WEEKLY EDITION
The
Bulletin.
VOL. XX
bh.vd, nnsaruTKB cx)i'.vrvf) oheuon, tiii'iwdav, onoiiint 12, ns
no. na
Bend
GREAT RESULTS
EXPECTED FROM
1922 CONGRESS
Kcclantation Body Adjourns
After Successful Session
KYLE NEW PRESIDENT
Vitln Itrrommrmlcd fur Ncxl Conven
(Inn Mil" of ltfiliilliiiiN A -iiotiil,
Two Drlmlcil, lis
lllllllll'Xfl of I'llllll l)iy
Willi n Kunorul rontlzntlon Unit the'
I wolf tit session of tliu Oregon Irrlna
II1111 congress, which far threo diiy
hold forth In lluml, will tin llm moat
fur reaching In It effects of any sluco
llm organization cmno Into being, tint
c-miKrosn adjourned shortly beforo 0
o'clock Haturduy night, with Jiime
M. Kylu of Stnnfluld a Itn now prl
dont, anil with Viilo recommended by
u majority vuto in tlio next place of
meeting.
Othor offlcom elected worn: Wil
fred Alton of Grant Pa, first vied
president; Kilwnnl Logo of Hood
ltlvor, second vlco president: Horry
(Inrtl of Jorfenion county, third vlco
!re)ldont; On Schroeder of Silver
I.nko, fourth vlcu preldnt; mid
Walter K. Moacham of linker, secre
tary. Resolution which tho commlttoe
had already referred to tho leglila
tlvo commlttco, ono for tho creation
of n iitato reclamation commission,
the othur making approval of tho
stato securities commission necessary
on any reclamation contracti In ox
coin of $1,000, were brought to tho
lloor of tho congress by Harry Onrd,
resolutions committee chairman, with
it recommendation that thoy bo re
ferred, In tho en no of tho contract
provision, thu recommendation wax
adopted, with Onrd, filling tha chair,
deciding n tlo vote. On tho itato
reclamation commission resolution, a
voto to tnblu carried by u largo ma
jority. ' (Nipper Fight HmiIhIIoii
Tha orfoct of legislation baaed on
thU reaoliillou, Hlato Engineer Percy
A. Cuppor pointed out, would bo to
oimt tho state engineer a a member
of tha securities commission, and In
Keiieral would nvorturn tho present
HtRtv system of Irrigation district nil
pervlalon. "I could show ono foollah
defect after another," Cupper said,
"but there I no need."
Tho resolution wan favored by Wil
liam llnnloy of Burns, I. J. Gallagher
of Ontario, Woltor K. Mcacham of
Ilakor, and othors who contended
that while It might not bo admlrnblo
In all respects, It would Mill bo a
atop In tho dlroctlon of remedying
tho preiont Irrigation Inw and of
finding it solution for tho tax burden
which Btnto Ruarantua of interest on
district bonds Is rapidly pIlliiR up..
Tho resolution Is not qulto dead,
for a committee of flvo U to bo
named to mako n study of It and
report at tha 1023 session.
Adopt Itourtl Itrport
Resolutions adopted ondorso .tho
Smllli-McNtiry bill; favor an OroRon
label for Oregon products; oncouniRo
tho widest publicity for Oregon po
tatoos and their display In potato
shows throughout tha country and
ask tho Portland Chamber of Com
merce to match funds with tho rost
ot tho stato; urga action by tho stata
securities commission to pormlt tho
reclamation of tho Jefferson Water
Conservancy district, bettor known as
tho North Unit; protest against turn
lug over tho Contra! Pacific to any
ono railroad, favoring rntlior that It
bo hold under tho common UBor
clauso for niiy lino desiring to do
votop tho western territory; oxpross
npprcclntlon of tho Interest takon by
Congressman N. J. Slnnntt In tho at-
f aim ot tho reclamation congrass;
protest legislation, particularly tho
llornh bill, postponing ropaymont of
reclamation service funds to Oregon;
favor tho retention of Frod N, Wal
Wo and Juntos M, Kylo aa mombors
ot tho Orogon Dovolopmont board;
ask legislation to give tho stata wa
ter board control of underground
wator; ask legislation to modify ox
latins statutoB so that tho Hon cro
ntod against tho land by district
bonds will not provont tho making of
- loans from thu school fund; oxprfess
appreciation of (ho hospitality and
cooporatlqn pf Bond, tho Bond Com
mercial olul), tho Elks' lodgo, tho city
ot Madras, and tlio press, -
In Its closing session, tho congress
(Continued on page 8,)
Tame Wear Goes Wild,
Pool Hall Evacuated;
"High Life" Is Cause
PIUNHVlLLi:, Oct. 9. Pool
and card players Jumped onto
tables and headed for doors
when it tamo hour nuddouly wont
wild In a local billiard purlor
ahd cigar store Huturday night.
In a moment llruln had tho
pliico vory much to hlmsolt.
Tho bear, which belonged to a
carnival company showing In
tho city, was being peacefully
brought Into tho room wlion a
bystander sprinkled "high life,"
known to chemists as carbon bi
sulphide, on his back, llruln
fnlt badly over tho Incident,
showed his displeasure by biting
tho man who was lending him,
and thon turned his attention to
tho crowd,
OVERTURFCASE
DETAILS GIVEN
BY COMMISSION
(BpwUltoTht llallttln.)
PORTLAND, Oct. 10. Details ot
one ot tho caaes constituting a basis
for the dismissal ot !!. J, Overturf
of Bond as a inomber of tho board
of appraisers for Deschutes county
are given In a statement made hero
last night by Secretary of Stato Sam
A. Kozer, Adjutant General Georgo
A. Whlto, Arthur C. Sponcor and
I.yman 0. Itlco, members of tha stato
bonus, commission, tho action of
whlclf.body had removed Overturf
from offlco. 1
"At tho regular meeting ot tho
World War Veterans Stato Aid com
mission, attended by all five com
missioners, on October 2. 1923, the
commission summarily removed II.
J. Overturf of Demi its appraiser for
tho commission In Deschutes coun
ty," tho stntoment begin. "Mr. Over
turf had been one of tho commis
sion's agents slnco tho beginning ot
tho state's operations In administer
ing tho soldiers homo and farm loan
law, which appointment was unani
mously mada by tho commlimlon,
tlmrgr-t of Politic I'ntriu?
"In removing Mr. Overturf from
this position of trust, tho commission
was moved by a firm and unanimous
convlctloirthat ho had not represent
ed either tho best Interests of tho
stato of Oregon or of tho ex-servlco
men ot Deschutes county, but had
Interested himself In tho disposal of
his own property In recommending
tho lending ot money voted by the
people ot Oregon for tho benefit of
ox-sorvlco men. .
"Mr. Overturf subsequent to tho
commission's action has Issued a
public statement charging that tha
action was tho result ot political ani
mosities botweon hlmsolt and tho
chairman of tho board; Governor 01
cott. In addition to being an unwar
ranted and wholly unfounded attack
upon tha governor this Is nlso a ro
llcctlon upon tho Integrity of ovory
member of tho commission.
Doclxlon Uiianlmoiix
"Tho motion for Mr. Ovorturt's
prompt dismissal from tils position ot
trust In connection with tha handling
ot soldier nld monies was not made,
nor was It seconded by tho chairman
of tho board. However, all mombors
ot tho commission wero ot one mind
and otter hearing the mazo ot facts
and circumstances which It had gath
ered affoctlng Mr. Ovorturt's opera
tions as an appralsor, It was tho
prompt and unanimous decision that
ho bo dismissed.
"In reaching this doclslon tho com
mission also docldod that it was Its
duty to rotor tho facts and clrcum
stancos In connection with land ap
praisals In DcBchnutoa county to tho
nttornoy general ot tho stato with the
and In view to having tho grand Jury
for Doschutos county mako u thor
ough rtivostlgatlon. Tho commission
mado no charges ot crlmo against Mr.
Ovorturt or any othor persoji, nut It
did concludo that tho facts It had
consldorpd In reaching Its doclslons
ought to bo mado tho sttbjoct of fur-
thor Inquiry by the propor authori
ties for tho purposo ot determining
whothor any furtlior action, boyond
the removal ot tho appraisers, was
uocossary, further to safeguard the
propor Intorosts of tho ex-service men
mid ot the stato,
''Tho commission's action In ro-
'gard to Mr. Oyorturf was.. Una! and
(Continued on Pago 4,)
WORK ON MILL
GOES FORWARD;
SITE PREPARED
Brooks-Scanlon Excavation
Employs 60 Men
PLACE WELL CHOSEN
Lltllo ('dingo Itequlrril In Level
Spur Trui'k Being Litld to
tiring In Machinery Cot-
tllK" All' Itullt
With 00 men employed, excavation
for lio now Ilrooks-Scanlon mill Is
going forward rapidly on tho stto
selected, several hundred yards south
of tho present mill. Heavy blasting
dnlly gives- evidence of tho fact that
the bluff side which makes an almost
perfect situation for tho mill, allow
ing both tho mill foundation and tho
green chain and other units to rost
upon tho lovol ground, Is being put
In the shapo required. Tho lower
surfaco Is being built up a few feet,
and levelled.
While general features of chn
structlon have been agreed upon, tlio
plans are not yet completed. Some
ot tho engineering work Is also still
under way.
I.ny Temporary Truck
A temporary spur track from tho
logging railroad Is being built to tho
site ot the now mill, for getting In
machinery.
Closo to tho spot where Dend'n
old st building stood a few weeks
ago, Just south ot tho mill site, a
boarding house nnd a number of cot
tages have been built tor tho use ot
tho construction workers. If neces
sary, these will be kept In operation
after (ho mill Is completed; other
wise thoy will bo moved to tho
camps, being built to conform to tho
genera! stylo ot dwellings and board
ing houses used there. At present a
few men nro taking meals at tho
boarding houso.
Work on tho now box factory and
planing mill, and ot moving equip
ment to convert the old bos factory
Into n dry shed, will not begin until
December, company oulclals stated
yosterdny.
BERT BREEDEN
FACES CHARGE
$500 Bond for Alleged Li
, quor Selling Ed Crane
Is to Be Arraigned
Charged with soiling Intoxicants
or September 20 to W. J. Mahoney,
Dert Drecden of this city was arrest
ed yesterday, nrralgned beforo Jus
tice ot tho Peace K, D. Gllson, and
admitted to $500 ball. Ed Crane,
alleged to havo had Intoxicants In
his possession on or about September
2 'I, was to bo arraigned this after
noon. Doth will fight the complaints
lodged against them.
The two charges grew out of Infor
mation glvon by Mahoney In the
course ot his testimony at tho In
quest hold for his wife, who was
found by tho coroner's Jury to have
died Soptomber 24 as the result of
excessive use ot alcoholic stimulants
und drugs.
Deschutes County Potato
Exhibits Are Planned at
Chief Shows of Country
Exhibition ot Doschutos comity po
tatoes at all ot tho Important potato
shows of tho northwest and middle
west Is planned by a commlttoe which
will be formed from representatives
ot all tho commercial organizations
ot Contra! Oregon,' It action takon by
tho Itodmond Commercial club Tues
day at Us weekly luncheon Is copied
by tho others. The Dend club direc
tors wilt act on the plan at Thurs
day's meeting. 'A committee ot two,
was appointed by the Itodmond club,
It was reported by L. Antics, who
was one of several Hend men attend
ing the mooting,
One ot the first shows at which
Autoist Pays Fine of One Dollar
for Deserting Wrecked Car; Will
Also Handle Repair Bill of $125
John K. Carlson, local brick-
layer, paid a fine ot one dollar
late Tuesday afternoon In Justice
court when ho entered a plea of
guilty to the charge of "moving
away from the placo of an auto
collision without stopping to ren
der assistance." That was only
part of It, however, for Carlson
contracted to pay $125 for repair
of the car belonging to J, It. and
SINNOTT CHAMPIONS
IRRIGATION'S CAUSE
IT. 8. OmgrrtKmnn N. J. Slnnott,
rt'pirM'iitiiiK (III tllMKct, vtlto uai
a viftitor nt MuH' coiiKri-M in
Moil !cri
CUPPER ON PROGRAM
IN IRRIGATION MEET
no
State Kitglnror Percy A. Cupper,
vtlio gave nit nddrrsi on the state's
responsibility In irrigation devel
opment. 300 TONS SULPHUR
TO BE USED HERE
Contracts for supplying 300 tons
of crude sulphur to farmers In Des
chutes county tor fertilizing alfalfa
fields have been entered Into by tho
Dend Concreto Plpo Co., Manager D.
L. Jamison stated today. The sul
phur machlno destroyed when the
plant was burned down during the
summer Is being replaced. Other
Installation of machinery Is being de
layed until all ot the pipe Is supplied
for the Madras sewer system. The
concreto mixer and sand and gravel
screening equipment are already in
operation.
exhibit will bo mado will be the
Pacific International Land and Llvo
stock show at Portland, November
4 to 11. A first prlzo tor Notted
Gems was takon there last year by
Deschutes growers. Othor shows In
which the county organization will
participate will bo those nt Duluth,
Councll.IHu.ff8,, Spokano and probably
Yakima. .
Action i looking toward the secur
ing ot lower freight rates on potatoes
was taken by tho Iledmond club, a
commlttoe being appointed to Inquire
into tho facta and present Hum to
tho railroads and, the interstate com
merce commission. In support of the
request tor reduced rates.
D. J, Clark which ho had caused
to overturn In passing It on the
Burns road three miles from Dend
Sunday afternoon.
J.'o Injuries resulted from the
wreck, although two ot tho occu
pants of the car were pinned be
neath It for a short time,
Carlson, according to the own
ers of the car, drove on without
offering any aid.
FILM INDUSTRY
PROSPECT HERE
IS RECOGNIZED
Recognition of Oregon as an un
equalled field for the motion picture
Industry, and ot Central Oregon as
an Important factor in that field. Is
Imminent as a result of the plans
which are being perfected by Fred II.
Klser and bis associates in the Klser
studio at Portland, and the interna
tional distribution which his pictures
are now to receive as a result of con
tracts Just entered into, it was indi
cated at Wednesday's meeting of the
Dend Commercial club, when Klser
and tho editor In chief of his scenario
department, Dr. II. H. Matteson,
were speakers.
Appreciation of Centra! Oregon's
scenic wonders was expressed in
striking language by Dr. Matteson,
recognized writer of magazine Action
who is Just entering the picture In
dustry. After seeing the Deschutes
canyon for the first time yesterday,
and this morning a little ot the
mountain and timber area surround
ing Bend. Matteson declared that
anyone who will write a story com
mensurao with the country "will
write some story."
"As to doing It Justice myself, I
am filled with misgivings, but at the
same time I am delighted with the
prospect," said Matteson. The Des
chutes canyon, he declared, is more
impressive and carries a more vivid
message than any other, not except
ing tho canyon ot the Colorado.
Srcks Loral Color
One of the four pictures which the
Kiser studio will start soon is "The
Trap," a recent story written by Mat
teson and published In book form,
and another will be a roundup pic
ture, which will be filmed at a ranch
near Burns, Klser stated. The visit
to Bend was planned in order to se
cure local color and ideas for a story
to be filmed with scenes near this
city as a background.
After seolug a picture recently
filmed on and near Mount Hood,
Matteson is convinced that the work
which Klser, for many years a scenic
"still" photographer, is now doing.
Is the most stupendous in the film
Industry. With millions ot specta
tors, Klser is doing the most wonder
ful bit ot exploitation ot the west
ever started, said Matteson. No one
can compete with him, for no other
man knows the scenery ot Oregon as
Klser does, he declared.
Possibilities Itecognlzctl
Oregon as a film center has been
sold to New York and producers
everywhere are now coming to real
tze that Oregon has scenery and a
photographic light which cannot be
equalled elsewhere, said Klser.
Matteson and Klser spent today
visiting scenic points near Bend, and
win leave tomorrow for Burns.
BROOKS-SCANLON CO.
BUYS FROM FOREST
Purchase by the Brooks-Scanlon
Lumber Co. ot n tract ot Deschutes
national forest timber In township
20, range 11, for $10,664.80 was
announced at forest headquarters
this morning. Of this, 25 per cent
will go to Deschutes county, and 10
per cent will be allotted tor road
work within the forest In this county,
SHEEP SHIPMENT TO
BE HEAVY, INDICATED
From the number already con
signed to the eastern market, a big
Increase this fall tn the number ot
sheen shinned from Central Oregon
la Indicted. Twerf-the c-rlodp
were shipped Monday, billed to Chi
cago. They will be grazed en route
at Nampa, Idaho.
C. 0. 1. DISTRICT
SETTLERS VOTE
TO BOOST FEES
Two Dollars Per Acre to Be
Charged Next Year
SMALL TURNOUT SEEN
Ailvnnro In Maintenance Charge I
Needed Because of Largo Out
standing Indebtedness
Hardy Ilr-clectcil
Settlers within the Central Oregon
Irrigation district will pay a main
tenance fee of $2 per aero instead
ot the $1.25 charge made for this
purpose during the past irrigation
season, as the result of elections held
Tuesday In the various precincts of
the district. Tho increase ot the
maintenance fee was the chief fea
ture In the budget submitted to the
settlers, which carried by virtually a
four to one vote, It was stated this
afternoon by Superintendent Georgo
Kan off.
Detailed figures on tho vote cast
were not available. The proportion
ot settlers turning out for the elec
tion was reported unusually light.
Big Development Seen
As a matter ot fact, stated Kanoff,
the cost of maintenance for the com
ing year will be no heavier ttjan that
In 1922, but the large amount of out
standing Indebtedness and Interest
charges makes the Increase necessary
tor the coming year at least. Big de
velopments are planned on the dis
trict, chief of which will bo tho re
construction ot the C. O. I. flume, at
an estimated cost, ot approximately
$80,000. Preparation for the annual
fall repairs will be begun on October
15 when water will be turned out of
the canals.
C. II. Hardy, director, whose term
expires this year, encountered prac
tically no opposition for reelection.
COMMISSION DECIDES
ON LATER FAIR DATE
Portland Exposition to Be In 1027 to
Give Time for Financing and
Preparing Grounds
PORTLAND, Oct. 9. Shortness of
time both to raise $1,000,000 by pri
vate subscription and to prepare
grounds and buildings aro the causes
assigned by the managing commit
tee for postponing the 1925 exposi
tion to 1927.
The exposition measure authoriz
ing a tax on Portland property to
raise $3,000,000 will go on the No
vember ballot. It was approved by
the city council with amendments.
Names ot five fair commissioners,
previously designated, are eliminated
and a provision authorizing the coun
cil, after passage ot the measure and
raising of the subscription, to elect
five commissioners and fill vacancies
is substituted. Positive declaration
is given that the exposition will be
held in 1927.
Levies ot $1,000,000 each appor
tioned to the years 1923, 1924 and
1925, will be provided.
The postponement will not alter
the constitutional amendment, or en
abling measure, to be balloted on by
the state at large. It already pre
scribes that the exposition shall be
held In 1925 "or as soon thereafter
as can be conveniently arranged."
Members ot the fair committee ex
pressed the feeling that the delay
very materially strengthens the expo
slston and removes existing barriers
to success.
EXPERT ARRIVES TO
' TEST COUNTY HERDS
Dr. J .1. Madden Will Look for New
Traces ot Tuberculosis
Among Cattle
To test herds tn Deschutes county
In which Individuals giving a positive
reaction to the tuberculin test were
found lost yqar, Dr. J. P. Madden,
government veterinarian, arrived In
Bond today. His stay In the county
will be a brief one, lasting only until
November 4.
Because ot this, farmers desiring
a visit from tho government expert
are asked to leave their nane3 with
I Secretary Autles of the Bend. Com
I merclal club or with the county
'agent In Redmond,