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THE BEND BULLETIN Kulr Tonight mill Tomorrow. DAILY EDITION' VOL. Ill BEND, DKHCHUTKH COUNTY OREGON, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST M, 1011) No. (It 1 v F ARE SCORED "CRIMINAL," WILSON ; TELLS CONGRESS. v LAWS NOT ADEQUATE Memrdlr Can Ikt Only Makeshift I'nlll Peace, He Hays lcal rrlcn IlcMta That" to Whlrb Flour Will lie Cut. llr United Vttm to The Ilend Bullrtln. WASHINGTON. 0. C. Aug. 8.- In a npeclul mesao-go to congress on I ho coiil or living problem. Presi dent WIIhou today doclnrud thul the methods by wlilcU soma of tlio lilgb prlcus liuvo boon produced are nothing short of crliulnul. Kxlstlng law are Inadequate, but Ihnr) fhtt be no peace prices until there la ral peace, ha Informed congress. Wheal shipments must be controlled and limited ao aa to lower Hour prices In Amorlca. and aurplua stocks ot food and clothing In tho hand of tho government muitt bo sold without profit. ' Hoarding will bo halted. h prom Jxed, although ho affirmed thul all that can bo dona to reatrnln promt norlng until pimce comes must be a makeshift. ANNOUNCES GRAIN VUT. , NEW VOKK. Aug. 8. Julius Barnes, government wheat director, announced today that tho United 8luii grain corporation will sell flour through the usual channels at METHODS PROFITEERS I .,. I rule bermltl f ruts hormlltlng the public to ob- mJn It at III II to SIMS barrel. Flour In Dend Is selling at from 1 1.60 to 913.40 per barrel, sev eral brands of high grade patenta retailing below 812, according to quotations furnished this afternoon by local grocers. WILSON READY TO REPLY TO LODGE l'relili-nt Will Hind Pnrt of Infor mation Desired by Kenulo Itelu. live lit IVnre Conference. I Hr United I'reu to The Bund Bulletin.) WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 8. President Wilson has prepared a reply to the I-mlxe resolution re questing Information on tho peuco negotiations and wilt send it to tho senate probably tomorrow, It was learned today nt the Whlto Ilouso. Ho will supply the scnuto with some of tho Information requosls, "all that ho hus," It was Muted. WIFE REFUSES TO LIVE IN CEMETERY Units HurrounillnRS Too Depressing ' Hi'xton Fib's Hull for Di vorce ami Is Denied. ) My UnltodPrau to The Bend Bulletin.) SPOKANE, Aug. 8. Tho fuel a wife refuses to llvo with hor hus band ' lit a comotory, does not on' titlo the man to a divorce, accord ing to the ruling of Superior judge Bioko. , C. H. Dabcock, formor sexton of , a local buryliw ground, wnntod to bn freed from his wife who had loft him because, she snld, her surroundings woro too depressing, Hut Bnboock did pot gat his divorce, the court holding his wife hurt sufficient reason for leaving him. EQUALIZATION BOARD TO MEET SEPTEMBER 8 ' 7 - ; To exumlno tax rolls and oorreot orrnrs In vnluutlons and dosorlp lions, the Desohutes county board ot e'aunlUntlon will meet at the court house September 8. 1 AU per sons intorested Are requested to op oiiar at that date. The board is composed of ' Assessor W. T. Mul- larky, County Judge W. D. Barnes and County Clerk J. H, Manor, MATERIAL FOR BUILDING SOLD CHEAPER HERE COSTS ARE COMPARED BY CONTRACTOR. 1 FINDS PINE CHEAPER Better for Moal rltruetural Purposes ' Than Kir, Kays F. 1. Oppen lander Itrlrk IB Per Cent, tower Tlinn In I'ortlnnil. In view of the .recent discussion here concerning comparative prices of lumbar In linnd and elsewhere, a statement mad last night by Fred erlck a, Oppenlunder, I'ortlund con tractor, to the effect that both brick und lunibor are less expensive In Ilend than In I'ortlund Is of in terest to residents who are contem plating building. Mr. Oppenlunder was In the city to figure on s. six- room dwolllrig, to cost approximate ly 18000, for Crosby Shevlin, and made a comparison of prices shortly before taking the train for Portland last night. Lumber of the same grade, and used for the same construction, pur poses, was compared by Mr. Oppen lunder, who found thut the fir ob- talnahle In Portland costs from to 10 per cent, nioro thnn the pine produced In Bond. "For many pur poses," Mr. Oppenlunder suld, "pine Is superior to the more expensive produet available In Portland. This Is especially true In the case of lumber tor exterior finish, for pine Is more durable, la nicer to work and holds paint better. In- dlmen slon stuff fir Is somewhat stronger, but for most purposes of the builder Dend pine is actunlly betier, as well as being less expensive." tlrlck can be bought in Ilend at quotation 15 per cent less than In Portland. Mr. Oppenlandor found Other building materials, he stated are slightly higher here than In Portland, tho Incroaso In cost, he suld, being traceable almost entirely to the dllTorenre ;n freight tolls. 300 EDITORS FROM EAST REACH COAST Will Attend Nutloniil Convention In Poi-tlowl, Oregon City nml (ruler Ijike. I Br United Pitee to The Bend Bulletin.) POKTLAND, Aug. 8. Three nun dred members of the Nutional Ed Itoriul association arrived hore to. day on the spoclul train and durln tho next two days Portland will be thn scono of tho association's an nuitl convention. . "The convention on whcols," as it has boon culled, loft Chicago July 26, proceeding through Canada and stopping at Winnepeg, Edmonton and Vancouver. r Tho editors will go to Oregon City tomorrow, whore the officers ot tho association will-officiate at the unveiling ot a monument com momorntlng the establishment the first newspaper on the Pacific count. Leaving Portland Sunday, the "cpnvontlon on wheels will go to Modford, . Oregon, where Mod ford Itos will take the entlro party In automobiles on a two-day trip through Crater Lake National park Returning to Portland, the news. paper men wilt Journey on special train to Tacoma, Wednesday and visit the Ranior national park. A huBlnoss session will be hold In Ta coma tho following . day. Soattle will be the sceno of another busi ness meeting frlduy. Victoria, B. C will be roached Sunday and the final business session ot the con ontlon will bo held there the next day. The return trip from Chicago Ib to be started from Vancouvor, B. C. August 19. DECREASE' IS SHOWN IN GRAIN FORECAST Dr Unlttd frail to Tho Dnd Bunetln. WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. -8. The total production of spring wheat Is forecasted at 226.000,000 busliole, the department of agriculture an nounced today, This is a doorcase of 87,000,000 since the July 1 tore- Railway Shopmen Return to Work to Obtain Raise Illy United PrM to Th Itnd Bulletin.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 8. Telegrams received toduy by the American Federation of Labor Indicated that Jhe railway shopmen who struck without authority have at- ready started to return to their work In response to the let- ter from President Wilson, In which he asserted that the gov- ernment would not consider higher wages for them until they were alt back at their lobs. LAWYERS FORM ORGANIZATION STANDARD SCALE OK FEES IS FIXED AND OFFICERS ELECT ED FOR CENTRAL OREGON 11111 ASSOCIATION. Adopting a standard scale of fees and fixing the minimum to be charged for professional services at $2.50, the attorneys of Central Ore gon, responding to the call of Cir cuit Judge T. K. J. Duffy, met last night In Redmond and organized the Central Oregon Bur association. The territory from which the mem bership is "drawn Is identical with thut of the 18th judicial district, and those' who became members of tho organization Inst night total 18 Officers were elected as follows: M. E. Brink ot Prineville, presl- dent; J. A. Wilcox of Redmond, first vlco president; second vice president, to be selected from Jef ferson county, not elected; L. M Bechtel of Prineville, . third vice president; Charles W. Ersklne ot Bend, secretary; Ross Farnham ot Bend, treasurer; M. R. Elliott ot Prineville, C. S. Benson ot Bend and Jay II. I'pton ot Prineville. chan cellors; Wlllard II. Wirtx of Prine ville, counsellor. ARMY TRAINING PLAN ATTACKED "CONSCRIPTION-," SAYS SENATOR CANNOT HE ABANDONED WITHOUT LEAVING NATIOX DEFENSELESS, HAYS MARCH. Dr United Prai to The Bend Bulletin. 1 WASHINGTON. D. C, Aug. 8. Tho war department's plan for uni versal military training Is "peace conscription," Sonntor Johnson de clared today. ' He said the pro gram outlined would cost billions ot dollars annually. Chief ot Staff March, who was callod before .'the senate military affairs sub-committee again today, suld that the plan could be aban doned "If we want to return to our system of dofonselcssnoss which we hnd at the beginning of the war." MANY LAUGHS AWAIT PLAYGOERS TONIGHT Amateur Actors Drilled for One of Most Bucressful Perform, itnres of the Year. Plonty of laughs are In store for Bond theater -goers who will attend tho production ot "Mrs. Major's Message" by Noble's I-opuior Play ers at tho Bond Amateur Athlotlo club gymnasium tonight, nnd the oast, moBt of whom are already woll known through previous appear ances on the stage in Bond, have prepared tor ono ot their most suc oesHful performances by nearly two months of rehoarsal. The play will be given under the auspices ot the Methodist Ladles' Atd socloty. "Mrs, Major's Message" Involves the efforts ot an export liar to da celve his Jealous wife, and compli cations ot a most amusing nature follow. :C' ' Sale of reserved seats Indloates that a largo crowd will attend. , STREET BIDS TO BE OPENED COUNCIL SESSION IMPORTANT. Contracts May lie I,et Tonight for Improvement of 'Six Streets Spring River Krnnclifse Bill Will lie Introduced. Street Improvement business of vital Interest to the citizens of Bend will be transacted tonight at an ad Journed session of the city council. when bids on Newport avenue. Aw brey road, West Fifth street. Green wood avenue. Wall street and Drake road will be opened. The work will Include grading, cindering and construction of cement walks. In spite of the large amount of im provement to be handled, however, bids have been slow In coming in, and Judging from this circumstance, City Recorder Peoples expressed the fear that the proposal might be too high to be considered by the coun cil. Resolutions of intention to con struct a number of sewer laterals, which were delayed at the regular meeting of the council Monday night because of the objection of the Oregon Trunk and the De schutes railways to having part of their rights of way included in the Improvement district, will be pre sented tonight. Their passage, as far as the council is concerned, will overrule the objections ot the rail road companies. Introduction of an ordinance bill having as Its object the granting of a franchise to give E. D. Gilson the - provllege . of furnishing Spring river water to the residents of Bend will be made. The ordinance was to have been introduced at the lust meeting of the council, but was mislaid and could not bo found in time. " FORESTS BURNING WITH FRESH VIGOR HIkIi Winds in Behvay, Nex Perce nnd Clearwater Forests Fun Flnmct; Beyond Control. ( By United Pms to The Bend Bulletin.! SPOKANE. Aug. 8. After a lull of several days, fires are raging aguln In the Selway, Nez Perce and Clonrwater forests. High winds are rapidly funning the flames beyond control. More men are being rushed to the fire districts. CAR SHORTAGE DANGER SMALL LITTLE CHANCE OF BEND BE ING DENIED USUAL SUPPLY r OF ROLLING STOCK UNLESS STRIKE BECOMES GENERAL. Unless the walkout ot railroad Bhopmon becomes a general strike, there Is no Immediate danger of a car shortage In Bend, Is the opinion ot O. A. Johnson, acting freight and passenger aigent at the local station. So far the strike chiefly affects the men on locomotive re pair work at the large terminals throughout the United States, and at this season ot the year, it is stated, there is comparatively little wear and tear on engines and boil ers so that they may go for some time without overhauling. Last night there were 60 cars being loaded in the yards, chiefly at the Brooks-Scnnlon and the Shevlln-Hlxon mills, while 65 emptlos were on hand, Mr. Johnson stated. DERAILMENT HALTS TRAIN SIX HOURS Four lumber cars on the Oregon Trunk railway tipped over yester day afternoon on the line Just north of South Junction. The south-bound O, W. R. & NN, passenger, due at 7 p. m. did not arrive In Bond until after 1 o'clock this morning, being held up on account of the wreck. STOLEN MOTOR WITHOUT OWNER FOR SIX WEEKS FOUND BY ROADSIDE NEAR BROTHERS. NUMBER GIVES CLUE Portland Man, from Whom Car Wa Taken In Broad Daylight June 2.1, Told Tlmt Auto Had Been Kern In Bend. While Bend auto dealers are be wailing their Inability to secure enough cars to fill' orders, a per fectly good Chevrolet touring car has been at Brothers for more than a month waiting for an owner. . Six weeks ago the machine was found near the roadside, a bait mile this way from Brothers poslofflce, but no one appeared or wrote to claim it. According to the motor vehicle register, the car. which is a 1918 model bearing a license number 54352, issued in March of the pres ent year, was the property of Sarah Horensteln of 32 North - Second street, Portland, Oregon. That the machine may have been stolen was Indicated by the fact that one ot the wheels, bearing an anti-theft device, had apparently been re moved, lashed on the rear of the car. and another wheel, with no obstacle to progress attached, put in Its place- The car was not dam aged, and a considerable supply of gasoline was in the tank. Owner Is Located. Inquiries made by The Bulletin by wire in Portland established that the car. although registered in the name of Sarah Horensteln, was the property of her husband, Joseph Horensteln, president ot the Port land barber school. Horensteln. the wire reported, said that the car had sj, immediately obeys the order ot been taken from in front of thejt!;; peace conference regarding the school at Second, and Couch in ! COsssi :cn of her activities in Hun-V broad daylight on June 23. an-. that four weeks ago it was r: ported to him that a Chevrolet, w" h his number, hid been seen In Bc.d. Cnr Held at Brothers. When the car was first found.. It was thought to belong to hunters, but when no owners appeared It began to attract some attention from residents ot the section. In the course of a trip through Broth ers. Sheriff Roberts turned the case over to State Special Agent J. M. Grant. who accompanied him. Shortly after Mr. Roberts received a letter from the'speclal agent, stat ing that he had found the Identity ot the owner and that he was on the trail of the thief. The car is now in charge of P. H. Coffey. JEWELS WORTH $1,000 STOLEN ROBBERS ENTER SAN FRAN CISCO STORE AND FORCE CLERKS TO LIE DOWN WHILE THEY SECURE RICH PLUNDER. By United PreM to Tho Bend Bulletin. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8. Two men-today robbed the Morgan jewel ry store on Market street today ot $100,000 worth of Jewelry. Both were armed and one was masked. . They entered as the clerks wore taking the articles for a window display from tho snfe. Forcing the clerks to lie on their backs on the floor behind the counter, they seized the Jewelry nnd escaped. It is be lieved thut they hud an automobile waiting nearby. EIGHTY-ACRE TRACT IS SOLD FOR $6800 J. J. Boylen ot Oregon City has purchased an 80-acre ranch on the Johnson tract at Alfalfa, according to J. B. Miner, who completed the deal this week. Mr. Boylen will move his family soon from Oregon City to his new holdings. The price paid tor the property was 16,800. REDS MURDER HIE ALLIES L NUMBER OF VICTIMS TOTALS HUNDREDS. RUMANIANS STOPPED Plot Against King Ferdinand's Life I'ncovered, Is Romor America Threatens Withdrawal ot Sap port If Allies Not Obeyed. BUDAPEST, Aug. 8. While al- ' lied troops are maintaining order at Budapest the Bolshevikl are report ed to have seized control In south western Hungary and are said to be slaughtering the middle classes. Secret murders during the Bol shevik regime numbered hundreds of victims, it is just coming to be known. These include General Fory, who was lynched and thrown into the Danube. Abraham Kohn, terrorist, who was arrested today, boasted in an interview that he had committed more than 80 murders on orders from Bolshevik leaders. KIXG'S LIFE THREATENED. PARIS, Aug. 8. King Ferdinand of Rumania has entered Budapest, a dispatch received today from that city stated. Another message said that he bad postponed his arrival yesterday on the discovery of a plot against bis lite. V. 8. ULTIMATl'M GIVE.V. PARIS, Aug. 8. The American peace commission today notified Rumania that the United. States will withhold economic assistance from Rumania this winter unless fc'ury. MAY WITHHOLD FOOD. LONDON, Aug. 8. American of ficials have sent their ultimatum to Rumania, asking that they modify their demands on Hungary and threatening to withhold food sup plies if the request is not -granted according to advices received today from Vienna. TO PLANT 30 CANS OF TUMALO TROUT First Fry Hutched at New Plant to Be Tuken to Streams and Lakes in the Mctolins District. Plans are being made at the Tumalo hatchery to send out 30 cans of eastern brook and rainbow trout try tomorrow to the Metolius district. The try will run from 800 to 1000 to a can, and will aver age an inch and a halt to two inches long. The infant trout will be the first from the hatchery to be planted in the lakes and streams ot Central Oregon. They will be placed in the Metolius river, Big lake,-Square lake, Long lake, Suttles lake and Blue lake. SENATE DEMANDS MEXICAN PROBE Would Enforce Measures to Prevent Death of Americans and Dent rue tlon of Property in Future. WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 8. The senate today ordered an In vestigation ot the Mexican situation and a report on "what measures should be taken to prevent, recur rence ot the events which caused the death of Americans and damage to their property." : - TROOPS AND POLICE MUTINY AT POSEN BERLIN, Aug. 8. Troops nnd po lice stationed at Posen, in Prussia, mutinied , yesterday, attacking sev eral of their officers, a number ot whom were wounded. - n