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Crook -County Journal
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER OF CROOK COUNTY
CriT OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
VOL. XXIII.
PRINKVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY SO, 1919.
NO.15.
TRACK MEET FOR
VALUES OF SILOS AND
ENSILAGE FOR BEEF
RESUME OF THE WORK OF THE
OREGON STATE LEGISLATIVE
MANY CHANGES AUK MADE
IN MANAGEMENT AMI RILEH
SATURDAY, HAY 17 DAY SET
MwtliiK Hrhl In IVI-iovllln It Sl
urtlay And Arrangements Made
For Coming Event
Bcveral change, have been made lu
thn management anil rule, for the In
terachalastle meet which will be held
In Madras May 17. A mauling wss
bdd In Prlnevllle last Saturday at
which time the foluw,ltig business
h transacted:
The meeting was called to order
by 1'rcHlil'Mit E. K. Evans, with the
following members pr-iri,i :
Jefferson ounty, Lillian Wait
ktitt Bernard Ramsey.
Deschutes county, J. Altoti Thomp
son mid r. U. Hexton.
Crook county, K. K. Evuns, II. 11
Invln and J. E. Myers. '
, The following officer, were elect
ed: t'rafitiiit. Bupt. l.llllai. Walls
Madras; vice- president. Supl. J.
ton Thompson. Ilend; soc.-treas., Mil
Mary Harrison, Madras.
A motion bv Thompson prevail, d
that the constitution bo so amended
that the executive committee shall I
supervise all school athletics, wlthlu!
the three counties of this aasoclRtlon, t
make rules, arbitrate all difficulties i
In Inter-county contests, and do oth
er thing chmciiUuI (o the success of
generul athletics.
A motion by Myers that thn athlet-
Ic directors of llend. Madras, Hed-
mond, and I'rlnevlllo act as a clm-
tnitteo to draft rules of play for the
consideration of the executive board.
Mr. Hexton was appointed chairman
of this committee.
A motion by Thompson that the
secretary of the executive board call
the athletic director of each of the
schools together early In Hcptember
to prepare a season's schedule of
games and report on rules.
The following Judicial committee
to Interpret all rules, arbitrate all
difficulties and make Just awards wss
appointed: J. A. lllllups, Jefferson1
county; Geo. J. Child. Deschutes
county; and Lake M. Bechtell, Crook
county.
Moved by Mycrt that the next
School Day be held at Madras, May
17, 1918. The following executive
committee for the association was
appointed: Jefferson county, C. N.
Lillian Watts, Deschutes county, T.R.
Sexton, John Tuck. J. Alton Thomp
son; Crook county, R, R. Davis, E. E.
Evans, J. E. Myers.
Three outside judges for the de
clamatory, trak and field contosts
Each county shall select six prospect
ve Judge, from which the commute. '
n arrangements shall finally select!
I
on
one from each group for the above
jsnntuHla
A motion by Davis that the high
tchool winning the most point, h
track and field event, shall be award-
d a ft. pennant, or an appropriate
Banner.
Crook high and Bend high were In
vited to furnish the muslo at Madras.
It was decided to allow two con
testants In tho mile run and the 440
yard run.
W. I. a.
r.U'I. (ill WON WITH With C. A. C.
Paul Gibson, son of L. A. Gibson,
and formerly of Prlnevllle, was with
the 66th Coast Artillery, which ar
rived In Portland Monday evening.
His parents are at present living at
Battleground, Washington.
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RA8KKT HOCIAIi MARCH 1
A basket social will be given at
the school house In Lower McKay
isinci QRiurnay, Marcn l. A pro
gram is oeing arranged and a good
time Is expected. Everybody 1. In
vited.
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PHlNKVlIil.E COUPLE WED
A romance which began before the
war ended happily here thla afternoon
when Miss Elva Opal Trent became
the bride of Oscar A. Prose, who was
recently discharged at Camp Lewis,
The. ceremony was performed at the
Methodist parsonage by Rev. W. H.
H. Forsyth. Both of the young peo
ple are residents of Prlnevllle, where
they will make their home. The
Dalles Correspondent in the Oregon'
ian of Feb. 14.
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HARRY FARN8WORTH HOME
FROM SIBERIAN SERVICE
Harry Farnsworth returned Satur
day from several months service with
the American army in Sibela. He
was stationed' near Vladtvostock most
of the time. Harry has had some In
terestlng experiences but Is very glad
to be home again. He say. the Rus
slan people as a class are ignorant
but learn quickly and are very anx
ious for an education. They like the
American soldiers but have a distinct
aversion for the Chinese and Japan
ese, whom they fcRr are trying to
take their land away from them. The
most difficult problem for the sol
dier Is tho Russian money.
M.KK.F.L GIVES IDEAS FROM
YKARH OF EXPERIENCE
MOST ANY CROP FOR ENSILAGE
Advisee I'm (f Crop Without Much
WIt Allnw Hume Grain To
. Ilecotne Tartly Ripened
( By L. W. D. McKeel)
Farmers and stockmen are realis
ing the IntrliiMlc value of allot and
ensilage more than ever.
During my eleven years' experience
I hare bad the opportunity of studying-
a groat many makes of silos and
results attained from them.
I have also made a clone study of
ensilage mada from nearly all feed
crops Krowu on western farms, as to
Us comparative value aa a stock food
when tod In the form of ensilage or
fed as a cured crop. The retention of
the natural juice and freshness Is,
greatly facilitated by preserving Iti
aa ensilage, making It almost the'
name as green feed In Its best natural
AI-!,,,,' " tendency of all. farmers
wh" Brn n,,w feeding ensilage Is to
I l'ut " !' ' have a sweet en.ll.;
! BK- Hy o doing they not on. " have 1
a k"",aier J value but ... Is also
""''' more palatable,
, 1 '"' l",ur ""silage Is rapidly being
discarded by all stock feeders as un
B"l""B, lur. process oi mak
Ing good ensilage Is now more fully
unuernuMxi anil anyone who under
stands making good hay can make
good ensilage nfter a trial or two.
;JVh,,re 'her" 0110 who Put "Is crops
in mu ripo, i navu iiiuna ion wno din
er fill their silos with crops too green
or run In too much water, and get a
soggy, tour ensilage. They always
complain of not getting results and
are not satisfied with It, because It
keeps souring, and fermenting until
It la all gone, often the last 6 or 6
feet of It being so tour that the stock
can hardly e laduced to eat It. Good
ensilage should taste and smell very
much the same at cane tyrup. There
It only one excuse Uiat I have found
for running water In ensilage, that is
to add weight to that It can be firmly
packed. More water than thla will
result In sour ensilage and a compar
ative loss of satisfactory results.
At to curing a crop by the old
method of drying or making It Into
ensilage, It only takes a moment of
thinking to see what Is lost in one and
retained in the other. I have found
that the amount that will make a
ton of dry feed will foed over twice
as far and give better results If pre
served as sweut ensilage. Also that
wnat will' keep one dairy cow at ber
hnUt Will Ml U t II -a m A .. . . .
... .- . . . liu LAllQU IWO
beeves, often go farther, e. g. what
? " kgS wfes U'f canr ke6P
'T. . L,l i ' ., ..
" "K3 taiDi IMC BUU MSB lit)
equal aa crops that are often bo weedy
, L thy Rre,r eTy poorv ha' crP
E'" ,'f"""tKCrop hun as
?Mi !Shif ti.?. . 00
lT.lJ.e..en
Justice in an ordinarf discussion.
One thing, however, that each far
mor ahould bear in mind, Is that all
crops are more than doublod in value
wnen led as sweet ensilage and that
anyone can make good ensilage by
studying the process carefully. That
me cost or growing and ensilolng a
crop averagea about $4.00 per ton, I
that ltt tons to 2 tons of ensilage!
equals a ton of the best hay In food'
value, that what makes one ton of'
nay win make 4 of sweet ensilage.
that It hay is worth $16 or $20 per
ton the farmer loses the difference
between that price, and $6 or $8, the
cost of making the ltt to. 2 ton. of
ensilage.
LIEUTENANT CAREY STEARNS
RETURNS FROM OVERSEAS
Lieutenant Carey S. Steam return
ed a few days ago from overseas duty
with the 139th Field Artillery. Lt.
Stearns enlisted April 24, 1917, and
arrived in France Just a short time
before the armistice was signed. It
was a great disappointment' to him
not to arrive in time for active service
at' the front. He visited Paris and
other parts of France but did not
find any place thut compares with
Oregon.
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RED CROSS WORK ARRIVES
Mrs. R. W, Rea wishes to announce
that the Red Cross work has arrived
and the work rooms will be open to
morrow. All workers are urged to be
present.
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THE NEAR EA5T TO CIVILIZATION
3AVE MY CHILDREN" ' "
TO RAISE FUND FOR
A drive Is to be launched In the
state on February 24 for a fund to
total about a quarter of a million dol-
lars, which will be used In making
one of the greatest livestock shows
in the world at Portland.
Each county is asked to raise a
fund, based on the livestock valuat-i
ions, the total of which, outside or
Portland, is to be matched by the city
of Portland, and stock tor which Is
to be given In the organisation.
A telegram .to the couuty chairman
tor this county, George Dickson, is
self explanatory: -
"Portland, Oregon, Feb. IS, 1919
"George Dickson,
"Prlnevllle, Oregon,
"You are appointed chairman
Crook County for Pacific Internation
to raise quarter million dollars to
erect suitable permanent buildings.
Minimum quota Crook County, I.
$6,000.00. Portland has agreed to
match dollar for dollar In northwest
outBide this city. Quota given you
based on livestock valuation entire,
state. Do you want your quota made
larger? Supplies will probably go
forward early next week. Drive to
be made far a. practicable week of
February 24-March 1. . Please wire
acceptance giving forecast what your
county will do. Letter tonight with
particulars.
"O. M. PLUMMER, Gen. Mgr."
Below Is a list of the county chair
men for each county, and the quota
for each county:
County
Baker,
Clatsop
Chairman
Wm. Pollman
A. J. Johnson
Grant Dimlck
Geo. W. Warren
Harry West
L. J. Simpson
Geo. Dickson
L. J. Simpson
C. S. Hudson
J. H. Booth
C. C. Clark
Wm. Pollman
Wm. Hanley
Quota
$9,000
2,000
2,600
2.000
1,000
3,000
6,000
1.000
6,000
3,600
3,500
6,600
Columbia
Coos
Crook
Curry
Deschutes
Douglas
Gilliam
Grant
Harney
6,600
1,000
4,000
2,000
1,000
2,600
2,600
. Hood River
Leslie Butler
J. W. McCoy
C. C. Gerkeley
F. C. Bramwell
J. W. Siemers
I Jackson
Jefferson
I Josephine
I Klamath
Lake
Lane
1 Lincoln
1 Linn
Bernard Daly
E. Snodgrass
P.
6,000
1,000
E. D. Cusick
R. N. Stanfleld
G. W. Eyre
W. O. Minor
C. W. Hawley
6,000
4,000
6,000
2,000
3,000
Malheur
Marlon
Morrow
Polk
Sherman
A. H. Barnum
2.000
2,600
8,500
4,500
4,500
4,600
2,500
2.500
3,500
! Tillamook Mr. Kupenbender
Umatilla
J. N. Burgess
Union
Wallowa
Wasco
Washington
Wheeler
Yamhill .
W. J. Townley
Jay Dobbin
Geo. Johnston
T. Carmichael
Wm. Rettte
Frank Brown
4,000 YARDS ARE
PlACtW THE DI
Four thousand yard, of material
were washed into the Ochoco dam last
week, which is the best run reported
for many weeks,
The thirty day period previous
showed at total of only about 6,000
yards.,
M. R, KIRKPATRIC Gen. Spt.
Work is speeding up as the new
contractor is getting more men and
equipment on the job, and will show
a much greater result as better ma
terial becomes available iu the next
few weeks.
The dam is being rushed as rapidly
as possible, in anticipation of the run
oft that is sure to come in the next
few weeks, and as large an amount of
storage water as is posible will be
held at that time.
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MRS. R. W. REA HOSTESS
The Shumia Club was entertained
at the home of Mrs. R. W. Rea Sat
urday afternoon. After the regular
business meeting. Mrs. Guy Lafollette
rcfll poems from Browning and Mrs.
ME. Brink gave "The Diary of a Dip
lomat." Mrs. Henry Howard wus a
guest. The hostess served refresh
ments at the close of a very pleasant
afternoon.
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WAMIC GETS SNOW
This place experienced the deep
est snow of the season. The snow
heean . fallin? Tuesday nitrht. con
tinuing until noon Wednesday, fell -
lng to a depth of ten inches. A light
south wind come up in the afternoon,
settling the snow to some extent.
About five inches more fell the fol
lowing night, but the greater part of
that has melted.
1 i9 1 v
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Balem. The present legislature In
on. respect at least has followed pre
cedent for it started out on the clos
ing week of the session with the legis
lative hoptwr clogged with undisposed
of business. Both house, are badly
congested with work and the closing
day. will witness tb. usual confusion,
heated arguments and strenuous ef
forts to save pet bills. It Kern, to be
the bablt of legislature, to fritter
away much valuable time during the
early days of the session with useless
discussion on unimportant bills, while
the money and other Important meas
ures are held back for committee tink
ering and then rushed through during
the closing hours when there 1. little
time for consideration.
Practically the only Important piece
of legislation to 1U credit when the
legislature started out on Monday was
the appropriation .f $100,000 for the
soldiers. No road bills had been
passed and all the big 'appropriation
bills bad not been presented.
Anti-Trust Paving Bill Passed.
8tormy times are exacted over
road legislation this week. The bouse
and senate started the week at logger
heads over the anti-trust paving bill
which passed the senate last week af
ter an extremely bitter debate.
By a vote of 21 to 9, the senate
passed bill 67, the chief, of the fdur
antl-patented pavement bill..
The bill aa passed Is identical as
reported by the majority of the roads '
and highways committee and favored
br those seeking to curb the paving
trust, with the exception of the Moser
amendment to section 7, which now
says: "All contract, which may be
awarded for laying any pavement or
for the purchase of any material, mix
ture or process entering therein, shall
be awarded to the responsible bidder
submitting the lowest aggregate bid
under the specifications In the class
of pavement which the public authori
ties mentioned in section 2 of this act
shall determine to accept"
Those who have been strafing the
patent paving company fought the
minority report of the road commit
tee, which recommended the adoption
of the words, "considering quality and
durability," which gave this discretion
to the state highway commission In
awarding contracts. Over these four
words the battle was waged in the
senate.
Moser's amendment i. construed as
tying the hands of the state highway
commission, by those who voted no.
The others say not '
The addition of the four words
would have given the commission the
power to je its judgment in select
ing pavements and awarding bids.
Strong opposition developed againBt
the senate anti-trust paving bill when
it reached the house and the ire of
house members was aroused by
threat, of certain senators to defeat
the $10,000,000 road bonding bill un
less the house enacted the senate bill.
Tax on Estates Proposed.
Estates in Oregon will contribute an
extra $100,000 annually to the state
treasury under the provisions of Rep
resentative Schuebel's inheritance tax
bill which passed the house. The bill
is a compromise measure over house
bill 1, which would have produced an
annual revenue of approximately
$350,000 from inheritance taxes. This
bill, it is said, will produce a revenue
of approximately $160,000 annually.
Exemption is provided on estates
up to $10,000, but above that amount
the tax is assessed against the estate
and not against the distributed shares
aa under Uie present law. Additional
tax, over and above that assessed
against the estate, is imposed against
shares which go to others than the
direct heirs of the decedent
Local Autonomy for Counties Fevered.
By adopting senate joint resolution
14, introduced by Senator Farrell, the
senate went on record in favor of tak
ing from the legislature authority to
increase the salary of any state of
ficial during his term of office and of
referring all county salary Increases
to a vote of the people of the county.
The resolution embodies a consti
tutional amendment, which will be re
ferred to the people for approval if
the house takes the same action as
the senate. The proposed amendment
' provides that the legislature shull not
have authority to Increase the salary
of any state official during the pres
ent term of that official, and that no
increase In salaries of county officials
shall be valid unless approved by tr
people of the respective counties at
the next general election.
Session of 60 Day. Proposed. ,
A proposed constitutional amend
ment submitted to the senate Dy Sen
ator Jone. of Lane county contem
plate, several changes in the provis
ions governing Oregon', legislative as
semblies. The moat important proposal would
extend the session from 40 to 60 actual
working days, for which member,
shall receive $300. It also provide,
that in case an extra session Is called
by the governor lt must not be of
more than 20 days' duration and the
members shall be paid at the regular
rate for every day of such extra ses
sion. It provides that all bills must be
Introduced during the first 20 days of
the sesslca -:
Absent Voter Bill Passes the House.
The house passed a bill Introduced
by Representative Kubli . which will
enable qualified voters who may be
away from home on election day to
vote.
The bill provides that voters who
are absent from home but within the
state may notify his county or city
clerk, a the case may be, 30 day.
before election. The clerk will then
forward an official ballot which the
absentee will sign, together with a
certificate, which will then be return
ed to the clerk, who will cast the bal
lot for htm. The bill was designed
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and traveling salesmen, but also ap
plies In all other case, of necessary
absence from home on election day.
Income Tax I. Proposed.
The committee on assessment and
taxation In the house introduced a bill
providing for income taxes in the
state an-) exempting certain personal
property from taxation. ,
ULder the bill a rate of 1 per cent
would be charged on the first $1009
of taxable income; 16 per cent on.
the next thousand; S per cent on the
next; 2ft per cent on the next; 3 per
cent on the next; and a similar ratio
on the next each succeeding thousand
up to 6V4 per cent on the tenth $1000
and ( per cent on any .urn In excess
of $10,000.
Gasoline Tax Bill Paased By House.
The house passed the bill of the
roads and highways committee pro
viding tor imposition of a tax of 1
cent a gallon on gasoline and a tax of
halt a cent on distillate. The bill aa
passed carries the emergency clause,
but with a tacit understanding among
the members that in event the emer
gency clause is stricken from the bis
bond issue bill it will be taken from
this and other minor road bills. The
bill will raise about $350,500 in rev
enue, of this $310,500 coming from
gasoline and the balance from distil
late. wouio euro independent umaiaate.
A bill aimed at disappointed candi
dates and persistent office seeker
was introduced in the senate by Sen
ator Norblad, oi Clatsop county.
. The bill provides that if a person la
a registered voter of one political
party he cannot become .the candidate
of another political party, nor can he
accept the nomination of that party,
should he be nominated.
The principal purpose of the blLL
however, is to prevent defeated party
candidates from running after the pri
maries as Independent candidates, ac
cording to the author of the bill. II
the bill becomes a law, the only person
who can run as an independent candi
date is the man or woman who is reg
istered as an independent voter.
' Legislative Brevities.
The house also passed a bill by Rep
resentative Cross providing that suit,
tor divorce must be tiled In the county
in which the plaintiff resides.
A Joint resolution, calling for a bill
to be placed on the ballot providing
for compulsory registration and vot
ing, was adopted by the senate.
Death came to the Oregon military
police when the bill to keep the or
ganlzatlon alive under the measure
introduced by Senator Orton was
killed.
With but eight opposing votes, Sen
ator Dimick's resolution providing for
a submission of the capital punish
ment amendment 'to a vote of the peo
ple, was adopted in the senate.
Delinquent tax notices will not be
sent to the owners of property oa
which the delinquent tax amounts to
less than $1, according to an amend
ment to the dellnauent tax notice law
uassed by the senate. . ,