WEEKLY EDITION
bend bulletin:
VOI. A' IX
IIICNI), DICHOIIUTKH COUNTV, OREGON, 'f HL'itHIIA Y, HKITKMIIKH 8, 102
No. 28
IHE
DROP PROJECT,
REMINDED
BY A. P. DAVISll
URGES SUHSTITUTION
OF POWDER RIVER
DIFFICULTIES NOTED
Oregon Delegiillon In Conuie Not I
IIimI of Iteclaiimllon llrector'
lteiniiimendatlon for Cluing
liiU Irrigation Program.
Ah t In rcnult of his recent (rip
DirutiKli Oregon, Dlriicliir A. I'. Duvl,
of I Iiii II. H. reclamation service, linn
recommended lliu ilruipliiK of tlio
Deschutes project until nil difficul
ties run Iiii removed, anil tlm sub
stitution uf tlm Powder River Irri
gation project, state it wlro received
hunt Friday morning frutn I'omki -mini
N. J. Hluiioti, In WnnhliiKton, I).
C.
"Morris Wen, ucIIiik dlrrctiir uf
tlm leclnmiitlou sorvlm, bus notified
myself mill Henntnrs .Mc.N'nry nnd
miinflolil by lottor Hint Director
Uuvln, on nccoiuit (if complications
which ho fotiiul in IiIh recent Invest
litntlon regtirdliiK tlm controversy
about lliu uiio of water between tho
North Unit nmt Innil In tlm llond vic
inity. Incliullni: liimtxir liiierrsiK tun!
power iluvuloptntiiit, nUo on account
of lliu liiriti' nrcn of Iniul In prlvnto
ownership preferring private con
Htruriloii nml refusing general com
plliincn with nno hundred uml nlxty
item maximum acri'nr." law, nml dlf
flrnlly of securing nKromnetit flxliiK
print of oxcihh ncrenge. him recom
mended dropping Deschutes project
tilt illfflrulllitii ran tut removed, sub
Hlltiillug therefore, tlio Powder River
project," Sliumtt wired,
Th substitution of Ihn I'owdor
rhor project for tlm Deschutes, which
lmn boon recommended liy Director
A. I'. Davis of tlm reclamation ur
vlce, inniitm thnt tint entire proeod
tint intuit hu ntnrlcd again from tlio
lii'r.lnnlnK. with estlmntos to cniigrrss
nml iipprovnl liy Hint body.'of luyvder
river, uccordlng to it fuller account
In tlm Oregon Jnurnnl thnjL-llinl re
ceived Friday from Congressman
Hlnnott.
Estimates nrn submitted liy tlm
secretary of tlio Interior, who In tra
veling part of tho time with Pnvltt
mid presumably Id In full agreement
with him. Tho I'owdor river project
will utilize tlm Thief vnlley rosor
voir nlte. which In mild to possess iiii
uniiiiI advantages.
"Tlm cllmnto In wrtrmor thnn tho
Deschutes country, mid most of tho
lnnd to ho orvod In ptilillc lund,"
HiiyN tho lottor received by Mr. Sin
nott front Acting Dlroctor Hlcn.
"Considerable iicreii of prlvnto land
urn n I ready Irrigated, hut need n
mipplomonlnl Hiipply. und Clio ownorN
have orRunlzed nn IrrlRnted district
for tlm purposo of cooperating with
tho Roverninunt In ordor to secure
Htored water. No cannl In needed for
IiuiiIn now under IrrlRntlon.
"A smaller Investment can bo
mndo to yield quicker rosult thoro
than any InveHtmnnt nn tho Des
chuteN. Socretnry Full and Mr. Davis
nro pliinnliiB to vInII tho I'owdor
river piojoct .on Hoptombor 3,"
ROSERURG OBJECTS
TO PAKK EXTENSION
llend'N AsNlntnneo Asked In Prevent
ing Inclusion of Diamond l.uko
I'mler Strict Regulations.
' Itocontly iinnounced plum of Hoc
rotary of tlm Inturlor Full to Imvu
iWniiiniid Ink a Included In Crator
I.uliu National park will meet with
determined oppiiHltlon, it Ih Indi
cated In lettui-H from tlm ltoso
liurit Chnmhor of Cftmmorr.u dl
'Vected to tlm Iluml Commercial
club. Tho lottor declareti that tlm
Heveto i'0NtrleU,oiH of tho national
par): Hliuuld not bo extended, nud
polntit out thnt powor poSiilhllltlos
of tho Uiumiua will bo Rroally lliult
nil uliould tho opporUinltlca for Btor
niiu afforded at Diamond lalto bo lu
"torforod with,
Dond'u cooperation lit iiBlced, nnd
tho auoHtlijn -was to boi brotiKltt bo
fore tho dtroetrira n't tliolr tnootlng
today.
Tots Juggle Mail;
Babies' Fun Cause
Of Lost Letters
Two tiny toU llvlim on the
wont hIiIo have been linvhiK "
wonderful Hum nhatractliiK bun-
dlH of IctteiN from boundnty
mall boxen on Illithliuid bnule-
vard, at Hiiion teuiiliK eiivelopen j
and coutelitM, hut more fru- '' ,
iiiirntly putlliiK the luttem linck v
iiIHioukIi tuuully In the t
wroiiR boxeN.
TIiIh wiih tho Information re-
Jf reived HiIn luoriiliiK by 1'ont-
maNter V. II, lluilnon. It Ih con- 'f
Hldered nn probably hoIvIiir the
mytery of letlerN which have
frequently been found In boxe
other than that of the ad-
dremee,
Day Officer Vox will request
doner Ntiporvlfiloii on tho part of
the piirentN, of the nctloim of
the little folkN,
C. 0. 1. DISTRICT
BUDGET READY
SI.5KI A.V ACIti: TAX TO TAKi:
caui: oi' Tiim:i: ykahs i:x
i'K.ssils can iti:m:n.D tiii:
I'l.l'.Mi: l'Ol( (iHt.OIHI.
HetllerN nn the Central OreRon Ir
rlRatlou dlalrlct will have a tax of
11.25 an ncre to pay If tlm bildRet
favored by the dUlrlct directors Ih ac
cepted. The hmlKot, which Is for ap
proximately J I in, 000, takes care of
nil nutittnmrf UK Indebtedness, ayn
II. II, Do Armond, the dlntrlct'i nt-j
torney, nnd In actually for it three
yeur period. Includlnc nccoiiutN for
1920 and tho first elRht inonthi of
1021, uml entlmatod expenses for the
retnnlnder of the present year and
for all of 1922.
In addition nn Item for IS1.000
for tho replacement of it mile nnd n
quarter of the Central OroRoti canal
wood flume In listed, but It In prob
able that HiIh can be financed by a
bond Ihhuo Instead of throuRh direct
taxation.
WILL ESTIMATE
GARAGE REPAIR
AI'TIIOItlZATION IS r.XI'lHTKI)
iiaki.v ni:xt vt:i:K roititr-
(JATKI) IltON AXI TIN I'ltO
TKCTIO.V I'OK WOODWOKK.
KfltlmntoN on the needed repairs
for tho Hem! Garage building, which
are now being prepared by Architect
I. eo A, Thomas, will reach Philip
Drunks early next week, at which
Hum atithorltaHnn of tlm work will
probably be made, Mr. UrookH stilted
Inst night on leaving for Vnncouvor,
II, C ufter spending yesterday hero.
Ho went to Portland Inst week for
medical treatment, returning to com
plete his plans for rebuilding.
Tho plans now being worked nut
will conform with tlm requirements
of tlm statu tiro mnrslial's office, Mr.
Ilrooks Htntcd, They Include it two
Inch coucroto main floor, reconstruct
ion of nil damaged woodwork, cor
rugated Iron protection for tho cell
IngH of the workshop nnd of the stor
age room, nud tin covering for all
doors ami woodwork nud office fix
turoH, CLASS OF FIFTEEN ,
WILL ENTER SHRINE
Ceremonial To lie Held In Portland
Class of I 'our Admitted To
I'lllti'lm ('ouimnudery.
A clasn of if! from llond und near
by points In Central Oregon will bo
In I'orllnml Saturday SeptombeV 10,
for lnlttitlnn at tho coromoulul to be
held by Al Kudor temple, Nobleu of
the MytUlo ilhiluo,
Throo Jlond num. C. T. Torrll, K.
H, Sawyer und Harry Hnyden recent
ly became membors of I'llgrlm Com
mander)', Knights Tomplnr. O, W.
Holm, of Torrelionno, wus nlso ad
mitted to knighthood,
MAN
S ACCUSED
LE1E
LOSS OF $:,100 PROMPTS
ARREST
DEFER ARRAIGNMENT
A. I'. AudeiAOti (.'onlliied To Ited It)'
Iiijllllti IVIieii Dcpnlleo AirUi'
Aur'K OMIciTN of Intiocenco
of AlleKcd Theft.
A, K, Anderson, bookkeeper for
tho Hand Wntor, MrIiI ft 1'owor Co.,
was arrested ut Ills homo last
week churned with larceny by
embezzlement. Tlm warrant was Is
sued following the discovery by an
auditor of a shortage of 13100,
Anderson has been confined to bis
hoiuu for several days as the result
of Injuries sustained In a recent fall,
und was In bd when Deputies C. T.
Terrlll, Geon;e Ktokoc, nnd I.. A. W.
Nixon entered tho house. Ho as
sured tho officers of his Innocence,
declaring that everything would
"come out all right."
On tho advice of the attending
physician, Anderson was permitted
to remain at home after having been
formally placed under arrest. It had
been Intended to hold the arraign
ment In tho afternoon, hut this was
postponed until Anderson can bo
moved.
Anderson has retained II. II. Do
Armond to defend him.
MANY CAMPFIRES
LEFT UNQUENCIIED
Four Motor Parties Apprehended In
.Mi-tollu Country All Admit Itr
spoiisiblllty, Sa)s Super l-or.
Motor parties loft no less than
four camp llrcs burning in tho
Motollus country beyond Sistors on
Sunday mul Labor Day, Forent Su
pervisor II. I,. I'lunib reported Tues
day after obtaining four signed
statements admitting responsibility.
Appearance in Justice court Is to bo
mndo hero before Saturday.
N. F, I.atourotto, I.eroy U Fields,
A. II. ficott and A. C. Smith, all of
Portland,' wero tho members of ono
party, and Mrs. F. It. Hrazcau und
Teresa Mlckcl admitted carelessness
In leaving their lire, tho supervisor
stated. Mrs. W. F. King, of I'rlno
vllln, Is allegedly responsible for a
third tiro, and J. A. Hitting of Port
laud, Is under promise to come Into
Hcnd and explain the fourth.
INCLUSION OF DIAMOND LAKE IN
CRATER LAKE PARK IS OPPOSED
BY BEND CLUB; REASONS GIVEN
Elimination of grazing land for
.10,000 sheep, of tho 7B.O00 horse
power water power possibilities of
tho I'mpqua river, and of the fishing
privileges In Diamond luke, wore the
reasons which prompted llond Com
mercial club to go on record nt Wed
nesday's meeting opposing the Inclus
ion of tho lake nnd surrounding ter
ritory In tho Crator Lake National
park. Tho matter hns been before
tho club several times before, and
was unco favored and onco opposed.
Present Interest was created by the
announcement that Secretary of the
Interior Albert 11. Fall will recom
mend to congress the Inclusion or
this nrcn In tho park.
The argument of tlio club was sum
med up by II. I.. Plumb, Deschutes
Nrittounl forest Rupervlsor, who rend
Socrotn'-y Meredith's toport on the
samo question, as outlining tho policy
of tho forest sorvlco. Tho land pro
posed to bo Included lies between
ninmoud lake and tho summit of tho
Cascades, Only thu area Immediately
surrounding tho lake Is nt hcouIc
Value Shuep nro excluded for n mile
back from tho lake, a spaco which Is
roservod oxclufdvoly for campers.
National porks should only bo de
nted whero tho scenlo features nro
unlquo, of nntlounl Importance, nud
MORE STUDENTS
IN HIGH SCHOOL
LAST YEAR FIGURE IS
INCREASED BY 20
Total Number In City HtliooW .'!!
l-s 'I Hun Heionil Jlitl In
Condi Koiktvell Issue Cull
for football Cnmllilatrs.
fitudentii in the senior and junior
liljh reboots number 20 more than
on tho second day last year, a com
parison of Wednesday's figures with
those of it year ago shows. Today
there are 300, 20 more than yester
day. The registration in tho camp
school and at Highway Acres Is 32
more than a year ago.
Enrollment In tho grade schools did
not Increase yesterday as much as
Is usual on tho second day, so that
tho total, 1090. falls 39 short of last
year's figure. This is for grado and
high schools. The Central gained
only seven, tho Kenwood three, nnd
tho Held none over yesterday's at
tendance. Of those enrolled In the high
school, 25 aro seniors, 42 Juniors, CO
ropbomorcs, 73 freshmen. The eighth
grade hns 09 and tlm seventh Gi.
Coach Frank I. Ilockwell has is
sued a call for football candidates
to report tonight. A meeting will be
hold and suits Issued, and practice
will begin the following night.
SCHOOL EXECUTIVES
REACH AGREEMENT
An agreement whereby Mark A.
Paulson Is In complete charge of the
high school as principal, whllo S. W.
Mooro retains the superintendence
of schools, was reached at an Inform
al meeting of the board of education
held Thursday, according to L. M.
Foss, chairman of tho board. Doth
Mooro and Paulson were present at
tho meeting.
Kvory effort will bo made to con
duct tho schools along efficient and
amicable lines, It was agreed. No
mention was made of tho question
as to what salary Paulson should re
echo. GENERAL WATCHMAN
FOR FARMER'S WIFE
A former genernl of tho Itusslan
army Is tho watchman nt the person
nel house In Constantinople, where
Mrs. I. C. Hurt, wife of a prominent
Deschutes county rancher, is In
charge, writes J. J. Handsakcr, Ore
gon near east relief director, from
tho lilack Sea.
paramount to nil other utility, was
Secretary Meredith's argument. They
should not bo created for purely ad
vertising purposes.
Fishing, rather than scenery, Is
tho deslrablo thing at Diamond Inks,
according to J, A. Bastes and Clydo
McKay, who spoko in favor of tho
motion made by 1). 0. McPhcrson, to
oppose tho Inclusion of tho territory
In tho pnrk.
Mr. McKay declared that tho con
cessionaires alono would profit by
the change. Ho characterized tho
movement an propaganda on tho part
of tho park service and tho Medford
Chatnbpr of Commerce. R. S. Hamil
ton took tho samo view.
Tho argument that tho concession
aires would profit wns pointed out
by It. W. Sawyer as evidence that
moro tourlstR would bo attracted to
the lnko if It wero In tho National
!tt,i,,r It tlt.i t,.tlD la tn n nllatilnr-
ed first, us "tho club has outlined In
Its policy on other matters, anything
should bo dono which would bring
them horo. Mr. Sawyer was of tho
opinion that tho Inclusion of tho lake
lu the park would havo this result,
Ho quoted Walter Prltchnrd Katon
lo tho effect that "you cannot have
(Contlnuod on last page.)
WELL HOLDS UP
UNDER SEVERE
TES
IRRIGATION POSSIBLE
FOR FORT ROCK
PLAN DEMONSTRATION
I)ii)'s Pumping at 000 Foot Kpceil
Ixiwer WntT Itvcl Only Four
Fort May Mean I tot urn of
fyoit Farm Population.
Fort flock Valley, some 25,000
acres In extent, need no longer be
classed with the arId lands of Cen
tral Oregon If the results achieved
In tho sinking of tho 110 foot, well
on tho Ernst ranch can be re
peated In other sections of tho val
ley. Success of the 12 Inch dlamoter
well Just completed with the use of
state funds, was reported Tuesday
by Henry M. Parks director of the
Stato Uureau of Mines and Geology,
on his return Trom conducting a
rigid test to determine tho water
supply available. He believes that
the supply developed on the Ernst
ranch is sufficient for tho irrigation
of 140 acres.
A final demonstration, with a cele
bration of tho good fortune attend
ing the quest for water, is being plan
ned to be held In about 10 days. Mr.
Parks Is confident that the well will
be a permanent success, and before
leaving Dend for Portland last night
urged that all who can do so attend
tho final demonstration! the date of
which will be announced in the near
future.
Settlers May Return
The results of the tests are con
sidered as quite conclusive. A cen
trifugal pump, operated at a speed
of COO feet a minute by N. C. Jann
sen, Portland expert, lowered the
water in tho well from the 83 foot
level to the 7S foot level In the first
flvo minutes of pumping. Thereafter
no further gain was made by the
pump, although the effort to dimin
ish tho amount in tho well was con
tinued throughout tho day. In fact
the level actually crept up to the 79
foot level, leaving a net loss for one
day's pumping of four feet. It had
been considered that if the pump
could not reduce the water below
the 40 foot level that the well would
be successful.
Theory Long Held
Fort Rock Valley dwellers are con
fident that the new source of water
for irrigation will mean tho return
of a population which has been grad
ually diminishing since the home
stead rush of 1910 until It is now
close to tho vanishing point. Home-
steading came as the result of rati
road construction to Bend, and pro
jected construction to the south. Al
most as if by magic homesteaders'
cabins sprang up until practically
every quarter section In tho valley
was filed on.
Then camo disillusionment tho
realization that without irrigation
there was virtually no chance tor
successful farming. Families rapidly
deserted tho land, or stuck to it un
til they could provd up and leave
with a U. S. patent. A few stockmen
remained in tho country, and even
their succ?ss Is Jeopardized In a hard
wlntor by lnck of hay for their stock.
Tho watering of but 10 acres on
ovory ' farm. It Is estimated, would
moan a gouorally successful livestock
business, and might result In the re
turn of scores of families to their
deserted farms.
To Drill Deeper
An artesian flow hns been long
considered as a possible solution of
tho valley's problom, but wells pre
viously sunk havo met with only In
different success. One, which was
sunk close, to whero a seasonal spring
bubbled out of the ground showed
an artesian flow, but this, llko tho
spring, was seasonal. Olio well wont
200 feet in finding water, and then
the amount was not sufficient for
use on tho land,
In nn effort to devolopo n still
grcator flow nt tho Ernst woll, an
eight Inch hole Is to bo started from
tho bottom of thp 12 Inch hole al
ready completed,
PUMP
STATE HIGHWAY
TO BE
FOR RESERVOIR
NEW SURVEY ORDERED
BY COMMISSION
WILL ASK SURFACING
Stato Hoard To Urge Cso of Gravel
From Sinters To Windy Point
Low Hid Makes Possible Ad
illtlonnl Cooperation.
1 (Spec!! to TU Bulletin.)
PORTLAND. Sept. 1. To avoid
the Benham Falls reservoir a now
survey for The Dalles-California
highway was ordered by the state
highway commission yesterday from
near Lava Butte to Paulina prairio.
This will be to the east of tho present
location and It Is hoped It may be
run to provide suitable access to
Lava River Cave.'
In addition the commission agreed
to take up with the firest seirlco
the matter of graveling the McKenzle
highway from Sisters to Windy Point
and to obtain data on the cost of
bridges needed In and near Sisters
as a preliminary to calling for bids.
At Tuesday's session the question
of preserving a timbered strip at the
site of the Brooks-Scanlon camp on
Tho Dalles-California highway was
considered, Governor Olcott coming
up from Salem to be present.
More Work Promised
The commission yesterday award
ed the contract for surfacing 10 miles
of the Central Oregon highway east
from Bend to J. K. Shotwell, Hcna
Iston. contractor now engagedjn sur
facing the McKenzie-Ochoco highway
from Cllne Falls to Broad Canyon.
Shotwell's bid was $19,500..
As the total of Shotwell's bid was
less than the amount the county bad
already expended on grading, the
commission will carry out Its prom
ise of CO per cent cooperation by
doing additional grading or gravel
ing or both up to the amount of tho
county expenditure.
DEFER CUTTING
TIBER STRIP
LOGGING OX H1GHWAV HELD CP
1JY BROOKS-SCAXLOX LUMJ1KR
CO. PEXDIXG WORD FROM
MINNEAPOLIS.
Until a final decision can be bad
from the Minneapolis offices the mila
strip of timber owned by the Brooks
Scanlon Lumber Co. along the south
highway, will remain Intact, it was
stated Saturday by II. E. Allen,
of tho company, who attended the
recent conference In Portland regard
ing the preservation of the border ot
pines lining the stato road.
While the company is ot course un
ablo to consider making a donation
of the timber; there Is every proba
bility that tho tract can bo exchanged
for equally valuable stumpago If the
timber exchange bill passc3 tho sen
ate. Whether or not tho Minneapolis
officials of tho company deem It ad
visable to take u chance on tho pas
sago ot the bill Is expected to bo the
basis for any decision made.
RECREATION MAP OF
FOREST PUBLISHED
A new recreation map of the Des
chutes National forest, handsomely
illustrated, Is now out, and a few
copies were received this morning at
tho offlco of II. L. Plumb, forost
supervisor, A largo shipment has
been prdored by express and shoujd
be received hore in a few days, Plumb
says.
STOCK INCREASED
Capitalization ot tho Farm Pro
ducts Distributing Co, was ordered,
raised trom 525,000 to $100,000 at
a st0cl;holdora'-!meetlng held Tuesday,
night in the company's otflcos lu tho
Miner building.
ANGED