The bend bulletin.
tfOL. XIV.
BEND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 0, 11)10.
NO. 4t
COMPANY
WOULD HOLD
CONTROL
BEARING ON TODAY
DISTRICT PLAN ONLY
SOLUTION.
-Settlers Taking Over Segregation
Sei Juno Would Bo Minority
Stock. Holders Extension
.Sought on 0 mid 10.
(Special to Tlin Bulletin.)
SALEM, Or., Dec. '5. Tho con
tract under which tho Central Orogon
Irrigation company administers Its
.segregation expires In June, 1917.
Nominally, thcrcatter the settlors as--sutno
dlroctlon of tho segregation,
which Is supposed to bo turned over
to them. 6
Hut next Juno, If matters stand
as at present, according to men hero
familiar with tho complex situation,
tho settlers actually will not havo
any moro say regarding tho admin
istration of the segregation than they
have toduy. For tho company will
ho aula to control tho association,
because It will hold a majority of
.tho acreage Involved, and represen
tation in tho governing association
of necessity will ho apportioned on
-an ncreago basis.
If this Is truo, tho company could
-lomlnuto tho association and keep In
tho, saddle any management It saw
'l. Juntas uny majority's! Jck ht-ld-
-er can In a corporation.
Apparently, tho only way to cs-
capp such a situation, It Is pointed
out, Is for tho settlors to form an
Irrigation district. In a district,
under existing laws, each owner has
si single voto, Irrcspectivo of tho
acrcago ho controls. So any settlor
would have as much "say" In tho
district management as would tho
company.
It Is estimated, from flgurcH avail
able In tho offlco of tho statu en
gineer, that tho company would prob
ably control, on a voting basis, somn
33,000 acres of tho land which would
lie under tho Jurisdiction of tho wa
ter users aftor next Juno, as against
about 10,000 acres owned by set
tlers with voting power. It scorns
lmprobablo that Bales between now
And Juno would vory materially
chango tho ratio of control.
Company Control Knur to One. .
The records show that tho com
pany will retain a voting Interest In
tho Water Users' corporation cover
ing tho following:
First Lands sold under old form
contractu which have a perpotual
maintenance feo of $1.00 per aero
per year, 23,000 acres; (2nd) un
sold luuds, approximately CO, 000
acres; (3rd) lands not yat paid for
by settlor, amount unknown.
Approximately 1C.000 acres have
been sold under settlors' contracts
which convoy an Interest In the Irri
Katlou system; If all warn paid up,
tho settlors would havo about ono
voto to tho company's four.
At tho request of tho company,
tho Desert Laud Hoard holds a meet
ing tomorrow (Wednesday), at
which the company, among lessor
things, will present tho matter of
tho "act of Congress extending tlmo
on segregation lists six and nine
teen." Presumably, this means that the
company will seek to get the board
to approve such an extension. It
Js stated that if the company Is suc
cessful In securing such approval,
It will then go before the legislature
and ask for Its approval, backed by
the board's action. With this in
hand, it Is presumed that the com
pany would then seek passage of an
act of congress actually extending
the contract time on the lists In ques
tion. The time on segregation list six
expires February 13, 1918, and list
nineteen expires October 17, 1920.
Thereafter, unless extension Is grant
ed, unsold lands revert to the public
domain.
Settlers' ProtcMs Expected.
It Is expected here that setters
will protest strongly against any such
extension and especially against ap
proval of tho move by tho Land
Board. It is believed that the board
will simply take the request under
advisement and will refuse to take
definite action until the Water I's-
DESCHUTES COUNTY
'
Tho county division caso Is
still pending beforo Circuit
Judgo Duffy. Briefs were filed
on Tuesday, and a decision Is
expected nt any time now.
ers' association has had opportunity
to present Its sldo of the caso.
It Is further stated that under an
act ot congress of August 11, 1916,
a district may assess unsold and un
entered lauds, and tho assessment so
mado bocomo a Hen upon tho lands,
which must bo taken up by tho pur
chaser or subsequent settlor. In
other words, It would not In tho least
hamper tho formation nnd operation
of nn Irrigation district to havo the
unsold and unentered lands under
lists six and nineteen revort to tho
government, as they could bo Includ
ed In a district anyway and could
bo lovled against and ultimately sold
If tho levies woro unpaid. Tho text
of this act, which is too lengthy for
publication here, is available to any
interested person, at Tho Bulletin
oMco.
McAllister Discusses- DLstrlct Plan.
Replying to an Inquiry rolatlvo to
tho Oregon Irrigation District law,
J. L. McAllister, assistant secretary
of tho Desert Land Hoard, last week
wrote to Ada C. Young, secretary of
tho C. O. I. Wator Users' Association.
,Tho letter, In part, Is as follows:
"Whllo tho Irrigation District law
Is comparatively now In this state,
there appears to be no objcctlonablo
features which would hinder Its ap
plication to tho conditions under tho
above project. A plan was submitted
by Mr. O. Laurgaaul last October,
which contemplated Including in tho
proposed district tho land of Segre
gation lists No. G, 19 and 20. This
plan, I believe, is somewhat compli
cated and would entail cxtouslvo ad
ditional construction by tho Irriga
tion district.
"I bollovo a better plan would bo
to only Includo In tho district tho
lands of segregation lists C and 19.
Tills would Includo both sold and
unentered lands. Provision has al
ready been mado by congress per
mitting tho levying of assessments
on unentered government land lying
within any Irrigation district now
organized, or to bo orgaulzcd. You
will t)to t'Jlt unpatented cntorcd
land may bo sold nu any privately
owned lauds for default In tho pay
ment of tho district assessments;
also thnt tho assessments lovled
against unentered lands becomo a
Hen on tho sama and beforo an ap
plication for entry will bo received,
tho portion of tho assessments then
duo must bo paid to tho district.
"Another featuro to bo considered
In connection with this question Is
tho fart that tho period of segrega
tion will expire on segregation list
No. (i on February 13, 1918 and on
list 19 on October 17, 1920, at which
tlmo tho unsold lands of theso lists
will In all probability revert to the
public domain nnd bo mado subject
to entry under tho homestead or
desort claim laws.
"Should It appear advisable at
this tlmo to Includo In tho district
only thoso lands now covered by set
tler's' contract. It would bo possible
under tho district law to Includo
any other laud which might bo Irri
gated under tho system nt u later
date, upon application for-an addi
tion to tho district by future entry
men. However, I bollovo that, In
view of tho recent act by congress,
abovo mentioned, this advantage
should bo considered In your organi
zation nnd Includo nil of tho lands
susceptible or Irrigation under tho
present constructed system or tho
extension thereof.
."Tho district plan will afford ad
vantages which might not bo had
under any other system of control
by an organization of wuter usors.
You will note that in tho organiza
tion, each land holder Is entitled to
ono vote, regardless of tho amount
of his holdings. You may find It
best to proceed with tho organiza
tion, at least with tho preliminary
work, under your present organiza
tion and after tho directors have
been elected, of course they will then
be authorized to proceed with the
details of tho organization In ac
cordance with the state law."
WILL SUPPORT STANFIELD
Both Crook county members of
tho le'slaturo, Vernon A. Forbes, of
Bend, and Denton O. Ilurdlck, of
Jledmond, have announced their de
termination to support Robert N.
Stanfleld for speaker of tho next
house. A message to this effect was
sent to Mr. Staufleld yesterday.
CONGRESS TO MEET HERE
The Central Oregon Irrigation
congress will meet In Ilend next
Wednesday, with delegates repre
senting all tho commercial bodies of
Central OOrcgon and districts which
aro affected by Irrigation projects.
Matters of Importauco to Central Ore
gon will then be discussed, so that
at the annual meeting of the Oregon
Irrigation congress a well formulated
program will bo ready for presentation.
G
FOR FACE VALUE
KEELERS BUY STRA
HORN ISSUE AT PAR.
Purchasers Have HO Dnjs In Which
to Complete Contract, After
. Which City Will lUs In Posl-
'
k" tlon to Buy Terminal.
- PRICES PAID FOR BEND
-- BONDS.
Purposo Ami. Price Date -
School ? 6, BOO 100 190G
- Sower 00,000 101 1912
School 23,000 101 1913
- School . . 26,000 102 191G
atrahorn... 36.000 100 191G -
Bend, as a city, has good credit.
Bond houses think well of the
standing of tho city and are willing
to tako Its obligations nt their face
valuo.
This was shown on Saturday night
when tho bond Issue of $35,000, vot
ed In AugUBt for tho puriiosa of pur
chasing terminals for tho Strnliorn
railroads, was sold nt par. The pur
chasors were Kcoler Urothcrs, of
Denver, Colorado, represented In tho
transaction by Fred W. Glenn, thulr
Portland manager. Spltzor, Rorlck
& Co., of Toledo, Ohio, also sub
mitted n bid of par by letter, but
their application was faulty in form
and, on thnt account, not consid
ered. Undor tho torms of tho contract
made between the city nnd Kcoler
Brothers Saturday night, 30 days aro
allowed In which to complete tho
contract. In other words, shortly
uftcr tho first or January, 1917, Ilend
will receive tho purchase price of thu
bonds, less Keolor Brothers' expens
es nnd charges, and will then bo
ready to purchase tho property J -sired
by Mr. Strnliorn. This wlll-btr
done nt once. Then llcud wilt havo
complied with "Unrln Bob's" re
quirements, so fnr as tormlnuls aro
concerned, nnd if tho rights of way
aro also all in, It will bo In position
to expect construction from this end
when It begins anywhere.
Tho proporty to bo used by Mr.
Strnliorn for terminals lies oust of
tho Oregon Trunk right ot way, ex
tending from Lytlo Aero tracts
south. It wns optioned by a com
mittee from thu Commercial club
last winter, proceeding tho bond elec
tion which turned out to bo Invalid,
and has sluco been hold by its own
ers for the terminals.
A largo portion of tho terminal
property Iiob been offored lis a do
nation by W. D. Cheney.
FOREST SERVICE TESTS NEW
SHOVEL FOR FIRE FIGHT
Tool Is Tnki'-Rimu Affair llnudlu
It in '.toiiiili Lengths Can
lie Assembled (.Milrl.lj.
District Forustur Georgo II. Cecil,
of Portland, Is having u number ot
take-down shovels made locally, to
bo tosted by flio patrolmen In dif
ferent parts ot tho district and It
found suitable to bo mado part of
the forest service standard fire
fighting equipment. Tho model was
mado and furnished by Djjputy For
est Supervisor Harris, of Tacoma,
who trltnl It out with satisfactory re
sults ou tho Rainier national forest,
Washington, during the last fire sea
son. Tho model Is made from a regular
round point, long handle irrigating
shovel. The handle is removed from
tho socket and cut in 20-Inch lengths,
which aro Joined by a Jive-Inch steel
(errulo when tho tool Is put together.
Tho shovel blade forms a third sec
tion. Spring fasteners, liko those
used on automobile shovels, lock tho
throo sections together, The tool Is
51 Inches long when assembled.
THE SHEVLIN ESTATE
Will of Ijite Yalo Football Star Olw
Widow .More Than 8!,OOO,OO0.
(Oregonlan.)
ST. PAUL, Dec. 4. An estate
valued at 13.189,965 was left by tho
late Thomas L. Sbovlln, former Yalo
football player, according to a state
ment filed at tho capital today by
appraisers.
The will bequeathed to his widow,
Elizabeth Shevlln, 11,081,430 and
f 62-1.996 each to his sou, Thomas
Henry, and his daughter, Elizabeth
Brlte
BULLETIN HAS
BECOME DAILY
GETS UNITED PRESS
WIRE SERVICE.
World Nous of Etery Day Available
for Bend Render Every Evening
Special Features .of Local
Value arc Arranged.
At throo o'clock this nftor-
noon the first Issuo of Tho
-- Dally Bulletin was ou sale on
- tho streets of Dend, the first
dully paper to bo published In
Ceutral Orogon. Besides tho
regular local iiuwb, tho dally Is-
- sue contained Important tele-
- graph news from world news
-- centers, Including London,
Paris, Washington, Ilerlln,
Potrograd, as well as tho lat-
- est reports from tho fighting
front In Itoumanla.
Commencing today, Tho Ilultotln
becomes a dally newspaper, and Bend
acquires another adjunct of metro
politan existence.
The Dally Bulletin will hn Issued
every afternoon except Suiulny. Thu
weekly paper will bo continued, pub
lished on Wednesday, as hcrctotoio.
Tho Dally will ho served with tho
United Press news Borvicc, recognized
as offering tho finest available news
paper facilities for afternoon papers.
A comprehensive telegraphic service
wilt bo received during the day and
up to. ii Into hour In tho afternoon,
embracing tho Important news of tho
World and specializing In nffnlrs of
state a lid local Interest.
Ah thu European day Is ended eight
hours ahead ot Oregon's, and eastern
tlmo Is three hours In advance ot
tlmn here, tho western afternoon pa
per bus available all tho Hows (if thu
world for that day. For Instance, 4
o'clock in tho afternoon hero is 7
o'clock In the evening In Now York,
and midnight In Loudon, so that
renders ot an afternoon newspaper
In Ilend will ltnvo before thorn all thu
Important news ot tho day from tho
uows centers of the world.
Tho puper will bo ou tho street
about four-thirty, nnd will bo dis
tributed both by currier mid through
tho mulls. It can reach every offlco
and store In town before closing tlmo
and every Ilend home for reading at
thu supper hour or during tho oven
lug. It will bring Its readers tho
same news us the Portland afternoon
dallies, which reach hero thu next
morning.
Stork Market Report.
In nddltlou to tho regular tele
graph service, which will bo tho sumo
us received by most of tho afternoon
dallies or Oregon, Tho Dally Dullo
tln will got oxteuslvu special mall
snrvlco nnd u rut service of Illustra
tions. A feature which will receive
much attention will bo a market re
port. Receipts and prices of live
stock at tho Portland yards oach
morning will appear In tho afternoon
paper, and Important data will ho
given regarding grain and uonimodlty
markets.
Hpeelal fan tu re storlon, Including
sporting uiiittfirH of local Interest will
ho received from Portland. (1. 1.
Putnam, owner of Tho lliillntlii, Is
secretary to the Governor nt tho Cap
ital, Salem, and state mid political
news of Importance will bo covered
by him In regular correspondence.
A comprehensive news service of thu
coming legislature will ulso bo pub
lished. Weekly Will Be Hitler.
Tho regular weekly edition of Tho
Bulletin will ho continued, and be
cause of Its connection with tho Dally
It will bo possible to inuku It fuller
than ovor and of more valuo to Its
large number of subscribers. In tho
past effort has been mado to build
up alarge rural circulation for tho
Weekly, as such a circulation, reach
ing out-of-town peoplo who do their
buying In Ilend, Is ot prima Import
auco to advertisers.
Mechanically. Tho Ilulletlu plant Is
well equipped to produce u dally
uuDiujier. iiiu receui purcnasu 01
a now Modol Fourteen Linotype
tho rinest type setting machine In tho
stato makes available tho best fa
cilities obtainable for getting up
quickly and economically tho body
type of a newspaper, as well as ad
vertising and 'Job work. Hereafter
this machine will bo operated two
shifts or eight hours each. In type,
presses and shop equipment, tho
plant Is well supplied to turn out a
dally, and there Is ample room to
handle one advantageously.
II. W. Sawyor. general manager or
Tho Bulletin, will direct the business
ot the dally and supervise its editor
ial administration. Fred A. Wool
flen will bo In active chargo of Its
news end, telegraph and local. Mr.
Woolflen, who has been ou the paper
for n year and n half, Is n gfaduate
ot the University ot Washington
school ot Journalism, and has had
actlvo exporlcuco ou dally newspa
pers at LewlBtou, Idaho, and else
where. As associate editor ot tho Dally
will bo Henry W. Fowler, who comes
to tako tho position from Bnkor, Ore
gon, where ho has been city editor
ot the Bakor Herald, an nftornoon
dally. Ho is a graduate ot tho Uni
versity ot Oregon school of Journal
Ism, nnd has had experience on the
Morning Register, of Eugene, and
tho Albany Democrat.
RABID DOG ATTACKS GIRL
WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS
Helen Hayes Bitten Last Wednesday
Night Left for Portland Sunday
to Take Pasteur Treatment.
For tho tlrat time stneo tho rabies
epidemic becamo general two years
ago, n resident ot Ilend was bitten
by a rabid dog, last week and Is
now In Portland receiving tho Pas
tour treatment, whllo tho city ordl
nance providing for muzzling dogs
has been hastily rejuvenated and Ib
again In full force.
Helen Hayes, tho 14 year old
daughter ot Mis. Florence Hayes,
who lives on Wall Btreet near tho
laundry, wns returning from the
Thanksgiving daucu lit tho Hippo-
dromo on Wednesday night when
sho was attneked by a dog and bit
ten. Al. Campbell, a friend of tho
family, becoming worried tho next
day lost tho dog might havo been
rabid, looked up tho animal. Find
ing thnt It had boon killed, ho dug
up tho head, which Dr. Con sent to
Portland tor examination. On Sat
urday word was received from Btato
Health Olllcor Roberg to tho effect
that tho dog was plainly mad and
to sond Its victim down for treat
ment. Miss IluyesUiit tor IWitlund'
Sunday night.
Thu dog Is described as of a dark
brown color with a whlto patch ou
Its throat. It wns formerly tho prop
orty of n family which moved to
Portland a few weeks ago, leaving
It hero tinea red for.
As soon as It was known that tho
dog was rabid, tho city authorities
circulated posters stating that all un
muzzled dogs would bo killed.
CAR SHORTAGE FELT KEENLY
DY LOCAL LUMBER COMPANIES
SlilpiiiriitN to Eastern Points Held
t'p on Account or the Scnrcltj of
Cnrrlcih Prospects Dark.
The most perplexing problem fac
ing thu local lumber companies at
present, tor thu solution ot which
thorn Is li 1 1 to- Immediate hope, Is
tho shortage or (might cars. With
largo orderH to eastern points on
their hooks, tho lumber companion
are almost lucupablo or rilling them
and stook Is being stored In dry sheds
awaiting a betterment of tho situa
tion. Tho railroad companies aro able to
furnish scurealy 25 per cent of tho
cam necessary tor tho local com
panies to fill their orders, and no
definite time Is given when the sit
uation may show Improvement.
As soon as tho now ilnmurrni.-n
regulation being prepared by several
railroad companies Is mado effective,
under which extra churges will bo
mado for dolay of cam moro than u
certain period of tlmo, It may bo
that more cars generally muv be
available.
LAW NOW EFFECTIVE
Crook County Will Pay for Rabbits
and Sago Rath.
Tho rodent bounty law wont Into
effect December 1. It provides that
every sugo rat or rabbit killed In
tho county after that duto shall bo
paid for by thu county upon pro
actuation ot not less than fifty scalps
at ono time, to tho county clork,
with tho proper affidavits concerning
where, when and by whom they were
killed.
Tho rabbits will bo paid for by
tho elork at tho rate of fivu cents
each and thu rats at two and ono-halt
cents. Tho luw says that tho "scalp
and ears" must ho presented to tho
clerk (or mouuty, and thoy must bo
not moro than (our months old, also
that thoy must ho killed uftor thu
date on which the law goes Into effect-
S. C. GALDILL
ELECTED MAYOR
DEFEATS EASTES BY
OVER 100 VOTES.
Bennett, Brostcrhotis nnd Edward
arc Elected to Council Over 700
Votes Cast Caldwell Hc
verses Last Year's Vote.
Reversing tho result ot a year ago,
S. C. Catdwotl yesterday defeated J.
A. Eastrs for mayor of Bend for tho
coming year. Ills majority was 114
votes, out of a total ot 726 cast. Far
tho council, Louis Bennett, E. P.
Brosterhous and A. 13. Edwards woro
tho successful candidates over O. C.
Henklo, L. C. Hudow nnd C. W.
Thornthwhaltc. Miss Mary Coloman,
was ro-olocted treasurer without
opposition.
Tho total voto cast In tho'Hvo pro
clncts was 736, Indicating nn unex
pected Interest In tho olcctlon on bo
hair or tho various candidates, es
pecially tor mayor.
All flvo precincts voted In tho ta
enia building on Mlnuosota street,
tho votes of Kenwood, Deschutes and
No. C product being rcccivod In ono
ballot box, and thoso ot Bond 3 and
4 In another.
Summarized, tho vote was as fol
lows: Ken.-Dos.-No.G No. 3-4 Tot'l
MAYOR
Cnldwoll 190 230 420
KastcH 100 20G 30D
TREASURER
Coloman 232 346 S77
COUNCIL
Ilennott 137 223 . 360
Brostorhous ...123 226 354
Edwards 183 241 424
Honkl.i 141 204 346
Iludbyr"' tjj JOO 17 267
Tliornlhwalto .'. .121 17i 20
Tho Major-Elect.
Mayor-elect Caldwell has boon a
resident o( Ilend alnco 1903 nnd lu
that tlmo has servod sovoral torms
on tho council, being now n member.
Until n (uw mouths ago ho wan en
gaged In tho morcantllo biiflluosi
hero at that tlmo soiling out to Floyd
Dement. By trade ho Is n plumber
and sheet Iron worker and was thu
first to engage In this work in Ilond.
Ho was born In Galllu county,
Ohio, nnd after attending school
them travelled extensively over thu
western and southern states, arriv
ing in Portland In 1882. In tho 34
years that havo ulapned nine" thnt
tlmo ho has lived In Oregon except
lor a period or resldourq In Spokane.
Mr. Caldwell Is married and litis four
children,
In an Interview, given Tho Hullo
tin following tho announcement of,
his election, Mr. Caldwell said that
as yet ho had no special plans (or bin
administration. Continuing, ho said.
"1 bollovo In equal rights and Just
tmntmout of ull, and special priv
ileges to ikiiio. I bollovo also In u
fair and Just administration ot tint
city's affairs, ho far an it Is In thu
mayor's' power to do these thlngH
I am not yet ready to aniiounco tho
appointments to bit mado by mo,
wishing first to dlNCUHH theso nnd
other mutters ot administration with
the council."
POTATO (iROWERS MEET
A most BucroKHful mooting of thu
Deschutes Valley Potato Orowora'
Association was hold nt the county
agriculturalist's offlco at Redmond
on Saturday, over thirty being pres
ent. It was voted to order stenciled
sacks in which to ship thu product
of tho association, and ulso to pro
euro "muKKlug" labels to bo placed
In thu ends of tho sacks and explain
tho grades and guarautco of tho con
tents. J, L, Gibson was appointed
as thu representative of tho associa
tion to the county agricultural coun
cil. Tho noxt pool ot potatoes will
be offered for sale on December 16.
SPEAKS O.V ROOKS
The members or tho audlenco that
heard Miss Mary Richardson, ot Spo
kane, spvuk at tho council room, ou
Friday, on tho subject ot "Fathers.
Mothers and Hooks," were enthusi
astic over her address. It was,
through hooks, MIsh Rlehardsou ex
plained, that parents could (Ind tho
way to clvlllzo tho young savages
that children woro until thulr early
yours wore passed. Sho prescribed
tho best books for dltrerout ages,
pointing out tho ways in which they
aided tho meiitul growth of tho child
To Illustrate the talk, a collection ot
children's books was ou exhibition.
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