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fHE OREGON ' DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, 1911. KING HINT TO WATER CODE HAS MANY A FOE Present Code Only Two Years Old, Is Good and Has Not Yet Had a Chance," Its Framers Argue. If the King amendment to the water code Is passed 'by , the legislature the original lramers 01 mo cuub h.bci i uw '.It. will undo all the work accomplished in Oregon for equitable distribution of water, rights, transform the state water board of control from an administrative tn an 1rflvlhl hOflV and add $6200 annually to the financial burden oc uregon wunoui providing ior corrw pondlng benefits, . j.ne government recianiniiun ooi tuc In Oregon is also opposed to passage of the amendment on the ground that It will disturb the harmonious coopera tlon between federal and state water lower and irrigation development and nullify much of the work already ao- Although the amendment provides for an iiicKBHa of 11200 a year In the sal ary cf State Engineer Lewis, Mr. Lewis is understood to be opposed to its pas sage, for the reasons mentioned. It is at the same time so generally conceded hut $200 a month is not adequate pay for the lniDOrtant duties performed by fli,FHtA unirlnppr that it la believed the $100 a month .increase will be pro Yidv'd for otherwise. That there is no popular demand for the passage of the amendment and that the present water code has not been given full opportunity to show its work infl value in the two years since it was passpil are other reasons assigned why the Kliig amendment should be rejected by the legislature. Speaking in behalf of the framers of the water code, which was rnesed in 1909, Attorney Richard V.- Montague said yesterday: "Lst Well String Alone" Montague. "To change the water code at this time appeals to me strongly as amount ing to this same thing as pulling healthy bush from the earth to see if by some means its roots cannot be made t- grow a little faster. In two years the new water code has done wonderful things for Oregon. Controversies have been settled with little expense, water rights have been equitably apportioned, while as an administrative body the board of control consisting of the state engineer and two superintendents has proven itself highly effective. The amendment proposed by ex-Justice Will R. King adds to the board of control a new superintendent and makes Its decisions have the final ity of a court's. Its present pow ers are to ascertain the facts In any controversy "and make report accord ingly. The amendment, according to ex-Justice King, will make circuit court litigation unnecessary, as appeals will be taken direct from the board to the supreme court. As a matter of fact litigation and delays will be increased. The board now acts informally and with out being subject, to legal delays. Its ST. JOHNS VOTERS ARE GETTING BUSY Some, However, Forgot tb Give Party Affiliation in Regis tering Names, , ful king it Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India, has issued an other proclamation to the British peo pie. He calls upon them to hall him. as their' rightful, ruler. There has been, however, no great popular" response to his plea. De Guelph claims that King Edward VII.. was married to his mother prior to his alliance, with the Princess Alexandra of Denmark. As the first born son of JSdward, therefore, he claims the rlglit to. the throne. . The registration books are now open at the city ' hall and qualified electors are enrolling their names. The first; primary elections ever held in St. Johns' are scheduled for February 27. AH. can-; dldates must circulate petitions, secur ing the names of 25 legal voters before they can appear on the ballot Under, these conditions any qualified property owner can become a candidate for of-j fice. But one Important point seems ' to- have been lost sight of by those who 1 "have already registered in St Johns. No i request has been made to them to state j their party affiliations. Recorder Es- son, who has charge of the work, of reg istration; has not entered this informa tion against any of the 170 or more electgrs who have enrolled their names. While the ommisnlon of this statement will in no way disfranchise any quali fied elector who seeks to vote at the election, yet such a voter will be un able to cast any ballot at the party primaries, , Provisions of &w. The procedure governing the primary elections is provided under the state law and not by the provisions of the city oharter and this law is its very essence ordains that while it is not incumbent on any one to declare his party affilia tion at registration and that such regis tration is valid for general elections, yet the failure to enlist himself under some party banner la a bar to that elector taking any part In the party primaries. . A party or engineers is at present engaged on the distant side of the river In making a preliminary survey for , a cutoff for the United Railroads. The new trolley line would leave, the pres ent main track at Cliff Inn and travers ing the steep Incline at W lilt wood Court i connect with the Hill line again in the Tualatin valley. The laying down of this spur would mean a saving of about six miles on the journey and would en hance realty values lnjthe neighborhood of the track even beyond their present high figures. " . " . The loop as planned at present would pass the 20 acre tract which the au thorities of the Episcopal church have bought for the splendid buildings they Intend to erect to house the St Hel ens academy. Pine Structure Planned. ' The work on "these bui'dlngs will be begun early in the summer and when : completed will stand as one of the fin-! est school structures In the northwest I The survey party were busy yesterday ; In the region of Mansfield street and ) from present indications actual construe- : tion work will be put in hand on this! extension In the early spring. J The realty board held their usual j weekly meeting yesterday in the of-1 flees of F. W. Valentine, the secretary. 1 O. P. Wolcott, president, was In charge. The general publicity campaign was again discussed and it was decided to ' fix some definite date for a general ' meeting at next week's session. Mean- while the board is busy gathering val- j uable data about the peninsula gener- j ally, which it Is Intended to publish ; In leaflet and pamphlet form for general ; distribution,,, both by mall and to all. findings are nearly always final because! visitors and interested Investors. correct. Because the people Interested feel that the board Is Impartial and fair the controversy of whatever nature Usually ends at once. "The amendment also provides that the district superintendent shall number three rather than two, that the salaries of district superintendents shall be $2500 a year Instead of J2000, and that the state engineer shall receive $3600 Instead of 12400 a year. There is no particular complaint against salaries, because performance of the duties mer its recompense, but a lessened effect iveness, an Increase of red tape, delays In settlement, are all to be complained Of and we do complain." Attitude of Reclamation Service. "ine reclamation service has not the Bllghtest political Interest in the King amendment." said Oliver P. Morton, gen eral counsel of the reclamation service in Oregon, California and Nevada, yes terday. "But we are Interested in work ing out together the water right prob lems of this state. Our experience has been that the present water code is away ahead of laws in other states. It unnii utuiariy uenericiai wner- evep facts were needed to be ascer tained, as in pne notable ease on But ter creek in Eastern Oregon, where a eerlous contention was settled inform ally jn a few months by the board when In litigation It would have required all the way from three years to eternity for settlement "As an administrative body the board f control gives splendid service. As a Judicial body It will no longer seem a Tittle cousin' to water users, but a rigid, unbending court, , where arbitra tion will be impossible, where all legal delays, wlll.be Invoked and where bad feeling will rule. For these reasons we think ft would be unfortunate for Orer gon if the legislature were to adopt the King amendment." Kaiser to Visit Pope. (United fro Leased WM Boston, Feb. 8,-Kaiser. Wllhelm of Germany plans to call on Pope Plus during his visit to Rome in March, ac cording to the Frankfurter Zeltung. e , . b HAS 110 SUBSTITUTE 1I" Absolutely Pure - Tito only baking powdor mado front Royal Grapo Cream of Tartar 13 ALUM,!: U"E Fi. ISFHATE Dr. R. A. Jayne has let the contract for his new residence on Willamette boulevard for $2000. The site he has chosen Is next to the fine residence which J. S. McKinney has Just com pleted. A. S. McCarty of Cheyenne, Wyo., was In the city yesterday and reported that the city had greatly improved since his last visit five years ago, having nearly trebled her population in that time. HUMANE SOCIETY HAS ! ANIMAL AMBULANCE ! BUT NO EQUIPMENT ! To discuss means of equipping j' and maintaining the animal am- 4 ; 4 bulance, officers of the Oregon j Humane society will hold a meeting this afternoon in the 4 office of A. Berg, Commonwealth building. Mr. Berg Is president Of the society. The ambulance, money to purchase which was , 4 raised by subscription, is at Kramer's riding academy, lying j idle. Members of the Humane ! society have petitioned the city council for the loan of a team of 4j 4 horses for it and the appropria- 4 tlon of $1200 a year for its maintenance. "Other cities provide for the , equipping of animal ambulances ' 4 and their maintenance," said ; Mrs. F. W. Swanton, vice presi- ' 4 dent of the society. "Why should , not Portland? Five calls were sent in last week for the am- bulance, but It could not be used. ; 4) Through the efforts of the ; Humane soolety the ambulance has been purchased. Now It is ; 4 time for the city to do Its share 4 and equip and maintain it" 4 ' 4 4 ; LAND DEAL SHOWS GAIN1 OF $12,600 IN 2 YEARS Floyd J. Campbell closed a deal yes- i terday afternoon through the agencies ! of Mall & Von Borstel and J. M. Letter for the purchase of a 90x100 foot parcel of ground located at the southwest cor ner of Grand avenue and East Ankeny t street M. Campbell purchased the ! property from J. C. Alnswor.th, paying fiO.OOO for It- The quarter block was acquired by Mr. Alnsworth about two' years ago for $27,600. Ilia profit of . $12,500 is equal to a gain of 45ft per, cent. . I This is the second sale In that vi cinity within the past 10 days by Mall & Von Borstel and Is the fourth trans fer In two weeks of business sites lo cated in the business district at the east approach of the Burnside bridge., this"s1nator goes limit on l0r1mer (United .PreM Leaned Wire.) ' Washington, Feb. 8. Senator Fletcher of Florida came to the defense; of Sen ator Lorimer yesterday when,' in, ad-, dressing the senate, he declared the elec tion of Lorlnver was a ''dark horse'' proposition "and was brought about by the combination of personal and non partisan feeling." Crank ; Claim British Throne. - (United Pree Lenum Wire. I 1 New Tork, Feb. g.WIth the idoa of protesting . against the coronation of King George, John Be Guelph of Brook lyn, who claims that he is John Edward Rex Wittln, Prince de Guelph, eldest son of the lateKing Edward and right- Misses Spring Suits Neat, stylish Suits that bear the signs of the newest spring fashions. They are man-tailored and of man pish materials. ? . adies' Suits The new spring styles now shown in the Ladies' De partment have all the dash and spirit of the newest styles. ,rs' - ail" 3 i&M A special invitation is extended to ladies and misses to call and make an inspection of these New Spring Suits. BEN SELL ING 2ou ouprti io iee Jane' A new Any She haA 1oxtg.hi elegant one for ihe whole house and ie ai haffty as a yxteen. a? do think thai aood, iasiefuir rxiai aive any home an aii-and nowadays with ihe ele a ant SfAench and American one and the ariiiiic Oriental deiians to chooAe fAom, theAe ii no excuse for any woman not to ruy Aeiy Aua. Qalry John hai cAawled on iome of my rua until A.ey aAe ihaHy, Ao of'm aoina to act new one. your A aA eveA, JCou, (P. S.-&ou Luf ihe JbeAt ruaA and at reaon atle fAicei from 7ftoAaanQ.ichley. LEADING CLOTHIER Morrison and Fourth Fruit and Poultry Are Going to Make North Plains Famous 1 to 10 Acres Ruth Trust Company 235 Starh Street, Cor. Second Up in the Air About the High Cost Of hardware? Never nped be If you come to us. We maintain a propor tionate price proportionate to the ser vice and quality of th article. We do not Increase the price because the ship ments are Just pieced on display. Hon est service snd fair prices combined with serviceability of article satisfies. AVERV&CO. 48 Third St. THY-THIS IF YDU ACHE ALL OVER FROM A BAD GOLD DR IHE GRIPPE. Breaks the Worst Cold and . Ends Grippe Misery in a Few Hours. Nothlntr else that you can ' take will tT5reaKyOuT"c61doi eril"flppe so promptly as a dose , of Pape'a Cold Compound "every two hours until three consecutive doses are taken. . The most miserable neuralgia pains, headsche, dullness, ' ijead . and nose stuffed up, feverlshness, sneezing run nine ot the nose, sore throat, mucous catarrhal dischargee, torques.. aUftness. rheumatism "pains and other distress begin to leave after the very first doso. Pape's Cold Compound 1s the result of three years' research at a cost of more than fifty thousand dollars, an! con tains no quinine, which we have con clusively demonstrated' is not effective Jin the treatment of jspldspr, jsrjpp, T!7a&abIatiareli?'Compouh4 as di rected, Vith''the knowledge that there Is no other meaiclne made anywhere else Jn the .world, which will cure your cold or end XJrlppe misery as promptly and without any otrter assistance or bad after effects as a 25 .cent package of Pape'a Cold Compound, which any drug list. Sa.Un,.wgrJ4,ca uwOy. AW Wf.lf' Compare Our Prices With thoM yon hare ties in the nM of mtibs, nd ;oa llf wie tht offer jou iulwUntll Inoa U work nd jm ounot get better piinle work u) where, no nutter how mmah jvt pmj. e flnu& pleto ana brldn work- for out. of -town patron la on day u doaired. Psialea wtrMtloa free ha pletea oe bridge work it order, d. CmmHUIm tree. olf Crown. $5.00 22kBrk)rTMtl4.00 60M Fillinrt 1.00 Eotml Finintt 100 Silver nilinn .50 flood Rubber ' piiim 5.00 Bett Rid Rubber- -M Ms, 7.50 U. W. 1 Witt, ramut m Minos Painlei Extr'tHHl . O U unmmmammrmm BUT mstmoo . AU work fully giuuranteed for flfteesi Tears. Wise Dental Co Painless Dentists - IWtnt Building, Third ind Wishlngtsa. PORTUNO, ORt CUImBmlt.: A. X. to t. k. luteal, atel tin .11 1. 11 i.i 11. rw"'1 I I 1 9x12 Rug Specials fljl n pA buys an Axminster of dependable quality, excellent coloring et (Pi I OU fects. Regular price $25.00. (J- buys high-grade 10-wire Taps we have three patterns tplOe I O ular price $22.50. fl-f f rrr buys Kurdistans, reversible, good patterns. JDlUelD $15.00. Reg- Regular price We Are East Side Agents for Macey Sectional Bookcases The convenience of sectional bookcases is now becoming too well known ' to need much comment so easy to get just as few or just as many sections as you desire. Also, it is pretty generally understood that the Macey leads ', in all points of excellence that is why we secured the East Side agency for I them. We carry all kinds and finishes. , f 1 i.i Combination Bookcases Reduced 25 Golden Oak C 1 Q Ptfi ets No 502 tHi.OU $26.00. 7K Ken No- 729, tp'e I O $33.00. $27.00 &.No 5M: No. 725, Early English Finish regular (24 QQ 8Ct9 No reguar regular (POJ flP gets No. 219, tD4U4(J $35.00. $29.00 So. Na Qorz Kn gets Pt)JeJU $47.50. regular 330, regular 246, regular regular flQA fill Sets Na iJUJfVf $40.00. - - - All regular prices mentioned in our ads are absolutely genuine. Any one who has ever examined our stock knows that our prices are always in plain figures. Steel Springs Reduced 25 $4.50 woven wire, with steel . frame, supported with helicals and steel straps, made for flQ A ft iron bed only, No. 12 PO.'iU $4.50 National link fabric, bronzed , steel rails, for iron 3Q ft bed onlv. No. 21 tPO.U $5.50 woven wire top, heavy fabric, rope edge, coil support under center ef springs, sit high above rails. No. 26.. $6.50 National link fabric, with helical spring ends, iron frame, No. 56 - $6.50 coil, for wood or iron bed, oil-tempered springs, guaranteed not to sag. No. 5 $8.00 coil for wood or iron bed, same as above, with a woven wire top, additional, No. 5 $6.00 heavy reinforced woven wire top, rope edge, coil support, No. 25 $4.15 $4.90 $4.90 $6.00 $4.50 Heating Stoves Reduced 25 $11.50 M-A Special, No. 118, 18-inch $15.00 M-A Special Heater, No. 123. wood, cast top, bottom, cast door and 25-inch wood, big door, taking chunk lining, nickel foot rest QQ Cft of wood 8x16; cast top, flJIIP se JJ bottom ami tront; sale vJLMm and rim around the base $13.25, No. 120, 20-inch A Aft $16, No. 28, 28-in. woo el O fift vauiuu nickel toot rest, rim, etc. vj-w.vv wood, same as above . . Journal Want Ads Bring Results Hot-Blast Stoves Principally for Coal These Heaters burn the gas of the coal, make a very hot fire and use less fuel than other styles. f . ; $17.00 Hot Blast, No. 114, 14-inch firepot, smooth nickel trimmings 1 '' - cast firepot, cast top and tront $21.50 Hot Blast. No. 116, 16-inch firepot. same as above .f 16.00 ; $24.00 Hot Blast, No. 118, 18-inch firepot, same as above.. ;S18.00 Each Customer Shares the $25,000 Because we Our Annual Savings in Interest and ITaxea. - 69-75 Grand Ave. Built on the .Corner Ea:tii:!: HOMES FURNISHED COMPLETE ea Rc:j:c f ' ? T A a? i .1 (i l( ' a $4 f