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WEEKLY EDITION 4m, FHE bend bulletin. V0I. SIX IIHNII, IMSHCIIUTHH COUNTY, OUKOOff. TlIMWIMV. AVMU ill, Uri, Sit. B. CO. I. DISTRICT BOND ISSUE IS SETTLERS DETERMINE FATE OF PURCHASE VOTE EXCEEDS 2 TO Alfitlfn Anil (IriwiKO Hull Only Pre clnrlH Whrro ('ontntrl Featuring flUMll.OOO llotiil Imii PlniN Piitnr Among Witter IWr now tiii: iiondh lost Yes 15 , J c 20 No Torrobonnn 4- Deschutes ItiKtmoml Powell Until! G4 20 112 47 1 Alfalfa 26 (Irntico Hall 39 28 Total IH 22 For llin itccdiid llnio thin year polllom mi llio C, 0. I, project re jected n proposed lionil IftHttn In thu idtirtlnil hold on Friday. Till do fpu In tlm id u n h for purchase liy tlui lUtrlct of tint company' holdings, n conlrnct for which win signed by directors of doth thn company unit ihu district. ItoturnN received hero Katiinlay showed thai thu $260,000 hand lumio lost hy a vola of mora than two to one, Objection of tho settlers to tho iimemil of water to hi) furnished wan fnrtii'i'ii bh it harrier to thu pro poiied purchase, III thn meetings held lant wouk at Terrebonne, I'ow oil Hullo mid Itedmond, where Htato KiiRltirnr Percy A. Cupper urgrd thn piirchaHn of tho holding It was charged that whlln seepage losnu for thn pant two years have lionn C7 per emit, thn figure In thn contract went worked out on a basin of 40 pur emit seepage. This, It wan argued, would kIvu thn HOtlters In watur tliiin under thu old agree ni nut. Iti-Ktilt Kliimn Early Statu Knglniwr Cuppnr stilled In tho Ituilmonil mooting that hn ho- Moved thn only way tho settlers could gel water thin year would hn to purchititu thu property. Actlru oppnuuiilH charged him with fuvor Iuk thn purchiiKU ho ttint hn could collect IiIh own $5,000 fco. Tlio election wan conceded tout Hint iiIkIU hy thn nttoniuyH for tho district, DoArinoiul & Krsklnti, on hearing, thiil ' tho margin for thu hnnil IkhiioIii tlm On'tugo Hall sec 'tlon wait only 39 to 28, an thai dis trict wus roiiNldoroil tho, most favor- nlilo ..". HORACE MANN TO' BE GIVEN HONOR May I, lltflllt Aiiiiivrnuiry of HIn lllrtli, Hoi Apart. For - Exercises In Honor of Pioneer Educator. OliHorvutlon on thn part of nil pub lic schools In Ort'Ron of Muy 4 of tho .126th anniversary of tho birth or '.lontco Mann, pioneer educator, Is naked by J, A, Churchill, stato su perintendent of public Instruction, In proclamation rnculved yeslordny by County Superintendent J, Alton Thompson. Touchors nro nskod to toll tholr pupllH of thu llfu mul iicliluvoinontH of lloriico Mnnn, li'In ovory school houso," says Mr, , Churchill, "In overy school room, v thorn Is nu echo of tho good that llor iico Mnnn did for thu whole world. As recrotnry of tho boun! of oil Men tion of Massachusetts, his plea for n moro oiiiltiihlo distribution of school moneys, bettor prepared tonchors, bettor equipment, n richer course of Htitdy mul n Ioniser torm of school, has boon tho sourco of Inspiration and tho oxponont of proRross for tho school moo mul womon of Amorlcn. "It may bo woll said that to Horace Mann should bo Klvou the credit for formuliitliiK our groutest national Ideal tho education of tho musses for tho preservation of our llbortlos." ThcBtnto mul other libraries will assist tonchors In finding suitable ma terial for a proper obBorvnuco of tho lny. SNOWED UNDER HINT AT PAPER MILL FOR BEND WATER FILING MADE ON DESCHUTES I'JO HitiiihI IVet Asked Hy John Hleldl, llitcri-stcil Pnr Homo Tliiin In Development of The I'ulp Industry In (Viitml Ori-go". That tho appropriation of 120 sec oud feet nt watur from tho Deschutes river for thu operation of u jmper mill In this city Is being sought hy John Hleldl In an application filed with Htute Engineer Percy A. Cup per, Is thu Information given In n recent lumio of thn Oregon Journal under u Solum datu line. A similar story Is carried by thu TelcKrum, Mr, Htoldl ma do no secret when Interviewed, of thu fact of his having matin filing for 120 second feet, but ponied having specified tho operation of a paper mill as tho una to which tho water would ho put. Ho was unwilling to ho quoted as to whether or not this Is the purpose for which ho Is asking so larKu a wa tor rlKht. Kor more than a year, howoror. Mr, Hleldl has been Interested In thu possibility of developing Ilcnd throiiKh thn Introduction of tho pa per Industry born, and has been known to Imvo been InvestlKatliiR a new process for pulp manufacture. It Is understood that In making tho wa tur filing Just reported, ho may bo representing largo outsldo Interests, TOTAL ECLIPSE DUE TONIGHT moo win. in: hidden poit a minutes first moment IIP TOTAMTV HERE AllOUT II O'CLOCK. A total eclipse of tho moon will bo oliHervabln from this city to night, ll:0G o'clock hulng tho hour at which tho moon will ho entirely obscured, according to figures for cities In Oregon. Tho moon ontors tho punumhrii at S: 10 and enters thu shadow nt 9:10 o'clock. Tho total ecllpso lasts 42 minutes, tho mlddlu being reached at 11:27 and tho end nt 11:48, Tho moon eaves tho shadow at 1:09 a, m. Fri day morning, nnd nt 2:15 It leaves tho ponumbrn, Thu ccllpso Is vlslblo brougham North and South America mul In thu Pacific ocean, DAIRY HOUSE IS DESTROYED 'I UK CAUSED HV FAM.INO OP stove pipe mntNH milk HOUSE TO TIIH OHOUND DWELLING SAVED. Tho milk houso of tho Jones dnlry, four miles northeast of Ilcnd, was burned to thu ground Tuesday nt a. in., tho flro holng started when n stovepipe lending - from a heating stovo full from Kb position. Tho loss was -chiefly In machinery. 'ho Iloiul department arrived too Into to snvo tho milk houso, but pro- oiited tho flro spreading to tho house, by tho uso of tho chomlrnl hose. ntor thu hhuo was extinguished with u stream of wntor pumped from ii Irrigation ditch. FARMERS PLOWING, WORKING ALFALFA Riirlm: plowing for potntoos nnd iprlng-tooth harrowing of alfalfa in preparation for tho growing season re tho principal activities of Con al Oregon farmors nt tho present mo. Planting of potntoos win bo I it about May 10, or" lator, nccord ig to conditions tlion, mid tho sea Mi for planting otlior crops will bo- gin about tho snmo tlmo. "Almost Prohibitive," Says Firinegan of Requirements for Getting Permit to Ship Game, After Making Request "Almost prohibitive," says 12. J, PliuiCKiiti, with ruferenco to llio regulations on shipping gaina fish, after attempting to send u part o'f his Htinilny catch to it brother In Portland. Mr. Klnnegnn, William Hponcor and II. K. Ilrowu mado a very satisfactory catch at Kut Inko, thu largost of a string of 20 being 21 Inches long. Mr. Kliiticgan bud learned that a permit was necessary, and had written to tho gamo commission for one last Thursday. After be ing obliged to give away most of REDMOND CITY ATTORNEY DEAD J. A. WILCOX, PlltST .MAN TO l'HACTIt'i: I,AW TIIKItl IJIKH TIIIH MOltMXO AFTKIt HIIOItT IMAKKS. I A. Wilcox, city nttornoy of Iled- uioud mid it resident of Contral Ore gon for 12 years, died at 4 o'clock Wednesday morning at his homo. Ho had been 111 slnco Friday nnd was Ir rational for scvcrul days beforo bis death. Mr. Wilcox camo to Oregon from Sniihurn, Iowa, In 1909, and was tho first practicing attorney In Itedmond. Ho was also secretary of tho Farmers' Mutual creamery and owned consid erable property near tho city. Funer al services will bo In chargo of tho Knights of Pythias lodgo. WOMAN IS INJURED BY FESTIVE CALVES Mm. M. It. Hinds, of Horsu Itldgo, Tries To Lend Two At Onct Ilroki'ii Collar lUino Is IlcMilt. Two festlvo calves, which Mrs. M. It. Hinds, of Horse Itldge, was en deavoring to lead at one time, aro responsible for a broken collar bono from which Mrs. Hinds Is suffering. Mrs. Hinds was Jerked from her feet, losing consciousness ns sho foil, and tho frncturo Is bolloved to havu been sustained whllo tho calves frisked over her. . Sho Is recovering rapidly: It Is ro- portod by tho nltondlng physician. MATTHEWS AWARDED DAMAGES IN COURT Damages amounting to $500 wcro nwarded A. II. Mutthows in his suit against Dan Angland, decided In clr c u I t court an Monday afternoon. Drench of contract was charged hy Matthews, In that Angland had re fused to deliver CsO bead of slieop to tho plaintiff by tho terms of nu agreement between tho two. N. Q. Wnllaco nnd D. N. Graham appeared for tho defendant, K, O. Stadlor bolng counsol for tho plaintiff. BUILDING MOVEMENT GAINING IMPETUS IN THE MIDDLE WEST Dusplto tho fact Unit tho uncer tainty n si to tho bottormout of tho building lubor situation continues In somu sections, building ns a whole, continues to show progross, says thu American Lumberman, of Chicago, Tho most pronounced activity Is to ho found In tho construction of small houses, mul retail lunibormoii nro selling it very respoctnblo volume of hi in her for this purpose. In fact, In n number of cases tho nctuul num ber of foqt of lumbor sold this year oxceodH that sold during 1920, For oxnmplo, In ono of tho largost Ohio ttloa, whoro a careful record was kopt, It was found Hint during March tho iiumbor of foot of lumber sold was approximately twice tho number of foot sold during tho corresponding wook of 1920, but Hint for 1921 tho total li monoy realized was only slightly greater than for tho much bis catch, Im today received a let ter from the commission. Advising that It U necessary, In applying for a permit, to specify tho kind and number of game to ho shipped, the shipper's name and tho nama of tho recipient. All this must be filled In on the permit at tho Port land office. Permits for the seasoo will bo forwarded to anyone, pro viding the informatfon is given, the letter stated. Mr. Finncgan Is puz zled to know how tho kind and number of fish can be given ahead, of time. ' MOTOR SERVICE MEN ORGANIZE IIK.M) AI.TOMOTIVK I)KAI,Ult8' ASSOCIATION I'Olt.MKI) IH-7T-TKIt COOPKIIATION AND SKUV- ICK SOUGHT. Oarages and service stations of Ilcnd bavo organized themselves as tho Ilcnd Automotive Dealers' asso ciation. It was announced on Tues day by tho president, K. L. Payne of tho Deschutes garage. Other officers nro: J. L. Van Huffcl oftho Cent Oro Motor Co., vice president; Itay Jackson of the Bend garage, secre tary; James Collier of the M. & C. service station, treasurer. Every garage nnd practically every automo bile agency Is represented. Tho association was formed In or der to obtain better cooperation and to glvo better service to tho travel ing public, at a reasonable price, the officers state. FINED FOR BREAKING TRAFFIC ORDINANCE Pleading guilty to a charge of vio lating tho traffic ordinance, Italph Haner was Monday afternoon fined $10 In police court by Judge Ross Farnham. Tho violation occurred Friday, but no complaint was filed until latu Monday. Haner attempt ed to pass tho car of William Alt on tho right-hand side, approaching from tho rear. His car caught the front '.wheel of tho other, tearing off n tiro. Tho accident occurred near Vellum's storo on First street, both curs being on tholr way to a student picnic below tho North canal dam. WASHINGTON BONUS QUICKLY PAID OFF Word has been received by the home scrvtco section, American lied Cross, that Washington bonus checks aro now bolng pnld out at tho rato of from 2S0 to S00 a day. It Is im possible to glvo any tlmo as to whon an application will bo paid nftor re ceipt, ns this varies greatly accord ing to conditions. smaller amount sold during 1920. This stresses tho slzo of tho reduc tions In tho retail prices of lumber, reductions which, of courso, were first reflected In similar reductions In tho wholcsnlo prlco. "Production of lumber continues upon n scanty, busts In all manufac turing regions," says tho Lumber man. "Tho majority of orders placed aro for rush shipment and show that buyers aro not anticipating their requirements, but,xbecnuso of good transportation conditions, feol that thoy nro justified In expecting to got tholr ordora through tho sawmills promptly, and thus patch up stocks which nro becoming rather badly broken In ninny caBos. Prices hnvo not shown nny appreciable cliango In trond, though thq mnrket does show n soiiiewhnt ftrmor underlying tond-oncy." P0STP0NER0A& BOND DECISION COUNTY COURT PLANS MAY DIFFER Action On Iteport of Committer On KimkN At Commerrlnt Club Luncheon Held Up A Wcrk Forest OHIiIaN Krwtk Suggestions by T. II. Foley that tho Deschutes county court may bo work Ing out plans for road development which may not Includo a bond Issue at this time actuated tho Commercla club at Its noon luncheon Wed nesday In postponing action on the report of tho roads com' unlttee read during the meeting, A. Whlsnant presided. A mo tlon for acceptance of the report which recommended a special com. mltteo to meet with the directors and with the county court for determln Ing the amount of the proposed Issue of bonds, was before the club. At the suggestion of Mr. Foley, a mem ber of tho committee, action was postponed one week. Tho report was made orally by 11. J. Overturf, later being read In full by Secretary h. Antles. Mr. Over turf stated that the highway com mission announced, at tho meeting attended by the county court and the roads committee, that It has adopted a rule of making appropriations on a SO-SO basis only, oxcept in counties which aro already bonded to the lim it for road Improvement. Stato Help Assured. The county court pledged all funds from license fees and market road funds to road purposes, whereat the commission stated that contracts for graveling would be let In Way, Mr, Overturf reported. He then moved tho adoption of the report and the appointment of tho special commit tee. Mi Whlsnant mentioned the out standing road warrants, to the amount of $82,000, which will not be covered by taxes. Mr. Overturf stated that be could not seo what was done with the money, but told of seeing deserted county roads par alleling well maintained state roads, mentioning that tho state guaranteed maintenance of all roads In which It took part In construction K. L. Vlnal and J. A. Eastes also dis cussed the advisability of getting stato appropriations. l.iiml Kirluingo Urged. Other speakers at the luncheon wero G. M. Cavanaugh, assistant district forester, in charge of graz ing, and C. J. Duck, In charge of lands In tho national fprcsts. Mr. Cavanaugh told how the government Is attempting to assist In tho present crisis in the stock industry by allow ing tho stockmen to enter tho forests with tholr sheep and cattle without paying tho fees in advance. Mr. Duck discussed the Deschutes land exchange bill, recently defeated in congress. It now has the endorse ment of tho department of Agricul ture, ho stated, and if reintroduced, would probably pass. It has to do with the caro and preservation of timber lands In this section, both within and outside the. national for ests. SUMMER TdURIST FARES ANNOUNCED First Cut Dittos In Kifcct Since 1017 Aro Offered Trnvelers Prom Juno 1 Until August 1.1. Kastbound summor excursion fares will bo tho lowest this summer of any rotos effectlvo since 1917, ac cording to F. K, Studebaker, travel ing freight nnd passenger agent tor tho O.-W., who has Just received a copy of thq tariffs to ,be effective Juno 1, giving prices for direct route trips. Practically tho snmo fares have beon authorized for westbound sum mor tourist tlckots. They wllf not ho sold Inter than August 15, but will carry a final return limit of three months from date of sale, but not Inter than October 1. Stopovers will be permitted within thu tlmo limit, with cortaln restrictions In re gard to stopovers in the westorn states on tho trip east. BODY OF DEAD EX-CONVICT IS FOUND IN CAR PAPERS IDENTIFY AS ROBERT E. COLVIN DEATH IS MYSTERY Member of Loading C'rctr nt Shevlian Hlxon Kinds Ilcmaln.t Inqoe-tt Held Tills Afternoon Palls To Shed Light On The Cane Members of the loading crow at tho Shevlln-Hlxou sheds Tuesday morning found the body of Robert E. Colvln of Toppen Ish, Wash., In Great Northern car No. 124816. Death had apparently oc curred several weoks before, bat tbero were also unmistakable signs that the man had entered the car alive. At first It was considered certain that death bad come from natural causes, but later an Inquest was decided necessary, and was held at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday after noon. No definite cause for death was ascertained. Woji Ex-Convict. ' Papers found In the clothes gare the man's name, and also showed that he had been a convict at tie Washington penitentiary at Walls Walla. He bad completed his pa role and been formally discharged by the warden of that Institution last July. Ho carried a hod carriers' un ion card, issued In Toppenlsh, and a letter found In bis clothes was signed by W. II. Colvln, of that city. Tho car was traced by railroad of ficials back to March 14, at which time It was received onto the Orcgoa Trunk at Portland from the South ern Pacific, to the south. Since that time It has not been loaded, belag held at Vancouver, Fallbrldge and Metollus, arriving at Dend Monday morning. Word from Fred Colvln, a relative of Robert E. Colvln, whose body was found In a box car at the Shevlln- Ilixon loading dock Tuesday, has been received from Toppenlsh. Washington. The telegram simply stated that a brother and nephew of the deceased lived thero, and re quested particulars of Colvln's death. Advices received from Warden Graham of the Walla Walla state penitentiary gavo no information in regard to Colvln, other than that ho had corresponded with Fred Colvln in Montana nnd with W. H. Colvln In Toppenlsh. Colvln was burled.yeste.rday In the Pilot Butte cemetery. LEGION WILL HOLD BIG STAG JUBILEE Special-Features Planned In Connec tion With T It I ft Evening's Smoker Withheld As Surprise Percy A. Stevens post No. 4, Amer ican Legion, will hold tonight Its first stag jublleo slnco the annual election of officers. It is announced by Norman Cobb, chair man of the entertainment com mittee. The affair, which Is to be In tho nature of a smoker, will be hold at the gymnasium, now un der tho temporary management of the Legion. All mombers of the post and all visiting members of tho Legion are Invited. The entertainment commltteo Is withholding details of tho program, hut ex-service, men aro assured that It will be ono of tho best in tho his tory of tho post. Tho smoker will begin at 8 o'clock. Another affair planned by the Lo- gion Is tho dnnclng party to be g'von on tho night of April 28 at tho gym nasium. To this the public is In vited. POWELL BUTTE BOY WINS IN ORATORY Roy Skcon, whose home Is In Pow ell Butte, Monday won tho Interclass oratorical contest at Wlllamotto uni versity, Salem. Tho oration subject was, "United Efforts in tho'Duttle ot Life." Skeon Is a' sophomore In the university and Is woll known in Bond,