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JWfWJt'JBtUX J nnnnnprcmiii niMn I rraotd DUILUINtl I WA sh . , 270 FOOTDAM IN THEJOHNDAYRIVER New Factor in the Solution of West Extension of Umatil- la Project Presented by W. J. Mariner of Blalock. To take water from the John Day jrlver for Irrigation of the western ex tension'' of the Umatilla project, thcre ' ' -by making It unnecessary to take a large Jtract along the Umatilla for reservoir ' iTpurposea, or to restrict the use of pres ent water users along the upper Uma 'tllla and Its tributaries, is the plan of W. X Mariner of Blalock. .This Plan comprehends the suggestion j of a pew factor In the situation regard- png the west extension of the Umatilla r vjJinjecu is uui a move jiusiub 10 iuq P project. Judge Mariner explains, since flts adoption" would hinge upon approva 'of the plan now pending before the I resident In other words, the first s 4hlng to be done Is to have- the pre lect approved. After that will come the determination as to whence the wa ter will be drawn. Hew Plan Urged. Urging: that this plan will remove tha Objections of people at Stanflcld and along the Umatilla, at the Bame time provide for' the irrigation of a larger area than the proposed western ex tension, and at the same time take care Of perhaps 10,000 acres additional In Qil- 11am county, with possible extension at small cost to Sherman county, Judge Mariner last night wrote to J. N. Teal In Washington setting forth the detail of the plan and asking that It be pre- . sented without delay to the secretary 01 the interior and the president. Briefly, the Mariner plan calls for a dam at the falls of the John Day riv ,, er. about 20 miles shove Its mouth The height of this dam is a question to be determined by the engineers, but from surveys already made Judge Mar iner says a 270 foot dam will carry the water by gravity line clear to the east am aide of the western extension, bring ing under water, a larger number of ' - acres between the Umatilla and Willow creek than are provided for by the pro posed dam below Btanfleld. with 10,000 acres more la Gilliam and still more In Sherman, all within the 24,000,000 seg regation allowed for the western exten sion. , Engineer favors it. Judga Mariner says he has conferred with K. O. Hopson. the supervising en gineer of the government, reclamation service, and Mr. Hopson Is friendly to ward It He was assured that the re- elamatlon service la not wedded to any particular plan, but will give thorough Y Investigation to any suggestion. If the J" water can be had from tha John Day j. under a feasible plan, within the cost provided, the reclamation service would j. Lava no reason to oppose It. f Mr. Hopson Is out of the city, but Judgq Mariner presented him with a I large amount of data regarding the new . f plan, with contour maps and englneer-- ing plana. Ha quotes). Mr. Hopson aa i, saying that even If the reclamation ser ?vlce were ready to proceed with actual j, work under the plan heretofore adopted. : j- ana a new plan were suggested which - J seemed better, work would be suspend- -ed until the new plan could be fully ln : vestlgated and ita merits determined. Jj Judge Mariner la associated, with Dr. B. Blalock in the ownership of th John Day Power company, which has S- dona considerable development work at the falls of the John Day and has been working on a project for irrigation $ of part or all of the lands comprised "In the western extension of the Uma- til la project X Jona Day Klver. J,. From the work of engineers thus em- f ployed comes the data which is now being presented to the reclamation r service and the authorities at W'asii lngton. "Tha name of the project should not JJ. be changed," said Judge Mariner, in Jt discussing his plan. ' What we want T Is to get the western extensions ap- proved, first of all. Then we will be able to show that the best plan is to take the water from the John Pay. C where practically no one can claim ! damages. In this way all the pro-i -j1 tests msde against the western exten sion will be removed. "The question will be suggested, why fm did not the government reclamation service discover the plan I am now presenting? The explanation Is not difficult If you will take a map of the A John Day country you will see how $t crooked that stream is. On the uppr g John Day the river winds back und forth between canyon walls In an ex . j tremely rough mountain-country. Be 5( ginning far up on this stream the cn glneers went down, reporting to the de- partment as they went. m. Many Difficulties. 5f "Two miles below the mouth of Thlr Js ty Mllo creek tl'ey located a dam and tin I general way down clos to Hay I p cm. men iney carried 11 ftorOHS lo rsi4 v.A t k,. i . This makes 1 extremely difficult and costly construe-. J tion, and the estimated const of $22, , jj, 000,000 puts It beyond present reach. "Going on down tho river, the engl ifi peers propoBed the construction of a great dam almost opposite Hock creek. Hut here, owing to the topography of the country, gravity was not enough, J? and an elaborate pumping system had i to be devised to carry the water over some of the elevations. At this point tna flepartment called off the engl- neers, since the difficulties appeared to E grow as they proceeded down the rlvor "That was not an unnatural thing to 2; be done, but It prevented the engineers X. from finding the porfectly feasible plan Tat th falls of the river, further down. jfcWIth a 300-foot dam at this point, nearly S till the lands comprised in the John '4S PT project ae well as the western Uma- tills extension could he included. S "I want It understood, however, that in tha plan I am now presenting I am suggesting a 270-foot dam, which I am V certain would b within tha J4.J00.00O eost. What wa want Is to get the Uma 1 tllla extension approved and then lm y proved to best advantage, f i May Bs Solution. "It, later on. It is desired to make the project larger and take In the John Day y project by erecting a bigger dam, well (. and good. ' Just now we are concerned lit getting What It Is possible to get, and v to do this wa must keep within $4,000,- 000. ' . " t "Tha canal from the falls of the John w- Day would run about St miles to reach 8 the project. There Is only a small ad- verse grade to overcome - to provide gravity distribution to th'a further lim- Its of the extension. Tha contour maps s show ths situation perfectly. With a TO-foot, dam, a tunnel less than 6000 feet long would be required ' to - get through, the divide to tha cast of ths DRAWING SHOWS PROPOSED IRRIGATION PROJECTS IN UMATILLA blSTRICL I -X. V I fs.- I j LOWER DM . V j VJSL$ 0.fc flS V ' X heppner I is V v T HOPDSCl CAM L)OHf Light shade portion shows John Day Upper dotted for bdhons State Purchasing Board to Let Many Contracts Decem ber 21. (Salem Burean of The Journal. 1 Salem, Or.. Dec. 9. Preparatory to the semi-annual opening of bids for supplies for state Institutions for the ensuing year, C. D. Fraser, secretary of the state purchasing board, has com pleted the advertising and -has sent out to 200 prospective bidders the formal call for proposals. The bids will be opened December 21. Wood purchases have been made dur ing the week. About 4 400 cords were bought at prices ranging between J3.95 per cord for second grade end $4.40 per cord for first class fir. Bids were called for and blddera submitted offers for definite quantities of wood at defi nite pricea. The lowest bidder sold all ha had to offer. Following are some of the items ap pearing on the lists of supplies on which bids are asked: Twenty-six thousand pounds fresh beef, 41,000 pounds fresh mutton, 10,600 pounds smoked hams and bacon, 46,000 pounds dried fruits, 6600 gallons of syrups, 17,000 pounds rolled oats, 2700 pounds of tobacco, 600 pipes ana boo pills. Owing to the Increased capacity of the tailor shops and shoe shops at the penitentiary and training school the bills for shoes and clothing are small. Preference will be given to Oregon firms wherd other thing are reaaonaoiy equal. Fi Forage Would Not Be Lacking and Forest Rangers Would Give Protection. (Special to Tho Jonraal.t Ashlajid. Or., Dec. 9. Considerable In terest 18 being taken iwe In the matter of stocking the Ashland national forest with elk from the forests of Wyoming. It Is stated that the Ashland preserve has ample protection and abundance of fetd to supply a large herd of these monarchs of the forest who ar n.nh. lnK b? tne hundreds in Wyoming every year. ,By fencing a portion of the Ash- jana rorest, a sufficient number of elk could be kept to stock Crater Lake and Klamath reserves each year and so save to the sporting public a race of game animals that Is sure to be as extinct as the buffalo in a few years unless some thing is done. The difficulty In Wyom ing seems to bo that the winter range is taken up by farmers and the summer range used by shsepherders. No such difficulty would be encountered here as tha extent of the country and 'the amount of forage are such as to provide food the year around. Adding to this the protection afforded by the govern ment through the forest service, and the plan should meet success. POLK COUNTY SCHOOLS ON UNIFORM BASIS Falls City, Or., Dec. 9. County School Superintendent Seymour has instituted a standardization plan for the schools of Polk county. Mr. Seymour places a standard school certificate in the rooms of every school of the county. This certificate embodies the requirements for successful education; They are gathered under tha following heads: Under sanitation, pictures in rooms, at tendance, discipline, application, appear anco of school grounds and lnterscholas tic activities. When a room has been perfect in any one or all the essentials, a small star Is placed opposite, and when the entire school has qualified for any requirement, a large star Is placed opposite a certificate, which la used for the school as a whole. When any school receives stars for all the standards It receives a pennant at the end the year. There is only one school In tho county at the present time Which has qualified for the pennant. John Day. The water would flow direct from the reservoir through this tunnel. v "I believe this will prove a solution of , the UmatUla .extension difficulties. At tha same cost, it will take care of a largely increased area of land, with possibilities of extension at any time the money becomes available for a larger project. Even with a, 270-foot dam It .would be possible to cover a large part of the John -Day project by pumping back from tho main canal." Pianos rented 13 per . month. All money paid as rent can apply on pur chase price later if desired. KOHLEK A CHASE, U lit Washington Street Bmoke .Queen Quality , tobacco. ,' Bars tha labels. Sea 167 3rd di: CONOONV I IS PKOJ ECT - f - 7 . mi Bur supplies ELK FOR ASHLAND DREST DESIRED THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER project. Heavily shaded part shows line Indicates diversion canal under Two Strangers Leave in Auto for Corvallis After Satis factory Cleanup. (Kpeclsl to The Journal.) Albany, Or., Dec. 9. Curses, not loud but deep, are being uttered by several of Albany's dead game sports, who were trimmed to the tune of $900 one evening this week by a duo of smooth paste board manipulators, who entertained "the Hub" gentlemen at a quiet little game. The visitors left by auto for Corvallis during the wee sma hours, highly pleased with the night's festivi ties. It is not anticipated they will play a return session, despite tha fact that there Is no danger of tha authori ties taking a hand In tha gam. In Jail on Alimony Charge. (Special to Tbe JoarnaL) Albany, Or., Dec. 9. P. II. Greene, a traveling salesman, recently hailing from Tacoma, is being detained here at the county Jail on the charge of failing to pay $60 alimony per month to his recently divorced wife. Greene, who was apprehended hero while In com pany with a woman from Lebanon, 'will fight extradition to Washington, and has engaged a local attorney to contest the case. Another and mora serious charge may be placed against him, it Is alleged by the police, should Greene win on the extradition charge. Druggist Finds Check Bad. (Special to The Journal.) Albany. Or,. Dec. 9. Fred Dawson, proprietor of the Owl drug stoae, dls covered yesterday that he hrd been fleeced of $20 on a spurious check. The paper was drawn on a Eugene bank and was dishonored when presented for deposit at Guslck s bank. The author! ties here and at Eugene are looking for the guilty party. S. P. BEGINS GRADING ON LINE TO COOS BAY (Special to Tbe Journal.) Eugene, Or.. Dec. 9. Grading has be gun on the Southern Pacific company's Eugene-Coos Bay railroad. Fuller & Co.. sub-contractors, having started a large force of men and teams at the work on the tract of land purchased from tho Lane County Asset company, five mile west of the city. This land Is hlfrh and dry and on that account grading can proceed almost the entire winter. Suit has been brought against tha Asset company, the Southern Pacific company and James L. Buell, right of way agent of the latter, to set aside the transfer of thW land, alleging that Buell and the Asset company entered in to a conspiracy to defraud the plaintiff in tha case,- The plaintiff is George Perry, who built a few miles of grade for the Asset company and who Is seeking to recover from the company several thousand dollars which he al leges is due him. It is also claimed the deal was made without tho consent of the majority of the stockholders of the Asset company. llousewarralng Attracts Hundreds. (Special to The Journal.) Eugene, Or., Dec. 9. The fine new quarters of the Eugene Commercial club were formally opened yesterday af ternoon and last night, when the club kept open house and hundreds of citl rens, both men and women, flocked to the rooms and admired the elaborate finishings and the expensive furniture. Principal among the speakers at tha evening meeting was Carl R, Gray, pres ident of the Oregon Liectric railwi, C. C. Chapman, manuger of the promotion department of the Portland Commercial club, Professor Gasklns, of the Oregon Agricultural college at Corvallis, and a number of Southern ' Pacific railroad officials. Rural High Schools in Prospect. (Special to The Journal.) Eugene, Or.. Dec. 9. Petitions have been received by tho Lane county school district boundary board for the creation of two new country high school dis tricts, one to be established at Walker station and the other at Thurston. Tha districts to be combined for tho Walker school are Walker, Fox Hollow and Saginaw, while those to be combined for the Thurston school are Thurston, Mount Vernon and Davis. The boundary board has set the date Of the election to decide the matter for the Walkor school on January. 6 and for tho Thurs ton school January 13. To Aid Christmas Shoppers. (Special to Ths Journal,) Oregon City, Dee. 9. To. give the day wbrkers of the city a chance to do Christmas shopping the committee named by tho merchants to suggest hours of closing today decided that the retail stores, beginning Monday, should keep open at night until Christmas. A large part of the population la mads up of mill workers, who have no chance to visit the stores during the dny. Until two years ago virtually all tha retail tores kept open at night- POKER GAME COSTS ALBANY MEN $900 west extension of Umatilla plan. Mariner plan. DENIES ENGLAND DECADENT NATION Author Answers Hungarian Count's Charge That Brit ish Empire Declining. London, Dec. 9. Frederick Townsend Martin, author of the "Passing of tha Idle Rich," who spends most of his time In England, denies the allegation of Count Vay, a Hungarian diplomat, that England is a decadent nation. The count was Interviewed recently by a London newspaper. Martin says English statesmen see clearly the causes of tho decline and fall of other nations and provide safe guards against such decadence' In their own country. The nations which have fallen have had their strength sapped by extravagance and idleness. "Count Vay talks about wealth be ing the sole qualification among the smart stt,' " says Martin. "I consider the London social world is composed of charming and cultured people who. much as they enjoy the entertainments of tho rich, cannot afford to cross the threahhold of a house unless the host and hostess are perfectly accomplished and refined. Gold alone can cave no one from ostracism. l "With regard to Count Vay's remarks about American women and their sup posedly happy Influence upon English society, habits and traditions, I can say, from a long experience in the best circles both In England and America, that no ladies In th world adapt them selves so quickly as the Americans to the land of their adoption." BALK AT QUARTERS London Paper Says Part of Medina's Crew Rose in Mutiny. (United Press Leaaed Wire.) London, Dec. 9. The Express says a section of the picked crew of the steam ship Medina, on which King George and Queen Mary traveled to India, mutinied on the eve of the departure of the vessel and refused to sail. They were arrested with others who had broken their leaves in the hope of being left behind. The latter were distributed among the cruisers which escorted the Medina, and the warships furnished substitutes for them on their majesties' vesuel. The trouble arose through discontent among the men over their quarters, which are described aa worse than those on sailing ship In the early days of navigation. Apologists for the vessel say the only trouble with the quarters was that they were not finished because of lack of time. Winston Churchill, the first lord of the admiralty, will reply to a question on tne suDject In the house of commons December 13. Take your Queen Quality fronts to 167 3rd. Free kerchiefs. SCENE AT OPENING ,Rey. Henry N. Coudon, P. .D., the TARS ON ROYAL SH P gul, Jfihl - Zrx- fa. Q. 1 "JCC-r-i. II Ifcii'V" tV -CI KWiiiKftV Sfy,uL7;A,V,V4-JSi3l 112 !!? ' Operation May Be Necessary to Prolong Life of Million aire Hotelman. 1 (United Proaa Leased Wirt.) jsew ork, jjeo. l.-r-In plte of the reports of his physicians that he is .re covering, tha condition at W. E. D, Stokes, the New York, millionaire ho tel and turfman, foi the shooting of wnom Luiian Graham and Ethel Conrad are now on trial here, Is declared to be serious. It is stated that an operation perhaps will be necessary to prolong bis life. Stokes was stricken with acuta In digestion while attending a horse sale In Madison Square Garden two weeks ago. following the declaration by Lillian Graham, that her slater declared she believed that Stokes was ths slayer of "Al Adams," the late policy king. Jul ius Harburger. deputy state comptroller and former coroner, declared that he believed - Adams was murdered. Dls trlct Attorney Whitman will Investigate tne mysterious death of Adams. New York, Dec, 9. "My . sister warned me to be careful of approaching Stokes, because she believed he had killed Al. Adams,' the millionaire policy king," was the statement of Lillian Gra ham, testifying In bar Awn defense against the charge of attempted murder of Millionaire W. 15. D. Stokes, which caused a great sensation in court here. While Stokes was testifying of his relations with the Graham girl and Ethel Conrad, her co-defendant, attor neys for the girls tried to get him to admit that he was with Al. Adams at the time of the policy king's mysterious death, the true facts of which have al ways been one of New York's unsolved pusales. Testified X Sobbed Has. The Graham girl's reference came in connection with what was designed to show that Stokes had not only Injured but robbed her. "Stokes told me." she wore, "that he had lost $1700 of my money on Wall street. I and my sis ter, Mrs. Singleton, never believed that he actually lost the money; we thought he, only said he did. I wanted to go to him and demand my money back and my sister told tne to be careful of ap proaching Stokes, because she believed he had killed Al. Adams." Miss Graham stated that all the money given her by Stokes up to thi time when she went to Europe in May, $07, amounted to $1200. "I told lilm once that I wanted $500," she declared. "I said that he really owed It to me, and that I wanted It; that I was going away and never ex pected to see him again. He offered me $25." Tells Story of Shooting. Tho witness then told the story of the shooting of the millionaire. She said that She and EtheL Conrad were n their apartment when the bell rang. Miss Conrad answered the door. I heard Ethel exclaim. Wby, Mr. Stokes!'" testified Miss Graham. "I ran to the door and we began talking about the letters which Stokes had writ ten me and about money which I had asked him for. 'He seised and choked me, saying: Don't yell or everyone in the building will hear you.' I replied that I wanted them all to hear me, after what he had said about me." Miss Graham declared that she and Miss Conrad both fired in self defense. Assistant District Attorney Buckner then took the witness for cross exam ination. His questions were directed to prove that she Is 28 years old, and was not young and innocent when sho met Stokes. THROWS CHILD INTO BAY, JUMPS IN HERSELF (United Preaa Leaned Wire.) Bell Ingham, Wash., Dec. 9. Mrs. Ole Martin, wife of a shingle weaver, be lieved to have been frantic as a result of domestic troubles, throw her 7-year- old daughter into the bay yeator day. She had just seized her second little girl to pitch Into the wa ter when nearby workmen grabbed the child from her uplifted hands. Before the woman could bo restrained she had thrown herself ovorboard. A longshore man named Walters jumped In and res cued the mother, while Clark Percy, with the aid of a crab net, saved the drowning child. Tho woman refused to talk. The workmen's attention was at tracted to the scene by the sobbing of the little girl, who cried: "Mamma, please don't throw me In." SNICKERING AUDITORS CENSURED BY GYPSY (United Preaa Leased Wtre.r Tacoma, Wash., Deo. 0. Gipsy Smith. preaching to 6000 people last night, de nounced the divorce lawB in America and roundly scored his hearers for their poor quality of conscience when they snickered at his allusion to a woman In Denver wltn four husbands. SESSION OF NATIONAL HOUSE blind chaplain, delivering the invocation the third session of the 62d congress. 0, . 1911. NOT SELF-EXECUTING (Sclera Bureau of The Journal.) Salem, Or., Pea The recall law which went Into effect in 1908, Is In operatlvebecause no law has been en acted providing for the payment of campaign expenses of the offloer . to be recalled. This, Attorney General Craw. ford claims, is the requirement of the recall law. : ' ' 3 , The opinion handed down yesterday is sweeping in its nature and declares that the recall provision --Is not) self. executtng and that further legislative enactment is required before the recall amendment will become effective. Under the opinion the attorney roner. al advises that the recall petitions be not filed by the county clerk and this will brlnf the matter to an Issue and eventually will furnish an Opportunity for the supreme court finally to pass on the point. In his opinion the attor ney general says: The section of the law under dis cussion provides among other thinsra mat -no such petition shall be clrcu lated against any officer until he has actually held his office six months, save and except that it may be filed against a senator or representative In the legislative assembly at any time after five days from the beginning of me rirsi session after his election. Aft er one such petition and special eleo- tion no further recall petition shall be filed against the same officer during me term ior wnicn he was elected, un less such further petitioners shall first pay into tbe public treasury which has pal a such special election expenses. the whole amount of its expenses for the preceding special election.' ' No legislation has been enacted pro viding for tne payment of the reason able, special election, campaign ex penses of any officer whose recall might be desired, nor for the repay ment of such expenses after the recall election has been held, honce there Is no fund provided in any pubUo treas ury, either state, county, city or town, from which such expenses can be paid, and I am of the opinion that the pro vision to make such payment Is a con dition precedent to the exercise of the right to recall any officer." WASCO ASSESSMENT ROLL SHOWS $9,237,330 TOTAL (Special to Tu Jnurnl The Dalles, Or., Dec. 9. The assess ment roll of Wasco county, which has Just been completed by the county board of equalization, shows the total value of taxable property in tho county, ex clusive of property belonging to com mon carriers, railroads, telophone and telegraph lines and express companies, which are assessed by the state tax commission, to be $9,237,330, classified as follows: Tillable land $2,847,635 Non-tillable land , 1.787,410 Improvements on deeded land 463.140 City lots 1,094.030 Improvements on cltv lots .. 1,067,01)0 Improvements on land not deeded or patented 23,710 Toll roads, etc 16,100 DiHuonaryf-enffines, manuiao- turlntr machinerv. eta. 190,115 Merchandise and stock in trade 404,945 r ai 111 iiupieuiefiis, carriages and autos Money ; Notes and accounts 160,275 124,790 56.08S Bank stock 113,000 Household furniture. Jewelry, etc 188,580 nurses una muies 841, K10 Cattle . , 93.200 Sheep and goats 198,040 Swlno 18.313 The assessment of The Dalles shows an Increase of $107,450 as compared with that of 1910, being $2,968,697. On this valuation the city council has levied a tax of six mills, bolng half a mill less than the levy for 1911. Artisans Have Bij; Meeting. The Dalles, Or., Dec. 9. Thursday night Dalles Assembly No. 25, United Artisans, entertained delegations from Hood River, Pine Grove and Dufur. Twelve candidates were Initiated. Among tho banquet speakers were Judge Bradshaw, Mrs. Dodds, master artisan of Dufur assembly; N. Wheal don of The Dalles, p. L. Henrlchs, mas ter of Hood River assembly; Judge A. E. Lake, C. II. Dethman, master of Pine Grove assembly, and Mrs. Ella M. Watt, supreme Instructor. About 200 members were In attendance. Richards Farm Brings $50,000. The Dalles, Or., Dec. 9. The Rich ards wheat farm, nine miles southeast of The Dalles, owned by W. D. and II. R. Richards, comprising 740 acres- has been eold to a party of eastern cap! tallsts, the consideration being $50,000. It is stated by a representative of the purchasers that it is their purpose to plant the entire tract to apples. Hotel Albert, The Dalles, Sold. (Bpeclal to Tha Jopmal.l The Dalles, Or., Dec. 9. Hotel Albert one of the leading hotels of this city, nas cnangea nanns, Joseph Henry hav ing sold his interests in it to Charles and Edward Darnlelle, formerly farm ers in the Eight Mile district, who last fall sola their farm to the Dufur Or. chard company. Mr. Henry Intends going to Montreal, Quebec, where he will engage in railroad construction work as a contractor, that having bvn his business prior to his coming to The Dalles. OF REPRESENTATIVES Just prior to the reconvening of , illjl iAYJOE '''' ts snow That Contract ors Will Soon Mass Equip ment on Coquille River, (Special to Tin Journal.) i , Roseburif,, Or., Dec. . The contract has been let and aotiml fnniilriict Inn work will begin .soon on a railroad be tween Jtoseburg and Coos Bay, if Infor mation received hers from a private souroe Js correct. It Is stated that the Pnclflo Coast Construction company of Seattle will do the grading on the new road. Engineers only a few weeks ago completed the survey between Coos Bay and the Southern Pacific line near this City. '.;;,.,' j' , j The construction company has, it; la said, a large amount of construction equipment at Ellensburg,. Wash. An SO ton steam shovel will be ahinbei r soon as possible to point on the Co- qmue river near Myrtle Point. It! la also stated that the steam shovel opera tors have obtained contracts from the construction company, and that money has been placed at the disposal of h engineers tor landing and unloading tha machinery,.- , ,. The Pacific Coast, Construction com pany has contracts for the grade from Myrtle Point eastward to Roseburg, it !. K.Th P'04"4 hW that a grade of slightly over 1 per' oent has been Moured. The first .construction work 8 n. Ah urvVd line between Myrtle Point and the Coos-Dougiaa county line, which Is 20 miles wes of ft Xt lB Kenerally "upposad tfrat pose"roadn balng P"- FOES OF HfiMF tpi CDunMc PETITION AGAINST IT a I, ' ..P11 to The Jwraal.) Ashland. Or.. Dn a a f1" b7 6 persons has been submitted to the city council asking that the Home telephone company be restrained from extending Us lines further within tha limits Of Ashland. The fra.nrhi un arm n r ed the Home company over a year ago was revoked by the council last summer About two months ago the Home com pany was seen to be stretching wires In the city, having taken advantACA nf a provision of the franchise granted it which permitted the use of th city's electric light poles. It was already ex tensively engaged before discovered, and tho problem of ejectment offered many serious complications. Tha council wbh unwilling to undertake a fight In tha courts such as would be necessary be fore the matter could be settled, and tho petition of the business men at this time Is clearing the way for tho eject ment, as it was accompanied by a sub stantial fund for the prosecution. The Home company protests that the council exceeded Its powers in revoking the franchise, claiming that It had at thu time lived up to the terms of such fran chise. BLOW WITH HAMMER LIKELY TO PROVE FATAL (Special to Tbe Journal.) Springfield, Or., Dec. 9. Otto Slrin today lies ill at the Seavey hopyard aa the result of a blow on the head with a hammer, wielded yesterday afternoon by Ben Terry of. Eugene. The men were engaged in cutting wood at Heavey's ferry, north of here, and engaged in an altercation over a saw. Terry struck Slrln on the side of the head, a heavy cap in a measure breaking the force of the blow, but was seised before he could strike him again. A warrant for Terry's arrest was issued and Terry was arrest ed in Eugene, lie will have his prelim inary hearing here today if Blrin's con dition is suoh that the gravity of thi assault may be determined. Springfield School Tax. (Speclnl to Tha Journal.) Springfield. Or., Dec. 9. Taxpayers of school district No. 19 have voted a tax of 7 mills, increasing the amount asked by the board by half a mill. The levy will raise approximately $18,000 for thif schools. There are 744 children of school age In the district. FOREST GROVE FIRE DOES $7500 DAMAGE (Special to. The JoarnaL) Forest Grove, Or., Dec. 9. A $750 3 A J760J I -II. John- J were content I ween tsii I fire happened here last night son's barn and paint shop were stroyed. entailing a loss with of about $1500. A shed between barn and a blacksmith shop, containing telephone machinery worth between $$000 and $4000 was burned. An auto repair shop belonging to II. Johnson and oocupled by Frank Barker was dam aged to the extent of $150. J. McOill. blacksmith, was burned out with a loss of $8000, one fifth Insured. Neighboring buildings of wood were saved by tha fire department. TAXPAYERS TO CONSIDER EXPENSES OF SCHOOLS Oregon City, Oct. 9. The board of school directors and the taxpayers will meet tonight at the courthouse to dis cusi school plans. The directors will make a report of expenditures during the current year. Although the expen ditures have been heavy, the board has managed to keep them within the fund raised through the special 9 mill levy. The board will recommend that no In crease be made. - Journal Building Company Files. Halom Dr.. Dec. fi.-t-The Journal Build nepor Ing company Of Portland, with a capital Xll stock of fgeo.ouu, ruea arncica or in corporation with the secretary of state today. The object or this corporation Is to flnanoe construction of The Journal building on Seventh and Yamhill stree Portland, . ' ' ' ,. Halfway Herald Sold. Baker, Or., Deo. 9. The Pine Valley Publishing company has taken over th- property and plant of tho Pine Valley Herald at Halfway and will continue to Issue that paper and do a general printing business.. ..." M 0iai sale price on a dainty Baby Grand Pi ano. The regular value is $760, You can pay as as $10 as payment and take $ years to pay 'the balance. We are exelus- I ve agents I o r Webor. Bteck. Fis cher,- V o a e Pianos and ' Pianola Planes, XOKX.XB aj ctecajtb, S7C Washington. ,Opea day and night' little tt v, J : .r a,.... 1 ".'Nil lw K S . .1 ( ;j