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BR5D nULLKTlN, BKNHJ OnKGON, TKUltHDAY. JULY 811, I01MV VACK 4 4v I h The Bend Bulletin (Weekly Elltlia) Published By TUB MBND'UULtiETIN (Incorporated) Established 1002. mED A. WOELFLEN, Editor ROBEIIT W." SAWYER, Manager . -" An Independent newspnpor standing Xor tho square ileal, clean business, cloan politics and tho best Interests of Rend and Central Oregon. Ono year ..' ........k.?-.00 Blx months 52 Three months..'........ ........ s THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1920. BONDS AND SINKING FUNDS Wholly nsldo from tho question of" whether the old high school building was unsafo for school purposes, Its coming elimination from our school system raises some Interesting ques tions ofilnnnce that tho voters and officers of the district ought to pon der carefully before deciding on tho terms of another bond Issue. The bonds for the construction of tho building were Issued In 1906. Tho Issue was for 6500, and boro interest nt 5 per cent, or $325 a year. In the 14 years that havo elapsed M550 has been paid In In terest. Tho bonds aro duo In 192S and no part of tho $6500 has yet been paid. Before another month haH passed tho building will havo ceased to exist, so far as tho district is concerned, but Interest will still bo running, and all thero will bo loft of tho Investment will bo tho debt and tho few hundred dollars salvtra which may possibly bo received for the building. This Is not written In criticism of tho school board that planned and erected tho building, nor of tho de cision of the present board to dis poso of It. We do criticise, however, tho method of financing and paying for school buildings ond other public Improvements, of which this Is an ex ample. The practice of bonding, and then doferring for many years tho creation of a sinking fund with which to retire the bonds, means al most and sometimes actually doubling the cost of tho improve ment. In the case of this school building the Investment will run well over $11,000. It is undoubtedly necessary fre quently to vote bonds for school buildings, but whenever bonds arc voted proper business management, as well as fair treatment of future taxpayers, demands that a sinking fund should' be immediately created and added to yearly. This should bo the dictate ,pf ecenomy, as well, and In order to alleviate a tax situa tion that will becoming on tho city in a few years '.unless something is done, wo earnestly recommend that in tho coming city budget an nmple amount be provided for sinking fund purposes. Fortunately, the school district haa already made such pro vision in its own budget for next year. THE HIGHWAY DECISION Tho recent decision of the Ore gon supreme court reversing Judge Skipworth of Douglas county In the enso relating to the location of the Pnclflc highway through tho town of Riddle, seems to be littlo more than a legislative act, broadening the pow ers of tho commission. "Judicial legislation" Is the name given that Bort of decision by the law books, which, for the moat part, disapprove 0( fga- .epjjwi . -eB-aai JM.aTBy !flflflflHViaBW f "The saving of money usually means the saving of a man. It means cutting off indulgences and avoiding vicious habits." --0. S. Marden. Come in tomorrow and start your Savings Account at . THE BANK OF SUPERIOR SERVICE. FIRST NATIONAL BANK of BEND becauso it Is not tho function of tho courts to mako laws. Nevertheless, tho result reached In this Douglas county caRo soent desirable if tho highway commission Is to bo permitted to perform Its duties with tho Interests of tho wholo state, and not of any particu lar section, uppermost. Tho legist latlvo net that started tho stnto on its present road program provided for highways In overy section, leg islative Influence undoubtedly had much to do with certain locations, which wore mndo, not with referonco to tho tacts on tho ground, but only as certain towns were affected thnt Is, tho only consideration was tho town. When tho commission took chnrgo and had timo to go Into details It found changes and additions desir able In this way It haa added to ' tho program In this county tho road I from Sisters to Redmond, not provid ed in tho highway act. Ueforo this decision It might havo been posslblo for some disgruntled tax payor to enjoin tho expenditure of money on this road, although thero can bo no doubt that It properly fits Into a pro gram for this county. Tho decision removes any such possibility. It gives the commission practically a freo hand and, so long as Its members nre men to bo depended on, as they now nro, permits them to uso their best discretion In tho development of a state road system. This is as It should be. UP TO THE NORTH UNIT. It Is not enough thnt tho people I of this country Interested In Its agri cultural future tako steps to prevent tho exclusive appropriation of tho waters ot tno uescmues oy mo 4oru forcos Frunconbout tt 10 mln Unit Irrigation district. That would, utej, 8upp,y be merely n dog-ln-the-manger nttl- ,.Tho govc"rnincnt sponl $117,000. tudo and wholly out of keeping with 000 on gn9 bm Ml n gnR,0 AmCf. tho policy of cooperation which has can.mmlo Ra8 8,l0 w Mrcd by tho ueen nuncrcu 10 in m.s couni) to tho present. We must stop tho rapo of the river that is now planned aifd, at tho sa,mo time, work out some idea that will Insuro equal and proper treatment, according to tho iutcrests Involved, to all. Tho North Unit is going ahead now to grab everything and some will Bay that tho other units ought to combine nnd try to grab every thing away from it. That would bo a great mistake. In spite of Its sel fish attitude thero is still tho need and tho oportunlty for cooperation In some general plan. In many ways tho North Unit Is In tho most favorablo legal position to proceed with th5 project. Its lands aro all privately owned, Its district: organization Is perfected and its bonds voted. These facts give its excuse for hastening forward and leaving its former associates In co operation In the lurch. In the loosely organized cooperative activity of tho past year the North Unit has been the only party drrectly Interested un til the Tumalodlstrlct was formed. Its Interest entitles it to a continued share in tho cooperative effort and J cooperation will be as badly needed hereafter as It was a year ago, If the whole project is not to get Into-n wilderness of agitation and contro versy that will keep outsldo Invest ment and Federal old away. Of course, If the North Unit Is to fight for Its selfiHhly conceived plan thero will bo nothing to do but fight against it. On the other hand, if It will see that to proceed on tho pros-' tint selfish lines means Injury to the wholo project nnd delay In securing results, It will abandon tho program J nnd renew the cooperative activity, SOMn OF THE REASONS At tho convention, of tho, Cattlo and Ilorno Breeders' association In Burns Inst spring V. It. Hedrlck of Salt Lako City slated "Some of tho Reasons for Federal Taxes." Ills speech In now published In tho pro ceedings of tho convention, Just Is sued. Whilo explaining taxes, it BPoms to .us to furnish n good many reasons for a chnugo in tho national mlmlniHtrntton nn koou as possible. Some of Mr. Hodrlck's reasons aro as follows: "Tho government spont, from 1917 to 1920, $36,818,000,000. "Tho total appropriations from 17S9 to 1917 wore only $10,000, 000,000. From 1917 to 1920, tho govern ment collected In taxes $13,099,000, 000 and borrowed $24,000,000. "Tho government spont $150,000. 000 building port terminals at Charleston, Norfolk and other places from which not a slnglo ship sailed during tho war. "Tho government spent $20,000, 000 building a tormina! up tho river from Charleston, which ships could not reach becauso tho river was too shallow to float them. "Tho government spent $120,000, 000 building nltrnto plants, but did not produco n pound of nltrnto for uso In tho war. "Tho govornmont spont $160,000, 000 building powder plants, uono of which produced a pound of powdor used In tho war. "Tho govornmont spont $100,000, 000 on tanks, but tho first American tank reached Europe after tho arm istice. "Tho government spont $1,000,- 000,000 on shells, but only 17,000 Amorlcan.mado ,, rouchctl our Americnn rorcc3 j,i Franco. "Tho government spont $178,000,- 000 on guns, but only 72 American mado guns reached our forces rft tho front. "Tho government spent $7,000, 000 on 11 naval training camp In Vir ginia, after tho armistice was signed. "Tho government spont $70,000. 000 on a powder plant at Nltro, W. Va., and sold It for $8,000,000. "Tho govornmont spent $100,000,- 000 for a nltrato plant nt Mussel Shoals, Ala., and congress has been asked for additional appropriations to mako this plant capable of pro ducing fertilizers." THE NEW FOREST ROAD Six years ago It was possible to get to Broken Top only by a long, hard walk. To mako tho round trip' In one day was an Impossibil ity, unless ono started early, hurried in, nnd at onco started back on tho return Jouruey. Lack of n good road, or even a road of any sort, mndo inaccesslblo ono of tho most beautiful spots any city or town could have tho fortuno to bo near, Then tho forest service completed a new road, mado it posslblo to get over tho grades, and opened up to tho automobllo a wonderful play ground section. Last year probably more people visited Broken Top than in all the years preceding and every ono of them came back enthusiastic 'over what ho had soon. To bo-ublo to drlvo In a fow hours to tho foot of n mountain whero wild flowers grow In nbundnnco, whoro rugged cliffs roused curiosity and extended panoramas dolightcd tho eyo was a liwml SQfcSalBSO m rocrontlvu oxperlonco that could not. bo valued. Now tho forest sorvlco ban ropoat ed. lly tho now road, which has Just reached Lost lako, tho mountain Is mado accessible from nnnthnr side, and, us tho road goes on, moro now country will bo opened up. DovU'h lake, Sparks lako, Elk lako will bo placed on a direct tiuto road from Bond. In two or throo bourn wn can got Into thovheart of tho mountains. Tho climb up Bachulor can bo begun from tho road nn It passoB nt tho vory bnso of tho ascent, Tho county has vory properly co operated In paying for tho road, but to tho forest service Ih duo, all tho credit for tho conception of tho Idea nnd Its execution in a moHt economi cal and efficient mnnner. Whilo Ulliy ii lU" nui'iin unit ill" mini in remarkably fine shape: It In on good lines nnd easy gradus. Another season will soo It ono of tho bust roads In tho forest and more used than nny other. Bend Is lucky In Its local forest office. In tho meantime, It may bo noted, tho survey of tho Skyline highway Is under, way and tho road now under construction will bo ono of Its feed ers. Isn't It about tlmo for tho Com mercial club to glvo so hid recogni tion to tho project that, last year, It burled In committee? , " HARNEY AND RABBITS According to tho Times-Herald, tho lending nowspnpor of Burns, rab bits aro ngnfh becoming thick In JInrney county, so thick "Hint far mors Uneaten to quit trying to raise crops unless something is done to glvo them relief." Tho county agent suggests poisoning, but this Is not of fectlvo In the summer months, when greon feed la available, and, tms tho Times-Herald, tho proposition of n bounty Is being discussed all over the county and. It placed on tho bal lot, will carry by a big majority. Ono would suppose that Harney county's latest experience iu Jack rabbit bounties would have been enough to prevent any such sugges tion from bolng mado seriously, but apparently this is not tho caso. In 1914, If wo romombor correctly, tho county voted n bounty and in tho succeeding yeurs paid out thousands of dollars on rabbits. Wo do not know how tho bounty law came to an cud, but apparoutly It did, and it now seems plain thnt It could havo dono very Uttlo good, else It would not bo necessary to bo con sidering again so soon how to get rid of rabbits. Undoubtedly, ono reason for the rccont rapid Increase of the Jack rab bit has been tho high prlco of furs. Coyote skins havo become really val uable and havo been eagerly sought for. With tho decrcaso In tho num bor of coyotes there hns been an In crease In tho number of rabbits, and it pecurs to us that better results might bo secured In Hnrney by pro tecting tho coyote for a tlmo. They would bo less expensively obtained also. Another good way Is suggested by nn ndvcrtlsemont fippoarfngjn tho snmo paper, in which a rancher offers pay for all robbltH kllledjqn his place within tho next 30 days. If his crop Is worth anything, ho will save It. This Is hotter than holding Indignation meetings In tho grocery store or planning tho easy graft of a bounty. I.. .. .a .A.tt.. Itl.t i li MAHll Im 1,1 Thtr-Redmond Spokesman reports n statement from G-uy K. Dobson to tho effect that Tho Bulletin la "not fully advised" concerning tho plans of the North unit to tako all tho sur plus flow of tho Deschutes for irri gation In JufforHou county, ir Air. Dobson has nny Information, on this subject which has not been disclosed now is tho tlmo for him to glvo It out. Tho Industrial committee of the Portland Press club hnB sont out a news Item under a Bend duto lino announcing resumption of opera tions by the Booth-Kelly Lumbor Co. Of courso this Is a valloy company but it Is proper enough to havo tho nows como from Bond, tho lumber centor of tho state. Kx-Prosldent Tnft Is another prominent American who put on a front porch campaign. His camo af ter, rather thun heforo, tho presi dency, liowevor, Local moil who havo no thought for tho presldoncy nro urged to try tho gymnasium for tho samo result. Tho Grants Pass slogan Is, "It's tho Climate Wo supposo this will not bo given as a reason for tho de crease In population, shown by the recent census roturns. Whistling hna bean forbidden by tho American offlcor In chnrgo of Guam, Next thing ho'll put a ban on smiles, and then thoro will bo a revolution, "Til" Tuylor wan ono of tho host ahoriff8 in the state of Oregon, act- UBi1IMBMB""il"iiiii""""""""""" U. S. GOVERNMENT New Wagon Sheets TENTS, HARNESS BLANKETS AND OTHER ARMY GOODS A now list of now lmiimlns Just available! And wo urge that you not confUHO nrtloleM offorod lioin with "salvago" or goods condemned as unlit for sorvlco. Kvmy lU'in offered Is In thoroughly serviceable ctitulltloii niul bo guaranteed. Many articles aro now! Ntw Vton Hhelt Army Wmnn Cmer tl It. Indira l U (I. 8 Indir. uf heave Oovrrniiwnt 10 uunro nlivn ilmli ilurk a heavy . rominerdal wlill ilink. Coituitet. with ni nn rnila niul Mf. Vtr them for Wmihj rlliert. u thtm t irlr liny, Kralii niul niadilnrry fti'in mini lull in un i'ir trip, fMlcn It in ll lle i'f r r ! you W. mi nul.i tent llw Jmmn mrnl $l,00 ruchl mir rlf II8.IJ il llirrnl tu your itMInn, AiiMIm New full rliimt tiwV tMt with hrn J ttmtvril tyifl lnhl 40 miihI enrli. Nr ml rft. IJI.&O riirh. Ktnuln MtCtflUn Huddle m uil by V. 8. Cavftlryt iiunrnnUerl In rvlrW ton. illtlon. 119.50 mch. Ntw Mm Kill Trying l'nit n.l I'lut of aluminum t U-! fur cmtrr ami Hoy HcuuUi nil new. 0&e roiniUtr, -ttll, CnUen ffomethlnir vry llor Keoul ml rmnixr MmuM hv. V, K. Army vlr Unlit On trend. 4Se each, iNwlimlil. KhVI llreecher The venulne Army KhM llreeehnt n llmlt.nl uunntlty lit il.H0 fair, 04tlftlll. Otriei 0p All nl every one ier feet. Ue eneli, Htlftlil. UnbienVuM Mlrrert. inrniuilm: 3xB Inches, ruth In rei flue fr hunter or fkouU. Ue efli, xtrW. Ilarrxk Uf for rlnthlnit or Uumlry I I'lrmll.l. IU Un. tie eneli. tlit. (!Ue Knit Jerey Kliive every lr new ml Iwrfeet. Site l'lr, ttM. Heney llelti All new. Ideal for ooitv men and Hoy tWout. 41a each, il'l.l, itiiMir nv posT.ori'ici: .monkv oiidkk, KXI'RIXH moxiiv (inn:u, iiA.vu i:.fii.i(ii: u (uhiiii.h'h ciiiick You run no risk -overythliig guaranteed exactly as ntpn'seiiteil Hatlit faction or your money back, Order at ouco the supply won I last ioiik Federal Distributing Co. 359-301 E. COMMERCE ST. SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Ivo nnd fonrless It will go hard with his murdorers, when they aro caught. Congratulations to thu Bend Klks on their success In 8alem, Bend I'eoplo Owo Klks n lot for tho publicity they aro getting for the town. It is reported thnt Undo Ham In tends to bear tho moat market. Tho rest of us havo been bearing with It for somo time. Ono thought will help tho whole country to bear tho hot days of sum mer It's a dry heat. fifteen Years Ago (From tho columns of Tho Bulletin of July 28. 190S ) Messrs. Turney nnd Johnston, with their party of Ohio friends, left Bond last Bundny to drlvo over tho moun tains t !ebanon, Instead of going out by way of Shaiilko. (Jovernor Ilorrick, being n Gould railroad man and iho D. & I. P. mnlng much Inter AT (We're speaking of the weather) It's a real art to LOOK cool and BE cool. Here's a new garment that helps. The name of it is Eiffel Made Union Suit of extreme lightweight nainsooks and mull, ,but tonless and comfortable, has ribbon shoulder straps, priced at $2.98 and $3.48 Make the Children's Feet Comfortable 111 fitting Stockings are bad for- the health as well as for the comfort of the children. That's why we recommend Armor Plate Hosiery Get the children some of these warranted Stock ings today and see what it means to them in genuine foot comfort. Fine Ribbed Cotton Hose, in black, white and brown, all sizes 38c, 48c and 53c Half Sox in a variety 6f colors, in sizes 5 to 8Vi, per pair , . 38c OS 2Wb effete bcnd.ooccon I'avetninrnt IUrne The lnvy V. H. Army Wlirel llrr, (rulUr nil Imnie ty rimiiileU with' drlitlr. full lenuth Hm.. leather rolUi. Imlnea, lenthrr Irnir. hirrehlnil, etr. rh rw leather lone rot the (Jovernmrlit IM.M) wllhout latxir nr trlinmlnv. Nolhlnw lxllrr for farm viork, heavy haiillnic or en. rial ii". All In liiemlhl romlltlunl 184 Vd rt (or twu ahlinal. frrlalit l'll to your rallroail tatloii, Army Tup Tent Shelter Tent 4 x frt. rnniirllnn two rrmilatlon hellrr halve 1 Mil KUaranteeil free from hole Hue for Hoy Hrouta cr ltay tint. IMft rarh ilellvervil hy imrrcl Kt, l.arie Army Tent 1 1 lie Army Tent feel wl.le. t feet lonu, II feet hUh, wlUi S feet wal I rmwU of lt.4.otinre itoullo flllMt i1uk the l-t the II. 8. Government eouhl iroiiro. hvery tent romiilete with l'le. hol. line, el. Pre from hole and tear. Claw XX Tent 1M.VI1. r'relwht lal.l In your railroad !' tlon t'lai AA Tent am a. aboie. hut uneil le. I will render am rv. Irn a new tent, I4I.V&, Krelllit lM to your railroad tatlun. New llUnVfU U. H. C M I. I. ItUnWt N. Holtn. ,11,1 new (Iray Wil IllanVjt, verln tt t US Inehmi all new t never uel. Ht ra.le nitrhel under Kmrrnenry Art. Ill l J earh, ix'toakl. hhU er tlllve i Army llUnael Kveryon know what they are) all wool all new, IJ.V4 each, -l'l-t. New r'ull Umth I'anl Men Tnuer. full lenrth. of all wiml Olive Dial wof.te.lfS eirellelilly tailor n I every ralr new and ruacanteel jierircl. te.ia. iuM. . .. ,. , - - ested In getting a railroad to this lo cality, tho trip Is by many supposed to bo very significant. Both teachers of tho Bond school ! wero reelected for tho coming year at a mooting of tho school board hold last night. Bund now has an organised flrn department, with H. C. Culdwoll an chief. Tho Bend water system Is prac tically complete. I'rlvato establish ments nro being connected up and there Is no more hauling water from tho river. Ii. I). Wlcst will begin harvesting his crop of ryo and oats tho first of "next week. M, O. Coo went out to tho Bay! ranch last Haturday for a short out ing, Tho Bond Water, Light & Bower Co. hns Just completed tho construc tion of an 18124-foot power houso. Dick Vandovcrl wus In Bond Tues day from his ranch near I'owoll liutto. Mr, and Mrs. C. B, Allen and daughter, Kthul, arrived Iu Bond yes terday from their ranch on tho Dos chutus, on tholr way across tho mountains. J. P. Tnggnrt of Holland was In tho city this week. 90