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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.