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i tXMfr Vf. : VOL. XXXVII BURNS. HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, JULY 12 1924 NO. 3 mm a : U ' v- CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAMS EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD successful Session Approved by People Who Attend;- Many Sign Return Contract. Tho programs of tho Chautauqua last closed In Uuriw lust night have been tho moat satlarnclory as a wholo that have ever boon glvon IUIb vicin ity. It hurt boon n auccosa In so far js'tho excellence of tho numbora glv en. There will bo n winll dofflclt that th" local gunrentora will havo to nuxt but thin wa to bo expected btcau-1 of general conditions all ovor thU x, 'ton of tho country. Thoro has been a lack of Interest on tho part of tho general public thin year. None o2 the buslnosJi house closed during the program und but few out of town ptoplo havo attoiulotl. So wi II pleased aro tbosovho havo ittcndid tho Chautauiiua Ihla aoa ion rhnt It in sure a contract will bo asailo for tho coming year In tho fnco" of tho deficit At tho tlmo this la written thoro woro not milllclont ilsners on tho gunrnnteo but thoy will bo obtained without question. H shows a progressive spirit upon ho part of tho people who doslro to benefit? tho community by 'having tho Cbaulnuqua It brings to a commun ity tho hotter things that many could not othorwlso obtain. Mliw Iiurn Frances Headon, aa superintendent this year, baa won tho admiration of nil with whom alio ban been associated during tho wook. She In an ngreeablo young lady with energy ard tact, very capable and do pendnbl. S)u has worked harmon lounlv with the local committed ard shown a disposition to do her part by aiming any responsibility nee wfciry it connection with her duties. 8ho i8 11 gracious representative of the Klliaoii-White Chautauqua Hu teau "dreg" tho tont man, was an other highly satisfactory young man connected with tho Chautauqua. lie wan ngreeablo and coiiHldornte of tho partons, giving such aid aa was In hU powir to their comfort nml on Joyniont of the acmlon. Tho several numburH wcro excep tionally good. Tho outstanding mcmbeni of tho talent being Dr. Miles, who lecturod the firal night, Maurice IllnduH, the lecluror on ThurKd.t) afternoon and night; the play (appy Itlcka" wua perhaps tho most it awfully llkud program of the sr -k However, all have been well r '!vid up to lint time thin la writ ;. The HawatlaiiH the flrat day t, , an excellent program dur l.,g t "rnoon and their preludo pr'i 1 Dr Mllo'a lecture In tho ever w . , even bolter appreciated. 1. c jt.Hi-rvatory Artists Trio on tho r,i - jikI afternoon brought some fino imiflil'tiiH and thoy wore much appre'Mhd by many who enjoy that claej of intiolc. Mrs. Smith, ono of (ho tiadicra in tho KlllHou-Whlto conservatory, was Htibstltuted on tho neconl i veiling for Itotiulth Knapp Brccl Sho provod a fine' reador and her program was well received. Tho artiHt Is a cousin to John nnd Allen Hlggs or this city and oho found other acquaintances thul were congenial Mrs. Smith gave somo humorous Heloctlons during her pro gram that appealed to tho many MUsourlans In tho tont. "Cnppy Itlcks" Pctur D. Kyno'o fctory which wus played on Wednes day night by u well chosen cast of actors and nctrosuea, was an out standing featuro of tho Chautauqua,, U was the ono program of tho week that suited practically ivery person In the tont Tho Uuughmnn-Poffcrlo duo, con sisting of two young ladle, was ono of the surprises of tho aeHslon. Thcuo young artists gavo somo vary clever costume sketches with folk dances, readings, vocal and Instrumental solos. Their program was varlod and of u character and very pleasing. Mr Hindus, bosldee being enter taining, gavo his hearors somo valu ablo Information about Ituasla nnd Oormany; His personal observations on a recent) tour of Europe woro both Interesting and instructive. His lec ture was ono featuro that mado tho Chauuqua worth whllo this Boaoon. Rr. Mlloa was also a vnlunblo man to tho community In glvli;g somo vivid word pictures of somo of tho great won Jiq had soon and talked with, Whllo thoro nro thoso who express their opinion of Chautauqua pro grams jUBt n: rlioy do of tho efforts of other public porformors, from, their own poranonl prejudice, likes, and dislikes of tho oharnctor of en- 'iortalnrrte'nt, it would bo Impoaalblo to glvo ton programB In week or in n year that would recolvotho eamo consideration from all who hoax thorn, thoaoaslon of Chnutnuqua Just closed was ono of tho beat ovor given in Hums and tho ontlrd wook atitnda ob a credit to tho Blllson-Whlto or ganisation. Thoso who havo tho right vlewpolnf ot Chautauqua and who havo n deslro to help 'ho community will nil give this week their stamp ot approval. o Mr, fry Wants Silvias Dam as First Unit Work To tho Kdltor; In tho laat Issue or your paper, tin dor tho heading of Irrigation Devel opment suggested this season. V Why a distribution system when there Is nothing to distribute? 1 am told the distributing syntom would cost betwoon nix and eight hundred thounsnd dollars. With this amount of the bonds Hold and the In tercut added to our already burden some taxes, there Is dnugor of tho land owners becoming discouraged. With this added tax nil the district will ever havo is a distributing ' tern. Now it scum to me and in any othera I have talked with, the most essential thing of the wholo project Is tho reservoir and that In Sllvlea Valley. Tho reason for selecting the Sllvlea Valley Uo Is due to the low cost of conatruetinu. Let Hllvles, with a ninety thousand ncro root capacity, bo tho first unit, where, I am told, the intimated coat of con struction during the period of high prices w.i five hundred thousand dollars. I have huurd, that tho groutoat de veloper Hurony Vnlloy has ever known haw propositi to construct the rosorvolr for three hundred nnd fifty thousand dollars. Tho interest at 7 )v cent on this amount would be twenty-four thousand five hundred dollars low than fifty cents per acre. Whuro la tho land owner who would not bo willing to pay fifty co nte per acre for ono and n half ncro feet of wator during tho growing oeason? With this low coBt for wat or, It would not force land owners to plough up their wild mcadowa, but could contlnuo to rulsn wild hay aa they have In tho past, ir limy reel so disposed. With fifty percent of the flood water stored, there is no reason why the greater part of tho district can not be cultivated to other crops as grain and alfalfa. I somotlmea won der If othor- can soo how genorous nature has beoil in giving us ono of tho most eompleto distributing ays tomu for tho waters of Sllvlea lllvor. There Is I'olsou Crook on tho east, which no onglneor could Improvo on aa to fall. Nature has mado this canal with Just enough fall with Its winding so lUi watoni will not cut deep In tho earth and drain tho sur rounding land. Then wo havo Koloy slough to carry off tho aurplua wator In high water ntagca. Also, wo have tho Kast Itlvor with r. little assist ance from man, flowa ovor Its banks nnd Irrigates thousands of ncroa of hay lands; tho sumo can bo snld of tho West Itlver. Our distributing system Is good enough for tho present; If wo only had somo water to distribute. The land ownorB in thp vicinity of Lawen nro ufruld they will got no wator from the Sllvlea Valloy rosor volr. If It was built by opening up tho Foley slough for a mllo nnd a half, tho wntor would roach thorn In forty eight hours through Foley nnd Em breo (dough. My Idea of distributing the water In tho reservoir would bo to turn It loose during tho growing Beason In volumo enough to roach every ono In tho district. Now, IMn ror one of two things: build the reservoir or dlsolvo tho dis trict. CI BO. FRY. Tho domocrath finally made u choice but can they forgot thelblttor ncsa or tho long strugglo and the per sonalities or tho long session of the convention to such nn extont as lo give thoso big men a chanco to oc cupy tho positions to which thoy havo boon nomlnntod? It Is characteristic of tho democrats to forgot Ihoir scraps tho hardor tho fight, tho morot likely of auccosa at tho polls in tho past, but thla may bo dtfforont, Tlmoa will toll. Tho nomlnoon nro good men, ANNUAL FIELD DAY AT EXPERIMENT STATION Editor of The Portland Journal, B. F. Irvine, Gov. Pierce and Jefferson Myers Speak Supt. Shnttuck of tho oxporlmont station hns announced In this Isouu that the auntinl Mold day will bo hold on Sunday, July ISO, this year. This Is an earlier dato than usual, but the board or regeuta nro limiting n tour of ueveral ntatlons, aa U their cus tom each year, and this aoasou It Is found that at most of tho ntatlons tho craps, are more advanced than formor sifisous, caused by tho ex ceeding dryness nnd that most of thorn will bo- at their hint ror In spection at this earlier date. 'I'll In rntiillllnn ilnnu nut nrovull nl ; ' the Harney county iirnucu station, however. Visitors will not rind the erops advanced to the stage It luui been their custom to hoc. Never theless, they will find somo oxcMllcnt crops connldorlng growing condi tions. Among those who will visit the Million with the board of regents will be Gov. Walter M. IMorcu, State Treasurer Jefferson .Myers und II, F. Irvine. The latter Is the editor of the Portland Journal. lie has been associated with the Agricultural Col logo tor a longer period than any othor mrimbcr of tho party. Mr. Irvine haa been treasurer or thu' board ror many years nnd ror yenra one or tli" substantial uowspnper business In Corvnllls. Mr, Irvine Is one or th'd auhstautlal newspaper mon or Oregon and one that will bo it factor In tho advancement of the agricultural Interacts of Oregon, Governor Pierce and Jeff Myora are nlso "standbya" In thu work or the agricultural college and are al ways on hand on Field Day. as Is al so Prof. Ilynlop. Those men havo bisMi coming to tw year after year with nncourngement and giving us greater faith In our big country. Judge Wontherford, tho real 'daddy" of the crowd, president of tho board and consistent booster of Harney valley as uu agricultural sitntlon, will bo missed on this occasion. Mr. Shattuck Is oxtondlng mi In vitation to nil of lh Hnruey county lo bo at the station on Field Day. "Came early and stay Into" Is tho way ho puts It. Thla Invitation should be ncceptixl by tho people who realize what the station la doing for thei advancement or agriculture. It does not ronflno ItsoK to benefit ting th farmer directly, but overy cltlzoii In tho county. Everybody should glvo this Institution support and bo present on Fluid Day. o Harney (ho land of sunshine. ANOTHER STEEL GOING DOWN RAPIDLY ON RAILROAD Rails Will Be Laid to End of Grade Toward Bear Valley; Workmen Are Efficient At the present rnto ot apood In lay lug tho Hteol on the railroad exton Hlon from Crane to Hums tho work will bo completed much sooner than tho lime allowed, Howevor with two river branches to cross and the neces sary side tracks and switches en route, It l possible the progros will not be no rapid on tho main line. The craw Is now between Hums and Lawen, more Hum hair of the way having' been completed In 'ho dls tanco between hero nnd Crane. Thoso who have been visiting the Bcone or action rrom tlmo to time state the rails are put down with pre cision nnd the crow soiin more elll clonl each dny. No inlahiipi or de lays of any consequence havo occur red during the time thoy have been nl work and tho mon In charge still praise the character ot thu grado. Upon .arriving at Hums there will bo ciMislderablo aide track to lay In cluding the necessary trackngo at tho Bttwmlll site and tho terminal grounds. Following this work It Is mpoctud tho steel will be laid on to the end of the grado toward Hear valley. Am soon as tho rails reach IJuritH nnd trains may bo operated, wo un derstand tho nccossnry buildings of the depot, frolght warehouse and other structure vlll bo put up. Alltl'liAXK COMKS IN I'KIDAY An airplane nrrlvod In Hums yes terday Just before noon from tho north and Iiiih been taking up passen gers. We understand thu machine. Is in the hands of tho same pilot nnd mechanic that was her Just following tho annual pioneer gather ing and proceeded to Canyon City to remain until after tho 'C2 colobra Hon. Podoulrlun on the street have been given nome thrills as well as the passengers whon tho big bird comin nwooplng down townrd tho mirth In a tull spin or turning sum mersaults. CHIEF K.NGINKKIt UNION PACIFIC JIEIti: Chief Engineer Armstrong of the Union Pacific Jtullrond npunt laat Saturday and a portion of Sunday In Hums. Mr. Armstrong eamo up lo Inspect the work on the trackly iug between Hums and Crane and coiifor with tho citizens In respect to mottorrt connected with tho work. He round everything progressing snt Israclory to everyone's satisfaction. It had boon hoped Mr. Armstrong PROSPECTOR HITS J would romnln for a longor time and mako, a tour of tho big tlrnbor belt to Mia north but othor mattern called him back. Tho gontloman evinced a lively intereut. In tho proposition of colobrntlng tho completion of tho track to Uunw and In conversation with somo of our cltltona volunteered to take tho mattor up personally on his return to headquarters with n vlqw of 'arriving at an understanding na to tho bout dmto and what would bo required of local pooplo In got tlng an excursion train for tho oc casion. o The Democrats Make Choice of Candidates Tho radio nows of the choice of can didate for president and vice pretlclent by the demoaraU n Davis nnd Meredith and the itory following wa written on that Information. Later report give C. W. Bryan, of Ncbraika, at tho nominee for vice prettdant. John W. Davis, of West Virginia, and E. T. Meredith, of Iowa, former secretary or agriculture In tho Wood row Wilson administration, havo been chosen by tho domocrntlc party us Its nominee ror president nnd vice president ot the United States. Mr. Davis was nominated on the 1 03rd ballot nttor a long right In which Oov. Smith or Now York nnd W. 0. McAdoo had boon tho loading candidates up to tho last. Mr. Davis was mndo tho unanimous choice or tho convention when It was aeon tho dologatos woro leaving tho rormer lenders and going to him. The presidential nominee Is one ot tho iilrong men or thu country with every qualiricatlon for the high poHlilon. Just what his chnncea are at the polls la hard to predict at this tlmo a h the smoke rrom tho battle has not cleared. However, It Is clear that none or the responsibility of tho turmoil that gripped the convention during the hard battle between Smith and McAdoo ran bo "tied onto" the succerarul nominee. He Is In n posi tion to receive tho support or war lug factions and his standing as a citlf.eu ami statesman gives him a good chance to carry some or the big states ot the east. Ills running mate Is well known ns his tun ura of public otllce Is yet fresh In the memory of the people. I In la rrom n state that ban polotocal advantage Tho presidential nominee will re ceive more oxtonded consideration In these columns In the uunr future. Henry Daltnn and his family took their doparluro Thursday morning on their return to their homo In Hollywood after a week of pleasant nssoclnttou with formor friends and homo folk. They regretted elnium rttances mado It necessary to leave m soon but Henry's vacation wan but tor two weeks. THE TRAIL PRESIDENTS SON IS TAKEN BY DEATH Physicians Cary on Untiring War "Against Ravages of Disease; Blister Cause (Oregonlan) Washington, D. C, July 7 Cal vin Coolldgo Jr., son of tho presi dent, dlud tonight at Wallor Itcwl hospital of blood poisoning. Tho end came arter tho boy had battled with Hi iitmont firavcry and fortitude for rive days against a dlseaso which had racked his body with pain aiul napped tho reaervo iitreuglh or his frail constitution. President and Mrs. Coolldgo, who hail maintained constant vigil at tho hospital, wur at his bedside, hopo ful and cheering and comforting their son to thei last. A sinking spell, thu fourth ho had Buffered In 21 hours, brought dentlt Notwithstanding the use of oxygen nnd othor restoratives, thoi courage which had withstood u,rlsls after crisis and had beaten death oft ro poatcdly was unnblo to meet tho attack. The collapso bogan at C:30 o'clock mid Jin died nt 10:30 o'clock. Kvory reaourco ot medical aclonco wan brought Into play In tho vnln effort to save young Cnlvln'a life. An operation wan performed on tho left leg Inst Saturday night to drain off the polnon and blood transfu olons and oxygen wero resorted to in the lntor days of his lllnom. Tho natural stcrngrti of a boy of in, howover, which was counted on as the most powerful resisting forco lo tha creeping poison, was unablo to m.ct tlie Imup ntMl atter having rought a bravo but alwuys losing right, ho succumbed, One or the final complications and thu ono which the physlclnua wcro unablo to meet, wan the formation or gas on tho stomach. Tho organ was washed nut repeatedly In nu ef fort to put It In condition to retain nouriihmeut, but the effort was un- HUCCCKiriil. Young Calvin was rwnoved to tho hoa:ltil Saturday and an operation the suiio night revealed Inflamma tion of the bono marrow or tho left leg where the Infection flr.it local ised In part. A tdlght rally fol lowttd. but on Saturday night hi condition grew so serious that blood transfusion, and oxygen admlnlstrn (Ions wero reported to. Ilrokni llllster Cause The three slaking spells Sunday night brought him to the point or death. A slight rally Monday gave slight hope, but soon Iheroafter ho began again to lose ground and ho never rnlllud again. The Infection developed from -a broken bllstor on tho right foot, sus tained during a tennis match with hli brother John on the Wlilto House course last Monday. A first pay ing no attention to it. the youth developed an alarming condition by Wednesday night and physicians were summoned. Tho poison, howevor, onco started, had spread bo rapidly r"hat medical skill waa without avail. A numbor of specialists were called to act with White Hou&o physicians on tho caso and n desperate fight for llfo was made by tho boy, who struggled In great pain nnd with high fever. o IlANCHKIt HKHIOUNLY HUHT IIY VICIOUH ltUMi llert Dunton la at tho Vnlley View hobpltnl In thla city BUfforlng much pain from wounds Inflicted by a vicious bull. Ills head, back, In fact his entire body la brutaed, a rib brok 0n nnd one lung badly crushed from thei attack or tho animal. Mr. Dunten know tho animal was treacherous and It had boon tho ouBtom to use u dog when trying to drlvo him from ono place to another but Dert decided to drlvo him from a pen without aid nnd tho bull charged him. Ho wnB not far from tho hous and Juso across an irrigating ditch which tho victim thouglit ho could Jump nnd got away. Unfortunatoly ho mlasod his calculations and roll in tho bottom of tho ditch und the bull landod on top of hint. Mr. Dunton's 1G year old sou witnessed thf ehnBO. and ran to tho'houso whoro ho scour o a 22-ciUlbro rifle and aftor plac ing sovon shots in tho animal ho dor elstod his attack on his Ylotlm and rotlrod. Ilort fools tho animal would havo killed him had not tho boy suc ceeded In wounding tho bull bo se verely that ho coasod tho nttaok. i
