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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.)