SotsonEs liffb j THE BOARDMAN MIRROR VOLUME 2 BOARDMAN, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOV. 24, 1922 NUMBER 42 OPEN RIVER CONFERENCE GOES ON RECORD AS IN FAVOR OF PROGRAM FOR HYDRO-ELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT bia and the Snake rivers. The gov- and Oregon in the national congress, EAST ENDEKS ALL EXCITED eminent, he said, is anxious to han-iaad also that copies be furnished to die such development so that the s-! the commercial bodies represented tiY VISIT OF YOl'XG TRAMPS Delegates from Three States Gather and Endorse Umatilla Rapids Power Project As Step In Opening of the Columbia River. Endorsement of the ids power project as Umatilla rap- seeker for home or investment," the first sttp calling attention to the great und- in the open river program for the Columbia, endorsement of the Smith McNary bill now pending in con gress and request for the appoint ment of a board of engineers by tile secretary of war to make a survey of the Columbia river from Van couver, Wash., to Priest Rapids, in Idaho, as directed, was the outstand ing action takih by the Open River conference in Pendleton last Friday. The three-in-one proposal for the canalization of the river, the devel opment of hydro-electric power and irrigation of adjoining arid land was unanimously backed by del gate from all the Columbia basin poin's attending from three states. A stirring address by Joseph N. Teal on "What shall we do with th Columbia?" opened the conferenc in the morning, lloth this speaker and A. H. Devers of Portland who called the conferring to order urged government aid for the opening and development of the Columbia. Co-operation with railroad trans portation and not necessarily com petition, was advocated by Mr. Tea! , In explaining the proposal to open the river tor water transportation. The speaker showed the great benefit to be derived by the railroads, by the electrification of the lines through power development on the Colum bia. "Right improvements of water ways is the most important part of my subject," the speaker stated. Clearing away of hitches in gov ernment action which might hinder the application of the three-in-one proposal, and thus :uake the whole problem of water transportation, ir rigation and power development, one movement, was the argument of the speaker. The Importance of the (1 -velopment of lhe down river cargoes by the itnprovment of the arid lands on both sides of the Columbia, was emphasized, to work with the up river cargoes to the "bread-basket" country. Major George Mayo, 1'nlted State, engineering corps; F. C. Schubert, civilian engineer of the same corps, spoke on the problems of rendering the Columbia navigable and told of work already accomplished by their depart tnent, At the luncheon given by the Pen dleton commercial association, Judge Gilbert W . Phelps 01 the circuit coi.rt and president of the I'matilla Rap Ida Power State association. Attor ney Fred Steiwer and Judge Stephen A. Lowell, presented the program of the proposed Umatilla project and sketched the importance of its de velopment to the entire inland em pire. The delegation was enthusiastic over tying up of the gigantic scheme to link irrigation and power d. ri 1 opment with the open river program lor transportation. Judge Phelps outlined the birth veloped area of the three states tribu tary to the Columbia and Snake. The "great opportunity", Judge Lowell pointed out lay in the fact that the I'matilla rapids proj.ct more nearly fills the requirements of the federal power act than an) other known project, in that it appeals to the department of agriculture be- cause of its promise to improve the condition of the farms of the three tatei through the possibility of cheap power for the electrification oi tuc lines ot the S. P. & S the O.-W., and the K. P., because of their proximity to the site of the pro ject, thus enabling them to provide Cheaper and more rapid transporta tion facilities. The interior depart ment, through its reclamation serv ice, will find, said the speaker, that the proposed I'matilla dam would irrigate 250,000 acres with a gravity system and approximately the same amount more by the use of a pump ing system. The removal of the great est obstacle to the navigability of the Columbia and its tributaries, through the canalization of the river at the site of the proposed I'matilla project, opening the Columbia to navigation for a distance of 700 miles and pos sil.ly three times that, distance when Its tributaries are included, is of de cided interest to the war department. The "great problem", concluded the judge, is to determine a method of reaching the federal power commis sion so that an investigation shall be made and the commission satis fied that the project possesses all the features which seem to demand its construction. Attorney Steiwer discussed briefly the i'matilla proposal from the Standpoint of agriculture, mercan tile, social and industrial welfare. Delegates from the various sec- t ion tablished lines of railroad will not be damaged for frequently the damming of the stream causes the water to overflow rail lines along the river. The government is friendly, Mr. Dater said ,to hydro-electric de velopment but is proceeding careful ly and is also finding the problems of financing serious ones. C. C. Clark of Arlington said that In Gilliam county opposition com 's from large land owners who fear the expense necessary to the construction of irrigation systems. Following are the resolutions adopted : Whereas, The secretary of war is authorized and directed to appoint a special board of engineers to e x amine the Columbia river from Van couver, Wash., to Priest Rapids, and the Snake river from its mouth to Asotin, Wash., to study and report With a view to the canalization of these rivers for barge navigation and ioi the development of hydro-electric power in cooperation with local interests in connection with such can alization to be used for the irriga tion of arid lands adjacent to these rivers. j a Whereas, the board shall also con- j ae uuu SIder any proposition on the part of j aiio. Uave local interests to construct dams fori until u c development of water power for irri gation before a project is adopted by the 1'niled States, with a view to 80 Opi ration of the government in the cost of the locks required for navi gation where such dams are to bs ins; ailed, and Whereas, the secretary of war is authorized and directed to appoint a board of engineers to study and n -port with a view to determining the most comprehensive plan for the can alization of these rivers for barge navigation and lor the cooperation of ihe United states with local inter ests tor the development of hydro electric power, in connection with such canalization, to be used for the I irrigation of the arid lands adjacent j to these rivers. In making said re port the board shall submit an esti mate of the probable cost of such Im provement, the length of time re- ln this Open River conferenc with ffle request that they take ratifying afition and hold themselves in readi ness to join with their influence the furtherance of a campaign tor the beating their way Object above set forth, and be it fur- Mont., to Portland The East Enders were treated to quite a little excitement Saturday night. 'Tis quite a tale to tell. Tnere were three young chaps who wire from Lewiston, ind BOtneVi here ther Resolved, That the thanks of the delegates to the Open River confer ence be tendered the Pendleton Coi t merclal association, to the Pendleton lodge of Klks and the press of Pea dleton for courtesies extended. COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS BERT F. SAVAGE JOHN T A 1 T WILLIAM WARNER WHITNEY L. POISE JUDGE 0, W. PHELI S W. li CKAWFOUD DR. O. J. KEATING Secretary MARSHALL N. DANA Chairman PERSONAL GLIMPSES Gy One of Our staff Correeponden s The fashion for Lobbed litttr a ia l.e.ie Gastie lias hit id.. i.o.uuce. i uel Ltieasi a tread let fashion desired but. worn matrons who to once more have i .ii the yonfag MM ttU iOii , n grow ..gu.ii i U 111 nloSl al... now l lie ear -have a longm; beaut it ui loo) a of various shades and hues have ta en to bobbed hair until one wo oers "Who next ."' Mrs. W. Cohoo.l at:., .'.'r. B-erger were among ll ; lirst who had sufficient courage j, year or so ago. Mrs. Hereim an 1 Mrs. Binns had their sheared sever.. I months ago but the number who have I undergone the process at recent dates ' Is alarming. Sometimes it is a devot i ed husband who takes the scissors in hand and beats the barber out i of 50 cents. Sometimes it is a gen erous neighbor who does the deed i no matter what the method, results are the same and in the course of three or four years many Hoardnian women will be along the line one of them fell off (he train anil wandered around all night, arriving at the lleivitns at breakfast time Saturday morning, He was given breakfast and direct! d lo a place where he might find work. Meanwhile his two pals had dropped off at Messner and were endeavor lug to locate him. They went up to Coyote where Dale Albright's gave them some breakfast and Mr. Al bright tried 10 help them find their pal. They apparently weren't profes sional hoboes, any of the three. Being unable to find the chap who was lost they continued their journey lo Portland via a "side door Pullman" leaving at Messner the address of the brother of the boy they had part ed from during the day. This young man whose name is Fitzhugh, had found a job on the baler and in 111,. afternoon he began acting aueerly and did all sorts of queer things. I'in- M 1 1 ally crawling on his hands and knees. 'Ile was obsessed with 1 1n- idea that 1 11 i officers were after him and he want ed to run away. When he came to the canal he threw off his mackinaw and waded straight across and disap peared A search was made for him that afternoon but he wasn't seen again. In th,, evening when the bus was returning from the dance, the antics of this man were the main topic of conversation and everyone was feeling half frightened, and many thrills were experienced. When the bus hove in sight of the Hadley's ranch house ther,. was a light seen in the house and I lie shadow of some one moving within. Of course everyone thought it the man who was not in his right mind, so the Hadieys, with reinforcements, marched up only to find it some old friends who had come and flndinu of the! no one home proceeded to make able to i themselves at ho-i, while awaiting represented indulged in a rounu ..,,. , ,.,,.,. Iha ,, ., ble discussion at the afternoon sea- the order in whi(,h (he , fc ta sion of the conference. Pert F. Sav age of Lewiston, Idaho, pledged the! ooperation of northern Idaho toward the ambitions of the Open River as sociation. Hen F. Hill, mayor of Walla Walla, Wash., expressed a be lief that the power of large interests to hamper development were shat tered, drawing the conclusion from! the recent elections in which he read a purpose on the part of the people to take matters into their own hands and retire members of congress I whom they believe under the power of the monetary Interests. W. A. Goodwin of Hoardnian touched upon the history of the I' ma-, tilla project and gave his experiences j and observations along lines of de velopment through irrigation. dams should be constructed to over-' come the most serious obstructions! to navigation for the economical de-' velopnient of power. Now, therefore, be it Resolved by this association that the secretary of war be reuuested to! forthwith appoint such board of en- ollr imagination gineers and see that a full report no- Mrs. Boardman on the above question is submitted, in order that the same may be had for consideration by the reclamation department or the federal power com mission, or any other power of the federal government or board author ized by congress to proceed with such work if the same is found to be feas ible, and be it further Resolved that as part of the can alization of said Columbia river and boast of hair like the famous "Seven! the return of the Hadieys, To pro Sutherland Sisters." The latest ac- ceed with our grtie, OMe tale: The quisilions are Mrs. E. K. gfulkey, Cohoons on reaching home found Mrs. Leon Kutzner, Mrs. Jack Gor- some one striking IB lies out by ham, Mrs. W. O. King, Mrs Olen the haystack. They left the Portland .Mitchell, Mrs. Glen flrown. Mrs. H. bo's at Ihe house am: rushed down Dillabaugh and let us remark from to liny Itrown's to call lor the depu Ihe standpoint of tin ob: -rver that ty sheriff. The emergency ring called all are "passing fair" In. v won- everybody on the line but failed to der when- it will end Let us use awaken central, so Cohoon's drove a bit d picture with her hair bobbed, or Mrs. C Ins, for In stance or Mrs. H. L. w'eston, with the Castle Hair Cut, or Mrs. Gar rett. The list is unlimited. Who next? Hut all who have had their hair cut have hopes of having it grow so rap Idly that within few months they will have a sufficient amount so thai It can be dressed in the new and Up-to-date! fashion displayed by some of the girls from our neighboring citv PLANS BEING FORMULATED FOR CARNIVAL AND BAZAAR Plans are being formulated for the carnival and bazaar, which is to he given Dec. 8. Don't forget the date, nor all the big attractions. Uosco, the Snake Eater, "The Zoo", "The Baby Show, rhe Country Store,", the fancy work booth, where all sorts of dainty fancy articles may be pur chased, the Plain Work booth, where practical things such as aprons and bibs and dresses may be bought for a small sum. the Fortune Teller, who is to be, we understand, a native of Romany, imported for the occasion. Lunch will be served hot dogs, pies and hot, COf fee. ,'Pen cents for a good big hoi dog sandwich, ! cents lor a CUP of colli-,, and live cents for a piece of pie, a real honest lo good ness chef from the Milt more will hnv,, charge of the hot dog stand. There will be genuine spielers for tin- side shows who win tell you vo ciferously Of the merits of their particular shows. Tin- next Aid meeting will be hold al the church Dec 6, just two days before the bazaar ami each woman on Ihe project is asked lo bring her Contribution lor the Country Store. Articles lor this will range in prle from Hve cents to BO cents but each article must be well worth the price asked lor it so that all buyers will gel lull value, Some suggestions for this: Last year some one gave pop corn balls which were fished out at fiv,, cents per fish (same principle) and proved immensely popular. Small Stuffed animals, frilly little pin cush ions, a lacy boudoir cap. handker chiefs, holders for hot pans, a variety of articles will be acceptable. In this country store each article will he Wrapped and priced and Ihe elemeni of chance enters in the same as in the always popular fish pond. Num erous five und 10 cent articles are especially desired for the benefit of the children, but any article valued from fiV to BO cents Is asked for. The ladles are all asked to save empty boxes and wrapping paper for the Country Store. More next week about the bazaar PACIFIC IVORTHWEHT I ADS IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING With llf.4 Injured World War veterans or this district rehabilita ted, l hi Pacific Northwest section of Walter E. Meacham of linker county. A. R. Gardner of Ker.newick, V. R. Cox of Pasco, and William for Ihe development of hydro-electric tin- night of the Auxiliary dance who power and for the irrigation of now- waste land this association believes that the Umatilla rapids presents a project worthy of immediate con sideration and action by the general Warner of Alderdale, expressed the interest of their section of Washing ton in mans lor tne improvement oi government, and be it further and development of the association ,he Columbia and its tributaries. Ben Resolved, that as one means of explaining that the Interior cou.i-H. Rice, assistant secretary of the procuring necessary government try had reached the limit of Its finan j Columbia Basin Irrigation league, an fullds for tne purpoS(, of reclaiming ana mat an appeal must now he organization endeavoring to develop a,.iu and had such a vast amount protruding from both sides and back that a per son could almost, as some one re mai -!-:"d bask under it In case of rain. Vade to the larger cities, such Portland, which he termed the chief heinef iciary of development of the Columbia river. Judge Phelps said l htit . while the I'matilla rapids plan had been discussed at meetings of the chamber of commerce of Portland and apparently had bien favorably received yet there had, thus far been little activity apparent and that Portland's more vigorous cooperation in the matter of financial and politi-i completion. R. A. Pinneo of Astoria, cal influence is needed to inspire the! pledged the support of that city to northwestern members of congress to ward anv move for the development take up more vigorously the develop ! of Oregon's water ways. Phillips ment of the Columbia basin and the Dater, a representative of the 1'nlted I'matilla rapids project. j States forest service, explained the Judge S. A. Lowell of Pendleton. 1 government's attitude toward all en- this association stronglv lands in east central Washington, ex- urKes the enactment of what is press-d his sympathy with the aims kllown ,he McNary-Smith bill, now of open river association. Whitney p.du before congress, and be it L Boise explained the efforts of the further Portlrnd chamber of commerce to Resolved, That the National Rivers to raise $150,000 for the furtherance and Harbors congress have Its forth coming meeting in Washington and likewise the National congress be Increased building operations" in Portland have stimulated the brick and tile trade to such an extent that the clay yards at W illamina have been reopem d These deposits have been idle since war days. Several million face bricks have he. n to town after Mr. Gorham who Is the present incumbent and he with M. L. Morgan and H Blnns came out but could find no one. Mr. Morgan remained in the neighborhood nil morning, the olhers returning to town People were all agog by this lime and some sal up till t a. in., and some till ,'i o'clock, but still nothing happened Sunday Mr. Cohoon SOU I a telegram lo Filzhugh's brother, who came up Immediately, reaching Hi per Monday morning He, with Tom Miller and Bob Smith, operator at Messner, started out horseback lo the desert to find young Fitzhugh. loin dy came down from hist camp , , the spillway and told some one that the 1 -,y was up at his camp: ho the thr men rode up there and found Fitzhugh ,lmly sleeping In Brady's bed, sxhausfed after his strenuous eSpertejP ,.e had thrown' away his shoes an,, both his coals,; and when asked why 1 did Dial he said he thought he could r" faster of development enterprises. V. L. Brownell of Umatilla, called the father of the I'matilla rapids project, traced the history of that project and the advantages he saw following its furnished copies of the above resolu tion and information of the solicitude felt by the civic and commercial teresis of the Pacific northwest for the forwarding of the plan:- tier set forth, and be It further Resolved, That copies of the above the United Stales Veterans' Mureau leads all other districts of the coun try in the number of vocationally rebuilt former service people as com pared with the QUmber entering training This announcement was made by L. C. Jessepb. northwest I district manager r the bureau, who I slated that there are f,7 olhers in training at the expense of the , government now. Only veterans who received disabilities In war service which prevented them from r-estim-i ing their pre war vocations were Warded training. I This dl-trici which Includes Wash ing-Ion. Oregon and Idaho Is also om "'e two leaders In II,,. United I Slates in ovpeditioiis ad hid leu I Inn ,f compensation claims, ir. Jtsenpn slated. Only 47K such eisims oui of a tOtel of N,.M7 rilled by veterans in the district are pending action al the present lime. This is three per cent plus or tlw total number Wilh less than one per cent of lis malj unanswered, th,, northwest district of the bureau leads all OtBerS In the mailer of prompt answering of cor- i.:.oncieice When this work " 1 'd tliroiighoul tht eontty, The, was OOVntry re- shipped this year to Portland from Los Angeles, tfpokane and Canadian Ills feet were swollen bc4tj and full cities at sales rates ranging from $65 of cactus. It seems that he h- ,.an upward. The Willamlna brick are dered around in the desert Saturday again In Ihe market. iiHmmi .,.i -k, ..j are 7 G li disabled war vt. ' . wif on nunuay. ins ' The Associated Industries of Ore- brother asked him If he had done "ra"H BBetttaUgseJ n ihls district at gon has made surveys of Ihe medical, anything so that he need be afraid Present time, U slight decrease surgical end dental professions of of the officers but seemed wv.r- ""lHr ,m' ""'"her , hospitals In Oc- tbs late to determine ihe amount of rtej fttgjfcsjfg gsj ass hegltng I Th" '"'ak "' hospitalization nitrous oxide, or "laughing gas" used He had said at Here . . thai it was ra,h,"l 'arb in the spring of In Oregon, so thai Indication may be his first experience and would be',hl11 V"Hr' M"""11- nervous and tu- obtalned as lo whether local manu- tils Inst and the Other hovs told rr"'"HlH rasft" are still Increasing. it was stated di-ctiss'pg the possibility of the I'matilla rapids power project, spoke of the "greet .avitailon tha the states of the northwest offer to th-- terprises of this kind. He said that there were numerous applications on file for the investigation of hydro electric power sites along the Coluiu- would be Albright Ihe same tiling The bro'h dng made ST asked him why he dldn"t tele- resolution be furnished the press the chief of engineers 1'nlted Stafs factoring of the product army, the secretary of war, secretary welcomes), Efforts are h ot agriculture, secretary or Interior DJ a Portland concern to develop graph for monej and be said he bad . . A ,... . I , . 1 . I. I . J ... . . w,u tun unr iur ui .ii i wis i urn m- iraw wirn a rieii.-r pas. .Nitrous no money to pay for the service, to tne senators and congress- oxide now Is supplied from Clev.--iun representing Idaho, Washington land, O. I tale of excitement, all of which goes pay for the me-sage to prove that Iloardman ix n..v,.r A with They went to Portland by the void of excitement of one kind or an flrst train out so here endeth my other.