. iTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL,' , PORTLAND, THURSDAY, ' DECEMBER 7.M916. - S IS MOST SUCCESSFUL . - i Secretary- of Interior Lane V Gives Result of Experiments of Reclamation Service, MUCH SOIL NEEDS WATER Ynnlla Bamaln of TXaltad ltta Za ' Orowlnf 2,u Xacn Taar m ! Tracta Areakan Up By f ettlara. WMhtnrton. Dec. T -(vVASHINQ- fON BUHKAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Settlers with email holdings on recla mation projects generally are thriving, while thoM with larger units ere In manv caaea having a orecarlous time. Such ta trTe.atory of the report of thm rrlamtfftn service. Tha small farm of 40 acres l found ta be tha successful one. Those who hv. taken 80 and on up to 160 acrea mr havlnc their resources taxed ThU, it Is explained, results from thm fact that the average settler .In tha first yea re of his effort Is usu allT not able by his own effort and lila limited capttal to make effective use of more than 40 acrea. As a consequence, the man with more acres receives ordinarily little more In returns, but must carry much larger Investment with double or treble the water charges, and greater expenditures for fencing and Improvements. , Satisfactory X suits Obtained. Secretary of the Interior I.an points ut the satisfactory result achlcvM an the Huntley project In Mon tana, which was oprned under a spe cial law that gave the secretary a wider discretion that lie 1 allowed under general law. Jle used this discretion to hold the units down to about 40 acres. He did not permit settlers to go upon the land until water wan ready for VHvcry. Klnally, he required pay ment of 10 per cent of tho water Charge at the beginning, and another J ft per acre for the Indians, from whom the land was secured. " Tho adoption of these rules, fays the secretary, did away with the principal chumps of failure on other projects. (Settlers hnvc gon'. on lands years , In advunce of the coming of water, and their funds have run out before they could crop their land. Other have been land hungry nd have taken more land than they could cultivate and develop. Still others have gone In practically without cap ital, and have not been, equipped to urvlve the inevitable lean years. Irrigation la Oregon. The annual report shows 3603 acres in Irrigated crops on the Umatilla project In 1916, out of 17.000 Irrigable acres, producing returns of 129.04 per acre.. On the Klamath project the acreage was 27,2.14. and the average per acre, $13.85. The best returns per acre, by far were reported from the Okariogari project and the Sunnyside unit of the Yakima project In Wash ington, with $52.0 and J6O.08, lv apectlvely. Nowhere else was the return equal to $40 an acre. .TMs year nearly 20,000,000 scres of TTncle- Kam's domain were taken 'up as against 17.000.000 each for the preceding two yam IB, 000,000 for clan and i:, 000,000 for 1912. At this rate It will be but a very few years fcefore all of the public land of the United Htates will have gone Into prl Yate hands. Probably in less than ten years there will be no public land of ttensequence that will be available for the homesteader. Problem of Arid lands. ..'.There will still remain, however, many million acres of lands which can ba brought into rich production by the application of water, and no Incon siderable volume that' can be put to the public service by being drained. The problem is no longer one of get ting the people onto the land but of getting land for the "people who wish It, and ways must be found by which land .can be Irrigated, either from the watrs that flow underneath it or from the waters that now go to waste flowing to the sea. It is Secretary line's belief that no' sufficient effort has been mado to discover underground supplies of water which can be used upon the deserts of the west, and that con gress might well either appropriate directly for improving these lands by m .system of drilling or pass a law by Which private parties could be In duced to make this effort. later moved to a farm near Waitsburg. ; Mr. and Mrs. Brents were married Au gust 10, 1181, coming to Walla Walla la mo. lira. Brents leaves three children: Mrs. John Robb, Mrs. W. I Stirling and Mrs. Helen Brents Ankeny. all of this city. She also leaves two broth ers: J. IX McCowan of Portland and Frank McCowan of Waltsburg. Tha funeral will be held at 3 o'clock to morrow afternoon at the family home In Chase avenue. British Government ' Limits Course Meals London. Dec. 7. (I. N. S.) The government has set a limit to the number of courses that may be served for dinner in restauranta, hotels and public places. ATter DecemDer is, tne ooara or trade orders under the defense of the realm act. no meal exceeding three courses must be served between S and 9:50 o'clock in the evening. At any other time of the day, no meal must exceed two courses. Restriction of the consumption of meat, poultry and game on certain days of the week was foreshadowed. This order, which will be issued in the near future, will apply both to public places and private houses. MEASURES TO LESSEN OF P DANGER DREIGN COMPLI CATIONS URGED Attorney - General Gregory Outlines Series of Laws in Annual Report to Congress batching of plots aboard who, although appointed for life, are too feeble to discharge their fall duties. Prohibiting the sending of threat ening letters through the malls. Punishing thefts of government Heckling of President Deplored. Washington, bee. '. (I. N. 8) Strong disapproval of the suffrage heckling of President Wilson while lie wss addressing congress was voiced today by officers of the National American Woman Suffrage associa tion. Mrs. Walter Mr-Nab Miller, vice president, declared such methods are a great Injustice to the cause. Washington, Dec. 7. The annual report of Attorney General Thomas W. Gregory, made yesterday, urges con cress to take Immediate steps vent tha them. Protecting wireless from interfer ence by foreigners or their agents, and preventing unlawful and unneu tral use of secret wireless stations. Strengthening the paaPort law. to p"y ? P" vJ??t f,.,t. ihTm matins Extending from one year to .hr it a crime to misuse the great stala of the state or other departments of the government. Forbidding the fleeing from their stations of Interned soldiers or Bailors of foreign belligerents. Preventing the printing of paper money or the coining of metal money by anyone in the United States on be half of any faction of a foreign na tion where there Is factional strife. Providing federal search warrants which will enable officers to seize ef fects of suspected foreigners, such as spies. Strong Embargo Lav Wanted. Strengthening embargo laws so as toito prevent the smuggling of arms hrea years the statute or limitations in bankruptcy cases. f Three hundred and thirty-four white slave cases, instituted by the depart ment of justice, have resulted In con victions and there were more than 400 cases pending at the close of the fiscal year ended June 30 last. Expert Upon Child Welfare Will Speak strengthen our laws so that tnere will be less danger of the United States becoming entangled In foreign com plications. His recommendations for legislation follow: Forbidding Interference with the shipment of munitions, food supplies or other merchandise from the United States by halting shipments, blowing up factories manufacturing the goods, placing bombs on ships, interfering with goods in transit by rail or in storehouses or In any other way re tarding and stopping commerce. Strengthening the prohibitory laws against filibustering and provisioning ships at sea. Would Watch Interned Ships. Providing for surveillance of in terned privately owned foreign ves sels while in American ports to pre- and ammunition in packages ostensi bly containing other articles. The attorney general renewed rec ommendations he made last year urg ing legislation as follows,: More completely to divorce the transportation business from the pro ducing business so railroads cannot own mines, mills and other industries producing tho goods f that are to be transported. To strengthen the laws on removal proceedings so a person wanted In one state can be more readily obtained from another. This legislation '.a de sired to provide a federal warrant which would run anywhere in the United States. Additional rederal Judges. Providing the appointment of ad ditional federal judges when incum bents are over 70 years of age, and Dr. W. H. Slingerland, child wel fare expert of the Russell Sage Foun dation, and Bishop Walter Taylor Sumner will be the speakers before the Saturday noon meeting of the Oregon Civic league in the Multnomah hotel, it was announced yesterday. For many years Dr. Slingerland was su perintendent of the Iowa Children's home, after which he made a number of child welfare surveys in different states. He is the author of the re cently published child welfare survey of California and he recently drew for Tennessee a r.iodel law governing state control of, and state aid to, children's institutions and organiza tions. Christmas Dividend Is Big. New York. Dec. 7. (CP.) A Christmas dividend of $2. 600,000 to the stockholders and $300,000 to 1000 employes, was announced by the Guar anty Trust company today. The div idend is on a 124 per cent basis. FEDERAL GOVERN MENT ENTERS L CAMPAIGN TO LIRA BOOTLEGGERS Deputy Internal Revenue Col lector Will Help District At torney in Fight on Booze. Baker, Or. Dec. 7. Deputy Internal Revenue Collector Smith arrived Wednesday and announced he would take a hand in District Attorney God win's bootlegging campaign. Smith started the first roundup of bootleg gers here Kome weeks ago. Some of those arrested having failed to satisfy the federal govern ment's license claims, it is intimated that trial in the federal court will be their portion, and especially those who skipped out when Smith was here, re turning since. He will be guided somewhat by the local authorities, he stated, but his arrival, coupled with speedy convictions In the local court the past few days, has thrown fear into the bootleggers and several for whom warrants have been Issued, but who had not yet been arrested, ap peared voluntarily, seeking an oppor tunity to settle. Joe Speelman, brother of Frank Speelman, convicted yesterday, and the last arrested. Is now in jail, awaiting a hearing this morning. N. G. Wat tles pleaded guilty, being the firth ! pleading guilty or convicted In the past three days. "I Intend to take up the cases as fast as possible to clean tip the situ ation thoroughly," said Godwin, who retires from office January 1. lie will be succeeded by W. S. Levans, his predecessor in office, who defeated Godwin for reelection. North Yakima Bonds Sold to Local Firm Spirited Bidding for School Ztsue Xa. suits in Substantial Interest Saving; Seventeen Bids in All Beoelved. North Yakima. Wash.. Dec. 7. There was spirited bidding for the purchase of $75,000 worth of school district refunding bonds Tuesday when nine buyers were present in per son and eight bonding companies had in sealed bids. Ooonse, Taylor & Bond, with a bid of par with an annual Interest rate of 4 ',4 per cent and priv ilege of redemption on any Interest paying date, were the lowest bid.lers and the contract was awarded to them. The purchasers are a local real estate and loan company and are said to be bidding for one of the local banks. The refund of the issue at th low rate saves the school district 1562 in terest annually. Measles Appear in School. North Yakima, Wash., Dec. 7. An epidemic of : measles has centered in Garfield school, one of the ward schools of the city, and the city health offigfr has decided to close some of the rooms of that building for two weeks. "Big Four" Suggest;:. Strike Legislation Bailroa Brotherhoods Would ,olva Vexing rroblsm Without eoura to Compulsory Arbltratioa. ". Waahinaton. Dec. 7. (I. Vt... W Tha four big railroad brotherhood are pre paring to aubrolt to congres and to the president a plan for tha tattle ment of disputes between the rail roads and their' employes which will do away with the objectionable com-, oi-Mtrtinn which has peait urged to solve railroad atrikes. 4 It Is understood the plan tinaw; consideration provides that after the railroad employes' grievances hava . h..n .nhmiitni to the railroad execu tives, the men shall remain at work during a specified time while the de . mands are under consideration and , during that time no strike win do will ba bound by law against organising a; lockout k during the period of investigation.- If at the end or tnw perioa um ; railroads and men are unable to coma to a working agreement then, both :, are free to attempt to enforce their demands with, ut further legal restric tions. Recruits to Go South. v , ; Forty-eight recruits for the Unltt States army, gathered at Vancouver barracks, will be sent to San Fran' cisco tonight for subsequent assign ment to duty along the border. The party will have a special tourist car leaving the Union depot at 8 P. m, When wrltlnc or rilling on advertlfera, pleat mention The Journal. (Adv.) Woman Recently y Widowed Is Dead Mrs. Ball McCowan Brsats, Ballet of Xadge Brenta, Die Suddenly Biz . Weeks After Death of Ear Husband. Walla Walla. Wash.. Dec. 7. Mrs. Belle McCowan Brents, widow of the late Judge Thomas II. Brents, who died six weeks ago, died at her home Honda)' evening while in Conversation with members of her family. Mrs. Brents had been shopping in thetmorn lpg and was apparently in good health. She was born in Jackson county, Mo, August 10, 1S44, and when eight years old crossed the plains with her father. William McCowau. who settled In Clackamas county, Or., and who OUCH! LUMBAGO? 'A 1 i i i - ,' , Try Muterole. See How ... Quickly It Relieves :.You just rub Musterole in briskly, us- nauy we pain is gone a aeiictoug,sootn-Jiig- comfort comes to take its place. .'-Musterole is a clean, white ointment made with oil of mustard. Use it in stead of mustard plaster. Many doc tors and nurses use Musterole and rec ommend it to their patients. f. They, will gladly tell you what relief it? gives from sore throat, bronchitis, croup, stiff - neck, asthma, neuralgia, congestion pleurisy,' rheumatism, lurn tago, pains and aches of the back or joints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chilblains, - frosted feet, colds of the chest (it often, prevents pneumonia), Santa Claus In Toyland, 4th Floor, Every Day From 10 to 12 and 2 to 5 Red Cross Seals Put them on your Christmas parcels and help a most worthy cause. For sale here. I S. & H. STAMPS GIVEN ON ALL CHARGE ACCOUNTS PAID IN FULL BY 10TU OF EACH MONTH martT3 Ihc Standard Store of ihz Marifjxresi Olds ,Wortman &&iiiff 'Reltabfe Merchandise I(elmbfe Methods WE GIVE S. & H. GREEN TRADING STAMPS WITH PURCHASES AMOUNTING TO toe OR OVER Christmas Cards In wonderful variety; art calendars, favors, score cards and other novelties on the 1st Floor. Friday's Page of Timely Offerings for Christmas Shoppers! ci c uvlVn'ofo 1 1 special Showing of Give the Children Atl7c WOMEN'S initial kerchiefs of linen. 3 patterns in attractive Xmas box. Also 3 handkerchiefs of shamrock cloth, one different designs, one corner white and col ored embroidery. Your FA. choice, box of 3, for only Jlll Main Floor. New lot of wom en's fine all linen and slum- rock cloth handkercnieis wun one corner designs in dainty pat terns. New colored effects and all white. Extra special for Fri- "I H day's selling at only, each, V BOX OF 3 imitation Madeira lace rimmed kerchiefs on cooa sneer material. Neatly put up, 3 de signs in a box, priced CHILDREN'S KERCHIEFS the largest and best stock we have ever had, here for your choosing at lowest prices. Put up in neat holiday boxes. 14 to 'A dozen each, Sc to 10c ch 10c 65c the box. 950 to 1 35c to 50c Fancy Ribbon, Yard 25c Main Floor Ribbons for Christmas fancy work for neckwear, for hairbows and other purposes hundreds of pieces in this big lot. Plain colors and fancies. Yard $1.25 Felt Juliets, Pair 98c Bargain Circle, lt Floor 2000 pairs Women's Felt Juliets in a special sale for Friday. Fur or ribbon trimmed styles, also a low cut style in two-color' combina tions. Juliets are shown in brown, red, black, green, gray and maroon. All sizes. QQ Standard 1.25 Slippers aOC Men's $2.50 Slippers at $1.89 $2.50 Indian Moccasins $1.48 Bargain CircU, 1st Floor Men's Vici Kid House Slippers with gen uine hand-turned soles. Brown or black, Romeo style with elas tic sides or Opera and Everett lower cuts. Sizes 6 to QQ PJ..Ot7 Bargain Circle, lat Floor Men's, Women's and Children's Indian Moccasins of soft leather with neatly beaded toes. Why not a pair of these for the Xmas gift? For Men and Women, pr. $1.48 For Children, special, pr. $1.29 522 -If Petticoats Special Showing of Silk Petticoats At $5 Second Floor Of excellent quality silk taffeta, messaline and silk Jersey. Some have silk Jersey top and messa line flounces. New full flounces, elab orately trimmed with narrow ruffles and fancy plaiting. Bright shades, changeables, striped effects and fancy plaids. Regular and extra sizes. An attractive, serviceable gift any woman would appreciate. Splen- AA did vtlues, priced now at tJJtlVV Waists for Xmas Gifts $3.79 to $10 Second Floor tailored and novelty styles in great variety waists for all occasfons, made up especially for the Christmas sea son. Dainty models in combinations of chiffon and lace Goergette crepe, lace and embroidery and others of net, crepe de chine, taffeta and messaline. Shown in all the dainty new colors and in all sizes. Prices range from $3.79 "P to $10.00 Boudoir Caps, Negligees, Fancy Vests Useful and Appreciated Gifts 12. Ref. 12.50 Slippers Women's $6.00 Shoes $3.85 Shown in Lace or Button Styles Sho Dept., 1st Floor Women's Shoes of patent, gunmetal calf md vi:i kid. Lace or button. Short vamped' with neat rounding toe or the more popular narrow toe with long vamps. Cuban or half-Louis heels and welted soles. Soft kid or cravenette tops. Dozens of styles in this special lot and an excellent assortment of sizes. Women's Shoes formerly priced" 14.50 to $6.00 at the pair $3.85 Special Sale of Electric Lamps Third Floor New designs, new finishes and new decora tions. Desk Lamps, Reading Lamps, Floor Lamps, Portable Lamps only. A few of the many bargains are listed in this space. $18.00 Electric Lamps $13.75 $21.00 Electric Lamps $15.75 $23.00 Electric Lamps $18,40 $32.50 Electric Lamps , $25.60 $35.00 Electric Lamps $17.75 $40.00 Electric Lamps $26.07 WOMEN'S NEGLIGEE garments In daintiest of styles some in loose effects, others with belts. Good quality, crepe de chine in all the light colors. Attractive gifts. Sale prices at $3.98 to $4.98 NEGLIGEES of the finer grades, lines which have sold down to one or two of a kind, offered at re duced prices. Plain or drape ef fects tn crepe de chine, some trimmed with rich lace and plait ing. Special at $7.98 to $11.95 BOUDOIR. CAPS in a multitude of dainty new styles for Christ mas gifts. Made up in silk, lace, crepe de chine and nets, trimmed with dainty edges, headings, rib bons, flowers, etc. Prices range 50c. 75c $1.00 up to $6.95 HUG-ME-T1GHTS and Wool or Silk Vests for women. These make very acceptable gifts. Warm and comfortable for undercoats. Hug-Me-Tights $1.95 to $3 .Wool, Silk Vests $1.39-$7.95 Men's Quality Clothes Suits Overcoats Raincoats Men. Store, Main Floor We are after the man who is critical in his tastes the careful, fastidious dresser who knows good clothes and cor rect style when he sees them, for once he looks over our splendid stock of high-grade Suits, Raincoats and Overcoats, he is certain to look no further. Every garment we sell bears the OWK label of superior quality, correct style, satisfactory service. S. & H. Stamps given with purchases. MEN'S AND YOUNG MEN'S SUITS PRICED $15.00 UP TO $40.00 MEN'S RAINCOATS AND OVERCOATS FROM $12.50 UP TO $35 Gift Suggestions for Men Good Books to Read Make your selection from our care fully chosen stock. Whether you want a picture or A B C Book for the "Littlest One," an illustrated Classic, or interesting Story for those older, you can easily find it in our large collections. Whether you wish to spend 25c or $25, our Book Stock meets your demand. Among our better things, we sug gest: The Boy Scout's Year Book for 1916 Just published. Carefully edited by Walter McGuire, Editor of Boys Life, and Franklin K. Mathies, Chief Scout Librarian of the Boy Scouts of America. It is brimming with il lustrated stories and instructive articles for handy boys. It inspires in all a manly spirit of clean sport, honest competition, and genuine helpfulness. The boys all like it Priced $1.50 The Chatterbox For 1916-17 Don't you remember in your own childhood many happy hours you spent with the old Chatter Box? It will make your boy your girl equally happy, and sells for. 1.2S "The Child's Garden of Verses" By Stevenson New and cheap edi tions, artistic and beautiful. Illus trations in color by Florence Edith Storer. The best cheap edition of this classic. Only 5oc 'The Real Mother Goose" just published is, we believe, the most complete collection of Mother Goose Rhymes ever assembled n a handsomely illustrated book. The many colored illustrations, too, .-re a delight to the child as well as the parent. Hours and hours of happiness for the little one. Priced at It. 50 You are invited to inspect our show ing of good books for children. The Book Shop, 1st Floor d.. . uv . I Let the Children Visit Toyland and see and talk to Jolly Old Santa Claus. ror a whole year he has been waiting to greet his little Portland friends and to hear from their own lips what they have set their heart upon for Christmas. Come with the children you, too, will enjoy the visit. $2.50Dolls$1.79 Toyland 24-inch Jointed Dolls with moving eyes, eyelashes, parted sewed wigs, shoes, stock ings and chemise. Regular price of these dolls C"! f7Q JS2.50. Priced special Via I U This $1.50 Blackboard $1.19 45 Inches High Toyland, 4tk Floor Made of hard wood, nicely varnished. Mas drop lid, as shown, and Is fitted with revolving lesson r chart. Smoothly and cleanly : made from selected materia).., Blackboard stands 4 5 inches s high and is 23 inches wide. Enameled surface is 18x20 ins; Instructive as well as amusing. Standard 1.50 Board, "f Q Special for this sale atV-JLaJ-U ' $1.50 Toy Loco- , motive at $1.19 -4 I, ii 11 i ii- fi Toyland, 4th Floor Toy Lo comotive and Tender of, pressed steel, enameled 1n bright red. Ten gold wheels,' A drive wheels and piston rod. Vi inches high. 5 Vi inches wide and 3o inches long. 1.50 Loco-(PI 1Q motive, special atOi-ai-C Men's Bath Robes in handsome new patterns. At $3.50 tp $18 Men's House Coats $3.95-15 Men's Wool Mufflers for Xmas gifts. Priced $1.50 to $2.50 Caps to match, priced at 75c Fancy Silk Crepe Full Dress Mufflers, priced $3 and $3.50 Kmt Silk Mufflers $2.50-3.50 Fancy Boxed Sets of Garters and Arm Bands at 50c a box. - Men's Sweaters in V-neck or Ruff-Neck styles, $3.50-$8.50 Men's Silk Shirts $3.75 $10 Christmas Neckwear In vast assortment of beautiful new pat terns, 50c, 65c. 85c up to $4 Men's Suspenders put, up in attractive Xmas box, 50c to $2 President Suspend 25c-50c Fancy Boxed Sets, containing garner and belt, 75c $1. $1.25 Choose Christmas Gifts EARLY ! 2 - is Children's Xmas Bath Robes $1.98 to $3.85 Second Floor For girls from 8 years to inter mediate ages, we show an attractive line of new Bath Robes made up in pretty floral effects and Indian designs, in various colorings. Some are trimmed wrth satin, others have cord girdle, patch pockets. large collars,' etc. The prices range from $1.98. $2.25. $3.25, $3.85 Children's Knit Leggings 78c and $1.09 Pair. Gray and red Knit Leggings, special, pair 78c White Knit Leggings in fancy weave these formerly sold at Jl.25. Priced special, pr. $1.09 Girls' Woolen Skirts Special $3.49 Second Floor Girls' Wool Skirts in navy blue and plaid serges. New, full styles very desirable for school wear. Sizes 8 to 14 years. Priced special 30 AQ for two flays at, each vOtTtt Women's Fancy Xmas Aprons Second Floor Women's Tea Aprons, lace and embroidery trimmed. Also Maids' Aprons with dainty bibs and Waitresses' Aprons in plain and fancy stylet. Prices range from 29c to $1.75 Friday Special 4-lb.Cotton Batts $L40 Main Floor Soft, fluffy, white Cotton Batts in large, 4- pound rolls for comforters. A spe cial shipment, of 10 large cases will be sold Friday at above low price. Those planning to make new bedding should profit by this sale. Four-lb. Cotton P1 A A Batts, Friday, the roUV-LaU YOUR PURCHASE NOT COMPLETE UNTIL YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR S. & H. .STAMPS ASK FOR THEM Colonial Hams 20c Lb. Medium sizes, ranging from 10 to 12 lbs. Sugar cured, put up ex pressly for this store. Friday Special at, OA. the pound fctvfV GLENWOOD BUTTER Special, 2-pound squares Special, Impound iquarei at IOC Snider's Tomato Soup- It 83c OWK SPECIAL : Butter Special, 3 large can ior tdUK HOLLAND BULBS AT , ' PRICE, Tulips, ,- nyacintns, uatiodils. , Jon- quils, etc. While they last Prica .