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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (April 5, 1919)
fjje fpttw, fmMh The Times-Herald jtmv re gularly to mure homo In Har-in- County than any other newspaper. If yon with to reach the people use theae col. nmns for your advertisement. The Tlmrm-llcraid In an old established friend of the people of Harney County where It ha been a weekly visitor for thirty year. Ii'h jolt department la equipped to serve your VOL. XXXII BURNS. HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON APRIL 5, 1919 NO. 23 IRRIGATION HEARING NOT YET BROUGHT TO CLOSE Brings People Together on Subject. ORGANIZATION HELD IN ABEYANCE Lawen People, P. L S. and William Han ley Companies Agree en Distribution of Water This Season. . The irrigation district hearing be fore Jhe county court on Wednesday mil Thursday of this week was not brought to a close, but has resulted tii bringing the people closer together on the important subject and pros pects are brighter than ever before for a district being formed that will accomplish what is wanted. The proposition of organizing either the big district or tbe Lawen district is held In abeyance for the present by the court taking the mat ter under advisement. This was done in order to give time. for decision In tbe supreme court on the first dis trict formed, as the lines of the later proposed districts overlap the first, and the attorney-general of the state advised the court could not vacate its own order and therefore had no jurisdiction in changing the bounda ries after being once approved and established. The matter seems to have been thus disposed of for the present by mutual consent pf all concerned. Briefs are to be filed by the respec tive parties In the contention In the meantime and thus give the mem bers of the court an opportunity to digest the arguments and arrive at a com lusion after deliberation. There was an urgent demand for Immediate action on this matter be cause of differences between the Lawen people and the P. L. S. com pany and the William Hanley com Danv; this has been taken care of bv the parties concerned netting to-1 I, jether and mutually agreeing to the distribution of the water this spring. A deputy water master has been ap pointed agreeable to all concerned, who will work with a committee se- l Continued on page 4) o There will be work in the third degree at the Masonic lodge next Monday evening and visiting brethren tre cordially invited to be present u well aa the local members. o 1 STATE CHAMBER PLANS ARE STILL PENDING No Action Taken Wednesday Because of Press of Other Matters. Harney county is in line to be a . Part of the State Chamber of Com- m.-.r. That wan in the cards before ' tn! should have been completed on April 2, but owing to there being so , much i, i importance to demand the Ktention of our citizens it wa; not possible to form the orauizatlou on that diitfj. It must have the endorsement of be entire county to be a success, and very other county in Oregon has has aent for a supply of the text Joined, it Is up to Harney to do her books. These will soon be received Part, not only as a part of this big ' and be available for distribution mi progressive state but for her own among proNpentlve citizens, intef t The people all over the , Superintendent Clark has proro ouinr must awaken to this call and j Ised to aid in every way possible, and WU part in the oragiiizatlon. It as a first step, advises foreigners -' p uttlng us on tho map with an eligible to naturalization and who opportunity to get aid In promoting , desire one of the text book's to notl or il'-veiopemnt problems and plac-; fy the school teacher In their respec- ln8 ii right before the entire state matters of vital Important" t I an i me'it of tin: ( oiini i The utizens of every part of this feint) are in favor of road improve mnt j ud at. present this is hciug Pusln 'I lorward and is most urgent. of our citizens are asking ntstious of each other as to wnat is kliii: done or what is best, with the "Mil Mia! they cannot aiihwer any ' th' 'lUMtlOBJ and all are at sea ""'' or lens. Because of theae. clr- iH'i'H a masting lias been Med In Hums on April 10, next "I'ur day, at S o'clock In tin- owning " thi ui,ciiy Theater, for tbe pur " ol discussing gooo plans 111,1 getting together. While repre people are any tabled for ( (Continued on page four) BOLSHEVIKS CARRY oHbl JiiJ?l SW y gW " V' filWa'f A little warm American roup under the belt takes a lot of the anarchy out ot tho Russian Bolshevlkl's nature as this new official photograph from the Russlun front shows. American troopa on the Russian front are here shown feeding rice soup to the Bolshevik pris oners of war The Bolshevik! eat out of any convenient can but al ways carry their own wooden spoons In their boots. DOLLAR DAY WAS GOOD SUCCESS Statements from Merchants Show Results Were Obtained. The experiment of Dollar Day by the merchants of this city waa quite a success. Wednesday Is not the big trading day In Burns. Pew farmers or ranchers come to town on that day, but It waa chosen as the day to' try the Dollar Day scheme. This was i the first attempt of this kind ever made in Burns and people did not entirely understand Its adantagea nor did the merchants put forth the ef fort to attract trade that they will iu future on such occasions. Yesterday afternoon a representa tive of this paper visited several of advertisers w lo P't " Dollr 1)ay "cneme a" HBked for an opinion as to its success, mciow is what some of them said: Ben Brown of the firm of ff. Brown & Sons, said: "Dollar Day was very satisfactory and should bo continued at Intervals." Joe Thompson of the Burns Cash Stere: "It was a success for first in troduction and a good thing to repeat every 90 days or so. As market con ditions become more settled follow ing the reconstruction period more (Continued on page 4) o 1.1, IIKI.r rollKIGXKHS TO I'l 1,1, CITIZK.NSHir H I'. H. Ii'j.ti I MM'iit of l.nlKif falls on Hcliool Organizations to Assist. The (Jolted States Department of Labor, through the bureau of Natur alization, Is calling on school organ izattons throughout die country to assist foreigners to fit themselves for citizenship. A text book has been prepared and is now ready for dlstri- button through school superintend ents. Recognition of tbe movement has been taken In this county, and School Superintendent Prances Clark tlve districts. On the arrival of the hooks the superintendent will arrange to have then forwarded to districts requesting same. Classes In Ameri can citizenship will ho organized where sufficient request's are receiv ed to warrant, and lu the case of but a few applications from a given di trie!, an effort will he made to fur nish adequate Instruction. It is hoped to organize at least one class where coining Americans of foreign birth may receive Instruction In institutions of our government to rii than) to become esH of the citi zenry ol the Nation. in iniiiiy places certificate! of trad notion are issued liy llio department in co operation with the public MkSOls, to foreigners who have luken the course In citizenship training, and ,i,,.v wm aim, be Issue, i here SPOONS IN THEIR BOOT. WAR TROPHY TRAIN COMING TO CRANE Laden with Souvenirs and Relics in Charge of Com petent Attendants. PORTLAND, March 31. A train laden with all kind of relics and souvenirs of the war Is to visit Crane on April 11, according to announce ment of Victory-Liberty loan officials. Tbe train Is to be officially desig nated as "Tbe Trophy Special" and Is to make a complete tour of the state, making stops at all points reached by railroad. The object la to give the people of Oregon an opportunity to see war instruments and Implements of which they have often read but have never seen. At the places visited the train will be open to all visitors and the exhibits will be explained by competent attendants accompanying the train. Tho tour of the train will be made under tbe auspices of the Victory Liberty loan, which will be the fifth and last loan. The loan drive opens on April 21. The exhibits will be furnished by tho war department. Word has been received at Portland headquarters of the loan committee that the relics have already been shipped, and the complete schedule Is now arranged. The train will consist of two flat cars, bearing the bigger relics, such as guns and equipment, and one ex hibit car carrying the smaller relic and souvenirs. A list of some of tho exhibits is as follews: French baby tank, Ger man mlnewerfcr and howitzers, Ger man Albatfbss motor, German field APRiL SOWERS '4 sMsJPW v I Laggg&iMKtxK m " " a--?. enC.JBi'eJ ell1'" -1- m&..,r iL', mm, :wmii U'iiiH CHAUTAUQUA LIST HAS OVER 100 SIGNERS Arrangements Completed for Six Days Entertainment in Late June. Harney County, with Burns as headquarters, has Just completed ar rangements with the Klllson-Whlte Chautauqua system to bring to Burnt during tbe last part of June six great days of splendid entertain ment. Theae will be six of the most Interesting days that we have had here In a long time and will give the people of our own county the opportunity of seeing and hearing for themselves the best talent in mu sic, lecturers, educators, artists and public men that can be obtained in this county and abroad. The six daya In Burns will consist of afternoon and evening sessions for grown folks with mornings devoted to Junior Chautauqua for the young people. Chautauqua audiences resent mu sic given for the sole purpuose of demonstrating technical ability. They welcome, however, the real, throb bing, vibrating mualc of the great composers when It la given so that It may be understood. Thia Is the mission of the Klllson White per formers, to Interpret for popular au diences the greatest music of both old and new writers. And every day will be filled with your favorites In both Instrumental music and songs, tbe very first program starting with the famous Merrlleea Ladles' Quar tet, and fourth day Is band day. And aa the lecture Is the pivotal base upon which the whole plan of Chautauqua Is built, while the holi day spirit of the week will always be Joyfully anticipated, the thing long eat remembered and productive of the greatest good Is the lecture.. Rec ognizing this, tbe Klllson-Whlte sys tem has built Its program around tbe strongest lecture staffs procurable. Such a program will be brought to Burns may well be worth In the lec tures alone the cost of the entire Chautauqua. o I ARMKH LIKES ROMNKV HIIKKP. William Riddle, a stock breeder of Monmouth, Oregon, says in the March DreKon Countryman ihat he raises Itomney marsh sheep because they are hardier and yield more valuable wool. He finds the chief market for his rams in the range districts ol eastern Oregon and other western states. una, trench mortars, gun limbers, airplane motors and parts, parts of Zeppelins, barbed wire used at Ver dun, machine guns, uniforms of all nut Ions, noise bombs, star shells. n u Harney County Not Awake to Good Roads Movement Meeting Urged to Get Together and Consider Road Bui d- ing Plans; Should Have Representation Before State Highway, Commission on April 1 5th. Is Harney county getting her dues gram as compared to other counties? our advantages before tho State eral Government In such a manner when It comes to appropriating of the good roads program? Some. of our citizens are of the opinion that Harney county is not awake to her Interests and have either taken too much for granted or do not realize the Importance of the good roads movement. P. S. Weittenhlller was a visitor to his office Thursday afternoon and told of having been present at a meeting of representatives from Ba ker and Grant counties with citizens of Malheur county at Ontario on laat Sunday when he found a tendency upon their part to go after appropri ation and secure both state and government aid In highway building. The plan decided upon at that meet ing was detrimental to the best in terests of thle county In fact, they completely Ignored our plans of high way connection on tbe ground that It was too expensive to consider, there fore Malheur decided to Join with Grant and Baker in recommending appropriations for respective plans. According to Mr. Weltenhiller, Mal heur will ask to connect with the John Day highway, but will not have anything to say respecting the route through this county from eaat to west. The Times-Herald does not pre tend to speak with absolute authority In the matter of the bost route for an east and west connection on a public highway, but has It from both state and federal engineers that they con sider the only feasible all-the-year route is through this county and on to Bend to Join the north and south route there. Whether this Is right or not is left to those who have made It a study and understand the road building business. If that Is the sole object In connecting up the several projects started, and that Ib what has been announced as the Intention, then Harney county must be consld - ered. If it Is up to Harney county to present her rights and see thut she Is properly recognized, then It Is up to her citizens' to see that she is represented at the proper time and by men who are representative and are broad-minded and big enough to get results. We have gotten into the habit of letting the other fellow do It for so long and then criticize or find fault as suits our fancy, that we have got ten Into a rut. It is time to waku up to what our neighbors are doing and at least stand up tor our rights. If we want to allow the good things to go by without an effort and let the other portions of the state advance and prosper on what rightfully should belong to us, all wo need do Is to remain passive and take no In terest In the general advancement of tbe country. Mr. Wolttenhillor informs us thut big delegations are going down from our neighboring counties to a meet ing of the State Highway Board on April 16 to urge their respective claims and usk for assistance In their plan of road building. What Is Hur noy county going, to dot Do we wunt any consideration at the hands of the Highway Hoard? Have wo all the funds we can get toward completing the hlghwuy between here and Crane and is that all we can get or all we wont? Have we any other road plan in which wo want co-operation with the stute or federal government? Is there any way by which we con co operate with the forest service and gel better road facilities for our cil isens? Mr. Weittenhlller suggests and Tho Times Herald urges a public mooting of the clli.ens of lluruey county in Burns on Tuesday Of next week, April 10th, to consider road building plam and see if we cnlinol get together on matters that will bring ulioiit heller roads and a lai 'gel , ipenditura of mope) on porvsnarit road liulldini;. We need them In all parts of the county und It is a prob lem the citizens alone can solve. So long as we depend entirely upon tho in the highway Improvement pro Are we doing our part and keeping Highway Commission and tho Ped es will bring us right consideration money for the general advancement money we receive from the road tax to maintain the present roads and build new ones o fa permanent na ture, Just that long we are going to always have a road problem. We will go further in this connec tion and aay that so long aa each community shows a selfish spirit la this big work and not ready to co operate with others, Just so long we are going to have our community mudholes and get nowhere for per manent roads. We must get together in thia matter and work on broader plane and have an understanding aa to definite plane from year to year. We are a big county and It requires a big sum of money to keep hun dreds of miles of roads In repair, to say nothing of new projects, yet we know from experience and from what is being accomplished In other coun ties thet we must advance In this line of work aa a matter of economy and business. Drewsey Is complaining about the roads between this valley and that place. There isn't so much travel over that route as in former years, but It should be kept In good repair. The people of Narrows should have consideration In the road between that point and the county seat and also to Crane, from which point they receive their mail. Tbe same may be said of tbe southern part of the county to proper and most direct con nections to the railroad point where they receive their freight and mall and on to the county seat. In fact, every part of Harney county Is Inter ested In this good roads movement and should have a voice In It. The Liberty Theater Is at the dis posal of the citizens of Harney county on the evening of April 10 at S o'clock to discuss road plans and 1 consider the advisability of sending (Continued on page four.) o FIGHTING DRAINAGE DANGEROUS TO US A. G. Clark Tells Them in Portland How We Like Finley Propaganda. "In fighting tho proposed drain age of Malheur lake, people In West ern Oregon are threatening the very life-blood of our country," was tho first complaint that reached the ears of A. G. Clark, head of the Associ ated Industries of Oregon, while on a tour of lluruey und Malheur coun ties two weeks ago in the Interest of the Oregon State chamber of Com merce membership drive. Asserting that tho people of Port land and other sections of Oregon west of the mountains are misin formed us to tho purpose of thia proposed act, land owners and set tlers of Harney county are bitter In their comment against the propa ganda which has been spread broad rust against their efforts to bettor their own conditions, sold Mr. Clark. Little Water in the Lake While In Harney county, Mr. Clurk looked carefully over the territory botS surrounding und tributary to hake Malheur, lie found that what Is represented on the map as Malie ir hike was mostly a big flat which had beeu dry all winter with the excep tion of the places where the Sllviea and lllii.eii rivers came In confluence to form I small body of water The whole territory was covered with t u lc flag! and had been devoted for uiuny months to feeding: ground for cattle. The water from the Sllvies and I'lhi.eu rivers is drawn off by a vast network or ditches tor the supplying of wuter to l.r0,000 acres devoted to the raising of hay and alfalfa. As (Continued on page four.). ,