'I'HIO WEATHER
Cloudy tonight Mini Wednes
day; (ii'chhIiiiiiiI rain,
VOI,. I
CONDITION MADE FOR
SUMMER START
$100,000, REQUIRED
ll.md Itiilldir Till Clil.en lln Will
Guuruiilcti CiuiMrucllim of
Mllin of lUmil From He
Will llelid bond Itself for 100.000
In insure Imuiedlnla construction of
the Htrnliorn road Into the Fori Hoi k
valley?
Tlml question was put up to the
tliy council, directum of lh Com
mercial club uiid other cillaoiia by
Hubert E. Hlmhorn at a mooting hold
In I ho council room yesterday after
noon. If llnnd will put up 1 00,000, Mr.
Htrnliorn Mid ho will guarantee to
tii'Klu construction at once and i-rry
It for 40 miles, or over Iho hill Into
tho Kort Hork volley.
Tho $100,000 would not b do
iintlon. For It tho clly would re
reive, according to Mr, Btrohorn's
niiillua yuslerday, security entitling
It to a proportloniil part of the earn
ings of tho company.
M4HMHMI to lln Hprnt.
Thin security. In thn form of a
Imnil. or mimn other Instrument,
would lin tiKRiitlnlilo and could ha
Hiild nl any time, thu price to bo re
ceived tor It depending on the .value
pill on It by Investors ut Iho lime.
If It, were held by the city It would
.miMiiiiiilv nhiir,t In flu, rnmtiftliv'a
'iirllltlKil.
The coal of Iho 40 miles of con-slnn-tltm
would bo about $S00,OO0.
f whh-h n considerable portion would
bi upelll In Hi'llil.
Itnllroud "hops which will b built
hire whim thn rallrond In constructed
nnd llm roiul ItMi'lf will give otnpliiy
nii'tit to a number of in on, esilmuted
nl from (0 to 200,
Hlmhorn Kpluln.
In presenting the proposition to
Hi o meeting, Mr, Slrnhnrn snld that
ho hnd ulwoya exported to socurc
:r to SO per cent of tho cost of tho
riuid. In addition to tho mrmlnal
nnd rlKht of wny, from tho commun
ities benefitted. Klamath Kalla had
pill up $1100,000 nnd a fair ahnro
from llend would bn $100,000. Mo
xalil Hint ho wnn not arguing that
llend should do thin, but simply ox
plulnliiK that If Bond woro sufflclont
ly Interested to do It, ha would guar
antee Immodlato construction.
. Following questions from thoso
present, designed to bring out nil
phases of tho proportion, Kloyd De
ment, ni president of tho Commorclnl
club, nppolntnd a commlltoo to con
alder thu matter nnd to canvass tho
business IntnrcHti of tho town to
learn thnlr nttlludo. Tho commit
tee, coiinIhIIiik of C. 8. Hudson, D. K.
Ilunlnr, J. 1'. Keyes, J. N. Huntor and
A. J. Kroenert, la oxpoctod to, moke
n report at tho mealing of tho Cotn
mcrclul club on Wednesday..
ENTIRE POLITICAL EDIFICES
' MUST UK RECONSTRUCTED, IH
DECLARATION MADE IIV TIIK
MINISTER OK V A It.
(lly United Prciw to tho Dcnil fcullntln)
PETUOailAn, March 20. Tho
provisional government will ubo ov
ory energy, nnd with the unanlmoiiH
eoiiBont of Iho nation wll effect a
Bpoody victory In tho war. Such wus
tho stateroom of Forolmi Minister
Mlllnkoff today.,
"Russia, In a fow hours has over
turned a power dntostod by every
body," ho doelnrod. . "This fooblo
power 1ms boon Incnpnbto ovon of sn
ctirlim Tood for tho pooplo, and or
Kani.lng tor tho tutiiro,
"All tho country's stronBth was
lielim tisod, nnd In consnquonco, the
proMeins confronting Russia are Im
mense. We must rebuild tho entire
IiQlltlcnf odlflce."
WILLBENDBONDFORROAD?
SWORN OS QUESTION;
PEOPLE MUST GIVE ANSVSIER
RUSSIA FACES
MONSTER TASK
THE
IIKND,
AMERICA PREPARES
TO RECOGNIZE NEW
'A REGIME IN RUSSIA
Will ' I'liiiliirM ' IU--,ltit limiiry Party
hn Hoon n Government In Drf
liillcly In Hand.
Illy Unltml Fin t the llnd Bulletin)
WASHINGTON, I). C March 20.
Amorlca l prupiirliiK to recognlio
tho ituMHliin revolutionary party, It
was Inunied here today. When tho
now roKlnin ha been definitely form
u In led, the Amurlcuu government
will lend KrnelliiKH.
Ambassador Kruncl reported to
day tho entry of tho urmy and the
navy to support Iho nuw gnvern
ment. Milliliter Norrls, of Kiock
holm, reported that thn Finland Gon
dariunrlo bun huen nhollnhed, and
that tho KIiiuk huvn expressed con-
fldonco in tho new regime
HIGHER RAIL RATES
MAY BE SEQUEL TO
ADAMSON DECISION
llnllroadii Claim f'onKrem Him lllxbt
to I'aon Kuril IKlnlutlon, aa
Well aa to lluUo Wukcm,
( lly UhIUnI Pr to Uw Drnd BulMIn)
WASHINGTON. D. C March 20.
An extra aeaslon of CoiiKreu la to
be aaked to paas a law lncrcaslnx
freight and paaannKer ratea on rail
roada, to relmburao them for tho In
crease of waaca aa provided by th
Adamson law.
Tho railroads claim that since the
supremo court has decided that ('on-
Kress hae the rlRhrtA Tlx waitmCfhat
the rlnlit to leKlalalo railroad rales
would also bo Riven.
E
IMtl-lllK.NT W1I.HON IlKI'LIIOH TO
MKXIfAX XOTK, CAI.I.INO AT
TKXTION TO (JKHMAN I'MrT
A(i A 1NHT IMTKI) HTATKH.
(Ur tfnltxl Prau to Oia Ifcnd Bulletin)
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 20.
uojoctlng Carransa's peace plan
vhlch proposes thn dticlnrlng of cm
bargoes on all shipments Intended
for tho Allies, President Wilson to
day wrote tho Moxlcan government,
renowlng his suggestion for co-operation
among neutral nations for tho
purposo of halting tho war.
Ho callod attention to tho break
with Gormany, nnd omphnslxod tho
aermnn-MoxIciin-Jnpancso plot re
cently uucovarod. It is bollovod Hint
his reason for mentioning the Inst
affair was becauso Carranta, despite
several requests, has made no avowal
of sympathy with, or knowledgo of
thn plot.
These elrrumstnncoa make It Im
possible for America to participate
in Cnrrnnrn's proposal for Joint nou
trnl mediation nt this tlnio. .
GERMANS FLEE SHIPS
Four of 11 Interned Hallni-N are Ke
mpt u rod Home TlioiiKht Dead.
(lly United Prau to Uit Ilond Bulletin)
PHILADELPHIA, Mnrch 20. Ton
Gorman sailors from Intornod Gor
Tinn bonis CBcnpod, It was announend
todny. After patching tngethor cotil
fllftlng stories, the police are of tluc
opinion that four of tho mon have'
been rocapttirod, and that bo mo nro
perhaps drowned.
Fourtoon mon from Intqrnod ships
made the break.
SANTA ANNA GROUNDS
BUT NOT IN DANGER
(Dy United Prom to tho Dirnd Bulletin)
SKATTLK, March 20. Tho stonm
or Santa Anna Is aground In tho
mud near Craig, on I'rlnco of Wales
Island, It was lonrnod hero today by
the Morchants' Exchange No pass
engers were carrlod, and It Is be
lieved that tho vosflol Is not In dan
ger. It had Just loft Wrangol.
CARRANZA PEAC
P
mm
BEND
DKHCIIUTI'.H COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY Al TEK.NOOX, MARCH 20, 11)17
ARMED VESSELS
GERMANY'S STAND TO
DETERMINE. .
WIImiii NiiI Kxpecled to l'reclillnle
. HiMtllilleN us Kexiilt of HinkliiK
of Thri Hleumeis War
TJioui(h Inevltiiljle. ,
lly Itiiliert i. licmler,
( UnlU) I'roa Huff CurroponiUnt)
WABIIINOTON, IJ. C, March 20.
An ui tuul decliirntlon of war aKiilimt
(lermuny by the United Slates up
paruntly Iiuiiks on tho fate bofullliiK
tho first armed American liner. Pres
ident Wilson probably will not ds-
clara war as the result of the sinking
of tho three American steamers, an
nounced yesterday. However,-It is
practically taken for Krantad that a
state of war exlsla.
Muny believo that tho President
will acknowledge this soon, although
It Is known that bo Is loath to take
future action.
This afternoon, he discussed the
entire problem with the cabinet. He
strongly questions tho advisability of
forcing tho situation" at tho present
time. Ho believes that everything
Is now being done which possibly
can be accomplished, to meet the hos
tilities which are considered Inev
itable.
The fact that Wilson has delayed
so long has Increased the belief that
a session of Congress before April
16 Is unlikely. It msy be two days
before a further decision Is an
nouueed.
War Kxpcctcil Hoon.
Certain members of tho President's
Laablual, . whi,tluiy,rrlvoU U the
Whlto IIouso this afternoon, were
outspoken In tho vltw that a state
of war already exists with Germany,
They said they believed a declara
tion of war Is unnecessary now. They
Indicated that when the President
addresses Congress he will announce
that a alnto of war has existed be
tween America and Germany since
Wednesday, when tho Algonquin
was sunk.
E
THE RAILROAD lll'ILDKR CEL1
URATES THE ANNIVERSARY OF
FIGHT WITH INDIAN'S DIKING
THE HIOl'X WAR.
While Robort K. Straliorn was
spoaklng at the Pilot Butte Inn Sat
urday night on the occasion of the
formal opening of the now hotel, few
roallzod that ho wag colebratlng tho
anniversary of one of tho most thrill
ing eplsodos In his career. The story
loakod out last night just boforo the
road buildor took his departure rrom
Bond.
Forty-ono years ago, on St. Pat
rick's day, Mr. Straliorn, as a news
paper correspondent, rodo with a
company of 47 soldlors during the
Sioux war, to surprise an Indian
vlllngo. After riding and marching
48 hours, tho surprlso was effected,
but another party supposed to have
conio up from tho other sldo, tailed
to arrive, and the soldlors wore loft
to fight It out for thcmsolvcs, sur-
V.tftlwlnH hv Ann u-iriliirli
J HVV .............
Mr. Stniliorn was in tho thick of
the fray. "Gonornl Crook used to
hny that I Was hotter with a rifle
tnanvwllh n pon," ho remarKon, "nnd
It was lucky for. ma that this was so,
for every mmi was needed that day.
"I cannot help contrasting tho
hardships which wo ondurcd 111 those
days, with the development of to
day. Whon tho nrmy was on the Yol
lowstono, wo wore 600 miles from
tho nonrnst army, post and the only
rallrond ncross the contlnont was tho
Union Pacific. Everything was wll
domoas, and tho hnrshlps wo under
went woro typical of the period.
"Mrs. Straliorn and I alwayB colo-
brate St. Patrick's day," he said, as
ho started for the train, "and the
reason Is that Indian fight on the
Yellowstone." . . . '
IF!
STRAHO O ES
WEST'S ADVANC
BULLETIN
SEGREGATION 10
E CONSIDERED
STATE HOARD MAY ASK
OPENING.
Governor I'aviim 0m-iiIiik "f 74,(H0
"AitCh in lienlium Fulla KeKr;Ka
tlon .Near Iteiul Interior I)c-
part men t t'ndit libl.
SALEM, March 20. (Special.)
It seems probable that the Desert
Land Hoard will notify the Depart
ment of the Interior shortly either
thai it favors the opening of the lands
embraced In the so-called Ilonham
Kails segregation near Bend, or, at
least,-Hint It offers no objections to
having the lands opened to entry.
Governor Wltbycombe has receiv
ed from tho Bend Commercial club
a letter requesting that the State
Board withdraw lis previous request
to Washington for the extension of
the Benham Falls contract, and In
stead notify the Interior Department
that It is ready to see the lands
thrown open to entry.
The governor was asked to place
the letter from Bend before the Des
ert Land Board and this he promises
to do at the next meeting. Also, in
his reply, he says that he will favor
asking the department to open the
lands. It la known that State En
gineer Lewis also favora such action
and It Is said to be reasonably sure
that at least one. If not all, the other
three members of the Board will
agree.
. To End Contract.
Last year, when the Question was
up before, the Board, at the request
of the Central Oregon Irrigation Co.,
asked for an extension of the con
tract which haa kept the 74,000 acres
sewed up for 10 years. Subsequent
ly, the Department of the Interior
asked the stale to have the company
present data to substantiate its re
quest Jor extension .. The . slate., di
rected the company to take such
action, but the company to date has
failed to act In the premises.
Recently news dispatches from
Washington state that the Depart
ment Is seemingly ready to terminate
the old contract and open the lands
for settlement. If It were not for the
art that the state has Itself request
ed the extension of the contract. The
department seems to have "shifted
the buck" back to Salem. It seems
pretty sure, from the Washington re
ports, that If the state now withdraws
Its requests for the extension and
asks for opening of the lands, that
this action will be taken.
WINS REFEREE'S DECISION AT
END OF 10 ROUNDS GILBERT
KCHOEL AND FRED GILBERT
GO EIGHT TO DRAW.
Billy George, coast middleweight
champion, won a referee's decision
over Farmer Burns, of Echo, at the
Hlppodromo last night. In a 10 round
bout of clean, snappy fighting. The
Bond man weighed In at 15S pounds,
while his opponent tipped the beam
nt 173 V4 pounds. More than 700
fans witnessed the go. Although for
tho most part outboxlng tho Echo
man, George failed to tnke many ex
cellent openings, and explained after
ward that because of Bums' superior
weight, he was unwilling to take the
risk of heavy milling, for fear of
connecting with one of the Farmer's
sloop-producing swings. In the final
canto, Goorgo unlimbored,' and ap
parently strove for a victory via the
k. o. route, but with Burns' ambitions
pointing In the 8a mo direction, the
round went to a draw.
Neithor man suffered to any extent
(Hiring tho mill. In the first two
frames, George easily had the ad
vantage, but us the fight progressed
Bums bocamo stoadlly stronger, nnd
the third and fourth wont to the
local man only by a hair line decis
ion. Honors woro ovon In tho sixth,
and In the seventh, eighth and ninth,
the Farmer had the better of It. His
ability to dodgo punches delivered
at lightning speed, was one of the
strong points In It Ib work.
The match was fought with clean
breaks, and the rules wore rigidly
adhered to.,-.
Rivalling the main event In pop
' '(Continued on Inst page.)
E S
FARMER
BURNS
C. C. COLT
r Y
E t ,r 1 & ! -
' w
d2
I'rfnldent of the Union Meat Co., of
Portland, and stockholder in the
Central Oregon Bunk, who favors
lM),000 bond imue for Htrahorn
Hue.
STOCKHOLDERS IX CENTRAL
ORFXJO.V BANK, PHOXE AND
MIRE APPROVAL OF $100,000
BOND LSSl'E FLAN.
Belief that Bend should bond Itself
In aid of the Strahorn road has been
expressed to The Bulletin today by
three of the Portland men who re
cently bought an Interest In the Cen
tral Oregon Bank. Telegrams ask
ing their opinion, as men Interested
In a local Institution, were sent lait
night to C. C. Colt and W. P. Dicke.
Mr. Colt called The Bulletin by
long distance this afternoon, saying,
"Bend should do everything it can,
consistent with good business, to
promote this enterprise. The devel
opment of the Interior is of the ut
most, -importance .to - .Bondman d. the
Strahorn railroad' will aid in this de
velopment. Personally, I favor tho
bond issue."
Shortly after Mr. Colt's call,
Messrs. Rumble and Mahoney, ans
wering for Mr. Dickey, wired as fol
lows: "Answering yours nineteenth, Mr.
Dickey out of town. We believe con
struction of Strahorn railroad will be
big factor in development of city of
Bend and surrounding country and
favor heartily bonding city for reas
onable amount to insure immediate
action.
E. W. RUMBLE,
T. J. MAHONEY."
WOULD-BE ALASKANS
PESTER D. L. WIGGINS
Rrooks-Scanlon Office Crammed With
Men Hunting Jobs in For North
as Result of Joke.
If you want to go to Alaska, don't
go to the Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Co.
office, for the subject Is taboo there.
This was the declaration of D. L.
Wiggins. In charge of the downtown
office of the company. In proof of
his remark, Mr. Wiggins last night
put up a neat sign in red Ink on the
front door of his offices warning ap
plicants that the Brooks-Scanlon
Co. knows nothing about the north
country.
"Some wag started the report that
we were hiring men for an Alaska
job," he explained, "and yesterday
we were absolutely swamped with
men seeking a free trip north. I
came back at noon and the office
was filled with them, and I was
forced to put up a sign In Belt de-f
tonso, fcr the men refused to Relieve
me when I told them I knew noth
ing of Alaska."
The office was comparatively free
from prospective "sour doughs" this
afternoon, Mr. Wiggins reported.
PRENCH PROGRESSING
IN 'SPITE OF STORMS
(By United Prcn to the Bend Bulletin)
PARIS, Mnrch 20. Bad woaathor
hlndorod the French forces today,
it was announced, acd only slight
progress was made. The French
attacked the Gormans throughout
the Avre-Alsne district.
' Strong Gorman attacks near Ver
dun were repulsed. Means .of com
munication have been dostrdyed.
CITY OF MEMPHIS
CAPTAIN IS SAVED
(By United Pree to the Bend Bulletin)
NEW YORK, March 20. Captain
Borum, oomander of the American
steamer, City of Memphis, subma
rined Saturday, has arrived In Glas
gow, a cable received today stated.
PORTLAND
IN
WANT RAILROAD
DAILY EDITION
NO. H7
E
B PEOPLE
PLAN FINDS FAVOR, IS
CENSUS SHOWING.
URGE CONSTRUCTION
I'ullli in Future Declared Keynote of
Situation Keyes Opposes From
Biulnefui Standpoint Many
See Klamath Menace.
That a majority of Bend people
would be in favor of a $100,000 city
bond issue to insure the beginning of
construction on the 8trahorn line
from Bend this summer, was shown
by a canvass taken today of men in
various walks of life. A number
were uncertain, and stated that they
would have to be shown where the
good to be gained would counter
balance the expenditure, but those
absolutely against the proposition
were comparatively few. "We can't
afford to let Klamath Falls get ahead
of Bend In this" was the chief argu
ment advanced for the voting of the.
bond Issue.
The members of the Commercial
club committee. A. J. Kroenert, J. P.
Keyes. J. N. Hunter, C. S. Hudson
and Dr. D. E. Hunter, were by no
means unanimous. '
t Committee Splits.
A. J. Kroenert. of tjie Bend Flour
Mills, declared that his vote would
be favorabfe. "Bena's former ex
perience In railroad construction mat
ters has been that we derived little
benefit from the money spent in con
struction," be said. "This has been
because we were at the tail end ot
construction, with some other city
gaining the profit. If the line is
built from Klamath Falls, the 'same
will hold Vt,ue, but if Bend Is at the
head end ot construction, this city
will have an Immediate advantage
from the railroad payroll, and with,
the added railway service, will be
came a center for Jobbing establish
ments. The improvements made In
cident to railroad construction will
more than take care ot the Interest
on the bonds."
Keyes Opposed.
J. P. Keyes, of the Brooks-Scanlon
Lumber Co., came out flat-footed,
against immediate construction.
"When the war is over, prices on ev
erything will be lower, and the road
can be built at much less expense.
It's a matter of business economy.
At the present time. I do not believe
the game is worth the candle."
Dr. D. E. Hunter, president of tbs
Central Oregon Bank, was unwilling
to be quoted. "Because of the large
interests with which I am connected,
both the Central Oregon Bank, and
the Bend Co., I feel that it would
be Improper for me to make any
(Continued on page 3.)
REVOLUTION IN
UNCONFIRMED RUMOR SPREADS
IN BEND, WITH EMBELLISH
MENT OF KAISER'S ASSASSINA
TION ATTACHED.
MBy United Preu to tho Bend Bulletin) :
NEW YORK, March 20. Rumors
of a German revolution are circulat
ing through America, and have been
hoard for several days In financial
circles. The United Press is receiv
ing Inquiries today from all parts
of the country. Word was received
that the same rumor is current In
London.
Similar reports which circulated
in Bend today, emanated from a tel
egraph message overheard at the do
pot today in which tho rumor was
montloned. Telephone calls poured
into The Bulletin office all after
noon, but by 2 o'clock the rumor
had grown until It was reported that
Kaiser Wllhelm had been assassin
ated. ' .
GERMANY RUmDR