OREGON TO PROTEST
CONGRESSIONAL delegation
WILL BE APPEALED TO
Every Commercial Organization In the
State Will be Expected to Make s
nm.i tnm th (vimnMtian of the I
Western Extension of the Umatilla
. . I
and the Klamatn rejects.
Oregon will protest against the
oluMtlon anorUonment announced I
Christmas day by President Taft, says
the Telegram. This protest is to go
from every commercial and Industri
al body of the state to the Oregon del
egation in congress, with the request
that it be presented to President Taft
Tn th nrotest will be a recital of
facta showing that this state has con
. . . . . . . ai n aaa Ann ti tiA
S.-.." : 1TV th v.rvl
"""' k wl- n
aTlt ta now eo;ultabl7 enUu;d io
not only the $8,000,000 balance given
to the fund and not used here, but
to a fair portion of the $20,000,000
loan which Is being made by tne rea-
eral rovernment
That the Oregon case may be pre
sented accurately and fairly, a care
ful compilation of facts ts now be-
tnr made bv 2. L. Thompson, of
Hartmnn A Thomoson. on behalf oflBreen. mine operator; J. J. Browne,
the Chamber of Commerce and the I
Commercial club. Accepting the Idea
that ail nnnrrlea must be centered now I
nnon combletlns- projects approved I
and besrun. this statement will bear I
' unon Oregon's two aproved projects, I
at Umatilla and Klamatn. it wm o l
shown the president that both these I
are absolutely within the meaning oiit
thA term "existing approved projects, I
and are tinder the 1909 law entitled I
not only to a portion of tne annual
addition to the fund, but to a share
of the $20,000,000 loan to be issued.
It will be shown further that these
are two of the moste meritorious pro-
Jecta of the country, In economy of
development. In fertility of soil, ad
vantages of climate, access to railways
and water transportation ana oiner
wlse. Also, It will be proved that In
the small units of these projects com
pleted, the land has been taken al
most immediately, and that all of the
additional acreage approved by the
engineers is assured almost Instant
sale when placed upon the market
And with this Irrefutable showing of
facts, the president will be asked by
the entire state to do Justice to ore
gon, by reapportioning the reclama
tion fund.
"Study the Umatilla project," said
Mr. Thompson this morning. "It Is
one of the best of the entire country.
The east and west portions of the
, .wie mece of
.w.,,. " " " " .
nnrl. am an holno- nroMOUtea in fna
West. The eomlng summer about 17,
000 acres will have been Irrigated
In the east units, at a cost of approxl
mately 160 an acre. All of this land
has been grabbed up In small tracts
as fast as ready for market, because
It compares with the famous Wenat
chee and Kennewick districts for
' fruit There will be about 6,000 acres
in the total eastern portion of the pro
ject
"The. western extension of the pro-
Ject, which has, according to common
Information, been in nign ravor witn
the engineers, has 60.000 acres avail-1
ahta for dnvelonment. Bv building a
hi reservoir on a tract covering about
6000 acres, the Immense flood flow
of the Umatilla river will be conserv
ed, and one of the richest tracts of I
the West reclaimed. This land has
two railways at hand and the Colum
bia river as an additional transporta
tion medium. It is worth many hun
dred dollars an acre when Irrigated,
and would probably equal or surpass
Kennewick and Wenatchee, where
$2000 an acre Is not unusual..
"From any point the government
may desire to consider this work, it
cannot find a project where returns
will be surer or quicker than In the
western extension of Umatilla, no mat
ter what the cost of the work an acre
may he. The land is almost entirely
In the publlo domain, yet the water Is
now waste In spring floods, and no
difficulties can 1 ntervene. We will
how that this Is practicable in every
sense, and also strictly within the
meaning of the new law,
"Take Klamath. There 160,000
acres were embraced within the orlgl-
, nal approved project Only about 10,
000 acres have been Irrigated, and this
land Is taken up as fast as opened.
A railway has Just been built to It
and the Inrush of Immigrants Insures
the Immediate selllni of all the land
that could be Irrigated there by the
government Furthermore, this work
can be done at close to the record
figure for the entire West certainly
at a very low price tor such rich hold
ings. Water is In excess of total re
quirements. All of the Klamath work
is essentially a portion of an approved
project, and the law would not have
to be strained a particle in including
It About $4,000,000 would he requir
ed to complete the project.
"These two great and highly meri
torious works can be finished with
the funds that have been given by
Oregon to the reclamation fund. At
Umatilla the estimate for the additi
onal 60,000 acres la from $8,000,000
to $4,000,000. and at Klamath tt Is $4.-
000.000. Our deficit now Is about
$6,000,000 and nearly $1,000,000 la be
ing added annually. Working within
the law enacted, and basing our ap-
neal nnon the fundamentals or justice,
ws wlU ssk the president to recognise
this state for at least the sum we have
given to the reclamation fund, and for
completion of existing approved pro
jects of such great merit" -
MINISTER DISCUSSES
POWER OF THE PRESS
"There are 10.000 newspapers and
magaslnea read In this country every
day. They are devoured like bread,"
declared the Rev. Dr. Clayton Albert
Bchmncker in a sermon In the Smith
field Street Methodist ' Episcopal
church. Pittsburg. He spoke of "Oar
Times and the Paper That Talks" and
described the effect of the newspaper
upon public thought.
"The American people want live
literature," he said. "They want a 'pa
per that talks.' They will have It. If
they cannot get it pure, clean cut and
burning they will take the impure and
unwholesome. The literature flood
ing the country Is causing as great
revolutions as the swords of mighty
warriors in the past The writings of
some men are to be feared more than
a poisoned sword.
"Powerful Is the pen of the uprlgnt
wielded in defense of truth, every
stroke sharp and pointed.
"Th m "nd
and practical thought, not so much
thA . tha what not ao muoh that
which addresses itself to the imaglna-
re-ltive and speculative faculties only as
mai wmcn Bpeaas 01 t,ij-uj
life
right to the popular heart
People have hearts, feelings ana
sympathies, and they wish to have
them recognized and appealed to.
They want the paper to talk to them."
SPOKANE HAS MORE
THAN SCORE MILLIONAIRES
One hundred and thirty-three rest
dents of Spokane own property in
Spokane and the district aggregating
a value of $58,000,000, according to
a compilation made by a reporting
agency. Of these 21' are designated
as millionaires, 28 each have wealth
of more than $600,000 and 81 possess
a. ouarter million dollars or more.
Those In the $1,000,000 class are:
F A, Blackwell, railroad builder
and operator and tlmberman; James
banker and capitalist; Malcolm B,
Brownlee, capitalist; Amasa B. camp-
bell, m ne owner and operator v.
Lewis Clark, real estate and capital
jgt; Patrick Clark, mine-owner and
operator: Daniel C. Corbln, railroad
builder, and operator; wimam a.
cowles, newspaper publisher; Harry
Day, mlneowner and operator;
t.ohIb m. Davenport restauranteur
and real eatate operator; John A
Flnon mlneowner and operator; Jay
P. Graves, railroad builder and mine
owner; Levi W. Hutton, mlneowner
and real estate; Thomas J. Humblrd,
lumberman; Colonel D. P. Jenkins,
jcapltallgt. Jame8 Monaghan, mine
owner and real estate; August Paul
son, capitalist; Patrick Welch, rail
road contractor, and Mrs. William
Winters, railroad contractor,
Bankers, mine operators, railroad
builders, contractors, brewers, law-
yeaw phyBlc,anS( merchants, timber
men, hotelkeepera, orchard land own
ers and wheat farmers are Included in
the list of those whose wealth Is un
der the $1,000,000 mark. f
The per capita wealth of Spokane
Is a little more than $2000, while the
bank deposits would give every man,
woman and child In the city about
$306. If distributed equally. The
wealth production or the city and dis
trict is a matter of $747 per capita.
Building operations during . 1910
I ,,t IDA uh tnr a nnnnlo-
I v r
tlon of 111,000.
FOUNDER OF OREGON
PONT EXPRESS IS 70
Judge Thomas H. Brents, presiding
officer of the Walla Walla county su
perior court who celebrated the sev
entieth anniversary of his birth at
Walla Walla, Wash., fonnded the
pony express between Canyon City
and The Dalles, Ore., In 1862. charg-
I lng 50 cents for letters and three per
I cent ror carrying . treasure r
stretch of 225 miles of territory pick
I eted bv road agents and bandits. Be
I was born in Florence, ill., in intv
and crossed the plains with his par
ents In 1852. President Lincoln ap
pointed him postmaster at Canyon
City. He also served the district In
the Oregon state legislature and was
three times a territorial representa
tive in congress from Washington. He
presided over the territorial repub
lican convention at Vancouver, Wash.
In 1874. At the expiration of his last
term In congress he practiced law at
I walla Walla, until 1896. when he was
elected Judge of the superior court
Time was when members of the bar
fought him in convention, but now
no one has the temerity to run against
him,
THREE BROTHERS TO
CELEBRATE SAME DAY
Spokane, Wash. Robert a., C.
and J. H. Lyle, brothers, will celebrate
the anniversaries of their birth
January I. Sixteen years Intervene
between the oldest and the youngest
C. D. Lyle Is the eldest, being born on
January 8, 1846. The second is J. H.
; Lyle, born on January 8, 1862, while
Robert O. Lyle. a wealthy farmer and
I stockman, living near Pullman.Wash,
I first saw the light of day on January
2, 1862. The latter believes that his
family has a record seldom if ever
equaled tn any on the continent His
claims are verified by documentary
proof In the shape of city and county
records, giving the date of births as
I already noted. Robert O. Lyle has
been a resident of eastern Washing
ton since territorial days. He
made a study of breeding cattle and
other stock, also devoting much
his time to agriculture. His farm
one of the best In Whitman county,
where the average wheat production
is about 8,000,000 bushels a year,
NEWSPAPERS ARE NOW
PART OF THE GOVERNMENT
president Tart has formed a new
consulting body which in the one week
of Its life has become known through-
i ou the country aa "The Fourth Ra
I tate Cabinet" In short President
I Taft has started the Idea of granting
audiences to the newspaper corres
pondent In a body In the cabinet
chamber at 4:80 every Tuesday after
noon, where Important questions are
to be discussed and the' newspaper
men will be requested to give their
views and advice to the president
The first meeting waa held last
Tuesday, with President Taft presiding.-
Fourth Estate.
The way aome New York women
are having thsjr bust pictures taken,
they certainly look aa if they were In
the social swim.
FIRST REPORT OF
SCHOOL FOR FEEBLE
MINDED MAKES GOOD
Superintendent II. E. Bickers and
Physician Show Excellent Condition
'Health of Inmates Especially
Good.
In his first bl-ennial report to the
governor and the legislature to have
been filed since the institution has
been established, Superintendent H.
Bickers of the stae ' institute for
the feeble-minded, gives a flattering
account of the success of the instltu-
tlon and Its corps of officers and at
tendants, in the conduct of the school
and the vast benefits derived by the
patients from the course of treatment
and education prescribed. The heal
thy condition of the- scnool and its
Inmates during the two-year period
Is also set forth by the atendlng phy
sician, Dr. W. Carlton Smith, which
Is highly satisfactory and encourag
lng to all concerned,
In his editorial setting forth the
conditions of the institution for the
past two years or eighteen months,
Superintendent Bickers points out
that the appropriation set aside for the
benefit of the school by the legisla
ture of 1909 was Inadequate for the
needs of the institution and that there
was a deficiency of approximate
$14,400, and he recommends that an
appropriation be made by the ap
proaching session of the legislature to
meet this deficiency, and that an al
dltional appropriation be made to
provide for additional buildings and
equlpfent to meet the growing de
mands of the institution for the ensu
ing two years.
The superintendent says in part!
"The first feeble minded persons
to enter the institution were received
on Decmber 1, 1908, on which. date
there were transferred from the asy
lum 39 adults and children; we have
since received from that Institution
90 and from other sources 102. .
"We now have a waiting list of 25
with applications coming in at the
rate of about 10 per month.
"The general health of the institu
tion at the present time is good.
Since the opening of the institution
we have had several cases of diph
theria which developed among the
Inmates a short time after their trans
fer from the asylum, the source
from which it undoubtedly emanated.
Under strict quarantine and proper
treatment the cases were confined to
three or four of the children. We
have had no recurrence of the dis
ease. We also had five cases of small
pox Introduced from some outside
source. These cases were properly
quarantined and successfully treated.
A few other cases of epidemic dis
eases have occurred, but none serious.
"We have grouped the inmates
strictly on the cottage plan, as orig
inally designed In planning the insti
tution. Those of nearly the same de
gree of intelligence are assigned or
grouped In families of from 20 to 25
and are Isolated as far as possible
from children of different grades.
Those unable to care for themselves
and requiring constant care and over
sight are placed In the custodial di
vision, and those that are capable of
being Instructed are assigned to the
school and industrial classes.
"The accompanying report of phy
sician and principal are comprehen
sive and should receive careful atten
Hon."
GIRL GIVES BONDS
TO REMAIN SINGLE
Spokane, Wash. When Miss Mar
garet Perkins went to work as tele
phone operator in a local hotel today
the management required her to give
a bond not to marry within six
months. This instrument duly sign
ed and sealed, holds Miss Perkins'
bondsmen liable to the extent of $500
tn the event she becomes a bride on
or before June 21, 1911. The sure
ties are prominent business men.
" The reason for this unusual require
ment by the hotel management is that
a half dozen telephone operators have
married within as many months, the
last two being Miss Florence Joyce,
who recently married a rancher, and
Miss Olive Bourne, who has gone to
Rockland, Mich., to join her intend
ed husband.
"I am not engaged to marry any
one, nor do I expect to enter into an
engagement during the coming she
months," said Miss Perkins, a comely
brunette, "and for that reason my
bondsmen have nothing to fear. Of
course, I have received a proposal or
two, but I am not ready to setde
down for life.
"The making of a bond is a mat
ter of business with the management
of the hotel," the operator continued,
"There is more or less trouble every
time a new operator is 'broken' la,
the rule being that as soon as a girl
becomes efficient she deserts the
switchboard to Join heart and hand
with some mere man.
- "As I said, I am not ready to be
come the wife of any man, therefore
the management has nothing to foar
so far as I am concerned. The two
young women working on the other
eight-hour shifts will also be required
to give bonds,'! am informed." '
A. Q. Benson, manager of the house,
believes that Miss Perkins and the
other operators wll carry out their
agreement to the letter.
A Proaalo Fellow.
"You can get an armful of daisies
for a dime." pointed out the optimist
"and Just look at their bright merry
little faces."
"What do I want with an armful
of daisies r growled the pessimist
"I'd rather have a cheese sandwich."
New York Journal.
The Dominion Iron and Steel com
pany, with mines at Sydney, has been
granted $1,029,602 bounty on Its out
put for last year.
ARTIAL ENTRIES
MAY BE ASSIGNED
SECRETARY BALLINGER
ISSUES 'NEW INSTRUCTIONS
Homesteaders on Irrigation Pro jecta
Are Beneficiaries Residence Is
Required Right to Dispose of Part
of Claim After Five-Year Period.
Under new regulations approved by
Secretary iBalllnger, homestead en
trymen on government irrigation pro
Jects may assign any part of their
entries at any time after completing
five years' residence' upon the land,
ac required by law, says a Washington
special to the Oregonlan. The law
authorizes assignments, enacted June
23, 1910, authorized the assignment of
entries "In whole or In part" but the
first regulations Issued by the depart
ment under date of September 13 re
strlcted assignments to whole entries
and denied the right to assign a part
of an entry.
As the bill had been passed largely
at the instance of Senator Uorah of
Idaho, and as he personally had in
serted the provision permitting the
assignment of parts of entries, the'
Idaho senator took serious exception
k the regulations on the ground that
they were at variance with the law,
and several times he personally pro
tested to Secretary Ballinger against
the regulations of last September.
Ballinger Issues .Order.
The Secretary recognized that the
regulations narrowed down the priv
ileges conferred by the law, and ac
?rney is8Ued new Instructions to
land officers and the Reclamation
Service. These new regulations, after
reciting the terms of the act of June
23. 1910. read as follows:
Under the provisions of this act
persons who have made or may make
homestead entries subject to the rec
lamatlon act may assign entries In
their entirety at any time after filing
In the General Land Office satisfac
tory proof of residence, Improvement
and cultivation for the five years re
quired by the ordinary provisions of
the homestead law. The act also pro
vides for the assignment of home
stead entries in part, but such assign
ments, if made prior to the estab
lishment of farm units, must be made
In strict accordance with the legal
sub-divisions of the public survey, and
If made after such units are estab
lished must conform thereto except as
hereinafter provided.
Entry men May Elect Unit,
"In caseo where the entry involves
two or more farm units the entryman
may file an election as to which farm
unit he will retain, and he may as
sign and transfer to a qualified as
signee any farm unit or farm units
entirely embraced within the original
entry. If an election by the entry-
man to conform to a farm unit be
filed and no assignment made of the
remainder of the entry, the entry will
be conformed to the farm unit select
ed for retention' and canceled as
the remainder. Assignments of parts
of established farm units will be al
lowed only after report by the project
engineer to the department that the
farm unit as proposed to be divided
or as capable of adjustment in con
nection with surrounding lands will
make two or more units, each capable
of supporting a family, the report to
be accompanied with plats describing
the amended farm units.
"Such plats will be submitted by the
Director of the Reclamation Service
to the Secretary of the Interior for
approval, and when approved by him
will be forwarded to the Commission
er of the General Land Office for
transmission to the local land office
with appropriate instructions; the as.
signment of the lands embraced with
in one of the farm units so establish
ed to be allowed only after a proper
showing of the qualifications of the
assignee, the filing of water right ap
plication by him and the payment of
any amount due upon the. lands cov
ered by the assignment under the
terms of the publlo notice Issued
connection with the project In which
the lands are situated.
Applicants Pay for Survey.
'"If a survey shall be found neces
sary to determine the boundaries - of
the sub-division of any such farm
unit or the division of the irrlgabl
areas, a deposit equal to the estimated
cost ef such survey must be made
with the special" fiscal agent. Recla
mation Service, on the project by or
on behalf of the parties connected.
Any excess over the actual cost will
be returned to the depositor or deposi
tors after completion of the survey.
"No assignment of a portion of any
farm unit will be recognized by the
department as modifying any approv
ed water right application or releas
ing any part of the farm unit aa or
iginally established from any portion
of the charges announced against
until after the approval of the am
ended farm unit by the Secretary of
the Interior, the filing of evidence o
the qualifications of the assignee, the
receipt of a proper water right appli
cation and of the payment due upon
the land Included In the assignment
Only One Unit Allowed.
"Assignments under this act must
be made expressly subject to the limi
tations, charges, terms and conditi
ons of the reclamation act .and Inas
much as that act limits the right of
entry to one farm unit the assignee
must present a showing In the form
of an affidavit duly corroborated,
that he has not acquired title to and
la not claiming any other farm unit
or entry under the reclamation act
"Assignments made and filed In the
local land office In accordance with
these regulations must be noted on
the records of that office and forward,
ed to the General Land Office for con
sideration and, if approved, the as
signees In each case will be required
to make payment of the water right
charges and submit proof of recla
mation as would the original entry
man, and after proof In full compli
ance with the law may receive a pat
ent for the land." -
Two States Claim Town.
Citizens Of Union City, Indiana, and
several other towns on the .eastern
boundary of Indiana are anxious to
learn Just where they "are at." Sur
veyors allege that the strip of country
along the Indiana-Ohio border In
which these municipalities are locat
ed, now belong to Indiana, la really
part of Ohio. If this claim should
be sustained, thousands of people who
now consider themselves Hoosiers
would be transformed into Buckeyes.
It is safe to say that a majority of the
persons involved do not consider such
culmination desirable, and If the
matter should come to an Issue, the
citizens of Union City will fight to re
tain their right to the title of Hoosler.
EX-PRESIDENTS IN POLITICS.
Chief Magistrates Who Have Mixed
Up In Party Contests After
Retirement
The spectacle of a former occupant
of the presidential chair knee-deep In
politics recently excited the interest
of the entire nation and, in some
quarters, no small amount of criti
cism.
Such a spectacle, it must be admit-
ed, is for the present generation
novelty. From the collapse of the
Grant third-term boom, thirty years
ago, to Mr. Roosevel s reentrance In
to the political arena during the past
autumn, no ex-president has been
known to identify himself In any ac
tive manner with the political contests
of state or nation. Of the six presl
dents between Grant . and Roosevelt,
two Garfield and McKlnley died in
office; the retirement of two others
Arthur and Hays at the expiration
of their terms was absolute and al
though both Harrison and Cleveland,
after quitting the White House, par
ticipated occasionally in public affairs.
and retained a keen interest in the
political doings of their times, each
manifestly regarded himself as Irre
vocably withdrawn from the theatre
of active party combat.
Fifty or seventy-five years ago,
however, the situation was far other
wise. Of the twenty men in all who,
from Washington to Roosevelt, have
survived their tenure of the chief
magistracy, not fewer than half con
tinued to exercise, out of office some
measure of the public influence which
they .exercised In it. ; In at least six
or seven Instances, this influence was
profoundly felt within the domain of
party politics. Munsey's Magazine,
MILLIONS OF YOUNG TROUT
FOR WASHINGTON STREAMS
Five hundred million fry will be
planted annually In the , lakes and
streams In the state of Washington
if a measure fathered by the State
Fish Protective association Is adopted
by the legislature at Its sessions be
ginning next January. State Senator
Myers of Davenport, will have charge
of the bill, which Is endorsed by prom
Inent sportsmen all over the state.
The plan is to close all the hatch
eries, except the one on the Little
Spokane river, near Spokane, and en
large the latter plant. This, it is de
clared by officials of the association,
can be accomplished without addi
tional cost to the state. The legisla
ture will also be urged to adopt a
law, making it compulsory for every
big game hunter to wear a bright red
coat during the .open seasons, the
purpose being to reduce the danger of
being shot Colonel Andy Mulligan
will urge the adoption of a bill to per
mit boxing contests, limited In length
and under expert supervision. His
idea Is to eliminate the "meal ticket
scrappers" and conduct the sport on
a high plane. ' . ,
SPOKANE MAYOR CALLS JAIL
RELIC OF DARK AGES
Mayor Nelson S. Pratt of Spokane,
has requested the Spokane chamber
of commerce, the Ministerial Alliance,
ward Improvement clubs and residents
to endorse a project, by wblch a work
farm will supplant the city Jail as a
corrective Institution, which, he says,
is a relic of the dark ages. He also
urges the establishment of an Insti
tution where the destitute can find
employment
Mayor Pratt says the suffering for
petty crime now punished by Impris
onment in- the city Jail, does not fall
upon the culprit, but on the family,
which is deprived of support. He be
lieves that a farm where the prison
er could till the soil, saw wood or do
other work, would solve the problem
of support for his family. "There is
more or less destitution and suffer
ing in every large city of the land
he added, "and, prosperous as Spo
kane is. It is no exception. It is up
to the city to provide a remedy, and
I believe it ought to be done at once
without delay.
"CHAIN-GANG" HIDES HER.
Stranded With Husband In Oklahoma
She Does Four Good Days' Work.
After working four days on the
streets of Muskogee with the "chain
gang," "Will Taylor" was found to
be Mrs Lawrence Haalon of St
Loula '
Mrs. Hanlon donned man's clothing
on November 26 and with her hus
band started for the southwest, seek
ing work. Stranded here, husband
and wife were picked up and sen
tenced to ten : days with the chain
gang.
When Mrs. Hanlon came out for the
tools this morning she. forgot the
heavy man's gloves sne had been
wearing and the Jailer became sus
picious of her slender wrists and pink
nails. Questioned, she admitted the
deception and was transferred to the
woman's ward.
Officers in charge of the chain
gang say Mrs. Hanlon did more work
in the four days than any of the
men.
REPEAL OF EXPORT DUTIES
ON CATTLE AND RUBBER
The export duties on cattle and In
dia rubber were abolished by law tn
effect October 1, 1910, according to
Information received by the British
Board of Trade Journal.
Do not undervalue the headache.
While It la at Its sharpest It seems a
bad Investment, but when relief begins
the unexpired remainder Is worth
four dollars a minute.
IDEAL FOR DAIRYING
CHIEF OF DIVISION SAYS
SECTION IS MOST FAVORED
A. H. Rawl, Dairy Expert Says North
west is Not Living up to Possibili
ties More Dairy Cows and Better
Ones Are Needed.
Portland, Ore. That the Paciflo
Northwest Is one of the most favored
dairy sections of the whole world was .
the statement of A. H. Rawl, chief of '
the dairy division of the Department
of Agriculture, who was in Portland
this week. Mr. Rawl was banqueted
by the Portland Commercial club and
he took Occasion to tell the Portland
business men that the Northwest la
not living . up to Its possibilities In
dairying.
"I would have orchards, sheep and
other things on the farms of this
Willamette valley," said Mr. Rawl,
"and I would also have more dairy
cows and better ones. Dairying means
a great deal here for It gives quick
cash returns, provided the proper In
vestment is put into it The soil of
this valley will last forever with a well
balanced system of agriculture.
"There are about 22,000,000 dairy
cattle In the United States which are
producing about half they would
under ordinary business methods. Peo
ple tell me that the Northwest Is
backward in building up its dairy In
dustry. You need not think you are
the only ones who are slow about It
The same condition is true elsewhere.
The Willamette valley Is one of the
best dairy districts In the world. It
needs more drainage, more cows, more
dairy farmers, and it has many good
ones now.
"I wish we had $50,000 available for
work in encouraging the dairy Indus
try on ths coast. We have not got
It but we- hope to have it within the
next two years. I look for the best
results by working with local institu
tions. Farmers can best be taught
by the force of example. If we can
come here and Join with local Institu
tions In helping out, as far as I am
concerned, I shall be glad to do it."
SPOKANE AFTER CONVENTION.
Washington City Would Entertain
National Commercial Teachers'
. Federation. '
Spokane Is a contender for the 1911
convention of the National Commer
cial Teachers' Federation, which will
meet In Chicago, December 27 to 80.
In - presenting its invitation through
the chamber of commerce It will have
the support and cooperation of the
governors of Washington, Oregon,
Idaho and Montana, also that of the
chambers of commerce and kindred
organizations n the four states. R J.
Maclean, secretary of the Spokane
chamber of commerce, will be In Chi
cago to direct the forces from the
northwestern and Paciflo states. He
has letters from leaders In commer
cial education In the eastern, middle
western and southern states, saying
that they are interested in a tour
of the western country and if Spo
kane Is selected as the convention
city for 1911 more than 1000 dele
gates will visit many districts in the
western states and provinces after the
meeting adjourns. The federation is
a national organization and represents
fully 20,000 teachers, who have under
their charge about 1,000,000 students.
SPOKANE PRIEST GIVEN
LARGEST JURISDICTION
Rev. Father James Rockllff of
Spokane, appointed recently as head
of the California province, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Rev.
Father Herman J. Gollor, provincial,
has the largest Jurisdiction in the gift
of the Jesuit order. His territory
extends from the Pacific coast to the
Dakota-Minnesota line and from
Alaska to Mexico. There are 800
priests under his ' orders. Father
Rockltffe announces he will make
Spokane his headquarters and direct
the work of the parishes and missions
from this city. He will visit numer
ous cities in California eany In 1911,
afterward making trips to other
parts of the province. Father Rock
llff came to Spokane from the east
a short time ago and was connected
with Gonzaga College here. He knew
his predecessor as a boy and was with
him when he began his studies for
the priesthood. "Father Gollor was a
most lovable character," he said, "and
he did a great work In this country.
He was. broad In his views and as a
result he attracted many men and
made them his frie'nds."
"KILL OR CURE," SAYS M, D.
"Either Will Be Satisfactory," writ
ten on Woman's Permit.
Lynn, Mass. "Kill or cure, either
will be satisfactory," written across,
the permit with which Miss Carrie
Hicks was brought to the Lynn hos
pital for treatment for dropsy, caus
ed the physicians ana Internes to
gasp. It waa signed with the initials
"A. P. B."
Dr. A. P. Bowen owns up to the
initials and the inscription. He says
he thought it was all a Joke.
. "The woman has been to the hos
pital twice before and failed to se
cure relief. She said to me: please
make them cure- me or have them
pat me oat of my misery.' I told her
I would see to It that It went oa the
permit When I signed the permit
I added the words, K111 or core, eith
er will be satisfactory,' as a Joke."
CALIFORNIA PROFESSOR GIVES
LECTURE AT WHITMAN
An illustrated ' lecture on "The
Historic Development of Greek Ar
chitecture" .was given at Whitman oak. ,
lege on Tuesday evening, by Profes
sor O. M. Washburn of the University
of California. The lecture was gtven
under the auspices of the Walla WaTa
Society of the Archaeological Institute
of America,