests, fisheries, mines and fertile fields, a security greater than most European kingdoms. Great enough to raise money on that would girdle the globe with railroads. The helpless people Of Ore gon will look at each other helplessly and wait Mr. Harriman's good pleasure to exact further tribute from them. TIED UP BY THE l GUMEIIT -C -. in i p iissn-Bj ; A V- j- '" 'Bi'vf'- :0s ' ;.-&-.. ,.,. -as Sf,; r' ' A Project Involving. 5000 Acres irr the Yakima i , . Country. (Special pispateb to The Joaraal.t North Yakima, Wash., Jan. ! J. The fact that the government' reclamation service will not recognlxe the right of Clark O'Bryan" to take -water from the! Yakima river, ties up a project to re claim 6000 acres of land Just north of this city, and will prevent turning water on 1000 acres of the tract which - have been purchased and made ready for cult tlvatlon this coming season. O'Bryan has already spent about 180,000 on this project, and Is prepared to spend about $200,000 mote. Now unless he can reach some understanding with "the service within the next few days the project will be abandoned, for the time being at least.. He has sold about J200.000 worth of the land, mostly to working people. They have been basing their hopes and plans on getting their orchards started this year. About 1000 acres have been cleared and made ready for cultivation. . O'Bryan succeeded to the alleged rights of Charles Bryant In the Yakima river, Bryant began work on an irriga tion scheme three oour years ago. He had made his filing before the water rights were settled for the Ttntnn nrol- ect. He fell down, in some way on the undertaking and for a time ceased to work, it is claimed. ' O'Brvan cams alhnv and took up the project. In the mean time me settlement naa Deen made, and no account was taken of the Bryant water right or claim. The reclamation geople Ignored It, taking the ground that iryant had not exercised "due dtlli gence" In getting the water en his lands. O'Bryan went ahead with the Pomona project, he says, on the strength of the opinions of three of the best irrigation lawyers in the state, men who f fuiiv. acquainted with the Situation here, and " nuve proDHoiy naa more to ao with the leiral anieationa rolatinr water rights in this valley, than any other, three men in the state. He says that .he has no Amtht it ihn present time that his appropriation would stand the test of the courts. However, he has expended all the money he has available for this project on the dltoh, and has made up his' mind not to spend any more until he gets a settle ment He has made arrangements to borrow something Ilka I9nn ann ,n plete the work, but getting this money depends entirely on whether he can pro. duce a good title to the water. Comple tion of the project can not under all the circumstances wait until after tha ques tions involved have been settled by litl Ktion. Hence the visit to Waslllngtonf q Bryan has made three propositions to the reclamation service, he says. By either one of thaan. it n.ni.H ,. eet might be completed without delay. He has offered to buy all the water needed for his lands from the govern ment at any price the reclamation serv Ice might agree upon as a fair one. tak ing And paying for it on ithe assumption of the government that he had no rights whatever In the river. He has proposed I to go into the mountains and store I J h,s own expense on condition that the reclamation service shall not interfere with him while doing so. As 1 i-whiTd Proposition h has offered to it wh. to the government at what It cost him without any condi tions except that the government put W L0t1 the ,ands a" he nas agreed to do for the purchasers. FOKBIDS KISSING ON THE STAGE TO PLEASE HIS WIFE WORK IS PROGRESSING FOR GREATER WHITMAN (Special PUpatcs. to Tna Journal. Walla Walla, Wash., Jan. 23. Presi dent S. B. L. Penrose and Dean A. W. Hendrlck of Whitman college leave to night for Seattle from where they go to Portland, in the Interest of the arreat- er Whitman movement. They have Just returned from a six months' visit to Spokane, where they were on the same errand and are much pleased with the success or tne movement. J. D. Nellan of Wallace has arrived m the city and is now - In charge of the campaign here. He is treasurer of the fund for the greater Whitman and la raising money in $100 subscriptions. He is an M. A. of. Whitman. The work In the cities on the Sound is understood to consist of subscrip tions to swell the fund for the enlarge ment of the college. The plan was originally to raise $200,000 In Walla Walla. $800,000 more in the north went and S1.O0S.000 in the east. Walla Walla came through with her allotment and it is understood mat otner places are helping the movement liberally. COLOMBIA RIVER ROAD WILL BE IMPROVED (Special DUpitch to Tbt JoorsaLt Husun, Wash., Jan. 13. Klickitat county's shares of the state aid roads appropriation law passed at the 1907 legislative session amounted to $1,143.4$. This apportionment was made subject to the conditions lm nosed bv law. the essential part of which was that the county, prior to September 1, 190$. should make an equal appropriation, which this county did by making a high way fund - levy collectable during the year 1$0.-- - v- ? The state road tnat exienas into tms county is termed the "Columbia River road." It has been surveyed and located from Washougal in Clarke county- to Goldendale in Klickitat county, a dis tance of 110 miles. Only 10 mllea of the road has been properly completed. Husurn Is located on this, state road, and during ttte coming summer exten sive improvements will probably- be mad along the highway traversing KUckJbtt county. .. (Hearst News by Leamt Leased Wlre. Melningen. Saxony, Jan. 2$. The Duke of Saxe. who Is also manager of his great court, the atre, lately Issued an order for bidding kissing on the stage. It is claimed that Duke George s morganatic wife, the former actress Helene Franx, being Jeal ous of the young performers, caused his highness to make the order. . The leading man of the play house boasted that he would dis obey the order at the first oppor tunity. It came, as he thought, during a recent performance of "Romeo and Juliet," 'when the heroine of Shakespeare's great play lies on her bier. According to the court theatre's regula tions, the stage was darkened, and Romeo decided to ateal his kiss. But aa he bent over the lovely Juliet to touch her Hps with his, he felt a stinging pain in his nose. It appears that the court attendant got wind of the kiss project and ordered Juliet to hold between her teeth a pin witn the point upward. The actor was pricked un mercifully, but the audience, thinking his surprise and expres sion of pain a bit of gruesome realism, applauded him to the echo. Death Roll of the Northwest A RADICAL REDUCTION IN PRICES Dflririg this Clearance Sale we will sell our entire mammoth stock of brillianti rich Cut Glass at a reduction of one-fourth regular prices, and . some articles at extra special prices. EXCEPTIONAL GUT GLASS SPECIALS Nappies, assorted shapes, heart, club, "diamond and spade designs; regular - $1.50,' nowr; I . . , ' i'i . , 80 5- inch Nappies,' assorted designs, regu lar $2.00 and $2.25f now. $1.43 6- inch Nappies,- beautiful assortment, . regular $3.25 to. $4.00, now $2.41 5-inch Nappies, large assortment, regu lar $2.75, now $1.89 8-inch Gut-Glass Bowls, regular $4.00, ......... $2.87 now . 8-inch Cut-Glass Bowls, regular $5.50,- . '.: now . . . ... 1 ............ . ... . . . ... .$3.70 8-inch Cut-Glass Bowls, regular $6.50, ' ' ' now $4.23 Sugars and Creamers, regular $6.00, now ...$3.98 Sugars and Creamers, regular $7.90, -' now .$4.97 Three-pint Water Jugs, regular, $7.50 ' now $4.78 CLEARANCE SALE OF WOOD PANELS FOR BURNING This includes large shipment of new and exclusive designs that arrived too late for the holidays the largest and most varied assortment ever shown at one time. These panels run in size from 4x6. to 16x20, and are all made of first quality selected bass wood, each panel being three-ply veneer. Experienced artists always at hand who are willing to start' panels without additional expense. PANELS 19c 30c 35c 45c Sate Price 30c 25c 60c Regular Price SBB WINDOW DISPLAYS Our Entire Line of Hand-Painted Skins One-half Price See the new Carving,, Tinseling and Gouging Work ; also the Jeweling, complete stock of jewels. Fill your wants at this remarkable saving. All Skins to Burn 25 Per Cent Off We carry the only WE DO ARTISTIC PICTURE FRAMING 1 EYES '' TESTED. GLASSES FITTED will hava to report what it thinkt should ba don after making a careful Inquiry.' Miss Klla Dorgan. , (KdmIiI DUpttch t Th Journal.) Albany. Or., Jan. iil. Miss Ella or gan, 70 years of as;e, died Tuesday after noon at the home of her brother, near here. She was born in Canada and came here several years ago. It. Veal. (SpcUl Ctcpateb to The JooraaLt Albany, Or., Jan. IS. R. Veal, l years of age, one of Albany's best eltl sens. died last night. He was bom In Pennsylvania After residing In Kan sas for a number of years he came to Oregon, in 1884, establishing a chair factory at Stayton. In 1818 lie moved the factory to Albany and It ha'S grown until now it Is the largest Institution Of the kind in ths enUre northwest Mr. Veal leaves a wife and two sons, both of whom wers associated with him tn the factory. MANY RABBITS FAIA BEFORE ! HUNTERS GUNS fgpiMal tMnpeteh to Tbs Journal) Prlneville, Or., Jan. IS. Four thous and, three hundred and seventy-one rab bits were slain during tha recent big snow on Poverty Flat, northwest of this city, by Fred Grimes, J. T. Creamer and eleven other ranchers who during the past year have been greatly annoyed by the fussy pests. All were killed with shotguns or rifles. The ranchers are unanimous In assert ing that all rabbit drive records in the northwest . were smashed by their con certed efforts. Certainly, nothing like this Wholesale :alauarhrr Yi nintl been effected, in Crook county..-" Abont two 'months ago a big rabbit' drive was held in Agency Plains, near Madras, but with rather disappointing results. In December, 23 ranches of Xamonta, this county, slew BBS rabbits in sir' days. Of course, the snow helped the Poverty Flatters.,.-' . . The rabbits, driven hungry by Inabili ty to wrest sustenance from. beneath tha II Inches f heavy snow,' went tn droves like sheep and were easily killed, as many aa 80 or 49 of them befng shot from one spot In all 13 guns were used and 1300 worth of cartridges. -"'-,', W-,:v'? W Metiarer fits your eyes for II. Captain H. O. McQuillan. (United Press Leased Wire.) Seattle. Wash.: Jan. la r-.rw.ln it C. McQuillan, a pioneer resident of thlfl oi t V 79 VHrl tit mmrm ,hx many years was a steamboat captain ' on Puget sound, was carried from the Star theatre unconscious last night I and died in a nearby barber shop be-1 fore a physician could be mmmnnod Captain McQuillan had been 111 fur eev-! era I months, havlnc been discharged 1 from s local hospital only three weeks' ago. Heart failure was the cause ofi death. Fancy Dresden Silk Petticoats in all shades, $7.50 vals. at . $4.95 THB ROU wm TTO ZJBSSAXi XOHXT-B AOX TOWOX -' e-S Sam 8. Wsrthalmsr, Pres. aad Osn. Mgr. XT Cor. Fifth amd V Aldar Street Advance Sale of Spring Tailored Linen -Waists, $2.50 vals. at $1.10 Captain Norman Nlcolson. (Cnlteil Press Lessrd Wlra.) Brattle. Wash.. , Jan. 23. Iil for tha last two years from tuhrriilni Captain Norman Nlcolson, one of the most popular capiains wno ever sailed on a steamer in the southeastern Alaska waters. Is dead at Tucson. Arts., according to word received here today. For several years Captain Nlcolson was in command of the City -of Seattle of the Paciflo Coast Steamship company. and was the personal friend of thou sands of Alaskans who traveled back and forth from . tha north. For two seasons ha was In "command of the ex euralon steamer Spokane. Captain Nlc olson was 88 years old 'and leaves a wife and two young children. An uncle resides at Baa Francisco. The body ill be shipped here for burial. CorornKjte to Visit Asylum. (By Joaraal Leased Salem Wire.) Salem. Jan. St. -The .senate commit tee named to Investigate the condition of the state asylum for the insane will make a trip to the asylum- tha first 'of tha ween, ji is neaaeo oy xtx. veie or Pendleton, - who la already sersonallv familiar wlth the Conditions described In the governor's message. ' - He be lieves that something must be done. - "There Is no question about the con ditions as stated by the governor," he said. "Weare In danger of a -catastro phe tiers at any time. The committee Extra Special Suit OHerina of Our Clearance Sale $40 Values at $16.95 Portland's popular-price Suit House will place on sale for Monday their . entire line of this season's models of suits in military, empire and semi-fitting effects; in theJinest of chiffon broadcloths, worsteds and serges; in the latest colors of reseda, taupe, wisteria, black, blues and browns; every garment trimmed to match; best of make and perfect finish. Values to $40 on Sale Monday at $16.95 A Special in Spring Suits of 1909 Models By an extraordinary purchase of our buyer, who is, at present in the cast, we willjlace on sale from one of the best manufacturers in New York, their smrtm c.mnl, lift. n( K, .nrintv'a mra(l in all th .... -f f 1 ' and fancy materials, including grays, navy, and white serges and old rose; Handsomely trimmed; lined throughout witn the test ot taffeta and Skinner s satin; finest of workmanship.' Remember, in this sample line sale ihe models s,. ar exclusive and n6 .two alike. .;- j " On Sale Monday at Sample Prices of 33 Disccmi!