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THE REND BULLETIN, DAILY EDITION, BEND. OREGON. FRIDAY. JULY 17. 1 D'jr.
WATER BONDS
DEBATE THEME
Civic League Luncheon
Is Occasion
Utt amount to bo rooolvoil for the
bonds. Ho Ktatoit. howovor, ttiat tho
onKtnoor had Klvt'ii iissnri.m-p that
ItOOiOOO would I'ovor the cost.
Savvyor had pointed ont ttiat tho '
city would roootvo, not $titil,00o for!
ItH bolide, but sr.7U.lSi, tin, lor tho,
tormi of its bond lit 1b: and that tho
engtaeere' lliurea would ntako tho'
uilttltnuin coat of tho entiro syaiiun.
tttgjudflng .lunhaso of the preaeal
Kystoin. installation of tho plpo Hue
and erranfcenienta for soouriitK
Tumaio creek water, front tho Ota
chutes County Municipal Improve
ment district, over $1120.000.
Previously Bawver had outlined
tho history of lioud's efforts to secure
a good miter supply, and the diffi
culties encountered, careful lludyl
baviitK reduced the practicable
sources to tho south fork of Tumaio
creek and the Doxchtiles. Of the1
south fork, he declared, there was
apt sufficient guarantee of adequate
supply the year round and over a per
iod of years, to warrant the city in
expending so liuse an amount to tup
It.
Louis Bennett Defends Pro
posed Issue R. W. Sawyer
Questions Advisability
I'ndor the auspices o fthe Woman's
Civic loaKue tb.' Quectlon of Bend8
approaching water bond
election WUi debated today by bottla
llennett, city recorder, on the af
firtnatlve. and H. W. Sawyer on tin1:
negative. The debate was held at a
luncheon given by the league at the
Klks' club rooms.
The city official opened by relet-J
INK the experiences of Med ford uud;
t'orvallis in bonding tor purchase ..n I
Installation of municipal waterworks.
In each case the taxes were lint raised i
it penny, the water rules were re-!
tltu'ed to a figure much below those
of Hend. and everybody concerned is
well pleased, although predictions of
hlKh taxes, poor management and
graft were much more prevalent
mere tney are tn Hend at present
llennett stated, having been a rosi
dent of Medford and later of Cor-1
vallls when those things wire Immuu
don. '
To Sawyer's statement that figures i
on the water supply of the south fork
of the Tumaio are not available. Ben-j
licit replied that Kngineer John Du- j
buis had made readings during.' the
drouth of last summer, and found1
adequate supply. No readings wore
made in the winter, he said, but tlie,
plUM call for provision to take water,
from the main body of the creek dur
ing the winter if necessary, as at that :
time Crater creek is not diverted intr i
Ihe Tumaio.
Revenaea i ', : To r
I he would h ive gotten word to me.
The present revenue of the Bend j Hussell said. "1 do not believe he
Water. Light & Power Co. la suffi-1 shuw up
Stent to pay running expenses and Scolts , waninK a W1)r1
tho interest on the fSOO.OOO bond is- L," from his hriltnr waa bx)oyPd
site. Bennett declared, staling that a(taln to(lav wh,M, ,,v0 tvw.m
the revenue Is about $68,000. thelWPrp dpvcred to him in the death
interest would be about $26,000. and r.j
the operating expense $11,000. He1 ()ne of them was lc..l "Jnile.
...iniuieo mat ni operating expenst Lm..n Yergen. Oakland. Ill
is now greater, nut eliminated taxes. rea(j-
power cost and other items which, he j R.prive granted von al a. m.
said, the city would not have. j Heve your lawyers communicate . ilh
Bennett made no reference tojme."
Sawyer's figures showing that the! The other telegram, signed by
minimum cost of the system to the "James M. Ball." Detroit, said:
city, according to the engineers' fig-1 "Have your father come CotDetrolt
urea, would be over 550.000 above i Have evidence which may help
WOMAN FOUND,
TALE DOUBTED
Narcotics Blamed For
Writer's Story
Mrs. Cooksou Claims She
Was Kidnaped to be Bride
of Aged Mexican
if. r. ImcA WbeteTh. IVml BuUtttel
EL CBNTRO, Oil . July 17. Vir
ginia Lee Cooksou. missing ranch '
i woman atul ntithoress of Santiago
jcanyon. found at Calexico last night. I
passed through here today in custody j
jnf Orange eOUUty officers, on the
; return to Sa ntai Ana. i
I stlitirlff SImiii . I ..ni if ii ii in ihurm .if
Ihe present supply from the Dee-lwrlv, uraluK(1 , -mans sen
chutes river, as a result of the Hiatal- sll,Uml tale of kidnaping ami white i
lation of a Hltratlon plant, has made ,tavery as the "ravings of a diseased'
the water safe and suitable, and mn
leaves it the only suitable and praeti
cable supply, at least until further
Information about the flow of the
south fork if the Tumaio creek is
gained.
Mayor K. II. Fox. the first speaker,
made a brief statement of the steps
j the city has taken in view of the
j people's wishes in the mutter, ex
pressed in Ihe election of a year
I ago.
Mrs. Ves al of the Marshfield
Woman's Civil club told of the work
which thai dub ha:; done and compli
mented the PeLd club on the good
work which aha could see il is doing.
The meeting was presided over by
Mrs. Louis Bennett.
The officer claimed the woman'
was a victim of narcotics and bad
framed the weird tale told to Calexi-!
co police last night.
"There is no such white slave den'
in Mexlcali as described by Mrs.
Cooksou whore girl victims were)
chained to posts." Sheriff Jcrnlgun
aid.
"We have investigated fully and i
are of the opinion Mrs. Conkson. un
der the influence of narcotics." snfd 1
the sheriff, "went to the border and
I invented her strange story. She has!
j not given a satisfactory explanation I
ot how she reached t alexico. After
arriving here she bad a stranger lead i
her to the police station, where she
unfolded her kidnaping tale, which
was just the imaginings of a crazed
mind .
rubber and llio alleged British inou-
opol) waa officially brought to ihe
attention of the state department to
day by representative! of the Rubber
Association .if America, incoipor
atod.
A conference Of the rubber men'
was hold with Secretary Kellogg to
da) . upon arrangements made
through I'rosldont Coolldgo at
Swuuipscott.
DANGER OF FIRES
IN FORESTS LESS
Situation Now Under Con
trol In Tbreo States
tit. p. Laaaad Wire in Tha BiR4wUatln)
MISSOULA, Mont.. July 17. For
est reserve officials here for dis
trict .'o. I. comprising Western Mon
tana. Northern Idaho and Kastern
Washington, reported a great Im
provement Friday In the forest fire
situation which had been gaining
alarming proportion! during the past
week. The most Intense heal wave
since 9H Contlttu6a the danger al
though the situation at present Is
well controlled. Special guards are
M.i.chlng all camp fires, built by
tour'sts.
Cue big bl.ue in the Kaoigeu lor
est la only one of more than a score
of major fires ot IS hours ago still
burning. The Kootenai forest fires
Owl threatened the lowo of i.ihh.
Mont., for several das. are woll in
hand. Tho smith greek bluxe In the
l'ond Oreille reserve of Washington
is reported under control, after de
stroying more than Too acres of tim
ber. A big crew of men have checked
a bleic that has destroyed tlno acres
of heavy timber In the Lewis and
Clark reserve near Helena.
ASK HIM
HE KNOWS
THE BEST
DRINKS
AND tCE
CREAM ARE
AT
HORTONS
DRUGS
Brother Wires, Admits
Murder, Halts Hanging Re,ief Map
Crowd at Convention
(Continued from rage 1.)
GETTING CLOSE TO T
NATURE IS GETTING
NEXT TO THE
FACTS !
Thf big reli-f map of t'eniral Ore
gon le crea tin k a remarkably amount
of interest among visitors at the Hend
Elks' heailq .aru-rs at the Portlan.l
onveniion. fictoniints to word re
reived from I.. K Cr.imb. who Is in
charge.
Few nf the persons who inmiired
it (about Central Oregon had previously
jhad any knowledge of the McKeuzie
highway or of The Dalles-faltfornia
highway, and they were surprised to
hear of the excellent condition of
these roads ..ml of MQnfte possi
bilities of a trip Into Central Oregon, j
Many of ihem planned, as a result
of visiting ihe Bend headquurters.
to visit Central Oregon either during !
their present trip to Oregon or at aj
later time. Cramb reported. The ("
literature is h irjg rereived well, but 1
It Is not being given out promist-u- ;
ously. the rommertial club secretary!
reports.
Favorable Report Received
From Roosevelt Expedition
Will Seek Death Cause
Of Flyweight Champion
U. P. Utttfl VMri to The IWnJ Bulletin
SAN KUANC1SCO. July 17 He
ligious service!, fo Pancho Villa, lute
flyweight boxing champion of th'
world, were hrld this morning, hun
dreds of Filipinos flocking to St. Ig
natius church for a high uiaas.
Memorial services for the dead
fighter will be held tonight nt the
Knights of Columbus ball undor the
auspices of the Filipino Catholic rlub
Ualph Mcl.cran. San Francisco super
visor, will deliver Ikl eulogy
Prior to sailing of th MMf Presi
dent Wilson for Manila tomorrow,
carrying the body of the little flgbt-i
to his native land, an inquest will Ik
held al which his manager. Frank
Chun-hill, physicians and others will
he quizzed.
Tlggts w is temporarily blinded .is t
result, tt Is believed, of extreme h- at
Tigges anil the child escaped ..'rums
injury
Commander of Fort Logan
Dies In Automobile Wreck
U. I'. I ru.d Win t Tit IWn.l Hullvttn)
DF.NVKH. Col . Inly IT Lleiiten
ant. Colonel W S UfepM, fortnor
j commaudtng officer of Fort Logan.
Col., was killed a ml two nurses at
' Fltzsttnnious army hospital lnjund
when an automobile driven by Mitpes
. crushed heud on Into a street car
here last lltght.
Ma pes had been ass ik net I to tint
with the seventh infantry at Spokane.
Wash . but at present was rein perill
ing from a recent UIimms at Fltxslm-mons
Better Shoes
For Less Money
Light and medium
weight Loggers,
Kolitl leather throughout
$6.25 to $7.75
Men's Dress
Oxfords
Latest Style; comblna
titin widths,
$3.95
and
$4.95
Popular
Price
Store
PURSLEY'S
844
Wall
Street
Btriniii eourl "f Ine BturteT of Martin in Bnalaad tbe penal t) for de
Taharl RlRKlnliolliani .ia rharai'il Mtrn' i ; will fur (ruuilnl. nl pal
Willi urutlMK Tillurl In !IH hi. M Ih im'IIuI niTvlllldr (or IK"
v. r.'iv thai in- later died.
Driver, Mlinded by Heat,
Ditches Car. Woman Hurt
A glance at the following prices will
you next to the fact that your dollar
will go farther at the
WORKWOMEN'S STORE
put
t V U. P. luei Wire to The Bend Bulletin i
LBHi Kashmir. July 17. -Adviees
from Kaviimir to tho north of here
today related that the James Stmp-son-Kooseveit-Field
museum expedi
tion, hent on tMscovery of the sheep's
ancestor the !s poli in little known
: regions south, is expected soon at
Yarkand. Kvery one is reported
well.
1 1". T. : i - : Wire I. HM Hullrtinl
TMK DAIaLKS. Ore.. July 17.
Mrs. John Tixges of Clnt innatl, who
was injured in an automobile aecl
deni 25 mile;, west of I'cndleton yes
terday, is suffering a crushed chest
and possibly internal Injuries the
tent of which have not been deter
mined, ft was reported at The lalles
hospital this morning. Mrs Tigges.
with her husbi'nd and dauirlrer, werr
carried over an embankment w hen
Ninety Above Is Hottest
Reached Today l p to 2:M)
Nllielv ilrrrHf nlmvi- ni erM A)t
hat th? uicri urv eottld ii' 'hi after
ROOB up to ItM n'chirk. Thti Bill
limim wan eCtTtaity r.-arhrd at 1:10.
anil ttOOd without ehaiiaje for an
hour tTnneaally hot eraatber kad
Imm'U oxpcrloil, an 1 il.'lir. .-a wan lh '
mark mail. at S o'rlock til!-, luornlni;
with no rlouit to himlr tho nun In
Its work. Thurstlay a maximum, da
npltf Honda, waa (l.'KrtMa.
Acqqm t tovu r im
tu. p. ia..i wit. tela. it. n.i BaUatta)
CKOSS CITY. Kin. July 17.--
Taomaa RlaTfinbotbanf. on Tl c I
boaa," waa fouiul iiot aullty today lii
American Business Men
Object to Rubber Price
III. P. Wir. tn The Hend Bulletin)
WASHINGTON. July 17. The
rapid inireaap In thf price of rrude
Athletic Union Suits, Dress Shirts,
79c 1.35 and $1.69
Balbr'ssan Union All-wool Bathing Suits,
Suits, 79c $2.79
Fine Chambray Work Lumbermen's Wire
Shirts, 69c Sewed Mitts, 83c
Cool Hats, 48c Men's Silk Hosc'
assorted colors, 48c
Fall cut Bib Overalls,
well made, IM and
Men's and Boys' Tennis Children's Barefoot
Shoes, $1.19 and $1.25 Sandals, $1.29-$1.39
O'Donnell's
Market
The largest market in
Central Oregon
with Greater
Buying Power
Better Facilities and
Offering Greater
Selection
Phone 286
Workingmens Store
The New
CITY OF BURNS
The center of Eastern
Oregon Lumbering
Stock and Farming
Industry
Rf id.-ntl1 M. In thr hf-Mrt of
Burn, dixtrlrt I7 to lloO
mch. The mni ttolrct lomtioriM In
tbf ctf. ArrvHve trnrtn mid-r Irri
(ration, rirh hottom larirt within city
limiu.
SPKCIAL IfiO nrrn npli nrlitl kvrl
Innd. 1 milt.' nf ffcrrit-k haw mil Ih,
cli' eV-lr IrriwatH f ru witrm brttiiiaii
wntrr. m HMLP Ht I2GO0.
ptM for lint of imrHinn.
W. T. LESTER CO.
i,i;MHN(i KKAVtOW
Bunuii (Iri'Kon
98c
Saturday Only!
Pantry or
Kitchen Set
White Japanned and Gilt Lettered, the.se ean-
isters provide a proper place for your
'Tea," "Coffee," "Sugar" and "Flour"
An ideal article for those kitchens which have
no built-in features.
Made in a nest of 4. The.y will make dandy
containers for your camping outfit.
GILBERTS' GROCERY
Member of The United Buyers of Oregon, Inc.
One of thelargMt grocery buying organ
izations of the Pacific CoMt
Free Delivery
Phone 'ii
Over ten years in the grocery business in Mend
has taught us that we can only succeed and pros
per as our list of satisfied customers grow. So
when you trade with us we assure the best of
Quality, Service and Lowest Possible Prices.
i
SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY
Watermelons,
per pound I1 2c
Fresh Peas. 3 lbs. 25c
New Apples, 2 lbs. 26c
I. el luce, .'5 heads 2."c
Large Cucumbers,
2 for 2."c
Blue Ribbon Celery,
per bead 20c
f resh Cabbage,
per pound
Fancy Home GrOWIt
Strawberries,
2 boxes
Wax Dishes.
I doc to package
Paper Plates,
per dozen
DC
:;:c
lllc
10c
ARE VOL GOING TO SPEND THE
WEEK-END CAMPING?
We have just the things for your lunch basket:
sandwich BUNS BREAD
CAKES PASTRIES - DAINTIES
Come in and see our Saturday Special
Central Oregon Bakery
Phone 473 Thompson Bldg.
PARENTS-
Children, or other unauthorized persons,
are not. allowed on the log booms or logs
in the mill pond. We will appreciate
your cooperation in preventing accidents.
t
THE SHEVLIN-HIXON CO.
Bend Hardware Co.
Wall Street