THE BEND BULLETIN
THM WICAIIIKIl
lluln Tonight mill Tomorrow.
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DAILY EDITION
VOL. II.
IIMND, DISKCIIUTKH COUNTY, OltWJON, FRIDAY At TICRXOOX, JANUARY 4, 11)18
BEND
RAILROAD
GAINS ARE BIG
EARNINGS 1NCIIEASED
100 PEK CENT.
!' 11(100 Curs llniiilli-d In 11117 l-'i.r
Hip Lumber Industry I'iikm-iikit
Tiiik-I iio IVr Ci'iil Higher
'limn Previous Year.
K.irn'.nr nt Hi" lli'iul iinliin ili'iinl
n dm piiHt yciir Inert-used to Just
iwli-rt Hi n niiiiiiinl of Hut preci-mlliiK
I J months, according to Htnlloli
Agent I). Keller, wliii has i'at limit i't
iln in ' which went through his
office ut approximately $2.01)0.000.
vin riMiH In IMS It wu u Hill" over
Jl.ooo.OOO. limit Incoming nnd "
:lng frulKlil him ! 11 much heavier
iiii.l 30 per rent miiro peoplo truvc-letl
luring Din yi'iir.
Lumber litrn-i tn Iiiivh been r
iniirkiihly large. Fmin Juiiiinry I
mull April I un nverugii of 10 (urn
u iluy left lli'iul. From April t on
until 1MH, 25 wit" tnki'ii out. Thin
would innkn n tiilul i( somclhlivx ill
til" neighbor)! I if liiiOO cars ilurliiK
til" yt-nr. In 1010 only 375ii with
rv'iit out. Tint car nliuriiiK" IiiiiI no
tliprocliiblo effect on !hi freight Ser
vice, , ,'
"If iinyniKi should link to Just what
tisii'iit Hi" shoring' affected us, I
would Hity 10 piT rent of nur tronlili'H
In supplying run and ! luy Ihk ship
ments were caused hy thin." sulci Mr.
Keller. "Labor difficulties wero fur
morn linporlunl anil would bo classed
nt 20 piir rent.
"The prospect never looknd brigh
ter for a new year," he concluded.
Cuttle shipments havo brought con
Mlil i-raliln business to (ha Central Ore
gon Hnea, lomo of thn herds bolng
lirouihl up from south of Bend and
whipped throuKh hero In profnrcnce
to taking muthorn roads. An espne,
Lilly (rood showing hat bnnn mucin In
tho number font out from Torre
lionno.
Mr. Keller nnyn this bun been in
vxccptlnnnlly clean year of alleles
While some tralna bnvn linen delayed
n few hours, none have bnnn held up
over 24. ,
DATE IS SET FOR
THIRD LIBERTY LOAN
Illy llnllnl I'rmalnTlH! Ilrnil llullrtin.l
WA81UNOTON. I). C, Jan. 4 Tho
third l.ibnrty Loan rnnipalRii will be
itln on Knhruary 1G. Thn amount to
1)0 mined bus not yet been an
iiounuud. flerrutiiry of the Treanury
Mc Achic) will devote nil of bin tlnio
to mannKluK thn rnllronda until Keb-
riiary 1, then will tuko charoo of tho
'ampalRn.
SYSTEM IN BILL
S4KNATOH CIIAMHKIUiAlX l'IU.
rOHRS MINISTRY, Hl'CII AS H..
1STS IX KXOIiAM) COXTKOI,
IX OXK KICI'ART.MKXT.
(Hy Unite! Prriw tn Tho llrnil llullHln.)
WASIII.VUTON, I), (!., Jan. A.
'.Siniilor Clia mlx-rVu In Introdticnd a
li!ll today which would create n mln
lutr.y of munitions. Thin Ih tho flrnl
Iit.IhIii'IIvo remiltfl nf tho war proho.
Tho mlnlnlry would bo orKiuiiliii'd an
ii cnhlnnt with full control of tho fi'o
eui'liiK, miinufncturlnR and dlRtrlbtt
Hon of nrmn, nnimunltlon, elolblnn.
tood nnd similar supplloH. It would
nine) control tho moans of transporta
tion minded hi RotthiR thbsn to tho
fltildlorB nn quickly as posHlbln.
Tho mciiHiirn would empower the
I'l-esldnnt to 'trnnsfoi- nil nuthoi-Hy ro-Xiii-dliiK
imunlllnns from ntbur kov
(irnniont dopnrtmonts, now connootod
tvltli this In ono way or nnotlmr.
Chuniborliiln'fl olijoot Is to cut tho
red tnpo nnd spood up production,
NEW
MUNITIONS
Prisoners Rob In
County Jail; Tic
Custodian To Bars
(My lllill.-l l'rraU tlm lli-ml Bulletin)
TACOMA, Jim. 4. Four prlH-oiii-rs
nscuped from llici eounty
Jail HiIh morn likic after uhhuiiII
I ii K tho Jailer mid lying him to
the bars of a ec II. With thn'
custodian's keys, they riinsiicltetl
the prison officii and took $600
from thn aafn, AtteinplH went
liindii to release (ieorKn I'lclcl, u
aoldler who wus sentenced to
life I in prlHciii in i l: I for assnull
I li K a chuurfciir.
RESIGN OFFICE
;kkm.x n. i:i.i, mcshii' is
LIKELY TO CHANGE, AS UK.
si i.t of disputes ix ituo.titi)
T(l III SHI.W NEGOTIATIONS.
(lly ttnllnl I'roM luTI.- llri.cl llullrtin.l
NKW VOHK. Jan. 4. Anolhnr
i liaiiK" In the (Jeriiiiin cbuiicellorHhlp
In likely to result from tho present
disputes of the militarists and Social
ists over -thn latest Itusslan peace
move. Von llcrtlliiK has bi-ou scarce
ly mentioned In r-nmitctltui with the
pencn ncKotlntloiiH. This may p wn
that bn has no bopif fur makliMC ur
ruiiKnmniits with Itussla which would
Im advantiiKt-oua to thn Teutons.
At any rato. ho failod at tho c rit
ical moment to exhibit any iiualllles
of Indcpcndenco and any exist Inn
leadership bus uppurontly beeii'pnsned
on to (,'ounl C'znruln.
TKItlUTOItY MAIX HITCH.
AMSTKIt DAM, Jan. 4. Tho pro
caodiiiRi of tho main HelchstaK com-
mlttfto at llerlln show that the central
party supports tho German conten
tions that Poland and Lihuanla are
soparalo entitles of Russia. The Ger
man rofusal to withdraw troops from
these territories Is tho main hitch In
the peace program as k now stands,
Von llortllns announced that tho
Russian proposals to transfer peoco
ncKotlntlons to neutral soil had been
rejected.
ASSKMIII.Y WIM, OI'KX.
l'KTIt(XiltAI), Jan. 4. It bus been
formally announced that tho constitu
ent assembly will open on January
16, If a quorum -is here. Thn m-xo-
tlntlons providing for un exchange of
prisoners between Germany and Rub
ala havo been broken following the
Russians' Insistence regarding their
right to communicate with, tho Gor
man Socialists.
ADMIRAL FLETCHER
IS ORDERED HOME
Horn of Vera t'ru Htilijwt of (linrnes
Mntlo lly t'oiiKi-rNsinnii Ili-llten,
AIIi-kIiik Xi-KliKeuce.
(Ry Unltod Pn-ss to The llrnil llullctlo.V
WASHINGTON. I). C, Jan. 4.
Hoar Admiral Kloteber, formerly
heuU , pf tho navy convoy system
abroad, hits been ordered home ns tho
result of charges mndo by Congress
man Iliitten, who claims Hint the
torpodoliiK of thn transport Antilles
was duo to nngllgouno in tho navy.
This Information leaked out today.
Klotehnr was tho man who com
manded tho fleet which took posscs-j
slon of Vera Cruz at tho outbreak of
hoHtllltlos between tho Unltod States
nnd Mexico n fow yenrs ago.
BURNING SHIP ON
WAY TO HONOLULU
(Hy United Prom to Tho Horn! Bulletin.)
PACIFIC PORT, Jim. 4. In tow
of nn American vessel tho Japiinoao
fi-ol(Uor, Shlnyo Mani, Is hondod for
Honolulu, A tlorco flro Is burning
In hor hold,
HERTLING
MIT
GIRLS AS
Here nn- :iuc of ibe ut t rneil vc yiHing women who arc iiow wurkliiB us c-nndiRtors of surface curs of the Inter
borouuli system In .New York city.
Rail Congestion Delays
Delivery
Kor those who bnve subscribed to
Tho Hullelln tobacco fund nnd are
woiiderluic when they will receive the
postcard acknowledgment of tho re
ceipt of tho tobacco kit from a sol
dier In France, Information Just re
ceived by The Hullelln will be appre
ciated. The message comes from the
American Tobacco Company, through
whom 'fho llullc-tln Is enabled lo
send the tobacco kits to Krnnne. Ac
cording to It there were 1600 cases
of kits on hand In Franco Just before
Chrlstmn anil all were to be dell -
ered by Christmas day.
ilecauso of the freight congestion
on tho French railroads two or three
months must elapse before shipments'
may bo received In I'arls, so that
subscribers to the fund may appreci
BRITISH ADVANCE
TO SOljTH OF LENA
(By United Prau taTh Bend Bulletin.)
LONDON, Jan. 4. Oonerul Halg
roported -that the British lines havo
boon advanced south of the Lena, and
fghtlitg Is continuing north of Cam
bra I. Tho situation In the latter
place, however, Is unchanged. Ger
man artillery bombarded Bulk-court
unci Yprt-s.
MAY I.1MMTK RKI.ATIYI-S.
Unable (i find either relatives o'
friends of N. Jacobs, fonneii;' of
Ilnnd, who was klllel Inst w.vk in
Tacnma by falling down i-.n el )v:it ir
shuft, hospital authorities In that city
havo sent Inquiries here in hopes r.f
securing information conce.nlng the
man. Mr. Jucobs was cmp'oyen at
tho Sbevlln-llixon mill betwe.-ti Octo
ber 15 and NoVembor. 16. Thl-i was
ascertained through a hospital- card
found on his body. Should any per
son know of his relatives ho fhonll
communicate with Dr. R. W. IKnd :r
shott, who has been looking Into t'lt
case.
GUARDING NEW YORK WATER FRONT
Soldier on guard In lower West street, Now York, questioning two men
who look to him llko enemy aliens. N
SURFACE CAR CONDUCTORS IN NEW YORK
mmmmmmmmmMMmm
of Tobacco Kits
ate why It Is that they are waiting a
long time for the postcard acknowl
edgment. The kits are distributed, by the
way, through the Red Cross which
Is cooperating In the work with its
splendid organization In this coun
try and France.
Already over $30 has been sub
scribed for tho tobacco fund by resi
dents of this vicinity and tho money
is Btl'.l coming in.
If you havo not already made your
contribution send It along. Twenty
five cents will put nearly 45 cents
worth of tobacco In the hands of an
American soldier In France, and with
the tobacco he will have a stamped
postcard, addressed to you, on which
ho will acknowledge the gift. Better
yet, a dollar will send four kits.
TREASURER KAY STILL
WORRIED OVER ORDER
(Oregonian.)
SALEM, Jan. 3. Stale Treasurer
Kay and Chairman Miller, of the
Public Service Commission, today
held a conference relative to the re
cent order of the Commission affect
ing the Central Oregon Irrigation
Company's project. Mr. Kay, at a
meeting of the Desert Land Board a
few days ago, commented upon the
tact mat tne commission had as
sumed ;urlsdlctlon In the matter, and
asserted that a conflict was sure to
arise between the Desert Land Board
and tho Commission over the project
Booner or later.
Followiucg tho conference today
Mr. Kay said that be is satisfied the
Commission acted In good fuith In
issuing the order, but he declared he
still believes the Commission has no
Jurisdiction In tho matter.
It Is understood that there is a
strong probability of the Commis
sion's order being made subject of a
test case.
PRAISE
GIVEN
by
IIKAD.S OF XORTHWKST CAM
PAIGN WRITK H. A. MILLF.lt, IX
APPRECIATION' OK WORK
Sl'RSCRIPTIOXS STILL COME.
Winding up the Red Cross member-
GROSS
ship drive come letters full of praise went on- "Sufflc'ent economies can
for the work done In this county in e ""T l, " P8Sib'e '
,to their equipment and extend the
securing subscriptions. Manager H. i operative facilities as much as' the
A. Miller is still collecting contrlbu- present extraordinary demands ren
tlons and is not yet ready to give out der " desirable, without resorting
a list of those who have taken outjto the natlonaI treasury for funds."
memberships. W"80n dld not aak for an r-
n Ipriation, stating that McAdoo will
On December 27, C. H. Clow, of;confer wllh tbe proper commlttee8
La Pine, who had charge of the work regarding this point. His was a plain
there, sent Mr. Miller the following business message and Its delivery re
letter: "Please find enclosed $50 :Julred onlv !5 minutes. '
to cover 50 memberships In the Red
Cross. I still have 12 blanks left
but am bound to dispose of them If
I have to take them myself." The
town took 100 subscriptions, making
an excellent record for such a small Tna comnlttee will consider It on
commuulty, according to Mr. Miller. "epre.8e,tave Simm! " -
in thanking the county committees
tor their services, the head workers As soon as the Senate reconvened!
In the northwest have sent Mr. Miller Senator Smith, of South Carolina.
a letter, which reads: wno also has the ranking of an inter-
"Dear Mr. Miller: Your campaign ' 8U"e commerce committeeman, In
J , troduced a duplicate measure which
workers braved the weather and wentlWia aIs0 be taken up , ,he commlt.
from house to house and farm to , tee meeting Monday.
farm, canvassing for Red Cross mem-
berships. There was no hardship
they were not willing to undergo.
The distressing shortage of buttons
and other supplies embarrassed them,
but they went ahead with lofty cour
age. They were animated by love of
our country, affection for our soldier
boys and a desire to be ot actual ser
vice In relieving the suffering caused
by frightful war; also they were de
termined Deschutes county should do
its full share in the enrollment ot
members in response to the appeal of
President Wilson, asking every man
and woman to Join the Red Cross.
"The results In Deschutes county
speak for themselves. To your heroic
workers belongs the credit. It was
individual work like this all over
our stute that won again for Oregon
tho proud distinction of being among
the foremost states of our union in
patriotic achievement.
"No more letter of thanks can con
vey to your workers anything like
tho credit that Is their due. Their
devotion demonstrated that they were
not striving for personal credit. Their
rich reward is in the consciousness
ot sacrifice made and duty done, but
In behalf of the Northwestern Divis
ion Campaign Committee, will you
kindly convey to each and all of them,
through any channel that may bo
available, tho deep sense of appre
ciation felt at Division and State
Hondqunrtcrs for their devoted ser
vices. Yoiirs gratefully,
HARVEY LIN,DLEY, Chair
man Northwestern Division Cam
paign Committee,
C. C. CHAPMAN,
II EA'RY E. REED,
Members for Oregon."
Members for Oregon."
CONGRESS
HEARS
WILSON'S SPEECH
OUTLINES RAILROAD
ADMINISTRATION.
ItfMiliitionM Introduced In Roth
House, Following President's
ItM-ummrmiut Ion Provide
Unrestricted Powers.
(By United Pren to The Dend Bulletin.)
WASHINGTON," D. C. Dec. 4.
President Wilson today addressed the.
Joint session of Congress and asked
it to give bim full and unrestricted
powers to conduct the federal opera
tion of -railroads. He ouUineii the
initial steps necessary to the success
of Secretary McAdoo's administra
tion.
The action necessary to secure
the complete mobilization of the
whole resources of America by as
rapid and effective means as possible
has already been taken," he said.
"Private Interests must give way to
public necessity at this time."
Irotcctlon Is Need.
He also asked that means of pro
tecting the interests of railroad stock
holders be provided and measures
passed to take care of travelers and
private shippers. Wilson also advo
cated a system of compensation for
the railroads based on the average
net Income for the past three years.
These concessions are probably
too much to expect, even under a
unified railway administration," be
Bills Are Introduced.
Immediately at the conclusion ot
the PrpuiHArtt'n arid
:Simms, of the House Interstate com-
merce committee, introduced a bill
' executing Wilson's recommendations.
cm win punier wim me -rresiueni lo
night regarding the program.
ALLIED AIRCRAFT
DOWNED IN BATTLE
(By United Press to The Bend Bulletin.)
BERLIN, Jan. 4. Since New
Year's day the allies have lost 23
airplanes and two balloons on tht
west front, as the result at German
gunfire.
CALLED SUCCESS
J. T. HIXKLE, PRESIDENT OP IR-
HIGATION CONGRESS. TELLS
OK PROJECT NEAR BEND-LACK
OF WATER DEPLORED.
PORTLAND. Or., Jan. 4. Among
other topics discussed at yesterday's
session of the Oregon Irrigation Con
gress was the Tumalo project. Next
in Interest to the question, "What is
the value of water rights In the cer
tification of irrigation bonds?" wai
this subject.
J. T. Ilinkle, president of the con
gress, Jn speaking of the project near
Bend, said:
"The Tumulo project is a success
right now. With all respect to the
engineers, there Is nothing wrong
with the reservoir except a luck of
wator to put in It to settle lf, and
puddle the leaks.
TUMALQ PROJECT
Cure Kor Leaks Advocated.
"The upper reservoir leaked th
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