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WEEKLY EDITION THE BEND BULLETIN. VOI,. fVI. REND, DESCHUTES COUNTV, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECK.MHER 20, 1018. No.l. . ' V ) vv SALEMTOSEE MANY CHANGES KAY FOREMOST AMONG w THOSE FAVORING Affair or TrfrtNiiry left In Excellent Hluipe- Several Minor OffN , rials Will Step Down nnd Out Next Week. j (Hpoclnl to Tlio Ilullulln.) ..-. HALKM, Oro., line. 20. Nnxt week will see numnroun smiling tin fccs nhoul tho ntutu cnpltol, nnd will also nee n few of thorn not no smiling do purllng from tho pallia which thoy have trod for mnny days. Foremost nmoiiK these who will ho leaving will ho Httito Treasurer Kiiy. y consltutlonnl Inhibition ho was unabln to be u cnldldutii for a third term for mnto treasurer. For sumo tlmo ho IiimI tho gubi-rnnllonnl boi, llmo hu hud tho gubernatorial b ilonl that ho could hnvo beaten Wlthycombo whon ho run for his flmt term, but Inld down for tho gov ornor'a bomiflt. ' "ml clrcum htnnco ho won not no confident that hu could hunt Olcotl In tho IukI pri maries. Am n riMiull ho didn't run mid Wlthycoinho wum nominated ugnlii Instead of Olcotl. Hint Treasurer Kny will hit iiiIimiimI In inoro v.uys thiui ono nliout tho cnp ltol after his olRlit yimrn of steward ship of tho public fuinU. l'or In iitance, bo linn n volco thai sounds for nil tho world llko n bnlo of tin en nit fulling down mi tilovutor shaft nnd his confidential conversations uro whispered Into every nook nnd cranny o tho grand old building. For eight yoarit It bun boon his linblt to hnttonliobi Homo friend In nn open spncu In tho lobby and re mark: I bnvo n llttlo confldontlul matter I wish to confldo In you." Ilo limn proceeds to turn loose v,lth hlit confidence In a volco that fairly makes tho rafter rattle. Kvory Monographer' fro mtho bottom floor to the top quirk un our nnd gather In tho treasurer's confldunco to retail It nl homo. In that wny hu will ho missed mi tho -general run of ntutu official re lull tholr confidence In u ittlll nnmll volco Hint ciiii scarcely bo honrd liy tho auditor. Many a stonograplwr will lose noino cholco bltH of family gossip by tho oxlt of tho aluttMruii. urar. Several l.rnvo .lobs. Aliio tho politician about tho stnto nipltol nro pnlng to loso n warm friend and advisor. Tho stato trcaa uror hiiH buon roudy and wIIIIiik at all time to Klvo ndvlco p,rntlit to all mirU nnd conditions of mon In re Kurd to inutloni politically. Ah ho lives only hnlf n block from tho htnlo houiio It In vory llkoly that ho will drop around uulto occasionally to contlnuo In thin rolo nn confidential mlvUur and frluud nnd In thin way ho probably will not bo missed no much. It muni ho mild, howuvor, Hint tho trouniiror'n officii baa boon ndmlnls terod In excellent Mhnpo during Kuy'H administration. Everyone didn't iiKroo with him a great many times' nn to honrd inutloni, but oh far iih that l concornod ovoryono doen not ngroo with any member of tho Htnlo board of control, no thai Ihii'I u vory black mark chalked ngalnst him. Along with Blnto Troiuiuror Kay will follow Judgo Thomas F. Ilyan, who has been1 his HHiilHtnnt nnd a number of nmullor fry In tho offlco. Htnnloy Culver, who has boon on tho luhorltanco tnx desk for tho tronsur or will remain. Sponcor Wortmnn, deputy BtmloV of weights and moan, urea will bu replaced by W. A. DaUlol. Htlll other HupomuniorarleB will walk out whon Hoff walks In to succeed Kny. Kuy'H Future- Uncertain. Whothor Kny still l" gubornu torlol aspirations In tho luturo'tenot known, but undoubtedly ho would tnko a flyor nt tho Job It ho thought tho going wna going to bo mnooth and' proaporouB In tho wuy of votoa. Next to tho stato treasurer tho moat Important chnngo to bo mndo la probably that on tho public norv Ico commtBBlon whon Fred Williams, ot Ornnta Tobb, n vory much un known will Bucceod Frank J. Miller, who Ib known all ovor tho Btoto. It will bo romombored thut Wlll'm8 walked Into tho Job by a nogatlvo Htrongth, bolng olootod on the bnala of MIHor'a support of tho Blx-cont (Oontlnuod'on'pagtf 4.) J. P COLE PASSES AT HOME IN BEND Death Dim lo liiflucnii U First From Any Cumin in City Hlnro I.lftliiK of Kin" linn. (From Monday's Dally.) Following n week Minims, J. I'. Colo, of Jlond., died at bis home Hnt urdny an the 'result of pnoutnonln de veloping from nn attack ot Influonta, Ills death In tho first from nny cause to nccur In thin city nlnco the Influ etim bnn wan lifted December 7. Mr. Colo bnn bron a resident of Ilond for several yearn past. Ho In nurvlved by a wife nnd threo children nnd by relatives In Weed, California. Funernl nrrnngementn have not yet buon made. COVERT RAYS LOYALLEGION l,.IIOIl CIIIKF, UltOINO AOAIXHT COXTIM'ANn: OF Oll(JAM'.A TION, HAVH OIUKCT IH TO IIIII.VO HACK 10 IIOUll DAY. (From Monday's Dnllv.) Doclarlni; thut tho l.oyiil I.eRlou dowi not provide for liberty and democrncy. will not promote bar tnony, and Hint It will In all prob nhllty bo used by employers to kill the tlmberwnrkern' union with tho ultimate object or ro-otitnbllHhlnK n J 0-hour day, President Clair Covert, of the International TlmborworkonT union spoke yesterday ntternoon In the Mend Hippodrome to an uudleuce tarcely composed of union members. Mr. Covert urged Hint tho local mill workcrn should not consider tho con tinuation of tho Loyal Legion on nn orgnnluitlon. Tho speaker sketched tho history ot tho labor movement In Europe nod America durliiK tho War, stated thut to the co-operation between tho unions and tho government was duo In n Inrge meusuro the success of tho allied accuse, nnd declnred that to at tnln the Rreutesl degree of efficiency In production, It had bcon found ad visable to Introduce tho elKht-hour day. Mr. Covert mnlntnlned Hint Colonel Dlsque, nn head of tho Spruce Productive Division, llureuu of Aircraft Production had worked afiulust'thn Interests ot tho laboring in ii n, nnd thut bin chnmplontug ot tho I.oyul Legion had been In connlvnnro with mill employers through tho Northwest. Following tho uddress of tho labor tender, a closed session ot the union was held. SIPCHEN RE-ELECTED AS CREAMERY HEAD Annual Meetluj; of .Siiiikholders of Central Oiegon Association Held in Heuil. tVmtn Mnnilnv'n Ilnllv.l t Churles Slpchon was re-elected Saturday at tho mooting of tho stock holders ot thu Central Oregon Cream ery association, as president for thu coming your, llecausn of small at tendance, no buHlnean wiib taken caro of ualdo from election of officers. In addition, to .Mr. Slpchon, thuy are: VIco-prealdent, P. J. Petorson; Bocrotnry-troasuror, Almus Noffj dl- roctont, It. H. Grimes nnd K. H. Dul ler. 91ST DIVISION IS IN BELGIAN TOWN SAYS DISPATCH (liy Unites! Pr to Thu Pmt llullttln.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Doc. 23. Tho war department In lo- eating nil American divisions in Franco on Novombor 28, un - nottnees that tho ninety-first - division, composed ot wostorn--- ors, is qt Dentorghom, Dolgtum, undor command of Mnjor-Oen-- oral II. II. Johnson. Tho forty- second division Is nt Mortich, LiiBumburg. ' A largo numbor oCitho boys who ouliated from Doachuta county uro ourollcd In tho nlno- ty-tlrst division, 180 from nond - nnd tho Hurrounding country bolng in that unit, ,- APPEAL MADE I FOR SOLDIERS OKIWO.V V. 31. f. A. MAN, UK. TUIINKI) FltOM KIU)XT liAUDH KKllVIOKH ItHXDKItKI) IIV llKU CUOHH WOIUCKIW AIIHOAD. - (From Monday's Dully.) "It ytiu people of llond knew what tho Hod Cross has done for our boys In Kurope, and what It still Is doing, there would never bo nny doubt whatever nbout putting ovor tho membership drive." Thin wan the declaration lust night of Fred Lock loy, special writer for tho Oregon Journal, who ban Just returned from V. M. C. A. work in Franco and Hoi glum. Mr. Lockley spoko Inst night in tho Hippodrome on his experiences during tho war. "Thousands of American boys have been saved," ho enld, "through tho work of this great humanitarian organization." Thrilling tales ot the heroism ot Ilrltlsh and American troops wero told, ranging from tho Instance or an Kngllsh officer who smothered a bomb under his coat to protect his comrades, to the valor of tho Ameri can mnrlncs who chnrged tho Gor man mnchlno -gun nests In Heltenu Wood, braving nlmost certain death. "Enough enn never bo snld or writ ten or the righting ijuulltlos or our troops," Mr. Lockley declared. "This history ot America's part In the great war Is a continuation ot her history as a chnmplnn of freo dom, and the nations of tho world will never cease to render trlhuto to tho spirit of liberty which prompted America to enter Into tho war. Our troops are crusnders who hnvo fought and suffered to make tho world n safer, better .cleaner place to llvo in. It you don't live to mako thin world a better place for tho boys who como back, you have failed to do your part." Tho speaker entered nn nppeal for more letters to the American troops nbroad, declaring that homesickness Is more keenly toll thnn the physical hardships and suffering of n sol dier's llfo. NEW LEASE GIVEN ' FOR SUMMER LAKE .Jason MiMtre, Former ltre, For feits 810,000 Guarantee Fund to the .State. SALKM, Dec. 20. Tho state land board hns given final approval to tho supplemental lease to Summer Inko In Luke county, which was granted to tho Pacific Const Chomlcal com pany, nnd Oregon corporation pro moted by Jason C. Moore, who held tho original lease, which ban expired, Moore forfeits $10,000 which ho had deposited an a guarantee fund under tho terms of tho orlglual leaso. Ho sought to Induce tho land board to refund him tho interest which tho $10,000 has drawn, as part ot the Vtatu school fund, during tho years It has been on deposit with the state hut Governor Wltchycombo nnd Sec rotary of Stato Olcott objected on tho grounds that tho Btato'a proporty had boon Hod up all tho while nnd whatever Interest tho money has earned should go with tho deposit, Undor tho terms of tho supple mental lonse, tho Btato, beginning with tho year 1920, 1b to receive a minimum royalty on minerals to bo "extracted from tho lukq, .bod ranging front 13500 to $10,000 annually. Tho first thro years tho .minimum will bo $2500 annually and will thou Incrouso until $10,000 Is reached. DELAY OF TRAINS IS RESULT OF WAR Road IUmI Could Not Ro Kept Up, utul Slower Running Tlmo Nee- casary In Explanation. Tho chnngo In tho tlmo of arrival of tho O.-W. R & N. train, which ho comos offocttvo Sunday night, Is mndo nocoasnry bocnuso ot tho con dition of tho road bod In tho Dos ch'utos canyon, according to H. W. HJckB, travolllng nnssongor ngont for tho company, whdlbnB boon In llond this week. Warf conditions, Mr. Hicks said, havo mado It Impossible to koop tho road bod up uud accord ingly slower running la nocoasnry, Connections to bo mndo nt Shorman also hnvo n part in tho uooosslty tor tho chnngo, DRIVE RETURNS DISPEL GLOOM DKHOIIUTKH AXI) JKI'FKIWOX COUXTIKH WILL UK WKLL UP JTP GOAJ. HAVH JAVA -,CIUBB (ilfAlltMA.V TODAl' ' (From Tuesday's Dally.) That tho final showing ot Des chutes and Jefferson counties In tho Hod Cross Christmas roll call will be well up to what was originally ex pected, was tho statement today of II. A. Miller, chairman ot the mem bership drive here. Gloomy predic tions of a few days boforo have given wny to rosier realities, and completo returns, Mr. Miller says, 'will main tain tho creditable reputation that tho Central Oregon counties have hitherto malntalnod In lied Cross ac tivities. A complete canvass of all tho dis tricts In tho two counties was fin ished today, ushering in tho holiday of tomorrow. Final reports from district cap tains outside ot Hcnd havo not yet been compiled, but It is expected that u total can bo struck by Thursday. SAVING MADE IN FARM WORK XEARLV !00,0 IS ESTIMATE IX CENTRAL OREGON' FOR PAST YEAR 31 L'CH AID GIVEN TO FAR3IERS. (From Friday's Dally.) Interesting data as to the work ac complished along tho Unci ot co-operative extension work in agriculture arid -stock raising In Central Oregon. nro contained in tho nnnual report Just compiled by County Agent R. A. Ward. An advance of 35 per cent over tho proceeding year Is shown In the numbor of people call InBra't the agent's office, or wrltlug for Information. Considerable savings to ranchers nro'ltomlzed in the rabbit and rodent extermination program, the blackleg Vaccination project, nnd co-operntlvo nurchaalng ot fertilizers. In killing rodents, It Is estlmnted that $1S0. 000 worth, of crops was saved, while vaccination for blackleg prevented tho death, of caltlo valued at $9915, according to tho losses ot previous years, On 34 0,000 pounds of sul phunpurchased for 2C3 farmors, tho nctuulxsntiiiK .by buying In largo quantmes. was' $2350. Tho sulphur is being used on -1250 acres ot al falfa land In Crook and Deschutes counties. .Tho securing of registered stock, bolter crops demonstrations, and tho conducting ot an irrigation school, wcrp. other fentures ot the work In Central Oregon. Figures received nt tho county nKont's office show 34,000 bushels of wheat, 19,000 bushola ot ryo, and lO.OOO-'buBlrtlsTot oats threshed up to dato-Tn Crook and Deschutes coun ties t OFFICERS INSTALLED w AT LODGE MEETING Social Session Follows Ritualistic Work nt Eastern Star Meeting. (From Tuesday's Daily.) Installation ot otttcors was held last night by tho local chapter of Eastern Star, tho lodgo mooting bolng followed by a social hour. TIiobo placed In offlcq are ns fol lows: Mrs, J, D, Davidson, worthy matron; W. D. Barnos, worthy pat ron; Mrs. L. A. W. Nixon, assoclato matron; Mrs. F. O. Minor, secretary ; Mrs. H. H. Lamping, assoclato secre tary; Mrs. J. E. Larson, conductress; Mrs. W. R. Speck, associate conduct ress; 'Mrs. II. O. Forriss, chaplain; Mrs. F. M. Gnsbnr, marshal ; Mrs. M. II. Horton, pianist; Mrs. R. D. Miles, Adah; Airs. August Anderson, Ruth; Mrs. J, C. Vandovort, Esther; Mrs, W, D. Barnes, Martha; Mrs. J, L, Ivy, Kloctn; Mrs. Otto Lompko, warden; L, A. W, Nixon, sontlnol. redmond girl is influenza victim I'lflecn-Vcar-Old Frciln .Mrlntcr Vnnnrn In Xlght Funeral to be Tomorrow. (From Friday's Dally.) Word- wan received ' horo thin morrilntf fit tho-dcatb 'ofT'rcdfi, li-year-old daughter ot Mrs. Anna Melntcr, at tho family homo at Red mond last night. An attack of in fluenza, lasting through eight days, wan tho cause of. death; In addition to her mother, sho Is sn'rrlvod by flvo brothers and slstors, all living In Redmond. Funeral services will be hold to morrow. OUTLINEPLANS FOR STOCKMEN AltltAXGBMKXTS FOB EXTKB TAIXMKXT OF CATTLK AXD HOItSK KAISKHS TO UK .START ED AT COMMERCIAL CLUH. (From Saturday's Dally.) Preparations for tho annual con vention of tho Oregon Cattle and Horso Raisers, association, to bo held in Rend on April 23, 24 and 25, will be started January 8, at tho first meeting ot the Commercial club aft er holidays, when Gcorgo F. Russell, In charge ot arrangements for the big meeting, will present an outline to the local business men for the en tertainment ot tho visiting stockmen. Delegates from all over the north west will be In attendance at the con vention In April and tentntlve plans are already being considered to mako tho convention ono ot tho most suc cessful over staged In tho state. HAPPY BELGIANS GREET DOUGHBOYS Deschutes County ..Soldier -Tells of Reception Given Olst Divi sion After Drive. (From Saturday's Dally.) From "Somewhere In Delglum," a letter has been wrlttoh by Frank Grinstcad to his parents here, dc- Kcrlblnc conditions existing at the closo ot tho war. "Wo are having lively times now," ho writes. "Tho Belgian people are tho happiest folks you ever saw. Wo Just made our last drive and finish ed thlngB up right. As far as things stnnd now, it's nil over, and It wan't bo long until we're all home. "Tho Rolglau peoplo certnlnly treated us fine. Wo are tho first American peoplo to go through Bel- glum, and whon tho peoplo saw us coming they ran out to meet us with all kinds of stuff to eat. Thoy couldn't give us enough. They went absolutely wild when thoy saw tho Yanks coming, but when the Ger mans heard of our 91st division com ing, they beat It. Wo couldn't got near them. "Bolglum la n fine country. I'llke It better than France, but hopo wo don't havo to spend tho winter ovor here. 1 think wo will bo homo." Young Grinstcad is in tho 363rd infantry. CHRISTMAS MONEY LOST BY BROTHERS Youngsters Forced to Forego Pur chase of Gifts When .510 Rill Disappears. (From Tuesday's Dally.) To loso tho $10 bill with which thoy had Just started out to do tholr Christmas shopping, was tho bitter experience today ot Molvln and Cllt fiord Thomas, tho llttlo boub ot Mrs. J. R. Thomas, 327 State street, of this city. Tho boys wore planning n romombranco for tholr father, who alnco SoptOmbor has been in a Seattle hospital, whon thoy discovered their monoy was missing. Quo ot tho brothors limping on crutchos, tho other supporting a broken arm In n sling, tho two ap peared at Tho Bulletin office shortly after noon and told tho story of tholr loss. Tho flndor Is naked to return the bill elthor to tho Thomas homo, or to loaYO It In euro ot this paper. rimrn If 1 Il rKUKKAL Mill IS APPROVED CUPPER TO AID IRRIGATION IN Htato ' Engineer Bellevm Govern Will Concentrate Efforts on Development of Central Oregon Land. (Special to Tho Bulletin.) SALBM, Ore., Doc. 23. Stato En gineer Percy A. Cupper has authoriz ed the Bend Bulletin representative to mako tho Important announce ment to the peoplo ot tho Deschutes Valley that the entire resources of his o til co -will be loaned to an en deavor to secure tho concentration of government effort on tho Des chutes Valley as tho logical and feaslblo section of tho Northwest for development ot lands In aiding the soldiers and sailors returning from tho wars. "I personally bellevo that tho gov ernment will concentrate Its efforts on tho development ot tho great 200, 000 acre project which Includes lands of high productive value," said tho state engineer. "Tho details have as yet not been worked out, but they will be as speedily as possible and tho is every reason to bellevo that tho govern mental authorities will see tho ad vantages to be derived from inten sive development ot tho Deschutes Valley. Quick Work Xccdcil. "Tho Imperative need is for quick development ot lands to havo them ready for tho soldiers to turn them selves Into civilians on tho basis ot useful and productive' lives. The sit uation in tho Deschutes Valley pre sents magnificent opportunities for development ot tho very class of lands which tho government will seek for Its returning soldiers nnd sail ors, and government monoy could carlly build the reservoir and neces sary works, which would turn every ncro of tho valley possible for Irri gation Into land of tho highest pro ducing quality." '' Mr. Cupper stated that details for this development work will bo gone over carefully, but as expeditiously as possible and ovcry means will be taken to interest tho government In the Drolect. Ho states there is no Inclination to -neglect tho possibili ties In the balance ot the state, nor will such neglect be allowed, but tho Immenso acreago of lands ot the best kind furnishes opportunities In the Deschutes that cannot be over looked for speedy development. Mr. Cuppor. In a general way, and not applying to any specific project. has outlined his theories of tho re clamation problem nnd tho return ing soldier problem ns follows: Cupper Outlines Theories. "For a number of years wo hnvo thought Irrigation dovolopment In terms of after tho war and have look ed forward to tho tlmo there would again bo activity along this line. However, strange as It may seom during the last 18 months when tho attention of tho world was centered on tho strife In Franco, and our na tion was asking tho peoplo for bil lions for liberty bonds and millions for other war activities, more Oregon irrigation securities wero disposed of than during tho aoven preceding years. Ovor two million dollars ot our Irrigation district bonds have found a ready market since tho en nctmont ot thq new irrigation district lnw which bocamo offoctlvo In 1917. I ascribo this to throe causes, first, tho reduction ot Irrigation as an en terprise to a sound business basis through tho enactment ot tho best Ir rigation district law in tho United States, a second, tho increase In tho domaud for Irrigation bonds duo in' a largo measure to tho high price ot food products, nnd third, tho bond buying educational campaign carried on In connection with tho salo of Liberty Bonds. Good Showing 3Iade. "nogardless of tho cause I feel that Oregon is to be congratulated on thin remarkable showing and tho promlso it holds out for the future, particularly when, ns I understand, adjacent states have been unable to dlsposo ot their irrigation bonds. "Tho past is mainly ot interest as Indicating what wo may oxpeet In tho future, It goes without saying that the thing that looms greatest on the (Continued ou Page 4.)