i' WEEKLY EDITION ,.' 1 yv. THE BEND BULLETIN. V '' l, ! VOL. XVII IIKNI), DESCHUTES COUNTY, OIIKQON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1J No. an fu (i A, GIVES PUN TO PROTECT TROUT WRITER WOULD HOLD GREAT ASSET. Rotation of Lakes MiifcWAtcil l' "f' Hlmwul IMiwtnl Whlto ns Means uf for Pivsorilnj; Reputation for lilfC Kluli Trip ririiwff. In thn combination of Itn mnny ItikcH mid thn ability of tliono lakes to rnlsa largo trout In 11 nltort time, Central Oregon stands In n class by Itself. TIiIh Ih thn ntutiimunt of Hlownrt Kdword Whlto, fuinnuii wilt or, who linn fished nml liuntcil nil ovur (ho uoilit. nml who Hun day rolurtiml to Bond from a trli to Hull lo luko, Hqunrn lnko and Eight Luko Imnln. This nflornoon Mr. nml Mrs. Wlilto wont to tho Ico oaves, nml tomorrow thoy will go lo Grunt) prairie, Elk lnko und Odell luko, cutnplug for several (Iii)'h Imforo returning lo Bend Their four-day outing, which undod I'rldny, was taken under tho guld miao of Koriwt Supervisor N. a. -JacoUHon nml W. C. IllidHiill. Imr Rotation I'liui. Mr. White bulluvos Unit Central Oregon should runuiln In the IiIk trout claim, unit Hint thlH con hunt ljy dono liy tho plan of lnko rota tion. In n given (lUtrlct, ho hiir iuWted, ono out of four lakes nhould ho opened to niiKlortt during tho hOUKon, another lnko taking Its phico during tho following souson, nml continuing In nuch n muniiur iim to give ouch hotly of water n thrco your rout for ouch year In which It tuny ho tinned. Thin would protect fry planted from tho hntchnrluH, nail would allow for thn iitanilanl Ixlng of slxo In n glvon luko. Mr. Wlilto took up tho tnntlor with Master Fish Warden Clnnlon, who iirrlved lust nlKht on n brbjf visit in thin auction, and thn stato ofil- 'oinl oxproswd himself ns being lilKhly In favor of tho jilun. I'lno linpitMhtou Gained. lloth Mr. and Mrs. Wlilto nro iuol favorably linprd with what k- they have een of ('antral Oroii. tf "1 am no well plml that unleM aomeljlnx entirely unforeseen Imp- pette 1 shall spend from n mouth to two months tn your inounlulna ; next summer," Mr. Whlto dsolured - tliUr morula. He Intends to pick h rout where travel liy kiHo will - It Impoeallilo. nml In havo u string of pnok horses for transportation f MUPJlllOM. FIRE DAMAGE IS LESSENED ' niOHOl'OlI PHKI'AltATION' 11V FOUKST HK11VICK CUTS TI.M 1IKH MISS TO MINIMUM COUNTV OIKIANIU'ION (lOOl). Thorough syntomatlzatlon on tho ftvDoRchutuu Nutlonal forest has ru- ' Hiiltod in a minimum of dnmngo from flrus, although tho Hcnaon la 4 fur advanced, flguros furnlshod nt hcadquartorH hero, show today. In preparation for tho flro huiikoii 10000 was expended and na n ro Hiilt of this it tins boon possible to got practically all conllagrutlona under control before any conuldor ubloumount of timber hud boon (lostroyod, Only fQOO haa boqu iipnnt In actual flro fighting. Ily V tho' county flro aggregation $2G0O has boon oxpoiulod to dnto. Shortage of mon in tho Fort Hock district nocussltntod ospeelul propnrutlon, nnd tho ofilclonoy of tho force nt tho disposal of -..Hunger Ilnrrlnmn, has boon great ly Inqrousod by tho Installation of u holiograpli at Fox Uutt3. Thn lookout nt thlH st,ntlon In Oscnr Harding, whllg his fathor, Ohurlos jrardlng, Jtoops up tho ctmp nt tho foot of thQ Initio, and maintains n wntor Biiply' station for flro-flRhtors r rtrwl tt t tiwiiawa tt at Mitn "H UI VHMUtq JT IV l1 V Utl Hhort. GROWTH SHOWN BY BEND POST MANY JOIN AMERICAN LEGION AT MONTHLY MKIT DANCi: I'LANH DIKCUKKKI) C'HAIMiAI.V to i.iavi: ui:ni). lncroaiilnK Intonwl In the Amor loan l'Klon wiim hIiowii ou Monday whun nt (ho mcdtliiR of 1'orcy A. Slovoim post 13 Horvlco mun were ttikon into tho orRiinlzutlon mi now' mombum. DUciiNNlon of plnnit for n diinco to ho given townrd tho inlddlo of thn month wnn hold and thn cxncl dnto will ho nnnouncvd Inter. IlocnuNo ho will Ivttvo tho city In tho -neitr futuro, Uv, Goorgo II. Parklnnon tondered IiIh ruHlgnii' tlon na chaplain, hut hlH.nuccVoaor wnn n'6t itoloctod. It wan ducldod that . tho noxt nit'otlng nhould bo hold on tho evening- of Krlduy, August 21), an tho regular mooting night. Sap toniher .1, fulls otrl.nbor day. llorrafior, whonuvor u niiotfhg of Hit pot Ih onllud, cmnU mmoiining tltM fact will 1)0 plnoedx'nkfttU th city on IIih duy the MNMton in to ho hold Mild will Ih Ukon dovfn t)i following morning. IKE'S DEPTHS R()t'NIUNS AT 1,'AST IiAKK to hi: taickn in coxnimtion WITH MIl.MCAX VAl.l.KV IHHN (JATIOX IWiAXji. Within tho next vfuw days work will bo started nt Kant luko, under tho direction of Fred Bhtntuffor, with tho objoct of nscortnlnlng, If posslbto, tho depth of tho lnko. Suf ficient wlro will bo sent, out to roach n dlstnnco of 3000 foot, ac cording to P. 11. Johnson, who is Intorostod In tho Boundlpga bdenuso of tho bearings which' Itiujy may havo ou tho Milllcnn vnlloy pro ject, "i, 8oundlug Is to bo domi on tho advlco of Professor O, Crosby, head of tho party of geologists now Investigating tho ll&hnuji Falls reservoir hIIo, nnd who ndvjsd Mr. JohiiHon that tho depth of, tho lnko would bo an important point In dotormlnlng its vnlito us ourco or supply tor irrigation. Lund holdors In tho Milllcnn val ley uro not organized but hnvo wntor rights on EaBt lake, Those rights will lapso shortly and tho findings of tho goologlsts, represent ing tho U. 8, reclamation service, biiBed partly on tho roport (mado by Mr. Shlntnffor, 'will lnrgol "doter mluo whothor or not tho illlngs will, bo ronowod, ' ' Previous offorta lpivo b6oii made to. roach tho bottom of Rant lnko but no slackening of tho Jlno over rowardeil tho offorta of tho investii gators, ED PLUS THE ANNUAL ECLIPSE WORLD'S GOVERNMENTS SEEK SOLUTION OF A world-wido roHiimo of the food fllfuntfon, collected by rail by tho United I'retiti, iOiowm tho following: Oront Drltaln. Tho government la spending 2'i0,000,000 a yonr to keep thn prico of broad down and to fix tho prlcoii of meat nnd eugnr. Franco. Tho food problom is ono rather of quantity than of prico. The government in employing ovory moan to Import sufficient tiupplloti. Maximum prices uro llxed by tho government TITLE TO LAKE LAND DISPUTED KQUATTKUS WAIT KOH (SOVKKX mi:nt Kfiivnv, hut coxtk.v. TIO.V IS .MAOi: THAT KAXCH. KltS IIAVU IUPAHMN ItlGHTS. While the dry bod of SIIvor-.'ihl:o is dotted with the cabin? of s-rjuat-tra who art tilling tb land, ox- paetd by the vapo&uibn of the Wftlar, tU status of th lund is a mailer of dlapul lHKwii ranoliem and lh,jHQWotflrt who hart niiult thttlr honfiw on tha' nw ground, ao oordlng to Stiver Lk reatilnnts, No survey has liaii tuitda by the guvurnimmt, and In oonMquenoo no tiling undur the homesend Irjv, Is iiOMlble, and until suali, filing oan bo madV), U Is oontaudtd by some that rnuoliBm whoso holdlnn ex tended to what was formerly the luko margin have riparian rights on tho nren fonnorly coyaroll by wntor. Squatters, it Is culd, have been ndvisod to lonvo, hut nro por slstuntly remaining In hopes that tho rich alluvial lands may bo thrown opon to entry, Approximately 11,000 acres havo been ndded to tho farming rosourcos of tho Sllvor Luko roglon by tho drying up of tha lnko, and n por tion of this Is being cultivated with tho permission of ranchers whoso holdings Join tho now ground. Grain hay is boing successfully grown, and will yield as high ns two and u halt tons to tho ncro. This liny, It is stnted, will bo for salo, but on tha old ostabllshod ruuehos tho 1019 cutting will bo chiefly reserved far feeding during tho wintor, ns stockmen uro unwill ing that u shortage of fodder should forco thorn to solU off ns large u porcuntngo of cuttlo ns wns found "necessary lust your, BEND WATER SAFE 4 SAYS STATE BOARD f A roport from Dnvld Roborg of tho stnto board ot health, was re ceived 'yostorday by Dr. II, W. Ilondondiott, stating that an ex amination wns mado ot tho Bond city wntor nnd that It wus found that no colon bacilli woro to bo found, This makoa tho wntor snto for domestic purposos, ns fur ns possibility of typhoid infection Is concorn'ftd.. FOOD PROBLEM Canada A commliMlon han boon croatod to handlo grain crops. Austria Tho government is hav ing difficulty In keeping prices high enough to reward production, duo to tho vast surplus of food. Itnly. Tho broad supply nlono coMh' (ho government H 00,000,000 n year. Japan. Press nnd public aro urg ing the government to placo maxl-, mum prices on food and other nc i ccssltloft. I GOVERNOR ASKSilS IN PORTLAND CARE IN WOODS PIIOCIjAMATIOX UHOI1S GHHAT I1HT CAUTION IN KNKOKCK MKNT OV IlKGULATIOXH HV KHti: WAHDKXS IX STATIC. Piro wardons throughout tho stato are urgeuto uae tho grealeet oau tlon In Issuing permits to burn stnfihlnge. In it proclamation sent out by Qovernor Hon Olcolt. In glvmg Instructions on thte point i he filM- (but Ike dry, oondltlons whf(h tJitMbens deetmotllon of for ests, ggiH ajwl sntin fields, con etliuteaOthe Hnderlylog cause for such a warning beinc given. The coventor proclaims that no etnp Ore shall be started in or near fbreat or brush covered lands within SO feet or any standing or fallen treea, brush pile or other Utter that may onus the spread of fire, that uutlor no condition is a lire (o bo built until tho ground Is cleared to mineral soil for n distance of six feet. In overy di rection and that no such flro shall bo lefl, oven temporarily, until It has boon complotoly extinguished with wntor. "Inasmuch ns tho forests aro ono of tho stnto's chief matorlal ro sourcos," Governor Olcott declares, I porsonnlly urge ovory porson going into tho woods during tho current dry Benson to refrain from smoking, ns any flro allowed to got beyond control Is not only extreme ly dangorous to nil classos of prop erty, but neco8sltutos tho" uso of labor and supplies that nro osson tiul In other lines of endeavor." JOY RIDERS TAKE PARKED MACHINE Cur HoIodbIiik to T. J. McClellnn Recovered This Morning by SherllT Roberts. Joy riders Sunday stolo n Chov- rolot automobile belonging to T. J. McClollnn which was parked In front of tho Llborty thontor, nnd after n search of sovornl hours tho muchlno was found Monday by Shorlff 8. R Roborts nt tho lowor oud ot Pork addition, Tho car was not diunnged, nml tho supply ot gnsollno had not boon exhausted. Tho Individuals diking tho nuto have not boon apprehended. BIG HAY CROP BEING CURED J,000 TOXH KXI'KCTKI) FUOJI CMKH'AUCA.V hASl) CO. UAXCH AHTEHIA.V I' OSfll IIIMTIIM I'OIt JKUKIATIO.V I'KUCKIVKI). On ono ranch in (ho Paisley sec; tlon approximately CO, 000 tons of wild hay will be cured when (ho soason's work Is completed. Tho ranch is that of tho Chcwaucan Land Company, and P. AV) Fitz patrick, manager of tho company's holdings expects an average of two (ons form (ho 28,000 acres of bot tom land covered with wild grass. N'ono of tho cut will bo for salo as tho company's cattle aro fed for 7 months out of tho year, Mr. Fltz patrlck states, and in consequence, much of tho cutting will not bo stacked. Crops In tho Paisley country will bo good this year, although tho season Is unusually dry, it is re ported. Tho possibility of devel opment of considerable unlrrlgatcd land through tho sinking of artesian wells, Is receiving much attention and F. II. Williams is commencing drilling on his '1000 aero ranch at tho north end of Summer lake. Enough wells will bo drilled, It is planned to irrlgato his cntiro tract. THINKS BEESLEY UXCLK GIVKS UP 8KAIICII XDR HIJXI), Hirr SHKUIKI-' HOHKItTS LK.HXS KX-SOLDIEIt IS STILL OIKADK!) WEST. Believing that his nephew, Wai ter Bccsley of Ilend, who dlsa" psarcd from his homo last w '.. 1m mnrlii n flntnnt- dln.n rt Jl ..v ....... ' :- X" ,. into tho timber nnd has taken train for Portland, W. !.., Moojjy. of The Dalloa, who has been heading tha aearoh party, left Wednesday for Portland, where he hopes to And the miaslng wan. Mr. Moody's belief, however, IsJ entirely at variance with that en tertained by Sheriff S. K. Roberts, who learned this morning Uiat Bea ley had spent Saturday night more than 30 miles from Bond with a family on Crater creek. Tha young mun soemod "queor," it was re ported, nnd aftor breakfast Silnday started off again on foot, going west. Sheriff Roberts has communi cated with Eugono nnd with tho of ficials of tho- Cascade national for est, asking thorn to keep a watch for Beosley. Boosloy, it is thought by his friends here, may bo temporarily unbalanced, duo to injuries re ceived whilo in sorvlco in Franco. OFFICER ANXIOUS TO REGAIN PISTOL Ortlnnnco Captain In Ilccruitlnp; Sorvlco Offers Rowan! for Ap prehension of Tlilof. Anxious to recovor an nrmy nuto matlo pistol, stolon whilo a recruit ing party wns in Bond over two wooks ago, Captain Karl Harklus, ot tho ordnance, department, now In recruiting sorvUo, has written Tho Bulletin in an endeavor to traco tho missing weapon. In his lottor Captain ;t Harklns offers a 100 rownrd to tho pollco tor tho apprehension of tho thlof, unloss tho pistol is voluntarily returned, in which caso ho is willing to forego prosecution. Tho nrmy automatic formed n part ot u display nt recruiting head quurtors on Orogon street, nnd wua taken from tho show window. Tho gun wns tho personal property of Captain Harklns, and had been car ried by him throughout tho greater part ot tho war. ROAD BID FOR DESCHUTES IS NOT ACCEPTED LACK OF COMPETITION BELIEVED CAUSE. OFFER DECLARED LOW County Hntl Considered Plncing Did to For co. Awarding of Contract, Judge liarncs Tells Commer cial Clnb at Meeting. Although tho ono bid mado for (ho grading of 23.0 miles of Tho Dalles-California highway, scheduled for early improvement in Deschutes county, was considered by other contractors to bo rather low, it was rejected yesterday by tho stato highway commission, mcctlaz in Portland, a lato wlro stated. Tha bidders woro Johnson Ilros., and their OfTor for (ho entire job was $108,782, according to figures glvon by County Judgo W. D. Barnes, who attended tho session of (ho commission in Portland at tho (I mo (ho bids wcro opened. Lack of com petition is believed to havo bcoR tho causo for rejection by. tho com mission. Keadvertising for bids was ordered. Tho bid which was ultimately turned down was close to (ho figure which (bo county bad considered naming when tho entering of an es timate by tho county court had been suggested as a, moans of forcing the awarding of tho contract, Judge Barnes stated Wednesday at the weekly meeting of tho Bend Com mercial club. t ' liny Yield. Good. No business was transacted at the club meeting, liut a report was given by County Agriculturist Koons r- tho results obtained from the oi of -Jlpur on ulfalfa land. The '-; In yield as shown this cf. uon amounts to from ono-tbird. co-half, ho declared. Fall ap- pPc-:'ods of' sulphur will bring tho .... . ,. . . . . - btl n-sults, bo has noted. ' On hrtev.'.ion teats, the use of 1.3 feet of water has been found to glvo the beat crops from tho soil ot Central Oregon. The realtor -of road improvement to consiunleato with tho cava be yond Lava butto was brought up by A. Whtsnnnt. Ho quoted Stew art Udward Whlto. wlio visited tho cavo Sunday, w spying that it was probably the bed of an underground rh'er of tho past. W. C. Birdsall stated that a geological report is to be mado .on tho cavo, which ho belloves dips under tho Deschutes. Dr. J. C. Vnndevert assorted that tho cavo was- first discovered 33 years ago. MAKE LOG FOR STATED. P. 01 OKKGOXIAX AUTOMOBILE EDI TOR COJIPJLIXa DATA KOH ELKS AVIIO WILL GO FROM PORTLAND TO KLAMATH. Making a corupleto log ot tho highway from Portland to Klamath Fallsj to bo used by (he B. P. O. E. who 'will Journey v)a Central Oregon to tho" stato convention ot tho Elks (his mouth at Klamath Falls, Lair II, Gregory, automobllo editor ot tho Morning Oregonlan, accom panied by Lawrcnco T. TherkeUen nnd Charles Frzier ot Portland, passod through Bond on Saturday on routo to the convention city. ' Mr. Gregory ta maklivg a tlotn'Jled log ot tha road, 'between Portland and Klamath Falls ia tho Columbia highway and The Dallei-Caltornln highway, which, with illustrations, will bo used. In. a special featuro in tho Oregonlan a week from Sunday. Mr. Qregery cewmeMted en the extraordinary beatftfea 'altered in Central aregoa to" ' the feMriet. These, he said, wereafaeretft fAm any he haa seen In his reeent travels through qregou,