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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1917)
Hang Your Red Cross Service Flag in the Front Window and Show up the Slackers THE BEND BULLETIN TIIH WKAIIIICU Probably Hnln Tonight nl Tomorrow. DAILY EDITION VOL. II. IIKND, DKBCHUTKH COUNTY, OKKOON, THURHDAV AFTERNOON', DCCKMHER BO, ll17 NO. 13 E E liED CROSS CAMPAIGN LOSES IMPETUS. Only !" Over loo Join In City VrMrrilny County lU-nults lln Kill ( Come. III Hi'M'IiiiKh) In I Iflli I'luio In HluK-. Willi Ihn 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I nix-t tin ovit. tli ii I tori Cms lite in hcrnl) I ( cuiupulgn I iippuronlly slowing up, only slightly over 1 00 hew nininlmra IiiivIiik l" reported In III" city yesterday. From yesterday's results nl tho outside figures whli It nro Junt beginning ' riiiiin In It begins to look u IIioukIi uuuituiil efforts lmiiit tin mndii to ItrliiK lisrhiilc county through with lilt (till (lllltll. Thtt total of 1042 announced by MultnRiir Mlllur lunt night plum III" county In flftli pluco In Ihn state, ac cording to a message received liy him tlilit morning frtim Porlliinil head (Itiitrtum. Cilvo Short AiIIitm. A now f i-nt ti r wnn iitltli'tt to thn local rninimlKH lunt night whim A. Whliiiiunl, an t -bc h u t rotinty chair niitn of I tm four-minute ipeukcrs, ad itrcknitd tha audience at thn Liberty Theatre on ihn Ited Cms work. A ttir-mliiuln speech will be given to night nt thn (iranil Tlicat r.i liy F. Thnrdamon. Mr. Thordamon l also tukliiK t-hurga today of Ihn mil" of member Mhlpi by nun of thn lied Cross booth. Th'sn will tut placed at different nlr in lliroiiKliout tha city for tlm remaining days of thn campaign, be ing used m thn mllli today and to morrow. Tram TnlnU Rrporleil. Yesterday's Intni total am an fol low : W. K. Van Allnn (Deschutes) 4G Clenevlevo (ivrrlnh ( llrooks-Kciin- Ion camp) 4 2 1). I.. Wiggins (I'lna Tree Lum ber Co.) 22 Mm. W. Illrdsall 45 .Mr. II. K. Alli't) 14 H. M. Kmllh it lid M II. Morion ... 101 John Snther and J. II. Hcyburn .. G4 Minn Coleman and Mm. Thonip- iion 12fi Mm. Foley and Mm. Levorclt 27 Mm. Kimti'i and Mm. Krtycs 30 Mm. Mi-Kay and Mm. Nichols 72 Mm. French and Mm. Thomon 73 Mm. St mi im anil Mm. Knx 31 Mm. J. J. f'lnpp 4 Mm. Clny Wilson 2 Mm. C. V. Silvia 39 I. . I). Wli'Bt 16 Mm. K. V. Ward and Mm. M. J. K el ley 18 It. W. Sawyer 4 8 Mm. Thordnmon and Miss Horn ... 3(1 Mrs. Dement and Mm. I lay en 85 Mm. I.nwroiiro and Mm, Vunda- vorl 61 Mm. Boilers and Mm. Leonard .... 23 Mm. J. K. Larson A Mm. Van Huffell 6 Total 1042 II RSHIPS OM SLOW Children's Pennies and Nickels ny Marian IIoiihaII Tlnvln, Children Catholic, Protestant nnd Jew have ono answor to tin Hod Cross. Thoro la a homo for crippled chil dren, a Protestant Institution In i'ltts 'hlirg, whero (ho llttlo ones wore told somothltiR about ho Rod Crosc and 'how It took euro of many children and soldiers and "hurt pooplo" who oth erwise would suffer. ' I'erhnps tincauRO tholr own arms nnd legs wpro so much awry, nnd thoy had no yrospnet of tho running,, Jumping, Jubilant youth of othor American ohlldrnn, thnlr cyos bow straight Into tho vury heart of Buffering. This Ib 'what thoy did: Thny poured thnlr proalnus savings, pnnnleB nnd nlcklos which had boon glvon thorn from tlmo to tlmo, n few Inrge.r plecos and a lilll or two, Into n whlto box mnrkad -with tho Und Cross. Somo Influnntlal mon of thn city wero smiled around a lublo tnlkliiK w bout raising money for tha American Youngsters Help To Give Home 1 00 Per Cent Rating fill" of tlm 100 per emit lied Croioi fu in 1 1 leu on tha went aliln of tli" river In Hint of J. I.. (Inllhor, manager of thn Puelfle Tnliiplioiin & Telegrtiph Com pany. And ll'n 100 per cent, not bocuusu Father (ialther dUK down In hln pocket and hrotiKht up enough lo pay for inember nhlpn for Ihn wholn fuiully, hut hocuuso thn thrno (lalllier chil li run no appreciated tho Itnd Cronn Idea mill thn nplrlt which In flllliiK every worker nod ev ery iimtiilinr ul this Christmas nniinon. When Mm. Floyd Dement rnlloil at thn (iulther home to solicit nieNiliemlllpK she enrolled Mr. and Mm. (ialther unit Mrs. Oaltlier'a mollinr, Mm. Mary Miller. Thn three children wero ut honi" uml wnrn akitd If I hey wlnhnd to Join und each one Weill to hln savliiKS and broUKhl out Hi" niH'enKury ilollur. Now thu Ualthcr homu has a Itnd Cross service punier III thn front window with five, little cronnen on It. 10 BE PROBED senator kkxvo.v would iiavk SUOAR I.VOriltV DROPPED AT PRESENT PLAN OUTLINED TO SPEED I I WAR WOltK. Illy United Pr toTh llend Bulletin.) WASHINGTON, I). C. Doe. 20. Senator Knnyon today renewed hln demand thai thn ntiicur und roul In vestigators sidetrack their suKar prolio and examine Into the council of tha coal fumlnc. Ho declared that tho miiA shortage Is affecting thn wholn country and tha lack of fuel Is felt more than that of suKar. It has bewi learned that a plan to speed war work Is Ix'lilg shaped with thn approval of both parties. It will create a government supply depart ment. Three subdivisions of this to cover munitions, clothing; and equip ment und fuel are beliiK contem plated. Kuch branch Is lo bo put In charge of Ihn bunt man obtainable either In or out of tin; federal service-. The chief of ench department would lie given a plucu In lliu President's cabinet. HIGHWAY CONTRACTS ORDERED CANCELLED Hjr tlnllnl Prcu to the tlrnH IlulMIn) 8A1.KM. Or., Pec. 20. Cancella tion of tha Warron Construction Com pany's contracts for macadnmlzliiR parts of tho Columbia Highway along tho lower section of tho Columbia rlvnr has bnnn ordnrnd by tho slate highway engineer. This nunc as tho rosult of trouble ovnr pay rolls and similar matters. The state will com pinto the work already brigun. Given to Fundi Ked Cross. That Bmall white box was there and somo made, ns If to drop In contributions. I) tit ono of thorn held It up nnd said, "No, no furthor gift Is pormlttod hero. Wo could not add to this." And In the presonco of this gift to tho American Had Cross from tha homo tor crippled children, thoro was n Btiddnn quiet ness among tlieso mon of the world. In thn Convent of tho Sacred Ilonrt In Now York, where 300 sheltered chlldron, rich In kindness, receive tholr onrly education, the Itovnroud Mother speaks often of tho children abroad. Without asking for direct BncrlficeH, she mentioned that some times when ono is about to ibuy a now hnlr ribbon, or n pnlr of silk stockings, on stopping to think ono finds they nro not needed so much, nnrhnpB, ns food nnd clothing may ho naedod for chlldron of tho war. And so ninny a radiant llttlo gift of glrl IhIi Bncriflco lias boon pi it ceil In her (Continued on page 4.) WANTS FAMINE OF STRAHORN MAY BEGIN WORK SOON. I''. I.. Young KiikkcmIciI to lt-ireent Jfc'iiil Coiiiinri-f lul ( lull In he ur liifC IIihnIh Jd-tufiii Hero ml I'iii-I ItiH'k. As soon an the right of way be tween Ilend and Fort Hock can be procured thn Klriiborn railroad will probably hciglu construction. This wan ludlcutcd In a letter which II. J. Ovnrturf, munuger of Ihn Commen-lul club, has Just received from Mr. Hlrnliorn. Tho railroad builder Is very anxious to have secured through the llend Com merclii I club tho remainder of thn right ol way at this end of the line. Itcccnlly Mr. Overturf took thn matter up with tho Silver Lake and I.akcvlcw people with tint result that 20 n-sldents have written hlin staling that thn construction of the roud In of the utmont Importance and thul every effort should be made to prevent delay In gelling It completed. The signers of the paper suggested that F. I.. Young be allowed to rep resent the llend Commercial club In securing thu right of way from the Junction at Horse Kldgu south. Mr. Yoiiiik In WlllliiK. Mr. Youn,g called on Mr. Overturf yesterday afternoon to get his view on tho matter, stilting that he would come In early nt-jtl year, and If the club gives lis eminent, would devote himself to tha work. Mr. Young is well acquainted with practically all of the residents on the right of way between here and Lake view. He has been engaged In hauling soda from Alkali Luke. Tho survey and maps are complet ed, uccnrodlivg to Mr. Overturf and it now only remwlns to secure the right of way. Mr. Overturf spent a por tion of last summer working east of the Junction and secured deeds be tween Homo llldgo and Klley. Mr. Strahorn has written Mr. Over turf thai It Is Impossible to make any definite promises regarding tho road until tho right of way is settled. PETROGRAD DECLARED IN STATE OF SIEGE Itevolt AkhIiinI Itoltthrvlkl lU-nrlu's City Organized Outbreak Thought Probable. Illy UnltMl Pr to Th Ucn.1 Bulletin.) LONDON, Dec. 20. The revolt against tho Dolshevlkt has apparent ly reached Petrograd. Under tho ex cuse of u restraining order the Bol shevlkl. through tho cxocutlvo coun cil of tho Workmen's nnd Soldiers' delegates proclaimed tho city In a mate of slego. It Is believed that they nro concealing what Is possibly nn organized revolt. Thnt all other factions nro opposing the llolshevlki hi an nccepted fact awing to the sup pression of tho constituent assembly. MEXICO INVESTIGATES INTRIGUE OF GERMANS (11 Unite! Prffw to The Bnd Bulletin.) WASHINOTON, D. C, Dec. 20. Tho Mexican legislature is aseklng to force an Investigation of the Tctuon Intrigue In which It Is alleged that Germany violated tho Mexican neu trality through Ambassador Von Kck liurtlt. According to tho dispntoiws there Is included In this chnrgo the statement that Germany paid tho ed itor of tho newspaper, El Democratic, over 3,000,000 pesos up to Decem ber 1. REGISTRANTS GIVEN SUFFICIENT TIME (liy United Preiu to The llend Bulletin.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 20. General Crowder Is advising the reg istrants who cannot got their ques tionnaires returned to their local hoards within sevon days, ns provided by law, to wrlto tho board Immediate ly nnd explain tho circumstances. Many men hnvo had to send their questionnaires to distant parts of tho country In order to hnvo tholr affi davits filled In. RIGHT WW HOLDS ROAD L HELP WIN WAR TEACHERS ADOPT SET OF RESOLUTIONS. State Hiipi-rliiK-iiilent of Kdticutloll Telln of Wuys In Which Inxlruc tom and I'uplln May Ib-mlcr Ki-rvlce to Tliflr Country. Pledging to devote every effort possible to aiding this country In the war by giving patriotic: support and following plans outlined for food con servation, tho Joint teachers' insti tute completed lis work yesterday afternoon by adopting a set of eight resolutions. One of the biggest thlii'gs accomplished this year was tha bringing before the Instructors practical methods by which they can assist in carrying on their share of the war. Kncouraging the produc tion of food products through the organization of Industrial clubs and teaching food and clothing conserva tion are two of the main ways rec ommended. Wunt TeucliiTu' Pension". Another thing advocated was the pensioning of teachers. Changes In the free school book law were also suggested. It is desired that the cost should be greatly reduced from tho present unrestricted terms. Slate Superintendent of Education J. A. Churchill gave one of the clos ing addresses at the Institute. He spoke on the Importance of the stu dents aiding In the war and the op portunity given the teachers for In stilling patriotism into their charges. Link KluillcM With War. "Practically every subject in the school course could be correlated with tho war," he said. "History and civics could be linked with it, and food conservation may be 'brought Into the study of arithmetic. Agri culture clubs will work in with bot any." The speaker spoke briefly and to the point; every statement he made was a convincing one. "At one time wo saw fit to offer students who left school and enlisted their full credits for the year," he went on. "Now it looks as though they can serve their country better by staying in school. The wroikg ones in many cases took advantage of our ruling last spring and left school to evade poor grades. If they remain In their classes they can give much assistance with gardening and raising pigs, sheep and animals of food value. There Is also the little matter of writ ( Continued on Page 3.) COMMISSION UPHOLDS RULING OF SHIPPERS (By United Prom to The Bend Bulletin.) WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 20. In order to relieve the freight congestion In tho western ports, the Interstate Commerco Commission today ap proved the ship company's right to refuse to export goods unless the shippers have previously reserved cargo space In the boats. This ap plies to the entire Pacific Coast. NAVAL AIRMEN MAKE RAIDS NEAR BRUGE (By United PreM to The Bend Bulletin.) LONDON, Dec. 20. The Admiral ty has announced that British nnval aviators secured hits on the Brugeols works at Bruge, in an aerial raid. Fire was noticed after the raid. Hits woro also scored on tho Vllseghem airdrome. GERMAN REICHSTAG TO DISCUSS PEACE (By United Prem to The Bend Bulletin.) BERLIN, Dec. 20 It Is announced thnt tho main committee of the Ger man Reichstag will discuss the Rus sian peace situation and will also lake tip tho general ponce plana Fri day. STATE DEPARTMENT TO PUBLISH LETTERS (By United Pre to The Bend Bulletin.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 20. About 40 letters connected with the Liixburg Argentine intrigue, pub lished In Argentine today, will be made, public by the Stato Department. SCHOOLS WIL Deschutes County Is Fifth In State Red Cross Drive POIITLANI), Dec. 20 (Spec ial.) Figures given out late this afternoon showed Oregon's total In the Ited Cross drive to have reached 51,672 subscrip tions, or 21 per cent of what 1s to be secured. Of this sum Portland has 15,741 and the re mainder of the state 25.931. L' ii ton county leads with 3000, or AO per cent of its quota. Sherman has 575, or 52 per cent; Umatilla, 4000, or 63 per cent; Wasco 2500, or 50 per cent. Deschutes county comes fifth on the list with 1034 up to last night. Klamath has 351 and Marlon 10G0. Portland totals are now growing as fast as else where In the state and a terrific effort is being made to catch up with the average. Leading bus iness men In the city feel the disgrace caused by the large number of "slackers" keenly, and are doing much to boost the campaign. I WILL CUT COSTQ OF 01! FEEDS KKDKRAI, FLOUR COMMISSIONER TO FIX PRIC K POSSIBLY EARLY NK.XT WFKK FAILURE TO COMPLY REVOKES LICENSE. (By United Pres to The Bend Bulletin.) PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 20. Theo dore Wilcox, federal flour commis sioner, stated this morning that he will order feeds for stock produced in mills to be sold at the cost of the grain and production, plus a small margin. Concerns failing tocomply with these orders will have their I licenses revoked. This order will I probably be issued early next week. Mr. Wilcox has JuBt returned from the food administration conferences held in Washington, D. C. He says that the price here will be $6 lower on carload lots of bran, and material differences will be made in the prices : everywhere. Speculation Is being 'checked in order to promote the dairy interests throughout the country. Dairymen have complained that be cause of the high cost of mill feeds they are being forced out of business. MINE EXPLOSION IS CAUSE OF DEATHS ( By United Preu to The Bend Bulletin.) KNOXVILLE. Tenn.. Dec. 20. Eleven were killed in an explosion in Mine 3 of tho Burr Coal Company at Catoosa. Sixty-four miners escaped. PORTUGUESE TROOPS REPULSE ENEMY RAID LONDON, Dec. 20. Portuguese troops have repulsed an attempted enemy raid southeast of Laventle. The enemy are keeping up constant artillery fire near Passchendaele. ... Secretary of Commerce Redfield to day added his Indorsement to the smoke fund plan for providing to bacco tor the boys in the trenches. He said: "I am sure the American people will be glad to add to the personal comforts of our boys who are fighting tholr battle. "It is our fight, you know the muse nf nverv one nf us. I "Let the boys have their smokes and have them generously. "Let them feel that we are nil be hind them, ad that wo think and care for t,hem. "So shall we add at once to their comfort and their fighting power." Public men everywhere are sup porting the Idea ot tobacco funds for the soldiers. A big patriotic move ment is sweeping the country and we nro glad that this paper was among the first to tako up this work. Your pnrt Is very simple. You know about our fund. You know that Red field Gives Indorsement To Smoke Fund Plan HOUSE HEARS BRITISH WAR w mm AIMS TODAY AGREES WITH WILSON'S STATEMENTS. COLONIESIMPORTAUT Premier Says They Mast Decide Upoa Own Rulers Only Way Out of War to IK-atroy German Mil itary Power For All Time. (By United PreM to The Bend Bulletin.) LONDON, Dec. 20. England' war aims rest primarily on the neces sity that the allies bare security from Germany for world peace in the fu ture. This is what Lloyd George told the House of Commons this afternoon in his long-expected statement of the objects of that country's participa tion in the present strife. The only way in which this may ba obtained, according to the premier, is through the destruction of Ger many's military power and by the democratization of the enemy's conn try. Must Consider Colonies. "The wishes, desires and interests of the German colonies must be dom inant factors in the settlement ot their future means ot government. This question regarding the handling of the colonies is one which should be decided only at an International peace conference," he said. "Mesapotamia and Armenia should never be returned to Teutonic or Turkish rule. Future trustees of tha colonies must consider whether tho colonists desire to return to their former masters." To Call More Men. Restoration and compensation for territories taken must be demanded, he advised. Lloyd George said that the British losses have not equalled one-fourth of those Germany has suf fered. He also stated It would be necessary now to call many men for service in the army, who have been exempted up to the present. Throughout the speech the pre mier's sentiments coincided with those ot President Wilson, expressed In his famous address before Con gress. Imports Increase. He told the Commons that the submarine sinkings axe increasing yet, although British tonnage has been reduced 20 per cent in 1917. this year's imports surpass those ot the previous season. The Palestine successes he also mentioned, saying that they would have a great effect on the history ot the world. The entry ot America la (Continued on Page 4.) the smallest contribution Is not wast ed every penny helps to buy to bacco and cigarettes for our boys in France. So send along your money and get your friends to send their money. This great work has Just begun and we are out tor a record. We want a substantial evidence ot the patriotism ot our citizens. The kits that we are sending con tains brands that are familiar to th soldiers. Here is a list ot them so you can see for yourself what a large amount ot comfort 25 cents will buy: One packaigo of Tuxedo to bacco and four books of cigarette papers; three pouches ot Bull Dur ham tobacco and 'three books of pa pers; two packages of Lucky Strike cigarettes, 20 cigarettes In each pack age; a return post card addressed to the contributor on which the soldier will pen his appreciation and grati tude for the gift. Send your subscription to The Bul lotin tobacco fund In today.