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'Offlcliil Word Herd veil Today '
I'lt'iihiK ;iiril New OimrtiTu
l I to L-Hlmpi'it, Willi i: il -Inmc
i-B On Tn HI reel".
licflnlui wiinl wim received hero
this illuming by I'liHtmiinter II. II.
Kuril miiiniiiicliig tluil III") nw pnsl
iifC.ril would occupy tin: Kphler block
'.in Mlnm-milii anil llmiil streets. This
U !:i rami Urn lessors run comply with
llio ri'iiilri'iiiiim In Hi" iiiu'.'it nf
tupjilylitK mull boxes nnil iioHtorflco
tiii!iiiiiiiil,mnl moving partition, so
ik in supply ample floor space. Tim
iiinv quarters will l occupied on
Mil nil 2.
Tim pnnliifMro will be L-shiipod
innl will liikn over the two rooms next
In llio corner, linn opening mi cither
mrii'l. Tim public miiruiii'O will he
m llmiil, while llio mull will be
l.roiiKlit In through tho Minnesota
mr.nt iloor. Light mill plenty i)f
KPH.-n aro tlm prlnclpul uilvmiliigcs
1(1 till) bulllllllK. lllTnlllfuri! the
-erks liuvc Imil burnt)" i'IhiiikIi room
In iiiovo nrmiml In whllo sorting the
mall.
I. .ml miinniiT thn Hphlcr block was
completed liul Iium hnil only two lie--oupanlH,
tlm Central Oregon Cream
ery mill the Northern Express com
pany. A largo corner room anil two
others will mill remiiln varant.
Thrwo bld worn placed on tbi new
liomorfli'K, one by O'llonnoll Broth
mrs. who own tlm building lined at
jirniMiiit, ono by L. L. Fox and the
other by Mr. Bphlor. Postal Inapec
lor C. W. Llnnbaugh wai In Ilonil
arty In Docember looking theae over
In order to make recommundationa
to the poatal authorities.
ROADIHOPES FOR
IE
TIt.IIORN LINK MAY UK 1'HKD
' AS HKCOXI) I.IXK I'lllt THANH
niHTINO HITPLIKH ON I 'OAST
KLAMATH HOPEITL.
(Orcgonlaii.)
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. Dec. 31.
In the belief Unit since tho govern
ment has tnknn control of llio rall
Tonila aoinotlilihx may lie ilono townril
tho curly cnniplollim of llio Rtrnhorn
lines to Bond mid other Intorlor Ore
gon points, the KInmath Commorcliil
club telegraphed Mr. Btrnhorn at
Hpoknna nuking whnt assistance, If
iniy, Unit organization might glvo to
further such a movo.
Mr. Strtihorn Iiiib replied to Prosl
tlent J. W. Siemens, of thn club, oa
follows.:
"Hnvo hnil tho mutter of govern
ment opnnitlon up for some days in
anticipation of tho President's notion,
ii n (I nm hopeful Unit Bomelhlng mny
bo accomplished. I nm Informed,
liownvnr, Unit wo enn mnko no hend
way until niftor ninny liu'ger qucB
Hlons Involvod nro disposed of, at
which tlmo I will glnilly nccopt your
assistance. There la no question about
lliln action being dlallnetly fnvornblo
1o Biich Important mid deserving pro
jects us ours."
It will bo polntod out to govern
ment officials nt tho opporluiio tlmo
that with only ono lino of rull trmis--pnrtntlon
up mill down tho Pacific
Const llio iprotoctlvo oqiilpnin.nl on
Thn count in I nlit bo easily demora
lized. Tho complotlon of tho link to
Bend would furnlHh a Rncond artery
mint of 'thn Cascades which might
lirovo of InoBtlinnblo vnlun In omor
Koncy. Tho bulllllllK of tho Hiiob Into
Ihn now umlovolopod area of tho
ntnto, moroovor, will provo an Im
portant factor In Increasing tho coun
try's food supply.
GOVERNM
I
WOMEN LOADING SHELLS FOR THE ALLIES
' ! ' J
I'url uu'ix-hi women ul I.IkIiiui lomlliii; a v.-hni-I with xliellN fur Hlilpiiienl to
Kriiiici'. Tbi'KH hIi.'IIh, wlili h welch about 10 pimmlx vucli, uro mmlu In the
munition fm-tiirlea of I'ortuual.
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IHIMOATIO.N IDNlillKSS AT l'OHT
IA.M OI'KNH WITH i(M AT
rKNIAN'H I'KKHIUKXT HIX
KLK LKA1IS DISl lRSION.
(Kvenlng Telegram.)
The congreas, which waa scheduled
to opon yesterday morning at 10
o'clock, waa poatponed until 1 o'clock
In tho afternoon because of the fact
that several trains from tho oast were
lata. J. W. Urowor, of Tho Dalles,
responded to the address of welcome
given by Mayor Oeorgo L. linker, and
reports from the various committees
were read.
"Tho past year has been the most
successful year 111 Irrigation history
In Oregon," said President 1 1 Ink lu.
"In aplto of the unsettled flniincliil
all nation throughout tlm country, tho
Ochoco Irrigation project, with a
bond Ihhuo of JSII0.000 wus floated
mid carried through successfully, bo
sldes other smaller ones. Moro lliun
Unit, provision has already been made
for several new projects which nro
ready to bo taken up na soon ns the
bond Issuo is certified by tho statu
board."
Moro new land has been prepared
for use and a turgor percentage of
the ontlro ucrnagn Is In usn this year
tint il over before, sulil Mr. 1 1 Ink lo.
Thoro Is little doubt that if tho labor
situation permits tho present plans
of Irrlgntionlsts to bo carried out,
1018 will 8oo developments In Irriga
tion In Oregon that will bo nothing
short of mnrvclouB, Mr. Hlnklo bo
Uvea. Among tho largo delcigatlnna arriv
ing was a party from Prinevllln,
headed by Jay II. Upton, who Is ho
Ing boostod for the presidency of
thn congress next year. Other dele
gates well known in Irrigation work
who nro attending tho congress nro
J. M. Corking, of Tiimaln; J. II. Min
er, of Hend, sales ngont for tho Tum
nlo project; John A. Mnrsh, of Tu in
itio; D. D. Joslyn, of tho Jordan Vul
loy Irrigation projnet, and Georgo T.
Cochran, superintendent of water di
vision No. 1.
A telegram from Senator MeNnry
congratulating tho congress on Its
work during the pnflt year mid assur
ing tho members Hint ho stood ready
to aid lu national legislation for tho
congross, was rocolvod,
Among thoso attending the Irriga
tion congress from Deschutes county
nro Harrison Latham, T. H. Poloy,
Leo Thomas, J. Ilyan, J. n. Miner,
H. 'II. Du Armoiul, Vnrnon A. Forbos,
Ralph Polmloxtor, all of Demi, and
J. N. II, Oorklng, John Marsh mid
Mr. and Mrs. Frod N. Wallace, of
Tumalo,
IS
MEETING
ATTRACTS
IN
I1KND, DKHCHUTKH COUNTY, OHKOON, Till
HOLD RANCHER ON
ESPIONAGE CHARGE
(Mr t-'nlll I'rnw 0 "Hie lton.1 Ilull. tln )
POltTI.AND. Jan. 3. Julius Hhu
berg. a wealthy rancher, of .Moro, is
being held here on all espionage
charge. It Is alleged that he advised
a registrant with German relatives to
throw up his hands and go to the
German trenches and there tell of his
connections. Ithuberg Is aaid to have
promised that the man would be well
treated It ho followed, .tl)esJlnstruc-
tlons.
REED SAYS HOOVER
USURPED AUTHORITY
( fir Unllnl Proa lo Th Bnd Bulletin.)
WASHINGTON. 1). C. Jan. 3.
Senator Iteed. chairman of the com
mittee Investigating -the food admin
istration, today charged Hoover with
usurping his authority under the food
law In fixing wheat prices. Hoover
replied that everything ho had done
had first been approved by President
Wilson, and that had looked upon the
mcaauro as empowering him to act
for himself In big emergencies. He
maintained that through his efforts
tho wheal prlco hnd been stabilized.
GKNI:ilAL ( ItOtt DKII ADVOt'ATIN
IIHINOISti IX MKN WHO IIAVH
ATTAINKI) AUK OF 21 SINCK
LAST SI'lllXH.
(Ry United Prnn to Tho Bend Bulletin.)
WASHINGTON, 1). C. Jan. 3.
General Crowder, In a report to Sec
retary of Wnr Ilaker, urges the ini
inodlato registration of mon who have
attained tho age of 21 since the
tlmo of tho first draft registration
Inst spring. Ho says that by doing
this annually tho country may add
700,000 healthy men to Class I yenr
ly nud thus eliminate taking thoso
who hnvo boon granted deferred clas
sification. Ho expressed a belief Hint It will
be possible (hi fill all military needs
from Clnss I. Skilled laborers mid
fnrniors will bo drafted from tho de
ferred groups If thoy nro neodod for
war work.
One movo rec.miiineniled by Crow
dor was tho altarntlon of the draft
amendment, changing tho quota allot
ment from tho population basis to the
number of men In Clnss I In each
district.
OKHOOX HANKS HIGH.
PORTLAND, Jan. 3. Romnrknblo
patriotic fervor In Oregon has boon
roportod to tho officials. For every
100 men drnftod, lb4 voluntoorod.
In other states the proportion Is far
lowor, tho avorago boins 05 volun
teers to 100 drnftod recruits.
ASS
IRE
REGISTRATIONS
HXIMY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 8,
SIX PER CENT
LI
CITY TAX DEPENDS ON
INTERPRETATION.
Council MeeU Willi Difficulty When
HIiirtliiK t N-vy Tux For tho
Venr-.MiilHT IlefiTnil to tho
Hlute Taic CoiiimiHHloii.
Faced by the necessity of levying
a city tax for the year 1918 with the
restrictions Imposed by the constitu
tional six per cent limitation, the city
council lias discovered an ambiguity
In the law which requires Interpreta
tion before Ihe tax can be levied.
Depending on the Interpretation
which Is given by the State Tax Com
mission, to which the matter Is re
ferred, tho tax will be higher or
lower.
The problem whloh the council
faces has been created by the exten
sion of the city boundaries to Include
In the city a large territory which
will pay city taxes this year for the
first lime, and the passage of the
six per cent limitation amendment.
The taxes to be collected from the
new territory would alone Increase
the amount of taxes to be raised this
year more than bIx per cent and auto
matically force a lower rate on prop
erty taxed by the city last year. In
order to obtain a larger amount the
council wishes to have the tax to be
raised trom the city as formerly
bounded Increased by six per cent
and to have the same rate apply to
all property Included In the boundary
extensions.
Whether or not this may be done
-must 'be decided by the Tax Commis
sion and the question has been put
up to It. One portion of the tax, that
fto-.pay-liiterat oi bondd-debt.
amounting to $6760, Is automatically
levied.
The various questions connected
with the tax levy was discussed at a
special meeting of the council yester
day afternoon. At the same time the
votes cast at last week's special elec
tion were canvassed and the result
formally declared.
HOSPITAL BOMBED;
18 LIVES ARE LOST
ny United Pro to Th Bnd Bulletin.)
R0M3, Jan. 3. Teutons bombed
two hospitals back of the lines. Dur
ing tho shelling IS patients lost their
lives.
I
INTKR-CLASS GAMKS AT HIGH
SCHOOL TO HEGIN SOON
rilACTICK STARTS TODAY
TWO Sl'HKDl'LKS RKADY.
For tho purpose of getting nil of
the high school boys interested in
basketball, nn inter-class tourna
ment will soon bo put under way. As
a trophy, Carl Johnson has offered
a silver cup, on which the name of
tho winning class will be engraved.
Any class holding the cup three suc
cessive seasons will be given permit'
nont possession. Each team will play
each of the others twice, .the one with
tho highest percentago nt the end of
tho tournament being declared the
winner.
F. S. Francis Is coaching the boy
Prnntlco began this afternoon at the
Hippodrome. These class games may
bo opened to the public later on.
No regular school team has been
picked yet. The prospects , are
brighter this year, as some of the
old members are still In school and
the frcsbmon are n promising bunch.
Loster Snnders mid Arthur Norcott
will probably be forwards, Bert Tnr
dlo mid Gerald McGuIre both have a
show nt center, and Ed. Drosterhous
and Calvin Smith line up well as
guards. However, new matorlal will
bo given a chnnco to mnko good and
earn places on tho team. Last yoor
Bond won everything nt home and
lost nil games played out of town.
VW AMBIGUOUS
ROPHY OFFERED
FOR BASKETBALL
(Continued on Page 2.1
1IM
CROWN PRINCE NEAR VERDUN
This photograph, which was found
on i. (JcniiHti oltner taken prisoner by
the French, shows the crown prince,
who Is stundliig In front and wearing
a cap. Inspecting a detachment ot
shock troops In the lines before Ver
dun. It Is one of the very few pho
toirnmhs of the crown nrince to arrive
In this country In mnny months.
FREELY IN 1911
Sl'HSCRIPTION.S TO ALL FORMS
OF WAR 8ERVICK GO "OVER
THE TOI TOTAL AMOUNT
l ONTRIBl'TEI) 291,04g.41.
Being "over the top" bo far as Bend
and Deschutes county were concerned
In the year, which has Just passed.
meant that,--this .ecUonover-subr
scribed its quota in every campaign
for raising war service funds insti
tuted during 1917. A general re
sume of the collections in the two
Red Cross drives, the two Liberty
Loan campaigns, subscription for the
Y. M. C. A. war funds and purchases
of thrift stamps up to January 1
show that' this county gave $291.-
649.41, or something in that neigh'
borhood.
The above figures do not Include
the many smaller donations, which.
though they are none the less wor
thy of mention, have been solicited
by private enterprises. There have
ben contributed, money for The Bul
letin tobaccp fund, Red Cross stamps,
postage for mailing magazines to sol
diers, besides the many Christmas
boxes sent to the trenches and those
which were shipped to home camps
by tho Women's club and the Needle
craft club.
In every branch of service this city
has given generously. Red Cross
work has brouight big results and the
home chapter has shipped numerous
boxes of hand made articles td head
quarters. Food conservation has been
been carried out, many public-spirited
women taking it upon themselves
to see that .the pledge cards Issued
by the administration reached as
many homes in the city and country
as possible.
The table below shows the amounts
given to each fund:
First Red Cross drive $ 10,831.00
First Liberty Loan 135,000.00
Y. M. C. A. war fund ...... 3.962.02
Second Liberty Loan 138,250.00
Second Red Cross , 2,900.00
Thrift stamps 699.39
TO PROPOSE CHANGES
IN REVENUE BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 3. A
complato reconstruction of the wnr
revenue bill will be sought by Sonu
tor Smoot, In a measure which he
plans to Introduce within a few days.
Ho claims his plan would simplify
matters, produce more revenue, make
the Income tax provision easier to
handle and hit excess profits harder.
It will not change the Income taxes
much.
COUNT LUXBURG IS
DECLARED INSANE
(By Wnlled freM to The Bend Bulletin.)
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 3. Count
Luxburg has become Insane, accord
ing to authorities, who made a pro
longed observation of tho Got man
diplomat. They say he has been ex
tremely eccentric for the past 20
years. He has been Interned.
COUNTY
GIVES
.NO. 2.1
GERMAN TERMS
ARE REJECTED
RUSSIA TURNS DOWN
PEACE OFFERS.
Trotxky Calls I'ropoxalH Hypocritical
Teutonic People I'rgeil to Am-
ume Right to Negotiate Gen.
erul Democratic I'euco.
(Br United Press to The Bend Bulletin.)
PETROGRAD, Jan. 3. The Soviet
executive committee rejected the
German peace plan today and sup
plemented this action with a resolu
tion addressed to the German people
urging that they assume the right to
negotiate a general democratic peace.
Because the terms offered now evade
the principal of no annexation and
no Indemnities, it was stated that
they are not acceptable to Russia.
CALLS TERMS HYPOCRITICAL.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 3. Foreign
Minister Trotsky told those present
at a specially called meeting here
that Germany's peace proposals were
hypocritical and that the Bolshevlkl
could not consent to them.
ANOTHER OFFER EXPECTED.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 3.
Entente and neutral diplomats be
lieve that Germany Is making way
for real peace proposals which will
come as an acknowledgment of that
country's defeat. In the next two
months. The provisions offered are
being made so liberal that the allies
must consider them.
It Is thought that the present Ger
man peace propaganda was designed
to create a peace atmosphere so the
world would be-in a more receptive
mood when the real offer is made.
Entente diplomats, however, agree
that the German offer will not In
clude the elimination of Hohensol
lernism in the peace terms, a prime
requisite.
FIVE SOLDIERS ARE
SENTENCED TO DEATH
Negroes Who Took Part In Hoostoa
Riots, Tried By Court
MartiaL
San ANTONIO, Texas, Jan: 3.
Five negroes in the Twenty-fourth.
Infantry were sentenced to hanging
by courtmartlal which yesterday tried
the second Houston riot case. Tbe
execution awaits the President's rati
fication findings. Seven other par
ticipants in the riot were sentenced
to 10 years in prison and one was ac
quitted. FARMS IN NEED
MORE
FEDERAL LOAN BOARD MARKS
FIRST REPORT SAYS AGRI
CULTURAL SITUATION IS SERIOUS-URGES
BOND PURCHASE.
(By United Press to The Bend Bulletin.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 3.
The federal farm loan board, In Its
first annual report to Congress, de
clares that American agriculture
faces a serious financial situation.
The board recommends that the sec
rotary of the treasury be authorized
to purchase $100,000,000 worth ot
farm loan bonds this year, if circum
stances make It necessary. These
could be resold to Investors in order
to "provide a basis for this American
industry with the capital necessary
to increase the war-time food pro
duction, establish interest rates and
encourage bond purchasers," accord
ing to the statement made by the fed
eral board.
They stated that the millions in for
eign money Invested In American
farm mortgages have been withdrawn
owing to the war. Funds of Ameri
can, corporations and Investors have
been kept more liquid or are Inves
tigating more attractive fields of In
vestment. That the maximum loan limit be
raised to $25,000 Is a request mad
In the report.
MONEY