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WINNING THE DESERT
Western Arid Lands Reclaim
ed by irrigation.
SETTLING WASTE PLACES
Territory Formerly Worthless Now
Largely Colonised.
MANY SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS
Idaho Asking for an Additional
Grant of a,ooo, 600 Acres in
Order to Improve It.

BY WILLIAM f. CURTIS.
Written for The Star and the Chicago Record
Herald.
What is known as the Carey act pass
ed by Congress in 1894. authorized the
Secretary of the Interior to grant to the
different states of the Union as much
arid land as they would agree to irrigate
and sell to actual settlers, up to q limit
of million acres. This legislation was
intended to promote the redemption of
the vast area of desert land in the noun
tain states by affording private enter
prise an opportunity to construct irri-
CATION reservoirs and bitches and make
a reasonable profit by the sale of water
rights. Under that act up to and in
Guiding the 10th of March, 1908, there
have been patented in Idaho 10000 acres;
in Montana, 1900, and in Oregon, $1,000
acres. which means that the area named
has been. entirely paid for and all con-
ditions complied with. And it is ex-
pected that q very large amount of land
will be patented during the present year.
as many large irrigation schemes are be-
ing carried out, particularly in Idaho
and wyoming.
Congress has passed a resolution au-
thorixing the Secretary of the Interior
sto grant an additional million acres Of
land to the state Of Wyoming. and the
state Of Idaho, having practically con-
tracted for all of its first million acres.
Is now asking for an additional grant Of
100000 acres. -,
The following table shows the num-
Der of acres applied for and the number
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lie health measure now before Congress.
broadening the scope OF the public health
and marine hospital service and allowing
that service to make thorough investiga-
tions of diseases other than the great
epidemic diseases. the pollution OF water
supplies. treatment of rabies and also
providing a school OF hygiene for the
training of state and territorial health
officers in public health matters. After
discussion of all the sections OF this
measure. and the provisions and purposes
of the bill had been explained by Surgeon
General Wyman. every part Of Il was In
dorsed by the conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-28
Private IRRIGATION Plants.

The following Is list Of the various
private enterprises that have undertaken
the construction OF irrigation projects
in Idaho under the Carey act with their
total acreage and the prices they charge
for water rights:
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Projects All Successful.

All of these projects are said to be
very successful SO far as they have gone
Indeed, they are SO much so that several
other companies are being, organised and
are applying for lands. which the state
ofiicials are not able to furnish without
further grants from Congress. and there
fore the resolution authorizing the Sec
rotary of the Interior to give the state
another million acres has been adopted
by Congress
Those who have been keeping a close
watch of these enterprises agree that the
larger part of the land already settled sold
has gone into the hands Of actual set
tiers, who are spending their money
building houses and other improvements
and cultivating the soil. although a GER
tain percentage Of land in each case has
been obtained by spectators. who are
holding 1t for a rise. This cannot be pre-
vented. >And as long as the Spectators
comply with the legal requirements they
cannot be interfered with. 1t is dificuIt
to devise any more complete or thorough
protection than Is now offered to the
legitimate homeseeker. except to amend
the law So that 1t shall be necessary for
the owner to occupy the tract for q
longer time and to cultivate q larger
proportion of his land than he IL COM
PEELED to do at present.
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ly paid for and ohe-eighth of the area
Is actually under cultivation.
Idaho's Application.
In the application for additional land in
Idaho it is represented that 1.-THE state
has practically contracted for all OF its
hrst million ACRES OF land under the
Carey act. Much of this land lies in tbs
central portion Of the Snake River val
ley and must depend upon the flood wat.
ers Of that river for supply. The two
Twin fails projects, which, when COM
pleted, will reclaim nearly 100000 acres
Of land, take up nearly all of the avail
abe water In Snake river, and to con-
tiflue the development 1t will be neces-
sary to store the flood waters Of the early
spring in reservoirs in a great natural
basin at the source Of the river. The
state IL now ready to enter into contract
for the construction of such reservoirs,
but before It can do SO it will be neces-
linQuish certain sites il mas already Sc
lected for its own reservoirs"
1t is represented that under present
financial conditions the reclamation serv-
Ice will not be ready to make use OF these
reservoir sites for many years. and there
fore Gov. Gooding and other officials OF
Wyoming urge that the general govern
them. because that would materially re-
tard the development Of the state. He
does not ask that the general government
make formal REIMBURSEMENT until the
state ID ready to enter into contract with
responsible parties to build reservoirs and
the water. But he has called the matter
tn the attention Of the Secretary Of the
interior who now has the subject under
consideration.
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Wyoming Enterprises.
In Wyoming the following enterprises
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Can't beat us for low pricing

Four anretn from -four o unnen a
-T . much less
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NUMBER 2iS - OUR
LEADER-Canvas Cow
cred Trunk. all riveted
nails, cloth lined. has
two trays and hat box.
heavy brass trimmings.
Yale lock, solid sheet
iron bottom. strong at
tached straps.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-04
OFF THE PAY ROLL.
For the First Time in Eighteen
Years Taft's Name Is Gone.

From the Pittsburg Post.
For the first time in eighteen years
w. II. Taft is off the Federal pay roll.
In fact, before beginning this later and
longest section Of his service as a public
functionary he had been for year an in
ternal revenue collector. 1t never seems
TO have occurred 10 him TO get a high
office by appealing TO popular vote. Al-
ways the preferable method was 70 be-
guile an appointive power by joke and
slap on the back, and a perfect meekness
Of manner and gentle disposition 10 be led
and ordered SO his withdrawal from the
War Department into the shades Of
only quasi-private hfe may cause him
the deep suspiration so sadly portrayed
In The Last Sigh Of the Moor" as he
stood on Granada's heights and prepared
10 quit the Saracen splendors and luxury
of the sOjOurn IN Spain. The scene cannot
rival Washingtons farewell to his gem
erals. for IL is doubted whether Gen Taft
personally knows many Of his subordi-
mates. or few that have not forgotten him
during his prolonged absences inspecting
the situation as 10 delegates and muni-
tions OF war and campaigns. The Ameri-
can people are a fun-loving race. but
really Taft has rubbed the joke in TOO
far. There Is sincere indignation over his
performances Of recent months, and moth
ing has quite 80 much adorned his incpm-
bency in the War Department as his
leaving II.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-04
THE GUARDIANSHIP.
What Is the Mnn Who Gets 1t Ex-
pected to Dor

Prom the New York Mail.
In view Of the fact that there is ap-
parently more trouble over the selection
Of q campaign committee chairman than
over the selection OF a Presidential candi-
date. IL may be asked what this func-
tionary is for.
Is he TO fry fat? This went out of
style some time ago. The more ground
Of suspicion that he is chosen for his
touching" qualities the more harm he
is likely do the party. Is he to be the
party boss and 10 exercise a directing hand
after as well as before electon2 Surely
this Is not accepted doctrine. is he 70
direct what policies should be advocated
and what opposed? The platform and the
views Of the candidate are supposed 10
cover these matters.
What. then. is the function of the chair
man? The more OF less routine and me-
dleval one OF seeing that appropriate po-
litical literature Is printed and circulated
although as 10 this the chief work is
done by the vclr ntary press: 10 see that
due number OF speakers take the field;
10 work with the local organizations 10
see that the vote Is registered and polled.
Thcse are tasks that call for energy and
Intelligence. but n kind Of energy and
intelligence that is not rare. Hence the
public's Inability 20 understand the vast
ado about the chairmanShip-as IL some
new and great ruler were 70 be selected.
II is worth while, even in the political
field, 20 cultivate the sense Of pHOportion.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-04

10 the Atlantic coast. aloug with the
other vessels of the feet. without unto
ward incident
The point Of the whole matter. from the
standpoint Of the naval surgeons, is that
inasmuch as the naval hospital ship can
not preserve its neutrality in time Of war
while in command of a fighting officer,
the same ship in time of peace should
carry out the idea OF preparedness for
war by being conducted at sea under the
same conditions which must apply to the
vessel in time Of war At such a time.
OF course. no line officer. WHO belongs to
the so-called fighting contingency, will
want to command a ship sailing under the
emblem Of the Geneva convention. It
ought TO be the occasion Of congratulation.
and very far from reason for regret.
that the naval hospital ship Relief has
fulfilled the designs Of those who are re-
sponsible for the presence OF the ship as
a part Of the Atlantic feet
The Washington herald., 1908-07-04
GUINEA PIGS AND PLAGUE.
Seattle Hunting FIeas for the Sake
of Civic Health.

From the Seattle Posi-Infelligencrr
While the city has spent much money
and expended Infinite labor in the killing
OF rats, the real object Of the rat" cam
paign was 20 remove the feas which live
on the animals and which. II has been
demonstrated by scientists. are the real
agents in the distribution OF bubonic
plague germs.
Having filled in the subterranean areas
which had proved 70 be the center Of
the rat colonies in which plague infection
had been detected, the health authorities
are supplementing the rat traps with traps
designed to catch the feas. The trap Used
by the officials 70 ensnare the ieas is
exactly similar TO that used 10 catch the
rats save that the flea trap has live
guinea pig inside Of ii for bait. instead Of
toasted cheese.
About thirty OF the guinea pigs have
been placed in cages at different points
along the waterfront where plague rats
were captured. and II is the theory OF the
medical men that Il any OF the plague
heas remain there is a good chance Of
their taking UP their residence on The
guinea pigs. The latter are fed and wat
cred every day. and every two or three
days are removed 10 the plague labora-
tory Tor examination. So far no plague
heas have been discovered on the guinea
pigs.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-04
The Naval HospitaI Shin

The New York Sun begrudges "the great
consolation and much encouragement"
which it attributes TO The Wasbinetor
Herald in the fact that the hospital shin
Relief. commanded by Surgeon Stokes.
has got along very well since II ioined
the fleet. has received and treated many
patients, and has fallen into no trouble
Of any kind" The New York paper an
pears to deplore the absence Of dissepsiop.
distress. and disaster. by virtue OF the
presence Of the naval hospital ship in the
Atlantic feet. The Relief is not to be left
behind. as the New York Sun surnllses.
when the warships proceed upon the re-
mainder Of the circumnavigating cruise
OF the command. terminating in New
York Hsrbor on February %. 1909 and
there is no reason why the Relief should
he omitted from that spectacular itinerary.
1t is not a question whether the naval
surgeon should remain In command" of
the naval hospital ship. 1t is a fact that
the medical officer is in command" but
Oh course. the responsibility Of navigation
Is conducted by navigator. and the
demonstration, so far. has been that the
arrangement is not damaging TO naval
discipline and operates with no violence
70 destroy naval efficiency. Indeed. the
Relief has been under other conditions on
several long voyages, including one
around the world, and there is no reason
to doubt that the ship can make the trip
The Washington herald., 1908-07-04
Curious Man

Man is largely creature OF habit He
does a great many things not because
there is any particular sense in his doing
them, or because there is any sort Of
necessity. but just because he has been
doing them for years. and his forefathers
did them before him.
Before many days shall have passed. a
delegation Of more or less eminent gem
tlemen will hasten South to inform Mr..
Thomas E. Watson that he has been
nominated for the Presidency by the
ragged remains Of the once somewhat
promising Populist party. Two or three
Of the said eminent gentlemen will make
speeches. Each viii endeavor 10 show ex-
actly how the ship of state is drifting
toward the rocks. and how the bottom is
likely to fall out OF things unless Mr..
Watson is elected. Mr. Watson will hand
it all back to the parties OF the first
part. duly indorsed and agreed 20. Then
the eminent gentlemen will get aboard
the train. scatter TO their respective
homes, and nobody VIII have learned any
thing at all that anybody didn't already
know.
A little later on. another delegation
OF more or less eminent gentlemen-per-
haps more plutocratic in appearance. and
maybe better fed-win call on Mr.. William
Howard Taft. present him the mantle OF
Mr. Roosevelt. assure him that he is the
country's one and only hope and other
wise let loose bunch of pent-up ora
tory which must. we suppose. escape from
its cruel confinement somehow. AIr
Taft will smile benignly, assert his in
tention to save the country in spite of
Hades and high water-and so forth. and
so on. Then the Democrats. observing
a proper recess between their notification
and the others will hike Lincolnward
and lombard Mr.. Bryan with adiectives
and bouquets. Everybody will be as grave
as an undertaken during these various
proceedings, and the press Of the country
VIII 90 through all the motions custom
has prescribed for Il in these regular
every-four-years events
Just between ourselves, however. isn't it
all rather silly? Aren't We making mon
keys Of ourselves-and don't we know it
when we tear Off these stunts? Wouldn't
1t be just as well. If not a good deal bet
ter, to wire our candidates from the con-
vention halls, break the news 70 them all
In a heap. and let It go at that? or
course It would. But man Is a creature
Of fixed habits; he hates to pull away
from anything he has been doing for apv
great length Of time. So. we suppose, we
snail have 10 wade on through the noti-
hcation meetings, and endeavor to keen
our faces as straight as possible while
the farces are going on. Man certainly
is curious animal. however,
The Washington herald., 1908-07-04
The Endeavor of Women.

This Is a restless age, and nowhere.
perhaps, IS the spirit Of unrest more
manifest than in the reaching out on the
part Of womankind for a larger sphere
Of usefulness than that offered by the
home.
There Will always. We hope. be a body
Of people old-fashioned enough. If one
chooses to call them that. who will main
tain that the greatest duty. as It is the
greatest blessing. of woman Is the rear
ing Of children, that they may grow TO be
worthy citizens OF the republic. together
with the proper care OF the home.
A well-known writer. Miss Mary Newall.
in Appleton's Magazine, declares that
women have not made good" in their
endeavors outside Of the home sphere. and
we believe she strikes a true note when
she declares that even the most success
ful among those Of her sisters who have
left the home for business yearn deeply
for the joys of wifehood. motherhood.
and the gentler sentiments Of home life.
And she points out, too. with unerring
eye, that the most successful business
woman is the one who has least Of the
feminine attributes-those graces that
make women blessing and an inspira-
ton to mankind. She concludes her OBJ
servations on the subject with this true
sentence.
"Only as the mother the Madonna della sedia
with babe in arms. little ones clustered about her
knee. does any woman maintain the magnificent
serenity the poise Of man. secure in the business
world which he has created out Of his own likeness
and image"
There Is a world Of truth in this. We
hear Of women who have gone into the
practice OF law. Of medicine. OF archI-
lecture, and whatnot, and yet it would
puzzle most Of us to try and recall the
name of any woman who has attained
greatness in any Of these which were mas
culIne arts
The ideal woman is not she who in
short skirt and with furrowed brow tries
10 compete with the men. The ideal
woman is she who is queen OF q home.
mother Of happy children; helpful wife to
striving man. The good she can do in
that sphere is incalculable compared TO
the pittanee she might earn in the battle
OK life. All If the women only would
follow Lyttelton's advice:
Seek to be goOl. but aim not to be great
woman's noblest station is retreat:
Her fairest virtues fly from public sight.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-04
THE SCIENTIFIC BABY.

0ur baby isn't lullabyd nor rocked until he sle,ns
Tho pacifers not allowed to soOthe him when he
wcepG.
His nanny and his daddy both are sterilized each
day,
For were bringing up our baby in the scientific way.
BE may not chew his Ettle thumb, while on the ras
he sluiTms.
For thumbs they are not healthful and rugs they
TEEN with germs.
His oatmeal must be fashioned in freless stove
Of hay.
For we're bringing up baby in the scientific way.
He mustn't kiss his Auntie Maud nor yet bis Uncle
John
For osculation Is a thing that microbes dote upon
And now and then. With hated breath. we wonder
il twill pay
This bringing uD Of baby in the scientific way
-Chicaeo News.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-04
Melba in Paris.

From the Dundee Advertiser.
Nine. Melba has seldom received sucb 2
remarkable ovation as that which greeted
her appearance at the recent opera gala
performance in Paris. It cannot. however
compare in delirious enthusiasm with
ore she received some years aso in St
Petersburg on one memorable night.
after the close Of the opera. she was
called before the curtain again and again
for more than an hour. until she was so
exhausted that she could scarcely stand
Her enthusiastic admirers then followed
her carriage 10 the hotel where they
serenaded her. although Il was hit
terly cold night. until o'clock in the
morning On the following day. when she
reached the station 10 depart. the plat
form was crowded with hundreds of
adoring music lovers. As the train was
leaving they took the pencil with which
she had written her autograph for all who
could get near her. bit it into small pieces
and passed them around as souvenirs.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-04
Saving Officers from Disgrace.

Perhaps there are some navy officers
who are dissatisfied because there were
not more officers retired recently than
the nine captains and five commanders
Who were transferred from the active
list several years in advance OF the time
they would ordinarily have retired for
age. The only way that the list could
have been increased was by allowing the
elimination board composed OF rear ad-
mirals. 70 exercise its merciless and dis
crediting function. This board. or a SINH
lar one, last year did infinite damage TO
the reputation Of navy officers marked
for compulsory retirement In order TO
create vacancies and so help promotion.
This year the same calamity confronted
tne commissioned personnel OF the navy.
1t is all OF a part with the desire to make
advancements out of the ordinary. which.
while commendable enough to those who
may be favored. is an injustice and ex-
travagance which sooner or later will
~---~ N~~A ePSLA tAAS nav. Win lull loECt.
Officers are being retired who are still
useful and the only excuse for having
them taken from the active list is that
they assist IN advancing their juniors.
This year there were enough vacancies
in the natural order Of events. or by ap-
plication at the end Of the period. 10 fur
nish all the places needed. Perhaps some
Of these applications were stimulated by
those who were in a position to know
that an application would protect an Of
hcer from the humiliation OF being Sc
lected out but whether or not any such
surmise is justified there were enough
vacancies to meet the demands Of the
statutes, If not enough to satisfy the de-
sires OF the junior officers. This is a for
tunate thing. and naval officers ought 10
celebrate an event which saves their as
sociates from being disgraced and sub
jected 70 uncomfortable publicity by hav-
ing it announced officially that they are
not, for one or another reason. worthy
Of serving on the active list Of the navy.
Our baby State is clamoring for a bat
tie ship to be named Oklahoma Aren't
The Washington herald., 1908-07-04
OF for the Pole

From the Boston Herald
Commander Peary win leave New York
FOR the northland this week. The fun
amount OF funds desired to defrav the
expenses Of the expedition has not yet
been subscribed. but the margin is now
so small that the start viii not be fur
ther delayed. The lack Of interest, popu-
lar or individual in Peary's effort is sur
prising- II is also a reproach 10 the
American name Should the VOYAGE be
successful and the pole be reached. there
would be enthusiasm enough on the re-
turn Of the discoverer The glory would
be natio0al, and every one would share In
the honor There viii be no lack OF re-
ward for success. but determined effort.
even If unsuccessful. is equally deserv-
ing. But the public worship success.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-04
wanted the Mileage.

From the Mobile Register
1t was Sunny jim Sherman who stood
out in the open and declared that ne had
no doubt of his moral right 10 be paid
mileage for the constructive recess Of
Congress in 1903. Congress adjourned, and
Immediately the regular session began.
Not member left his seat, yet II was
construed that each man had gone home
and come back again at a cost of railroad
fare according 10 the distance assumed to
have been covered. Sherman made a
speech about IT, and dragged IN his moral
right 70 the money. This was not a
moral right" 1t was a bare-faced raid
on the Treasury. Fortunately. II was
prevented by Underwood. De Armond
Parker, and others, whose sense Of what
was fit was more keen than Mr.. Sher-
mans.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-04
Too Pretty to Lose.

From the Baltimore American.
An arrest the cause OF which IS proba-
bly, without precedent took place in Yon-
kers' when a pretty maiden was taken in
custody at the suit Of her relatives while
on her way to set a license to marry a
Pittsburg man. The reason Of her ar
rest. as given in court. was that she was
too pretty to leave Yonkers and the
town ought not to be despoiled OF its most
charming ornament. After ALL this is
merely n modern manifestation OF the
spirit which made the chivalry OF old
carry off beautiful maidens by force
rather than consent TO lose such treas
ures