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1 VOL, III BEND, DKHCHUTKB OOCNTT OREGON, jTCEHDAY AFTERNOON, JUNK SSI, 1010 ' No. 10
CHARGE WASTE
AGAINST U S.
WAR SECRETARY
RANGE CLIPS
SETTING NEW
1919 RECORD
RECONSTRUCTION WORK IN LETTERMAN HOSPITAL
PLAN TO SIGN
TERMS BEFORE
END OF WEEK
MUM I IISRI......."..'..)..''., .1, ..... 'fl j '
SENATE AND HOUSE
MEMBERS ACCUSE.
SCANDAL IS PROMISED
LUniuiuiimc IK'l omt Coinprcliriikloll
lo Ho Revealed, Sn llepret.eiilii
ln Johnson, I'rlviile mill
Uciitciiant In A. K. I'.
Illy t)nnl Vint to The llrn.l HulMln.f
WASHINGTON. I). C. Juno 24.
"Startling disclosures of waste and
t xtrnviiguucu beyond comprehension"
In Mia foreign expenditures of tho
wnr department nr promised liy
Mtii 1 r mil it JotiiiHim of llm special
Iuiiihh subcommittee appolnli'd to In
vestigate how V. H. money won spent
In KiiKluml, Franco, Italy und Russia.
neiin-sentutlvo Johnson, who
nerved In tin) A. E. F., flint us a prl
vote, then an a lieutenant, says ho
ha flnit hand Infurmuilcin on tho
subject. Mi also plans to probe thr
r-ported burning of huxo supplies
of new war material near Soullly.
Krnnw. ,
I UAKEK IS AVISED.
WASHINGTON. I). C. Junn 24.
Charges of gross brunch of trust,
"which If committed In normal 1 1 men
would come very clone to. lending to
Impeurliinent ' proceedings." were
niada agulnsl Hecretury of War Uukor
nnd tha wnr department by Senator
l-i nrodt today.
IiurlnK debute on tho army bill,
Henator l.euroot declured thiil the
department had committed a moral
wronK when It obligated tho govern-
meiit to spend Hevernl mlllionii of
dollars lo buy lund al Cump Hen
nlngs, near Columbus, Georgiu. for
a school of a r tun utter the armis
. tlee wan signed.
APPLICATIONS FOR
POSTMASTER FILED
Candidate Few fur Civil Service
INmlllon Here Appointment
to Ho Ilnscd on Merit.
Today wnK tho tlmo sot for the
rompletlon of applications for tho
post mastership of Ilend. which has
flu-en vacant for moro than a year,
following tho expiration of the term
of Henry Ford, former. Incumbent.
Although It lind been understood
t licit a number of Pond residents
would bo Reeking tho position, tho
only cnndldiilna who, It wan defin
itely learned, hud Rent in their np
. plications to WuHhlngton, 1). C nro
W. H. HudRon, 'acting postmaster
here, and Jnred Mooro.
No formal examinations nro tukon,
the cnndldntos merely filling out
blanks furnlHlied by the civil anrv
ice commission showing their qunli
I) onto ii it. These statements nro In
vestigated by a apodal committee,
nnd litter they hnvo boon- corrob
orated, tho appointment la mndc,
turned on rolutlvo morit of the up
pllcanta. .
BRITISH COMPLETE
BIGGEST AIRPLANE
llody of Machine 7(1 Feet in Length,
nml Nix Engine Develop
llorseMver. .
FARNIIOUOUQII, Eng., Juno
24, Tho Tnrrant Aircraft CoiiBtruo
tlnn company linn Jut finished build
ing ' tha blggost noroplnno in tho
world.
It Is a triplnnn, the mlddlo piano
of which Is 131 funt wldo. Above,
und below IhlH nro two plnnea, ouch
1)8 feet long. All three planes are
15 funt i Inches duop. The 1ody Is
16 font long (10 foot longer than the
biggest biplane.) , and tho holight Is
37 foot. '
Tha pilot's float Jills nut 12 foot
beyond tho lino of tho planes. The
body of tho machine resembles a
whnln In length and girth,' with a
grent 1)lnnt-ondod nnso. Botwoon
0io planes nro rIx Naplor-Llon nn
gliuiB, one.h developing BO'O Jiorne
pownr. Tour of thorn opnrnto two
blndod trnotor propollora nnd two of
thorn four-blndod "pushor" propol-Jor,
HIGH PRICE OF YEA II
PAID IN BEND.
WOOL SALE POPULAR
Hllver Ijiko mill 1'al-ley lli-eein lllil
In nt fl.TU nnd Hi Cents by Itoit-
tim mill I'mtlnnd lluyr
, ltmiiiet Ends Day.
Cent ml Oregon wmd sol new rec
ordM twleo tnduy for prices .paid In
tho Rtuto thlR year 'for fleeces from
range Blieep when Con O'Keefe'R
clip of 15.700 poundx, from Bllver
Luke, brought r3 cents a pound
thin morning, und Inter In the day
when tho Parker & O'Knefo clip of
22,000 poundR, from Silver Lake
and I'alnley, went nt G4 centH ill tho
Central Oregon Wool Grower' aso.
elation aalu at tho United ware
house. McDonuld Co. of Boston
look the Csn O'Keefo clip, while' T.
kE. roll of I'orllnnd was the high
bidder on the Parker t O'Kuete
wool. .
Many lluyrrx Attend.
CIIdr broushl In by 33 growor of
PmoIpmI (irnnnn It wtt rnirnt llllf tiearlv !
600,000 poundx, wero stored In the
warehouse, and 15 buyers from Port
land. Pendleton, Salt Lake and Hos
ton were gathered lo pluce their bida.
Competition was slightly dull during
tlm opening hours of tho sale, prices
hovering in the neighborhood of 4G
cents, but as Rumple Rack from the
finer cllpR wero opened bidding be
cumo more splrUed until the CO
mark was paused. ThlR afternoon
keen Interest was shown, nnd Indi
cations wero that u largo percentage
of the wool offered would be sold.
Two Faction Opposed.
That two dictions wero at work
when the Rule opened was apparent,
for roprosontntlvea of warehouse
companies of Portland wero present,
urging aheepmen to make no sales
but to have thulr wool stored tor nn
expected rla'o In tho market, Leade.ni
In the Central Oregon Wool Grow
ers' association were Just as anxious
that clips should bo sold locally, be
lieving that atorugo nnd felght
charges would more than compensate
for a posBlblo advance later in the
loaaon.
' Following the sale, aheepmen and
buyers wero Invited to attend a din
ner to be given at tho Pilot Duttc
Inn at 7 o'clock tonight! by tho First
National Bank of Bond, nn Institution
which has been nn ardent supporter
of the movemont to niako tho wool
sale un mutual occurrence in Central
Orngon.
HEARING IS SET IN
A. A. SHEPHERD CASE
Mini Clmrgril with HtnUitory Crime
Protonts Innocence- Kail Ir
Fixcl nt $1000 by Court.-
Under arrest on a charge of com
mitting a statutory crime ' against
his 11 -year-old daughter, Aaron A.
Shepherd was arraigned In lustlc'e
court thin morning before Judge J. A.
Enatoa nnd hold. for preliminary ex
amination, which is sot tor 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning. Bull wua fixed
nt $1000, but W, P. 'Myers, the do
fundunt'B attornoy, states that no
effort -will bo mndoto raiHO tho so
ourlty. District Attornoy A. J. Mooro
nppourod for tho Btnto in the hearing
today.
Shepherd donlos nil knowledge of
tho crime he Is alloged to hnvo com
mitted, and will fight tho caso vigor
ously, ho Btatod through Mr. Myors.
C. O. I. DISTRICT WILL
FIGHT RATE ADVA NCE
Directors of tho C. O, I. irrigation
district," In robsIoii last night nt Red
mond, decided that a determined
oontost should be mndo on tho pro
posed raise of mnlntonnnco rntos for
which tho irrigation company, has
applied to tho statu publlo service
commission. Ab a rosult, II, H, Do
Armond, attornoy for tho district Is
now propnrlng objections to tho np
pllcntlon, to bo fllod with Ihe com
mission. Prosont rntos nro 80 contB njid 1
per aero, whllo n $2 nn noro foo Is
roquostod In tho company's petition.
'Jl2, M&frw' kjrtP f ' 4Vr lD
One tit the melhods used In the recount ruction of wounded at this big Sun
MmhR and body. The photograph show. nurneR doing the massaging. This In
hOHiiltuls In the l'nlle.1 mutes mid Is loentiMl ut the ITeslillo.
Yearling Buck. -Is
Visitor At
Heising School
Following the prosecution by
slut; authorities of game law
violators In the district beyond
Sisters, deer in that section
have become as lame as sheep,
according to reports received In
Bond today. .. .
Pupils In the Heising district
school, a few miles beyond tho
Alllnghum ranger station.
promptly, forgot all thoughts of
classes a few days ugo when
tho head of a yearling buck sud-
denly appeared In the window.
Tho Inquisitive animal gazed
about the room for a moment,
then apparently decided that hlB
education was complete and
calmly withdrew.
FIRE IN TIMBER
UNDER CONTROL
FLAM ES IN TlMALO FOREST
COVER 100' ACRES, BUT ARE
CHECKED AFTER THE CREW
WORKS FOR DAY AND NIGHT.
Flro which broke out In the tim
ber on tho Tuninlo, 10 miles from
Bund. Sunday, was under control to
day, J. D. Bowman, nro warden, re
ported this afternoon on his return
to Bend. Cool weather lust nlptit
aided the crow of firefighters working
under Ills direction," and little, diffi
culty was experienced today, he
stated. .Two mon were left Ihis after
noon to watch the flames, but they
wero to be taken off this evening.
The flames failed to spread to
KKOvernment timber, and in the pri
vately ownedplne forest spread over
an area of 160 acres. About 2 per
cent, damage to standing timber was
estimated.
DECORATED FOR
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I ;Vr imj i )
f . l 1 5 ""g vv ? t(rl
VifVt II f,
v hvt. f .vi. j '-k -m
Major Genernl Lewis decorntlng Frederick Bernnrd, (iimrtermnster In Ihn
Freneh nnvy, for hnvlng saved B7 Yunk soldiers who wero on board n vessel
Blruelt by n torpedo. The Ainerlenn Distinguished Service mediil wns pinned
on tho brenst of the snllor In the presence of un assemblage of Aitierlenn nml
French ofllcers nnd men In Paris.
WARN DUTCH TO
GUARD WILHELM
GERMAN' OFFICERS WIKE GOV-
- KKXMEXT NOT TO DKIJVKR
FORMER KAISER TO THE AI
UEH FOR TRIAL.
(Br United Proa to Tlx Bn4 Bulletin.)
COPENHAGEN, June 2... The
German Officers' association tele
graphed today to the Dutch govern
ment warning It not to deliver Wll
helm Hohenzollern, former kaiser
of Germany, to the allies for trial,
according to dispatches received
here. "We enn protect the kaiser
with our bodies, but we rely on the
generosity of the Dutch people," the
message concluded.
PHONE EMPLOYES
TO RESUME WORK
j Striking Electricians Compromise,
hitf Stipulate Tliat 0crators'
Demands Must ISc Met. .
(By United rim to The Bend Bulletin.)
SAN" FRANCISCO, June 24.
Striking electrical workers employed
by the telephone company in Cali
fornia today accepted tho company's
compromise offers, but will not re
turn to work until the telephone
operators have received what they
demand, it was announced. The
electrical workers asked tor $0.40 a
day, but accepted the company's
offer of 6.
HOECH DISTRICT
WILL VOTE BONDS
Announcement was made this
morning of a school election to be
held In the Hoech school district on
July 16 for the purpose of issuing
$2000 worth "of bonds to finance the
erection of a new school building.
SAVING 57 YANKEES
Francisco ho.ipltul Is matwaslns of the
one of the best-equipped government
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GERMANS BURN
FRENCH FLAGS
CAITl'REII COLORS CONSIGNED
TO FLAMES BY SOLDIERS
WHILE MOII SINGS "DEVTCH
LAND VEBEB ALLES."
(By United Pran lo The R-nd Bulletin.)
COBLENZ. June 24. Fifteen
flags captured from the French,
which were to be returned after the
signing of the treaty, were taken
from a Berlin museum by a crowd
of German officers and soldiers and
publicly burned near a statue of
Frederick the Great, a Berlin dis
patch reported today. As the flags
took fire, a great crowd ' sang
"Deutchland Ueber Alles."
PROTEST MADE
TO ANNEXATION
GERMAN TROOPS WILL DEFS.-D
EASTERN TERRITORY, VOX
HI ELOW NOTIFIES PRESIDENT
F.BERT TODAY.
(By United Preu to Tne Bend Bulletin.)
BERLIN". June 24. General von
Bculow today notified President
Ebert that he is receiving hundreds
of telegrams from German troops
expressing their determination to de
fend Germany's eastern territory
from foreign annexation.
Except for the Freihelt (independ
ent socialist), no Berlin newspapers
appear satisfied with Germany's un
reserved acceptance of the treaty.
TWO PERISH WHEN
PLANE TAKES FIRE
Army Lieutenant and Mechanician
Burned to Death as Flaming
Machine' Falls to Eilrth.
RYE BEACH. N. Y., June 24.
Lieutenant Shelly Watson of Rogers,
Texas, and his Mechanician, M. Ire
land of Westbury, N. Y., were burned
to death here today when the army
plnne tn which they were riding tell
to the earth In flames.
SINN FEINERS SEEK
TO SECURE COURTS
Contest AH Scats in Many Counties
anil Endeavor to Reinstate
Gaelic as ICgnl Language,
DUBLIN, June 24. Sinn Feiners
are out to capture tho Irish courts.
Encouraged by their success In
tho recent general election, Sinn
Fein conventions in several coun
ties have decided to contest all 3eats
tpr county and district courts in Ire
land. Gaelic spenkers are, as far as pos
siblo, to be elected so that the pro
ceedings may bo conducted In the
Irish lungungo, ns wns done nt thr
opening session of tho Irish repub
lican' convention. o,.) . )
Sinn H"o!n eonrls inrr; now -..boln
nstnMlshprl prd coverul "cases Wv
already bre-n lwrcl
ONE SIGNATURE IS TO
BIND NATION.
ALL PARIS IS JUBILANT
German AHcmbly llcscmblen Funeral
After Decision Is Krnched tlmn
cellor I'rKOi Countrymen
to "Wipe fut Hatred."
Hy Fred S. Ferguxon
(United PreM Sufi Correspondent.)
PARIS, June 24, That the formal
signing of the treaty would be Fri
day or Saturday in Versailles wag
indicated today In official circles.
Herr Dunker, member of tire German
peace delegation in Versailles, said
that while Secretary von Haniel hail
been empowered to sign, he be
lieved that Matthias Erzberger.
chairman of the German armistice
commission, would come to Ver
sailles for that purpose.
In either case, it appeared, a single
signature will bind Germany to tbo
peace terms. Von Haniel does not
want to sign the treaty, but may it
the government orders him to do
so, it is reported. It is understood
that he has asked to be recalled.
Celebrations over Germany's ac
ceptance of the peace conditions were
held throughout the city last night.
assuming the proportions of Armis
tice day demonstrations. Premier
Clemenceau directed the firing of tho
first gun. saying: "I've been wait
ing 40 years tor this."
NEW CHAIRMAN NAMED.
VERSAILLES, June 24. Herman
Mueller, the new Gesman foreign
minister, has been appointed chair
man of the German peace delegation,
it was officially - anndunced today.
It was said that be would probably
rign the peace treaty alone, but
would be accompanied to Versailles
, by a delegation of 20.
Secretary von Haniel announced
j today that Herr Mueller and his
l delegation would arrive here to
morrow.
ASSEMBLY STEEPED IN GLOOM.
WEIMAR. June 24. The national
assembly's 6verwhelming vote in
favor of signing the peace terms was
taken after Chancellor Bauer an
nounced the Cablaot'a intention ot
accepting the terms without reserva
tion. ' The decision was reached in
a meeting of the assembly which re
sembled a funeral more than any
thing else. . -
BAl'ER SPEAKS FOR TREATY,
BASLE, June 24. Chancellor
Bauer, in an interview with the
Europa Press, is quoted as Saying
that Germany should endeavor to
execute the provisions of the treaty
in order to "wipe out hate and de
fiance in the world, and to create
friendly relations with the workers
ot all countries."
CAPITAL TO HAVE
HUGE. CELEBRATION
Independence Day Pageant Will Typ
ify Return of Pence and
Friendship to the World.
(Br United Preu to The Bend Bulletin.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 24.
Washington Is preparing to celebrate
Independence day this year with a
pageant nnd parade typifying the re
turn of peace and friendship to the
world.
Every nation which hag an ac
credited representative in the na
tional capital hus been asked to take
part In the big demonstration, and
many are preparing elaborate floats
depicting the art, Industry and na
tional lifo of their respective coun
tries. The principal fentnres, of the cole
brntlon will be a series of tableuux
In front of tho various public build
ings followed by a parade up Penn
sylvania avenue to, the cnpitol, after
which mednls .will b'a presented to
he Washington soldiers who took-
inrt In tbo war.
'.Prefldonf Wilson; cabinet mem:
mrs, supremo court Justices nod
"her high officials will occupy seats;
if honor nt tho cnpitol.