WEEKLY EDITION The bend bulletin. VOI. XX UMNO, DBHOIIDTK8 COUNTY, OHKGON, TIU'IMDA V, JULY i!7, WIS .vo. aa LARGEST AREA RECLAIMED IS CLOSE TO BEND .100,000 Acres of Irrigation Land Tributary SHOWN IN STATE MAI' 0,HM ,rrr Arlunll)' Walrrril, Siijh lluhiiU llfNiilt of Oregon Knf t'rprlM" Hmitv t.'rrrk Hum-' l t'omplrtiMl. Wliuru In Orcgon'ii tiiont uxlonslvo fcrIuii o( iirtunl mid proponed rccln umtlonT It lit within ii null nit of CO in 1 1 r ft tun Ilend. according t tho (illlclul limp compiled In thu state mi-gllit-ur'ii (illicit mill Just puhlUhed. Tim first ropy of thu limp to Im received hern Im In thu oftlcn of John DiiIiiiIh, ciikIi r for thu North Canal Co. IrrlKiiti'il, drained, logged off' uinl hunii'il on" 1 it ii il aullnhlu for u k r I c u I -turn uru marked, an well im proposed Ir-T-K'""' districts. Anil minioUiIng ovur 300,0(10 ucruM of Intnl. either IrrlKiiled or within Irritation proj ects, In marked tributary to Ilend. About NO, 000 ncrcii nru now under water. .Miillu I ut In Practice ThU U nit iho mora striking In lliat thu reclamation In not govern nntnt work, nit Im that of the next lament nrmi, In Klamath county, nor I It drtiliiuKo, un nru nmu of the othiim, Dubois points out. It In nil Irrigation plmmed anil ttffccted by Oregon people, with Oregon capital, thu engineer state. The fuels hruuRhl out lu thin map nhoultl Im understood by every rent tie n I lu lli'iiil, In order that thuy may hu nucil lu bringing new lniluntr len hero and lu Inlluanclng thu construe tlon of rullronds, when rallrondit aro liullt through Central Oregon, to con sider Ilond iin thu central point of nit of thu development of the region, tm In muphnslxod. Survey Completed Thu preliminary mirvuy for recon struction of thu Huow Crunk Irrlgu tlon project, which tint North Canal Co. him been migiigcd lu for Hoveral weeks, wntt completeil Inn! week. A cr w lu flinrftu of T. O. Wnrlnn lino h.-.'ii nuking water mciiHtirmncnls on Snow creek, ns wull nit othur survey ing, to deternilnu whnt aliould bo done nit u result of the dam unit ditch being washed out Inst winter. A iHirvey wiih made with an Idea 111 I1ITITIIIHK WIUUI l.ilt.. ....... .u. Snow cruek canal. A report win no I I... .11...!.. Ik .. Hi.l ft,... lllllliu lit III" mnilltl III u nii.ii . .,'. LUMBERMAN TELLS OF SHEVLIN FIRE i:imller Editorial Reprinted On KlrM Pugo of National " MiiKnlne. 'How Unified Kfforl and Conn, ilenco Hurmount an Emergency," Is llio honilliiK undur which Thu Amer ican I.unibormau, national lumber publication, reprlntH on IIh front page an editorial written by Frank R. Prince In tho Equalizer, tho Htiuvlln lllion publication In llund. Tho editorial U hosed on tho recent flro In Shuvlln timber, partly dcatroy Iuk considerable logging equipment 'mh well as down logs nnd Htandlng rlmboi nd lays special emphasis on tho oicollent work done by tho log ging department In preventing n mill nbutdown for lack of raw material. SHEVLIN PICNIC TO BE HELD IN AUGUST Unto To lie Announced Ah Soon At Time of Mi'Cii'iiii'n Visit In l.cniuctl. 1'liuiH for thu annual Hhnvlln-IIIxon picnic to bo hehl at Ileuhnm Falls aro undur way, tho dutu to be Homo time III tho latter part of August. TIiIh will bo nniiouncod iih noon tin 'It In definitely known when T, A. McCiinu, vice-president of Tho Shevlln-lllxon company, fonnar Ronornl munugor lftao, will hu nblo tn attend, Equipment for tho picnic 1h nl ready bnliiR secured, and ordors aro JiuliiR placud for u larito qunntlty of fofroshmonts, A crowd of 2000 at' tended ltut year's picnic. Flooding of Reservoir Site Relied On To End Pest of Grasshoppers AltlmllKll grasshoppers nru plentiful at Crane prnlrlo, they wero hatched ho latti that thuy do not Ihrnnten destruction of tho ran no thin sonsou, states County AKrlculturlut I). I.. Jaml non, Just returned from u trip to tho prnlrlo, No measure will bo taken agnlnnt tho Insects this year, Jamison says, an their ex- termination will bo virtually as sured next year by tho flooding ot the area Incldant to tho com. pletlon of thu North Canal com pany's reservoir. BEND TO SEND TUMALO MAIL Petition For Star Route Al lowed New Service To Start September 1. That the petition for n stur mull route between lleud and Tiimalo has been granted was learned last week when Acting Postmaster H C. Heeds rcclovcd from tho postofflcu do partmont at WnshliiKtou, I). C, u no tlco thai bids for tho mull contract would ho rccolred up to Auxust IS, and that cnrrylng will start In Sep tember 1. Hix round trips will be made each week. Thu now service Is being Initullcd lu response to a petition sent out by residents of Ttimulo. Tho star routo supplying tho Tumnlo section has hitherto been from Deschutes. MATCH FIRES OFFICER'S CAR Cas From Vacuum Tank Ignites When Nixon Raises Hood. A mutch, lighted lu an effort to uncertain thu caum of failure of thu lighting system to function, started a Are which Monday night virtually de- Hlroyed thu Kssex car of Statu Special Olllcer I,. A. W. Nixon a half mllo beyond thu Tumnlo tlxli hatchery. In mi ran to on thu mnchlno Is J900, lcsn than half of thu Investment rep resented by the enr, recent repairs, and accessories purchased, Nixon Bays. Nixon hud loaned his flush light tho night before tn J. I). Donovan, nnd tho removal of IiIh spotlight tor repairs wiih thu cnusu, hu believes, of thu failure ot thu cur's lumps when hu nttuinpted tn turn them on about 8 o'clock Inst night. Ills vacuum tank had apparently flooded, and whon hn lifted thu hood of tho cur, match lu hand, tho liquid at onco Ignited. For a moment ho endeavored to put out tho flumes with loose dirt, then fear lug an explosion, rotlrod to a safo ills tunco and watched tho destruction ot his ear. Krom thu hatchery ho secured u lido Into Ilend, and was accompanied back to thu scene of thu lire by Sliei IIT 9. K. Roberts. Although thu chassis was do stroyed, tho two front tires wero loft Intact, and tho rear ones only slight ly Hcorched. KlamcH fulled to rench thu Rnsollnu tank, and tho engine could ho turned over next morning. ALFALFA ACREAGE GREATER IN CROOK 11,(MM Aires llimettcri Yield Avernni'N TIiito Tons To Aero Three Crops lOvpeeted PllINKVIM.E, .Inly 21. Harvest-! lug of 11,000 acres of alfalfa lu Crook county Is In full Kwlng, Tho' iiverago yield will bo three tons to j mo aero, ami unco cuttings tiro an ticipated by many fnrmat'H. Thu ticru ago 1h Hourly 2,000 itbovo that of last your. A BhortnRO of thu hay crop In Pnullna vnlloy, duo to aclivlty of grnsshoppera and it dry season, Is re ported. A luhor Bhortngo throughout tho county linn hnndlcnppod thn farm pra lu Imrvoatlug tho llrat crop, but many wlil be ready to uturt on tho uecoiid cutting by August 1, HUGE IRRIGATION CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM UNDER Will Call For Bids To Complete Highway In Deschutes County (BimUI to TU IlulWln.) 1'OUTI.ANI), July 26. Tito state highway commission today ordered Its engineer to udvor tlso for bids for thu completion ot a mllo and one-half of road from tho Doschutcs bridge through Tumnlo to connect with the completed road. THREE CHARGES ARE ASKED BY ACQUITTED MAN (llf IJnltrJ PrrtoTh Ikml llulltlln.) I'OIITI.AND, July 21. K. U. Clurk, I.a Pino merchant, nnd his at torney, Ilobcrt II. Mngulrc, at noon today asked United States Attorney Lester W. Humphreys to bring charges of perjury against Hurton T. Oney, N. K. Jones nnd Matt llabcr, Kovernmcnt witnesses In the recent trial of Clark, lu which ho was ac quitted of consplrucy with Oney to defraud tho government by padding Oney 'it expense account. Oney Is n former forest ranger with n record of 10 years' servlco with tho govern ment: Jones Is a rancher nnd occa sional forest servlco employe, and ltabcr Is a former clerk of Clark's and an orcuslonnl omployo of thu for est service. UkiiI Point Involved Humphreys announced Immediate ly following his conference with Clurk and Mngulro that since tho grund Jury does not meet until Sep tember, ha Intends to tako plenty of tlmo to study the case beforo making his decision. Humphreys also stated that ho would advise himself thor oughly on this law before announcing whether, since tho acquittal of Clurk, Oney enn bo tried on tho present In dlctmont of conspiracy. Magulru holds that Oney cannot ho tried on this Indictment, slnco It In volves conspiracy with n man whom a Jury has found not guilty, and Ucorgn Alexander. Oney's attorney, holds to this samo vlow. "They mny bo right," Humphreys said, "but I Intend to ndvloo myself thoroughly before suylng onu wuy or thu other." ADVISES AGAINST USE OF PASS ROAD Uoturnlng to Uond by way of tho McKentlo puss, Myron Symous re ported Tuesday that tho road Is al most ImpnMablo. nnd advises against cars uttompHuR tho trip bocnuso of tho many detours necessary by road work now lu progress. From Slstors hu sent buck help Monday night for two auto parties whose .machines ho hud found stalled on tho rond, Symons hud been at Seattle nnd tho benches for the Inst two weeks. POULTRY CLUB WORK IS FOUND EXCELLENT ljxcollont work Is being dono by tho Mountain Vlow Poultry club, County School Superintendent J. Al ton Thompson reported Tuesday nftor attending tho nicetlng of thu club hold at the It. 10. (lilines homo lu tho QmiiKU Hull district. Tho club Is un der tho leadership of Mrs. L. E. Lindsay. Concealed Weapon Charge Filed After Loaded "Forty-Four" Falls to Floor During Country Dance A .11 caliber revolver which Is responsible for u warrant tor tho iii-rrst ot Vern I.owoll on tho chnrea' of carrying n conconled wonpon. resto lu District Attorney A. J. Mooro's desk, hut tho ownor la by no ineunH so dollnltely lo cutod, Mouro attites. A chnrKo of using profane nnd obscono lnu Ritngi) la nluo on llle nglnst Lowell and against his brother, Crank, WAY NEXT WEEK United Contracting Co. Su perintendent Hens Will Aid North Canal Co. Great activity In Irrigation project construction will begin next Monday, It was announced yesterday by Will Kills, who will be resident superin tendent for the United Contracting Co., which has contracts for the con struction of the vnrlouif units of tho Tumalo project, and will also, It was learned today, erect the Crane Pralrlo Htorugo dam for the North Canal Co. Kills nrrlved In Ilend this morning to make arrangements tor storage for IiIh equlpmant, two carloads of which aro already on tho way, to find office spare here, and to make other pre llmlnury arrangements. He will bring his family hero next week. On Monday most of tho foremen for tho various departments of this extensive work will arrive In Ilend and will begin tho task of setting up tho five camps which will bo under Kills' supervision. All of the camps will bo In operntton within ten days after their construction is started, Ellis declured. Tho work for the North Canal Co. at Crane Prairie will bo dono on a force account basis, tho supervision remaining In thu hands pf John Du- buls ot that company, while the United 'Contracting Co. will have charge of tho handling of tho crews Tho coffer dams nt Crane Prnlrlo are being put In and a truck load ot equipment was tuken In today. A carload of equipment for this work Is now known to be on Its way to Ilend. MANY TO ENTER ORDER IN BEND Mcdford D. O. K. K. Com plcte Plans For Initia tion Here. Members of the Dramatic Order ot Khornssnn temple of Medford will bo In Ilend In full force on Monday, August 7, for the ceremonial to be held here, nt which close to one hun dred tyros will bo Initiated, according to the prv'gram which has been re ceived here. Final arrangements on the part or tho local Knights ot Pythias lodge, which will be host to the D. O. K. K. tenm and tho tyros from other points In Contrul Oregon, were mnde at Wednesday night's meeting. Already nearly B0 local candidates havo signed up. Tho tyros will register nt the lodgo room In Sathor's halt between t o'clock and 7:30 on the day of the ceremonial. Tho big show, says tho program, will start promptly at 8 o'clock at tho American Legion build ing. Many of tho mombcrs will comblno tho trip to Ilend with their vacations, and will loiter along the way nt the trout streams and places ot Interest. Numerous camping pnrtlos are being organized. Diamond lake will be vis ited on Sunday evening by tho party coming from Medford and other townB In Southern Oregon. $5.00 FINE ASSESSED FOR BRUSH BURNING W. II. H. Williams, chnrged with burning brush during tho closed son son without a permit, pleaded guilty In Justlco court Tuesdny ufternoon nnd was fined $5. Tho complaint wus signed by Fire Warden J. D. Ilowmuu. All throo charges grow out ot occurrences nt tho dauco nt Rob erta hall Saturday night, tho three complaints being mnde on Infor mation furnished by L. C. Roberts. Tho loaded revolver, which Vern Lowell Is. alleged to havo carried, slipped down his trousor leg nnd fell on the floor na tho ownor was. dancing, Huberts told tho district nttornoy, Tons of Salmon Bought As Feed For Baby Fish In Ponds At Hatchery Hoveritecn thousand pounds of canned salmon, Just received nt tho Tumalo fish hatchery, will feed the millions of trout fry there for Just about a year, Htatos Superintendent Pearl I.yne. Tho trout will not get a straight diet of salmon, how ever, being fed finely chopped liver one day out of three. Tha salmon Is Alaskan packed. STRIKE IS NOT FELT IN BEND Deschutes Lines Little Af fected By Industrial Warfare, Stated. While wire reports toll of the can celling of branch line trains in other sections of the country, residents of Central Oregon need have no fear of similar orders being put In effect on tho tines from tho Columbia to Rend, traveling representative of both roads serving Central Oregon agree. Local conditions are so satisfactory as to Indicate that the effects of the rait and coal strikes will be felt on the main lines before being noted on either of tho Deschutes valley branches. DcMhutcs LlncH Affected "The O.-W. line up tho Deschutes canyon will operate Just as long at the'maln line does," was the declara tion ot F. E. Studebaker, traveling freight and passenger agent, today, Only one Interruption has occurred, a freight train being stopped for one day on account of the strike ot the coal chute men at South Junction Studebaker reported. The strikers were replaced, and the men now at work are expected to stay, said Stude baker. On account of the possibility ot trouble at South Junction, tho pas senger trains are now being hauled by larger engines than usual, carry ing sufficient coal to make the trip from The Dalles to Ilend. The coal shortage is not worrying tho Oregon Trunk In the slightest. CONTRACT GOES TO LOCAL MAN Brosterhous To Build La Pine School Building Will Start August 1. Tho contract tor construction of tho La Pine school building was awarded to E. P. Brosterhous of Ilend when bids were opened Satur day at La Pine, It was announced to day by Hugh Thompson ot Thomas & Thompson, who had chargo of the plans. A Portland and a Redmond firm also submitted bids. Droster hous's flguro was $16,081. Tho plumbing and water supply contract was awarded to Fiuuegnn tiros, ot Ilend. Construction will beglu August 1, and the building will bo completed, Thompson stated, about November 1. It will bo strictly modern frame structuro with tour class rooms and a gymnasium. BOOZE, NOT INSANITY, LEARNED BY OFFICER That an Insanity suspect reported in tho woods near Hrooks-Scaulon Camp No. 3 was only a. man suffering from u "hang over," was reported Tuesday mornlns by Sheriff S. E. Iloborts after his return to Ileud with Deputy Sheriff Ueorgu Stokoo. SHIP 2 CARLOADS OF CATTLE TO PORTLAND Two carloads of cattlo, purchased by L. L. Noonchostor from P. H. Grnblor ot tho High Desert, wero shipped to Portluud .lust week. LOGGING CAMPS GET FULL LABOR QUOTA For tho first time tlil Biinn'ior tho logging camps of tho Brooks-: feanion Lumber Co, havo all the njon needed, It Is stated by Paul Hosnier, "uoy meat mnnagor. BRIDGE REPAIR IS HELD UP BY STORAGE PLANS StecL Bridge May Be Built At Benham Falls CONDITIONS SERIOUS Plan For Hoplaccnunt Has Approval Of Public Itoads Engineer And 'yorcut BerTlco Other Kcpnlin To Ite Made At Once. If -North Unit plans for a storage dam at Benham falls are not carried Into effect soon, a steel bridge may be erected to replace tho bridge re cently wrecked when a forest service truck and tractor went through It Into the river. It was announced at yesterday's Commercial club luncheon by County Judge It. W. Sawyer, when called upon to tell what the county' plans' are for Improving conditions ot the bridges on tho Century drive. This plan has the approval of both tho bureau of public roads engineer, C. H. Purcell, and the district forest office; The bridge will be purchased from the government, having been manufactured for war use. Delay IfoqucstctI Repair work on the bridges south ot Bend has been held up at the re quest ot the North Unit Interests and local people Interested In irrigation development. Sawyer explained, bat since the situation has become so bad, no further delay on this account' can be permitted, he stated. Repair of the bridge across Little river and the Rosland bridge have been ord ered, he announced. The problem ot the bridges on the Century drive was Introduced by Chairman p.. L, Payne, and elaborat ed by A. J. Goggans, who stated that friends ot his bad found the road to the Shevlln-Hlxon bridge, recently constructed, dangerously rough, and had broken a spring in driving that way. Goggans had gone by La Pine and found that the Rosland bridge was unsafe, one side being tour feet lower than the other. Other speakers on the condition ot roads were R. S. Hamilton and D. G. McPherson. Describes Mexico An enlightening description of con ditions In Mexico was given by H. G. Ferrard, ot the Mexico Finance and Investment Co. ot Los Angeles, which is Interested tn the development ot Mexico City. Ferrard Is on his way home after a visit to tho interior ot Alaska. Not more than 200,000 people were Involved In all the revolutionary troubles in Mexico, said Ferrard, tho others going about their own busi ness 'ns usual. Under tho Obregon reVsm, normalcy Is fast being re stored.' Mexico is open to American andk(orelgn enterprise, the greatest necd now being new buildings In tho cities.' The Long-Bell Lumber Co. Is interested in a building material company now being organized. Road building Is also greatly needed, said Forrjird, ' ' Market Roads First, Advised Murket roads should bo built be fore highways, was the declaration of'Li G. Bradley of. Burley, Idaho, speaking from experience In that community, where the transportation prhtomsi' were stmlar to those here. Afttjr the market roads are built and the favmer is brought In close touch with the city, tho bond Issues tor scenic .roads will have tho support ot the entire county, Bradley empha sized. Construction ot market roads will also aid In bringing to this locality the experienced Irrigation farmors who aro needed to mako a success of agriculture hero, Bradley declared. CAR IS DAMAGED IN COLLISION WITH COW A damaged radiator, light nnd fonder-resulted from a collision Sunday oventug; botween J. D. Donovan's nuto and n cow which walked Into tho road' near tho Plalnvlow community hall as Donovan was passing on his way homo from tho Shrtners' picnic. All ot the damage was to tho ma chluo, so tar na could be determined, tor tho cow didn't wait to urguo about who had tho right of way, Don ovan reports. Tho occupants ot tho cur wero not damaged, ns Donovan had slowod down while passing tho cattlo.