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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-10-31

After nearly two years of constant
and systematic investigation on the
Echo government irrigation reserva
ton, II is now almost certain that the
project will be abandoned, because of
the absence of suitable reservoir sites
in the entire district
When asked about the status of the
work of the reclamation bureau in
Umatilla county, John It. Whistler
said to the East Oregonian today:
"Since the recommended abandon
ment of the once proposed reservoir
site in the Butter creek country, the
government has had small recon-
noisance party out all summer work.
ing In this county. or more properly
speaking, I'm the basin of the Umatilla
river, and the exploration of the ba-
sin has been, from the standpoint of
the reclamation bureau, absolutely
thorough.
This reconnaissance party has ex-
amined in detail every little branch
of the Umatilla river and of Butter
creek as well. and I'm addition has
thoroughly Investigated the possibility
of diverting the waters of the John
Day to Umatilla lands.
mo site for a reservoir has been
found anywhere in the Umatilla ba-
sin. A depression has been noted In
the region north of the old aban-
doned site. which will be examined
further, but it is feared that even
If 1t proves to be of sufficient size.
that test pits will show 1t underlaid
with a stratum that will disqualify
the location, just as the other site was
disqualified.
John Day Not Feasible.
"The examination of the John Day
region has been equally thorough,
and its has failed to disclose any no
ticeable means or way of diverting
water to any extent In its upper por-
tions. AS the investigation proceeds
down the John Day there are fewer
and fewer indications of the practical
bility of either diversion or storage.
This concluding work, in the lower
portion of the John Day basin, win be
finish this month.
One Last Test to BE Made.
.r, Al,
Upon 'he cohnpietioh OF the John
pay survey the party at work there
will be brought back into this county
ior iurther investigation OF the char
acter of the foundation and material
underlying the depression referred to
earlier as a possible site for reser-
Voir near the old abandoned site.
Il wish to be quoted" said Mr..
whistler with emphasis, "as calling
the especial attention Of the people
to the failure of these various surveys
and Investigations to find any reser-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-10-31

ically. Notwithstanding the Difficult.
ties and priyations."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-10-31

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s'rh Of ~ : Aid Society
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- ',.isa s'':a NJ house in honor oaag
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12
To Race for Upton Cup.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 1.-THE inner
harbor today is dotted with white
winged crafts flying the ensigns of the
Detroit Yacht club, Milwaukee Yacht
club, Chicago zach club and other
yacht clubs of the great lakes. The
yachts nave gathered here to take part
in the Upton Cup races, the first of
which will be sailed tomorrow over
the triangle course of the Columbia
Yacht club. With favorable winds and
weather conditions the experts say the
contest should prove the most interest
ing ever sailed in Chicago waters. The
local yacht clubs have entered several
boats which they think fast enough to
retain the cup here. On the other
hand the Milwaukee Yacht club has
sent the flyer Mendoza, owned by Com
modore Villas. who is confident that she
is the fastest Yacht on the lakes De-
troit also and several other cities have
entries and no doubt exists that the
contests Will be closely contested from
start to finish.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12
Twins 80 Years Old,

EI.GIN, H., Aug. IAN interesting
family reunion was held today at the
home of n. r. Sanford in this city
The occasion was in celebration of the
eightysecond birthday of Mr.. Sanford
and his twin brother, David Sanford
whose home is in Pennsylvania. James
j. Sanford of Davenport, Ia, brother
of the twins, came to Elgin to attend
the reunion, Notwithstanding the fact
that ne is 90 years old.
The history of the family is remark
able in several respects. It originally
consisted of thirteen members, seven
of whom survive. The combined ages
of the brothers and sisters still living
is 5S5 years, this bringing the aver
age to SO years.
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Porto Ricans Visit WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. d. c., Aug. r.
The several hundred Porto Rican
teachers who have been travelling in
this country and attending the summer
schools at Harvard, Council, and else
where arrived in Washington today to
pay their respects to the president be-
fore leaving for home. The visitors
We're received in the capital by DR.. w.
7. Harris, United States commissioner
of Education, and Il committee repre-
senting the educational institutions of
the District of Columbia. The fore
noon was spent in sight seeing. The
teachers were received by the presi-
dent this afternoon and cordial greet
ings exchanged.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12

tons of bitumen have entered some OF
the associated siliceous and fossll1fer-
Gus limestone layers. A second area
of bituminous sandstone occurs nearly
a half mile west of Gilsonite. In the n.
w. a of sec. %, r. S. r. E. there is
a third area of bitumen impreSnat'ng
the sandstone Here there are three
ouarries, known as the Kirby mines.
The fourth area of the bituminOus
sandstone in the quadrangle is in the
eastward extension of the same sand
stone member as that in which the
Kirby mines are located. The two
mines located in the bituminous sand
stone of this area occur half a mile
NORTH of Gilsonite. in the south side
and west en- dot a low ridge capped by
a heavy limestone conglOmerate The
fifth and least valuable bituminOus
sandstone deposit known in this vicini-
tv occurs at the base of the high bluff
in Rock Creek, near the southwest COR
ner of Sec 81. T. /. S, r. 3 f. Only a
small area of the highly bituminous
sandstone occurs here.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12
What Is Electricity?

Sir Oliver Lodge, in August Harper's
First, we must ask what is positive
electricity? and the answer is still we
do not know. For myself l do not
even guess-beyond supposing it to be
a mode of manifestation, or a differen-
tial portion, of the continuous and all
pervading ether. It seems to exist in
Jumps the size Of the atoms of matter;
and no portion of it less in bulk than
an atom has ever been isolated, nor
appears likely to be isolated. But
although it may have bulk, it appears
as if it had no appreciate mass; the
massiveness or inertia of the atom is
probably due to something else, in
fact to the possession of negative
charges in equal amount. This part of
the doctrine is not yet certain. More
investigation is urgently needed into
the meaning and properties of positive
electricity. Meanwhile we shall only
be following the lead of Professor J.
j. Thompson if we assume that a unit
Of positive electricity has a massive
ness Cor what is often inaccurately
called 'weight'D either zero or very
small, most probably very small; per-
haps about / per cent of the mass of
some atoms of matter may be due to
the positive electricity which they con-
tain.
But concerning negative electricity
we know a great deal more. This ex-
lists in excessively minute PARTICLES
sometimes called electrons and some
times called corpuscles; these are
thrown off the negatively charged ter
minal in a vacuum tube, and they fly
with tremendous speed till they strike
something. When they strike they can
propel as we'll as heat the target, and
they can likewise make it emit a phos-
phorescent glow; especially, if it be
made of glass or prescious stones If
the target is a very massive metal like
platinum, the sudden stoppage Of the
flying electrons which encounter it
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12
is WORLDS LONGEST WORD
Used by Aristophanes In Comedy and
Has III Letters.

WHAT is the longest word in the
tempt to answer that question: said a
we'll known author. There is a certain
me every now and then, and which l
have printed more than once, which is
sufficiently formidable. l believe that
the patient and serious Germans have
turned out some verbal monsters, and
it may be that the Chinese, the Rus
slams and other races with whose liter
allure | am unacquainted have produc-
ed series of kinked letters long drawn
out which are called words SO l care
fully abstain from saying what is the
longest word in the world.
But l think l may venture to sug-
gest that there are not many words
longer than one which may be found in
Liddell and SCOTS Greek lexicon. Here
is the modest trifle:
ipsanodrimupotrimm ilphioparaomel-
itoka kecnumenokchl epikossuphophat
lel1trunopteg kphalokigoklop-
eleiolag Observation-Disclosures
Il hope | have copied it correctly,
but there may be slip here and there,
| and life is not long enough to write
it out twice and the good printer, in
| may be excused if he stumbles now
and then. In English it ought to have
III letters-there are Whereabouts.
In its original Greek form the let
ters would be not quite SO numerous, as
one letter. The word is used by Aris-
tophanes, who was comedian, and
joke, and some of his little jokes, by
the way, are not quite nice. AS to its
meaning, the learned photographers
state that it is the name of dish
compounded of all kinds of dainties,
flesh, fowl and sauces.
1T would look we'll on a menu and
/ should like to hear a badgered waiter
trying to shout it down a long-suffer-
ing tube or a gentleman who mas al
ready dined fairly we'll bawling it out
| toward the end of the banquet"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12
Asphalt In the Indian Territory.

In View of the fact that 1888 acres of
asphalt land in the Indian Territory
will be disposed of at public auction in
a few months. it may be interesting
to many people to know something
about these deposits. over 1000 acres
of these lands are in the TishomingO
quadrangle, which has been surveyed.
geographically and geologically, by
the United States Geological Survey.
Mr.. Joseph a. Taft is the author of the
geologic folio which was recently pub
lished as a result of these surveys. In
this he gives a detailed description of
the asphaltic deposits of the quad
rangle.
Those deposits which are of econom-
ic Importance are found in the vicinity
of Gilsonite, near the northwest cor
ner of the quadrangle. They occur
chiefly as appropriations in the sand
stones, limestones, nglomerates and
SIllS VI Three dlSllllCt S6OlORlC lOTIlld =
tions.
Btuminous sandstone.-The richer
bituminous sandstone contains 10 to II
per cent of bitumen, and grades out
ward into the barren sand in peculiar
ways. In some instances the bitumen
occurs in layers or streaks parallel with
the bedded structure and alternating
with the purer and at present porous
sand. There are at least five areas of
economically valuable bituminous
sandstone in the vicinity of Gilsonite.
Four of these are in the Tishomingo
quadrangle. and the fifth is just be-
yOnd its border. on Rock Creek miles
a little north of west from Gilsonite
In the mine at Gilsonite the impregna-
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PRESSING NEED FOR TWO MIL.
INDUSTRIAL WORKS.
Organization to Import Italian Immi
grants May Be Perfected by the
Big Planters.

NEW ORLEANS, La. Aug. 1.-THE
states of the cotton belt are facing
great labor famine. The planters
have been cooperating to obtain la
Dor for the opening of the crop season
and the results are disappointing. In
the eight cotton producing states
there is pressing need of 1000, 900 more
laborers, not alone for cotton picking,
but for railroad and industrial i'm
provement.
The reports to the cooperation bu-
reau place the shortage absolutely ne
cessary at 100000 men.
Today an additional score of labor
agents from Mississippi and Alabama
planters left for northern and eastern
cities to buy contract labor in as large
numbers as possible. Urgent tele-
grams were also dispatched in frantic
haste to the labor agents already in
these cities to make extraordinary eff
forts.
The new steamship line between
New Orleans and Italy will begin the
transportation of hordes of Italians in
September. An organization for the
promotion of desirable Italian immi-
grafton will be perfected and Chevaher
Adolfo Rossi. the special ambassador
from the Italian government, who re-
Gently toured the south, is in Italy help
ing encourage his people to come.
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visitors, though Ohio, Indiana and
states farther west were likewise we'll
represented.
Schools and methods of teaching was
the general subject considered at the
opening session. Herbert P. Worth of
West Chester, Pa, presided, and the
speakers included William G. Brown of
Toronto, Mary H. Whitson of Pniladel-
phia and Edward B. Rawson of New
York.
The formal opening of the gathering
takes place tonight when a big well
coming demonstration will be held with
DR.. O. Edward Janney of Baltimore
presiding. The delegates and visitors
will be greeted by Mayor Urquhart of
Toronto, Premier Ross of Ontario and
Professor Goodwin Smith of Toronto
university John William Graham,
master Of Dalton school of Manchester,
England, will deliver an address on
"The Friend and His Message
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12
Biennial Conference Of Friends.

TORONTO. Ont, Aug. LIT was
ia distinguished assemblage that filled
Massey Music hall this morning at the
opening of the great biennial general
conference of the Seven Yearly Meet
lngs of the Society of Friends. Those
present numbered several hundred men
and women and represented in the full
est sense of the word the religious and
educational activities of the Society
of Friends in the United States and
Canada. Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York sent the largest number of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12
HE WILL RUN The Blu r'o'
BETWEEN JEFFRlES ANU
MUNROE.
Montana Mans Manager is Overru'eo
in His kick-FobIes of Jim .
Jeffries.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. l2.-Eddle
Graney will positively be the referee
of the worlds championship battle be-
tween James J. Jeffries and Jack Mum
roe. to be held the night of August 70.
This direct statement was authorized
by James w. Coffroth, manager of the
Yosemite club and promoter of the big
match. Harry Pollock, manager for
lack Nunroe, has stated on more than
one occasion that under no considera-
ton would he consent to Graney, but
would hold out until the crack of doom
against the norseshoer if that should
be necessary.
But Coffroth's statement settled the
difficulty positively and definitely. Ora
ney will referee, but without Pollok's
consent Both of the fighters are
agreeable to Graney,' said Coffroth.
"Graney is also the clubs choice, being
our official referee Pollok has made
objections and they nave been over
ruled The fight will be held just the
same"
From Hardin Springs comes tales of
hard work on the part of the big
Champion From the same place, too,
come stories of his whims and his fol-
bles, very much akin to the stories told
about prima dOnnaS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12

causes the production of the ethereal
pulses known as X-rayS. ElectrOns are
not very easy to stop, however; and a
fair proportion of them can penetrate
not only wood and paper, but sheets
of such metals as aluminium, and other
moderately thin obstacles. That is
because they are extremely small,
much smaller than the atoms of mat
ter.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12
Texas StenoQraphers.

DALLAS, Tex, Aug 1.-THE Texas
State Stenographers' association begar
a two days convention in Dallas today
with a good attendance of members
from various parts of the state. The Of
ficers in charge of the convention are
President J. H. Swope of Houston, and
Secretary Hope Harrison Hawkins OF
Fort Worth. The most important mat
ter up for consideration is the law re-
lating to the pay of court stenograph-
ers. which the stenographers believe
should be amended.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12
Indian Camp MEETING.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich, Aug. IT,
An Indian camp meeting opened al
Northport today with several hundred
Indians in attendance The meeting
which will continue ten days, is unde,
the auspices of the Methodist Episco-
pal church. Among the Indian
preachers taking part are Rev. Thomas
Nabenayash, a graduate of Albion
college, and Rev. w. A. Elias Of Sar-
MIA, Ont. The services are conducted
in both Indian and English.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12

Bearitt-Things were awfully duh on
ing in stocks. The buyers and sellers
failed to get together Mrs. Bearitt-
Why don't you mark some of the stock
down and advertise bargain sale?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12
o. r. e. n. Co.

For Triennial Conclave, knights
Templar, September to and for the
Sovereign Grand Lodge I. o. O. F.,
September 10 to rs. the o. r. & N. CO.
will sell excursion tickets to San
Francisco via steamer or rail, 1920.
Dates Of sale
Via steamer August q. % and Sep
tember 1 and 2.
Via rail September l, 2, 3, Is, 16 and
II; limit October %.
address R. BURNS,
General Agent.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12
Have You Received the Seaside Sou.
venior for 1904

The A. & G. r. r. will mail to your
booklet containing 80 pages of half
tone engravings of Columbia River and
Clatsop Beach scenery. Address ]. c..
Mayo G. F. & P. A. Astoria, Or, or G.
A. Stewart, agent, 24S street, Portland,
Or.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12
THE W. 4 =. r. RAILWAY.
Special Summer Excursion Rates t
Coast Points.

Beginning June 18th, 1904, the w. &
C. r. railway will have on sale tick
cts to
WeStport, Long Beach, Clatsop
Beach, TokeIand, IIwaco, Seaview, Ii.
oga, Pacific Park, Ocean Park, Nah.
Gotta, FIaveI, Gearheart, and return
at $40 for the round trip.
For children Of half fare age, one
half the above rate.
Tickets will be good returning until
September Goth.
For full information call upon or ad-
dress j. P. GOODHUE,
F. F. ROOT, City Ticket Agent
Agent.
S. B. CALDERHEAD,
General Passenger Agent,
Walla Walla, Wash.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12
One Hundred and Seven Years Old.

One Hundred and Seven Years Old.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. 12.-Mrs
Delilah George, living near the town O.
Lancaster, this county, today cele.
brated her 10th birthday. Mrs. George
is living on the same farm where she
has lived for the past 80 years. Among
ner early recOllectiOnS is that of the
burning of Buffalo by the Indians du-
ring the war of 1912.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12

Don't you want to deserve the graf
itude of your fellow citizens?" THE
trouble with gratitude" said Senator
Sorghum, lis that it is usually express
ed by the words thank you,' unaccom-
panied by cash.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-08-12

Judging from the appearance of that
bright thing up there" remarked the
young trout, Il conclude it's a nice fly
MY child" cautioned the wise mother
trout, don't jump at your conclusion,
or it will be your finish" .s.,
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22
10 West LIST south.

ll- btf-
near 9th West 5el1
--sNf rods, near South Temple and 1st
., fzio rods or 9Th East near Ith South.
9'5zl -rods to alley on r street, east
d4lz rods. south front near 10th South
ard 9Th EAST $3.50
beautilul 6-rOom modern residence. 100
feet frontage ON nth East, with nice
barn, $3.50
on South Main ST., am up-to-date g.
room brick residence very large lot
many fruit trees. A beautiful suburban
home 5000
Groom mod 2-st0ry brick residence. lot
2qEl0 rods, LIST ST.. near o ST.. $3.50.
Handsome modern cottage on R ST.
east front easy terms. $500
Another suburban home the Tot 6x12
rods and a Groom mod. brick on Water
loo ear line $3.50
4. Richter
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FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.
-er-~@Vre~~"-~srr-er4~~-0e--9
GEO H. MCONAEGTTY. Eagle Block.
Telephone ll5l-Z. p. %. Box 30. 3sl
REAL ESTATE AND LOANS.

HouseE-
s. o9o .Q0-10-r. pr. mr.. Logan Ave. mod.
IarEe lot snap
s.. geo COST br and fr So 5th East
mod, lot 5g5 rods cheap
blSo-uJ-6-r- Dr., So. fth East good lot
bargain. bet "a and 81 South
+ieo-pJ-9-r pr. br., Windsor Ave. big
BOT. "a snap.
s-s1l'-5-r- pr hr, Windsor Ave. modern.
$780,. large lot fine. modern.
s--43-t9-3-r pr. Or. ON 9th So. mod,
new. near Liberty park
p "p.rf-t-r pr br-, mod, ou 3d South.
east. new
e-r7.o9-5-r- pm. BIZ mod on sth West
near 81 South new.
fi.st'.'J-s-r. pr br.. on l. ST.. bran new,
.-- modern very cheap
a7.ipt.lp-AF- pF- Dr. mod. ou X ST., close
lu, south front new
s-.a4J-G1-5r. pr Dr.. on 8d ST.. modern
manttL cheap.
el,ll1-c0-5-r. frame. Waterloo. nice lawn
and good barn, cheap.
a-rsl'.vj-5-r. pr. Dr.. on Lincoln Avenue
slightly, modern, g0od barn.
can furnish you with pair OF more
ll-s iH ans portion of the city, at almost
any price. on the easiest possible terms
nI payment. on the car lines I'm the sub-
uIGs. on Brigham on the west side-anv-
mere you want them
Don fall 10 see me before YOU buy. I
can save you money sure
BUSINESS CHANCES. TRADES.
FARMS
George 81. 8fcConaughy 8 Eagle Block
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FoR sALE-REAL -

L
WE ARE N THE BUSINESS
w anted-An experienced man 10 take a
ranch on shares. no rent. must nave SOD
and good reference, or 10 acEea. no
tFtFleHs need apply
Why pay rent? A nice Groom frame.
Ss.9i Szo9 cash, bell $40 m0nth.
SO month.
a l-room brick. and lots in orchard
a 5-room frame. TOTS. ruit and shade
trees, lawn. garden barn and fine flow
ing wei, only S2,a08; terms
groom frame. lois in beautiful or
char0, only S9QJ.
Beautiful new Groom modern brick.
elese in, Tot foXi64. $500
This magnificent mcome property for
sale A new Groom modern brick and
Groom frame. modern. ON same let. prop
eftE viii rent for $50 per month. close in
Sl2ooo
Ranches. 3 acres miles from town.
500 cash a l9-acre chicken ranch. s.
room house. barn. coops. Howing wei;
Wen shaded, 9,e0Q; can take half cash,
oai. easy terms s. 10 OF IS acres I'm lu-
cefh- quarter mile from car line. only 500
acre. O acres, south, in wheat $500 acre.
~ acres &0d 90 acres, an cultivated, viii
earn &l,t0 this season Sd GOO.
Dor. you think Of buying until sou
have seen ms.
THE g. @. RICHTER co. ROOM g. 13l
MAIN STREET, OVER BON TON
THEATRE HELLO I347-K
BE SURE OF THAT ADDRESS.
.REAVIs SYSTEM PROVIDEs
BElI FACILITIES FOR BUYERS
AND SELLERS OF
REAL ESTATE.