t WEEKLY EDITION The bend bulletin. 4 ' .1 VOI. .win MJND, MSHOIfUTKH COUNTY, OKKGON, f Ht.'It.SDA V, .M'MJ 10, lOUO. No. IK. mm 'f RATE CHANGE IS NOT FOR COMMISSION C. 0. I. CASE ENDED BY v f ATTOHNEV GENERAL SETTLERS SUSTAINED Public Hen In lliuml Hiin no .lurlx. (Hi Hon Out PiUiiIii ConlrmtN, ,Ml)l (O lldOkt Mllllltt'lllllll'l' Charges In Vnln. Ill n wlin received TuvnilHy from thulr awHiolatx, Harrison Allen of Portland, Do Armoinl Krsklim of thlH city, uttoriinyn for tint Central Oregon IrrlKiitlmi district, with Hi formed of nu nplnloii handed down dy Urn attorney general of Oregon, In whlnh dm' stand taken by the ilUtrlol (hut llin public korvlou com mission Iiuh no power to alter muln Itiiuinrn charm on tint C. () I. nyn Ihiii, Is supported. "Atlorimy gun ral cmiflriiiH our position, holding public rmrvlco commlfuiliiii bus no power to chiingu maintenance rsdwi," Mr. Allen" telegram read. Tint dcoUlon Ih considered uk ono of tin most Important In Hid bin tory of relnllnn of HottbT uml Irrl Kntlnu cninpiuiy In HiU part of Hm Muto uml itimiiiK tbitl toMtlinony Ink on at Hid April hearing before Hm iioiiiiiiImiIoii will lutvn no value. It also iiii'uiih that any fuiHiiir rlinucu whloh Hid i:oiiipniiy may hum to oh ImIii Increahod rutoM lie In nu up IhxiI to Hid court nttil Hint, wltlioiit Utl, Hm settler Mill Im suved up proximately f 1 00,000 for Hm flrHt yocir nluiu. Objection Niiotiilui'il. Tim pot It loll lo ln allowed till up wiiril revision In tiinlulntiniici) okmrge mum flleil u ymir ago by Hm Cmitntl Oregon Irrigation coiiipiiuy , with Hid puhlli' mnvlcti coiiiiiiImiIoii, hh ailvuiirn to 1 MO (rum 80 cent ami I pur uuro already charged being nked. loiter, an -iliuoiided ItoHHnn linked u Keneral rati) throughout Hm projert of I2.S0 pur acre. Objection wait mode to thu com pleto putltliin by Hm llond attor neys uml their I'ortlniiil associate on Hm Kround that tbn commission bail no Jurisdiction. UcurliiK. how ever ,wns nut for April 1. ami wum hold during Hm first two days of Hm moiitli In llodmond. All testl inony was taken under Hm sumo ob jection, based on thu fuel Hint maintenance charge In foico wore secured by contractM muilo between Individual settlers uml Hm com puny. ,. . . Further liifnrinuHoti' received to day regarding Attorney fJonoral Ilrown'H decision states that ils opinion lists Hm Central Oregon Ir rigation company uh not n public sorvlco corporation, and henco not within Hm JurlNillctlnii ot tlm com rnlNHlou, f Hinting ul nu Irrigation dovelop moot to cont from 51,000,000 to ( (3,000,000, taken by ninny of his (Continued on hint pitRii.) M'KENZIE PASS NOT YET OPEN llOAl) .MAY IU3 CI.OHi:i) TO OAltS von ANOTiir.it .month m:- Ti , OAUHK OI' HOCK AT WINDY POINT, PHONKH HIHTKItH MAN. That tho McKonzIo Pawi Ih not yot opun and may not bo for another month, wan tho Information con--vuyud In a Ioiik dlstunco iuouburo ro colved hero thla mornliu' from aorKOMtlcon, of SIstorH. A innHu of rock ut Windy Point 1b utlll In tho load unt! imiHt bo romovod- boforo earn can puna, Mr, Altkon Bald, Indl onilufe that roporta of cnrH making th'e' (rp In March may not have beii Sjasodon fuct. & IS TOLD TO CLUB WARREN MORSE ASKS FOR AID Dui'i ItnlM'il mill AxucHMiirnt Le led b. ItllhluioiN Men to Wipe Out Debt llmplio iiirul Hm run In I'atoicil. (Jrlppliu; tale or the sufferings of IniiulredH of thouwinds of Armen ians, of tlm purl played by that rum In thu world war unit figure showing Hid lank confronting Amoilca In re lieving coikIIHoiin In tlm near oust, wore Bl vmi today by Warren Morn", of Portland, here In connection with Hm Deschutes county dilve for I U , 0 0 0 , nt Hm weekly hi'huIoii of thu lleud Conunei'clal club. At Hm cIohi of bin addretiH, HtibKcrlpHntiH with taken by It H. Huinlllon, chairman of Hid county relief committee, by uiiiuuN of rmilH panned aiuotu; tlm iiieinbi'ru. Mr Monti) declareil Hint America face tbn problem of feeding 1.000, 000 ilitHlltlltu people, of whom 2G0. 000 urn children, orphaned by Turk lull maiiwicroH. Diirlni: tlm war. be mild, 2G0.000 ArmenlaiiH foiu;ht In Hid arnileM nf Hm alllon, and In ap peal to American manhood, ho told of 300,000 Armenian wotnoii and KlrU who are In Turklnh bareniM. To place thu club on It feet fi nancially, T. II. Foley, chairman of a Hpeclul financial committee, rec otiiitmndi.'d Hint Individual due bo rained no cetitK per month, that an tiimciiiimiiiit of 1. GO per member be levied nl once, that a now IiiinIh of aHHimnlnK dllCN URitlunt bllHlllesii hoimeM be adopted, mid Hint the membornhlp committee make an lin mediate cnnvnim of nil proHpect.f'. Ilu mentioned further thai Hm club Ih f 500 In debt. HIh report wait ac cepted. Will A III I'armei-. Thul an effort nhould be made by tlm ornnnlzutloii of a club employ ment bureau to work iiKatiiHl tlm threatened crop tdiortano In Den chutuM county, raiiKed by luck of farm labor, wum the kUi of a motion put by C. H. IIiiiIhoii. J. P. KnyuH polutud out that Hm club already uuh n bureau of tlm kind which V fiitiotlonliiK but little, and Carl A. JohtiNou arcued Hint an educational canipalKii to dhow Hm iidvuutnr.ex ot farm employment to tlm laborer. Hhnuld ho launched. Ho believed Hint a purl nt leant of tlm mill labor turnover, which ho ruvo uh 300 pur cunt, could bo diverted, at leant tem porarily to tlm famiM, II. M. Morton urjied Hint road work bo abandoned for tho Hum bcliiK, lo nllow IiIkIi way workorx to utiKaRa In nKrlcul lure. Mr, Johnnon, nguln tnklnR tho floor, advlned that a moveinent bo ntarted for npcndlm; vacations on tho farm. Tlm motion wan carried without opponltlon. , RED CROSS AUDIT DATA MADE KNOWN That a total of J15,fi:M.08 Iiuh been handled by tho llond Uod CronH chapter from October I, 19 IS, to Mny 1, 1920, In hIiowii In tho report of TrnvoUni; Auditor OeorRo II. Oeunivent, whose oxportliiR of tho chapter'a hooka Iiuh JiihI been com pleted, In nddlllnn to a balance on hand of ?20riG. H ,tlm account hIiowb tho rollowliiR ItouiH llHted In Hm iIIh burxoumnt roluiun: Materlala pur chased, Jl'jnO.CI; truUHjiortattou on mutorlnlH, $11. ST.; homo mirvlcu, $.'1310.38; luftionzi) expound, $20.10; public health uurHliiR, ?HpS,ir; llRht, rent, etc., $1.19.51; potdiiRO, prlutliiR, etc., $12. 2G; Incidental bx poiiHOH, $122.78; mlHcolliiimoiiH ex penditure!!, $un.l3; romlttnuco to illvlHlou headnuarteiH, $2870,90; to $tc,ooo,ooo fund, $1510. r.n. LOAN BY FEDERAL LAND BANK TO WAIT That no moro loans will bo nindo by tho federal lard bunk boforo Oc tober, Ih tho declaration of C, 13. Wodiloou, of Snloni, chief appraiser in this district, Mr. Woddoou, who has boon Bpoudlng a fow days In this section, loft Juuo 2 for tho atato capital, LONG SESSION ENDS MEETING OF THE GRANGE, SPENCE IS ON HIS LASTl TERM AS MASTER FARMER IS WARNED Chin nu That Arli iiIIiiiIkIh Arc Piorifceilnu Vigorously Denied. IbuiRer of Noii-I'iiitliiui l.i'iiKin N Intimated. At tlm c !(. of their filial nfmnlon liHii) liiHtliiR well Into Hm early bourn of Kutiirduy. tlm Oregon .State OruiiRii adjourned, to hold Km next annual conventoln In KiiReue. The cIohIiir hour of tho 1920 inootluK wen" ciammed full of I)UnIuom, hoiiio of the inont Important of tlm entire newtlon coiiiIur up for action, but time wuh found for an open meetliiR In Hm early pnrt of thu ovuiiIiir, when newly elected officer wore Installed by W J ThoiiiHon. member of tho national executive committee of tho OrniiKo. and S. J. Lowell, manter of tlm National GraiiRe, dcllvereil an nddroftN on Hit) nuhject, "Pernonal KoMpoiiMlblllty." PruMuntutloii of RlftM from Hid Mtntu orRnnlzatlon to Cyrim Walkor. vunurnblo retlrlnR chaplain, and to Mm. Mary Howard, for 22 ynnra mcretary. wan also made diiriuK thu opun huimIou. That ho Im now outurlni: Into tho hint term nu Mate manter, tlm posi tion to which Im wan reelected Wed nesday, wait Hm declaration made by C. K. Hpiincu, lit a brief address kIv un on bin limtallutlon. Othem who took office were uh folowa: Ovomeur C. H. Ilaycn: Lecturer, Mm. Mlnnla K llond; Stownrd. M. C. Clover; AimlHtnut Steward. J. C. heady. Chaplain. T. It. A. Sell wood; TreaH urcr. II. lllrhchburR; Secretary. Minn Ilorthn J. Heck; Ontekuupor. C. S. Dow; CoroN, Cnrrlu Salon; Pomonn, Mm. (iPurRD Knndull; Klorn, Grace Marin; Lady Annlntant Steward, Jos (ilii Miller. I'limlly Life linprrlltil Shorter bourn, hlnher iay, and cheaper food art tho three causes which will brliiR famine to tho I'nlt ed KtntoH. declared National Manter Lowell, In his addrctM. "There was never a time In history when it day's labor will bring tho laborer so much food as It will today." ho tmld, "and yet thuro bun never been a time when tlm farmer has been ho unjustly crlt IclHcd as now. "There U ton much crltlcixm; too many nro evcrlaHtliiRly uccusIdr the other fellow of proflteerliiR. Thoro Is a constant movement from the farm to tho city, hut tho city man is freo with tho htiitement that the far mer Ih 'rolling In woalth.' I wonder why tho city folks don't come out and roll with us." Mr. Lowoll deplored thu high ner vous tonslon, which ho doclared Is rapidly reduciiiR family lift to n thliiR of tho past. "Peoplo are not roalUliiR tholr personal responslbll- ( Continued on last page ) Importance of Pine Manufacture To Central Oregon Will Be Seen In Displays Prepared By Mills What the plim manufacturing industry means to Contrul Oregon will soon bo made apparent to Hm state by exhibits which have been prepared by tho Urooks Scuhlon Lumber Co, and The SlmvUu-HUou Company which will bo sunt to tho Oregon State Chumbor ot Commorco display In Portland. Information given In connection with th'o displays show tin annual lumbor output of nearly 200,000,000 foot with u combined unnuul payroll ot hotter than $2, tiOO.OOO. Tho Hrooks-Scnnlon exhibit con HlstH ot u largo nlnb ot drossud pine, with n crosa ooctlon of plno log bolted In tho coutor, and data concerning tho plant, listed on both aldoB ot tho Boctlon ot log. This gives tho annual capacity ot tho plant as 90,000,000 toot, tho yearly payroll na 1,200,000, tho MILLS OF BEND AN EXAMPLE TO REST OF STATE1 HOUSE BUILDING IS PRAISED ENTIRE CITY GAINS Policy of I'liroiirnclnc (VmtlriiciJon Would Konn Hohe llounln Problem lr Pollotw-il LIm- tilirie, Snj h A. (J. Clark. Tho lioiiHlnR problem would bo taken care of In On-Run, If all the hli; lumber iiiIIIh would take their cue from Hie Ilend mills accordliiR to A. U. ('lark, maniiRer nf tho Anno clatetl IudUktrlcH of OreRon, who is in Bond attendlm: tho State GratiRe and lookltiR over window exhibits of Oregon products made by liond mer chants. Mr. Clurk Im enthunlantlc over the position taken by thu Shuvlln-Hlx-ou and Ilrooks-Scanlon mills, who In order to imcoiirnRe homo biiildlnR, sell lumber through n local agency, ut prices that are as low ns the lar gent buyers receive in car lots ut tho mill. Tho plan was originally put Into efoot for the benefit of their employes, so that more homes would be constructed but the pub lic outnldo of the actual employes Is taklpR advantage of the big sav ing In 'securing wholesale prices on lumber. "This splendid example of public helpfulness Is certainly to bo com munded." said Mr. Clark, "and all of Oregon's mills could Join lnn sim ilar action and thus bo the direct means of canning a greater amount of construction of actual homes. "Other communities could follow up thu idea und no doubt would be successful In getting similar action on the pari of more lumber mills." KMris More Industrie Mr Clark says that ho expects to see other Industries start In Hcnd. With water power chonp and conven ient n woolon mill und u paper pulp mill could bo profitably maintained In lie lid. ho bollevos. Iloth of these commodities are in big demand and mills in Oregon are having more of fers of buslnoss than can be taken cure of, ho says. "With two or three more big pay rolls started, llond would go ahead by leaps that would skin the 'sevon leiiRue boots' " ho declared. LABOR SUPPLIED BY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS Aiding to overcome tho shortage of labor, two members of tho high school graduating class of the Ilend high school und ono senior have taken Jobs at tho Shevlln-Hlxou box factory. Miss Mildred Klein and Miss Nellie Leslie aro tho alumn! and MIsh Gladys Suther is tho un dergraduate. Already tho three have become most efficient em ployes, reports O. A. Haytlcn, su perintendent of tho factory. average mini her of umployos us TS0. railroad trackage uh 30 miles, estimated length of operation as 20 years, tho monthly shipping ca pacity us GO cars ot box snooks and ISO curs of lumber, and fea tures thu moauures taken by tho company to prevent accidents mid to advance tho cuuau ot Oregon made products. Anothor huge plno plunk gives Interesting figures regarding Shov-lln-Illxon operation. Annual out put is placed at 100,000,000 feot, shipping ot box snooks alono amounts to 100 cars, tho payroll for tho past your Ih totalled nt 1, 375,000, nnd tho Ufa ot tho plant, based on presont timber holdings, Is given na 30 yours. It is noted that tho mill holds u record for two yoara nud 10 months ot con tinuous day uud night operation without a shut down. SUMMER TO BE JRECORDSEASON FOR TOURISTS MANY WONDERS SEEN IN BRIEF TOUR ANGLERS INCREASING. Kl-lnlng Pound Ktri-llcnt In Prac tically All ItJiki" und Si ream of Central Oregon Forest Itoail Work N'oled. My Lucille Hatinderx. Centuries roiio by when Central Oregon was rolling around In n great Inland sea or getting showered over with volcanic ash Alladln stroked his little wonder nou-dlstlllnto burning automatic vest pocket lamp and gave unto Oonchutcs county three greal gifts Its sunny days, its woalth of timber and fish and ani mal life, and Uh natural wonders. The cloud of dust that has surround ed every tourist automobile that ever pulled Into Ilend in the Hummer months has discouraged its driver from seeking out tho genuine curios of tho country. He never heard of j luva tunnels or ice cavos or tnoun- tain fishing resorts that are too new i to boast hotels ho Ih watching for I an enticing paved highway to lead him past u meek waterfall where he can stop to lunch on pimento cheese .sandwiches and chocolate eclairs. I This summer is to be recorded a ' Inll.lol Annan.. I.. . I. n uln.n n h .1 I. Im luuuni piranun ill uiv muiu Uitu Ik in up to somebody In Central Oregon to camouflage n club, tap tho tourist gently but firmly on tho head and ! shout, "Say, you, run up in tho brush und look nl some of our scenery. Don't get out of the country until you are ready to tell your friends back oust all about It. Improvement of forest roads in tho past year has made more accessible many of tho outdoor attractions of this section, but there Is still n vital thing lacking outsldo of tho forest sIrii posts. How many strangers that go by on The Dalles-California highway know that when they roach Lava llutto they uro passing, with ono oxceptlon, tho newest volcano In tho United Stutes? How many that the turn of tho road nt Harper leads to Klk lake, where the fish almost swallow both hook and line? How (Continued on last page.) $50 FINE LEVIED ON BOOZE CHARGE 1'ied Sliomiuotit. PleiuU Guilty In Pollre Comt Jim LoreRroM Admit-. ItcxlMlii; Officer. Frod'Shonquost, arrested Satur day on a charge of having liquor In his possession, pleaded guilty in po lice court this morning, and was fined $100, hulf of the fine being re milled during good behavior. Another police court case was that against Joe Lovogrovo, charged with resisting an officer. Lovogrovo admitted refusing Jo assist In carry ing n length of hose ut the Urooks Scuulon fire Sunday, nud was fined J 10. Tho entire penalty was sus pended. COUNTY LIBRARY HAS MORE BOOKS Tho county library has borrowed from tho state library books on for estry, logging, botnny, birds ot Or egon, flowers of tho west, geology, amatour photography, social servlco, and books for foreigners who wish to learn tho Kngllsh language and those preparing for citizenship, mny bo borowed llko other library books by those tntoiestcd in tho sub jects. Lists ot books on almost any sub ject may bo found at tho library and may be usod for reference and for making requests tor books not in tho library. Tho nowest lists aro the following: Ono Thousand Technical Rooks, Elsht Hundred TJJsotul Hooks. Inpw About Milk, and View points in Travel nnd arrangomonl ot books of. trayol to their essentia! la ter&t. ' .RIDERS DRIVE JAPS OUT OF SPUD FIELDS SELF-STYLED BEND MEN PILFER WASTE IS REPORTED Two Can of tivnl Po tutors Mast He Sent Hack From Terrebonne, Hnjs Ilurtt Club's Slnnil Appreciated. How five riders, representing themselves to bo from Ilend, drove his Japanese laborers from tho fields at his Lower Ilrldge ranch recently, threatened violence against them, and even pilfered $180 from one of tho men, wuh told Tuesday night by Georgo L. Ilurtt, potato grower and Central Oregon land owner, on hla return from a day's trip through thu Terrebonne and Lower Ilrldgo sec tions. "I found tho Japanese badly frightened," lie said, "and learned that friends In tho neighborhood had succeeded, with tho utmost difficulty, in persuading them to re main on the ranch." Mr. Durtt had no Information which would tend to dlscloso the Identity of tho self-styled Dcnd men, but declared that he was convinced that the members of tho party were not from this city. "Tho altitude taken by your commercial club Ik promising to cooperate with me (a my endeavors In Central Oregon con vinces mo ot that," he said. Ho men tioned appreciatively talks given tie fore the Monday night meeting, bj business men nnd by a number ot far mers who had declared themselves In favor of his development plans, nnd declared that In leaving Hand he would remorrber the Commercial club as a "bunch of live wires.' Seed Shipped ILick. In iis tour of the Tcrrebonno and Lower Bridge country, on which ho was accompauied by his brother-in-law, William Shapter, V. H. nialr, Canby potato dealer, and Henry Han sen, manager for Georgo Shlma, Mr. Durtt saw a number of farmers and ascertained through personal Inter views that tho number ot those vio lently opposed to him Is small und, ha believes, not representative ot tho community. Because ot tho opposition in the north end of the county and the Im possibility to secure labor, cither white or Japaneso, Mr. Durtt re ported that the Terrebonno ranch, although plowed and ready for crop, is unseeded, and that on tho Hosklns place at Lower Bridge, 130 acrea have put In. He left orders Uiat two carloads ot seed, raised In Central Oregon, shipped to California, and rcshipped to Terrebonne, should bo again started on tho way south bo cause of inability to plant. .Accord ing to tho normal yield, tho two car loads would havo produced approxi mately 00,000 sacks ot seed, Mr. Durtt estimated. Accompauied by Mr, Hansen and Mr. Shapter, Mr. Durtt- started tbla morning for Klamath Falls, whoro he will luspoct potato land before con tinuing on bis roturn to California. ANGLER ASSAULTS DESCHUTES FARMER As the result of an encounter with an unknown Portland angler, John Atkinson, rancher on tho Deschutes south of llond, is Wearing a highly decorated face, and Is promising n warm recoptlou to tho next spots innu who fishos from his land with out first securing permission. Mr. Atkinson is ready to swoar out ovon a John Doo warrant It this will mako possible- the arrest ot bis assailant, but authorities consider this will ho highly lSprohnblo. Mr. 'Atkinson encountered threo fisherman on his ranch Suaduy.faHiI requested thorn to move onjMngUM ot leaving his proporty, jpafoT tho three attacked thu ranchernknocViug him, down and markedly altering hl facia! contours. Aa soon us ho ebuld regain his feot, Mr., Atkinson rJfSrt)," tl house ter his qnp, but. on hh) turn ' the-trla-'had departed. ''