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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1920)
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAIf, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 24, 1920 STAND Oil BIRD BILL ' TOLD BY COMMITTEE INDIAN 'GIRL WINS FIRST PRIZE AT FAIR FOR CANNING FRUIT. RED GROSS TO MAKE E Mr. Hammond has just returned from the Eastern markets and one of the important results of his trip was the purchase of a quantity of high-class overcoats, made by New York's best makers. Heavy cancellations of orders, combined with stringent financial conditions in New York, enable us to make this remarkable offering of overcoats. Harney County Delegates Give Explanations. Multnomah County's Quota Is Placed at $50,000. MEN'S OVERCOATS $85, $80, $75, $70, $65 Values PROMISES NOT PLEDGED HEADQUARTERS LOCATED .Representatives at Portland Meet Say " No Word Given Not to Vote Against Measure. Legionnaires, War Xurees, Business Men, Society Women, Boy Scouts and Others Will Enter Field. 16 Stli-'-i ) -' kx SntM ' 'itfeh .""si i w h - m- I 4r-aK i las ?55 at each Charles W. Kills and Dr. L. K. Hib bard of Burns, have written the Ore gon ian In explanation of the stand of the Harney county residents on the bird refupe bill that will appear on the November ballot. Mr. Ellis and Dr. Hibbard were a committee that met with the framers of the measure in Portland for the purpose of having some objectionable features removed from the original measure. Dr. Hibbard states that he is yet favoring the. bill while Mr. Ellis states that he did not promise not to vote against the measure only pledging no organized opposition. The delegates to the Portland meet ing from Burns state that the mea sure met with the approval of their constituents on their return last June, but that there have been a number of counter claims since then on the part of both sides that have served to crystallize the opposition near Malheur lake since then. Mr. Hibbard writes as follows: Owing to health conditions I came to Harney valley 21 years ago and entered Into ranching. My interest and what I have are invented in the ranch. I want to see tho country go ahead and prosper, as my boys are following my footsteps In this respect. I have said this that you might know my relational.! to the coun try. The Rums commercial club, of which X am an active member, called several meetings in May, and, working with Mr. Hanley, wrote an amendment to the orig inal bird bill, which we all agreed would be safe and satisfactory to the people of this valley. Charles Ellis and I were asked to go to the bird bill committee and try to get the bill changed. With the help of Mr. Corbett, who represents large interests here, we prevailed on them to make the change in the bill we wished. We certainly a.id many things to them leading them to believe we would not op pose the changed bill, but rather help pass It, If they now feel hu. t at our present attitude toward the bill. I say. no wonder, for at our commercial club meeting last Friday, called to vote our attitude on the bill for the benefit of the state chamber, there was but one vote for the bill one person that tried to remind them what was said to get the bill changed. They would have none of it. Said Mr. Kinley had made too many misrepresentations. Many Misstatements Found. There have been many statements made that were far from the facts on both Jtides of the question. After read' ing all that has been printed carefully and checking up. I would say to you I have found far more misstatements from the opposition than from the sponsors. Nine-tenths of the people in this lrriga tlon district will vote against the bill. Over one-half of the county will vote against it. Itoth our town papers are fighting It bitterly. They have dubbed It "birds versus babies." Tls a mistake, and In all fairness to the voters of the state should be written "birds versus dollars." Now we have reached the Issue. The most of the people here that are fight ing the bill, from C. B. McOonnell right down the line to Jimmy, are doing go for the chance of a kittle personal gain. There are some, however, honest In their views, thinking that birds, however beau tiful and rare, have no place in this matter-of-fact civilization, and rnuat give way. In this big state of ours. Isn't there room for both? Might not the value ot some of these beauty spots in this state, such as Mount Hood. Crater lake, Malheur bird reserve, be greater to our school children than the few dollars that would finally get to the school fund after the lawing with the riparian owners was over and the engineers got their rake-off? As the most of the voters of the state may want to decide on the dollar valua tion, I would like to say to them that this bird preserve handled by our gov ernment will be far more valuable to our state and to this county than used as a grain or hay field. When it is known what can be seen there and these cross state roads are completed, thousands of eastern people will be attracted here and spend money and tell other thousands where none would come to see hay fields. As to the possibility of hay and grain fields there. I want to tell you the facts. It Is approximately 50 miles around the border of the preserve. The rise and fall of the water wets up and produces a heavy growth of coarse sedge grasses. This is added to by many islands and shoals. I.iy permission .of the government, and without any charge, this is cut and stacked for the cattle, and then when it freezes up Is all pastured and a great deal of stock Is wintered. I think more than under any change, for we have here a valley of such immense dimensions, that our two smalt streams entering it cannot, when used to the best advantage, begin to serve with water the good land that is practically free from alkali, leav ing none for use down at the lake, as It has all been appropriated for lands of a better claHS and some distance from the lake. But as there is no outlet from this valley the seepage water and the drainage ditches will, we think, as In the past, keep enough water there for the bird life and to produce the Immense tonnage of cheap coarse hay. There are some fertile spots such as the Aimmus tNn whrA the large oats were grown. nd the Springer tract, where splendid Dariey na ... -- rare exceptions, as they have been partly washed of their mineral excess by the incoming water, and will be misleading to the voters, as these spots are not rep resentative of the condition there. For untold ages these two streams have washed this alkali country, carrying the mineral down to thesw lakes, there the water to evaporate; the mineral, of course, to stay. If the water is ever drained away, we will have some more dusty alkali flats to mar our valley. Mr. Ellis' letter is in pa rt as follows: The bird refuge bill as originally filed wus framed without uny consideration of the wishes or interests of Harney county. The original bill included a cession of the tributary waters of Malheur lake to the United States, t'pon tae filing of the orig inal bill a number of meetinss were held In Burns to discuss the matter, and we arrived at the conclusion that unless we could have some changes made in the bill we would be compelled to make an organ ized fight against It. Or. L. E. Hibbard and myself were sent to Portland to meet with the committee having the bill in charge and see if we could obtain some concessions. 1 was delegated to first go to Enterprise, where the federated women's clubs of Orogon were to hold a convention and see If they would defer action on any resolutions which might be presented at their session. 1 attended the convention and the clubs took no action on the reso lutions presented, deciding to await the result of the proposed conference in Port land. In Portland we called on Henry L. Cor bett, who is Interested in lands to the south of Malheur lake, and who told us that he had received a concession from the bird committee in the shape of the following c It use (which appears In the bill now be fore the voters), vtx: '"subject to existing mater rights, filings and applications to use, impound, or appropriate water made in conformity with the water laws of the state of Oregon"; that he would assist us in obtaining further concessions, if we could, but if we could not then he would be satisfied with what had been conceded to htrr.. Meeting la Called. Mr. Raker, vice-president of the bird committee, at our request called a meeting of such members of his committee as he could get together and a conference was held at which were present Senator Oill and Messrs. Raker and Eliot of the com nttttev. and Messrs. Corbett. Hibbard and myself, for concessions. The members of thj committee decided that the original bill wouia wicnarawn ana a substitute meaa ur ubmiUea carrying the concession at - IS MIhn Dorothy Sli:i-t u-tua of Slmnnsho and the nix quarts of hncklebrrrlea which broucht her a blue ribbon at Prineville. In front of her ta a cedar baric banket of "olalia," used by the Indiana for carrying berries on horseback. Particularly proud of her achievement ' is Miss Dorothy Sim-tus-tus, a Warm Spring Indian lassie. 19 years of age, who won a blue ribbon for fruit canning at the Interstate fair at Prineville October 6 to 9. Two weeks before the fair Dorothy, who lives at Simnasho, went up to Olalla mountain, near Mount Hood, and gathered a quantity of exceptionally large huckle berries, which she put up in Jars. When the fair opened she entered six quarts in competition against her white sisters and carried off first prize for the best canned fruit. This was not the girl's only achievement, for she captured first prise in the running horse race at the fair, competing with others of her tribe. lowed Mr. Corbett and dropping the refer enre to tributary waters. Mr. Corbett. Ir. Hibbard and myself agreed that no organ ized tight would be made on the substi tute bill. When I reached home the Burns people were pleased with what had been accom plished as the question of raising a large fund with which to fight the bill was made unnecessary. I wrote to several members of the bird committee and thanked them for their treatment of us in assisting In the change. The Burns commercial club has never nadr any organized fight against the pres ent bill. It did send a sample of grains raisre.l on the lands within the meander line of Mclheur lake to the state fair, for the purpose of showing the falsity of a state ment of Mr.. Kinleys. hereinafter men tioned However, there has never been an organized fight against the bill. The committee knew that Dr. Hibbard and I could not bind individuals and that a num ber were opposed to the bill on general principle, and would fight it no matter how It was framed. The state land board, the state engineer, and the engineering society have their own interests to protect. There a strong feeling in Oregon against the creation of new r. serves in the state. We pledged Harney county to refrain from an organized fight, and we have kept our pledge. What has done the most to crystallize ireal sentiment against the bill Is the arti cle which appeared in The Oregonian of September 16. which Is entitled "Harney whTh nd,H,eM ,to Be Alkali." and In "I lnle M1? Quoted having said ,li r"?' bf. we." for voters to know that J,. dJln'"K Harney lake are alkali Vi . -e whole ,enr of his quoted re .TL t0, Vhe effect tnat Harney lake ct ! .h,"," '"'" worthless. Now the i ,uf thV "."ncy lake Is worthless, but fa"nd or'3116 5" "oth"K to do with the s.2.P,hPOS'd to be ceded to th United k 1 eithtr was quoted correctly or f? lot- and lf he misqoted then hi luU d .hJVt seen to a correction Natur! nnrJl ' b'" carrl we want It to carry u hh ,'eVer merlta U "H"" have, but if It has to carry on such statements as th. alove. it ought to be defeated? ' in. m y J. at the head and f""t of seeno hnt fr thC b'"- As h ha, not III honet presentation of facu. we lm , i f" ,Wh,y We shouId aupport the f. y refu,""K to support it we are nS. ' " P,"dBe or Promise. If the Burns commercial club or any other local organization were to commence such an organized fight on the bill as we origi nal y contemplated I would oppose such Mr Fir,lVvhrh, ethlca,lv 1 freSet-e ,h Mr. Flivley by his article of September IB has made all pledge void. Opposition Reasons Given. Opposition to the bill locally Is based on the following reasons: . ' First Were the only opposition to the bill the fact that the common school fund would be depleted, then the bill should have been framed so that the state would receive an equal area of land In lieu of that ceded to the Unltd States. Second The proposed bird reserve will not be a means of drawing tourist, in any but small numbers, and in any event tour ists could not compensate for the develop ment of Oregon which the proposed bill may t-tlfle. Third If the reserve Is created it will The restful tune of an old love song: or the lively strains of a dance give added pleasure when played by the Cheney. The Cheney reveals the spirit of the original selection. Music from the Cheney has unusual, pureness of tone, fidelity and resonance and reveals the beautiful shades of harmony as created by the artist when the record was made. The superiority of the Cheney is readily recognized when you hear it come in the Cheney will delight you. G. F. Johnson Piano Co- 149 Sixth Street Portland be administered from Washington. Have we any assurance that the biological de partment at Washington will honor the striking from the original bill of the trib utary water clause? In . the September number of the Reclamation Record ap pears an- article by a government em ploye in Which it is stated thatthe gov ernment owns all unappropriated water. I have a letter from Mr. w. S. Raker, first vice-president of the bird committee, under date of October 13. in which he states that Immediately after our visit to Portland the federal government had ready an injunction proceeding against further irrigation development in Harney county and that lf the proposed measure passes the government will- be content, but lf it does not we can expect govern ment Interference with our development. Fourth The proposed bill should have been framed at a conference in which all Interests could have been represented. By so doing the bill could have been fairly worked out and reservations and exceptions inserted which would have bound the United States to fair and uniform admin istration. In conclusion I might add that local people have willingly granted leases where by miles of Harney county lands are in private game preserve. But a small per centage of Harney county people are hunt ers. The bill having been framed without our having had a voice we were necessarily at a disadvantage in Portland, as we could only hope to have some matters stricken out. I never promised to vote for the bill, only pledging no organized opposition and there has been none. HOSPITAL GETS LIQUOR Bequest of T'Ine and Whisky Ap proved by Court Order. Prohibition laws will not cheat Good Samaritan hospital out of a be-que-st consisting partly of three bar rels a,nd 12 fruit Jars full of wine and whisky, for Presiding Judge Tazwell yesterday" signed an order to have the 70 gallons of liquor delivered to the institution. The gift is valued at $600, and is part of the estate of the late George Boschlin, who died August 14 from cancer. The hospital also will receive, on settle'ment of the estate, between $37,500 and $40,000, consist ing of money, securities and rental properties. The will provides for division of the household effects of Mr. Boschlin between Louis Jann and Hulda Jann Bauer of Clarke county, Washington, and the hospital. The order was issued at this time to clear a resi dence property so that it may be rented. Mr. Boschlin had planned that his bequest would provide a free room and hospital service for persons in need of it, but unable to pay for It. Phone your want ads to The Orego nian. Main 7070. Automatic 560-95. GlUIEMIEir The "greatest mother of them all" is about to make her annual appeal for funds to carry on her work of after-care of former service men and their families, and promotion of pub lic health. Portland chapter of the American Red Cross will loin with the national organization in a fort night s campaign, to open with Ar mistice Day, November 11, and con tinue until November 25. Multnomah county is expected to raise $50,000, compared with a quota or i50,ooo last year given to Port land chapter for the campaign in Multnomah, Columbia, Yamhill. Wash ington and Clackamas counties. It is not expected that any county but Multnor;ah will be included in the drive of the local chapter this year. H. E. Witham, veteran director of numerous war drives, has been named campaign manager. The executive committee appointed for the fourth Red Cross rollcall by the chapter is composed of Dr. J. Guy Strohm. Dow V. Walker and John H. Stevenson. Headquarters In Broadway. Headquarters for the campaign will be opened tomorrow morning at Broadway and Stark street, in a room lent by the Broadway bank. It will be in charge of Mrs. J. G. Gillingham, executive secretary of the drive. Lolita Bodman will be cashier and campaign supplies will be in charge of T. A. Harper. Flying squadrons ' of American legion members, war nurses, busi ness men, society women. Boy Scouts and others have yet to be organized. Active support of the women's motor corps has been pledged by Mrs. I. Aaronson. The Red Cross canteen workers, whose war service is re called by all Portland residents, will be mobilized" by Mrs. Harry Green. Branches of Portland chapter of the American Red Cross have been en couraged to separate from Portland and to organize as independent chap ters so that they can go on a peace time basis of civilian relief. For this reason, it Is expected that Washing ton, Yamhill, Columbia and Clacka mas counties will not participate In the local drive as was done last year. Portland Retains War Stains. Portland chapter voted not to go on a peace-time -bas-is because of the large amount of work remaining in the after-care of disabled service men and their families, centered in this city, and the public health work, which is growing in magnitude. New cases come into- the Red Cross head quarters in the Piatt building dally, that are but the aftermath of the world war. Educational work of the Red Cross through classes In home care of the sick and elementary hy giene is in constant demand, classes being held by Red Cross nurses in trade schools and neighborhood houses. The annual meeting of Portland chapter will be held at 8 o'clock next Wednesday evening in the green room of the chamber of commerce, at which reports on work during the year will be heard and officers elected for the ensuing year. Present officers are: Amedee M. Smith, chairman and treasurer; Rob ert Crozier, secretary, and Dr. Fred erick Kiehle, Dr. J. Guy Strohm. Dow V. Walker, John H. 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