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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1917)
THE BEND BULLETIN TUN WDATIIKU Tonight mill Thursday, fiilr unil colli, wllli easterly wIiiiIn. BULLETIN ri PHONE NO. Ol ii;m), ikhchi;ti:h county, oiikuon, wkdnkhday aktk.hnoo.v, javi aiiv jA, 1017 VOI,. I NO. SI RESERVOIR ' BETTERMEHT S PROBABLE LAND HOARD TO ASK FOR $2.r),000.00. GOVERNOR IS ACTIVE J-Klxlmum Will II Ankni for Ap- propria! loo Two J-:nglnwra May lie Selected lo Conduct Kx Bililiintlon Into Defect. Oregon's economy legislature will In- ankml to nppioprlatn $211,000 to conduct a thorough examination Into tin ilffciln of thn ruaervolr of the Tumnlo Irrigation project and make thn necessary I m pn vr-tiK'iitit that will mifeguurd tlm reservoir properly. At mi Informal mooting of th Ji-nnrt l.miil llimril yesterday, the lUfntloti of tlm "leaky" reservoir was resusrlluled, mul mutters ion- iTiilni! tin) defect wuro being whis pered around tlm room, when Gov ernor Wlthycombe brought tlm mut ter to a lii'iiil, saying: "Too mui'li 'whispering. Lot's speak out mul out to thn lioitom of thi mutter." Tluit liroko tln chilly ulmosplicro. O. Ijiurguurtl, under whuso super vision thn it in was constructed, r- portml Hint It would probably -fi- kIihIii thn expenditure of $20,000 to put thn reservoir In roiulltlon lo hold water to a utillli'li'iit amount to lr rltiulo trurlnnds of tit projoct. .: -Uovcrnoi- Mnnlfeata liitercki. "Then -let's link for whnt In noliiul ly needed." iipokn up llovcrnor Wlthycoinbo, who hud manifested considerable IntiTi'Ml In the il Im ux olon. "('iirlnlnly. such a request I Justifiable to put 11 four hundred mid fifty tliouaund dollur project on ltd fni'l." Hesitancy In nnkliiK mi economy t li-Klnluluro to upproprlnto tlm re quired nniouui win imii ny serreiury of Htutn Hon W. Olcott tilwl Htute Knglnoor John II. l-ewls. hut Hlnto "Treasurer Thomnii It. Kuy, mul At torney Uoiiornl George N. Ilrowu (Continued on I'uno 4.) '()UM'II. AlTTHOmJCH DK-I-T. OK KIltK rCAI'K UIUINAN('K SIDKWAI.K OKDINANCK WIIX ItniK IT SOON. Iliitlor flrn protnctlon for Ilnnd was tho knynotn Innt nlKtit nt thn mcntliiK of tho City Counull, hold in tho O'Kuno bulldliiK, Qlty Attoruny J If n nun hoiug iimtruntod to draft an ordinance to ho priimmtud at tho next HOHBion, provldlnn for flro OBi'apns tor movliiR pintu.ro thoulnrs and oth er buildings froiUntnd by thn public. In aildltlnn to IIiIh, Mayor S. C. 'nldwnll limtructod itacordor U. 0, KIUh, followliiK tho ndjournmnnt of tho council, to ontnr Into iiflKotln tlona with an applicant wIiobo lottor him boon on fllo hIiico tho first of tho your, who would ho willing to mnka his hnndqunrtnrs nt nil hours of tho day mid night ut tho city flro sta tion, In cnBo thn council should direct tho nri'cllim of such n building. Tho poHslblllfV of Inducing Tho Bhovlln Jllxon Company to Install a flro alarm, la boing coiiHldorud unoffic ially. In order to bring thn wnrrnnt llHt up. to duto, which Is to ho turned ivor to Knolnr Ilros., of Donviir, so "ird by bonds, placing tho city's finances on n ensh basis, warrants woro authorized In payment of tho 2, GOO owed on tho city rock cruHlmr. I'ayniont of $400 for a city dump grounds, purchuHnd from tho Ilend Company, was ordered nnulo In tho hb mo way. Improvomont of rosldonco propor ty was foroshadowad In tho ordl unnno which City Attorney Bonson was authorized to draw up, to provide (or the serving of notices tor tho construction of sidewalks. HRE PROTECTION want is shown VIEW OF THE TUMALO IRRIGATION PROJECT NEAR RESERVOIR. Hiimio nf propoMHl liivratlj(tlii l)' GERMAN RAIDER E .MVSTKItKU'H Sllll' SINKS MOItft THAN VKKHKIJ IIKITISH ADMIU XI TV ADMITH TDK LOSS AH DISI'A TCHIOS ItKI'OUTKD. (Ilr llnllol Vrw I. Tli. Dally llullrlln) 1U KN08 A I It KB. Jan. 17 Dl pitti'hoa from rerun mburo unil Hlo da Junelro today, suld that a German rnldnr had sunk 19 steamers and two Kronen Hchooiiurs In the south A I tun t lr. An ndltlouul iuohhbkh aulit Hint tho raldur sank uuatnr Hrlclati ship. 400 drowning. The Japanese steamer I Indium Mum landed 237 Hullore from five steamers, ut I'er nmnliui'o. Tho survivors said Unit raider at tacked thu ships 30 miles off I'er nambuco. They dui lured tliut the nttiiiklng vessel wus puluted a dead Mink. It carries 12 cnunons und four torpedo lubes. Tlm following steumem were ro portud to havu been destroyed: Vol lalr. Urulna. DrumutlHt. Knmorn. Or tegum, New Portland. NcsHcr, King (iuorge, Yarrowdule. St. Theodore. NIcliunKthlvl, St. Huel. Snowden Itnngn, Nounnt, tinllly. HammnrHlius, HmiKlnrgle, and Semple. The schoon ers were the Nantes and Asnleres. ljiter reports received were to thn effect tliut the raider sunk 20 ships. Tho messages said tho raider's name wus Viuex. LOSS IS ADMITTED (H Unltxl Prau to Th Dallr Uullotln) LONDON. Jan. M Tho Ad miralty admitted that a German raider had sunk olght British and two French merchantmen In the south Atlantic, and captured the steamers, Rt. T hood ore and Yarrow dalo. Four hundred prisoners wero taken on the last namod ship. Tho Admiralty announced that the rnlder sank the steamers Mount Tem ple, Georgln, and Minlch, adding throo vessels to tho list of thoso al ready reported destroyed. It la feared tliut tho Germans may bo put ting prize crews on tho captured ves sels, thus making a fleet of raldors. The captured mnrchantmen St. The odoro and Ynrrowdulo will probnbly bo used uKUlnsl Urltlsh commerce. FRENCH PATROLS GAIN ON GERMANS (!ly United Prmii Si The Dallr Uultetln) PARIS, Jan. 17 It wnB announced toduy that tho French patrols pene trated tho Germnn lines nt Meuso heights and Apremont forest. Ger man attneks woro repulsed. RUSSIANS CAPTURE VANDENI, AFTER LOSS (Py Unllml I'rpM to The Dally Bulletin) PKTKOUKAD. Jan. 17. It was announced today that thn Russians hava stormed and reenpturod Vun denl, In Hotiinnuiii. Gerniun nttnckB southwest of Prales wero disastrous ly repulsed. GREEK COUNCIL WILL ACCEPT ULTIMATUM (Dy United Prmn to The Dally Pullrtlnl ATHENS. Jan. 17. Tho Crown council voted uniesorvodly todny to accept the ultimatum of tho Allies. The roloaso of the VonlxellBt pris oners Is doomed Imminent. REGOMESACTIV !)' IjiihI Itonril lo uncertain cuuho BULLETIN NAMED OFFICIAL PAPER )I XTV H'T HKI.KITS IX jtKt k;mtion or i.ak;k cut t I.ATIO.N DKSfllt'TKS AM) t'HIMlK )l UTS TO MKKT. As one of the ImporUint Items of business nt tliu adjourned annual session of thn Deschutes county court. The lleuil bulletin wus desig nated us the ollUlul county paper, this afternoon. The selection of The tin 1) itt In comes as a recognition of chit - publication poaaersllig larger weekly circulation thuu any news medium In the county. Arrangements for u Joint session of tlm Deschutes and ('rook county courts wero authorized, to discuss property Issues urlslng out of tho recent formation of Deschutes coun ty out of a portion of old Crook. Sheriff Roberts wus authorized to arrungo for the collection of taxes, und for the transcribing of the Crook county tux roll at Prlncville, now in cluded In tlm new county. It was decided to use the Crook county system of assessing. Petitions were received from Red mond and from Sisters, each com munity wishing to liuvo Its annual fair designated as the official county fair. According to the law, a county fair mny only be designated by a county fair board, appointed on the recommendation of agricultural as sociations, and becnuBa of the non existence of such a board, no action could be taken. Bids were asked for the furnish ing of record books for the various county offices and for the transcrib ing of records from tho books at Prlnevlllo. WOl'IiU AIIOMNII DISTRICT SAI.KM, Or., Jon. 17. A bill has been Introduced In the legislature to eliminate the Lako county Judicial district because of tho luck of suf ficient work to Justify It. The dis trict was created by tho legislature two years ago. Candidates Hustle For Votes Despite Cold Snap All Candidates Making Steady Gains Over Last Showing Ladies and Their Friends are Working Hard to Win the Handsome Dodge 1917 Car. LIST OF THE Miss Francis Stcidl, Bend Mrs. Mable E. Lara, Bend 159,000 Miss Mabel Bixby, Prineville .157,000 Miss Cora Bates, Bend 155,000 Mrs. J. A. Eastes, Bend 154,000 Miss Ruth Bayley, Tumalo 153,000 Mrs. Asher Houston, Bend 150,000 Miss Lucile Parsons, Redmond 145,000 Miss Edith Mastcn, La Pine 140,000 Miss Cosina Mueller, Bend 76,000 Miss Luella Wornstaff, R. F. D 5,000 Mrs. Tom A. Vedder, Lower Bridge 5,000 With only ono wook of tho extra offor to run, tho enndtdatos are tak ing an added Interest and tho results are vory ploaalng. Alt tho candidates are grabbing votes, whllo the mer . . -. 1 Br of IcukoKi', linpuirinK the H)Btom. EASTES' TRACT TRANSACTION IXVOIAKS flO.IMMI lAfTH Wll.l. ISK I'LT O.N M .Vil li KT AND l.MI'ROVKMKNTS TO FOLLOW SOON. The Ilrown Company, real estate dealers of Portland, today purchased approximately ISO acres of land, ly ing Just north and contiguous to Aubrey Heights, from Jus. A. Eastes, of Ilend. The deal Is said to involve about $10,000. The transaction was consummated' through"' Wllllam "L". Graham, president of the Brown Company. To Develop I'mprrty. With the transfer of his holdings to the Brown Company, marks the early development of the property, which will be platted and sub-divided Into residence lots and placed on the market as soon as the preliminary details can he settled. As expressed by Mr. Graham this morning, it Is tho intention of the Brown Company to make quick sales on a small mar gin, so that the property may pass into the hands of owners at an early date. k Of the 1G0 acres, only 40 acres will be opened for sale Immediately, other parts later to be placed on the market. As soon as this is done, the Brown Company will make a considerable amount of Improve ments in the way of laying out streets and sidewalks. It will be tho Intention of the Brown Company to be active iu Port land in placing the property on the market and will probably have local sales agency connections. "Tho purchase of the property to day from Mr. Eastes, marks another field of activity for the Brown Com pany, In Bend," said Mr. Graham this morning. "We Intend to develop our newly acquired holdings to be the most desirable residence proper ty In Bend. We believe that the loca tion is Ideal and will become one of tho most popular districts in your city." The Brown Company has hail the sale of Orokola Addition. CANDIDATES: 160,000 cury Is hovering around zero, The offer which is running now, Is the largest of the campaign and will positively closo at the closo of (Continued oiTlaat pugeTj BROWN GO US IREP0WERF0R LI EXPENDITURES TO BE BIG, SAYS MILLER. Dr. Klwood Lyon rrcillcts 70,000 Population for lleinl 1ul Acts On ItecommendutlonN Mulle By The Bulletin. Expensive Improvements, Includ ing the construction of a new power unit, and large additions to water and electrical distribution systems, are to be commenced In the near fu ture, the work on the new unit to be begun by summer, are definitely planned by the Bend Water, Light & Power Co., according to the state ment of Kempster B. Miller, chief engineer for the company, who spoke this noon at the weekly Commercial Club luncheon. Relations I'leaxant. "We are pleased with the steady growth of Bend, which has actually taxed the resources of the company," he declared. "We are In the game to stay, and the Improvements to be made are to keep up with the future development of the city. We are perpared to spend a great deal of money here." Mr. Miller stated after the lunch eon that he could not definitely an nounce at the present time the exact amount of this expenditure. In answer to Mr. Miller's expressed wish for a continuation of friendly relations between the company and the people of Bend, President Floyd Dement, of the club, assured him i that no other results couiu ioiiow I f ,lo.l 1 iIia mnonv'. present policy. Hugh O'Kane also spoke, praising the class of service given by the company. .j lloml HiKhly IVaiMML Dr. Elwood Lyon, evangelist, who is conducting union revival services st the Presbyterian church, met with hearty applause when be declared that Bend's population In 1920 would reach 25.000, and that within a few years it should mount to from 60,000 to 70,000. Ho asserted that Bend is a most substantial new town, de clared its climate second to none. Its resources practically unbounded, its scenery reminiscent of the beauty spots of the southland, and its res idents alive, up-to-date, and business-like. "Man has two makers, God, and himself," the speaker declared. "God gives us the raw material. We must make character. Also in nature, he gives us the raw material. Here in Bend is magnificent opportunity. My friends, it's up to you. Take ad vantage of it in such a way that you will be proud of yourselves and proud of your town, and so that your state and nation will be proud of you. Advertising Advised. "And don't be bashful. Advertise your resources throughout the coun try, particularly in California. . I travel on an average of 25,000 miles a year, and I have heard more In quiries in the last 12 months in re gard to Central Oregon than In con nection with any other part of the country. There are big Interests ready to come in here if they only knew what you have to offer, and ready to help If you need any assist ance." "Western Villon Moving. The question of the Benham Falls segregation, the bringing of the Western Union office and the express office closer to the heart of the bus iness district and the sending of Tumalo mall from Bend, instead of Deschutes, all advocated by The Bul letin in an earlier Issue, were taken up, and It was reported that wires are being strung today for the tele graph office. The Benham Falls matter was referred to the Irrigation committee, and tho express office and the mail question to the trans portation committee. WILL PROLONG PROBE Note Investigation to I-ast Month Hughes May Be Counsel. (By United iTms to The Daily Bulletin) WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 17. Tho House rules committee, inves tigating the alleged leak ot Informa tion on President WlUon's peace note, adjourned today until tomor row, lacking witnesses. The Houso was aaked fur an appropriation, per mission to employ counsel, and to extend the life ot he Inquiry to a month. Charles Evans Hughos was sug gested as counaol for the commit tee. All the requests were accced od to. RE D ISP ED PAISLEY TO GEU1CE IN LAWSUIT DALY'S DECISION TO BE APPEALED. STATE IS INTERESTED I.and Board's Refusal to Release II rigatlon Company From Bond I'util Settlers' Cause Right ed, Is Influence. (Special to Tot Daily Bulletin) SALEM, Or.. Jan. 17. Judge Daly's decision giving all the water of the Chewaucan river to the Che waucan Cattle company, thereby ren dering valueless the Paisley Irriga gation project, will be appealed to the supreme court. According to prominent attorneys here and in Portland the chances of obtaining a reversal of the Daly decision are bright. If a decision in its favor Is obtained in the supreme court the Irrigation company will positively complete the project. A week ago the Portland Irriga tion Co., a subsidiary of the North west Townsite Co., which is back of the project, announced Its Intention making no appeal from the Daly decision, because of the cost involved. Because of the financial loss to the settlers on the project, who had in vested heavily In the stock of the ir rigation company, ' It-has n6w ton' eluded to take the case to the higher court. According to the arrangements which have been practically conclud ed, the state Is virtual- becoming a partner with the irrigation company in prosecuting the appeal. The Des ert Land Board will ask the legisla-' ture for $2,500 to meet half the cost but, it is understood, that the com pany will appeal regardless of the cost involved. Stute Vitally Interested. The state is vitally concerned in obtaining a reversal of Judge Daly's decision, not only tor the purpose ot piuiectiug the settlers, but because the very existence and value of the State ..Water Board Is involved. If its findings are to be swept aside (Continued on Page 4.) SALARY IS SET Fl BILL INTRODUCED IN HOU8K NAMES 91500 FOR DKSCHt'TRS OFFICIAL PROTECTION Or EX-CONVICTS SOUGHT. SALEM, Or., .Jan. 17. Deschutes county delegates today introduced a bill In the lower house of the legis : lnture, making the salary ot the dis trict attorney $1500 annuaalty. 1 Representative Tichenor Intro duced a bill for the protection of ei convict8, prohibiting the publishing of convicts' records orally or in writ itng, and forbidding the making ot statements designed to prevent the I ex-convict from obtaining employ ; ment, the extortion of money, or threatening of extortion. The pen--alty for violation is $100, and six months' irnprikonment. The House indefinitely postponed action on the Lewis bill, prohibiting whites from marrying negroes, Chin ese, or Kanakas. A concurrent res j olution was adopted directing the j ways apd means com ml tee to present I all appropriation bills within 30 days. . Representative Anderson pre sented a measure simplifying the present state loun law In the Interest of strictly local concerns. He de clared that the bill was Intended to 'promote the organization and growth of such Institutions. The Senate passed the House bill appropriating $25,000 to pay legis lative session expenses. Represent 'atlve Stott's House Joint memorial was passed, petitioning President Wilson to use bis oflce to create na tional sentiment against the civil service 45 year age limit. .