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About The Redmond spokesman. (Redmond, Crook County, Or.) 1910-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1914)
Published at the “ Hub City” o f Central Oregon I \ <>l. 4. N«». 88 $1.50 PER YEAR REDMOND, ( KOOK COUNTY, OKKCON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19. 1914 ^ |M<IN« l l 'A L REt ‘OMMEN DATIONS IN Advantages of a Bank Account, However Small It May Be KKSOM TIONS \ D O lT K D HY IR R IG ATIO N ( ONGKKSS \T KOKT- BANQUET TO BE HELD I \ND L A S T W EEK Slate to adopt “ wimr romprrhrnalvr rerlamalion policy," |r<>nxiilutional umrmlmrnt providing lx.ml issue is indorsed ■ nil (tdrral ro-oprration in recommended. federal Government to ronstrud Tumalo extension in entral Oregon. Desert Ijm il Hoard not to issue certiorate of proofs to Ist ttiers until one half of land under rontrart has hern rulti- [xaled. federal Iterlamation Servire to take up Malheur and Hiuhre I'rojerts in Eastern Oregon. that Drsrhules Vnllev Irrigation I’ rojert now under joint state and federal investigation I n - Indorsed. Stale and federal Oovemmenta to take oxer Carey Acl Project of ( entral Oregon Irrigation Company and relieve xettlers on (hoar lands. State Desert latnd Hoard to grant no more extensions to owner* of Itrnham falls segregation in Crook county. Vmendment to slate water laws providing for hoard of control of which State Engineer I* not a member. Plan of tenrhing agriculture in schools and colleges in dorsed. I hat State Agricultural College establish substation on each project. A .4-rl«-s of h*at«sl i!«*ba<«*a rentrrr.1 out..! t tir report of lha resolutions .itimlMn* al lh a rloaa of lh a after is.i. « r u lli t i i»f lh a O re g o n I rr ig a «Il Col.*rea* In Pu ri ta n«! laal Hal Srday ilul one r.-aohit loti f aeoltllnrtola.t 1 1 I ?.. i oiunillli -a lh a l aahln* that ..tire of lha » ta le eng ineer I n - da.I. appointive Inairait of e l r s t lv r a a* il«*faala<t In «rsement of lh a pro|H>*a«l »tala anni Issue and of H e r r e t a r ) U n r ■ |1 >00.000 fallarsi Is.tut Issue for (roersl rar laiuat lou w o rk went Jbr.Migh « Ith a atioop Other niaaaurwa hail narro w a* ‘«apes. how ever A s h a rp discussion -mgr.I for nearly half an h o u r aroutnl he plan lh a l propoaaa lo tuaka sat Irra on irri gata li land pul al least »If of ihetr Irr ig a b le area under u lth stin n («afora being g r a n i r« ! a j r a l Idrata of proof e n titlin g them lo patent T h i s la the resolution that Is Intended to c u r b apaatilallon anil after prolong ed discussion II as s U|> held li| the .-on v «sil Ion thlsrcs.d iitli.il wss adopted W !.a!r Th.«flit*».>ti t.f l.akcvtcw w ss earnest In Its suppuri Jo h n II I m * w I s . stale eltglneer. (>|.p.H»ed II K ngln ecr 1.,-wt» won hts conte n ti. «n. h.iw.-A-r, w h.-n th«* resoluttou to tiiake hts otti, c an appolnttve «»ne w ss presente.! W hi le he dccllned I.» lake a pnaltlmi f.«r or agatnst thè tueaaure, thè Ione of hla r«-uiBrk» s e r e aneli ss io indicale plalnly that he wss optM.se.l lo II K ti Hopson. aiipcrvtalng en- giueer for thè I nltr .l States Ite. Is ■nailon Servire, entered vlgorous tirolesi agallisi (he rrsolutli»n tirglng thè S«*« r«*lary of (he Inte rio r to au- th o rlie thè Itti mediate runa! ruct loti of Ihe T o m a i o l*ro)«*ct rxtn tx lo n T h e g««veriiliienl tlow Is rtigaged III thè task of tniestlgatlng thè feaat h l l l t ) of Ibis prn jecl. •■»pialli«'.I M r Hopami Ile di-, lareil II wiiultl he pr«*sunit»tuona for tlt«* Congrega tu go oli ri-< ord aa r«-« oinmendtng soni«* I h ln g re g ardln c thè feaslhlllt) of w h lrh thefe Is no «leflnlte knowledge "M u t private erigiti erra bave de ll a red Il feasllile." assi-rled J W lln -a c r "The li<s'l«iiiatli>n S e r v i r » Is noi every th ln g lf tht» Congreaa I» golng lo accompllah an y lh ln g II musi speclf) soinethllig VX e cali stipulate Ihat we do lini »a tti th l» work «Ione lf II Isttl feaa- Ihle." suggested M J I mo * O l h e r delegatea expresaed lliem- selves plalnly in favor of ihe mesa uro and II » a » passe«! w lthoul a dlasent* Ing voler T h e r e was no oppoallloti to any of thè other measurea lle arty suppuri was promtaed tu thè putiti« achisils and collegea Itisi are try ln g to Instili Into Ihe mlnds of thè )nting timi a g ricolt u re and llv.-atnrk are thè l.aals of thè atate's prosperi!y. and that there la no oc- cupatlon more worth y A lopograptiic and atreattt gatlglng sttrvey waa asked for, ao thal Ih«* Irrlgatlon and power posalbllltlea of (he Streatns In Ihe alate tnay he Iliade a m a il e r of puhllc record Callln g atlontlon lo lite faci that Oregon lisa noi recelved Ila filli sitare of Ihe reclam atimi fumi, thè congreaa a c n i on record «»_ Indo r»- l,i* th.. pian of F r a n k lin K Lane. S ecreta r) of thè Inte rior, for a 1 1 mi 000.Oliti federai boli«! Issile for furi ber construcllon of Irrlgatlon projeets, approved hla pian for 20 y.-iirs' d . f r r r e d pa>niente nini c o « - „ i n d i li bis altltude toward co-opera- J K Moreen of I mi Pine, earl* attacked this resolution on lha grounds that Its provis ions at - In mufti, t with the C a re y A r i J " l i r e » e r of this city , c h a i r m a n of lha resolutions c om m ittee, declarad that this was not sulflrlenl cause to re Jert It If II la In conflict w ith lh a law.' he said, "le t's ch ang e It, but lei's preserve Its p rin c ip i le » Il alms to h«-«-p the le gitim ate sel lia r on the land and lo d r iv e a w ay lha sporula tor and the f ra u d u le n t locator A motion of M J I c e of Canti ) lo tabi«« the res olution was lost T in - del.»la on Ita adoption than was taken up In earnest Mr d r a w e r ag ain appealed on be half of It H e explained that the people of C e n t r a l O re g o n have been "harrsaaed by the s pec u la tor." and that more than h alf of the Irrigated are» Ut noi being cu ltiv a te d merely he. »use people li v in g In C h ic a g o and N«-w Y o rk and o th e r eastern places have secured title to the land with out being replred to live on II or lo farm It. Ilii.se fellowa pro di fr«»m the In dustry of the a r l u a l l<M-alors.” he •aid " T h e y get the land m erely lo "ell it W e want m ore settling and less selling.** Mr I»... ron tended lh a l If a«-lllers are requlrad lo cu ltiv a te half of th eir are« u will cana«* m a n y of them ■ Iloti lo d.".«-rt lh a l the expense of bring P u n t i » ........ . Canal < »•« •» In« the land u n d e r c u ltiv a tio n will Oregon Indorwcd be too great T h e purchase b ) Ihe stale of Ihe ' O W alk er, of A lfa lfa supported Mr Mri>wer and the resolution He noriti canili uni» -*f thè Cen tr al tire gon Irrlg atlon Project, w h lrh w n» lives in the heart of an Irrigateli si*. •Ion and aaya he haa had a lot of made a rhle f Isaite of Ihe acsalon hy experience w ith npeculalora anti thè big Crieik .o iin ty delegai lou. was fraudulent locators W h e n I he voi«* approved hy ih«* Irrlg atlon Congreaa Anally was taken there was llttl** th ro ilgh Mila reaolutloa Wher«*as, Ihe C a r e ) A r t i roJect opposition Anothe r mea su re that called forth Ivlng on thè eaal alile of thè I V i - .......« rlv. r In Cnvok . oo n ly . Oregon. touch dehate la th al wh ic h reconi fe n d s an a m e n d m e n t to the state k n . » n ns thè Cen tr al Oregon Irriga water laws that w i ll pro vid e for a non C o m p a n y '" N o r .h t a n » Seg o ga hoard of r o n l r o l of thre e m em bers l l o n . ......... P o rila ll) com|Me"J* b“ ‘ of which the stale eng ineer ahull not thal « largo nunihcr of « c r « « t lAn-l b<* a mem bar. anil lh a l the slate <*n hnH nlreii.lv I.... .. aold lo settlera ou ........ . shall be directed to represen: o M t s segregano.t. ......... h . M n n i n ) of • be state In all w ater controversies salii set fiera are now on aald l« nd. *■ » partisan In spite of considerab le opposition Continuai! on page 4 t X i vi vi r: it < i t I, « M i t wii.i. i*t i.i, It is well to pay bills promptly, but not to pay the same bill O KK A ViKU HT I A T twice. .Sometimes Ixsjkkeepers, by mistake, send out bills after they have been paid. If you pay by check, however, the can celled checks are returned to you and can be produced as receipts. I ’Inn to Hat e a \uiot>rr of lite Checkin# accounts are therefore more than a convenience. I " i n o i r n lai « ' l o i n of I I m * They are an insurance against over payment. f o u n t ) Vire» H ere Every man or woman who pays bills should do so with checks. A l Ihe C o m m e r r la l C l u b meeting Inai night It was derided to have a h om e-m ade product banquet the first regula r meeting night of Ihe club In March, to he given by the m embers of the club and the wives of the m em bers of the c lu b T h e co m m ittee h a tin g the banquet In charge la 7 . T a lia f e rr o . H I. James. It 1. Schee. J W Moore and C II K ra k e l-at'«r lu the aeuuon U I* Intended to give a bar beruo for the whole co m m u n ity . A > « m m u i i l r a t l o n waa received from C o u n ty School Superin te ndent Vivera of Prlnevllle, In re g ard to holding un old fashioned "spell in g I««-«-" In Itedm ond In Ihe near futu re Mr Myers' Idea waa to give an K n - cy .l opedla H rlta n n tra for Aral prise. Hooka of t nlveraal K n o w le d g e for second prize, and a new Internati onal Dicti onary for the th ir d prise He ask«*.! Ihe club to lake up the m atter In the way of helping along the c o n trat In connection with oth er r lu b s of the county. T h e secretary was Instructed to write Mr. M ye rs as to wtiat the other clubs wou ld do In the m atter T h e com m ittee appointed to look Into the m atter of securing a clu b room for the or ganis ation m ade a report, and on motion the com mittee was thanked for their w o rk and dis charged. and the proposition of a permanent clu b room waa postponed for fu tu re action T h e names of J W . Moore and C II Dra ke were added to the E n t e r - m in utent C om m itte e , wh ic h now con sista of /. T a li a f e rr o , K I,. James. It I. Schee. J W Moore and C II Drake. T h e P a rk C o m m itte e asked for fu rth e r ti me In which to report C o ntinu ed on Page 3 Your checking account will be welcomed at this bank, where you are assured of absolute security M i l . i, come «IT I,IT T I.K TO T IIK tMHtlt the most courteous treatment. REDMOND BANK OF COMMERCE . HOARD O F D IRECTO R S: B. A. Kendall L. E. Smith Dr. J. Barr Guy E. Dobson, President J. W . Brewer Guy E. Dobson J. W . Brewer, Y’ice President Chas. B. Drake, Cashier would not allow the books to be taken from hts office as It was neces sary to have them there at all times in order to transact the necessary business of collecting delinquent taxes. He further said that after the tax rolls had been taken from his office they were locked up In a room where they were unprotected from fire, and where they could be tampered with. Mr. Elkins said that he was under bond for $30.000 for the safe con C O U N T Y JU D G E S P R IN G E R W IR E S T H E G O V E R N O R FOR duct of the affairs of his office and he did not propose to let the tax rolls A H E L P TO R E C O V E R T A X R O LL S FROM T H E SH E R IF F . go from hts possession. ON IHE I E HAS BEEN ADEUSTED company and RUT T H E C H IE F E X E C U T IV E R E F U S E S TO IN T E R F E R E C o m m is s io n e r Bayley'*« State m ent Commissioner R. H. Bayley. who — S T A T E M E N T S O F S H E R IF F E L K IN S . CO M M ISSIO NER was in Redmond yesterday. In an In terview in regard to charges made V I r rtin g t'alli*«l f««r Next Sal u n t a ) t«> T a k e Act Inn In R e g a r d to K«*l>ulltllng Stockholders of the Redmond I nlon Warehouse Company and tome farmer* Interested In the company met at Khret'a hull last Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock Talk* acre made by 1«. K. Smith. H. J. Harris. Ouy K. Dobson. C K. Mer rick. W. <1 Phoenix anil other* A committee of live, L. K Smith, W . tl Phoenix. William Ogg. Frank Donlavy and Mr. Van Allen, wan ap pointed to aarertaln the financial con dition of the warehouse company and report at 1 o'clock Saturday aft ernoon. February 21, when stock holder* and other* who are favorable to rebuilding Ihe warehouse will meet. The Insurance a* adjusted on the burned warehouse I* 33.OS5.78, and It I* estimated that the company will have about approximately »1.500 after nil debts are paid, and perhaps this sum may be extended to $2,000. President Harris of the warehouse company say* that If all or a major ity at the meeting next Saturday are in favor of rebuilding, the company will Immediately start a stock selling tour through the county and when all the stock la sold will start rebuild ing. B A Y L E Y A N D S T A T E W A T E R M ASTE R B R E W S T E R IN by Springer that he was upholding the sheriff in the above matter, said: "Sheriff Elkins called me over the phone, stating that Springer’s expert U R G E D TO A T T E N D M ARCH M E E T IN G C O U N T Y C O UR T had returned, entered his office and removed all the tax rolls, taking them to an unoccupied room In the 1 upper story of the Court House, and ! that he had no rolls to work on for A Salem dispatch dated the 18th Indicated that It was beyond hts the rollectlon of delinquent taxes. As says: Governor West ha* received a province, and that he did not see there were no vaults In this room the message from G. Springer, county how he could take any hand in the sheriff. In order to be safe from fire Judge of Crook county, stating that affair. and to preserve the roll* Intact, asked A dispatrh from Prlnevllle dated tne what to do In the matter. I asked the sheriff ha* taken the taxroll and Is refusing to return It. and Inquiring the 16th to the Portland Oregonian him If the expert could take a certain If the executive will come to hi* aid. In regard to the above matter says: part of the rolls and leave the bal The fight which has been carried ance. and both continue their work. should Ihe sheriff refuse to obey the court order commanding the return on for several months between Judge He stated that they could. I then of the roll Judge Springer wired as Springer of Crook county and other advised him in that case to take members of the Crook county board, whatever he considered necessary follows: "Kxpert accountants are at Prlne and with the sheriff, culminated to and leave the balance for the expert.” vllle, upon the order of the county day at a mass meeting of the taxpay Commissioner Bayley requests that court, to go over the taxroll. l.aat ers of Crook county, presided over by the taxpayers of the county be pres night th* sheriff after hours, with the County Judge a::d Board of Com ent at the March 4 meeting of the the assistance of the Janitor, entered missioners. Various officers aired County Court to hear the continua the circuit room and swiped the tax- their grievances. tion of the alleged grafting of county After an all-day argument the o f official*, as it Is promised at that roll. and Is refusing to return It. I have telegraphed the circuit court ficer* fell In line with the Judge's time that the whole matter will be for an order commanding the sheriff suggestions, thus settling tbetr dif threshed out and affairs of the to return It. If the sheriff should re ference* for the present at leaat. 1 county court shown up In their true fuse to obey the order will you gtve Sheriff Elkins Courts Investigation light. In an Interview with Sheriff Klkin* me assistance In enforcing the taw* Mater Master Brewster t lives An I am earnest In this matter from the over the phone Tuesday afternoon In Account o f the Trouble fact that the expert show* that a regard to Judge Springer's charge G. H. Brewster of Prlnevllle. state large sum In delinquent taxes ha* about hint "swiping" the tax rolls. water master for this district, and been paid to the treasurer since this Mr. Ktklns stated to The Spokesman who is conversant with county court that he was perfectly wilting for an affairs, made the following statement work ha* commenced.” He further declared that It appear Investigation to be made of his books to The Spokesman while In Redmond ed that Commissioner nayley was and had offered the expert desk room yesterday: back of the sheriff. Governor West In his office and every other facility Continued on Page 8 stated that he had not replied, but for the conduct of the work, but he REGARD TO T H E CONTROVERSY— T A X P A Y E R S ARE