The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963, February 20, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE BEND BULLETIN . TIIH WEATHER , Rnln or snow tunlKlit mid Wed nesday; wlti(U, luutli to west erly. DAILY EDITION VOL. I UKND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 20, 11)17 NO. 03 U. S. MAJOR GENERAL FUNSTON. . F U. S. MAJOR GENERAL PERSHING. ELKS ID BEGIN BILLS 10 HELP PERSHING TAKES UP BUCKS WILL MEET ON ESPIONAGE MEASURE THROUGH SENATE. , COMMAND. ' WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MUT Rfi S UNSTON DIES mill i unwuw BORDER ORGANIZATION WILSON SOUGHT &y WOMEN WITH UABIES M STORM CITY HALL. Ja! J CROWD ASKS BREAD lliindreiU urn HlarvhiK, Declnre. lailer- Women ('burge I'ollco ' I'll! nil Wagon, After One of l Ily llnllnt Press to Tho lelly Bulletin) NEW YOKK., Feb. 20 Thnio hun dred thinly chid, bareheaded, liun Kir pinched women atomied tho steps of Din city hull horn today, crying "wn want bread." Mont of them car ried babies. Mr, ldn Harris, pres ident of thn Mothers' VillKanc Jcuiiuii, mid "Sweet Mario" (Inns I!1 Ilia rrowd. Tim greatest confusion prevailed. Thousand of spectators filled tlm park around tho city hull. Tho pollen reserves wore called out to presurvo order. . UIHH) to Organise. Woniiiu from tho Bulger 8itinro tenement district, screamed and yull ted whon tho door at the hull was nlammod hi their faces. Leaders of tho women entered tho building de manding that thuy ho allowed to aoe the mayor. Mra. Harris declared that hundreds are .starving. Tho mayor waa absent. Tho pnl lie dispersed tho women and arrested "Sweet Mario" Oan The women charged tho patrol wag on, demanding her release. Tho po ll formed In rank and linked tho -charito. The crowd galborod In front of pollen headquarters, calling for "J'ollro Commissioner Wooda. It la reported thut 2000 women ars organizing In Humeri Square to annrch to tho city hnll. BRITISH PRESS ON SUIilera Penetrate. German I. lorn anil Homo Dugout. Ily William I'lillllp HIiiiiiin, lllnlud PtM Hlaft Cor r nij.nl. I WITH TIIK UKITISII AltMY. Fob. "20. The rtrltleh continued thnir atl vani'O today dcaplto thn fog and mud. Their lines now overlook Mlraumont -jit snvnrul polnta. A violent German -counter atlnrk north of Anort wna bloodily ropulitcd. Ilrltlah raldnra penetrlited '260 yards to tho second Una troncUos of Crown l'rlnro Kupprochl, north of Armontlnrns, and killed CO. Muny -dugouts woro bombed. Jrrigi ation Committee Asks Benham Falls Acting on authorisation from the Commercial club, the Irrigation com mittee of that body bat perpared communication to Secretary of the Interior, Franklin K. Lane, urging the throwing open for settlement of the Benbam Falls segregation. Tho letter ikotchoa the history of tho project as follows: "October 17, 1206, a contract un lor the Carey act was made by the atate of Oregon and tho United 8tates for tho sogregation of 74,198 acres of public land In this vicinity. "On January 6, 1909, tho Dos hutes Irrigation and Powor Com pany, predecessor of tho Control Oro Ron Irrigation Company, ontarod Into n contract 'Vlth tho Stnto of Oregon for tha reclamation of theso lands which wero comprised in what Is known as 'Oregon LtRt No. 20,' "By tha tarniB of this contract tho projoct was to bo abandoned unions right of way for rosnrvolr purpnson wns socured from tho United fltntos prior to Octobor 17, 1915' and mich right of way has novor boon so cured. "Tho original contract between the Stato and tho United States expired Octobor 17, 1916,. ng did also tho contract between the state and tho irrigation company "Up to Oct. 17, 1915, oxcopt for minor aurvoya, absolutely) nothing was done by the Irrigation company toward tho reclamation of the Ben- r:,-. 'J Ih'UiIiT of American force, on Meal- run border (Ilea Hiidileiily of m ule Indigestion. I FEDERAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY WILL NOT CONFIRM HEIGHT, JlfT ADMITS IMPORTANT TIU'E 111 I.I, EXPECTED. (flu UnlteA Press to The Dally Bulletin) BAN FHANCI3CO, Kob. 20. It waa nutliorltuilvely roportod today that Federal District Attorney Prca ton would aoon attempt to indict Ilrltlah Conaul Koaa on a charge of conspiring to vlolato the neutrality of tho United Bute. , Prosloft refused to confirm tha ropori, but Admitted that an Important Indictment was ex pooled shortly. Hobs la allegod to havo aided the work of the Ilrltlah Friendly society Two other men commoted wild the society have been convicted on I chiirgo of recruiting soldiers In Call fornla, contrary to the federal statutes. Tho United States appellate court yostorday reversed the convictions and ordered that both be given now trials. BOND BILL PASSED, LEGISLATURE QUITS (Ily llnllnl rm to The Dally llull.tln) 8AI.EM. Feb. 20. Tho legis lature adjournal! sine dia at 2:30 o'clock this morning, after tho Bennto pnssed the $8,000, 000 road bonding bill by a voto of 26 to 4. The bill carrlea a provision for a apodal oloctlnn. Tho in ensure now goos to thn Governor for his nproval. Tract Opening ham Falls Irrigation project. "On November 18, 1916. the Cen tral Oregon Irrigation Company pe titioned . the Oregon Doaert Land Board to requost from the Secretary of the iutortor a five year extension of the contract for reclamation. "On November 24, 1916, the Doa ort Land Board made such potltlon to the Socretary of tho Interior. "On December 21, 1916, the In terior Department required that a showing be mode In aupport of the application for tho extension of con tract and allowed 90 days from the receipt of notice within which to sub mit tho required data. The mattor was submitted to tho Irrigation com pany by the Dosert Land Board so that It might compile and submit Bitch datii, "Tho lands embraced In this Bog rogation Ho southeasterly from Bond, tho dlstuncos varying from fivo to twonty-flvo mltos. Certain portions of thorn are RUBceptlblo of Irrigation while a largo portion of the balance Is of tho samo clnnB as lands adjoin ing and outsldo the Bogregntlon which aro now being successfully farmed. "The Contral Oregon Irrigation Company Is admlttodly unnblo to ef toct tho reclamation of these lauds and there Ib no othor company or individual who wishes to do the work. "The land now lies Idle and untaxed." NDICTIN CONSUL FEARED Death Cuued by Overwork, In On- oral Belief High llonorx Wm JFroin Government in Ciuro of llninitiitlc Corwr, BAN ANTONIO, Feb. 20. Major Gimerul Frederick Fu union died last night of acute Indigestion. Following tho death of General Funston, Major General John J. Pershing onsumed command of the southern department of the army to day, and Is awaiting orders from Washington. General Funston's body Is now at Fort HouHton, and will start for Bun Fruuclsco tonight. The funeral Is to bo held at tho Presidio Raturday, It Is announced. Army officials belluve that overwork caused the attack of Indigestion, which brought about General Funa ton's deutli. Career Varied. Tho career of Generul Funston was a varleil one. Horn in iscw i ammo, Ohio, 18CS, nnd coming to Kansas two years later with bla parents, he attended colloKO at the State Uni versity from 1886 to 1888, was a newspaper reporter In Kansas City for ono year, was in the U. S. service as botanist In the Death Valley ex pedition of 1891, and in 1893 was made commissioner for the Depart ment of Agriculture to explore Alas ka and report on the plant growths of that country. He camped on the Klondike and later paddlud alone In a canoe down the Yukon. Captured Agulnalilo. Between 1896 and 1897 he sorved 18 months as a major and lieutenant I I I I United Stato. Commissioned col onel of the Twentieth Kansas Infan try, be wont to the Philippines In 1898, took part In aoveral battles, was promoted to the rank of briga dier general of the U. S. Volunteers, and rocelvcd the modal of honor In 1900. He organized and commanded tho expedition resulting. In the eap - ture or Aguinaiuo, neaa or me r u Inlnn luHiirrerf Ion. bnlnff raised to the rank of Brigadier Gonernl U. S. A., In 1901, and being stationed in command of the second division of for summaries on industries and bus the U. 8. army at Texas City, previous incss development being gathered at to the beginning of unpleasant rcla- tlnns on the bordor betwoon United States and Mexico. tho Ho was engaged In complotliie ar- rangemcnts for tho roturn of militia to their homes from tho border when ho was stricken. ASTO ATTITUDE QUESTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT PREVmtTfl AHHI RAVf K ISOT PREVKHS ASSlKA.Ch WILL BE LIVED UP TO. PIT BY PEN FIELD. (Br United Prm to Th Daily Bulletin) AMSTERDAM, Feb. 20. U. S. Ambassador Ponflold, In Vienna, has asked the forolgn office of AuBtria aa to the government's attitude on the submarining question. Vienna reported that Ponflold specifically asked whether Austria would with draw tha assurances given follow ing the Ancon and Persia submarln lngs WARNING REPEATED (Ily United freu to Tho Daily Bulletin) , BERLIN, Fob, 20. It was an nnunrnd (nflnv thut dntnnhmnntA - - " thruBt out from tha Germnn army, vn-iiuiuw u duvuuii ui m uimou iiuu south of Lotrunslot. Thirty prison ers worq taken. The government an nounced, "It must bo repeated again, 'whoever dnras penotrnte tho bnrrod zone, perishes.' " FILIBUSTER THREAT HOLDS UP SUFFRAGE (By Unltnl PrM to Tho Dally Bulletin) WASHINGTON, D. C, Fob. 20. Legislation providing tor a civil re organization Mn Porto Rico, passod the Sonate today without a roll call, The threat of a tlltbuBtor caused the elimination ot women suffrage pro AUSTRIA ASKED feu Y$sr. Conunnniler of Mexican expedition temporarily kw.uiihh place left by General Kunxtmi'R ilcutli. GE R. 1 IOLK & CO. PUBLICATION WILL IXtXCDK DESCHUTES. CROOK AXD JEFFERSON COUX TIES DATA GATHERED'. the country, Central Oregon Is on the National Directory map, for R. L. Polk & Co. will soon Issue a three county directory covering Deschutea, Crook and Jofferson counties. Actual production of the new dt rectory, it Is stated, will begin in a (ew wee(s, Preliminary work was done last year by D. B. Hutchinson enumeration of the residents of tho 'three counties, together with data that time, Step Is Important. The Polk Co. Is the largest direct ory concern In the world, and Us handling of the directory la conald ered Important, not only from the standpoint of convenience, but of ad' vortislng, Central Oregon establish' ments appearing In the new book The dlroctory from this section would of course be available for Portland business houses, and for others hav ing dealings with this territory. Publications Muny. Practically all the large directories In the United States are Issued by the Polk Co. In addition, the Oregon and Washington gareteer, the stand ard business directory of the north west, are put out by this concern Tho,r largest publication Is the dl r0CtOry fr thB C'ty 0t NW Yrk-. Directories issued In Oregon In elude Portland. Pendleton. The Dalles. La Grande. Baker, Astoria and Medford CRUELTY IS ALLEGED IN DIVORCE ACTION Mrs. Myrtle M. Schrocdcr Complains Husband Threatened to Kill Asks Custody of Child. Suit for divorce was filed yestor day aftornoon In circuit court by Myr tle M. Schrooder against Charles T. Schroeder, the action being based on allegations of cruel and Inhuman treatment. Mrs. Schroeder asks a complete legal separation, and In ad dition the custody of their eight year uiu bvjiii uniii The complaint recltod that plains old son, Earl. n ana aeionciant wore luarriou m Portland, In tho spring of 1906, and that recently the husband commenc ed a courso of abuse, consisting of the use of improper language, to gether with threatening to kill. INDEMNITY DEMAND ED FOR SWEDISH SHIP (By United Praw to The Dally Bulletin) COPENHAGEN, Fob. 20. The Swedish government today author ized the announcement that the min ister at Berlin has been authorized formally to demand compensation tor the stoamor Varlng, submarined re cently. ' , NTRALORE GON IE CTORY SOON Local Member Have Data Ready to Submit to Grand Lodtfe,' Axklng Charier for Bend Assurance e of Hi lp Given. Steps, preparatory to formal ap plication for a charter to the Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks lodge, will be taken tomorrow evening at a meeting of members of that organfz- j ation at 8 o'clock in the Council chambers. All resident members of other lodges are urged to be present as Important matters are to bo con sidered leading up to submission of facts to the bead officers of the lodge. Practically all material to be pre sented asking for a charter for the Bend lodge has been assembled and will be gone over thoroughly by the local Elks before it is submitted to the heads of the lodge. Many assurances have been given to local petitioners by members of the lodge in larger centers that they will give their assistance in securing for Bend a charter as aoon as it Is possible. - V. A. Forbes, who has taken an active part in the prelim inary canvass among Bend members of the order has assembled import ant material which will be of great value when the petition comes be fore the Grand Exalted Ruler for bis consideration. This material is in such shape that little time Is ex pected to elapse between the formal granting of the charter and the or ganization of the lodge. SAYS MANY KNOW OF f FIN ANCE CONSPIRACY 1 (Br United Pro to The Dafly Bulletin) - WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 20. Representative Lindberg - today told the House Judiciary committee that Secretary Red- field. Comptroller Williams. J. - P. Morgan and many other bankers throughout the coun- U try could tell the details of the - alleged Federal Reserve board conspiracy to surrender the na- - tion'a financial interests to Wall street. U. S. SAILORS SAVED Crew of Norwegian Ship Tossed for Hours In Open Bouts. (By United Pre to The Dally Bulletin.) LONDON, Feb. 20. The Norweg ian embassy announced today that Frank Wood and John Guerra, Amer icans, survived the sinking of the Norwegian ship Dolbeattiew, en route to Gibraltar and Glasgow. The submarine shelled the steamer while the crewN were entering the lifeboats. The sailors floated for 13 hours, but all were saved. They suf fered greatly from exposure while on the open sea. New Irrigation Code Is Described By Jay Upton (The new irrlsatioa code paaaed the legisla ture laat Friday. Jay Upton, of PrlnevUle, chairman of the legislative committee of the Irrigation CensTeaa, attended throughout the aeaaion at Salem, and hia efficient work in the measure's behalf Is generally recognised as a large factor In its adoption. Mr. Upton has written the following special article for The Bulletin. A limited number of copies of the bill itself are available at Tha Bulletin office, Ed.) - By Jay Upton. The enactment ot the new irriga tion, code will, In my opinion, mean the Investment of at least ten million dollars In Eastern Oregon during the next five years, and will add not less than titty million dollars to the value ot Eastern Oregon lands. ' At least half of these benefits will come to Central Oregon. Tho code Itself was drawn In collaboration with the Lum bermen's Trust company, of Port land, which had agreed to purchase the bonds ot tho Warm Springs Irri gation district, subject to the enact ment ot an Irrigation code, which would be satisfactory to them, and this code generally moots with their entire approval. Representatives of other bond buying houses, and especially those ot Kendall-Clark company, of Port land, who are investigating the Ocho- Safe Conduct for Americans Axked In Turkey Submarine Net In ' Hampton Road Entangle the Liner MaiUson. (By United Prau to The Dally Bulletin.) ' WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 20. Secretary of State Lansing conferred today with the Senate Judiciary com mittee in an effort to obtain the pass age of bills to empower the Presi dent to use land and naval forces wherever necessary to . enforce United States obligations In regard to detain vessels to prevent violation of obligations." The administration's espionage bill passed the Senate 60 to 10. It waa learned that the govern ment will soon ask Turkey to obtain Austrian sate conducts for passage of the United States naval collier Caesar, and the gunboat Des Moines, to Beirut, where 1000 Americans are waiting for transportation home. Liner is Caught. Submarine nets stretched in Hamp ton Roads channel caught the liner Madison today, enroute to New York. The crew Is endeavoring to dlsentagle the vessel in order to resume the voyage. - The American steamers, Orlean and Rochester, entered 'the barred zone today, It was learned. Both are unarmed and carry American crews. Officials are anxiously awaiting word from them. It was learned from the highest authorities today that the danger of. war with Germany will remain until the submarine decree is revoked. DESCHUTES RANGER COMING OUT' AGAIN Official Forestry Publication WiM M Issued Monthly Says Super- visor Hastings. After a period of somnolence last ing since last July, the Deschutes Ranger will make its appearance again some time this month, Super visor W. G. Hastings, of the Des chutes National forest, i announced this morning. ; The publication will be put out monthly thereafter, he says. The Deschutes Ranger is the offi cial forest publication, furnishing a medium through which the employes in the various divisions of forestry, work may discuss the problems con fronting them, and receive co-operative assistance in solving them. The circulation is practically limited ta men in the forest work. , MILL TOWN TAKEN BY THE VILLISTAS (By United Preaa to The Daily Bulletin) EL, PASO, Feb. 20. United States government agents learned today that Vtlllstas have captured the town ot Pearson, in Western Chihuahua. Canadian mills are located there. co Irrigation district, have approved the act, and the farmers who hav to pay the bill have also been pro tected and are satisfied with Its pro visions. In my opinion It is the best irrtga-. tion district law now upon the Stat-, ute books, and this seems to be the general opinion ot all those who have had anything to do with its prepara tion. Changes have been made to meet the requirements of the United States government, so that districts may co-operate with' the United States Reclamation Service and tho provisions of the Smith bill, which provides tor the Inclusion ot home stead lands. Provision has also been made for the formation of Irrigation districts on Carey act projects, and it will ba ot particular benefit to the lands lying noar Bend, PrlnevUle and Red mond, which are now under the con trol of the C. O. I. company. . The Irrigation code which was) passed by the legislature Friday. U the combination ot the best features . of the Irrigation district laws of tha , states of California, Idaho and Wash ington. It is the result ot a long and careful study by representative (Continued on Page 4.)