t WEEKLY EDITION The bend bulletin. . - & ks VOL. .Will WCNI), DBHOHPTBH COUNTY, OUBGON, TJIlHIV, .11 Ni; H, IIWM. No. tl. t 1 i V u CONVENTION S 200 ATTEND OPENING SESSION - FISH FEED- FEATURE Long Program of I.i-kUIhI loti Iter. oiium-mlnl li)' Hlatc Minder 0. I.'. Hprnro In lll Annual Report, Kully 500 delegates urn In atten dance ut tho niininil convention or tho Oregon State Orange, which opened Ihuo on Tuesday. U was an nounced this noon by Mnator (J. B. Bpencu nl tho clone of tlit morning aoaalon, which was devoted exclu sively to passing oii rrodentlnla. With thin preliminary work com pleted, attuullug coiiimllloea woru to !)! apiiolnlml this afternoon, und thn roporlK of officer liourd Wednesday I not for the? election of rifflconi. Tho convention In tho 47th meeting of tho kind hold hy tho Orange In OrttKon. Work N Outlined. lu outlining miillonc of atatowldo Importance which uro expected to comi) before tho convention, Mr, Hpenco declared Ihut considerable tlmo would undoubtedly bu given to various policies hinging on cooper ation In tho viirloim Mubordlnato nod t'otnoun Orange, nod ttiul In addi tion recommendations for leglala tlou on ii numbor of vital qucatloni will ho debuted. Chief among thciio will bo mi nuto llcomia luw providing nn upward revision with especial reference to tho larger, hlghor powered ram, atato Inromu tnx w, uud a land registration law based on that now in effect lu Canndn and nlmlnit at the eventual elimina tion of the nbatruct business. Mr. Hpeuco ulo ukprctH to bring up thu , question of Inltlutlng hydiu-eloc-trio dlatrlot-Inw. providing for or ganization to dovolop electric power , on much tho snmo plan as tho irri gation district, and will ask action on u recommendation for nn antl " discriminatory law basing prices on factory coat, and protecting local producers from prlco cutting by com "'potltors wIioko gooila nro ahlpped III from otUHldo point. A law to do uwuy with gumo wardens, placing tholr work on county oftlclala, and unothor aiming at alight chnngoa In tho Inltlatlvo irtirt referendum, .will lit all' probability alao ho dlacuaacd. ALFALFA CKOP AT SISTERS IS HARDY filow Ohm III HtYongtlion Vlnnts, IteporlH Deleguto lo Hqtinw Cn-c-k DUtrlrt .Meeting. 1 .1. It. Minor and II. II. DoArmond Attended the regular meoilng of tho delegates of tho Hquaw Creek Irrl Kutlou District, held it Slstoru last night. An approximation of 4,000 acres lu under iilfnlfn In tho 8U torH aectlon thin roiiooii, notliwlth atundnlg tho apparently lato spring, nnd It Is gonorally conceded, no Mr. Minor reporta. that tho crop Is lu better condition thlH year than It has lioon for two hoiisoiiii provlous. Thlu year tho growth hiui boon com paratively slow, muklng tho plant aturdy and preventing tho cold ulghta from affecting It bh thoy havo In yonrt puHt. Tho entlro tonnngo Tnliiod on tho 1,000 acres will be conuunied In that soctlon, says Mr. Minor. Soverftl of tho largest stock- 1 valaora havo planned tho building of hIIob in tho coining fall. It lu generally believed by tho roalrtontn of Unit dlBtrlct that thoro will be nn ahundauco of water t tho tlmo It Is ' most noortod, during tho summer, owing to tho slow molting of tho aaow1 la tho mduntnlna. ' , OF R DRAWS MANY ENDORSE CLUB'SMANY JOIN IN STAND ON JAPS LETTERS COME FROM ALL OVER STATE HitoiiiI Will) I'ioiii Heorgo It, Iturtt , A.kn Cooperation -Reply of fera Opportunity to Hpeitk Hoforo Hiialncivi Men. Tlio objection of tho farmers of tltv Torrebonno Hoction to tho Iniporln tlou of JiipunoNit laborera, uud the support glv,en (Ilia position hy tho Ilond Commorclal club In bringing lettera of commendation from , many atictlona of tho atato. Incidentally It Iiiin brought about tho discharge of tho guard at tlio (luorgo I. llurrl holding In tills county, who, accord ing In tho reports of farmers from that aectlon, waa hlrod lo protect thn Jupmioan polalo growera lu ii lelcgram to tho Commercial club announcing thin atcp, Mr. Hurrt aiiya: "No roaaou why you should not cooporato with uh. Positively not our Intention to colonize Jap anese on our land In Central Oregon. Wo Have flvo men there mid don't iiitmiil tn brine unv more until we can come to aomo doflnlto under atnndlng with farmers ns well n btiHlnoaa mun." llurrl lutlfnl lo NMiik. Definitely outlining tho club's po sition on tho question, u wlro In re ply to thla communication waa die patched toady by D. (J. McPlwraon, president of tho club. "Tho Hend Commorclal clb atanda with tho far mem of this aoctlon In oppoilng hot tlemcint of land by Jnpaneae, and will uao evory effort to prevent It." he said. "If you or your associates care to put your position In the mat ter buforo tho club, will be glad to hnvo TO" do no. Plr-nao notify ua whon you wish to he heard." Typical of tho loiters commend ing tho aland of thu Ilond bualuess moil an'd of tho Torrobonno farmer la ono from Portlntid, In which the statement la. mado "Oregon must fight the Importation of Iowh to thu Inat ditch, thosO fol nnd then r keoo on fighting wo iiavo no tlmo to lose, hut wo must begin. und keep It up till wo novo won. Nothing loss will savo thn coun try from being overrun by a race which wo cannot naturalize." assimilate nor PROTEST HALTS LAND CLEARING Answering tho recent telegram sent by tho Ilond Commercial club Inviting him'to attend a session of the club nnd prosont his sldo of the case lu regard to ugltntlon lu tho north end of tho county against employment- of inpaneso labor on his potato ranches, Oeorgo Ii., Hurtt, wealthy Paclflo coast potato broker, wired today, expressing his appre ciation of tho Invitation uud declar ing that ho will mnko a special ef fort to leave Ran Francisco for Hend this week. ' . "Will wlro for appointment bo foro leaving," hlH tologrum contin ues. "Recommond having Mr. Pol lett nnd nil parties Interested ut tho mooting. Will nppreclutn your ar ranging ttllH. "Positively no reason why you should not cooporato with uu. Wo, hnvo no Intention to ottor our land lu Contrul Oregon to Japauoso. Your citizens und fnrmors will hnvo no logttlmuto cniiBo for complaint from uuy action on tho part of our cor poration. "Owing to extreme labor condi tions, wo slncoroly rogrot wo at tempted to cultivate and farm uny of our Central Oregon lands. Trlod hurd to soauro labor, uud our oper ations, ho far, havo boon moRt ox penalvo I want to go on ro-orcl ut this tlmo thut not unothor ungo. brush or Juniper will bo romovod from our lands' In Central Oregon until wo nro working In peace and harmony with your body nnd farm ers of Deschutes County." OBSERVANCE OF i MEMORIAL DAY; IMPRESSIVE SERVICE SEEN LOFTY IDEALS URGED ltev. ,T. Bdgar Punly HpenU at In lloor BxerrNi-, More Tliiui 1IM Bt-Herilff,Men In t'nl- form March. Crouds filled thn gymnasium to capacity to attend Memorial day urvlros, held under the auspices of Percy A. Stevens pout, American legion, Monday morning, and Inter lined the Htni-ts oh more than 100 men In uniform, led by tho Hhovlln- iflion band, lu khokl, started the march to Pilot Unite cemetery, where Iho simple, but impressive, ceremonies, authorized by national tienrimiurters. pxtiressed the rover- enro of the living for tho dead ' The observance of Decoration day started shortly before 10 o'clock at the gmnasium. when tlio memuers of the post marched Into the gym nasium and stood nt attention dur I.... ,! ninvini- nt "The Htar SDnn- gled llanner." The Invocation by Her. J. Kdger Purdy of the Methodist church, and n vocal duetj hy Dr, U W. Oatchell and Mrs.1 Ashley Forrest followed. In the address of the day ltev. Purdy mado an eloquent appeal fpr the perpetuation of the Ideals for which America's warn havo been fought, Tho American legion ho spoke of as a worthy successor to the .Grand Army of the Republic nnd tho Spanish-American War Vet erans. Members of both of the two last named organizations were on the platform during tho services "Cmii1 wire IKfonilctl. After the benediction by Kev. Fred A. Cornellussen of tho Scandl-navWn-l.utherau church and the singing of "America" by the audi ence, tho service men filed out, re forming In the street and beginning the march to tho graveyard. v Kntcrlng the cemetery In column of squads, at a half-time cadence, the command swung Into company front and stood at attention while tho trlbuto to tho doad was read by Fred A. Woelfleu. commander er af 1, urt- the post, and tho firing squad dor the command of Sergeant Nof mau A. Cobb, had performed Its appointed duly. Tlio service wns concluded with the decorating of graves by men from all brnnces of the service Tho observance of Decoration day was in charge of a committee of the legion, headed by Dr. Gatchell. GROWERS AWAIT WOOL ADVANCE HI.U.MP IN MARKBT SIXCB BAR MBit SAI.KS FINDS KUBHPMHN UXWII.MNO TO DIKPOSi; OF rUMPS. Slncy tho purcha&o of two fairly Inrge clips of Central Oregon wool und soveral manlier amounts for It. N. Stnnflold. the mnrket. both In Portland and Ronton, lips fallen oft badly, and growers, unwilling to ac cept tho 30 cent rate now offered, nro holding for an advance. Al ready. Bays A. M. Prlngle of thei tho United Wnrohoubo, approximate ly 200,000 pounds nro in storago here awaiting thu sulo which will bo hnld about tho middle of Juno, and 3CO.00O pounds more will prob nbly como In boforo tho buyers gather In Ilond. Fifty-two cents wns tho prlco at Which Tom Cronlu's 30,000-pound clip wuh contracted for by Stauflold tWo weeks ago. while no cents was paid fpr tho lars clip of CUuvhis l'ltchor, , which has not yet "boon brought Into Uond. No wool hnu been sont out of Uoud ou consigumcut, It la tttutod by Mr, Prlnglo. jLARGE CROWD ENJOYS TROUT FEED IN BEND MEMHERS OF GRANGE ENTERTAINED NOVEL DINNER GIVEN I JliimimU But l Light of Hugo HotiflM on Hunk of Deac liulex. llaud Music Plraannt I'm- (uro of Btenlng. Half a thousand people, Including praotlcally every delegate to tho state grange convention, with many iiin! residents, cathercd on the east-bank of tho Deschutes Tues day evening for tho trout banquet Klvou by tho 11 end Kod & Gun club and tho Commercial club. Tho fact that an abundant supply of fish was on hand to satisfy tho appetites of overy man, woman nnd child In tho crowd was a trlbuto to tho skill of local anglers, who had spent tho two preceding days In procuring trout from tho various lakoa and Ht reams In tho country tributary to Dead t A flolachmcnt of cooks, under tho direction of Pat Murphy, prepared fish, potatoes and coffco and served them on wooden plates, provided by The Shovlln-Hixon Company, to tho hungry hundreds who passed by the cafeteria counter enclosing a huge range. MonuB were printed on Deschutes whlto pine, furnished by tho nrooks-Scanlon Lumber com pany. From tho outdoor kitchen tho delegates and their friends pitsfed to long wooden tables and benches erected by tho forest serv ice, und enjoyed thu repast, whllo un Immcnso bonfire Illumined tho scene Kxcellent Instrumental num bers wore offered by tho ShevIIn Hixou band. Mayor J. A. Bastes, In a brief address, welcomed tho delegates Just before tho cafeteria line was formed. SjvorlMiicn Add to Hotter. After tho last trout had disap peared, speeches woro In order, and A Whlsnnnt, C. B. Spenco, master of the grango; 11. J. Ovorturf, Mrs. Minnie B. Iloud, stato lecturer, and C. J. Hurd, county ngrlculturlst. from Douglas county, wero lntro- f duced by President D. Ci. McPherson of tho Commorclal club. Whllo tho 'outdoor session was In progress, a successful canvass for members was mado by tho Rod & Gun club and a business meeting of the same organization followed. MADE IN OREGON WINDOWS PLEASE i:en .Moro Interest ' Should Re Hlionn, However, Sajs Associat ed Industries Manager. lu connection with tho display of Oregon mndo goods being made this week by local merchants, A. G. Clark, manager of the Associated Industries of Oregon nrlvcd lu Uend Wednesday nnd spent tho morning waiting with local dealers. Whllo pli'-ised with the showing of Oregon products in tho store windows during Gr.tngo week, Mr. Clark oxprossod himself ns being somowhnt disap pointed that moro Interest Is not be ing tukon. "Oregon mndo goods meuu payrolls, and tho merchants of Rend have every roaBon to know what payrolls mean to them," he said. A committee of delcgntcs attend ing the Grnugo convention will bo appointed! tomorrow to Judge tho w indows and solpct tho threo best to receive tho cash prizes offered by tho organization which Mr, Clark represents. Mr, CJark Is tho father of Mrs. J. I.. Van Iiuf'fol, of this city. rnAYKS car, nrmw arm. Walter Smith, of Crescent, whllo cranking n cur, sustained u fructuro of ono of tho boups in the nrni Sun day. Ho was brought to Bond Mon day for medical treatment, L K, SHEPHERD LOSES LIFE IN SUHLES LAKE JUMPS FROM BOATAS WAVES THREATEN COMPANIONS RESCUED I,lfi- of .Vorviil Hpilnner KiitimI by t!(MVnr-OId John JtrvMcr When Craft Ovrrturn.i Bthauitctl Pair Found Ht I-ast. Htnrtlng on a trip of mere than COO miles to Ashland, Oregon, where fuueroi services will be held for L. K. Shepherd, prominent music atoro proprietor of Hend, who woo drowned ut Butties lake Saturday af ternoon, Mrs. Mnrlam Shepherd, his widow, and Borl Shepherd, his brother, left Hend Monday accom panying tho body of their husband and Brother Mrs. W. 0. Newton Is making tho trip with them. Thoy nro to bo met nt Portland by Mr. Shepherd's parents. News of tho tragedy came Satur day evening In a phone message sont In to Hend by F. A. Howard, of this city, calling from a ranch near the resort. Shortly after, a party con sisting of Oscar Hanson, Dr. H. N. Moore, D. II. Peoples, J. H. Hanor, S. B. Roberts, nnd J. D. Donovan, left for tho lake, and Sunday morn ing the body was rccovorcd G5 feet from shoro at a 40 foot depth. 'Heavy Clothe JUndcr. Jumping from a boat nearly full of water, but only B0 yards from shore, Mr. Shopherd attempted to swim to safety though hampered by hip bootsandn heavy sheepskin coat, j manufacture or sale of llgbt beers according to Norvat Springer, of j and wines, a resolution was Intro Hcnd. who, with 20 year old John duced this morning by A. B. Coutaat Urewer, loft In charge of the resort which, ,& passed, w 111 place the ccftk by Wlllam Young, holder of the Sut- vcntlon on record j against aay tics lake concession, wero In the boat! changes In the. -18th amendment to at the tlmo It was being nwamped by tho fedoral constitution, waves. Tho craft capsized ns Mr.) llrlsht rtituru Svn Shepherd Jumped, nnd Urewer ) An optm,sUe OIUook for tho tu. started to swim usuorn, uui uuu gono only u few strokes when he turned bnck to aid Springer, who has no knowledge of swimming. Whon only 30 feet from a firm beach, Mr. Shupherd sank. During the hour nnd u half which followed, Springer's llfo was saved at least twico by his youthful com panion, Springer declares, . for the boat turned with them several times before thoy wero able to get tholr balance. Aftor regaining the boat for tho first tlmo Springer managed to kick off his hip boots. Thorough ly chilled by tholr long Immorslon In tho Icy water, and almost uncon scious, tho two were rescued by Young, who arriving from Redmond, heard cries for help and wns In formed by enmpers that they had seon a boat, apparently In distress, on the hike. .lumps When Wmcs Threaten. The two Rend anglers left hero Saturday morning, headed for snunro lako. and reached Suttlos lako about 2;30 o'clock In tho. after noon, Springer said. Young Urewer had been ordered to let out no boats If tho water was rougn. uui Mr. Shepherd had no fear of tho choppy water and high wind, and persuaiteu tho boy to take them out. After their trip across had pro gressed for somo 15 minutes, tho moteor on tho back of the boat be came looso nnd wns bolted back on by the boy while Mr. Shepherd manned tho ours. . A fow minutes later, tho Ignition was killed by a wave, and ono of tho oars manned by Sprlngor slipped from the lock, tho boat -swinging broadside to the wind. Railing with tholr lints In lieu of cans, tho occupants of tho crnft could make no headway agalnBt tho waves which wero gradually fill ing tho boat. Soon Mr. Shopherd culled, "She's filling up," and rising without removing cither boots or coat, nnd with tho evident Intontlon of lightening tho craft for thoso re maining behind, Jumped overboard, His foot, placed on tho edge of tho boat, overturned It as ho entered the wntor, Mr. Shopherd Wft3 31 years and six months old nt tho tlmo of his death, Hij was bom In Ashland, where his, paroivts still loslde. In uddltlon to his wife ;ud brot.hor, uu infanf d.augu,ter survives Win. Nil BY JAPANESE I IE ftN ISSUE GRANGE DISAPPROVAL IS EXPECTED CANVASS UNDER WAY Reelection of O. B. Sptiicc ai SUto MnMcr Forecasted at Conven tion Uccomtw m Reality When Vote I Counted. Hcfore the adjournment of the stato grange, which began tho sec ond day of Its annual convention hero this morning, action will, fee asked condemning Japanese coloni zation In Oregon, it was learned, during tho noon recess today. It was strongly Indicated that the sen timent of the Orange would fee Btrongly in favor of such action. Interest today centered about thn work of tho canvassing committee, which spent the morning and early afternoon In going over the sUla referendum vote on tho higher offi cers of the organization. Prelimi nary reports indicated that C. E. Spence, Incumbent, was the favor ite for the office of master, but of ficial returns yere not to bo gives out until the close of the aftcrnooa session. Aiming against any change In -tie prohibition lav,' to allow for tto turo of the organization was taken by State Master C. E. Spenco when la his report yesterday afternoon cover ing tho activities of tho past year, he declared that the Qrauge Is stronger than ever before. In spirit. If not ta numbers, and that Its financial con dition will permit a moro aggressive extension campaign. Mr. Spence Bpoke vigorously against uny attempt to regulate "big business" by law, asserting that the only satisfactory method of at taining this end Is through cooper ation between producer and consum er. "It Is hoped that through an ex change between Farmer and Labor cooperative associations, much of the present cost of distribution can be eliminated," he said. Grunge .Not Political Touching . on. the present condi tion of unrest he urged tho removal of tho cause, rather than tho treat ment of symptomatic conditions. "The only way to keep men from ag itating against grievances is to re move the grievances," ho said. "The seed of revolution is repression. The real antfdoto for tho unrest which manifests Itself Is not suppression, but a deep consideration of the wrongs which beset our natural ilfe, and the application of a remedy." The speaker emphatically stated thnt the Grange U In no sense u polit ical or party organization, but enum erated legislative measures which ho declared should havo tho support of tho organization. Amendment of tho stato rural credits law to pormit financing with stato funds, upward revision of the auto llcouso schedule as regards new high-priced cars, a graduated land tax upon oxcosslvo holdings, a state income tax, abol ishing discrimination in prices, or ganization of wator power districts, and amendment of the land registra tion law to Insure effective opera tion, wero chlof among these. Ho advised against any changes In thn land bank law; Now HriUcftM Organised Stato Lecturer Mrs, Doml reported the organlzatlpn of six grnuges dur ing tho past 12 months, and urged thut Rio policies of the order be such as to eliminate tho possibility of pub lic criticism'.' During' the afternooa sessleH, H. (Continued on last page.)