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The Bend Bulletin
DKND, OREGON
j:.MiiiiMicti jimw.
GKOHOE PALMER PUTNAM
Publisher
HOIUJIIT W. 8AWYKU
Kdltor-Mnnnger.
An Independent newspaper stand
ing for tlio squnro denl, cloan busi
ness, clean politics and tho boat In
terests of Huntl arid Contrnl Oregon.
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THl'HSDAY. SKPTKMRKR G, 1917
THE STRARNS PLAN.
Tho proposition advanced by At
torney Stearns In Salem yesterday
for the adjustment of the difficulties
between the Central Oregon Irriga
tion company and the settlors on tho
project would seem to be born of a
fear lest the proposed Irrigation dis
trict plan ko through. In fact. Mr.
Stearns admitted as much when he
said, as reported In Salem dispatches,
that the district might come In and
put the company out of business, and
on that account ho objected to It.
That the success of the dktrtict
plan would have tho elimination of
tho company as one of Its results Is
.thoroughly understood. That Is not
tho chief end of tho plan but It Is n
necessary and expected result. And
because the company sees tho hand
writing on tho wall It has come for
ward with its new plan.
In view of tho settlors' feelings to
ward the company, Mr. Stearns must
have realized that his plan had no
chance of success unless forced upon
tho settlers by tho Desert Land
Board. Otherwise ho would presum
ably have sought to obtain settler ac
ceptance of the plan and Indorsement
of It before the board. He m,ust have
known, however, that that was not
obtainable, and since it Is not he
must realize that after all he Is lead
ing a forlorn hope, because It Is Im
possible that tho 'Land Hoard will
taVo any favorable stand unless set
tlers agree to the idea.
The plan Itself seems to be little
different from tho existing situation,
so far as the dispatches indicate. Un
der the present law, as we understand
it, it Is now open to the company and
tho settlers to form a corporation
which shall take over the segrega
tion, stock ownership to be based on
acreage ownership. That seems to
bo what Mr. Stearns proposed In Sa
lem yesterday.
We do not believe that anyono
wants to see the company lose any
thing to whleh it is justly entitled,
although no great effort ean bo ex
pected to help save Its Investment at
Deschutes. On the other hand If It
wants assistance In saving what It
can It will have to meet the settlers
moro than half way, which it appar
ently was not doing In Salem yesterday.
HIGH COST OK WATKIl.
The settlers on the Squaw Crek
irrigation project are having their
troubles Just now with the company
and the Public Service Commission.
As reported In The Bulletin, the
Commission has permitted an In
crease In water rates, and the set
tlers are contending that unless there
Is a readjustment they w!!qult using
water entirely.
Under the new rates, it Is eon
tended, it would cost botween $1.20
and 12.40 per acre for water. Back
in 1904, according to figure printed
then, irrigation on that project coat
ebout 4 5 cents per acre and the set
tlers raised loud protests when It
was proposed to Increase the rate to
CS cente.
Anyway, they seem to have had a
merry row 13 years ago. Here Is
tho story, as printed In The Bulletin
for January IS, 1904:
"They are having some disagree
ment over water service over on
Squaw creek, A few weeks ago the
company that controls the Black
Butte ditch gave notice to the set
tlers under Its service that the charge
for water the coming season would
be advanced from 45 to G5 cents an
inch, an Inch being ordinarily suf
ficient to Irrigate an acre. The set
tlers were not pleased with that ac
tion and took steps to get other ser
vlco. They organized another com
pany uud bought a half interest in
another small ditch, intending to on
largo sufficiently to meet all de
mands. They sent ono of their offi
cers to PrlnevDlo to file notice of
water right and found that the other
ditch peoplo were an hour ahead and
had filed on the water."
CLANTON AND SALMON.
Tho recent commercial fishing
season on tho Columbia and other
streams wholly In Oregon was
mnrkud by the biggest run of salmon
over known. Thousand of dollars
were oaritsd by the fishermen us i
result of their tremendous catches,
nnd thousands of dollaVs moro will
bo received by tho ennnory mon s
a result or tno unusually uigii price
at which their product Is selling. Nor
dues the public fnil to share In the
benefit because, wore It not for the
groat supply the price would bo still
higher.
It Is not. however, because of the
profits Involved that tho Oregon sul-
man run Is most Interesting this yeur,
but because of the fnct that It Is
unique on our Pacific coast. This
year Oregon streams are the only
onos with salmon. There nro pr un
practically no salmon In the rivers of
California and Washington. .
Now things of 'this sort do not hap
pen without a reason. Salmon have
no greater deslro to be canned In this
state than In Its neighbors to the
north and south. 11 Is not out of
partiality to Oregon that they run
up her rivers, but because those
rivers represent homo to them. And
the reason they represent home and
the reason why there nro so many
of them to come back Is It. K. Clan
ton, master fish warden of the state
of Oregon.
Experiments with tagged fish have
proved to the sadsfactlou of the au
thorities that salmon return to the
rivers from which they make their
first Journey to the sea. Now, for
many years the stnto of Oregon has
conducted fish hatcheries where eggs
were hatched and tho young fish
turned out, In nn effort to Increase
the supply, tho practice being to put
the fish In the rivers almost as soon
as they were hatched. ThH meant
that for possibly a month the. young
fish wandered around with the egg
sac attached, the prey of every swim
ming thing.
About 1911 the Idea was conceived
of holding the fish for a longer time
in order that they might have a
chance of developing to a point where
they were better able to care for
themselves when turned Into the rlv-
or. The Idea was pooh-poohed on all
sides but funds for carrying It out
were procured and the work begun.
Clauton modestly decline any credit
for the original Idea although those
who know say that it was largely his.
However that, may be, he was the
one who carried It Into execution and
to whom the credit Is due for work
ing out rt he details and methods
which have produced such successful
results.
Under tho new plan the fish are
held until they are two or three Inch
es long. They are then turned out
In the river, due to return a few
year later ready for capture.
Thki year the first of the fish pro
duced under the Clauton method
were due to return. And return they
did. making the blggsst run of sal
mon in the history of the state. All
the evidence points 4o the fact that
the numbers ar due to the treat
ment at the hatcheries. And that
treatment is the work of K. K. Clan-
Deschutes county's No. 2CS Itns
gone to tho training camp.
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
(Krom Friday's Dally.)
Jack Cloer la spending a short va
cation In Portland.
Mrs. 1 J. Spear has gouo to Imkur
to remain there permanently,
Mrs. ChnrltHi Wnrner came home
from Seaside this morning.
Claude Mnuuholiner returned front
a business and pleasure trip to Chi
ongo this morning.
Sam Bullock left Inst night for
Portland to uuMst In the forestry reg
iment of the U. S. army.
Deputy Sheriff Karl II. Houston h
buck from n 10 days' Jaunt to Spo
kane on official business.
Klght timber cruisers, headed by
S. S. Duncan, enmo In Inst night from
Silver Lako and went on to Port-
Innil IMwil. M'.ir.t In II II tl.tl mll mil
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bv tho Xeaso Timber Comimnv to I
cruise tho woods In Lake county.
Another group was expected In to
day.
S. II. Sllkworth mnde tho trip to
Hedmoud today on business connect
ed with the Installation of machinery.
Miss M. 11. Monro, for the past
three weeks a guest of Mrs. C. Oeh
lor, returned to her home In Port
land.
S. L. Wiggins, traveling freight
agent for tho O.-W. It. & N., boarded
the train for Portland to be gone In
definitely. J. William A. Huseh, odltor of tho
Kort Hock Times, wns In tho city Inst
night nnd this morning attending to
business matters.
Another group of lleud people re
turning from their vacation was tho
family of Charles Haines, who have
been In Spokane.
W. A. Cross, of Burns, another
applicant for admittance to the navy,
went to Portland last night to take
the examination.
A. F. Peak, formerly auditor of the
American Express Company, went out
last night to American Lake tu enter
the government service.
Mr. and Mrs. (5. I'. Putnam, who
have spent the past three weeks In
Bend, left last night. They will visit
friends In Portland and Spokane and
then go east.
L. Seeley left this morning for
Chlco, Cal., driving the truck and
trailer belonging to L. 1). Fox. He
has with him a load of sheep which
he will dispose of In Lakevlew. i
sergeant Charles Davis, accom
panied by Mrs. Davie, hoarded the
train for Portland today and will stop
there before going on tu Salem where
he will resume his duties as recruit
lug officer.
llobert Could brought his family
back from Seattle today after having
spent a vacation In various parts of
the northwest. He was In Astoria
and Seaside, then motored north to
Join Mrs. Gould.
Miss Kathleen Hartley concluded
her six weeks visit with relatives near
Tumalo and began her northbound
trip this morning. She will stop In
(From Thursday's Dally.)
Fred Huoy loft last night for Se
attle. Mrs. J. 11. Uansom and daughter
nro In Portland visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. F. O, tlray nro In
Redmond spending n few days on
pleasure.
O. O. Cardwell was In Bend on bus
iness yesterday from his homo wist
of the city.
Mrs. It. L. Jordan was In town last
night, from Prluuvllle, and returned
home today.
Mis' M. Neoly went to Burns, by
way of the railroad. Bho will also
stop at Cralue.
A. II. Lowry went back to Bed
niond after coming hero several days
ago on business.
Mm. Mabel Connelly, recently ar
rived from Kansas City, went tu Des
chutes today.
Mr. nnd Mrs. II. H. Fruer, of Chi
cago, have gone on to Portland, after
visiting In lleud with Mr. and Mrs.
A. 8. ttrson. !
Mr. uud Mrs. Hans Kulstad, of J
Stanley, Wisconsin, nro visiting their'
sou, Anton Kulstad, and family nt
his home on Arizona aveuuo.
William Foru brought his family
In from Hums last night and will '
have them make their home In lleud :
while he Is employed In tho mill
Mrs. C. W. Siege returned from
Portland, having spent a week with
her husband, who Is employed at the
Pins Tree Lumber Company's mill.
National Bank Examiner Fred S.
Brown and his assistant are here to
day for the regular semi-annual ex
amination of the First National Bank.
Mrs. A. P. llenrlonett came In yes
terday from Los Angeles to Join her
son, H. W. Ilenrlouett. and family,
who left last night for HemldJI. Min
nesota. Miss Anna Hunter, of North Yaki
ma, left last evening for her home
after visiting her parents, Mr. and,
Mrs. J. W. Hunter, of (1 reen wood
UVHII1IH.
Chester Klllott, who was badly
Injured by n wild horse early last
week. Is rapidly recovering and will i
be dscharged from the hospital with
in a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. II. A. (loldsburg and'
their daughters arrived last night J
and will make thulr home hero. Mr. I
Oeldaburg Is the new agent for tho!
American Kxpress Co.
Two more men went out today to)
Join the army. They are II. W. Mar
kart, who will enter the signal rorjm. ,
and Albert L. Zaehnrlas, who will be
a bookkeeper In the iiuartormaster's '
On Sale at Your Store
Silkoline Remnants!
KM) yards oi'mi-ini'li Kilned Silkoline,
IVoni 1 lo yd. lengths, while they lust
12 l-2c a Yard
UG-in. Flowered Clmllies for Comforts and
Curtaining, at --
2(-in. Flowered Clmllies, ,:6
at, yard
85e Bleached Mercerized Tabje lainen, 72 gg
Inches wide
75c Bleached Mercerized Table'lincn, (l
inches wide, yard
One Case of Ladies Black Cotton Hose,
ribbed top, on sale at
55c
15c
$1.00
$1.50
Dr. Denton's Sleeping Garments 7CJC 85 C
ilv . s
$1.00
$1.25, $1.50
20c
Middy Flannel, navy, grey and red, 27 Odr
inches wide . s-Jt
Women's Flannelette Gowns,
at
Men's Flannelette Gowns
at
Smith's Special Overalls
at
Men's Felt Slippers
at
Kimona Flannel, fleeced
at
REEDSMITH
MERCANTILE CO.
THE STORE THAT SAVES VOU MONEY
ton.
Various sweet minded psrsons will
read the foregoing and say to them
selves, "I wonder how much Clauton
paid to gst that." The answer Is
Nothing," because people do not get
things Into the news or editorial col
umns of The Bulletin by paying for
them. Clanton "gets that" because
In the first place we believe the facts
of the Oregon salmon run, as com
pared with the run In California and
Washington, are of Interest to our
readers and the reasons therefore are
a very valuable contribution to the
food supply knowledge of -the count
ry. And because Clanton did the
work ho Is entitled to tho praise.
Hedmond, Metollus and Hood Itlver,
where acquaintances reside.
Elmer Lehnherr, of the United
Warehouse Company, leaves tomor
row for 8t. Ja, Mich., for a brief
nail on his parents before he enters
the naval coast defense reserves. Mr.
Lshnherr has been In Bend over a
year.
Mrs. K. L. Walker, formerly train
Ing teacher In the Crook county high
school, passed through today, en
route to Burns, where she will teach
this year In the Harney county high
school. This summer she attended
the diversity of California.
division.
In commenting upon the Insuranco
policies of tho late Thomas Shevlin,
the Oregon voter says: Many
Portlanders will romembor sunny,
forceful Tom Shevlin, who lived here
and in Bend a good deal while the
great mills were being built toy the
company lu which he was one of the
principal stockholders. Ills sudden
taking off in the prime ofyoung man
hood was a shock to all .who knew
DON'T ABANDON STOCK.
Bill Hanley, of Harney county, says
that owners of breeding stock will
serve their country most patriotically
by keeping this kind of stock out of
the slaughterhouses.
"I know that feed Is scarce," ho
declared, "but ! wo deplete our
herds and flocks greatly It will take
a long time to build them up again
and the state will suffer. Sell off
the old cows and the steers, but keep
the breeding stock.
"If our farmers and ranchers look
around a little, thuy will discover
more feed than they think now they
possoss. I don't think conditions arc
as bad as they have been reported,
yet the summer drouth has been hard
on range cattle and they aro thinner
than they should be."
wiisons answer to me 1'ope is a
direct Invitation to the Oorman peo
plo to start a revolution and doposo
the Kaisor.
It would take a Portland man to
think that water could bo sold for
whiskey in Bend.
What liuvo you done today to help
BUSINESS
IS FINE !
That's the impression you
get from theman who
always dresses well.
GOOD CLOTHES re
fleet prosperity, whether
your bank balance is low
or otherwise.
MAKE YOUR outward
appearance bring in or
ders by ordering your
clothes from us.
Our models are exclusive.
Our plica are right.
NATIONAL METAL
WEATHER. STRIPS
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Mr ami Mrs (Jeorge Mil I Ira it csine
I In last night, after a. five weeks'
'pleasure trip to Alaska. Tln-y will
go out to their old place at Mllllrsn.
'hlh they have mild, lo arrange fur
the removal of personal proiHrty.
and later may spend some tlnm In
Bend.
1. (' Handi'Mi, thi nw man uk I
training lontrix tor hih pliysl .1
training din-, tor st tin- high stl
arrlvi'd this w-k slid Is Kottlirg a
iiosntrd lth the town, with f
Thurdarson snd II M (Irani, he wnu
fishing yesterday near Uva Island
and secured a good catch.
NATIONAL FACTS
It keeps tho cold out.
It keeps the heat In.
It saves 25 to iO per cent of
the coal bill.
It prevents dust from enter
ing tho windows.
It onablos tho windows to
slldu up and down more easily.
It protects flrio draperies and
upholstering,
It doos not disfigure tho sash
nor mar tho Inturlor.
It prevents rattling windows.
It subduos outsldo noises.
It replaces storm windows.
Its first cost Is Its only cost,
It can never wuur out,
it will not rust.
with you
Let us figure
your building.
on
T. L. COLLIER
Local Representative
It Will Pay You to Wait to Buy
Your Fall Garments.
QUlt GRAND OPENING will be a little de-
Itiycd on account of our store building not
being completed, but we will have our ojcning m
time, and will show the swellest stock of Millinery,.
Cloaks, Suits, Skirts, Dresses and Waists in the
State, not barring Portland. This stock was iwr
soually selected by our buyer in New York, Phila
delphia and Chicago, and is up-to-the-minute in
every respect, and at prices within the reach of
everyone.
It will be only a few more days now until we
ean give you the exact dale of our opening.
Watch this paper for the Announcement.
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