IIKNI) IIUT.I-irriN, IIICNI), OREGON, TIIURHDAY, MARCH 8, 1017.
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GUI RATES
PETITION IS FILED
PERMIT CHANGE.
TO
PLAN TWO CENT CUT
flM'mnit Is Mario I4'mm 'iiiiill(i(r(),
ami llotli Dig iI HiiiiiII Coumiiii-
er Will He Aided Company
to Heek lo Enlarge,
(From Friday's Dully.)
To lio nllowml lo r(lucu light rate
for electric eoiintiinptlon, In tint un
usual request made toilny by the
llnml Water, Light ft Power Co.,
through the Innil manager, T. II.
Foley, In n petition embodying n now
rule rnrtl, went to tint Hluto Public
rvlcit Commission. Tim company
i romly to put tint mtw rates Into
ffcct on April I, with (ho approval
of tint commission.
Tint rtiiluctlon In tho outroiiio nf a
ronfiirnnctt liuld between Mr. Foley
ninl Kompstnr II. Miller, one or tint
principal stockholder In tint com
pany, during Mr, Miller' visit to
Henri recently. Tint new schedule
wa mulled to Mr. Miller, anil hi
npprovnl received, lioforu tint petition
wa (IIhI.
Minimum I'nrlintigiMl.
The ri'riuctlou I based on n cut
from 12 In 10 cent per kilowatt hour
for thu rlrst 30 kilowatt houri In
nny month, ami will lie of chief Im
portance to tlio small consumers,
avuistltutlng n majority of tint patron
of tint company. Tlio minimum charge
will remain tlio same, 11.00 per
mouth, hut for thl outlay, tint con
itutner wilt bit abla to use 10 liutoail
of eight anil ouo-half kilowatt hour,
a formurlly.
Tlio complicated illMcount now In
effect I cllmlnalm! In tin) new
schedule, ami flra por cent prompt
Payment discount nllowml, which
mean that thn consumer will pay
06 cents for 10 kilowatt hours, In
t'xail of 11,10, a necessitated by
to old rata card,
Will llcncflt Many.
Iargn consumer also profit by
thu change, and after tho first 30
kilowatt hours, pay six and one-half
cant on tho next 170, and Nvo and
one-half cant on tlio next 200 after
that, For nil over 400 kilowatt,
under thn old schedule, fire nml ono
hatf cent waa charged, hut on tho
new rate card, four cent will bo,
asked.
Not only li thn company making
tho reduction of It own Initiative,
but further cut nro promlsad, when
tho business I built up to a largor
extent. "Thl cut I only n tempor
ary reduction of lovenuo," Mr, Foley
mild, "for It will minhlo n number
of puojilo who a ro lit tho prnnunt iih
Ink oloclrlclty only for llishli to mnkn
mm of electricity for cooking) mid
wn nro going to mnkn special effort
to olilnlii mora of thin kind or Iiuh
lues.
"Tho cnpnclty to which n power
plant must ho developed, In riotorm-
Ined by thu ilomiuid for light durliiK
n row hnur In tho evening. With
m o ro diiytluiu hunluoHH, thn plant
mity bo run morn efficiently."
Oilier Cllli'N Coinpnrcri.
Mr. Foley centloned that with tho
now rate In offer!, Hund will liuvit
tho lowest nchndiilo for any town or
tint wlio In Ori'Kon. Tho cooking
rate, reduced hint year, Ih already
tho lowest In tho Mate.
In cominunlliii: on Mr. Miller's lot
tor, announcing tho reduction In tho
meter lighting rat en, tho local man
ager statu t In t ho derived much nut
Infliction from tho knowledge that
tho pooplo of Ilend nro riolng bus-
Iiiunn with mini of tho typo of Mr.
Miller nml Charles A. Ilrown, who
control tho affair of tho company.
"Tholr nttltudn," ho sulri, "en
courage tin to rontlnuo our otfort
to iniiku Hund fnmouN it 'tho electric
city. Mediation of rates tuukitn po
Mlblo more extensive unit of electricity
for all purpose, nml tho luoro ox-
teiiitlvn tho umi of electricity, thn low-
or tho niton can bo."
Miller Make Htntemeiit,
Mr. Miller nuyn In hi lottor:
"I mil plumied to bo utile to an
nouueo n reduction In tint meter rate
for electric lighting In Ilend. Here
after tho charge for tho first 1C IC
W. II. coiiNumptlou durliiK any mouth
will ho nt tint ratu of 10 cent por
K. W. II., Instead of 12 renin.
"Thl chmiKO In made In iircoiM
a n co with tho policy enlubllithud four
year a no, when wo purchased tho
Ilend Wntor. Light & I'ower Com
pnuy, or kIvIiik llond tho very best
nml most widely distributed electric
nod water service mid malnlalnliii:
rates ut tho lowest possible point con
sistent with n fair return. Tint pro
gronslveucs of thu people or llond
In their liberal uso or current, not
only for HkIu and power, hut for
cooking and heatliiK u well, ban
gone a Ioiik way toward makliii; po-
Hlhlo tho present rate In Ilend, which
1 believe nro lower on tho whole than
In nny other town of It slxe In tho
stale or Oregon.
"I hope Hint further growth or
the town nod a still greater diversity
or usa or modern convenience will
tunku possible even lower rales In
future."
ANTI-DIVISION
ARGUMENT HIT
VOTERS WHO REALLY
VOTE DECIDE
AM PIIAHKH OF COMMUNITY KN
VIOR.NMKNT WILL IIK REPORT
i:i ON IIV 110 VH AM) OIRLH
enrolled in iiioii hciiool.
Hiitrcmo (,'ourt Opinion In Wiimo
County llond Ciini; Uphold Con
tent Ion of DewcliutcN County
Attornc).
DESCHUTES COUNTY
BUSINESS GROWING
Clrrk' IVc for Short Month of IVb-
runry, Excvcd Total for HU
WNk I'criixl Prrccedliiir.
(From Friday' Dally.)
How county business Is steadily
growing, I shown by n comparison
of filing fee for thu past mouth, In
thu offlco or County Clerk J. II.
llnner, with tho amount received
from thin source for tho time pro
ceeding with tho starting of thu
county In native business.
From December 20 to January 31,
fee aggregating 1275. CO, whllu In
thu short month or February, a to
tal or $291 24 wa reached. Tho nv
urngo annual fees In oldCrook county
amounted to between 13600 and
and $4000.
(From Hnturdny'B Dnlly.)
Tho essence or thu legal right mnrio
upon Doschute county reduced to
tho allegation that tho voto favoring
tho creation or tho now county wnn
not CG nml .IS por cent, respectively,
or tlie highest volu cast In tho now
mid tho old county, although It wnn
that percentage or tho vote cnit
upon tho question or county division.
While thn nnld legnl tight has now
completely flxzlcri, thanks to tho leg
islative action which tins removed
possibility of further contentions
gnliilug any headway In tho court,
It Is Interesting to nolo tho Hupromo
Court decision handed down Inst
Tuesday In tho rnso or tho Wasco
county bonds. Ilrlufly. that decision
breaks tho backbone or thu anti-til-vision
argument no completely Hint
oven a I'rlnovlllo nttoruey who may
need tho money will scarcely have
tho heart to nay anything moro about
It.
Hiiprrme Court Dccldcx.
Tho Hupromo Court opinion, In a
nutshell, states Hint tho outcome of
an election Is based upon tho ballot
or voter who actually vota upon Hint
particular question, and not upon tho
relation of tint voto upon tho ques
tion In point to thn total voto cast
upon any other matter up for con
sideration.
Hero I tho report or tho en so from
a rortlanu paper:
The $260,00 road bond Issuo voted
In Wnsco county at tho last general
election I mild, according to tho
opinion handed down by tho nuproma
court.
Thn opinion reversed tho decision
or Judge W. 1.. Ilradshaw, who held
In a suit brought by O. E. Wilson
against the county ol Wasco that tho
bond Issuo wn not valid, because tho
bonds did not receive a majority or
all tint vote cast at tho election.
Tho return show that 3921 vote
weru cast for aud against tho bond.
(From Frldny'n Dnlly llullotln)
A community nurrcy by student
or tho llond high school, I to' bo
in a do next week on a plan dovlnod
by City Hcliool Huporlntondont Thor
dnrnnn. Tuesday and Thursday af
ternoons will bo given over to In
vestigation, Wednesday aud Friday
afternoon report In nsscmbly will
bo mnrio, aud Thursday afternoon
will bo devoted to a trip of all clnsH
en to thu sawmills. Each ntudent
will bo glvon a deflnlto nsnlgnment,
mid must report In writing.
"Tho Idea or tho nurvoy," Mr.
Thordnrson oxplalnn, "In to usa tho
local environment a a laboratory,
and to furnish the student first-hand
observation (mil personal
upon wiilcu lo base hi reasoning, i
and to npply tho theories ho has :
gleaned from his book. )
Tint different line or local activ
ity have been carefully divided, In
order to avoid duplication by tho
various classes. Htudont under
Principal Eric Holt will report on
tho city and county government, and
tt.m. I.. ..! ! .. . ... !-.. ..I-, ......It..
i uir iiiuuijiii-n, una. r ruui'in pufiiis
' will linvn lllirnrlna Mnlrtltni. anti.lnts
school, hospital and tho cost or
living: those taking work under Miss
Manning will report on tho electric
power plant, tho lea plant, tho cream-!
ery, and tho scenery or Henri and Its ;
environs, and Mr. Francis' students
will have tho business districts, tho
foundry, tho postofMco, railroads, and
labor unions; classes under Mis I'enu
will Inspect tho greenhouses, news
papers, and tho flour and alfalfn
mills; thoso registered unrior MIbb
I.orotico will hnvo society, lodges,
schools and candy mnnufncturles,
while Mr. Thordnrson' students will
report on a plat or tho city, real es
tate, hotels, and cares.
COUNTY MORALS
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OAH
ONLY ONi: CAHK OF DltUNKK.V-
m:hh, and iiut two wad
ita.nth jh.hl'kd i'ok hiimhmf
IN Till: IHT MONTH.
(From Thursday's Daily.)
How woll Doschutos county Is liv
ing up to Its rcputntlon ns a virtual
ly crimeless community, was evl
rioncori this morning when District
Attorney H. II. DoArmond announced
that In tho month of February, only
ono caso or drunkenness had been
reported, that only ona warrant for
arrest had been Issued In the coun
ty, together with ono warrant for
search.
Tho county would havo prosorvod
nn absolutely clean slnto had It not
been for the last day of tho month,
for It was yoatcrdny that tho war
rant was made out for tho arroat off
cado hotel, ami on tho oamo dny that
a search warrant was Issued. Until
tlio latter documont Is usod, tho nnmo
of tho person chiefly concerned, In
bolng withhold by tho authorities,
Tho now prohibition law Is holiiK
strictly lived up to, Mr. DoArmond
says. Hlnco tho law wont Into ef
fect on Fobruary 2, only nlno por-
mltn to buy or sell alcohol hnvo been.
Issued In tho entlro county, and no
reports of nny violations of tho stat
ute hnvo como In. Only two appli
cations for pormlts to buy hnvo been
refused by tho district nttornoy, nn,
evidence, ho declares, of llttlo dis
position on tho pait of tho pooplo
to evade tho terras of the law.
"All those who nro allowed to
handle alcohol ara making every ef
fort to comply with tho law' Mr,
DoArmond stntos.
SHEEPMEN TAKE OVER
40 ACRES NEAR BEND
(From Thursday's Dally.)
Announcement of n deal, according;
to which Carroll & Hoargon becomo
tho owners of a 40-ncro Irrigated
tract purchased from W. F. McCor
mnck, southeast of Dcnd. Tho tract
was takon over In order to glvo a
fiettcr claim for actual rcaldcnco In
exoerlencoIa Verno Norton, charged with do-maklng application for sheep grax
"'"',."?. ,fraudlng tho proprietors of the Cns-lJnB porin,u on tho atlonai forc8t
WOOD
Sash Factory Wood
CLEAN
IS IDEAL RABBIT
POISON WEATHER
DRY
BEST
ASK THOSE WHO USE IT
I.OHR IMikrl For Know Make Host
Condition" for nil Itnbblt Club'
Moot Kfriclent Work.
t,nm. Tl.i.r.,1.i'. rinllv
All nf thn rfllittlt rlnlia nrn tirfrrwl '
at this tlmo to double their energies
In poisoning rabbits. There nro 13
clubs organized this winter for tho
continuing or tho poisoning meth
ods started last year. They cover
PHONE 441
Bend White Pine Sash Co.
a wide territory and nro locatod at
Tho majority for tho bonds was 101. Terrebonne, Lowcrbrldgo, Redmond,
llut lor somo or tho county officers 'rjlovordalc. Olst, Turaalo. Powoll
a high a 4361 vole wore cast, and iJutte, Alfalfa, Dcnd, Mllllcan. Klvers,
thu voto cast for tho bond does not
equal u majority of that number.
ItciuuHi In Olvrn.
"Wo are of tho opinion," says tho
opinion written by Chief Justlco Mc-
ilrlrio, "that tho reason and logic of
tho controversy are with those courts
which hold that tho majority of those
elector who actually voto upon a
measure I controlling."
"Wo think it wa not tho Intention
of tho legislature to dopnrt from tho
nrothcrs, Hnmptou, Drooklng. Post,
I'rlnovlllo and Paulina. Deschutes
vnlloy has presented a hard problem
to tho farmer because or thu un
certainty of tho weather conditions,
and the short time the snow remain
on tho ground. Last year excellent
work was dono, and tho snow and
hard winter were of great assist
ance. 8o far thl year, reports from
tho clubs atato that there nro but
few rabbits abroad and thoy aro hard
Boo Kdwnrds fur good house paint
ing. Adv.
A PYRAMID WITH A FIRM
FOUNDATION
Service I
Quality, Combined
With Low Prices
Square Dealing I
wmmmsMaBamaMKamsm
WHAT YOU WANT
WHEN YOU WANT IT
L
F. Dement (&jCo.
OppoP.O. GROCERIES Wall Sued
fcr--
rulo observed from tho foundntlon of 'to get because they do not como In
our state government, that tho ma-1 but remain out undor tho sngo brush,
Jorlty ns expressed by tho votes cast tho lack of snow allowing them t
at tho palls should rule, and to substl- feed at large.
tuto for this wholesome and Immemo
rial practice, tho requirement that
tho Ignorant or Indifferent silence
of n voter should weigh cqunlly
against tho voto of tho cltlicn who
considers a numsuro and expresses
his convictions by voting for or
ngnlust it."
GAME WARDEN HURT
WHILE CRANKINCx CAR
Iladley Huxtalim DUcolortMl Optic
I'Ynttl MUlip Willi Hadlalor,
While ltetiiruliiK to City.
(From Saturday's Daily.)
With his right eye badly decorated
In bluck, Deputy Gnmo Wurdon Hud
ley arrived In llond Innt night from
8lstors, nml explained thu darkened
optic by stntlug that tho light enr
or a popular brand, which ha was
cranking, had hit him when ho wasn't
looking. Tho accident occurred, ho
nnld, whon ho slipped and foil ngnlnst
tho rndlntor.
Mr. Hndloy was In tho Sisters
neighborhood to investlgato tho re
port of violations or tho door Inw
In that vicinity, Hunting camps, he
said, broke up whon ho entered Sla
ters, and no arrests wore mndo.
For farm land loans sco J, Ryan
& Co. Adv.
TIY OUR
Pasteurized Milk
Othcn lAo it None Ktpi brt
l7, Satei have doubled in pait
30 Jayi.
CENTRAL OREGON
FARMERS'
CREAMERY
Phone Red 131
Bend-Silver Lake
and way points
MAIL, FREIGHT, and
PASSENGER. SERVICE
IU'llublo Formulas.
Whcro alfalfa Is grown, and tho
rabbits nro used to it, 1 ounce of
strychnlno sulphate dissolved In 2
gallons hot water and sprinkled over
10 pound of alfalfn lenvcs will mnko
remarkable kills, when placed out in
smnll haudfulla about tho stack, in
suit licks or congregating plncos, or
in runways. Where there Is no al
falfa grown, ryo or eintnor bonds,
cut off at tho stem, whole, and the
poison reduced to C quarts can bo
usod. In other localities the poisoned
outs, mndo as follows, gives best re
sults: Mix 1 tablospoontul or starch
Into 1 pint boiling water, to make
clear, thin paste; mix 1 ounco pow
dered strychnlno with 1 ounco baking
soda and stir with starch to a smooth
creamy mass; stir In 1 teacup tublo
salt; npply to 12 quarts oats, coating
each kernel thoroughly. Tho abovo
Is recommended by tho U. S. Biolog
ical Survey.
Frco Poison.
Tho county agriculturalist direct
ed by tho Doschutos county court,
will distribute strychnlno to clubs
having a poison mtxor following di
rections or tho lllologlcal Survey.
This only to Doschutos county.
This Is probably tho last chnuco to
kill rabbits whllo tho snow Is bore.
Kvory ono should got busy.
It. A. DLANCHARD,
Agont U. 8. Dopt. ol Agriculture
Pioneer Auto Stage and Truclf Co.
SUCCESSORS TO WENANDY LIVERY CO.
BILL DODGING CHARGE
CntiO AgaliiKt liiiVcrne Norton Con
tinued Not Guilty Is l'lou.
(From Saturday's Daily Dullotiu.)
Arrostod on a chargo or leaving
an unpaid board bill of 130, at tho
Cascada hotol, La Verno Norton was
arraigned boforo Justlco of tho Peaco
BastoB this morning, and ontored
a plea of not guilty. District Attor
ney H. H. DoArmond appeared for
tho atato, and Redman & Mooro for
the defendant.
No Want Too Big--
No Want Too Small
That BAKER'S GROCERY
Can't Till for You
And deliver promptly and In Hie beat condition. Oar
Kroceriea, produce, fruit uro alvwiys fresh. Our sanitary
refrigerator counter keeps our dairy poducU cool and
fresh. Dent prices lu canned goods of tho beet brand.
BAKER'S GROCERY
Wall Street. Near Ohio Phone Red 161
REAL ESTATE
FIRE INSURANCE
INVESTMENTS
C. V. SILVIS
BARGAINS IN IRRIGATED RANCHES
AND CITY PROPERTY
LOTS FOR SALE IN EVERY ADDITION IN REND
PROPERTY HANDLED FOR NON-RESIDENTS,
llOUOHT AND 80LD.
OFFICE OREGON STREET
TIMIIER
ONE CENT
A WORD IS ALL A
LITTLB WANT'AQ
WILL COST YOU,