TWELVE PAG..
DAILY
EA0T OBHtJONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON. SATURDAY, DECEMBER . IMS.
PACB SSVKsT.
GREATEST IRRIGATIQN oi Oil EARTH
The most gigantic of tho govern
ment Irrigation conHtructlona In prog
ress In the Halt rlvor or "Roosevelt"
dam In Arizona, and considerable crlt
iclHm has boon made of the course of
Secretary Hitchcock In netting aside
between three and four mi'lion dol
lars for this project which will Irri
gate no public lands, but only those
already In private ownership, vastly
Increasing, of course, their value.
The work which the government
will do under this project will inuulo
and quadruple land values and In
fact muke much land thut Is now
practically useless, worth from $30 to
1100 an acre.
Some 200,000 acres will be Irrigat
ed under these works, and the artifi
cial reservoir to be formed by the
Roosevelt dum will be by far the
largest In the United Stutcs, with tho
Incredible capacity of nearly 400 bil
lion gallons. This Is three times the
capacity of tho great WachuHett res
ervoir which is to supply Boston and
that of the famous Croton dam of
New York's water works.
The criticism referred to of build
ing government works to supply wa
ter to such a section as the Halt River
alley, where the lands are all In pri
vate ownership, Instead of going out
nto the desert and reclaiming public
lands, is one which will not hold upon
second thought. The Salt River val
ley has been a famous section of tho
arid west Twenty yeurs ago it was
a vast, flat plain, skirted by moun
tains reflecting the wonderful colors
and tints of the southwest, but nour
ishing only the cactus and other des
ert plants.
The Salt river cuts Ha center, a
sparkling. Ufe-glvlng stream, and pri
vate capital undertook to utilize Its
waters for Irrigation and build up a
Teat community. Dams were built,
canals were constructed, and thous
ands of acres were planted to oranges,
lemons, figs, pomegranates, dates,
raisin and wine grapes, almonds, and
all the fruits and flowers of the semi
tropics, not to mention broad fields
of emerald alfalfa where fat cattle
stood knee deep in the luxuriant
growth.
But the vallev Is today crippled and
sick. The canal system laid out was
based upon a series of years of heavy
annual rainfalls which prevailed at
that time, and sufficient data had not
been gathered to show that the period
was ono of fat years and that the lean
years of drouth would surely follow.
They came, however, over the
whole southwest, as can be seen by
a study of the rain charts of that re
gion, and the result has been that
thousands of acres of orchard and
farm have returned to aridity.
The Old Man of the Desert came
in and claimed back his own. It is
simply a question then, in the Salt
River valley, and In somo other sec
tions, as to whether It Is not as good
or better policy for Uncle Sam to
save the homes of several thousand
pioneers, who are perishing for want
of water, as It is to reclaim new raw
lands, and put new settlers upon
them.
From Itrook to a Torrent.
The flow of the Salt River Is vari
able In the extreme. At low water
periods It runs something like 100
cnblc feet per second. In one great
flood the river swept down the valley
at the rate of 300,000 cnblc feet per
second. The twelfth annual report
of the geological survey describes the
flood of as follows, all of which
ran useless to the sea for lack of
storage.
"On February 17, the discharge was
lt( cubic feet per second. Increasing
the next day to 154.000 cubic feet and
on the 19th to 176.000 cubic feet
This was followed by a second greater
swell, until on the 24th a maximum
f J00.000 cubic feet was reached."
The Roosevelt dam Is to control and
tore such floods. About (0 miles
from Phoenix, the Salt river ontors
a profound canyon, with lofty, precip
itous walls and a narrow floor, in
which Is located the dam site. Above
th dam the canyon opens into wide
valleys, providing the most capacious
reservoir In tho west.
"It would probably be Impossible
to find anywhere In the arid region,"
said Government Engineer Arthur P.
Davis, the projector of this magnifi
cent enterprise, "a storage project in
which all conditions are as favorable
as In this one. The capacity of tho
reservoir In proportion to the dimen
sions of the dam is enormous and
the lands to be watered are of re
markable fertility, with a climate
which may bo classed as almost semi
tropic." Mr. Davis also made the Important
discovery that material for making
good Portland cement and brick lies
Immediately by tho dam site. Ho
slates that the masonry dam now un
der construction will bo nilutely
permanent "safo. solid and secure
for all ages to come, a part of -e
everlasting hills of which It will x
eome an integral part"
Finding that the prices bid by the
cement manufacturers would add an
Increased burden of half a million or
more dollars to tho payments of the
Irrigators, tho government construct
ed an Immense mill and will itself
manufacture tho 200,000 or more
barrels of cement needed for the
dam. A splondld roadway, rivaling
tho mountain roads of the Incas, has
been built from Phoenix to tho dam.
at a cost of ovor a hundred thousand
dollars. Tho cost of the entire con
struction, three and a half million
dollars, will bo apportioned among
the lands receiving the water, to be
paid back to tho government in 10
annual Instnllm mts, nnd no water
user can get a right from tho govern
ment for water for mnro thon HO
acres.
Tho River to Rullil Its Own Onm.
An Interesting feature of tho con
struction work is thn power canol
which hns already been built. The
regular flow of the river has been
diverted above the dam site, and at
that point Is tumbled over the rocks,
generating some 10,000 electrical
horse power to bo utilized In bulld
Inir the dum. It will be required day
and night, for drilling, moving great
roeks, pumping, grinding rock and
clinkers mixing and handling ce
ment and handling machinery.
Tho river Is thus being forced to
erect Its own dam. After the con
struction, this power, added to large
ad'lltlonnl power to bo extracted from
the heavy fall of the rlvor below tho
dam site, will be electrically trans
mitted to lands not covered by the
gravity cnnnl for pumping purposes
and by this means fully 60,000 ad
ditional ncres will be watered from
the underground . supply found
throughout the Salt River valley.
The total cost of the project will be
3,GO0,000.
WOMEN'S CLUBS
The CHURCHES
First na pt 1st Church.
Tomorrow will be tho closing day
of I he Jones revival mctlngs. Let
there be ;i good attendance. In the
morning Mr. Jones will take for his
topic, "Weuven." In . the evening,
"Why I Was Daptlzod." A young
people's rally will be held In the
afternoon ut 3 o'clock. All the young
people's societies of the city are cor
dially Invited. Mr. Jones certainly
has a message for young people. The
time nt which this meeting will be
hold makes It convenient for all to
attend. Come, and lei us have a
Messed time together.
Church of the Redeemer morning and
evening. Strangers who have no reg
ular place of worship in the city are
cordially Invited to attend these serv
ices. Rev. Henry Dixon Jones.
MimIkxIM Episcopal Churcli.
Sunday school, 10 a. m.; sermon, 11
a, m. by Rev. I. 11. Tallman. Class
meeting. 12:15, Rev. a. W. Rlgby,
leader. Junior and Intermediate
leugue, S:30; Epworth League, 6:30,
and evening service. 7:30; prayer
meeting. Thursday, 7:30 p. m. A cor
dial Invitation to all services. Robert
Warner, pastor.
Presbyterian Church.
Morning worship at 10:30 o'clock,
sermon. "The Rlblo a Tonic to tho In
dividual and the National Conscience
Today as of Old." Bible school at 12
m. Young people's meeting at 6:30.
Evening song and prayer, with brief
evangelistic message, ut 7:30. Sub
Jct, "What Is the Thought and Hope
of a Heaven Worth to a Man?"
Thursday Afternoon Club.
Mrs. C. F. Colesworthy and Mrs.
Fred Loekloy entertained In a charm
ing manner the Thursday Afternoon
club and muny other guests on Thurs
day. "The Kplce of Life," the subject for
tho afternoon, was a decidedly novel
theme for a woman's club meeting,
and the cleverly arranged program
evinced a desire to eliminate the
all too serious aspect of club work.
Among women writers we have no
"Mr. Dooleys" or "Mark Twalns,"
and with the exception of the "Widow
Podott" of the past, and Marietta
Holly, '"Joslah Allen's Wife." of to
day, the humorous sldo of llfo among
women writers Is singularly notice
able by its 'absence. But the spicy
and pungent papers of the afternoon
were so decidedly funny and created
so much merriment, that they proved
beyond doubt that women do not lack
the ability to be humorous, but the
Inclination.
The following program was given:
"Sploo of Life."
Roll call "Witticisms"
Mark Twain Mrs. Huffman
Satire Reading, . "MacFIecknoe". .
Mrs. Owen
Toast "Mark Twain" .... Mrs. Fee
Song Mrs. Dickson
Rill Nye Mrs. John Hnlloy
Parody Mrs. Stlllman
Eugene Field Mrs. Smith
Pepper Mrs. Burroughs
Allspice Bert Huffman
At the conclusion of the program
a delightful menu was served con
sisting of hot tamales, cake rich with
spice, and aromatic flavor, cinnamon
lozenges and delicious coffee. The
hostesses were assisted by Mrs. B.
Huffman, Mrs. J. McCourt Mrs. Pen
land and Miss Cans.
Current Literature Club.
Mrs. W. J. Furnish will ontertuln
the Current Literature club on Tues
day, December IX. The program on
American History will be as follows:
Review questions 1776-8.
Roll call Current Events.
Paper "Dark Period of the Revo
lution." Music Revolutionary songs.
Paper "Traits and Incidents of
the War."
Discussion Literature Bearing on
the Dark Period.
Tho Thursday Afternoon club will
be entertained by Mrs. C. J. Smith
Saturday, December 16. A musical
afternoon will be given with "Motart"
as the subject.
The Woman's club met with Mrs.
J. F. Robinson Tuesday, December 5,
and discussed "Civic Improvements."
The next meeting will be the first
Tuesday of January.,
FOOTBALL AT ATCIENA.
Commercial Association Team Went
From Tills Place.
This afternoon a football game Is
being played at Athena between an
eleven from that city and a team
representing the Pendleton Commer
cial association.
Tho team from this place left for
Athena on the 9 o'clock train this
morning. It Is composed largely of
members of the high school football
team, though all of the players are
also members of the Commorclal as
sociation. Klmer Storle will be In his
old position as fullback; Strand, Pierce
and 8tanfleld will be half backs; Tur
ner will play quarter; Baker, center;
J. Thompson and Land, guards; Cres
well nnd A. Menns, tackles; Strlcklin
and H. Thompson will be ends; while
Cooley, Leezer and Penland will be
subs.
Dean Goodman, manager of the
high school team. Is also acting ns
manager today. In place of Tom Mi
Inrkey, the regular club manager.
CHURCn FAIR PROGRAM.
Christian Church Is Holding a Highly
Successful Fair at Bowman Build
ing. The Christian church fair being
held at the Bowman building Is a
highly successful event and a large
amount of merchandise has bocn sold.
The booths are all attractive and well
supplied with vnrlous kinds of goods.
The home cooking Is especially at
tractive and a large quantity is on
hand.
The fair will close tonight and a
literary and musical program will be
rendered at the evening session, to
which all are cordially Invited:
Recltntlon Millard Nelson.
Instrumental solo Clnra Tnrdlff. .
Recitation Florence Garrett.
Cornet solo Servle Anderson.
Recitation Edna Hngue.
Instrumental soloMrs. Rubedew.
Recitation Lena Beale.
Humane Harness a. I amley's.
Christian Science.
First society of Christian Scientists,
of Pendleton, room 5, East Oregonlun
building. Services Sunday, 11 a. m.
Subject: "Is tho Universe, Including
Man, Evolved by Atomic Force?"
Wednesday, meeting 7:30 p. m.
Sulvution Army.
Knee drill, 7 a, m.; holiness meet
ing, 11 a. m.; Juniors' meeting, 1 p.
m.; free and easy, 3 p. m.; salvation
meeting, 8 p. m.
Congregational Church.
Wni-Hhln nnd sermon. 10:30 a. m.:
Sunday school, 12 m.; Y. P. S. C. E.,
6:30 p. m.; gospel service, l.iv p. m.
Rev. H. W. Smith, static superinten
dent of Sunday school work, will
preach at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
First ClirlHllan Church.
Bible school. 9:45 a. m. Bring your
Bibles. Morning service, 11 o'clock;
Junior Endeavor, 3 p. m.; Senior En
deavor, 6:30 p. m.; evening service,
7:30. Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening. The public cordially Invit
ed. N. H. Brooks, pastor.
Petition for Sunday Closing.
A petition of 300 names was pre
sented to the city council last night
asking thut an ordinance be passed
closing saloons from 12 o'clock Satur
day night until 6 Monday morning.
Caldwell News.
Church of the Redeemer.
Regular service will be held at the
Will Ixx-ate at Vale.
Attorney J. A. Callahan has decided
in logt.i Pendleton and will locate at
Vale, Malheur county. He Is now In
thut place and wll be Joined next
week by Mrs. Callahan.
Beautiful Pictures
The most beautiful and largest collection of framed pictures
ever brought to Pendleton are now displayed In our store. These
pictures were bought at a bargain and everyone Is sold at a bar
gain price.
The stock consists of all sizes, from the small neatly and ar
tistically framed to the larger and more heavily and more substan
tially framed.
These pictures range In price from 10c up to f 10, and all aro
bargains. The frames alone on many of these pictures cost more
than we ask for pictures, frames and all.
Stationery
The finest line lute style stationery In boxes, and tablets, with
loose envelopes to match, ever shown here can be seen at our store.
An the bright new Ideas are Included.
Cook Perry
COURT STREET. NOLF'S OLD STAND.
Byers' Best Flour
Is made from the choicest wheat that grows. Good bread Is as
sured when BYERS BEST FLOUR Is used. Bran, Shorts, Steam
Rolled Barley always on hand.
PENDLETON ROLLER MILLS
W. S. BYERS, Proprietor.
Going Out of
Business
The following prices can give but
a meager conception of the prices we
are making to move this stock at
once. We are going out of business.
India Unons
White, Black and Tan
12 l-2o India Liunn, to clone out at -
15c liullun Llnoii, to cIomo out at lO'C
IHc India LIiioii, to c-Iimo out ut 112 14 C
200 India I.lnon, to close out at 14C
25c India LIiioii, to close out at 1 8C
ItOc India IJnon, to close out at 22 'C
Sateen Petticoats
IA)T 12 Sateen PctUcouts, 73o to 88c.... 59C
LOT 13 SuUK-n Petticoats, $1.00 to $1.13 79C
IXT 14 Sateen Petticoat, $1.25 to $1.56 98C
LOT 15 Kulcen Petticoat, $1.68 to $1.75 $1.28
LOT 16 Sateen Petticoats, $1.88 to $2.50 $1.49
LOT 17 CliamlH-ay PottlcoaW, $1.38 to $1.50 98C
White and Colored Waistings
LOT 10412 1-2C to 15c value, cut to . . .
LOT 105 18c to 25c value, cut to ......
LOT 106330 to 40o value, cut to
LOT 107 50c to 75c value, cut to ......
"Golden Fleece" Yarns
KltcUand Floss, all colors, regular 10c,; now.
Germantown, all colors, cut to .........
30o Heavy Knitting Yarn, cut to
8-c
13c
22wc
39c
"7c
8-c
23c
Golden Rule
Store
The Whole Heater Story
There is not today and there never has been a Heating Stove
made to equal the
CHARTER DAK
In durability, economy, workmanship and scientific points of con
struction. The genuine Charter Oak Is sold by tills store only. Take your
old stove and allow you all It Is worth on a new one.
W. W. BRADLEY
315 EAST COURT STREET.
Now and Second-Hand Furnitu T
Christmas Gifts
Give something that Is useful as well as ornamental. Our store J
Is a dictionary of ideas.
Watch our store for tiie new Ideas.
GRAHAM & HUNTER
BASLER'S OLD STAND
Gifts for the Future
THOSE THAT LAST LAST BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE QUALITY, THE WORKMANSHIP, THE CHARACTER OF STYLE. GIFTS
THAT CAN UK LOOKED BACK TO IN AFTER YEARS FOR THAT REMEMBRANCE ANI FRIENDSHIP. THAT IS WHAT THIS
JEWELRY STORE OFFERS IN HOLIDAY TOKENS TOKENS THAT BESPEAK THE HEAL, TIIE HIGHEST WORTH AND VALUE.
IT'S ECONOMY IN THE BROADEST SENSE, COUPLED WITH PRICES TOO TEMPTING TO RESIST.
Watches
"THE PRINCK
OF GIFTS."
All our Watches
possess these es
sentials: "BEAUTY"
and
"Durability."
The solid gold ones are well cased not thin,
"paper shelled" eases that dent and go to
pieces. Our filled cases ure as beautiful as thu
solid gold. We back tho manufacturer's guar
antee 20 and t5 years.
New Jewelry
CUFF LINKS A nice pair of Cuff Links is
prized by every young man. Wo have the
plain, Roman finished ones, which are elegant
when artistically monogramed.
STICKPINS A beautiful collection. Men
have preferences. These will please gentle
men. BRACELETS Some new patterns in the
adjustable kind. Also a great variety of the
popular N'ethersoles In gold and gold filled.
BROOCHES New ones In enamel as
handsome as they are new, A pretty brooch
Is always "In style." We have a choice collec
tion. We engrave articles purchased of us free of
charge We do any style of lettering you wlBh
and If you have a favorite monogram, we will
copy It for you.
Rings
The diumond ring is treasured by
old nnd young alike. Our stuck Is
not large, but ev.'v one Is a "gem."
of the finest qunltty. Now is a good
time to buy they will be higher next
year. Fancy stone set rings of all
kinds Rubles, Emeralds, Sapphires,
Pearls, Turquoise. Topai. Opals, Gar
nets, etc.
Hawkes Cut Glass
There's Just as much
difference in quality
of Cut Qluss as In any
thing else. There's no
higher quality than
Hawkes it has stood
at the top for a quar
ter of a century.
Cut Glass
Is always admired,
greatly appreciated,
thankfully received
therefore the accepta
ble gift
A few suggestions
Vases, Bowls, Pitch
ers, Caraffes, Sugar
and Creamers, Plates,
No pltc. without v-,.,,,,, ., Tr.
tho trmdf-mars . ''
on It I. rouii. "v" ' ""
stwui r btands.
run
Store Oisn Evening.
WINSLOW BROS.
Store 0kii Evening.
JEWELERS
Post Office Block