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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1918)
THE BEND BULLETIN Til 10 WKtTIIKH Kulr und Colilnr Tonight and Tuiuurrow. DAILY EDITION VOI,. II. IIWNIi, DKSCil U'l'KH COUNTY, OREGON, Tl'KHDAY AITKRNOON, JANUARY H, IOIH No. 27 CITY TAX LEVY PROBABLY 14.8 SIX PER CENT LIMIT LAW AITLI KS. 'i'iiv Ciiiiiliillim AiIvIhi'x TIiiiI Artilb I Ion of Xmv Territory Ily Doc Nut I Iiiiiik'' SHiiiiIIiiii Colin i ll Will Ai l TonlKlit. Tluil t Int 11117 In levy of thn city lf llellll Hlllllllll III' confined Hi mi iimount nut more limn jtlK pr renl over llm levy' for I lit' year I ill A, Ir respective nf the furl Uml Hid boun daries nf llm i'liy now include u tcr r'.hiry lunger t It it it before, Ik Hid nub Miiuiro of llm opinion given liy the .Shun Tux ('mnniUnlnu Id the council iliniUKli County Annennnr Mulliirkey. Til'1 qllentlnll llllll been put up t" III" lommlnnlnn liy Hi" council In I Mo hope that n larger nmaunl could li ruined liy IiiivIiik I hi' iircii Unit pulil last year's tax tuki. mi lm-rnimo of nix per eiit uml Hut rem of llm i'liy, liikin 111 iillii" III" 11)10 tux win levied, pay in ilio mini" rain. With Ihls question nettled, Hi" de termination of Hi" i'liy lux for Hi In year I nk I'M lini'lf mil of tlin ri'iilm of .nilniiilcn nml conjecture mill be. comen il simple nml 1 it of applying llm x pir ciiiil limitation liiw to thu f 1k iirin nf luMt year's lux. Under Ihul law tlin rlly inuy mil "nilsn u greater ii mount of revenue for purposes oIIkt thnn tlin payment of bonded Indcbt--il!tc'M or Inteient thereon thnn i Ik? total amount levied by It In Hi" i.ir immediately preceding for purposes other than tlin payment of bonded In debtedness or Interest thereon plun wlx per centum thereof." Lust year the city rained 10,782.10. of which .1100 wan Internal on tho 160,000 lieiuo of newer ootids. Tho balance, or $0,182.10, may ha Increased tlita year by tlx por cent, or 1370.92, mak ing llm maximum levy possible for "purposes other than tho payment of lmndod indebtedness or interest thereon" I5.SS3.02. In tho paat year the city hai added in Iti bonded debt $35,000 railway terminal bond at six per cent and 11 7, COO warrant refunding bond) a.1 xlx per cent, making with the sewer bond Interest, a tolnl Interest charge to bn mnl by tho city of $11,760, and not affected by the limitation law. Tho tot ill of Hi In Intermit fund and the general purpoiin fund la (13,303. 03, which la apparenly all that can be rained. Tlin city vuliintlnn la $S!M',.r,r,tl, and with f 1 3,:t0.1.02 to be rained In taxes II seems nppiireiit that tho levy will lie 14.8. I.nat yenr'a levy wan 18 mills. , Tho mutter will come beforo Iho council at Iih rogulnr meeting tonight uml final disposition be mnde of It. Tlin 'iiimlfilim letter. Tho letter from the Slut" Tux Com .mission with Ita decision In tho mat ter la as follows: "It la our opinion, under the Tax Limitation amendment to tlie Constl t ii Hon of Oregon, the 1917 tux levy of tho city of Bond ahnuld bn con fined to an amount exceeding by no moro thnn lx per cent tho amount (Continued on puKfl 4.1 GREEK PETITION HEARING ON FORMATION OI' IK ' RIGATION COMPANY SET M)ll TOMORROW WILL EI'I'ECT 12000 ACRES OK LAND. Tomorrow at 10 o'clock In tho morning tho county court will give n honrlng on tho petition of anttlarB to form the Squaw Creek Irrigation Company. At this llmo tho advlsa lilllty of holding an oloctlon for such 'purpose will bo considered and a duto flxud. Tho tllatrlct which would form tho oompnny la p.omposod of 12,000 acroa xit lnnd, 7500 of which nro already iindor Irrigation. Practically ovory wnttlor In the territory ling Blgnod iho potltinn, which contains nbout 40 iinmoB. AM are rosidonts In tho vi cinity of Clovordulo and Slaters, DISCUSS SQUAW Age Is Questioned; Boy Enlists Rather Them Be A Slacker lleiaune William Itoaa, when iirreHled Huturiluy night for vlo- luting ii elly ordinance, auld thai ho win 22 yearn of i:igo, yet could nliow no rex Intra linn curd, he, wan advised to enllfil III the United HluliK uniiy ut oucfl. When Itonn wiih bio ll Kilt bn- fore Jiidgn II. (!. Ellin yealorduy, bin flilllMr, K. Ilonn, lentlfleillint the boy wan only 19 yearn old. llnthiir than h.ivn llm mutter (iiientloiied furlher. Hi" young mini mild he wan willing to en- lint and left hint night for Van- ('Oliver. CLUB IRK IS TO BE PUSHED llll,l)lti; TO HAVK ASSISTANT! IN INIX'HTKIAI. OIKi.AM.A 'IIONH Mdltl) KM)I) I'KODK. 'HON IIOI'IOI) IOK THIS YIOAII. Itetiirnliig from two ntalii e.luca llonul nieelliiKa yenterdiiy. County School Kiiperlnleudi'iit J. Alton Thompnon broiiKhl wkth lilm nuiner oun plnnn for nynteimill.liiK lh work of thu puplln In nucli linen tin In (luntrliit clubn ami other beneflcliil enlerprlaen. While uhncnt from llelld he attended the xutherlikg of the ncbool nuperlnteiidi-ntn from all over the male, who met with tho superin tendent of public Instruction In fiu leiii. Hero new luws regarding cer llficulloii, taxation for support of the schools and equalization for the var ious districts vera dlscunned. Tho mutter of equalizing tho fi ll unces received considerable atten tion and tho meeting went on record as favoring some atop of this sort which might he taken at the next ses sion of the legislature. Should the matter pass, some sections of this county would be benefited. For In stance, according to Mr. Thompson, tho school beyond ilemsted Valley has neither teacher nor pupils this year, although a number of children have recently moved Into tho dis trict, Tho reanon for this Is that tho district received no money when It was portioned on November 25, there being no puplln there at the time. (iiitliii'lng tit Curvnllln. Krom Salem tho iunlructors went on to Corvnllla, whero tho county nuperlimendeuts held a convention with tho Industrial club nuiniigers of tho stale. The question of a more systematic organization of club en terprises wan tnken up. As a result Information needed by the children will bo sent them more promptly thun huretoforo and tho work will be on n moro buHlnennllko basis. Two suite agents have been appointed to vln'.t tho counties and look over Iho work. liy special request they will come to Crook and Deschutes counties during tho summer. Mr. Thompson now has Informa tion on potnto growing ready for the pupils. In previous years this has ofton coma In Mny, whon it Is too Into to do nny good. Knch yenr It came a Utile, onrller until now It muy be had In plenty nf time to bo of iibo. It la thought that vastly larger quantities of food will bo produced this year on account of the war. The county superintendents nro of tho opinion thii't by encouraging tho chil dren to nnslat In fond production they hnvo found n much better way of reuclilng tho parents. ANOTHER OFFENSIVE BEGUN IN ARABIA llritlsli Capture Tni-kMi Garrison (JoriiiniiH Hnlil Post ut I'le.s. qulercn on West Kront. Wy llnltnl rrmu to The Pimil Putln.) LONDON, Jan, 8, Tho third Hrlt- IbIi offmiBlvo oxpndltlon has been Btnrtod ngalnat thn Turks, according to nn nnnouncomotit mado hero tudny. Fighting has begun nour Shankln, In Arabia, whoro tho British enpturod tho ontlro torco of men and equip ment of tho garrison. Artlllory flro lins continued active ly at Dullocourt nml Passchondnolo. Tho Oormang raided a Urltlsh post at Flosqulorcs. LEARNING HOW f $ ttfW&m( nC I ft mS v SluneiiiH hi one of the Aim-rli'im so useful for observation purposes. Jack Knives Tooth Paste Substitute In Trenches Jack knives Instead of tooth paste are thn slvlu In tho trenches, accord lug to a letter which Mrs. Genevieve Miicl.aurln bun Just received from a nophow, Donald, now In Krance. Mr. Mucl,aurin enlisted from Hraiifort", Ontario, Ho In not tho Donald Mac I.aurln, of Hend, who is now at Mure Inland. Tho letter resds: "I received your letter a few days ago, and last night received the first box of cuke, and tonight tho the 'fugs,' and you don't know, bow pleased I am to have them come so soon. Everything was O. K. The tooth paste will also lie a treat, for generally we Just scrape our teeth with our jack knife, as we can't al ways get those little things just when we are In need of them. The cake was groat. "We are atill on rest, so Fritz won't get a chance to got any of the things. "I had a letter from home today enclosing one of yours dated October 31. That was Hallowe'en. It Is a day I will never forget. It was rain ing pretty steady, and believe me, the stuff was flying as fast as I cvor saw it, and then some. That night DELAYED DRIVE IS EXPLAINED BY BAKER (liy Unltrtl rrnu to Tho llrml llullctin.', WASHINGTON, I). C, Jan. 8. A gigantic thrust, probably the Teutons' grentest assault of tho war Is Impend ing, nccordlikg to Secretary linker's weekly review of tho war. Ho said that In It tho Germnns will he sure to strain nvory remaining ounce of Btrongth, and held Unit tho delay in tho drive forecasted weeks ago was duo to tho tlmo necessary in order to mass Gorman forces and supplies. HOLIDAY MAIL IN Fv-SitJ.j.. xjryv ;d I'l'vuch soldiers In the trenches iiiude happy by holiday letters from the loved ones nt home. TO HANDLE THE SAUSAGE BALLOON urmy bulloon schools learning how to bundle the huge suunuge balloons that are f the Heches burled me right up and cut my bayonet In half, but a chap was humly, as luck would have It, and got us uncovered in time, but believe mo I was pretty shaky. I Bent my broken bayonet home along with some more things I picked up. I will try and get. some more but tons. I had a pocket full, along with some Krltz shoulder straps with their numbers on, but laid my coat down to go on a run, and when I came back some one had rolled it. The bayonet, I sure treasure, for it is a real souvenir, I -think. It will bring bark memories, anyway. "I am very much Interested In the aviation over here, for they are very keen on Canadian pIlotB, but I don't think there Is much chance of trans ferring out of this battalion, espec ially In Prance. The only thing Is one has to go In for a period of four years. Of course, it includes the time one has served In any branch of tho service during the war. I would have nearly two more years to put In It anyway, and maybe the war would bo over beforo that time was up, so I might be out of luck to get home whon It was over. Dut I think I would do It if I thought there was any chance of transferring." EARL READING NEW HIGH COMMISSIONER (Ily United Pram to The Bend Bulletin.) LONDON, Jan. 8. Universal satis faction has been expressed over the selection of Earl Reading as high commissioner and special ambassa dor to America. This is almost a rev olutionary step, as Reading is Jew Is. Th'.s Is the first time the second highest Judicial official has been requisitioned for purely political and business affairs. THE TRENCHES fc, assies &v f PUPILS TO BUY THRIFT STAMPS MONTHLY RKPOKT WILL BE PRE PARKD SHOWING SALES OK AVAR SAVINGS STICKERS 31,000,000 IS SET AS MARK. A thrift drive will soon begin in the schools of Oregon. The slogan of the campaign will be "A Million Dollars in War Savings by the Chil dren of Oregon Before the Close of this School Year." War savings and certificate stamps will be distributed through the office of each county superintendent, who will report in turn to the state headquarters. The matter was first suggested at the recent meeting of these officials in Salem. County School Superintendent J. Alton Thompson brought the plan back with him on his return from the Willamette valley. Today he is com piling a list of teachers, their ad dresses and the number of pupils each has under her, preparatory to beginning work. In order that the public may know what the children are doing, a month ly statement of the sales of govern ment savings stamps will be made up. Plans are not yet completed so that the mothod of distribution has not been arranged for. LAND IS RETURNED TO STATE BY COURT (By United Proa to The Bend Bulletin.) SALEM, Or., Jan. 8. The supreme court today ruled on, six of the seven Hyde land cases, restoring 9130 acres of land to the state. The judges held thnt approximately 24,000 acres had been obtained fraudulently, but their title had passed to the government. The Klamath case was delayed In the appoal, so remains undecided. The amount of acreage restored to the state in the various counties is as follows: Crook, 3890.31; Linn, 600; Jackson, 2360; Lane, 160; Clackamas, 1360; Hood River, 760. The court commended the work of Attorney-General Brown. The decis ion says that the conspiracy to de fraud tho Btate was clearly defined. ORDER SATISFIES PRESIDENT STANLEY Rotnrnlnig from Portland yester day, Fred S. Stanley, president ot the ' n. O T Pn ntnlnrl fhnf hln ennmanv ' was perfectly satisfied with the order mado by the Public Service Commis sion And confirmed the announce ment mado by Mr. Stearns to tho ef fect that the order would not be fought. He InslBtod, however, that tho commission had no jurisdiction of the case. The oompany will now, according to Mr. Stanley, request nil settlors to pay up thoir back main in tho commission's order by making In th ocommlssion'8 order by making It possible tor tho company to estab lish a sinking fund. E ARE STATED TEUTON NEGOTIATIONS ARE SCORED. WILL FIGHT TO END ItllHslan Terms Prompt Speech Wil son State ObJcctH of American Participation In the War Clearly and Concisely. Ily Robert J. Render, (United Prew Staff Correapondent.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 8. In unquestionable terms, President Wil son, at a Joint session of Congress, which opened at 12:30 this after noon, stipulated the American war aims. These be said the nation will continue to struggle for until they are accomplished. He stated that "the compelling voice of the Russian people, asking for a definition of the American prin ciples," had prompted his speech. It was directed largely to Russia and in, it the sinister tactics of the German rulers were scored. Wilson demand ed that light be shed on all future negotiations and treaties and reiterat ed his demand for the territorial ad justments needed to insure peace. His terms outlined a scheme tor open covenants which could be reached openly and which would be hampered by no ensuing secret treaties. Ainu Given Briefly. The aims as briefly and concisely stated by the president are: Freedom of the seas in both tunea of peace and jvar, except when they are closed by international action tor the enforcement ot International covenants. Trade equality among the nations (Continued on Page 2.) CONSCRIPTION LOSES; MINISTRY RESIGNS (By United Preu to The Bend Butletta.) MELBOURNE. Jan. 8. The entire Australian cabinet resigned today 'as a result ot the recent defeat of the conscription bill. Honorable Tudor, the former trade minister, has asked to form a new ministry. . ' WATER POWER BILL IS READY EMBODIES IDEAS OK WILSOSt. LANE AND LEADING CONSER VATIONISTS PIBLIC RIGHTS WOULD BE PRESERVED. (By United Press to The Bend Bulletin.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 8 The administration water power and pow er development bill, to increase the navigability of streams and co-ordinate rail and water transportation and tremendously expand the nation al resources by harnessing the stroams, is now ready for introduc tion. It embodies the ideas of Pres ident Wilson, Secretary Lane and the leading conservationists. Through it they seek to settlo the 10-year fight over the control of the streams and by it will preserve pub lic rlgtits perpetually but at the same time give the public the benefits of their development undor the direc tion of a commission comprising the secretaries of war, Interior and agri culture with an executive officer at the head, who is to be named by the President. This man would be em powered to license construction of dams, reservoirs and power sites tor the next 50 years with a rental tea to be paid to the government. . It also gives the government the right to commandeer power plants wanted for the manufacture ot explosives. A MS