WEEKLY EDITION
The bend bulletin.
VOf. XVill
iikwi, UKHViwrm county, oiibgok, riaiMUAY, snvmitunun, imi.
So. m.
If
DENIAL IDE
BY
LIFE IMPRISONMENT IS
SENTENCE
AFFIRMS INNOCENCE
A. J, Vtun, Convlrlril nf KrilK
Murder, Holm Thnt llo I Vlrloin
of Hnvrngp Would Carry Own
Committment To Penitentiary
COMPLETION OF
HIGHWAY NEAR;
WORK IS RAPID
FIRST GRAVEL COURSE
ALMOST TO BEND
SYSTEM IS EFFICIENT
CLUB MEETING
TO BE FRIDAY
MEMBERS' FORUM WILL
DISCUSS ROADS
IMPORTANCE OF
I'lnUli C'ouro KxKt't-d Tu Ik! IjiIiI
Between Hero find Redmond 'lly
C'hrUtmitu Time Quick Pnrk
Jnic Ituml Material lit llxvil.
In a (lrnmnlla statement, mndn
J wit bo fori) sentence wna passed by
Circuit Judico T. E. J. Duffy at tho
opening of tlio nftornoon sosslon of
court on Wednosdny, A. J. Woiton
convicted murderer of Robert
Krug, declared li la lunoconco, nssort
ol thnt ho It la tho victim of a ro
vongoful plot, then offered to deliver
hl commlttmont In perron to tlio
warden of the penitentiary at flnlom
A tho penally for second degree
murder. Woston wns sentenced to Im
prlsonmont for tho remainder of hi
natural Ufa.
The courtroom was crowdod, many
standing, ni Weston entered, under
Kuard, nnd took bl scat. Tho prli
onor was righting hard to repress
visible evidences of hln Interim ncrv
nusncss, hut tho strnln under whli
ho wna InhorlnR wrni shown by con
Htnnt working of thn fingers, nnd a
Incessant rocking to and fro In hln
chnlr, llo hit hln Hp and forced
hiiiIIo nn tin noddod to mi ncqunln
tnncn In tho room. Hln eyes wore
red from tlio uleoplomi nights npont
alnco hln conviction.
I'len of IniUKvm-ii KuIiIhmI.
At thn command of JuiIko Duffy,
thn prisoner roao nnd honrd tho
Judgo extend to lit tu tho cuatomnry
prlvlloRo of bulng allowed to npenk
In hln own behalf hoforo tho pausing
of sentence. "
"I enn ny IIiIh, truthfully nnd In
nil sincerity, thnt you aro passing
Judgment on nn Innocent mnn," Wca
ton half nobbed, hln voice rising to n
high pitch, llo rnUed Ills hand In
npponl nn ho spoko. "It I only ro
vonga; It' too had you can't hang
me. If you will glvn mo my coin
mlttmont, I will deliver It In portion
Help yourself, Hint's nil I can nay,
Tho prlaonor dried his oyos, then
Blood with folded arum, oyos nt first
downcast, then tookltiR up nn Judgo
Duffy qulotly Informed him that his
pton could not ho considered ns n rcn
non for n stny of JudRmont.
To Wonr "Orrii Hoot."
. "It's) nil right, your honor," ho do
dared resignedly, then stood Impns
fllYBiy, mnkliiR scarcely n sign thnt he
heard ni tho sontonco of tho court
vrm pronounced. Ho roaumod hi
Bont nt n word from hln nttornoy, nnd
a moment later wna tnkon out by hla
guards to reonter his coll,
Tho time for Wonton'a doparturo
for Salom has not been dotlnltely do
tormlnod, Sheriff S. K. Roberta stat
od nftor tho Iron door had closod be
hind Deschutes county's first con'
rieiea muraoror. wnon ho goes,
howovor, ho will wear nn "Oregon
boot" and will bo accompanied by
tho shorlff and by nt least ono othor
cunrd.
Tho prisoner's nttornoys hnvo
nbnndonod tholr plana for n motion.
for n now trlnt nnd will Instead no
pent directly to tho aupromo court,
Allan It. Joy, ono of Weston's rop'
rosontatlvos In tho rocont trial stated
AUTO CASE IS SENT
TO JUVENILE COURT
.Tho caso of Marlon O. Arnott,
chnrgod with stealing an auto bo
longing to H. h. Oullcy of this city,
has boon turned over to tho Juvonllo
court. Arnott was arrostod In Port
laud and roturnod to Dond Tuesday,
llo cnrrlod n . chnuffour's Uconso
"which gave hla ago aa 18 years, but
fiopdmltted In Justlco court that ho
is oniy 15, Birth records boro put
U.U.on;- " ..fa J
Laying tho first course of gravel
on Tho Dnlloa-Cnllforula highway
from thn pit on tho Ovid Illlcy land
In to tho point uonr tlio city limit
where tho Oaknr Huhor crow I still
at work completing Ruber's grndlng
contract, wna finished Wodncsdny und
tho second surfacing course will
bo atnrtod at onco. Tho contractors
Wlckner, Sharp & Chlldahl, now havo
1C auto trucks working, carrying op
proximately flvo tous to a load, and
laying completod road at tho rato of
a quarter of n mllo a day. Not sat
titled with this, howovor, Mr. Chin
dnhl had olght tnoro trucks on tho
wny, nnd expects to havo tho high
way finished between Ilcnd and tho
prosent end of tho gravel, n mllo nnd
a halt from Iledmond, by Christmas,
All of this part of tho work will
bo taken enro of from the Hlloy pit
tho romalnlng mllo and a half to Hod
mond and tho tlx miles of graveling
boyond to bo taken enro of from Krnv
el doposlta near Itedmond.
firnvrl III111U Ibipldty.
Tho contractors doclaro thnt tho
gravel taken from tho lllley pit I
tho boat for rond-hulldlng purposes
they hnvo over had axpcrloncb with
In Oregon. It binds so rapidly that
although only tho first four-Inch
course has been laid, with 110 finish
Iiir Inyor, tho road la now almost ns
hard an n paved highway. Gravel
from thn C. O. I. deposit has not
shown such cxcolleiit binding quail
ties, hut tho section of. tho highway
on which It has been used nocth
from tho Bwnlloy ditch, will bo In ex
collont condition by spring, ns tho
mail la to bo worked nnd tho grnvol
surfacing shnpod throughout tho win
tor.
Tho top courso of grnvol on this
section of tho highway Is Btlll soma
what looso and tho contractors warn
nutolsts against attempting to mnko
sudden turns. Thoro Is really no
roason why machines should not turn
out whon n into dlstanco separates
them, It Is pointed out, ns this part
of tho highway la almost without
curves. Suddon turning by tho driv
er, nt this atngo In tho construction
of tho rond, froquontly results In tho
mnchlno going off tho grado, or at
lonat smiling. By spring, tho ontlro
stretch of highway will be In oxcol
lent shapo, and II. T. Wlcknor of tho
contracting company, prodlcts that
thoro will bo no difficulty whatovor
In driving tho 16 i miles to which
tho dlstanco between tho Bond and
Itodmond city limits hns boon ro
duced, In less than SO minutes.
Efficient System Used.
Tho dovolopmont of a highly offl
clont system Is responsible for tho
rapid progress mado by tho contrac
tors In graveling tho rocontly com
plotod grado, n visit to tho pit on tho
Riley lnnd showed yostordny. Scrap
ors, 18 or 20 of thorn, aro cmiployod
constantly, bringing tho grnvol to the
top of n trnp, from which It Is
umpod Into tho waiting truck bo-
nonth. On tho abort hauls, n truck'
la loadod and sent out ovory two min
utes, monhlng a ton of gravel placed
on tho highway ovory 21 seconds.
This tlmd Is made possible by tho fact
thnt two traps nro used.
Tho Bystom Is oIbeUc, for, on tho
longor hnuls, tho scrnpors and toams
thnt would othorwlso bo leapt walling
ro omployod In stripping the lnyjr
of sojt from extensions of tho grnvol
doposlt which mny bo needed later.
Tho work on tho highway and nt tho
pit Is undor tho personal supervision
of At l; Chlndahl.
HuliJi'Ct of Irrlgntloti Canfttdcreri At
l.nit Night's K'il(in, Anil Ap
polulmi'iit of KMtlnl CiiinnilKcii
In Provided Ity lUtMdutlon.
The second members' forum meet
ing to ho held by tho newly organ
ized Dond Commercial club Is ached'
ulod for 7:30 o'clock Friday evening,
November 20, nt the Illppodromo,
with A. J. Goggnns presiding. II. J.
Overturf, choson lti tho last elections
aa ono of tho representatives to the
leglnlaturq from this district, will
load tho discussion on tho HUbJcct
of good ronds. In addition to tho
discussion tlicro will bo entertain
mont features and refreshments.
With A. Whlsiiant presiding, tho
first forum meeting of tho club was
held at tho Illppodromo on Monday,
tho subject of Irrigation being dis
cussed uudor tlio leadership of II. W.
Sawyer. Tho attendance wns larger
than usual for such gatherings, tho
Interest being taken evidencing Itself
In tho niimbor of persons on hand
who havo hitherto paid slight at
lontlon to club proceedings.
Dlscusilon cantered about tho Des
chutes projoct nnd an Interesting
talk waa given by Fred N. Wallaco In
explanation of tho action now sought
for reservoir repair and oxtonslon of
tho Turoalo project. A resolution
waa adopted authorizing tho execu
tive bonrd to nnmo n special commit
too to stlmulnto greater Interest In
Irrigation development.
ONLY ONE DEFECTIVE
FOUND IN SCHOOLS
Only ono mentally defective child
was found by Miss Ituth Montgom
ery of tho University of Oregon In
her survey of tho Hold nnd Kenwood
grade schools, It wns reported Wed
nesday by City Superintendent 8.
W. Mooro. Group tests had nlrondy
beau conducted in tho city schools
nnd Miss Montgomery's Individual
tests woro based on the results prev
iously obtnlncd. Tho porccntngo of
normnl pupils la considered unusual
ly high.
FARMING
SEEN
CENSUS FIGURES FOR
COUNTY GIVEN
751 Karon In Drftcliutc With Value
of 95,1-0,0(10, Federal Kmum-m-tor
Kinds Htock nnd Crop
Itcsourcrs Aro Large.
The Importance of farming In Des-
chutes county Is shown by prellml
nary figures given by tbo census of
agriculture for this part of tho state,
mado In connection with tbo 1920
government enumeration of populn
tlon. Thcso flgurca show 7C1 farms
In tho county, all but ono of which
aro operated by white men. Of the
total, C1C nre operated by owners or
managers ana 10& by tenants. The
total' ncrcago In farm lands Is given
ns 144,979, with 51,744 acres listed
ns Improved. Vnluo of land and
buildings on tho farms of tho county
Is set nt 15,120,960,
Tho census finds that 643 of tho
farms report domestic (anlmals nnd
lists tho stock reported as follows:
Horses, 3378; mules, 103; cattle, 11,
616; sheep, 13,192; swine, 1774.
Acreage In principal crops, np to
tho tlmo tho census was completed,
was: Rye, 1667; wheat, 1166; oats,
927: hay, 24,981; and potatoes,
1226. As tho result of tho work rep
resented by thcso figures, 9300 bush
els of rye, 14,684 bushels of wheat,
20,31 bushels of oats, 32,002 tons
of hay, and 83,480 bushols of pota
toes were harvested.
Tho same report finds a total of
572 farms In Jefferson county, of
which 277 nro rented, 440,926 acres
in farm land, 132,812 acres of wbjch
tho Improved. Tho total valuo of
Jefferson county farm lands nnd
buildings is Bet at 16,026,310. Wheat
comprises tho greater part of tho
acreage under cultivation.
TO TRY M'DONALD
CASE NEXT SPRING
Duo to tho fact that tho state's
evldenco had nol been fully pre
pared, tho caso against Ed McDonald,
charged with stealing an automobilo
belonging to A. R. Davis of this city,
has been continued until tho spring
term of court by order of Circuit
Judgo Duffy.
Hog Market Hits
Lowest Price In
Four Years Time
(ttr UnlUd Tint to Ttn Ilend nlltlo
KANSAS CITY, Nor, 19.
Tho dncllno In the hog market
hero continued today. Prices
ranged from $11 to $11.65 per
100 pounds, a new low mark for
tho last four years.
81X311' LS ttKNKItAIi
CHICAGO, Nor. 19. Hog
prices slumped again today on
tho leading livestock exchanges
of the country, new low levels
slnco 1917 being established.
Cleveland reported the biggest
drop, tho market falling off 65
cents at tho opening. It Is pre
dicted that prices will go still
lower, due to tho drop In the
price of corn.
BEND REALTY
VALUES GAIN
BUSINESS SITE HOLD LESS THAN'
A YEAR AGO FOR 3,S00, RE
PURCHASED FROM W. R.
SPECK FOR $3,000 MORE.
A business site, bought less than a
year ago by William R. Speck from
the Central Oregon Realty Co. for
$5500, was repurchased by the real
tors Friday for $3000 In advance of
that price for San Francisco clients,
Mr. Speck has announced. The
lot Is opposite tbo Pilot Butte Inn,
on the corner of Wall and Green
wood, and is now occupied by the M.
& C. service station.
Among other deals handled
through the Central Oregon Realty
Co. aro tho purchase of tho H. O.
Snider property on St. Helens drive
by Ed Hesslcn of McMlnnvllle, for
J4000; the transfer or tho J. H. Hen
derson residence on Lake placo to C.
W. Allison, formerly of Lebanon, at
a consideration of $1850, and the
salo by R. Sanders of his homo on
Division street to Mrs. Emma A.
street for $1760. -
A. J. WESTON
E
LOSES
CASE
GOES
SOBS AND PROTESTS
INNOCENCE
LUMBER DUE TO RECOVER SOON
FROM PRESENT SLUMP BELIEVED
Iloprcsontntlvo lumbor manufac
turers, wholesalers nnd retailers of
tho Pacific coast express tho vlow
that tho lumbor Industry will soon
rocover from Its prcsont stump, Btntes
a news story In tho Orcgonian, undor
a Tacoma dato lino.
Tho bollof Is expressed that tho
marked housing shortngo through
out tho country will bo tho causo of
a renowed demand for lumbor and
thnt conditions In tho lumbor-produc-
Ing Industry will begin to show Im
provemont after tbo first of the now
year. Tho poll was taken by the
Amorlcnn Lumberman.
"This country must havo homos.
Tho building program doponds on tho
ability of tho carrjors to transport
lumbor to consuming territory," said
tho Woyorhaousor Sales company of
Spokano. "Railroads aro short both
rolling stock and rootlvo powar. Such
oqulpmont ob thoy havo must bo utll-
Izod constantly If tho groat noed for
building Is to bo supplied. Lumbor
Is now selling at producing points at
ono-halt to two-thirds of prices that
provallod In 1920. Widespread
prosperity, caused by a big crop sold
at high prices, nnd steady employ'
t'nent of labor nt big wngos, havo put
In tho hands of tho pooplo tremond-
ous purchasing powor, which moans
big consumption of labor."
A, O'. Dixon, manager of the Uooth-
Kelly Lumbor company of Eugono
nnd vlco president of tho West Coast
Lumbermen's association, said: "Tho
result of tho olectlon, In my opinion,
will not havo any Immediate effect
on business. Tho next administra
tion can, and I believe will, so con
duct national affairs that the bus!
noss world will take heart and start
nhcad In a normal manner. Manu
tacturers should devote their enorgy
to getting tho industry on a Btablo
basis, and, to do so, should at onco
limit production to demand and then
reduce costs, Increase efficiency In
nil departmonts, Improve selling
mothods and center on details of
business which w- have nil neglected
for tho last two years. Careful man
agemont will be required for the
next year or two."
T A. McCann, general manager
for The ShevlIn-IIIxon Company of
Uond, expressed his vlow ns follows
"It Is our bollof that tho causes
for tho prosont low market, with
practically no domand, are dcoper
scntod than tho olectlon. That was
discounted long ago. Wo cannot con-
tlnuo to do business on a top-heavy
credit structure with commodity
prices so high that Imagination never
dreamod of them.
Whon our stock roaches normal
wo will shut down till tho domand
warrants resumption of production,
which will probably bo about March
1. Tho revival of building depends
mora on tho confidence of tho buyors
than on lumber prlcos, and that will
moan a material lowering of othor
items that ontor Into tho cost of
building bosldes lumbor, nnd also a
bettor day's work from lnbor at rea
sonable wages. All predictions aro
guesses, rather than based on facts,,
as wo are traveling on almost un
charted sons these days."
ED HALVORSEN
FOUND GUILTY
JURY MODIFIES CHARGE PRE
FERRED IX IXDICTMEXT, KIXD
1XG VERDICT OF ASSAULT
AXD BATTERY.
Ed Halvorsen was found guilty In
circuit court Tuesday afternoon of
assault and battery, committed Inst
May against G. W. Brown, rancher
near Bend. The Terdict, which was
returned in three hours after the
Jury had beon Instructed, was a modi
fication of tho indictment found by
the grand Jury, charging assault with
a dangerous weapon, undor which
Halvorsen was tried. Sentence will
be passed Friday. Halvorson Is also
defendant In a civil action, in which
Brown is plaintiff, and in which up
wards of $5000 damages is nkked for
injuries alleged to have been received
by Brown In his encounter with-tlio
dofendant. x
FIRST OFFENSE IS
SUCCESSFUL PLEA
Took Only Two Drinks, George Mar
tin Tells Pollco Judge Suspend
od Jnll Sentence Is Passed.
It was his first offense, Georgo
Martin, rancher near Bend, pleaded
yostorday when he wns arraigned
boforo Miss Noll Market, police
Judge, on a chnrgo of drunkenness
nnd disorderly conduct. Martin had
only taken two drinks, he said, but
tho result was much more discon
certing than ho had oxpected. A
20-day suspended Jnll sentouce was
tho ponalty imposed.
Martin was nrrosted Tuesday night
whon ho was vainly endeavoring to
steer n straight course by the North
star, while progressing up Bond
Btrcet. Oflcer McDonald, was his
captor.
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JURY OUT 17 HOURS
Convicted Murderer of Robert II.
King: Remains Calm As Ho Ileum
Verdict, Dut Breaks Down
Utterly In Ills Cell In Jail.
Deschutes county's first accused
killer was convicted of tho crime of
murder In the second degree Sun
day afternoon when, at 21 minutes to
5, the Jury In the caso of A. J.
Weston brought In a verdict of
"Guilty as charged." Weston took
the decision unflinchingly, showing
no change of expression, and mere-'
ly shaking his head slightly as 'the'
verdict was read by County Clerk J.
H. Haner.
Weston's iron nerve was shattered,
however, by the ordeal through
which he had passed, and hq broke
down utterly In his cell early in the
evening. He Bobbed like a child,
and his Jailer, E. W. Gurney, heard
him declare his Innocence and cry
that he would sooner walk out of his
cell and step Into his coffin than to
go to, the penitentiary for life. A
visit from his attorneys cheered him
somewhat. He ate nothing Sunday
night, slept not at all, and Monday
morning continued his fast. Ho or
dered ham and eggs for breakfast,
but did not touch tho food. He has
aged 10 years since the day he took
tho witness stand.
August Krug PIfascd.
August Krug, brother of Robert
H. Krug of Sisters, whom Weston
was charged with killing, heard tho
verdict and appeared satisfied with
the decision. Afterward he shook
Sheriff S. E. Roberts warmly by tho
hand, thanking him for the long in
vestigation which resulted In Wes
ton's apprehension and conviction.
Mrs. Weston was not present at
Sunday afternoon's brief session.
She- is grief-stricken over the out
come of tho trial. Weston's daugh
ter, Mrs. A. J. Moore, burst Into a
violent fit of weeping as the verdict
was read.
Allan R. Joy. for the defense, In
sisted on a poll being taken. Tho
decision was "confirmed, each Juror
responding as his namo was called:
"That Is my verdict." Mr. Joy ex
pects to file a motion for a new trial.
Many Hear Verdict.
As court adjourned, Weston roso
and was taken back to his cell in tho
county Jail. His only comment, mado
to Rex Haines, his guard, was: "I'll
ask you to hang up my coat outside.
If you will pleaso.'-' Tho result of
the trial seemed, however.'to weigh
heavily on the prisoner's mind and
he had lost the smllo which ho
woro during tho greater part of the
hearing.
' Time for tho passing of sentence
has not yet been aet.
Following tho Instructions giveen
by Circuit Judgo T. E. J. Duffy, tho
Jury filed out Saturday night at 11
o'clock. The crowd, which had
Jammed tho courtroom throughout
tho trial, was somewhat diminished,
but the seats were still full until
12:30 o'clock Sunday morning, whon
It became apparent that the verdict
could not bo speedily arrlvod at. A
few hours before noon Sunday, word
was sent to the Judge that an agree
ment could not bo reached. His re
ply was that a verdict must be found.
Many who had heard tho testimony
loltored about the courthouse all day
Sunday, and when tho vordlct was
handed to the bailiff by Foreman
Georgo Gove, ovory seat in tho court
room was tilled.
Evldenco la linked.
The. caserclosod with tho presenta
tion of arguments by attorneys for
state and' defense, ending sbortir'af
fer lOj'30 o'clock Saturday night.
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