THE BEND BULLETIN
THIS UlCATHKIl
Ttfulghl and Sunday, ruin or
hiiuw; wurmor IiiiiIkIiI; oust to
southerly wIiiiIh.
DAILY EDITION
I'OL. I
IIKM), DKHCHtTIIH IXH.'NTV, OREGON, HATl'llDA Y AWKItXIKW, FEBRUARY 21. KM 7
no. or
VERNON A. FORftES.
BONDING BILL
OF
HI SALEM TOLD
V-
QUARTER MILL LEVY
STILL IN EFFECT.
ROADS MEASURE USED SPRINGER GETS OUT TO
AGAINST TAX BILL.
AVOID RECALL.
FILIBUSTER
IH CONGRESS
I II HIGH
INNER WORKINGS
COUNTY
SNOW RECORD
FOR SEASON
IS ECLIPSED
ONE
MERIT
JUDGE RESIGNS
Y
r
fKEPUBLICANS WOULD
ft . HALT WILSON
FEAR ADDED POWER
ledum IMwinter May Henult If lr
lilxiit In (liven Authority to luil
Nation Into War 'burge
' IIIkIi Hniilliiew(.
lllr tlnltml I'rfWbiTtx Pallir llullelln.)
WASHINGTON. I). C Fob. 24.
A llopubllrali filibuster U III full
hw Iiik In both tuiiiiti'n loiluy. unit will
lirnlmlily form mi extra aeasinn. Ben
jitor Kiiioot Hntil. "An Uncompromis
ing f UttltlHttT lIKHlllHt tllll paMBgO of
nil iiilnilnlntrutlon legislation. ! a
Mlri'rt attempt to frummtn efforts to
give President Wilson unllnitK'H nil
Ihorlty to handle tho International
Mltlllllloll."
Tho itipiiM lioiiH oppnnn empower
ing thn Prcaldcul to loud tho country
lulu n v I rluu I iilntit of wnr. Hinoot
wiliI Hint illnantir might rrniult. Thn
Republicans limy nlmllilnn tho fill
hunter provided Wilson abandons his
original Intention of nHklnic for fur
ther uulhorlty.
HlKli lUmlrclnrM Oppowd.
Postmaster General Burleson has
-urefully studied thn filibuster nit
notion, ami nmiln a complete re
port to thn President. Mo strongly
intimated that Wilson may atdrM a
Joint amnion of Congress and mako
rlrnr hi poaltlon before thn nation.
Tho administration foam that Ger
many may misunderstand tho Con
gressional altuntlon.
Republican lenders charged that
Wllnon la hlRh hanrtodly attempting
to ihova Congress aside.
AMERICAN ON BOARD
TORPEDOED VESSEL
Conul Reports Having of Entire
Crow Huhmnrlnn Towed Life
boat Aflrr Hliclllng Hlilp.
, WABIIINOTON, I). C. Fob. 24.
Consul Kroat reported today that Bol
oroon TrnUho, of Snn Francisco, waa
aboard tho Norwegian hark, Hlon
helm, which was aulininrliind Thurs--day.
All lunula wero saved.
Kroat wild tint Ponsiicola wna on
roulo from I'enmicola to Groonrock.
' .Tho Hiihmurlun halted tho bork 30
! miles southweHt of Fustnot, und guvo
! tho crow tiinn to enter thn lifeboats.
I Tho vessel was t h nn shelled and Hunk.
'Tho aiihmnrlno towed tho lifeboats
until a IlrltlHb wuruhip appi'iirod,
then dlvod nnd dlHupponrud from
view.
NOSUBMA
NES
LOST IS CLAIM
1XIKAI, EN.EIGKR 8AYH SPEECH
OF LORD CAIIHON IlKFORK THK
HHITIHH HOUSE OF COMMONS,
SLIGHTS LOSS.
(Py llnltnl Prw to The Dully Dullotln)
BERLIN, via Snyvlllo, Fob. 24.
Tho I.nkiil Anzicgor, quoting a
"compntont source," stated todny
that no Uarmnn milininrlno hud boon
lint Blnco Fubrunry 1. Lord Car
q non'B Bpaooh in tho Houho of Com-
mona wan nnnlyzod, nnd It wan
chnrgod that ho hnd not admitted
tho full extent of tho British losses.
"Carson montlonod 40 buttles with
4 wuhmarlnoB," tho nrtlelo Bald. "If
this Ib truo, tho nnonnipllBhmontB of
tho Bubmarlnaa havo boon lidmlr
nhln. Carson Indulged In gllttorliiR
KonarnlltlnB, and carofully avoldod
rigurcB ib to actual Iobbob,"
NowBpnporB charga that tho now
Hrltlsh policy, roqulrlng noutrals to
ntr IlrltlBlt ports to submit to In
, npoctlon, Ib nn unprocodantod vlola-
tlon of noutral rights. It Ib ohargod
that the British have re-eBtabllshod
prlvatoorlng.
Hrlortloii of New Highway CniiimlH-
hIiiii Miiy lio Mudo In Tno Wcckn
lnvU Cnn Not 'J'uko I'urC
In Itonil Affulr.
8AI.KM, Fob. 24. (Hpoclul.)
Iload liiKlHlatlon occuploil much tlmo
and attnntlou during tho InglHlatlvo
anaaloii JuHt cIohimI and much that Is
highly Important to ull parts of tho
atntn wan onnctod. I'ndor tho bond
ing bill, which gooa to tho votora
for approvul or rnjnctlon In Juno at
a apodal nliictlon, Cnntral Orngnn la
oHpoclnlly wull enrud for, and llnnd
hiicomna tho huh from which will rud
Inlo no lnn than six Important Btato
roada.
Thn onartor mill levy for road
work rmnnlliB In offmit. Automoblln
llcniiKi'H nro doublod. A bill, which
panned with tho iiinnrgniicy claune,
nuthorlKca Innuanco of $1,800,000
III bond, thin amount matching thn
sum avallblo from the federal treas
ury, under thu Bhockleford act.
Tbenii three acls nro now In effect
and provide tho wherewithal for ntulo
highway work during tho next two
yearn, whether or not the big bond
ing meanurn conies Into effect after
'Juno. In addition, the method or
road adnilnlHlratlon has been
changed.
Highway Hoard (liungeil.
Formerly Mate road work ban boon
dlroctod by u ntoto highway commis
sion conninlliig of tho governor, the
statn treasurer and secretary of Btulo.
Ilncausa of tho multitudinous duties
of thena officials, preventing them
from giving adequate attention to
tho road administration, highway
auporvlslon hss been transferred to
an Independent highway commission.
It la to bn'compoacd of ihreo olllnaua
sloetnd by the governor, one from
each congressional district.
Tho act making this new1 provision
carried an omergency claune and is
now in effect. It la expected thut
Oovnrnor Withycombe will select his
commission within two weeks, and
thereafter the new road administra
tion will got under way.
Btato Knglnerr Lewis mado stren
uuus efforts to retain a connection
with tho highway department. Tho
1915 lnglnlaturo tried to place road
administration under a soparato high
way engineer, but through technical
Imperfections In the law, Lewis wbb
loft at the head of tho department,
under tho highway commission, as
well as nominally conducting tho dut
ies of tho state englneor's offlco. In
tho legislature Lewis lobbied hard
to be made an ex-offlcio membor of
tho now commission but after a hot
fight ho was excluded entirely from
participation In road admlnlntrutlon.
Itonil Hills Important.
Tho road program mo consisted of
six bills of prime importance. Thero
Is one known us a procedure coda
which prescribes methods for tho op
ening, laying out and vacating of
hlghwnys. Heretofore throa differ
ent procOHHcs have boon available and
they hnvo promotod moro uncertain
ly and confusion than good high
ways. Tho throo systems havo by
tho (procedure coda boon revised Into
ouo workable system,
Thorn Is olso a county codo which
has to do with expenditures of coun
ty funds and administration of coun
ty road work. It dons away with
tho tlma-honorad supervisor system,
and provides for appointment of a
county road muster Instond. In oth
ar words, It centralizes authority in
county road work and eliminates tho
haphazard and cxpoiiBlvo system bo
long in forco In Oregon. It uIbo
specifically ropcnls by Boctton num
bers ninny conflicting road sections
in tho codes and soBBlon Iowa.
Highway Code Notable.
Thore is, furthor. an ambitious
measure known as the Btato highway
codo. Its object Ib to provldo pro
cedure for construction of hnrd-sur-fncad
highways and for co-oporntlon
of county nnd Btato in construction
of what is known as Btato hlghwnys.
It dispenses with tho existing cx
offlclo Btato highway commission,
composod of olnctod Btute officers,
nnd provides for appointment by tho
governor of a non-snlnrlcd commis
sion of throo, ona memlior to bo from
each congressional district. It bov
ors tho highway engineering depart
ment from tho Btute engineer's of
flco, nnd glvoa appointment of a high
way commission. , This bill carries
an emnrgoncy clause.
A measure known ob an net to
regulate motor vehicles is, in its
main offoct, a road law, It doubles
the proBont motor vehicle licenso
(Continued on Inat page.)
Hem! lU'pnBcnlntlve retuniM from
leglxhillve NCHnlnn.
MANY NEW STATE
ROADS WILL RADIATE
FROM BEND AS HUB
Tho $0,000,000 bonding act
which goes befuro tho people
for upprovul or rejection on
June 4 provides for the follow
ing roads, of direct Importance
to Mend and Central Oregon:
From Tho Dalles to Ilcnd,
via Dufur, Bhuniko nnd Hod
mond. Krom llnnd to Klamath Fulls.
From llnnd to Lnkevlew.
Krom Ilend to Hums.
F'rom Kugene to Ilend,
the Mi Kenrle I'ass route.
From Albany to Ilend.
via
via
Lebanon nnd Cancadia.
A road connecting the John
Day road with The Dulles
Hand road.
Tho above highways are spec
ified as "post roads" and "for
est roada." They are not neces
sarily to be hard-surfaced.
Theso' roada are. to be built
and ' Improved 'under 'tha- prw
visions of the Bean-Barrett
bill, which authorizes issuance
of $1,800,000 In bonds, to be
spent in co-oporntlon with a
like amount available during
tho next five years from thn fed
oral government, under the
Shack leford act.
SILVER LAKE CATTLE
BRING GOOD PRICE
Coming through the snow block
aded roads from Silver Lake E. O.
Groves nrrlvod hare last night with
30 head of prime beef cattle which
he hns sold to "Bill' McCormick at
)100 each. Mr. McCormick will take
the cattla to Portland and share
'equally with Mr. Graves all that he
j receives for them over the purchase
price. In splto of tho condition of
the roads tho cattla cumo through
in splendid shape.
BRITISH SHIPS SUNK
Captain nnd 81x Sailors Perish
Dutch Crews nil Saved.
LONDON, Feb. 24. It was an
nounced today Hint tho British
Btoamers, Grenadier and Trojan were
submarined. Tho Grenadier's captain
and six sailors perlahed. Seven
Dutch steamers wero sunk Thursday
night.
Tho .total tonnage was 27.000. All
the crows of tho Dutch vossoIb wore
snvod, It was reportod.
TEUTONS DEFEATED
IN ATTEMPTED RAID
PARIS, Fob. 24. It was announc
ed today that a French detachment
penetrated the Gorman .Hues In the
Vosuges, north of Sonones. The
Fronch dofeatod an attempted Teu
ton raid nenr WlBsonbach.
SOLDIERS DIE WHEN
TRANSPORT SUNK
(lly United Prats to The Dully Dullotln)
BKULIN, via Snyvlllo, Feb. 24.
Tho press bureau announced todny
that an Italian transport was sub
marined. Ot 1000 troops on board,
only two Biirvlded.
VON BERNSTORFF TO
PROCEED TO GERMANY
(lly United Prcm to Tho Dally Bulletin.)
' HALIFAX, Fob. 24. It Ib oxpeet
od that tho Bhlp, Frederick VIII, car
rying County von IlornBtorff, ox-mln-lator
to tho United States from Ger
ninny, will procood on Its- trip to
Europe tonight, after having boon
dolayod hore tor the past week,
I
Adherent of Journul I'ollry Offerxl
Olil Voto Trading Device, Hut
Itluff Wua Called und Hotli
IIIIIh I'uxscil, Hays Korbcji.
Tho Inside workings of the oppo
sition to tho tax delinquency meas
ure, und thn means which were In
effectually used in an attempt to de
feat it, were revealed this morning
by Representative Vernon A. Forbes,
oh his return to Bend from Portland,
where ho has been for tho past three
days, following tho adjournment of
the legislature at Salem.
It was tho old story of vote trad
ing, to summarize the tactics used
by the Portland Journul crowd, but
tho advocates of the tax bill called
!the bluff and came out winners.
Overtures llcfuscil.
Whlla the fate of tho delinquency
measure still hung In the balance,
overtures were made by men in the
House, adherents of tho Journal pol
icies, to Mr. Forbes, through mutual
! friends, offering to support the $6.
i 000,000 road bonding bill. Of great
Importance to Central Oregon, if the
tax bill wero crippled The proposal
was turned town, the tax measure
went through, and subsequent hap
penings at the close or tho legisla
tive session, showed that opposition
to the roud bill. If any was made,
was of a highly Ineffective charac
ter. Mr. Forbes expressed himself as
being well satisfied with the results
of tho 1917 session, especially In
regard to the passage ot measures
having to dowlth the welfare of the
central section of the stale.
SOUTHERN TORNADO
- KILLS AND INJURES
ATLANTA. Feb. 24. Tornadoes
sweeping Alabama, Georgia and Miss
issippi killed 13 and injured more
than 100 It was learned here today.
Several school children were killed
when three school houses between
Hollins and Whilesett, In Alabama,
collapsed. '
WHAT LEGISLATURE DID
OF MOST LOCAL INTEREST
Every two years the Oregon legislature meets and
shakes up the laws of the state. When the smoke clears
away, we all wonder just what has been done. Especially,
we're interested to know how legislative actions affect us
and our community.
Briefly, here is a list of acts which are of direct import
ance to Central Oregon :
Deschutes County created and legalized beyond ques
tion, by the Forbes bill.
Deschutes county salaries fixed, and Crook county sal
aries revised.
Tumalo project: $10,000 appropriated for investigat
ing and mending leaks in the reservoir.
Prineville Fair : $500 appropriated for beef stock prem
iums. Irrigation code, especially important as regards irriga
tion districts. The details of the code already have been
presented in The Bulletin.
County records: Enabling Deschutes county to secure
records of value to itself alone, without cost of transcrib
ing. -
Fish and game: The new code, of interest to local sports
men, has been described in The Bulletin.
Rural Credits : Of great importance to all land owners.
Will be explained at length in special article now being pre
pared for The Bulletin.
Schools: The right of recall has been extended to in
clude school directors.
Grain inspection : State aid for grading grain, conform
ing to the standards of neighboring states, established.
Roads: Auto license fees doubled; county road super
visors eliminated; $6,000,000 bond issue will be voted on
June 4.
Tourists : $45,000 has been appropriated to advertise
the tourist attractions of the Northwest during the next
two years, co-operating with Washington and British Co
lumbia. INFORMATION.
If Bulletin readers desire detailed information concern
ing the above legislative actions, or any other bills passed
by the legislature, we shall be glad to receive inquiries and
will answer them to the best of our ability. If the infor
mation isn't at hand here, we will obtain it from Salem.
Editor.
Governor Will Appoint Successor
Ilcsldeiice In Jefferson County
Huid to lluvo Caused Change
Advised to Take Action.
Guyon . Springer, county Judge of
Crook county, has resigned his of
fice, according to reports received
from PrinevlUe this afternoon, and
will retire to his Jefferson county
farm to give his whole attention to
agricultural pursuits, uninterrupted
by calls from PrinevlUe that the
court is in session and waiting for
his presence. It is Bald that the
resignation has been forced from
Mr Springer to avoid a recall.
Judge Springer's resignation will
appoint a successor to fill the
office during the balance of the
term. Just who will be recommend
ed by the PrinevlUe section is not
yet known.
The action which returns Judge
Springer to private life is said prac
tically to have been forced from
him. Before the creation of Des
chutes county it was openly stated
that if county divlson succeeded, one
of the first things to bo done in old
Crook would be the recall of Sprin
ger. The feeling that he should
leave the office has culminated in
the past few days resulting yester
day In a meeting attended by about
40 prominent PrinevlUe men, and
presided over by Judge Springer him
self.
It Is understood that the whole
situation was argued over there and
that finally the Judge appointed a
committee to decide what he should
do. - The committee consisted of G.
M. Cornett, E. F. Johnson, S. E.
Stearns, J. W. Stanton and S. W.
Yancey, and today they advised that
ha resign- ., .r .- ; . ; ; s
In Office Four Tears. '
Elected In 1912 for four years.
when a resident of what is now Jef
ferson county. Judge Springer found
his term extended two additional
years by an act passed by the 1915
legislature affecting all the Judges
(Continued on Page 4.)
TRAINS ON TIME, BUT
EAST MAIL FAILS. ...
SHOVELLERS STRIKE
Demand Five Cent Raise Precipita
tion Worth 9125,000 Central
Oregon, Estimate Mills Only
Slightly Affected.
All records for snowfall thus win
ter were easily broken last night,
when 10 inches of soft fluffy flakes,
descending rapidly, covered the
white layer already deposited dur-'
ing the week. The water equivalent
was .8 of an inch. Precipitation '
continued with respite during the
day, totalling more than a foot in
depth early this afternoon. Pedes
trians carefully picked paths through
the snow, and autos moved along the '
streets with the greatest difficulty.
Eastern Mail Blocked. .
In spite of the heavy fall, no ef
fect was felt by either of the rail
roads .having their terminals here,.
and trains arrived and left on sched--uled
time. Postal employes enjoyed
a let np in their work, with the pros
pect of considerable congestion later
on to pay for It, as no eastern mall
was received either last night or this
morning. Reports ot a snow block- :
ade holding up the trains in Wyom
ing and Utah, were given as the ex
planation for the delay.
Shovellers Kalse Price, .
" Snow' shovellers were at a preminm
and local merchants kept men at
work intermittently through the day
keeping the walks in front of their .
establishments clear. Chief ot Po
lice Nixon offered 30 cents an hour .
for men to work on the cross walks,
and to clear paths in front ot vacant .
property, but met with little success, .
the. unemployed in the city for the
most part standing firm In their de
mand for 35 cents.
As far aa could be learned, the '
snow is general throughout Central
Oregon, and C. S. Hudson, president
of the First National bank, estimated
this morning that it would be worth
$125,000 In increased crops to the
dry farmers. '
Mills Have Log Supply.
Operations at The Shevlln-Hlxon
Company and the Brooks-Scanlon
Lumber Co. plants continued as us
ual in spite of the snow, but at the
logging camps no work was done to- '
day, a crust forming on top of the
old snow, working a hardship on
the draft animals used In the woods.
It was announced, however, that op
erations would be resumed Monday,
unless a much heavier deposit of
snow Is on the ground by that time.
In any event, both mills have suf
ficient logs on hand to keep the band
saws busy for a number of days.
MOST EFFICIENT WORK IN ARMY
COULD BE DONE IN SUPPLIES
AND TRANSPORTATION, SAYS
HASTINGS.
The Deschutes forestry service la
today completing a census ot its em
ployes, on the request of the Wash
ington office, to show what capacity
In the army the individuals could
best till. Six . genoral divlsons are
given: Military service proper, com- ,
municatlon, surveying and mapping,
supplies and transportation and tniB- "
celtaneous. Supervisor Hastings was
ot the opinion that the department
employes could be most effectively
used In the supplies and transporta
tion work, due to the thorough train
ing they have had along these lines.
On a rough estimate, there are now
approximately 1500 men working as
rangers and in the supervisors' offices
in connection with national forest
work in the United States, while the
Washington and district offices will
about duplicate this number. - '
FOREST SERVICE
CLOSES GENS US