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WEEKLY EDITION THE BEND BULLETIN. -- VOL. XVI. MUNI), DKHCIIUTKH COUNT!', OUKOON, 1 HUItHDAY, OCTODKlt JO, JtPJH No. na 1 Wv I ' p o C u I? v WALTER AFTER LABOR'S VOTE BELIEVES IT WILL PULL IIIM THROUGH. JDrnplto III ArmtIIoii Tlm! Campaign AVoulil Not Wart Until l.nto Hour Demnrrntln Cuiidldnln Im Covering ' I'lrW. (HUI til T) llullrtln.) BALKM, Oct. ll).Hlr Walter l'lnroo, knight of tint ruddy counto nnnro ami tonl of tho rang", "till continues to pussyfoot nliuul tlm Wll Itimnttu valley ami 1'ortlnnd nl un ntntuil Intorvnls. Consldornblo mys tury iitliiclioM to those visits, an Wal ter offered calm assurance Intro a iiuinliur of weeks ago tliat ho didn't Intond to start tiln campaign for tho governorship until Just boforn tho election, and naturally ono wouldn't fool like suylng right out In moot ing tbat this wbolo nouled cowman might linvo boon camoullaKlnK a bit wliiiu Im rnndii that declaration. Home hunrtles brutes linvo lull mnted that Wnltor ban boon down this way patching up his fences. 'Thin can hardly bo true, because bo will huvo to build hoiiiii In thin sec tlon buforu any patchltiK In dono. Now and Hum an occanloual dyed-ln-tho-wool Democrat vunturcii tlm as sertion tbat tlm Union county wheat king might bavo a chance In tlm raco In November, but bi Im immediately hooted from tho platform. Nino out ot 10 people In this sec tlon don't know who Wnltor IMorco In, and now and thou a tenth tnnn who happens to know him, known him altogether too woll to oven con sider tbo possibility of casting n Imllnt for him for tho governorship. TitoNt of thoin who do know him In Mint that Wnltor In a plonnant old bird to moot, but thoy wondor how bo ovor got tbo Idea that hi puny -lnRit could tlultor to itucb n high porch. Ooltlnx down to bran tncks, Wnl tor sort ot figures thin thing out tho way (Jim Moitor had It figured out boforo tho lust prlmurlos. Ou could nllp you a rlguNnnrolo of figures which vorllnbly sung tlm glnd uutlmm of Mm victory. Ouh really had figures by which ho wns half convinced bluiHolf that bo had n ehnnro to win. Walter figures that with tbo labor vote, Dm Nou-I'nrtlsun league vnto, tho fanner.' and granger voto and Farmers' union voto, and a fow othor tdmllnr votes, ho can nllp by and bo elected. II" nlno rnuntM on tbo general apathy In mnttoni political ItolriK in bin favor, as ho figures that tho old stalwarts In tho varloiiH cumpH mentioned will get out and voto, and tbo rent of tbo listless populaco wilt Htay homo knitting socks for tho soldiers. ItogurdloHs of bin declaration early In tbo Kamo tbat IiIh campaign would tttart ut tho laHt mlnuto, Wnltor Is using pumphnndlo luetics to tho best of his ability and rouchlng out with bht calotiHud mitt and Hiinburnud iimllo to ovory voto that comet! with in tho proper radlim. Wnltor, howovor, Ih going to not HtuiiK collectively and Hovernlly If ho fools that ho can ncoop In tbo labor voto nnd tbo farmur voto tor all ot IiIh own, Undoubtedly hoiiio of organized labor will voto against Oovornor WlOiycombo, but orgunlied labor '.around tbvuo partH aro not solid against tho Bovoruor by nny moans. In fnct, when tho votuH aro countud ho Ih vory llablo to buvo a hotter hIiowIuk In that HtreiiKth than tho Non-1'artlHan loagtio supporter from Union county. Hlnco tbo primaries union labor ban wlHod up to a largo oxtout to tho fact that tho present governor Ih a good friend of labor; that ho Iiuh been outHpoken In declaring ngnlnst whickers and grafters in thp runkn of labor and Insists only that a man "too putrlntlo to tho bono, In ovory Instance wlioro tho govomor ban hud u labor problom to voto on In con noctlnu with tho board of control ho hnu votod with tbo man who tollu with IiIh bnnda and hna voted ngaliiHt tho hard-fucod, Hoft-hundod patriot who Ih trying to grind tho tollor. TIioho tbliiRH aro bocomliiK known to labor In gonorul nnd a groat uliaro ot tho labor voto Is igolng to bo n Wltbycombo voto boforo this cahipulgu la ovor, TIiIh 1b not Bald (Oontlnuod on last pngo.) LABOR BOARD IS APPOINTED rivi: mkmhkhh kiio.m tiik city aim: plackd on tiii: mht t. ii. kolky ih namkd chaih- MAN 01' TIIK OIUIANIATION. (l'rom Wodnrnday'H Dally.) Announcement of tlm purHonnel of ot tho Community Labor Hoard for Ilnnd wan miido In a communication ror.olvod thin morning from tho ntnto offluo or tho United Utaten employ iniiiit norvlco. T. II. Foley of tho Ilnnd Water, Mgbt & I'owor com pany ban boon appointed chairman of tbo board, with T. A, McCann and F, Doment appearing for tho oper atorn and Al Kdwnrdn nnd U, II. linker appearing for tho oniployofl. Tho uppolntmont of thin board In tlm outcome of a recent vlnlt to thin city by membern ot tho government employment nervlco. W. G. STOKES IS AGAIN IN CITY (From Wodncnilay'n Dnlly.) W. 0. Htoken ot tbo ntnto lire mar nhal'M offlco arrived In Ilend thin morning nt the nollcltutlon of mom bom of tlm ftro eiulpmenl commit too. It In expected Hint Mr. Stoke' opinion will linvo much to do In de ciding for tho council nnd members of tbo committee tho ojiciitlon which hnn now nrlnen between tbo 8cn Krnven and I.a Frnnco-Amorlcnn trlpplo pumper. NO MEETING OF PRICE BOARD (From Wednesday Dnlly.) There were not nufflclont memborn of tho county price fixing board. In nttendnnco ut Innt night's meeting to effect a quorum, an a rcnull ot which no mooting wnn held, and tbo busl nenn which wnn to have come boforo the body hnn boon held over until tho next regular mooting night, Tuesday, October 1C. FARMERS MAY STILL IJUILD OUTBUILDINGS Farmers nro to be permitted to build Implement nbodn nnd other nmnll outbuildings wittiout applying to tho nuthnrltloH for n permit, under a recont ruling of tho war Indus tries board. Curtailing tho use of lumber In tbo country to only oh neutlal building, for tho purpose ot releasing the man power, tho former order of tho board inn do necessary tho securing ot a permit for any class of building. DUCK DINNER FOR LABORITES di:i,i:oati:s to tiik statu con vkntion hkuk nkxt monday auk to uk kntkiitainki) hv TIIK COMMKHCIAI, CI.Ull. (From WednoHdny's Dnlly.) Dolognten to tio convention ot tho Stnto Federation ot Uibor, to be held hero next week, will be given a du ok dinner, tho duckH to bo sup plied by tbo Commercial club. Tho mntter wiih put 'before tbo club ut its meeting thU noon by A. 10. Kd wnrdn nnd a committee appointed to help Hocuro tho duokH tor tbo occa (ilnn, Tho only other mntter ot especial luterent to oomo before tho club wna lu connection with sanitary coudl tloim lu tho city. A letter from Curl A. Johnson calling for an Investiga tion ot tho HWlmmliig tank ut tho Oymuuslum nnd ot ignuornl condi tions in the city wiih rend and Coun cilman Kdwnrdn, chairman of tbo city health committee, wiih called on for u Htutument. According to Mr. Kdwnrdn, bis commltteo bus been tumble to do any work becnuao ot a lack ot funds, Ho wna nuked to In voatlgnto mutters nnd roport nt tbo next mooting of tbo club, Hulpli UobliiHou, hero tor tbo Grand Commnudory mooting, ad droBSod tho club, recalling his visit hero last your, WOULD LICENSE CLUBSjN CITY COUNCIL TAKES UP A NEW TOPIC. I'nlrilrrn of Meat Slay lie Itiulnsl to linvo Their Block InHpottcd HpanNh In linen aii Ilul- lelln In lleuri. (From Wednesday's Dally.) ' Tlm Mend Amateur Athletic club, the Mooso club and tbo Union club may bo required to pay n llccnso to Dm city If recommendations made by the city council ut tlm regular month ly meeting, held lust night, aro curled out. C. H. Ilennon, city attorney, pro Hunted to menbors of the council an ordinance which would prohibit minors from engaging in games of pool or billiards within the city limits, In either public or prlvnto plnces. This was but nn amendment to n former ordinance which pro hibited boys under 21 years of ago from frequenting public pool hulls and hud been drawn at tho request of sevoral dealers In tbo city who nro now paying license nnd who complain that men between tho ngen of 18 and 21 are permitted to play nt nny of tho three clubs named ubovo. Members of tbo council refused to pass tho ordlnnnco on tbo ground Hint to do no would prohibit men of this ngo from taking part In gentnos nt tho clubs. It was then nuRgcstc(l Hint rather than curtail tbo playing of these men tho clubs bo licensed. Tbo matter was referred to a stand ing committee to bo brought up at a later time. Meat I'eddlern DNruHCl. Tho selling of meat to tho citizens ot Ilond by peddlers was tho next question taken up, nnd tbo Liberty market especially rofered to. C. S. Ilonson stated that tho owuorn of tho wagon which operates on the streets bad stated that they wero soiling their own product, nnd It such was tho case no ordlnnnco could bo panned which would affect thorn. It wns stated that thero wns u possi bility that dlsensod animals wore be ing slaughtered, nnd it wns suggest ed that action bo taken demanding tho Inspection ot tho meat. There was no official action tnkon on tbo suggestion. Kp.mlxli Inlluonzn Warning. A communication from tho district beudqunrtors ot tho American Itcd Cross wns road. The communica tion was signed by Charles D. Stlm noii, staff mannger, nnd wns a warn ing nn to what preparatory measures should be taken to prevent the sprend of tbo disease should It make its appearance In the city. The letter wuh roferred to tho health commit tee. SCHOOL CENSUS SOON TO START AMi l'KKSONH IN COl'NTY UK TWKKN TIIK AOK.S OK KOUIt AND TWKNTY-ONK YKAHS A1UJ TO UK ItlXilHTKHKI). (From Friday's Dnlly.) Tho school census In Deschutes county Ih to eommonco Ootobor 25, J. Alton Thompson, superintendent of schools, announced this morning. Mr. Thompson stntod thnt It was tho ilculro of tho county oftlclals to roglBtor ovory porson In tbo county between tho ngo of 4 nnd 21 years, rognrdloss ot whether they nro at tending school or not, Uudor tho school laws ot tho stnto tho county nnd stnto monoy Is ap portioned to ouch district on n basis of tho iiumbor of students registered. Knob nnmo represents nn approxi mate sum of ?lu additional for tho district, and for this reason It Is to tho Intorost of nil districts to have us many roglHtorod us possible Lust year's registration represent ed a docrenso ot 20 porsous under tho yonr previous, mid It Is tho opinion ot tho school superintend ent's offlco that this dooroaso, which cost tho various districts nearly $200 lu monoy uocossary to run tho aohools, was duo to faulty registration. NO VIOLATIONS SAYS THE JURY COUNTY OFFICIALS UP HELD. M'ltior IrfiUM In tho County Have Iteeii Kiiforccl, AcconllnK to Membern of tho County Oranil-Jury Today. (From Wednesday's Dally.) Officers of Deschutes county have exercised due dlllgenco in prosecu tion of tho offenders of tho Inw with in the county in regard to violation ot the prohibition law, according to the report of the grand Jury, which concluded Its session today. This morning members of tho Anti-Saloon league wore called bo foro tho grand Jury regarding chnrgca which had been made ngnlnst county officials, Including II. II. Do Armond us prosecuting at torney, nnd S. K. KobertH, sheriff. It wns nttcr this nudlenco with tho Anti-Saloon league officials that tho roport nnd work of the grand Jury or thin session c&mo to a clone. Two Indictments In criminal cases In tbo county were returned to tho court nnd two not true bills wero found. The bnlnnco ot tbo report Is mado up chiefly ot recommendations, ono being that tho county locato tho war board offices In tbo ground floor of the First National Dank building In order that tho members may bet tor hundlo tho enormous amount of work Imposed upon them, and a second being tbo purchaso by tbo county of n tract ot land for tho es tablishment ot a county hospital or poor farm. Other minor recommendations wero made. Civil Cnscs in Court. Tho court session Is still confined to civil cases. After n session last ing all day yesterdny tho Jury brought In n decision In favor of tho defendant in tho case ot O. L. Cos neau vs. Nettlo Sherlock for tho cancellation ot a mortgago, alleged to have been given to tho defendant by thq plaintiff, and which was later taken up with notes. Mrs. Sherlock stated sho had rofuscd to accept the notes, but bad nsked for n neiv mortgage which tbo plaintiff re fused to grant. POTATOES WEIGH NEARLY 2 POUNDS An exceptional oxnmplo of Do schutes county potntoos Is shown In six tubers which nro now on dlsplny ut The Dullotln offlco, and which In the nggrogntc weight nine nnd n half pounds, or Hltghtly over one nnd a half pounds each. Tho largest of tho six weighs ono nnd sevon-olghths pounds, tho smallest three-fourths of n pound. Four of tho larger ones I weigh sovon nnd thrce-quartors pounds. Mr, Davis has contributed a sack of tbeso potatoes to Tho Dullotln to bacco fund, which Is to bo sold to provldo smokes for tfho boys In Franco. COUNTY SEAT IS NOT ON BALLOT INITIATIVK MKASUHK MAY 1K USKD A8 MKANH TO MAKK THIft I'KHMANKNT SKAT OK GOVKKN MKNT OU 11Y LKOISIiATIVK ACT (From Friday's Dally.) Ilecnuso thero Is no law on tbo stntuto books providing for a voto to establish a permanent county sent In u town ulroady named as tho tem porary sont, Bond will not bo votod on as tbo permanent county Boat ot Deschutes county nt tho coming election. It Is possiblo that tbo In itiative may bo used us n moans ot establishing n county seat, or tho logtslnturo may bo asked to pass nn act uudor which tho voto may bo tnkon. A roport to this effect will bo mado at tho next mooting ot tho Commercial club by tbo committee nppbntod last summer to arrange for placing tho mnttor oil tho ballot. BEND MILITIA TO DRILL MEN UKOISTUANTH KXPEOTI.VO" TO UK C'AIiMil) TO TIIK COIOIW WIMj IIAVK OITOIITUNIT1' TO GKT TItAININO. (From Thursday's Dally.) Heglslorcd men In Deschutes county who aro expecting to be called In the draft are to bo given the opportunity ot drilling two nights each week under competent officers and In other ways Instructed In mili tary tactics. This was tho announce ment mado by Major Jay Salzman of tho llcnd mllltla last night. Commencing this week, tho two companies ot tho mllltla are to bo drilled together each drill night, on Tuesday and Friday. Tho companies aro to be divided Into squads and every man In the ranks will have tho opportunity of being In com mand ot a squad or a company for a short period onco each month. This action has been taken by tho commanding officers In an effort to keop tho men Interested In tho work and at tho samo tlmo bring out their ability as commanders. To aid tho men who haro regis tered and aro expecting to .bo called to tho colors, tho ranks are open for drill with tbo mllltla on any of tho rogular drill nights. No chargo will mado for tho Instructions which they receive or tho benefit gained, the only provision being that during the drill hours the men sujoct them selves to military duties and obey the orders ot tho commanders. Any man Is Invited to Join these classes and It Is not necessary tbat ho be a member ot tho mllltla to gain tho advantage CENSOR ADDS HIS WORD TO POSTCARD (From Friday's Dally.) "Greetings from a former Oregon Ian" Is tho inscription written by Lieut. L. C. Duhl underneath his censorship seal on a card received by II. Clow from Bernard J. McGuIro thanking Mr. Clow for his contribu tion ot tobacco. By this card Mr. Clow feels ho has been doubly repaid for his efforts in behalf ot the boys, on account ot tho greetings from a formor Orogonian and the apprecia tion from tho soldier who received tho tobacco. Another card has also been re ceived by Mr. Clow from J. Llp schutz, who says: "I wish to thank you for tho cigarettes you sent. Whenever I take a smoke I will think ot somo kind hearted person who thinks ot tho boys." COURT ROOM CHANGES MADE (From Frldny's Dally.) Preparing for tho tall torm ot court, which will commenco next Monday, tho court room has been undongolng ropairs during tbo past two days. The now Jury chairs, which wero received sevoral woeks ago, bavo been Installed and other Improvements mado. Nearly 150 cases havo been report ed on tho docket up to tho present time. m IS BEING MADE ON TIMBER (From Friday's Dally.) J. D. Bowman, representative ot tho stato forost offlco- for this dis trict, which Includes all ot Deschutes, Crook and Jofforson counties nnd a portion of Klamath, Is chocking up on tbo prlvnto owned timber ot tho district tor tho stato office. Tho work will consumo at least six wooks. Tho figures aro toeing com piled for tho stato forest offlco by tho representatives in all districts and when completed It Is from this data that tho taxation will bo levied against tho timber holders for tho flro protection afforded during tbo flro season noxt year. At tbo same tlmo a list ot thoso whoso proporty Is not taxablo will too made. OFFICIALS SAY PRICE TOO HIGH WILL NOT PAY C. 0. I. COMPANY DEMANDS. Report from Halcm That To Unlui of Central Oregon Irrigation Co. Aro Working In Ifnrmony Not Hubstantlntcd. (8cUI to Ttw Bulletin.) SALEM, Oct. C. Reports roach Ing mombors of tho desert land board from tho Deschutes valley seem to Indicate that the Central Oregon Irrigation district and tho North. Unit irrigation district ot the Central Oregon Irrigation company aro work ing In harmony on tho proposal to take over tho properties of the irri gatlon company and that If the tlmo becomes propitious thoy may act In unison Jn overdoing tho option held by tho North Unit people Tho history ot tho proposal seema to bo that tho matter was first put up to, or considered toy, tho Central Oregon district and It was decided by that district that It was a little too big a chunk to swallow at the time. The North Unit people, how ever, determined to securo the Op tion, and did. For a tlmo this mors created somo friction between tho two and It Is reported that some ot the Central Oregon peoplo were In clined to resent It. However, the two parties seem to bo working har moniously now and in oront the deal finally goes through It probably will bo with the consont and the assist ance ot the Central Oregon district. It Is generally conceded tbat the larger plan of floating a JE, 000,008 bond Issue and going ahead with, the Immense construction work tbat has been visualized as a part of tho fn turo ot Contral Oregon, Is not feas ible or possible under present con ditions. Ono of tho conditions at tached to tho purchaso is the ap proval by tho capital Issues commlt teo ot tho Issue and tho committee will not give such approval. This is a foregono conclusion. However, it Is possible that tho amount needed to actually exorclso tho option, say $700,000, might bo Issued and turned over to tho Central Oregon company In the shapo of bonds without oppo sition from tho capital Issues com mittee. Such a deal would Involve I neither cash, labor nor materials, thai threo Items tho capital Issues com mltteo was created to conserve Whatever Is dono tho attitude of tho desert land board, from what can bo gathered from Individual mem bers, will bo to protect the Central Oregon Irrigation district and tho North Unit district as woll. Thoso who havo followod tho Cen- tral Oregon situation closely fror hero say that tbo deal probably would bo vastly beneficial to both districts and much more so If the two would work In harmony. By a Joint ac tlon tho Central Oregon district could take what it wishes, and glva to thi North Unit what It does not need and which Is tho very portion ot tin project that tho North Unit needs If the larger construction work; goes through the logical headquarl ters for such construction worl would bo Bend, It Is pointed out, am tho logical headquarters tor th wholo system would bo at Bend an might even mean tho moving ot th headquarters directly Into Bone rathor than leaving It at Deschutes; Tho only reason It might bo loft Deschutes Is the fact that tho build ings aro thero, and this Is cousiderel a minor ono. Tho desert land board has ai proved a request to tho tedoral goi orumeut for au Investigation into til construction ot tho Benham Full roservolr and also has agreed mako an investigation rolatlvo seepago losses on tho Central Orl gon projoct and to Investigate til possibilities ot tho reclamation tho lower end ot tho Tumnlo projel with water from the Deschutes rlvil Thoso proposals aro moro or less ll directly linked up with the plan tho settlers ot tho North Unit tako ovor tho project. Word reaching mombors ot tl board is to tbo effect that the CtJ tral Orogon district and tho Nor Unit district will act as a wholo this move and that no particular cl trovorsy, or grounds for confrQynM now oxist. Members here suem cllned to the belief thai the whJ (Coatlaued on last page.)