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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1922)
A. !M, 10M ir r SAYSGERMANY LONG WAY FROM DOWN AND OUT Conditions in Europe Seen by Bend Minister IRELAND UNCHANGED i English Ilulo Effected Through Fw State Instead of Dublin Cnstle, Hectares Father Shrchnn on Heturn to llcnil r-k ft ",. . Bend's Katiroaa im Be Preserited At f$bajfcing In Portland Next Month "Germany Is far from being down and out." ' This was tlio statement made by Father Luko Shechan of St. Francis church. Just returned from a tour months absence In Europe, of which two weeks were spent In Germany and the balance In Ireland, In tho Teutonic republic ho found In dustry progressing, and the great mass of the people apparently In fairly good circumstances. The people are not well dressed, but from all he could learn there Is no real distress. Tho laboring man Is better off than otct. The profos slonal classes, and those with fixed incomes are badly pinched,- however, by the fall in the value of the mark, Irish Situation Unchanged Speculators have become tired of buying the mark, Father Shcohan said, for Its continued tall has not only tailed to return, them a profit, but has represented a heavy loss as well. As to the reparations situation, tho sentiment is strongly against payment, with a very evident incli nation to let tho allies fix up their own difficulties, he said. The situation in Ireland is un changed from that of two years ago, it was gleaned from conversation with Father Sheehan, who was ac companied to uend by his nephew. Father John O'Connor. Father O'Connor is unwilling to make any statement regarding the Irish politi cal situation. Says England Still Rules England still rules Ireland, Father Sheehan declared. Two years ago this rule was through Dublin castle; today it is through the Irish Free state administration. Irish senti ment today is represented by the re publican party which, be believes, will ultimately prevail. "The repri sals which have been started by the Free. State on helpless prisoners are in themselves a confession of weak ness," he said. "The Free State was never sanctioned by the Irish govern ment. The May election was to' ef fect a coalition government, to end civil war, and to bring into being a new register of voters, unrevised since 1918." At present the situation Is bad In Ireland, Father Sheehan said, ' The provisional "government, which was at the helm at the time he left on his return voyage to America, was looked Qn as the tool of England Every possible argument for tho construction of an past and west rati road across Oregon, passing through Hand, wilt be presented by tho Bond Commercial club at tho hearing on tho Corey complaint, which wilt bo held beforo n roprcsontntlvo of the Interstate commerce commission In Portland, beginning January 15, If the suggestions made at Wednesday's club forum luncheon nro carried out. Statistics showing Bond's present vol ume of freight, nnd tho Increase which will come soon, will bo gath ered by tho railroad committee, and presented. Twenty thousand cars are now being shipped out, nnd 2,400 cars a yoar will soon bo tho Incom ing volume, It was stated by Floyd Dement, chairman ot tho' railroad committee, who presided. Neutrality Is being observed by tho club here only in the matter ot tho Southern raclflc-Central Pacific un- merger. Dement explained. The committee feels, he said, that Bond may be In position a Uttlo later to secure recognition on some vital mat ter, through refusing to tako sides now. That no effect on Bond can now be seen, no matter which way the unmerger question is decided, was the statement ot H. W. Sawyer. It ono ot the roads should promise to build a road from Bend to Odoll to connect with the Natron cutoff, which both have promised, Bond might tako sides, he said. Bend's desires and claims In the matter of an east and west road, however, should bo placed before the commission at the hearing next month, Suwyei; urged, with nit of tho statistics which can bo gathered. The local lumber companies and nlso tho dlntomlto mining interests at Torre bonne should bo Interested, In such n road, lloud's agreement with tho Burns Commercial club to urgo oust nnd west construction might bo re vived, ho suggested, A. 0. Clark declared that tho atti tude ot neutrality taken by tho com mltteo is wrong, Tho club should decide, what it wants nnd go after It, ho said. Clark also callod attention to tho lack ot stock scaloa In Bond, declaring that If such scales were provided, tho stock shtpmouts from this city would bo greatly lncronsod. II. S. Hamilton also, expressed his opinion that a neutral atttudo Is wrong. Tho program of tho Portland & Southoastorn, giving tho develop mont that Bond wants, should bo nc tlvoly supported at Jho hearing noxt roonin, no saw. Goorgo Parkins, a mombor ot tho committee explained that tho neutral attltudo has to do only with tho un merger controversy. E. L. Vina! spoko In favor ot sending a strong delegation to tho commission's hear ing. II'. T. Foley said ho saw no rca son why tho club should not support the Union Pacific In its effort to make tho unmerger order effective stating that that road would bo moro likely to proceed with development ot this part of tho stato. William E. Williams, rocontly ,ap pointed representative, of the local club on tho chamber ot cpmraorco at 0: A. C, was Introduced and spoko briefly. O 1 1 III I 1 A VUU t mam FOR CHRISTMAS DAY IS SMALL Deaths From Poisonous Li quor Chiefly in New York AUTOS ADD VICTIMS Gun Fights) Alleged to llnvo Grown Out of Hail Hooi Mar Holiday Liquor Flowed .Moitly In Homes, Cities ltepoit RESILIENCE OF NATION SEEN IN ECONOMIC GAINS OF YEAR New York Financier Notes Sounder Commercial Conditions . By .Francis H. Slsson Vice President of Guaranty Trust Company of New York (Written for The United Frcn.) It is striking evidence of the great resilience ot this nation that, in spite of the seriously adverse Influences which persisted In 1922, the closing months .of the. year disclosed a sttua- wlth obvious danger to the balanced and orderly readjustment of the eco nomic structure. Tho restriction ot immigration has strengthened the strategical position ot organized la bor. The President's Declaration President Harding lias recently de' clnred that the nation Is "solvent financially, sound economically, un rivaled In genius, unexcelled in In dustry, resolute In determination and unwavering In faith." If tho basic economic and financial factors can be tton in general very materially Im proved, as compared with conditions wisely protected and these human BEND HIGH PLAYERS , DO WELL ON STAGE 'Dust of tho Koad," Given Under Direction of Franklin Forrester, Ushers in Holidays Remarkably good interpretation of a difficult playlet, by youthful play ers, was exhibited Friday forenoon when freshmen of the local high school presented "Dust of the Uoad,v by Kenneth S. Goodman, in the audi torium. It was directed by Franklin Forrester, class advisor. The story of the play deals with the return of Judas Iscarlot, who has reformed and .is trying to counter balance the evil ho did In betraying the Master, by encb.urlnglng the peo ple to observe the Christmas spirit. His one dayof the entire year Is Christmas eve. The characters were: Clalro Payne .. ...The Tramp Edna Fox . ., Prudence Lynn Krlbs Peter Steel Kenneth Uallantyne Uncle A prologue was given by Mary Reynolds, qualities can bo assured free play. there need bo no interruption to tho continued progress ot tho United States' towards 'prosperity. ; . It would.bo folly, "however; notlq recognize that such protection nA freedom can by no means be taken for granted, but demand an Intelli gent Initiative and a sustained cour age on tho part ot tho leaders and jnnjorlty ot the people If they are to be assured. The problems In Indus try, finance and International rela tions which confront tho nation aro many and difficult and will severely test its capacity to manage Its affairs with wisdom. There is evident a pendency to experiment with theories of finance and administration which have been often discredited by past favorable. In any ovent, the deQnltoi experience and unless thin tendency basis for continued prosperity now jean bo controlled, our present for exists, although It must be admitted tunate position may bo seriously that the road ahead Is by no means compromised. free from obscurities and obstruc-l The favorable features In the pres- months prior. Since, the beginning of 1922 tho general level ot prices has been ad vancing and the volume ot Industrial output has been increasing. There has been marked Improvement In the Iron and steel Industry, which is now employed at about 80 per cent of capacity. All ot the textile indus tries are now very active and the automobilo manufacturers have had a very prosperous year. Unemploy ment throughout the country has ceased to bo a serious problem; ,ln tact, there Is a marked shortage of common labor. After a year ot bountiful crops. Improving prices, and Increasing In dustrial activity, the outlook for tho future may be considered distinctly BRITISH CHANCELLOR WILL DISCUSS DEBT (By United Prew to The Bend Bulletin.) LONDON, Dec. 27. Stanley Bald win, chancellor of the exchequer, left hero today for Washington to confer with American officials regarding tho refunding of the British debt. BOWLING ALLEYS ARE CLOSED THIS WEEK The bowling alleys at the Ameri can Legion building aro closed until aftor Now Year's, aniuncea ,0. W, Grubb, whp Is' In J charge, This week tho alleys ord being renovated and' repaired':"' ' 1 i Hons. A well sustained volume of foreign trade, tor example. Is an Important element In a satisfactory economic situation In the United States, and there is ample cause for apprehension over the present financial and eco nomic difficulties In Europe, for which a solution Js'stlll to bo found A serious reaction wouldpertalnIy result in America It the great con tlnental markets were thrown into further disorganization. Tho SoliHer Honus Tho financial outlook is excellent and gives assurance of ability to sup port any sound development of busi ness that may be desired. Through tho president's veto of tho soldlors' bonus bill the nation has for a time bolng escaped the enormous financial burden which would have been Im posed by that legislation, but tho ef fort to secure a blanket distribution of public funds to the soldiers of tho lato war will undoubtedly continue and, If successful, would constitute a serious check to hope for reduction ot taxation and amortization ot tho national debt. A similar menace to the. public credit lies In the proposals to weaken tho federal reserve board ,by appoint ments for political or class purposes In Its personnel nnd to institute, spe cial and perhaps- unsoundoxteuslon of credlt"to selected JhtereflU'JiT tho community. JTeWoFsftualTon affo'irraWKlii ent situation In tho United States, however, would seem definitely to outweigh tho unfavorable ones, and there Is reason to ontertaln a sane optimism in regard to the prospect of excellent business conditions for tho first six months of 1923 at least, and If tho possible difficulties to which referonco has been made cap bo successfully overcome, tho coming year should place tho nation In a stronger economic and financial po sition than ovor before. Its situation may . bo deemed favorablo Indeed, when compared with that of most great countries, in the world today, wboro far heavier burdenB exist and far moro harassing and critical problems now confront their peoples. (By United Prru to The fiend llulletln.) Outside of Now York city, whore poisoned boozo consumed on Christ mas day claimed half n doxon vie tints, tho United States was markedly frco ot deaths from Illicit alcohol this year. Two died from poisoned hootch In Ohio, ono In Oklahoma and ono In Boston, where, howovor, 27 victims wero roported In serious condition. Eight woro killed In Now York city from automobilo nnd Christmas fire accidents, four .woro killed In tho stroots, nnd four dlod ot burns Deaths from automobilo accldont wero roported from Youngstown, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Detroit, St. Paul and points In Oklahoma nnd California. Portland roported ono killed and 11 Injured, Halt a dozen persons wero roport cd killed through tho country In gun fights allcgodly growing out ot "bad liquor" parties. Children AfeMcide Happy In Bend On Chrihjf:mas Day; Presents Much In Evidence HOME DHINKING PKEDOMINATKtt NEW YORK, Dec. 26. SIX per sons aro dead nnd 12 nro known to bo In hospitals horo, suffering from "hootch poisoning" following Now York's driest Christmas. Ono woman was tound dying In tho stroot. Llttlo drinking was done In enfos and cabarets. Tho liquor flowod mostly in homes. ORAL MESSAGE CUSTOM FIXED Harding Establishes Prece ' ' 1 1 A - - . Tl aeni 01 Appearing oe fore Congress Frisco Dynamite Plot Revealed in Letter of Radical to the Police (Ily United Frcee to The.Ilend Bulletin.) SAN FHANCISCO Dec. 27. Chief of Pollco O'Brien today received a tlp'clalmlng that radi cals have planned to blow, up a building In the financial district hero. The. vrlter claimed, to haye been .frmomber, of, thegang which plotted tlio dynamiting, y 0'Brlen;jmmodJ(itoly ordored ' the p'pllcjiWb jfaKo" extraordinary precautions, . Ily Thomas h. Stoke (United Tret But f Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Dec. "20. Presl dent Harding has firmly established the precedent of the chief executive appoarlng personally boforo congress for tho delivery ot messages outlln ing tho plans and policies ot tho ad ministration. By constant adhoronco during hie term to the custom revived by Presl dent Wilson, tho presldont Is now considered as having permanently fixed the faco to fico contact with congress. Thero was a fleeting outcry among tho tradition bound veterans of con gress when Prosldont Wilton broke tho precedent set In tho first admin filtration ot the government. How oyer, tho opposition soon dlod away as tho country was scon to npprovo his action. President Harding fa vored tho chango and It Is said by thoso close to him that ho hopes tho preccdont Is now well established. In this connection tho present chief oxccutlvo has himself sot a precodont which will possibly bo carried along by his successors In office. By dolay. Ing his personal appearanco before congress rccontly until several days after tlio regular session had con. vencd, bo broke all custom. Every other president had regularly ud dressed his annual mcssago to tho opqnlng of congress on tho dny aftor congress had assembled. This marked deviation during the last two administrations has caused thoso horo who watch tho shifting ot political currents to predict that an era of chango has begun which will result In 'other pronounced altera tions In govorumont proceduro, Ouq roform, wldoly advocated and sup ported by Prcsld'cht Harillng, the prlvllego of cabinet membors appear ing on tho floor ot congress' to dofond or urgo courses of policy, may follow. LODGERS FLEE FROM; ' BURNING BUILDING (11 United rreu to Tlii Bend Bulletin,) PORTLAND," Pec, 20. Bcpr'ps of lodgej-s woro 'forced to flee in night ctflro, many .reporqnjj uncrpw, en capijstirum j'linjp smoico, jiwnon fl&iiduei tq d4foctfvQ!(rjlfiweiil tlio LllllnV upartmonls'iofi! ''early this Shortly nftor 7 o'clock on Christ mas morning, two slibcr young, ma trons, aged tlireo and flvo'yonrn to bo oxnet, woro soon wheeling now baby carriages along a downtown sldo wallc. It being niimowhut chilly, tlio occupants of tho carriages woro cov orod up so tlmt tliuy could nut bo soon, but ovldcntly they wero also now. Just two of tlin many llttlo girls to whom Santa Clans was kind this Christmas. Lator In tho morning numerous boyn could bo scon utilizing tlio puvn mont as u roller skating rink. Since this Is hardly tho roller skating son, tho skates must hnvo boon Christmas prosonts. And thero Is no question us to tho newness ot some ot tho bicycles which woro iiho In uvCdonco, Bend's Christmas was, on tho whole, a quiet one. Most'nf tho pio plo who huvu homos, spent tlio, day lu thorn, and Invited 'rjomU whoso homos nrc hnll bedrooms. Many spout tho afternoon In touring on mails which nro, with tow oxcuplfoiis, iu good an tlioy woro In tho iiiinmur. Public observance of tho day was confined to tho services nt tho HI, Francis church, which Included u solemn mass which begun with" tlio day, and four masses during tho forw noon, all of which woro well nttuml oil, A larBo crowd nttond thn Christ wns datico In tho owning nt tha III P-podromu, PLAN TO AVERT LUMBER FAMINE IN ALABAMA; TIMBER DWINDLES Cut Is Four Times as Great as Production, Conserv ation Head Asserts (Pr United TreM to The llend llulletln.) MONTGOMKIIY, Ala.. Doc. 21. Alabama Is throatanod with a lum ber famlno that will reduce this stato from tho position of a lumber ex porter to that of an Import stato, according to I. T. Qulnn, stato com missioner ot conservation, who hns mado a close, study of lumbor condi tions la Alabama. An appeal to Governor Kllliy to Include In his message to tho stato legislature provisions for tho enact mont ot laws which will provide for the protection Vof stato forests )und for tho reforestation on lands from which tlmbor has boon romovod, has been mado by Qulnn In lino with his program ot conservation. "Wo aro cutting our tlmbor moro than four times as fast as we aro pro ducing It," Qulnn said. "Only 10 per cent of what Is now bolng cut In original growth, tho other DO per cent Is socond growth nnd of Inferior grade." "In 1910, estimates Indicated that Alabama had 38,000,000,000 foot of standing long loaf plno. Tho ctl- mato of 1919 showed approximately 5,000,000,000 foot of timber, or a reduction of 13,000,000,000 feet In plno timber alone during that do cado." Mobllo, which Is 1910 was the loading port of tho world for tho oxport of lumber, hns dropped to sixth placo, Qulnn said, In omphnsU Ing tho ttrgont need of a liberal for estry program. Alabama In 1910 was tlio loading nouthorti stato In lumbar exports. Now It Is In third plnco, Coupled with tho serious lumber famlno threatening, thn problem of what uso to make ot lands that will became bans unless reforested also confronts tho stato, ho says, "Be tween SO nnd CO pur cont of tho land Is clnstcd as forest Innds, ,und the question, of how ovor half4'of thn statu Is to bo utilized In tho future now presents Itself," Qutnri says. "Wo hnvo approximately 0,000,000 acres of cutovor lands suitable to profltnblo agriculture. Tho remain der of tho stato, moro than 8,000, 000 acres, Is practically worthloss ex cept for growing tlmbor." Measures for the prevention ot forest flros, which yearly destroy thousands ot feet ot young growth that In tlmo would provo a vnluabla asset to thn stato, nro also advocated by Qulnn as part ot tho forestry pro gram. Tho economic problem that Is at tendant upon tho despoliation of tho forests ot the stato Is not to be over looked, according to Qulnn, LODGE ATTACKS BORAH'S PLAN SEATTLE MAN HEADS FURNITURE BUSINESS I). W. Could Acquire Iiitrrrnt of l. (1. Mrl'hcmon Amuiih-h Mnti ngi'iui'iit l-'lmt of Yiar Transfer of tho Interest held In thn llend Furniture Co by D. O.'.McPher sou to I), W, Gould, formerly depart ment manager and buyer for tho Urotu-llnukln Co. ot Seattle, hns been completed, to tnko effect on January 1, when Clould will (nkn over man- French Assurance of Coop eration in Conference Required (Dy United Tret toThe llend llulletln.) WASHINGTON, Doc. 27. A con- feronco to consider land disarmament as suggested by Senator Borah In ligament of tho business. Need of connection for a world economic con- j somo less confining 'occupation In forenco would bo usoloss, Senator: ilucod Mcl'horson to'closo tho deal, Lodgo declared today' In u senate' Ho hns headed tho business for thn lust six years. A. Stipe, who has boon associated with McPhorsnn, will retain his Interest and will continue in tho ntoro, Tho sale has bcon pending fur soma time, Gould visiting Bend several months ago nnd becoming so enthusi astic ovor tho city and lis future that h determined to locate hero. Nego tiations for tho transfer, tiavo boon' undor wuy slnco that, iln,io, Mis. Gould accompanies her hus band to Bund, and (hey; will oVtabllHh tlier homo horo as soon Ah (they can socuro a sullnblo h6,uso5P' J-1 speech, "unless In advance Franco should withdraw her objections and ngrco to cooperuto with other pow ors In loworlng hor land forces." Lodgo thon opened tho combined attack of tho Harding administration upon Borah's two proposals for an economic and disarmament parley. Previous to Lodge's speech' about twonty republican senators, In a council of War" In Lodge's olllco agreed to fight Ilorah's move Prosldont Harding Ib reported to bo In accord with Lodgo'it oTenslvii. BRITISH WILL HOLD OIL LANDS, DECLARED (11 United 1'rcM to The llend llulletln.) LAUSANNE, Dec. 27. Lord Cur- zon ot Great Britain today notified iBinet Pasha, Turkish loudor, thut It Is Imposslblo for Britain to moot tho Turkish demands and glvo up tho great Mosul oil regions, curzeu told Isnint Pashn thnt tho allies will retrace tho northern Turk ish frontier In conjunction with Turkish exports. EACIIERS REQUEST CHANGE IN STATUTE (Uy United I'rm to The llend llulletln.) PORTLAND. Dec, 27. Tho Stato Teachers! association, In convention hero today, consldorod Uh loglslatlro BOOKS ARE DONATED BY CHICAGO WOMAN -t , A box of books, somo threq dozen of them, wiih received Wednesday morning by the llend Water, Light & I'owor Co. from Chicago, from Mrs. Charles A, Brown, wife of tho presi dent of tlo company, an a gift' to tho Deschutes county public library, The girt Is tho third of tho kind mado by, Mrs, Brown, and Includes u number of valuable works. CLASSIFIEp ADS CUielfled lidvertlaintf eheruo uer liiue '20 rente for 20 word or leei. 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