Crtiiok Coiiety ".Journal
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER OF CROOK COUNTY
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
TOL. XXIII.
PRINEVILLE. CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 23, 1919
NO. 11.
WATFR IN MAIN (!MI
CHARLES W. COLBY ! RESUME OF WORK OF THE
STATE ENGINEER ASKS
SUPPORT FOR PROJECT
ON OCHOCO PROJECT
KILLS WIFE AND SELF
OREGON LEGISLATIVE BODY
WORK OK IMIFPARING DITCH KM
FOR KPIUNU I'HK IIKINd RI'HIIKI)
INTAKE AT TWO POINTS NOW
McKay Water Turn Ml In At Crow
lug Worm Weather IVr
mlu Irrlgutlon
For the flrsf time since Hi com
pletion th waters of Ochoco Crook
were, on Tuesday, 'allowed to flow
down tba Main Canal of tha Ochoco
Irrigation District as fur as Dry creek.
Toe bond of the it ream hud reached
the North porul of tha tunnut about
th rim o'clock In tba afternoon and
It wm expected tha water would ba
flowing out of tha wanleway at Dry
crock hy nlKhtfnll.
A fast aa poniilble tha ennui will
h flllitd anil tested to tha and near
Hound liutta In oritur that all struct
ure may ba puddled and tested and
tha canal aoukud up ready for opera
tion. At the mi inn tlmo crews are
busily engaged In puddling all drops,
turnout, and other structures on the"
" ".
Water Is being lukon into-the can-
al at the Mr Kay crooning as well as
at the dam, ami Inn covered consider
Otiln distance went of McKay.
It la thn plan of tha board to keep
water In tho cauul for tba remuluder
of tha aprhiK. unless iiimo repair
work ahould become necessary that
would uiuke It necessary to shut It ;
Off.
The effect of this water will be
marked thla year on crops grown on
the binds near this city, and In Its ap
plication a new epoch In the develop
ment of tha country Is seen.
F
BONDS ARE SOLD
A block of 1200,000 worth of bonds
the remaining unit of the $1,100,000
bond Issue of the Ochoco Irrigation
District, authorized before tho con
struction work was started, waa sold
to Clark, Kendall ft Co. of Portland,
and Htephena aV Co., of San Kranclsco,
at a meeting of the board of directors
Monday at noon.
The bonds brought $180,000.00 or
90 points plus accrued Interest.
There was but one other bid, that
of the Union Trust Company of Spo
kane, which was represented bore by
Krank C. I'nlno. The Union Trust
Company bid was for 95 points plus
Aa the board considered the set
iiuuiuni wiiii ma vouiruuior impos
sible under the terms men t limed, tho
bid for $10,000 less money seemed to
be far the beat business move.
The bids wore opened a week ago,
but upon agreement with the bidders,
tho mutter wns deferred until Mon
day, pending the outcome of a con
ference between the board of direct
ors and the contractor.
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J. C. IKlSON, PIONEER OK LAKE
VIEW ENDS HIM LIFE
Despondent over financial difficul
ties, J. C. Doduon, pioneer stockman,
and ranchur of Lukeview, placed the
muzzle of a ,22-callbur rifle in his
mouth and blew his brains out, Sun
day morning, at the Redmond Hotel.
Ills brother, W. I). 13. Doduon, Is sec
retary of the Portland Commercial
club. ,
The discovery of the tragedy was
made at 9 o'clock In the morning,
when a chambermaid called at his
room. Receiving no answer, she op
ened the door and found the rancher
- lying dead In his bed. lie hud cover
ed the floor nearby with newspapers
and placed a. basin close to the edge
of the bed, aparently In th endeavor
to prevent soiling the carpet. A cor
oner's jury returned a verdict of toll
Inflicted duth.
Saturday night Dodson loft Bend
by auto for Redmond, leaving word
with his driver to call for him In the
morning. Shortly after he bought a
rifle at a second hand store, and lat
er retired to his room, where he wrote
a note telling of his intention to end
"his life. It is believed that the shot
was fired between 7 and 8 o'clock in
the morning.
Mr. Dodson came to Central Oregon
nearly a quarter of a century ago,
homesteadfng In the Lakevlew sect-
Ion. Ho was about 46 years of ago.
w. s. a.
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O. O. II. KF DEFEATS REDMOND
The same skill, spirit, pop and luck
Is still with old Crook Count uifcU.
In a fast f.amo of tuiHliotbull at the
Club hall Snturdny night, C. C. II. S.
defeated Redmond High, 3 to 22. A
large crowd was out to witness the
game and much onthusiaBm was ev
idenced. The homo tuam is com
posed Of Llfltrr, Horlgan, Rosenberg,
Lister and Miller. Tho next gamu
will be at Madras. Saturday night,
I
uu i.iie.eBL uUl wn. cuuuiuunai p,BCe reatei to some agreement pre
otf the acceptance of thf district of a Piously made, the mall carrier did
settlemont of the contracting firm of , h,.,n ,hft 0iVerv of the mes-
Twohy Hros. Company. a i. .i m.i.i, w
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IIODIKM FOUND HY HIIKUIFF '
'!-. tltlhl Saf ILMi mt AMI
FORMER PRINOILLE RESIDENTS
Coll Wm In Tha Hhiwp IlitMnc.
Hera For Hnrral Year Wa
A Partner of J.inra ('ram
Charles W. Colby,' formerly of this .
pliicn, killed his wlfn and hlnntolf last' h0UB over organisation. Both the
Saturday at their farm .hoy, near. prMldent of -the ,eMtei w. T. yinton
Ileoverton. Mr. and Mrs. Colby were. , , . '. , ,
well known here, where Mr. Colby ' ' Yamhill county, and the speaker of
was In the sheep busliieKs for.sevoral the house, Seymour Jones of Marlon
years. The Oregonlon of January 20 1 county, were elected without oppost
carries the following story concerning ,jon
lh?.i,r"t,1"i),:. n ,u ,, J The legislative mill began to grind
of TKKifi V'ft'-IP"-.. ."or organization was com
urdny morning shot his wlfo, .30, pleted, wUh less useless debate than
while she was alocplng, and then , during the first week of any session
turned tha ,32-callber revolver upon for mhnf y(!arg Wne fewer bills
hlnmi'lf. Thn bodies were found tt-' - . ,,rn,,aA .i,n ,,,,ol1v 'nnnwir
about mldnlKht Saturday by Sheriff were n0"" than usually appear
Alexander, of Beavorlon, who went "luring the first week of a session,
in ilm fi.rin mi ihn I'uclfle lllirhwuvt seldom does the initial week see SO
)n r. Bp (0 a n()( delivered by the'
rurul man carrier, uaKing tno snor-
su rharg of the place,
pnertil n li'Aiilid.'r i.'uim an uwnii
securely fnstened, but forced his en-.
trance to the dwelling. Mrs. Colby f
evidently had retired some time be-
fore tho shootinit and was sleeping !
soundly when shot through the head'
Colby was fully dressed, but was ly-
Ins on the bed beside the woman
The weapon was lying between the
bodies.
"No motive for the deed has been,
discovered. The Colbys wore married
10 years ago In Son Francisco, and
The wife had lust returned from Port
land, where she had been working
for soma time.
"In a letter written to J. Frank
Stroud, of Beaverton, a life-long
friend, Colby declared he had killed
three men, but local officers have
been unable to learn anything defin
ite In thla regard. It Is reported,
however, that he waa at one time un
der arrest on suspicion In connection
with a murder charge.
"I have killed three men In my
life," the letter to Mr. Stroud says,
"but this killing of the woman I love
and worship above anything else on
earth, takes the nerve."
"The letter was dated at 2.15
o'clock Saturday morning, supposedly
a few minutes before the shots were
fired. The note to Sheriff Alexander
wns written about the same time, and
the envelope bore instructions for the
mallcarrler to open it and read Its
contents,
Thinking the request for the shor
,f( t0 and take charRe 0, lhe
fore officers reached the place. The
house wos In perfect order and there
were no signs of a struggle. The
stock had not been cared for for some
time, bearing out the belief that the
shooting took place during the pre
ceding night or early morning.
"According to acquaintances, Col
by had a violent temper and fre
quently became enraged upon minor
provocation. These spells, they claim
were of short duration and the man
soon regained control of himself. It
Is supposed he and his wife had quar
reled early In the evening Friday, and
that he watted until she was sleeping
to put an end to their troubles.
Colby formerly lived In Prinevllle,
whore Mr. Stroud became acquainted
wllh him and so far as Is known the
confession to three other crimes does
not refer to anything oecuring during
his residence there. Colby owned a ; ky genator Dlmlck and a somewhat
20-acre place one mUe east of Beaver-, ,n a houge b Mr Kub
ton, a beautiful home, and his home ., . .
life seemed to be pleasant. ' directed at criminal syndicalism and
"In his letter to Mr. Stroud, Colby , designed to suppress Bolshevlkl and
asks that his sister in California be! j w, activities. The measures de
notlfled. He Is also said to have a nt crlmlnal ,yndioail8m and sabo-
BlTamesV Cram, archer of Pr.ne-I tage, and would curb lawlessness seek
vllle, Ore,, who Is at the Imperial Ing industrial revolution. They would
Hotel, was Mr. Colby's partner in ! punish by fine and imprisonment not
sheep raising from 1907 until 1911..' , actual obstruction of property,
Mr. Cram aays Colby was reputed to . , . ,.,,, m---.,,,,,
have killed two or three men, but ex-, the distribution of literature
cept for suspicions in the case of or the teaching of such propaganda.
Shorty Davis, none of the alleged Tha bill are expected to meet the
murders were committed In Oregon. aeBire 0f Governor Wlthycombe as
"Mr. Cram says Colby told him that . . h,. tv.t . i.w
he was born In Sacramento, Calif., "Pressed In Ms message that a law
and that his parents died when he providing for the punishment of treas
was Beven years old. Then Colby on ba enacted,
said, he went to live in San Francis-1 state Police Is Created By Bill.
co, where he lived by stealing on the . .. , . . . , ,,.
wharfs until he was 16 or 17 years! Creation of the department of state
old. Coming to Oregon, he worked police 1 proposed in a bill introduced
on the Willamette river for a time, by Senator Orton, of Multnomah.
Then he went to Eastern Oregon and i Tne t,m provides for an appropria
later to Nevada. Mr. Cram says Col- , 60 fl00 tn rt 0, fte
by waB an expert horseman and one tKm " ' ' " vv .
of the finest shots he ever saw. ; department for a two-year period.
"The murdered woman was Colby's . A superintendent of state police, to
second wife., whom he married In 19- D8 aDDolnted by the governor at a
09. The couple became engaged af- Balary of $3000 a year and the selec
tor meeting only twice In Oakland, Dala v '
Calif, They were Introduced to each on of 12 police officers by the super
other one night at a church Bocial. Intendent at salaries of $1500 annually
Tho next night Colby took her to a each, are the main provisions of the
theater. He then returned to Oregon
where he helpod on the ranch during
the lambing season. Returning to , Provide for Employment of Soldiers.
Oakland, he married the girl, with ' First of tha reconstruction bills to
whom he had kept up a correspon- be Introduced In the senate was that
dence, end took her to the Alaska- . a.natflr Huston makina- emoloy
Vukon Exposition in Seattle. of Senator Huston, mawng employ
DDflMPT
ORGANIZATION OF BOTH HOUSES AUGURY OF
CESSFUL AND EVENTFUL SESSION
I Hvl II I
Salem. If tba prompt manner In
which tha legislature organized and
atarted to work li an indication or
tba manner In which tha law-making
builneaa la going to be conducted It
augurs well for successful session.
There was no bickering in either
many important measures brought for-
ward. All told, 60' bills have been
Introduced In the house and 31 in the
Bnntn
nBl0,
The first Important action of the
legislature after organization was the
ratification of the national prohibition
.mnHmBn. Th. ..mi.tbitlon resolu-
tlon passed the bouse with only three
negative votes, cast by Kubll, Lewis
and McKarland, all from Multnomah
county. In the senate the resolution
was passed by an unanimous vote.
Bill Passed to Relieve Soldiers.
The first bill passed provided for
the creation of a soldiers' and sailors'
commission for the relief of returning
soldiers, appropriating $100,000 for
that purpose. The bill passed both
houses with only one dissenting vote,
cast by Senator Wood of Washington
county. -
Governor Wlthycombe promptly
signed the bill and announced the ap
pointment ofW. B. Ayer, chairman;
John H. Burg'ard, A. H. Cranston and
John H. Stevenson, all of Portland, as
the personnel of the new commission.
A technical error was discovered In
the soldier' relief bill by the auditing
department of the secretary of state,
which Is held to render It unconstltu-
t,ona,( and , neceggitate sending
the bill back to tha legislature for
amendment
Consolidation Plans Harmonious.
For a time there were Indications
of a clash between the house and
senate over the consolidation pro
gram, but tho differences were
smoothed over. A practical plan is
being worked out under which the
joint committee will put into form all
proposals for consolidation, elimina
tion or merger of duties of various
department and commission.
Members who have been here for
several sessions declare ' that never
before bava they seen the legislature
as a whole In such a seeming state of
harmony on the consolidation question
as now, and it is believed the conflict
which blocked all efforts at consoli
dation two years ago will be avoided.
Radicals to Be Curbed.
A bill was Introduced in the senate
ment of war veterans, either soldier
or sailors, compulsory by tha state,
counties and municipal corporations.
Tha measure applies to 'veterans of
the Civil, Spanish-American and of the
recent war who have achieved honor
able discharges. Tha bill provide
that soldiers who bava bean maimed
in action shall be given employment
suitable to tbelr physical condition,
and. In case any working force of men
is cut down, would be the last to be
removed from the payrolls.
Tax Limitation Repeal Proposed.
The repeal of the 6 per cent tax
limitation amendment adopted by the
people at the general election of 1916,
Is provided for in a joint resolution
Introduced In the house just before
adjournment by Brownell of Umatilla
county, .
The resolution provides for the ap
pointment of a committee of five mem
bers of the house to prepare a measure
for adoption by the legislature, and
submission by It to the people at the j
next general election, of a constitu
tional provision repealing the present
( per cent limitation amendment.
Want Road Work Started.
A joint resolution introduced in the
house by Mr. Bean, calling upon th
state highway commission to imme
diately start work on one or mora
unit of highway work to provide em
ployment for at least 1000 men was
passed In both houses. This resolu
tion provides that preference shall be
given to returning soldiers and sailors.
Mr. Bean also introduced a joint
resolution . calling upon congress to
enac leglslatle which will remedy
bad conditions surrounding th re
turning men, because of governmental
Inaction. Thi resolution calls atten
tion to the fact that th Oregon legis
lature has been compelled to appro
priate $100,000 t grapple with a situa
tion which shguld have bean cared for
by congressional action.
Prevent Teaching Foreign Languages.
Representative Dodd of Umatilla in
troduced a bill in the house, making it
unlawful for any board of school dl-
! nu.tnr tn nrmit the tp&rhlnff of ftnv
subject, other than foreign languages,
In any of tha public or private schools
of the state except In the English lan
guage. Any director permitting such
a thing to be done, or any teacher vio
lating the terms of the act is to be
punished' by a . fine of not less than
$100 nor more than $500 for the first
offense, and not less than $250 nor
more than $1000 for tha second of
fense, with the alternate punishment
of Imprisonment for not less than $0
days nor mora than one year in tha
county jail.
Market Commission Is Proposed.
Standardisation of the sale of all
farm and manufacturing products and
furthering the market for Oregon
goods is proposed in a bill Introduced
by Senator Huston, of Multnomah
county, providing for the creation of
a state market commission. The bill
provides that a market director, ap
pointed by the governor, shall have
supervisory control over the. sale and
marketing of all such commodities, to
the end that Oregon products might
find a wider market throughout the
country.
Land . Settlement Act Introduced.
The soldiers land settlement bill
recommended to the various states by
Secretary of the Interior Lane was
introduced In the senate by Senator
Eddy. It provides for the appoint
ment of a soldiers' settlement board
of three members and carries an ap
propriation of $500,000 to meet the
state's share of the expense of co
operation with the United States.
Briefly, the bill provides a plan
whereby the state Is to furnish the
land and the United States is to fur
nish the money tor the developmenC
of homes for soldiers. The soldiers
will be given 40 years In which to pax
for the land and 20 years in which to
pay tor the improvements.
Provision Is made that the governor
shall appoint the chairman of the sol
diers' settlement board, who shall be
designated as the soldiers' settlement
commissioner and shall receive a Bal
ary of $4000 a year,
Legislative Brevities.
Governor Wtthycombe's veto of sen
ate bill No. 242, of the 1917 session.
Continued on page 8
PRKCIPITATION MORE THAN
! INCH IN PRINEVILLE
All STREAMS START RUNNING
Know Add Materially To The Water
Supply For The Coming;
Season
A good rain, totaling more than an
Inch, fell In Prinevllle the first three
days of this week.
On Saturday night the precipita
tion totaled .4 inches, Sunday .3 and
Monday night and Tuesday the guage
showed .33 Inches, making a total
of slightly more than an inch for the
three days' storm.
While the rain was falling in the
valleys, snow piled up in the moun
tains, some falling in the valley and
staying on a few hours.
Streams started running that had
been dry for months, and farmers and
stock men feel that the supply of
moisture will be of great benefit to
crops and ranges during the coming
year.
w. . s.
GET LATERALS READY
FOR IRRIGATING
All owners of lrigable lands un
der the canals of the Ochoco Irriga
tion District are notified that the
main canal laterals and appurtenant
structures are now being puddled in
and "tuned up" ready for the delivery
of flood waters. The present period
of rainy weather may mean an early
run-off and whenever these waters
come they should be applied to the
lands of the Project.
One good Irrigation of the bench
lands of the Project will mean an av
erage wheat crop of many more bush
els per acre than has ever before
been raised on these lands, and the
yields of other crops in proportion.
Farm laterals, waste ditches, etc..
should be carefully laid out and con
structed so that water can be dis
tributed over the fields in the most
economical and efficient manner.
Farm ditches should be built of am
ple size in order that a large head of
water may be utilized and the time
necessary for each application of wat
er thereby proportionately shortened.
The svstem of irrigation selected tor
each farm should be that best adapted
to the contour of the ground, soil
conditions, and crops to be raised.
In order that the water resources
of the district may be put to the high
est beneficial use it is necessary that
waste of water be cut to a minimum
which condition presumes that not
only must there be no actual physical
waste but that no more water shall' be
applied to the land than is demanded
for a maximum crop, according to soil
conditions and crops planted.
Those land owners who are not fa
miliar with the design and laying out
of ditch systems should consult some
old water user or call at the office
of the Ochoco Irrigation District,
where every effort will gladly be
made to cooperate and assist in the
selection of an adequate ditch sys
tem. Whenever flood waters are avail
able from Ochoco or McKay creeks
same will be at once delivered to any
water users whose ditches and lands
are ready and such delivery contin
ued as long as the flood run-oft con
tinues. Land owners who are not
prepared in time to take care of their
share of these waters may blame no
one but themselves if, through pro
crastination, they fall to have their
ditches ready in time.
W. B. S.
BIG DANCE COMING
Luna Lodge No. 65, Knights of
Pythias, are making elaborate prep
arations for a big dance to take place
on Friday night, February 14. As Is
common with this live order, when
they do anything of a public nature,
they do it in a most thorough man
ner, believeing that if a thing is worth
doing at all, it ds worth doing well,
consequently the people of this sec
tion can safely look forward to the
biggest dance of the season.. Ar
rangements are being made for the
very best musical talent to be had,
which will make dancing an absolute
delight. .
W. S. 8.
TRAFFIC IS DELAYED
Bad Place Develops Near the Depot
Causing Much Difficulty
The heavy rains during the past
few days, and constant traffic with
heavy trucks and other vehicles to
and from the depot has developed a
very bad place in the north end of
Main street, where many people have
come to grief the past two .lays.
Delivery of coal and wood fn.n
the warehouse and almost dll traffic
will be badly hampered until this
place is fixed.
It will no doubt be given immediate
'attention by the city authorities..
MR. tTPPER WORKING FOR
MONEY FOR CENTRAL OREGOJt
HAY MEAN AN EAXIY ACTION
Wonlc Provide Fund For Lands At
Powell Butt And For Those
In Jefferson County ,
State Engineer Percy A. Cupper 1
working for Hie appropriation of
government funds, which may be us
ed in the development of about 200,
000 acres of land in Crook, Deschute
and Jefferson counties.
In the work he has secured the
able assistance of Representative N.
J. Sinnott and other members of the
Oregon delegation.
. A recent statement of the situation
says:
"1 have written to various parties
Interested in Irrigation along the
Deschutes river," writes Congressman
Sinnott, "to the officials of the north -unit
project, near Madras, to the pres
ident of the Suttles lake irrigation
district, near Grandview, and to R. A.
Ward, county agricultural agent at
Redmond, suggesting the wisdom and
expediency of sending one especially .
acquainted with these various pros
pective projects from an engineering
standpoint to press their respective
merits before the reclamation service
and Secretary Lane.
"There is a possibility that addi
tional funds may be voted at this ses
sion of congress tor irrigated land
for soldiers: Secretary Lane intends
to ask for an appropriation of $100,
000,000 to be alotted to the reclama
tion of arid, swamp and cut over ,
lands. This sum divided among the
48 states will not permit a very ex
tennivp rtpvAlnnment in Anv n&rttciilar
state. However, I understand that
the secretary will choose that irriga
tion project in each state which may
seem to him to be the most feasible
and meritorious. If the above appro
priation is made by congress the
project making th best showing will
no doubt- be selected by Secretary
Lane."
Engineer Cupper tn a letter to Di
rector Davis stated that there is over
200,000 acres of irrigable land in the
Deschutes project available for recla
mation and of this area it is believed
that not less than 75,000 acres are
unentered lands.
"I feel that the Deschutes project
not only on account ot the large area
involved, but also on account of the
large per cent, of such area that is un
entered land, should commend itself
to the favorable attention of the re
clamation service at this time in con
nection with any development work
it may undertake," writes the engt
neer. Further, he vrites:
"The north unit of the Deschutes
project, consisting of approximately
100.000 acres of irrigable land, has
been organized as an Irrigation dis
trict and has voted bonds in the sum
of $5,000,000. Should the reclama
tion service see tit to take part in the
reclamation ot the Deschutes project,
this organized district, with its $5,
000,000 of bonds voted, should fur
nish an excellent basis for beginning
its operations.
"While the land in this district Is
all in private ownership, it mig"t
seem to furnish no basis for coopera
tion with the federal government in
its soldier settlement plan. However.,
it is expected that the next session
of the legislature will make it pos
sible for large land holders within
an irrigation district to turn in lo
the district a part ot their holdings,
receiving credit therefore on the re
clamation charge against the remain
der of their lands and that the dis
trict will be authorized to cooperate
with the federal government in se
curing improvement and settlement
of these lands. Under this plan both
the district and the federal gov
ernment would receive back the mon
ey expended in securing and improv
ing the lands under some deferred
payment plan. The north unit Irriga
tion district has indicated a willing
ness to cooperate in this matter, and
while the effectiveness of the co-operation
depends upon the individual
land holder, I am convinced that the
plan can be successfully worked out
on this project.
. W. S. 8..
TAG DAY
Next Saturday will be Tag Day;
tags will be sold by Crook County
High School boys and girls. Have
your dimes ready. Sixty per cent ot
the proceeds will go to the local H.
S. Loan Fund, and fortv per cent. to.
the State Scholarship Loan Fund.
The local fund has been of great as
sistance to a number of students who
otherwise could not have remained
in school, and is worthy of your
hearty support.
Second semester of High School be
gins Monday, February 3rd.
LIEUTENANT THOMAT BARNS
VISITS FRTENDS HETtJ
Lieutenant Tin-mas Parties, a for
mer res'dent of Prinevllle, is in tha
city visiting friends. Lt. Barnes at
tended the Officers' Training Ciua
at Camn Hancock, Georgia, where he
received his commission.