WEEKLY EDITION
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IIHNI), IIKHCIIUTICH COUNTV, OREGON, TIIUKHDAV, JVhY HU, WJM.
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WATER CLAIMS
TO GET EQUAL
CONSIDERATION
CUPPER'S PLEDGE IS
TOLD TO CLUB
EAST UNIT IMPORTANT
Adoptability "' Koll unit Ability or
IHnlrlctn To Take. Up Work
Will Ho Factor In DisUlon,
Klalo llnulms'r llwliit'i
Tho needs of nil purl of tho Des
chutes project will bo taken Into con
Hlilorutlon by Htutu Engineer Percy
A, Cupper In tho distribution of stor
ms wntur (rout I ho proposed Ilonlinni
Fulls rowervolr, Is was Mated Y
It, W, Bnwyor, inotuhor of tho n i -clnl
committee of tho Comniorclftl
club tippulutetl to look Into tho quos-
tlon of tho water grab reported to
bo contemplated by tho North Unit
Irrigation district. Speaking buforo
tho club nl IU weekly luncheon Wed
nesday, Mr, Sawyer stated that, In mi
Inturvlow with Mr. Cupper curly In
tho woek, tho ntnto engineer had do-
clnrod that ho did not understand
tho North unit plan to contomplato
tho uia of nil tho llonbnm Fnlli stor-
ngn wntor, but that If such a rcquosl
woro mndo, tho requirement of tho
othor projects will bo cousldorod.
Thin In tukon nil moaning that n pro
rata distribution will bo niturod.
According to tka 1013 slututos, It
' wnii explained to tho club, and It li
further provided that no minor part
of tho niitlru project In "This conn tho
North unit can work ngnlusl tho
chances of nny othor district for do
volopuiout. Thin, It wns Interpreted, would
give nn aggrieved district a remedy
through tho court, although tho stn
tuta docs not outline- nny duflulto ac
tion. Coil U l-'iitior.
Mr. Cupper wns quoted ns Maying
that 610 rondltlou of tho unit askliiR
for water, nnd of tho others In tho
projects, IncludliiK adaptability for
Irrigation and cost of linproroment,
would be Importnnt fitctorH, nnd sug
gested that projocts which aro In
Hhnpo to K( uhoad with development
work will recelva tho first consld
oration. With this In vlow, tho
committee through Its spokosmnti,
ndvlsed concentration on tho East, or
North Canal unit, now Included In
tho holdliiRH of tho C. O. I. company.
TIiIh could bo dono olthor hy tho pur
chuso of these holdings, amounting
to 35,000 ucros, or by assisting thu
company In securing water for tho
land, It wtiH stated.
Mr. Sawyer road n letter from tho
ntnto engineer, In which It was do
olnred that when tho report of tho
North unit commission, houded by A.
J. Wlloy, regarding costs und Ronoral
feasibility, Is rocolvod, tho situation
will bo so handled as hot to do an
Injustlco to othor units. It was Inti
mated, howovor, thai It might bo
Impossible to provide sufficient wa
ter for nil noeds, Tho request of
tho Tumnlo project for water com
plicates tha situation, Mr. Cupper's
latter stated. Tills project Is not In
cluded In tho cooperative survoy re
port on tho Deschutes project.
Tumnlo Hourrot Siikr'"4'
Tho committee's report iucludod
HURgOHtloiiH from Mr. Cupper that
tho Tuinalo district might mnkn ar
rangements with tho Walkor llnaln
Irrigation company for uso of wator
from CroBcont Inko, and Intur from
Odell Inko, us well na tho poHslhlllty
that tho North Unit might hocuio
nddltnunl wator by dnmmltiK tho
Crooked river In tho vicinity of
Pout. Tho poiiHlhlllty wuh uIho
brought out thnt dumugCH Inoldent
to tho development ut Heiihnni Fulla
might prove too great for any one
dlHtrlct to defruy.
O. H. lleod, of tho Wllllto Paving
company, which Ih surfacing run
waya in tho Hhovlln-IIIxou yarda
lioro, Hpoko ut length 011 tho natural
rnnourcos of Ileiid, advising liiBtnlln
tlon of factories baaed on tho lum
Lor luduatry, wul advocating hard
n'urfaccd roadfl to mako poaslblo
moro offoctlvo oxploltnton 0! Con
tral Oregon's hcoiiIq wondors,
PRISONER IS OWNER
OF PARK, HE STATES
a I. Mniipln, Altered lly" I'lre
Chief for KeflltiK ltlne, Claim
Much Properly! (Jive No Hall
a. h. Mniipln of Ilond Is tho now
owner of tho city park site on tho
DusnhuteH, ho gravely Informed Flro
Chief Tom Carlon whriu that official
placed him under nrroHt for sotting
a flro In an alley close to tho bust
no section. IjiihI week ho was
found have preempted tho cabin
which is being moved from tha park,
lie doclnred that ho wnn night watch
man for tho purk, hut consented to
leave.
Hhortly before his arrest, tho po
llen sny, ho wax found to hnvo es
tablished his homo In tho Clint Whit
ted houso, partly destroyed by tho
recent flro, 011 Irving nvouuo. Ho
had bought tho place, ho said, but
county rocords failed to revoul any
trnnifor. Ho was unable to furnish
ball.
Tho man's sanity In questioned.
ELKS OF STATE
FOR BEND PUN
WILL STAND KIllMIiV HEIIIXD
PROJECTED HUMMER HOME OX
METOMUH, DECLARES J. A.
EAHTES ox returx.
Oregon Elkn will give their un
qualified support to tho Motollus
suuimor home, already endorsed by
tha grand lodge at Chicago, It was
roported today by Mayor J. A. Eastcs,
on his return from nu auto trip to tho
bench, in tho course of which ho at
tended tho state Klkn' convention at
Snlant. Unanimously fnvorublo ac
tion wan taken on this question by
tho H. P. O. K. nwoclatlon nt Its an
nual session Inst week, nnd further
endorsement of the Houd lodgo was
shown In tho election of Dr. J. H.
Rosenborg, of Prluuvllla, who holds
membership In tho locul organiza
tion,, to tho presidency of tho ntnto
association.
As tho grand lodgo will hnvo Its
1921 mooting In California, tho Ore
gon lodges nro planning to send largo
delegations, Mr. Knstes stated.
Ho doclarod that ho found tho Mc
Kcnilo Pass road In much hotter
shape than ho had expected on his
trip across tho mountains from Ilond.
Tho roturn Journey wns modo by way
of Portland and Tho Dalles.
SEES HOPE FOR
WOOL MARKET
HAPII) OA1X IN STRENGTH WITH
IN IO DAYH PREDICTED 1V
REPRESENTATIVE OF HOSTON
FIRM ON VISIT HERE.
Indications In tho Hast aro that
tho wool market will gain rapidly In
strongth within thu next 60 days,
Arno J, Draw, roprosontatlvo of
Furnswortti, Stephenson & Co., Bos
ton wool morchants, declared hero
today. Mr. Drew, who Is spending
tho early part of tho weok In Ilond
and tho surrounding country, reports
that, whllo thoro la nn nbundunco of
wool In Central Orogon, growora
Room undoclded ua to tho rolatlvo nil
vlBnblllty of shipping to Portland or
IloHton,
"Many mills, now closod, muBt
opou hooii nu account of tho tromond
ous ovorhond nnd tho Investment rep
roaoutcd In plant," Mr. Drow snid,
"and that moans nu excited demand,
with nu advance in price. Wool
ownora who hnvo foreseen this con
dition and who hnvo moved tholr
clips oast In preparation for it, are
tho ones who will bonoflt,"
i:miu:xkmi:nt ih Vhahokd
C. L, Polonium, traveling north
by truck from Klamath Falls, was
nrrostod Into yostorduy afternoon af
ter leaving La Pino, and In now be
ing hold In tho county Jail horu on
a Twin Fnlls, Idaho, tologrnphlo war
rant charging omboisloment.
LURE OF CITY
DRAWINGMANY
FROM THE SOIL
REPORT OF ASSESSOR
SHOWS DECREASE
ABANDON DRY FARMS
HK!0 Fann List In Deirliiitei County
Number BIHI, AgHlnxt 720 For
tlm Vi'nr Reforej Alfalfa
Anil Hllngi) (Inln.
A marked falling off In farming
activity In Deschutes county, par
ticularly In non-Irrigated noctlous,
where tho margin of profit Is lower
than tho compensation to be gained
by participation In tho Industries lo
cated In cities and towns, is shown
In thu summary of agricultural sta
tistics Just completed by Assessor
W. T. Mullarky. Doputy assessors
report that, In tunny Instances, farms
woro uncultivated this year, their
ownern yielding to tho luro of high
wage paid In tho contcrs of popula
tion, whllo In other casen laudB hith
erto rated as agricultural wero act
ually abandoned, chiefly by homo
stcadors. These statements are
borno out by tho figures In Mr. Mul
larky'a roport.
Hovoit hundred and twenty farms
wero listed last year, but In 1920
tho nuinbor has shrunk to 596, whllo
tho ncreogo In farms has dropped
from 99,505 acres a year to 85,094.
Virtually all classes of crops show a
marked decrease tho exceptions be
ing In tho case of alfalfa, where tho
1919 acreage of 10,320 Jumped to
12,370, and In tho mlscoflanoous
classification of "othor crops," 1244
acres in 1919 nnd 410 W ncrcs in
1920. This gain Is largely duo to
the planting of sunflowers for en
silage.
Tho ncrcago, as
year, Is as follows:
12; dprlng whont,
segregated this
Winter wheat,
1218 K: oats,
2992; barloy, 104; ryo, 7167: corn,
1384 U: clover, 841 H: alfalfa, 12,
370; wild or marsh hay, 1288; other
hay crops, 1012 K: field peas, 9U:
field beans, 4; potatoes, 1087;
other root crops, 35 U; othor crops,
410H: applo trees (bearing), 34.
Last year's ncrcago reported by
tho assessor was: Winter wheat,
79; spring wheat, 23SS; oats,
4598 V4; harley, 631; ryo, 8203 ;
corn, 457 V4; clover, 919 tt; alfalfa,
10,320; wild or marsh hay, 1617;
othor hay crops, 2248 li; field peas,
10; field beans, 30; potatoes,
1334; othor root crops, 51; othor
crops, 124; applo trees (bearing),
54.
MAIL DELIVERY MAY
HAVE HORSE CARRIER
Itend's mail dollvcry system will
have tho addition ot a horso carrier
on one of tho routes boforo tho heavy
mall starts coming noxt holiday sea
son, it plans worked out by Postmas
tor Hudson aro carried into effect.
The route was originally laid out for
a horso carrlor, but has been handled
by a man on foot.
SHEVLIN-HIXON
PICNIC PROVES
GRAND SUCCESS
NOTHING IS LEFT TO
CHANCE
1840 IN ATTENDANCE
Picnicker Conxutno Ton of Water
melons, nnd 100 Gallon of Ieo
Cream ns Kninll Port of I'nti
Kangaroo Court Ituiy.
Not one thing was left undono to
mako the first annual picnic ot Tho
Shovlln-Hlxon Company's employes,
hold Hunduy at Dillon falls, a huge
success. Whon you say "everybody
had a good tlmo," you'ro not saying
too much In fact, you'ro putting It
very mildly. Thoro wero smiles
and laughter prevalent everywhere.
There was plenty to eat, with plenty
ot variety and pltny to drink (wa
ter nnd lemonade). There was plen
ty ot sunshlno nnd plenty ot shado.
Thoro wns a good spirit manifested
overywhero nnd everything went off
with dispatch, from tho departuro ot
tho company train at the yards, lad
en with human freight, until its re
turn In tho ovenlng. Thcro wero no
accidents to mar tho occasion.
It took a ton ot watermelons and
100 gallons of Ice cream to satisfy
tho appetites ot tho 1840 men, 'wom
en and children who assembled at
tho picnic grounds. Hugo Tcegt of
Ice-cold lemonndo provided liquid re
freshment throughout tho dny. Thoro
was plenty of candy tor tho kiddles.
Tables and benches wero available
for families and small parties of pic
nickers, from which It was posslblo
to spread their lunches. Old Man
High Cost of Living did not seem
to cause tho picnickers any worry,
ns thcro wero well filled baskets, all
with a wldo variety ot Inviting food.
Court Ilrlngs ItugltH.
Tho committee of employes, head
ed by Frank Anderson, Is deserving
of much credit for tho cxcelont
management of tho crowd nnd tho va
rious events of tho dny. There was
not nn Idlo moiont for anybody. The
committee hnd'fiouiethlug for every
body. Ono of tho laughable features of
the nftcrnoon was .tho first annual
"kangaroo" court, presided over by
A. M. Pringlo as dishonorable Judgo.
Without mercy, fenr or favoritism,
ho extracted coin of tho realm from
offenders. T. A. McCann and E. H.
Dca, officials of the company, wore
first tCLsholl out their "hard-earned"
ensh, and to suffer tho pnlna ot elec
trocution. It was at tho point whon
Mr. Deu, soatod on tho eleotrlc chair,
uttered tho oft-chanted words, "How
dry I am," that tho clectrocutloncr
shot him full ot "Julco" from a stor
age bnttory that lifted him almost to
tho tips of ono ot tho tall pluo trees.
Other prominent officials, employes
and citizens parted with cash total
ing, In all, approximately $350,
which Is to bo dovoted to tho Shov-
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HOW IT HAPPENS
Baby Feet Scald
When Cold Water
Tap Is Shut Off
Whllo standing In tho tub,
preparatory to starting her
bath tho 3-year-old dnughter
of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Ham of
this olty, was badly scalded -
ubout tho feet last Monday
whon n small brother turned oft 4
tho cold water tap, leaving only
boiling water running. Tho In-
Juries sustained will not be 4
lasting, It is stated. 4
HEAT RECORD
SET FOR YEAR
.MKRCUKV HITS THK Ml DKC.HKF.
3IAHK EAItl.Y IX AFTKHNOOX,
FOUIl IJELOW MAXIMUM FOIt
THE PAST XIXE YEAHS.
Scoring a new hot weather mark
for tho year, the mercury. In tho of
ficial government thermometer here
climbed to 96 degrees this after
noon, the maximum being reached
shortly nfter 3 o'clock. Todays rec
ord Is threo degrees ahead of yes
terday's maximum, which stood as
tho highest of tho year until today.
Tho maximum so far established
for 1920 is higher than only ono
of the nlno preceding years, 1912,
when 94 degrees was reached. The
hottest weather on the official rec
ords for the 10-year period was on
July 15, 1917, when tho mercury
climbed to 100 degrees. The aver
ago of tho maxima ot tho past dec
ade is 97.3 degrees.
SKYLINE HIGHWAY
CAMP IS CHANGED
The Cascado Skyllno highway lo
cation camp is being moved from
Dradloy creeks tho head ot tho Ump
qua river, to Crescent lake, accord
ing to a message received by carrier
pigeon from members of the party.
Tho bird which carried tho news Is
ono trained by W. J. Sproat of the
Deschutes National forest service It
made tho trip to Crescent by auto,
going from there to the survey
camp, a distance ot 35 miles, by
packhorso.
Tho bird was apparently exhausted
when It reached tho homo loft, Mr.
Sproat stated. ,
MISUSES LICENSE;
GETS HEAVY FINE
' Charged with misuse ot auto li
censes, T. R. McCllncy, formerly ot
this city, wns arrested Tuesday,
shortly after his arrival horo from
Portland, and appearod In Justice
court Wednesday. Chtof ot Police
Nixon stated that tho defendant had
been using a Case license on a Dixie
Flyer car, und that he carried two
temporary police licenses, tho last
two being used In Portland, McCliucy
is said to have admitted.
Tho caso was heard by Judgo
Castes In Justice court this morning.
McCllncy paid a $100 flno.
NORTH UNIT
ITER GRAB
IS OPPOSED
THREE UNITS
WOULD
BE LEFT
DRY
BUSINESS MEN ACT
Development of licntinm Fnll.t HR
Should IJenrflt Other Part of
Drschutcs Project, Is Agreed
Will Seek Cnppcr'n Aid
Standing for an equltablo divisloa
of tho storage watora of tho Des
chutes river among tho four onlts
of the Deschutes project, and against
ifo uso of all surplus wator by tno
North unit, which is believed to bo
contemplated In the plans of tho
North unit Irrigation district, tho
Bend Commercial club on last
Thursday, authorized tha appoint
ment ot a committee to work with
representatives from tho commorcUI
bodies of other sections in an en
deavor to secure for tho East, Soatk
and West units a fair sbaro ot tho
Irrigation which will bo mndo possi
ble by the development of tho Ilea
ham Falls project.
Action was taken as tho result or
a motion put by C. 8. Hudson, fol
lowing the outlining of tho sltuatioa
by R. W. Sawyer, and discussion by
J. D. Minor, H. If. Do Armond an
Hugh O'Kane. The voto on the
question was unanimous.
Water Lack Forc?rn.
"It the North unit plana uro per
mitted to go through, wo can T
'boodby' to all future Irlrgatlosi
and power development," was tho
declaration of President D. G. Mc
pherson, in Introducing tho subject
for tho club's consideration.
Mr. Sawyer stated that, accordlne
to the plans for the development now
being pushed by tho Jefferson
county district, three great units
the old Denham Falls segregation,
the Tumalo extension and the North
Canal unit will bo ellminatow, as
tho plan being advocated is tor the
entire surplus flow to go Into Jef
ferson county. The North unit dis
trict, ho said, is In a better position
to secure action than any of tho other
units, as the district has been defi
nitely formed, $5,000,000 worth of
bonds voted, and $50,000 worth of
bonds sold to finance a further sur
vey of the Denham Falls project as
a privated ovelopment.
"Tho Noth unit district Is plan
ning to take the entire flow because
ot Increased duty of water, decreased
minimum flow from previous esti
mates, and the high rata ot seepage
Involved in carrying water to the
Jefferson county lands," ho pointed
out.
State EngUieor to Decide.
Ho mentioned that the Uonham
Falls segregation Is now nearly all
withdrawn public land, that the
North canal unit 1s still under the
control of the C. O, I. company, aail
that the West unit, or Tumnjo exten
sion Is partly public land and partly
under private ownership. The Tuav
alo Irrigation district's appllcattoa
for tho right to develop tho Crane
Prairie reservoir project, as well aa
tho North unit's application on the
Uonham Falls site, ho Btatcd, are
held up for the time being.
In dwelling on a posslblo course
of action, ho advlsod that a strong
endeavor should bo made to Induce
tho irrigators of tho North Unit ts
work In harmony with tho other
units of tho Deschutes project.
pointing out that In tho last analysis
tho uso ot water la up to the state
ongineor. "Our cue is to go after
Stnto Engineer Cupper and sea that
our rights aro fully protectod," be
concluded.
llend'd Future Affected.
J. D. Minor doclarod that tho fu
turo of Deud llos In Ita Irrigation
development, and that ho had boa
assured that according to present
plans, tho Tumalo project would he
taken care pf, hut that all tho rest
ot (he wator from tho Denham Falls
development would go to the North '
Unit.
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