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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1919)
THE BEND BULLETIN 1 ' . ' Fair Tonight and Tuniori'ow, DAILY EDITION VOL. Ill UKNI), DKHC'IIUTKH COUNTY OREGON, U KD.NESDAV A KTKRNOON, APRIL 0, 1UI No. 122 WIDESPREAD 001 PL0I IS REVEALED MEMBERS OF CABINET ENDANGERED. Sf AMP LACK IS CLUE I'lltTI-lM Willi lllMlfllell'Ilt PlMtllgC llrlil III New Vork Office. Willi Result 1'lint Inferiiul Mu rlilue for 17 Arn Found. (11 Wnllnl I'rru tu Tin llrml llullrlln.) WAH1I1NGTON. I). ('.. April 30. 4a widespread buiuli 11 lot . InvulvliiK mifniplM on the lives of nwtiibiir of President Wilson' culilni't mill ninny oiIht promliK'iil public official In tho United Mute, wus lirniiKlit 10 JlKlit today by the postal department. Heveiitocn puckuge held up In the Kt'W York City postofflce ilua to luck f sufficient postugo were found to contain explosive. How many more pad Ihrowxh the mull ho not livon determined. The disclosure wore mudo In the rourio of on Invent litnilon of pujk uk' containing bom tm which wore mnt from New York to former 8en nlor Hardwlck or Georgia and Mayor HunHon of Seattle. All the packages hum labels, viilch the police iiuy are Imitation, of Glmblo Hro., New York department alore. Among I hone slopped were parcel addressed to Postmaster General Hurloson, Secre tary of Labor Wilson. Attornoy Gen eral Palmer, Commissioner General of ImmlKratlon Caminelll, John 1). (Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan. New York Commissioner of Immigration Howe. Mayor Jlylnn of New York. Governor Kproul of PoiinBylvanla und Justice Oliver Wendell Holme. Postofflce department official auy thut It la Imponaible to l;urn the Identity of thane sending the bombs. All that la known Im thut two of the Infernal machine reached their destinations, onu of them being aenl to Mayor Hanson of Heuttlo. fit 1 1 1 11 K to explode, whllo tho other, sent to former Senator Hardwlck Bl Atliinlu, exploded with Injury to li In wife and her muld. iioMiw reach i risi o. SAN FRANCISCO. April 30. Ilomba Klmlliir to that Bent Mayor lanson of Seattle were received here j Monday by lilntrtcl Attorney Hckert mid hi assistant. Edward Cunhn, II van learned today from hie office. MEW FISH LADDER IS BEING BUILT A' lienc! Water. Light Power Co. SlurtM Work on l.urgo Klshwny to Allow- Passage of Hnl moil. Ti compliance with a request from the stnto HhIi and gumo commllon, Hie Ilend Water, Litfhl & Power Co. ycRtorday commenced work on a large twh ladder at tholr power dnm In v-"hli city. Tho new work Ib nocossl laled hy the plan for making the river open to salmon coming up from tho Columbia to spawn, and tho i Bhwny already Installed at tho dam was Insufficient In bIzo to allow the passage of tbo big flnh. The Inddor now under coiiBtructlon will cost In tho neighborhood of $500, Munagur T. H. Foley ostlmulos. SEEK PUPILS FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL TIiohhikIi CiinvasH of Homes of City j (o He Made During the Next Two Week. Realizing that but a small per cent of children are attending tho Sunday hoIiooIh of tha city, representatives nf thono organisations .began today R ayfltomntlo canviiR of the homos of Jlnnd, wllh tho purpoaa ot enrolling many moro pupllB. Tho canvass Is nntlroly nnn-soclnrlan. Tho Sunday school workers will call during the noxt two weeks, and It Is hoped to havo tha canvass com' nuntod bv tha Sunday known as "Mothers' day." SHOWS NEED OF FEDERAL HELP IRRIGATION IS THEME OF CUITER. Hllllll ICllKllHMT Urge ( OIIIIIHTClllI ( lull In HI 11 it HlulivWiiln Cum palgn fill' Mi'ioili'KH Listed oil Hhu'IjiI Fled ion H11II11I. Emphasizing hi diwlre to aeo the 200.000 acre In Ihe Deschutes Irri gation project taken up by the fed eral government, Hlatii Engineer Percy A. Cupper uddresed the Hi nd Commercial club ut Ihe regular ses nlon of thut body at Hie Pilot Dutte Inn lid noon und took tbo opportun ity of urging the necessity of an uc tlvo slale-wldo cumpulgn lo suvo two Important legislative mutter which will be referred to the people ut the election on June 3. Speaking on tho constitutional umendmeut for the guaruntee of In terest on Irrlgutlon bonds, Mr. Cup per truced the history of irrigation laws In Oregon, showing Unit since the piissago of tliu 1917 law district lion il have been Hold to the value of 12,500.000, where they were prac tlcally unsalable before. Although these bond are held by their present owner at better than par, they were sold to bonding house for approxi mately 80 per cent, of their face value, he uld, but duclarod thut with a tatn guarantee of Interest for the first 'five years In effect, district paper could be floated ut pur a a most desirable form of Investment Ho also urged organised support of Ihe reconstruction bill, which con lulns a $2,000,000 Item for Irriga tlon work In the stale. Highway Route Knvoretl. Representative of tho Hoy Scouts, Introduced by E. I.. Payno, appeared boforo the club, asking Us indorse- nient of a drive for subscriptions to total $50 a month. In addition to $200 needed for their summer ramp. A committee composed of Charle W. Krsklnb, Carl A. Johnson and Henry N. Fowler wus appointed to repre sent the club in aiding the boys work. The matter of the Roosevelt high way wus introduced, and tho club went on record us endorsing the route Ih rou Kb Ilend and the Mncken1 tie pass. A. Whlsnnnt unuoiinced that a delegation of Hums business men would arrive In Ilend. Sunday on their wuy to Portland to confer with the stale highway commission and asked Unit n rommltlee of Ilend men confer with them In regard to road matters, especially In regard to the Ilend to Hums highway. This, to gether wllh the proposed change of The Hulle-f allfornin highway, was referred lo the roads commute. . Haili-niid Extension Referred To. President T. H. Foley spnko on Ihe railroad situation, referring to the statement made last week by T. A. McCunn In favor of an enst and west connection with Crane, and asked that the club keep this In mind as something worth following up. II. J. Overturf announced the coming of "Hilly" Sunday In the Victory loan campaign. Saturday ovonlng. SCHOOL BONDS ARE ABOVE PAR UiH,000 ISHl'K. TO I 1 VANCK KKX W(M)I) K( ll(M)l, COXSTItt'CTH)X HOLD TO POIlTI,AXl COMPANY , IX )H $!IO,IHn. Ilend school bonds voted recently for tho purposo ot financing tha con struction of a new school building In Konwood brought a fancy price this afternoon, when In special sob bIoii tho board of dtroctors awarded tho IflBiin of $28,000 to Clark, Ken dall A Co. of Portland for $30,185. Tho bonds nr for 20 yours, will bear 6 per cent. Interest and nro to bo re tired serlnlly after 10 years. Fourloon other bids were consid ered by the board. GERMAN DELEGATES COME TO VERSAILLES VERSAILLES, April SO. The main Qortflun peaco delegation, con sisting of 80 men, arrived here short ly before midnight, V . ' SENDING THE I -at 7 " ir ft m IS fiii fturiii rlr-frtrit (iniim itnlo-nri-r innmnirii irtmm ni The deporlntioii of lliotisiinils of (leriimn clvllliins who have been Interned In Knglund since the start of the freut wur In now taking place. The photograph shows a butch of 800 being marched under guurd to a transport which lixik tbeiu bark to Germany. 19,000 Japanese Without Homes Following Fire Rr UnlUd Pro U Th Bend BulMln.) TOKIO, April 30. Nineteen thousand Japanese are homeless today as the result of a fire which swept Yokahoma yester day. Moro than 2000 house were totally destroyed, and thousands of others were budly damuged. Sixty casualties were recorded, and a relief fund for the aid of tho destitute I grow ing rapidly. BEND'S CENSUS STARTED TODAY . K. DA IG I. Kit APPOINTKU ('II IKK KXl'MKItATOK IIY M.XYOIt J. A. KASTKS, AXI MAXV ASSIST ANTS AUK HWOKX IX. Acting on the authority given by the Ilend cily council last night when an ordinance was passed, under nn emergency clause, to ullow for the taking of a city census. Mayor J. A. Kustes this morning appointed I.. K. Ilulgler to be in charge of the work, and City Judge Peoples swore in Hoy Mitchell. F. V. Ilorton, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cooper, K. P. Muhuffey. O. A. Thorson. N. G. Jncobson, N. E. Gil bert. Prince Slants. Tom C'arlon and S. K. Itoberts us his assistants. The census lakers begin work at once and It Is believed that they will have the task completed by the end of the week. Mr. Dalgler, who heads the enumerators of tha city's population hud several years' experience during hlB previous residence In Portland, In work of this kind. Practically.ull of the cenBua takers are Rlks and they are defraying the the expense of the work, as well as furnishing tho enumerators. The or dinance permitting tho census to be taken was passed on the request of tho local members ot tho H. P. O. K , who are petitioning the grand officers for a charter, us the question of the population of Ilend, nn Important factor in granting nn Elks' dispen sation or charter, has been question ed by lodge men In other towns in Orgon where organization permission has been denied. Five thousand is tho minimum population of any city whjch boasts of nn Elks lodige. Following the pnssngo of the ordi nance the council dls'cussod Informal ly with Bond property ownere the matter ot proposed street Improve ments. GRAIN PRICES NOW SAFE, SAY TRADERS No Further Slump Feared Hotter Market Is Expected After July by Chicago Brokers. CHICAGO, April 80. Grain prices will not repent tholr sharp slide of tho past few days, following a stiffen ing of the markot, It Is believed hore Corn today averaged' nn advance of 4 cents over yestordny's closing quo tntlons. Traders think thore will bo no food administration after July, and antlolpate a stronger markot. HUNS BACK TO "DER CONCESSION IS HADE TO JAPAN VAM Alll.K KIGHTH IX KHAXTI XG PK.MXSl ia T K M I' O It AKILY OIVKN PKKMAXKXT OW.NKR HHIP TO UK KKTTI.KD I.ATKK. By Carl D. Groat '(lnited Fm Buff Corapondcnt.) PARIS. April 30. The Japanese question has been settled, It was of ficially announced this afternoon. Details were lucking, but It is under stood .that a compromise has been reached whereby Japan . temporarily .retains valuable rights to the Shan tung peninsula. the1 permanent ownership of which will be deter mined following the signing of the treaty. The American tendency was to recognize China's claims, as the Germans had seized the territory in question by force, but It was later deemed advisable to favor a com promise so as to dispose of the mat ter quickly without delaying pending negotiations with Ge,rinan delegates. MANY BUILDING PERMITS GIVEN THIRTY ISSUED DI RIXG MOXTH OK APRIL REPRESENT A TOTAL COXSTRUCTIOX COST OK .MORE THAX IWT.OOO. In Bplto of predictions that high cost of materials would prevent ex tensive building in Bend this year, permits Issued during tho month of April by City Recorder Peoples Indi cate that the spur of necessity was sufllcieiit lo overcome this obstacle, for on an average of one building a day has been authorized. Tho en tire 30 Improvements and new build ings will, when completed, represent a cost of $27,385, the Items ranging from $3000 to $60. The heaviest business ih the re corder's office came between April 15 and 20, when an average of three permits a day were made out. Mr. Peoples believes that home building in Bend this year may establish a now record for the city. VICTORY DRIVE IS A BILLION BEHIND (Bv United Press to The Bend Bulletin.) WASHINGTON, D. C. April 30. Sales of Victory loan notes were of ficially reported today to be over a bllllo" dollars.' This Is loss than one-quarter of tho country's mini mum, with the campaign already half over. OLD THIRD OREGON MEN REACH U. S. (By United PrcM to The Bend Bulletin.) NEW YORK, April SO. The trans ports Louisville and 'Roglna d'ltalla arrived hore j today. Among the units on board tha Louisville was the Second battalion, with the ex coptlon of -Company H, of the 162nd Infantry, formerly the Third Oregon. VATERLAND TUBERS BRING FANCY PRICES WORK OK POTATO GROWKK8' AS- SOCIATIOX SHOWS KXCKLLKXT RESULTS KARMKR.S HEAR OK ADVAXTAOES OK SILAGE. Despite the apparent falling off of Interest last J ear in the Potato Growers' association, E. E. Butler, speaking tor the farmers of the Grange Hall district, declared last night In the course of a meeting held at the hall that ranchers are now con vlnced that the association Is a dis tinct asset to the agricultural in terests of Central Oregon. He stated that a car of Deschutes county tubers Is being sent today to Toppenish, Washington, selling at $1.80 a hun dred, as a proof of the efficiency of the organization. E. L. Westover. dairy expert from the O. A. C, spoke on the subject of silos, declaring that there was no such thing as the "best" silo, but that there is a "worst" silo the one which is never built. He quoted fig ures to show that the feeding pf sil age costs from $3 to $3.50 a ton and cuts hay consumption in half. He spoke highly of the type of silo now being manufactured In Bend. R. A. Ward of the First National bank spoke of the need for stock on the farm, and stated that the bank Is ready to finance the construction of a silo by any farmer in this district. H. A. Miller of the Miller Lumber company assured his hearers that his company is willing to cooperate in furnishing silos on attractive terms and declared that the type of silo now being put out by the company was decided on only after the com parative advantages of the various designs had been studied in regard to Central Oregon needs. PYTHIANS WILL CONVENE MAY 7 CLASS OK 00 TO UK. ADVANCED TO RANK OK KNIGHTHOOD WHEN DISTRICT MEETING FOR CEX TRAL OREGON IS HELD. In preparation for the annual dis trict convention of the Central Ore gon Knights of Pythias, members of the Bond lodge will tonight advance 15 candidates from the rank of page to that or esquire. The final rank, Hint of knight, will be conferred at Prlnevllle on May 7, when the con vention is held. At this gathering It Is expected that some 250 knights from Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties will be In attendance, and that a class ot 30 candidates will take the work in the' third rank. Plans for the convention are Jn charge of District Deputy T. E. J. Duffy. In addition to Central Oregon lodge members who will be In at tendance, Grand Chancellor Fred Johnson ot Astoria, Grand Keeper of Record and Seals Walter Gleason ot Portland, and Past Grand Chancellor Leslie E. Crouch are expected to be present. ORLANDO GETS PARLIAMENT'S ONLY SOCIALISTS ARE AGAINST POLICY. IMPERIALISM DENIED ItlKbt of Sclf-Dctermlnution Urged by Premier in Explanation of Ituliaa Delegate' Withdrawal from ' tho Conference. (Br United Pros to The Bend Bulletin.) ROME, April 30. Italy has offi cially approved of the action of her delegates In withdrawing from the peace conference. Following a speech made by Premier Orlando last night, outlining the reasons for the stand taken by the Italian representa tives in Paris, the chamber of dep uties Bhowed their confidence In his ministry by a vote of 382 to 40, only the socialist members dissenting. ' Premier Orlando declared that Italy based her territorial claims solely on the right of self-determination. Flume's population having pro claimed the desire to be anited with Italy. He said that Italy wished to remain faithful to the allies, but de clared that "so long as dissensions continue peace is impossible." "Peace must be general or it will not be peace." he continued. He in sisted that Italy's rights to Flume must be respected notwithstanding the (act that the London pact is not considered by the allies. He denied charges of imperialism .which have been made against Italy. Premier Orlando charged in his address to parliament that not only does a disagreement exist regarding Italy's viewpoint, but the allies are also at outs with President Wilson. AKFROXT OFFERED FLAG. ' PARIS, April 30. Disquieting re ports were being received here from Italy, where it is said that the con ference held between Premier Or lando and U. S.' Ambassador Page was riot entirely satisfactory. Anti American demonstrations ar. -eport-ed from Trieste, where a crowd is reported to have .gathered in front of the Y. M. C. A., demanding that the American flag be lowered. . Regret for the incident was later expressed. MORE ALFALFA SEED IS NOW AVAILABLE Extremely Hrdy Variety. Origin ing In Siberia, Included in First . National's rurchnse. After scouring the country for alfalfa seed best suited to Central Oregon needs, the First National Bank has secured 1800 pounds more of certified Grimm, and 2,000 pounds of Cossack seed. The latter variety Is comparatively new in the United States having been brought to this country 10 years ago from Siberia. It is very hardy and produces an abundant yield. Ranchers who had been unable to secure the full amount ot seed ord ered, or who had ordered too late to be Included In prvious shipments, may now obtain the required amount by calling at the.bank. TRAVEL PAY PLANS NOT YET COMPLETED Inquiries Many Regarding 5-Cont Mileage for Soldiers Announce ment to Be Made Later. Word was received today by the home service department. Bend chap ter of the American Red Cross, that tho army authorities have not yet formulated plans for the paying of travel pay ot discharged men, and that no claim should be sent to tha war department until the plan is of ficially announced. Many discharged soldiers who were mustered out of tho army prior to the passage of the law providing for the 5-oent-per-mlle transportation are now applying to the home serv ice section for information as to how application should be made. These men are Informed that the war department's plans have not yet been perfected, but that as soon as they are announcement will be made.