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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-21

main. The government should with.
hold this timber from sale in the
future. There is no objection to tho
sale of stone deposits as provided
in this act.
Under present law, the interior de-
partment is authorized to dispose OF
scattered tracts of land on Ine pub
lie domain not sufficient in size for
a home. Its terms provide that these
scattered areas may pe ADDED t.
holdings of a settler or other pro,
prietor next to them and thereby
converted to beneficial use. The size
of tracts thus disposed Of is limited
to 100 acres. An amendment to the
law increasing this limit to 320 acres
should be enacted
The present policy of developing
and disposing Of the mineral re-
sources in %the public lands, IS prov>
ing out discretion, however, should
be. lodged in the department to with
hold u from lease where and when
the market conditions are sucn that
sit1 would not be advisable to throw
new eor Increased production into the
trade. The government
would then. be able to develop these
RESOURCES only as needed for use.
5 4 Unlike NJ the mineral leasing law
covering .lionmetalliferous minerals
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-21


and under which the minerals re-
main the property of the Unlteo
states, the federal mining laws pro
vide for the disposition of the land
itself, as well as the minerals founo
in It. ! know of no valid reason for
changing these statutes, which have
stood the test of time protecting the
interests of the prospecor and he
nation alike. 1t has been claimeo
that the fact that no notice is given
the general land office of mining
location often leads to conflicts with
homestead and other filings. No in
Surmountable difficulties, however,
have been encountered in equitably
adjusting them.
These different questions, although
important are but a few of the prob.
lens Of the public land service.
Whether the United States or separ~
ate states, should own the land; who
should have the proceeds from it in
either event: the legal rights of the
lessor and lessee; simplicity Of ad,
ministration; and, finally, the con-
servation Of this undevelopeo, natu-
rail- national wealth; all enter into
and have their place in a dispas-
sionate consideration OF this subject,
which is of vital and important con-
Germ to the whole country.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-21

American war he was Nade captain
and assistant in the adjutant gen
erals office. On July 5, 1899, he was
made lieutenant colonel and went
with the oath United States volun-
ary infantry to the Philippine islands.
He was First made a brigadier gem
eral in 1899 for service In the Phil
ippines when he led an expedition
that rescued Lieut.. Gilmore, naval
officer, from the insurrectos. He was
ranked as brigadier general in the
volunteer army, and when the vol.
unteer army was disbanded after
the Spanish American war, he revert
ed to the rank. of regular captain.
In addition to the Gilmore episode
in the Philippines, General Howze,
in conjunction with Colonel Luther
Hare rescued more than 1900 Span
ish prisoners, including $50 Officers.
In General Pershing's punitive ex-
pedition into Mexico after Villa,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-21

may have served in the past, its use
fulness is now at an end
The interior department. is com.
PEELED under preseAt statutes tc
throw open to homestead entry al
areas of public lands when survey
ed. AS already explained, the remain
ing lands are not suitable for agri-
cultural development except iii iso.
lated areas. To invite our citizen,
to settle upon them is urlwarrafrted
Three wears ago 1 advised. eX-servict
men of the World war not to at
tempt to homestead public lands
thrown open by the government
After paying the expense of travel
location and Improvement of home
istead tracts,e.it was found that tbs
/ savings of these men We're wasted
! in futile effort to make a farm or
public land unfit for farming. The
government should no longer ..sbe
obliged TO open all areas of public
lands, but discretion should. be lodged
in the department. to Select only
those 4 of known. agricultural value
for homestead entry. An amendment
to the. homesteading, laws would ac
complfsh this object.
A law authorizing the establish
ment lbf grazing districts should be
enacted Protection or the native
grasses, which are being destroyed
by overgrazing and by a system when
permits the unrestricted use of the
public domain as free range, de
mandsi that legislation of thig chars
acter be promptly acted upon. Range
control is necessary, if this naturaA
resource is to be saved. The stock
raising industry will be benefited by
this proposed law through security et
tenure and the nations interests
safeguarded. III
The desert land act should be ret
|pealed. This law permits the acqui-
sition of small areas of the public
domain, providing settlers upon them
can secure sufficient water for theh
irrigation. All such areas now seem
to have been acquired and none is
now available, due to the fact that
waters of small streams located OH
the public domain have been approl
Ipriated. Arid lands now owned by
the government are so situated tina,
their reclamation by irrigation re-
Equires the construction of immense
dams and large canal systems in
lvolving enormous expenditures. ThG
day has passed when an individual
of limited means can select. a tract of
public land and secure it's reclama-
tion individually, at a reasonable
cost.
The timber and stone act is SO
years old. It provides for the out.
right sale of public timber land. AL
though strict regulations are now
being enforced to pervent .exploita,
tfon, this method of disposing OF
timber land precludes the preserva-
tion, of the small amount of timber
still remaining on the public do
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-21

r
General Howe, then a major COM
manding squadron of selected
mounted men, rode as miles in "a
hours without rest through the moan
tain passes Of Chihuahua.
He made night ride of 40 miles
and fought an engagement with the
bandits at Clos Azules. Sixty-one
bandits, including general, were
killed in that engagement. A
When the United States entered thu
World war Gen. Howe, who was a
lieutenant colonel, was made a briga-
dier general again. Later ne wars
promoted to major general and glvel
command of the third division, fourth
corps, which took part tfin operations
On the Marine, at Chateau Thiery and
in the Meuse -Krgonne sector.
General Howe commanded tho
Third (Marne) division in it's march
to the Rhine and led that division
in the army of occupation.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-21

Medal of Honor, many mentions in
official orders and rapid promotion.
Scores of Veterans of Foreign
Wars, here for their national en-
campment, swell as many Ell Paso.
ans, were sorrowed by news of the
death of the general Many of the
veterans served under him N var
ious wars.
native Texan, Gen. Howe was
educated in the Texas schools anc
Hubbard college and later attended
West Point.
AS a lieutenant of cavalry, soon
after he was graduated from West
Point in 1888, he prevented the war
ring Sioux tribes from escaping at
Wounded Knee, and, with his de-
tachment of SO cavalrymen, Closed
the gap which made possible the re-
turn of the Indians to the reserva-
tion.
At the outbreak Of the Spanish
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-21
Secretary of Interior
Work Talks at Denver
Continued from Page Three)

Recommendation prepared as to each
section Involved A very material
advantage from the appointment of
this committee should be genera.
harmony of reasoning and conclusions.
Another feature Of the situation is
that title to these school sections
after they have been transferred te
the states is uncertain. Because ex
isting law makes no provision for
g the issuance of patent or evidence
Of 3 Titles by the federal government
to- the states, Ishave recommended
to- congress that patent should issue
to the states for all lands in place
not knownito. be mineral at the date
of approval of survey or when other.
wise the right of the state woult.
attach In case school sections are
mineral i'm character, the states arr
already allowed to select other lands
in place of them. believe also
that the law in order to- expedite
adjustment. of the grants, should re-
quires that action by the governments
be taken to determine the character
+ of the land within a limited period
six years from the date of the new
law, or in future, six years from. the
date of the approval Of the survey
Failure of the government. to pro-
etect itstrights, title should pass un.
encumbered to the states.
Whether there should be funda.
mental change of policy involving.
8 this great public trust is question
of national Importance and not alone
. of local interest. The outright gift o.
the minerals in the school lands
granted to the states means per
Inanent release by the United States
of natural resources that belong to
all the, people of the country No
right tor claim of the states seems
to justify the gift of these minerals,
and only congress siss vested with tho
power to give them away. s'e
In accepting your invitation to
attend this convention I pointed ouN
that revision of the public land laws
was necessary The days of pioneer-
ing have passed. Yet the general
land office is. still administering stat
utes that were enacted to meet pio-
neering conditions. We are now con.
Quoting an exhaustive inquiry with a
! view to recommending changes in
z land laws to congress when it meets
next December.
Among changes that we believe
should be made is the repeal of the
stock raising homestead act. Areas
on the public domain adaptable to
stockraising in quantities of $40 acres
have been appropriated. Any lands
now open to entry under tnis law
invite failure and: disappointment to
citizens who attempt to homestead
them. Whatever purpose this law
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-21

In Holland 100000 lives
We're lost when the flood waters Of
the Meuses undermined the dykes, ad-
raittihg the sea.
15SO-Second failure Of the dykes
caused 100000 to perish in Holland.
Reservoir in Mill River val
ley, Mass, burst, destroying severa,
villages, causing IA deaths.
1876 Tidal wave, sweeping coas,
of Bengal drowned 100000. Similar
waves drowned hundreds Of thousands
along Chinese coast that year.
1S77-Millions drowned in flood OF
Hoan-Ho River in China,
1889-Dam holding waters of Lake
Conemaugh broke May 81, sending
water racing through narrow valley
to Johnstown, Pa, 18 miles away; $500
deaths.
1900 - Hurricane, sweeping Texas
coast Sept. 8, piled up the waters OF
the Gulf of Mexico miles inland. Gal
weston was storm center; about 5000
lives lost.
19O8-Cloudburst in June caused
deluge in John Day valley, Oregon.
inundating two villages: 800 drown,
ed
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-21
OUTLOOK FOR
RIVER BILL
GLOOMY
Rs:orney Childers Back
From Washington; Is
Not Optimistic
KAYDEN IS BLAMED
Rs,e Suing johnson bill has onis
aoSbtful chance of passage at tht
pssaent session Of Congress accord.
N3 to the statement OF Attorney
f..Rries Childers. who returned yes
.1es1y from Washington.
, ..s-e
The Anaheim Bulletin
BOULDER DAM
HAS NEW FOE
Arizona Representative De.
clares He Will Fight
To Finish

WASHINGTON. Feb. s--Tbs re-
riaed Swing Johnson Boulder dam
Diil. embodyinR changes proposed by
Secretary Of Interior Work. encoun-
tered material opposition when pre-
scented TO the house irrigation com :
mIttee today for the first time.
Representative Hayden, Arizona
Democrat. charged thar the new
bill Ignored his state ana an
nounced that he would fight II to- 9
finish.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-21
STORM In FLORIDA RECALLS
HISTORY OF CATASTROPHES
i DATING BACK TO l42l A. D.


/ Estimated 100000 lives lost IL
flood of Yang Use -KiKang river, II
China.
1s12-overflow of the Mississippi
river in Mississippi caused loss o.
I life amounting to 200 and property
loss Of s45,OOO.OOO.
191S-Spring floods caused Is:
deaths and property losses of $751;
100000 in Ohio and Indiana; Dayton
Ohio, suffered greatest loss.
1913-At the same time 500 were
drowned in floods in Brazos and
other Texas valleys.
1915-Galveston disaster of 1900 was
repeated but with much smaller loss
Of life, 800 being drowned.
1919-Sept. IA. Corpus Christi, Tex
as. Storm and tidal wave killed 500
property loss, $2500O,O00.
1919-June %, Fergus Falls, MINI
Tornado killed so, injured 15p.
1919-July II, Hurricane swept
Chilean coast; 81 killed. S2O0OOL
property loss.
1919-sept. 8, Flu Chow. China, Ty-
phoon killed 5000.
1921-June 8, Pueblo, Colo, s~ept
by deluge caused by cloudburst. More
than 100 deaths; property loss esti'
mated at $2O,0OOOOO
1922-Hurricane and tidal wave
caused 10000 deaths at swatow
China.
1s2S-rornado in north Mississippi
kills 1S. 100 injured; March IS.
I 192S-More than 1000 killed and
injured in tidal wave in Korea
April 12. RS ~
192S-6OO dealt when the dam breaks
in Gleno, Italy; Dec. 2.
1924-March II; S0-mile gale swept
Atlantic COAST killing and injuring
scores and doing greac property
damage
1924-March %, tornadoes kill Il
in Oklahoma and Texas, 12 in middle
west.
1s24-April 80; III died in storms
in Arkansas, Louisiana, Carolinas
and Georgia.
1924-May 81; storms kill over SC
and damage property in Alabama
and Mississippi.
1s24-May 2s, storm killed 10 at
Wetumba, Okla.
1924-June 70; tornado damaged
waterworks at Galesburg, III, and
did $1.OOO,0OO damage in ana near
that city.
1924-June %; storms In Ohio xii,
100 at Lorain, and injured 1909, Many
were killed at other places on Lake
Erie and in upper Mississippi VAL
ley. Property damage tut az $50, !,
100000 Loss of life, about 100,
1924-July 10; flood partly destroy
cd Kalgan City, China.
1924-Aug. l$; floods in China
drowned over 900 persons ana made
millions homeless.
| 1924-Aug. "a; tornado destroyed
foman Catholic church at Patricks
La. killing 8.
1924-Aug. 30; hurricane killed Sc
and destroyed property on British
Virgin and the Leeward island, w. L
1924-Sept. /; hurricane killed sew
beraI persons and 1aid waste st. John
Isle
ls24-sept %; storms killed SIS il,
! Wisconsin and in Minnesota.
1925-March %, tornado killed S2'
and injured 3749, with property dam,
age of $1S,OOO,OOO in Illinois. Indi.
ana, Missouri, Kentucky and Tennes,
see
| 1925-Aug. II; typhoon destroys
, Vorculo, Holland, killing 4. F
1925-Aug. II; typhoon kills Il
at Oasaka, Japan, and wreaks dam
age amounting to S7,5OO,OOO.
1925-Oct. Is; tornado kills 16 in
Pike county, Ala.
1925-Dec. 1 wind and rain storm
on Florida east coast kills II and
tnl,nS go nnn. mn nrnnnrtv tnll
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-21

WASHINGTON, May 1.-(U.P)-The SwngJohnson
Boulder dam bill met further delay today in the House
irrigation and reclamation committee The committee ex-
pcted to close hearings and consider the bill in executive
session. Representative Hayden Democrat Arizona
asked for another meeting Wednesday. Hayden wants
officials of the state department to explain the status of
their negotiations with Mexico the OF waters Of
the Colorado bA
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-21
RIVER BILL IS
ENDANGERED.
INGLA|sH
Hayden of Arizona Moves
TO Have Measure Tabled
By House Committee
Swing Criticized for Plan
To Withhold Measure
From Action on
Floor

WASHINGTON. May s.-consid-
eration Of the Swing johnson bill In
the House Irrigation and RecIama
tion committee was. continued TO Il
later date yesterday.
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r. : - = 81 ~ To- fst
The San Francisco
Daily News
hayden ] ] WINS
!. !. !. DAM BATTLE
Defeat Of Boulder Bill
Personal Victory For
.ggs. Him
BY RUTH FlNhEY

BY AUIH FlNhEY
pshy Neve Washington Bureau
/ ma sfzISTToN May 24.-"It was
. persenai 5victoryrfor Carl Hayden
aid Rep Phil swing TODAY OF the
ITO vote, by which the House ir-
fizaAion, nonmittee postponed action
. I'D the 4BnutueF dam bill until next
erssion. .eg
:. -iIaydenys power was. shown. By
Ahe IorsK support he received from
al Democrats OF the committee.
,,',.. The Calexico
! a,.s Chronicle !.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-21
'B0LJL DER
Dam Bill
|QN(3E NN|R[:
DEL AYIE:l)
Arizona Representative l.
: After Information From
State Department
The Montovia News
The Montovia News
NEW DELAY FOR BOULDER DANIBILL
MAYPREVEAT ACTION THIS SESSION

Arizona Representative Demands Statement
Of Plans for Mexico to Obtain Water
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-21
GENERAL HOWE
DIES in OHIO

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept 2O,-Maj.
Gen. Robert Lee Howe, commanding
officer of the fifth corps area; United
States army, died here Sunday fol
lowing an operation Saturday for gall
bladder trouble. He was e.
Ell PASO, Sept. 2O.-Gen. Howe
was transferred in 1926 to Fort Hayes
Columbus Ohio, from Fort Bliss
where he had served Since 1922 as
commander of the First cavalry dl-
vision. He commanded the FL Paso
district as a major general just
after the World war, and served on
the border during the Villa trouble
before the World war.
Indian wars, Philippine revoits and
Mexican bandit pursuits gave Gen
Howe his training in hard riding.
hard fighting and surprise attack.
which won for him the Congressional
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-21
HEARINGS On
DAM
PROJECT ARE
TO CONTINUE:
Grant Request By Repre-.
sentative Hayden, Arizo
ma, For Another Mectiue
TIME GROWING SHORT
Doubt Expressed Whether
Scores Of Changes Can
Be Voted On At Session

WASHINGTON. April 2e.--fiep.
resentative Hayden today Geciareo
that Yuma valley flood proiecItos
would I,e delayed by the prgsasS Of
the Swirg johnson bill xa1 tsiS.
graphed. fhe YUmn County WstsS
Users association that flc%i ccr'so'
would he possible only after mas
litigation.
He urged instead that an tWt<e'
state agreement be reach4rI lssfS ~
Arizona, Nevada and Caltsoiv4H.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-21
The. Los Angeles Times
9E17.-. 1ISf LOB EA1lGssAc8 : 11ILS9 -al- -
COMMITTEE LEAVES RIVER
QAM-S|TE ISSUE in DOUBT
Arizona Representative Argues for Latitude
HI. in Selection Of Project Location
tExcLusivE DlsIATcH ,

WASHINGTON, May I2.-After two hours of debate in
executive session the House Committee Irrigation today
adopted an amendment the Swing-Johnson bili rthe
effect of which leave doubt the location at which
the Colorado River Dam shall be built.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-03-10
West RrOolISVilic.

Thursday, March 4, a supper and
social for children under fifteen years
of age. was given at |. 0. o. f. hall,
The supper was at ) o'clock, in
charge of Mrs Flora Farnham, Edith
Blodgett and Mary Babson. About
thirty-seven children were present.
After supper, games were played
until $50.
The ladies' circle served coffee,
doughnuts and ice-cream at the town
house, March /. About $40 was
received.
Master Award Nichols is spending
few days with his sister, Ruth b.
Tapley.
The Community Club met with
Mrs. Rose Wescott Thursday. 1t was
voted to pay $50 towards the pastors
salary. An invitation has been ex-
tended to the ladies' circle to meet
with the club at the home of Mrs.
O. L. Tapley, Tuesday afternoon,
March 16, for a social afternoon.
The circle will hold it's regular
fortnightly meeting at Fairview on
Thursday 1t will be an all-day meet
ing. and dinner will be served.
Cecilia Rebekah lodge will receive
three candidates at the meeting
March 10.
V Engineers Harry Tapley and
Charles S. Farnham have gone TO
New York to join their steamers
which have been idle the last hve
months, owing to the coal strike
The Boy Scouts, under the leader,
shin of Samuel w. Farnham, Will
give an entertainment in l. y. y. f.
hall Saturday evening. lce-cream
will be sold, and a social held AFTER
the entertainment.
March s.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-03-10

The l. S. met with Mrs. Philip
Pervear March 5, with a good at
tendance. Next week the society
Will be entertained by Mrs. John
Kenney.
Friends Of Mrs. John Pomroy are
much concerned at the news of her
continued and serious Illness.
Jason Kane is home from Meri-
den. Conn. His health is very poor,
but all hope for speedy recovery.
Mrs. Walter Lunt has been i'll of
tonsilitis.
William Saavey has returned home
from Milo, and will take his family
to their home at Northeast Harbor
to-day.
Mrs. Julia Brewer has been ill,
but is better Several other cases Of
grip are reported.
Mrs. Mccain and children, Of New
Brunswick, are visiting Mrs. Nc
Cams sister, Mrs. M. H. Norwood.
Mrs Oscar Tolman has been in
Bangor the past week.
Friends of Mrs NJ. s. DODGE of
Searsport are sorry to learn of her
serious illness.
Mrs. Milton Pomroy has been quite
i'll of tonsilitis.
Friends of Albert Bartlett are
sorry to- learn of his illness from
blood poisoning. He is in the Hurley
hospital at Ellsworth
{. Elaine Rumill entertained party
of eleven little friends Thursday,
March a her third birthday Re-
freshments, including birthday
cake were served
Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Walls and
son visited Mrs. Arthur Rumill and
Mrs. Kate Walls last week.
Fern Rumill is i'll of grip.
March 7. "Thelma.'
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Robert c. Colt Of Ellsworth spent
the weekend with his uncle, David
Wilbur.
The Busy Bee clUb met with Mrs.
George Giles Friday. The Bees got
busy, and celebrated, as it was Mrs.
Giles birthday, also the birthday of
Everett DeMayer and Carl Butler,
There were twenty-three present, and
they enjoyed bountiful dinner.
Those with birthdays got birthday
cakes ard several presents. The
next meeting with be with Mrs. Les
lie Wilbur.
The church aid society will meet
with Mrs. Sylvester Bunker.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Goodwin of
Bar Harbor are visiting here.
School will begin to-day, taught by
Harold kim.
! Beatrice Googins walked in from
Franklin Friday night, to spend the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Anon Googins.
Electric lights have been installed
in the homes of Harold Giles, F. A.
DeMeyer, Elwood DeMeyer, N. F..
Bunker, Hamlin Kingman, Harry
JOY, e. Fl. Ashe, Harold Kingman.
Charles Ashe, David Wilbur, Walter
and Anon Googins.
Agnes Rankin. who had to leave
Franklin high school on account OF
poor health, remains about the same.
March g. Gen.
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Many Ellsworth Folks Have Found
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