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THE BEND BULLETIN
Fair Tonight and Tomorrow.
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AILY EDITION
VOL. Ill
IIKND, DKHOTIUTEH COUNTY OREGON, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 24, 1010
No. 41
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LETTERS MAY
BE BASIS FOR
A
KNOWN TO PRESIDENT
FOR A WEEK.
CHAIRMAN IS SILENT
Hi)k IU fUM H to ,Miik 'omiiiriit on
I iil'li'HM)ililrli from Tiifl Ail
ViM'HI lllt I nlcljll rliil Ivc
fliiiliKe III Covenant.
I By llnltud I'rraa In Tli lu-n.l Mull. tin.
WASHINGTON, I). C, July 24.
I'icnIiIoiiI WIIhoii knew (if thu Tuft
letter tu It.-ptibllcuri ('liulrmmi
1 1 it y H a week ago. It wiih admitted
lit thu Wlillii House today. In some
iiuurlnr It In believed I hut thn
letters constitute u bnnls for com
promise, Thu president's Ih-uIiIi In bettor,
hut h In guili'dlng UK'illiHt exer
tKiii. LETTERS SELF-EXPLANATORY.
INDIANAPOLIS. July 24. Ho
publican I'liulrniuii Hays refused to
day to coinmi'iit on the Tuft letters
published In Washington urging ro
inihllcunii lo ronm-nl to thn leuue
of nntloiiK covenant, with six Inter
pretative CllUIIII'K Ulllll-ll. Huys BUllI
Unit tho letters uro m-lf-i-xplimutory,
adding. "Anythlnic I might say
would not change, public opinion."
PLOW TO PREVENT
FIRES IN FOREST
4'onltuffriitlonii In Fort Rock Section
lo IU Kotiiilil Hofnrr Tliry
Start, Says Supervisor.
Fire prevention will bd the key
note of tho forest service policy In
tho Kort Hock country from now
on, and as nn Important part of the
campaign aitalnal fln'ii In tho tlmlnr
Hupcrvlaor Jacobnon of tho Do
achutna national forcat haa onlnrcd
I he plowing of furrows a mile apart
through all tho country considered
to be enpvclally In dangor from fire.
Ilenvy bunch Kraas and bruah
maktu tho apread of flamra very
rapid, and bncauae of thin a fire In
1917 reunited In the Inaa of 1200,
000 worth of yellow plno. It la In
tho vicinity of the burn, marking
thn moat dlHUHtroua fire on the I)e
Hchutua forcNl, that tho plowing will
fit rat lie done.
Tho furrowa will not only aorvo
oh an nrtincliil hnrrlor to tho aprend
of any confliiKrnllon, but will alao
avrvii an linen from which bnckllrlng
nmy bo I'frcictlvuly done Kvontu
nlly tho furrowa will anrvo na lo
cullona for roiida, Mr. Jncobaon
hopi'H.
ALBANY ASKS CHANGE
FOR P. & S. E. ROUTE
rlinnKCH on Vet Hide of MoiintiiliiN
Would (en l'p New Mlnliiu;
nnil HirtnlnK Country.
ALUAN.Y, July 24. In an cndi-nv-or
to open up tho Qunrtxvllln and
Ills llottom mining aoctlona nnd tho
rich furmlng country of l-ncomb
nnd Ilnrlln. In Lynn county, Albany
IniHlnena men nra conaldarlng pine-
Ing boforo PrcHldimt Lynott of tho
Portliind & Houthnnatorn railway a
prnpoaal for a chnngo of roulo on
tha w8t aide of tho Cnacndea.
Tho roulo advocated Is aa fol
lows: Mounf Angel to West Stay-
COMPROMISE
ton, croHB tho Marlon county lino
4 to Bholhurn, thonce through Solo
nnd Larwood to tho rich fnrmlng
dimrlct around Lncomb, Borlln and
Wiitorloo, south to Fostor, along
tho mlddlo fork of tho Bnntlnm
ilvor through Whltoombs nd
Qtinrtzvlllo Mlnlnig company to
Threo Pyramids, thon duo south to
J,nvn Inko, onnt to Lost lake and
s through tho CiisendoB at Hog pass.
RIIEVLIN-HIXON GETS
A NEW LOCOMOTIVE
A now 00-ton nnldwln locomotive
was rnoolvnd by' Tho Shovlln-Hlxon
Company ynstordny for uso on Us
nnxu '.-Inirirfnff. .rnnit '.and' "'lo'hld' -1 In
ollmlnatlng night work In log haul
ing.
WILL PROBE
HIS RECORD
i
IV-,
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A-T. fc3UeiLEON
Illy UnlbKl I'rna to Tho llend Bulletin. I
WASHINGTON. l. '.. Jul)
(hull-mail Zlhlniun of tin' house
roniinlltiM will romliirt n complete
Invent l((iil inn of I'oMmnMer General
Hurli-sou's offlrlitl ronilili-t, It wn
unite known tiMliiy. "We Imvu !-
tcrmlned on this InvrMlKittlon be.
rniiM- of inmiy ronipluliilH imiilnl
till pOMtlll MTVllf, lllll till lllVI-Htl
Kill Inn will he postponed until nfti-r
I he house reres In Augusl," Chair
mi llilnmn said.
Tin poMinuMer (ti-U'Tiil w III lie
riill.il on In defend Ills niliuinlstrn-
lion.
BODY HIDDEN
BY LAD OF 10
YOl'.NUHTKIl ADMITS II K KII.I.KD
YOfMiKIt IM.AYMATK WHII.K
KXHIIIITINti KATHKH'H AITO
MATH' AH.MV PISTOL.
Hr UnluJ Pr toTti. IWnJ Hulktln.)
POHTL.AND, July 24. George
Miller. Jr., aged 10, who hid the
today that he had killed the boy ac
Cauley. aged 7. In the attic of the
Miller homo Monday, admitted here
today that he had 1 1 led the boy ac
cidentally while exhibiting bis
fathnr'a automatic army pistol.
The body was discovered lust
night when blood dripped through
thn celling upon the bed of young
Milter's parents.
VILLA NOTES
MADE PUBLIC
I.KTTKRS HKTWKKN ARIZONA
(JOVKHNOIt AND RANDIT IN
CLl'DK. t OMPl.IMKNTARY HKK
KRKNCK TO SKNATOR HAM..
Hr tlnlletl I'rmMitoThe llcnd ilulltin.
WASHINGTON. D. C, July 24.
Senator Kail today published thu
correspondence referred to In yes
terday's dispatch from Mexico City,
but noun showed nny direct com
munication between Villa nnd Sen
ator Kail. The letters Include, two
from Kail to Governor Charles Hunt
of Arizona, and also one from Hunt
to Villa, which, Hull Bald, tho stnto
department Intercepted in 1917.
The letter offered to nrrnngo a
conference between Vllln nnd In
fluentlal Americans, Including Snn
utor Hall. The first letter said: "If
you will moot mo at tho pluce desig
nated by you on the border, I will
promise to bring to tho conference
ono of the most eminent statesmen
of the United States, with powerful
Influonce with both our political
parties. I refer to Senator Hall,
who has appreciated tho Mexican
pooplo."
ALASKA FEELING
LABOR SHORTAGE
( 11 Unltnl Trail to Th llnntl Rultetln.
JUNKAtI, July 24. Alnsku Is un
dorgolng an unprecedented shortage
of men, according to the Monthly
Bulletin, which is published here,
Thore Is no scarcity of men, num
erically, but many of thorn nro In
disposed to work, tho Uullotln ex
plains. 'All tho' lnrgo nun viz mines are
short of men, greatly curtailing the
output of minerals.
Shipping Board
Will Set Record
With Two Liners
Illy UiiIImI I'r... to Tho ll.-iid lliilltlln. I
WAHIIINOTON,.!). C. July
24. Tho Hhlpiiliig liourd un
iioiinced today Unit, II will
build two gigantic ocean IIiii.th,
thu lurgeHl unit hwKu-Hi ulloiit.
Iloili urn (leMlKiied to mukii HO
kiinlH, iillowliig for a voyage.
aeidKH tin; Atluntic In I"h than
four days. The Hhlpa will
each bit libout 1000 feet long,
whlrli la CO feet lonner tliiin
tlm I.e. lal han.
SQUAW CREEK
BONDS BOUGHT
;l.V(M) WOHTII or HKCI'ltlTIKH
(iO TO l.l MIIKItMKN H TKL'HT
(). OK I'OKTI.AM) AT fM) PKH
KYr. OK KAt'K VAMK.
Hale of the new $15,000 bond
Ihhui! and of 20,000 worth of the
Ihkuii of a year ugo. by the Bquuw
Creek Irrigation dlxtrlct. to the
Lumberman's Trim Company of
Portland, at 90 per cent, with the
accrued Interest to dute, was an
nounced by H. If. De Armond, at
torney for the district.
In connection with this, proceed
ings have been instituted in cir
cuit court for the confirmation of
the Issue and nn application has
been filed 'with the Irrigation se
curities commission for certifica
tion. .
The flG.000 bond Issue is for
the construction of a dam and
ditches In the district.
BELA KUN IS
STILL ACTIVE
CONTIXl'KS OKKKXSIVK AGAINST
THK Ill'MANIANS Hl'NGAR
IAN KKIM4, IN Dill VIC, CAPTIRK
IMPORTANT TOWNS.
nr United Pra. toTh fend Bulletin.)
VIENNA, July 24. Hungarlun
Reds, under the direction of Hop
elgn Minister Beta Kun, are con
tinulng nn offensive against the
Rumanians along the entire lino of
the Tisza river's east .bank. This
apparently refutes the report that
Ilela Kun was ousted, or else Indi
cates that ho has returned lo power.
The Reds, In a drive toward
Grosswnrdoin, captured the Import
ant towtiB of Sitentcs nnd Torok,
seizing lango quantities of war ma
terials.
TREATY REQUESTED
BY SENATOR LODGE
Hi'iuioo-Amerlonii Pnrt Already IjiIiI
ltefoiw Hrencli Deputies anil
Published In Pnpero.
Dy United PreM to The Bend Bulletin.!
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 24.
Senator Lodge today Introduced a
resolution In the upper house re
spectfully requesting tho president,
If not Incompatible with public In
terest, to lay the proposed Hranco
Ameiican' treaty bofore the sennle.
Tho resolution declares that the
treaty has already boon laid before
the Hronch deputies and printed In
American nowBpnpers.
BOLSHEVIKI CLAIM
IMPORTANT GAINS
Assert They Have Captured Onenu
nnil Are Now In Position to Sweep
Itrltlsli Out of ArcluuiKel.
Illy Unltnl TreM to The Bend Bulletin.
LONDON, July 24. Bolshevik
wireless mesnngos recolved hero to
dny claimed the capture of Onega,
on the Archnngol front. It declared
that the Bolshevik! are now In a
position to drive tha British .from
Archangel. OnciEd Is 85 miles
southwest of Archangel.
Is It Father
vm j
DC 5
The young man, Harry 8. New,
the murder of his sweetheart, Kreda Lesser, in California, claims that
United States Senator Harry S. New of Indiana is his father. The
Inserted picture is of the murdere d girl, who, it is claimed, broke
her engagement with young New,
FLIGHT IS PLANNED FROM
LONDON
Ily Don K. Chamberlain
United I'm Sun Correspondent. 1
LONDON. July 24. The first at
tempt to fly the Atlantic from Lon
don to Duenos Aires will be staged
In August, if plans of British air
ship manufacturers do not mis
carry. Vlckers. Limited, manufacturers
Hog Prices Pass
Record Mark In
2 Cities Today
l Br United PreM to The Bend Bulletin. 1
' PORTLAND. July 24. Hog
prices reached a new record of
22.75 a hundred today.
CLEVELAND. O.. July 24.
A new record In swine quota-
tiona was established here to-
day when hogs sold for ,23.90
a hundred.
RAIN CHECKS
FIRE MENACE
SIIOWKHS yVKLI. FLAMKS IN
COKCR D'ALH.NE DISTRICT,
HIT IN OTHF.H SKCTIONS I)K
STHCCTION (XVNTINCKS.
I By United Prciw to The Bend Bulletin. I
MISSOULA, Mont., July 24.
Light showers have abated the men
ace of forest fires In the Coeur
d'Alene country, but fires are still
serious along Rattlesnake and
Swiii'ti creeks, with flames rapidly
spreading. The Thompson Halls
fire Is under control, nnd St. Regis
is safe, while the worst are at
Whitoflsh and Columbia Halls.
GLACIAL FORMATION
SEEN BY GEOLOGISTS
Twin ljikes Arouses Interest Jov
einmeiit Kxperta Arc Again on
Henham Halls Site Today.
Thnt Twin lakes nro the result of
glacial formation nnd are typical of
tha lakes ot northern Minnesota
was tho declaration of members of
the party sent out by tho reclama
tion service to investigate Doschutes
irrigation rosorvolr sites after thoy
had visited tho lakes In connection
with their trip to Crane prairie yes
terday. The mombors of the party,
Professor W. O. CrOBby, A. J. Wlloy,
Homer Hamlin and Irving B. Cros
by, ware taken to the Crane prairie
country by Horest Supervisor N. G.
Jacohson, and were accompanied by
H. W. Gord and A. D. Anderson of
Madras. ;
Today thoy were taken to Benham
Fnlls by J, B. Minor.
and Son?
Jr., alleged to have confessed to
resulting In her death.
TO BUENOS AIRES
of the Vickers-Vlmy aeroplane,
which, piloted by Captain Sir John
Alcock and Lieut. Sir. Arthur
Brown, spanned the ocean between
Newfoundland and Ireland, are now
building a huge airship which they
hope to have completed by August.
It is being built along the lines
of the R-34 and has been christened
R-80. In addition to a large crew,
the airship will carry 10 passengers,
all of whom have booked their seats
at $2500 per seat.
Three ot those who have booked
passage are Sir Woodman Burbidge.
his wife, Lady Woodman,, and R. H.
Griffith. Sir Woodman and Griffith
are the directing heads of Harrod's
which has stores in Buenos Aires
and London.
Lady Woodman, it the flight is
successful, will have the distinction
of being the first woman to cross
the ocean by other than boat.
It Is figured the trip will be made
in four days, saving weeks of travel.
Discussing the commercial use ot
aviation in the future between
South America and Europe. Sir
Woodman said he did not believe it
would offer serious competition to
steamers. "It will work wonders
in the way of passenger traveling
and will also be useful in carrying
styles, jewelry and silks," said Sir
Woodman, "but it would be too
costly lo ship goods."
He expressed confidence that
eventually an aerial mail and pas
senger route will be established be
tween Europe and South America.
He will return to London through
the United States, where he will In
vestigate American department store
methods.
GAS EXPLOSION
INJURES MANY
HIRNINO LIQUID HIRES STOR
AGE HOUSES AT BAYONNE
SHOCK OH EXPLOSION HEARD
HOR MILES.
(By United PreM to The Bend Bulletin. 1
BAYONNE. N. J., July 24. Four
persons were seriously injured and
many slightly burned when eight
tank cars of gasoline exploded here
today, setting Are to two storage
houses of the Texas Oil Co. The
shocks of the explosions -were felt
for two miles. The cause was not
learned.
FUNERAL IS HELD
FOR TUMALO WOMAN
Funeral services were hold this
morning from the Tumalo church
for Mrs. O. M. Couch, who died
Tuesday niKht. Rev. Williams of
the Christian church ot Bend was
the officiating minister, . and ln
termont was made in the I. O. O.
F. cemotery.
MILL ORDERS
A NEW BURNER
TO BE ERECTED IN SIX
- WEEKS.
Delay and IosKe In Operation to
Il Avoided by The Shevlin
Hixon Company by Im
provement in Plant.
Hor the purpose' of avoiding de
lays and louses caused by the lack
of capacity of the present burner
of The Sbevlln-Hixon, a new burner
bos been ordered and will be erect
ed within the next six weeks. A
contract for the work has been let
to William Bros.,' of Minneapolis,
erector of the present burner and
also the burner at the Brooks
Scanlon plant.
The new burner will be much
larger than the old, being 45-feet
in diameter, by 125 feet high, as
compared with 34x90, the dimen
sions of the presen burner. In Its
construction will be used 300,000
brick, which bave just been order
ed from the Bend" Brick & Lumber
company. It will be located on the
site of the machine shop which will
be moved back toward the yard to
make room for this addition.
Repairs are now being made to
the old burner, which is at present
out of commission, necessitating tha
shutting . down of two bands at
night and one in the day run.
NEW HARDWARE
STORE IS COMING
George Stapleton Will Open New
Establishment on Oregon Withia
Two Months, Announcement.
That Bend Is to have another
hardware store was ' learned this
morning when it was announced,
that in the near future George
Stapleton, until recently of Denver,
Colorado, will open such an estab-"-'hnvnt
in this city, probably locat
ing on Oregon street. Mr. Staple
ton has been In the city for the last
10 days visiting with his father-in-
law. J. A. Eastes, and made the an
nouncement after a careful surrey
ot business conditions in Bend. Mr.
Stapleton left this morning for Spo
kane to complete his business tour
for the stove manufactory which
he represents on the road. . On his
return to Bnd. In about six weeks,
he will actively take up the work
incident to the opening of the new
store.
Mr. Stapleton has been on the
road for a number ot years, being;
always identified with some hard
ware line, and is in an excellent po
sition to open a store of the kind
here. He will carry a complete
line, and will specialize in buldlng
hardware. The business will be in
corporated. ANTI-JAPANESE
FEELING DECRIED
Senator Robin.xon Declares History
of Shantung Claims Docs Not
Justify Violent Attacks.
(By United Prexs to The Bend Bulletin. I
WASHINGTON. D. C, July 24.
Senator Robinson, in a speech to
day, declared the history ot the
Japanese claims to Shantung does
not justify the violent anti-Japanese
attacks occurring in senate debates.
He said that the territory Japan
will get is relatively unimportant
and that Japan is committed to re
turn Shantung to China when cer
tain conditions bave been met.
NEW REPUBLIC BORN
WITH EQUAL RIGHTS
PRAGUE, July 24. The new re
public ot Czecho-Slovakla may have
many trials, but its "white house"
will never be picketed by "votes tor
women" campers, or Its streets
blocked by suffragette parades. For
when this newest of the world's
democracies was born, women came
into the same political . privileges
and powers bb the men.
The municipal elections 'will see
women not only at the polling
places, but In numerous cases stand
ing as candidates for office.
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