LLft THE In Truth and in Fact Her Growing Season is Longer Than That of Los Angeles. RESUME OK IRRIGATION PROJECTS NOW IV VIEW. The Soils of the Arid DlHtrict of Unia U1U County In Equal In Quality and Very Similar In Elements to Those of Some of the Moat Productive Regions of the Northwest Division of Opinion as to Moat Advisable System of Reclamation, But a Choice Will Be Made and Water Furnished. During last week Thomas H. Means, chief of the soil division of the United States reclamation serv ice, made an Investigation of the arid lands lying southwest of Pendleton, In Umatilla and Morrow counties, and this morning the following statement concerning the reclamation work in this section was secured from the lo cal office: Eastern Oregou offers facilities for Irrigation surpassed by few parts of the arid West. Lack of railroads through the central part of the state has prevented the settlement of the country, and there are today great rivers running to waste and large areas of the most fertile land lying Idle or at the best producing but scanty crops of forage. Upon the passage of the reclamation law In June, 1902, the general government commenced work upon the develop ment of arid America. Oregon has contributed largely to the fluids for this work, and, in return, naturally expects to receive at an early dale the benefits of this law. Mr. John T. Whistler, the resident engineer, whose office is at Pendle ton, has been for the past two years investigating various projects In the arid part of the state. One of the most Important projects so far consid ered is the one to Irrigate a large tract of land lying along the Colum bia river east of the Umatilla river. This tract Is productive of little at the present time. The plans for its Irri gation, so far as they have been de veloped, provide for the watering of over 200,000 acres. One scheme pro poses to divert waters of the Umatil la river a few miles above Echo, car ry the .water across Butter Creek and Irrigate 60,000 to 100.000 acres of bench land. The second scheme con templates the diversion of the John Day river, carrying this water to the same tract of land and irrigating an area of 200,000 acres or more. Character of Soils. One very Important investigation which must be carried on before this project can be approved is the char acter of soils and the agricultural possibilities of the district. Mr. Thomas H. Means, engineer of soils In the reclamation service, has re cently returned from these lands along the Columbia, where he has spent a short time Investigating the soils. While the Investigations will not be completed until the samples of sell collected in the field have been subjected to laboratory examination, some facts of general Interest have been brought out. Mr. Means says: "The soils of the project are of the same general character as those found over large areas of land In the basin drained by the Columbia river. Simi lar soils are found In the Takima val ley, of Washington, around Walla Walla and In many other places In the Northwest where Irrigation has been practiced for a sufficient time to show the tremendous possibilities of this region. The most prominent soil Is a light sandy loam eminently adapt ed to the growing of fruit, alfalfa, and the class of crops known as truck crops. Sweet potatoes, peanuts, beans, melons, strawberries, asparagus and potatoes can probably be produced here, with an adequate water supply, with as much ease and profit as In any place In America. Other crops, such as alfalfa, hops and grain, can be grown In the heavier grades of land, and thereby make a well balan ced agricultural district whose pros- (Continued on page 8.) Italian Woman Sentenced. Hackensack, N. J., April 4. Mrs. Anna Vallentlne, convict ed of the murder of Rosle Salza, whom she alleged supplanted her In the affections of her husband, was sentenced today to be executed May 12. There Is "bad blood" In the Italian colony as the result of the tragedy, trial and conviction and a vendetta Is probable. HI INCOMPARABLE PORTLAND REVIVAL Thirty Meeting" a Diiy Being Atteiul ed by fully 15,000 People. Portland, April 4. The greut revi val meetiiiKK are growing In extent and force and tomorrow from 11:30 to 2 o'clock all the principal busi ness houses of the city will remain closed, to allow employes to attend noon 'meetings. It 18 expected that 30,000 people will attend the 30 meeting to be held in 30 different places In the city to morrow noon. The uvm-uki daiiy at tendance at the meetings is about 10,000, there being on an average of 30 meetings each week day except Saturday, on which day the entire evangelistic force rests. It Is impossible to compute the number of conversions since the revival- began. Some of the leading ministers of the city estimate that 2600 have confessed religion. Others place the number at even a higher figure. Those confessing religion are not required to Join a stated church at at the time but may ally themselves with any church organization they may choose after the meetings are over. MITCH EM, WILL UK TIMED. ; -Senator "Will Be Accommodated In Ills Demands for an Early Trial. Portland, April 4. Senator Mitch ell will be accommodated In his de mands for an early trial, his case to he the first of the land fraud cases to i be heard in the coming session of the federal court, In Jnue. Francis J. Heney has decided to call the case of Senator Mitchell first, as the senator has demanded an early hearing. Heney is making ready for the trial as rapidly as possible and although giving nearly all his time to the grand jury. Is said to have his case against Mitchell well under way. Williamson, Hermann and others Indicted will also be tried at the June term. Mr. Heney will not request a new grand Jury, feeling that he can expedite work by convicting some of those now Indicted rather than In dicting more. Murderer Attempt Suicide. Portland, April 4. John T. Cole n an, (he Spokane gambler who mur- idered Kiln a Hoffman In this city last I Saturday night, by rutting her throat l from ear to ear in a 8tark street re sort, when captured at Chehalis, last evening, attempted suicide by" cutting his own throat with a razor which he had concealed in a shoe. SHALL THE CITY OUR THE ITER? SAX niKtm CONFRONTED WITH THE COMMON ISSUE. A Hot Campaign With the Kepubll cans Champtenlng the Water Mo nopolyAn Independent, Non-Par-Uaan Candidate Indorsed by the Democrats Represents the Princi pal of Municipal Ownership of Public IT UIKles. San Diego, April 4. An extraordi nary big vote was cast during the early hours of the municipal election today, following the hottest campaign In years. Dan Jones, candidate on the straight republican ticket, Is op posed by Captain John L. Selion, of the United States army, retired, nom inated by a petition of non-partisans and indorsed by the democrats. The Issue Is municipal ownership of the water supply, with Indications that Sehon will win. GOV. BRADY NOW UNDER FIRE. Accused of Being Interested In Ques tionable Company. Washington, April 4. Owing to complaints that Governor Brady, of Alaska, la Identified with a mining company which has become exten sively entangled, advertising Its af fairs, Secretary Hitchcock, under di rection of the president, has made a conditional request for Brady's resig nation. ELECTED ANTI-TRUST MAYOR. Standard Oil and Compeers Thrashed at Butte. Butte, Mont, April 4. A count on the city election this morning shows that John MacQInnls, manager of the Helnze mines and smelters, Is elected mayor of Butte on an anti-trust ticket. MacQInnls was opposed by the Standard Oil and Amalgamated Copper company Interests. Snowstorm Raging. Denver, April 4. A snowstorm la raging in the Rockies. In some places the snow Is five feet deep on the railroads. Trains are delayed and other traffle Interrupted. Amnn & Son, bankers of Kenne wlck, Wash., have laid out a town at the mouth of the Yakima river, on the Rosecraze ranch. The firm is back ing a large private Irrigation scheme. CHICAGO IS POM.IXC; A IIIG VOTE. Chicago, April 4. One of the hardest fought mayoralty battles In the history of Chicago Is In progress today. The municipal own ership advocates confidently predict the election of Judge Dunne, the democratic candidate, while ahe republicans claim Harlan will win by a small majority. A record-breaking vote Is being polled, the clear, cold weather furnishing Ideal conditions to bring out the vote. IS Greeted by a Great Concourse of People, and Thousands Line the Streets. GREETED EARLY BY GOV. BECKHAM, OF KENTUCKY. At Every Station From' the Early Dawn, the People Had Gathered In Crouds In Louisville the Ex-Confederate Soldiers Lined Up Beside the Ex-Union Soldiers to Salute the President, While Next Came the School Children and the Spanish War Veterans Is Presented With Very Novel Gifts. . Louisville, Ky., April 4. President Roosevelt arrived on schedule time, at 9 o'clock, and was greeted by Gov ernor Beckham, Acting Mayor Bareth, and Chairman Murray of the recep tion committee. The parade start ed from Third and A streets at :0S, the president enjoying every moment of the trip. All the way through Ohio, as early as 4: SO this morning the people were up In crowds to see the president's train. At every station where a stop was made the president alighted and shook hands. On enter ing Louisville a president's salute was fired by the local militia com pany. The crowds here are immense. Louisville, April 4. The president was cheered at frequent Intervals by a continuous line of people. At Third and Broadway Confederate vet erans and members of the O. A. R. were assembled. The president stood in his carriage es they passed. "There are the boys for me," he shouted, as the Spanish veterans came next. "These are my com rades." said the president. At Fourth anil Hroadway 1500 school children sang "My old Kentucky Home." The president saluted them and 21,000 people pressed around the reviewing stand to hear the president's speech. Governor Beckham delivered a brief welcome and the president respond ed with a happy address. The parade then proceeded to the Louisville hotel, where the president was presented with a flask filled with water from a spring and an Inkstand made from a tree on Lincoln's birth place, and a silver case. John Saner Fell Dead. John Sailer, a prominent merchant from Jeffersonvllle. Ind., while hur rying to see the president's parade, slipped and fell, breaking his neck, and dying Instantly. Gone South. The presidential train left Louis ville at 11 o'clock. Trains first passed through the Slmplon tunnel (13 miles long, and between Switzerland and Italy) on April 2. . URGE COLLECTION i J. A. Smith and W. J. Mariner, president and secretary respectively of the Open River association, are here today for the purpose of con sulting with local people In regard to the $40,000 that was guaranteed by the association for the portage road and of which $5000 was pledged by Umatilla county. According to the two gentlemen the work on the portage will be complet ed by May 15, and at that time pay ment will have to be made by the Open River association of so much of the amount as may be needed. In order to have the matter In a satis factory Bhnpe so that the payment mny be made promptly, the officers of the association have requested the committeemen In the different coun ties to collect and have available the respective amounts. Leon Cohen Is the committeeman for Umatilla .coun ty. The amount asked from Umatilla county Is but $5000, or one per cent of the total amount of freight money paid out by Umatilla county shippers, the totnl amount of freight bills paid by this county being conservatively estimated at $600,000. There Is now no doubt but that with a boat Une operating on the river, several times this amount would be saved. ROOSEVELT LliJEViTCH CRITICAL FIX Russian General Staff Fears the Japanese Will Reach Harbin Within a Month; RUMORED CUTTING OF THE VLADIVOSTOK RAILROAD, Russian Internal Troubles Assuming an Acute Phase, Rioting Being In Progress In Warsaw and in the Trans-Caucasus Provinces, and the Baltic Provinces Threaten Police Inspector at Warsaw Wounded by Revolutionist Ineffectual Attempt to Assassinate a Prefect H a ting Admission by Authorities. St. Petersburg, April. 4. General Llnevitch's position has altered for the worse. The general staff fears tl.e Japanese will be in Harbin with- In a month. It la rumored the rail way has been cut near Tsichlar. Russian Internal Troubles, London, April 4. The Exchange Telegraph states that further inter nal trouble Is feared in Russia, The uev,s from the interior is of the gravest character. Serious rioting oc curred In Warsaw yesterday in which many were Injured. The authorities are unable to preserve order and riot ing continues. , Reports from Tiflis and the Trans Caucasus state there was further riot ing there yesterday. The Baltic prov inces are also reported to be agitated and an outbreak threatened. Three Ineffectual Shots. St. Petersburg, April 4. An at tempt was made last night to assas sinate M. Misgale, atsstant prefect of. police. - Three sho;s were fired at his carriage, but the horses took fright at the first shot and bolted, probably saving the officer's life. The ussa'tants escaped. Assassin Escapes. Vienna, April 4. The Tageblatt says it is learned from private sources that Seasoneff, the assassin of M. Plehve, has escaped from prison In the fortress of Peter and Paul. Terrorism at Warsaw. Warsaw, April 4. Two shots were fired today by a group of men at Po lice Inspector Wanovsky as he walk ed the street. The Inspector was wounded twice, but the Injuries are not dangerous. The would-be assas sins escaped. Russian Forces Fully Equal. St Petersburg, April 4. In a state ment Issued today War Minister Sak aroff declared the men and material of the Russian army at the battle of Mukden were equal to those of the Japanese, forcing the reluctant con- OF PORTAGE FUND 'Inasmuch as the contract for build ing the portage was not let for a lump sum, but for one dependent on the amount of work done, the offic ers say that It will be Impossible to krow the exact cost until the work Is all completed. However, if all the $40,000 collected from the Inland Empire counties by the Open River association, Is not used In the construction, It will be returned to the donators, pro rata. Another matter that Messrs. Smith and Mariner are looking up in con nection with their duties is the sub ject of a boat line on the river above the portage. Thus far they state that steamboat people have not taken hold of the matter as energetically as they might have done and consequently the officers of the association, work ing with business men of Portland, and boatmen of the upper and lower river, are seeing what can be done to aid in the establishment of a boat service on the river above The Dalles. President Smith Is of the opinion that arrangements may be made for boats so as to have them running In time to handle the coming wheat crop. As there are a number of good boats on the upper Columbia, new boats need not necessarily be built at once. ciuKiun inai uie japan- generalsnip i was rupeiior to that of the Russians. Sakaroff ' denied he had ever in trigued against Kurnputkln, affirming he gave the latter the mot loyal sup port. He declared the reports of Russian authorities countermanding the orders for war material abroad as baseless, and Insists there has been no relaxation In preparations to con tinue the war. CJcnuan Prince Visits the Czar. St. Petersburg, April 4. Prince and Princess Henry of Prussia arrived at Tsarkoe Selo this morning. The prin cess will remain for some time, but the prince will return to Berlin In a few dayB. Al attempts to give the visit of Prince Henry a political char acter are scouted at the German em bassy. Report Was Unfounded. Harbin, April 4. The report that the explosion of a bomb destroyed an artillery depot, causing the loss of 76 lives, was entirely unfounded. Attempt Failed. St. Petersburg, April 4. The re ported attempt on the life of Governor General Trepoff failed last night. WILL TRY TO OUST ALEXANDER. Hyde Faction Will Force a Finish Fight Soon. New York, April 4. A new feature of the Equitable Assurance Society fight was developed this afternoon, when the friends of James H. Hyde announced their Intention to depose President Alexander at the meeting of the board of directors next Thurs day. GOVERNOR VETOED BOND BILL. Twine Trust Robbery of Nebraska ' Will Continue. Lincoln, April 4. Governor Mickey today vetoed the bond Issue bill for 200,000 voted by the late legislature to build a state binding twine plant. He gave the reason that economy Is made necessary by the $2,000,000 ex tsting state debt. A WAGE SCALE FOR NEXT YEAR. Agreement Averts Strike of 50,000 Coal Miners. ' Altoona.-.Pa,, April 4. Tlecom mlttee of the bituminous coal oper ators, and the miners scale commit tee this morning signed the old scale for another year, averting a strike of 55.000 miners. EIGHTY-SIXTH y LOCAL ORDER I. O. O. F. WILL OBSERVE IT. literary and Musical Program Will Be Followed by Banquet at the Affair of April 28 Principal Ad dress by Rev. T. R. Egerton Com mittees Have Been Appointed by the Local Lodges and the Auxiliary Orders. The eighty-sixth anniversary of the L O. O. F. will be celebrated with due ceremony by the local lodges of that order on the 26th of this month. Arrangements are now under way for a literary and musical program for the evening of the anniversary day, and which will be followed by a ban quet. There are two subordinate lodges here, besides an encampment and a Rebekah lodge, thus making four or ganizations In all to participate In the entertainment. The affair will be for the members of the different lodges and their families and will be in the nature of a social and literary enter tainment, no initiatory .work being done. The principal address of the occa sion will be delivered by Rev. T. R. Egerton, pastor of the Congregational church. Aside from this address the program has not yet been fully ar ranged, but will consist of various musical and literary selections by members of the various lodges. The following committees from the four organizations are now at work arranging for the anniversary and sub-rommlttees have been appointed to look after the different features: From the Encampment J. H. Law rey, J. E. Beam and William Folsom. From Eureka Lodge John Halley, Jr., M. J. Carney and J. P. Medernach. From Integrity Lodge Phil McBrl an, G. Brown and A. M. Erb. From the Rebekah Lodge Mrs W. H. McCormlck, Mrs. M. J. Carney, Mrs. Thomas Qurdane and Mrs. Jos. Hoch. The first part of the evening, dur ing which the program will be ren dered will be passed In the I. O. O. F. hall and the banquet will be served In the Armory. J. S. McDuffle was arrested near El Paso, Texas, while In the act of crossing the border Into Mexico. He Is accused of taking over $3$. 000 from the Bank of Lawton, at Lawton, Ok. I DATES FOR WOOL SALES ARE SET Buyers and Growers to Meet Upon Ten Separate Dates and at Three Points. SCHEDULE ARRANGED BY THE ASSOCLVTION. Mr. Gwlnn Reiterates the Unmistaka ble Advantages of the Sales Day System to the Producers: It Has Peveloped a Better Market in Ore gon as it Has in Other Wool Grow ing Districts Prospect That the First Sales Day Will Break the Rec ord Both In Amount of Product Disposed of and Prices Reallxfcd. The following wool sales dates havs been arranged for the Eastern Ore gon wool markets by the Oregon Woolgrowers' association, and were announced this morning by Secretary Gwlnn: Pendleton May 22, June 13, and' Jun- 26. Heppner May 25, June , June 20, and June 29. Shaniko June 6, June 23, and July I. On the sales days this year the same plan will be followed that has been in vofcu during the past three seasons, Under it sealed bids are made by the buyers on the different lota of wool, ' and each clip Is sold to the firm mak ing the highest bid. In speaking of the benefits of this plan over the old system of selling wool, J. H. Gwlnn stated this morning that he believed that from a cent to a cent and a half more was realized by the growers when bids were received. It is said by local woo! men that the first sales day of this season, (which will be here en May 22;, wlU be a record breaker, both ia regard to the prices paid and the amount of wool sold. Conditions all Indicate that there will be an unusually large clip this year, and prices are equally as favorable. According to Secretary Gwlnn four cents more will be easily gotten this year than was paid for the same grade and character of wool last year. This estimate he bases partly on the trend that the market. has taken at other places. At Shollow, Ariz., an average of 18 1-2 cents has been received this year for the same kind of wool that brought only from 13 1-2 to 14 1-1 cents last year, thus showing an ad vance of from four to five cents at that place. According to reports very little wool has been contracted for in ad vance this year, and as a result prac tically the entire clip will be placed on sale on the dates given above. The buyers are now in Southern Cali fornia, Arizona and New Mexico, and will be here In force during May and June. The dates were arranged to suit the mutual convenience of the buyers and woolgrowers. Extradition Papers Found. Cincinnati, April 4. J. Morgan Smith and wife, were taken from the county Jail today to plead to the charge of being fugitives from Jus tice. Attorney Shay, for the defend ants, secured a continuance until Friday; and the couple were return ed to Jail. The missing extradition papers have been found. They were in the hands of an expressman. Died From Inhaling Gas, Zelgler, 111., April 4. William At kinson, state mine inspector, and Manager John Graham, died this morning from gas inhaled yesterday, while leading rescuing parties into the Lelter mine. The work of remov ing the bodies was continued today. Conger Leaves Pekln. Pekln, April 4. Minister Conger. appointed ambassador to Mexico, left for the United States today via Han kow. Representatives of all foreign nations assembled at the station to bid him farewell. Tanning Plant Burned. Elklns, W. Va., April 4 Fire In the plant of the Elklns Tanning com pany Inst night caused a loss of $200, 000. Two KlUed in Collision. e Wellsvllle. O., April 4. In a collision early this morning be- tween an extra freight engine e and a flyer on the Pennsyiva- nla at Castonia. Engineer Ed- e ward Fuller and Fireman H. Emlg, of the passenger train s were killed and several others slightly Injured. The accident was caused by a switch being e left open by a drunken tender s who Is missing. e