The Bend bulletin., May 26, 1917, Page 1, Image 1

THE BEND BULLETIN
TUB WKATIIEU
Tonight and lomorrow cloudy,
with westerly wlnilH.
DAILY EDITION
IIKM DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 2, 1I7
VOL. 1
NO. 143
LARGEST CLASS IS GRADUATED FROM BEND HIGH SCHOOL
OLD Gil! DEBT
CLASS OF 190
IS
OF
LEAVES SCHOOL
e
A)
tLAST ORDINANCE FOR
HONDS PASSES.
"EDUCATION" TOPIC OP
EVENING.
DISPOSED
Offlchib. Hlgn Refii"""K
ii'iviniiiit of Newport Avenue to
Cost l,H7l Sprinkling
Ordinance Goes Through,
. With dinner tlmo rapidly upprouiii
InK, mouthers of tliu Hnnd city ciiiki
I'll stood ngtiuKt til 1 x inoniliiH, when
n HO pugn ordinance emtio up for
Jlrnt read Iiik, mid after n few psgua
hod Iiiiiiii hoard, tlio hiilnncii was
passed vir on tho doelurutlon of
-City Attorney Unusrin anil IUrnnbr
II. ('. Ellis. Hint limy liuil moil tho
bill mill liuil foiinil notliliiK to crit
icise In It. Tim ordlnnnio, Intro-
duccd by I', A. (Illniorn, of Keulnr
: Bros., Iioml dealers, nml constituting
tlm lam step to be taken liy tho coun
cil III disposing f tliu city's 1 1 6,600
wit mint Indebtedness In exchange
) for i-lty bonds, was passed, mid tliu
' lunula worn signed by tliu city officers
this afternoon.
Wlmn Newport avenue In Improvnd
from tho Deschutes to the city llm
Hit, It will rout 1 0.870.40. accord
Iiik to nn estimate submitted by City
KiiKlni'iir Robert fl. (iould. An n
petition fur tlm grading anil cinder
Iiik of tho roud hits been In for nirniii
1 1 in . thn council authorized Ilia Ink
Iiik of th licit slop specified by tho
city In fur Blurting tho .proposd
work. Mr. Gould's ntutciimul win
accepted.
Either oil or' water, according to
tint preference of property ownoru
on n given street limy bo used to lay
tlm dust In Bend till" summer. In
tlm provision made In mi ordinance
Introduced by tho street rommltton
mid paused with llttlo discussion,
Tlm ordinance gives the council pow.
c to make lovlim nn property to pay
Tor such sprinkling, Instead of using
tlm old subscrlpllonlun.
Tho council paused a sanitation
ordinance KitviirnliiK scavenger work,
and, other matters which wnro sug
gested, chiefly along: tho street Im
lirovomont line, woro held over until
tlm next mooting.
City officials present wore Mayor
V: V. Caldwell, Recorder II. C. Kllln.
Attorney C. fl. Benson, and Council
nmn John Htnldl, Clydn McKay, Louis
lleunelt, A. Edwards, C. V. Silvia and
K. I', Broslorhous.
r Quakers will bar
SLACKERS IN WAR
Dr Unlud Prm to the Bend Bulletin)
NKW YORK. May 26. Qua ken
Kitn't he alackor. and it rent rush
of young men of conscription ago
In ndopt the toilets of thn Quaknr
faith ha resulted. Tho 8orlety of
Friends la planning to bar all con
verta of nillltnry ana for the period
of tho war. . .
WOODEN AND STEEL
SHIPS TO BE USED
(tie United Preen to tit Until Bulletin)
WASHINGTON. I). 0 May 26
"Wooden aa woll aa stool ahlpi will
bn Included In tho United States ship
building program, Representative.
Harrison told tho Ilouao today, fol
lowing conforonco with tho chair
man of tho shipping board.
i
men will
BEAR WAR TAX
$118,000,000 GROSS HA I, KM LEVY
LIFTED BY SENATE COMMIT
TEE, AND Ml'HT BK RAISED IN
SOME OTHER WAY.
By United l'rcu to the Iltinil llullotln)
WASHINGTON, n. C, May 20
. Tho coiiHiimer will bear thn burden
Mif thn government'B 1,800, 000, 000
rnvoniio bill, If thn Honnto Finance
ooinmltto purauoa it ft proannt courao.
Tho policy was mlopled iodiiy of nx
clitdlng ki'obb Rnlna tnxcH, und now
II lion t 1118,000,000 lllilHt be rnlsed
In aoino other ninnnnr,
Tho Hennto committee atruck from
tlio bill flvo per eent tuxea on tho
fmlcB of niitomnhlleB, trtioks, tnolor
cyclos, blcycloa, wngnna, mid tlron.
A Hiilmtlttito IIcoiiho on molorcyclo
mini Riito owiinrs la planned.
Tho mirtiix rnnglng from 10 por
cent to in ore than $40,000, to 4li
per eent for mora thnn $1,000,000,
vim ollnilniitoil. ,
nni Pi urn urn
bUHDU
IS
(iOVl.UNOtt JAMKH WITIIYCOMBK
WIUTKH IIK.M) COMMKBCIl
(1,1'H I'BGI.NU I'ASHAtilO OK
' 1111,1, TO BKTTKlt ROADS.
Another boost for tho $6,000,000
rond bond Issue, passed by tho legU-
latiiro, and referred for popular v;itc
at tho spoclul election on Juno 4
was received this morning at tho or
flco of CoiiiniHioliil Club Manager II
J. Overturf, In the shupn of a letter
from Governor Juiues . Wlthyeombo,
strongly nndorslng thn mensiiro. Gov
ernor Wlthyromlie writes as follows:
"I nm very glud to go on record
again favoring tho bond Isauo. Much
of tho objection to this measure is
duo, I nm confident, to misuiidor
stnndlng, and I am suro that almost
all of us, If we will look at tho matter
dispassionately, would -realize tho
benefits to every portion of tho stuto
which would 'accrue from tho enact
ment of tho proposed law,
"I especially foul that It will work
for the' best Interests of tho agri
cultural' districts, as tho eoBt of pay
ing tho interest and retiring the
bonds will bo homo entirely by auto
mobllo owners, and, rb you know,
tho overwhelming preponderance of
automobiles aro In tho elllus. In
other words, ' tho country districts
will recclvo .their Rhnro of the direct
benefits of road Improvement .under
thn bond Ihbiio, whflo nctunlly bear
ing n vory Inconslilerahlo proportion
of tho cost, will in addition ho nhlo
to titlllKO their own regtilnr county
rood funds for 'tlio needs of local
roads, and under tho proposed ptim
tho slnto funds will euro tor tlio chief
highways.
,. ."I npproclntn tho Interest that Is
being tnkon In your soctlon In this
movement and slnceroly hopo that
tho voto of IleRclnttos, our youngest
county, will ho favorable. Vory truly
yours. JAMIGS WITHYCOMnK,
Governor.
ITALIANS PROGRESS
ON THE CARSO FRONT
(Hr Unltnl Prcn to the Honil Pullctln)
HOME, May 20 Italians enpturod
3RO0 Austrluns and mndo fnrthor
progress on the Cnrso front, It was
offlelnlly hnnotmcod today. Much
war mntorlnl was enpturod,
00
SSUE
WELL ENDORSED
MciiiImth of the KruituutHiiK cIbms of the Ucnd HIrIi Heboid, who lat nlfflit received their diplomas at the school
commencement excrclxcN, are aa follow, reading; from left to right: Top row Evelyn Bedlent, student
body iiretddcnt; Margaret Thompson, Hubert Fulton; Second row Marie Brodterlious, claiw vice president,
and valedictorian; Kranoes Thom)ii, Mary Mnstcr, Rime Hunnell, cluas secretary. Third row Ralph Curtis,
Percy Htevens, claas treasurer; Aleck Mersdorf, Mac Green, Hattlo Dick, Gertrude Reynolds, Dorothy Miller,
Ixtwell Henderson; Ixmer left hand corner, Ruth Vandevert, class president and salutatorian. The class exceeds
In number by five,. the rlass of 1010, when 12 were giaduatcd here.
BODY OF SENATOR
REACHES PORTLAND
(Br United r-rcu lo the Bend Bulletin)
PORTLAND, May 26 Tho body
of Iho late Senator Harry Lane ar
rived hero this morning and - was
bomo through the stroots, accom
panied by a guard of firemen and
delegations of prominent citizens.
Tho body lay in stato from 1 to 5
o'clock this afternoon.' The funeral
will bo on Tuesday. .
MANY TO REGISTER
FOR CONSCRIPTION
Twenty-eight Hlgn I'p lit County
Clerk's Office, nm! Many More
. Kxcctcd This Kveulng.
.That registration tor conscription
by thoso who will not he In Bend
on Juno D, and by transients In tho
county, will bo extremely heavy to
night Is tho prediction of Miss Kl
ennor Whltmoro, based on thn tuct
that total registrations already have
reached 28. In addition, many re
ported last night after office hours,
seeking to record tholr names, and
It Is for theso, who are detained by
work during the daytime that the
clerk's office will bn open from 7 to
9 o'clock this evening.
CLERKS ARE NEEDED
BY CIVIL SERVICE
i:aiiilniitioiiH for ( Iciicnl lield .Ser
vice Will lie Held In Bend on
liini) 10 Is Announcement.
Tho United States Civil Service
commission announces that special
first grado clerical examinations for
tho field service will bo" held in this
city on Juno 16, 1017, for tho pur
poso of securing ellglbles to meet
tlio probnblo needs of tho govern
ment service for clerks,
Persons with a knowietlgo of
transportation' work, wholesale cloth
ing or grocory business, or financial
work, aro urged to compete In this
examination, as their experlonco
would bo valuable to tho government
nt this tiino,
tio usual onirnnco snmry lor mis
position Is $000 to $1000 per an
num. Promotion deponds upon dem
onstrated fitness of persons appoint
ed. Applications and full informa
tion regarding examinations may bo
secured from the Loenl Secretary,
Board of Civil Sorvlco Exnmlhers.
PJ
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f 4fl
SLAVS SEE FORMER
RULERS TILL SOIL
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Romanoff,
Aided by Children, Planting
Potatoes In Palace Yard.
(B United Fim to th Bend Bulletin)
PETROORAD, May 26. Mr. and
Mrs. Nicholas Romanoff, until a short
tlmo ago Czar and Czarina of Rus
sia, have Joined the "back to the
soil" movement. Aided by the Misses
Romanoff, they are planting potatoes
In tho palace park. '
A big audience watched the seven
erstwhile members of royalty, wear
ing peasant clothes and doing peas
ant work.
PLOT TO DYNAMITE
GOVERNMENT DEPOT
Interned German Seamen Arrested in
Time to Block Attempt In Bru
zilluu Capital.
. RIO DE JANEIRO, May 26. Cap
tain Vending and eight German sea
men from an interned German ship
attempted to dynamite a government
depot here last night, and were ar
rested. The tremendous excitement
resulting has added greatly to the
war spirit.
Brazilian ships are now patrolling
the Atlantic, and the Brlsllian gov
ernment is continuing secret discus
sions on tho International situation.
U. S. SAILOR GIVEN
BEND HIGH DIPLOMA
AT COMMENCEMENT
Rohei't Fulton, on Furlough ns Ap-
1 prentice Heninaii, Completes Stud
ies nml Finishes, With Class.
For the first timo In tho history of
tho local high school, a sailor In the
pay of' tho United States navy was
graduated here Inst night, when Rob
ert Fulton was handed his diploma
by City Superintendent Thordnrson.
Sevoral weeks ago young Fulton
loft for Portland and enlisted in the
navy as an apprentice seaman, but
so henvy a domand for training
camps has been mado since recruit
ing stnrtert that ho was given nn In
definite furlough, and told thnt ho
would bo called as soon as new train
ing quarters woro oponed. Immed
iately returning to Bend, ho resumed
his work In ,the high school, caught
UP on tho work he had nlased bo
cause of his trip to Portland, and
formally eompletod his high school
course with tho other members of
his class Inst night.
rl
GERMAN AIRMEN
IN DEADLY RAID
SEVENTY-SIX BRITISH NON
COMBATANTS KILLED THREE
INVADERS BROUGHT DOWN BY
BRITISH PLANES.
, By E. L. Keen,
(United Fresa Staff Correspondent)
LONDON, May 26. Sixteen Ger
man aircraft made the bloodiest Teu
tonic air raid since the beginning
of the war. Details were given out
today by the admiralty.
The official casualty lists fix the
number of dead at 76, Including 2'7
women and 23 children. One Hun
dred and seventy-four were injured,
including 43 women and 19 children.
The Royal flying corps battled with
the invaders as they were crossing
tho channel, bringing down three of
the German airships. No damage
was done to the British aircraft.
The raid occurred over the south
east coast, the damage being con
fined principally to one town. The
admiralty announced that the Brit
ish conducted an air raid on the aero
drome at St. Dennis, dropping many
bombs.
BRITISH IMPROVING
' POSITION ON SCARPE
(By United Preas to the Bend Bulletin)
LONDON, May 26. The British
have slightly Improved tholr position
on the River Scarpa, General Haig
reported today, revealing a contin
uance of the general lull on the west
ern front.
Word received from Paris indi
cated continued quiet, with the ex
ception of another advance around
Mount Cornlllet, where 120 Ger
mans were tnken prisoner. Artillery
fire is still active.
GOVERNMENT STARTS
BIG SPY HUNT TODAY
(By United PreM to the Bend Bulletin)
WASHINGTON. D. C, May 26
The greatest spy hunt since the Civil
War Is on. today. Every Investigating
agent of the government Is engaged
in endeavoring to forrot out the per
son or persons who tipped off Ger
many to tho departure of the Amor;
lean destroyer floet in time for tho
submarines to mlno tho ports of their
arrival.
Dr. George B. Van Wntcra Gives Cora-
mencement Addrcna Hcrvlco
Medul Goea to Craig Coyncr
.Many Awarda Made.
Members of the high school class
of 1917, numbering 17, formally
closed their preparatory educational
work last night when commence
ment exercises were hejd In the aud
itorium of the new school. The
awarding of scholarships and med
als by Principal 1 Eric Bolt and the
summing up of the year's develop
ment in the Bend school system- by
City School Superintendent F. Thor
darson, were additional features of
the evening's program. A large aud
ience attended.
Speaking from a stage decorated
with flags and greenery, and daint
ily gowned girls, the Rev. George B.
B. Van WaterB, D. D., Episcopal mis
sionary to Eastern Oregon, delivered
the commerfcement address, taking
for his topic "Education," and de
claring that In prejudice is found
the greatest obstacle to successful
educational work.
Asks Individuality. ' ' '
The training of the child, be as
serted, should begin 100 years be
fore birth. ; "The hiBtory of the race
is contained in each child , that is
born," be pointed out, "and Just
what path is to be taken must de
pend on the realization by the Indi
vidual of what he or she really Is.
You can't all be' presidents. There
are not enough presidential terms to
go round, but each of you may de
velop individuality, and with health,
confidence, and peace, make real
achievements and be of real service
in this life which you are Just be
ginning, and which you will never
finish."
Musical numbers given during the
evening Included a selection by the
girls' glee club,' a piano solo by F. S.
Francis, and a duet by Marie Bros
terhous and Mary Linster.
Service Medal Awarded.
To a sophomore, Craig Coyner.
was made the highest award which
It is possible for the high school to
bestow, the service medal given by
the First National Bank. The selec
tion ot young Coyner was made, Mr.
Bolt explained, on a basis ot his
work in the school, his home, and
in the community, a vote of the stu
dents having accorded btm the first
plice as far as the school was con
cerned. Triple "A" pins for perfect
attendance and deportment and
scholarship above 90 per cent, fur
nished by the Central Oregon Bank,
were given out to the following:
Lydia Sherer and Hlla Brick, fresh
men; Ida Niswonger, sophomore, and
Mary . Sherer; Junior. Ruth Vande
vert received the Whitman college
scholarship, Dorothy Miller the
scholarship offered by Willamette
University, and Mae Green a schol
arship giving a choice from six col
leges and universities in the northwest.-,'
Tennis medals were presented
to Arthur Norcott for winning the
singles at Redmond, and to Norcott
and Percy Stevens for taking , the
doubles.
School Growth Shown.
, Before the presentation ot diplom
as, Mr. Bolt read a letter from Presl-
(Continued on Page 2.)
HOME TEAMS 10
EMORE
BEND AND THE SHEVLIN-HIXON
TEAMS SCHEDULED FOR TO
MORROW'S GAME MERRILL
AND DIETERS TO PITCH.
For tho first time since the open
ing ot the Central Oregon baseball
season, the Bpnd players and . tho
Shevlin-Hixon nine will meet tomor
row afternoon on the local diamond.
The game will be Called at 2:30
o'clock. Merrill and Johnson will
constitute the battery which will
start the game for tho town team,
while Dieters and Clifford are ex
pected to open the contest for the
lumbermen.
The first game played between the
two nines who will mix it tomorrow,
went extra Innings, and in fact, three
out of the four games played qn the
local diamond this suason have 'ex
ceeded tho minimum. Fans are bet
ting even money that tomorrow's
strugglo will pass nlno.
M
OG