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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1917)
THE BEND BULLETIN Til 10 WIOATHF.Il Fair nml Warmer Tonight anil Tomorrow. VOL. 1 TO BEND-LA TINE WORK WILL BE LET. irw-Mllr HI retch of MiuikIiimi In luikn County A Nil ( Hi' Laid Hiix'irinlliiii for Cunlrnc torn are Itorrlvitl. Rids fur (tin work on tho slate highway noil III from Ucml will lie opened In Hulnni oil AuKUHt 7, by Ihn Htntn Highway commission, accord Ing tu advlrn received till" mornliiK from 0. Ed. Honii, aocrntury for tha hoard. Tho Improvement was u it em red several weeks ago by the ap proprlatlon of 117.000, and advcr tlsrmcnts calling for bids for Ilia cindering of a paftton of the lleud l.a Pine road ara now lining pub, llahed. In addUlon to tho work on Tho Dalles-California highway, the notlro cull! for bid on a three-mile stretch of macadam road on Ilia Central Oregon highway between Lnkcvlew .und Paisley. A ropy of the lilKhwuy rnmiuls- jilon's specifications for thn Improve inenta on tho llt'iid-l.a Pino Improve ment. wna received thla morning nuil may be seen at Tho llullolln. office by those Intiiresled. Illda arc AUrd. Thn notice to contractors which In lift us Issued In a Portland Iradn lnlly. la reprinted here for thn ben flt of Central Oregon reader: Mealed W.U will be ree.Ued by Iha ' stale Hlahwey r.iffltnlMkn of the Atau of (Vnrua at H.wm inl. Capital llulldlnr. Salem. Oregon. uhIII 1 i. m. Atutunt 7 It'll, it the folhewlnir marauamlgad jobei t-ake County, that portion of tha Central Oreann Hhrhway between 1-akevUn aril VaUlev In the vU-lnlly of Crooked Creek, a riuUnr af S mile, la.fl. maradam. No hill will be eofwti tared unleea esrorn. ranted by raah. bidder' bond, or certified 'heck for an amount euual tu at leeat five IM per eent of the total amount of lh bid, A rorporete aurety bnnd will ba re quired fur the faithful performance of the eontraet In a turn iual tu one-half the total amount of tha but Proposal blanka and full Information 9trr hidden may ba obtained at the nfflre f In Hlata Highway Commlulon nnd, tha Bute lllahway Eiuflnoad In U liiato llnuaa, at galrm. Oroaon. J I'lana anu auerlUcatlont tn-l f'wpt f contract may ba aaan at tha tame ilar or may ba obtalnnl man llw uVi..lt of ItM. TIm rlaht bl raaarvarf to rajort tny l.r alt uroiioaala or lo arvi4 tha rmMal lwml brat fur tha Htato. tlTATK IIICHWAY COM.MIKSION. HTATB OK OIIKtiON. 8. IIKNHON, Chairman. W. I. TIIOMI'MON, Cummluluner. K. J. AHASI.M. ComniUalonar. rtll.-.t! IIKItllKKT NIINN. - - Kuta lllirhway Knrlncor. OFFICER MURDERS WIFE, SHOOTS SELF (lly llnltnt I'rma to tha llei.d nullrilnl 1IOSTON. AllK. 4. Miijnr Wllllum lloffmiin, retired, ahot nnd killed It In wlfn hero ttidny, Tho ronann for ti la net la unknown. SPRECKLES HERE MAS tf'HANCINCO Ml'I.TI-MII.UO.V .AIIIK KVTHUHIAHTIC OVKIl 'C'KNTRAL OUK.OON, lll'T AUVIH. KH ROAII IMPnOVKMEXT. On m -ploaaure trip through Contral Oregon on Oiolr way to Taeoma, Hu alolpli and Howard Sprocklea, multl inllllonulroB of 8nn Francluco, ac :ompnnlod by Cyril MoNoar, also of Utin Frnnlnco, arrived in Htyul Innt night. They reaumod thntr trip todny nnd will meet C. A. Bprecklos and latnlly In Taeorna, whore tho extra ar wlilcit thny hnvo brought with them from Cnlifomla, will bo praaaod Into aorvleo. In apeaklng of tho trip thin morn ing, lluflolph Sprookloa doelarod that ho bnfl condition of tho ronda had lioen tho only drawlnick. "Contrnl Oregon la a wonderful country, with wondorful proapnota, but It rnuat ho 7imdn nncDHHlhlo vllh tho propor kind of rotids," ho anld, "Just now tho ronda are In vory poor ahnpe." Whllo hnro, tho meniliors of tho party purehiiBod fishing llconaoa, ami will try out aonio of tho Orngon trout streams on tholr way north.' IS TUESDAY MOTOR TOUR BEND, SHIPPING BOARD COMMANDS YARDS TO GIVE VESSELS AM. IIOATH OVF.R 11.100 TO.VH DEAD WEIGHT ItKOI'IMITIONKD nv government 0.10 hiiii-h AKKlit TKII lV ORDER MANY FOREIGN VKHHKI.M INCLUDED. I lly United Preaa tu Ilia Hand Dullelln) WABIIINOTON. I). C, Aug. Thn Hlilpplng Hoard tnihty tnlo graphed ordora to morn than a acore of the lurgeat alilpyarda In tho United Hlatea, reiiilaltlonlng all alilpa over ZfiOO dead weight tonnage now liolng built. Thn prcKimt ownera will man agn tho yarda uudiir govnrnmout di rection. Hlx hundred and fifty ahlpa are uffcctml by the order, whllo an ag gregute tiinnugn of mora than 1.C00.- 000 la Included. Many Kngllah and Norwegian vc aula aro among thono requlallloned. TIIUKK PI.AXTH IN 1'OltTI.AXII. I'OUTI.ANI), Aug. i Threo of Iho 24 plnnta affeeled by the govnrnnianl renulaltlnn aro located In Portland They aro tho Northweat Steel Co., the Atblna Knglnn and Machine Worka, and the Columbia Hlvnr Hhlp building Corporation. The threo are eoimtructlng 11 alenl veaaela. at a total value of $15,000,000. Wooden planta here are not affected. CATTLE THEFT E MIW. WMK 1IAI1.KV AM) I I.OVI) WAHXKH AllK IIKKKXIAXTH HIIKKIKI-' VISm HOrKTfiX tXIW OX 1IAII.KV IM,A( K. On romplainta filed by Tom llou ton, of Ilrothnra. Mra. Klnln Iliillny and Kloyd Warner, living on ncarhy raiichea, were arroated luat night by Sheriff -fi. K. Uobnrta and hrouglit Into nend for preliminary hearing today, charged with aleallug cattle. In the bearing for Mra. Ualley thla afternoon. Iloualon teatifled that four cowa and calvca had bneu taken, and Shorlff Koberta told of finding a cow, with the Houston brand hobbled on the Ualley plnce. Mra. Ualley admitted that aho had hobbled the animal, hut atated that cuttle from other ranchea were at tracted to her hnmcNtend by water end by her field of rye, and declarod that alio bad hobbled the cow to keep It nut of thn grain. Charles W. Krnklnn, deputy dlatrlrt attorney, appeared for tho atntn, Hons Farnham representing tho defendant. TRADE CONDITIONS ON COAST ARE GOOD Federal Itenecve llnnk of Twelfth Din trli t M;ikt'M ' Itoport Hliotving l,iimlHr rriHluctlnn Utrgt. (Ry Unltnl rrau to the rtend flullrtM 8AN FRANCISCO, Aug. .4.. IKi aplto unfavornbln wenthor conditions In some parts of tho Pacific north west, huHinuaa conflltldns and proa pocta In that district a to 'generally good, according to the roport of the federal irnaerve bank of tho 12tb dlatrlct, mudo public horn. Food production wlll8htiw a large Incroaae this year ovor the bank finds. For Instance, Idaho, Wash ington, Oregon and California this yoar will produce 44.000000 bushels of potatoes compared with 32,000,- 000 last yoar, and In Utah, Oregon, Idaho and Nevada the . sugar beet acreago has been increased about 30,000 In the last yoar. Idaho, trie bank finds, will pro duce twice as many apples as last year, although the crop of Oregon and Washington will bo somewhat loss. The federal bank finds ahlpbulld Ing Is Inooncelvably active and con tinually extending for bath woodou and stool ships. At tha prosont rate of expansion It Is said that this In dustry will soon assume an Import ance equal to that of the entire agri culture, production west of the Rocky mountains. Lumber production, too, apparent ly Is at tha maximum, stimulated by lucranBed construction of woodon ships and army contonmonts. Contrasting with this rosy stato of nffali'B Is tho labor Bltuatlon. A Shorlugn of mon in almost every In dustry and I. W. W. activity are bo- oomlng sorloiiH, according to reports. Tho batik roports tho opening of tho Spokane branch of tho federal ro sorve bank which will sorve the In land Rinplro, CHARGE MAD DKHCniTKH COUNTY, OREGON, HATIItDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 4, KAISER WILHELM AND HIS ilia : (r- m.i '.'t a -.v w - vtrisT .-r :- The Gennan emperor with the kalaerio on bla right and the crown prince on bla left, bla five other Bona, bla three daughlera-lu law and two grandchildren, aona of the crown prince. Tbla group of the Hotieuwillent family waa UU en a ahon time before the war. LICENSE CHOICE RAISES QUEST1ION Jewell Hummera Decide on .Marriage In I'refrrenrr) to Hunting .iil Flailing WmlilliiK Follow. Three different klnda of llconaca aro on aalo at the office of the Dea chutea county clerk, but Jewell Sum mers. Juat arrived from Indiana, woa uncertain yealerday aa to what vari ety be desired. "Do you have fishing, and hunting, and marriage llcensea?" he inquired of Miss Kleanor Whltmore, deputy clerk. The answer waa affirmative, en couraging, and terminated with the question as to which kind he would have. Rummers hesitated a moment. "I'll lake the last," he decided. A half hour later he waa married to Miss Maude Rankin, also recently arrived from Indiana, at the home of Mrs. C. L. I.cverett, Rev. J. M. Nel son, Ilaptist minister from Portland, performing the ceremony. BROOKS-SCANLON MEN TO RAISE BIG FLAG Invitation to Public for Ceremonies Tomorrow Night F.xtemltMl by Camp Number Two. Ceremonies celebrating the raising of a huge American flag juat pur chased by tholr own 'subscriptions, are announced by the men of lirooks Scanlon logging camp No. 2, tor 6 o'clock tomorrow night. All who are Interested are cordially Invited to be present. Although the camp la a email one. the flag will bo of the sumo size recently purchased by Camp No. 1, namely, 20 by 10 feat. A pntrlotic program bus been prepared In con nection with the occasion. BRITISH ADVANCE IN SPITE OF RAIN I Br United Praia to the Itend Bulletin) LONDON, Aug; 4. Despite heavy continued ruins Inst night, tho Brit ish advanced east of tho Rkorteker river and Cabaret, General Haig re ported today from the South FlnnderB front. . Kast of Monchy Lo Proux, Ilnlg re ported that recaptured Rrttlah po sitions woro lost In German counter attacks last night. Holland Warned to keep frontier open (By United PnM to the Bend Bulletin) ROME, Aug. 4 It is reported here thnt Germany Is Informing neutrals that the closing of their frontiers agnlnst the Teutonic empire will be considered as a cause for war. It Is stated that the Gorman threat Is declared specifically against Holland. FIVE GUARDS SAVED IN MOTANO DISASTER (By United Proas to the Bend Bulletin) WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 4. Five of tho armed guards on the; stoamer Motano wero saved and eight are missing and belloved lost, accord ing to advlcoB racolved by the State Dopartmont. STRIKE PARALYZES BUTTE CAR LINES (By United Prem to the Bond Bulletin) BUTTE, Mont.," Aug. 4. Tho city stroot car system 1b pnrnlyzod today by a general walkout of all car mon. Tho operations of the mines here Is Borlously Interfered with by Inuk of transportation facilities. , , ' v i - Qt.i ill ' tf ' r.r v a- ENGLAND SAVED D. S. DASIG LAW UKITISH I'KKMIKR HAYS SIOMIOK IMNTKINK PRKHF.HVF.D VIC TORY VKBY NEAR, LLOYD OKOROK AHKF.UTS. (By United Proa to the Brnd Bulletin) LONDON, Aug. 4. "If England had not gone Into the war with her whole power, the Monroe Doctrine would have been treated as a scrap of paper by the Germans," declared Premier Lloyd-George to a vast aud ience In Queen's Hall thla afternoon. The Premier waa the main speaker at a special meeting marking the third anniversary of the war. Lloyd-George declared that he saw the "sunshine of victory" ahead for the Allies. "Nobody in Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia, or even In Ger many or Austria has any idea bow near the summit of our hopes we are," he declared. In a discussion of German conspir acy to achieve world dominion through might, Lloyd-George assert ed, "While the plot miscarried, the Prussians arc determined to succeed next time. Tbere mustn't be any next time. Let this generation elim inate war." TRAIN INTERPRETERS TO SERVE AT FRONT HiimlrcilN of I.uiiKUugo Exports Will lie Needed to Curry on Business of I'. S. Xatlomil Army. (By United Prrm to the Ilend Bulletin) WASHINGTON. D. C. Aug. 4. Export Interpreters by tho hundreds will soon be needed to carry on the business of Uncle Sam's new national army abroad. Complete courses In military Inter pretation of forolgn languages, ap proved by Secretary Baker and the wnr college, aro being offered for tho summer at Columbia University, where linguists of every variety will be turned out for home and field service during the war. They will enter tho army with the rank of ser geant. First class Interpreters, the War Department has found, are hard to muster Into the service In large num bers. An applicant for the prelim inary training course must be able to fluently speak and be able to read either French or German. His bus iness will not bo merely to translate military documents and letters. He must converse intelligently and aid officers with only a knowledge of English in carrying on that part of tholr business which must be done In foreign countries. Before receiving appointment to the service the applicant must pass the regular army physical examina tion almost as big a job as learn ing a couple of languages. He must also prove Amorlcan birth and citi zenship and loyalty to the cause of the United States. His famjly tree Is thoroughly probed In search tor flows. Tho thoroughly trained In terpreter is Immediately assigned to duty, for tho government Is at pres ent shy on linguists. It he completes his course before the national army needs him, he may bo assigned to duay 'in the camp where thousands of aliens are temporarily interned, or to the Department of Justice Inves tigation sorvlce. 1017 FAMILY .CM v4w K'J'V? i&.ys f 4 REFUSES BREAKFAST WHILE IN CITY JAIL Charles I)e Boer, Arrexted With Antl Draft IjeaflctN in Potutesfcion, Must I-eave Tonight. Because he was jailed last night after being found with quantities of anti-draft literature of a virulent type In his possession, Charles De Boer, laborer, refused to eat this morning when Deputy Sheriff Earl Houston brought breakfast to the city bastlle. This afternoon he broke his fast, but only after be bad been released and Informed that be was scheduled to leave Bend on the even ing train. Bundles of pamphlets containing arguments against military service were burned. COLONIZATION AGENT SEES FUTURE HERE C. C. Glgnoux, of I". P., Visits Bend for First Time Oregon Receiv ing Much Benefit, He Says. On his first official visit to Cen tral Oregon, C. C. Glgnoux, assistant colonization agent for the Union Pa cific System, arrived in Bend today, and was highly pleased by the pros pects offered for work In bis branch in this vicinity. He declared that Oregon Is getting a good share of the results coming from t(ie com pany's colonization work, Mr. Glgnoux estimates that he has travelled 40)000 miles since Decem ber 1, in furthering the work of building up the comparatively sparse ly settled' sections of the United States. . ." PUBLIC DEFENDER , POSITION IS GONE By United Preaa to the Bend Bulletin) PORTLAND, Aug. 4. The office of public defender went out of exist ence here today. "There are very few unfortunates to look after now with prohibition in effect," Mayor Baker explained to day, "and as a matter of fact, I never never could see the need of employ ing men to prosecute offenders and then employing another man to de fend them." . FOUR BODIES ARE BROUGHT FROM MINE (By United Preu to the Bend Bulletin) ' CLAY, Ky.. Aug. 4. Bodies of four miners were recovered up to noon today from the wreck of Mine No. 7; of the West Kentucky Coal Company, which was destroyed by an explosion. Thirty of the 180 men entombed have been rescued, most of them badly burned. The victims are non-union miners, unionists hav ing 8truck. ' MEXICAN MINERS CLOSE UP PLANT (By United Preaa to tha Bend Bulletin) ELsPASO. Tex., Aug. 4. Two thousand Mexican employes of the Guggenheim smelter at Monterey struck today, causing the plant to be shut down, according to advices re ceived here. An investigation has been started to ascertain la pro-German influences are responsible. SONS OF NORWAY TO GIVE PICNIC SOON Preparations are being made by the Sons of Norway tor a plcnlo to bo hold on Pickett Island near Tum alo, on Sunday, August 12. An entertaining program la assured, and a general Invitation Is extended. " ' DAILY EDITION NO. 203 MILITARY TRIBUNAL TO JUDGE CASES. POSSE WINS BATTLE Rioters Take to Heels When Deputies and Citizens Open Fire Rail road Bridge la Half De- ,' atroyed by Flame. ( WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 4. Charges of desertion, with trial be fore a military court faces men elig ible for military service In Oklahoma, Georgia and other states, who forcibly, opposed the draft. The government Intends to act promptly and forcibly, according to officials directing the operation of the selective service law. Provost Marshal General Crowder conferred todav with Attorney Gen- jeral Gregory concerning the sltua Ition. "I am not much impressed with these uprisings, for we believe that more than 90 per cent of the people are in favor of the conscrip tion law," he stated. DRAFT RIOTERS BEATEN. ' ADA. Okla., Aug. 4. The first tight between the county officials, citizens' posse and deputy sheriffs and tbe anti-draft rioters took place near Stonewall this morning. The rioters were dispersed. As far as is known no one was injured, al though a number of shots were fired by both sides. The posse included 80 citizens and officers, who are now engaged la hunting down the rioters. The anti darft forces attempted 'no organized opposition, merely tiring and retreat ing. - -. The railroad bridge south of Ko nawa was fired this morning, the crew of a freight train extinguishing the flames after halt the structure had been destroyed. TROOPS WILL CHECK DRAFT RESISTANCE (By United Pres. to the Bend Bulletin) WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 4. Resistance to the draft will be in stantly met by federal troops. Gen eral Crowder announced this after- P EXAMS GIVEN RESULT TO BE ANNOUNCED AUG UST 10 ARMY SURGEON SAYS CENTRAL OREGON BOYS MARK FINE SHOWING. To examine applicants tor the Of ficers' Reserve Training camp. Cap tain L. L. Pendleton, U. S. A., Dr. F. A. Lieuallen, first lieutenant in the medical' corps, and N. W. Bond, clerk, arrived in Bend this morning and. conducted tests In rooms in the Pilot Butte Inn, the use of which was do nated by the management. Those taking the examination were B. A. Stover, A. W. Clothier, Fred Woel flen, P. R. Brooks, Paul Hosmer, Earl. Houston, Vinton Miller, E. C. Crum, Floyd Westerfleld, J. L. Gault and. C. A. Harlan. Two more were ex pected to take the teats. No results were announced by the army men, who will send to Portland the data brought out In the examina tions. Candidates who are accepted, tor the camp will be notified on Aug ust 10, and will report for duty at the Presidio on' August 25. Work, will start In real earnest on August 27, Captain Pendleton said. Following the morning's examina tion. Dr. Lieuallen declared that the young men who tried out here, made. an exceptionally good showing, com paring favorably with other cities In the state. Bend is the last town " in Oregon In which examinations are being hold. -. -, - ' RIOfERS 10 FACE COURT