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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
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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.
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