Uof O Eugene Or Crook County Jotiiraa! COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER, $1.50 YEAR PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUG. 14, 1913. KutrmA at th pmlotnn at PrlnTlll On on, MouDd-eiaM matter VOL. XVII-NO. 38 Klamath Falls to Entertain Development League Valuation of Property in Oregon. I School NeWS of Interest State Tax Levied by Commissioners According to an official statement issued by the State Tax Commission, your locality. Space will lie re served for ull, anil you are cspeci ally appointed and deputized to see section is well repro- Klamath Kulls Is making extensive preparations to properly entertain the visitors to the Central Oregon development league, which meets in that city August l'.l, 20,21. They have planned to make this Fourth Annual Convention of the Central Oregon Development lengu one of j that your the liest and most helpful meetings sen ted. -ver held. If the farmers and the On our program you will liuve the opportunity of seeing lumW ninnu jfactured in one of the best euips-d large saw mills in the state. I Instructive and interesting lee- simply a get together meeting to pat: lures will lie given by Secretary of one another on the hack, hut is a' Interior Funklin K. Lane, Assistant to Crook County The annual Teachers' County In stitute will be held in Prineville, business men of this section realized what a line meeting this is to be they would wake up right now and get ready to attend. This is not the total tax levied for all purposes for the year l'JIU is just 1 1,1 1 1 ,805.79 other exhibits from the various less than that levied for the year 1912, the levy for tins year being 18,- parU of the county, and wo are de- l:i(i,4:t8.2H, and that for the year 1912 was 1 19.2 1,244.07. sirous of having on exhibition a line The state tax paid by the counties is ll,941,G01.27 less this year than Septemker 22, 23, 24. County Su collection of all product raised in' last, the tax for this year being 11,122,214.49, and that for last year was ' perintendent Myers in working on 1 ..... r, ttt i .... . tinfi i p- 1.1 . ' tVia n.nrrnni anrl avnAfla in maUO .i,iMM,niij. ii. ine valuation ior lasi year was v'u,o-n,i')-j. oo, anu mail "k- ......v. for this year is ;i().r,01 1 ,079. this gathering a helpful and instruct- The reason the levy is so much lower for this year is that the levy of , ive one. State Superintendent 1912 included the appropriations made by the legislative session of 1911. j Churchill will attend and be of The levy for thiB year was made prior to the meeting of the legislature ( much assistance to the teachers in and does not include the appropriations. Next year's levy will include 1 explaining and suggesting helps for them, and the lew then will be considerably higher than this vear. i the new course of study. Arrange- The talile prepared by the commission .showing the valuation for the '. ments are also being made for other li.w ,f ttou v..r the tntiil tiiy lew for nil iinrnoses ami the tati tax to prominent instructors to assist in meeting planned to be of practical, and valuable help to all who attend. The best seiikcrs available have I n secured and no progressive farmer nor business man can afford to stay away. Several business men of Prine ville have already made arrange ments to lie there, but we should have a much larger delegation than is now in sight to represent, this section. We have some of the most successful farmers in the state in this vicinity and hope they will as sume some of the responsibility in this matter and arrange to attend. A letter from the Klamath Chamber of Commerce to W. F. King, secre tary of the Crook County Cowl Koads Association, tells definitely what will lie done at this meeting: To whom this nmy come, greeting: The Fourth Annual Convention of the Central Oregon Development league to be held in Klamath Falls, August 19, 20, 21, will be one of the best, if not the best meeting of the league ever held. We are making extensive preparations for your en tertainment and comfort while in our midst. Particular attention will be given to the agricultural and be paid by the counties follows: Secretary Miller, buiis W. Hill, F. 11. Newell, Will It. King, Gov. West, J. II. Young. Win. llanloy, P. L. Campbell, Mrs. Henrietta Willard I Calvin, W. Ijiir Thompson. A. W. ! Orion, Calvin Brown, 0. M.Clark, ! Cant, linker, Prof. Rebec and John H. Ix'wis. You must hear Farmer Smith s lectures, and from the Oregon Agri cultural College we will have Pres. Keer, Dr. Whvconibe, Professors Scud der Potter, l.unn Milam and Hetzel. Tillman Iteu'-er, "The Dry Farm ing Wizard." will be with us. The farmers' friend. Hanker C. 8. Hudson, will address the bankers and farmers on subjects of interest to all. Judge B. Daly and others will be given space on the program. Program will also include two sessions of Domestic Science Insti tute. One session Woman's Club Institute. Four sessions of Farm ers' Institute. Four business ses sions of the Development League. Two large public evening meetings. Do not miss this convention. Re member the exhibits from your sec tion. They are wanttd. Kesiiectfully, Ki.amatii.CiumiikkCommkhi'K. Ix-wis Wylde, Sec I'M VTIIM. lUker I li-ii ton Clwktttuai - (.'Utwip Columbia (OOB , ..... Crook Curry I lunula . Gilliam (irsnt lltiney Hood Kiver Jarkann Josephine .. . KUmsth Uka l.ane Lincoln Malheur Marlon Morrow Multnomah . Tolk Sherman Tillamook I'matilla I'nion Wallowa Wasco. Washington Wheeler . Yamhill Tot! vnIih' tax fthic ,roM-rt)'. 23,3i:i,HlH 1(,!122.22 2m,4U2,HM ' ,K4n,f)70 14.6115,015 111,611! li'.f.l 9,97ll,l.-i2 4,l67,o:; 33,12tl,2.-.8 11,751.23!) 6,950,82 7 34H,i7 11.37,447 36.tS6!,rK4 10,863,43s 1,470,02!) 8,7Wl,tt2 38.37tl,2ll5 9,7011,012 29,722,313 11.531,847 42.785.026 11,073,551 335,112.074 14.748,767 8,701,814 15,123,411 45,312,26 16,tl7,7:6 ll,4ii8,6:'5 U',915,857 19,!W9.71'3 3,267 ,M6 ,1!)2,!MI8 Amount of taxi'l levied. i 345,064.96 241 371.84 65R,7i0.3!l 45H,1.-,6.2S 273,742.82 564.S.S0 00 328,418.37 55.S24.74 583,759.58 110.902.25 11H,76!.31 110,405 10 180,855.04 706,012.61 25ti.64ll.8s 320.120 00 93.722.35 805,863.03 188,396 ltt 618,567.25 235,731.20 7S5.282 52 119.763.42 7,139.205.1)5 294,215.17 106,585.16 339,3116 07 617,36.39 301,910.46 1.80,740 10 278.04s. 49 4:i0,as9.71 56,2i3.44 422,340.16 I this work One day of the institute will be ii'uKimv Riven 'et to the fair, where teach- $ 27,277.75 ers and pupils will have an oppor- tittp tax ; Ml l.y The whole number of organized school districts has increased from 6S in 1907 to 88 at the present time. Probably the greatest change has occurred in the personnel of the teaching force. At the present time 70 per cent of the teachers in Crook county are from other states, many being university and normal school graduates, while a few years ago the greater per cent was from the home county and state. County Superintendent Myers hopes to continue raising the stand ard of the schools by securing special trained teachers. The new edition of the school law emphasizes this 14,483 25 tunity to see the school work that matter in the following words: 40,:i53.75 25,256.50 ls.432.25 2421.00 has been done throughout the coun-1 "No certificate to teach in an ele ty and thus be better able to meas- mentary school shall be issued to ure their strength and progress, j any person unless such person has CUUipiCLCU ail cicifiruuijr icm.ncia training course, or its equivalent, 15,879.25 These exhibits also give inspiration ,i"u o" ana nelpiui suggestions lor luiure , which Muivtiencv shall be determ ined by the superintendent of public The fair is earlier this year than j instruction. 3,w.oo;workt 1U.U7Z.UU Q via. 7.1 9,282.00 usual, si every one should begin "These provisions shall not apply 2,750.50 now in order to make a creditable ' to any person who has had at least 38,385.25 showing. The regular list of indus-1 x months approved public school 13,719.00 trial ize9 i9 g00dand in. teaching experience at the time th.s 18.200.00 . j i x . i act takes effect. oo m spire every boy and girl to greater .. . ... ... 9,268.50 ...... I The provisions of this act shall 44,901.00 ,efforts- The "I"" llst 18 larer! be in full force and effect from and 8,779.25 and better than ever before and 36 950.00 j should encourage the pupils of 12,2'.'1.50. Crook county to honor their dis- lo'oU'nn' tricts by winning one or 410,19.48 j em- ., , , , urowtn or ocnoon- more of 20,954.00 10,333.25 18,231.50 after September 1, 1915." This will give all young teachers ample opportunity to prepare for this work. New School Building. New school buildings are being built or making arrangements for building in the following districts: Lower Rye Grass, District 30; Des Chutes, District 28; Diamond Peak, Totala 905,011,679 18,1.!6,4: 28 Business Training Brings Success r.;'; i,u"upaf """o' illness, who co of womeu who have been mar ried, whoso husbands arc dead or incapacitated by accident or mo asking for -; soniethiii"; to do, you'd under The Crook County High School i : stand without any miosth n why Chief Engineer of Prineville- Metolius Railawy at Work During the past five years Crook county has enjoyed a good steady 43,069.00 school growth as shown by its in .'t crease in teachers, pupils and school 13,0''5. i ii ,. . i,i m districts. 2'4i4';io! In 1907 the number of pupils of j Culver, Metolius, Gateway, McKay, sioiis 25 ' school age in this county was 2080 ; Terrebonne, Round Butte, District 2t.776.25 as compared with 3360 at the pres-1 67; Tethrow Butte, District 75; 11,122,214.48 ! ent time. Seventy teachers were j Bend, a ward school; and the Crook 1 registered in the county on the first County High industrial building. rlnto ii'Vitlo tho 1Q15I .Tuna rpnnrt Sisters has a fine new school build- shows 132. Since many schools have ' 'n& which they are furnishing. Most increased their teaching force, next year's report will show a greater gain. of the above districts have conduct ed schools during the past year in temporary quarters. ninoiig tne lirsi in ine state to real ize the necessity of preparing her voting people for practical work. This year our county high school oilers several courses that when eoniplelcil will enanie me graiuiaies to begin at once their chosen line of work and thus pay back in a meas ure their debts to the state. The teachers' training course, the do mestic science, the agriculture, the manual training and the book-keeping, short-hand and stenography, all oiler special privileges and training to boys and girls of Crook county who wish to becomo independent upon graduation. The regular courses are to bo made flexible so that students may arrange to take one or more of the above in connec tion with the regular school work. Parents are beginning to realize more and more the necessity of giving their children special train ing along practical lines. If more attention was given to this work during the school years of our boys and girls there would be fewer fail ures and less suffering in later life. The following article from the Port land Journal emphasizes this idea of special preparation: Should vounsr women have commercial training? "I think- so," said a Portland business man. "What chance lias a girl for employment that will pny her wages in any sort of proportion to her effort unless 6he has somo special trui'iing for it?" "If you could see the number girls oro bolter lilted for lifo if they liavo commercial training. "Some (if the stories those women who conio asking for work nod havo never been trained fur it, tell are pathetic to the extreme. Hut the com mercial world hasn't room for any individual regardless of sex who can't do some one thing and do it well. If pirls have to work they'd bettor bo trained for work. If vicissitude manes n necessary for them to work, oarly special training will bo found invaluable. If, aftor they are married, they find it necessary to work, those who havo training will find that the best trained get the largest salaries, have the shortost hours and enjoy life most. "And I am in favor of practi cal business training for girls on an economic and character build ing basis aside from the question of income. "Any girl who has been train ed to keep accounts in a business college will be able to koep ac counts at home. Arty girl who has gotten a notion of what valuos really are will not bo in clined to extravagance, noither will she be deceived by the shoddy or unwholesome. "I think business training for boys is an essential. I don't care if they don't do anything moro practical than write for a living, business training will help them to square up against Mr. von Planta of Portland, who; has been engaged by II. P. Scheel for chief engineer on the proposed survey tor tne rrineviue-.oeiotius railroad, arrived in this city last Thursday and is busy getting up descriptions of rights-of-way so final deeds can be drawn up. He is also making the necessary arrangements for terminals at Metolius and Prine- ....... , , i roads and the map as outlined ville, including depots, warehouses,' . , . ; would furnish the necessary mfor- stock yards, etc. .. . . u . , i . , ' uiaiiutl iur placing an sui-u bins. -"I. t lauia uaa uccu auviscu the engineers r. von rianta has been auvise by Mr. Scheel to complete all work up to the point of construction so that when the final word conies there will be no unnecessary delays. This engineer expects to finish up the above work by Saturday and will then leave to confer with Mr. Scheel about this railroad. life, get in touch with and under stand human kind And the same business training for girls, in their particular departments of work, and applied to their especial needs, is just as valuable. "One of the quickest stenog raphers I know in Portland is the daughter of wealthy parents. She doesn't need to work, but she says she wants to know so that if the time ever comes when she has to work she will be pre pared. "I know other girls of families well able to support them who have taken business college courses, who have learned how to trim hats, and make dresses, who have learned the chemeistry of food, and their value to them selves, to society and to those immediately about them has been doubled. They're finer women for knowing how to work." Ore Dates of Opening or Schools The Prineville public school will open Monday, September 15. The Crook County High School will open Monday, September 29. present very gener ously donated their services to this work and Mr. Kelley was chosen chairman of this committee. Those present were: W. F. King, Engineers Kelley, George Brewster, Fred A. Rice, Clarence D. Rice, D. H. Peoples, C. 0. Pollard and J. H. Haner and Oscar Hyde. Plans Made for County Road Map W. F. King, secretary of the Crook County Good Roads Conven tion, interested a number of Tengi neers and citizens of Prineville to the extent that they met Tuesday evening at the Hotel Prineville and after enjoying a good supper took up the proposition of devisingjways and means of preparing a prelimi nary base road map of Crook county. At the present time there is no authentic road map of this county trom which to worn, the plan is to have this map show the location and exact condition of every road in the county. Such a record will be of permanent value to all parts of the county showing where im provements are most needed and will also save both time and expense in ascertaining the exact location of all places. It is expected to build the map on the scale of one inch to the mile, thus giving a large map about 7x9j feet. This county is without the neces sary sign boards at the forks of the Fifty Hours a Week One Dollar a Day Portland, Ore , Aug. 5. The Ore gon State Industrial Commission to- dav fixed minimum hours of labors , noon Enthusiasm Manifested for Good Roads The inter county meeting of good roads advosates held at La Pine on the 9th inst was well at tended by delegates from Crook, Klamath and Lake counties. A more appropriate site for the meeting probably could not hava been found in the three counties represented. The people of La Pine had prepared a platform, forth.? speakers and tables for the g'jriot8 among the pines iu the oiii-ikirts of their village. Barb;u;Ufd beef, with all the usual trimmings, was served at to about two hundred for all girls under 18 years of age, at eight hours and 20 minutes a day or 50 hours a week. They may not work after 6 p. m., and all girls between the ages of 16 and 18 must receive a minimum of f 1.00 per day excep,t when arrangements have been made with the commission for apprentices or learners. The law will affect girls employed in depart ment stores, telephone exchanges, telegraph offices, hotels and restaur ants, laundries, mechanical estab lishments and other retail businesses of like character. It will become effective 60 days hence. This was the first ruling made by the com mission since its creation. For Sale. The ei of 8wi section 36, town ship 13 south, range 15 east of Wil lamette Meridian. About 7 miles north of Prineville, Oregon. C. F. Uuhh.nki.l, Gen. Del., Ogrien, I'tnh. 6-12-4tp guests. Prior to the luncheon a con siderable delegation attended the dedication of a monument at the county line, being the point se lected on the route of the Lincoln National Highway where the road will enter Crook county. The ceremonies were presided over by Col. Charles W. Thatcher the authorized path finder for the several projected National High ways across the United States. In the afternoon several ad dresses were delivered. Judge W. S. Worden, of Klamath county, reviewed the progress of the good roads work in his county. During Judge Worden 'a administration Klamath county has built over five hundred miles of permanent roads, where a few years before there were practi Contiuued on Page Fivs