TAOR 4.
The
I Daredevil I
By
Maria Thompson Daviess I
Author of 'The Melting
of Molly"
Copyrlcht, 191C. by the riellly ft
Ilrltton Co.
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SYNOPSIS .
Roberta, an orphan, half French, halt
'American, Blurting for America to stay
with an uncle, meets Count do Lnnselles
crossing- to itcure mules (or France,
Br a mistake, noberta'n uncle bellcvea
he Is a nephew. Knowing him to bo a
Woman hater, Itoberta adopts man's attire.
Her uncle, General Carruthcrs, Informs
ill supposed nephew that he needs his
knowledco of French to utralchtcn out a
deal for providing mulea for France. The
governor's honor Is Involved In the mule
deal.
Roberta pledges her old and In Intro
duced to Governor Faulkner and to his
prlvato secrotary, Iluza Olendcnnlncr.
Mrs. Jeff Whltworlh Is deep In tho mule
etiemo with her husband and endeavoring
to set the governor's signature to the
transaction.
The governor gives a dinner to Roberta,
who has been mado private secretary pro
tern. Sho matches her wits against Mrs.
IWhltwortli.
Itoberta examines specifications of the
proposed deal. Mrs. Whltworth tries to
pump ltobeitn and makes lovo to her.
Itoberta accompanies the governor to
tho state prison, whero ha wishes to nee
a murderer. Tho latter attneks tho gov
ernor, and IXoborta deflects the blow.
Itoberta discovers that the murderer has
killed his innri In defending a woman. Bhe
ecures a statement from the woman.
nhe tuken tho statement to tho gov
ernor, who given her u letter announcing
the Imminent arrival of Count de Dourdon
to elfin tho mule contract.
The rount arrives. lie Is In the plot
with the Whltworths to defraud the
French government In tho mulo deal.
Itoberta goes with tho governor to a
mounlnln district from whence news has
eoino that a Frenchman Is detained In
captivity.
The captured man Is Count de Lnsselles,
who recognlnes Itnbcrln through her ills
(rulxn to her embarrassment und tho gov
ernor's astonishment.
"I om Kind Hint wo lmvo mado this
Camp Heaven," I nnswered to hlui ns
'J slid from my horse, uiiglrthcd lilm
mid drew from IiIh buck the heavy mid
illo ho lmd worn for tlio tiny, iih I ban
Tccn tnught by my fathrr to do oftcr a
duy'H hunting If no groom enmo linmo
dlutoly. "Is It Hint you lmvo hunger,
my UoiiTcnicur KnulkiicrV
"Only uliout tt'ii pounds of food crnr
Ing," Iio niudo answer to mo with n
largo laugh Hint wiih tlio Mrxt I had
ever heiinl lilm to gtvo forth.. "I'll rus
tlo tho tiro n ml wujer If you'll open tho
food wallet mid feed tho Isirsos."
"Immediately I will do nil of that," I
mado an answer to him, nnd liecauso
of tlio happiness of Hint laugh ho hint
Given forth a gladness rose In my
heart that mado mo again that merry
hoy Hubert
L And It was with n great Industry fo,
a short hour thut wo prepared tho
JCamp Heaven for n sojourn of n night.
Upon a very ntco hot lire I put Rood
liaeon to cook, nnd my gouverneur set
nlsii tho pot of coffeo upon tho coals.
Then, whllo I mado crisp with thohent
tho hrown eorn Kiues with which that
Granny Hell had provided tin, ho
brought h'ffc'o nrmfnl of a very fru
graut kind of tree nnd threw It not fur
Into the shadow of tho great troo which
was tho roof to our Camp Heaven.
"lied," ho mild as ho eiimo und Mood
beside tho tiro In n largo towering over
mo. I ilropped lioyond reMcuo n frag
ment of that eorn bread Into tho ex
tremo bent of tho coiils, hut I Hiild,
with n grout composure nnd u brief
ness llko unto hlx words:
"Supper,"
"Why In It that n nmn thUiVcn hu
wants nmro of llfo'n (roods than fa
tigue, Hiipper und bed, do you Hiipposp,
boy)'' question my Gouverneur Fnulk
iter to mo iih at lut In repletion ho
leumtl buck niniliiHt our giant roof tree,
between two of whoho hospitable lunto
rootH mo hud mude our repast, mid
lighted ii plpo of grout fragrance, which
ho hud taken from his poeket.
"1 would not poimeMi happiness oven
thoiiKh I hail thlx ii loo supper If 1 was
ulouo In this Kreiit forest, your excel
lency. I would liuvo fear," 1 iinswesod
lilm, with u niiiuII laugh n 1 took my
eorduroy knees Into my emhrneo nnd
looked off Into thut illstunt volley lie
low us which wan beglmilug to glow
with stars of homo lights.
"Didn't I tell you oneo that you don't
count, that you nro Just myself, young
uteri Vou ought not to know I mil
hero. 1 don't know you exist except as
h form of pleasure of which 1 do not
utik tlio reason," was tho miswer that
my Gouverneur Tuulkner mado t mo.
"I excuse iiiyr-elf nwuy with humble
ness for Impertinence, your excelled
ey," I returned to lilm,
"If you tried do you think you could
call mo Hill Just for tonight, boy)" was
tho unswer ho nnuio to my excuses as
bo puffed it beautiful rim; of smoko ut
1110.
"I could not," I answered, with ull
Indignation.
"1 heard you call Buo Touillnion
Hue tho tlrst night you danced with
licr,"
"Hut that Mile. Huo Is a woman, my
tlouverucur Faulkner," I answered,
with linsto.
"That' tho reason that womeu get
at ua to do us, youngster. Wo dou't
approach them an human to bumuu.
WtfA,
"You think you could call me DIN, Just
for tonight, boy7"
liuT mo go up on their blind" aide, nnd
they cotno back nt uh in tho dark with
n knife." And as ho spoko all of tho
gnyncss of Joy was lost from tho voice
of my beloved couvcrncur, and in its
placo was a bitterness.
"With pardon I say that it Is not n
truth of nil women, your excellency," I
answered, with pride, us my head went
up high nt his condemnation of tho sex
of which I was one.
"You don't know what you nro talk
Ing nbout, youngster. They nil think
I am cold and pass mo alone, except n
fow experienced ladles who shall I
say? ndventuro for craft with mo.
I'vo been too busy really to love or let
lore, but I know 'cm, nnd you don't.
Let's stop tnlktng nbout what concerns
neither of us and k to bed. Bco this
younj? cedar trco? I'm colnc to throw
my blanket across it, and with these
cxtrn boughs I'll mnko n gcnulno cra
dle for each of us on the opposite sides
of tho trunk. Then wo'll cover 'with
your blanket nnd bo ns comfortnblo as
two middles In their hammocks in n
man-of-war. This is a plcco of wood
craft of my own Invention, and I'm
proud of it, old scout"
And while ho talked my Oouvcrncur'
Fnulkncr had prepared those cradles of
our blankets uustrnppcd from tho sad
dles of tho horses at feeding time, Kent
ed himself upon tho edco of ono of
them nnd begiiu to pull from his feet
his riding boots. "Tako off your boots
and your cont, youngster, nnd turn in.
Ill take tho windward side, nnd you
can blvouiic against tho lire. Good
night!" As ho finished speaking my
Gouverneirr Faulkner rolled beneath
thnt blanket upon tho outer edgo nnd
loft for mo Iho Jinmmock next to tho
flro, sheltered from n coot wind mat
had beguu to como up from tho valley.
Almost Immediately, so Hint I should
ot lmvo n fright, I lifted tho blanket
and crawled Into tho branches of tho
fragrant tree. Kvcn as I did so I p'
ci'lved a loud breathing of deep sleep
frrtm ny Gouverneur Fuulkner, hut to
mo came no reposa for,a long time.
Tho round sun was high over that
old Hurpcth hill when I oveucd my
eyes. For a moment 1 did nut eo
clearly, nnd then I looked titralght Into
tho deep eyes of my (louveriicur
1'iiiilkiii'r, which for thnt II rut tlmo I
had been nbto to co to bo tho color of
violets in tho twilight. Ho was seated
hcsldo mo smoking tho fragrant plpo
and looking dowu at mo with a great
woutlcrtK?5t t'jr rrnu mingled with ns
grit n tenderness.
After a finish to tho brenkfast my
fJouvcnicur Faulkner gavo to mo tho
Information that wo must tether tho
good horses mid mnko tho remulnder
of tho Journey by wnlklng, which wo
did for hardly n short hour.
"Tho wildcat etlll Is straight up Tur
key gulch, mid wo'll liuvo to seromblo
for it. It's hid llko tho nest of mi old
turkey hen." ho said to mo im wo set
out upon tho mounting of u very steep
precipice.
"What It that word 'wildcat stllir "
I asked ns I idld over n great rock with
emerald moss Incrusted mid struggled
liesldo my Gouverneur l'nulknor
through u heavy underbrush of leafy
greenness.
"A phico whero men mnko whisky
In dctlnnco of tho law of their slate,"
ho answered mo ni ho held aside n
long brunch of green that wns pink
tipped so that 1 might slip thereunder ,
without n ty't'titotilng. I
"Aro you not tho Inw of tho stnte.
my Gouverneur Fnulkncr?" I nsked of
him ns I pulled myself by hi arm
through tho tliK'kuess.
"I'm nil that, biu I'm tho eon of old
Hurpcth nnd Jim Todd's blood brother
first Some day I'll smoko Jim out of
his holo und get lilm n good Job. Now
wait a minute and co what happens."
nnd ns ho spoke my Gouverneur Faulk
ner stood very still for n long minute.
As I snt at his sldo upon the fallen
trunk of n largo treo I regarded him
with admiration, because ho had the
nspect of some beautiful lithe milmnl
of tho woods ns he listened with a deep
attention, Then very quickly ho put
Ids two long lingers to his mouth, nnd,
behold, tho call of a wild bird came
from between hU lips. TwUo It was
repealed, mid tow ho stood ngnlu in
deep attention. I mado not oven a lit
tlo breathing as I, too, listened,
Then came three clear notes of that
same wild bird In reply from not very
far up tho mouutulu from us.
"That's Jim, tho old turkey. Como
onl" anlil my Gouverneur Faulkner ns
ho again began to break (jirough the
lenfy barriers of tho low trees.
And In ii very short space of time n
utnu emerged from n little path that
lent behind a tall cliff of the gray rocks.
Ho was n very largo and n very tierce
mini, and I might have had n fright of
him If his bluo eyes had not held such
a kindness mid Joy tu them at the sight
of my Gouverneur Faulkuer.
"Howdy, Hill." ho said, with no hand
shako or other form of a comrades
greeting.
--V-? 'jc
IJRND BULLKTW, 11END, OUECIOX,
"nowdy, Jim," returned my Gouver
neur Fnulkncr In n manner of tho some
Indifference, but with nlso"nn expres
sion in his face of delight at the sieht
of ills blood brother, that Mr. Jim
Todd.
"Thnt thnr boy n shot mouth?"
"He's Hob nnd ns hnrd ns n nut,"
wns the Introduction 1 had from my
Gouverneur Fnulkncr.
"Then como on." with which com
mnnd Hint wild man led us nround the
tall cllft of gray rock, over which
climbed n sweet vino of rosy blossom
ing, which I now know to cull n Inurcl,
and wo nrilved In front of n small nnd
low hut lint was built against tho
rocks. A elenr. small stream made n
very noisy wily past tho door of the
hut", but savo for Its clamor nil was
silent.
"Where nro tho hoys?" nsked my
Gouverneur Fnulkncr.
"Hid In the hushes. I'vo got tho
tnnu tied lint. In tho still room. I 'low
ho ain't no revenue, but they 'low dif
ferent. Como back nnd bco if you kin
make out bis gibberish."
"Como on. Itobcrt," said my Gouver
neur Fnulkncr to mo nn ho followed
the wild Jim Into tho hut nnd back
Into n room thnt wns ns n envo cut
Into the rock. And I, Itohcrt Cnrruth
crs, followed lilm to my death.
Peuted upon n rudo bench in thnt
covo room, hound with n rope of great
size, disheveled and soiled, hut with
all of tho nobility of his great estate
In his grovo fnce, wns my ndorcd
Cnpltalno the Count do LnRscllcs! As
wo entered he rose beside tho bench
and In thnt rising displayed a chain
by which ono of his feet wns mode
fast to tho rock of the wall.
"Good morning, sir," sold myGouvcr
nour Fnulkncr ns If greeting n gentle
mnn upon tlio street of that city of
Hnyesrlllc.
"Also o good morning, sir," mndo re
ply my poor Copltnlno tho Count do
T.nssellcs. And hu stood with n lino
mid great courtesy waiting for my
Gouverneur Fnulkncr to stnto to him
what Ills visit could portend, ns would
ho have done In his regimental room
nt Tcur.
And ns ho stooj for that very long
II11I1UIU 1IJUIU rAl'IIUU lliu itini. iuwuiviiw
rtt 1t. II fit if Tlitlmrt PnrriltlllirH. A
mlnuto thcro expired tho Inst moments
JK lltU liiu " ...., , . -
......i i Unlit !! trtl flu Ifrili Tt'lll.
Oil I'll IH Ul llUL Ml livm VJ imi mi..-
Ahmi Idnlt lit ti s-ntN utimt It to litnt'lnau
dow high In tho rock upon his luckless
lll'lltl UH I1U Piwuu tin ii ..ur-vi. ..,iv i.
Btntuo of grent fear. And ns ho so
stood tho eyes of tho Cnpltalno the
Count do I.nssellcs fell upon lilm, nnd
..!. 1 , h.I n flu till Iltttrvtli
head ns ho stood ns If frozen Into n
iiUBUiuni imnimiim uu un mi; ivnbui
of tlio clin.li by which ho wns bound
would ullow lilm mul from there IicM
nut 1 l Im it 1 1 1 tli ik Ci'A'mi I mi at mill.
ing in tho stream or ngnt rrom nigo
heaven.
"My most beautiful I.ndy Roberta,
do 1 llnd that It Is you who have como
to my rescuo?" ho questioned. "I lost
you, mon enfant, in that grcnt Now
York."
"My beloved cnpltnlne, how Is It that
I find you thus?" I exclaimed ns I
went to within his reach nnd nllowcd
thnt ho tako my two hands In hk poor
shackled ones and nut warm kisses of
greeting upon them.
And it wns whllo I wns slmuilmg
tenrs of pity for tho Imprisonment of
that great man of Franco In that
"Do I find that It Is youT"
mountain hut In America ns ho kissed
my hands thnt I rained my eyes tu en
counter 11 cold lightning its of n Hash
on steel from under the black brows of
my Gouverneur Fnulkncr of tho state
of Hnrpeth, that ngnlu froze tho blood
In my heni't.
"You?" ho nsked of mo hi n volco
that was of tho samo coldness mid
sharpness ns that steel, nnd Ids beau
tiful mouth was set into ono straight
lino us ho tiling Into my face that one
word.
(To bo continued.)
WAREHOUSEMAN HURT
BY FALLING TRUCK
(From Thursday's Dally.)
Illy UnltcJ 1'rvM toThs Dally Uulltln)
llert Fries, nn omployo of tho
United Wnrchouso, sustntned n
crushed foot yesterday afternoon,
when a heavily loaded truck slipped
from his grasp. No bones wero brok
en, nnd It Is not thought thnt Fries
will bo incapacitated for work for
muro than a fow days at most.
LIGHT AUTO TEARS
WHEEL OFF ANOTHER
(From Thursday's Dally.)
An auto belonging to Ward Coble,
parked In front of his offlco nt tho
Donil Park Co., sustained tho loss ot
a roar wheel this afternoon, when
It was rammed by a car driven by
Thoodoro Auno. Tho lighter machine
was apparently uuharmod.
TIIUI18DAY, FKURUAUY 22, 1017.
CHILDREN
HAVE
POTATO CLUB
THOMPSON' OHGANIZKS I-'OUK
HOIIOOLH, AND WIMj WATCH
HKIiF.CTION' OF HKKI) AND
CULTIVATION.
(From Friday's Dally.)
In nn endeavor to mnko potato
culture ono of tho llvo features of
farming In Deschutes county, J. Al
ton Thompson, county school superin
tendent, yesterday afternoon organ
ized four potnto clubs In schools In
tho vicinity of Bond, nnd will visit
two more schools In tho country, nt
Torrobonno and Itedmond, to bring
tho totnl of similar orgnnlzatlons up
to six.
County Agriculturist Dlanchnrd
will co-operate with Mr. Thompson
In tho work, nnd togothor they will
suporvlso the solcctlon of proper Bccd
and Inter tho cultivation of tho pu
pil's truck patches. As a beginning
Mr. Thompson drew pictures yester
day nt tho various schools, showing
tho Ideal shnpo of potrito for seed,
furnishing n model for tho club mom
hers to go by.
Two prizes for tho best potatoes
raised In tho county uy momuors 01
school clubs, nro offered by tho state,
tho first n three day trip to Salem
to nttend tho Stato fair, tho second n
week nt tho 0. A. C. summer short
couro. In addition, Mr. Thompson
plans to Introduco Blmllar competi
tion, If n county fair Is hold this year,
with n chango from tho ordinary sys
tem, howovor, as tho best hill of po
tatoes, Instead of tho best bushel
of tubers will recelvo tho award.
Kntlitisliiim Hliown.
ir( 1 UUIUJJaUIl ITJIUIUJU tunamvi-
.1.1 !.. tnnm nmnno ttin linVfl ntlfl
mi . .. natnil n.nalrtnp.
ilJsj UlllltUOIUDiU MW"b " mww ..
I.l l I il.. .I,it.s
ping JOIIUUC II1U U1UUD
.. it.. a.. i.i .ll.t-
In the Arnold district, tho Pilot
JJUHO I OIUIO ClUU urKUIIIfcUU judiui-
,myf wlth Hoy Wornstnff president,
nn,i jca80 stooky, secretory. Other
tnomuors of tho club nro Georglo
. w .1 11 f a a n
Ilutto Potato club organized yestor
UOOKi JOauny WOriIHlii mui(,uiuiu
wornataff, Ray Noff. Milton Hakala,
Floyd Stooky, Roy Noff, Ruth Ncff,
i- m ... .. .1 rri.lmn rnV
T.nls stookv and Tlielma Cook.
Officers of tho Junlpor Cove Po
tato club, nt tho Young school, nro
Clydo Smith, president, nnd Mildred
Wlttomnn, secrotary. Doris Wltto
man, Knthorlno Holgcson, Iloubcn
KnUnn. Anna Smith, nnd Mnblo
XDahlo comprlso tho bnlanco of tho
membership of tho organization.
Tho Tumnlo Potnto club, nt tho
school of tho same name, Is headed
by Holbort Wallace with, Wnyno
Wright as secrotary. Clnronco Tnrk,
Kenneth Dayton, Chestor Lundborg
nnd Thomas Collier nro other mem
bers. At tho Deschutes school a similar
organization, taking Us nnmo from
that Institution was formed, with
Kathorlno Ucdflold president, Kdlth
Qrny, secretary. Medorn Howard,
Laura Prltchnrd, Mlgglo Prltchard,
flrvnl Lockwood. Hans Hanson. Lylo
Thurston and Alfrod Mlckolson com-
prlso tho remainder ot tho member
ship list.
BEND HIGH TOSSERS
DEFEAT PRINEVILLE
aa to 17 is l'iiinl Tnlly for locals
IhitliiishiNtlc Ilnlly Houses
Pep" for Contest.
(From Friday's Dally.)
Dcforo n crowd of 300 fans, as
sembled nt tho Hlppodromo last night
tlio Himil high school basket tossors
won from tho I'riuovlllo high quintet
by n score of 32 to 17. Under tho
tutolngo of Coach Fruncls, tho local
boys showed hotter form than at any
tlmo during tho season, and when
tho tnlly sheet ut tho end ot tho first
half showed 11 to 10 In tholr favor,
tho Uendltcs turned in nnd ran up
tho balance ot tholr total with little
difficulty. Tho visitors wero nppor
notly tiring during tho last halt.
Norcott mid Saudors, holding down
tho forward positions for llend, wore
responsible for n majority ot tho
bnskots shot, and tho work ot Grube,
nt center, showed real class. Clarno
nnd Smith put up a good goma on
tho proventlvo end ot tho lineup.
Cannon and Ilonney, forwards,
Ynncoy nnd Mitchell, guards, nnd
Llstor, conter, constituted tho Prlno
vlllo team.
Jimmy Clifford, ot tho Hlppo
dromo team, nnd Warron Yancey, of
Prlnovlllo, alternated us officials.
Tho gamo was preceded by an en
thusiastic rally, under tho direction
of Yoll Leader Alex Mcrsdorf.
Tho high school team will clash
Monday night with tho Hlppodromo
team.
REFUSES TO BRING
WOOL CAR TO BEND
(From Friday's Dally Bulletin)
Cold water was thrown on tho
plan to bring tho government wool
demonstration car to Deud tho latter
part of this month, when II. J. Over
turf, manager of tho Commercial
nliiti. resolved a Wire from A. D.
Heticl, ot tho Oregon Agricultural
college, In charge of the routing ot
the ear, stating that (t would be im
possible to change tho schedule.
Organization For Securing
More Settlers Is Counseled
From tho January 27 Issue of tho
Oregon Voter, wo reprinted a portion
of Iloscoo Howard's article dealing
with Central Oregon irrlgntlon af
fairs. Below Is n continuation of
Mr. Howard's article, reprinted from
tho current Issue of tho Voter,
through the courtesy of its editor,
C. C. Chapman. Ed.
It has been demonstrated pretty
well that, except In special cases,
prlvato capital will not go Into tho
Irrigation business In future. Thcro
is no profit to ho derived from tho
business Itsoir, nnu mo iimnt" i"-
lts go to tho settlers nnd to tho state.
hm. i,inninn district nlan Is good
. in.,,ia ihni nro settled, but there
nro many projects wnero more u.
not enough poopio to lorra "'
I think practically nil Irrlgatlon
ists and many other people aro of
tho opinion that tho state should
lend its credit to this propaganda.
Hut It scorns to mo that there Is a
disposition to let up on tho advo
cacy of state aid nnd work for old
- n,o iTniioii states. Undo Sam
Is ovcr-hurdoncd with Irrlgntlon pro
jects, nnd will be for years to come.
"Tho Lord holps thoso who help
thorasclvca."
Tho amount of credit mat. mu
stato would have to lend would not
bo great for tho stato; 2 per cent ot
it,n finacssnil VnluntlOIl Of tills StdtO
approximately eighteen million of
dollars would bo sufficient to carry
through tho work on nil projects.
Long before such sum was expended
either directly or obligated by guar
anteeing Interest on bonds of Irrl
gntlon nnd Drnlnago Districts, Bot
tlers' contracts for deferred pay
ments from sales would bo coming
In which could bo used ns security
for a bond Issue In tho nnmo manner
as aro notes nnd mortgages under
tho Stnto's Farm Loan plan, nnd by
tho solo of bucIi bonds tho work
could bo carried on. Tho bonds
would bo paid together with original
advances by the settlors.
Contemporaneously with tho con
struction of irrigation nnd dralnngo
projects to preporo tho land for sot
tiers should tho induction to Bot
tlemcnt proceed.
At present thoro Is llttlo demand
for land. Thoso who ordinarily
tako up land nro now filling tho
places of, or working to supply thoso
engaged In war's destruction. Dut
whon tho European war ceases, thoro
will ho many seeking land.
Tho land settlement problem to
day is In a chaotic condition. It
Is not organized; thoro Is no goncrni
market for exchange. Thoro Is no
Inrco aconcy engaged In changing
poopio from farms in ono section
whero climatic or othor conditions
UO uui nn.uu wiiu mum tu u..uo
mnrn miltnhln to them, nnd from
cities to farms, providing means by
which tho desired settler with means
too small to procuro privately owned
land may do so, and bringing set
tlors to tho stato.
Tho railroads do much general Im
migration work, but they cannot
specifically direct pcoplo and see
that thov nro nronorly placed and
seen to nttorwards.
Wo have evolved tho plan of tho
fcdoral rcBcrvo to prevent financial
nnnln run wn not ovnlvo soma nlnn
by which tho prlco ot land may he
kept on a moro stauio iumibt too
Idea may bo too great to consider
for a wholo country, or for ail land
In n nnrtlrnlnr state, hut It Is con-
colvahlo that certain lands llko thoso
under Irrigation and drainage pro
jects, may within tho confines ot one
section ot the country bo stabilized
In vnluo and mado marketable It
somo largo agency llko tho stato had
control of tho induction to settle
ment and tho land on which to placo
tho peoplo.
Competition between section of tho
United States for now settlers has
plwnys been keen unJ will so con
tinue. Somo 6tntcs, llko California,
have boon very successful through
nhlo action of various chambers of
commorco. Ours Is a great coun
try, sparsoly Bottled. Mr. Wu Ting
Fang, ex-Chlneso minister to tho U.
O. A. C. LOOKED TO
FOR WOOL CAR AID
llallronil Officials Placo Itespousl-
Ulllty 011 Shoulders of A. I),
Hctzel, of Stnto College.
(From Thursday's Dally.)
Answering tho request mado nt
general headquarters ot tho O.-W,
It. & N. that llend bo Included In tho
Itinerary of the government wool
demonstration car tho latter part ot
this month, Traveling Freight and
Passenger Agent II. C. Oliver re
ceived a wire today from General
Passonger Agent William McMurray,
that the schedule ot tho car is entire
ly In tho hands ot A. D. Hetzcl, of
tho Oregon Agricultural college. Ho
Intimated that because of tho publici
ty and advertising on the basis ot
tho original schedule a change might
bo difficult.
County Agriculturist Blanchard.
and H. J. Orerturf, manager of the
Bend Commercial club, have both
wired to Mr. Hetzel In an endeavor
to bare the car continue to the end
ot the line in Central Oregon, instead
ot, terminating Its trip at Madras.
S said thnt this country would sup
port 500,000,000 poopio. Ho ought
to know. It will thoreforo bo two
or three hundred years boforo pop
ulation presses on subsistence and
land will Boll Itself.
If Oregon wants now Bottlers sho
must organlzo hor forces undor ono
great plan. No ono community, no
ono section, no ono project could
afford tho necessary advertising and
organization; hut If tho stato had n
number of projects tho cost could
bo spread over all nnd would not bo
burdensome to any particular one.
There are thousands of mon and
women of tho right sort anxious to
go on land if thoy felt auro that their
small capital would, with tholr labor,
carry them to bucccss. Thoy aro
willing to work hard to tho best ot
tholr Intelligence nnd undergo tho
trials of pioneering and isolntlon to
mnko for thomsolves nn Independent
and sustaining homo nnd n chance
to ralso their children well, better
opportunities than their present res
idence promises.
In other states such as Australia
and Cnnoda, and upon a prlvato pro
ject In California, this prohlom has
been met, with success, by having:
ready mado farms so that a settler
could go on them nnd mnko a living:
Immediately, selling thorn on small
payments down to settlors of good
chnracter and ability.
Another plan has boon to advance
capital for further pormanont Im
provements ns rapidly ns a settler
had invested what money ho had
in permanent Improvomonts, until
all tho land wns brought to a pro
ducing basis.
This Is tho most necessary form or
rural credit for now Bottlers on old
or now lnnds, and has not been cov
ered by either our stato or federal
legislation.
An agency as heroin suggestod Is--as
necessary for tho aucess ot irri
gation districts as It Is for projoctr.
on which thoro nro no settlors. They
will need now settlors bocnuso "the
land that Is now dry farmed In 320
or G40 aero tracts per Bottler must
be farmed In nbout 40 to 80 acre
units undor Irrigation. Tho popula
tion will need to ho increased eight
fold.
To put this plan In effect It Is-.
first necessary to procuro an amend
ment to tho constitution ub was rec
ommended by tho Rural Credit Con
ference of 1910 permitting tho statu-,
to lend Its credit to Irlgatlon and
dralnngo projects.
It would then ho for tho legisla
ture to enact a law providing tor
th6 administration,
I would suggest that a non-polltl-
cal commission bo formed ot three-
men, ono a broad guago business-,
man who has' boon trained along tho
lines that would mako lilm capable--ot
handling Irrigation and settle
ment; ono who has had actual farm
experlonco and who has a knowlodgo-
ot soils, crop production and tho
llko; and ono a compotont irriga
tion and drainage engineer. The
term of offlco should wo say six years-,
commencing with 2, 4 and G years-,
respectively.
Tho commission should havo tho-
approval ot and control ovor pro-
dor to thoroughly safeguard the
stato guarantee
Thoy should sell tho lands; tak
ing up tho matters of Irrigation,.
handling of settlers; tho movoment
of farmers from ono soctlon to an
Jects to which tho stato would leudf.
its credit, and havo In addition the-
direct control over thoso projects-
they thcmsolvos constructed, In or
othor, and ot peoplo In towns to thee
farms; advertising; ready mado
farms; tho plan of advances to set
tlers uponpormanent improvements
having broad powers to cover alt
phases ot land Bottlomont and the
protection ot tho state's guarantee
and Investment.
Such commissions nre operating:
successfully in other countries, tholr
powers go so far as to permit thou
to buy any lands from presont hold
ers to sell to now comers upon a
smaller Initial payment than tho sell
er would accept.
BEND BOYS WILL MIX
IN PRINEVILLE RING
"Sjieck" Woods and Gilbert Scfiole
Sign for 10-Houiul Go oh. Feb
ruary 20, Is Announced;
(From Thursday' Daily.)
Arrangements have been virtually
completed for a ten round mill be
tween "Speck" Woods, ot Bendv nd:
Gilbert Scholes, or Tho Shevlln
Hixon Company mill, who came here
recently from Portland. The match;
Is to be fought in Prlnevillo on Feb
ruary 26.
"Speck" is well known locally a
a hard, clever fighter, whllo Scheie
Is comparatively a dark horso, th
only lino on his ability belue glen
Monday night, when ho lost to Thrni
Phillips, ot Prlnevllle, tn 0 tl
round go nt tho Hippodrome smoker.
Tho boys will fight at 135 pounds,
and Scholes will have somo hard wort
laid out for him, as he Is now somo
15 pounds over weight. Woods Is l ,
good trim, and close to the weight
limit.
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