The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963, January 22, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE BEND BULLETIN THE WEATHER Tonight ond Tuesday, gmuiral ly fulr; warmer tonight, with Houtlmrly winds. BULLETIN C 1 PHONENO.Ol IIICND, DKHC'IIL'TEH COUNTY, OREGON, MOMMY AKTKR.N'OON, JANUARY 22, 1017. VOIi. I NO. 3H 1 .( WILSON HAS SCHEME FOR WORLD CALM MONROE DOCTRINE IS KEYNOTE OF PLAN. CONDEMNS ALLIANCE i Hvrry rmiplo Hhoulil He l-cfl Vrttt U IXtormlno Own PolUlt. II" Ti'lU ' Heimli Advise (oiiTrtMl 1 Aclloii of Power. Illy Unluil Prea laThe Dally Bulletin) WASHINGTON. D. C Jan. 22. President WlUon addressed llio Him utn curly thin afternoon, outllnliiK ,1iIh peace program for llto wurlil. do- nlk'ncd to safeguard all nullona against further aggressions. Ho wild ha spoke for tha Liberals, ami tho 'friends of humanity In every nullon. Ho declared that lasting peueo munt bo "based upon equality, and common participation In a romtnon benefit. Ha mild that guarantees muni not rurogulxo nor Imply a illf-fnr-nci) between IiIk anil amall na tion." Against Kspanslnii. At tho clnso of Ilia speech, tho pres ident sold, "I am proposing Ihut tho I natlona should adopt tha Monroa Mlocirlno. I would aifl no nation ex tnd Ita policy over that of any othnr ' imllnn. Kvnrv nminln holllil ha left !. tmo to dntnrmlna their own pnlltiss of government, being unhindered ' unthrnatonnd. and unafraid. "I am proposing that tho nation linnroforih avoid liitangllng alllonr ' !, and selfish rivalry. Thnra la no ' I'liiuinnt of tha cintniiKlliiK alliance f In tha concerted action of world , nnwur. Whan all uiiila to art In ; tha aama sense, fur tha samo pur , Jioso, all llva under a common pro. 1 taction. "Belligerents make vary explicit assurances regarding pnacn. Thay Imply Hint a common peace would ba without victory. Thoy detlno paaca aa tho 'victor's farms Imposed upon tho vanqulahad.' " Gnrmnny to llrply. - Tho (larmun embassy atatad, fol lowing WIlHon'a addrona, Hint tha (larmun Liberals and tho gororn- ' mint would undoubtedly favorably racnlvo tha addraaa. It wai stated that Channnllor von IIolbmann-Holl wng would probably reply Indirectly Koan. ALASKA PROHIBITION MEASURE IS FAVORED tlly United Prnu to Tho Dallr Bulletin) WASHINGTON, II. C, Jan. 22.--- Thn IIousi) tnrrltorlua cnmmlttoa agreed to report favorably today on thn bill providing for prohibition In -Alaska. BEND'S LIBRARY '1VIC ORGANIZATIONS' REPRK HKNTAT1VE8 WILL MEET HOON von ihhcuhhion ok various OUKHTIONH. Stops aimed to provide bottor aup pnrt for thn Hand library wor'o taken Saturday nftarnonn at a Joint moot lug of roproflontatlvoH from the Com mercial Club, Uidlcs' Auxiliary, Lu ll km' Library Club, and Puront Totc.hnr AHsncliitlnn, met In tho ooun cll chnmuorn of tho O'Knno building. It was decided that ono member from each of tho ladles' organizations nhoiild bo appointed to confer with a onmmlttoo of throe from tho Com mercial Club on this point. Clnsor co-oporatlon botwoen the Commercial Club and the Ladlos' Auxiliary was urged by Managor II. 4. Ovorturf, of the formor organiza tion, and commltteoa from the two will moot In the near future to dis cuss, as the first more, the staging Of a Joint dinner and social. WOULD IMPROVE "HEAP IW. SNOW IN TWO WEEKS," SAYS RED SKIN Wiirm Spring" Indians Emigrating , I'roin lltuli to Lrnirr Altitudes, Predict While Itlunkot Coming. "Ilaap blK Know In two waaka. Mo lf.t..u " u.il.l m linulfv riiiiitil Wurtfi RprliiKH Indian, to paleface 8. L. Wig gins, IriivulInK frnlKht und passenger ugent for thu 0,-W. It. ft N whllo Mm UImI..m u... It, fl... w.rtlti.i.rt filirt of hli turrltory tributary to tho Des chutes rivar lust wuk. Mr WIiuIiim who Ih a kaan oh- inrvor of nvarythliiK that occurs In his turrltory. wus In the vicinity at Maupln last wank und notad that tho f..,llu.iM u'upn ttw.tfltitf ilnwn from Ibfl hlKhcir altltudaa, bringing thalr lu pous, liauvlnr clothliiK und a goodly supply of wood with them. Thay wora siuiioiiiug inamsaivea cioso in tha rivar. Whan ba asked why this lniglru, Mr. WlKKlns obtalnad the ubova reply from a Wurm Springs Indian. L OUTLINE PLANS PORTLAND CIIAMIIEK OK COM MERCK TO UK TOLD WHAT CITY'S SHARE IX HU1LDING It OAK SHOULD HE. l'OHTLANIl. Or., Jan. 22. Hub ert K. Ktrahorn, railroad bulliler, will make a formal presentation this weak of tha need of Central Oregon In lis struggle to gut Into railway connection with tho outside world. Ho will orplulu In detail what bus boon accomplished in Hand, In l.uke vlnw, In Hut ns and In Klamath Fulls to bring transportation with Portland nearer and will outline what ha be lieves l'"-tland should do to match theiu Uv.'VmplVluiunts. Tha first presentation will be made Infer Uio Chnuibor of Corunicrco special railway cnmmlttoa. This committee will be told exactly whut Portland's share of tho preliminary cost should ba and of suggested ways and means for securing It. Mr. Htrahorn left for his homo In Spokuuo Saturday, but will return with Mrs. Strnborn early this weak. The conference wltM tho committer will bo held probably on Tuesday or Wodncsdiiy. The bankors and other man of affairs composing the com mittee will bo told officially of Klam ath Kails' exploit In voting tho $300, 000 bond Issua and securing froe right of way through tho city and tormina) facilities for passengers and freight. Portland la tho goal of Klamath Falls In putting this big project through, and the city proposes to make Portland Its trading center for tho bulk of Its $2,000,000 annual purchases. The pooplii there feel. Mr. Strahorn has said, that Portland should bo willing to do Its sbaro to holp get this business, regardless of the enormous . ef foct of transporta tion on tho development of the In formed Into territory. Mr. Strahorn has not said what he will ask of Portland, out of courtesy to the committee. ' BY-LAWS FOR CITY BOWLERS ARE READY Keprrweutntlvea of Teams lilwl, nnil I'repnro Tentative Hilicilulo for V'se of LrfMiRuo. By-laws for tho city bowling league and a tentative schodulo for matches to be playod during the romnlndor of tho winter months, wore Bottled on yanterday aftornoon at a meeting of roprosontntlvos of tho four teams entorlng Into the momborshlp of the league, at tho Carmody alloys. As a wlndup of the soason, the two low teams will tender a banquet to the teams having tho highest standing. Tho schodulo of mntchoB Is ns fol lows: January 23, Shovlln-IIIxon vs. nronks-Scnnlon; January 26, Dend Bulletin vs. Martin & Cashmnn; January 30, llrooks-Scnnlon vs. Bond Bulletin; Fohrunry 2, Shevlln-IItxnn vs. Martin ft CnBhmnn; February 6, Brnnks-Scunlon vs. Martin ft Cash man! February 0, Shovlln-Hlxon vs. Bond Bulletin; February 13, Shovlln-IIIxon vs. Brooks-Scanlon; Feb ruary 1G, Bend Bullotln vs. Martin ft Coshman; Fobruary 20, Bond Bul lotln vs. Brooks-Scanlon; February 23, Shovlln-Hlxon vs. Martin & Cash- man; Fobruary 27, Brooks-Scanlon rs. Martin ft Cashman; March 2, Bhevlln-Hlxon vs. Bend Bulletin. , STRAHORN WL GREAT YEAR FOR E M'CANN SAYS TIMBER COMES INTO OWN. Manager of Hlievlln-lllxon Company Hums I'p Condition In Truth) Dur ing Pant Year HuKgints Different Grading. In a recent statomont made to The Tlmborman, the Portland lumber men's Journal, T. A. McCann, general manager of The Bhevlln-Hlxon Com pany, of Hand, predicts that 1917 will be tho greatest year for western pine In tho history of tho country. Mr. McCann's completa statement follows: "I would suy. In summing up con ditions which surrounded tho west- urn plno trade during the past year, that it has at last coma into its own and Is being recognized by tho trade generally as a very superior ar ticle , "When properly handled and grad ed western plno lumber can bo ship ped anywhere throughout the east and will give satisfaction. The main trouble In the past has been that customers have been receiving a dif ferent class of lumber In western plno from different localities and got to a point where they hesitated be fore placing any business for west ern plno. They have, however, dis covered that there aro certain places where they can bo reasonably sure of getting nlco soft texturo and well milled, well graded stock, and I do not think that these mills ever will suffer for orders for western plno, oven though tho demand for lum ber Is small. Kuvor New Grading. "Thero has been a movement on foot to grado western pine on differ ent standards, namely to take into consideration, among Its othor de I'Xll.. H10 question of texture also of establishing a gfniTe of No', r west ern pine which, thqugli not corres ponding to tho No. 1 grade of north ern pine, will at least represent tho higher pcrcontngo of the No. 2 stock now shipped, but which Is technical ly laid out from tho No, 1, according to tho present rules; in other words. I am In favor of seeing a standard set for grades of western pine that will fit this particular wood rather than to take the grades which we have used for northern plno and try to adopt our w'ood to them. Hnlenmen Wltllllrawn. "Tho demand for our product the last three months has been so much in excess of our expectations that we have had to withdraw all our salesmen from the road and also had to refuse all quotations for ship- (Continued on Pago 4.) U. S. ARMOR PLANT E WITHIN NEXT TWO OR THREE YEARS (Br United Preu to The Daily Bulletin) WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 22i Whllo tho scloctlon of a site tor tho government armor plant appears im minent, actual realization of tho gov ernment's Idea to supply Its own armor plato for war vcbscIs is yet in tha distant future. According to a member of tho gen eral board which has the tnsk of recommending a dcslrnhlo location for this federal industry, it will be at least thrco yoars before the plant is In actual operation. The selection of a site Is really but tho first stop towards the actual construction of the plnnt, and acv- ornl years will olnpso before any community can expect the benefits ul this $11,000,000 Investment. Naval mon hnvo roushly estimated that tho plant will employ from 2000 to 3000 men, ranging from a few highly paid exports down to the greater portion of unsklllod labor ers The money circulated in the community howovor from salaries and othor incidents of an Industry of Its size mukes It woll worth tin offorts of tho cities seeking its locn tlon. Tho fight for tho plant has aroused keen competition among cities in evory Boctlon of tho country which stnrtod long boforo a government owned and operated plant was ns stuod. Dnnlols recommoiulod tho plant in his annual roport for 1913 and again In 1914 and 1915.. Tho last ses sion of tho sixty-fourth Congross passed tho nocoBBary measures which was approved AuguBt 29, but not without opposition from private stool companies who advertised their cause 01 OFFICIALS BEND ASMS BETTER THINGS FOR CITY PREDICTED. Ivouiutbury and McMurray Well Hat' lfixl With ProgreHs Made !' enger lluslnens Will Itoom In Hpring, Hays Latter. On one of their regular visits to tho Central Oregon territory, Wll liam McMurray, General Passenger Agent, and H. E. Lounsbury, Gon oral Freight Agent, of the O.-W. R ft N., were guests in Bend today of S. L. Wiggins, local Freight and Passenger Agent. Both expressed themselves as highly satisfied with the business being done by the Cen tral Oregon branch, and predicted better things for Bend In the near future. "We take' an especial interest in Bend," Mr. McMurray observed. "It looks good to us here." Kxpoot lllg Increase. Mr. Lounsbury when asked In re gard to the car situation, said that the recent embargo on the Union Pacific had resulted In a bettering of conditions, and that a slight In crease In the supply of cars being received at Huntington is being noted. "Whether this Increase will coutlnuo or not, it is hard to say at the present time," he admitted, but of course wo ore hoping for the best. Wo are largely dependent on the loaded cars Bent to the coast from the east, and naturally this feature of the question Is beyond our con trol." Mr. McMurray stated that be Is more than pleased with the showing made by the O.-W. in the passenger department. "Our business is in creasing steadily, even during the "winter," h a&Vl. '.lantL.w.fc. cfinf ident ly expect that in the spring and sum mer a big advance will be noted." No immediate road or equipment changes are contemplated, accord ing to the two officials. GERMANS MAKE GAINS SliRht Advantages In Three Battle Zones Reported. (Br Vailed Prea to The Dally Bulletin) BERLIN, via Sayville, Jan. 22. It was announced today that a minor BrltlBh grenade attack at Loos was repulsed. German reconnolterlng parties captured several Frenchmen and one machine gun at Bezonvuux. Russian raiders were repulsed In tne Carpathians, and isolated clashes on the Macedonian front were reported. MAY BE RUNNING In tho press and sent representatives before the naval committee. Briefs from cities seeking tho loca tion of the plnnt were filed with the Secretary . of the Navy and hearings wore held In Washington In Septem bor and October. The board In Its Investigation wns guided by the military principle .laid down by the War College, viz: "As a general military principle, no supply dopot, arsenal no manufac turing plant of any considerable size supported by War Department ap propriations for military purposes, should be established or maintained east of the Appalachain mountains, west of the Cascade or Sierra Neva da mountains, nor within 200 miles of our Canadian or Mexican border, and stops should be taken gradually to cause to be moved depots or man ufacturing plants already established In violation of this military principle. The board further reported that the principal requirements for an armor pinto plant site as prescribed by the Bureau of Ordinance In 1913, were: "Geological character of site; facilities for securing raw matorinl; tho labor .market; and facilities for delivering completed material." The following cities have been left in the field: Birmingham, Tusca looBa and Gadsden, Alabama; Romo, On.; Lomax, Cairo and Metropolis, 111,; Evnnsvllle and Rockport, 1ml.; Keokuk, la.; Louisville and Mlddlos boro, Ky.; Tulso and Muskogoe, Okln.; Eliznbothton, Bristol, Chat tanooga, Klngsport and Knoxvllle, Tonn.; Charleston and Huntington, W. Va.; and GUmor City, Texas. The board Is now considering the morlts of these sites. HUGH O'KANE IS RICHER BY $39.90; FINDS OLD CHECK Oregon Trunk Will lie Called Upon to Honor Piece of Pnper Is sued Rack In I (MO. ' Hugh O'Kane Is taking his let', hand In his right hand today and shaking It violently. He Is congrat ulating himself, and looking $39. DO richer than be did early yesterday morning. Yesterday Mr. O'Kane tok a no tion to clean house. He was rumag Ing about among some old papers and among them was a wallet, for which he said he bad but little use of late. Dame Curiosity seized him and he peered into the leather' cof fer and found therein a piece of pa per carefully concealed in one of the compartments. Without much thought he unfolded the paper, look ed casually at It at first, then rub bed his eyes to know whether he was really being deceived. The piece of paper in question was a check, one of the t'A by 11- inch forms of the Oregon Trunk Railroad Company, denoting that the company was indebted to Mr. O'Kane to the amount of $39.90 for board and room and that the check was in pay ment of that obligation. The check was dated October 14, 1910, and was signed by G. A. Kyle, engineer in charge of the construction of the road to Bend, and others. The check had never been cashed. ' Now, Mr. O'Kane will attempt to find out whether the O. T. Co. will honor the check. MILLIONS OK POUNDS OK COM MODITIES HANDLED IN 1016, WITH PBOSPECT OK AX IN CREASE THIS YEAR. " Unusually Heavy'dlatrlbnting- bus iness here for the year just past, with prospects for a large increase during the present year, were re ported this morning by A. M. Prlngle, of the United Warehouse Co. Mill ions of pounds of commodities for local and interior distribution, were handled, and as an especial Item was the shipping from here of 645,000 pounds of wool sent in from terri tory tributary to Bend. Shipments handled for the rail roads, to be distributed through the interior, totalled 1,792,058 pounds, while private accounts, for the most part in relatively small allotments, aggregated 751,644 pounds. Among the large accounts for provisions, were 274,400 pounds of flour, 604, 000 pounds of sugar, and 210,000 pounds of grocery sundries. The total of commodities taken care of by the warehouse company, reaches 4,077,102 pounds. PIONEER OF LA PINE IS CALLED BY DEATH J. 9. Bogue Dies of Organic Heart Trouble, After Two Months Ill ness Family Survives. J. S. Bogue, of La Pine, Central Oregon pioneer, died yesterday morn ing at his home, aged 69 years, as the result of old age and organic heart trouble. He had been 111 for the last two months, but retained possession of his faculties almost to the last. Mr. Boguo came to Bend 28 years ago from Dallas, Oregon, and later founded the town of Rosland, opening the first store in that section. He was engaged in ranching and In the mercantile business for a number of years at Rosland, and later at La Pine. Although blind for the last 15 years, he continued In business until a few weeks ago, when he dis posed of his store. He la survived by his wife and four chtldren, Frank, George and William Bogue, and Mrs. Harry Bees ley, all of La Pine. Funeral services have not been an nounced. ENGLISH SHIPS BUSY TRANSPORTING GRAIN (Br United Preu to The Dellj Bulletin) PORTLAND, Or., Jan. 22 London lumbermen have Informed local deal ers that no more ships will be avail able to carry lumber until after the war. All are now busy trans porting grain. .. WAREHOUSE HAS VAIN FIGHT ON AGIST NEWGDUNTY LOBBYISTS SEEK TO , KILL MEASURE. PASSAGE IS ASSURED House Will Vote on BUI to Create) Deechutes County Tomorrow Morning Highway Commis sion In Asked For. 1 (Br United Pram to The Daily Bulletin) SALEM, Jan. 22 W. F. King and George H. (Cagey) Brewster, aro here today leading a forlorn hope. They are lobbying against the bill creating Deschutes county. Passing of the measure in the House tomorrow morning is assured, while it is also a foregone conclusion that the Senate will act favorably on tha bill. Will Wurtzweiler is here favoring irigatlon legislation. He says that he has withdrawn from all partici pation in activities opposing Des chutes county. Road Department Asked. Representative Laurgaard today introduced a bill having as ita ob ject the creation of a State High way department, according to tha plans formulated recently by the county Judges and commissioners at their convention in Portland. The bill provides for" a' high aycommuj sion of three members appointed by the governor, to have jurisdiction over road work. Three roads are designated, ons from Portland to California, by way of the Willamette valley, one from Portland to The Dalles, Ontario and Pendleton, . and one from Portland to Seaside, by way of St. Helens and Astoria. LIQUOR SMUGGLED ' TO COAST FROM SHD? (Br United Preu to The Dailjr Bulletin) MARSHFIELD, Or., JanJ 22. Sheriff Gage and two deputies today confiscated 50 quarts of liquor found hidden in the underbrush at South. Bay. It is believed that the liquor was lowered from a steamer and brought ashore by a motor boat. I GERARD TO DEMAND RELEASE OF U. S. CITIZENS TAKEN OX YARROWDALE BY KAISER'S SEA RAIDER. (Br United Prea to The DaU Bulletin) WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 22. Ambassador Gerard cabled the State Department today that 469 prisoners were aboard the captured British steamer Yarrowdale. He did not mention the Americans included in the list of captives. He indicated that his Intention Is to demand tha immediate release of Americans now held. He will contend that the Yarrow dale was a peaceful merchantman, and will hold that Oermany had no right to take Americans prisoners. He will also maintain that Germany has no right to convert a captured merchantman into a raider. SEARCH IS ACTIVE (Br United Press to The Daily Bulletin) BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 22. -That no further reports of the raider's operations are being received here, Is the result. It is believed, of activ ities having been shifted to another part ot the globe. South American waters aro swarming with all man ner of vessels hunting (or tha raid er, but no trace of tha ship has baesr found. , GERMANS IS FREE AMERICANS