The Bend bulletin., April 23, 1917, Page 1, Image 1

THE BEND BULLETIN
THM WEATHER
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DAILY EDITION
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UKNI), DEttCIIUTEH XUNTV, OREGON, MOMMY AFTERNOON, Al'ltll. if, JOI7.
NO. lie
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CITY CRUSHER
UNDER LEASE
10
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OUTLINE OF
FOR BEND ELKS
ALLIED PLAN
TO BE GIVEN
ORDERS RECEIVED TO
ORGANIZE.
CONTRACT IS RATIFIED
BY BEND COUNCIL.
LIQUOR PROBE WILL BE
INCLUSIVE.
ALLIES LOOKING 10 U. S.
. FOR FOOD, STATEMENT OF
' BRITISH COMMISSIONERS
CHARTER
INVESTIGAT
OPENING 0 INN
NO IMMEDIATE NEED
FOR TROOPS.
EXPERTS CLOSETED
HrttUli Pool lilt tor War KxMrlrnco
Willi American llriiourci Uuplil
Capture of HubmarlnrM by
Hlratrgam llrMrtxl.
' lly GKorgn Martin,
(United I'nm Huff Correspondent.)
WABIUNOTON, I). C, April 23.
Tho Alllo want food from tha United
Mates mora (linn anything else. Thin
furl Htood out above everything else
unending the Initial reception of
Kortilxn Secretary Arthur Balfour,
( -of tho British conimialon to tho
I n Hnd Rlaloi. American and British
expert plungod directly Into tha
lullon of tha prolilani. "Thara la no
Immodlute concern In rgard to lift)
Mending of troop to Europe" It woi
-offlclnlly stated.
Secretary Balfour conferred with
President WlUon, wbllo Proldcnt
Cunllffn. or the Hand of England,
met Secretary of tho Truaaury Mc
Adoo. The naval expert! wore clo
'ti'd with Hncrntary of tha Navy Dan
Ida, nn (I Rrltlah military man with
tterrotary of War linker. Tho blllor
war experience of the Brltlah, and
tho woalth and reaourrofulnea of
.America ara being pooled.
"There la no Kronen, no Hrltlah
nnd no Italian food shortage," one
member of tho eommlaalon utatiid.
, "'It la all one great quoatlon. White
Knglnnd la not abort on food, all li
not well with Prance and Italy. With
them the ihnrtage la acuto."
Tell of Hulimnrlne War.
Membera of the eommlaalon anid
Hint 20 auhmarlnea with their crown
had been captured on April 10, tin'
' ilny before the pnrty allied for lliln
country. "They .weren't exactly cap
(Contlniied on lnl tinge. t
. FOLEY PRAISED
E
ACTION IN OFFERING FREE WA
TKH FOR FOOD PREPARE!
NKHH MARDENH, IIHINUN COM
MKNT lllOM EXECUTIVE.
BY WITHYGOMB
Cnmmondlng tho action tnkon by
tho Ilnnd Water, Light ft Power Co.,
through Ita mnnnger, T. II. Foley, In
nilowlng free wator for back yard
gardens In the food proparodnnaa
inovomnnt, Governor Jnmea Withy.
-combo hua written to Mr. Foley prnls-
' Ing tho atund takon by tho local com
pany. Ilia lottor, recolved toduy, is
na fnllowa:
( "Tho Public Sorvlco commission
Ima Juat shown mo your tologrnhi
rccnlvod In reply to tho suggoBtlou
which It sont out, that tho wntor
nervlco corporntlona hnd a patriotic
opportunity lor sorvlco In mnking
Hpoclnl Irrigation jrntos to school
'Children for vacant lot nnd bnck yard
Intnimlvo farming, with a vlow to
linlplng Incronso tho national food
supply. I soo that you have gone
the suggestion ono bettor and stand
ready to glvo froo wator sorvlco for
Hiich uho, nnd Hint In addition you
will ill ho supply froo sned.
. "I want to congrntuluto you hoart
f,l lly upon the splondld patriot lc.ac.Uon
you nro taking. It Is a notnblo ex
ample for a public sorvlco corpora
tion to set and It should linvo n fine
stnto wldo effect. As I hnd first
suggratod tho possibility of moklng
V special water rates for tho boys and
KlrlB' gnrdons, 1 foel ospncially In
terested In tho projoot, and am sin
'rornly gratlflod at the good load you
hnvo snt In tho premises.
"I think tho peoplo of Ilond nro to
bo enngnttn luted upon the oppor
tunity Which Is given thorn through
your company's public splrltofl action,
nnd I trust that full nflvnntago will
Jio tnkon of It."
CONGRESS UPHELD
IN ENACTMENT ON
O.&C. LAND GRANTS
I'Vrrlc-t'luinilwrliilii Act, Involving
.MIIIIiuiN of Acrm, Hiuictlomsl
by Hiiprcnie Court.
(lly United Preen to th llend Bulletin)
WASHINGTON, I). C, April 23.
Tho United State supreme court to
duy docldad In fuvor of tho govern
m ii lit In tha fu in on a Oregon and Cali
fornia railroad lund grant cases. In
volving millions of acros in Oregon
and Waahlngton.
' The court In Its doclaion upheld
tho Korrls-Chamborlulii act, giving
the government tltlo to the land with
the proviaion that tho railroads are
puld 12. GO un ucro.
SUPER-DREADNAUGIIT
ADDS TO U. S. NAVY
New Mexico lllnplurc J12.(MM Ton,
anil Will Carry 12 Gun of 14.
Inch Calibre, When Armed.
(Ut United rrwm to th Bend Bulletin)
NBW YOKK, April 23. With a
grim lack of ceremony, typifying the
war period, the aupor-dreadnaught
New Mexico, America's first leectric
driven battleship, was launched in
llrooklyn Navy Yard today. Only a
small crowd of omployes and officials
aaw tho launching, the public being
excluded.
The New Mexico dlaplncea 32,000
tons and will have 12 guns of 14-Inch
calibre.
CONGRESS EXPECTED
TO PASS DRAFT BILL
(By United Pna In the Bend Bulletin)
WABIUNOTON. D. C, April 23.
After disposing of tho war loan ques
tion Congress went Into the final
stages of tho problem of 2,000,000
men. It Is bclioved thut both houses
will tuko some final action cither
Thursday or Friday, and that con
scription, In some form, will pass in
both tho House nnd Sonalo.
TURKISH RELATIONS
WITH U. S.. SEVERED
(By United Preee Is the Bend Bulletin)
WASHINGTON. U. C, April 23.
Turkey has broken rolntions with the
United States, Minister Stovnll at
Homo, advised tho State Departmont
today.
DO YOU KNOW HOW
TO TELL THE RANK
OF U. S. OFFICERS
(By United Preu to The Daily Bulletin)
WASHINGTON, D. C, April
23. Not one civilian out of a
hundrod can toll an officers
rnnk by. his Insignia. In Hiobo
war dnys, when an offlcor is
roqulrod to woar his uniform at
all times It's easy to toll tho
rank if you rotnembor the sim-
pie allegory. '
GonoralB have stars on their
shouldor straps-; colonels hnvo
- an oagla; nontenant colonols
- have a maplo loaf; majors an
oak lonf; captains two bars;
- first' llautonants one bar, and
socond lioutonauts no bar at
all. Tho allngory:
Tho second nontenant enters
tho sorvlco at the bottom, with
tho future boforo him, honco
ho has no designating mark.
Tho lioiUonant has climbed ono
bar of tho ladder, honco one V
strlpo on his shouldor strap.
When the captaincy has beon
reached ho has climbed anothor
bar and wears two stripes. Ovor
the two bars comoB tho oak
leaf and above It tho maplo.
Soaring mnjnstlcally above tho
trees. Balls tho eagta and In the
blue vault of tho honvona abovo
- all others nro tho stars the
loaves tho major and nontenant
- colonel, tho oagla tho colonel,
and the stars tho general.
Ilallolliig on Muny .Vaiiic Will Tuko
I'liK'u Hnlurduy Nlglit l)lK-imu-tiitn
unci IVriiiaiient Orgnnl
zutlon In New I'ulurc.
Thut tho estubliahmcnt of an Klk
lodge In Bend is actually assured,
wuh tho stutement mado this morn
ing by Vernon A. Korbca, who hua
been especially active In the securing
of a dispensation from the grand
officers of the order, authorizing the
Ilnnd Klks to proceed with their or
guulzutlon. Election of a tempornry
chairman and socrotary will take
place Saturday night, the exact place
and hour to bo announced later, ac
cording to proaont plans. At the same
tlmo applications for membership
which nro now on file, will bo vot
ed on.
The permanent organization of the
lodge will bo effected at anothor
mooting to bo held on tho arrival of
the dispensation, as a charter can
not be formally granted until the
mooting of tho grand lodge.
Application Muny.
At tho present time, more than
100 Elks and others who signed the
charter petition are In Bond and the
vicinity, while applicants for mem
berahlp In addition, total nearly 200
The harmony which haa been dis
played In tha work for the charter
through Central Oregon, was em
phaslzcd this morning by Mr. Forbes
as being one of the most definite ex
ample for some time past, of co
operation between communities In
Deschutes and in Crook counties.
No actual arrangements have been
as yot made for a lodge hall or club
rooms, but It Is understood from var
ious sources that tho purchase of
tho building now occupied by the
Emblem club may be the solution of
the problem In case a low enough
figure Is granted by the present
owner.
SEA ATTACK AGAINST
RUSSIA IS PLANNED
Two Ciorninn Hquudrons, With Trans
port m. Reported to lie Kn Route
to I'oMltlon on the llultlc.
(By United freea to the Bend Bulletin)
PETHOORAD, April 23. The
Gorman battleship and cruiser
Buundron has left Lilian, peraumably
to attempt nn nltnck behind the Rus
sian lines from the Battle, according
to official word received from Riga.
It is reported thut another German
warship squudron Is en route to Rus
sian Uultic positions, ' Balling from
Kiel.
A mcBBiigo from Rlgn stated that
n number of transports accompanied
tha squadron.
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Photo by American Press Association.
Bnlloro on a United Stntca drendnnught getting their physical exercise,
one of the forms of training required to make a finished modern soa fighter.
If, C, und If. W. Kichemeyer and H.
(J. Fiu-rlii HucceNxful lllddpra
Five ('out a Yurd Royulty
To Hlurt Huiid Plant.
Meeting In special session Satur
day night, the Bend city council en
tered into formal contract with F. C.
Klchemeyer. II. W. Elchemeyer and
II. 0. Karris for the renting of the
city rock crusher and the purchase
Of crushed rock from them for street
Improvements, at the rate of $1.25
a cubic yard. A royalty of five cents
per yard will be paid by the contract
ors on all rock handled by the ma
chine and furnished to the city, and
10 cents a yard on all material of the
kind furnished to all other corpora
tions, or Individuals. ,
With the passing of the charter
amendment which Is one of the issues
at tho coming election, providing for
the establishment of Improvement
districts, the royalty will be paid in
effect by each district contracting
for surfacing material, as the total
price will be paid by them, the royal
ty going to the city Itself as rental
from the districts, for the use of the
crusher.
To Start at Once.
The only other bid for the use
of tbo machine was from R. I. Stew
art and W. B. Baker, but this, while
offering to furnish rock at $1.25 a
yard, provided only a five cent roy
alty for all rock prepared, for what
ever purposes it might be used.
Setting up the machine Is to start
Immediately, and plans are on foot
by the contractors for the addition
of a pulverizer, to be used In manu
facturing fine sharp sand for con
crote and masonry work In Bend.
Auto trailer dump wagons will be
used by the contractors In dlstrbut
Ing the material.
A petition from the Tumalo Beef
Breeders' association was presented
to the council, asking that immed
iate notification be made to the for
estry department of any stray stock
found In the city, and asking that
fines for any cattle taken up, be re
mitted. The petition was granted
In bo far as the notification was con
cerned.
NEW RECORDS HIT
IN GRAIN MARKET
(By United Prees to the Bend Bulletin)
PORTLAND. April 23. With bids
of $2.35 a bushel being made here.
May wheat sold today at a price of
three cents higher than any ever be
fore recorded. Actual cash sales,
with interior shipping points the ba
sis, wore made at $2.37 and $2.38
a bushel. Barley sold for $55 a ton,
both high records.
FIGHTERS ARE MADE
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J?i I
Hcventy-flvo Wltnemie Hubponacd to
Testify In Hearing Krglnning
Tomorrow Morning Grand
Jury to Learn Facta.
ComDlaints which have been made
since March 17, Intimating a viola
tion of the state liquor laws In con
nection with the opening of the Pilot
Butte Inn on that date, will be heard
before Justice of the Peace J. A.
Eastes, beginning at 10 o'clock to
morrow morning. This was the state
ment this morning of District Attor
ney H. H. DeArmond, who declared
that the Investigation Is to be made
In Justice to the people, the city,
county, and state officials, and to the
management of the hotel itself. More
than 75 witnesses are being sub
poenaed. The probe is to be conducted with
the chief aim of finding out how, and
through what agency liquor was
brought Into the hotel, Mr. DeAr
mond Btated. He asserted that it
had been his Intention to bring the
matter up at the session of the grand
Jury which was to have been held
this month, but the postponement of
the meeting of that body until next
fall necessitated action at this time.
A quiet investigation of the matter
has been conducted through his of
fice for a period of time covering
the last month.
The results of the hearing, which
Is expected to cover several days.
will be preserved, and .submitted to
the grand Jury as soon as that body
convenes.
WAR IS WAGED ON
RABIES IN TUMALO
Government Trapper Makes Good
Showing Against Coyotes Rabid
Brute Meets Match in Gander.
In the endeavor to stamp-out rabies
in the Tumalo section, representa
tives of the Biological Survey are
waging relentless war against the
coyote, chief carrier of the dread
disease. Already seven adult ani
mals and 16 pups have been taken
by one trapper in the vicinity.
The latest case of hydrophobia re
ported was that of a dog belonging
to. R. H. Bayley. The disease de
veloped in a virulent form and the
animal had to be killed.
A rabid coyote met his match, how
ever, when he attacked the geese on
the farm of Frank V. Swisher, it
was told today. An aged gander
took up the combat with such vigor
that the coyote fled, being later
killed on the ranch of G. M. Couch.
INTEREST QUICKENS
IN MAY FESTIVAL
Candidates arc Named for May Queen
Hippodrome to Be Scene of
Pretty Affair May. 1.
Interest is quickening in the May
.Festival to be given In the Hippo
drome on the evening of May 1. Mrs.
G. W. Shriner has obtained Parson's
Peerless Orchestra for the occasion.
Nominations for May Queen closed
Saturday night with the following
candidates in the field for the honor:
Louol Reed, Inett Byberg, Mary
Brick, Margaret Shreder, Rose Hun
nell, Harriett McCuen, Gladys Bran
denburg Susie Kelly, Florence Hun
ter, Frances Steldl, Grace Bothrell,
Florence Gilson and Marie Woods.
Votes for May Queen may be cast
at any of the following places of bus
iness: Hippodrome, G. W. Horner,
Owl Pharmacy, Reed & Horton, and
Mannheimer Brothers.
SHEVLIN-HIXON TEAM
WINS PRACTICE GAME
In a practice game played yester
day afternoon at the Bend ball park,
the, office force from The Shevlln
Hixon Company defeated the Brooks
Scanlon office men, 7. to 1.
FRENCH LEADERS TO
MAKE DISCLOSURES.
HUGE BATTLES RAGE
Nivelle Win Foothold In New Of
fensive, and Repulses Counter At
tacka English Winning; In
France and Against Turk.
By Henry Wood,
(By United Pro to tha Bend Bulletin)
WITH THE FRENCH ARMT
AFIELD, April 23. Germany has
completed the most disastrous week
In her history of the war.
French leaders permit me to say
that next week a clearer nature of the
great allied offensive .will be unfold
ed. Since last Monday, Nivelle has
effected the capture of more than
100 guns. Twenty thousand Ger
man soldiers hare been imprisoned,
20 large villages and many hamlet
occupied, and 50 square mile of
French territory retaken. More than
100,000 Germans have been killed
and wounded.
Two great battles are raging to
day, one along Chenin des Dames,
and the other around Moronvillers.
Although the French are attacking
the two strongest positions of the
German line, Nivelle has already won
footholds, and repulsed violent coun
ter attacks.
Ml'CH BOOTY RETAKE.
LONDON, April 23. Over a wide
front on both sides of the river
Scarpe, General Haig has resumed
the British drive against the enemy,
reporting "satisfactory progress."
The remainder of the village of
Trencanlt has been captured. Head
quarters unofficially report the cap
ture of the towns of Gaunappe and
Gavrelle. Vast quantities of booty
are being captured along the entire
front.
On the southern front, the British
forces again defeated the Turkish
army to the northwest of Bagdad,
it is officially announced. Saturday
the enemy evacuated the remainder
(Continued on last page.)
LOST CHILDREN
IN
BOY AND GIRL WHO RAX AWAY
FRIDAY NIGHT LOCATED YKS
TERDAY AFTER SEARCH PAR
TY IS ORGANIZED.
After their parents and city of
ficers had searched for them for
more than a day's time, Harold, aged
eight, and Thelma, aged seven, the
children of H. J. Svenson, of this city,
v.tre found yesterday morning In a
tent back of the Lawrence bulldii.s
on Wall street. The children ran
awny from home Friday night, lit
a fit of temper because their parents
would not take them to church. For
an outfit they took with them 16
eggs, a can of condensed milk, a loaf
of bread, and a box of matches. The
little girl wore a pair of her broth
er's shoes. The children had appar
retly suffered no harm from their
adventure.
Sunday morning after all oftorta
to find the missing youngsters hal
been In vain telephone calls were
sent out with (he intention of recruit
ing a search party, and the tire
alarm was rung for the same pur-,
pose, it being feared that the chil
dren had met with soma accident.
After thoy were found, It devoloped
that they had gone on similar ex
cursions before, and had manfestnd
rio' ability In bolng able to Bhift for
'.In niHolves. '
Mr. Svenson Is recently of the Sal
vation Army,. and Is .In Bond for the
purpose of establishing an Independ
ent mission. '.