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WEEKLY EDITION 1 riD DCn U 13ULLrfjL 1 IlN 1IKNI), DKHCHUTKH COUNTY, OHIiOON, THURSDAY, MAY I, IOJ No. . Jf , VOL. XVII . iD'Slf ON RAILROAD w CHAMPIONED ORINION IS GIVEN BY REGIONAL DIRECTOR. Vi ' PLAN IS PREMATURA - iuir. Ai: hliton, Hritd of Official Party Vlallln. Ilond, AdvUr Agntnat 1 1 f Ilanto During I'rracnt K Uinrlllcd Condition". I (From Saturday' Dally.' Vindication by tho ntanil taken by tlio Ilond Commercial club yestor .day. In tho refusal of tlmt organiza tion to nnilorsu thu proposed B tin horn rallrond itxtentlon from Klam attt Falls won lvon today In a state ment by It. II. Alihton, regional di rector, who heuded ft party at federal railroad administration official visiting Ilonil. this noon. Tho mom born of thu party wero guests of tle Iljsmd Cumrnorclnl club at luncheon. "Tho. matter of a southern exten sion In oiio In which tho government ndmlnlnlratlou 1 naturally not par tlcularly interested," Mr. Alshton aald, "but 1 conildor that Ilond hoi token tho proper attitude In tho Wa'ttar. With tho futuro of tho sfailroads In doubt, and no one know Injt how Ionic thu roads will bo under .government control, or how soon tliey will bo turned back to their nwnera, a southern extension at this tlmo would bo, to nay tho least, pro mature. If It In found out that such construction lu needed and that the government la to remain -In control for u long period of time, an Im provement of tho kind would pob nbly bo advocated, and If, on tho other hnjid, thu corporatn interests resume control and consider that ex tension Is ndvlsnblo, It Is probable that thla would bo dona." . All(Uit Concur. M. J. dormloy, nsnlsfnut regional director, anil L, C. Oilman, district director, concurred In tho opinions exproi-od by Mr. Alihton. Othor members of tho party visit ing Ilond wore; J. O. Woodworth, traffic nsnlfltnnt to tho rcglonut di rector; L. S. Carroll, chairman of the regional purchasing committee, northwest roglon; J. V.' Haugh, en- glneerlng assistant to tho regional director; A. J. Daviduon, federal jmanaKor H., I', & 8.; J. I. O'llrlon, "federal manager, O.-W. H. & N; M. J. Iluckloy, general mnnugcr, O. Writ. &. N.; 11. K. Palmar, superin tendent, O.-W. It. & N,; F..W. Hobln- ., hoii, traffic manager, O.-W. It. & N; superintendent wugner of Ilia ., i & 8,; Q K. Ashby, statistician as Hlstant to tho federal manager, O.-W. It. & N; 11. M. I.uffor, chlof engi neer., P, & 8., and M. 0. Williams, division engineer, O.-W. It. & N. ' Consolidation Plans Denied. - Thefrallroad officials arrived by npeclul train nhortly nttor noon, and were taken to tho Pilot Bulto Inn us guests of tho Commercial club at f luncheon. Mr, Alshton on his way from the depot denied that tho gov eminent administration is at all In terested In the consolidation of tho two Deschutes canyon roads, and re iterated lilt ntatomont when ho spoke before tho club, "Thoro lo no Inten tion of tearing up ono of theso linos, ,i4 and, in fact, In tho governments position of renting from tho ownors no right would exist for rucIi nn notion, Thoro nro 'many questions which would have to bo aottlod In connection with such nn action, such uh tho Interests of tho towns which' uro built iilong tboao linos," ho suld, . Intimating thnt no "rdcommondnllon 'onkthlH subject would bo m'nllo to .Tfli6Jaiiin1iiltrnt(on. m ' " ?T' Jlfttor Hcrvlro Object. T. II. Foloy, proaldout of tho Com morclnl, club, lu Introducing thu, re gional director, nuked us to tho In toiftlpiiB of tho railroad men in com ing' to Ilond, and wns nnawered by Mr, Atanton'tt Btntomont thut tho trip 'la 'bolng mnrto with the Intention of finding out what Ih noodod in, tho ny of economy, bettor soryjeo and a readjustment which may help to iifnVtTa iirglf, Instead of piling up ' At1- 'i-Mrf nnnilnilnit nn.naVrn St) 1 ANNIVERSARY OBSERVED BY ODD FELLOW CITY IS HOST TODAt TO LODGE MEMBERS. CEREMONIES PUBLIC jr. ,. KxrrclncM Thin Aftrriioon Open to All, Wldlo Degrco Work for Member Only Will .'allow Itaiiyuet at Ilmblem Club Tonight. . (From Saturday'a pally,' T" Odd Fellows and Itobukaha from all over Central Oregon lathered In Ilond today to Join In colebratlng the 100th anniversary of Odilfollow-lilp In Amorlca, Odd Follow, Hags, woro flown under tho Amor)eUi xolora, and headquarters, ostubtlsu'fid 'jh tho office of K. I). Gllson, In the O'Kano building, woro filled all'' day with lodgo mombora, registering'' and re ceiving their convention badge. Up to 3 o'clock this afternoon 180 had been recorded, all but 20 of this number coming from outside points. It waa believed that by evening tho number would bo woll in excess of 200. Registration took up tho entire morning, and this afternoon parties of visitors woro taken on sightseeing trips In nutos through thu city and tho surrounding country, At 4 o'clock public oxcrcses wero sched uled to bo hold In Bather's hall, and C o'clock was tho hour sot for tho commencement of tho banquet and formal colobratlon of the anniversary nt tho Emblem club. Following, 'tho exemplification of dogreo work was to be hold. Orand Bccrotnry II. K. Aharon, In nttondanco hero front'' Pendleton, was tho chlof flguro In police court this morning, when In company with Malt Marco, I-:, I), OlUon and Mayor J. A. Hastes ho was hailed beforo Judge Peoples to answer to the charge of having liquor In his pos session. Unforo pawing sentenco, thu court took tho opportunity of sampling the "liquor" fou,nd In Mr. 8harou's room nt tho Pilot liutto Inn and discovered that it' was moroly cold tea, "planted" In the grand sec retary's traveling bag by local lodga members. SILAGE FAVORED " AS SPRING FEED (From Thursday's Dally.) That sllngo can bo profitably used lu supplementing thtl poor early sprlng(sheep rnugo was tho nnnounco- nient made this mortijng by 11. A. Ward, of the First National bank, following tho receipt of answers to lettora sent nut to various stato col leges and experiment utatlonn throughout tho northwest. Tho re plies were Invariably favorable, and a ration of two and one-half pounds of silage, with hnlt the. amount of alfalfa which would be given If tho sheep woro on n dtrnlglu liny diet, Is roeommendod. After tho lambing season tho sllage-fed should, bo In creased about ono-thlrd for .each ewo. High Subscribers For BondsMo Get German Helmets w (From Frlday's!paly.r . Two Gorman holinots, taken from Jlun soldiers op. Jho battle- - - fields of Franco, wIlKbejfome tho property of Do8chuteif"c(mnty - rcsidnntflr O. 8. Ilu'dsoi), chair- man of tho Victory loanWlyo In Deschutes county, waa'hifcjymod today from etuto hoadquartors - In Portland. ' - WhOQvor mnlcoi tho la-gos suuscription ror vicipry bonds will got ono of tjie hormota, whllo to tho socofid h.'lgh,e$it will bo awardod tho hor. Mr, - llUilaon Btntod today thut Ids own purehuso and that of thb First Nallonnl bank,'wll( pt bo considered In mnklnif'Uie.tiwurd. alt)jough they now Rtand M tho t? t,op of the list. f , - SUNDAY HAS LOAN MESSAGE TWO MEETINGS TO BE HELD. .Voled MviuiKellut WlH'AI(Irc5 Hcnd rsiplo HlurIy NfKht and Hun day Mornliifc nt II. A. A. O. Public 'Im Invi(cl. A man with a patriotic message is Hilly Sunday, who will spoak to tho pooplo of Ilond and vicinity at tho Ilund Amateur Athlotlo club Satur day night nt 8 o'clock and Sunday morning nt 0, under tho uusplcca of tho Ilond Liberty Victory loan com mittor. In his touf through Oregon, Ilov. Sunday Is giving his services frco to tho cause of putting Oregon over tho top in tho loan campaign. Ho has a real man's messaga for tho people of Orogon. Forcoful an over, con vincing nnd energetic, Ilov. Sunday has met with great success In assist ing tho loan committees of various communities in meeting their quotas. Special seating arrangements have been msdo at tho Ilond Amateur Ath lotlc club so that a largor number of persons than usual may bo accom modated at both tho Saturday orcn Ing and Sunday morning mootlngs. Tho mlnlitors of tho Ilond churches have boon asked to forego their Sun day morning services and to cooper ato in the Sunday rally. The Sun day morning rally will bo puroly re ligious In character. Thoro will bo no admission charge at theso meetings. The public Is urged to attend. Ilov. Sunday Is n world renowned public speaker. He Is deeply concorncd about the Vic tory loan and his message on this tour of Contrnl Oregon Is an import ant ono. Ilov. Sunday will leavo for Klam ath Falls following his talk Sunday morning. Ho will speak In Klamath Falls Monday evening. TUBERS BRING FANGYPRICES WOKIC OF POTATO OKOWKIW AS- KOC1ATIO.V HIIOWH UXCKILKNT ItKHUIiTH FAIOIKIIS HKAIl Ol ADVANTAGES OF KIUIGK. (From Wednesday's Dally.) Dcsplto thu apparent falling off of Intorcst last car in tho Potnto Growers' association, 13. 13. llutlor, speaking for tho farmers of tho GrnnxQ Hall district declared last night In tho course of a mooting hold at tho hall that ranchers aro now con vinced .that tho association Is a dis tinct asset to tho agricultural in terests of Central Orogon, Ho stntod that a car of Deschutes county tubors is being sent today to Topponlsh, Washington, Helling at $1.80 a hun dred, aB a, proof of the efficiency of tho organization, K. L. Weslovor, dairy oxpert from tho O, A, C, spoko on tho subject of silos, declaring thnt thoro was no such tlilnK bh tho "best" silo, but that thoro Is a "worst" silo-i-tho ono which is novor built. Ho quoted fig ures to show that tho feeding of sll ngo costs from $3 to $ 3, GO a ton nnd cuts hay consumption In half. Ho spoko highly of tho typo of silo now buln manufactured in Ilond. It. A, Ward of tho FJrst National bank spoko of tho need for stock on tho farm, and Btntod that tho bnnk Is ready to flnanco tho construction of n silo by any fnrmor' In this district, II, A. Mlllor of tho Miller Lumber company , assured his hearers that his cbmpnuy Is willing to coopornto lu furnishing silos on nttracUva terms and declared that tho typo of silo now bolng put out by the company wns decided on only nftor. tho com parative advantages of tho various designs had beoif studlbd In regard to Central Oregon' noeds, ROAD DECISION IS RECONSIDERATION OF , .JSSUE REFUSED. , , lk-ndOoii)i)icrclaI Cfub Unwilling to DlftCUNtf Question Until Definite Pi-opo-KIon for Construc tion Is Submitted. (From Friday's Dally.) Unwilling .to reconsider tho nega tive vote taken nt tho preceding meeting on the Strahorn railroad un til .such n tlmo ts a definite proposi tion for construction can bo sub mitted, tho Ucnd Commercial club, inregular session at tho Pilot Dutto Inn 'this noon, allowed Its former vote to go on record as representative of tho wishes of tho club. Tho -natter bf reconsideration was brought up in rcsponso to a request made last week by Secretary Quaylo of tho State Chamber of Commerce. Dr. W. n. Hlnson, of tho East Slda DapUst church of Portland, was a speaker at tho club luncheon. He urged unsolflshncss In civic affairs as necessary In attaining that degree of cooperation on which truo prog ress depends. Dr. Hlnson spoko briefly on tho peace work In Europe, and urged that tho American peoplo stand behind President "Wilson In his endeavors. Itcports on Convention. A. Whisnant, as chairman of tho reception commlttco for tho stock men's convention, reported that 11281 had been collected in money and supplies to flnanco tho enter tainment ot tho visitors, and that of this a balance of approximately $20 remained. Ills report was ac cepted. It. A. Ward, a member of the samo commlttco, declared thai If Dend is to become n convention city the club would need a supply ot sliver and dishes for futuro ban quels, and urged that this be taken up. The recommendation of J. A. Enstos, mayor ot Ucnd, that tho Lib erty temple bo disposed ot as soon ns .tho Victory loan drive Is com pleted was recognized in tho club's voto for tho appointment of a special commlttco to bo responsible for the removal ot the building. BEND'S CENSUS STARTED TODAY L. 15. DAIGLKH APPOINTED CIIIEI- HNUMKItATOH 11 Y MAYOR J. A. KASTES, AND MANY ASSIST ANTS AUK SWOlt.V IN. (From Wednesday's Dally.) Acting on tho authority given by tho Dend city council last night when nn ordinance was passed, under an emorgoncy clause, to allow for tho taking ot a city census, Mayor J. A. Kastoa this morning appointed L. E. Dnigler to bo In charge of tho work, and City Judge Peoples sworo In Roy Mltcholl, F. V, Horton, Mr. nnd Mrs. W. C. Cooper, E. P. Mahaffoy, O. A. Thorson, N. G. Jacobson, N. E. Gil bort, Prlnco Staats, Tom Carlon and S. E. Roborts us his assistants. Tho census takers begin work nt onco and It la bolloved that they will have the task completed by tho ond ot tho weok. Mr. Dalglor, who heads tho enumerators ot tho city's population had sovoral years' exporlonco during his previous residenco In Portland, In work ot this kind. Practically nil ot tho census takers nro Elks nnd thoy nro defraying tho thu oxpenso ot tho work, us woll as furnishing tho enumerators. Tho or djunuco permitting tho census to bo taken was passed on tho roquost of tho local mombora ot tho II. P. O. E., who nro petitioning tho grand otneora for a charter, ns tho question ot tho population ot llund, an Important factor in grunting an Elks' dispen sation or charter, has been question ed by lodge men lu othor towns in .Orgon whuro organization permission has boon doniod, Flvo thousand la tho minimum population ot any city which boasts ot lin Elks lodo, Following tho pussngo of tho ordi nance tho council discussed Informal ly with' 'Demi property ownora tho mutter ot proposed street Improve ments. UNCHANGED SHOWS NEED OF FEDERAL HELP IRRIGATION IS THEME . ...ftFyPPER. Stato Kbc.hc- Urges Commercial Club to Start State-Wide Cam imlfcn for McAAurcs Lltcl on Special Election Hid lot. v (From Weanesday's Dally.) Emphasizing his dcfilro to soo tho 200,000 acres In tho Deschutes irri gation project taken up by the fed oral government, Stato Engineer Percy A. Cupper addressed tho Bend Commercial club at tho regular ses sion of that body at the Pilot Dutto Inn this noon and took tho opportun ity of urging the necessity of arr ac tive state-wide campaign to save two important legislative matters which will bo referred to the people at the election on Juno 3. Speakfng on the constitutional amendment for the guarantee of in torcst on irrigation bonds, Mr. Cup per traced tho history ot irrigation laws In Oregon, showing that slnco the passage of tho 1917 law district bonds have been sold to tho value of 12,500,000, where they wero prac tically unsalable before. Although theso bonds are held by their present owners at better than par, they wero sold to bonding houses for approxi mately 90 per cent, ot their face value, he said, but declared that with a state guarantee of Interest for the first five years in effect, district paper could be floated at par as a most dcslrablo form of Investment. Ho also urged organized support "of tho reconstruction bill, which con tains a $2,000,000 Item for Irriga tion work in tho state. lUghway llouto Favored. Representatives of tho Boy Scouts, introduced by E. L. Payne, appeared beforo the club, asking Its indorse ment of n drive for subscriptions to total $50 a month, In addition to $200 needed for their summer camp. A committee composed ot Charles W. Ersklne, Carl A. Johnson and Henry N. Fowler wns appointed tov repre sent tho club in aiding tho boys' work. - Tho matter ot the Roosevelt high way was Introduced, and tho club went on record ns endorsing the routo through. Bend and the Macken zie itass. A. Whisnant announced that a delegation ot Bums business men would arrive In Iiend Sunday on their way to Portland to confer with tho stato highway commission and asked that a commlttco ot Bend men coufor with them In rogard to road matters, especially in regard to the Bond to 'Burns highway. This, to gether with the proposed change ot Tho Dalles-California highway, was referred to tho roads commltte. Railroad Extension Referral To. President T. II. Foloy spoke on the railroad situation, rotorrlng to the statement mado last -week by T. A. McCann In favor ot an east and west connection with Crane, and asked that the club keep this in mind as something worth following up. II. J, Overturt announced tho coming ot "Billy" "Sunday In tho Victory loan campaign Saturday evening. TREATMENT GIVEN FOR POTATO SEED It. A. Wurtl Suggests Use of Corrosive Sublimate Solution for Pre- ventlou ot Disease. (From Monday's, Dally.) Many farmers who nro juBt start ing to plant sotatoes aro calling far directions for dipping tho seed, R. A. Ward, of tho -First National bank, reports, For their benefit, ho ndvlses the use ot corrosive subllnmte. Four ounces of tho chemical aro used to every 30 gallons ot wator, first dis solving tho bichloride In n little hot wator, Thla quantity will treat 30 bushels of seed. The corrosive BUb llmuto, It has been found, provontn rhlzoctlnla, a disease which, causes small potatoes. It is suggested that In mixing the bichloride. A stone or woodon vessel bo usod, as tho chomlcal will attack metal. "BILLY" SUNDAY TO SPEAK HERE IN LOAN DRIVE GREAT EVANGELIST IS BILLED FOR MAY 3. 2 MEETINGS PLANNED Will Leave Hcnd Sunday Morning for LakcvfcAV nnd Klamath FiUU, After Union Itcll;?lotn Serv- ice for City and County. (From Tuesday's Dally.) To put the finishing touches on the Victory loan drive in Deschutes county, one ot tho most famous speakers In the United States will ap pear In Bend Saturday night, -when W. A. "Biljy" Sunday, accompanied by his wife, will arrive- here, County Chairman C. S. Hudson was advised this afternoon In a telegram from state Victory loan headquarters la Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Sunday will remain in Bend until 10 o'clock San day morning, when they will leave for the south, including Lakevlew and Klamath Falls in their itinerary. Shortly after his arrival in Bend, Mr. Sunday will speak at the Bend Amateur Athletic club, -where a spe cial, musical program will ba given In connection with his address, and on the following morning the com mittee will ask all the churches ot Bend to forego thefr usual services In order that everyone' may attend a second meeting at 9 o'clock, also to be held la the gymnasium. For both meetings every Individual in Bend and In Deschutes county-Is extended a cordial invitation. Tho Saturday night gathering will be a feature ot the Victory loan campaign In this county, while Sunday- morning the great evangelist's address will be dis tinctly rellglouB In character. "Billy" Sunday is one of the speak ers of national importance whose services were secured for Oregon. He Is making the tour as a patriotic work, and is receiving no remunera tion. County Judgo W. D. ifarncs, an old time friend ot tho evangelist, de clared today that no ono who can possibly attend should miss the op portunity ot hearing Mr, Sunday. "Aside from his great reputation, he is all man, clear through," Judge Barnes said, "and as a speaker Is decidedly worth hearing." Tho county Judgo first knew the evangelist when tho latter, In 1888, was coaching tho Northwestern uni versity baseball team, on which Judge Barnes pitched and hold downi center field. PYTHIANS WILL CONVENE MAY 7 CLASS OF 60 TO UK ADVANCED TO RANK OF KNICIITHOOD WHEN DISTRICT MEETING FOR CEN-? TIlAIi OREGON IS HELD. (From Wednesdayi-ffittlly.) In preparation for thejannunl dis trict convention of thirCcatral Ore gon Knights of Pythias, members ot tho Bend lodge1 will tonight advance 15 candidates from tho rank ot page to that ot esquire, Tho fiual rank, that of knight, will bo conferred at PrlnovlllQ on' May 7, when the con vention is held. At tuts gathering It is expected that some SCO knights' from Doschutes, Crook and Jofforson counties will bo In attendance, and thut a class ot 30 candidates will' tako the work in tho third rank. Plans for hv convention are Ih chargo of District Deputy-, T K, J, Duffy. In nddltloR Up Central OfOfon A lodgo members who will bo Ih u tendance, Grand Chancellor Fred, Johnson of Astoria, Grand Kr at Record and' Seals Walter Hnasttth el Portland, a'udTP'aet GraadqfrsflisMdtojf l.oauH j-f, yrouca jc.ru -- tu ifm present, x, . -. .- L r-