THE BEND BULLETIN I'rolmlily llulii Tonight ilnd I Tomurruw. vl. in REND, DESCHUTES COUNTY OREGON, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, .MA IK II 0, 11(111 No. 8(1 DAILY EDITION- a. TREATY WORK . NEARING END HILL FOR DAMAGES' TO ' . HE SET SOON. l JiipniicMii lii P1P.I1 Equality "f Kik'cn Ih.uiv IIi'IUhIi Dcli'KHlliin 1'IiIiiUh Liiiiu Would Strengthen Monroe Doetrlno. lly Treil H. l-Vr(UMn I, ll.'plted I'nm HUlf Correspondent.) I'AHIH, Murcli 10. Tlm suprcnio war council was expected formally to rullfy today inn lenliillvo agroomont understood to hnv lioon rouched yes terday on territorial utiil llnniicliil ijucMildim connected Willi llni prelim lmiry pence treaty, Tim lilK powers, It Ih learned, urn now virtually agreed regarding III" principle of working out financial affairs. They consider Jlllfi I lin lliml lilll for reparation miiHl lo based on what experia find (lor jnnny will lit' able to, pay over a com ininiilvely short nerlm! of year. With Urn government heads ul-n-iiily unanimous on Ihl iUinlloii, the filing of llie dllnlui uiiioiint of tliii 1 1 1 1 t 1 1 1 li y appears to tin only a matter of it few days. Meanwhlhi. Vol In belli pushed on tlm league of nation i'iyciiuiiI. which In lo ln In rorpornii'il In the preliminary pact. A cull wnit sent yesterday for nil neutral to liuvu their recommenda tion for cliniige iiikI amendments ready for presouliitlon nl a opoclul Heiwlou of llin lougni aiibcommlito tomorrow, . Japan lulcndii to press lier coiilontluii I luil ii covenant, which U designed to establish, tilt) principle! of i'iiullly of peoples, should also eslubllsh I hi- prlnclplo of racial riiuiillty. , Mill 1 ISM HACK LEAGUE. PARIS. Muroli 19. l-ord Cecil, llin British league of nation fijiort, told correspondent todny Unit the llrlllKh delegation consider that I ho league covenant should lia mado purl of llio pn.'llnilniiry peaco truuty. 4 II" bclU-Trti t hit t ll Incorporntlon 'w ill not deluy I ho premutation of Ilia treaty. "If tho Monroo doctrine mean vthut 1 think II doe, noti-luterforonco In American affair by European nithout' tl0 consent of tlio I'll 1 1 ml States, tliu doctrine In mi rviiRilii'm-d liy lin.' league, slnco nn net Inn could 1a tiiki'ti under the provision of tlio league covenant without Amcrlcu'ti consent," HAYSTACK RANCHERS ' WILL EIGHT BONDS liijiinrtloii Hull Will lie Answer to Kt.-, 0(10,0110 lloml KliM'timi In I he X .North I'nlt, Miijh Attorney. Tlmt rancher of tlm Haystack lfjilatrlet Improvement Co. will In tho near futuro flln Injunction proceed ing lo restrain tho North Unit Irri gation district from Including Hie land of tlm com puny, about 2000 ucrcH In nil, In thn assessment uudnr tho now $5,000,000 bond Issue was tho diicliirntlnn this morning of W. P. Myers, attorney for tho company. Tho bond election, which wan hold Monday, .carrlod by n majority -of l,17r It wiih lonrncd horo today." It liMlifl Bocond olt'Ctlon of tho kind lffill'ln tho dimrlcl, 1bo llrnt, which cnrrlml, bolng Invalidated becnunn of dofoctlvo procoduro. The dlHlrlcl coinprlHim iipproxlnmtfly 100,000 " ncrnii, till privately ownad, and much of It now nndor cultlvntlon. COUJRT DISMISSES DAN 1IEISING CASE Uk Judgo J. A. HiihU'H today dlBnilHnod Tho cano of tho Blato vb. Dim HolHlng, IvIoIoIIur ranchnr, who, undur tho complaint brought by DlHlrlct Oamn Vnrdnn fluorgo Tonkin, was nllngi'd to luivo bad door mont In 111" pobhoh Hlon. Tho court hold that tlmro won liiHiifflclimt ivldonco to wiirrant a lmiirlng. LOGGING ROAD TO START NEXT WEEK Contrnctora In churgo of tho Bovon mllo cxtniiHlon of Tito (Hiovlln-Hlxon Company lugging yond luivn arrived In lloml and oxpont lo Rtnrt work noxt ' wonk. Two cnrloadH of nmHilnory to bo tiBod on tho Job Imvo Junt lmon rocolvod. ' COUNTY VALUES DECLARED LOW BUSINESS MEN HEAR COMMITTEE'S REPORT. Iiiiri-iu.n of AO I'l l- ( rnl, hi Vuliiii IIoiih Itrcoiiinieiiili'il Aciior WiimIh Kvi'ii- Mon Artlon on ltrKiit In Drfi'iTciJ. That UHHuaHed viiIuuMoiih in Do Hchutim county on r?ul oNtiili), bulld Ihkh, uiorchuiidiHO mid limber rungo from 11 lo 4? p'or cent. wa the ru porl loduy of u cominlttea uppolulnd hy tho Commercial club to luvi-Htlgulo valualloiiH. I,lvitluck, according to II. J. Ovuriurf, inmnlior of life colu mn Inn, Ih iihhi'hhi-iI nt a much hlglmr rolutlvo vuluutlon than tho other dim of property which were cov ered In tho Nliilement of K, W. Hawyor. Tlm commlttoo'ii rucomraoiidiiiionB, mucin to tlm t;ommiyclul club In regular nenBlon nt tho l'llot Ilutto Inn thin noon, nclvlHod t hut tlm law pro viding that tho county may receive a allure of laxen on Hlock from oilier couulleN, puhlured In l)echuli', bo token full advuntago of, Hint an ef fort be made to amu'KH money, notra and iiccouiiIh, of which only a nmull proportion are now l.iji-tl, and that VBluatlon be lncrcaed 50 per cent. In Kuril a1 miinuer thut the propor lloiinlo dlNcrepancy between the e II null eil viiluim of different cIushlh of property be ti nearly iin poiiBllile ellminiiled. V. T. Mullurky, coifnty iinBeiinor, expreHned It Ih I lunik to tlm couinilt leo for ltd work, declared thai It would ba of coiiMldernblo imnlHlanco lo him, but advocated nn even greater IncrmiBo In vuluatlona than that which hail been recommended. L. A. Hunt of Lower Urldgo, from which auction tlio roquent prompting tho Inventlgation oiiglnully canto, thanked the ctuli for tho Interoat nhown In thn OMemmont quiill(in. Tho report of the conimltteo was laid over for moro deflnlto action un til tho next mooting. At tlio opening of tho club hinch oon, tho Hawaiian troubadour, playing- ut tho Iilborly theater, appoarod through courtesy of tMunngcr Ward Cohlo nad gave . aevoral excellent vocal mid liiHtrumontnl BolectloiiB, A vote of thitnkH whb extended to Mr, Coblo by tho club. BANK OBSERVES BIRTHDAY 10TII I'HtST .NATIOXAIH (; HOW Til J HOM MIIIIKST ti:;iN!Nd r.AHAI.I.KUS I'IKKiKKSS MADE 1IY C1TV AM COVXTHV. With nn onvlablti record of aiding In tho development of llvoHtock and agricultural IntorestB In Central Ore gon, the Ilond First Nntlounl bank eolobrated Its 10th birthday today. During tho tlmo which hua elapned bIiico tho founding of tho liiBtltullon tho bank has boon under tho sumo management, and four of tho original ilvo dlrVctors C. 8. Hudson, proal cliint; II. C. Kills. Dr. 1J. C. Coo and E. A. Slither, vlco president nro Bt 111 serving hi that capacity. Guy Mc Iluynolda, JuhI elected ng tho fifth member of the board, cunio to tho bank six weeks after' It atarted In hiislnesH and bus worked tip from miwBongor to his preaonf position of cashier. At tho outsat the Flrnt National had renqurooa of $40,000, and from tlilH beginning It has Increased to moro than 11,000,000. .Dining Kb history It hnB Been Dend advance from n village of 600 to a oily of over (1000 population. In ita policy of service the Institution has recent ly ndded to Its list of officers by choosing It. A. Ward, formorly county agricultural tigont, us vice pnlHldent. L. M. Ffisa became n vice president approximately a year ago. The hunk will entertain Its em ployes tonight at a dinner to ba given at tho Pilot Ilutto Inn. DEBATE TONIGHT ON LEAGUE PLAN BOSTON, March 1!). Much Inter est Ih being taken In tho dtibnto an nounced for tonight hot ween Senator I.odgo and Dr. Lowell of Harvard on tho league of nut Ions uetl6na. Advertising Will ! Bring Prosperity j Declares Expert! (lly Onll.il I'rm Ki Tha lli ri'l Kulli-tln.) WAHIIINTO.N, It. March III. i;lenlve uilvertlyliiK cam pulKiiM lli'oiinliiiiit Hie country it III put liunhiexH on IIn feet mill relievo present Mutual !un, Kokit ItnliHoii, illiiiior of the Inroriiiiition Hervlri), department of labor, mill liiiHiucKH authority, ileilaieil luilay. Il luw Kent NtnleiiieiilH to big liUHlnmN men all over tho country urithiK " (reiweil nilvertlKhiK a iik-iiiin of UNherhig hi mi era of Kreut proxpeiily. OVER $17, IN TAXES PAID AVKKAUK OK $1000 A DAY COM IX(J INTO HHKItll'T'H OFFH'K AC 'Ol'.VTANT PHAIHF.H C)-MU TIOX OF lt(M)KS. Deschutes county tuxes are coming In at an avi-ruKe rate of f 1000 a duy, and up to thin morning $17,042.28 had already been taken in. Chief Deputy Sheriff August Anderson re parted today. Tho total recelpta yc terday were $3000. The entire taxes for the year amounted to $291, 432. SS and of this amount half must be paid in by April 6 It taxpayers are lo avoid adding Intt-roHl to the amounts duo from them. An unusually lurgo number of Ml payments Ih being mude, Mr. Ander son says, many property owners in Deschutes county apparently pre ferring to dlachargo their obligations at one tlmo rut her than to take ad vantage of the law allowing liquida tion, of tax obllgatlons'ln two Install ment. That the county Is oncrally inoruaalnsj ln prosperity Is jvldeitpjd, he says, by the fact that- a much moro ready response Is being made by taxpayers than was tho case last year. Max Crandall, expert accountant, who Is going over the county's books, complimented tho sheriff's office this morning on tho efficiency of Its book keeping. He declared that records In this department of the county ad ministration are In first class condi tion and are the best of any books he has gone over this year. START MOVE TO REDUCE PRICES IXDIHTHIAI, ItOAUl) MF.F.TS TO DAY WITH STKF.Ij I'HODCCF.IW, AND 111(1 CIT IX QUOTATION'S IS F.XI'F.t "I'F.D AS KKSIXT. (Ry United Preu to Tha Rend Bulletin.) WASHINGTON, D. C, March 19. With the aim of reducing war prices, tho government departmental chiefs today began a series of conferences with representatives of various Indus tries, Today's conference was ' be tween the new industrial bourd and tho Bleol men. The expected result Is n new schedule of steel and iron pricos much below the present quota tions, but probably somewhat above pre-war prices, The tnbloB of the board show that steel and Iron average 120 per cont. higher than in 1914. Tho plan r.d tocntod by tho board, to which tho stool men hove tentatively agreed, la to mnko ono reduction which will it and for some tlmo B" thnt users or steel will feel safe In proceeding with large purchases. ' LOW PER CENT. BEER AN OPEN QUESTION Government Hun Formulated No I'ol ley In Itegnnl t Itovernge of . Slight Alcoholic Content. ' , WASHINflTON, D. C, March 19. Assistant Attorney Gonurnl Frlerson, prohibition prosecutor, after a long conference today with Attorney Gon eral Palmer, stated that nothing def lnlto has been decided as to tho gov ernment's policy In preventing hrew cVb from browing boor containing 2.7S per cent., alcohol. , SPECIAL TAX MOVE OPPOSED COUNCIL FAILS TO SET ELECTION. City Fulliers lo Hold Kxtru Session to Settle Quctttlon Next Week Health Hill I'uhkcm, mill New Iihh Aro Asked. Uninfluenced by the recent vote of the Commercial club and the Central I.ubor council 'favoring a special tax as tho most advisable means of wip ing out Hend'H warrunt Indebtedness, four out of tho llvo members of the city Council, In session last night, expressed themselves as advocating a bond issue for this purpose. Frank Sutherland, the fifth member, ex pressed no opinion.' D. G. McPhersou was ubaent. Afler more than an hour's discussion, In which. Mayor J. A. Eastes upheld the special tax cause as the me preferred by tho people, the question was tabled, and lll be brought up again at an extra session to bo held next Tuesday night. An effort will be made at that tlmo definitely to decide on a special election and to determine whether tho people shall be given the oppor tunity to vote on a tax lev, a bond issue, an Increased budget or on some combination of the three questions. Councilman ft. P. Mlnter led In the flKht uitalnsl the direct tax, d during thut short time notes, which would bo needed to tide the city over until tax funds would be available, would draw 7 per cent. Interest, while bonds would draw but 6. This argument was answered by D. H. Peoples, who stated that tho cost of handling tho bonds would t easily make up the difference of 1 per cent. City Attorney Benson emphasized that the people of Bend are in favor of a special tax. and that to en deavor to give them something which they do not desire could result in nothing but failure. tViuncllinen (ilvr- View. - Councilman J. C. Rhodes believed that by bonding taxpayers would have a chance to recover from the heavy expenditures of the past two years, O. Benson feared that special taxation" would frighten away pros pective Investors, whllo E. L. Payne, favoring bonds, urged that both so lutions of the problem be placed on tho ballot for popular decision at an election In tho near future. A. J. GoRglns of the Central Labor council differed from the large ma jority cf that body, declaring that a bond Issue would poll a large union vote In Bend. He admitted, however, that co-opcratlon with the Central council and tho Commercial club would be necessary to Insure success, lliiildimr KlicouniKCil. Tho council went on record as heartily endorsing tho. building of many private homes in the city this year by withdrawing Its option on 16,000 brick contracted for with the Bend Brick & Lumber Co. for the construction" of the new fire house. Councilman Mlnter's plea that the brick were needed for Immediate work on dwellings in Bend prompted tho action. A. II. Horn, of the brick (Continued on page 3.) 91ST DIVISION COMING SOON WIOSTKUN TKOOrs I.ISTKI) YOU KAKLY (X)NVOY NATIONAL GUARD UNITS WILL SAIL FROM - FRAXCIf IN YEW WKFKS. '(Ry United Prom to Tho Bend Rullctln.) WASHINGTON, D. C, March 19. Tho war department today announced thnt practically all units of the 91at division have been assigned for early convoy, I Tho 91st Is composed of men drnft ed In Oregon, Washington, Cnll foriatu, Alaska, Idaho, Nevada, Mon tana, Utah and Wyoming. GCARDsSlKN 1.ISTFD. 1 WASHINGTON, D. C, March 19. Tho 2(!lh division (tho Now England Nutlnnnl Guard) and tho 42nd, or Huhibow division, nro scheduled to sail from Brest to Boston and Now York, respectively, betweon March 28 and April 19,. tho war department announced today. GENERAL STRIKE IS DECLARED BY GARMENT WORKERS ill United I'r Uj Til. Ilrnd llulWtin.) CLKVICLAND. O., March 19.' A generul strike in the men's clot li I ii k Industry was called here today. Union officials stated that half of the 4000 workers employed had respond ed to the call. The men demand a 44-hoir week and, a 30 per 6ent. Increase In pay, with time and a half for overtime. An ad ditional demand Is made for the abolition of the sub-contract system and recognition of the union. The present hours of the workers are between 60 and 70 a week, union leaders said. ATHLETIC CLUB WILL ENLARGE MORE PFOPLE TO HE AFFORDED OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY PRIV ILEGES OFFICERS CHOSEN AT ANNUAL MEETING. To Increase the membership of the Bend Amateur Athletic club so that more people may be afforded an op portunity to enjoy the activities of the organization and to broaden the activities to provlae interest for a greater number of people without greutcr cost will be one of the plans of the club this year. The B. A. A. C. as an organization passed into its third year last night at the annual meeting of the mem bers, at which time a new board of directors was elected, composed of Fred A. Woclflen, president; Frank R. Prlnpe, vice president; George P. Gore, C. A: Hayden and Frank In abnit, directors. As soon as possible there will be a membership campaign, which will be carried on with the view to en couraging people of the city to avail themselves of the club in greater numbers than now. Several Important recommenda tions for the coming year were made 1y L. C. Carroll, who has been study ing the needs of the organzation since he became secretary on Janu ary 1. The retiring board of directors are: Carl A. Johnson, president; II. A. Miller, T. H. Foley, H. E. Allen and D. G. McPherson. PLEADS GUILTY TO STATUTORY CHARGE Fred Lucas, Held to Grand Jury, Is Released on lloml Jack Hnyes to Plead Tomorrow. On an additional charge, that of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, as well as on the original complaint alleging a statutory of fense, Fred Lucas pleaded guilty iii Justice' court y.esterday evening and was held to the grand Jury under bonds totalling $2000. Bondsmen were found 'this noon. Jack Hayes, arrested yesterday on a complaint sworn to by Harry Riley, asked for further time, and the case was con tinued by Judge J. A. Eastes until tomorrow. It Is understood that a number of other cases of a similar character arb being Investigated by the author ities and that other charges may be preferred as a result. ARMY TO LEAVE SIBERIA SOON (Ry United Pram lo The Bond Bulletin.) LOS ANGELES, March 19. Amer ican troops. In Siberia will be with drawn this spring, Secretary of War Baker declared today following his arrival in this city. Ho said thnt the exact date of their reparturo will de pend on weather conditions. ' 200 POSTMASTERS TO BE APPOINTED (Rjr United FTeM to Tho Bend Bulletin.) WASHINGTON, D. C, March 19. President Wilson has ordered recess appointment of nearly 200 postmas ters. This Is necessary because tho senate, by reason or. Its filibuster, failed to approve of tho executive's nominations. I NEEDS NOTED MANY HELPFUL LAWS ENACTED. Guarantee, of Interest for Irrigation IioiiiN nml Provision for Aid on Tumiilo Project of Great Interest. (BpeeU to The Bulletin.) SALEM, March 19. Never before has the legislature been Inclined to look with such favor on reclamation and reconstruction projects as the recent one. In tho opinion of State Engineer Percy A. Cupper who has prepared a digest of the irrigation and reclamation laws,' Including tho drainage statutes enacted by the state legislature. With a slight Introduction touch ing upon the road building program, Mr. Cupper has. digested the Irriga tion and reclamation laws enacted at the session as follows: i "The session of the Oregon legis lature which has Just closed outlined a big reconstruction program and provided the funds for carrying it into etlect. A bill providing for the issuance of $10,000,000 for road construction was passed and as this bill carried an emergency clause it is not subject to referendum. "Another statute was enacted pro viding tor tbe levying of a one mill state tax on all. taxable property Irf the state for the reconstruction of maret roads. Under this statute the counties are required to provide a substantial and equal amount for this work and the expenditure of the funds Is under the direction of the state highway commission. Roads only Part of Program. In order to pay the Interest on the j bonds for road construction, and to i provlda additional funds for carrying out the road program, the auto license tees were considerably In creased and at the same time they j were exempt from general taxation !ln order that the entire tax on auto ! mobiles might be utilized In road construction. . i These road measures were con sldered only Indirectly as a part of the reconstruction program and the special constitutional amendment and statute are submitted to the peo- I pie for their approval, providing for jthe Issuance of $5,000,000 of recon struction bonds and the statute which I Is also to be approved by the people j provides how funds arising from i these' bonds shall be expended. I Nearly two and one-half million is ! to be expended In the construction ! of public buildings. Two millions Is I to be expended on reclamation work and the remainder on land settlement. Federal Aid Expected. It is probable that the reclamation fund will be expended In cooperation ' with the federal government on a dollar for dollar basis. "Of great importance to future reclamation in this state Is the consti tutional amendment providing for the guaranty of interest on irriga tion and drainage bonds the first five years after their issuance. On account of heavy discount on drain age and irrigation bonds this class of reclamation bonds have been under a severe handicap, which it Is be lieved will be largely removed. If the interest on bonds is guaranteed for the first five years. "A number of other statutes, very Important to reclamation., were cn actod at tho last legislature. Among these Is the statute providing that. Irrigation districts may accept a part of the land of any land owner with in tho district as an offset against tho reclamation charge on the re mainder of his land. This w''l prob ably serve as a very cc. enlent method of cooperating with the fed-' eral government, as it will make it possible to puulurgo areas of land In the hands or an Irrigation dis trict without direct cost hy the district, which the district may turn over to tho rcderal government for land settlement or. other similar purposes,- , Ronil Certification Iniixirlant. . "Another statute was enacted pro viding for tho certification of drain- , ngo district bonds In tho same man ner as Irrigation district bonds are now certified. "Tho provision of the irrigation district law relating to tho validation of tho procedure prior to tho Issuanen , of bonds was clarified by the reen- (Contlnuod on Page 2.)