________ .. a Redmond Spokesman P u blish ed a t the “ Hub C it y ” o f C en tral O •rege rego n REDMOND, ( KOOK COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEM BER W 1914 of Refunds on Old »liunUa So. Project Goes to legislature broke out four blin k, omit In ati old barn adjoining Tim Italics I'atmer*. und In. mediately buck of the Ureal Northern furniture store Within a few minutes liolli buildings w«'-« ablaie, and burned ■<■ rapidly that ibn firemen rould not save tbem fo r an hour or more It looked tie though I be ellllrea eaal end imm lion would be devaetaled, a went wind rnaktnic It difficult for Ihe firemen The Odd Kellowa building, brick, checked the f l a m e « from Jumping across luinablln street, which would have been dl«aatrnua The heat from the furniture «tore buUdlcy 1» nlted Ihe It n I Id I n« « acroa« Second atreet Only the heroic effort« of the volunteer firemen prevented a much «renter loan on the eouth aide of Second atreet *r PAY $ 60.000 frame buildings, which were quickly destroyed Then they communicated to the roof of Ihe stone building oc cupied by ihe llodell saloon and bur lier shop und also to another atone building occupied by the llonnegaii A l-ogan abstrae! office und Krunk Itavlea' and Charles Kills' law offi ces The poaloffire and llarney Co News office, adjoining these, were saved In the livery stable 27 horses were burned to death Talks (iiven By 0. A. Col lege Professors Much Appreciated INTEREST TO FARMERS Hoard Hrridn to WurninK Note Sounded on Ex- Tuntitlo Project and rewMivr •t IlM Stttlern Wait Awhile ■T TlMir Money loffi. A M K Attorney tim er raw ford hurled a bombshell Into m i t i l i i f Ihe Htate Oeaert (.and I I U d today • en. In a written opln- adet— It the board that under prtatlnc (isu .o oo for ■ ■ ^ ■ 1 of laiola In (he Turn rrltn llo « p f i e t i . a fund of (50.- niuet b o o r' apart for Iba re in ing o f Old welllera who have re- — ■ to K tor Into new coniracta the alalo, and that, after the de ton o f thla euro from the origin- tpropfUMO" there would not be A | | llli monoy left to rontlnue work / l f ] k o pro Joe' beyond thle month ****kuggeel#d 'hat Project Knalneer ■nord ho notldod to rraae work bo drnl dn< of neat month, and the mone< to rnmplele the pro]- 1 either through the __________ rd or the t-eglalature 'tor moth dleruaelon the board lod to MM (< the project a n il lo laOMKlIalely appear before nd to «ato' ictlon until It could oe with Mo nag odor tho >111 appropriating the ejr 1er Ubo fumalo irrigation pro iaal li *11 provided that eettlera *lly Ina laada[wlthln the project, and had mode paymenia to the old \rm tnbla S o«' Icrn Irrigation Com- t. might at 1er Into new contracta t be I tho atgtr and receive credits their paya enta, or they might endor that' rights, and he reltn- od to tho »«lent of their pay- ta by tho late Provision was 0 that 0<> i>avment should be o until Do- ember of thla year ho Attornay tlenernl pomied out y that M " 000 would be needed •Imbnraa ouch Brillera, and lhal » about ■$'■ remained In ihe I. C ogilr rtlnn work eiftenaea hr »alii WOttld « « to Ilian I I" no» and thla Id 100*0 ti fund about depleted util yoat- i» i »n » a ador the rapo loa the a fund for the pay- t Of thOOc lettiera had been ere- 'f- ‘ ,** deqjnre the Attlrney tieneral I. L Osborne Invents Combination Hay and Stock Rack IB IS K DAMAGE BÏ — F K AT THE DALLES On LiveM tork Maltern BURNS HAS S60.000 Ï It \ It N M K N A C K S T O W N B d * locan Mm lio n Woman Has Close Call From a Rattlesnake H otel, R esilien ce«. B ool H a ll Many O th er B u ild in g « A m on g M g meull of lyat Saturday Ufa Orno at The Halles 11 bual- I houMg «a well aa Ihe poatofflre WIpM • '! ' I ' m - loan totals In notgkkurhood of $110,000. In aura nmoiini« lo about half that >unt. ’hat A “ fire hug" was the rouse tho vario- fires Is believed rer- l. Tbojflrat flirr was that of a ill aback across Mill Creek west the city. Although considerable as ranghi from thla hlaie, there I llttlo I danger of the llamea chink the rlty. (•wire with In lesa than nn hour old Baldwin opera house at Ihe t Of Union atreet was aet nn lire. I second Main was ao furious aa Indiente the presence of oil. The Idtnf Wga completely destroyed Vhlle (he department was work- at dm Baldwin, another lire H i l l MTRKXUTH BITES ITSELF %f¡¡? A nation's war strength Is based upon Its actual fighting force, plus Ibe available reserve fighting mater ial with which It may replete its de pleted ranks. A man's business strength Is not measured alone by the actual dollars he may have at hand Barked by a strong, accommodating bank such aa the Redmond Bank of Commerce, he Is prepared to take advantage of bualneaa opportunities that seldom seek the man without a hank ac count. REDMOND BANK OF COMMERCE lo Soil and ( ropo— Uood Talk Reported by L. K Hmlth The farm ers' Institute held last Monday afternooo In the Commer cial Club rooms by the Kgteneton Department of the Oregon Agricul tural College «aa attendad by about INVENTOR HAS ALREADY 40 farmers Considerable Interest APPLIED FOR PATENT was shown, aa was especially mani fested by the questions asked by the farmers and Ihe discussions which those questions developed The a|>eakera handled their subjects ably brought out many points of es Rack I n S o Simple und Light and pecial Interest lo farmers In thla sec Thut One l’er*on Cun Easily tion Prof J K. I .arson apokr on "T ill He laid special Handle It und .Muke ( hangen age and Crops ” »ires« on Ihe preparation of the aoll — Price I n Rraiwtnablr and on cultivation He said that the mistake la often made In Irrigated sections of depending too much nn Irrigation and too llttlo on cultiva tion He pointed out tho Import I I.. Osborne of this city, has In* ance of selection of reed and showed vented a combination hay and stock aa an eiample a potato, advlsllng his rack that la so simple lhal one man hearers to select the most vigorous can operate It. and make changes and prolific hills and the heat shaped from one to the other In a abort potatoes from (hose hills Humus, he time Ite baa already applied for sold. Is Ihe one thing most needed in palenl on the article, and aa soon aa the aoll here, end he pointed out the ha secures (hat will begin to manu various ways of gelling that element He eounded a warn facture same lie already has ad Into the aoll excessive Irrigation. vance orders for a number of the ing against racks, and also requests for territor » hlch. bo said, would bring the al ial agency rights In thla state and kali to the surface and produce a Washington The price of the rack condition that would make It diffi la an reasonable that It no doubt wrttl cult to raise ordinary crops und one meet with a reaily sale which It would be hard to overcome The object of Ihe Invention la to He explained the action of potaah provide a convenient combination and also the action of gypsum, or hay and stock rack for general farm land plaster, on the soli The next speaker. Prof R K Rey pur|K>aea. principally for hauling hay and grain When converted Into a nolds. told of Ihe advantages of «lock rack If fills a long felt want aa raising and feeding llvostork A (on a crate or crib for the transportation of hay fed to cattle or hoga will re of live hoga. aheep and calves to turn lo the farmer a larger Income market, or for exhibition purpose« than If sold on the market, and the fertiliser spread upon the land at fairs It ran be easily and quickly ad- ' would he worth, figured upon the Juated by one man to either form, or haala of f-ommerrlal fertiliser, al He II ran he folded Into a small com- most half aa much aa the hay paaa for shipment or for storage advised the uae of alfalfa pasture for hogs, but urged the use of g when not In nee The many advantages of this rack grain ration In connection with It. X Coati' :ued on Page ] over the ordinary make are of vast particularly with growing pigs "d iv e the little fellows all the Importance and will have to lie eeen grain they will eat after they are to be appreciated It can be constructed at a reason weaned." he said. able price, la strong and durable and Continued on Pago I yet flexible and nnl nearly so liable lo (Ip over with a load aa the old style, rigid, long sill rack. The stork rark ran be used aa a wood rark or feed rack If will also answer moal all purposes aa a wag iV K N OK I m s HIMIXKMM on bog. and «till maintain Ihe ad vantages of the "rut under gears." CM W I l ’ KI» H I T aa It la constructed ■<> the front gears of the wagon ran awing from a straight line lo a right angle with out the wheels coming In contort t HI.1/.K M T A H T K I» IX I .I V K K Y M altm U y Might t o m e « with the body. Soar B u rn in g Out W h o le The owners of Ihe destroyed prop erty will rebuild A heroic light wag made again«' the blaxe by flremen and cltlxena It was due to this and a favorable wind that the entire city was not wiped out Irrigation A m Damaife H A f t 'S s V TSheßAN K . o f PERSONAL SERVICE The losses will reach $<0.000, with about $40,000 Insurance POINTS OF ESPECIAL TO TUM VLO SETTLERS ^ *»ri tot. THE INSTITUTE $1.60 PER YEAR ll*g l*ol«onoua lle p tlle W as I niter H er Mklrta llu t Mhe K«ca|H*l W ith out liv in g H llten Prlnevllle Journal Mlaa Maggie tilaxe had a thrilling experience while visiting nt Post recently While In the yard at the home of George Ray she heard a noise like the sound of a mower and looked all around In see who was rutting hay. She couldn't see any one but contin ued In hear Ihe buxxlng sound She happened to look down at the ground nnd was horrified fo see a big rattle snake crawl nut from underneath her skirts. How she escaped the fangs of 'he reptile Is a mystery. II la said that August la a blind month for rattlers and thla may account for her escape. T h ose IV e t r o ) cd and Ants and Cats Drive Big Poisonious Reptile to Commit Suicide FELINES KNOW RATTLERS AND KEEP SHY OF THEM IN TE R E ST PAID ON DEPOSITS GOV. WANTS TO 122,950,000 TO KEEP O.S. COIN FEED ARMIES Fierce Battle in SagebruMh Dem- on.«t rate* That Tabb> inatinc Federal Appropriation for Costs That Sum Daily for lively KeroirnizcM "Good" and r ^ u \ n IT j Provisions for Com Bad Reptile* Cent 0r. Must Be Ised ___ Before Jan. 1 bined Forces The following snake story comes from Silver l-ake and was recently printed la a Portland paper: That a snake will commit suicide to escape torture was demonstrated here when two cat#, the property of a homesteader near the lake, herd ed a big diamond rattler Into a hill of red anta. The same battle also showed that a cat Is quicker and more active than a snake, and that the feline family Instinctively knows the difference between a poisonous and a harmless repute Although the cats that drove the rattler to death by Its own mouth have killed scores of harmless grass snakes and have never shown fear of he non-polaonoua variety, they kept at a safe distance from the bead of the butx-tall reptile. The rattler was flushed In the sage brush, and. aa It started to xlg- xag between the buahes. one of the cats pounced upon the atnglng tall. The angered snake turned quickly, colled and struck; but the cat was out of reach before the rattler was half unwound. Again the race started through the sage. One cat crouched and scampered Just a few Inches from the head of the snake, the other again attacking the whtxxlng tall. Repeatedly the snake rolled for a »trike, but when It struck, the cats were out of reach, and when the rep tile waited for Its tormentors to ap proach. the cats merely circled their prey, advancing and retreating quickly when the snake moved as If to strike. The frenxled snake Anally gave up the light and started through the brush on the high gear. The rare led over an ant hill, and In Its ef fort to escape pursuit the rattler tried to squeexe Into the small hole uaed by the Insects as a doorway. Thousands of ants Instantly re sented the Intrusion and Joined the attack of the feline forces. The bite of a red ant is aa painful aa the sting of a honey bee, but not so poisonous The lit 1» Insects swarmed over the buxxlng. hissing Intruder. They crept Into the mouth of the snake, fastened themselves to Its eyes and covered Its head. The rattler struck blindly In all direc tions. beating the sage brush, the ground, anything In Its path. It turned belly upward, then tried to bore Its head Into the earth. The ants held fast. A homesteader and his wife and two rata were Interested spectators. Finally the snake looped Its head and deliberately sunk two poison fangs Into the center of Its body, clinging In this position until the buxxlng tall ceased to vibrate. A Burns dispatch of August 31 saya: The worst fire In (he history of Burns began last night at mid night and In three hours a large number of business houses were In ruins The blaxe was started In the hay loft of McKennon'a livery barn, supposedly by someone sleeping there, and It quickly spread to every building In that block, Including the Hotel French and a large two story building containing a pool hall and We hare aided In building up llvlnr -onme. Three small dwell good business for clever advertisers. ings In the block to the east were burned and the flames spread to the A dollar spent with the home mer block to the south. They Jumped the llarney County National Bank, chant circulates at home and helps which la of stona, and caught In two home trade. z\ IF NOT USED BY THAT TIME IT MAY BE LOST ESTIMATE MADE FOR THE GERMAN ARMY i! V By Galling Special Set«*ion of Potatoes the Heaviest Item and legislature Governor Thinks Bread Next — Transportation Action May Be Taken to Re- of Food Totals a Large Fig- tain This Fund to State ure in the Daily Expense Salem. Or.. Aug 29.— Governor West today pointed out that steps must be taken to insure the expen diture of money In connection with irrigation projects It Is desired to complete In Oregon. "Heretofore allotments from the I'nlted States Reclamation funds for Ihe reclamation of arid lands in the several states were made directly by the Secretary of the Interior, but hereafter such allotments will be made by Congress." said the govern or. "Secretary of the Interior Lane. In making allotments for the year 1914 set aside $572.000 for the Umatilla project. $!$$,$$$ for the Klamath project and $4 50,000 for co-opera tive work with the state in connec tion with the completion of certain Carey Act projects In the IVschutes Valley. Cnless the moneys thus al- loted are used or tied up for use by contract before the first of the year, they will pass from the control of the Secretary of the Interior into the hands of Congress, and might possi bly not be realloted to this state, but to some other state. It Is. herefoau. Imporant that steps be taken to In sure the expenditure of this money In connection with the projects It Is desired to complete. "The money alloted for the Uma- tllla and Klamath projects, of course Is being expended, but the $450.000 for the Deschutee development is not as yet tied up In such a manner aa to Insure its expenditure in this state One of the projects upon which It was proposed to expend this money was the Carey Act project of the Central Oregon Irrigation Com pany " It has also been proposed that the money be expended In the exten sion of the Tumalo project, the works of which are now being con structed bv *he state at a cost of about $450.000. Project Knglneer l-aurgaard has recently rendered a report to the government officials. In which he estimates that the Tumalo extension project, which would re claim about 10,500 acres of addi tional lands, would cost about $4S0,- 000. This cost can undoubtedly be reduced so aa to bring It within the $410.000 alloted by the Interior De partment." The Scientific American, which is a leading authority and a reliable publication, prints the following in regard to what it costs to carry on the war in Kurope. and the weekly consumption of food by the German army alone; The question of subsistence Is a vital one to an army, and many bat tles have been lost from the failure of food supplies. The commissary department of armies in all civilised countries Is in the hands of men who are in reality dietlc specialists on a large scale. The present war is the supreme test for the quarter master's department. "Rations.” as the daily food sup ply of the soldier Is known, vary In each country according to racial tastes or climatic conditions, thus, the meat ration of France is quite different from that of Germany. For the purpose of comparison we have taken the daily Held ration of the German army, which Is as follows: 750 grammes of fresh bread or 500 grammes of biscuit. 375 grammes of raw meat (fresh or salted), or 200 grammes of smoked beef, pork, mutton, bacon, or meat sausage 115 grammes of rice (groats), or 250 grammes of pulse or flour, or 1500 grammes of potatoes. 25 grammes of salt. 26 grammes of coffee iroastedl. or 30 grammes of coffee (green ), or 3 grammes of tea and 17 grammea of sugar. The weekly supply of food for the German army Is shown to be po tatoes. 120.330.000 pounds; bread. SO.ISO.000 pounds; meat. 16,030,- 000 pounds; coffee. 2.009,000 pounds; salt, 2.009.000 pounds; su gar. 1,365,000 pounds Of course, the figures given are for the standard ration, which is probably a very different thing from that actually being consumed along the great battle formation, for there Is great flexibility as to the food to be used. It Is possible that pemmlean (a condensed meat pro duct) has entered Into the ration very largely, but we will not get much accurate Information until the close of the war. The Kaiser has al ways expressed a lively Interest In 1% Continued on Page 3 I rar