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STUTE CONTROL OF WATER.
Paper Presented at Recent Meeting
of Oregon State Grange.
1 y Jubn 11 Lvwia. $l»t« Emit - «
When we see the miracl«» wrought
by irrigation and think of the potential
energy of our streams as representing
thousands of acres of the most valuaLle
coal ten 's, it ia no wonder that we
Thus cried the hair. And a
tes tate to challenge the statement ti at
kind neighbor came to the res­
tho water-resources of Oregon are to­
cue with a bottle of Ayer’s
day its most valuable asset. Yet our
Hair Vigor. The hair was
legislators have persistently refused to
enact lav. s governing the use and distri­
saved! In gratitude, it grew
bution of this valuable commodity.
long and heavy, and with all
Far sighted corporations are rapidly ac
the deep, rich color of early
quiring perpetual franchises to the use
life. Sold in all parts of the
of water for power development, with­
world for sixty years.
out piesent or possible future compen­
“ About one year aro I lost nearly all of my
sation to the public, from whom the
hair following an attack of measles. I was
Mdvtattd by a filend to use Ayer’s Hair Vigor»
privilege
is acquired.
i «il l so. and as a result I now have »' beautiful
lie. d ol hair ” — Mila. W J. Llto vVii. Menutn
Through
the lack of a reliable record
one« Falls, Wit.
of vested rights to the use of water,
JÜ M&de by J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Mua.
tho public has no means of ascertain
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Alao mauufaoturere of
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SARSAPAR1LU.
ing the location and amount of unap­
ikisers
propriated water which is availableifor
uew uses. Large quantities of water
are being held without use through
actual or threatened litigation, and th»
Face.
intending investor or settler moves on
“Well,” said the customer, as be pal«, to more progressive states, where water
tbs barber and moved toward the door, rights can be secured by application to
“I feel like congratulating myself on get­ the state officers, and when granted are
ting safely out of a mighty bad scrape.”
protected, the same as other property
Ity placing himself promptly on the out­ rights. The holder of these question­
side of the barber shop he avoided get­ able vested rights joins with the power
ting himself iuto a mig tv bad scrap.— interests in opposing the enactment of
any law providing for public control
and making beneficial use the basis of
Deafness Cannot Be Cured
ighte to the use of water.
bv local applications, as they cannot reach th«
dlM»a*ed p. rtion <»t the ear. 1 her • Is <»n«y on«
How Water Is Appropriated.
way to cure <!< afne-fj«, and that is by constitn-
Any person can acquire a water
tiotial ren.. Deanes* is eaused by an in­
flam'd condition of th-ir.uc ona lining of the right by »imply nosting a notice at the
Euitacaian lub». When this tub« is Inflamed
or diversion, itating rue
the
you ha\ e n rumb In? mund or hnuerf ?ct hear­ : proposed point of
ing, a d when it is entirely c.'nwtl, ber.fntfs is amount or water claimed, the intended
the r ‘»u t. and him ss the inflammation can b“ use, and recording a copy of the notice
la en out and this tube restored to iU normal
condition, hearing will bo destroyed forever; at the county court house. If the watur
n h“ raters out oi tenr.ro caused by Catarrh, is to be uied for irrigation purposes, a
which is nothing but an iniiamed condition ol i certified copy of the notice must be
th*' mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any ! filed with the state engineer within 30
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can« days thereafter.
It makes no differ­
n »t be cured by Hull’s Catarih Cure. Send for I
ence if the waters of the stream are
circulars, free
F J. CHENEY <1 CO., Toledo, O.
already fully utilized at points below.
Sol 1 bv Drug ’ ■ - 7 ’
The notice can apecify any amount,
li e Hull's Family Pills for constipation.
even though such amount exceed the
regular flow of the stream. It may be
¡«npossible to use the water beneficially
Doesn't Always Follow.
Because ton e men get over a fence for the purpose as claimed, but that
safely with a loaded gun It is not al­ makes no difference so long as construc­
tion is commenced within six months.
ways safe to assume that they won’t
Your title is then complete, but the
examine a mule's heels to settle a bet. record is not completed by the filing of
—Washington Post.
proof that work has commenced. By
refiling every six months, a water right
can be held without the performance of
TUB DAISY
FLY KILLES any work until e me legitimate investor
destroys all tie try« to secure control of the same water
flies and u iford«
Then work must be commenced
comfort to every right.
home—in dining and prosecuted with due diligence. Un
room, «looping
.y a. -¿"K • - . • ■
A'- room ami every der this law one of our leading attor­
pl nee where filed neys haa stated that a one armed man
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: a ; are I roublenoii e.
('lean, neat and with a shovel, employed at the intake,
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will not Roll of
injure anything. can hold a water right indefinitely.
Try th'm »» ihn * und you will
....I never h»> wit bout tiioui, Thus the legitimate investor must first
u not kt p by OFH.«
afiut
hut prepaid for 21 c.
bay «ff th« notice m in. w o Has eoa-
BXÜQLD 3UÌIZE3. 14» DeKaJb Av«., Erooklyn, N T
tribut«d nothing to the public welfare.
Even the payment of this blackmail
does not give him clear title to the
necessary water, for the apparent sup­
ply may. perhaps, all be fully utilized
in the adjoining counties below, through
which the stream runs.
In the absence of state control, the
only way for thia investor t« «ven
guess at the amount of unappropriated
water Is to first measure the stream,
and then travel down the same, mens
uring th« maximum eapaaity of each
ditch, to ascertain how much of this
water has already been appropriated.
Tf th« stream is a hundred or more
St. Helen’s HaJI, Portland, Or. mile« in length, thic task alone would
Rendent and Day School for Girls discourage the most enthusiastic in
Catalogue on Request.
v««t«r or settler. Then the records of
water filings, under our present law«,
must also be examined to ascertain how
many rights have been Initiated whieh
may ultimately become vested and
prove prior in tim« to his right. No
tiees claiming water, posted in thick­
ets along the banks of a stream, can
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not be found and are, therefore, of no
va’ue to him. The county records are
of but little, tf any more value, ns tho
recorded claims to water Invnri.-tl lx- ox
ceed many times the regular flow of
th« stream. For example, the record«
of Raker county show claim» to the
waters of Powder river for irrigation
There’s a big diifer-
purposes amounting to over eightv
time» the flood flow of this stream at
e nee between just
Raker City during 1905, and the 1,145
corned beef—the hind
recorded
claims for
all
purnoses
amounted to over one hundred anti
sold i a bull > - and
eightv times this flood flow. The«e
claims, therefore, eannot all he vested
Libby’s Coakcd Corned
rights, and it Is Impossible to ascertain
Beef, The difference
from the record which, if any. are valid,
nr ultimately may become vested. Be
is in the taste, quality of
sides, manv ditches have been built
meal and natural flavor.
and water diverted without anv public
record whatever. Tn a separate record
will be fnnnd court decrees affecting
Every fiber of the
titles to the water of thia same stream.
meat of Libby’s Cooked
These decrees may divide the water
among a minority of claimants, without
Corned Beef is evenly
•ay consideration whatever of the
right« of the public in the nnspnro
and mildly cured,
printed waters, The county record thus
cooked scientifically
serves only to cloud title to nnsppro
printed water and discourage invest
and carefully packed in
ments.
The etream under consideration hr
Libby’s Great White Kitchen
the investor may flow through or bor­
der on two nr more counties where wa
It forms an appetiz­
are eqnall
ter titles ar«
equally as complicated as
ing dish, rich in food
described
...................... for Raker county, To ah
street the water records of the
value and makes a sum­
Deschutes river would require a jour-
ney of practically 1,909 miles, and the
mer meal that satisfies.
examination of the worthless records
of five counties.
For Cuick Serving:—
Under the 1905 act. all filings for
Libby’s Cooked Corn­
irrigation purposes were to be recorded
in the state engineer's office at Salem,
ed Beef, opt into thin
but no penalty was provided to cn
force this provision. Out of 139 filings
slices.
Arrange on a
in Raker eountv under this act, only
platter and garnish with
five were recorded at Salem.
Thus
what was intended for a complete rec
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Libby s Chow Chow.
A tempting dish for
luncheon,dinner,supper
Graallr Rajuyrd It.
Roms (»trngfliDg author)—That last
book of mine agreeably aiirpriaed you. did
I It? I am (lad to hear that.
Naggus (literary »«litort— Yes: I •X-
ported to devote an entire evening to read­
ing it. It put mo to alee» 1» gva min-
utea old bellow.
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ireatiso. L'r. 11. 1-LKlln ■« J a L« V31 Arch fat.,
I‘ainr<il Etlqaette.
'1 he royal court of France used to be
n great place for etiquette. Louis XIV.
ou« e caught a severe cold owing to
(lie fact tiiat ou ills arising from his
bed one cold morning the lord of the
ilmmber, whose duty it was to hand
iiim his shirt, happened to be absent.
Not one of the numerous courtiers
present had the courage to transgress
etiquette by handing the garment to
the shivering monarch. Loudon Scrap
Book.
To Brea) hi New Shoes.
Always shake in Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder,
(t cures hot, sweating, aching, .swollen feet.
Cures corns, Ingrowing nails and bunions. At
%li druggists and shoe steres, 2«»u. D<»nt accej t
«ny substitute. Sample mai nd FREE. Address
Allen 8. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
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More Trouble for .lohtiur.
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“No,” explained Mrs. Lapsling, "Johnny
sa, ys he wasn’t bitten by the dog, but I’m
1!« W um Practical.
not going to take any chances. 1 shall
"Young mail, you write n good deal have him expurgated just ns soon as I can
get him to the doctor's.”—Chicago Trite»
of poetry to my daughter.”
une.
"Yes, sir.”
“It takes a practical man to 8 Up
port a wife.”
"Well, it's this way. I have to write
her an occasional letter, and I’m so
busy at tlie office that I just copy the
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poetry to fill in.”
The explanation was satisfactory.—
Exchange.
Trouble.
Nan—Fo you like Archie, do you? 1 ••THE SCHOOL OE QUALITY"
alwavs thought him just the least b:’
Better each year, and larger. We now
effeminate.
Fan -Well, lie's certainly a good deal have two floors Co x 100 feet. Thorough
more ladylike than you are.
work tells the story. It counts in the
end, and we admittedly lead in this re­
spect. Get our catalogue, penwork, etc.,
then judge for yourself as to quality.
WHEN YOU COME TO PORTLAND
ARRANGE TO STOP AT
A. P. ARMSTRONG, LL.B., Principal
Tenth and Morrison
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Portland. Oregon
THE CORNELIUS
PARK AND ALDER STS.
C. Gee Wo
A New and Modern European Hotel, catering
particularly to Stuta people. A refinol place for
ladies visitintr the city, close to the shopping
center. Rates reasonable. Free Bus.
Tlio well known reliable
CHINESE
DOCTOR
N. K.. CLARKE, (lit* of Poriland Hotel) Mgr.
Root and Herb
BORAX FOR FRESH MEATS
Frenh meats, dusted over with pow­
dered borax (which is now prepared of
extreme fineness and purity and while
as snow) and rubbed in as vou would
pepper and salt, will keep fresh much
longer. All that is required is to wash
the meat before cooking.
KEEPS POULTRY SWEET
Dead game, poultry, etc., cun l.e
kept sweet for weeks by rubbing them
well with powdered borax under the
wings, legs, tail and placing a little in
the mouth of the bird.
Ixx?nl HgentR wanted
H hr inndo n life «tudy of
rooti* and herb*, an d in that
n.ly il i •I'ooued mid iw glv«
inu to th<< world hi» wonaer-
ful roD'ediet.
N(» Mercery, Poisons or Drugs Used Me Cure»
Without Operation, or Without the Aid off a Knif»
Ho kitiarnntvefl t«> Cun' Cmitirh, Aflthma, Lung,
i’liront. Uhci mutbun. K-u vouHne Norton« Debilitr,
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Fcrualx* Weakne«« and Al) Pritnie lAiaeHM*
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A SURE CANCER CURE
Ju^t Received from Pekin», C.iina Safe, Sur»
and Reliable.
IF YOU ARE A> ! I(’l i !• PON T DELAY.
DELAYS AREDANt.EKUt S.
CONSUUTzKTIOIN
Write for m«ney making plan
(f you ennnot call, write for ay ru pt on blank and olrow
Jar Incl<>*o 4 centa in ntamj»«.
THE (’ GEE M(H HlNEsE MfldCINEOO.
162 12 l int St., Cor Morriflou,
Portland, Oregon
PleaHu Al« i|tion Th)« Pat>er.
“How does Mrs. Sleigh get on in the
club?”
No. 28—OS
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"Oh. she always comes up to the
scratch.”
i X I • Il EN writing to a«l vertí .or. pl.*.«
"Of course she does. The cat »»_
I Vt mention till, pnper.
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The Kind Yuu Have Alwnya liouglit. has borne tlie algna>
ture of Chas. >1. Fletcher, and has been made under his
personal supervision for over i»O years. Allow no one
to deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations nml
“ Just-as-good ” are but Experiments, and endanger the
health of Children—Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTOR!A
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare­
goric, Props and ¡Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
ami allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhu-a and Wind
Colic, it relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
nml FlatuJencv. It assimilates the Fo«»d, regulates the
Stomach nnd bowels, giving healthy ami natural sleep.
Tlie Children’s Panacea— The Mother’s Friend.
Tlie Kind You Have Always Bought
^9 * Scar«
Bears the Signature
Signature of
In Use For Over 30 Years.
▼Mt CtNTiUR COB9*0f, TV MURRAY ©YRtCT. NtW YORK CITY.
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Only Nittbt
Speaking of Florence Night! ugni«
and her efforts to keep the world
healthy, it seems pertinent to make
spe-ial mention of her mission 111 be­
half of the open window at night. In
the early years of her labors much un­
intelligent opposition to this method of
ventilation because of the supposed
harmfulness of the night air was ex-
pressed, but Miss Nightingale had on»
stock argument in support of her posi-
tion, It being the question. ’ What air
shall we breathe at night but night
air?” It was un
opponents' point ff view, even If It
did not always convert them, hut It did
lead a ci.nnth'ss number Into saner
ways of living and along the way to
tlie present methods of treating tuber­
culosis.—Boston Transcript.
lT«t Ft. V’fns* Panee and all Nervous Dim?»
| A n«yu..ueiit .
<1 t»V I’r. k. ue’a Un
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Different.
Towne—There's one thing about my
wife. She makes up her mind if she
can’t afford a thing that she doesn't
need It.
Browne—Something like my wife.
only she buys It llrst and makes up her
mind afterward.—Philadelphia Press.
No State Protection.
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app<«l to tho Wcll-Tr.f »rniod in every
walk of life and are essential to yer-
ble stan<-
ir r. Acccrdingly. It is not claime«
that Syrup of Figs and Elixir of
Senna is the only remedy of known
value, bin one of many reasons why
ft is the best of personal and family
laxatives is the fact that It cleanses,
sweetens ami relieves the Internal
organs on which it a -ts without any
debilitating after effects and without
having to increase the quantity from
time to time.
It acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as a laxative, ami its component
parts aro known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all
objectionable substances. To get its
beneficial effects always purchase the
genuine—manufactured by the Cali­
fornia. Fig Syrup Co., only, and for
sale by all leading druggists.
Mothers will find Mrs. WlnsloWs Soothlug
Syrup th«« b st r<-:ui>dv to U30 lor their ch .Ur u
taring iLiu teething per.od.
It is not a crime in Oregon to steal
water. In fact, the law encourages it.
As stated above, awy person can ac­
quire a water right by posting a notice
or digging a ditch and diverting waier,
regardless as to the area of crops de
stroyed at the lower ead of the valley
by such wrongful diversion. Without
the necessary administrative inachin
erv, and a reliable record of vested
rights to the use of water, it would be
impoesible to enforce any criminal law
covering water, even if enacted.
fíHH CIV»
Theft of water in an arid region ie
y rvt? mt 'tft)
as serious a crime as destroying the
crop of another, since it amounts to
the same thing in the end, yet this
state maintains no department hnving
control of diversions from public
streams. There is no department to
This is the very latest for the loots
which the homeeeeker or investor can
summer
girl. She must wear a collar
write to ascertain if the water rights
claimed for constructed works are as that cuts the neck and shuts off her
represented, or whether nnv unappro­ hearing, skirts that have enough ma­
priated water remains in a certain terial In them to make a gas hag for
stream. Even if unappropriated water Roy Knabensbue's airship, and a hat,
exists, there is no method provided by big ns it washtnb, that requires a
law for acquiring clear and undisputed
course in juggling to keep it balanced
title to thia water from the public, to
straight.
whom it belongs.
It requires constant litigatson on the i
A Genrun» Hr<|iie»t.
part of early appropriate™ to secure
their right« Where the price of justice
Porter Emerson Browne came Into
exceeds the value of the water right, the office yesterday. He had been out
the place must be abandoned.
In the country for a week and was i
(CONCLUDED NEXT WEZX )
very eheerfiH. Just as he was leaving
he said: “Did yon hear about that!
Àertpt.d.
man who «lied the other «lay nnd left
TW yon ewnaidtr your m>rv» la stiffl-
cisatly »trad; to It you for id airibip all he had to the orphanage?"
navigator?”
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I “No,” some one lutswererl. "Ilow
“Well, I'v« baaa ont in a canoe with a nuch did he leave?”
■ervona ftet <irl.”—Cleveland Plain I»ael-
“Twelve children.”
Mr BrvWM lift. tM E\«-ryl">dy'f
Magazine.*
■ •»»•a. •nite««, ».« n«ww
•1 will follow you to the end of the
One’jMHir little fly in the bedroom
her little '«•pMn ♦artte!" kissed the villain In her shell-' In the morti ng will do more effectual
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M t in Itk* anr I<u» tbg clever girl f<*r>!efl tvork than n dozen.alnrfli <-l'>cks. cost»
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and ncvec.gt'ts uu»
Truth
and Quality
Woiiiii»'« Wit»
4« •mperor of Germ By besieged a
elt.v which bel ngcd ta one or his rc-
bellloua noblemen. After the siege bad
lasted for a loug time the e.nperor de­
termined to take It by storm and to de­
stroy nil it contained by 8ra an« sword
I!«» di«t not. however, wish to injure
the defer.s.desa women; therefore, he
sent a proclamation into til lie town, say-
lug that all the women might leave
the place v hurt aiid carry with them
whatever they hehl most pre«-lot;s. The
uobleniiins wire instantly decided to
take her husband, and the other women
followetl her example. They soon Is­
sued from the city gate in a long pro­
cession. each one with her husband on
her shoulders. The emperor was so
much struck with the noble conduct of
the women that he spared all; even the
city itself was left untouched.
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or-l is, therefore, of «, salute t3 ts»
public.
Resulting Xatiintion,
The e tnditions in CgltfoRiia are
i I'-ntienl with tho»e in Oregon. The
Commonwealth club has labored for
vears to secure the enactment of mod-
«•; ,i 'xa'vr laws.
I in the proce«.-dlngs
In parts of Alaska Is found a kind
of tr i« club wo • nd tue statement that
t! <■ I tr of California *’>• delighted to ’>f flsii that makes a ea
find tn their primitive water laws such when it is dried. Th« tai
a 1. l'ful source of income, anti did is stuck luto a crack of a ■
nothir.a; to remedy eontlitione. “The to bold It upright, aud its nose is
st-itutes in question have been the lighted, accortllng to the l-'ishii g Un­
foundation of gr>it«e of the large for
tunes of California, but these fortunes zette, ami it gives a good, steady light
ate held exqjueively by the attorneys of three caudle power, and considerable
of record of the misguided individuals beat, and will buru for about three
who availed themselves of the privilege hours.
granted by these statutes.’’
It Is reported that a student of ths
A ease is reported where ditch “A"
Electro-Technical
Institute of St. Pet­
sued ditch “B” and upon the sworn
evit'tnee introduced obtained a decree ersburg named Frendinberg has Invent­
giving it a priority of twenty cubic ed an apparatus tor exploding mines
feet of water per second. Ditch “B" by wireless telegraphy. Numerous ex­
sued ditch “C” with the same result, periments already made are said to
and ditch “C” thereafter sued ditch have proved remarkably successful.
“A” with the same result, and there
were still 25 ditches diverting water The apparatus is also claimed to be
from the same stream whose rights were suited for directing Whitehead tor­
pedoes at long ranges.
not determined.
Along the Walla Walla river in Ore
At a recent meeting of the Royai
gon, litigation to secure a proper di­ Society of Canada, Sir James Graut,
vision of the stream has been in prog-
re«« for about 30 vears. without settling M 1»., presented a pafier ou the neu­
a single issue. This experience is typi­ rons aud cells of the brains in their
cal of many other communities and relation to the faculty of memory, and,
should serve to demonstrate the failure after stating that, as with the other
of the present system of distributing tissues of tlie body, so witll the cells
water by the courts, through injunction of tlie brain, evidence of lessening
proceedings.
[tower mid activity appears with the
There are approximately 200 ditches
diverting water from this stream in a passage of years, lie added tlie very in­
distance of 10 miles, for tho irrigation teresting statement that the line of
of some 5,000 acres. Nearly 500 per- present investigation demonstrates that
sons or corporations have been made tlie electrical current through the !
parties to the latest suit. and 25 law- brain rotates its molecules to such a
yers retained to protect the various degree ns to produce a most notable
rights. When th* decree is rendered,
the relative rights of the various physiological response in tlie direction
ditches will be known,but how will the of improved memory.
water be divided among them? The
Everybody knows that the water 01
nicneer irrigator knows that the court th«» Great Salt Lake Is very dense as
eannot deny him his usual water sup­ well ns very ■ salt, but many will be
ply. and though his right has been de­
surprised to learn that its density
termined for perhaps the second or
third time, the question is still, how varies to a remarkable degree from
to get this water at the time when time to time, For instance, in 1885 tho
needed. How will he determine which density was 1 1.1225, limitile percentage
of the many ditches above is diverting by weight of solid constituents was
water without right, in order to bring . lfl.Tlfi; in 1003 the density had lll-
an injunction suit against it?
I creased to 1,2200, the greatest ever re­
The decree is binding only on the
parties to the suit. New appropriations corded, anil the percentage of solids
can and will be made, thus forcing new to 27.721 ; In 1007 the density had di­
litigation. The same conditions which minished to 1.1810, and the percentage
brought on the present suit still exist of solids to 22.020. Of the solids in
and this decree, without additional leg­ 11907, 12.07 per cent was chlorin, 7.58
islation, «'ill be of no more value in per cent sodium- 1.53 per cent sul­
settling conditions than former decrees.
phate radical, 0.72 per cent potassium,
The supreme court, by consistent de-
0.45
jter cent magnesium, ami 0.O4 per
has
enacted
practically
all
the
creos,
water law of this state. To expect the •ent calcium.
court to provide in their decrees for tho
The famous Neanderthal skull found
complicate,) administrative machinerv In Switzerland in 1856, and other sim­
to make water decree« effective look« ilar skulls anil parts of skulls found
like a complete shifting of the burden
from the legislature to the courts elsewhere in Europe, have been re-
distinct
This, in tho opinion of loading water gardetl as representing a
species of the human race, to which
right lawyers, is not possible.
One of the leading attorneys In the the name Homo Pritnigenius has been
Walla Walla river ease estimates that given. I’rof. W. J. Solías undertakes
the present suit will ultimately cost be i to show that tHere are no grounds
tween >20,000 and $25.000. This enor­
; w hatever for regarding the Neander-
mous drain upon the agricultural re
sources of this small valley, for a nega ¡ thal type of man as a separate species.
tive result, eannot help but retard set ’ Oil the contrary, lie thinks that “the
' Neanderthal race, the most remote
tlement and discourage capital.
The purchase of a water right In from us In time of whieh we have any
Oregon means the purchase of a law knowledge, nml the Australian, tlie
suit. No litigation over water rights most remote from us in space, probably
in this state lias ever settled any issue
so that it cannot again he raised. The represent divergent branches, of the
decrees are binding upon only the same original stock.” Doctor Lvdekker
parties to the litigation. These decrees remarks that this conclusion of Prof.
often serve to cumber title to the un Solías' accords with the modern view
used waters, as the state, interested in that the uative Australians are low-
preserving the unappropriated waters grade members of the Caucasian, or
for future users, has not been repre­ European stock, instead of, ns at one
sented in court at trials of these eases.
time supposed, half-bred oceanic ne­
Conserving Our Waters.
groes. "The Veddahs of Ceylon am!
Ta tbs arid portion of this state the the Tóalas of Celebes apparently mark
area of irrigable land far exceods the their line of inarch from the west to
regular water supply.
The summer
flow of these streams can be increase! east.”
many fold by the storage of water in
“SUMMER COMFORT!”
the mountains, and using the natural
channel to convey such water to the
place of intended use. This class of
development, which is encouraged and
protected in Wyoming. Idaho and other
states, is absolutely impossible in Ore
gon. except under the most favorable
conditions. Capital will not invest in
such storage works until the state pro
vide« the necessary administrative ma­
chinery for protecting stored water as
it passes down the stream past numer
nus ditch diversions te the place of in­
tended vse.
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