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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
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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
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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
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cher,- V o a e
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