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TIME CARD Oregon Water Power and Railway Company Offices: 132 1-2 First St. Portland, Ore. Cars leave Estacada: at 8:07, 9:37, 11:37 A - M. and 1 :37, 4:5, 5:37, and 9 P. M. Cars leave Portland: at 7 :30, 9:45, 1 1 :30, A. M. and 1 :30, 3:40, 5 :40, and 7:15 P. M. C . B. D IM IC K W . A . D IM IC K DIM ICK & DIMICK, TURN ON THE WATER John Day River May Irrigate 250,000 Acres. LARGE TRACTS ARE WITHDRAWN Engineer Davis Proposes to Water a Large Section South of the Columbia River. Attorneys at Law Washington, April 1.— The prospect for government irrigation in the Uma tilla country has materially brightened in the last few days, since the receipt V of a report from Kdward I. Davis, as O F F IC E : 2, 3 & 4 , G A R D E B LD G , sistant engineer in charge of the Uma O R E G O N C IT Y , O R E G O N tilla project. After making exhaustive topographic surveys, Mr. Davis reports that he has devised a scheme by which he believeB it w ill be possible to irri gate anywhere from 100,000 to 250,000 acres of extremely fertile land lying B a rb e r just south of the Columbia river in Umatilla, Morrow, Sherman and G il Best work at popular prices liam counties. Agency for the It was originally intended to utilize STAR LAUNDRY. the floodwaters of the Um atilla river for irrigating these lands, but an ex haustive search failed to find any feas C H A R LES L. F E R R Y , ible damsite on that Btream. Engineers found that the bed of the stream was of such loose structure that no reser J e w e le r a n d voir could be built that would hold O p tician . . . . water. But Mr. Davis has discovered what he believes to be a teasible plan ESTACADA, O R E G O N I whereby the government can store the flood waters of the John Day river and by a long canal divert it onto the land originally intended to be irrigated from Doctor C. B. Smith, Umatilla river. W h ile his plan is PHYSICIAN and SURGEON probably more expensive than would Office in Howe’s store. be the original Um atilla project, had it been feasible, it seems to present the O ffice hours a t tstacad a, 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. only solution of this great irrigatiop O ffice hours a t Eagle Creek, nights A m ornings problem. As soon as convenient Mr. Davis' ...A ll calls promptly answered... plan w ill he submitted to the board of reclamation engineers, who w ill go over the ground and determine npon its feas William K. Haviland, M. D. ib ility. Reports seem to indicate that there is plenty of water in the John PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. Day river to irrigate at least 200,000 The reclama « l i c e a t Ike drag atora, - Eetaceda acres of very rich land. tion service is very anxious to construct Niqht calla a a a a c n d . an irrigation system in the Umatilla lountry and is hopeful that Mr. Davis' Night bell at Second St. entrance plan w ill prove practicable. The withdrawals yesterday under thiB project are desired either for irrigation or for rights of way. The new plans call for an extensive system of canals, and the government, as far as possible, endeavors to protect rights of nay of this character, to prevent conflict with private owners. Notary Public. Estates Settled. Mortgages Foreclosed. Abstracts Furnished Money Loaned W. S. H Y D E , W. A. JONES Estacada feed and Livery Barn Delivery and Express Line D RY WOOD IN ANY LENGTH ALWAYS ON HAND All Business Carefully and Promptly Attended to Estacada, Oregon. Norwegian Colony for Nevada. Reno, Nev., April 3.— The Norwe gians of Minnesota and the Dakotas plan to establish an immense colony in Nevada. A representative arrived here this week, and is now carrying out the plans. It is planned to secure a tract of several thousand acres of unclaimed land in the central portion of the state, construct an irrigation system and place it ready for the plowman. When this is done, arrangements are already made to have thousands of Norwegian families come to the state and place the land tinder cnltivation. POISON FOR BABES. Adulterated Infant Food Kills Half a Million a Year. COMMISSION IS OUT Chicago, April 3. — Nearly half a m illion babies died in the United States last year from the effects of adul terated infant foods, poisons used in coloring butter and candy, formalde hyde in milk, and other impure articles of diet turned out by fraudulent manu facturers. Data to prove this assertion were produced before the meeting of the executive committee of the National association of State Dairy and Food Departments, which met today at the All Commissioners Now in Washington Grand Northern hotel. Comply with Request, Which Is A bitter war in the ranks of the asso Cabled to Governor Davis. ciation is expected to be revealed, j Food commissioners from different states, health officers and officers of the National association are in attendance. Washington, March 30. — The first Differences of opinion concerning the practical step having in view the re alleged adulterations are said to be re sponsible for the strife. Paul Pierce, organization of the Panama canal com of Chicago, and R. Allen, of Kentucky, mission was taken today, when, in secretary of the association, are the compliance with instructions from leaders of the two factions. Mr. Allen President Roosevelt, Secretary Taft re has come to Chicago to look after his quested the iqemberg of the commis interests. The claim of enormous fatality among sion to tender their resignations. This infants last year resulting from impure request was promptly complied with food is made by J. N. Hurty, secretary by the members of the commission now of the Indiana state board of h ealth .; in Washington and their resignations Mr. Hurty produces figures to show that 66 per cent of the total deaths of w ill be in the hands of the president infants in America last year were due tomorrow. to poisons administered in impure foods The purport of Mr. T aft’s letter re and the deadly concoctions placed on questing the resignations of the com the market by fraudulent food manu facturers. He produces statistics to missioners was sent to Major General show that more than 700,000 infants George W . Davis, retired, of the army, died in the United States last year. governor ol the canal zone, and also “ I f Mr. Hurty’s figures are correct,” one of the members of the commission, said Mr. Pierce, “ and I believe they and a prompt answer is expected from are, an army of 465,000 infants was murdered last year by food adultera him. tions. They were poisoned by infant ] As indicated in the letter of Mr. Taft, foods and dyes and chemicals contained the resignations are requested in order in the diet their motheis have fed them that the president may have a free in an effort to appease their appetites, to satisfy their natural desires for nour hand in reorganizing the commission. ishment and rear them healthfully to That the president has contemplated re maturity. organization has been known for some “ When such conditions as these are j time and he has been in consultation harrassing our land, when these baby- with Mr. Taft as to his future policy killing food adulterators are permitted in choosing its personnel and directing to stalk forth among us, blighting our its work. It was believed originally homes, feeding on the lives of our j that better results might be accom children to fatten their purses, is it not plished by the appointment of a small time that pure food workers regarded er commission than now existing, but some other subject of greater import a recent opinion of Attorney General than whisky, to the adulteration of Moody held that under the law, the which they have lately devoted most of president was required to name seven their energy?” members in all. The appointments probably w ill lie announced during the progress of his Southern trip. No Bonds to Pay Military. The members of the present commis Denver, April 4.— The governorship sion, in addition to General Davis, are contest now before the Colorado legisla Rear Admiral John G. Walker, of the ture has been responsible for the fail navy, retired, chairman; W illiam Bar ure of consideable important legisla clay Parsons, W illiam H. Burr, Benja tion to enact. The contest consumed min M. Harrod and C. Fwald G musky, so much of the time of the tegular ses the last four being civil engineers. sion that a great many measures only reached second reading and there died. Display Burbank's Wonders. Among the measures that have failed is San Francisco, April 4.— The women the one authorizing bonds for $800,000 of Santa Rosa an<$ Sonoma county w ill to cover the cost of maintaining the make a floral exhibit at the Portland m ilitary in several mining camps, j exposition with the other products from while strikes were on during Governor Sonoma county, and it w ill be made up Peabody's administration. for the most part of Luther Burbank's Asked to Resign by Direction o( the President. FREE HAND IN REORGANIZATION floral creations. I f enough can lie se cured that will stand shipment to Port land, the display w ill be entirely of his Topeka, Kan., April 3.— The Kansas flowers, as the women of the city and oil refinery bonds w ill not be pur county are anxious to show Mr. Bur- chased by the state school commission-1 hank how they appreciate his work. ers, as has been reported. Bids have! been received from Boston, New York, PORTLAND MARKETS. Cmcago, Philadelphia and a number of Western cities, but they were all re Wheat — Club, 86®87c per bushel; jected because of the statement that hluestem, 93(<t94c; valley, 88cc. the bids were conditional upon the Oats— No. 1 white, $28(829 per ton ; bonds standing the tegt case to be gray, $27@28. brought in the Supreme court. The Hay— Timothy, $14(816 per ton; Pennsylvania Miners Will Strike. case in court w ill be decided as soon as Altoona, Pa., March 31.— The oper possible, and another chance w ill then clover, $11(3112; grain, $11(812: cheat, $11(812. ators and miners of the central bitu be given bidders. Eggs— Oregon ranch, 17(817 '^c per minous district of Pennsylvania, after dozen. being in conference in this city almost Coal Miners' Scale Renewed. Butter— Fancy creamery, 25(827 % e . continuously since March 10 endeavor Potatoes — Oregon fancy, H5(895c; Philadelphia, April 3.— The soft coal ing to agree on a wage scale to go into effect on April 10, adjourned finally to operators late this afternoon stated that common, 65(880c. Apples— Fancy $1.75(82.50 per box ; day without coming to an agreement. they had practically agreed to renew The failure to agree means a suspen the wage scale. This w ill prevent the choice, $1(81.25. H ip »— Choice, 1904, 23*(824c per sion of work by the 16,000 organized threatened strike of 50,000 miners in miners of the district at the end of the the bituminous district. A joint con pound. present week. The employers demand ference of the operators and miner* w ill j Wool— Valley, 20c per pound; East a 10 per cent reduction, hut the men be held in Altoona tomorrow to com ern Oregon, 15(§18c; mohair, choice, 28@31c per pound. plete the arrangement. say it is beyond consideration. Bidders for Refinery Bonds.