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VOL. XXIII.
WOKK GO EM DIRECT TO PLACE
NEEDED WITHOUT INHPKtTION
WORKERS ARE 70 IN NUMBER
Forty Were At Work Rooms Vector
day Aftrrnixci lluoy With Oar
miit On Honor Itoll
The Crook County Chapter of the
American Kd Cross haa bnnn planed
on the roll of honor for that Instltu
tlon, which means that their work la
of the very best and has bnnn recog
nltnd ai tut'b by the national head
quarters. The ahlpmnnts that are now Doing
mads, after having bnnn approved and
packed under the supervision of the
local chapter, are aunt directly to
France or any foreign country whnre
needed without having boon Inspected
aftnr ahlpmnnt.
The curtlflcate of honor waa rocelv
nil by the pmaldnnt of the local chap
ter, Mra. It. W. K'a, thla week, and
waa greatly appreciated by the work
era. During the winter montha, whnn
the need win greatest for surgical
dressings, and auch aupllna, the aver
age ntencluncc at the local roomi waa
about 70, and an avrmice attendance
of from 80 to 40 la lining maintained
even mice the hoatllltlna have caae
d. Yesterday afternoon 40 lml let were
In admittance. The charter for the
organization waa received but a year
go.
The kulttlng department under the
leadnrahlp of Mra, Baldwin baa also
received apeclal mention, and baa a
remarkable rocord.
Mra Hea haa been notified by na
tional headquarter that It will he
lincneary to keep the work going at
prnannt apoed for two montha yet be
cauae of conditions In Europe.
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DICKMON HHIPM CATTLE .
Onorge Dickson ahlpped two car
Ion da of cattle to Portland Tuoaday.
Otto Gray accompanied tbe ablpment.
Mr. IHckaon will altlp three loada
Saturday. One carload of bulla will
go to Warrenton.
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PASSAGE OF BIG
FOOD BILL URGED
Waahlngten. President Wilson baa
ant aa urgent meaaage to Senator
Martin and Representative Sherley,
chairmen of the congressional appro
prtatlona commltteea, taking them to
prnannt with all peaalble farce and
urgency to congrnaa the nnnd for Im
mediate favorabl action a hii ra
suest for an appropriation of $100,000,
00 for food relief In Europe.
Tbe prealdent aald European states
nen urged Immediate and concerted
action aa a meant of atemmlng the tide
f famine aad unrest, and that teod
relief waa the kay to the whole Bure
eaa altuatlen and to the aolutloa of
peace.
The prealdent relteratea that none of
the 1100,000,000 fund provided wader
the meaaura will be aptnt fer Ger
many, painting eut that that country
la In a potltlon te purchaae all the
uppltes aha needa and that the ia
provided with the neceaaary money te
make these purposes. The greateat
needa, the president pelnta eut, are la
Poland, In the government! that have
prung up In Austria-Hungary aad la
the Balkant.
The Monday night bridge olub met
-with Mrs. Wlllard WirU. Mrs. L. M,
Becutell received the high score,
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8QUARE DEAL FOR EVERY
INCOME TAX PAYER.
Washington, D. C "The
rights of all persona now filing
Income Tax returns are amply
protected by provisions for
abatements, refunds and ap
peals," says Commissioner Dan
iel C. Roper.
- "Every person can be sure of
a square deal. No person is ex-
pected to pay more than his
share of tax.. His share Is de-
termlned solely by the amount
and nature of his net Income for
1018, as defined In the law.
w "Abatement petitions ore dealt
with opetf mlndedly. Refunds will
be made In every case where too
much tax la erroneously col-
lectnd.
it "The Income Tax Is 'on the
level' all the way through."
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OF CROOK COUNTY
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COMMITTEE WORKING OUT
PLANS FOR CENTRAL BODY
MEMBERSHIP TO COVER CO.
Important Matters DUcuaaed At Frl
day MeetingThirty Men
Attended Luncheon
A movement atarted by E. J. Wll
aon, Paul Oarrlaon and othera at the
Friday luncheon ret u I ted In the ap
pointment of a committee for the or
ganization of a county Chamber of
Commerce.
It waa pointed out during the dla
cuaalon that the entire Internati of
lha county center In the county teat,
that there la not and cannot be a div
ision of purpose between the town
and the country, and that by auch an
organization an Immense amount of
good would result that la not poslhle
with the lack of It. (4
The plan met with the hearty ap
proval of the thirty or more men
pmaent.
A committee consisting of M. E.
ilrink, E. J. Wilson and L. M. Hoch
toll have the plana In band and will
have an announcement of the plan for
organization soon.
Thnre was considerable discussion
about the state highway through the
Powell Ilutte country In which the
men from that community were In
terested. A committee composed of L. M.
Ilechtell. Geo. Nlcolal, and Dr. Ros
enberg waa selected for the plan of
planting a tree for each of the Crook
county boya who lost hla life In the
war Just closed. The trees are to
bo planted In the city park and the
plan waa suggested by Mr. Brink, who
la oite offlhe park commissioners.
JL. R. Bowman and Guy Latollelle
were appointed to act with the coun
ty court In getting up data and otidr
work with the elate highway com
mission In which thla county ia vital
ly Interested. ... -
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LADIES' AID ENTERTAINMENT
One of the most enjoyable meet
ings of the Presbyterian Ladles' Aid
Society was held In the parlor of the
church with Mra. A. M. Byrd and
Mra. Roht. Davis acting as hostesses.
Sixteen members and two visitors
were present. A large woolen com
fort, a gift from Mrs. Jula Young,
waa tacked, and the usual business
of the society performed. The host
esses anrved delicious refreshments.
The next meeting of th society will
bo" held thla week on Thursday at the
home of Mra. Ida Morae.
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P8YCHOCRATH ENTERTAINED
Mra. W. I. Dlshman was hostess to
the Pnychocrat Club Saturday, Feb.
22. There were 16 members present.
The afternoon's program consisted ot
auluclions on the Viciroia and a re
view of Harrison's book, "Queed,"
by Mrs. Root. Davis.
The hostess, assisted by Mrs. Stan
ton and Mrs. Collins Elklns, served
dainty refreshments and a very en
joyable afternoon was spent.
The guests of the club were: Mes-
dames Biggs, Wilson, Stanton, and
Elklns. The next meeting Is to be
held at the home of Mrs. Chas. El
klns on March 8.
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MARRIED FOLKS' DANCE DRAWS
LA HUE CROWD
The married people ot Prinevllle
held their second annual dance Sat
urday night, February 22. It was the
UBUal success and was attended by a
large crowd of married folks and a
few old maids and bachelors. The
hall was tastefully decorated' and a
lunch was served on the stage at 12
o clock. ,
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BASKETBALL POSTPONED
Because three of the Bend players
have the mumps the basketball game
which was to have been played ln
Prinevllle Saturday night has been
postponed. Bend won from The
Dalles last Saturday night. The
score was 36 to 9.
FUNDS BEING RAISED FOR PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL
PR1 NEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY,
COUNTY OFFICERS GET
INCREASE Of SALARY
BURDICK BILL PAHHED AND
W HIGNEI) BY GOVERNOR
WAS INTRODUCED JANUARY 16
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All Verm Collected By Officers Are To
lie Turned Into The Treasury
Of The County
A bill Introduced by Denton Bur
dick January 16, which provides for
the Increase of county officers' salar
ies, was passed and baa beon signed
by the governor.
The. following changes have been
made: Tbe aalary of the county
Judge has been raised from $800 to
f 1,000 per annum. County commis
sioners are to receive 15 per day for
each day employed In attendance at
the county court, and ten centa per
mile for each mile actually traveled
In the performance of their duties In
attending county court and returning
therefrom.
The salary of the county treasurer
has been Increased from $600 to 1800
per annum.
The county clerk receives sn In
crease of from $1,600 to $1,800 per
annum.
The aherlff's salary Is Increased
to $2,200 from $1,800.
The assessor will receive $1,600
per annum and three deputy assessors
$100 each per annum.
The county superintendent's salary
has been raised from $1,200 to
$1,600 per annum.
Any and all fees collected by offi
cers are to be turned Into tbe treas
urer of the county.
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NEWS NOTES fjjgj
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Mlsa Addle Miller waa down from
the homestead the last ot the week
and visited Mrs. Norton.
Joe Post returned from Hood Riv
er the last of the week.
Will Post has moved back on hla
homestead after spending the winter
on the home ranch.
Mr .and Mrs. McLean are living on
their homestead now.
Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Gray spent sev
eral daya in Prinevllle last week.
Tbey attended tbe marrteld folks'
dance Saturday night and report a
splendid time.
It is reported tnat tne snow ran iu
the mountains is quite heavy and an
abundance of water for irrigation is
pretty well assured.
o. c. Gray bougnt h. w.- Fair
child's hay in Canant Basin, paying
$15 per ton. He moved a bunch ot
cattle over there Monday to be fed.
The assessment tor this district for
the American committee for relief in
tbe Near East waa $27.00, which was
ount was paid from the fund raised
some time ago, and no one waa solic
ited.
D. W. Knox was out trom Prine
vllle last week. He will move his
cattle back to the ranch about the
first of March.
Mr. and Mrs. Demaria and Clarence
Stover spent Sunday at Mr. and Mrs.
Norton's.
Mra. Goldie Stover Is visiting rela
tives at The Dales and Portland.
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SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL
A special meeting ot the council
was held Friday night at which time
the reading ot the estimate of the
Engineer on the improvements ot the
various streets ot the city waa read.
The estimates are now in the hands
of the recorder.
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CLERKS CALLED TO PORTLAND
The Adjutant General called the
chief clerks ot all draft boards to
meet ln Portland Monday, January
24 to finish up the deserters records
tor all local draft boards. Zeke Hen
drickson, who is chief clerk here, re
turned from the meeting yesterday.
OREGON, FEBRUARY 21, 1919.
FOR PACIFIC I Mil
PORTLAND WILL MATCH STATE
WITH DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR
0?i'E Of LARGEST STOCK SHOWS
Many Counties Already Have Sub
scribed Total Amount Asked
Crook Drive Starts Soon
Various countlea in the state have
already subscribed their full quota
of stock In the Pacific Livestock In
ternational Show, which In to be one
of the bigest livestock shows In the
world.
Plans are being made for the drive
In tbla county, and a meeting waa
held at the office of M. R. Biggs In
this city Monday evening to discuss
tbe matter. i
Uecause of the absence of chairman i
George Dickson, tbe drive has not '
i.Krii.-u iu iuib uuuiuy, uui win
oe iaKen up soon, per daps early in
the next week. The show is to be
held annually at North Portland, j
where It originated and the artist's,
drawing shows the building which ;
will be erected for the housing of the i
mammoth exposition. i
Tbe state legislature has passed a
uui iiruTiumg m iuna oi tau.uuu an-
nually for premiums for tbe show,
wnicn insures its success.
Every dollar In funds raised out
side of Portland Is to be duplicat
ed in that city for the building and
grounds, and not less than a quartet
of a million Is to be raised for the
building alone.
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ALFALFA SEED ORDERS
Should Be Telephoned To District Of
fice Without Delay to Get Prices
All who wish to avail themselves of
v ?' ty rtce" on alfal,a ,eed
wuiu iuuub iiivir urucr iu luo uilli
oi tne ucnoco District at ence as tne
order wll be shipped soon. A large
amount of seed will be used this year,
and if the users nnnl thnlr Intermita
In this way considerable money can
be saved.
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INCOME RETURNS MUST BE IS BY
MARCH FIRST
The Crook County Bank informs us' J 8"1 l hoco Irri,fa"? Di?1
that they have Information to the ' . .nK Saturday resulted in the
effect that all income tax reports Pa'nf burning of the face and handa
must be In by March 15. and that the f Mle Jpman' .Who tM been em"
government has issued warnings to
the effect that heavy penalties will
be attached where persons have failed
r
to make correct returns on that date.
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MAX CRANDALL HIT BY AUTO
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Max Cranda 1 s recovering from
some minor njurles he received last
o . ?r, . X V, ' t three weeks.
Sam Ellis automobile. Mr. Crandall , w a e
and Ralph Jordan were crossing the!ARMFVT4v nnivi5 toitrtoiw
street from the First National Bank ARMENIAN DRIVE PROGRESSING
toward the hotel when Mr. Ellis Btart- TT
ed to swing around the flag pole. He County Chairman Dr. I. H Gove re
did not see Mr. Crandall and the car Ports that most of the outside dist
struck him, throwing him about ten r'cts naT Bent in their quotas on the
feet. Mr. Crandall was able to be ' Armenian drive. The city is stUl
out the next day and is rapidly recov
ering.
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TREAT 'EM ROUGH
The best basketball game ot the
season was played last Friday night
at the Athletic hall when the Bend
High School team came down and
contended with the Madras High
School boys in a fast, clean game.
The Rnnri HI eh School haa a fast
team who enjoy basket ball for!
sport's sake as not one attempt was
made to pull off any rough stuff so
common to Borne of the other Central
Oregon teams. Madras Pioneer. j a oi u snouia oe worn.
Oh Dear! We don't know who the i w. a. a.
Pioneer is talking about but we hate CAR SHORTAGE STILL EVIDENT
to see it fussed up about things like
that. Some of the other horrid teams The Inland Auto Company reports
are complaining of some of the ret- that the shortage ln cars still con
erees and umpires of the Central Ore- tinues. They have not been able to
gon teams playing favorites. Thus it
goes. It. is pretty hard not to Bhow
a little extra pep when a player sees
that the officials are giving him the( 15, although tbe time is very lndet
short end in all the decisions. lnite.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
SLUICING 19
DAILY FROM NOW ON
LOWER TOE TO BE FINISHED
IN THE NEXT TEN DAYS
6,000 YARDS IN M DAYS
Progress Beat Since Construction
Started On Project Storage
Water la Insured
Starting today, sluicing operations
will be carried on for 19 hours out of
each 24 at the Ochoco dam, which
will further speed up the construct
ion work that has been gaining mo
mentum daily since the new con
tractor assumed control of tbe works.
More than 6,000 yards of. mater
ial were washed into place in the
structure In the nine days ending on
Monday last, and even preater prog-
re i luert i,r. i h
od now running as supplies seem to
be better tban estimated
The lovrsr toe of the main dam is
to be completed in the next ten days,
and before that time work will start
on the uper toe. which will be laised
to a correspouuing height as rapidly
as possible, In order to prevent the
man Dody of the dam from becoming
Rtihmarsrof whan IK. WAAth.-
comes.
Progress on the dam Is better than
at any time since the work started a
year and a halt ago, and is gaining
momentum daily, aa the lew con
tractor gets bis organization to work
ing. Tbe present situation eliminates
any question of storage water up to
8,000 acre feet for this year, and the
completion of tbe entire project per
haps by the end of the calendar year
seems quite possible at this time, al
though no auch report has been made
by the contractor.
Aditional machinery is on the way
In fnl- KfHnp la.iro -tvAam f waIa..
to the north pits where the material
tor the completion of the project is to
pg Obtained.
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MIKE TRAPMAN BURNED -
Employee of O. I. D. Mills Injured In
I Gasoline Explosion
An accident occasioned when a
quantity of gasoline was thrown into
a smoldering fire at the creosoting
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Some difficulty was experienced in
'arUnK1 U. "! a small quantity
f era an) na In ao t nnn va
oi gasoline in a can nearby was
thrown into the stove which caused
an explosion, the flame burning Trap-
man palnfulyy.
The injury was not considered
danger0U8 and Mr. Trapman win no
doubt De able to work 8gain ln twQ
short on the quota hut the committees
expect to finish up this week.
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Ralph Elder is in Prinevllle thla
week, having Just returned from ov
erseas duty with the 20th Engineers.
Before enlisting in the army he was
a ranger in the Ochoco Forest.
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DO NOT MIX UNIFORM WITH CIV
' ILIJ CLOTHES
Soldiers on being discharged from
the army are instructed not to mix
meir unuorm wun civilian ciomes.
If any part of the uniform is worn,
get any Buicks for some time. Two
carloads of Buicks have been order
ed and are expected in about March
NO. !.
CENT. ORL IRRIGATION
SCHOOL AT KD
SECOND ANNUAL AFFAIR
TO BE HELD MARCH 8 TO 8
BIGGEST Al EES! EVER ID
Courses la Management of Irrigated
Soils, Irrigation Practice, Field
Demonstrations Etc.
At a meeting ot the executive com
mittee of the Deschutes County Farm
Bureau, final plans were completed
for holding the Central Oregon Irri
gation School at Redmond during the
week of March 3 to 8. The school
last year was a success and tbe com
mittee this year plan to make it big
ger and better than ever. A corps
of prominent speakers, authorities on
their various subjects, have been se
cured for the event and the Redmond
Commercial Club haa made plana to
take care of the visitors. Courses 'in
the management of irrigated soils. Ir
rigation practice, field demonstra
tions, and other supjects relative to
irrigation will be given during the
six day course. A new feature of the
program this year is an hour s dis
cussion each day by the farmers of
Central Oregon on the agricultures!
topics ln which they are interested. .
This discussion will be led by local
leaders, who are practical men and
have made a success ot their various
lines. There will be some evening
lectures, at which moving pictures
concerning improved agricultural
practices, will be shown. Last year,
some seventy-five farmers and irri
gators gathered at the school from all
over Central Oregon. This year it ia
hoped to have over a hundred regis
trants from the California line to the
Columbia river, and from the Cas
cades to the Idaho line. The last day
of the school, March 8, will be devot
ed to a field 4rip to one of the Cen
tral Oregon projects where dam and
other irrigation construction will be
Inspected by the students. Retiring
County Acent Ward will manaee the
school again this year tor the Des
chutes County Farm Bureau.
Tbe partial program for the school
is as follows:
Monday, March 8
10 to 11 Land laws relating to
irrigation: Geo. T. Cochran, Water
Superintendent Dist. No. 2.
11 to 12 Selection of land for
irrigation: Prof. W. L. Powers.
1:30 to 2:20 Silos and silage
crops for irrigated farms L. A.
Hunt, L. E. Smith.
2:30 to 3:00 Materials and struc
tures for distributaries: J. M. Grit
fin. 3:00 to 3:40 Preparation of land
and methods of applying water: P. A.
Devers.
3:40 to 4.20 Field demonstra
tions. Tuesday, March 4
10 to 11 Acquirements and loss
of water rights: Geo. T. Cochran.
11 to 12 Soil management: Prof. ,
W. L. Powers, O. A. C.
1:30 to 2:30 Dairying on the ir
rigated farm.
2:20 to 3:00 Delivery of water to
irrigators: R. P. Teele, U. S. R. S.
3:00 to 3:40 Economical use of
water.
Wednesday, March 4
10 to 11 Adjudication and Ad
ministration: Percy Cupper, Stats
Enginer.
11:00 to 12:00 Soil moisture con
trol: Prof. W. L. Powers.
1:30 to 2:30 Pure bred live stock
on the irrigated farm: M. R. Biggs
of Prineville, Fred N. Wallace.
2:30 to 3:00 -Irrigation manage
ment: Fred N. Wallace, Mgr. Tumalo)
Project.
3:00 to 3:40 Time, amount, and
frequency of irrigation.
Thursday, March 6
10 to 11 Irrigation District pro
cedure: Percy Cupper.
11 ti 12 Crop rotation and per
manent irrigation: Prof. W. L. Pow
ers. 1:30 to 2:20 Improvement ot liv
ing conditions on the farm: Dr. J. F.
Hosch of Redmond.
2:2.0 to 3:00 Irrigation finance:
Kendall & Co. ot Portland.
3:00 to 3:40 Irrigation of Spec
ial crops.
Friday, March 7
10 to 11 Extension ot State and
Federal aid in reclamation: J. H.
Upton, Pres. Oregon Irrigation Con
gress. 11 to 12 Fertilizer practice: Coun
ty Agent R. A. Ward.
1:30 to 2:20 Cooperation in Ir
rigation investigations: John Tuck.
2:20 to 3:00 Accounts systems:
C. S. Hudson of Bend.
3:00 to 3:40 Irrigating machin
ery: W. J. Gilmore, Professor of farm
Machinery at O. A. C. Mr. Gilmore
will also give a moving picture on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings
on tractor farming and the use ot con
crete March 8 will be devoted to a field
trip to those who wish to visit one ot
the Central Oregon Irrigation proj
ects in company with experts who will
discuss construction. .
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Orville Dillon returned home last
week, having been discharged from
service ln the navy.
I. M. Mills of Paulina Is a visitor
in the city.