BKND I1ULLKTIN, IJKNI) OREGON, TIIUIWDAY, JUNK IB, J01H
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FIRE MARSHALS
SUBMITREPORT
BEND SORELY IN NEED
OF PROTECTION.
Ailvlso Miuiy ClimiKH -WmoIiiI Kino.
(Ion HImmiIiI Mo (.'iilled to I'nc
vltlo I'Nintl to Knp Up
; . I 'In) Department.
(From Monday's Dully.)
Flro protection In lluml linn
woefully neglected, according
boon
(o a
ld-pago report of tlm conditions ox
IittliiK horn submitted to llarvoy
Wells, state II ro marshal, tiy Hop
utloN (Jiio, W. Mokes and Gilbert
Allen, who recently spent several
days In tills city lookliiK Into the
matter of flro protection. Tim report
on submitted to tlm ittuta ofrlco him
uImo been forwarded to tlm II ro pro
tection committee of the Commercial
club, II. K. Allen, Clyde McKay,
president of the city council mill Flru
Ohlef K, O, Nixon, with the request
from Fire MiirMlml WoIIh thnl Home
action be taken no he "vluws the
condition nn serious nud should have
Immediate attention,"
('nn tin Kindly Itriiii-dled.
The report lend off with nn Intro
ductory of novum I huudri'd words
Hiving the location find population of
the city, together with the Indus
tries, kind of buildings, fireproof
nud otherwise, nnd comments on the
possibilities In the following: '"Mm
ellmatla conditions are dlenl. Its
prospers nn n commercial and In
dustrial center are very promising,
nnd nil that preventi It miikliiK with
the rltlo of the flViit claim In every
respect In the Inadequacy of Kh lire
fighting fncllltliM, nud thin dolln
Uoney can, nud no doubt will, be
easily remedied.
"Under the provisions of sections
1 nnd 2 of chapter 18 of thu llend
charter, It In tho duty of the city
onunrll to provide way and tnuntiN
for the equipment and maintenance
of a Dre depiirtinent. In fulfillment
of thin public trust the city council
not nnldi fG.tuu for the lire depart
ment, water nud light for the year
1UI.S, or IU.0 per mouth. DurltiK
the month of April thu city IlKhtliiK
cost 1272.88; street sprinkling,
$20. Of.; monthly charge for fire
hydrants, 94; a total of f 393.93.
Till leaves a balance of I Br.. 07 for
fire protection, but from thla amount
926 per mouth In paid for IiouhIiik
the chemical imglue In a garage, nnd
the remainder, $21.07, In for the up
I keep of the lire department. Under
thu extraordinary condition of the
dungtr from fire, It would seem the
better part of wisdom on thu part
of thiHie In authority to provide Itn
iiiedlate. relief from the lire hnsard
delinquency, nud If necessary call u
peclnl election to provide funds for
tho emergency, ItiNtend of courting
(llMtnitor by pursuing thu formalities
of thu budget system."
i:lfitliiK (.'oudltloiiN.
ineir vuii ueru arc uiiumurntou nn
follows:
Firm Tho electrical ordluniice,
which requires u 11 wiring to be In
utalled as per tho National Under
writers' electrical code, has not been
properly enforced.
Heroud There la no ordinance
prohibiting anyone from doing It Ih
own wiring,
Third Tho ordinance prohibiting
tho erecting of metal chimneys l
not unforced In tho rcHldonco district.
Fourth- Nn ordinance regulutlng
tho use, handling or storage of gosu
lh(o or tho regulating of dry dunn
ing plants.
Fifth Many places whoru nHhes
were kopt In wooden boxes nud car
tons, defectlvo lluos, ptpoH and HtovuH.
Thesu ooudltloiiu would not bo per
mitted to exist If n system of Inspec
tion wuro adopted.
Hlxth No ordinance prohibiting
tho parking of vuhlcles or the block
ing of lire hydrants within tun feet
of sumo.
Seventh No ordlnnuco prohibit
ing sprinkling during thu lighting of
flro, livery garden hone in uho dur
ing thu lighting of lira greatly ro
dticoH tho prossurn, which at this
time cannot bu uparud.
lOlghth Tho city Is without a, lire
nlarm system,
Ninth Thu wooden wntor mains
do nut permit of sufllclout pressuro
to copo with n II ro of any magnitude,
Tenth Flro hydrants In n doplor
nblo condition nnd wo nro unnblo to
Hud whoso duty It was to keep
liydrontH lu propor condition,
Eleventh Tho city Is practically
without any flro provontlon ordl
naucoH, Twelfth Wo also find Hint tho
city has an onorgotlo flro chluf, but,
owing to tho numerous official posl-
,,... t.n lil.lii n...l tint linilit ilin
IIUJ1B IIU llWIlin, ,.IV1 ..... l,ll, MIU
backing that ho Is ontttlod to from
tho city's council, ho Is somewhat
Handicapped,
Many I'miiio lliilldlngK,
"It must bo borne In mind that
llend faces a calamity oi account of
many frame buildings." continues
tho report, "Immediate steps should
bo taken for tho reorganisation nnd
bettor equipment of tho (Ire depart
ment. Tho bugaboo of high taxes
In Invariably held up t prominence
and the customary watch dog of tho
treasury gets busy and unfortunately
tho department Is expected to got
along with what was purchased when
tho town was perhaps one-fourth or
one-half the present size. And why?
All to keep tho taxes down. This
policy, experience has proven, Is the
worst of false economy. It Is only
after the citizens have paid thu price
over several times lu flro losses that
they will realize that It might be well
to oo about (getting hotter equip
ment for tho flro department."
lUvouimrudntloiiN of Drputliti.
After n thorough Investigation of
tho conditions the following recom
mendations are made:
1, That sections 1 and 2 of chap
ter 18 of thu city chartur should re
ceive the Immediate attention of tho
council to provldo ways and moans
for tho establishment of a permanent
flro department, even though It bo
necessary fur thu calling of a special
election.
2. That n building be erected to
house volunteer firemen, flro equip
ment and pollco department, with
provision made for sleeping accom
modations for not less than four fire
men, :i, That n volunteer flro deport
ment be organised and that when the
chief and other officers of tho depart
ment have been selected, the council
should by ordinance give tho chief
official authority and that the chief
of the department bo held responsible
to tho council for the fire department
equlpiin-nt and that ho make n writ
ten report to the council at least
once every CO days, showing the con
dition of equipment under his charge
as well as making nuy suggestions
for thu betterment of tho department
that he deems necessary to make,
4. That it company be established
at I.lnster and lllllcrest streets for
the purpose of protecting the Ken
wood district.
ri, That n company bo Installed at
Greenwood avenuo nud Fifth street
to protect stockyards, roundhnuio
nud foundry.
C. That a company bo Installed
on Illvurslde, near tho Horn! Wntor,
l.lxht & 1'owor compuny. This com
pany could back up thu auto com
I any and would protect the llend
(louring mill and be within easy
reach of thu business portion of thu
city.
7. That n company bo placed on
Cascade street, botwuen Wall and
llnnd streets, to protect tho southern
district, the Hold school and gym
nasium. Ily thu proscribed location of the
above designated companies, they
ceu hi all converge to thu business
center In case of a conflagration.
8. That tho uecossary minor
equipment bo Installed without delay
and that It consist of the following:
1,000 foot of standard 2 ',4 -Inch hoso,
threo hosu Jackets, two shut-off
nozzles, ouu revolving collar nozzle,
one heavy straight-way gate valve,
2'-luch, otio two-way plain Siamese,
ouu Detroit door opener and same
can bo used as n hose clamp, two
12-foot plko poles, ono trussed CO-
foot extension ladder, 100 foot of
-luch mnulla rope, ono crowbar.
In tho rorommondatlou of the
above named cqulpmont It la tho de
sire to show what Is really essential
for tho department If It hopes to
cope successfully with a flro.
0. That nn alarm system bo es
tablished by Installing n whistle at
tho UrookB-Scaulon mill, this whlstlo
to bo largo enough to bu hoard at all
points lu tho city. That tclophono
Borvlco bo connected with boiler room
ho that whlstlo may be blown Imme
diately upon receiving tho tolephono
nlarm.
10. That the city bo divided Into nt
least four districts and bu numbered
1, 2, .1 nnd 4 with a separate whlstlo
signal for each district. As a sug
gestion, tho signal for district No, 1
could bu ono long and ono short
blast; district No, 2, ono long nnd
two short blasts; district No, 3, ono
long nnd throo short blasts; district
No, 4, ono long and four short blasts;
and for n goiiornl nlarm, throo long
blasts, ropoatod nt intorvuls of n fow
socoiida.
11. That stnudplpes bo Instnllod
whore needod, for tho purposo of sup
plying tho stroot sprinkling depart
ment with wntor nnd nn ordinance bo
passod prohibiting tho uso of flro
hydrantB for any othor purpose than
II ro.
12, That tho flro hydrants bo reg
ularly Inspected ami kopt In good
working condition. That caps bo
kopt on 'takn-offa when not In ubo
nud that no obstruction bo pormlttod
nearer than 10 foot of n hydrant.
13. That on ordlunnco bo enacted
prohibiting tho ubo of flro hoso for
nny othor purposo, That all equip
mont of tho flro dopartmont bo placed
MIVII, IH t,U ,,U UJ!M lUIUIIl 1JU JHIIUUU
in tho solo custody of tho flro chlot
nnd that nothing bu taken from nny
station or used without n written or
dor from thu flro chief,
14. Tlinl till lifiMA nflnt lirtltiir
used nt n flro, bo thoroughly washed
nnd dried before being put on cart
for sorylco.
Flro Hiuurd.
15, That section 32 of ordinance
71, relating to chimney supports, bo
ro amended as to requlro all chim
neys to bo built from thu ground up.
16, That nn ordinance bo enacted
and enforced requiring that whon
more than flvo gallons of gasollno Is
kopt In tho city limits by nny person,
parsons or firm, except when In tank
of xasollno-propellod vehicle, that It
bu properly stored underground, and
that whon less than flvo gallons of
gasoline bu kept within thu city
limits by nny person, persons or firm,
that tho same bo contained In an Im
proved motitl safety can.
17. That thu council adopt such
ordinances ss nro necessary to elim
inate tho hazards which produco fires
through carelessness. (A copy of
such ordinances will bo forwarded
upon request.)
18. That an ordlnnuco bo enacted
and enforced requiring that all mer
chants In tho flru district provldo
themselves with trash boxes, same to
bo lined with metal or one-fourth
Inch asbestos and provided with
tlght-nttlng cover of like material for
tho keeping of their rubbish and
waste matter, and that an arrange
ment bo made that tho contents of
such boxes bu collected and disposed
of at least once each week.
11). That an ordinance bo enacted
prohibiting tho parking of automo
biles or vehicles or tho blocking of
flro hydrants In any manner for n
distance of at least 10 feet.
20. That an ordinance bo enacted
prohibiting tho citizens from using
their garden hose for sprinkling pur
poses during tho period that tho
fighting of n flro Is In progress.
21. That the chief of tho flru do
partmont, when necessary, cxorclto
his authority as an assistant to thu
stato fire mnrshal In tho enforcement
of flro prevention measures. That
ho nlso enforce tho state law requir
ing flru drills to bo held at least ouco
each month by all schools, both pub
lic and private.
22. That an ordlunnco b6 enacted
and enfotcod requiring modern In
stallation of dry-cleaning establish
ments, especially In the flro district.
D.VNGKILS OF CONSTIPATION.
Neglected constipation may causo
piles, ulcaratlon of tho bowols, ap
pendicitis, nervous prostration, par
alysis. Don't delay treatment. Hcst
remedy Is Foley Cuthartlc Tablets.
Do their work surely, easily, gently,
wituoul injury to stomach or linens
llnal lining. Contain no habit-form-lug
drugs. Flnu for fat folks. Sold
ovorywhore.
COMMUNITY SINGING
AT CHAUTAUQUA
Slnotng Together Unifies Communities.
"Let the Nation hlng and It will be
Cfltuu united mid victorious." Thu
"Community Slug" Idea, which Is to bo
featured nt Chautauqua on the ilfth
day, has been spreading throughout
America In over-widening circles slncu
the outbreak of the war. The "Com
munity King" Htlmuliites n feeling of
solidarity. An entire community lift-
Mr. and Mrs. Elchhorn.
lug Its voice In song strikes u note for
harmony of uiiderHttiudlug and mutual
good will, Tho communities that will
slug together will lenrn to net together,
iiml lu war time, more tluiii nny other,
wo need thin tinluciitlon of our people.
Mr. anil Mm. ICIchhorn hnvo unusuiil
talent mid ability us "Community Slug"
leaders. They lmvu been In thu work
for years niuP stand ut tho top of their
profcsHlou.
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ADVERTISING DY THE
GENERAL OFFICES
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BRANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIEt
t V
it "'fe
SHEEP STEALING
CHARGE PREFERRED
Curl Crawford Arrntleri on Complaint
of W. V. Ilroivii Hearing
Tinliiy.
(Fom Saturday's Dally.)
Cnrl Crawford of StaufTer was nr
rostcd yostordoy nftornoon by Sheriff
Koborts and charged with stealing
13 head of sheep, on n complaint
sworn to by W, W. Ilrown. Tho
crime Is alleged to hnvo boon com
mitted late last fall, Crawford is
bclrvx held awaiting his preliminary
hearing, which occurs this nftornoon.
Highest cash prlco paid for all
kinds of hides, pelts, wool, furs, at
Urlggs Socond Hand Storo. 37tfc
All kinds of hides, furs, pelts, wool
bought at lirlggs' Second Hand Storo.
LEGAL NOTICES
OM7l.'t.
NOTICK lOll IMIHMCATIO.V.
Dopartmont of tho Interior, United
States Land Office at Tho Dalles,
Oregon, May 21, ,018.
Notice Is hereby given that Alva
Kllpatrlck or llend, Oregon, who on
April 2C, in 15. made Homestead En
try No. $14743 for K (Bast Half)
Section 31, Township 19, South,
Itange 14, Bast Wlllamctto Meridian,
has filed notice of Intention to mako
flnol three-year proof to establish
claim to tho land abovo described bo
foro H. C. Bills, United States com
missioner, at llend, Oregon, on tho
lOtOh day of July, 1918.
Claimant nainos as witnesses:
David C. Ilogcrs of Mllllcan, Ore
Bon. Howard F. Dyer of Mllllcan, Oro
Kon. William A. Golden of Mllllcan,
Oregon.
Jackson C. Cllngan of Mllllcan,
Oregon.
14-lSc H. FItANK WOODCOCK,
Itoglstcr.
057r.
. NOTICK FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of tho Interior, United
8tote Land Offlco nt The Dalles,
Oregon, Juno 3, 1918.
Notlco Is hereby given that Mary
L. Rosin, assignee of Clifton M.
Rosin, of llend, Oregon, who on Oc
tober 23, 1911. mado Desert Land
Bntry No. 09575 for Lots 1, 2. Sec.
4, T. 20, 8. It. 1C, B., and S4 8BU,
Sec. 33, T. 19, S It. 16 K. Wlllam
otto Meridian, has filed notlco of In
tention to mako final desert land
proof to establish claim to tho land
above described boforo II. C. Bills,
United States commissioner, nt Bond,
Orogon, on tho 26th day of July,
1918.
Claimant names at witnesses:
Alwyn F. Leo of Rend, Oregon.
John Holland of Mllllcan. Oregon.
Loulso Fleming of llend, Oregon.'
Arthur Fleming of llend Oregon.
14-lSp H. FRANK WOODCOCK,
Register. I
NOTirn.
In tho Circuit Court of tho Stato of
Orogon, for Deschutes County.
In tho Matter of the Application of
Ous E. Stadlg, Goo. F. Cyrus and
John W. Cotter, the board of di
rectors of tho Squaw Creek Irri
gation District, for a judicial ex
amination nnd judgment of the
court as to the regularity and le
gality of the organization of said
Squaw Creek Irrigation District,
nnd tho regularity and legality of
tho proceedings and acts of tho
Hoard of Directors of said Squaw
Creek Irrigation District, and of
tho proceedings of tho Hoard of
Directors of said Squaw Creek
Irrigation District portnlnlng to
tho election authorizing tho Issuo
and salo of bonds, nnd of the regu
larity nnd legality of said bond
olectlou In tho sum of J125.000.00.
To tho Squaw Croek Irrigation Dis
trict and to all freeholders, legal
voters nnd assessment payers
within snld district, and ownors
of title to land within said district,
and to any person or porsons Inter
ested lu tho proceedings of said
district or In tho Issuo and salo of,
bonds and any othor indebtedness '
incurred by said district, and to
each of you:
In tho Namo of tho Stato of Ore
gon You and each of you aro horo-i
by commanded and roqulrod to ap
pear and answer tho petition of tho
petitioners, tho Hoard of Directors
of tho Squnw Creek Irrigation Dis
trict, filed horoin against you. nud
each of you, In tho abovo entitled
court and causo on or boforo tho
11' tli day of July, 191S. In thu court
room of tho abovo entltkd court lu
Rend, Deschutes county. Oregon, nnd
If you full so to appear and demur
or answor, or othorwlso plead within
said tlmo, said petitioners or plain
tiffs will apply to tho court for tho
rollof prayod for In tho petition on
fllo horoin, to-wlt:
For a docrco of this court to tho
effect that tho said district is duly
and legally organized undor and pur
suant to tho laws of tho Statu of
Orogon; that all oloctlons held in
Bald district, both for tho formation
and organization of tho district nud
for tho issunuco of bonds, havo been
hold In tho mannor provided by lnw
and aro valid, and thnt tho acts and
procoodings of tho Hoard of DIroctors
in connection with said district huvo
boon regularly and lognlly porformod
nnd aro valid, nud that nil Indebted
ness Incurred and nil warrants Issued
and obligations ontored Into by said
district nro lagal and binding upon
Hald district, and that tho authoriza
tion by said district of tho Issuauco
of bonds In tho sum of $125,000.00
for tho purposo of acquiring control
and ownorshlp of tho Squaw Crook
Irrigation system, including all lands
nnd wator rights nocossary to bo ac
quired, in connection thorowlth Is in
all things logal and regular, and for
any othor and further rollof nn to
tho court may soorn Just and cqult
ablo In tho promises,
(Seal.) J. II. HANRU,
13-lGc County Clerk of Deschutes
County, Oregon,
II. If. DB AltMOND,
Attorney for Petitioners,
Dend, Oro,
NOTICTJ TO CIIKDITOIW.
In tho County Court of tho Stato of
Oregon, for Deschutes County,
In tho Mattor of tho Bstato of Mrs,.
Ilortha Stowoll, Deceased.
Notice In horoby glron that tho
undersigned was on tho 8th .day of
May, 1018, appointed administrator
of tho cstato of tho aboro named do
ceased by tho county Judgo of Do
schutes county, Orogon.
Thoroforo, all porsons holding
claims against tho cstato of said de
ceased nro hereby notified to present
thu same duly verified according to
law at tho office of II, H. DoArmond
In tbo O'Kano building, llend, Oro
gon, attorney for tho administrator,
within six months from tho date of
tho first publication horcof.
Dato of first publication, May 1C,
1918.
It. D. 8TOWBLL,
Administrator of tho ostato of
Mrs. Hcrtha Stowell, De
ceased. 11-lGc
OI 21 (
01I77B
NOTICK roil rUIIMCATXO.V.
Department of tho Interior, United
States Land Offlco at Tho Dalles,
Oregon, May 3, 1918.
Notlco Is hereby given that Georgo
8. Koberts of Mllllcan, Oregon, who,
on February 2, 1914, made Home
Brooks-Scanlon Lumber
Company
Lumber, Lnth, Shingles,
Building Material, Kiln
Dried Flooring nnd nil kinds of Finish
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1915, mado Additional Bntry No.
01477C, for SEVi, Soc. 8, NB, Sec.
17, Township 20 South, Ilango 15,
Bast Willamette Meridian, has filed
notlco of intention to mako final
throe-yoar proof to ostabllsh claim to
tho land above described boforo II. C.
Bills, United States commissioner, at
liond, Orogon, on tho 25th day of
Juno, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Vornon Clevongor of Mllllcan, Ore
eon, I'otor II. Johnson of Mllllcan, Oro
gon, Ivan L. Owen of Mllllcan, Oregon.
Frank Spencer of Mllllcan, Oregon.
ll-15p II. FItANK WOODCOCK,
Register.
oir,22
NOTICK FOR I'UIUifCATIOK.
Department of tho Interior, United
States Land Offlco at Tho Dalles,
Orogon. May 3, 1918.
Notlco Is horoby given that Thomas
W. Vanderort of Dend, Oregon, who,
on March 13th, 1911, mado Home
stead Bntry No. 01522, for W
NB't Section 19, Township 20,
South, Itango 11 Bast Willamette
Meridian, has filed notlco of inten
tion to mako final flvo-year proof to
establish claim to tho land above de
scribed boforo H. C. Bills, -United
States commissioner, at Bend, Ore
gon, on tho 26th day of Juno, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
M. J. Main of Dend, Oregon.
Peter Seggllng of PrlnovlIIo, Ore
gon. Joseph Hoffman of Bond, Oregon.
Ralph Caldwell of Dond, Oroson.
11-lCc II. FRANK WOODCOCK,
Register.
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