', WEEKbY EDITION BEND BULLETIN. f i& 'II' t "" VOI. XVII IIKNI), DKHOIIUTICH C0UN1 OltEGON, THURSDAY, APRIL , joi Vfr No. 6 the - A i JABE WARNER CATTLE CASE ' IS ON TRIAL INJURY SELECTED WlTfi tOGRBAT DIFFICULT . ACQUITTAL IS ASKED, Court Denlr Motion of Defcns JP, JI. Dcnrcr Loscti Hull Agnlnxt 'X fT'ww ?770 Stricken from " Gerirudo Jlnnkn Complaint. (From Wednesday's Dally.) Still working on schedule, tlmo, tho Deschutes county circuit court bogan till morn I nit tho second trial orf Jnbo Warner, charged with lor- cony ot n atoor from Tom Houston. Tho Btcor In alleged to havo boon stolon In December, 1017, und the cano whh flnit tried In circuit court 1n tho April term a year ago, bolriff roforrud buck for retrial by tho su lroiua court on thn ground's thitt a testimony In connoctlon with tho brand found on tho ntcor's hldo had been Improperly admitted, 4 Hocnusu of tho wide publicity given tho affair during tho previous hear ings, considerable tllffloulty was ex perienced In securing n Jury, nud when court adjourned nt noon 11 men hnd boon accepted and n special vcnlru of tbrco hnd been ordorcd by Judgo T. K. J. Duffy. Tho Htntc, represented by Dlntrlct Attornoy A. J. Mooro nnd N. G. Wallace of Prlne vlllo, had excused ona on a poromp tory chaltungo, tho defense, ropro seated by Ross Farnhatn and W. P. Miers, had retired nvo, vvhllo tho court excused two who had nerved recently nnd ono for cauio on motion 'of tho defense, Acquittal Akrd. ' Tho Jury as finally completed con slated of W. II. IL Williams; W. K, lloguo, Walter Iluble, It. K. Grimes, " A. M. McKlnloy, J. A. Marah, II. 0. Fnrrls, W. I'. Gift, John Park, Oeorgo McGregor, It. H. ranoni and Claudo Mannhelmer. y. A. 'Howell; deputy sheriff ot Crook county, who arretted jjhe da fondant, was called as a will by tho statu, and while ho was -$(111 on tho stand Attornoy W. P. MyWe In troduceU a motion asking tlrfjcourl tj Instruct tho Jury for an aequlttnt. 5Jho motion was denied. " I (Continual on Paga 8.) RE; KOONS IS r. i?s(5rom Monday! Dally.) II.K. Koona ot Lakevlew bos' been appointed county agricultural agent for Deschutes county, to succeed It. A. Ward, who resigned February 28, und has reported for duty at the farm bureau offico in Iledmond. Mr. Koons has recently returned from France,, where he ;fought y.llh tjio OlsV division, nufforlnK a shnUorod -leg in the ArKonno forest, in addition ,t being severely gassed, lloforo en bring military service ho was super intendent ot the Gooso Lake. Valloy Irrigation company in J.ake-'county, nnd in this capacity directed tho lirpparatlon of largo tracts ot land tor Irrigation, assisted in Inylng out Irrigation aystems, construction of hendKntoM, wiora and other devices. Jfi !had porsoimi, Huporvlslon ot ex perimental farms undor tho project und did -some ot tho eorly vlnvestlga tlonnl work In connoctlon with tho uho ot sulphur on alfalfa. Mr, Koons was rulsod on an Irrl , jintod stock ranch In California, and ucfod oh manager lor tho hom.o ranch for uovoral hojihoiib before ontorlng tho Oregon Agricultural college, from wAlch Institution ho graduated in 91 G from tho courao in Irrigation farming. Following graduation ho passed ona uouboii In tho employ of tho United States huroau of boIIh on diity of water determinations in northern California. U iHHtatod by farm bureau ofnclula that unusiinl attontlon will this year bo given to determination ot water ineasureuiorija fn Deaohutes county, undjTMraugeBiants are being made forTJta KfiX jo. jftwt immediately, R. &( f-lYtt y COUNTY AGENT FISH AND GAME BOARD UPHELD SPORTSMEN'S LEAGUE CHARGES DENIED. li'mnlc M. MorrfdoH ink Public Ao 'counting of CowimIlonV Hooka letter Ono of Many IWnicIi '. . fiifrC Governor Olcott. (BpUI to Tht tlullttln.) HAI.IOM, April 10. Challenging tho Oregon Hportsmon's longuo for n public accounting of tho books of tho ntnto fish and gamo commission, Frank M. Warren, who represents tho commercial Ashing Interests on tho commission, has written a letter to Governor Olcott in which ho do fends tho commission against charges made in n recent public statement ot tho sportsrnon'a league, flhould tho chnllcngo bo accepted ho asks a stipulation botweon himself and It. W. Price, A. K. Downs nnd II. I). Van Duzor of tho sportsmen's leaguo that ho pay tho accountant person ally if tho expert docs not, aftor his examination, churgo tho gama fund a larger per cent, of cbnts than tho commission has already approrod, thu memburn ot tho sportsrnon'a Inaguo to pay tho accountant it tho decision goes ngalnst them. "I as- Kiiro you I am taking no risks when I mnko that proposition," adds Mr. Warron. Mr. Warren declares that ho would Ilka to sea tho commission reorgan ized by law to camprlso two gamo men, two commercial men and tho governor, tho law to stato definitely that tho commercial men should have nothing' to do with gamo matters or tho gamo members with commercial matters, though in matters of Joint Interest both should act and tho governor to have tho dooldlng voto In casa of a tio. "To stop unneces sary bickering," ho adds, "I would welcome tho legislature determining tho exact ihlorest ot commercial and gamo in each variety ot fish and tho rotativo amount each should pay for tho propagation nnd protection ot each variety." Kndontrmrnts Many. A Mr. Warren's stutomonta nro mado In a lengthy lottorswhlch is nupplo tiontar1 to ' tho iormal statomont Usucd by State Gamo Warden Carl D, Shoomnker in reply to tho charges ot tho longuo. Tho two statements aro part of a baleNot letters and tele grams that havo reachod tho govern or, somo of them endorsing and somo not endorsing tho commission, but most ot thorn upholding tho commis sion. Tho communications nro from all parts of the state. "Frankly, I fool that the com plaints which havo been (lied nro about as false foolish nnd untou nblo a lot of accusations as a ra tional bunch of men could well havo assembled," writes Mr. Warren, "particularly so when you consider that tho tocordn of thu. commission nro opon nt all times to tho public and that tho complalnunta hnd but to havo taken a llttlo tlnitjor In vestigation and explanation, It such woro wanted, which would, I am sum, hnvo complotoly disabused their minds." Mr, Warron Intlmntcs his bollof that tho complalnnntB .nro a tow "soro heads" who do not represent a majority ot thn -mombora ot tho loaguo. Division HmnnHicurieri. "It tho commercial Ashing inter ests woro to bo consulted," ho con tinues, 'T am auro they would wol como a segrogntlou of tho two de partments. For many years commer cial ilshlng was so handled, nnd ns a distinct department, throshod out tho vital probloms vhlch confronted tho IniluBtry in tho days whon it had to moot tho conditions that wore brought about by tho destruction ot tho natural spawning bods nnd tho UQCOsulty ot shifting to a hatchoryl basis, Tho foundations laid in thOBo oarly tlmos whon commorelal In terests woro working nlono und largely with private subscriptions woro tho basis for tho successful sub- uoquont work which has brought this great industry, a mighty asset to Dip utato, back from its low wator mark of soma ono or two million odd dol lars pt gross valuu to over sovun millions ot total and still growing. Ab an Industry it has oroatod not only many millions of t,axablo prop erty In its own plants and products, (Continued oa Page 6.) REPORT ON SOIL QUALITIES GIVEN FOR DESCHUTES BASIN Tho tork lierrin summarized Is n part of (ho Oregon mII nnd soli vrnfw Investigation carried on co operatively iKJtMevti Hitf tJi do- pnrtmrnt of nirrlrutturu HtA the mlU department of tho OrptfeH -Aflrl- culturnl college experiment station. DcHC-hutr county nnd local IntorestN Joined in maintaining n field agent during tlia past season, as indicated In tlto financial statement appended. Ily W. L. Powers and John Tuck, O, A. V, Experiment Htation, in Co-oiMrtion with IL A. Ward, Former County Agent, DcNchutcfl County. Tho wealth of Oregon rests largely In her soil nnd water resources, and her permanent prosperity depends Inrgoly upon their intelligent devel opment, utilization and preservation. Holt survoy that consist of mapping thu different soil typos form a basis for soil analyses, feasibility reports, of reclamation projects, wutor varia tion trials, fertilizer experiments nnd tho development ot a system of soil management tor Increasing or maintaining tho fortuity whllo nt tho snmo tlma securing tho greatest not profits por unit ot land and water. Tho production of largo-crops is based upon several factors, ona be ing an abundance of avallablo plant RECORD CROPS ARE PREDICTED (!!jr Unltc.1 Proa to The IWnd WolUtln.) WASHINGTON', D. C, April 8. Tho United States bureau of crop estimates has forecasted for 1910 a whoat crop of 837,000,000 bushels, an lncreaso of moro than 018,000,000 bushels ovor last year. Tho ryo crop Is estimated at lCl.OeO.OOebushelar as compared with approximately 80,000,000 Inst year. It Is estimated that tho wheat crop will lio tho ftrouteul In Uiejjls tory of tho country. At. tho guaran teed prlco of 12.20 a bushol, 837, 000,000 bushols will yield tho farm ers of tho nation not lew' thanrl, 891,620,000. Only fioodaSnd dr,Mith can spoil tho crop now, the depart ment of agriculture states. Tho farmer has dono his part with grain conditions tho highest on rec ord by planting tho largest acreago over seeded In this country. NO PRICK CUT FOHKSHK.V... CHICAGO, April 8. Tho (govern ment's estimates of a bumper wheat crop will havo no Immediato effect, on tho prlco ot broad, according to grain exports. Tho prlco ot wheat, thoy pointed out, has been sot for tho year ahead, and the grain adminis tration alone can regulnto or effect any change in prices. $125,000 COUNTY ROAD BOND PETITION TO BE PRESENTED (From Monday's Dally.) Acting on Instructions given at a special road mooting Saturday night which continued well Into sWday morning, a commltteo composud ot I., A. Hunt ot Lower llrldgo, E. K. Hutlor ot tho Oraugo Hall district und H. J. Overturf ot Itend will eorv for Wodnoadny with R. S. Hamilton, MEN ARE NEEDED , FOR FARM WORK (From Wednesday's Dally.) - Reports from a numbor ot Control OroRon farmers Indlcato that whllo farm labor Is moro plentiful thaicTnsi year, it is still considerably bolow tho usual roqulremoutB, Notwith standing tho fact that much unem ployment Is reported from tho larger cities, thoro is still u shortugo ot help In tho farming and livestock indus tries. Tho demand for farm labor nil ovor tho stato is loss than usuul, howoyor, according to ndvlce(, re ceived here? and tho lncreaso In tho use ot tractors Is hold to bo lorgoly reapoualbla -tor this, food In tho soil. All agricultural plants require 10 elements namely, potassium, nltrogon, phosphorus, MlcTttjinjj-agnesiufa; sulpfouiv fro'tf; earBim, hy'ogon rfiid oxygen, Car Ws WWW frota the air and thoro is always an abundance. Hydrogen and oxygen como from tho water In the soil and whenever thoro Is suf ficient molsturo there la an abund ance. Small quantities only of Iron, magnesium and calcium aro used by plants, and our soils contain an abundance of theso elements. Llmo Is oseaslonnlly needed to correct acidity on sour soils ot humid sec tions. Tho elements which aro de ficient In our soils aro nitrogen, phosphorus, sulphur and sometimes potassium. Tho supply, crop require ments, and effects of application to maintain or Increase tho amount of theso elenonts, form an Important part of the soli studies In Deschutes county Theso studies, so far as poe nlblefaro conducted under field con ditions. Kxpcrlmonts to dotcrmlno tho eco nomic duty of water consist in di viding, fields of representative soli and crop Into threo or moro parts of sereral.acrcs each. The farmer then Irrigates ono portion, using tho Is occasionally needed to correct ployod. A duty of the water field agent Is to measure tho amount used and to assist in applying to a Mccosd portion about 40 per cent, moro and to a third portion 40 per cent, less, in order to dctormlno whether moro or less water is desir able A fourth portion Is often treated with somo fertilizer or a dif ferent aclhod of Irrigation In order to tne&suro tho value ot somo promis ing Improvement in irrigation farm practice. Where water, acreage and yields are measured theso trials glvo good evidence as to tho most profit able amount of Irrigation, since numerous trials aro carried out with the tit soils and crops under field conditions. Measurements oHaoil, rain and Irrigation water, and ot tho dry matter produced mako It possible to calculato the water cost per pound f'drj,'aftt(rifl each coso. Numerous -representative trials should detormlriP, lb a 'few years, a rea&onablcj-ilutypt water. . PrwiousInvcittijfHUoHM. Irrigation and fertiliser trials woro conducted fn 1912 by tho O. A. C. experiment, station on a demonstra tion farm near Redmond. Soil analyses obtained early that season showed that tho sell ot tho locality was high in lime, averago in phos phorus, fair In potassium and rather low in nitrogen and organic mnttor. This was verified by subsequent analyses in connection with tho reconnaissance soil Burvoys for tho U. S. reclamation service. uhu ui mnu pmsiur vy mrniurs was thought, atthat tlmo, to bo liberal- (Continued on pago 4.) elected to draw up a potltlon for a county $125,000 road bond Issue. This will be presented to tho county court nt the noxt regular session. Saturday night's meoting, at which delegates from Jlend, Redmond, Tumalo, Grango Hall, Slaters, Lower Urldgo nnd tho Arnold district were presont, waa held tor the purpose of deciding what sums should bo asked tor improvement ot market roads, and ot The Dalles-California high way. According to tho potltlon as authorized, $00,000 will bo sot aside ln-tlio bond Issue for the trunk high way, whllo among other improve ment Itoms listed aro tho following: Hand to arnnga Hall and tho P. J. Young ranch, 910,000; Torrobonno to Crooked rlvor, $1500; Slstors to Rodmond, 10,Q00; Slstera to Dond, $15,000; Lowtr Drldgo to Tumalo, $5000; Rodmond to Powoll Rutto, $2000; from Dond on tup Rums road, $2000; Doud to Alfalfa, $2000; Lower Drldgo to Torrobonno, $5000; rond northwout from Redmond, $2000; Tumalo to Deschutes, $900; Doschutes to tho Van Allen much, $1500; Alfalfa to tho Crook county lli.o. $1500; Rodmond to Doschutes, $1000; Dond to Deschutes, $1000; northwest from Deschutes across the" Doschutes river, $2300. PICK SPEAKERS FOR STOCKMEN PROMINENT MEN "WILL GIVE ADDRESSES. .. Topics of' Vital rnterest "Will lUt De veloped at Annual Gathering of Cattlo and I Torso Jtalscrs In Hend. (From Friday' Daily.) Delegates to the annual conven lion of the Oregon Cattle and Horse Raisers' association, to be held In Dond on April 22 and 23, are prom' Iscd' a splendid program of addresses on subjects of vital Interest to the stockmen, It Is stated In a report received from tho offlco of the sec retary, 8. O. Correll, of Baker. Among the subjects to bo diruss- ed will be the following: "The Beef Industry, Past, Present, and future," by George C. McMullen ot Kansas City, Mlssourl.- Dlseases of Livestock, by Dr. W, H. Lytlo ot Salem, Oregon. Co-operation with tho Foroft' Ser vice, by B. N. Kavcnaugh, United States district forester, Portland, Oregon. Feeding sllago to beet cattle, by Robert WIthycombo of the Eastern Oregon Experiment station. Poisonous plants on tho public rango by Mr. Peterson ot tho U. S. forest service. Work of the American livestock association, by T. W. Tomllson ot Denver, Colorado, secretary of tho association. Tho livestock industry during the reconstruction period, by Walter M, Piorco ot La Grande, Oregon. An address by F. R. Hcdrlck ot Kansas City, Missouri, for which the subject has not yet been determined. Address of Professor F. L. Potter ot tho Oregon Agricultural college Corvallls, Oregon, subject not yet flnflnlf aIv ilntArmlnorl -.....,., ,.w.. .......... . fTK( , John u, Kcaurick May; Speak. It Js &iso expected that United States Senator John D. Kcndrlck of Wyoming, president ot tho American Livestock Association, and M. K. Par sons ot Salt Lake City, Utah, the first vlco president ot tho said association will bo present at tho meeting and will each dollver an addross. In addition to the aboro and other numbers thoro will be the president's annual address, tho annual financial report and numerous discussions on current livestock topics. . Membership is Widespread. Tho Orogon Cattlo and Horse Raisers' association was organized on tho 13th day ot May, 1913, and now has a membership ot approximately 700, extending throughout tho states ot tho northwest. Its offlcors are all practical cattlo men and with tho ex ception ot tho secretary, who re ceives a nominal salary, work with out remuneration and pay their own traveling expenses. Its principal ob jects aro tho protection ot cattlo and horses und the betterment of tho In dustry. Tho association has main taincd nn Inspection In tho Portland Union stockyards, since January 1st, 1914, and for several months In tho Scattlo Union stockyards and all ot tho principal markets ot the mlddlo west. This association fathered tho state branding law, tho stato brand inspec tion law, the pure bred bull law and numerous other legislation for the benefit of tho livestock growers and too ono ot them can afford to bo with out its protection. WARNER GETS NEW BUILDING (From Wodnosday'a Dally.) A realty doal ot some magnitude, which has boon ponding elnco last summor, was closed yestorday after noon when C, A. Warner purchased tho P. W. Drown building, noxt to his own store, on Wall stroot. Tho consideration was not given. Mr. Warnor'a now proporty Is now occupied by. Rotugold & McCallum, who hold their business location under two-year leaso. Their pres- out status Is not affected by the purr chase. Nolther does the deal in 'W way affect iMr, Warner's leasV et storo rooms In tho Bather bullttttgt where ho will open a second 'are In tho near futuro, WAR TROPHIES MILL CROWD GATHERED HERE jjeij l- TALES OF BATTLE BY VETERANS. COST WAS 50,000 LIVES Tremendous Sacrifice Represented In Tralnload of Tropldca Hpcakcnt Emphasize Need of Support- - Ing Victory Loan. V (From Monday's Daily.) Thousands trudged through mud and slush Sunday morning to see trophies of battle carried on tho Victory loan special, and to hear from tho lips of men who had fought and Buffered In France and Flanders tales typical ot the world war. Many mado a second and even a third trip through the baggago car, full ot small exhibits, and alongside the flat cars, laden with field pieces, howitzers, tanks and other engines ot destruction. The wall of siren, punctuated by machine gun fire, sounded as tho train whistled into tho yards, and was tho last sound to bo heard as the special departed for Redmond. The trophies carried on board tho train are said to have cost 50,000 lives. n" Living examples of tho Inferno through which tho American soldiers passed wore Lieutenants Clark Bur sa rd and Ben Dorrls, former Uni versity of Oregon men, arid perM ally known to many in this elty. Lieutenant Durgard, while tesdtjiic his men In the last drive In Flanders, was hit by a fragment from a high explosive shell, sustaining a com pound fracture of the spine, and on attempting to rise was struck In the brest. From the first Injury be baa SGl-yet recovoreoV "'" " ' Wears Artificial Jaw. w Lieutenant Dorrls, next In com mand ot the company, was struck three hours later In the same day, a shell fragment shattering ills jaW. For weeks he was usable to Speak, regaining his power of 'articulation only after he had been given an artificial Jaw. The baby tank, which was the sole burden ot ono flat car, was tho cen ter of interest for an hour, when Private C, C. Likens, formerly a Portland .newspaper man, explained tho uses and possibilities of thtTar morcd tractors. In six months' time. Private Likens went through a series ot trials wblch few would care to ex- (Continued on Pago 8.) WORK FINISHED BY GRAND JURY (From Wednesday's Daily.) Fivo truo bills ot Indictment and two not true bills were brought In by tho grand Jury yesterday after noon, when that body concluded its sessious and made final report to Circuit Jude T. E." J. Duffy. The members ot the grand Jury were praised by the court tor their quick work In disposing ot the matters sub mitted to them tor investigation. Thoy had been in session only two . days. Indictments, found were all against Shorman Douglas, 19-year-old Rend boy charged with fraudulently issu ing five checks during the past month. Complaining witnesses are (Continued on Pago S,) ijjiijn a auiuu io . PLACED ON DISPLAY (From Wednesday's Dally,) Showing tho high igrado ot alfalfa seed which la being furnished at cost to tho farmers of Descbutee county, a display consisting of the first 2000 pounds ot tne Bliipment reettuyfier- dfireu nan been placed la tMJJ ot tne first national whk. mt city, one or tne saexs ; permit inspection of Ike Anothar exhibit whi nuafriitttwslft ar'thtoti play' ef ' graded woote, a It. A, Ward B? KM Hi!e H rWTj rrmiiMfaV ".-, .aS