The Bend bulletin., March 03, 1917, Page 1, Image 1

THE BEND BULLETIN
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VOL. I
IIKND, IKH( 'IIL'TKH COUNTY, OHF.OON, HATI.RIMY AKTKilNOO.V, MARCH 8, 1WI7
NO. 73
DAILY EDITION
GERMAN PLOT IS ADMITTED
SEMI OFFICIALLY, LEAK OF
SECRET SURPRISES BERLIN
TREACHERY IN U. S., IS
' EXPLANATION.
MOVE IS DEFENSIVE
Zlmmermun Does Not Confers to
Autlmrhl 'if loiter l 1'aU.
luirdt Mexican Minister
Dcnle tlio Affair,
I Mr United Priw U The Dully Bulletin I
ltF.ltl.IN, via IiimIin, Mnrrli
ticrmiiiiy neml-iifflrltilly admitted to
IY Hint Instructions Im'l Ih)'Ii mmiI
MlnlHirr Kcfclmrdt, liii Mexico, re
ttiirillnu I lie Mllilllly of Hint rmiii-'
try' irllclmtln In husllllllcn
uKulnsl the 1'nlted Hindu. The urvnl'
vr.1 surprise wax ejpri-iMM-d tlint tlm
Aincrlinn (tiiveriimciit should linvo
obtained liiformniliiii roiirnrtihiK in
sl ructions MH-n'tl)) wilt (Jeriimny'n
lliliiiniilli' K-nls. "Apparent trenrli-I't-y
iw roinniiit4)il In American ti-r-lltory,"
b the slnteiiient iniidc.
, nrCRLIN, via Buyvlllo, March 3.
Foreign Affairs Bneretury Zlmmcr
itiun today Jtmllflud Germany's ac
tion In seeking in alliance with
Japan mid Germany gulnst the Culled
Mutes. Ila ld (but lutli. a cuumo
was merely ft defensive measure, and
not to bo carried out unless the
I'nltod BtiitcH declared war;
Ho duo I tired Unit Ron Hi American
newspapers hud reported Hint tlio
United Slates attempted to unlto tlio
southern republic In a common ac
tion against Germany. Ho comment
i'd on tlio pro-ally ay u path lex of the
I'nltcd Blnlos.
Zimmerman fn Hod specifically to
admit tha aulhorlshlp of the lottr
to Minister Kckhnrdl In Mexico.- Ho
carefuly staled that Ills outlrn dis
cussion wns bused on "Kngllsh re
ports of ii Gormun pint to get Max-li-o
to dnclnro war against Hio Culled
Slates, mid to secure Japan's aid."
MEXICO DENIES PLOT
Illy United Pre to The DsUir Bulletin)
NEW YOKK, March 3S Moxlcnn
Foreign Minister AKullar wlrml to
day that" tlio Moxlcun government
linn iiot rnciilvod any alliance prop
ortion from Oorinnny."
Three Stores Burglarized,
Woman Scares From Fourth
As a ronctlon from the moral wave
which has been prevailing In llond
Jor the lust month, throo local mor
eiyilllo estahllHhnientg were broken
ii IB, enrly this morning, nnd an at-
x tempt made to burglnrlie a third,
Indications nro that all four Inci
dents had a common origin.
Tho II. P. Smith grocery, Wnr
nor'B storo and tho 0. W. Hor
ner general cash storo, were entorod,
hut theft of small amounts of mer
chandise comprised the grontor part
of tho loss. Only a few dnllnrs In
cash wore taken. An attempt mado
to enter the Onlden Hole Rtore vni
frustrated by Mrs.' 13. Pearl, who
heard the burglar attempting to opon
a window ut 8:10 o'clock this morn
ing. Sho aroso, opened tlio door,
and tho maraudor lenpod from a lad
4 dor ,rind fled, ,
Mm. Tnnrl In Din milv nnn In Ilnnfl
I ns fur as Is known, who buw tho
a f li I ii f n , i 1 1 ... nl. . ...ii ut .
,.,.i. c.b n,,jr i,iju, ano iiuncriui.-H IIIUI
I as short and honvy sot, wearing a
iniucHiiinw com, x h. Ilolngold, pro-!
ll,t tf tl.n ... n 1
,.. ,.,vw, ... Biuru, uiui mr. l'oun
were sleeping In rooms In tlio ronr of
tho storo, but tho burglnr bad gone
by the tlmo thoy could get to tho
door,
, Iiocnl Talent Buspected.
Mothods ot outrnnco nt each of
throe stores entorod showed nmn
r tetirlsh work, Chlof of Police Nixon
doclaros, nnd he Is Inclined to attri
bute tho burglarloi to local, talent.
Tin addition to tho description given
SLEUTHS TRAIL
STRAHGRN INS.F.
DKTKCTIVHK THV TO FIND OUT
II-' IIK IH ONI I.KIUNtJ WITH
MUIH HILL OVER O. ('. ft K.
ItAII.HOAl) AFFAIHH.
(Oregon Journal.)
BAN FRANCISCO, March 2. Two
ron I dotnctlvua linvo been on tlio trail
of Itolmrt Hlrahorn, tho railroad
builder, day and night since he ar
rived In California a fw dayi ago
and liu wiih unable to shako them off
until he boarded a train for Oregon
yesterday.
, An the Htory runs horn, tho Mor-
Knil banking lliiuo, Kulin, Loub &
Co., and othor New York fluauclom
are no much IntorvHted In the pinna
of men hacking the Hill, Union Pa
clflc and Southern Pacific IntereaU
that mine of them will truat the
other. Hence the IntorcKt Ihk dotoc
tlvo work that ban been In prpKrnaa
hero. Theae Interests are especially
concerned, It la reported, ovor any
dnvelopinnnl that inlKht lend to an
other road Into California.
t'onfrn-nre Not III Idea.
Mr, Htrahorn, In dlaruaalon the ac
tivity of the pair of sleuths, de
clared bnforo boarding the train that
he did not (num(L,U come.hnra QUleUjf
for the purpoae of having a confer
ence with I.. W. Hill, prealdent of
tho flroat Northern railroad, at the
Inttor's winter home at Del Monte,
where Mr. Hill la now staying.
"I did not anenk down here to have
a new railroad building conference
with I'roaldenl Hill," ho aald. Any
rumor to that effort baa not founda
tion. Any detective or 'traitor' ac
tivity directed agnlnat me either In
Bun Frnnclsco or at Del Monte la
amUHliiK to me."
Hill A No In Neulrnl.
Mr. Btrahorn spent five days at
Pel Monte. Mr. Hill arrived there
Inst Monday. .
Mr. Btrahorn made the statement
here that be wants to keep IiIk rull
roud enterprise In Enstcrn Oregon
neutral,
Mr. Hill, discussing this statement,
announced that his company would
not opposo the Btrahorn scheme, but
would not glvo It any financial aa
slntance. Tho story about tho dotoctlvcs'on
Btrahorn's trnll has been whispered
about the hotel lobbies here during
the Inst few days and did not become
a wide opon storf until yestordny.
by Mrs. Poarl, u further clow was
found in tho fresh print of a number
bIx shoo oloso to the window forcod
nt tho Horner Storo, and from the
fuct thut only tho Binnller sizes of
men's shoos wore gone through in
providing n new pnlr for tho In
truder. ,
At Smith's storo, tho front door
lock was broken open, n tow cents
In change itnkon from tho register, a
quantity of fruit and tobneco stolen,
and a number of pnpors from tho reg
istor. Mr. Smith trnllod tlio man this
morning well Into tho downtown sec
tion, by papers dropped at intervals.
Killer by HkyllKlit.
At tho Horner atoro, the glass was
broken out of a rent- window In ef
fecting nn outrnnco, 40 conts taken
from tlio roglstor, nnd the mnclilno
rondorod uroIosb. Tho l-OKlstor keys
hero nnd nt the Smith store were ro-
inovod,
Lifting tho skylight to tho store
room, tlio man dropped inside nt tho
Warner .establishment, nnd by cut
ting n panel mndo bis wny Into tho
store proper, from tho roglstor,
$1,70 In cash wub tnkon, nnd n box
of cnncollod diodes tnkon to tho al
ley, where tho box wna opened nnd
the worth lens contents discovered,
' Nolthor Police Chief Nixon nor
Sliorlft Roberts linvo any definite
idea as to the Idontity of the thief,
they., stated this morning, although
the unusually small track Is taken
ns, the basis' for the belief hold by
Mr, Nixon, that a boy Is responsible.
DSN
ARGUMENT
VOTERS WHO, : REALLY
VOTE DECIDE
Hiiprcmo Court Opinion In Wukco
County llond Cime t'pliolds Con
tentoiiN of Di-Ncliuti-N County
Attorneys.
The essence of the legal fight mude
upon Deschutes county reduces to
the allegation that tho vote favoring
the creation of tho now county was
not OS and 35 per cent, respecltvely,
of the highest vote cast in the new
and the old county although It was
that percentage Of tho vote cast
u'pon tho question of county division.
While the said logal fight has now
completely fizzled, thanks to the 4eg-
Inlatlve action which has removed
uoHHlblllty of further contentions
gaining any headway In the courts,
It Is Interesting to tiote the Supreme
Court decision handed down lust
Tuesday In the case of the Wasco
county bonds, lirlofly, that decision
breaks the backbone of the antl-di
vision argument so completely that
even a Prineville attorney who may
need the money will scarcely have
the heart to say anything more about
It.
Supreme Court Decides.
The Supreme Court opinion, in
nutshell, stutes that the outcome ot
an election's based upon the ballots
of voters who actually vote upon that
purllculur question, and not upon the
relation of the Vote upon the ques
tlon In point to the total vote cast
upon any othor matter up foi con-
stdoratlon.
Hero Is tho report of the case from
a Portland paper: -
,Jti43ft0.fln aosil hsnil Iik ,oUd4
in Wasco county at the Inst general
election Is valid, according to the
opinion handed down by the supreme
court.
The opinion reversed the decision
of Judge.W. U. Bradshaw, who held
In a suit brought by O. E. Wilson
against the county of Wasco that the
bond Issue was not valid, because the
bonds did tint receive a majority of
all the votes cast at tho election.
The returns show that 3921 Votes
wcro cast tor and against the bonds.
Tho dinjorlty for tho bonds wbb 101.
Lint for some of the county officers
as high as 4351 votes were eaat, and
tho veto cast for tho bonds does Mot
equal a majority of that number.
IteiiNou Is Given. !
"Wo are of the opinion," says the
opinion written by Chief Justlco Mc
Hrldo, "that the reason and logic of
tho controversy aro with those courts
which hold that the majority of those
electors- who actually vote upon a
measuro is controlling.'' . ...
"We think It was not the Intention
of the legislature to depart from the
rule observed from tho foundation of
our state government, thut tho ma
jority as expressed by the votes cast
at tho polls should rule, and to substi
tute for this wholesome and immemo
rial practice, the requirement that
the Ignorant or indifferent silen'ce
of a votor Bhould weigh equally
against tho vote' of the citizen who
considers a measure and expresses
his convictions by voting for or
ngaliiHt It."
BILL DODGING CHARGE
Vme Against "LnVorno Norton Con
tinued Not Guilty Is I'leu.
Arrested on a charge of leaving
nn unpaid board hill of JI30, ut the
Cosoado hotel, La Vorno Norton 'was
nrralgned before Justice of the Peaco
Hastes this morning, nnd entorod
a plea of not guilty. District Attor
noy H. H. DoArniond appeared for
the stnto, and Uodmnn & Moore for
the defendant.
LAST STEP TAKEN
RECOGNIZING MEXICO
(Hy Unltml Prma to Tho Dully Dullctln)
GUADALJARA, March 3. Ambas
sudor Fletcher formally presented
hlB credentials to Cnrranzn todny, ns
tho flnnl step In tho recognition by
the United Htntcs of the Mexican con
stitutionalist govornmout. .
ROCHESTER ARRIVES
IN BORDEAUX TODAY
(lit United Praia to Tlio Dally Uullotln.)
! BORDEAUX, Mnrcli 8 Tho Amor
lcnn Btonmor Rochester nrrlvod here
todny attor running the blocknde.
Tho stenmor grounded In the Glronde
river, but wns floated again almost
Immediately.
ORDERS INQUEST
y
CORONER SEEKS FOR
CAUSE OF DEATH.
Two Months Old Hon of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Goodman Die In Crib in
t Kurly MornliiK Autopsy
May He Necessary. ,:
Circumstances surrounding the
deutb of the two months old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Goodman, of
the Lytic district, which Mr. Good
man was unable to explain when he
reported the case in Bend to Sheriff
S. K. Huberts, prompted the ordering
of ifn Inquest by Coroner Elmer NIs-
wonger this afternoon. The investi
gation was held at the undertaking
parlors.
Mr. Goodman arrived In Bend this
morning, and after calling at the of
fices of several physicians without
finding one, sought Sheriff Roberts.
According to the information he
gave at that time, the child, appar
ently well, bad been put in its crib
Inst night. This morning, he said,
Hie parents ate breakfast, and it was
afterwards, on going to the crib, that
he found that his son was practically
dead. , Buffocation was the apparent
cause, apd there seemed on oppor
tunity for resuscitation.
Accompanied by Dr. U. C. Coe and
Dr. Dwlght F. Miller, Mr. Roberts
Immediately left for the Goodman
home, returning this afternoon with
the body of the child. It was inti
mated that an autopsy would be made
as a necessary adjunct to the Inquest.
The mother did not come In with the
body, tiut may be needed in the In
quest.. The father appeared badly wrought
r by the, affair,
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BEND MINISTER ENDS
LABOR OF 14 YEARS
Rev. Hartranft Complete Chart of
iiiblc AIno Has Seven Volumes
of Commentary Finished.
Almost 14 years ago, Rev. H. C.
Hartranft, pastor of the Bend Pres
byterian church, began research
work, having as Its object the chart
ing of the Bible in Its relation to
history. Last night he finished his
tusk, and showed, as the result of
his labors, a huge diagram, in seven
colors, every bit of It his own hsndl
work, tracing the history of man from
eternity to eternity. Not only has
the chart and the Investigation tak
en Rev. Hartranft 14 years, but Us
various parts have been accomplished
all over the United States, for he com
monced his labors on April 1, 1903
in Pennsylvania, concluding them on
the opposite side of the continent.
The chart divides man's history
into eight periods, Innocence, con
science, human government, promise.
law, grace, tribulation, and the mill
enium. According to the diagram
tho human race Is now living in the
period of grace, and the period of
tribulation to follow for seven yenrs,
will have as its sequel the millenium
when the Jewish people will be su
preme for 1000 years. The endeav
or which has been Involved In the
making of the chart la seen In the
tact that Rev. Hartranft road no less
than 400 volumes on Jewish custom
nnd tradition In connection with the
period of the crirclllxlon.
In addition to his chart, Rev. Hart
ranft is compiling a 16 volume com
mentary of the Bible, seven volumes
of which aro already written nnd
ready for publication.
Tho chart Itself, he intonds to pro
toct by a copyright application, and
lutor In the year will mnke it the
basis for a series of lectures to bo
given In Bend.
i , -.
GAME WARDEN HURT
WHILE CRANKING CAR
Dudley Sustains Discolored Optic
From Mlxup AVIth Undiutnr,
While Returning: to City.
With his right eye bndly decorated
In black, Deputy Gamo Warden Dud
ley arrived In Bend lust night from
Sisters, and explained tho dnrkenod
optic by stating tlint the light enr
of a popular brand, which he wns
cranking, had hit him whon he wasn't
looking, Tho accident occurrod, ho
said, when be slipped and fell against
the radiator.
Mr. Hndley was in the Sisters
neighborhood to investigate the re
port or violations of the deer-law
in that vicinity. Hunting camps, he
anld, broke up when he entered Sis
ters, and no arreBtB wore made.
CONGRESS WILL DECLARE
WAR IN 15 MINUTES WHEN
ASKED, ASSERTS SENATOR
, -, V'
L IS SOLD
NEAR TO CITY
OLD M'KIVLEY.HAMPfcON PLANT
ItOUGHT BY CTKTIS-HEAT COM
PANY, AND WILL START OPER
ATION SOON.
The sale of the old McKinlay-Han-son
mill near Bend to the Curtis-Seat
Lumber Co., together with the ac
quisition of sufficient timber for' at
least four years cutting, was announc
ed today. A. L. Reff, is interested In
the purchase of the mill, and it is
understood, will act as general man
ager of the concern. Both Mr. Cur
tis and Mr. Seat are local men. ,
The mill is to be located three and
one-half miles southeast of the city.
where enough timber for a full year's
cutting Is on band, and next year
will move two miles farther on, where
8, 000, 000 feet has been purchased
The plant will start within the next
three weeks, and will furnish em
ployment for approximately 26 men,
having a daily output ot about 15.000
feet.
It Is reliably stated that negotia
tlons are on to sell the entire cut
to a Spokane firm..
BULGARIAN KING IS
DANGEROUSLY HA
erPivj fn wuBcipsnj fcuiMls.
ROME, March 3. It was learned
today, that King Ferdinand, of Bul
garia is desperately ill at an Austrian
health resort. '
AMERICAN SOLDIER
KILLED IN ITALY
(By United Presi to The Daily Bulletin)
ROME, March 3. It was announc
ed today that Major Heiberg, an
American military attache, was killed
Thursday on the Carso front,, when
his horse fell on him.
GREEK FREIGHTER IS
SUBMARINE .VICTIM
. - K
(By United Pren to The Daily Bulletin) :
LONDON, March 3.-iThe Greek
government ship, Pronissus, carrying
American grain, was submarined,' it
was announced, .toddy. , " : i
Ml
Patrons of School Dedicate
New Building to Education
With more than 500 patrons of
the Bend schools, and pupils of the
high school present, dedication ex
ercises, formally devoting the new
$29,000 building to the cause of
education In this city, were held Inst
night. City Superintendent F. Thor-
(1 arson presided, and delivered the
dedicatory address, in which the aud
lence assisted at the conclusion of
each sentence with the phrase, "we
dedicate this school." Excellent vo
cal selection were given by the girls
glee club, Misses Brosterhous and
Llnster, nnd Louis Bennett, while Dr.
R. D. Ketchum rendered a trombone
solo.
R. M. Smith, chairman of the
school board, briefly outlined the
history ot the now building, and
mentioned that this spring a school
election to vote $35,000 bonds to
finance the construction ot another
school on the opposite side of the
river will be held.
J. E. Meyer, comity school super
intendent ot Crook county, comment
ed on the wonderful growth of Bend,
and complemented the people of this
city on tho effort being made to keep
the development of the school sys
tem on a footing with the increase
of population.
ltuildiiiK to Cost 980,000.
Lee A. Thomas, designer of the
now school, exhibited a sketch show
ing how the completed building, with
all units finished, will look. He esti
mated thnt the entire cost will ap
proximate $80,000. He asserted that
he was more than satisfied with the
work of Guy Wilson, general con
tractor, and mentioned that the sub
contracts had also been well handled,
Mrs. Thorson, president of the
Parent-Teacher association, empha-
WILSON CERTAIN TO
GET FULL POWER. .
ADMISSION "BRAZEN"
Republicans Amazed -Wilson Plan
No Extra Session,, but Party Op
ponents Prefer to Remain
at Post of Doty.
By Robert Bender, , . '
(By United PreM to The Daily Bulletin.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 3.
Debating on the. armed neutrality
bill this afternoon, Senator Fall de
clared that Congress will declare war
within 15 minutes, if requested to.
Brandagee Bald, "It would be man
slaughter for American merchantmen
&u iHte uitatuitnt agmuBl me
homicidal maniacs who are' scouring
the seas." :.-
Stone - asserted that " American
merchantmen! plan ' to carry -''sub-'
marine chasers to launch when with
in the barred zone, to hunt and de
stroy submarines. Hughes objected,'
stating that Stone was revealing in
formation of the navy's plans, and
declaring that these plans should be
mentioned only in executive 'session.'
Would Trust Wilson. '
'- ".You are doing a .most dangerous
thine." he said. "You arft ahtftlnr
Taf-irMcninarfesponsiBtiitfts on Pres-
iaeni wusons snouiuers. it you
want war, say so." ' .'..
Senator Stone said, "Wilson kept
us out of a war with Mexico. - Will
he keep us out of a European war?
I would rather trust him than the
hordes of weaklings around him."
senator stone aeciareu mat ne is
strongly opposed to war without "In-"'
finitely more provocation." . He ot-
I. u 1.11. I1U 1.11. II LI. ,1111.111. Iblll UUILIU
States sailors from operating guns,"
and prohibiting the arming and mu
nitioning of ships. '
BUI Virtual Declaration.
He said that the bill empowered
the President to use American war
ships, to drive submarines from the
ovaa, nuu. uwihiku lual -us passage
Would be virtual declaration of war..
WASHINGTON, D. C March 3.
Germany's Unabashed acknowledee-
(Continued on Page 4.)
o..cu tuti tut i. nuitu uuut, imiuiUB
must play Jyt any education system,
and expressed the thanks of the par
ents of Bend for the better facilities
offered the children of the city in the
erection of the high school unit.
To Add Courses.
Eric Bolt, high school principal,
gave the aims of the school at pres
ent, as the installation of courses
in domestic science and' domestic art,"
and the construction ot a gymnasium.
An attempt, he said, will ba made by
the manual training class to put up
a structure, using lumber from the
old high school. . . - . .
T Altnn Tl. m . r.
county school superintendent, urged
his hearers to see to it that the ad
ditional units of the building are
completed as soon as possible, and
was followed by City Superintendent
Thordarson, who, in the couse of his
dedicatory address, affirmed that the
loyal support of the people would be
needed In keeping up Bend's repu-.
tntion for an up-to-date school sys
tem. ,.. : ., .
'Will Aid Students.
' Dr. U. C. Coe,,. president of the
University club, outlined the policy
of the club In regard to aiding Bend ,
high school graduates to secure a i
college education, and tho possibility :
of extending help, to grammar school .,
gradutcs, who without such assist
ance would be unable to enter high
school. . .
Snappy yells by the student body
proceeded the singing ot the national
anthem by the audience, and Inspec
tlon of the building followed. Stu
dents were detailed to escort visitors .
through the various rooms, and the
serving ot light refreshments brought
the evening to a close. i ; t