r 3 91, I IF'. I lr.MH W I WI 1 I I I VOIi. XT , ' UKMD, VmOHUTM OOCWT, 'ORSOOki 'rilUIWIIA V, AVVHT(t7. J1K XOi !M BEND BACKING FOR PORTLAND FAIR CERTAIN Central Oregon Resources To Be Emphasized CARAVAN GOES SOUTH .rty Undid I'himI To llroadcant Ytleranrrii Of HpmkriK An Htnto-Wlilii Support Fur KtMlllon I1 I'rged. HutUfliid thut Dctitl uml flfwch iiti! ' county will Htnnd MroiiKly behind Tnrtland In her request Id Jmi allowed 10 tax herself in pu for thu 192G f Atr. Itio Portland exposition ciiruvnn honked tin woy out of Bond yesterday morulas:, headed for Klmiiutlt Fulls Tim caravan, In Its lour of tlm Mate, hnn hnd at Its primary purpose tho fostering of sentiment In favor of u rniiHtltullnnril amendment for I'orl Jhnrt'n self taxation, but Itn member were apparently convinced before tho dinner with tho Rend Commercial club at tho I'llot llutto Inn win half pvr Tuesday night, that there u nothing Inft for tlm 111 to do to In urn Bond's support. An Otto Hartwlg. president of the statu federation of labor, put It, Bend wan already void on tho ldra,ur a' worldVfalr In fort' land. "If any section benefits,. It' will be thin our," was tl'iu declaration' of Mayor lUkcr In summing up, his argument for. the exposition, "We're golng.to play your scenery, your fish Ing streams. W want' our vUltom to see nmry section, Hut Portland can't como out to you. You will burn to como down, bring your resource and ihow them. Wo'ro Just ut olflh a you urn. but wn'ro ploying this Kmn In tlm open. My Idru In to work for a greater Pacific coant- Uo In with tho other -bring people rVcstiibllsh Industrie, people with a vllwt;- I.ot their Intelligence tell Ih'cra where to locale; wit'll take our chnncei," Srrntir Population Krni Hhulby I., Wiggins, former freight and passenger agent for tin' 0V, It.' & .'. linn In Ccntrrtl OrcKon, wan to have pKiclilcd at thu Ulnniir, but prv vailed on A. O. Clnrk. 0110 tlum INirl In ml Ad club prexldenl, to ncropt the rrMimultilllty, (.'lark Introduced C. fi. lludkou the only tpvuker for llond. ' "The Mute believe that the expo ultlon will be put ovur In 192fi," llpdfon ilited. "Iteiid nnd Con t nil OtCROii bolluvii Itl ' Wo believe that It la n meiinn to in end. OrcRon'K rrylns need hnn been greater popu lation. Thuru Ik ifa better wny of uttriictltiR Hottlerit to thin Hutu than by . un exposition. Our Portland friends wilt not overlook thu oppor tunity to giro opposition vlnltorn n Tfhatica to nee, thu roxourcen of tho Kit of tho date. The thauflundu who mm'a to Oregon lit l91!G will learn of oor nlfnlfn flotdn, of our orchard Innde, our water powor, nnd our hco. ncry." (Hcll Outdoor JJfo, SugRrtrl George L. Italich, president of tho Ad club, eloquently- pictured tho Keuery hn had bu nhbwn la a day's trip from U'cnd over the Century drive. 'Tho wonders of Central Ore gon' mounluluH and lake will be limdo known to tho peopln of the nntlon nil tho remtU of thu 192S ox P'usltlon, ho predicted. That the fulr would bn 11 moans of "rolling Central Oregon's outdoor life," vns tho doclurutlou of A. II. Left, Nocrntnry of tho Htnto fair board, SpuocicH woro broadcasted by radio, lining equipment furnbihed by Uuiiural Illutchford, coiiimiimlant at Vancouver barrackH, Huports which nmo In uftnr 10 o'clnck Indicated that oxcullont rooults had been ut tuln'od. ' y Tho earn van wiih. mot In Hedmoud Tuesday ufternOon by 11 dologatlon of llond ofllclnlH and piloted to thu PoBchutoH county neat by cars In which rodn Mayor tJ,- 1). qilnou, tjtuto loiircqptl;vo.H. J, Ovu'rJVirCoA-. rnerclnl Cluli I'reildont J. A', Knstor, nnd A, OvCliirkHiiidi0orgti,l,. IfHUch, tust i'!id prosifnt' pVdsldiin'ts ot tlio 1 cluh. IUmIiiiimkT KnfcrtAlrtM In niidmond'HiiiVrilfftyifli ha4 Hn'' sorod long, onj.u;gfi;(ttbr!t';qt ties of Htrawperiritf 'yjd;8r,oii;erveH by tliofJUdraoRicSwni'clot c)ftl t (Continuod on Pago i.): v Africa I Destination Of Lumber Sawed At La Pine, Announced If Africa will bo tho final ilonll- nation bt a carload of lumber which Wan loaded ut the plat form oh tin) Hour mill xpur Fri day (or Ihn O, W. (latex Lumber Co,, according to (.. jtl Tomes, repfeneillatlve of tho company, Tho lumber will gn to Keattlo to bn shipped by bout. It consists, of 37,1)00 feet of t by 12 boards, sawed in the J. N, Mnnteii mill nt l 1'lne, As Toman has re turned to Portland, the exact destlhatlon and proposed use of the lumber could not bu learned today, ASK MERCHANTS TO MAKE PLANS FOR BIG PICNIC llond merchants and other busi ness p6oplo were urged to begin mak ing their arfangemnnts for tho an mint merchants' picnic next Wednes day at Todd like, by speakers ut the Commercial Club luncheon yusterduy. Announcement should be made tu alt customers Slid clients that every bust .nesi place la thu city will bo closed (hut ..day, Assistance In conveying the clerks and other employes nnd their 'fanlllles to the scene of the picnic li asked of automobile ownrnt among the professional men and oth ers who Skti bo able to go. The rftad to Todd laku Is In belter rondltlotT itisii usual, reported U. Antles, who rrcslded. The program for tho picnic will be announced to morrow. A coriim1ltctwas authorltcd by the club to circulate it petition to tho city council, asking that n street leading to the Urooks-Hcunlon plant, dedica tion of which ban Just been arranged liy II. K, Allen, nsslstuut manager of the company, with W. II. Stoats, be Improved. T. II. Foley moved that tho committee be uppoluted. Itrnellt to Oily Kcvti Councllmen Inuest and Leverelt are III favor of this Improvement. Allen staled, vt-h'lle aomo other members of the council aro-opposed. lie pointed out thatwhflp the company, being outsldu thu corporate lluitl. might not bu entitled tu 11 street, city mer chants nil lmvo considerable business with thu company, nnd they would bo the ones bonotlted by such Improve ment, us wull as the employed who would use It every day. On thu report that Ituv. J. Edgar I'urdy, Commercial club treasurer. Is seriously 111 an u result of his lubom to complete thu church building dedi cated Sunday, a committee was au thorized, nt thu suggestion of Dan It. Conway, to cull upon him with flow crs und tho best wishes of tho club. THREE INJURED IN AUTO WRECK Internal Injuries Feared, Accident Victims Other wise Out Of Danger With possibility of Internal Injur ies udw definitely set aside, all three of tho men hurt Monday afternoon when thulr cur turned over on tho Itudmond rbud In uttumpllug to turn a corner, aro out of danger today. Ivan Doak sustained a t fractured polvls, which will probably mean that ho will bo laid up for Homo tlmo. William Stanley wjih hurt In tho head und abdomen, lllou Anderson hnn a broken nitklu. Tho accident occurred nbout 3 o'clock, whon thu men weru driving from' Uond to Itedmnnd, In nttompt ing to turn 11 corner, tho' cur turned completely over, crushing tho men t1)0uu.th It, and thuu rolled on, so mat inoy woro noi piniieu uiiiier 11a wo'lght'. Q'l W'J' ..J, ,',.iU..,L.-..;,,v, RAlNFAtL FOR YEAR UNUSUALLY. HEAV WJMi,,Mondo uflornoon'B down- poun)df'.48nf upjIiicU of rhln pro- dldttlofcji1 the'Art w-ven'nnd.bijpr linlf!VHioiiths',,of 'tlitfsiVimr v reached liri02,' wfibWa than ahi Inch to bo. to roachlUio aVurlige annual rainfall. WORK ON CANAL IS CONTRACTED, BEGINSMONDAY Princviilc Matt To Have Crew of Fifty DAM WORK IS RUSHED Concreto I'litnt To. I In Kliippril To .(.Vmiio I'rulrlo Crincent J.ukit (,'nuip Otnplotril And Clear ing To Ktnrt Komi. Construction of four miles of cunul for tho Deschutes County Municipal Improvement district, from tho dam which Is to bu built In llond to divert water to tho present cnnul system of the district, was subcontracted to I'urry Mcl). "Cup" Fuller of I'rlne vlllc today by thu United Contracting Co., It was announced by Will Kills, superintendent for tho company. Fuller moved his equipment und crew In Immediately. Ills camp Is located In lock Creek canyon. He will em ploy CO men at tha start. All of tha work which Is to bu sub contracted has now beeu let, except the tunnel which Is to bo mudu near Turaalo creek, nnd trestle work for flumes at various places along the canal. FlnUli rrcllinlnury Wirk The diversion dum at Crane 1'rnl rlo for the North Cunul Co, Is com pleted, Kills reported on returning from the ramp. The concrutu plant to bo used In building the permanent dam I being shipped to Crane l'rnl rlv Via tho Sihovllu-Hlxon railroad and will bo Installed soon. Kicuvu- tlou Is now under way. The cunip at Crescent lake has been com ulutcd atid'uclual work Is beginning. A permit for cutting tree necessary to construction of tho dam has been asked of thu forest service by 11. II, Ilayley, of the district board of directors. MANY DEER IN FOREST, REPORT Season Opcninjr Next Sun v day Should Be Success, Say Sportsmen Doer, on which the hunting sciiHon opens next Stimluy. August 20, are more plentiful this your than they have been for many seasons, accord- lug to sheep men nnd others who have visited tho mountains. Many deer have boon Hern In tho Deschutes forest nnd all through thu Cascades this summer. Ono rcuMin, according to local sportsmen, Is the fact thut conditions In the mountains were favorable dur I11K t'10 winter Just pant. Fow deer weru wlutcr killed, Another may bo that cougar, which aro reputed to dasttoy morn deor thuu hunters do, arc becoming scurcer. And u third may -hi that hunters are acquiring more, conscience ,or respect for law. and tire not killing any" considerably number out of sohhoii, Dlamoud lake, the headwaters of the McKeuale. Summit luko und the vicinity of Elk lake will bu among the favorite spots sought by hunters for early game. The grouse season also opens Bun day, mid (hey lire reported plentiful. LltUi interest Is taken lu grouse hunting here, but there will undoubt edly bo' soma hunters out after tlinm. This year, as 11 result of regula tions put' nto effect by the Oregon gqmp commUslon July 1, tho seasons on various kinds of game are the Name throughout tho state. This was done to avoid confusion, discrimina tion nnd the practice, aoiiui hunters hudpf, going to tho district whore tho suniwnjppoiied Aral, from other pa ft a of tie state. BLACKSMITH LOSES . - SIGHT IN ONE EYE Specialists lu Portland woro unable to savo tha sight' of a. A. Ksllck's right eyufj'fpllowing an, injur)' ot sov oral wooki ,ngo, it was learned, when Ksllck.rotunied from that cfty Friday morning. ; It Id expected that jlhoyci ball w) bo bayed, lA.apllutor of a'teil lodged tin' Utoj oyoballii.whlle BsUck wai working In his blacksmith shop. LOSS OF $35;000 SUSTAINED IN GARAGE BLAZE Flames Gut Building In PnneviIIe TWENTY CARS BURN (In Tank Kvptoolon Thought Due -Toj Khoi-t Circuit In iliuhlno Wouttlit lii For Itopaln Iteliullillng I I'lnnniil. (IWUI tu Th Ilullrtln.) lMtlNKvlI.I.K, Aug. 12. For the second tlmo In two months, a dis astrous tint visited I'rlnuvlllo last night, starting in tho guiuge of the Service Motor Kales Co., owned by Ceurm- A, Holmes, from nn undeter mined cliuse, and resulting In a grosa loss of $33,000, Insurunco protec tion, mounts to 17,000. . Contrasting with tho conflagration of early summer when a, high wind Kwcptjflumes over half , tho, business octloft of the city, tho night was, en tirely trltm, und tho Ire. failed to i-HCapo. fronr the cement walls or thu giiroKi) building. The roof was de stroyed, IT cars shared a like fate. and. three others which It was found possible to drlve or jiu opl, were badly 'damaged'. All Woodwork In tbii building was destroyed or badly cuurred, but tho walls arc standing and cab be used again when rebuild ing Is' started. All records of tho business were saved. (iarogn ClUrf Ivsct The fire started about 11:30 o'clock. Holmes had been In the ga rage ofllco working on his books ueurljr.up to thut time,- and-lmd-gtne Into the 'restaurant next door for a lulu supper. Fire broke out during his absence, and the alarm was given at once by his night man, Tom Stone, pa duty, at the time, but the Homes spread so rapidly that the fire de partment found that fts efforts must be chiefly confined to keeping the flopies .from spreading: tgailjolulug buildings. In this tho fire1 fighters were entirely successful. , Of tho eutlro los.4 24;000.L,' borne by thu gurago, und tho remaining $11,000 by tho owners of privately owned enrs in the building for stor age or repairs. ' 1. Hurtling: Oaoolliio.iiprayed Thu only theory held by Holmes aa to thu origin of the Aro' la. that it may liavu started from a short cir sult In n car brought In tho same evening for repairs. The engine hanger of tho car hod brokon, throw ing n heavy strain on thu wires, pos sibly brooking the Insulation. The explosion of the gas tank was prac tically thu first Intimation which Stone received of the danger. Burn ing gasoline was sprayed over other cars, and In u moment the entire Interior of the building was In Hames. Emit Kelson of the lire department, and Stone, wore overcome by smoke while bringing out burning cars, but wero entirely recovered today. Holmes is already preparing to re build, ho stated this afternoon. SEEDS OUT OF POSTAL RACE Residence In Bend Too Short Time For Fil ing Papers Ends Thut he will not be considered ns an applicant for the position of post- master to succeed W, II. Hudson In the llond ofllco, wus thu Information received Tuesday by S. C. Seeds, acting postmaster, in a communica tion frcAn Washington, D, C. Seeds lacks two months of the two-year residence, required tin u quullllcutlon. Tuesday was tho last day on which examination, blanks could' bo tiled In tho contest for (he position. Sumo 10 canUldatos are understood to bq In thpvrnce( but H, N. Huch wultor, Iloy Van Vleot and X. D. Dan .vldso'n nro (lie- only onos' who have announced themsalvOa. . 1 "From tho Msf of applicants! thuse having tho 'highest (itnnaitilr tn the noncompetitive Wumriilitlon'.iTvill b aulectod, nnd. from lliose .-throe, tho appointment, will bo mudeS1 MJ . ij 1 Postal Sales In July Show 72 Per Cent Gain Over Same Month, 1921 How population and prosper ity lmvo Increased In Ilend In tho last year Is shown In the report for tho month of July, Issued hen' by Acting Post master S. C. Seeds, which an nounces ii 72 per cent increase in postal sales over the cor responding month of 1921. The gain ia pne of the greatest over recorded here since 191C. Total .receipts for July of this year camo to 12,381.98, with $1,900 of this amount stamp sales. July of 1921 showed $1,587 total receipts, with stamp sales $1,100. DESCHUTES DAM TO START SOON Laying Concrete now Waits Excavation New Equipment In. Construction of the dry coffer dam, bulbw which concrete will be laid for the permanent dam for the Deschutes County Municipal Improvement dis trict to divert water to the Turaalo project, was begun Tuesday under direction of M. J. Daalclson, foreman for the United Contracting Co. The diversion dam was completed except fur stopping a few leaks, and the river, raised considerably as. a. esq It of the bed being thus narrowed. rusncs by in the right halt of its former bed. Tho dam started will be Just abovo tho site of tho permanent dam; and. will be built of cribs filled with dirt, so that all, of the water coming through tho diversion dam may be. pumped out, leaving a completely dry uecllon for laying concrete. After the permanent dam. with nine gates, Is built on the left half of the river, water will be turned through the gates., and the coffer dam built across the remainder of the river. Excavation for the concrete dam. a considerable task, will be begun in u few dnys. The last of the equipment which will bo used on the various parts of the work which tho United Contract ing Co. has under way, arrived and was unloaded at the local headquar ters of the company Tuesday. The two carloads received will bo sent mostly to Crescent lake. "Superintendent Will Ellis has started a crew building a camp near Tumalo creek, for the men who will dig the tunnel for the cabal at this point. DISTRICT GETS RIGHT OF WAY Canal Rights Across Linster Property Secured For Tumalo Project. Illght of way for the canal of the Deschutes County Municipal Im provement district across property ownud by Henry Linster, within the city limits of llond, was secured by the district lust week tor damages amounting to J1.C00. Tho right, of j wny ts ii reet mug ana 40 tout wide. Tho district was represented by Secretary Fred N. Wallace, Engineer C. M. Itedtleld nnd Its directors. 0. W. Hobson, It. II. Ilayley nnd Emit Anderson. II. S. Hamilton repre sented Linster. DATE OF CONGRESS HERE NOT CHANGED Nq' change lu the dates for the Oregon irrigation congress, wjll be made, It was drinour.ccjS by Fred N. Wallace, president of the congress, 011 his return .from .Partl'ahct, Where ho conferred ou.,Uils matter twth di rectors' of tha.rguiilaatlQii. Avchungo was auggcatedi on account of a1 cou tllct with theTrl.-8'a.te fa(t'af Prlncv. vlllo, b'ut no better dajo could ba larT rouged., Tha icangreea will be held hora October 6, 6 and 7. DEFICIT LIFTED . FROM BUILDING AT DEDICATION Auditorium Crowded for Impressive Services BISHOP IS SPEAKER Wideoed laOumce of ClirUtUnlty In Ilrnd Heralded Other Churches Send Orretlngs Orcr 97,000 I'lcdgrd. Sums sufficient to pay off the en tire deficit on the new Methodist church building were pledged by the congregations which attended the dedication services Sunday. Thla was done before the formal dedica tion took place at the afternoon serv ice. Over $7,000 was pledged. Using the simple but Impressive dedication aerrlca prescribed in the ritual Ulsbop W. Or Shcpard dedi cated the completed edifice before a congregation which (axed the seating capacity of the new auditorium. In his .dedication sermon Sunday morn ing, before a (till larger attendance, Sbepard had predicted that through bavlng'thli well equipped and attrac tive home, the Methodists of Bend will be able to do things which they hare failed to do in the paJt, and will exert a wider Influence in the com munity. . -' Churches Cangratnlate A hope that the building Just com pleted may become a center .for the Christian activities of Bend was ex pressed by Iter. Jaeksoij L. Webster of the Preibyterian church, speaking tor tho churches of Bend, declaring that no true Chrht'tisn of any 'denomi nation, envies the Methodists their beautiful home. This statement was borne out by a pledge of f 100 toward the church deficit, tin the. part of the Presbyterians. After describing in glowing terms Bend's economic opportunities in the way of tourist trade, lumbering and agriculture. Dr. O. II. Leech declared that the greatest promise was con tained In the building then being dedicated, and in. the other churches. Greetings from the other churches of Central Oregon were brought by Iter. C. M. Brown, pastor of the Red mond Methodist church, and from the Centenary by Dr. Edward Laird Mills, formerly u Centenary worker, but' now editor of the Pacific Christian Advocate. Mrs. Harvey McKenile sang "I Will Dwell In the House of the Lord." About 200 people took part in the basket dinner In Epworth Hall after the morning service. Out-of-town visitors were guests of, tho local church members. Bishop Able Sneaker Bishop. Shepard's dedication ser mon was one of tho most able ever heard in Bend. Raising the seem ingly theological question, "Is God happy?" he applied It in a striking way to the building Just completed. and the tasks which Christian people have undertaken. Solos were sung by W. E. Robertson and Charles G. "Wilson. At the evening service Dr. W. W. Voungson.ot Portland preached.. Mrs. C. V. Silvls, Mrs. Elmer Ward and Mrs. Ashler Forrest sang a. trio. Teller Pleh;o $1,000 Tho highest amount pledged to ward the building fund deficit was $1,000, by the Ladles' Aid society of the church, The Epworth league pledged $250. In addition to tee deficit, n fund was rnlf.ed to pay for the William Clyde Stewart memorial window. Tribute to Stewart's service as pastor of the church hero was paid by Bishop Shepard and other speak ers. Tho name of Rev. J. Edgar Purdy. present pastor, appeared Sunday morning on ono of tho sldo windows, It having been presented by tho busi ness men of Bend in recognition of Purdy's service to the community. DELAY FEARED IN HIGHWAY BUILDING PRINEVILL'E, Aug. ai,-Opp"osl-tion to the location of the Crooked River highway on tho north side ofr l ... ' 1 ' - . . i ' iiiD mer, uf boiub ui inu properly ownors from Post to the, Stewart) grade, has resulted. In the tiling of five claims aggregating 118,000," against the county. Unless, adjusted soon, 'these claims will hold up conr structlou of tle highway until 19.23, . ahya Judge N. O, Wallace.