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ISSUED, ffla-XM!
TUESDAY; A!ID-FRIDAY
TUESDAY .::o L.
fifty-fourth year no. 12.
8AT.TTM, OREGON, FRrpAY MORNTNCJ, MAT 19, '1305.
second section crs PAcr
ii ii ii,
JOHN H. LEWIS
IS LUCKY ONE
IS APPOINTED STATE, ENGINEER
BT THE GOVERNOR, j J
LAW BECOMES EFFECTIVE TODAY
Will Assnume His Duties at Once and
-Establish Headquarters la
' . State House.
win Hold Office foe Period of Four
Years. trntllSueoessor ils Elected,! st
Annual Salary of i $2400 Outline, of
Duties and Effect o? Eeelamatlon Act
Governor Chamberlain yesterday
afternoon announced that""he would ap
point John H. Lewis of Portland fto
the office of state engineer, the appoint
ment to take effect today. This is in
accordance with an act paused by the
last legislature, house bill No. 61,
known as the reclamation act, and I in
conformity with the recommendation
of Director Charles D. WalcotE of the
United States bureau of geological sur
vey, department of agriculture, of
Washington, 1). C, as prescribed by the
art which creates the office, and which
will go Into effect today." j
Although comparatively f young jin
years, Mr. Lewis, has.had a wide and
varied experience in tCat particular
elass of .engineering work, and is re
garded as amply qualified to fill the po
sition for which he has been chosen.
He is a graduate in civil and hydro
graphic engineering, was employed for
two years in the engineering depart
ment ot tne u. it ana N. Company, and
has been "engaged in the government
reclamation service in Eastern Oregon
the past two years, which makes him
well fitted for the ofiice whieh he will
occupy.
As provided by the act the office pt
state engineer will be located at the
state house, and, as soon as convenient
for him,. Mr. Lewis will select his room
and establisn himself here permanent
ly. The only available vacant rooms in
the capitol building suitable for , the
purpose are situated upon the first floor
and it is probable that the office will
be established -in room number 4, 5 or
6 in the south wing. v i .
New Reclamation Act.
The system of appropriation of water
from any stream in the state under, the
new reclamation act is adapted fo con
form to that in practice' by the govern
ment. In order, to appropriate water
for irrigation purposes under this act
Ft is necessary for one fo post written
notice of such intention, containing the
name of such applicant and the stream
or other source of supply of such wa
ter, a brief description of the point; of
diversion and thy nature of the bene
ficial uso to which such waters are to
be applied and the exact date of sucH
posting. Within fifteen days after
posting the notice he must file a dupli
cate of it with the county clerk, and
within thirty days thereafter a similar
notice in the office of the state engi
neer. Under this act, however, the govern
ment engineer reserves the right to ap
propriate all water upon which prior
claim has not been filed,-! and all pri
vate claims are" subject to the relin
quishment of any right whieh the gov
Vrnment may hold upon that particu
lar point of the stream. Whenever
the proper officers of the United States,
authorized by law to construct works
for the utilization of water "within the
state, shall file in the office of the
state engineer a written notice that the
government intends to utilize certain
specified waters, the waters described
in such notice shall not Je subject f to
further appropriation under the laws
of this state, but shall be deemed to
have been appropriated by the gov
ernment, i
Government Must Observe Law.!
The government, however, is required
to file final plans of the proposed works
in the offiec of the stato engineer with
in three years from the date of the fil
ing of the first notice. Within four
years from the date of the notice the
government must authorize j. ;" the , con
struction of the proposed ! work, j In
ease of the governments failure j to
comply with the provisions of this act,
and within the specified periods i of
time, the waters specified in such no
tices shall become subject to appropria
tion by. other parties. Notice of the
withdrawal of the government from
any proposed reclamation project must
be advertised by the state engineer for
a period of thirty 'days in some paper
published in the section wherein is lo
cated the stream from which the waters
are to be appropriated.. i ' ; -
Whenever the government Efeslres to
appropriate the water of any stream in
the state for irrigation purposes, along
which exists private rights to divert
water, it becomes incumbent upon ; the
attorney general and the district attor
ney of the district concerned, to bring
suit in equity to establish all adverse
claims upon the right to divert waters
from the stream', and the decision of
the court most stand as conclusive in
the adjudication of all prior rights and
claims.. The costs in such eases must
be assessed by the court as provided by
law .for all equity eases. The deeree of
the court, a certified copy of Which
must be placed on file in the office of
the state engineer, shall in every case
declare as to ; the water right adjudged
to each party, whether riparian ori by
appropriation, the extent, priority,
amount,: purpose, place of use, and; as
to water used for irrigation,; the spe
cific tracts of laVd to wEIch. it shall be
appurtenant, ete. j
. State Engineer: His Duties, Etc
The state engineer, who must ? be
technically qualified and experienced as
a hydraulic engineer, shall hold office
for a term ot four rears from tlm At
of , his. appointment unless sooner re
moved, by the governor for good cause,
or until his successor shall be duly
elected and qualified. lie shall have
general supervision of all the measure-
menu, and records of waters of the
state, and of all surveys and engineer
ing: work in wfiich- the state mar be
1 A , 1 . " m m W "-
uaHana ior wnicb funds ere
provided, and shall perform all work in
connection therewith. His salary : is
"u h ?sluu per annum and actnal
necessary traveling expenses ' while
away from his ofiice in the dischares
V: - mm ' - . . .. . . . a.
v- oixiciai amies, ana ne shall not
engage in private practice ' II will
also be : provided with the necessary
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cicricai aia u assistance. The sala
ries and expenses of the offiee of - the
engineer shall be paid at the same time
and in, the same manner as those of
other officers of the state.
; The state engineer shall prepare and
deliver to the governor on or before
November 30 ot the year preceding the
regular session of the legislature and
at other times when required by the
governor, a full report of the work of
his office, including a detailed state
ment of the expenditures thereof, with
such recommendations., for legislation
as he may deem advisable. He Is also
required to furnish a bond in the sum
of $5000 ana take oath as to. his faith
ful performance of - his duties, etc.
The records of the office shall be pub-
lie and open to public inspection at
any time during office hours.- All fees
collected by "Ibe engineer, consisting
mainly of $5 for filing and recording no
tices of appropriations of water, map
and field notes of the same 10 cents
per square foot for each blue print
copy of any map; $1 for certifying to
such copies, and such other fees as are
provided by law, must be turned in to
the general fund of the treasury.'
Must Co-operate With Government.
The principal duties of the engineer
are to make hydrographie and topo
graphic surveys and investigations of
each stream system and source' of wa
ter supply in the state, beginning with
those most used, obtaining and record
ing .all available, data pertaining to
the water supply of the state, and shall
co-operate with the agencies of the gov
ernment of a similar nature and in the
construction of works for; the develop
ment and" use of the water, supply -of
the state. An annual appropriation of
$.1000 is made for the salary and ex
penses of the engineer, services of as
sistants, expenses of office, etc. ' An
other annual appropriation , of $2500, is
also provided for, but it is contingent
upon the government making a like ap
propriation'Ior the purpose of making
hydrographie and topographic surveys
and doing other work in connection,
with the government.
CUTS NO FIGURE
REFERENDUM PETITIONS ; WILL
NOT STOP NEEDED REPAIRS
AT INSANE ASYLUM.
SETTLEMENT IS
STILL HANGING
PEACE 33 CHICAGO STRIKE
SE8hT3 FURTHER AWAY.
DRIVERS WELL REPLY TONIGHT
Tesmkten Association and Striken
Meet, : Confer and j Adjoarn
1 Without Agreement.
Board of Trustees Regard Them as Ab
solutely Necessary and Instructs Su-
: perlntendent Calbreatn to Proceed
With the Work.
At a special meeting of the boare
of trustees of the insane asylum- held
yesterday afternoon it was decided and
Superintendent Calbreath was author
ized to proceed with such repairs and
improvements for the institution as are
regarded as absolutely necessary, the
filing of the petitions for the referen
dum of the general appropriation bill
notwithstanding. There are a number
of repairs and improvements, such as
painting, laying of sidewalks, etc., that
are necessary to be made,1 even though
the funds provided for them were eut
off by the referendum petitions, and
the board took this matter into thor
ough consideration before definite ac
tion was taken upon it.
The act which provides that all pa
tients shall be conducted to the asylum
from different parts of the state in the
future by trained attendants from the
asylum, instead of the sheriffs and dep
utics, as was previously in force, goes
into effect today with the, other new
laws, and this was made ' the subject
of another discussion by the board. It
was decided in this matter that no par
ticular attendants would be appointed
for this work, but that they should be
selected at random, from among the
corps , of efficient employes, ns the oc
casion demanded. . -.j ':
- Bids were also received from the local
liverymen for the transportation of pa
tients and attendants from the railroad
station to the asylum, and the contract
for this work was awarded to J. A.
Simpson, who has agreed to' transport
the patient, with not more than two
attendants, from the depot to the
building for a flat rate of $1 per trip
and $2.50 for the use of the ambulance.
There has never been any occasion to
use the latter conveyance, however.
The rates heretofore paid for hauling
patients from the depot to the asylum
bare been $2.50 per trip,
MODIFICATIONS ARE LIKELY.
Cuba Said to Be Willing to Admft Fci
eigs Expressage on.Ameri-
can Basis.
HAVANA. Mav 18. The American
exnreas companies who have been pro
testing against the. ruling of the col
lector of customs at uavana, requiring
that all merchandise imported by rex-
press companies be treated as freight,
are now basing tneir ciaima on aaivr
.l.r nrr!.iinl RMm fssueTl when he was
administrator bf customs, authorizing
ine acepeiance i vuo cvin)niu) uvu
and directing the admission of express
parcels. 1 - " : :
The Cuban government nan ia&en me
mltir an with Minister Sauiers. and
the result is expected to be that Cuba
will almit foreign expressage undAr
regulations similar to those in force in
the United States, - ,
President Gompers Leaves City After
Two Days in Which Ha Was Able to
Accomplish Nothing Hopes Contend
ing Elements May Find Basis.
CHICAGO, May 18. Peace in the
teamsters' strike is still hanging in the
balance, and although it is generally ex
pected that a settlement- will soon be
reached, it seems tonight to be further
away than it did twenty-f oftr ' hours
ago.'; .
It is confidentially asserted by the
Team Owners' Association that the
teamsters have consented to arbitrate
with them, the-question whether or not
the union teamsters will make deliver
ies to boycotted houses. President
Shea of the; Teamsters' Union today
upset this arrangement entirely, de
claring he had never agree to any such
proposition. The members of the Team
Owners Association, however, stated
just as positively that the officials of
the Teamsters Union had agreed to
such arbitration.
This misunderstanding has caused a
halt in the impending settlement . and
the meeting arranged for tonight be
tween the team owners and teamsters.
At headquarters of both organizations
it was: denied that such a meeting will
be held. It is positively known, how
ever, that arrangements were made for
the conference. For the first time in
severaf days riots broke out today,- and
there were numerous fights; between
non-union men and union 'teamsters.
-President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor, who has. been in
Chicago for the past-two days negotia
ting for peace in the present 'trouble,
left for Dayton, O., tonight. " :
Before leaving the eity Gompers said
that so far had accomplished -butiliV
tle, but the prospects were that both
sides would soon be able to reach a
basis where a settlement-of difficulties
satisfactory to both interests would be
decided on.
The team owners and the officials of
the Teamsters Union held a protract
ed meeting tonight. The team owners
demanded that the drivers make deliv
eries at Sny place to which they might
be sent. The teamsters accepted this,
but stipulated that' He rule should not
apply to houses where a boycott exist
ed. The difference between the two-
propositions really covered all the ques
tions involved in the present- strike,
and at 1:30 in the morning the meeting
broke up, the members of the .team
sters' council announcing, that they
would reply to the team owners tomor
row night.
GOING UPWARD
NEW I YORK HOP MARKET RE
SPONDS TO ADVANCE EXPERI
ENCED IN ENGLAND.
Quotation of 29 Cents for Pacifies In.
: dicates an Advance of Three Cents
Since Oregon Pool Was Organized
: Condition of Crops In Other States.
' At stated in The Statesman of yes
terdayi reports have been received of
an advance of two" cents in the English
market on hops (Pacifies), ' and now,
aceordine to a circular letter being sent
out by the firm of Isaae Fineus & Sons,
of Tacoma ,the New York market has
also undergone a change and assumed
an upward tendency, the latest quoia
tlona indieating -a rise of -three cents
since the formation of the. Oregon pooL
The full text of the ' Pincus letter,
which is self-explanatory, followst-
"For the first time since .November
2d, New York, which has been the cen
ter of the bear movement has been
compelled to advance quotations on Pa
cific Coast hops one cent per pound,
and choice coast hops are now -quoted
at 29 cents.' Before the formation of
the Oregon pool, choice Pacifies sold as
low as 26 cents New York. . Today's
quotations indicate an advance of three
. m. m ... m w . m-
cents.' A Pout i,vw paies oi i-acincs
have been reshipped front London to
New York, practically all by one firm.
It was reported that this firm bought
the hope fa London at from 26 eeats to
28 cents. The tmtn or tne matter is
that the hops lad been consigned to
Geonge W. Bird k on of London, early
in the season, and, as soon ss the pool
was- formed, the firm above mentioned
cabled to London that, unless the hops
could be sold at 28 eents, to reship
them.. Tho, reshipmen't demenstrates
that the hops were valued at about 29
eents New York, or 27 cents const. We
are advised that the Quality 'of the
shipments was very poor. If growers
on the Pacifie eoast stand firm, steady
advance will take place, beginning
soon. Twenty-five eents is now offered
for hops, which buyers confidently ex
pected to purchase by this time at 20
cents,: and no one is paying ,25 cents
for -ops for fan, but because they
nee them. If those who nre trying to
buy Bow do not get them at the present
oerinar price, Yhey will pay more. The
Protective Association ?wa. s death
;b!ow to the hopes of the bears. They
j are now floundering .around between
the devil and the deep sea, half dazed,
jand when thev 'come to thejr will get
in; the market and buy hops t the
growers' asring prices. - -
"New York wires, May 12th, that
erop' prospects are not favorable. "Lon
don cables May 13th: 'English erop
conditions uncertain.' Everybody has
reduced estimate on the Oregon crop
from 120,000 to 135,000 bales to 90,000
to ,110,000 bales. California , reports
that there is a snail doing damage' to
the roots. If erop .report continue
along these lines for another thirty
days, 1904 hops will go to 35 eents and
contracts to 20 cents. Reports that we
or any other dealers holding hope ; in
conjunction with Pacific Coast growers
are selling can be pat down as positive
falsehoods and are oeing spread for a
purpose too plain to fool any one.:
, ; v Yours truly, r,
t Isaae Pincus tc Sons."
MAKES DEFENSE
ENGLAND' XS BUILDING STRONG-
ER FORTTFICATrONS AT ES-f
qutmault;
RUSSIAN FLEET
SAILS SUNDAY
ROJESTVENSKY STILL DALLYING
IN INDO-CHINESE WATERS.
LEAVES TO MEET JAPANESE.
Slavs Experience Great ' Difflculty In
Taking On Coal For Their a
Vessels. "
Provision Junks Are , Distributed in
Kwangchu Bay Awaiting Arrival of
Fleet From There Admiral Will
Make Final Preparations for Battle.
Chicago . Newspaper Photographer
Makes Discovery That Great . Britain
Is Not Destroying Old Fort Better
Protection For Pnget Sound Intended
j SEATTLE, May 18. -According i o
statements made to the Post-Intelli
gencer by the staff photographer of a
Chicago newspaper, who had gained ad
mittance to the fort. Great Britain is
not abandoning the fortifications at Es-
quimanlt, as was inferred from disman
tlings the old works, but is building
stronger and more modern defenses;
"The royal engineers," he says,
' Uiv. J li . era ftf i a imk ti at iam t
the fortifications. I met Colonel' Eng
lish, the senior officer at-Esqaimanlt.
lie, - is not in command at the point
where 'the work is going on, but he in
formed 1 me that a new fort is being
built. Colonel English stated that his
government realizes that better protec
tion to. British waters in the northern
end of Puget Sound is needeii."
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LONDON, May 18. It now seems
definitely established that Kojestven-
aky has started on his northward jour
ney, and there is a great revival of in
terest here in the Far Eastern cam
paigns Kwangchu Bay, where the pro
vision junks are said to be waiting for
the Russian fleet, is the most north
ward of the' French possessions on the
Chines sea and the last port at which
Kojestvensky can set for bis final de
parture to meet the Japanese.'
Reports still circulate in London to
the effect thai ' the Russian Pacifie
fleet's coalings arrangements are ex
tremely inadequate and have been the
main cause .of its prolonged stay in the
Indo-Chinese waters, and the admiral
is finuing ever-increasing difficulty in
this score. The Tokio correspondent to
the Telegraph says it is expected that
the Russian fleet will sail Sunday or
Monday toward Amoy or Foo Chow.
i Gunshu Pass, Manchuria, May 18.
After several days of rain, a violent
downpour set in today, which ruined
the roads and will necessitate a period
of military inaction, besides increasing
the sickness in the camps of the two
armies. Luxuriant vegetation is spring
ing up, which will furnish green fod
der and so favor future! operations by
the cavalry. According1 to Chinese re
ports, the Japanese are strengthening
their left wing and also sending impor
tant reinforcements, lo Korea, but no
change in their position at the front
was noticed. - - "
BOAT WITH ALL ABOARD LOST.
City of Moab, Overdue, Five Days, Is
Thought to Have Been Wrecked. .
is.-
MOAB, ' .Utah, May 1 8. The G reeh
Riven steamer City of Moab, which left
Green River on Friday last fqr this
place, is now live days overdue, and it
is feared that the craft lis lost, with all
on board. The steamer- earued five
passengers and a crew of two men. A
searching party has been sent out.
HOW THEY DO IT
FEDERAL GRAND JURY AT
TEMPTS TO SHOW- HOW LIVE
STOCK PRICES ARE FIXED.
DONE IN PUTRID
PHILADELPIIL
PEOPLE'S OAS WORKS VOTI
AWAY BY CORRUPT COUNCIL.
AMID. SCENES OF DIOrDi:
United . Gas Improvement Compa:.
v Given Lease on City's Plant Tor
Seventy-Five Years.
Citizens Crowd Galleries, and on An
nouncement of Vote Cries cf
Thieves!" Fill Building Poir
Called t)n-Mayor Will Veto the 1
It Is Alleged That Cattle Buyers,
Packing Concerns and Certain Com
mission Men ' Get Together Every
Morning and Establish Rate.
CHICAGO,. May 1(5. A'n attempt
was made at today's sesmira of the fed
eral grand jury investigating fue af
fairs of the beef packing industry to
show that cattle buyers, the packing
concerns and certain commission nun
met each morning and agreed upon the
prices to be paid for livestock duiing
the day. -
SPEAKER CANNON TO BE AT FAIR
WASHINGTON, D. C, May IS.
Speaker Cannon has abandoned his in
tention to accompany Secretary Taf t to
the Philippines, and instead will go to;
the Lewis and Clark exposition with
the congressional party that will be
present at the opening, June 1., '
PHILADELPHIA, May 18. Ami '
scenes of disorder unprecedented in tbs
annals of Philadelphia's legislatiro
body, the city council tonight voted to
lease the city's gas works to the UnL ,
ed Gas Improvement Co. for a term T
seventy-five years. The council cham
bers snd committee rooms were crowd
ed with excited citizens protestln -against
the lease all the afternoon an i
until. 8 p. in., when the select council
parsed the bill.- The climax, wm
reached when the vote in the commoi
council was announced. The momer. i
the president of the common council
announced the vote a great uproar wr .
started in the gallery, which was
crowded to the door. From a" over tl
gallery rame hissea and cries cf'
thieves!" A detail of police clearei
tie gallery.
Mayor Weaver is expected to vets
the bill, and, in that event, both clim ber
will probably pass it over Ll
head. The vote in the common council
was 94 to 9 and in the select council
37 to 4. There was only one democrat
in each body, and both voted againL
the lease. There is some talk of taking
the matter to the courts.
EAT
gALE
TOW M
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A
Our Entire Stock of hoes
TThrowri on tEie; Iv3airEiet at
Pro
This is a bona fide retiring sale with no worn out or
shelf worn stbcli. Wev propoise to close out at once, and
are sacrificing the- most up-to-date stock of ohoeo ever
shotvn in Salem, at 'or belov cost. Note these priceo:
All Lair, Schuber & Co.'s ladies' shoes, hand turned and welt soles,
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patent leather or kid. Regular priee $5 to -:'$6.-j Retiring -price. . .$3.69
Patent kid, welt sole blucher. ; Regular price fli Retiring price. . 2.95
. '. V - i :' ' - -'-'v-: . I-
Tatent colt welt, blucher. Regular price $5. ITetiring price...... 3.75
Kid laee, patent tip welt. Regular price $4. Retiring price.. .... 2.98
Patent leather welt 'Oxford. Regular price $4J0. Retiring priee 2.75
Patent leather turn sole Oxford. Regular price $4. Retiring price 2.69
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Tan Oxford, large eyelets. Regular price, $3.50. Retiring price.. 2.69
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Tan-and chocolate Oxfords. Regular price, $3. Retiring price.... 25
Kid Oxford, turn sole. Regular price $3. Retiring prices . ....... 1.98 -
X)ld ladies' comforts, lace and congress. Regular price," $1.75.
ing prTce ............. ... ... ....... ,.
Infants' shoes, red, blaek and tan. Regular price 65c. Retiring
price ......... .r. ................. ......... ...... .-. 49
All Edwin Clap men's fine shoes. Regular price $.1.50 to $(J.5T. Retir
ing price ...... ................... . ......... ....... t... 4.88
Retir
,. 19
. . 1.00
Retir
, . 1.00
Lad Juliet's patent tip.' Regular price $1.75. Retiring price...
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Lad one and two-strap slippers. Regular" pfice" $1.75 and $2.00.
ing price ....
Misses box calf and kid shoes. Regular price $2. Retiring price.. LOO
Children's shoes, sizes 5 to 8.1 Regular price 75e
price ' .........
to $1.
Retiring
Men's Corlovan. Reg-ilar ptice $5. Retiring price ............ 3.23
Men's box calf, Viscol sole. Regular price $4. Retiring price..... 2.93
Men's vici kid. Regular priee $1. Retiring price 3.15
Men's patent kid blucher. Regular price fl.50. Retiring price... 3X0
Men's patent kid shoesJ ' Regular price $3.50. ' Retiring price.... 2.93
Men s vici kid shoes. Regular price $3.50. Retiring priee ..... 2.C3 ;
Men's vici sad colt skin. Regular priee $3.50. Retiring price. ... 2.25
Patent leather blucher Oxfords. Regular price $5. Retiring price 3.25
Men's tan-Oxfords. Regular price. $3.50 and $1.00. Retiring price 3.00
Boys' box calf shoes.: Regular price $2.25. Retiring price 1X0
Boye' vici' kid shoes. Regular price $2. Retiring prce. ........ 1.40 ,
Youths .TJox calf and kid shoes. Regular price $1X0. Retiring price 1.19
Youth's' vel shoes. Regular price $1X5. Retiring price......... 1.10
supply ol
The GhanGe o? your life to buy your year'o
shoeo cheapp oo be on hand when the dooro open
morning and get firot GhoiGe.
All goodb fitted at otore iff deoired. No exchange
ohort linepland brolcen oizeo, ovinv to great valooo gEvp
No nioney refunded;