The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963, January 18, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTIIM WEATIIF.Il Tonight nml Friday, partly cliiuily, with temperature un i hanged; HOiithnrly wiilds. vol,. I HILL COVERS ENTIRE SITUATION. SUCCESS IS CERTAIN Kmprgenry flnuan Attached to the Forltrw Menauro Will Provide for "erptHuatloii of Htithln Coun ty (Jovrninioiit. HAl.KM, Or., Jon. 18. (Hpnrlul.) Representative Forbes thin morn ing Introduced In tlio Housn a IiIII "To Create the County of Dmchulmt," according to Iho official worillnK ' thi propound statute, Tho bill cov rn kit features of tlio present sltua lon In respect to tln imw county, Imtli actually rri-nlliiK tl county and Kino legalising all steps thus far lak ii In thn matter. Tho tlllo of the hill in. In port. "An Art to Crnnlo tho County of Deschutes, to I'rovldo a Temporary Covnrnnwnt and to Declare Vajld (hp Proceedings Had at thu General Klnrtlon." A full description of the ni'W county boundaries la given. In thn preparation of thn 1)11,1. Mr. Forbes had tho co-operation of not uliln Portland legal talent. II" as--ttiTta thnra la no possible duubt of it" legality and feels carlaln that It will pass easily. IIIII Mf-rt Demand. The bill rtoara Kii-n nrgnt:y clniiao aa follows: "Inaitinurh aa uld county of Deschutes hua been -atabllbnd and la now In operation and thn offlcura mentioned In thla m t aro performing tho duties of their nevernl offices, and aonio question Iiiin boon ralaml na to tho legality of thi'lr nets, which ahoitld ho settled at offen, In order that a stable gov frnmi'iit for anld rouuty may be per petunlnd. and thorn la therefora an urgent demand for thu creation of aald Deschutes county and for de lnrlng liiKal and valid thn proceed ings mnntlnnnd In thla net. an emerg ency la hnroby declared to exist." Passing with an emergency clause .an act becomes a law Inunndltoly upon ita signature by tho governor. WOVLII AVOID DUPLICATION OK . WOKK, AM) PROVIDE MOKK DEFINITE LIN KM OF COMMUN ITY ACTIVITY. An endeavor to avoid future du plication of community work will bo mado Saturday afternoon, whon u moating of tho officers, directors nml truataci of four Und orgnnlzn tlona, tho Commorclal Club, tlio La illea' Auxiliary, tho Library Club and tho I'aront-Teachor Association, will LEGISLATURE IS ASKED TO CONFIRM THE CREATION OF ICOONMDESCHUTES CIVIC BOOSTERS PLAN GATHERING tin hold at 3 o'clock In . Ilia council 'hambor8 In thn O'Knnn building. Tho mooting la on I led at thn wish of thn Commorclnl Club, and Mana ger 11. J. Ovorturf, of that orgnnlzn tlnn, has Issued notlcos to tho hcndB of tlio throo other associations. More nmcloncy In tho handling of mat ters having to do with tho advance ment of civic wnlfnro, will he tho object of the gathering. At prosnnt, Mr. Ovorturf states, thnro Is no hard and fnnt dividing lino batwnnn tho activities of tho four organizations, mid It will ba proponed that mora careful segrega tion of tho work go Into effect,, mak ing possible a greater degrao of spoc lallxatlon. Tho Commorclal Club officials will suggest that the Ladles' Auxiliary take up more especially the uncial end of Commorclnl Club work, while Iho suggestion of division of labors In tho case of the Ladles' Library club onil tho Paront-Tonchnr associa tion will bo asked. As a now de parture In club work, Mr. Ovorturf Is advocnting a joint dinner to be niton monthly by the Commorclnl Club and tho auxiliary. . .' i THE IIKND, CITY DELIVERY BY EXPRESS PROMISED Growth of City, unil Average HunI ncM of 2M0 u Month War rant Change, Huya Agent. Within 30 dnys, Hand Is to have a city delivery of express parcels. Intelligence or thn chaugo was given by C. K. Hiiyward, route agaut of the Northern Express Company, who wna hern yesterdiiy looking over the field. lie udvlsed I). Keller, stutlon agent, Unit thn company would bn ready to start a city deliv ery within a month's time. . Mr. llayward slated that a deliv ery of thn kind which la to bn made here Is never started In a city In which thn express business averages lesa than 12000 a month, and that thu big Increase In business hero Is responsible. Tim matter has been under advisement for thn last five mouths. The change haa bnen advocated from thn first through the columns of The Bulletin. A DAY IS IlKINO SPENT AT . IKIWKIt l'MNT H)K 1TKI., TO PREVENT WATER WHEELS I HUM CAKINO WITH U K. Although the mercury dropped to II degrees below xero Inst lilghl, within one degree of the coldest of the season, no further trouble from f reeling wan reported. At the llend Wuler, Light & Tower plant, live steam Is being shot into the water wheels, ii ml further dnniugn from Ice is being uvolded In this way. Mali nger Foley esllniutes Hint $25 a day Is being spent for wood for this pur pose. Despite the Intense cold, the river channel Is still kept clear, but skat ing on tho Ice formed at the sides of the Deschutes Is becoming more and more popular. A largo number of homos In llend are still without water, but no more trouble of tho kind Is anticipated. It was reported today that the en tire water aystem at Deschutes, with the exception of that part connecting with the hotel, la out of commission. FRENCIf VICTORIOUS ON MEUSE HEIGHTS - 'By United Tress to Ths Dally Bulletin) PARIS, Jan. 18. It la announced that tho Fronch troops repulsed a German recnnnalsance party on the Mouse heights, following a three- hour bombardment. The night was quiet along the whole front. GERMANS FORCED TO RETIRE FROM BRAILA (fly United Praia to The Dully Bulletin) rKTHOOHAD, Jnn. 18. It Is an nounced that the UormniiB luivo evac uated Brailn In Koumnnln, the Rus sians defeating both wings of the Toulon army. A Koumnnlun force surrendered' to the Germans south west of I'rules. In million to tho many prisoners taken, were four mu clilnn guns. GERMAN SUBMARINE SINKS SIXTEEN SHIPS (lly United rru to Tho Daily Bulletin) AMSTERDAM, Jan. 18 Dispatch ob received today stated that Unrlin has officially announced tho return ing of a submarine to port, nftnr Blnk Ing 16 ships. Copenhagen tele graphed that tho Russian stonmnr Skiftet wns submarined on December 14, 200 drowning. MANY RABBIT EARS GO TO PRINEVILLE lip to last night wnrrantB have boon Issued In payment of bounties on 12,000 rabbits In Crook county, making a total of $600 authorised, It was reported lioro today. MERCURY DROP HARM BEND DKHCIIUTICH COUNTY, (HK(JO., Tlll'ltHIMY AFTERNOON, JANUARY $75,000 10 TO T K. M. MILLER GIVES OUT COMPANY PLANS. lull to lk- Added Wuh Foreseen Four Years Ago Will tin Finished In Time for Next Winter's l!u IneKN, Ha Hu). Improvements by tho Bend Water, Light & I'ower Co., to be completed before next winter, will cost between $00,000 and $75,000, was the state ment of Kempstnr Ii. Miller, engi neer for tho company, this afternoon. The bulk of this umount, he said, will bo spent In the addition of a new power unit, tho balance to go toward extending water and electric al distribution- systems. Mr. Miller will louvo this evening for houdquarlcrs In C.'lilcugo, going by way of1 California, and upon his arrival Intends to commence work Immediately on details for the con struction of the plant. Actual build ing unci Installation work, ho esti mates, will not tuko more than three months, but dun to the difficulty in securing machinery, lie was willing to make no prediction except to atate that tho unit would be finished In time to take care of the heavy winter business of the coming season. No I'ollcy Cliungr. The plans of the company, made four years ago, Mr. Miller pointed out, are being carried out almost ex actly, and are being made possible by the steady growth of Hand. Whon the main plant was constructed, the third unit, which Is to be added this year, wns planned, and excavations were made at tho time to allow for Its Installation. This will bring the plant up to Its ultimate capacity. The only change being necessitated will be a Blight alteration at the low er dam whero It Joins the hendgatcs. "I do not know when shul! re turn to Bend," suit) Mr. Miller, "but I want to state before leaving that the company Is ready to continue its present policy or extending water and electrical service to all points within reason, wheroovor Buch ser vice Is needed." MUZZLE CAMPAIGN IS ON ONCE MORE HERE License to lie Collected, anil Ho Culled "II unless Muxzlco" are Dcclurrd TuIhki. Declaring that Bend residents are becoming careless In regard to liv ing up to tho provisions of the dog muxzllng and license laws, Chief of Police L. A. W. Nixon has ordered renewed vigilance on the nart of th forco, and believes that enough can be collected In licenses during the remainder of tho month to nnv thn salary of an extra man for that perioa. Particularly has ho coma nut against the so-called "h zles," a strap headgear, opened in ironi, wnicn allows tho animal to use his teoth practically as much as if no muzxlo at all were usod. Dog ownora furnishing this type of guard will have to replace them Immediately. POWER OS New Security Form is Created by the Federal Ry Frank R. Wilson, Of the Federal Fnrm Loan Bureau. (Written for the United Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 18. As explained before In those articles, tho operations of the Farm Loan act nrn divided Into two main classes a money assembling ngoncy and a money lending agency. Tho government puts the first ncst ogg Into tho fnrm loan plan by buy ing the orlglnnl capital stock of the 12 Federal Land Bnuks If necessary. Whon this has beau loaned and farm mortgages taken In rotum for the money lonnod, tho Fodornl Land Banks may issue bonilB against these mortgages. These bonds will bo among the most attractive securities ever of fered to American investors. As ex plained boforo, fnrmors are pormittod to borrow only up to 60 per cont ot the valuo ot tholr land. This moans that evory dollar's worth of BULLETIN WOULD PREVENT BIZ PAYMENT FORBES OFFERS BILL TO REPEAL LAW. Columbia Southern Promoter Stand Chance of laming $20,000 Voted Two Years Ago to Reimburse Him for Tumulo Work. KALKM, Or., Jan. 18. (Special.) Representative Forbes started something here yesterday when he Introduced a bill to repeal Chapter 238 of the 8esslon Laws of 1915, authorizing the payment of $20,000 to Alma D. Katz, of Portland, in sat isfaction of his claims against the Tumalo Irrigation project. Katz was ono of the promoters of the Columbia Southern project, which first undertook the Irrigation of the Tumalo section. On the fail ure of the original company, the state stepped in, and, making an ap propriation of $450,000, completed the project. A part of the work was tho diversion of the waters of Cra ter creek to flow Into Tumalo creek and thereby provide an additional water supply for the project. Would Ktop Payment. On the completion of the work, Katz came forward claiming that he had a filing on the Crater creek wa ters, and that much of the engineer ing and other work done for the Co lumbia Southern had been made use of by tho state In completing the project. For this the Desert Land Board recommended a payment to Katz of $20,000, and the bill was passed tor 'the T915"lotf!alanlrc1:'t "Mr! Forbes now seeks to have this act repealed. Claim Assigned. Nothing has yet been paid by the state to Mr. Katz, and it is under stood that he has assigned his claim to the Security Trust & Savings Co., of Portland. Representative Laurgaard, who was the engineer in charge of the project and recommended to the Land Board that the payment be made to Mr. Katz, Is opposed to the Forbes bill, and tho Multnomah del egation is expected to line up solid ly in Katz's behalf. The passage of the new bill is doubtful. ASPHALT BLAZE IS NEAR NEW HOSTLERY Dense Smoke Culls Out Department, Hut Pilot Ilutte Hotel Suf fers No Damage. Fire, catching in an asphalt fur nace close to the new Pilot Butte hotel, at 10 o'clock this morning, sent up dense volumes ot heavy black smoke, and resulted in the turning in of a fire alarm. The inky pall was to be djscerned from nearly ev ery part ot the city. Although the fire department arrived promptly, the blazo was under control before the hose could be unwound. It was first believed that tho hotel wna In flames, but the fact that the wind was blowing briskly in the opposite direction, saved tho build ing. Farm Loan Act bonds Issued represents $2.00 worth of land as security. Tho fact that each Federal Land Bank guarantees the bonds of all the other banks also puts behind these bonds as security the nine million dollars original capital stock of the banks and their, reuulrcd surnlns earnings, plus tho required annual aotiuctton of the mortgage loan. DeBldcs this, the security constant ly FncrenBcs nrmiortinnatelv hv ren. son of tho constantly Increasing cap ital contributed by the Farm Loan Association. So the Investment end of the Farm Loan act Is fully as important as the monev-londiiiBr end. Imcniisn it cm. ntcB tor the benefit of small and large Investors a security backed bv nnnlnr) first mortgages on farm lands, the proceeds being used to Increase the productive power, and enhance tho (Continued on Page i.) 18, 1017 SPEEDY BRITISH CRUISERS Al JAPANESE WARSHIP III PURSUiTOF GERMAN RAIDER NAME IS PETERSON, FORESWEARS GREECE Judge Duffy Puzzled In Naturaliza tion, Until He Find Hellene's Parents are Danes. A new problem In naturalization proceedings was presented before Judge Duffy in Prineville yesterday, according to H. C. Ellis, who re turned, last night from attending court, when Nicholas Peterson, of this city, apepared for f 1 rial citizen ship papers, and declared his will ingness to foreswear allegiance to Greece. "Did you say Sweden," the court Inquired, doubting If be had heard correctly. "No, Greece," was the answer, and eventually it developed that Peter son, although born in Greece, and a subject ot King Constantino, wa the son of Danish parents. Now he is a citizen of the United Stales. Others from this vicinity to bo na turalized were: Joe R. Trapul, Fred L. Huey, Charles Korakls, Olof Hempstead, Mike Kasprowitz, Ern est Olson and Olaf Swanson. SENATOR JOHN GILL ASKS FOR GREATER DEVELOPMENT DRINKING CHAVFFECRS ARE CLASSED AS CRIMINALS. I By United Press to The Daily Bulletin) SALEM, Or., Jan. 18. Senator John Gill, of Portland, introduced a resolution in the upper House of the legislature this afternoon, sug gesting a joint memorial asking Con gress to enact legislation for opening and developing the nation's water re sources. U was referred to the reso lutions committee. The Senate passed Dimick's bill, making auto driving while intoxicat ed, a crime. The measure provides in addition, a $10 fine for anyone kuowingly employing a drunken chauffeur. The House refused to accept Stott's minority report on Bowman's bill, removing the state support from sec tarian institutions. The report ot the Public Morals committee recom mending the passage ot the bill was accepted. The bllbwas placed on the calendar for the third reading, and will probably pass. Representative Jones introduced a bill repealing the mothers' pension law. Representative Laurgaard In. troduced a Joint .memorial asking Congress to give favorable consider ation to the Chamberlain-Smith bill, providing that $10,000,000 of feder al funds be used to pay the principal and interest ' on irrigation bonds, whenever regularly constituted irri gation districts default payments. BRITISH MAKE GAIN IN SERRE SECTION (By United Preu to The Dally Bulletin) BERLIN, Jan. 18. It Is an nounced that the British have occu pied abandoned German trenches in the Serre section, after several days' bombardment. The British advanced near Loos, following blasting opera tions, but were later repulsed. WAR IS BEAUTIFIED Snow Transform Battlefields into Wondrous Vision. (By United Pre to The Dally Bulletin) WITH THE BRITISH ARMY, Jan. 18. Thick snow, Bteadlly falling, Is transforming the battlefield into a stupendously beautiful vision. Barbed wtro ontanglements seem lovely, re sombllng woven white webs. The snow-covered, men In the trenches are not complaining. . ' - The Canadians are especially well pleased. . The big guns maintain a thundering throughout a world of white. . , WATER POWER IS! JElfflALISSUE BULLETIN C 1 PHONE NO.201 NO. 5 TENDER SHIP SOUGHT BY FLEET. j KIEL BLOCKADE RUN Raider Used Danish and Brltiah Flags, to Report of Survivors Talcs of Hardships Told j Brazilians on Lookout. (Copyrighted by the United Press.) BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 18. The fast British cruisers Glasgow, Edin burgh Castle, Orma and Vindicative, are pursuing the German raider, whose activities in the Atlantic hare dealt a heavy blow to English com merce. It is also reported that a Japanese cruiser left Punt Arena to Join in the chase. The latest advices indicate that 2 merchantment were sunk or cap tured. The fleet is aUo hunting for tho steamer Tinto, which left Santiago under suspicious circumstances. It is believed to be carrying supplies to the raider. ' Hunrlvor Half Starved, In addition tp vessels, at ready re ported. kMt, it, 4a stated - that the French steamer Admiral La Touche Trevillo, and the British steamer Araguaya, are missing. Survivors stated that the raider left Kiel, and showing the Danish tlag, ran the British "blockade. Pris oners from merchantmen were close ly confined below decks, undergo ing extreme hardships. They claimed that they were half, starred, and complained bitterly of bad treat ment. The crew of the raider, they said, is 250 men and four officers. The Brazilian government is mak ing preparations for the strictest sur veillance in order to avoid any rio lation of neutrality. ' ' Nautes Dynamited. Survivors ot the Pernambuco in cluded 183 Hindoos and British, and 53 French. They declared that there were several other prisoners whose fate is unknown. The cap tured steamer St. -Theodore, was used as a prison 'ship, they declared. Captain Day, of the French steam er Nautes, said the raider flew the British flag, and commanded him to halt. When this was done, the bat teries ot the raider were unmasked, and the German flag hoisted. The Nautes was dynamited after the crew had been transferred. He said the raider did not resemble a warship. It is still persistently reported that 400 have perished as a result of the German vessel's activities. ' F OFFERS HILL TO APPROPRIATE $2,100 TO PAY STATE'S SHARE OF COST OF APPEAL FROM DALY DECISION. ' SALEM, Or., Jan. 18. (Special.) Carrying out the recommendation ' made by the Desert Land Board at its meeting Tuesday, Representative Vernon, A. Forbes has Introduced a bill appropriating $2500 for the state's share of the cost ot the ap peal from Judge Daly's decision In the matter of the adjudication ot the . water of the Chewaucan river. ' The bill introduced by Mr. Forbes was prepared by the Desert Land Board and, according to genoral opin ion here, has a bright prospect for passage. , It is understood that the cost ot the appeal will be In the neighbor hood of $5000. It the bill passes the state will, In effect, become a partner ot the Irrigation company in prosecuting the appeal. : . WOULD PASLEY