WEEKLY EDITION
1 riD DCn U 13ULLrfjL 1 IlN
1IKNI), DKHCHUTKH COUNTY, OHIiOON, THURSDAY, MAY I, IOJ
No.
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VOL. XVII
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ON RAILROAD
w CHAMPIONED
ORINION IS GIVEN BY
REGIONAL DIRECTOR.
Vi
' PLAN IS PREMATURA
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iuir. Ai:
hliton, Hritd of Official Party
Vlallln. Ilond, AdvUr Agntnat
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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,
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