The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963, March 31, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text-iEr THE BEND BULLETIN 1 ". VOU I HKND, DKMCHUTKH (X)CNTV, ORKOON, HATt'BDAV, AFTERNOON, MARCH 81, 1017 NO. 97 NEVi GERMAN RAIDER TAKES HEAVY EL OF: SHIPPING. STI DRY TOLD BY SURVIVORS '11 VESSELS SUNK BY "SEA ADLER." NORWAY'S FLAG USED Many On Merchant Vewwil Drowned Crew I'nually IniprlimnMl IWw fore Hlilps Would lie Hunk, Itariare the Hurrlvors. lly II. II. Ilohrrfson, (United I'rM Hull Correspondent) HIO DK JANEIRO. March 31. Two hundred and sixty-five men and two women, survivors of 11 steam- hlpa and aalllnK vessels sunk In the Atlantic ocean, were brouiclit Into port today with another amazing ierman raider atory.' The now raider, according to their account, la a windjammer, with aux iliary ennlnca. It (Ilea the Norwegian flag, and la heavily armed. Bur vlvors dxrlure that mimy on board the II wlit ik which wnro auuk, wore drowned, or lost on the sinking wis. The raider li named the "8na Ad' ler," with fount Luchuer command lng. It la hellovod to have left Uor ninny nliout December 'ill. Moat of 1ta victims were aunk near Trinidad according to the survivors. The present wherenbouta of the raider can not be determined. HiitinivUiiM Kiwort-I. Members of tho Gorman crew told the Hiirvlvora that aubninrlnoa escort ert tho "Bea Adler" from Gormany In Irelnnd. The raider carried an 18 mouths supply of oil. munition and supplies of all aorta. In moat runes tlio raider flow the Norwegian flux, and alxnallud her prnpncilve victim that she desired to apeak. When the unsuspecting vic tim atopped with the "Hea Adler' In pertorl range, the German (lug would bo unfurled, and fire opened Aa toon aa an overhauled vessel sur rendered, tho Germans linprlaoned ihe passengers and crow, and aank tho vessel. SINKING ENDANGERS LIVES OF AMERICANS (Hr United Vnm to Ik Rend nulletla) WASHINGTON. II. C, March 81. 'Two more Americana wore Imperiled .end perhnpa anmo loat In the un warned torpedoing of tho llrltlnh freighter, Crispin, and tho British -steamer, Snowdon. Mauy Americana wore aboard. PACIFISTS TURNING INFLUENCE FOR WAR (llr United ProM to the Bond Bulletin) NEW YOIIK, March 31. Tho strength of paclflat Influences him turned suddenly In fnvor or war, Thoy hnvo plunnod the Amorlcnn K'.ommltten of War Finance, headed by Ames I'lnchot, to place tho entire burden of tho war on thoso with In comes of more than $5000. FEDERAL LAWS 1ST BE KEPI DIHTRKT ATTORNEY DESIRES INFORMATION CONCERNING PERHONrl THREATENING PRES IDENT OF NATION. Inntructlona wore received today by Dlntrlet Attorney H. II. DoArmond from tho Federal DlBtrlct Attornoy In Portlnnd, asking his co-oporntlon In tho otiforcemont of tho law pnssod by Congress In February, providing for tho punishment of persons who make threats against the President Mr. DoArmond staled this a f tor- noon thnt It would be tho policy of his office to co-oparnto to the fullost oxtont In tht matter, and asks thnt Any such cobos occurring In Doschtttes county be promptly reported to him ARMY OF BRITISH SWEEPING ALONG SEVEN MILE FRONT lly William I'lillllp Hlinuw, ( lly United Prtw to The Illr llullrtln) WITH THE IIMTIBII AIIMV, Murch 81 The British have swept, forward a mile, along a aeven mile front In the lleudl- court region, seriously menac- lug the Important Oermun baso at Ht. Quenlon. Plvo cities, Hondloourt, St. Emllle, Vor- maud, Marlevllle and Boyecourt, wnro eapturod. , TO ORGANIZE LEAGUE AT MONDAY MEETING - Central Oregon OrgnnbuUjou, Includ ing Culver, Hhevlln-Hlxm, Mod ru, Prlnevllle and Ilend. Action that will probably result In tho permanent organization of a Can tral Oregon baseball league will be taken Monday evening at a meeting srhedulod to be held In the Emblem club, at which offlclul repreaentatlves of Culver, Madras, i'rluovllle. Bond and The Shevlln-Illxnn Company will bo present. A temporary organization was ef fected last Tueaday evening to con aider some tentative mattors and It Is expected that these have been at tended to, so that tho matter of a schedule for the summer season may be doflulfoly decided on. The outside towns, Prlnovlllo, Cul ver and Madras, are very enthusiastic about the proposed leaguo and tho towns will glvo their organizations considerable backing to make It success. Ilend will probably have two teams, one representing tho town and the other representing The Blicv- lln-Illxon Company. Tho latter con cern has already begun mobilization of speedy diamond material and will aoon bo roady to go into the field for spring practice. A large attendance of townspeople Is urged to bo prosont at this meet lug to create enthusiasm In tho pro posed league. REFERENDUM PETI TION IS APPROVED dlr United Vnm Is the Bend Bullttln) BALKM. March 81. Petitions In voking tho referendum on tho ster ilization bill were approved as to form today. The reforondum Is also to be Invoked on the measure reduc ing tho terms of school directors In districts of the first class, to three years. GEORGE-SOMMERS GO LURES MANY FANS Mpcclul Car Goon Hundny Kvlnlng to Portland to Hee Hlx-Iloiiml Go Ilend Favorite Confident, At least 25 boxing tans will Jour ney to Portland Sunday, evening by a special car -to attond tho Billy Goorgo-Al Sommers six-round go, under the auspices of the Rose City Athlotlo club in Portland, Tuesday evening. The feeling here Is that Goorgo will give Sommors, the pride of tho Robo City club In the middle weight class, a whirl he has not had I na long time. Goorge has boon renting until tho last two days and will go Into tho match against Som mors in tine shape. Much interest is being shown by tho Portland boxing fans about the Idaho bearcat, who has been annex ing sculps with alarming regularity to his belt. Sommers is considered to bo the boat that Portland has In tht) professional cntogory nnd a snap py go is expected. ; Tho Bend funs who hnvo signified tholr Intention to tnke tho special car ore Dr. O. L. Couslnoau, Ed. Lyons, A. L. French, Guy II. Wilson, 10. O. Logan, Floyd Douthlt, E. F. Logan, J. Bnkor, "Spec" Woods, J. Ryan, Chas. Carroll, L. Walton, M. H. Horton, Dennis Cnrmody, L, W. Doudlnh, Louts Doonnr and George F. Hoover, A largo crowd expects to attend from Prlnovlllo. ' . SEATTLE'S MAYOR IS EXONERATED ON LIQUOR COMPLAINT nx Unite! Preee to Th Dally Bulletin) SEATTLE, Murch 31. May or GUI, Chief of Police Ruck inghain and Detectives Pool man, Doom, McLennan and Peyser wnro found not guilty of conspiring to Import liquor Intp dry territory. The jury was out 13 hours. When the verdict was read, luwyers for tho defense wept. Gill at flrat was emotionless, then broke down. , AUTOISTS PERFECT ORGANIZATION TODAY might Clianges Mixta In Constitution and Dy-luwa, and Now Com mittee Authorized. Further details of organization wore worked out today when the Bend Auto club members, 30 strong, gathered at luncheon at tho Pilot Butte Inn. Reports by the. coimtltu tlon and by-laws committee were adopted with slight changes, It be ing decided on the recommendation of Roscoe Howard to change an Init iation fee of $1. Duea will be $4 per year. President H. J. Overturt was auto orlzed to appoint a committee on a club emblem, and another to recom mend duea for the riders' auxiliary DEAD CASE IS UK.N'I) ATTORNKVH M t'HT ARGUE MOTION IX ANTI-DIVIHION SUIT WRITING FOMT-MQRTKM CHAP TKR MONDAY. Although the county of Deschutes Is firmly established by legislative ct and the proclamation of the gov ernor of the state, as well aa by the results of popular election, tho quo warranto proceedings Instituted in the name of the state through Gus E. Stadlg, of Lower Bridge, are go ing merrily on. This In spite aUo of Hie fact that Mr. 8tadlg. private plaintiff In the action, has withdrawn his name from all connection with tho case. N. G. Wallace and M. It. Elliott. Prlnovlllo attorneys, who originally represented Mr. Stadlg, falling to recognize the passing of time and events, have made no withdrawal of the complaint, and another post mortem chapter will be written Mon day when Altorneya H. H. DeAr- this afternoon, "fir I have other Ing for the county, will go to Prlne vlllo to argue their motion, made before the legislature established Deschutes county, which had as its aim the striking out of certain por tions of tho complaint. "I wish thoy would got tired of tholr llttlo Joke," Mr. DeArmond said mond and Vornon A. Forbes, appear things to do besides going to Prlne vlllo to argue over a doad suit." NOVKMST FOINDINO KTORKS LOS ANGELES, March 31. Upton Sinclair, novelist. Is backing 'a co operative grocery nnd provision store Just oponed In Pasadena whicn nos for Its announced purpose the reduc tion of the hlEh cost of living. Lator othor stores are to be established YET UNBURIED Stupendous Amounts Spent By Belligerents in Europe ly Gconro Murtln, (United Prau Staff Corrwpondcnt) NEW YORK, March 31. Tho end of the British fiscal year and the clos ing of subscriptions to the new Ger man war loan fell -on the same date, today, bringing Into the llmollght the staggering totals of cash spent on the war thus far by these two bol llgerents. England has spent more than Ger many, hor total to date bolng nearly 19 billion, or $18,769,240,000. Eng land estimates she la spondlng ap proximately 127,907,700 a day In hor tight to whip Gormany. Germany has spent $16,750,000, 000 In her attompt to whip Englnnd. This Includos four billion dollars sought In tho now Gorman loan, sub scriptions for which olosod today. It was last December that the British Counsellor of the Exchequer BBkod for the Intost $1,948,000,000. At tho saino timo tho call won out for a million more men of nil ranks. This million mon brings the total numbor of British subjects undor nrma and In training up to five mill ion. Germany has approximately ton LAND 10 I BENHAM FALLS LAND IS DESIRED. AFFECT 9,000 ACRES Head Commercial Club Committee Wins Prombte to Hack Kettle' InterNt Arnold Company J Will Flgurp Largely. SALEM, Or., March 31. (Spec ial.) Nine thousand acres of land east of Bend will be recommended for" release from the Benham Falls segregation by the Desert Land Board as result of 1 1 - request of repre aentatlves of the Bend Commercial club, who appeared before the board here Friday afternoon. The board's action was unanimous. The balance of the aegregatlon wilt be kept in tact In the hope that the federal gov ernment may be persuaded to un dertake Its reclamation at a late date. in presenting the matter, the Bend representatives, R. W. Sawyer, S. C Caldwell and W. D. Barnes, first asked that the board request the In terior Department to throw open the whole segregation to homestead en try.' The board waa disinclined to favor .this proposal, however, and the smaller elimination was suggest ed and agreed upon. - Arnold Ditch Plays Part. ' The lands covered by the agree ment lie in a compact body adjoin ing the Bend-Burn road and con tiguous to the Irrigated lands under the Pine Forest lateral of the Ar nold canal. Maps and figures were presented to the board, showing the possibility or Irrigating this tract from the Arnold system and it was this fact that led to .the action taken In order to Insure the reclamation of the land and to place It In the hands of settlers in units of proper size for irrigation It will not be thrown open to direct homestead en try. Instead a plan will be evolved for a' co-operative arrangement for reclamation between the Arnold Company and settlers on the land Tentative plans are baBed on an ar rangement similar to that under which the Swalley ditch lands were reclaimed. Betterments Made Possible. Besides making homes tor 50 ad dltlonal families in the Bend section the plan la expected materially to benefit the Arnold project by mak lng possible nocded betterments in Its canal system. In the discussion of-the whole mat ter State Engineer Lewis created con siderable amusement by suggesting that the main project should be kept Intnct In order thnt it might be Ue velopde by "Interned Germans. million mon under arms and In train ing. . England estimates that she has 3,219,000 women In war sorvice and other occupations. The British cas- ualltlea dally In killed, wounded and missing are estimated at 38,uuu. Casuallttes tor all belligerents in killed, wounded and missing since the beginning of the war to date are estimated at approximately Zd.ooo, 000. Of these casualities Germany has suffered slightly more than four million, England slightly more than two million, France about three and a half million. It 1b estimated thnt England's In terest on her present war dobt for one yoar Is well over $200,000,000. Gormany and France face deficits In proportion to this. For months Uormany and Englnnd have boon mobilizing hundreds of thousands of women to work either dlrootly behind tho fighting linos, elsowhore along the fronts or at home In what is known as civil war ser vice. The voluntary period of en listment for this service expires in Germany today, and tomorrow com pulsory sorvice will bo Inaugurated. 1 GYM CAMPAIGN STARTS HAY CLUB ACTIVITIES LOOM . UP BRIGHTLY. New Gymiuuiium Will lie Center for Community's Functions Ie iiiandji for Swimming Tank -Women Have Privilege. A strenuous financial campaign will take place next week when the committee of the Bend Amateur Ath letic club appointed by President Carl A. Johnson sets out to raise the funds necessary to assure the completion of the club, as provided In the plans which will be submitted in definite shape by Lee A." Thomas and Guy H. Wilson, members ot the building committee. It Is felt now that the building will cost considerably more than was originally planned. It Is also recog nlzed that if the gymnasium meets the needs of the local people as It baa been planned that Its proportions and facilities for accommodations must be greater than mere gymnas ium features. The significant feature attached to the structure is that It will be able to offer entertainment facilities for all organizations that may desire to U8e it. For theatricals, and enter tainment It will have a large and well Dronortloned stage, which will carry such necessary apparatus and electrical wiring as will make it valu able for any kind of performance. The gymnasium proper, 40 by 70 feet, with walls 40 feet high, will have Ideal proportions to perform the physical functions that it will be called upon to give. The gym nasium will also be used tor socials, dinners of considerable size, and will have a large seating capacity for en tertainments, and will be devoted to Innumerable purposes. On the sec ond floor near the front of the build lng - will be recreation rooms for billiards and pool, a library and lounging room, part of which will be maintained by the Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company and The Shevlln Hlxon Company for Its men. The library and lounging room will be open at all times to the general pub lic. Swimming Tank Popular. In the basement, as planned, there will be the swimming pool, showers lockers, bowling alley room and the kitchen. It Is quite thoroughly set tled now that the swimming tank shall comprise one ot the features of the gymnasium, as there is almost unanimous demand tor this accom modation for grownups and children. That a plan may be evolved soon whereby the Bend Public Schools may have access to the gymnasium Is now being worked out. There Is a strong sentiment among the members to admit women to the privileges of the club without mem bership in the organization. The or ganization would be in the nature of an annex, permitting membership upon the payment of a nominal $5 a year fee. It is likely that definite action favoring this move' will be taken at the meeting Monday night at the Emblem club. May Employ Director. ' Feeling that the activities of the club will cover such a wide scope as to need a man specially adapted to carry on the work, the club will probably .consider the employment ot a man to handle the direction ot the organization. In this connection. It is the desire of the schools to broad en the field ot work In the high school this coming year to Include manual training. Superintendent F. Thordarson has In mind and has been In communication with an' applicant at the Oregon Agricultural College, who has had both manual training practice and has been engaged in physical culture work and gymnastics at the school under the direction of Dr. Brown. The name ot the appli cant has not been made public, but Superintendent Thordarson says he has the personal endorsement ot Dr. Brown. One of the most difficult features which seemed to face the organiza tion at it? last meeting was the mat ter ot developing the swimming tank and maintenance of a heating plant, the cost of which would entail too great an oxpense In maintenance. It is understood that the lumber com panies have suggested a substitute which will greatly reduce the over head cost of maintenance, and this suggetlon will probably be advanced at the meeting Monday evening. That the membership may be known within a reasonable time, It has been suggested thnt a definite time be set for the closing up ot the charter membership, ThlB date may be set for early In April. VI EXISTS RECOGNIZED BY GERMANY ZIMMERMAN'S SPEECH SO INTERPRETED. WILSON MAY QUOTE Expected to Have Significance la President's Message Mexican ' Relations Now Amuming; Large Importance. (Br United Prw to the Bend Bulletin) WASHINGTON, D. C, March 31. Germany may have already recog nized that a state of war exists be tween the United States and Ger many, according to the interpreta tion placed by the State Department on a speech given by Seceretary ot Foreign Affairs Zimmerman. Zimmerman said: "The United States can hardly deny us the right to seek the allies, when it has prac tically declared war on us." The State Department points out that von Bernstorff knew in the middle of January that a break was certain be tween the two countries, because of the contemplated - submarine ' cam paign. President Wilson is expected to use Zimmerman's remark in the course' of his war message. Carranza Distrusted. ' .As the entrance ot the United States Into the world war draws near, Mexico, even more than Germany, -is eneaeine the attention of the eov- ernment. Carranza has never disclaimed an interest In Germany's contemplated alliance with Mexico. Germany will renew its attempt to ally Mexico against the United States, it Is be lieved, for there Is no expectation that the Teutonic1 power will adopt; a defensive attitude toward the Unit-a ed States. It Is assumed that if hostilities be- gin, it will be impossible for America to maintain friendly relations with. Germany's allies, Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria. . .-. It was announced today that the War Department has completed! a definite plan for raising an army at -short notice. The details of the plan were not given out. EXTRADITION GRANTED (Br United Prcw to the Bend Bulletin) SALEM. March 31. The state government today granted the extra dition ot Lawrence Walker, arrested in Astoria." A Washington warrant against him charges gambling and bootlegging. Walker claimed that gambling Is not an extraditable of fense. BE PASSED QIJ ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOB A Tnrn.AR m.RrnriK vn.t. nil SUBMITTED AT REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL. , Preliminaries for the issuing ot $16,000 worth of funding bonds to place the city of Bend on a cash basis will be rusbed through at the regular meeting ot the city council Tuesday night, following the receipt ot a letter today from Keeler Bros., ot Denver, by City Recorder H. C. Ellis, specifying the necessary pro cedure for legalizing such an Issue. The Denver firm is to take over the bond issne in order to liquidate the city's warrant indebtedness. . An ordinance to submit to the voters a charter amendment provid ing for the Issuing ot the funding bonds, will constitute the necessary step at the council meeting. It Is expected that the Ordinance will be passed under an emergency clause. Ten days' time will be necessary fol lowing this, before a popular elec tion on the question can be held. ' CITY BONDS TD