THE BEND BULLETIN
Till: WF.ATIIKIt
Tuhlght mill 'i'liiiiorriiw, prnb
ulily fulr.
V() I
iiknd, 1)i;hciiiti;h county, Oregon, Wednesday ai tkr.voon, .march ai, 1017
NO. HH
,
DAILY EDITION
W PUNS
GIVEN 11
BY GAB I NET
ALIGNMENT WITH THE
ALLIES, KEYNOTE.
CONGRESS TO MEET
ITcliliMit Cull Extra Hmmloii Dec.
lurnttim or War May H ''"l
.let All Powllilllly (if IVuro
Now Hihmiih Gone.
Illy tlntUxt Trem to the Bend Bulletin)
WASHINGTON, D. '., March M
Mcnilx-r of Hie Uulilnrl till uftrr
noon outlined llio probable, room if
melon to bo pumuixl by Hi" Rvrrti
mrtil In the eiutn of war Willi Ger
many. "Alignment with the Allies,
rrl.MU.hiK llin llrllUll anil French
fleet patrol III tb' WcMern Al
I nn lie mill lh okiiIiik of Ainer
linn porlM In llii- Allies for all pur
hw, were among the main step
inrntloni'il it likely.
WASHINGTON. I). C. March 21.
Prunldonl WlUon Iibr called an extra
session of Congress for April 2. Il
linn decided to meet Germany's af
front on tho high seas with swoop
Inic action. War loom to be Just
ahead, nil Coiigrcsn will bo akod to
consider uKKrcsslvo steps ngnlnst
Germany.
Willi a slate of wnr admittedly
existing bh tint r'ull of nubmnrlno
attacks on American merchantmen,
ii ih'i'litriitlun of wnr msy be tho flmt
iiiiloii of Congress. Tho pomtllilllty
jf avoiding hoitl littles bun been ap
parently kllli'it.
Tho President's declslonln based
on n tremendous appeal Trom tho
country for revenge for (inrniuiiy's
killing Auiorlcnn rlilxen. and do
Almitlon of American properly. It
In rcitillcd lluil n year hko the Pres
ident told liln udvlhiim thut bn be
lieved Hint If America entered the
world struggle, tho wnr would lor
iiilnnlu within n few inonthii.
Senator ('hniiilmrlnln dm: I a rod to
day Hint. h will confer wlih tho
President noon In rognrd to universal
in 1 lit n ry trululiiK. mid other propur
nines moosiiru.'
SEVEN ARE KILLED
IN HEAVY STORM
lllr ltntll I'rna tnth. Il-n.l llullrtln)
MTTLK HOCK, March 21. Sovon
were killed and eight Injurod In a
tornado which raged at llulmark this
morning. Practically nvory building
In tho town was raxed to the ground.
IS ARRESTED
whoij:hai,k impiuhonmknt is
MAOK IN Ul'HHIA IX)It Ul.Fl'HAI.
TO KKCiKJMZK T1IK IMtOVlsl
ION A I, dOVKKNMKNT.
(My tlnlM I'reu to the ltcnd Dullttln)
LONDON. March, 21. A special
'dispatch from Potrognid today dn
elurod Hint tho provlHlonnl ' govern
ment liaH orderod Hint tho formor
Wkiar und Czurlmv hnvo bnon dnprlvod
or tholr llhorty Ami tnkon to Tsarltoo
Holo. Other dlmmtches said that tho
rr.nr "would soon rejoin his fumily
ut Tsurkoo Belo."
Apparently tho new Kusslnn gov
vriitnont bognn wholosulo arroslB of
royalty Immediately nftor nnnoiinu
Ing a political amnesty. Hevoral high
-dignltnrleR or tho' church were ro
portod arrostod, presumably thotio
who rotusnd to ronoiiiico tholr ul
leHlanco to tho, nnyollst roglino.
Kluff advlcog stntod Hint tho clorgy
tliuro lormally rocognlzod tho now
govornmpnt,
Tho provlBldnil govwnmont In in
nkiiHo donroelng gonoral political
nmnosty hns alio cbhflrmed previous
ainnouncoments of a eonstltutlon for
Tlnlnnd, and ordnrod an Immedlato
snooting of tho Finnish diet.
FORMER CZAH
JOHNSON HEADS
ATHLETIC CLUB
nUILOING COMMITTEE
REPORTS.
Itoiiif Arimlciir Atlilcllc Club, u a
I'lYIIIUIIIMlt Organlwillon, Kitw
Prepare t'nrry Gyiniin
I II in l Completion.
Tho llen'd Amateur Athletic club
not on n workliiK IiiihIn hint nlKlit an
a permanoiit ornnnUntlon, with tho
ndoptlon of tho coimlltuHon und by
law Hubiiiltlnd by the coinniltteo
eleeted lit tho luat moiitliiK and the
election of offlccim for tho oiihuIiik
year.
Carl A. JoIiiihoii, raahier or Tho
Hhevllu-lllxon Company, and for hov
nral yearn Intimately Inleremeil In
tho bullilltiK HP of a lurxe and active
memliemhlp of tho IlemldJI Amateur
Athletic club, of IlemldJI, Mlnnenotn,
will elected preBldent without op-
piiHltlon. Other offlccrB elected
worn Kmc! A. Woelflen, vice preal-
dnnt; board of directors, II. K. Al
len, director for one year. T. II. Fol
ey, director for two year a, and K. 11.
Htoelir. director for three your. Tho
nocrotury and trenaurer will bo ap
pointed by the bond of dlroctorv at
the rirnl meetliiK or the board.
ItlillilliiK Coniinlttco ltmrlN.
In order to obtain opinion from
the member prenent tho building
cnnimlttee, throuKh I-eo A. Thomas.
architect, Bubmlltod a tentutlvo re
port upon the progress or the work
that has been accompllahcd to duta.
Accordlmc to the preliminary figures
submitted, the ityiiiiinslum building.
70 runt by 114 reel, will cost approx
imately (8,600. - In bo far as there
has been such a Krcul demand by
Hie members for a swImmlliK tniiK,
flKures were submitted to show a par
tial approximate cost for this fea
ture. Kxcluslve or tho hcntliiK fea
tures necessary to completo the tank
.Mr. Thomas estimates that tho pool
will cost about 14000, and as to the
iheutlliK and plumbing, the commit
tee will ho prepnred to submit an
j approximate flRuro nt tho next regu
lar mcciiiiK next Mondny nlp.hl
the Km bl em club.
As the present plan provides, tho
hulldltiK will virtually be a three-
story structure. In the basement will
hn the swimming pool, GO by 20 feet,
(Continued on Inst page.)
ELKS' CHARTER
I'KTITIO.N IIV MM'AI, LOIMJK MKN
TIKNKI) OVF.lt TO DISTUICT
KKI'I'TV ItltAIHiF.Y FOR HIS
APPROVAL.
That tho work undertaken by local
Elks to scctiro a charter for tho
mumhers or the nntlarod herd hero Is
progressing moBt satisfactorily Is tho
report of Vernon A. Forbes, who wns
Instrumental In compiling much of
tho data sent to tho grand officers
or tho order, with tho charter peti
tion a few weeks ago.
Mr. Forbes has recolvod word that
the mattor has now boon turned over
to tho district deputy, C. O. Brndloy,
of Portland, and apparently no ob
jections hnvo boon mndo to ditto, Mr.
Forbes HtntoB,
Mr. Hrndlny'B recommendation, it
Is understood, will bo sutflcntn'. to
warrant a dispensation he I ng Issued.
No charter can he granted until the
natioiinl convention in Juno.
TAFT GIVES HIS FIRST
PREPAREDNESS TALK
ny United PreM to Uie Bend Bulletin?1
RICHMOND, Vu March 21. For
inr Prosldont William Howard Tnft
nrrlvod horo todny 'or tho first spooch
In his "Paul Rnvoro" tour of tho wor.t
and south, to nrouso tho spirit of
patriotism mid propnradness In thoso
sections.
Mr. Tnft will go from horo to
GrooiiHhnro, N. O. Ho will work his
way south and west to Oklahoma. City
whore ho closes his tour tho last of
this month, returning east April 1.
LOOMS NEARER
Do You Favor
the Straho
In order to got ut the public Bontl
iiiiuit In respect to tho proposed Btra
li or ii homl Ihhuh or $100,000 to In
BUrn Hid beginning or construction
thlM summer, tlinre Ih printed below
u coupon votn which every voter In
urged to clip und send to Tho Hullo
tin with li Ih r liolco marked. Please
bIkii yir bnllot unit Bend to The
Bulletin ut onco.
Strahorn $ 1 00,000 Bond Issue
YES. NO
MAHK (X) CHOSS AFTER SIDE VOTED FOR
Signed
Question -
SHEEP IMPRISONED
liY HEAVY STORMS;
SUPPLIES ARE SENT
Adam Kot'mun to Invc Tomorrow
to Aid Ills Hons With Flock on
IMne Mountain Hlilge.
Klvo hundred head of sheep In
charge of Charles and John Kotz-
m it mi are marooned In tho deep snow
on Pino Mountain ridge, and are
rapidly running short of food, It was
reported at the ofrice or the Des
chutes national forest this morn
ing. M. W. Mathlnsen has left Bend
with a truck load of supplies, and
Adam Kotzmann expects to leave
Ttcnd tomorrow morning to aid his
sons In caring for tholr woolly
charges.
It mny be round necessary to build
sheds to shelter tho sheep, V. V. Har
pham. assistant forcat supervisor,
announced today.
REMAINDER OF INN
BLOCK TAKEN OVER
Property IIO l.y 210 Feet Will He
Put Into Tennis Courts for
I'se of Hip Ouoti.
, Making her first visit to Bend to
attend the opening of tho Pilot Butte
Inn on Saturday night, 'Mrs. Lester
It. Brooks, whoso son, Philip R.
Brooks, owns tho hotel, bos been so
impressed with the location and fu
ture possibilities of the town that
sho bus Insisted that the remainder
or tho block on which tho hotel Is
situated bo acquired. Sho has tlioro-
foro purchased tho lot from 11. J.
Ovorturf mid will give it to her son
In connection with tho successful In
auguration of his hotel enterprise.
Tho property which Mrs. Brooks
is buying lies on Wull street beyond
tho present Inn property and has a
considerable grade down from the
street. It is Mrs. Brooks' intention
to park it and build tennis courts
for tho uso or guests or tho hotel.
Other portions of the lot In tho rear
or tho Inn aro now being put In shape
for lawns and gardens.
Tho new lot Is 110x210 teet In
size and gives (ho hotel a complete
block for oxpnnslon.
FRENCH ARMY STRONG
Ciin.se of Right mill Clvlliziitioii In
centive, DcclurcH Premier.
(By United Tren to the Bend Bulletin)
PARIS. March 21. "Wo are now
in a position where wo can fight with
undiminished strength as long as
nocossary, having what Our enemies
do not hnvo, tho sontlment that we
aro defondlng the causo ot right, and
or civilization," was the declaration
mndo today by rremlor Rlbot, In his
formal cublnot address.
REVOLUTION RUMOR
BELIEVED UNTRUE
(By United I'roM to the Bend Bulletin)
AMSTERDAM, March 21 Rumors
of n German revolution which circu
lated in tho stock exchange hero to
dny, nrousod Intense excitomont. Un
interrupted communication by wlro
and railway and tho regular nrrlvnl
of German papers, Indicated Hint tho
roport wns unrounded.
, t
FIVE AMERICANS ON
VIGILANCIA DIED
(By United PreM to tho Bend Bulletin)
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 21. r
Flvo Americans died when tho Vlgtl
nnela wns sunk, tho U. S. consul at
Plymouth reported.
or Oppose
rn Bond Issue?
Because there I" considerable mls
undorstuiiding about tho matter, a
Hpueu hiiB been left on the coupon
on which iiucHtloiiH relatlnx to the
propoHiid bond Iiihuo and other rail
road mutterH may he aiiked. All
(iieHtloiiH will h aiiBwered In The
Ilullutln. Where local Information
la not xufflclcnt to ive ttdeijuate
uiibwitm, thuy will bo obtained from
Mr. Htruhorn.
EX-CZAR IS GIVEN
CHANCE TO ACT IN
MOVIE PRODUCTION
American Millionaire Offers Nicholas
$3000 u Week to Appear in
"lleblnd the Throne."
(Br UnlUd Prraa to the llend Bulletin)
NEW YOKK. March 21 Louis
Selznick, millionaire movie producer,
today cabled Nicholus Romanoff,
former Czar of Russia, offering him
a salary of (5000 a week to come to
America to appear In a film entitled
"behind the Throne."
TO ASK XKW TKF.ATY.
WASHINGTON. D. C. March 21.
American will undertake the nego
tiation of a new commercial treaty
with Russia after recognizing the pro
visional government. Ambassador
Dakimstoff formally notified th
State Department today that the new
regime Is established.
CONTINUE SWISS AID
Cjcrniuii Submarine Blockade Inef
feet he In Culling Off Food.
(Rjr United Pmi to the Bend Bulletin)
PARIS. March 21. Denys Cochin,
blockade minister, today told the
United Press that the Allies have
agreed to continue the re-victualling
or Switzerland. Ho made the an
nouncement as showing the ineffect
iveness of the German submarine op
erations. Ho has Just returned from Switz
erland where he has been studying
conditions.
GERMAN RESISTANCE
BECOMING STIFFER
(United PreM StnfT Correspondent)
LONDON March 21. The Ger
man retreat has apparently reached
tho "Hindenburg line" todny. In
spite of this, however, stltfer resist
ance Indicated that tho Germans are
preparing to make a desperate stand.
STANDARDIZATION OF
MUNITIONS PLANNED
(By United PreM to the Bend Bulletin)
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 21.
Tho munitions standardization com
mltteo of the National Defense Coun
cil mot Secretary of War Baker be
hind closed doors this afternoon, to
plan for immediate co-opcrntlon with
private munitions concerns.
I. W. W. MADE THREATS
PRECEEDING KILLING
(By United Pn to the Bend Bulletin)
SEATTLE, March 21. Numerous
Everett policemen testified today
that I. W. W. speakers made violent
threats at street meetings before at
tempting the Invasion of Everett, at
the time thnt Jofforson Board, sher
iff, was killed.
NORWEGIAN VESSEL
IS TORPEDO VICTIM
(By United Trem to the Bend Bulletin)
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 21.
The Norwegian freight stenmor,
Dttvongor, on rotito to Rotterdam,
wus torpedoed March 14, it was
learned here today. Tho entire crew
wns saved. Ono American, Robort
Bragg, of California, wns aboard. ,
RIOTING REPORTED
IN BERLIN STREETS
(By United Prem to tho Bend Bulletin)
AMSTERDAM, Mnrch 21 RumorB
of serious rioting In Berlin requiring
the presence ot troops, circulated this
afternoon. It was reported that many
dotachments wore called trom the
trout to pacify the rlotors.
BEND
ELECTION
L
DEPARTURE IS MADE
FROM STATUTE.
Council Kliortens Time for Initiative
niid Itcfcrendum, to Facilitate
l'iusat;e of City Funding
liond Ordinance.
Instead of being governed by the
cumbersome statutory provisions reg
ulating the Invoking of Initiative or
referendum, Bend now has a sys
tem all Its own. A charter amend
ment providing for the change was
passed last night under an emergency
clause by the city council in special
session, on special request from
Keeler Bros., of Denver, In connec
tion with the $16,000 city funding
bond Issue, in return for which the
Denver firm Is to take up the city's
warrant Indebtedness.
The chief change made is that 10
days Instead of 60 Is required for
preliminaries In the holding or an
initiative or referendum election.
the time belng shortened to allow
the bond issue to be authorized as
soon bb possible. It la also pointed
out that the new provisions will be
or considerable aid In case or an
election to authorize a (100,000 bond
issue to insure the commencement
ot construction on the Strahorn rail
way rrom Bend.
Would Alter Seal.
The communication rrom Keeler
Bros., In which the recommendation
was made, also asked that the city
change Its otficial seal, so as to read
Deschutes county" Instead of Crook
county'
Other matters considered by the
council consisted of business left over
trom the previous meeting. The
ordinance regulating license fees for
pool and billiard rooms, on a grad
uated scale, was passed, the new dog
muzzling ordinance was officially ap
proved, and the ordinance providing
a (5 license fee instead of the (2
fee hitherto levied for boxing and
wrestling exhibitions, wa passed.
City Engineer Robert B. Gould
was authorized to begin work on
plans, specifications and estimates of
cost for tho construction of sewer
lateral No. 30.
All members of the council were
present.
ROND ISSUE IS
HEXD RESIDENTS DEEPLY IX
TERESTED IX RAILROAD POS
SIBILITY VOTING CHANCE IS
OFFERED BY BULLETIN.
Will the (100,000 bond issue to
insure Strahorn construction this
summer, be passed?
This was the uppermost In the
minds ot most Bend residents this
morning, and incidentally the chief
topic ot conversation throughout the
business district. Knots of men
gathered on the streets and in shops
discussing the advantages to Bend
of the proposed move, and wonder
ing what action would be taken in
the matter.
To give everyone In Bend a chance
to register his opinion on the bond
Issue, The Bulletin 1b printing on this
page, a coupon simplified ballot. .
If you have an opinion on the
question, either favorable, or un
favorable, cut out the coupon, mark
an "X" after "yes" or "no," accord
ing to your attitude on the subject,
and mall or bring It tof he Bulletin.
Ballots should be signed, to insure
against duplication.
FLYWEIGHT BOXER
IS HURT AT FRONT
(By United Prew to the Bend Bulletin)
LONDON, March 21. Young Dan-
do. ot Newcastle, flyweight champion
of Northern England, hs boon badly
wounded on the firing line in North
ern France. Dando is a shifty little
boxer. His best fights were against
Jimmy Wilde, who shaded him three
times over the 20, 15. and 10 round
routes.
CORN BETS RECORD.
(By United Preu to the Bend Bulletin)
CHICAGO, March 21. Yellow
corn sold today tor . (1.14 a buBhel,
the highest in history.
AW SIMPLIFIED
VITAL QUESTION
I0W
ON $1,000
BONDS SOON
COMMITTEE IS GIVEN
TILL NEXT' WEEK. .
INTEREST MOUNTING
Large Crowd Attends Commercial
Club Luncheon to IH.wuhh Ques
tion lMge Improvements
are Expected Here.
Demonstrating the keen interest
which tho proposed (100,000 city
bond issue for the Strahorn line has
aroused In Bend, more than 70 gath
ered at the Pilot Butte Inn this noon
at the weekly luncheon or the Com
mercial club, and nearly an hour was
given over to a discussion of the ben
efits to be derived by such a step.
Although the special committee com
posed of A. J. Kroenert, J. N. Hunter,
C. S. Hudson, Dr. D. E. Hunter and
J. P. Keyes was scheduled to report
on the matter, a week's additional
time was asked and granted, to al
low for more thorough Investigation.
In support of the bond Issue, it
was pointed oat that the construction
of 40 miles ot road, as promised by
Mr. Strahorn, would result in the
creation of (1.000,000 in new values
in the county, reducing the taxes on
other property, that city Improve
ments would increase tremendously,
that by connecting with- two more
competing lines, and with through
transportation assured, Bend would
have a much better chance for an
adequate car supply in the future.
It was also mentioned that at least
one, if not more, Portland wholesale
houses are certain to be established
here if a road through to Klamath
Falls Is constructed.
Rate Question Ruiscd.
S. L. Wiggins, freight and passen
ger agent, declared that a point which
should be settled, is whether or not
LBend will be the point on which
rate readjustment will be based, and
added that there should be assurance
given ot a through connection. In ad
dition to the 40 miles south from
Bend, and the equal length ot line
north from Klamath Falls.
J. A. Eastes stated that he con-,
sldered (100,000 mild indeed, in
comparison to the (300,000 being
put up by Klamath Falls.
A. J. Kroenert, speaking on the
rate phase, pointed out that this mat
ter would rest in the hands ot the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
but as a member of the investigat
ing committee, had nothing to say.
Must Not Lose Chance.
F. Dement, president of the club,
pointed out that after (S00.000 had
(Continued on paga 2.)
SUPPLY OF FOOD
AUTOISTS HAVE THRILLING EX
PERIENCE I TRYIN'G TO TAKB
PROVISIONS TO CONNELLY BY
FOX BUTTE ROAD.
Cut off by heavy snow from the
usual supply of provisions from Bond,
the residents of Connolly, In the Fort
Rock section, are - rapidly running
short of food. It was reported here
today. A relief expedition compris
ing three auto loads of supplies In
charge of George Stoke, M. W. Math-
eson, Jim Dunn, F. D.- Freestone,
Sam Dixon and Joe and Charles An
derson, attempted to reach the town
via the Fox Butte road but were
unable to make any headway through
the deep drifts.
Stalled near Fox "Butte, the party
sent Charles Anderson ahead to en
deavor to find a way for them to get
through, but ho returned the next
morning, both hocls frozen, and no
suggestions to offer. ' Late at night,
when several miles from camp, he
had attempted to seek shelter in the
huge mall box ot Frank L, Watklns,
a homesteader in the section, but
waa too large to gain entrance.'
SNOW CUTS OFF