The bend bulletin. fl -. -K iii:xi, ouf.gox, wi:dm:sd.v aitkhxuox, hkckmiikii an, win. i:t. i BJ'M" ZZIZT fjw'01, XUU p!6AllH H Iimihsfssm mm iiun in uuuuiuii HMANY DELEGATES IN ATTENDANCE tontiiil Oiegon Hepicenntles Or- FgUlllO t( PlOtCtt IM-Hl Illtt'ietN Jones Hill Will lie Indorsed Hi omit to Head Committee. (Portland Telegram, Dec. 2S) Men from every section of the tr te where Irrigation is a vital alli ed gathered In tho Imiiorlul Hotel adny to attend tho fifth uregon ir- ttgntion Congress. The sessions win iivAr thrco dnys. Tho question bout which most of tho discussion pill ccntor Ib that of federal guar antee of approved projects as dla- ingulshed from state aid to the lr- Igntionlsts. .1. W. llrowor. formerly 01 iicu- noinl. now of Portland will lie named thnlrmnn of tho resolutions commlt- tlils nftcrnoon, It Is concerted. Nils Is tho most Important nppoln- io nosltlon In tho power of tho con- boss to hestow, as the tangllilo work tho convention will practically take form of endorsement of tho bill bf Senator Jones, of Washington, now pending licforo congress, which pro rides for tho federal guaranteo. It believed that tho federal uld mcas- Kiiro will lie opposed but that Its op- Dpnents will will bo In tho minority lit tho fortlnnd mooting. ISicuvr'N F.leitlon Conceded. The BiB8lon this morning ndjoum- Id early to glvo the dolcgatos an op portunity to Indicate their cholco for chairman of tho resolutions commlt- lc. At noon it was considered cer tain that Mr. Ilrower woiyil bo sc- t'loctcd. Ho haH served at provlnus icsslons of tho congrcsa In the same bnpnclty, but had asked to bo reliev ed this year. As another mooting of tho irrlgn- Itlonlsts of tho stato will bo held be fore tho next session of tho legisla ture, It Is not believed that matters at stato legislation will occupy much if tho tlmo of tho mooting thli week. fThe eonveiitlcn wlIPcloso will, a bnn- Imtet at tho Chamber of Conimorco rmU. .-.!. ...... .!.. n fltn n'ntnAl llllllinUtU UUHIIIh Ul U..JW W WWVfti As soon as rrcsiuont Thompson irtl opened tho congress at 10 o'clock this morning, Mayor II. It. Albeo voleomed tho delegates In tho name,1 f the cltyj dating his appreciation ! the a!uo of the further devolop nnt of tho Irr'gable aren of the stato i local commercial Interests, and mphnslzlng the woik bolng labor iously dono b tho pioneers of Irri gation In tho stato. ' Coll IMtwluos (humlii'i'V A ill. I President C. C. Colt, of tho Chnm ilier of Commerce, oxtomlod n wel 'omo from tho business Interests of Portland, snylng that "Irrigation hould rcrrlvo tho ssrlous consld- ration of both stnto a'ld fodoral gov- rnments," and thot "when you have jnede up your minds what Is tho (Continued on last page.) I. C'OHI), Prei. P. K. HUNTKR, Vlco-Pre TUOS. C'OnH, Cashier THE CENTRAL OREGON BANK Capital $25,000, Fully Paid 5C NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS sc DIRECTORS thos. conn v. i conn V. L. O'DONNELli LA PINE OBJECTS TO ROAD ON WEST SIDE 'Asks State 1 1 Ijiliw it j- Ihigluocr to Hear Their ()licctVm Want IMcM-nt ltiiail liupiowil, SALEM, Dec. 27. Stato Highway Engineer Cantlne has received from tho La Pine Commercial Club resolu tions requesting that before dodnlte plans are settled for the expenditure of the $20,000 nvallablo for road work between Ilend and the Klnmath county lino n committee of La I'lne citizens lie heard by him. They fur ther nBk Cantlne to go over tho pro posed routes with them. The resolutions allege that "cer tain cltlzons of llcnd are urging the choice of n west side routo nnd tho building of a now hard surfaced road from Ik' ml as far southward" as tho money will pay for It. It Is also stated that tho proposed west side routo Is Inferior to the present east sltld route, Hint thei money would bo spent to greater advantngo repairing tho present road nnd that construc tion Bliould begin at Lava Ilutto and work both ways. The communication was brought to tho attention of Governor Wlthy combe, who replied by requesting Mr. Cantlne to make personal Investiga tion of all the facts In tho case. "All tho Highway Commission wants," said tho Governor, "la to get tho most for our monoy." Ho pointed out, however, that it was against tho Commission's policy to spend money for temporary work. EARNINGS INCREASE Oiegon Trunk Shows Dig (Jains In Two Departments. Unusual gains In freight and pas conger earnings are reported by tho Oregon Trunk In Its latest statement covering the mouth of October, duo to tho heavy tralllc caused by tho mill building at Ilend. Tho Oregon Jour nal reports tills Incrcaso of business ns follows: "lloth freight nnd passenger busi ness on tho Oregon Trunk railroad mado big gains during Octobor, In dlcatlng that thoro was a good movo inent of crops and Increased travel Into tho Interior: Tho total earnings of this rond for Octobor woro $27,72 compared with $20,000 for Octobor, 1914, n gain or $7,713 or 28 pur cent. Tor tho four months of tho lineal year th earnings nggrcgato $70,712 ns against J04.CS1 from July to Octobor Inclusive, of 1914, a gain of $15,231 or 10 por cent Freight earnings for this road record n gain for October of $t!.19, over tho corresponding month of 10H und passcngor earnings an Incroaoo or. $1041 by tho sonio comparison. For tho four months of the llscul yonr, compared with tho previous fiscal year, thero Is shown a gain of $111, 870 In frulght earnings, or over !18 por rent, and $1S35 In passengor earn ings, n gain of noarly 9 per cent. sxow oitniXAxn: p.ssi:n. At,nn adjourned meeting of tho c'ty council hold Monday morning an ordinance was passed requiring tho removal of snow anil lea from sldo wulks In tho city flro limits within 12 hours after u storm. Tho ordi nance Is printed In full olsowhero In this paper. D. K. HL'NTLR ROSS FAUN HAM T. L SHI DIES THIS Pneumonia Takes Alan Looked Upon as Cause of Bend's Present Prosperity---Illness Began Christ mas Day Plans of Shevlin-Mixon Company will be Carried Out, According to Officials Thomas L. Shevllu, president of j his end, a fact only too well uppro Tim Slievllii-lllxnn Cninnnnv. died I elated by opposing teams. He was this morning In Minneapolis. Taken sick on Christmas day, pneumonia de veloped nip Idly and this morning nt G o'clock the end came. Tho funeral wilt bo hold in Minneapolis on Fri day. Only 32 years old, Mr. Shevllu was ono of the commanding llgures In tho Ameilcnn lumber Industry, a position gained slnco his graduation from col lego eight years ago. As president of tho various Shevllu companies hej had lumber Interests In various parts of the country, consisting of mills In Ontario, Minnesota, Montana, Idaho, and tho plant now under construction In Ilend, nnd large timber acreago In many sections. In Central Oregon, Shovlln com panies own over 200,000 acres of pine, Including tho holdings of tho Fremont Land Company, tho Des chutes Timber Company and the Rogers timber near Ilend, tho last two tracts having beon acquired this year. To mill this timber n plant Is now building nt llcnd, oporatlon of which Is to begin early next year. According to loeni olllclals of Tho Shovlln-IIUon Company, Mr. Shov 1(118 death will causo no chnngo In tho Immediate plans of the company for the development of its local tim ber resources. Construction will proceed and tho plant put In opera tion as soon ns possible , XewH Shocks Tmui. Tho news of tho death of the man who Is looked upon as the chief causo of Ilend's present prosperity enmo ns a distinct shock to alt who heard It. Mr. Shovlln visited llond only two weeks ago, having spent Thursday, December 1(5, hero for the purposo of Inspecting tho work at the Shovlln- Hlxon plant. To his friends nnd as sociates In tho company work, al though Informed of his Illness by messages earllor In the week, tho news seemed unbellcvnblo. Mr. Shovlln was In perfect health when horo and a recent medical in spection, mada when ho took out n largo Insurance policy on his life, re sulted In n report by tho examining physicians that hn was tho "most perfect risk In thu United States." Wiin 11m n In 1KHII. Thomns L. SIiqvIIii was born In Mnrch, 18S3, the son of Thmoas II. nnd Atlco (Hall) Shovlln. Ho was graduated from Yale In 190G. In Fobruary, 1909, ho was mnrrlod to MIbs Kllzabeth Sherloy who, with (heir two children, Kllznhoth and Thomas, survlvo him. Other mem bers or tho family who aro still living aro two sisters, Mrs. David Tennoy and Mrs. Gonrgo. Ileckwtth, and nn undo, B. C. Shevlln or Portland. T. A. McCnnn, who will have chargo or tho ShovUn-IIIxon plant. Is n cousin. In collego "Tom" Shovlln, ns ho has always been known, made an enduring unme for himself ns oud, nnd ror one voar captain, or the Ynloj foot ball eleven. It wns his boast I that no gains woro ever mad') around i Ml ! 3!' IJU Faac Vfcrfrfrfrf!M&2 lAVSS We carry a complete line of goods FOR THE HUNTER Look over our slock of Rifles, Shotguns ' and Ammunition S5 s Bend HarcLware Co. The Company thut put ihv "Wear" In llortlwaro a- IF YOU DID NOT GET A CATALOG CALL FOR ONE: lylJ:f 1. Htr. 4 . 5J"rnvifn!Ji4, I I also n point winner for Yale on the track team In the hammer throwing evont. Famous Football Conch. Slnco leaving collego .Mr. Shovlln has mrdo hlmsolf felt as a football coach, having been called upon by Ynlo teams for assistance more than onco when tho conches In charge woro making failures or tho work. Under his last minute instruction Yale onco held Hnrvnrd to a scoreless tie, a virtual victory, and only this last (all, when (lofent nt the hands of all comors hnd boon Ynle's portion, tho "Human dynamo" wns nblo to pro duco a victory over Princeton, a Ilvo to two favorite. Immedlntoly on leaving collego In 1900, Mr. Shovlln came to llond and with this as his headquarters spent six months in tho timber with "Mike" Kelley, an old Shovlln employee. This was his first business exporleuco nnd, nccordlng to n close friend. It created In him nil Interest In this locality which has always placed It foremost in nils thought. On his father's death In 1912 Mr. Shovlln came Into nctlve mnungoment of the estate's largo timber Interests. Going Into business hard, ns he went into a foot ball gamo and everything elo ho undertook, he dominated "all with whom ho came In contnet, nnd yet crented In nil a feeling of affec tion nnd respect for his chnrncter nnd ability. CALLKD TO MIXXKAPOLIS. T, A. McCnnn,' superintendent of Tho Shevlln-I Ilxon Company, loft this afternoon on n special trnln ror Fall bridge onrouto to Minneapolis where ho has been callod on account or tho death or Thomas L. Shevllu. Mr. McCnnn was accompanied by Dr. .1. C. Vnndevort nnd Kobort I), Mooro. At Fnllbrldgo Mr. McCnnn will Join Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Shovlln of Port laud, Mr. McCatin loft Ilend In a critical condition, Buffering from nu Incipient nttnek or pneumnnln. Dr. Vnn'vort will attend him on tho Journey. SMITH-YOUNG WEDDING Well Known llcnd ("oiiple Wedded This Morning. Tho innrilnge or Miss Angollno Young and llnrold K. Smith wns sol- otnutted this morning nt the homo or the brldos parent. Sir. nnd Mrs. John V. oung In. Wlostorm. Only the Immediate relatives of tho liiidn and groom woro prosunt. Hov. II. C. Ilnrtrnnft of the Presbytorlnu church porformed the ceremony. Tho bride Is well known In llond and for tho last few months has beon t nch'ng school nt Wasco. Mr. Smith Is In tho government forest sorvlco, stationed nt Pine Mountain. They will spend their honeymoon at thu Pine Mountain ranger station. hj&hx"ii.vrtttoiiLi '. v wwtf x mvA!f i ? .- - IRE THAN 53,000 HAS BEEN RAISED FOII GYMNASIUM i llitek lltilldlng and Swimming Pool aie Conslilcieil .Mcrtlii to I So Held Xevt Week. More than $3,000 worth or stock has boon suliRcrlbed ror the propoa. ed Ilend gyinnnilum. A meeting 1 to bo bald next week tor tho purpose or perfecting the flnnl detnlls for the purchase of n tdto and to consider the type or building to be erected. Considerable Interest is being shown nmong the subscribers to stock as to what the eharactor of tho building shall bo. There Is n desire upon tho pnrt of ninny to Instnll n swimming pool nnd to brect n brick building or n more permanent clmr- actor than n frame structure would be. Thoso details will bo given con- sidprntlon nt the meeting nt which nil who have subscribed to stork will bn asked to attend. In addition to tho list published In The Ilullotlu Inst week tho fol lowing havo subscribed to stock this weok: Jos. I), tunes, $10: Karl Johnson, $10; Claude Kelloy, $10: J. J. Sullivan. $10; J. P. Keyes. $30; C. J. Catlow, $10: L. Doonar, $10: Fred Kstes, $10: A. M. Larn. $10: George F. Hoover, $10: Dr. IT. C. Coe, $10: Theo. Morton, $10: (leorgo S. Young, $10; J. J. Cunningham, $10: Centrnl Oregon Plumbing & Heating Company, $20. STRARORN SURVEY BEGINS ICtiglueerM Art ho to Clioos,. Hoiile From Ilend to Hums. Surveys Tor tho Oregon, Cnl'foi nln & Hastorn, or Strnhorn road, from llond to Hums, nro to begin nt onco, nccordlng to nn understanding current In Ilend this week. J. II. llywnter, who will liend tho survey, arrived In town onrly this weok nnd hnB slnco been mnklng urrniigomonts for tho party while awaiting tho ar rival of other members and equip ment to bo need by thorn. Mr. llywnter wns unwilling to bo Interviewed on tho work of tho party. It Is understood, however, that other members arrived this morning and that as soon as their equipment roiuoo In, work will begin. ThU nr tornoon tho party Is making a trip out Into tho High Desert country be yond Sand Springs. "gI Mrs. llywnter, who has beon hero with her husband, returns tomorrow to Itltzvllle, Washington, where sho Is touching school, high school ui:moi)i:li:i). Itoomn on tho main Moor or the high school building nro lining re modeled this weok to nccomiuoilHto tho new oommerclnl department to bo put III when the swond nemos tor or tho public schools open the hitler prrt or January. The new dnpMrtinunt will bo under tho dlreetlun or F. S. Francis or Portland. TIMIW ISSl'ICS FOLDKII. Tho Bulletin has received a ropy of n folder containing 20 views of northern Lake county Issued by tho Fort Hock Tlimm. The views llliis trnlo tho varied rosourcos of tho ih glou and nro nenth prlntml on u brls tol boaid folder which opens eomen loutly ror display. lltDSON, Provident f'OH, Vice President SVrilKIt, Vice Pres. IFe First National Bank OF BEND, BEND, OREGON ('Mpltlll fill! Surplus punl WE wi'iK or m! ,11 the Ortrfen a and tliank you for the loyal and liheral ftipport liiven in in (lie pit. We iliall retelve January lt, 1916, to try to render you even more prompt and effiaient rvio than we liave in the pait, and make every effort to be of real nrviec to you and the community which we lerve. TiTe FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BEND t&ifp ( imy 'gV 'uec?" 'VSSX'vg's HEARING HERE ON JANUARY 17 SETTLERS VS. C. COA1PANV. O. K 'T, Public Senile (flniiiilssloii WTll Lis ten to llotli Stiles Company's An- .suit to Complaint Snys ,soch tlitns Pinpoc to "llnl-e Hell." (Special to The Uiillotln.) SALKM, Doc. 28. The Public Service Commission today announced the date or hearing In the' complaint or the C. O. I. Wnter Users' Associa tion against tho Centrnl Oregon Ir rigation Company. It will bo held In Ilend, pommcucitig nt 11:30 a. in., on Monday, January 17. The original complaint In this ac tion was tiled with tho Commission November 1.1. Its allegations, brief ly, Include tho following. That tho canals of the C. O. I. Company aro liisulllcleut, to supply wntor to all tho lauds nccordlng to tho contracted amounts. . That tho present llumo Is worn out and likely to full nt any tlmo, with great loss nnd hnrdship to settlers. That as tho settlors are to take over tint pro ject In 1917 tho Company ha, no In tention to spend money In lip-keep of ditches and llumo which others soon nro lo Inherit. Thut much of amounts collected In maintenance fees, Instead or being put bark In tho project, nro dissipated In high salaries and unproductive overhead expenses, That access to tho books or tho Company Is rofimed settlors. Tho coinplnlut winds up ,by asking tho Commission to compel tho Com pany to keep Its system In good shape and to spend Its Income for mainte nance feos for this purpose, o U" ond that tho settlers In 1917 win havo turned over to them a project of value. Would "llnlsc Hell." On November 18 was flled the nn- swer of tho Compnny, which Is writ ten evidently with Intent to bo face tious. It sets forth. In effect, that the sol purpodh of tho nlor IMirt) Assoelnlon Is to "raise Hell." At least, It uses those words, "the osten sible purposo and objector said plain tiff ns exhibited by Its nets nnd ut terances seems to be to rnlso Hint particular brand of rllmnto whure with It shall not be tempered or qiiemihod by nil the wntlirs or tho DiMK'hutiw river without their waste or soepags." The Compnny then denies most or the allegations set forth by tho As sociation, and further routnndi that the Public Service CoiiiuiImIou bus no authority to Interfere In tin prom ises. Under this bond, It holds. In erfect. thut the Compsny Is tho agent of the state In conducting this Irri gation enterprise, nnd Is subjuut onlr Land Hoard, and to that only o far as Its contracts with thu Stnto and Nation make It liable Tho Company stales further that (Continued on last page.) :u LAItA. Cushlttr (1 MeltHYNOLDH. Asst Ciulilur, A. HTOVKK.Asst Cashier '.IHS 2-V'Xi fritnJi, euitfjmcn people of Central I lappy New Year, trs &r