The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-10-23
ROOSEVELT REFUGE
MEASURE AGREEMENT
Writer Points Out How it is
Being Worked; Finley is
Not "Toting Falr."
Burns. oregon. Oct 2l. 1920

ny from danger that threatens his
life. and such IL the condition of Har-
ncy County In relation to the above
measure
Detailed analysis OF the bill and
merits OF controversy by the Lcgisla-
tive Committee OF City Club of Port
land. which appear In the Oregon
Voter OF October 10th. give the area
OF Maiheur Lake as perhaps 400
acres.-The Affirmative argument
states 1T is maintained by advocates
Of the bill that II the waters of the
lake are likely to become alkaline
in conscqu uence OF diversion OF tribu-
tAry waters for irrigation and need
for control measures become appar-
ent. the Federal Government will
have ample authority to take reauir-
ed action"
Why In the area OF Malheur Lake
given as forty seven hundred instead
or forty seven thousand acres. it's
true areay-was Il by design In or
der to make the voters OF the State
believe the measure is only OF minor
Importance. He who does not fully
speak the truth is n traitor to II.
The original bill proposed TO cede
10 the National Government all the
lands within: and all the waters both
within and tributary TO Malheur
Lake. but was modified by mutual
agreement between proponents OF the
measure and representatives from
Harney County at u meeting held ut
the Office OF W. s. U'ren. by eliminai-
ing the words waters tributary
thereto" and further providing that
liarney County should make no or
ranized effort TO defeat the bill thus
nodified-Now. however. the spons-
ors for the bill rely upon the author
ity OF the National Government to
oonfiscate the tributary waters pro-
vided the measure carries, and w. 3.
Raker, First vice-President OF the
Roosevelt Bird Refuge Association.
informs us that In case II fails suit
is already prepared to enjoin the
water users from diverting the wat
nrs OF Sllyies river for irrigation .---
Thinking of where they are going
they forgot whence they came.
IIarney County has made no or
ganized EFFORT To defeat the modified
bill. but. articles prepared by pro
ponents Of the bill and published In
the Orcgonian state Harney Lake n
nothing but an alkaline bed. true.
but Harney Lake IL not in question
ON Friday October 18th. at the Audi
torlum AT Portland. Mr.. VIM. l.. Fin
10y made the statement that opposi-
ton To the bill In Harvey County was
through pure selfishness and that
Malheur Lake was absolutely moth
ing but an alkali bed and worthless
for any agricultural purpose; why
such infamous untruth? Pictures dis
played Of the sacred ibis on Maihepr
Lake Is equally at variance with the
truth as the only colony or these
birds Is In the RED s" field whore
Il is protected by the Pacific Live
stock Company, owner OF the prem
ites Pictures exhibited by Nj,
Hinley ghow helpless young birds be-
side dead aud mutilatel mothers, bui
',e does not explain who so crpellj =
mutllated the mother birds in ordcT
10 get the pictures Better suner
for the truth than prosper by false
hood.
A fixed belief Is a happy state OF
mind. From what actual knowledge
does the City Club of Portland feel
qualified to speak with spch author
iyy on this question 10 vital TO Har-
ney County and the State at larger
Malheur lake Is fed from two major
g.reams, sllvies river from the north
and Bitten river from the south; II
is a natural reservoir. and as long as
these streams continue TO flow there
will be water In the lake. We OF
IIarney believe Bull Run water
would be fine for ducks but would
not for such reason deprive the City
OF Portland OF her water supply.
A tyrants breath Is another's death
and the withering blast OF the faddist
is threatening the life OF iiarney
County obliyious to the rights or
home and fireside and TO the legacy
of all the children OF Oregon by de-
priving the irriducible school fund OF