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EIGHT PAGES. DAILY EAST OIUfcUuA'IAX., PEXDLETOX. PRECOX WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1908. FACE THREE. ROBBING SETTLERS IRRIGATIOX FRAUDS UNEARTHED IX IDAHO, Bogus Companies Sell "Water Rights" to ' Unsuspecting HomeMcekers No Water In Sight and Land is Unfit for UseInnocent. Settlors Are Flecd to tlie Amount of 14000 Each State In Investigating the Fraud.' ' ' ( Two "get-rlch-qulck" concern have recently been unearthed In Idaho, the scheme used for separating the un suspecting from their money being alleged Irrigation enterprlnes says the Boise Capital News. Investigations thus far made public are to the effect that the promoters have organtied Ir rigation companies and taken up al leged water rights, selling shares and water rights to farmers and speculat ors residing In Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, and states east of the Mis souri river. Haw Suckers Are Caaght. Representatives are sent Into those states with attractively written circu lars stating how easy It Is to become rich by taking up lands under the "canal" coating them ill an acre, wnicn win sell for 110 an acre as soon as they are reclaimed by getting the water from the company's ditches on the land. The parties are broaght to the state and taken to the land and located Then they are made to file desert en tries, In which they make affidavit of citizenship In Ok Slate of Idaho "merely as a matter of form."- the company agreeing to- carry out the laws of the government by doing the necessary amoant vf work on the land and expending the sum of 41 an acre per year In reclaiming the land. Site of Hie Graft. . The entrymen enter Into contracts with the company its pay $25 an acre for water rights for the land, amounting to $4000 for each ISO acres entered tinder the desert act. The contracts call for 10 per cent cash and $ per year (hereafter until the fall amount Is paid. The contracts are In She form of promts sory notes aad are negotiable. The Investigation shows that one of the companies has a ditch started, on which a umber of men are, at work whenever an excursion of eastern "suckers arrives to look over the land. The land shown Is always the finest and Jt Is easy to convince the customer that there Is a big margin of profit as soon as 'the land Is put In shape sroduce crops. N Water ifor IjuiUm. nut it is earn tnat there Is no wa ter to be secured to Irrigate the land If the company .ever succeeds In com pleting the attch, on which work Is done spasmodically, as an occasional excursion arrives to look over the land and select ttielr locations. It Is known tnat at least 25 of these entries have been made with a num ber ef smknow-n locators who have entered Into these contracts, agreeing to pay $4000 each for "water rights." The parties who are brought to the state are unfamiliar with the acts of congress tar caking .up public lands, and readily consent to making the entries la compliance with the law. They swear that they are citizens of the state, get their certificates, and then retam te their homes to let the company go on and improve the land under the contracts for water, so that the title will issue to them when they have paid the amounts which their contracts call for. To what extent further investiga tions will develop It Js Impossible to state, but enough has become known to cause the authorities havfng the matter In charge ts prooeed with the work and endeavor to locate the resi dence of all whs have been Induced to part with their money In the enter prise. It Is said that the men Induced to make false afflduVlts, as to residence, may be excused from ss doing through Ignorance of their acts, depending on those who have brought them to the state to protect them la tne .regularity of the proceedings, but that the prin cipals and agents will be subjected to prosecutions for subornation -of .per jury, for having caused their custom ers to "go through the forms." Injures Legitimate Ralnrnriaes. Legitimate irrigation enterprises have taken the matter np and are joining In the movement to thorough ly Investigate the alleged actions of the paper Irrigation companies, In or der to expose the frauds If such they prove to be, and put a stop to the practice before any great amount of damage has been caused, and thus save the state from the disasters to Its legitimate enterprises which would follow If the fraudulent scheme Is permitted to continue. A NORTHERN PACIFIC CUT-OFF. Will Sliorten the Main Line In Wash ington 200 Miles. The Yuklma Republic mentions as follows the latest development of a project that has been on .the tapis several years: Tho Northern Pacific Is making ar rangements to build a cut-off 65 miles long from Pasco to HI par la.' This will shorten the main line about 200 miles, and will give the company a lino from Missoula by way of Spokane and another by way of LewlBton. The cut-off has been talked of at times for the last two or three years, but that the company expected to build It Immediately was not known until yesterday. Pasco, according to a gentleman who came from there on one of the afternoon trains. Is full of railroad engineers, among them Chief Engi neer Darling himself, and all the pre liminary work Is being pushed as rap idly as possible. Surveys have been made. Head quarters will be established at Pasco, and contractors will be put to work without delay. It Is understood that work Will be gin on the Pasco end of the cut-off within the next 10 days. Loneliln? In Congress. - Visitors In Washington nearly always .ml! upon the congressman from their iistrlct. and the (utter. If of hospitable .urn, frequently invites them to lunch eon In the congress restaurant, a privilege highly prized by the average visitor. Once a number of women call ed upon a wealthy congressman and were duly Invited to hare luncheon with him, which they promptly and gladly accepted, and when seated pro ceeded to order a luncheon substantial enough for day laborers. . When tht check for the luncheon was handed to the congressman and he banded a bill for the amount to the waiter, one of the women remarked that she thought con gressmen did not have to pay for their meals there or she would not have or dered so much. The congressman, says the narrator, explained that paying for luncheons was one of the pleasant priv ileges which were still permitted to the congressmen by an Indulgent govern ment and that It was one which they especially enjoyed. "And visitors help os enjoy ft, too," he added. Baltimore American, Coataartsa ni lafeetioa. The terms contagion and Infection are too often used promiscuously, though they are by no means synony mous. The dissemination of mycotic diseases takes place In different ways. There are those which cannot be com municated from person to person, but spread only by the mlcroblc cause In vading the individual. To this class be long malarial fevers produced by spas modic There are, secondly, those which are not communicable from per son to person, but through external car riers only, such as soil, water, food, atr, clothing and utensils. To that class belong yellow fever and Astatic chol era. They are Infectious. There are. finally, those which may be transmitted directly from a person or Indirectly through carriers. To this class belong scarlet fever, measles, diphtheria, vari ola, Influenza, erysipelas and varicella. perhaps also whooping couh. The; are contagious and Infectious. Oaartiasf CiiIobi of Btaas. In Slam the lighting of a cjgar Indi cates a betrothal. In that country a person wishing to become engaged to the girl of his choice offers her a flower or takes a light from a cigar or clga rette If she happens to have one In her mouth, and thereupon, provided there Is no Impediment, steps are at once tuk en to arrange for the payment of the dowry. The families of the bride unci bridegroom have each to provide a con iderable sura. In Calalirla, as In many parts of India, a lighted tnpei- ot a llgbteJ pipe betokens the aceentn-.Rt of the B'.-llor for the hand ef a ;.! v in marrlagcr In Sllxrla It Is Ibe vustotD that when n suitor tins Iwu accepted by a girl she presents him with a box of cigars and a pair of slippers as a sign that he Is to be master in the house. Japaa'a Paaeak Vran. One of the familiar sights -on tbt streets of a Japanese town Is the pan cake woman, who, with her little bra- tier of coals and her tiny frying pan, 1 usually found on a corner not far from a school. She has a bowl full of doll clous batter, a ladle and a ake turner. and there Is apt to be a hungry crowd around her little stand as soon a school It out, for not many f -the chil dren are able to resist the smell of thr crisp pancakes, at least If they have any money. For a small -coin worth only a fraction of one of ur -pennlet a child may fry and turn his own cakes, and happy Is the one who has a number of coins In bis little kimono sleeve and can fry and at rto bit heart's content Official Correspoadesee. A fourth class postmaster and he doesn't live In BillrUle sent the fol lowing to headquarters la Washing ton: "This wll make three times that I'vt 'told you I'm laid up with a bad leg havln' shot myself In the left leg tht one that was wounded In the war while I wuz tryln' to kill a squirrel foi my breakfast, and I will not be b sides, I don't git nuirh holiday no howl" Atlanta Constitution. Scotland Yard. Scotland Yard, widely known as rb headquarters of tlie London police. If a historical place, said to have been the site of a palace where kings of Scot land were received when they came tc London. It Is near the banqueting hall, Whitehall. The Scotch kings retained possession of It from 050 till the rebel lion f William of Scotland. Milton, Sir Christopher Wren and other nota blet fired In Scotland Yard. Whyt The following advertisement appear ed In a prominent London newspaper: Wanted. Experienced business worn at as manageress, floorwalker, supervisor; not necessarily experienced In hoirdresa Ing, but must be tactful, reliable and born about Sept. SSL Harper's Weekly. Two Kinds of People. There are two great promoters of so da! happiness cheerful people and people who have some reticence. The latter are more secure benefits to soci ety than the former. They are the non conductors of all the heats and animos ities around them. A Mean Inslaoatlon, Miss Ingenue Aren't you nearly ready to go to tlie ball? Miss Pnssny I haven't made up my mind to go yet Miss Ingenue Oh, do you have to make that up too? Cleveland Leader. In proportion to population, mats drinking Is more common In those parts of South America where the plant grows than tea drinking tn the ;sa districts of China. Crabs Halpod la Rabbit Bant, On a property where the rabbit shoot ing was strictly preserved upon th southern coast of England a boy wsi caught with two deud rabbits In bli possession and nothing that would ac count for their decease. A search ot bit pocket revealed nothing but twe live crabs of small dimensions, the end of a candle and, a box of matches Under promise of release the urchin wat persuaded to disclose his method of procedure. First he selected a like ly burrow and then stripped off till clothes, putting bis coat over one hole, bis trousers over another and bit shin over the third. lie lit the candle end, dropped a little grease upon the crali'i back and stuck the lighted candle thereon and then put the crab at an unoccupied opening. .Straightway the frightened torchbearer fled tldewayi into the darkness and explored the In nermost depths, while the boy, expect ant at a terrier, awaited events out side. Presently a rabbit bolted lute the coat At It did so that boy woi after It like a shot and boy, rabbit and coat all rolled over together, tut boy rising from the fray with the rab bit In bit clutches. Korea News. Priceless, Yet Costless Pare Air. There Is no menace to vitality and to the sum and the value of the products of vital energy to continuously Immi nent so Insidious, to effectively active as are the invisible wastes of the body. The dead by the weapons of the world'i battlefields are few compared with those whose lives have been either blighted or .prematurely ended because of failure to maintain the body in t correct relation to the atmospheric source of abundant energy waiting to be transformed Into vital force and who have died for want of proper breath. He who would lire at bis best must breathe air at Its purest. There It no material necessity to life greater than that of pure air. There Is nothing so priceless and yet so costless as air. There is no financial Investment which does or can yield so sure and so large returns as money wisely expended for pure air. Professor 8. H. Woodbrldge In Good Housekeeping. , Villages That Cat Corks. Thousands of men, women and chil dren In the mountains of Spain aad Portugal are employed In cutting cork. It is a domestic trade, and it occupies whole villages. Agents from the fsc torlet and export bouses of Seville and Lisbon go through the mountain vil lages each year buying up the corks In enormous quantities. It Is not unusual for an agent to purchase 5,000,000 on one Journey. The corks at purchased In the native villages are of all sizes and qualities. .They are sorted In the cities and, after being packed, are shipped by the ton. Once here many of them are recut by band at the rate of twenty gross a day. So fastidious are tome Irattlen that the cork Im porters have to keep In their employ ment several cork cutters to recut such corks as do not suit customers. Arabs aad Portraits. An trtlst who found It dlfflcult-to get pictures of Arabs In Morocco writes: "I once tried to sketch some Arabs in Algiers. They constantly evaded me, and at last an old Moor, with whom we were on the friendly terms produc ed by cpnstant bargaining for embroid ered rags, spoke to me on the matter like a father, for my good. 'It is not he said, that any barm will ensue to those whose picture you make. It It you yourself will suffer inconvenience In the next world. Allah will say to you: "Following your own will and pleasure, you have made those figures. I now command you give them souls." And where, my friend, will you be then?'" Womaa Was Made From aa Blot ttlek In the Scandinavian myth of the ori gin of woman Odin. Vill and Ye, the three sons of Bor, were walking along the sea beuch when they found two sticks of wood, one of ash and one of elm. Odin and hit brothers were gods, of course, but the sight of the stick caused them to wish that they couid carve other gods from the Inanimate wood. They forthwith set about the task, with the result that they made t living man out of the asb stick nud a female, being In godlike form, equally as lively as the man, out of tlie elm bil let lajarloas to the Memorr. Besides inattentive reading there are other things injurious to memory. One It thebablt of skimming over newspa pers, all in a confused jumble, never to be thought of again, thus diligently cultivating a habit of careless reading hard te break, says Home Chat An other Is the reading of trashy novels. Nothing Is to fatal to reading with profit at the habit of running through story after story and forgetting them at toon as read. taaplelow Direct arm. "Our cashier teemt te be a frugal chap." "How tor' "Always brings hit lunch with him nd eats it at bit desk." "Hum. That may be frugality and It may be fear of leaving bit books. Better have him Investigated at -Philadelphia Bulletin. - laformattoa. "What Is a domestic animal, mini ma T" asked the little boy. "A domestic animal," replied mam ma, with a scornful glance at papa, who was putting on bis coat "It one who does not spend all his time at tht elub." Brooklyn Life. A bill Is lxtter receipted, and an old chnlr Is better reseated, nud that l tie resemblance between them, although neither of 'em looks at all ll'ie th other. ''he "Pure Crenm of Tiriir kind cveland't Baking Pow4ar, ALMOST AS While the damp, cold, changing weather of Winter intensifies the pains and other disagreeable symptoms of Rheumatism, it is by no means a winter disease exclusively. Through the long months of Summer its wandering pains and twitch ing nerves are felt by those in whose blood the uric acid, which produces the disease, has accumulated. Rheumatism is a disease that involves the en tire system. Its primary cause results from the failure of the eliminative organs, the Liver, Kid neys and Bowels, to carry out of the system the urea, or natural refuse matter. This coming in contact with the different acids of the body forms uric acid which is taken up and absorbed by the blood. This acid causes fermentation of the blood, making it sour and unfit for properly nourishing the body, and as this vital stream goes to every nook and corner of the body, the poison is distrib uted to all parts. The nervous system weakens from lack of rich, pure blood, the skin becomes fe verish and swollen, the stomach and digestion are affected, the appetite fails and a general diseased condition or the entire system is the result. Not only is Rheumatism the most painful of all diseases, with its swollen, stiff joints, throbbing muscles and stinging nerves, but it is a formidable and dangerous, trouble. If the to remain in the blood, and the and they are rendered immovable and stiff, and the patient left a helpless cripple for life. Every day the poison remains in the system the disease gets a firmer hold. The best time to get rid of Rheumatism is in warm weather; because then the blood takes on new life and the skin is more active and can better assist in the elimination of the poisons. With the proper remedy to force the acid out of the blood, and at the same time build up and strengten the Liver. Kidneys, Bowels and other organs of the body, Rheumatism can be per manently cured. External applications relieve the pain and temporarily reduce the inflam mation, and for this reason are desirable, but they cannot have any effect on the disease. The blood is poisoned and the blood must be treated before a cure can be effected. S. S. S., a remedy made from roots, herbs and barks, is the best treatment for Rheuma tism. It goes into the blood and attacks the disease at its head, and by neutralizing the acid and driving it out, and building up the sour blood so it can supply nourishment and strength to every part of the body, it cures Rheumatism permanently. S. S. S. is the only safe cure for the disease; being purely vegetable, it will not injure the system in the least, as do those medicines which contain Potash or some other mineral ingredient. S. S. S. tones up come chronic, but begin the use of S. o. S. and purge the blood of every particle of the poison. Write for our book on Rheumatism, and ask our physicians for any advice you wish. We make no charge for either. t THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPAHY. ATLANTA. GA. ' NO SCAB IN YAKIMA COUNTY. Inspector and Deputy Inspector Both Make tlie Claim. There is no Bcab among the sheep of Yakima county. Inspector S. J. Cameron and his deputy, James Don ald, have concluded their Inspection of the many bands of sheep and au thorized this statement today, says the Yakima Republic The Inspection was completed Saturday evening. The total number of sheep Inspect ed by Mr. Cameron and Mr. Donald aggregate 130,000. These figures cover the entire number of sheep In Yakima county at the present time. The lambing season has Just opened up. however, and Inspector Cameron says that of the 120,000 sheep 75,000 are bred ewes that will produce this spring and swell the total number to over 200,000. There will be In the hands of the growers, when every one has sheared, and Including the amount on hand li'.fi over from last year, more than 1,000, 000 pounds of wool. Now, Mr. Cam eron says, wool Is worth all the way from 20 to 22 cents per pounds, and he thinks that the sheepmen are In line to get at least that price If not a higher price, provided they hold out for this figure. It can readily be seen from these figures that come from a most relia ble source, that the sheep Industry of Yakima county ranks among the very first. Figured tn dollars and cents It will amount this year to approximately 11,400,000, based on the following es timates of prices which are rulable at the present time: One million pounds of wool at 20 cents will bring 1200,000; 200,000 sheep at ! per head amount to $1,200,000, making a total when combined of the amount stated above. This Is the busiest month In the year for the sheepmep. The lambing sea son has Just begun, and they are all busy. Hands are said to be scarce. and this morning the sheepmen were looking for herders and laborers on every corner. GRANT ASSESSMENT ISSVES. Inierextliig Facts Developed by Con troversy. Says the Long Creek Ranger: In another column will be found a letter from Nell Nlven, county clerk and one of the board of equalization. It Is In reply to one of the HemB writ ten by our Rltter correspondent In Inst week's paper. In a personal letter to the editor. Mr. N'lven says the reason the coun ty Is in debt Is that property Is nol given In for tax purposes by its own ers, and that the board cannot go In person to see what each pers'.m actu ally hns and place It on the list. He also says the board would be work ing a hardship on a f?w If It raise. Uhelr assessment because of Its per sonal familiarity t. the property holdings of the few. It is nil right, however, for a comparatively poor man. whose whole property Is In sight of his door, to pay taxes on nil of It. His statement '.Vat t'.ie county court COMMON IN SUMMER AS IN WINTER. uric acid! is allowed dises disease becomes chronic, chalk every part of tlie body by its fine tonic properties. While cleansing the blood of all poisons it builds up the appetite and digestion, soothes the excited nerves, re duces all inflammation, relieves pain and completely cures Rheumatism in every form Muscular, Inflamma tory, Articular or Sciatic. If you are worried with the nagging pains of Rheumatism, do not wait for it to be did not raise the assessment (levy) is true, but the assessor was Instructed by some one to raise the valuations on tillable lands from 12. B0 to 110 tn 1904, and 18 to 120 in 1905. We asked a few people here, whose prop. erty was about the same In 1904 and 190S, how this year's taxes compared with last year s taxes, with the fol lowing showing: Frank Kahler, (Individually) In 1905, 115.85; 1906, 120.91. ' John Hughes 1905, near 176; 1906. 1104.70. Charles Ballance 1905, 154; 1906, 177. The lowering of the levy seems ti have resulted like the recent cut In the price of gas In Portland Individ ual bills are higher. Autos for Yoscmltc. San Francisco, April 4. The tourist, and summer visitors of this year may. If he chooses, ride Into Yosemlte val ley in an automobile. The Sierra Railway company will run a line or automobiles from Its terminus at Jacksonville- directly Into the valley, the run to be made In five hours. It has been experimenting with different machines along the old stage road from Jacksonville to the valley for several months and has found the plan of carrying passengers by this means Instead of stage coaches to be entirely practicable; It will institute this service as soon as the season opens In the spring. Don't tie a cough or a cold up In your system by taking a reemdy that binds the bowels. Take Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar. It is dif ferent from all other cough syrups. It is better. It opens the bowels expels all cold from the system, relieve coughs, colds, croup, whooping cough, etc. An ideal remedy for young and old. Children like It. Sold by Tall man & Co. . For Rent Suite unfurnished housekeeping rooms in East Oregon ian building. Hot and cold water and both on same floor. Inquire this of fice. IT PAYS to buy MENNEN'S BORATED TAL CUM because oi its perfection and purity. But it does not pay to sell MENNEN'S POWDER nearly as well, as it pavs to sell an imperfect and impure substitute which, costing about half the cost of MEN NEN'S, yields the denier double profit. The "justaseood" with which some dealers try to palm off a substitute is true any way. If its only "just as Rood " for the dealer why push the sale. If it's only "just as good " for the buyer whv risk an unknown preparation for MENNEN'S. There's nothing just as Rood as MEN NEN'S BORATED POWDER, and the dealer who says there is, risks his customer's skin and safety to make an extra profit on a sale. Have you tried MENNEN'S VIOLET uuKATfc-u TALCUM TOILET POWDER t Ladies partial to violet perfume will find Mennen's Violet Powder fragrant with the odor of fresh plucked Parma Violets. For tals evervwh-re lor m ccntt. or mailed -xMtpaid on receipt ot jhee by GER.HAR.D MENNEN CO.. Newark. N. J. Fic-timilt of Box Last Summer I had a sever attack of Inflamma tory Rheumatism in the knees, from which I wat unable to leave my room for several months. I wat treated by two doctors and also tried differ ent kinds of liniments and medicines whloh seemed to relieve me from pain for awhile, but at the tame time I wat not any nearer getting wall. One day while reading a paper I saw an adver tisement of 8. S. 8. for Rheumatism. I decided to give it a trial, which X did at onoe. After I had taken three bottles I felt a great deal better, aad I continued to take it regularly until I was en tirely cured. I now feel better than I have for years. CHA8. E. QILDERSLEEVE. 618 82nd Street, Newport Nawt, Va. v deposits form at the ioints. REPRESENTED BY A JAPANESE. - University of Michigan at Interstate -Oratorical s. Ann Arbor, Mich., April 4. For the first time In history the University ot " Michigan will be represented by a -student of an eastern race In the con test of the Northern Oratorical league, ." which will be held this year at Ober- -lin, O., on the evening of May 4. The young man who will have the honor " of representing the University of Michigan In that inter-collegiate con test against , representatives of six other universities and colleges is Klyo Sue Innul, of Kobe, Japan, a mem ber of the senior class in the literary department. Ever since he entered the univer sity four years ago Mr. Innul has taken a prominent part in oratorical contests, always winning high rank and honors. Last year in the Univer sity oratorical contest he won second place with an oration on "The Sick Man of Asia and His Doctors." This year he won the first place with an oration on "The Mission of New Ja pan." Every summer he arranges a lecture tour through Michigan and adjoining states. His favorite topics are the various phases of the eastern question. He is a member of the Al pha Nu literary society and the founder and first president of the Cos mopolitan club. All the good qualities of Ely's Cream Balm, solid, are found In Liquid Cream Balm, which Is Intend ed for use in atomizers. That It Is an unfailing cure for Nasal Catarrh is proved by an ever increasing mass of testimony. It does not dry out nor r rasp the tender air passages. It al lays the Inflammation and goes straight to the root of the disease. Obstinate old cases have been cured In a few weeks. All druggists, 75o. in cluding spraying tube, or mailed by Ely Bros.. 66 Warren street. New York. April 2, 300 painters and paper hangers In Denver struck for hlirhnr wages. Pac-tlnttt of Ba