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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21

Of about sS,OOO,OOO, being 10000 acres at
800 per acre an equal amount for
buildings, stores churches, and invest.
ments of people occupied in other bus
mess besides that Of farming.
The management Of the canal COM
panles Is In the hands of presidents
and boards of directors elected by their
respective stockholders but there are
too many independent companies
too many conflicting interests
too many fighting units
too many different policies; and too
many officials that are entirely unac-
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We put the loss at $500 per acre,
which IL considerably below the aver
age on the list signed by the farmers.
This on 10000 acres would amount to
100000 AS one of the canal COM
panles through having small acreage
and other causes, ala not sustain losses
like the others, we place the loss sus-
taned at s75O, 600 for the present year.
The abandonment Of these lands
which do not expect to see, but which
would occur II steps are not taken to
prevent It, would be a national misfor-
tune and would be loss TO the state
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21
GOVERNMENT RESERVOIRS.

The construction Of reservoirs by the
government. as contemplated by the
various measures that have been in
troduced into Congress, IL viewed by
the writer as desirable only in locali-
ties where few II any individual ap-
preparations, of water have been made
unless the government shall come in
the attitude OF alder and not Of ap-
proprietor All measures so far pro-
posed contemplate that the government
shall take part In the work Of reclaim
ing its arid lands by providing wa
ter supply and then selling the land
and the water at price which will re-
imburse the cost Of the work. This Is
termed Government Aid" and Is pop
ularly misconstrued TO mean that reser-
voirs are TO be built and turned over
70 the people without cost The aid
thus proposed would, in the writer's
opinion, be most unWelcomed interfer-
ence In the case Of communities already
established, as it would have the same
effect az II an individual appropriation
should intrude himself upon the lands
Of the irrigation system and construct
reservoirs for the purpose OF storing
and approprlatng the food and winter
waters Of the system 10 be used be-
yond the limits and independently OF
the established system. The advent
OF the government In such a case and
for such a purpose would be both UNI
necessary and unwlse, as II would de-
prive the resident community Of IT'S
riehtful privilege to perfect the rrlga-
ton system already established and in
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be no experiment In returning TO the
original plan of the community control
(Which should be supplemented by
community ownership, as. 1t has been
fully tried In times past and proven
most satisfactory II Is the natural
and only practicable plan of uniting
and using the irngable and non-lrriga-
bic lands of the state and at the same
time protecting Its irrigation systems
COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP.
Under community ownership and
control these sheds would be speedily
restored 70 their original value as graz
lag grounds, and would properly sup
port more live stock than now lind
scanty sustenance upon them; the sys-
tematic removal and replacement Of
timber would be insurcd the growth Of
underbrush and browse would be re-
stored; reservoirs would be construct
ed at all available places until their az
gregate capacity would be sufficient to
fully retain and control all of the wa
ter. II would also encourage the resi-
dent communities to improve the river
channels I'm such manner as to prevent
waste OF water through absorption.
WYNN - AHW oNlAHt a. 1ilA VI AtN 'Attn-
siye. 1t would inaugurate an era Of
general Improvement In the entire r-
rigation system. All unnecessary canals
and bitches would be abandoned. Only
such as were absolutely necessary
would be retained ana these would be
lined with impermeable substances. The
loss from unnecessary canals and
bitches would he entirely saved and
that from unllned ones (Which is from
10 to 70 per cent? be reduced TO the
minimum, while the expense of main
tenance and operation would be great
" lessened, The distributing bitches
would be re-aTanged in a manner to
secure the most economical and effec-
tive application OF water TO the crops.
The whole system so improved and per-
fected would then be capable In the
utmost degree, and all its possibilities
would be fully and rapidly developed.
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B0K'S ADVICE ON MARRIAGE.

A young woman recently wrote to the
editor Of the Ladies' Home Journal
asking: What have you to say
squarely and fairly, to young man Of
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course Of development.
WILL NOT oBTRUDE ITSELF.

The writer has no idea that the gov
eminent will attmept any work where
II IS not welcomed by the people, but
believes that the purport of the pro-
posed measures should be generally and
iully understood. When fully perfect
ed. the irrigation systems OF the state
VIII easily perform double their present
duty. To accomplish this work will
require able, earnest and unselhsh ac-
ton on the part Of all. II Is a sltua-
ton where the lawmaker and the ditch
maker must get together.
The writer recognizes the fact that
the principal mining interets OF the
s11" ere located on these water sheds
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work, the writer believes It Is essential
to pass a state law which will enable
a determination Of the rights of each
diverting canal IN the several systems,
and provide q place for recording the
right SO determined.
It Is as necessary 20 have definite
and perfect titles TO water and to have
them properly recorded as It IS that
titles to land should be perfect and
of record,
NATIONAL LEGISLATION.
There is great need. and the writer
believes there Is justification, for ma
tona legislation which win enable the
community on every stream and river
Of the state 20 control absolutely the
entire irrigation system Of such stream.
That Is to say--the water shed, he
stream or river originating and flowing
therefrom: the canals which divert the
water and the bitches that distribute
II over the land irrigated It Is as
right and necessary for the irrigation
systems of The state TO own and con
troll lands upon which they are sltuat-
ed as for the railway systems Of the
state to own and control The lands upon
which they are built The storage
grounds Of the irrlgator are az essen
tial TO the irrigation systems as the
storage yards Of the railroads are to
the railway systems,
a generous government has made It
possible for the railway systems TO
procure all needed public land without
price, The same principle Of aid and
encouragement extended TO the irriga-
ton systems OF the state would place
them on a secure footing and insure
their rapid development and perfection,
ABSOLUTE CONTROL,
The writer believes that anything
short Of absolute control, by the water
users, Of these shed lands IL not sulil-
Client and therefore looks with disfayor
on their segregation as forest reserves.
AS forest reserves they will be under
forlgn control and would not receive
the same sollcitous care that control
any management by the resident COM
munities would insure. As well might
the government take under its control
the motive power Of the railroad
systems OF the state ms 10
withhold the full control Of these sheds
by the irrigation systems OF which they
are the vital part,
In early days these sheds were. By
general consent, regarded. and used ex-
cluslvely, as pasture ground for stock
of the community resident hereunder
Then the stock OF the community was
branded with common or commune
" brand. The poorest husbandman
and the widow were owners Of live
stock, which formed part OF the COM
munlty herd, In summer the stock
ranged on the lands OF the water shed
and I'm winter were cared for on the
irrigated area Thus united, the IT.
rigabe and non-irrigable lands were
both made TO contribute in the work
Of community building,
LARGE HERDS EVIL.
The advent Of large Aocks and herds.
often owned or controlled by nonres-
dents or capitalists having no interest
whatever IN the preservation Of the
shed or In the water which It produced.
soon effected the complete destruction
OF the community herd and drove the
poor man and widow entirely out OF the
field The shed lands We're overstocked
and generally despoiled the irrigation
systems ieopardized and resident COM
muEii''S g"Satly disturbed. There would
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EETEaIlE RECENT agitation Of the
question of charging Utah
lake MS a reservoir. followed
closely by the declaration Of
President Roosevelt that "it
is as rlght for the national
government 10 make The
N streams and rivers Of the arid
region useful by engineering works Tor
water storage as TO make useful the
rivers and harbors Of the humid regions
by engineering works OF smother kind. "
encourages the view that the early and
full utilization Of this great storage
basin is now probable Il not assured.
It Is impossible TO oyeresumate the
value which the execution OF this work
would bring TO the communities affect
cd. Not only those who live below but
those Who reside on lands above the
reservoir win be benefited. 10 pro.
misses advantages to AN and injury %
none. 1t should meet with no opposi.
ION but receive the hearty approval
OF on. IL IS not the purpose of this
paper however, TO discuss this partic.
ular work. but rather 20 perscnt some
features OF the irrigation problem
which 1t Is thought win be Of general
interest.
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AN oPPoRTUNE TIME.

The writer believes that the time
mas now come when favorable action
eosn state and national can be pro.
u,ea' That any such action to De helm.
Sl III me greatest degree must bo
SNAPPED by the water users themselves
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the line which intended
he Is a e The anne in 10 h Prov in
g %
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the usanedand the average loss sustained on
signing said they did not know
signed by about hundred OF the hy making much but this
q
ushe Bowhgs being taken account OF
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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-05

sene. Mr.. Main noticed a large spo
coat Colligan wore then. 1t was ;
fresh spot as If it had recently been sat
| urated lul
| Charles G.. Humphrey found whit,
| bottle smelling of kerosene about TWEEN
| ty-two feet from the Hall barn on TIL,
| morning after the fire at 8 o'clock. Sc
we're cross-examination Of Humphrey b,
Attorney Lynch failed to shake him ii
Ihis direct testimony.
Court adjourned at / o'clock for ar
hour, and at that time Colligan was put
on the stand by the defense. His direct
examination lasted about half an hour
nd then the accused was put through
the most rigid cross-examination by
State Attorney Williams.
Colligan was unable to give much of
an account of himself in the cross-ex-
animation and several times he was cor
nered by the state attorney. The ac-
cused told of his experiences as well as
he could remember during the evening
of the fires in question, but there was
a period of about an hour that was all
a blank to him. he said. That was
from the time he went to sleep in the
town hall basement to his arrest in his
house by Policeman French. Witness
denied emphatically one Of the stories
of two of the state witnesses yesterday
in the statement that he was not in the
engine house next to the town hall on
the evening of the fire and had not been
in the building after 4 O'clock on that
day
1t will be remembered that John
Swanson and Thomas McGivney testi-
fled Thursday that they had seen Colli-
gan in the engine house about o'clock
on the evening Of the fires, and that
the former testified that he had seen
Colligan drop bottle near one of the
stalls Of the engine house Colligan alb
solutely denied that he had been in the
engine house since 4 o'clock on the af-
ternoon of the 14th of November.
In speaking Of the oil spot on his coat
Colligan said that when filing the lamp
at his house IN the evening the oil ran
over on a stool and then it ran on his
coat, making the spot about four inch
es in diameter He said that he did not
bipW u INT OH Spot ulllll OeltCllildll
Main called his attention to it, and he
also said in the first part of his testi-
mony that he was unable to describe
anything until he was arrested, so it
was brought out in the cross-examina
ton that he really did not know of his
filling the oil can. Colligan finally, to
the questions of the state attorney, said
that he did not know of the oil spot on
his coat, so he was unable to state how
1t got there.
Another point that contradicted the
testimony of the states witness in the
morning was at the conclusion of Coli
gan's testimony, when he said that he
had never had talk with Attorney
Bush on the matter of having the trial
finished in the borough court so that it
would save him trip to Wethersfield.
Colltgan absolutely denied that any
such conversation was held between
West Haven's prosecuting attorney and
himself, and at this remark State At
torney Williams concluded his cross
examination.
A short redirect examination was then
held, in which the oil spot was the chief
point of attack, and it was then that
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-05
COLLIGAN ON The STAND
HESITATED CONSTDERABLY IN HIS
TESTIMONY.
Sharp Questioning by State Attorney

Sharp Questioning by State Attorney
williams Seems to Mix the Accused
The witnesses In the Trial
tn Continue To-day.
The interest in the fate of Frank Col
ligan, who is now being tried in the SUI
perior court on the charge of arson,
seems to increase every day, and yes
terday there were over one hundred
West Haveners within the doors Of the
court room taking in every word that
was said by the state and by the de-
Tense 1t looks now as though the trial
would last through Monday or Tuesday
of next week, as there is considerable
testimony yet to be heard.
The defense put Colligan on the stand
at o'clock yesterday afternoon and he
remained there for two hours and a
quarter. In the morning session yes
te"day the witnesses were Attorney
Charles X. Bush, Selectman Walter A.,
Main, Walter Crosby, Janitor Hoppin,
of the town hall, under whom Colligan
was employed as night Waterman;
Charles G. Humphrey and Albert IL.
French. Attorney Bush testified to
conversation he had had with Colligan
after his arrest. He said that Colligan
had asked him IL Attorney Bush could
fix it up in the West Haven courts so
that he would get jail sentence instead
of being sent up to Wethersfield. Wit
ness said that Colligan had sent for him
r Of +o1I i'm u,ith hin, N
the matter.
Mr. Hoppin testified that he had car
ried out ashes from the town hall
through the same corridor that Police
man French testified to finding foot
prints showing plaster.
The policeman had also made consid-
cradle of his finding the five gallon tin
can in the basement of the town hall.
He was met by the janitor's statement
however, that it was not surprising that
he found that can there, for he had seen
it stand there for at least ten months
And, moreover, said Mr.. Hoppin, 1T was
not strange that it was empty, for he
had himself used a lot If the oil to
clean bicycle chain. The can did not,
according to his testimony, contain
" what the defense claimed. The tes-
timony of Mr. Hoppin was so strongly
in favor of Colligan, and mis- manner
was so frank, that State Attorney Will
liams did not spend much time cross
examining him.
Walter S. Crosby was at the Hall fire
and said that he smelled kerosene oil in
the vicinity Of the barn after the fire
was out
Walter A. Main, first selectman of
the town Of Orange, said he had known
the accused for twenty-five years Col
ligan was night janitor of the town hall
and the engine house. He saw the ac-
cused at Z o'clock on the evening of
November ii, the night the fires occur
red, and also the next morning. He
was in the assessors room that morn
ing, and his clothes smelled of kero-
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-05
CAMP NO. s, P. o. s. OF A.
Held Installation of Offfcers Las
Evening

Held Installation OF OfmcerS Last
Evening.
Camp No. g. P. 0. S. Of A., held an
installation of officers last evening at
their rooms in the Insurance building.
The installing officer was District Pres
ident w. A. Hetrick, Of Camp No. s.,
Meriden. The officers installed were as
follows: President, Samuel Croker;
V. p, Arthur J. Willard; M of f.,
Emerson B. Evarts; conductor, Charles
Williams; secretary Clarence f..
Leete; financial secretary, George r.
Johnson; treasurer, Timothy Wh1ttle-
sey; inspector, Harvey s. Nettleton; @.
S., R. S. Duff; trustee for next eighteen
months George r. Johnson.
Next Friday evening the monthly
dance of the order viii take place in
room AZ of the Insurance building. On
January Is Camp No. s will have a
large and interesting meeting, and will
initiate three candidates.
The appointments for the term are
as follows:
Assistant secretary-George w.
Brown.
Chaplain-Alonzo Derrick.
R. S.-John Coggshall.
L. ST. J. Seeming.
Delinquent committee-E. b. Evarts,
A. J. Willard. D. B. Horton.
Auditing committee--Charles Will
liams, A. ]. Willard, A. H. Bennstt
Elector-Charles Williams.
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HOWE & STETSON RESIGN.
Sever Their Connection With the Retail
Merchants Association.

Merchants Association.
The following communication is self
explanatory:
Secretary of the Retail Merchants AS
ISOLATION, New Haven, Conn:
Strive are advised by the city attor-
ney that the Retail Merchants associa-
tion has entered complaint in the city
attorneys office to the effect that we are
conducting sale known as THE Mill
End Sale" in violation Of the itinerant
merchants law.
The communication came to us as a
painful surprise as coming from an or
ganization with which we have always
been closely identified and in whose
work we have always been in hearty
foremost advocates of this itinerant
merchants bill.
That an organization of the charac-
ter of the Retail Merchants associa ton
should enter complaint against a
house of our standing without first be-
coming conversant with the facts of the
case seems to us almost incomprehensi-
BILE. If a committee of gentlemen of
the association had called upon us for
the facts they would have been given
them as freely and as willingly as given
to the city attorney.
AS to the claim of violation of the
itinerant merchants law, it is positive
ly absurd and we cannot view the &C.
ton of the associa ton in this matter as
other than unfriendly. and herewith
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DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY.
Council No. Held Installation of Offl
GERS T.qet Might

Council No. 8 Held Installation of OFF,
GERS Last Night.
At the regular meeting last evening
in the Insurance building Council No 8,
Daughters Of Liberty, held their install
lation of officers, the installing officer
being Mrs. Addie Ballou, assisted by
the state secretary, r. W. Lopman. The
officers were as follows:
G. H. johnson, c.; Matte e. Bates,
A. c.; Eva Bishop, v. G.: Sadie Nash,
A. v. G.; Addie Ballou, n. S.; e. J.
Peck, F. s.. e. P. James, treasurer;
Fannie A. Johnson, guide; Fl. A. Bal
lou, trustee.
The state officers present We're John
H. Scranton, A. v. c.. r. w. Lapman,
state secretary, accompanied by Mrs.
Lapman, and Abbie Palmerton, assist
ant state secretary. After the installa-
ton refreshments were served and
very enjoyable evening was termin-
ated.
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Colligan said that he filled the lamp al
his home.
| Coligan's testimony was tangled a,
times, and on several occasions he told
of things he did when he was supposed
to be unconscious from the result OF
drink. He seemed to be uncertain In
almost every question, and there was a
good deal of hesitation after the ques-
lions of the state attorney were put to
him.
About Ais DR.. John F. Barnett was
called to the stand, and after telling
how long he had known Colligan the
following question was asked of him by
Attorney Thomas:
"Will you tell, doctor, the effects that
half pint of whiskey would have on a
man. especially after he had vomited
all of his vitality? I mean, tell us as
to his ability to move around or navi-
gate"
II object to that" said Mr.. Williams
Objection sustained.
Attorney Thomas-"Will you tell what
you know of the character of Colligan? p"
Mr.. Williams-That I object to. your
honor" Objection sustained.
Attorney Thomas--"Will you tell Of
the character Of the man as far as you
know personality"
Mr. Williams--'T object to that" OBJ
lection overruled.
After few more questions were put
to Dr. Barnett he was finally allowed
to tell of the character of Colligan from
a personal standpoint He said that
ColIigan had worked for him great
deal for the last fifteen years and that
he had always found him to be industri-
Gus and of good habits.
Attorney Thomas called upon John
Collgan, the father of the accused, and
at this point court was adjourned until
10 o'clock this morning.
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RUMOR OF Won WALDERSEE'S
DEATH DISCREDITED.

Berlin, Jan. 4.-With reference TO the
report, that Count Won Waldersee had
been killed by an officer of the allied
troops, it is semi-officially declared to-
day that rumor to that effect had been
current for week, but the government
has no corrobration of it. Count Won
Waldersee reviewed the British soldiers
on January l. The officers of the Ger
man foreign office absolutely discredit
the story.
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THE LATE HARRY e. FUTILE, OF
WEST HAVEN,

The funeral of the late Harry e. Tut
tie will, 1t is expected, be held at $3.50 p.
m. to-day at the home of his father, Cy-
tie will be held at 230 O'Clock this at
ternoon at the home of his father, Cy-
rus W. futile, of No. 81 Union street,
West Haven. Stah q Son will have
charge of the funeral arrangements.
Rev. N, J. Squires, of the Congregation
al church, West Haven, will conduct
the services.
The remains had not arrived at la te
hour last evening, but We're expected to
arrive early this morning.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-05
THREE OLEO ARRESTS.
ate Dairy Commissioners Find

State Dairy Commissioners Find a
Lively Business.
Bridgeport, Jan. 4.-Upon complaint
of States Dairy Commissioners John B.
Noble of East Windsor and Robert 0.
Eaton of North Haven, warrants were
issued this morning for the arrest OF
James E. Casey of Milne street, and
George E. Russell and Edward Arthur
of uarts unknown. All three have been
arrested, the charge being that they
violated a state law in that oleomargar-
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inc was peddled from their carts with
out the proper label.
The commissioners are determined to
stamp out the illegal sale of oleomar-
garine in Connecticut. and will see that
every offender is severely dealt with
The temptations to sell the stuff for
butter are numerous and the profits
are large, as oleomargarine costs but
fourteen cents at wholesale.