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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1917)
THE OEM) 1UT1XKTIN, OAlliY KIHTION, HKNI, OllKUON. TIIVILSIIAV, 1)K( KMIIKH , 1IMT The Bend Bulletin DAILY EDITION Every Afltrooon Exctpt Bunday. uuisu, ukkuuh Entered H Second CIm. roittrr, January 1 J17, at tha Port Office at Bend, Oregon, under Act of March S, 1879. tAGB GEORGE PAL.MKR PUTNAM Publleher ROHKKT W. SAWYEK Edltor-Manairer HKNKV N. KOW1.KH AiwoclM. Editor ri-OYB C. WESTERKIEU)....AMi.tant JUt. BAM'd SPENCEK Mechanical bwt. An Independent Newspaper, .landing for to. aquare deal, clean buainena, clean politic, and the beat interwu oi Bend and Central Oregon. SUBSCRIPTION RATES H Mail. On Year fft.00 Six Montha '.. ...... R.T6 Three Months tl.CO . - . By Carrier One Year 16.60 BU Months J3.S0 One Month 60 AH subscriptions are due and PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Notices of expiration are mailed subscribers and U renewal Is not made within reason able time the paper will be discon tinued. Please notify us promptly of any cnange of address, or of failure to re ceive the paper regularly. Otherwise we will not be responsible for copies missed. Make all checV's and orders pay able to The Bend Bulletin. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1917 What have you done today to help win the war? THE SCHOOL TAX. The school district tax, voted yes terday, when translated into mills 'will look rather high. To the un initiated, indeed, it is high, reaching probably just short of 27 mills. There are several aspects of the matter. however, which should be taken into account before the taxpayer passes final judgement on it. In the first place it should be re- membered that the millage set is the result ot the relation between two terms, the assessed valuation and the tax levy. If the valuation is low in comparison with the actual value the millage is likely to he high, while with a high valuation a low millage is often found. In some cities a fa vorite device for showing a low mill age is to raise the valuation, oppon ents to county division last year claiming that in this way Jefferson county showed a low millage after division from Crook. In Deschutes county the valuation, according to the state tax commission, is only 48 per cent of the real value. Many tax payers here agree that the true ratio is still lower. Calling it 48 per cent, however, shows that the millage, if on a 100 per cent valuation, would be. almost 13, which is not so high. Another matter to be taken into consideration is the fact that in set in g the tax at $54,000 the district is repaying for a too low tax for several years past. Last year the levy was set three mills below the request of the Bchool board and two years be fore a cut of nearly eight mills was made below the estimates. As a re sult the district has been short of funds. Another shortage has been caused by the tremendous growth in the demands on the schools. All these facts seem to have been' recognized in yesterday's vote, no one casting a ballot against the proposed levy. 1 Scone in it new hospital car iIcsIciumI mid built by niu nf tho rnllromls mill iiITitimI to tho I.'nltetl Sliilcs govern ment. 2 French soldier extiniliiliii; n church bell In the ruins of a vlllnw neiir I.ciim ovitIooKim! by the luotliiK - mans. 3 View of tiuzu, receully captured by the British forces In I'alesilne. 4 I'mcllciiiu Willi the new Krvm-h 37 millimeter Held gun. task. I hope that the American peo ple, on whom we are depending at home, will not become intoxicated with over-confidence, for while we feel the American soldier can do more than almost any other, there is no denying that we have a formidable adversary, and that it will be a long hard fight. Men will be needed by the millions, and moivey by the bill ions, and soon. "The present drive of Germany against Italy is evidence that she is not 'all in'. You folks are a long ways away, but I am close to the out side edge of the war, and living it, and unless a miracle occurs, America will be severely taxed in men and money before the 'Boche' is driven back to his den with his fangs drawn. This is not intended as a war dis cussion, but I want to let you know from here that we have learned much that I wish the people at home could realize. "I could write pages on conditions. food conservation, military control, etc., but it would probably not get by the censor. I only want to ask that you get behind us, and that you do not forget that we are In a war which is going to be the biggest this next year that the world ever has or ever will see. Liberty Is at stake, and while every man who is now hero or who will come will do his honor to preserve it, the ones at home will be largely responsible for either his success or his failure." Captain McKennett's letter is dated November 1, and the envelope con taining it is stamped merely with the army postal service stamp, giving no clew to his location. A censor's mark, "passed as censored," as deco rates the envelope. COM.MISSIOXKR IS 11,1,. Owing to the Illness of County Commissioner L. E. Smith, who Is confined to his home with the grippe, the county court business was carried ion today by Judge Barnes and Com missioner A. L. Mackintosh. Yester day Mr. Mackintosh was taken over the new roads and expressed approval of the work which has been accom plished in his absence. WANT GOODS ROADS. There will be a lange sum spent on Central Oregon roads, beginning the year 1918. Why spend any of It on dirt-filled roads? Everyone knows It Is money ill spent. Why not take ad vantage of Central Oregon's main asset for road building. Thus, hard pan near the surface for road foun dation, email rock and gravel, us ually plenty in top soil, to make 4 to 6, by 6 to 8-inch filling on hard- pan, if sifted out of tha dirt, then stamped and rolled. This, with n light cont of our famous cinders, would made. Ideal roads. I luivu a plun by which this ran be dono In a Blnglo operation, (less the clndors). My plan will nwi'wtltuto the construction of special niaclilnvry and will Involve some money. Would like to correspond with thoso Inter ested. Inquire by letter to Bund Bulletin. 300-llc - Vhe 'Portland 'WWil?'. a generation K?Tli's? of hotel leader. 'ttrY Nationally known ai the comfortable hotel wuK that "homey ' atmoophcre. With this issue the daily Bulletin starts on its second volume. In the year that has passed we,have tried to give Bend and Central Oregon a good daily newspaper, and we feel that in a measure we have succeeded. We do not flatter ourselves that such suc cess as we have attained is due to our own efforts, however. Most of It is due to the Bteady loyalty of The Bulletin readers and the splendid support of the city. We have far from reached our ideal but with a continuance of that loyalty and sup port we, on our part, will do our best to make The Bulletin a paper of which the city may continue to be proud. MUST WI.V WAR I.V ROTH I, fi. AND FRANCE, WRITES SOLDIER (Continued from Page 1.) "In England, I had the pleasure of visiting London, and of attending services In Westminster Abbey. Here everything is old. Many buildings yet occupied, were here 'before America was discovered. The Americans are warmly welcomed by the French, who appreciate the assistance we will give them. "The effects of the war are very evident, principally in the absence of men fit for military service, and In the presence of thousands in black. I certainly hope that our own country will never feel what France has suf fered. Women are performing all the duties of men run the trams, work with pick and shovel in the street, and I have even seen women at the forge, blacksmlthing. Thousands of German prisoners are worked un der guard, but this is confined chiefly to military works. Only old men are seen anywhere out of uniform. "The people are, however, confi dent of the outcome of the war, as re we all, but it will be no easy M X One? Jf Cfhmmotmt cferai Qictum )n Fiftooii'Ab'iorbiivg Episodes eftcry ty Anna Katharine green Kathleen Cuff ord Shown Every Thursday and Friday at mi. , ' PILOT BUTTE INN A Hew Way to California A real circlctour through Eastern Oregon, Southern Idaho,Utah,Salt Lake City, Nevada, Rainbow Can' yon, thence into Southern Califor' nia,where the traveler is greeted by a vast expanse of orange groves. San Bernardino, Redlands, Riverside and Los Angeles completes the first half of the circle, si This route of constant surprises is Union Pacific Salt Lake Route Tha Pleasant Way to Sunny California Next time go this way and enjoy a truly "different' tour. Return may be made by trains of the Shasta Route, or coastwise steamships of the S. F.Es P. SS. Co. Call upon any O-W.R.R.&'N. agent, or write Wm. McMurray, General Passenger Agent, Port land, for full information and California literature. ECONOMY IN SUGAR USING Will lulp the food administration ill providing 11 coi unit ni ted. heat-giving rut ion for the boys in the trenches. When you ask for our new iVuit tuxl nut (niter candies you it re helping to avert n sugar i'timine, incidentally you are -getting something that will tickle your palate mightily. We want your co-operation, for we are reducing our use of sugar to a min imum for the balance of the month. ' ' KKMKMHKIl that we are continuing to serve our dainty Light Lunches. You will lie well satisfied with our culinary 'department. McBRIDE'S OUEC.ON ST. NKAU WALL DR. C. H. DAY Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon Pllt INK Hk.I) 1511 May Apartmenti, cor. Frank In & Bond Sis., llcnd. Ore. We cut our meat so you get the most for your money. CASH MARKET 148 OREGON STREET Bend Hauling Co. EXPRESS AND BACGAGE PHONE BLACK 451 UGIITANI) UKAVV IIAt l.INO MOVlNtl HOUSEHOLD COODS A SF'F-CJALTY AUTO TRUCK SERVICE PHONE BLACK 451 THE BACKBONE OF BEND IS LUMBER MANUFACTURING OUR PAYROLLS MAKE YOUR PROFITS BY UYING LOCAL PRODUCTS YOU ARE HELPING BENT). The Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Co. Local Siilon A cent MILLER LUMUr.U CO. ('oinp)nlo .Stock of Lunilier Lulh, 8ali and Doors ) SHEVLIN PINE 1 SOLD BY MILLER LUMBER COMPANY SASH, DOORS and MILL WORK Phone 1661 FOR SASH FACTORY WOOD PHONE BEND WHITE PINE SASH CO. 441 Bend View PRICES: $100 AND UP TERMS: Reanonab.e We'll loan yon money to build. BEND'S MOST SCENIC RESIDENCE PROPERTY Every Lot commands a view of the River, Mountains and City. Building restrictions according to Location. SEE J. RYAN & CO' O'Kine Bid. Phone 31