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The bend BULLETIN vol. xfc IIICNI), DJC80IIUTK8 COUNTY, OREGON, '1'lIUItHDAV, AL'OTHT 10, 1022 NO. t CONSTRUCTION OF MIE UNIT TO BEGIN SOON Shevlin-Hixon To Complete Work By March 1 PLANS NEARLY READY Announcement Hy J. ' llennrnny Mnrki Ciiiile(loii nf MllllriK itfProitrnm lllmkisl Out Ily Company In Klin, CoiiHtructlon of a now sawmill to form (ho third unit of Iin local plant will hi) lit'KUii by Tho Hliuvllti-IIIxon Company on September 1, according lo an aiiiiouiicomont authorized by (Iciieral Manager J. I. Ilonncasy lout week, Tho work will bn curried on through I Iin fall mid winter with tho expectation of having Ihn mill ready for operation on March 1, 1023. Plans for thn now mill hnvo heon In preparation for toino tlmo by Fred W, llorntkolto, who, an a niomber of the mill bulldlnK Arm of Dion & Horstkolte, had tin actlvo part In thn construction of tho prcitniit plant. They will ha received huro within tho next week or 10 day and at (ha namo (Into K. II. Deo, mechanical imperlii temtent of tho various Hhovllu plunlM, will Iin horo lo advlno coucernlllK the preliminaries, of construction. I'lacad Just nnuth of thn second mill, between It and thn second burn or, the now unit will bo of tho name general size and appearand) an tho other two. Iin sawing equipment will bo different, bowflTnr, In Unit It will contain n gang nw and ouo band. Thin will bo (ho 11 mt turn of a gang Haw In local lumber miiuufacliirn. Other equipment which, with thn .twn, will bn furnished by (ha Filer Htowell company, will b n trim mor and an odRnr. Klrrtrirlty Motive Toner Tho now milt will bo electrically driven IhroiiKlinut. It will add about four million feet to tho monthly out put of the plant. Addition of tho now mill will mcau an Increase of 3fi0 In tho number of men employed by tho coinpony,.thoo being placod In tho mill, In the vnrl on departments follawliiR tho mill to caro for tho Incronsod output, and In tho wood to provldo tlio uecciiHary aildltlouiil Iok supply. Tlio monthly Increase In tho payroll nt curront wage will bo about 35,000. In tho construction work about 40 moil will be employed, undor tho supervision of William J. Coloman, nawmlll su perintendent, and 0. A. HoritkoUo, mooter mochnntc. For tho mont part local laborj'wlll bo employed, Includ ing tho company' present mill wrights, but It will bo nocossary to brliiR In other skilled mill men to atiRincnt tho local supply. Construction of thu now mill marks tho cnmplotlofi of plan which havo boon carrlod forward for tho pant three year and which havo been ro Itcctcd In tho varloim addltlotiH to tho plant mudo In that time. Thcso In cludo tho InMulhitloii of a third tur bine In 1010 and tho erection of a now burner In the namo yoar, tho addition of II vo bolter lant winter and. tho 10 dry kiln now under con structlon. Cut 1(10,000,000 Yett- u. Year Other changes and addition made necessary by tho Increased produc tlon will bo tho purchaao of another loramotlvo and a skidding mnchlno mid ,3fC rearranRomont of tho plaiv Iiir equipment, This Is to bo housod In tho bulldlnK first orectod for a snsh and door factory, while tho present planer shod will bo used as .a storage Hhed. Lath material from tho now mill will bo handled In tho prosont lath mill. Alroady Intorostod throtiRh nsso elated companies In largo bodies of timber In this section, Tho Bhovlln Hlxon Compuny boRan Its operations horo In tho bummer of 1015 with tho 'building or Its first sawmill and manufacturing plant. Tho manufac ture of lumber bognn on March 23, ;010. In tho fall of tho Bamo yoar tlio second mill was nildod, with one band saw, find tho fourth band was ' put In In 1918. With tho third mill In 'operation. In j -.1023, tho toliU capacity otVthoi plant ' -will bo 1G lhllllon foot' of lumber i' month, or' 100 million fseti pi, yqnr, whon ullowuncoH aro mado for twin tdr reductions in out. ' (Contlnuod'-on Pago 40 WEST SIDE DISTRICT BUDGET ESTIMATED rotni In 9 unarm win iin dn eiiNNeil At MeellriK (''tiled I'ur September rt. A 1023 budget of $4,042.r,8 for thn Woit Hldo rucluiniitlon district won fixed by tlio cniiiinl(tiii) appointed for tho purpose, In it mooting Wednesday In Doiid . Monition of tlio committee wuro 0, H. fltudlg, I'rcd Wnllur, John O, Bcott, Tom A. Veil dor, Russol II. Chapman anil Jerry Uroszkrugar. Attnrnoy John IC. Kollock for (ha dlnlrlct was hero from Portland for tlio nicotinic. Tlio bllilKOt will bo discussed at n mooting of settlors on September G. RUSH PROJECT WORK IN BEND Headquarters For Company Now Ready Coffer Dam Has Good Start Construction of tho Ilond head (jtiartom of tho United Contracting Co.t to be mod In connection with It IrrlRatlon project work In Central Oregon, won completed today, with tho warehouse, unloading plat form, tool shed, machine and black smith shop and office already in uio. Thn warehouse which Is beside tho loading platform on (ho flour mill pur, bolow Wall street, will bo used for storing content and commissary supplies, Repairs, which must bo rushed will be mada at the shop. Of llco Manager K. C. Mlchenor arrived In Ilond this morning to tako up his dutlosjioro. A. J, Woltoti, manager of tho United Contracting Co., wax In Hand Tuosdny morning, accompanied by a representative of a firm which Is con sidering tho purchano of bonds of tho licsciiuies county municipal inipruvu tiAitt fllMlrlrf. mill wntif with Vreil N, Wnllaco and C. M. Hcdflold on a tour.""'"1 rn"cl' a ort from of tho Tumalo projocf, A subcontract for extensive work on tho canal north from Hand has boon lot to A. II. Taylor, Suporlnton- lent Will Kill announced. Other parts of tho construction will bo sub contracted. Tho temporary dnm nt Crnno, I'rolrle has been comploted, Kills stated. A load of malarial was sunt to Crescent lake today, and work on tho dom there Is expected to begin Friday. Thoro Is now a crow of 30 men at Crescent lako and 10 nt Cruno Pralrlo, while addltlonal'mon dro bo- lug sent dolly. Work on tho coffer dnm below tho steol bridge In Demi Is progressing rapidly. DISTRICT LOSES IN EQUITY CASE RiKhts Applicable Only To Lands Actually Irri gated, Duffy Holds A decreo donylng (ho contention of tho Squaw Creole Irrigation district In Its oqulty caso against II. Mamero and others, which has been pending lu circuit court Tor bouio time, was entered Friday by Judge T. K. J. Duffy, nights within tho Squaw Crook district aro subjoct to prior rights outsldo tho district, and nrp applicable only to lands actually Ir rigated, Judgo Duffy hold. Tho district coutouded that as tho HiiernRHnr tn the fliiiinw Creek com-1 pany, It had a right to uso In nny;n'. Deportation proceedings. Word mannor If saw lit, wator claimed uu dor 189G, 1003 and 1004 rights, to tho exclusion of prior rights without tho district, Tho defendants hold that unless tho district could us thu wa tor bonohclally, It could not tako wator on wlilch settlors outside tho district hold prior rlRhts, REILLV PURCHASES PETER JtABER RANCH Pat nollly1 of Antelope hnH. pur chased tho Potor Itnbor ranch, at I.t tlo rlvor' J)onr Ln-'iPJub, for u cou BlderatloiPo'f abo'llt. 1 G.OQO, t lifun- uqunood, by Jamea Smith, win ,'fmii- dlod tho' deal. Thorancli cimHlnfiTQj 320 ncroB, mostly meadow lupdiml, IDMrnprovod. CHILD CRUSHED WHILE PLAYING; DEATH RESULTS Eight Year Old La Pine Boy Accident Victim INJURIES INTERNAL Son of Douulaw Johnson, Forest Plotting Agcnl, Fall Under Trnllrr; Die While JJrJaK Hi-ought' To Itenil Today J ii lues Douglas Johnson Jr., eight- year-old son of Douglas Johnson well known In Ilond as an employe of tho forest sorvlco, died Tuesday morning of Interna! Injuries received Monday when an automobile trailer on which ho was playing at tho Fobs garago, near his homo at La I'lne, tipped over with him and crushed his stomach. Ho died while being brought to Ilcnd for medical atten tlon. James had climbed up on tho trailer, which was without wheels and was leaning against a. wall of tho itaraco. Tho accident occurrod ut 1 o'clock Monday. Tho boy wa un conscious for a lime, but later ro gained consciousness and waa thought not to bo In danger. A Ilond physician was consulted over tho telephone, and gave Instructions for treating tho Injury. Die on Way to Ilcnd Tuosday morning (he boy condi tion was found to bo worse, and tho parents started to bring him to Ilend. Ho died while thoy wero passing tho Cassolbcrry ranch. Douglas Johnson Sr. I plotting agent for tho forest sorvlco ut i.a I'lne, and Is editor of tho La Pino Iutcrmountalu. Until two years ago he was employed In the Ilcnd oQlco of tho Deschutes national forest, llv lue hero far a number of years. Ho Ilcnd on tho I.a Pino road Tho funeral was held Wednesday, with burial In tho Ilcnd cemetery, ROSENGARTH IS HELD FOR JURY;RAN(ib rOUND Louis Hosongarih of Dend was held to tho fedora! grand Jury here Tuesday night by United States Com missioner II. C, Kills under $5,000 bonds on a churgo of violating tho Maun act. On tho stand during tho preliminary hearing, Hosongarth ad mitted paying tho passage or 21-year-old Anna Konotzkn from West phalia, Germany, to Now York, had furnished her faro from that port to Dend, and aftor hor arrival ho had kept hor at his homo for several days. Ho denied tho girl's stntomeut, given through an Interpreter, that ho had rotuscd to marry hor, that ho had at tempted to Induco hor to accept tho attontlons of other mon, or that ho had offorcd to sell hor to another aorman tor $300, He admitted, bow evor, that bo had greatly oxaggcratd tho extent of his property holdings whon ho had wrltttm to the girl and urged hor to coma to America to marry him. Tho caso, first handled by local offi cers, waa turned ovor to Tom Word, federal Investigator, when ho arrived horo Tuosday in rosponso to n wlro from Chief of Pollco Wlllord Hous ton, Word filed tho complaint last night aftor Rosongarth had been ar rested on his Instructions, uud sent ta Portland today for n United States marshal to tako Hosongarth to Port said, may bo stortod against Itosen- garth, who Is not yet an American citizen despite tho fact ot his 11 yours' realdonco In this country. Itosengarth is 34 years ot ago. .Flapping angry glances at Itosen garth, tho girl told her story In lluout (lormau. "I would not marry him, never;" sho doclarod omphatlcally wlieiij.tlio commlstoner questioned hor on this point.. Already oho has writ (on a, cqmploto roport ot tho caso and Bent' U to rolntivos In C-ormany to bo rofoVred lo tho aorman consular Borv Ico lit thlrt country. Miss Konotzlca' will romatn in Hond undor SSOO bonds as a witness until tho .grand Jury probo Is hold. Sho will bo carod for. by tho woman's pro .toollvo division of this olty until' that time. LAD SINKS INTO ASPHALT UP TO WAIST, RESCUED Hollis Noonchcstcr Escapes Terrible Death. PIT IS LEFT EXPOSED Nlne-Ycflr-Old JIoy I'lnylnir Near Mile of Paving Plant, Caught . In Ilalf-Mrlled Substance I ' i:trlru(iil by Worker. r 'Itescucd after sinking to his waist In 'half melted asphalt, Hollis Noon Chester narrowly escaped a terrible death last Wednesdny afternoon when six iiiqii extricated him nftcr an hour's work, Tho asphalt was left by C. 8 ftced last year In a pit dug near his paving plant cast of the railroad near Hawthorne avenue, whon one of his heating tank leaked. Hollis, who Is 9 years old and n son of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Hoonches-j tor, was playing near tho asphalt, ac companied by Harold itolllns, a boy of about his own age. Discovering tho gummy substance be stamped In It for a few moments, until he found that his feet were securely fastened In It and could not, be loosoned. Iteccuo Is Difficult Itollins worked for several minutes tryiog to rescue, his playmate, then ran to the IJend Concrete Plpo Co. plant for assistance. Hollis had been Imprisoned for half an hour by tho tlmo Manager C. II. Knowlcs and five of bis employes returned with axes and shovels and other implements. Dy this tlmo he had sunk to his waist. After working for an hour, (hey wero ililo lo remove him, leaving his cloth ing fastened In tho asphalt. Hollis was taken to his homo by Deputy Sheriff Qcorgo Stokoo. ThO'.boy Is none the worse for his experience, although his parents were at loss to find any substance that would removo the asphalt. A demand that the asphalt pit be boarded over or fenced so as to avoid u slmilaV accident was made to city authorities. IN GOOD SHAPE v Conditions Ideal, Declares Will C. Barnes, National Grazing Expert. Kongo conditions In tho Deschutes national forest aro exceptionally good, according' to Will C. Dames, assistant national forester in charge of grazing, who mado a trip through tho forest Tuesday, accompanied by E. N. Kavanagh, assistant district forester, H. P. Plumb, supervisor of tho Deschutes forest, and F. V. Hor ton, grazing examiner. Throughout his tour of tho coun- try, Barnes has found conditions everywhere good, ho stated. Every where there Is a scarcity of men, and prosperity Is felt. Stock mon have suffered from the recent depression, but probably no more than mer chants, Darnes stated as his opinion. Darnes Is author of a number ot volumes on grazing and other sub-. Jects connected with outdoor lito In the west, and Is n contributor to'sov eral magazines. Ho Is one ot only two mon who hold congressional medals tor scrvtco In tho rccont war. Bear Bars Road Until Autoist Sounds Horn; Then Valor Evaporates A largo brown bear contos'ted tlio right of way Sunday whon It. V. Itnndall nijdfamlly, re turning to Hand from Paulina fulls, woro still some 30 miles from Ilond, Tho big follow am blod out of tho brush and stood, facing the oncoming auto, up-, parently determined to preyont trnvol by that particular .route. ,Tho honk of, Itandall'a t horn, howQ(v,C;r waa top, much for Bruin's nerves, nud tho last soon of htm ho was scurrying, up tho mountain side, without, so much a8 looking' bueltj , j 7l, ASSISTANT NATIONAL FORESTER ON VISIT Will ('. ISarncft, OruliiK Kxpert, Makes Inspection Tour of Dettclititctt Forest Itangcn Will C. Darnes, assistant national forester In charge of grazing, arrived In Ilcnd Tuesday morning from Port land, and left immediately on an In spection tour of the grazing areas in tho Deschutes national forest, accom panied by K. N. Kavanagh, Portland district assistant forester. Supervisor II. Is. Plumb of the Deschutes forest, and V. D. Horton, grazing examiner for Kastern and Central Oregon. They went from Ucnd to East lake. IRRIGATORS TO HEAR EXPERTS Prominent Men To Speak In Bend October 5, 6 and 7 At Annual Congress. Such prominent men as Director Davis of the reclamation service and Klwood Lee, Irrigation authority of California, will be among thoso In' vited to speak at tho Oregon Irrlga tlon congress to be held in Dend Oc tober S, C and 7, It was announced by L. Antics, secretary of the con gress, on bis return Friday morning from Portland, where be attended tho meeting of the congress execu tive committee. Discussion at the congress will be under the. heads of colonization, crop production, marketing, drainage and allied subjects. Changes In the pon stltution of the congress will also como up. Tho dates were chosen as being "between the third cutting of alfalfa and potato digging time," care, being taken to avoid conflict with fairs and roundups. Much Interest is being manifested In the affair, with the re suit that a large attendance from all irrigated districts Is expected, accord Ing to Antics. COUNTY NURSE IS APPOINTED Miss Grace McDowell Wil Succeed Miss Julia D. Clock, Announced. Miss Grace McDowell was Friday appointed to the position of Des chutes' county nurse, following meeting of tho directors of the coun ty health association Thursday night She will succeed Miss Julia D. Clock whose resignation will go Into effect August 15. Until .that date Miss Clock will assist Miss McDowell In getting acquainted with her duties, Miss McDowell was recommended by the state bureau ot public health nursing. Miss McDowell has Just completed a vear's course in public health nursing at the U. of 0. extension school in Portland. Sho wob a trav ellng representative of the American lied Cross in Colorado, with head quarters In Denver, before and dur ing tho war. Her training as a nurse was had in the County and Union Pacific hospitals at Cheyenno, Wye She comes here from Portland. STOVE IS DECLARED WOMAN'S PROPERTY Heplevln Acllon Agulust Paslor Who Slado Purchase, Succeeds In Justice Court. Legal possession of a stovo sold by her divorced husband to Elder Q. M, Thorp, former pastor of tho Advontlst church horo, was awarded to Mrs. Vivian M. Cleveland In, a replevin action In Justice court Tuosday after noon. Thorn waa ordered . to give possession of' tho soy'o, or1 td par 11 26 to Mrs. Cleveland; Thd etoyq wos sold to Thorp by T. F. Haraner, "Mrs. Cleveland's formor. husband. Tho caYo will be appealed. Members of tho Jury were M. II, Symons, J, Charlos Smith, Haryy y. McKonzle, J. F. Arnold andcA. f, Bontragor. The caso wos hoard be. foro Justice E. D. Qllson. lEIGHTY BLISTER FEET CROSSING BURNING SANDS D. 0. K. K. Ceremonial Big Event For Pythians DEGREE WELL STAGED Oier 200 Hervcd At Ilanquet Ity I'jthtan Bisters, At Which Tiger Meat Is Kat(encl Night Parade Held. Eighty tyros seeking admittance Into tho D, 0. K. K. oasis made the trip across the burning sands and ar rived safely In spite of tho tiger's vicious attacks, at tho American Le gion building Monday night In the first ceremonial ot tho dramatic or der ever staged here. The beautiful ritualistic work put on by tho Med ford team was made doubly Impres sive by the music of the "Dokio" brass band and by the remarkable floor work of the well trained "bri gand" team. Tho auditorium was elaborately decorated for the occa sion. Shortly after 10 o'clock, persons who happened to be along Walt street witnessed a parade over two blocks long as the line ot tyros was marched to tho Emblem club to be "fattened for the tiger," at the banquet served by the Pythian Sisters of Bend. The banquet and service were highly praised by the -visitors. Over 200 persons were served. Hold Kangaroo Court An Interestipg feature preliminary to the corcmonial was the "kangaroo court" held Monday afternoon, at which knights who had failed to register for the initiation wero rounded up and sentenced to take the degree. Some .accompanied the brigands peacefully to the "court" in Sather's hall, while others gave bat- tic. Among those who made the hardest fight to keep out of court were S. W. Hubble and Dr. F. M. Bloom. Following Monday afternoon's pa rade, tho keys to the city wero pre sented to the Medford team, through Harry G. Wortman, by Mayor Gllson, who made an address of welcome on Oregon street. Tuesday practically all of the vis itors from Medford and nearby towns had started for home, although a few stayed to enjoy tho outdoor attrac tions of Central Oregon. Last night's Initiation wasunnder the direction of Charles P. ""fcnont, royal vizier. Other offlcers who had a part in the ceremonial were: Harry M. Wortman, grand emir; U. V. Brown, sheik; Fred C. Collins, mau dl; H. H. Williams, secretary; E. F. Robinson, treasurer; Ernest Hicks, satrap; U. L. Hawes, sahib; W. Brad ley, saruk; W. II. Qaylo'rd, Mokanna; Henry Haswell, master of ceremon ies; G. G. Goold, custodian. The brigands, commanded by Wil liam Offutt, were: Earl Webber. Hugo Daly, Amos Wlllltts, Ira Cha ney, Walter Ersklne, George Fisk, Orvlllo Barr, Baker Yarborough. Merle Wlllltts. Newton Morton, Gard ner Gould, Charles GUlmore. F. Wilson Walto directed tho band, members ot which were Charles ChlBum. Edward White, Jflollie Pad dy. Walter Car mod y, William Camp bell. Bliss Heine, Reginald Flfer, Earl Roberts. Georgo . Wendt and Chester Wendt. Drums Havo Part Members of the bugle and drum corps, wlilch contributed Its sharo to the ceremonial and exhibited remark abet training, wero Bliss Heine, Dana -Dorris, H. A. Canaday, R. Q. Beach. Lester Bodonholmor, J. W. Klrkpat rlck Sr., J. W. Klrkpatrlck Jr., and Fred A. Halght. Carl Fltchner was director ot tho attendants. Among other visitors from Med ford who assisted tn the ceremonial were W. A. Cormany, R. A. Potty. D. D. Luff. E. A. Thlnory, J. It, Pet ttngcr, N. W. Borden, E. F, Itpbla sou, John Palmer, Georgo .Stewart. E. 0. Trowbridge Jr C, M. Thoonn. S. W. Harrison, L. C, Jacquotte, Felix Raskin, WcJtor A. Bray, J. Jacobs and .Georgo F. Flndluy, , Ilond Candidates Jinny , Bond Pythians wlo took tho peril ous trip across the hot sands, aro 1L II. Do. Armond, Louis penneU, M. X Irwin, John Rust, C. N. Peterson. J. B. Sparks, W. E. Van Allen, Vorn Sin gleton, Charles A. .Holmes, Claxcnc (Continued on Pago'4.)