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r WEEKLY The Bend WEEKLY EDITION V.OJ ,NIX IHJNI), DKSCHUXKH COUNTY, OltRGON, TIltlLSDAY, OtTOIIKIt lit, 121. Jo. J13 I Bulletin SHORT NOW SUFFICES FOR ADDING SHIFT CONTINUOUS CUTTING RESUMED new-camp is ready Minimum Proilurtloii At lltuok Scullion Mill (Jlux i:iiipii)iiicnl To Mini)' Mow Mm ('nn Hllll It.- iVnl In Wooili. On four days niillri!, Ilni tlilril hIiUI of lliii llronks-Hcniilon Lumber Co. mill resumed oiiirittlon lit iiiIiIiUkIiI luitt iiIkIiI mill Hi" HliilillNliinviit of Camp No, 3 Is well iimlur way. (li-orKo P. (Idvi), mill superintendent, nnil H. A. Illukulcy suporlntetidont of logging, urn tlui mull ri'Sptinslblu for tho efficiency wlih wlilclr jiropar iitliinn wnro ciirrli'il on iiiukliiR possl bin early ri'niimptlun of minimum Iiroiliictlon uf tor tliu mnforunco of of flcliils Saturday which -resulted In orders for thu mlilltlnn of tin) extra shift. Under tlia pronont system ilul mill In turiiliiR out lutiiliur throughout thu viitlru 21 hoiirM, with thu uxcopllnu of thri'u 20 in In ti to lunch periods. Tliu result In tlntl on nn ulghl hour scale, tlm iicluiil workliiK luy for each nlilft In Devon liuum iiml 40 inln- Ut CM. Nt'tv Ciiiiip Itiiiily Thu thlril logging rump Ih ready to turn out tuw material for thu mill", hut thorn In mi 111 n shortage of nun In HiIn ilupartmuiii. Whim thu rruw Iiiin beou completed, thu lotnl liumhcr of mini added to thu payroll will ho 110, ii ml llin mlilltloniit monthly uxpuimu to tin company wilt ho J.io.ooo, most of this" being (or wiikiin, Increased proiliicllon represented III till) llllllltlotl Of tllll lll'W Hlllft, Willi mmln uiH'uiutitty hy thu fuel that Block wus rittuiliiK low iiml dumnnd Increas ing. Involving thu need for nioru If succussful selling was to liu conduct l. llnxk Milken Hliiti'llii'iii III ii Htiilumont Issued Iii connection -Willi thu niiiiouiirtiuiimt of nddrd pro duction, (limuriil .Muiuti;ur II. K. llrookH snld: "In order to ruplunhtli our some what hrokuu stock of lumber and to hu In better nhupii to tnkn enro of thn sprlnr. trade. It I our intuntlon to put on u third Hlilft In tho saw' nilll within n fow days. "Ordinarily wo would, hardly ho JtiMirioil In taking any nuch stop nt thin season' of thoyonr f ort llley reason that liimlmr cut Into In thn fall 'dries very Hlowly mid mtmt bn carried In pile for a .number of months but in illcntloiiH of a ruvlvul of gonornl bus iness nnd economic condltlonii In tho country nppeitr to hu no fnvorahlu that wo nio fooling nullu opllmlntlc nnd hiivu concluded to npurntu our plant to tin utmoHt capacity." CHILD -WILL FIGHT RETURN TO OREGON I'Mriiillllon To llo Conlroti'il Hy Mini Chill-noil With Non-Hupporl, DlKtrlit Attorney In Told. ' (loorKO W. Child, churned with non-Hupport, Ih flKlitliiK oxtrmlltlon, DlHtrlct Attornny A. J. Mooro has ndvlHod hy mull hy K. O. Htiid tur who wiih Bout to California liiHt wnuk with aulliorlty hh it doputy Hluirlff to ruturn Child to I lend for trial. SEED CERTIFICATION FIGURES ARE GIVEN . KlKiiroH Klvon In tho O. A. 0. Kx toiiHlim Horvlco Nowh bIiowh Hint of 7CC C-0 iicrc'H of potutouH limpoctoil for ' Hood ijortluoutlun, lu , DoachntoH county thlBVo'tr. 10-1 1-s ,lcroH woro iitH8i)d on thu MfHt limiiootlon. TJia county nomoflt to niwoliutna In total urea itccmitoil Ih Uiuntllln, whorg out ot 1SI itorotf ltiBDOutjiil U7 Vj wove rojoctod.; , In liint year's Innno'ctlon Dos Chilton county wan far ithoiul of nil other sections 'at tho stuto. r- $5, 000 Spud Crop To Be Harvested On $1,200 Ranch Onn row of Netted (linn po- Intuitu din: on tho rnticli of Mlko Murg, four miles from llonil, Indicates it $r.,0(J0 crop on thu lunch for which Morg paid 1,200. Twenty big spuds from pun hill wurn exhibited In thu olllces of llnuklo und Ilnlium In tho I, ok Call In build- Iiik til In nfturiioon. RAIL BUSINESS GAIN IS SEEN FREIGHT ACTIVITY ON INCREASE Ki'iiiUWit'ld)' SiTvlns Dlirontlniifil Nrnrly Vrnr Ako, Now MiiiIi Ni'('iiiiry lly Aildllloiiiil Ship pliiK t.'onfroiilInK ItiillriiaiU. Ah uii Indication that tho hualncsii ilcproulon Is rapidly pumilnK Into history comes tlio unnouncomont hy Jack WrlRht, local frulRht ami pa niiKor iiRDiit, that frulRlit handled from Ilund durliiR tint mouth of Sop loinhor reached n total of Jl 2C car load, nn Increase ot 15 per cunt over thu AiiRUNt total. This was excluxlvu of merclinnllni shlpmonts, tho InrR ii r part of which tiro liicomltiR. Thn IncrciiHO Is holdliiR up nicely this month, U'rlRlit says, and If any thlitR Is slronRor than that shown ilurltiR Hcptomhcr. I'relulit Train Aililiil Additional frulRht activity, nlwnys mi accurate Index to Renerut hiislues conditions has Hindu It necessary to put on tho OrORon Trunk's seml wcokly frulRht. discontinued nearly n year oro, TrnvollnR PrulKlit nnd I'assoiiRer AruiU J. T. Hardy announ ced this noon. Thu train Is Inbound on Tuesdays mid Saturdays, and out bound .Mondays nnd Fridays. Thn resumption of seml-wecltly service will to n certain extent relieve pasHciiReV trains of tho tusk of haul Inn frelRht cars. t -TT - , CONDEMNED MAN TRIES SUICIDE viciii,..Ti: or tit'Aitns 1-oii.s TWO ATTiairrS OP A 111 KVAXS TO HAMS IIIMSKI.P IX i'iixitkntiahv ci:i,i.. (lly Unltnl I'rrM to The HcnJ llullcttn.) SAI.K.M, Oct. 12. Only tho vIrII iiiicu ot his Riiards prevented Alio Kvans, under Bontonco of duath for tho murder of James Dornn lu Wasco county, from haiiRliiR hlinsolf hero yestorday. Tho attempt was nuido In tho early mornliiK .uftor Kvans had tried to oud his life tho ovoiiIiir be fore, It wus reportod hy, Warden L. R. Comptnn, A 4;uurd ovor tho dentil coll In which Hvnns Is confined dlscovored tho prlsonor stnudliiR qu u smnll tnblo lu his coll Into Monday nlRht, his shirt twisted Into ii ropo and looped n limit IiIh neck, tho other end tied to an Iron KrntliiR. Kvans was poised for thu leap wliun tho guard Intervgncd. A similar attempt at sul cldo Ih nald to have boon frustrated this mornltiR, Prison officials nro divided In tliolr npInlnuR nH to whothor Kvans was slncora In his sulcldo attempts or Is propurliiR for on Inmuilty plea. Kvans, who was received at tho prison Sunday, Is sentenced to hang on December 2, HEARING OF WESTON APPEAL POSTPONED Tho hearluR of tho appeal In tho A, J, Weston murder caso has boon postponed to October 18, nccordliiR to word received by Attorney II, II. Do Armoml, Weston Is BorvluB a llfo Imprisonment sentence for tho mur dor ot Itohort II. KriiR, ot uonr Sis-tors. NORTH CANAI UNIT PROJECT WEST FINDS FEELING FAVORABLE WATER REQUEST MADE AoKoebiti! of Hiiniiiel Hill In Pro poned Hewlopinc nt Vl-.lt h Itenil liileri'xtN of Piojects Xeeil .Vol Ciuilllit, IIiIIiiiiI. Central OreRon south of Crooked rlvor Is solidly In support of tho water allotments asked for tho rec lamation of thu North Canal unit, wus tho declaration toduy ot Oswald West, former Rovemor of Oregon, now uisoclnted with Bamuel Hill In thu formation of a company for tho reclamation of some 29,000 acres. .Mr. West, accompanied by Jesse Htcurns, counsel for thn Central Ore koii Irrigation Company, was In Ilend to look over preliminary details In connection with tho proposed work, PoIIowIiir a trip to Tumalo, hu left Prlday afternoon for Iledmond and Portland, IlcnriiiK Helieiliiliil Tho question of securing water for the North Canal unit will come up before tho stnto water board on Oc tober 17. In addition a request for un nllntniont by tho North unit In Jefferson has been filed. While there Is a possibility of a contest, .Mr. West does not consider Hint thu Interests of the two projects nru ne cessarily opposed, believing that there will bo sufficient water for thu North unit after thu North cuual lands have been provided for. Data bearlnR on this subject have been collected over u period of several months hy John Dtibuls, engineer. .Mr. Hill, tho nssoclato of Mr. West in the now enterprise, was throuRh Ucml earlier Inst week, accompany ing men who may hecomo Identified with reclamation work in Central Oregon, securing first hand Informa tion on conditions bearing on tho proposed development. OPPORTUNITY SEEN IN CENTRAL OREGON Mriiibers of "Sritlcrs' Special" Kv prdltloii Itetiirn To Homes Well Pleiiseil Willi Hend Country. Declaring that tho Horn! and tho country tributary to It Is really tho laud of opportunity in Oregon, O. C. .Morion, ot Cedar Palls, Iowa, and Leo T, Wlttey of Memphis, Missouri, the members of tho "Settlers' 'Spe cial" who visited Ilend, left Saturday mornliiR for their homes, K. L. VI nnl who accompanied them during much ot their stay lu Central Oregon Is confident that tho roports they carry buck to thn middle west will result In many now settlers for this section. Tho visitors will find a chilly con trast to Ilond's' sunshlno on reaching their homes, for Morton received a wire from his wlto Just boforo his departure, advising him to wear plen ty of warm clothing as it is now snowing in Cedar Palls, WOULD SEND SPUDS TO NATIONAL SHOW DeMcluites County Grower Helleves High Orndo Xetteil Gems at County Could Take Awards, llollof that potato growers ot tho Horn! nnd Redmond, districts would do well to send exhibits to tho Nat ional Potato show nt nuliith, Octo ber 26 to 2S, Is being voiced bj M, G. Coo, whoso potatoes aro reijulnrly roRiirdod as prlzo win ners, At tho national show, awards will bo mado on 33 varieties, and Deschutos county's high grade Nutted Corns would contend strongly for honors, Coo considers. Ho Is taking tho mnttor up with tho liond Com morclal club. In addition to tho national show, Coo BitRRcsts that Deschutos county spuds might also ho ontered nt tho International Potato show to bo hold lu London November 1G to 18. WINS SUPPORT BEND LEADING ENTIRE STATE IN PREVENTION CARL0N PRAISED FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT CREDIT GIVEN CHIEF Ixh-uI ConilltloiiH Changed Prom Among Wiimt lu Hliito To Iteht In Pew VrnrK, .Hpeiikcni Drclaro Importance of Work Hhoirti That Ilend ranks among the first, If not thn first, among cities of Ore gon In firo prevention work, was brought out at yesterday's Commer cial club luncheon, which was de voted to this subject. Speakers wcro Chief Tom Carlon of the flro department, J. A. Kastcs, president of tho Insurance men's or ganization recently formed, II. K. Wood, representative ot a; Portland Insurance firm, and J. C. Rhodes, local Insurance man, who presided. Credit was given to Chief Carlon by both Kastes and Rhodes, for the cnviablo reputation Ilend has gained throughout tho northwest in fire pre vention. "Tho statu flro marshal's office considers Carlon one of tho best men In the stnto In flro prevention work," Rhodes staled. Ho quoted figures on tho flro loss in the United States, nmountliiR to $500,000,000 a year. Tho amount of losses In tho past five years would havo built homes for tho entire population of Connecticut, he declared, Plro prevention week Is be ing observed as the. 50th anniversary ot tho disastrous Chicago tiro, he stated, telling ot tho seriousness of Hint prcvcntablo conflagration. Cooperation Pr;ilwl "Ilend was once considered one of tho most unsanitary cities In tho stnto," said Kastcs. Tho great im provement In tho very few years since tho firo department has been organ ized, Is almost entirely duo to Car Ion's steady endeavor, he stated. As a result. Insurance rates have been reduced, and aro to bo reduced still more. Ho voiced his appreciation of tho flro department's conferring up on him n llfo membership certificate. Carlon declared that nny success he bns achieved has been duo to co operation on tho part of tho people, particularly tho business men, In tho prevention work, which is now n flro chief's first Job, rather than "smoko eating." In showing tho Importanco of prevention, ho quoted tho startling reduction In flro losses in Portland slnco 1913, whon n campaign of edu cation along this lino was started there. Mill Company Tluinkul Wood spoko briefly, showing how business men may cut down thoir overhead oxpenso by avoiding flro hazards. Ho named one city In Ore Ron whoro rates havo recently been Incroased on account ot uncleanly conditions. A voto of thanks to Tho Shevlln Illxon Company for allowing tho band t,o, assist In Ucnd's demonstra tion tomorrow at tho fair, nnd to tho membors of tho band for their aid, was passed. A committco to assist tho band In mnklng Its lycoum course a success wus authorized. Tho matter of the lycoum waB presented by John (irnham, loador ot tho band. POTATO DIGGING IS BEGUN THIS WEEK Potnto digging throughout tho county wits begun this wcok, but on account of tho fair will not bo in full blast until noxt weok, says County Agriculturist D. L. Jamison. Tho crop will bo tnlr in spite of tho frosts in July nnd August, which cut down tho ylold considerably, ho roports, Tho July frost was the more damag ing, furmors agree ENDEAVOR TO REDUCE DISEASE EPIDEMICS In nn effort to mlnlmizo nbsonco from schools because of onldomtcs ot contagious disotiso, tho stnto board of health Is sending out, through County School Sttporlntondont J. Al ton Thompson, literature urging onrly doteotlon of disease to avoid communication to other pupils. Runaway Roller Fractures Skull, Man Recovering With his skull fractured as tho result of being struck by n field roller drawn by runaway fr horses, Wednesday at La Pine, 4 J, J, Kng regained conscious- fr ness Priday at tho St. Charles r hospital and, according to tho attending physicians, will recov- er from tho Injury. Hug's small son, who was' tho r only witness, declares that ono end of tho roller ran directly over his father's head. Kng had been riding on the roller, falling off when the team bolted. FORfiJ PARENTS' ORGANIZATION MHS. MYKKH I'HKSIDKXT, XOIl DKE.V, MItB. THOMISON AXI) OltltKI.L OPPICKHS IX ASSO CIATIOX PASS HP-SOLUTION. A parents' association, with Mrs. W. P. Myers as president, H. E. Nor deen as vlca president, Mrs. K. M. Thompson as secretary and L. P. Or- rell as treasurer, wbb formed at Tues day's mass meeting at the Hippo drome, which was attended by about 300 persons. Tho association was formed in order that thero might be an organization to call tho parents together for similar meetings, when ever a situation might arlso making such a meeting necessary, Mrs. Myers stated. She. regretted that tho teach ers could not be included in the org anization. A resolution to the school board declaring that the wclfaro ot tho stu dents and tho good name ot tho city i of liend and the honor ot School DIs i trlct No. 1 and tho integrity of Its contracts demand the reinstatement ot Mark A. Puulson as principal and Frank I. Rockwell as science teacher, wu3 passed. It was read by Mrs. W. ; P. Myers. Karl 13. Houston was chosen chair man of tho meeting. During tho eve ning ho quoted statistics showing that Bend schools have a high ratio of teachers to pupils. It was Houston who suggested the parents' associa tion. Frank Drobert, tha first speaker, declared that tho school board repre sented the banks and tho mills, and controlling tho credit and the Jobs of tho town, thought It could do any thing it liked. "Give the people what they want," was Councilman Leverett's admoni tion to tho board. "You are servants, not lords." Leverctt stated that ho had discovered this truth last spring In tho controversy over the women's protective division. Thomas Going, formerly a Bend high school student, read at length from a. IctUsr .written by Floyd De ment 'relntlro to school matters, and published recently in Tho Bulletin. Going essayed to refuto many ot tho statements made in tho letter. W. p. Myers declared that all tho beneficent work which the Commer cial club has done lu the past two years has beon destroyed by tho school troubles of the past two weeks. Ho complimented tho students on their independent thinking, and criti cized tho board for failing to respect its contracts, charging that many ot its proceedings woro Illegal. ARREST IS MADE ON BOOZE CHARGE Ii. 1). Poolo Gives S10O Hull Anil Will Appear In Police Court Here Saturday Morning. L, D, Poolo of Gilchrist avonuo, mill worker, was nrrested Tuesday by Officer It, H. Fox on a charge of having liquor in his possession. Ho gnvo $100 bull and his trial In pollco court will be held nt 10 o'clock Sat urday morning. Poolo's nrrost came ns tho result of confessions said to havo been made to tho ottlcors throo boys under 14 years of ago,- who wero found lu a badly Intoxicated condit ion Sunday. Tho youngsters sa"id.,tjiat they had stolon tho booK rosponsihlo for their condition from PoqJo's woodshod, nccordlug to Fox. JUDGE ORDERS DEATH PENALTY FOR ABE EVANS DECEMBER 2 DATE OF HANGING SLAYER STILL SILENT Make So Comment When Court Auks Him Por Statement X'otice of Appeal Served Wlto Abicnt When Ifunbaml Hears Doom. (Special to Tho Bulletin) THE DALLES, Ore., Oct. 8. Ab Evans, convicted of tho murder ot James Doran near this city Just four weeks ago today, was sentenced at 9 o'clock this morning by Circuit Judgo Fred W. Wilson to bo hanged. Tho date of execution was set for Priday, December 2, and Sheriff Levi Chrisman was directed to take the condemned man to the stato pri son at Salem within 20 days. With the same remarkable calm ness which characterized his attitude throughout the trial, which was end ed last Wednesday morning, Evans heard the sentence condemning him to death. Appeal Notlco Given Evans responded that he had noth ing to say when the court asked him for a statement. He stood up, almost stolidly, as Judge Wilson ordered the verdict of the Jury, condemning him to die. Attorney John L. Gavin of The Dalles at once served informal notice ot appeal to the state supreme court, and will make the necessary filings within 10 days. Mrs. Evans was in tho court bouse when her husband was sentenced, bat on the advice of the Attorneys re mained out of the court room. SSAY CONTEST WINNERS NAMED KltVIX M'XKAIi FIRST IX HIGH SCHOOL, HOPE SHEPHERD IS WIXXKi; IX GRADE "HO.MK PRODUCTS" COSIPETITIOX. Winners in the school essay con tests for Home Products week were announced Wednesday as follows: In the high school, Ervln McNeal. first: Thomas Going, second; Arthur Krickson, third. McNeal Is a senior, tho others Juniors. In the grades. Hope Shepherd, ot tho Kenwood, first; Harvey Gardner ot the Reld, second; Marian Nicholson ot the Central, third. Tho first prizes go to the class and school ot which tho win ner was a member. The high school first prize was a Stradlvara phono graph, that in tho grades, an oil painting. Other prizes go to the in dividual winners. Essays in the high school contest were numbered, so that the Judges did not know to whom awards were being made. Tho members ot the Judging committee wero Mrs. L. W. Gatchell, Mrs. II. J. Overturf, and Rev. J. Edgar Purdy. FEDERAL CHARGES ARE FACED BY TWO Bond ot $500 Arranged Por Iturtom Oney K. Ii. Clark Previously Released On Heavier Hall. Appearing before U. S. Commis sioner H. O. Ellis Saturday morning, George Jones of Bend and Henry Cnvaunugh ot La Pino went on the J 500 bond of Burton Onoy, charged under a federal indictment recently returned in Portland with violation of sections 35 and 37 ot tho penal codo, Involving conspiracy to defraud tho govornmont. E. D. Clark, former ly U. S. Commissioner at La Pine, faces n similar charge, and has al ready given $1,000 bond. - .Onoy',-for' yon'rs 'a forest ranger nt La Pine, aside front the charge Just brought against him, has an enviable record in' tho service,