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COUNTY OFFICIAL, PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
VOL. XX
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1916.
NO. 51
SINGLE TAX MEASURE
IS AGAIN ON BALLOT
PROFESSOR KAEMPF
ADMIRAL F0URNET
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Personal Matters Should Be
Forgotten
ELECTION ON NOVEMBER
Waters May Be Appropriated
for Other Lands if Not
at This Time
We Are Informed that omc of
those who are not In favor of the
Ochoco Project are attempting,
deliberately, or otherwise, to cloud
the real issuo in connection with
the coming; bond election. The one
real issue in connection with this
project Is whether or not this
valley needs a complete, up-to-date
irrigation system in order to de
velop its resources to the utmost
and make of the valley a live, pros
perous community. Presumably
this question was settled in the
affirmative when it was voted to
form the district, so that the only
question now is one of cost. If
other lands in the valley now being:
irrigated with just the flood waters
of the creeks can make good under
irrigation, and especially where
4tbiut 1500 acres at least of these
lands are on tiio bench, it seems
that the profits that are possible
would justify almost any construc
tion cost for the system that would
te within reason. The estimated
cost for construction and interest
charges for the Ochoco Project is a
very reasonable one and there is
no doubt in tho world but that
these charges can be met easily by
every farmer if be will apply the
irrigation water , properly and at
the right times.
The farming of irrigated lands
means more work in every instance,
but on the other hand the returns
are such that a great deal smaller
acreage can be farmed with greater
financial returns than are now be
"ing realized from vastly greater
areas of dry lands.
So that, we repeat, the issuo now
is not of how much the preliminary
survey has cost, whether some land
owner has a personal grudge
against any member of the Board
of Directors, or any other non
essential matter, but does this
valley want to make usu of the
waters which are now flowinir
past its doors to be eventually used !
by others living farther down the
valley who do realize their value.
If the people of this valley are con
tent to get a bare existence from
the lands they now farm, which is
in many cases helped out by work
obtained on the outside, they will
probably vote against the bond
issue. If they wish the valley to
be a garden spot with every farm
er prosperous and with the popula
tion of the valley increased many
fold, then they will vote for it.
R. W. Rea,
Project Engineer ,
FOR THE FARMERS
Through the office of tho State
Librarian, tho books of the Oregon
State Library will be again in
stalled in the othce of the County
Agriculturist, R. A. Blftnchard, at
Redmond. Oregon ib more pro
gressive than many states in offer
ing this splendid opportunity to its
citizens, Tho plan of the travel
ing library has been working in
this state for some time, and the
benefiits of it are hard to calculate
from the mere statistics of distri
bution. ,
M. G. Coe, two miles east of
Bend, was the first man, to take ad
vantage of this service, taking
home with him Grubb's book on
"The Potato." Mr. Coe sayj that
he is one farmer who wants to
read what the other fellow has
found out about things agricul
tural. The library contains ex
cellent works on Irrigation, such
. as Whidsoe's Principles or Irriga
tion Practice, books on Soil, Fertili-
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Profeeeor Kaempf, who Is president
of the German RelcheUg, which re
cently convened.
ty, Dry land Farming, Swine,
Poultry Raising and Dairy Farm
ing. All of these by men of
authority on the subjects. Books
of fiction for the long winter even
ings will b enjoyed by the who'e
family and chidrcn's stories for the
younger set.
The wisest men of the age are
good readers. Reading develops
the mind and deepens the sou).
The library is 'free to all farmers
of Crook county, if you have in
mind a book that we do not have,
we will get it for you. We want
to make the library useful. You
are supporting it in taxes. get
your money's worth. There is no
charge, no time limit, no fine to
pay. Books may be obtained on
Saturdays and Mondays, the regular
office days of tho County Agricul
turist at Redmond.
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Regardless of the fact- that this
has been one of the busiest cam
paigns in the history of the
country, tho interest in the
Journal's subscription campaign has
increased until the cleqtion of
Wilson or Hughes for president
seemed small in comparison during
the present week.
Friends of the candidates rallied
to their support from all quarters,
and the number of votes for the
two leudirior candidates civen below
shows that they both more that J
aouDiea meir sircngtn quring tne
week.
The bonus offered during tho
week stimulated interest in the
contest and it seemed for a time
that "Uncle Frank" Nichols would
be a considerable distance in the
lead today, but a final summing
up of results at 1 o'clock showed
the following:
Mrs. Hugh Nelson 685,000
B. F., Nichols ' 675,000
Dolly Hodges , ' 65,000
Hale Ordway 85.000
Alma G. Morse 1:0,000
Alex Rickman 15,000
Harry Farnsworth 15,000
Hugh Lakin 15.000
Glenn Hendrickon 15,000
R. E. Balfour 10,000
E. C. Park 10,000
Mrs. L. M. Miller 10,000
ZoeCornett 10,000
Gladys Bayn 10,000
J. L. Wright 10,000
Ernest Estes . 10,000
Vira Cyrus , ' , 10.000
C. C. Hyde 10.000
thejoHlIlget
The Journal will receive election
returns on the night of November
7, also the following day and until
the result is determined. The
issue of the Journal on November
9 will contain a report of the re
sult in both the nition and the
county and state. For the even
ing of election day, the returns will
be shown on a bulletin board at the
Club Hall for the benefit of the
base ball club. A small admission
will be charged, Manager Jordan
says.
Republican Candidate Would
Assess Personally
SYSTEM WOULD SAVE MONEY
Repeats Motto of "Economy and
Equal Assessments to AH"
as His Policy -
During my. campaign for the
office ot assessor I have found a
strong demand , for more personal
work in the field on the part of the
assessor himself. .
More personal supervision on the
part of the assessor, together with
a consistent classification of the
land will result primarily in a more
complete assessment.
Equalize the assessments so that
all ' will bear their ratio of the
county expense no more and no
less.
Right here I wish to incorporate
in rny platiorm "More accuracy
and precision in the field work."
The amount of money spent by
this county for the past three years
for deputy hire should have
brought about a most efficient as
sessment. As to whether or not this
efficiency has been obtained, I leave
ro your judgment. . i
As stated last week, I advocate
the inaugurat ion of a loose leaf
system of taking care of the rolls,
which has proven to be a great
saving of both time and material,
especially in Wasco and other
counties of this state.
I reiterate my original motto ud
on whic'.i the republicans gave me
the nomination last May and upon
which I ask your support in the
election on November 7, "Economy
and equal assessments to all."
R. D. Ketchum.
Regular republican nominee for
County Assessor.
J. ALTON THOMPSON
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To the Voters of Crook County:
It was not till recently that I con
sented to file as Independent Can
didate for County School Superin
tendent and have not been able to
meet many of the voters of the
county; therefore I take this oppor
tunity of reaching you who are in
terested in the welfare of the
schools of the county.
To many in the county 1 am net
a stranger, having como to the
county ten years ago from the
superintendency of one of the lead
ing schools of Michigan, located at
Flushing, of that state.
At that time it was intended that
I should take up other work, but
finding the country less developed
than had been expected, we decid
ed to take up our former profession
and had charge of the Laid law
schools for three years, and the
Redmond schools for four years,
resigning to develop our property,
at which we have been engaged for
three years past. .
I have been engaged in educa
tional work for twenty-eight years
for which I was prepared in Mich
igan Agricultural College, Michigan
Normal College and Michigan Uni
versity. Was for twelve years a
member of teachers' examining
board, havo done training school
work, organized agricultural and
manual training courses.
If elected I will devote my entire
time to the duties of the office, and
will lcavelnothing undone that will
further the interests of all the
schools in the county. Will en
courage spirit in all districts; will
lend every possible assistance to
the teachers, especially those with
little experience.
Yours very respectfully,
J. Alton Thompson.
Mrs. S. L. Morgan died of ap
poplexy at the Morgan home on
Dry Creek yesterday, age 66 years.
Funeral services were held today at
the residence.
Third Time Should Put it off
Forever
VOTE 307 X NO ON THIS
"Full Rental Value Land Tax
And Homemaker's Fund
Amendment" Confusing
The first initiative measure on
this year's ballot now named the
"Full Rental Value Land Tax and
Homemakcrs' Loan Fund Amend
ment" is the same single tax
scheme that has adorned the ballot
year after year, this time wearing
a new dress and bearing a new
title. A new bait to catch votes
has also been added. Following
is the history of attempted single
tax legislation in Oregon during
the past eight years.
In 1908 an amendment proposed
by "The Oregon Tax Reform As
sociation" (single taxers) exempt
ing personal property and improve
ments was defeated by a vote of
60,871 no's to 32,066 ayes. , It was
admitted to be a first step toward
single tax.
In 1910, an amendment abolish
ing the poll tax carried by a vote
of 44,171 ayes to 42,127 no's.
Only after its passage was the fol
lowing "joker" discovered: "Pro
viding for the people of each
county to regulate taxation ' and
exemptions within the county, re
gardless of constitoutinal restric
tions or state statutes, and abolish
ing poll or head tax."
In 1912, single tax measures
were subrntted in Multnomah,
Clackamas and Coos counties, ana
were defeated in each, county , by
more than a 2 to 1 vote.
At the same election, an amend
ment proposing "state-wide single
tax with a graduated tax pro
vision" was defeated by 82,015 no's
to 31,345 ayes. At this election
the "joker" referred to above,
was repealed.
In 1914, two amendments were
submitted: One, providing for a
$1500 exemption, was defeated
136,193 to 65,495; the other, pro
viding for a specific personal grad
uation extra tax, was defeated,
124,943 to 59,186. By voting 307
No, the voters of Oregon will
again show what they think of
single tax. ,
RABBIT BOUNTY BILL
Jack rabbits. The word will
catch your attention almost any
time ani under any conditions outj
here on the desert, but jack rabbits i
is no new subject. The pesky;
pests have been with the country
sinee the memory of man runneth
not to the contrary. Their exterm
ination is a serious question ana all
kinds of schemes have been devised
to rid the country of them, to more
or less success. In Crook county
the rabbits are a standing and
every day menance to the home
steader and the settlers, and some
tales are told about the devastation
they have -created that is almost
unbelievable, but on good authori
ty, coming in fact from the best
source possible (R. N. Palmerton
than whom there is no one more
truthful and reliable) it is said
that in their desperation for food
last winter the rabbits actually de-
itiinnrl a of oL- ff tint ri o vanArt '
t 'ui vu a jiuv i via iiaj a a uiiv.ii
far out on the desert. They bur
rowed in and as they pulled the
hay down a bit at a time the stack
was practically all gone before the
owner had any knowledge of their
effort to cheat him out of the
stored food for his stock. Mighty
few homesteaders and settlers are
able to fence properly to get ab
solute protection, and gardens are
almost out of the question. All
this leads to the measure that will
appear on the ballot at the Novem
ber election allowing the commis
sioners of the county to pay a jack
rabbit scalp bounty. Bend Press.
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Admiral Pournet, French' head of
the Allied Mediterranean , fleet, who
aelzed Greece's warehlpe. .
RABBIT BOUNTY BILL
To the Editor Crook County
Journal, Prineville, Oregon:
There are a great many wild
guesses being circulated about the
amount of money that will be re
quired for the first year of a
rodent bounty law such as is pro
posed for Crook County. There are
many ways of guessing at the
amount necessary to pay the
bounties under this proposed law
for the first year it is in operation,
in the event it passes. ,
The one best guess, I beileve, is
to take the area of Harney county,
where a similar law is now in
force, and compare it to the area
of Crook county., Harney county
has 6,357,120 acres, while Crook
county has only 3,844,240 acres,
or practically 60 per cent as large
as Harney county. It cost Harney
county for the first year the law
was in operation in hat county,
approximately $45,000. It is readi
ly seen that $3ff,000 will be
the limit to which the rabbit
bounty will go for the first year in
Crook county
Some have asked, "will it pay?"
to snend $30,000 a year for
a bounty on rabbits in Crook
county. This question, "will it
pay?" is more often asked through
our fear than through our courage
and good business judgment. The
then county agriculturist, A. E.
Lovett, estimated that during the
year 1915 the rabbits alone did
between $90,000 and $100,000
damage to the range and
crops of Crook county. The New
som Creek Rabbit Club has esti
mated that the rabhits and sage
rats did damage to the extent of
at lehst two hundred thousand
dollars to the range and crops of
Crook county during the year 1915.
If the man who is afraid that
the expenditure of $30,000 a
year for a rabbit bounty will
break the county will just figure
a little, he will come to his senses
and wonder how he can afford to
be without a bounty on these
rodents. Each succeeding year the
amount , necessary to pay - the
bounty grows steadily smaller as
the rodents disappear, and as the
damage they do grows less each
season this difference will repre
sent a reserve fund wittrnich the
taxpayers may wage?, an endless
fight toward the final extermina
tion of these four-footed pests
B. A fester,
- . '' . Post j Oregon.
TO ATTEND GRAND BALL
,An invitation was extended to
the business men at ' the luncheon
on Friday to attend the Harvest
Ball at Powell Butte tomorrow
evening. A delegation consisting
of Mrs. C. M. Charlton, Mrs. Wm.
Wilson, Wm. Wilson, J. F. Rice
and N. P. Alley were present at
the luncheon. The luncheon to
morrow will be held at the
Methodist church in thffcjty.
Organization Is Being Widely
Recognized ,
STANDARD QUALITY OUT
Potato Market Will Bring Hand,
some Returns This Year
Demand Good
The Deschutes Valley Potato
Growers' Association, with head
quarters at Redmond, has started
it second year of Ustory. At a
recent meeting in county agent
Blanchard's office they appointed
R. H. Parson as their manasrer
and R. A. Blanchard, County Agri
culturist, as general counsellor and
advisor. The association has about
30 members who will market
through the organization about 50
cars of first class potatoes this year.
Most or the members are smalt
growers, Mr. Stadig of Terrebonne,
and Mr. Mustard of Powell Butte,
being the largest growers in the
association with about 40 acres
each.
Through the efforts of the county
agriculturist, daily market reports
are received from the Office of
Markets and Rural Organization.
U. a. Department of Agriculture.
These reports constitute a sum
mary of wires received from all
railroads of the number of cars
originating on their lines, together
with the destination and price. The
reports are available to any in
terested parties and can' be secured
through the county agriculturist.
Hector MePherson, field agent at
Corvallis for the above department.
is also assisting in securing mar
kets, and building up a solid organ
ization. It is the history of co
operative efforts of farmers that
the teaching of the meaning of true
cooperation, a campaign of educa
tion on the princij les of coopera
tive marketing of products is abso
lutely necessary to the life of the .
organization. Such factors as"
loyalty, grading, keeping up the
quality, etc., are of absolute im
portance to the cooperative as
sociation. It is to this end that'
the County Agriculturist is work
ing.
The association is fortunate in
securing the services of Mr. Par
sons as their manager. Mr. Par
sons is a man of absolute honesty.
integrity and no little business
acumen. In cooperation with the
Agriculturist's offiee the manage
ment will issue frequently a news
letter to the members of ' the as
sociation, setting forth the business
pulse, trend of prices, kind of
potatoes received, quotations re
ceived and a general information of
the work of the office. This will
keep all growers informed of the
actions of their association and
avoid misgivings, suspicion and
skepticism.
Due to the reputation gained for
their products last year, the as
sociation is receiving wires from
all parts of the country asking for
quotations. The first-member to
dispose of potatoes through the,
association this year is M. C. Coe,
who will through the organization
send but one car f. o. b. Bend. The
plan .is to create monthly pools,
moving the product off under these
respective prices. After the rush
of the harvest season is over it is
expected to ship several cars before
severe weather.
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Silas Christofferson, aviator, who
was an attraction at the local fair
some years ago, was killed Tues
day at Kenwood City. California,
when he fell about 100 feet, his
heavy machine falling on top of
him. He was but 26 years of age
at the time of his death, and was
in the employ of the government.
He held an altitude record ' of
,nore. than 20,000 feet and had
made many thrilling flights.