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TK ' T n WEEKLY EDITION i v . THE BEND BULLETIN. '&, 4 VOL. XV. iikni), dkhchuthh coijntv, okhgon, tihiwdav, novi:miw:k &. m NO. as CO. I. CASE Wi PLAN IS R. N. STANFIELD FEAR FELT FOR A. MACKINTOSH IS SET BY COURT T BIT HUGE M NT ffl e f' & I ii CALLS FOR $120,1)00 FOR YEAH 1918. SiMlmnl llrtritplN Aro M,OfH Tolul'Viiluullnii Not Vi'l Kmiihii Mny'lio Out ijW,rHH,MM !)i'-l.ltt( Komi I'iiiiiI. (From Friday's Dully.) KntlmutcH of tho uxpiiiise of run iiIiik Dpnohules county In llio coming your woro completed liy thu County Court ytwtonluy ami tho result em bodied lit a budget published toiluy. Tho nirotlni: at which nil taxpayers may ho henrd cm tho budget U net for Uocnmbur 0. At that time tint flunl figures of I hit amount to ho raised ly direct taxation (or thu coun ty guttural fuml will ho sot nnil u ih yort Hindu to tho iinnensor who will thnn net tho mllliiKit. Lucking tho vuluntloii of tho pub IV utilities, which linn not yet been turned In hy tho Rtntn Tax Cummin Ion, It In imponnlhlt) to uy Just whit thu total county vuluntloii will ln. hut till) hunt ontlmuten piHudhle not tho totul, In rouuil figures, nt over $5,500,000. Thn county valuation without tho utilities U $5,0U0.i;t0. n A Increase over Innt yoar of 14.13,930. Tho utilities valuation lunl year was Kill), 1.10 on a ratio of 63. ThU your tho ratio la 48, hut thoro have beon Inrrenm. lit tho utility valuation no that It neenu sufo to esllmnle thai these Inerennm will offsnl thn do rrntisn In thn ratio. On thin haul tho totul county vuluatlon would ho 15,630,770.' ItomN IMiknl After. Thn total of thn estimates an made liy tho court In $133,1)00 and It It -rntlnintud that f 1.1,000 will ho re ceived hy tho county from vurinua 40tirriM making tho total to ho rained hy illreot luxation $120,900. Thn biggest nliiglt) Item In next year's budget expense In $29,000 for roads, thin lining over $16,000 morn thun the toiwl spent In tho first nluo monthM of thin yonr for thu saimi pur lin. Tho Mats tax In put In nt $25,000 tf ngultmt $19,175. to lust year, luro h In tho unit) of tho utilities vnltiu tlnn, only an oetlmatu being ponnlblo tiutll tho Tax Commhiitloii mukim lin report. Ileum for purrhnno which aro mld0 from ordinary running expenses ,ro $1000 for tho Jail and $6000 for road machinery. A now Item lu oiinty budgctH nppiura In wnr hoard "Xpouio for which $1500 Ih ullottod. a.vrr.uKHTo.v invi:st.mi:xtto mi: CIIAItOHD (OIJNTV AS HUNT ' ligUir.MISNT .NOT PIJU.MANKNT I.V AITACIIKD TO IIUII.DINC. 1 I (From WoilnoBilny'H Dully.) Work In hului; punhud rnpldly on tlio now county Jul), and within u .. whnrt tlmo ll la 'xpuutud thut tho liulldliiK will ho complotod, Tho con Mtructlou Ih holm: financed hy tho DtmchutoH Iuvcutiuont Co., anil thu only runt to ho churned tho county will bo hIx pur emit IntorctU on tho Invoatnioiit. Thu Ioiiho Ih for two JM ycara, mill ut tho expiration' of that 1 time, nhotild tho county iIchIto to put tip n liulldliiK lu Homo other part of tho city, tho $11000 worth of equip ment can he roiullly moved. Tho titrunturo now IioIuk oructud In thu roar of thn county offlcos Ih )h IioIiw; made of atool ruonforcod con Toto, nnd will contain three coIIh nnd u lirlBouurn' corridor In addition to nccouuuodntlmiH for JuvoiiIIoh nnd M'oiuen. Tho Jail and equipment its well will rank with tho most up-to-My date In tho Htuto, Tho hulldlitK will ho hontort from V tlio Doachutoa Invoatnioiit Co. plant'. WILL AHANDON PROBE, SAYS COREY. l'nlillr Si'olio Commission Aiixlonn to Do Nothing to lliimpcr Kt'ltlcrN Action Con llati I, Itllo I'.f- fcil, Km)h Di' AiiiioiiiI. (From Hnturdny'H Dally.) KAI.IJM. Nov. 17. CHpoaliil to Tho II ti llt In. CommlRNtimor Corey, of tho 1'iiIiIIp Hurvlrn CdiiiiiiIhhIou, do cilnrcd todny thai Hid roiuinlnilon will prohnhly uhiindou Hid InvcHtlKntlou of thn Central OmKou Irrigation Com pany anil tllxmlmi tho cam. lln Is douhtfiil an to tho Jurisdiction of tho rommlniilnn nod Htntim nluo that a Inrr.n part of thu project Ih likely to coiuo under tho control of thn not Hern lu the near futuro hicauni) nf coiumlKilou'H action, If Mich an action In taken. Tho commliuilou hu no wlnh to hnmpnr tho plmiH of thn Hnttleni, Mr. Corey itnted, nor to luturforo with any iiiovvh whiih they inlnht wlnh to mako lu takliiK over tho project. Hh (aid It Ih likely that thn com mhtnlnn will lake definite action iih to whether or not to dlnmUx thn canu at ii muotliiK to he held on .Monday. Attorney douoral Mrown Iiiih ex prnniind hlmnnlf to mnmhera of tho coinmlnnlou iih liellovlnrc that thoro Is Imirlou doubt iih to tho cnuinilnnlon'n Jurlndlctlou, If It did attempt to taku action under tho complaint. II, II. Do Armoiid, attorney for tho ncttlern on thn C, O. I. project who aro to hold an election lu December for tho purpose, of district orKanUa tloiifilmiUrnd'thlK nftnruoon thut tho droppliiR of tho can hy thn I'uhllc Hnrvlro Commlnnlon would mako prurtlcully no dlffnronru, enpeclally If tho organization Ih auccoiifully carrlud out TIME LIMIT FOR CONTEST EXTENDED Dclii) In I'rilliiilimry ArruiiKi'iiicutN Ciiiiocn l'xHiiii'iniul )pii to All IIojn nnil d'lrlk. (From FrJduy'8 Dally.) IlecniiRu of delay In preliminary urrnuKnmnutH, tho tlmo limit of tho United .Suitim Food Ailmlulotrutlou's educational content, with three Khot- Inud pouloH to hu awarded h prizes, linn heeu oxtouilud for one week, I'd Hiiyn for thin noutent may ho enteral until November 24, luntuiid of No vomhiir 17, iih pruvloiiHly announced. The.m pouloH will ho clven for tho hent nnnuyfl on "What Wo Can Do to Help Win thu War," one pony IiuIiik uwurded for tho hent iwnuy from btu doiitH of hli;h hcIiooI nee, over 14 yearn old; another pony to tho hunt oHHuy from pupllH from 11 to 14 yearn; nnd u third pony for tho host PHHiiy from children of 10 yearn nnd youiiKur. No limit Ih net for the luimtli of tho onnnyn, which aro to ho upon food coiiHurvutloii toplcn particularly, nnd to glvo tho wrlter'n uudBrsUindliiK ot tho United HtutuH Fond Ailinlnltttra (Iou'h Homo IiiHtructlon curd, which has been kIvoii to every faintly thut Iiuh hIkuoiI thu pledce card. Tho en nay uilr.lit iiIho tell what tho chll dieu'H Iioiuch are dolui; to keep thu plodKU that Iiuh boon hIriiuiI. SETTLERS TO VOTI' AT DAVIDSON RANCH (From Tue.Milny'8 Dully,) Vottui; at tho Irrigation dlatrlrt election to hu helil next mouth hy ant tlom on tho ('. O. I. project, will ho nt tho W, It, DuvldHon rnuch for thu flrat dlutrlct, It wiih announced today. BEND MAN ARRESTED ON SHOOTING CHARGE (From TuoBdny'a Dally,) (liy Unltc.1 l'rru to The llfiul llullvtlti.) DHMIDJI, Minn., Nov. 20. Chum od with HliootlnK Oscar Nelson, u bank cashier, Itolnuil Honrlouutt, for morly of Ilond, OroKon, la In custody hero. Witnesses declaro thut Nelson was shot throo tlmca, and thnt tho af fair was tho result of a quarrel over onllstmont. REPORT IS GIVEN ON TUMALO RESERVOIR. (.'oiiiincrcliil Clul) Mxprcwtui l-'iillli Tlmt I.enkN In KlimiKi' llaxlll .May III- Otrrriiiiii Wlllioiil Seek- liiK Klnli Appi'oprlutloit. (From Wndunniliiy'H Dally.) ManlfontliiK faith' lu thn ultimate success of thu Tu main Irrigation pro ject, the (lend Commercial club no cnptliiK tho report of a npeclal Investl Kotlnr. coinmlttce, went on record to day OKaluat putltlouliiK for thu ap propriation nf state funds to cover thn cost of a survey for u cuual to divert water from the Deschuten to Tumnlo Creek. The action woh taken at tho weekly club luncheon this noon, follow It; the ruAdltiK by J. 1'. Keyua of n leiiKthy written report on tlto Huhject, compiled by Mr. Keyen, II. W. Hkuse nnd It. J. Overturf, members of thu committee. The report declared that results already atttilned had shown the leaks In the Tumnlo reservoir to bo cur able, that water could not be diverted from the DhhcIiuIwi unions a surplus worn provided hy ntorni;o, and that thoro Is no rnnnnn for hellovliif; that a reservoir nt thn houdwuters of tho river would hold any hotter than thnt which Is now partly lu use on tho project. Another factor wan tlio doubt expressed as to whether there would ho any chance of socurhiK from tho stnto $225,000 fur tho diversion canal, and an even creator sum for thn development of u storaKOroaor voir. Curat It o Work l'rpil. Tho committee, however, expressed confidence In thu final curliiK of tho leaks In the Tumalo atoraKu basin, bnnliiK thin opinion on results alrcudy attained, nnd urged that tho neces sary nlulctnK to mako- fho reservoir water tli;ht be continued until tho IrrlRatlon of the 22,500 acres In cluded In tho project la made pos sible. The conunlttee'H report will bo published lu full lu tomorrow's Issue of The llulletlu. Thu huikut plan for handling Com niorclal club uffnlra, and especially for regulating tho activities of ugenta nnd aollcltorn, wan deferrod to tiie next meeting because of tho absence nf two of tlio members of tho committee. Good Things Now In Market Thnukaglving dinners thin year will co.st only 10 pur cent mnro than 191C, In spite of tho Increase In prices. Turkeys, fruits, mliico meat and most of tho other delicacies thnt form purl of tho nunual feast are Just as plontlful as over, the pinch balug felt where eggs, lurd, butter, augur and fata are used lu any quantities. The houseuifo who has turkey for dinner tills your will ho gutting off much cheaper than tho one who has ii log of mutton or a pork roust, ua thu fowls cost loan por pound. Fowls live weight, nro costing tho dealers 20 cents u pound nnd are selling dressed nt un average of 30 anil In some cases 29 cents. A wagon loud nf live birds wan brought into town last night hy a rancher nnd disposed of on thu street ut 25 cents. Thu pro prietor of oiio market said yesterday thut he could buy 1000 turkeys more than ho needs between now nnd Thanksgiving, tho birds have boon raised In audi numbers this your lu Control Oregun. A groat many of theao will bo hold over until Chrlat- mna mid a few may ho ahippod out. Last Thanksgiving turkeys woro not nearly ua plontlful but now ranchers nro In town seeking markets nt tho hotels and restaurants lu hopes of disposing of Hi olr flocks, Chickens nro also to bo hud lu quantities, tho prevailing prlco being 28 couta, In addition thoro la plenty of poultry ot nil kinds, (ioeso, al though to ho had, will mora likely soil bettor at Christinas ttmo. Tho principal part of tho turkeys have como from tho cloao vicinity ot Hend, many being raised uonr Pilot llutto ami somo ut Slstors ami Redmond. COUNCIL TO PASS ON BUDGET SOON. I'limm-i' fomiullli-4) Will Hold Me-. lug Next Wiflt .Member of Council KxpifMH Tlii'iiixelti'tt I'litorlliK J trailer l.ety. (From Tuesday'a Dally.) Increase In tho present tax lovy approximately seven mills Ih tho prediction of ut leant two members of the city council. Tho general opin ion held hy all In that the general fund Is In neod of replenishing to it much more liberal extent In order to euro for maintenance of public utilities anil provide special allow ntices for flro protection, honlth pre cautions and similar conditions. The finance commltteo composed of Clyde M. McKay, K. I Hrostor lions and Louis Dennett will hold a meeting puwilbly thn oarllor part of next week to prepare a buuVot, a preliminary outline of which has been under consideration for somo tlmo. ThU budget will be submitted at the next rneotltig of thu city council December 4, nnd an opportunity will M given the taxpayers to discuss tho finances. Iludget Drlii) cd. Much of the budget Is now hanging fire mi account of the proposed amendment to the charter which would mako tho Bancroft net ap plicable In Hend and would save tho necessity of placing street and sower Improvements as items In tho ex penditure. Sufficient funds will of cuurso bo required for malntonanco of these. ' In thu absenco of Mr. McKay in La Grande, tho othor two members of tho committer wcro uuablo to make doflnlto statements as to tho probable action of the committee. Mr. ISrostcrhous, speaking from his ownv!ewpolnt regarding the matter Mild, "I would bo In favor of Increas ing thft lovy two to sevon mills as wo uood It In tho general fund. It la vary likely that special sums will bo designated to bo put aside for thu principal public utilities this year in order to assure that they will receive enough. Wo are putting l(i more fa cilities for fire prevention which will require ,a considerable expenditure during tho coming yoar. This depart- f Continued on last pago.) A visit to tho grocery stores Im presses ono Villi the big stock of goodies on hand, with prlcoa almost Identical tu thoso of 191G. Thoro la a uotlconblo lack ot currants. What stores nro fortunato enough to havu this imported fruit are selling them nt 25 cents n package while aomo others luivo boon forced to tako rt cleaned currants on account of no shipments having come Into the coun try. Itulslus nnd candled lemon poet are still on tho market nt their old prices. Citron has tuken a Jump from 30 to 35 cents. Mlnco plus will not bo mndo n lux ury beyond the purso of the nvorngo buyer. Ono butchor claims that thnt very necessary iHgrodlont, suot, is half u cent lower In prlco than last yoar. If ono loavoa out tho currants, nnd thu old tlmo liquid flavoring, alio may still lmvo fruity filling for hor plus. Nuts nvorngo 30 conts n pound, ac cording to grade. Peanuts mid chest nuts nro 25 whllo almonds lu somo ;Bhops go as high as 35 conts. Tho more substantial necessities of tho dlunor soom to hnvo stationary prices. Cranberries will bo two pounds for 5 cents or 20 cents n qunrt. uoiory ranges from 10 cents a bunch to two for n quarter. Apples nnil oranges and cldor nro tho samo ns usuul, whllo potatoos uro cheaper than thoy woro last Thanksgiving. It is also Interesting to note that sugar wns $8,GC por suck nt tho mnr kot prlco Jn Novombor ot 1916, whereas it Is now only $8.40. Vog tnblos nro also lowor nnil moro plen tiful on account ot tho Into season, which has llkowlso affected fruits. BBBBBki 'HBBHtV iBBBBBBBBBB BJBJBJBJJJBJBJJL tUBmf ltkkkB BUbBBBIBV? ' ' Jttt ifllnlBBBW BBBBBHb&i ' Mi BBBHbBbV BBBBBBBBBBKXj 4b BBBBBBBBBBBB IVcttcrn l'rttn Aitocfatlon Photo J lantern Oregon Mockmnn niinounrcw inn iii!niiii)nn ur m'ui in nciiuii'. STANFIELD OUT FDRU.S.SENATE SI'KAKKIt OF LAST HOL'SK OF KKI'ltKSKXTATIVI-S AT SALKM .MA KIM KNOWN HIS DKSIHK 1'OK TOOA. POItTLAND, Nov. 21. -K. N. Stan field, spoaker of tho IIouso of Repre sentatives In thoOrcgon legislature during the last sosslon, state ropre nontatlvo from Morrow and Umatilla counties for the last threo terms, and momber of tho national and stnto councils of defense, announced his candidacy today for tho Republican nomination for United States Sen ator. It has been understood for aomo tlmo that Mr. Stanfleld would figure In the next election, but wheth er ho would como out tor governor or for senator had hitherto been somewhat uncertain. Mr. Stanfleld Is 40 years ot ago and ia prominent aa a livestock and wool operator. In addition to polit ical positions, ho is now holding a directorship in tho Columbia Daaln Wool Warehouse Co., (ho prealdcncy of tho Dank of Stanfleld, tho presi dency of the Malheur Land & Live stock Co., the vice-presidency of the Hank ot Echo, and a directorship in thn American National Hank of Pen dleton. L. ('. SANDKKS, OF HIGH SCHOOL .MANUAL THAINIXG DKPAKT MKNT, MAKKS KNOWN INTKN TION OF LKAVINO. (From Tuesday's Dally.) Ilond high sehool will bo minus n manual training instructor next month. Lewis C. Sanders, tho pres ent teacher lu tho department this morning mado known his Intention ot resigning mid entering tho navy as a ship's carpenter. Mr. Sandors will go to Portland Thursday night to mnko nrrnugomonts for enlisting ami thou go on to Corvallls to visit his mother. His resignation will prob ably bocomo effective a fow days previous to December 15. So fur there uro no applicants for a successor lu the department and tho school board will have boforo it three altornatlvos, namely, to drop tho course entirely, to turn tho class es ovor to Principal II, M. Grant, who has hud somo experience In this work, or to find another man. Mr Sanders has only boon hero since September, tho course having just been put In tho high school this yoar. The work is just gottlng nlcoly uudor way ami much, has been accomplished by Mr. Sandors In tho short tlmo ho bus been bore. Ho has also actod as coach tor tho football team and has been Instrumental in bringing it through a successful season. On account ot tho oponlng ot tho now gymnasium this ,wlntor, City Superintendent Thordarson bollovcs It will ho, advtsnblo to bring another man to Bond who can tako cliurgo ot both athlotlcs and tho manual training department. SAILED ON SCHOONER NOW LONG OVERDUE. Slicrp Iliinlnern Took Hend Man to Aluftkn Wire From Portland Hold Out HoH? Tlmt VoshcI May Not Hnvo Foundered. (From Saturday's Dally.) Fear that A. L. Mackintosh, of this city, prominent Central Oregon sheep man, and until recently commissioner In Deschutes county, may havo gone down on tho Joseph Pulitzer, four weeks over-duo on tho run from Portland to tho Aleutian Islands, was expressed this morning by F. S. Stan loy, president of the C. O. I. com pany, on his roturn to Uend after a business trip to Portland. Mr. Stan ley talked with a number of shipping mon on the waterfront just beforo coming back to Uend, nnd stated that It is the general belief that tho Pulit zer must have sunk In one of Ibo tor rifle ocean storms raging not Ions ago. Associated with Dr. A. C. Smith, Portland banker, Mr. Mackintosh had mado plans for extending his sheep business to the Aleutians, whore a comparatively mild cllmato with abundant grazing combine to mako a venture of the kind attractive. Tho Pulitzer, an ancient yacht, but equip ped with steam power, was chartered by Dr. Smith, and Mr, Mackintosh, set out tor Alaska, normally a 14 days' run. A number of carpenters wore taken, and sheep: wero loft un til ,tbo following voyage., (Iimicc For Safety Left. According to Mr. Staulcy, tho Pulit zer was not considered by Portland shippers as especially seaworthy, and ho states that Mr. Mackintosh was warned against taking the trip la such a vessol, at this tlmo of year. Immediately after Mr. Stanley was interviewed this morning, a telegram wos sent Dr. Smith, asking lu regard to Mr. Mackintosh, a' reply coming early this afternoon, as follows: "Mackintosh and schooner, Joseph. Pulitzer ovordue at Dutch Harbor, Alaska, but headwinds account for delay. No cause yet tor alarm." Was Hero In Knrly Full. Mr. Mackintosh was last in Bend early in tho fall, ami It was on Octo ber 11 that his Informal resignation as county commissioner was nude public, It being generally understood that his new business venture in the north mado It impossible for him to glvo as much time as he thought proper to tho county work. Mr. Mack intosh's official withdrawal, however, was never recolved by tlio county court, and because ot this tho matter of appointing n successor was do layod although a numbor woro known to havo aspirations In tho direction ot tho commlsslonershlp. OUILDING SITE Bl W. I DOWNING Pl'UCHASliS A CHOICi: LOCATION ON llOND STHKKT AND WILL PUT UP 11IIICK HI.OCK IN SPUING. (From Wednesday's Dally.) Coming as a stimulus to tho realty market In Bond Is tho announcement mado last night ot tho sale ot a 50x140 feot business slto on Bond streot, by D. E. Hunter to William P. Downing, at a consideration ot 15000. Tho lot Is now vacant lying on tho west sldo of tho streot botwoon tho Myers building and' tho Carmody store, a short distance south of Greenwood, Mr. Downing Intontla to orp;t a modern pressed brick building on tho sito uoxt spring, at an estimated cost ot 110, Q00. Halt ot tho lowor floor will bo occupied by his rcstaurfturt, which he Intends to enlarge KS $5,000