wm- ... 1 -.iil'mrHin'T txnuwwntMVi- inviiMvn.i"- i " ""' miimt-mn.M n WEEKLY EDITION -W7&.. kJW; . tlVX THE BEND BULLETIN. VOL. XIV. BEND, DESCHUTES COUNT!', OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1017. NO. (52 PRIZES OFFERED POTATOES k BEND MERCHANTS PUT UP CASH. IMontclIo Coo Originates Idea for Ren cflttliiR Spud Crop of This Sec tion Content to Test ttio Actual Productivity. Potatoes have como to bo ono ot Central Oregon's most Important agricultural productions. For tha benefit of tho farmers who ratao them, and for tha secondary benefit of tlio communities whoso prosperity in a largo measuro deponds upon tho prosperity ot thoso farmers, anything which will tend to Increase tho local potato yield and Improve its quality will ho vaBtly Important. 'With thoso thoughts In mind Mon tello Coo, ot Bend, has organized n plan for a potato contest to bo hold this summer, and already has en listed In tho movement the actlvo co operation of a number of Bend mer chants. Briefly, It Is planned to otter worth-whllo ensh prizes to tarmors, "Mho produce bettor potatoes. Tho purposo Is to -mako the contest a real icsfot tho actual productivity of tho various Holds whoso owners will com pete. Therefore the awards will bo based upon tho tubers produced from n given number ot representative hills. Tho entire contents ot each hill, just as thoy como from tho ground, will bo considered. In this way, it Is belloved, tho tactual representative yield ot any field will bo used as a basis for Judg ment. Tho plan of making awards upon a selected number of prlzo po tatoes has boon found unsatisfactory and often unfair, for often tho prlzo goes to tho tarmor who has tlovotcd tho most tlrao to culling over his en tire crop. Will In tilarni ir4 an V(H onlv tnnta- tlvo, awards' prohSb'l" will bo based upon tho following schedule: Ylold, 45 per cent; uniformity, 15 tpcr cont; quality, 15 per cent; smooth ness, 10 por cont; freedom from dls easo, 1C por cont. Thoro probably will bo n first and second prlzo, and it sufficient funds nro nvallablo they will bo awarded for probably three of tho most popu lar varieties of potatoes. Mr. Coo has gono over the proposed plan with County Agriculturist Blanchard, who Is heartily In accord with his plans and will co-operato fully. Already Bond merchants havo pledged $100.00 in cash to bo used for prlzo money. Mr. Coo has scarca ly started his campaign for funds, however, and oxpects to ralso at least $300.00 beforo ho completes his soliciting. Everywhere ho reports, Jio meets with approval and co-operation. For tho present plans will bo in chargo of Mr. Coo and Mr. Blanchard. Trobably when tho tlmo for Judging comes an O. A. C. export will bo so curcd to mako tho awards. Below is printed a draft of tentatlvo rules, which probably will bo rovlsed ex tensively but which will sufflco to bring out suggestions at this tlmo. Js'ext week mora completo data and futhor Information regarding tho pro ject will be published. RULES OF CONTEST Rule 1. Tho amount ot potatoes -untored lit this contest shall comprise all of tho potatoes in seven hills. Ilulo 2. A hill shal bo defined as the uraount of potatoes produced from ono sot only. Rule 3. The potatoes must be of ono varloty clearly defined. Rule 4. Tho potatoes shall be 11ft ed at a time In October appointed by the Judges, in tho presonco of their representatives who will record tho weight ot the potatoes and placo then In ceiled sacks. Rulo 5. Tho prlzo will bo award ed later at a designated time and Placo according to the following: Scoro Curtl. Yield j. 45 Vnlformlty 15 duality 16 Smoothness ..... 1 0 Freedom from Disease 15 " Per Cent 100 Rule 6. All entries must be made ly April 1, on blanks furnished by the Judges, and the same person nay make one tntr for each variety irrown. Rule 7. An entry of $1.00 will bo charged for each variety entered to cover expense ot supervising tho dig King and Judging. Any surplus of entrance money will be added to the Prize. Rule 8. Tho grower shall himself select seven hills after digging 25. No hills will be weighed separatoly till the seven have been chosen. Rule 9. No entry will bo allowed more than 43 minutes for lifting and electing potatoes. The grower shall haye previeesly marked with stakes 25 of the most promising bills. FORBES FOR SPEAKER SAYS PORTLAND PAPER Record of Rend Legislator Makes Him Likely Candidate for Leadership. (From Tuosdny's Dally) (Portland Telegram.) It Is whispered In political circles that Vernon A. Forbos, tho votoran member ot tho house, may succeed Stanflold two years honco. Forbes Is a 'resident ot Bend and a lawyer by profession. Ho first saw legislative service in tho 1913 session. And distinguished himself as a ready and nblo dobator. Ho roturnod to tho 1015 legislature oa on organizer as well as a floor lead er, heading during tho session what was known as tho "cow county Jug gernaut." Porhaps ho was at his best an a legislator during tho recent Bcsslon. His counsel and aid was eagerly sought by all Interested In tho pass ago of legislation, and ho pllotod through tho houso many morltorlous, constructive bills amoug thorn tho certificate ot public necessity bill, tho boom' bill, and the sclontltic law covorlng tho subject to notifying do llnquent taxpayors. Should ho seek ro-olectlon to tho houso, and enter tho Hold 'for tho speakership, he would bo a formidable candldato, and, generally, It Is concodod that ho would bo ontltlod to tho honor. KLAMATH TERMINAL FUND LACKS $10,000 (From Tuesday's Dally.) (Klamath Herald.) Thoro is yot to bo raised for tho Strahorn railroad terminal fund ap proximately $10,000 clear, according to Captain J. W. SlomoiiB, who Is In chargo ot tho raising ot thts monoy. "That is the way tho fund stands now it ono or two parties who havo promised to contrlbuto largo amounts do not fall to glvo them," Bald Cap tain Slomons. "Wo aro getting a llttlo along dally, but tho progress Is not ontlroly satisfactory, to inturo tho starting of work on March 1. Of courso, right now tho weather Is hindering us slightly, as UJs difficult to got Into tho country. . tjiiuwstand, howovor, that a commltteo is working in tna country and Is getting results. "I received today a contribution of $10, which camo totally unsolicited, from Wlnnlck Bros., gonorol mer chants, of Fort Klamath," W. J. Long, representative ot tho Spltzer-Rorlck bonding houso of To ledo, Ohio, Is horo In tho Interests of his company, whoso bid for tho $300,- 000 construction bonds was accopted by tho city somo tlmo ago. Ho Is mooting with tho city council while hero, and tha dotalls for tho completion of tho salo of tho bonds aro being worked out. Tho city of ficials hopo to wind up tins pnaso oi tho railroad work In tho near future MISS HISLOP LEAVES THE BEND SCHOOLS (From Tuesday's Dally.) Miss Joanna Hlslop, who has been teaching tho sovonth and eighth grades In tho Bend schools, in con junction with Miss Downs, hns boon obliged to resign her position ana roturn to Lebanon to care tor hor aged father, who Is left alone since tho recent death of hor brothor. For tho presont. at least, Mrs. J. C. Van- devort will substltuto In hor placo. BRANDED FALSE ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS," IS FURBISH' AN8WKII TO CHARGE THAT Iin TOOK POLK-MARION BRIDGE BILL. (From Tuesday's Dally.) Now the Oregon Journal has add ed bill rustling to the catalogue of sins In which Vernon A. Forbes Is listed as tho horrible example That tho representative from Central Oro gon purloined tho measure providing for a Joint Marlon-Polk county brldgo. Is the latest accusation of tho Portland paper, to which Mr. Forbes returned a brief rejoinder of "bunk," this morning. "You can say for me," be added, "that the charge Is ridiculous and false. I did not even attend tho final committee meeting, at which tho bill was discussed. "The measuro may havo been mis laid, it may have been takon by somo one Interested In seolng that It Is not carried out, or It may have been really lost. I don't know what the answer is, unless the Journal figures ti, t,'a alwflva nnnn flpasnn nn mft ." said Mr. Forbes. JOURNAL attack will i hove NO COMMISSION FAVORS BETTERMENT. Local Establishment Important to Sportsmen, as It Supplies Fish ing Needs of Hljr Des chutes Territory. (From Wednesday's Dally.) Rumors that tho stato fish hatch ery horo might not bo oporatcd this summer aro entirely unfounded. Moroovor, Instead ot being discon tinued tho local hatchery will prob ably bo increased In slzo. In a lettor rocolved this morning from Carl D. Shoomakor, stato gamo warden, Mr. Shoomakor says ho has boon in communication with Super intendent ot Hatcheries Clanton, who Is now at Bonnovlllo, and Mr. Clan ton reports his Intontlon of rocom mondlng to tho Fish and Gamo Com mission at its noxt mooting that tho Bond hatchory bo onlargcd. Mora bors of tho commission already havo expressed approval ot tho proposed betterments. "Mr. Clanton tolls mo," writes Mr. Shoomakor, "that ho expects tho on largomont ot tho Bond hatchery, but what amount ot monoy will bo spoilt ho Is uuablo to state at this tlmo, until tho mattor has becu gono over with tho commission." The Bond hatchory. Is recognized as ono ot tho most Important in tho stato, from tho standpoint ot sorvlco, Inasmuch as It supplies tho noeds ot tho ontlro Dcschutos country which is recognized as ono ot tho greatest sportsmen's pleasure grounds In tho stato. GLEE CLUB TO SING. (From Wednesday's Dally.) At tho high school dedication ex orclses next Friday ovonlng tho Bond High School Oloo club will mako Its initial nppcaranco. Tho mombors aro Wurgarot Thompson, Mario Brostor hous, Roso Sphlor, Blrdlo Ragsdale, Mildred Kloln, Dorothy Miller, Ma bel Sphlor, Mary Llnstar and Nolllo Leslie FlorcncQ Gtlson Is tho ac companist, and Mrs. F. Thordarson tha director. Wool Grading In Madras to (Staff Correspondence) MADRAS, Or., March 1. To teach tho wool growors ot Central Oregon tho valuo ot a working knowledge of tho market grades and classes of wool, and to domoustrato tho ben efits to bo obtained through hotter methods of preparing wool tor the market, was tho mission ot J, F. Wilson, assistant In wool Investiga tion In tho U. S. Department ot Ani mal Husbandry, and Orau M, Not Bon, assistant professor tn tho De partment of Animal Husbandry ot tho Oregon Agricultural College, in chargo of tho government and col lego wool demonstration car, which was sidetracked hero yesterday. I). E. Clark, of Portland, livestock agent for tho O.-W. R. & N., was In chargo ot traffic details. That tho object of tho demonstra tion was fulfilled was evidenced by tho keen Interest displayed by tho ranchers who thronged tho car dur ing the ontlro morning, and again in the afternoon alter a series of movlo films had been shown In tho Madras hall, depleting tho various stages In the grazing and finishing of mut ton sheep, and the evolution of wors ted fabrics from grease wool. Both ot tho lecturers declared that they felt well repaid for their efforts, while Mr. Clark stated that, although In ono ot two Instances larger crowds had gathered, atlio time since tho car had been on tho O.-W. tracks bad a larger number of peoplo who wore vitally Interested In tho subject of wool handling, been present. Grading Important, The Importance ot grading fleeces before marketing, In order that tho grower may know Just what ho has to offer, and that he may bo In a position to demand top prices, was the text of Mr. Wilson's demonstra tion lecture. Six range Raniboulllet sheep were among tho exhibits In tho car, and ho showed that ono animal might have from two to four differ ent grades of wool on various parts of tho body. The differing degrees ot ftnenoss of these, he said, made then: adapted for different kinds of fabrics, at varying prices. Half, tbrce-elgbtbs, and quarter blood BOB BILL COMMERCIAL CLUB UNANIMOUS LY ENDORSES PROPOSITION COMMITTEE WILL AID IN THE CAMPAIGN. (From Wednesday's Dally.) With a full attondanco that crowd ed to capacity tha dining room of tho Pilot Butto Inn, tho Commercial club, at Its meeting this noon, wont on re'eord in favor of tho stato road bonding plan. At tho request of President fo ment, who persldod, Vernon A. Forbes, Just back from tho legisla ture, briefly described tho bond Is sua plan and waht It meant to tho stato In goharnt and this torrltory In particular. Thereafter, through n resolution, tho club unanimously went on record as approving tho bond lssuo and pledged Its actlvo support towards Its passage at tho Juno 4th oloctlon. Tho road commltteo was Instructed to tako up tho mattor of co-operating In nny campaign which may bo Inaugurated. J. A. Hastes told ot tho progress roado with trio proposed gymnasium building, stating that ho belloved tho organlzprs wore about ready to In corporate and put tho proposition upon a business footing. Tho Com mercial club directors aro to discuss tho possiblo advisability of Booking a co-oporntlvo arrangement betweon tho club and tho gymnasium organiz ers for club quarters In tho building. Manngor Ovorturt read a lettor from Redmond, asking tho appoint ment ot a commltteo ot thrco Bond mon to co-oporato with a llko com mltteo from Rodmond to discuss county road development ot best mutual Interest. President Doment has not announced his apoplntmonts. ,, O. P. Putnam said a few words, es pecially dwelling upon tho rocord ot Mr.-rr'orboa in the legislature, which he said was most praiseworthy. HAH POTATO ROOK. Tho Bond Public Library has ro colved a copy of "Tho Potato Book," by Orubh and aullford. Mr. Orubb Is known as "tho potato king" of Colorado, and tljo book has Informa tion of value to nil Interested In tho potato Industry. Value Shown Many Farmers grades, woro tho thrco cltlof divisions of wool, according to thu thickness of tho fiber, which ho used In his discussion. "Poor fleeces nro attributable to ouo ot two causes," ha suld, "olther poor breeding, or poor management. Overfeeding on grain, or underfeed lng, will weaken tho strength of tho fiber. Thcso nro factors lu determ ination of prlco, shrlukago Is an other, and grndlng Is tho third," Textllo Work Outlined. In outlining tho progress ot tho wool from tho sheep's back, Mr. Wilson sketched tho shearing, sack ing, grading nt tho waruhouso, sort ing at tho mill, scouring, carding, spinning, and weaving. Ho showed how tho presence of very short fibers, running from 15 to 20 por cent In tho bettor grades of wool, to 20 to 25 per cent lu tho Inferior grados, loworcd tha salable quality of a flecco, us tho material could not bo advantageously used lu weaving. "Woolons" woro defined as fabrics woven with yarn spun from short fibers, whllo tho longer staple was montloucd ns tho distinguishing mark for "worsteds." Tho grcator elas ticity of tho lattor makes suits or this matorlal hold tholr shapo much hotter than It of tho othor class ot fabric, It was explained. Tho blend ing of white with colored flbors to make shades, was demonstrated In detail. "Nlnety-flvo por cont of American raised wool Is baled ungraded," do dared Mr. Wilson. "Unless you aro running pure breed courso wool sheep you are baling mixed lots, and neith er you nor the buyer knows what they ore worth. He, has to play safe and In conscquenco, you get less money. Explains Shed Grading. "According to the new system, tho tleeco Is graded as It comes off tha sheep's back. This plan was Intro duced in the United States three years ago, and 6,000,000 pounds were put up In this country last year, following this Idea. It has long been In use tn Australia and New Zealand, (Continued on page 6.) BEND FLOUR MILL HAS NEW PRODUCT Mlcd Molasses Stock Feed Being Put Out for the First Time In Central Oregon. (From Wednesday's Dally.) For tho first tlmo in tho history of tho state, as far as Is known, mixed molasses stock feed Is being put out In a mill cast ot Portland, and A. J. Krocnort, ot tho Bend flour mill, whoro tho product Is bolng manufactured, stated yesterday that 100 tons of various kinds ot stock food ot this kind Is now ready for salo. Tho ability of tho plant to handlo this product has necessitated many Improvements at tho mill, but Mr. Krocnort now feels that ho has a thoroughly up-to-dato oqulpmont, completo In all respects. A stock finisher, for putting tha last touches on moat animals desired to bring a fancy price In tho mar ket, Is ono ot tho specialties bolng turned out, and will mako It possiblo, Mr. Krocnort Bays, tor stockmon to put their steers and othor meat unl mats In tho best of condition beforo sending thorn to tho big markets. WHERE WILL SPLIT PRECINCT VOTERS VOTE NEXT JUNE? (From Wednesday's Dally.) SALEM, Fob. 20. (Special.) Whoro and how aro votors In tho Deschutes county portion of "split precincts" to voto nt tho special elec tion on Juno 4th? That question has boon raised horo, and to sottlo It tho Socrotary of Stato has ixBkcd tho Attornoy General for an opinion. So tar as his records aro concorncd ho wants to know what official voting pro duct thcso "splitters" should bo re corded In. Tho stato election laws provldo that county Courts may establish oloc tlon precincts nt tho Docomhor meet ing. It does not appear legally pos siblo to establish them at any othor tlmo. So tho old Crook county vot ing products will romaln In otfoct for both tho old and tho now county tor tho coming special oloctlon, but Just what la to bocomo ot tho split precincts Is tho problem. As tho law stands they nro ontltlod to only ono voting placo each and to ouo ballot box, It Is hold. Cloarly tha residents or Deschutes county should not voto at tho Crook county polling placo, and yet, apparently, tho Deschutes court Is poworlcss to establish tho Deschutes portion ot tho split precinct as a soparato pro duct until noxt December, It Is ex pected that tho Attorney Gunornl will ndvlso n way out of tho small diffi culty. LOCAL EXCHANGE FASTEST GROWING IN STATIC MATER 1ALS HAVE COST .MUCH. (From Wodnosday's Dally.) Tha actual expenditures In Improv ing tho locul system of tho Pacific Tolepohno and Telegraph Company during tho last two months havo boon approximately $26,000, according to Manngor J. L. Galthor, undor- wJioso actlvo supervision tho Bond sorvlco has hecomo of tho very first class. Thu construction crow, which has numborod about 25 men on an av orago during tho last sixty days, has about completed Its heavy work. Exceptional dlflcultlea havo beon encountered In thu local Improve ment work becausa of tho scarcity and high price of matorluls required. It Is stated that most of tho matorlal now used costs at least 100 per runt more than It did two years ago. For Instanco, Iron wlro which formerly cost $5.20 per hundred pouiida, now comes to $9.55 for tho same amount. Lead covered cable, and coppar wlro, both of which ontor heavily Into tha Improvements mado horo, havo more than doubled In price during tho last 21 months. ; Howovor, despite tho oxcesslvo cost uiu iiiijiruvinuuiiiB JJUVU IJUIJII IUUUU as rapidly as possible, tho comssy evidently feeling that tho local ox chango, which Is said to be tho fast est growing one In tho stuto, deserv ing special recognition and aid. Bend now has406 telephones. Ac cording to Mr. ClQlther, thoro Is good reason to expect that the noxt six months will see 200 new phonos added to this list. P COMPANY EM E LOCAL ADVANCE IN FOOD SLOW BEND IS BETTER OFF, THAN THE EAST. Potatoes, Pork, Veal and Mutton Among Few Commodities to Show Radical Gain Otcr tho Prices Quoted Lust Year. (From Wodnosday's Dally.) With tho prices ot foodstuffs Ik tho castorn states mounting to suck holKht: as to uoccssltato Bpcclal tod oral notion, Band residents, although paying higher tor edibles than n yoar ago, aro comparatively well troatoA In this respect, local merchants aver. No change has boon noted lu tho cost ot broad, and eggs nro soiling nt 35 cants, practically tlvo cants low er thun last year. In othor lines, whllo quotations nro In no ways ex orbitant, dealers prodlct that prtcos during tho noxt six months at least, havo no chanco ot loworlng. Potatoes nro Precious. Potatoes aro showing tho only rad ical advanca In grocorlos nnd havo mounted moro than 100 por cont, until now they nro being rotallod at $4 a hundred, Although this Is tho retail prlco, ono Bond grocor ro colved an oftor of tho samo flguro for his ontlro stock, trom a Cali fornia wholesaler, but rotusod, pre ferring to koop his supply ot tubors for homo consumption. Flour Is woll In ndvnnco ot last yoar's prices, both wholosalo and ro tall, and brands which 12 months ago rotallod tor $1.40 now bring $2.20 a sack, and wholosalo quota tions on brands put out by tho Bond Flour Mills, will nvorago $8.15 a barrol. A, J. Krocnort, ot tho flour company, states, that In splto ot this, flour Is rolatlvoly tho cheapest com modity on the market today,' when thu advance of othor staples Is con sldnrcd. Root Vegetables lllh. Llttlo change Is nntod In tha prlco of cereals, although tho grncors nro paying moro, and tho samo holds truo ot condensod milk. Fresh milk has shown no chango, although thu cost of producing has advanced. Cabbages, onions, and all root crops, aro nearly out of sight, and will presently bocomo totally so, but seasonal scarcity Is tho rhlof causo for this. Beans have mado u 50 por cont gain ovor tho ton cent prlco of 1916, and butter at 45 cunts, Is tlvo routs ahead ot last car's mark. In household supplies, dealers say, a big ndvanco has boon mado In tho prlco ot brooms, tho prlco bolng 40 cents nplcco In 1910, and 05 couts each now. Tea and enffoo hnvo advanced nil tho way from two to eight cunts a pound, uiiil canuod goods, of ull sorts, nro rivo cents higher than u yoar ago, with prospects or a heavy galu lib'xt fall. Href Cliungos Llttlo. Changes In nieat prims embody tho most radical and tho most con Horvntlvo advances ot any general classification of tho ontlro food lint. Steaks selling foimorly ut from 17 to 22 cents a pound, nro now pur chased at from 18 lo 21 runts, and bocf roasts show a straight two-cunt Jump. Pork which sold hint year ut 10 conts, now runs from 22 to 27 couts, and practically tho sumo quo. tatlons nro kIyoii oh mutton, which a yoar ago could ho bought for 10 and 17 cents. Voal Is hardly to bo had at any prlco. SETTLERS TO DISCIJSS DISTRICTING PLANS (From Wednesday's Dally.) J. J. Elllngor, of Rodmond, secre tary of tho commlttoo ot water users which is looking Into ways and meais or establishing Irrigation districts on tho C. O. I. segregation, announces that tho following meetings havo boon arranged to discuss tho mutter: Alfalfa, March 8, 10 a. m. Bend, March 8, I p. m. Powoll Butte Muruh 9, 10 a. in. Redmond, March 9, 1 p. in. It Is stated that Claud McCollough, u Portlaud attornoy who has heoji In teresting himself In tho questions In volved, will be present ut tha moat lug. IS OVERRULED. . (From Wednesday's Dally.,). Judge Duffoy youturday overruled thu demurrer filed by attorneys for Deschutes county In tho quo war ranto proceedings Instituted against thq new county. Ten days Is given to answer. It Is understood' that thero is strong likelihood ot the en. tiro caso being dropped shortly. si m V X t ; fc.- -frr.-