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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 9, 1919)
THE BEND BULDET4N DAILY EDITION VOL. Ill iDKND, DESCHUTES COUNTY OREGON, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AVOVWt , UHO ... No. OS t'ooluf Tonight mill Tomorrow, f WORK STARTS TO CUT DOWN ; UVING COSTS WILSON'S PLAN NOW UP TO COMMITTEE. REPUBLICANS FAVOR Mitjm Ity leaders In IU1II1 Houmo Kit-HN Approval Government f l)M-riillvr Aw Hot on Scent of Food Prolllivr. Illy United PreMteTlw Bend Bulletin.! WASHINGTON, 1). C. Auk Congraiut will linmwllatoiy. begin llm consideration of legislation having us Its object llm fulfillment of a imrt lit least of President Wilson's riooiiiniuntnlionii for reducing llm cost of living, house and snut leader it nun I il loiluy. Congress loduy took Its first duf- Jnlto ucllon on President Wilson's ' suggestions for reducing tho high living-cost.' At a conference of the m-nalo commerce committee, Chalr nuin Cummins wun authorized (o numn a sub-committee to begin work along Him nulburUed la the president's message. Representative Mondvll. majority leader In the house, said that any request for money to make an ef fective cumpntgn ngulnst profiteers, would bo speedily granted. Ho say f he linn no objection to extending llm lever of tho food control act If found necessary. "I think that the president Inn made aomo good, practical sugges tion In regard to artlllclal and ex torllonnta prices for the necessities of llfo." declared Honiitor Lodge, majority leader In the upper houao. "1 am sure lliut cvngross will dcnl with thorn Immediately." Hoarded food alocki will be axUnd by tho government and placed upon tho market to help re-establish the operation of tho luw of apply and dumand, the department of Jdiitlce announced today. . Prep aration for thla .work ro wull undor way."us a part of Attorney General Palmer- country-wldo cam paign against praJHeor. ' ' i He la hourly expecting new or arrest from district attorney who huvo been flooding him with evi dence they are collecting. CARMODY FORGETS LEAVING AUTO CAR VnlU ilium- After 1'iirklntf Miiclilne t nhil I'luinm to Poliro Announc ing; Cur Has Itct-n Stolen. A temporary lapse of memory suffered last night by D. T. Cr mody caused Ilond police to insti tute a search for Mr, Cnrmody's aula, aotlng on., tho owner' report that It had bonn stolon. Tho ma chlno was finally found by Night Officer Wlllard Houston near the aorner of Orngon and ,Wall, Just where it had been originally loft. H was then that Mr. Carmody remembered having parked the ma chine boforn attondlng - to some shopping and purchasing a shine. By the timo all this bad been done, the car bad beon entirely forgotten, and after walking: home and ralllng- to find the machine he turned In hi complaint to the police.' ; PIONEER PAPER IN V STATE REMEMBERED Member of Editorial Association Dcftatc Monument to Early : Ircgnn't'lty PiibHcatlonN . OKEOON CITY, Aug. 9. Mom her of the National Editorial asso ciation, who are holding thoir an nual convention In Portland, came bore todny to dedicate a monument to commemorate , the lte of the first, newspaper which was estac llshed on tho Pnclflo coast. Tho Initial paper of the .western country wan called the Oregon Speo tator,,bolng fotindod In Oregon City ,. In February, 1848. The monument Is Inlaid with a bronse plate bear ing ah Inscription of historical data The ground surrounding It hao boon i laid but with aftraotlve walks, and Is bne pf thd beauty spots of the Postoff ices Will Help In Sale Of Surplus Food Illy tfnltul I'rwa t T)i IIbikI Uullalln.l WASHINGTON, 1). ()., Auk. o. Hale of food which I now hold by the -war department will begin August 18. Price fired by the depurtment will bo f. o. b. wnrelioUHe. Ad- dltlonol charge will be mucin by the poMtofflce dupartmant for parcel pout trnniiportutlon. Food I now neing uisirin- uled by tho postal zone In amount proportionate with tho population in - order . to give equitable distribution. No aalit will bo made directly to ooniiumers, hut tlie'Joml ? will be ahlpped on requisitions tram tho pimtofrice. : ' J' ,-' COUNTY'S ROAD EXPENSE LARGE li?'."1: it;' ANNUAL HILL l-"OH HTATK WORK 'AMOUNTS TO $lfl,O.V, HIT NO RETURN IX BENEFITS TO TIIK COUNTY AUK RECEIVED. Kvery year for 10 year TM iichulea county will be contributing M 8.860 to the itate road program, in addition to what may be done for itrlctly local roud within tho county, according to Information given today by County Clerk J.; H. Ilunnr. In the meantime, however, tho alolo highway commimloh' ha twice rofUKod to let the contract for construction of that part of The Dallea-Callfornla highway In I)e chute county, regardleaa of 'the fnct that only $40,000 of the stale money I pledged - to go Into the work. ,'; Road Improvement ( obligation which the county ha shouldered Inoludo the licence on 1100 motor car, totalling 124,780 annually, the gaollne "tat. amounting to $4200, and Intoroitt on county road bond Uiiued to make poiwibla co operation with the atatc. Thla IuhI item itaeif 1 J7500, while the prin ciple of tho bond ' Irruo, when Its payment I ipread over.. 10 5'eurn, add 12,500, HINES TO HEAR RAILROADMEN WAGE PROPOSALS WILL BE EX TERTAIXEI) .NEXT WEEK VNH)N HEADS I K X T VIO LENCE THREATENED. (Dr United Prm to Th Band Dullotln. WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 9. With striking shopmen returning to their Jobs, Rullwny Director Walker D. Hlnea Is preparing to hear the employes' waige proposal next week. Keprosontatlvas ' of 14 railroad unions today Issued an appeal to the peiple to back thoir demands for more pay. This appeal denied that any "violence or threat" was contemplated by labor when It asked congress to adopt the nationalisa tion, of railroads., The 14 union heads stated that they an ' asking for the. AmerleanlxatloD of Vlhs na tion's railway lines. v'A ' ' EOATS ARE SENT TO ODELL LAKE RESORT To make available better . faclll- tlos for entertaining summor' Quests at Odoll lnko, Jerry Hoyt .has or dered tlx large "rowboats and four dotaohable . motors to be used ' In connection with them. Tho new equipment, of which the boats were built In Bend, is being shipped out to tho lake by W. C. Blrdsiill. , ; WIFE ASKS AUTol ' DIVORCE RESULT PORTLAND, Aug. 9. 8. M. Schults sued for a divorce because, he said, every time he told tils wife he couldn't afford to buy an auto she left him, . ' - The' court thought that was suf ficient, reason for freodom and guvo him V deqree.rv! j ; ': .. .. Tkr Five Are Victims of Big Explosion In Grain Elevator Br Vailed fnm to Th Brad Ballctln. I PORT COL, BORNE, Ont., Aug. 9. Five men were re- . ported killed, 14 Injured and 15 other are ald to be mlu- Ing a the result of an explo- lon which partially wrecked the government grain ele- valor here today. The cause of Ihe explosion' I unknown. A grain barge which wa lying alongside the elevator was practically wrecked. '. ELKS' EXODUS STARTS MONDAY VANl'ARI WILL MAKE PREP- AIUTIOXS FOR L.1TER ARRI" MM AT S-IIAY STATE CONVEX- TlOX AT KLAMATH FALI-S- A i With preparations, complete 'for their triumphal entry Into Klamath Falls, the vanguard of the Elks of Bend Lodge No. 1371 will leave Monday night undor tho londershlp of W. C. Cooper und J. F. Turner to erect the big tent which will shelter thes Central Oregon herd during the three days that the con vention Is In progress. A complete household will be maintained, with a dining room, kitchen, and even beds provided under the canvas roof, although most of the delega tion who will make the trip admit that there will be little use for beds. . The main body of Elks' plans to arrive In Klamath Falls on .Wednes day, and will bring with them the officers of The Dalles lodge, who are to supervise the Initiatory work schedulod to be held In Bend Mon day night. .- Tuesday night, camp will be made at Odell lake. Close to 100 Elks from all parts of the Bend Jurisdiction will be In attendance at the state convention, It Is expected. PAINTERS DEMAND " DOLLAR AN HOUR Kitt-lit Thousand In New York Will Walk Out on August 1A If Ralso Is Not Grunted Them. Br United Prau to The Bend Bulletin. 1 NEW YORK, Aug. 8. Eight thousand painters, decorators and paperhangors will strike here on August 15 unless their demands are mot, union officials 'declared here today. The men ask a . dollar an hour for nn eight-hour day, with a five-day week. ' COUNCIL MEETING TO BE NEXT WEEK 'Inability to secure a quorum last night when part of the Bend city council mot In adjourned session resulted In another session being announced for Monday-night, when an effort will he. mad to clean up a number' Of Important street Im provement miiltoni now ponding. :;, ' ANOTHER "- HARVEST- AT HAND REVENUE MAN VjSmBEND K. II. TAXXKR, INCOME TAX EX PERT, KUK TO HELP TIMBER MEX IX GIVING ANSWERS TO QUESTIONNAIRES., i E. B. Tanner of the Internal rev enue bureau. Income tax section. Is ,lu the city today and will remain .i .in k . .'h of ii .ln,h -wn-r. In hl M4lon in as- sisting them to determine on facts and figures regarding timber valua tions. According to Mr. Tanner, the In ternal revenue bureau Is soon to send to all timber owners a ques tionnaire, which will require fill ing out. setting forth timber valua tions. Mr. Tanner is here to be of service In answering questions. These -questionnaires will probably . . t ' r, 1 I receivea oy un. the next two or three weeks, after which time a meeting will be held in Portland 'at -the meeting of the Western ' Pine,. Manufacturers' asso ciation, when Major D. T. Mason, of the timber unit of the Internal revenue bureau, will explain details of the questionnaire to the tax payers. . ,. This questionnaire is of great Im portance ..to the timber .owner and tho (government. - While in" the city Mr. Tanner Is at the Pilot Butte Inn and will meet with any timber owners. SECRET AGENTS HUNT HOARDERS HVNDRKD8 OK SPECIAL OPERA TIVES JOIN IN . NATION'S CAM- PAIGX TO MA KB PROFITEER ING CNPOPVLAR,-, - . ;" By United Pre to Ttw Bend Bulletin. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. . America's army of secret, service agents was turned loose : on the food hoarders today. ' Ordera were flashed from . Washington to hundreds- of special operatives of the bureau of Investigation and depart ment of justice, all over the United States, Instructing them to cooper ate with federal; district attorneys in 'the profiteer hunt. ' This adds much strength to the force which is dovotlng all its en ergy to the fight to open ware houses, put food on the market and put down prices. STATE'S INDUSTRIES TO BE ENUMERATED Of considerable Interest to busi ness men throughout tho state is the announcement by the Associated Industries of Oregon that It will publish, by September 16, nn indus trial directory of the state. Manu factories wishing to be represented In the first edition are requested to mnlljn their copy it onco to A. G .. . n a . V . ., . 1. Clorki mnnngor,' Fifth and , Oak streets, Portland. -K. LOCAL TALENT PLAY SUCCESS BIG SOIMER AIDIEXCE EXJOYS "MRS. MAJOR'S MESSAGE". CAST LETTER PERFECT IX WORK. (Appearing before an audience which, in spite of the summer sea son, almost filled the athletic club gymnasium, J. B. Noble's home tal l iroupe pui on me larce cumeu,, Mrs: Major's Message," last night with excellent success. The fate which awaits liars, and the domestic tangles which : may result from single untruth were cleverly shown. It all came out . just right in the end,' howeverV'i As an accomplished liar, who turns up to save his friend, Bob Malor. from the unpleasant results of ah Indiscreet act, 'Jay B.' Noble' . I. n a.nv nf .htt ..Mlnr tLlth i " .," J. J.-, watkln9, an English butler almost equally well played by Ralph Cir- tis. The role of. Major was abl- ...... t.. ,.. . m , Noble playing opposite him as h.B shrewish, emotional wife. Mrs. R. S. Dart appeared to good advantage as Nellie Carter, a hride of seven months, while Alex. Mers dorf and Constance Knickerbocker were the principals in the romance which was revealed " at Intervals. The parts of Martha Smith, a sus picious wife, and her husband, a flirtatious hairdresser, were taken by Mrs. L. A. Gassett and Jack Wanichek. Music for the evening was under the direction of Mrs. M. H. Horton, while between the first and second acts an excellent vocal solo was given by Miss Margaret Thompson. A flute solo between the second and third acts by French Moore was well received. KING MAY REE HUNGARY SOON ARCHDUKE JOSEPH .WTLIj.' BH" DEAVOIl TO FORM UNION OF AUSTRIA, HUNGARY," CROATIA AND 8LOVANIA, IS REPORT. (By United Proa to Ttw Bend Bulletin. 1 ROME, Aug. 9. Archduke Joseph will attempt to restore the mon archy In Hungary is the declaration of the paper Popolo Romano. The poper believes that efforts to form a union of ' .Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Slovenia will follow as Archduke Joseph's first step toward the reconstruction of the Austro- Hungnrlan state. RUMANIANS TO WITHDRAW. LONDON, Aug. 6. The Ruman ian commander at Budapest In tends to withdraw most of the. Ru manian troops from Hungary with in a few dnys, nccordlng to Vienna. advices. . A Budupost . dispatch says that the i government of Archduke Join' eph will be endorsed nt the .coining Hungarian .elections. ." . . STORAGE SITE INVESTIGATION AT STANDSTILL DIAMOND DRILL NOW ' IS NECESSARY. AUTHORITTLWITHHELD KearlnfC Farther Postponement of Action on Important Irrigation , y, Project, Commerciul Club' Wires ReclMination Head. )".;' After spending three weeks In In vestigating the Benham Falls res ervoir site, the party of engineers. and geologists representing the U. S. reclamation service In the work have reached the point where little more can be determined ; without bprtngB. This type of Investigation was started not long after the work was begun, but It was found that satisfactory results could not be gained by band boring and that a diamond drill must be used In or der to secure final data relative to . the water holding qualities of the ground. Authorization to secure and op erate a diamond drill was asked of the reclamation' service, and . per mission was denied, so that as the matter now stands the only course left would be for Professor ' W, O. Crosby, who heads the party of experts, to send in a preliminary report, which would contain insuf ficient information to warrant con- . strnction of an immense irrigation system. Recognizing the need for immedi ate action, the Bend Commercial club today sent telegrams to Direc tor Davis, of the reclamation serv ice. Congressman N. J. Sinnott and 8tate Engineer Perey ; A. Copper, asking that authority be secured to conduct final' investigations ; here with a diamond drill. ; Homer Hamlin, and - Andrew J.. W'ley have already left Bend, but M return In case a favorable an- Washln8tOD ' fourth member of the party, will remain for another week, pending Cerslopments. '' ' ' FORMER RESIDENT ACQUIRES RANCH Walter Taylor of Baker Buys 40 Acre Tract on Johnston -Property for 9360O. Sale of a 40 -acre tract, originally ' a part of the Johnston ranch in the Alfalfa district, ' tb Waker Taylor of Bend, a totaer resident of this section, was reported this morning by J. B. Miner. .Thesonsideratlon was $3600. . - v.. , . Mr. Taylor will move on his new property immediately and will com mence building at onco,. V The new owner states that . he : has been able to find nothing in the state of Oregon, to compare with , the land on the Johnson ranch at less than $200 per acre. . POWERLESS TO STOP ADVANCE OF COFFEE Short CroB v from Brazil Due to Frost, Will Be Insufficient to Meet Demands,' Is Predicted. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. . American importers and domestic roasters and handlers of coffee are . powerless to stop - the rise In the . price of coffee, according to a state ment issued here today. by the Pa- ;', clflo Coast Coffee Roasters' assoclu-.. tion, ...... , :. 4 r, .' ,"' v. j,, The statement declares that' cr: cumstances over which American dealers have no control have forced v, ' coffee, prices to their prosent high T . ''.'';' level. : The advance Is attributed ' !' principally to tho shortage in this : year's Brazilian coffo- crop..-. which, . "7 - ' '- owing to the severe frost of July. ; .. n 1918,( will be, cut; to one-half ltd;, . . ! normal slzel. This .' depleted crop ;w " began coming on tho market about" i t. July 1 this year, and,', according --to'..,. v.art the .roasters will' largely liv., tti r .ta. is supply the needs of,; this country. pa4 5rv Europe for the next ,12 months. .V-'-'i ''. -,