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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1919)
THE BEND BULLETIN Kitlr Tonight and Coolni'. DAILY EDITION VOL, III BEND, DESCHUTES COUNT! OREGON, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 20, lIO No. 69 SUE VOTE TO BE TAKEN BY SHOPMEN FOUR-CENT INCREASE FAILS TO PLEASE. DECISION IS AWAITED VIIon' Offer of Compromise nml ,M'iil lit Piitrlotlsm of Work- , rra Makes No Cliiingrt In Union's Attltuile, I Br United rraa to Th Bend Bulletin.) WASHINGTON, II. C Aug. ISO. A mw strike rote by IMM.MHI railway shopmen on Prrwlilent . WilMin's proposition fur four rent an hour wage InrrriiMi, h ordered today bjr president Jewell, of tho railway employe department of (lie Amerl ran Federation of l.abr. WASHINGTON. D. C, Aug. 28. The government's concessions to Hie other railroad uuloni will be ap proximately the turns ai those made In favor of the shopmen, Director General lllnea Indicated today. The nation la anxiously awaiting the reply of organised labor to Pres ident Wllaon'a appeal for truce In Industrial disputes. Early develop- 1 menu are icheduled from the rail way ahopmen whose demand! were the Immediate cauae of the pret Idnnl's appeal. Wilson offered them four cents an hour Inatead of from 17 to 27 cents fca they had demanded, and aecom panted the offer by appealing to their palrlotlam to forego demand! for wage Increaiei until normal condi tion are reatored. .', Wllaon'i appeal la generally view. ed here in regard to Hi effect on organised labor aa a whole. Railroad administration officials hare made no attempt to mlnlmlie the serious neat of the whole situation. STARTS FOR SPOKANE; WAKES UP IN BEND Poi-tlnnd Woimin Grin on Wrong Cur nml HpinilN Day In Hpoknne of Central O it gon. It didn't look just like her momorl es of Spoknno when she gaied out of tho Pullman window, but har ticket wan correctly mndo out, and the porter had nssurod ber that she wna In the right car. It wasn't until Miss J. Buchanan, of Portland stop ped off the truln hore this morning that she was Informed thnt she was In tho Spokane of Contra I Oregon. . This ovonlng alio will trnval north as the guost of tho railroad, and Is confident thnt she will reach hor rightful dostlnntlon, ns slio has been assured thnt there are only two . Spokane In the northwest. ARMY FOOD STORE IS CENTER OF RIOT I Dy United Prau to Th Bead Bulletin. DALLAS, Tex.,' j Amg. ' 28. A crqwd of 2000 persons, Including hundreds of woraon, rushed the city's first store sale of army food stuffs here today and carried away .considerable quantities of food with out paying for it. Police squads wore uttorly unable to hnndle the throng,, Dosons of persons, Including some women, ware Injured hy police clubs. The store wns finally cloned. AIR DRILL ORDERED BY POWER COMPANY A compressed nlr drill to be used In connection with the Bond Wiiter, Light A Power eompnny'i program of laying stool nmlns through the business district of the city, hat boon ordured by tho company to facilitate , more rapid work than would other- wise be posslbla. BEAU TAKES HER TO DANCE IN AIRPLANE Bo far aa known, Mlsa Esther Butler of Ceylon. Minn, village, daughter or promlneot'baoker, Is the first American girl to go to a dance In an airplane. The other aveolng she accepted ao Invitation from Harold C. Donaldson, ra turned army aviator, to attend a social affair In Fairmont. 10 mile away, and they made the trip In u1Pd! Ti" tanded ' !t- 2 '. "Inne-nt, attended the dance and tailed off home to the moonllgh. . ,. " WORK STARTED ON NEW PLANT FORTY-EIGHT CORDS OF LIM ' . BKR WASTETO BE BURNED! DAILY TO OPERATE GENER ATOR FOR B. W., L. P. Preparing for tho foundation for the new Bend Water, Light Power Co., electric power plant a crew of 10 men la at work today making ready the site which btt been select' cd adjoining the steam plant of Ihe Brookt-Seanlon Lumber Co. Machin ery haa been ordered by the power company, and la . expected to arrive here within 90 days, manager T. H Foley stated this morning. ' The now plant is to be operated by steam, burning lumber waste from the Brooks-Rcanlon mill. Apprbxt mately 48 cords a day will be used. and Mr. Foloy hopes to make ar rangements also with The Shevlln Hlxon Company to allow for an al ternative fuol supply. The plant when completed, will cost $100,000 and will generate 1000 kilowatts. RATE ON WOOL REMAINS LOW CANCELLATION OF PROPOSED ADVANCE ON SHIPMENTS FROM T OREGON NOW SEEMS HIGHLY PROBABLE. 1 ' By United Prau to 111 Bend Bulletin. I WA8HINOTON, D. C. Aug. 26. Chances are excellent for the can cellation; b tthe proposed upward collutlon - of the proposed upward from Oregon, and if this Is not done, in no case will charges be advanc ed without notifying Representative N. J. Slnnott and without a henrlng of the growers. .The Increased freight ratos on wool from Oregon, which hns been suspended by the railroad administration, ponding a receipt' from the local traffic com mltteo from Portlnnd, Oregon, may be cancelled without so much as hearing the representatives of tho wool growors, who have been protest ing vigorously. BEND BUSINESS MEN MEET IN AFTERNOON To dlncuHs financial matters per taining to the 'Bond Amhtnur Ath letic club, a moetlnRvOf Commercial club momhers wns scheduled to be held at 5 o'clock this tiftoruoon at the gymnasium. . REVEILLE WEEK PLANS WIDENED BIG TIME IS PROMISED IN OCTOBER. Schools, Farmers, Laborers, Mer chants, Fraternal Oi'Koniziitlons,' mill Firemen Will AU Ifuvn (Inline to Join Festivities. Knights of the rifle and bayonet, whiz bangs, and 72's and others of tho navy blue and khaki have begun thulr drive for Korollle Week, In llmid October 20-20, when all of Central Oregon will Join in a big skirmish week. Mllltary-naval-und murine corps snap will prevail from the morning of October 20th until taps Is sound ed on Ihe 20th. Schools, runners, luborers. mer chants, fraternal orders and firemen will get their chance at tho party on duys that are to be set aside for their own jollification. The Ameri can Legion ' ' Itself, ' under whose auspices the party Is to be pulled will step Into the limelight with a couple of stunts which will open the eyet of everyone In the city and Its environs. These two stunts are being kept under the campaign hat. but they will be good ones. Advlcea received by the Commer cial club regarding the merits of the Worthama Greater Alamo Shows, bears out In detail the representa tions made by Harry Hofer, who was In Bend recently and signed the con tract with the Percy A. Stevens Post. With more than two - months In which to prepare Its bis Reveille Week it It expected that tbit per formance will excel anything held In Bend In recent years. . . - - LIST OF STOLEN ARTICLES GROWS More Than 9300 Worth Tukca from Boxes ai Postofflce Bojr Culprit Goes to Juvenile Court. More than $300 worth of merchan dise of various kinds wat taken from the Bend postofflce" by 12 year old Lyle West, ton of Mr. and Mrs. Rene West, of this city, it was revealed yesterday afternoon In the Investiga tion conducted by postal Inspector E. C. Clement. In addition a number of letters taken by the boy from boxes at the postofflce, were discovered..' Practically all the losses have been made good, although there remain a few articles to be traced, and Mr. Clement la remaining over today in an endeavor to wind up the matter. Most of the thefts were committed during the first two weeks of August. The problem of properly disciplin ing the youthful offender was turned over to the juvenile court. PORTLAND IS DEPOT ' FOR ARMY SUPPLIES Quicker Delivery of Foodstuffs to Bend Assured by Change from Sun Frnnclsco. Army foodstuffs ordered through the postofflce by the people of Bend will hereafter be sent from Portland Instead of from Sun Francisco, acr cording to word received tills morn ing by Acting Postmaster Hudson. This change, It Unexpected, will make postble a much more rapid delivery. A considerable pYoportlon of the supplies tor householders of this sec- lion romalns ns yot unordered, and according to the Inst instructions re ceived at the post offlco, the bonks will be kept open until every bit of Bond's allotment has been spoken for. ., PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF. CARS ATTACKED Federal Tiade Commission Advises Government Monopoly to Remedy Conditions. (Br United Preu to The Bond Bulletin.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 26. necominondntlons that private own ership of refrlgorntor and livestock curs be prohibited, was made today in a report by tho federal trade commission. It was declared that such cars should bo either acquired or. operated ns a government mono poly. - , .. .. DRIVES WINNING RACES WITHOUT HANDS Always a lover of horse flesh, Colby Turner of Wilmington, . Ohio, did not let the lost of both hands when a boy. Interfere with , bis aims and as a result be It to day one of the most successful race drivers, deaplte his handicap. Turner drives his horses by -.finding t. the . reins about the slumps of bis arms aa shown In tbe large picture. The small pic ture ahowt Tumor behind bit paear. Big Tnpk D. 1: 17 1-4. Bo developed the great little paeer. Utile Frank D. Z:02 1-4. Turner Senate Committee Makes Changes In Peace Treaty I Br United Pros to Tb Brad Bulletin. WASHLVOTON, D. C. Aug. 26.' The foreign 'relations committee again amended the peace treaty today, adopting Senator Fall's suggestion to eliminate tbe United Slates from tbe commission to trace tbe boundary between .Belgium and Germany. - WILL SELL ALL ARMY SURPLUS RETAIL AND MAIL ORDER HOUSES TO BE ESTABLISHED TO MARKET WAR DEPART MENTS HUGE STORES. (Br United Prt to Tbe Bend Bulletin. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug, 26 Retail and mall order stores wilt- be opened September 25 by the War Department to sell direct to the con sumer, both over the counter,' and by mail, .commodities held as army sur plus, It was officially announced to day. : - Hugh quantities of socks, under wear, shirts, raincoats, blankets, gloves, tobacco, soap, and other art icles will be sold. The goods will be distributed evenly throughout the country. Catalogues of goods will he avallRble at every postoffice and postal sub-station throughout the country. VIGIL OF POLICE IS ALL IN VAIN Officers and Deputies Guard Home in Kenwood, but Supposed Con-.-. vlcts Make No Attack. Answering an appeal from Mrs. M. Keeney of Kenwood, who ex pressed the fear that convicts be lieved to have been In this section a week ago might make an attempt on her life, Officers Kulp, Houston and Carlon, with a number of dep uties, Inst night guarded all possible approaches to the Keeney residence, but no convicts appeared. In fact, nothing worse than a cold was caught by any mombor of the party, although the vigil was maintained until niter 5 o'clock this morning. SERVICE MAN TAKES PLACE ON BULLETIN After nine years in the U. S. army, Frank Chltty, recontly discharged from the service, has arrived in Bond to accept a position as linotype oporator in the office of the Bulle tin. , Mr. Chltty was overseas for 13 months, serving In the Infantry of the Second division, and was gassed last August, being under medical care from then until February. y VB 'PTJKNTt'.l ziszzzzzzszzr.':. lost hit bandt SO years ago wnet ha fell In front of mower when, left alone in the field by hit father. He hat "store hand" but seldom uses them. He helps care for his horses too. . STRIKE HOLDS MANY IN GRIP THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS , MA ROONED IS LOS ANGELES- EVEN STEERAGE PASSAGE ON BOATS IN DEMAND. . Br United PreM to Tb Brad BuOetia. LOS ANGELES. Aug. 26. Inter city transportation by rail in south ern California bat practically ceased as the result of strikes of steam road men in sympathy with "Pacific Electric interarban strikers." Thousands of tonrista are ma rooned here, and the transportation paralysis is extending to Fresno on the north, and to Yuma, 'Arizona, on tbe southeast. Only by means of ocean boats are people able to leave Loa Angeles, and these boats have experienced the novelty of wealthy people calling for steerage accommodations. The only appreciable effect of tha "Big Four" leaders ordering steam line men back to -work was the spread of the strike northward and southward, and the- expressed de termination of the men ' here to "see it through to the finish." The strike has strong backing from the State Federation of Labor. Los Angeles sees hunger in the offing it tbe strike, continues, tor the food supply is already running low. Even U. S. mail Is tied up. U. S. DRY FORCES INVADING BRITAIN Plans Now IU-lcg Completed for Mighty Offensive Against Liquor Overseas. LONDON, Aug. 26. British "dry" forces, reinforced by the Anti-Saloon League of America, are completing their plans and marshalling their "sturmtruppen" for a mighty of fensive commencing this Fall. And Johnny Bull Is sitting up and watch ing with considerable , interest, un certain whether he ought to be amus ed, scared or angry. . Immediately the lid went on in the United States, William E. John son, "Field-marshal ' Commander-in-chief" of America's "dry" army, es tablished a branch in London, and proceeded to show local prohibition ists just how to wage war on boote. Hitherto, although there had been an occasional prohibition movement in Great Britain, the , "drys"' had made very little headway, the only really prominent man Identified with the movement being the late Sir Wil frid Lawaon who aroused controversy some yenrs back by emptying his In herited wlne-ceilnrs down the drains. Prohibition was represented in England by the United Kingdom Al liance, but the organization was not well equipped with funds, and was out of date with its mothods. Canon Masterman, president of the U. K. A. recently visited America to find out how the "wets" there had been overwhelmed. He fixed up an alliance with the Antt-Saloon league with the result that another A. E. F. was soon on the high seas. ATROCITIES OF 1914 REPEATED AGAINST POLES NEWS WRITERS MAKE GRAVE CHARGES. HORRORS ARE TOLD MjuMiaere of Resident of Upper Silesin and Wholesale Deporta tions Reported by Represen- ' tatives of London Papers. (B United Pros to The Bend Bulletin- LONDON, Aug. 26. Charging . that the Germans are guilty of the same practices in Upper Silesia at those characterizing their policy In Belgium inf 1914. correspondents of tbe Timet and the Morning Post, in Poland, cabled a combined appeal today to Great Britain to come to the aid of tbe Poles. Tbe dispatches, which appeared la today's papers, accuse' the Germans of massacres, and wholesale deporta tions of ablebodied men for work iu tbe devaated areas of France and Belgium. There also has been a sys tematic effort, the correspondents charged, to discredit the Poles, and drive them out of Silesia, thus in suring the success of the plebiscite) which will determine the ultimate nationality of tbe province. ' The correspondents gave details of five shootings at Mystowitz, 40 exe cutions at Grossdombrowka, and 4 at Fredlenshutte. A Copenhagen dispatch declares that the Poles suffered heavy loauea In fighting at GleiwIU Sunday night. COUNTERFEITING CASE IS PROBED Federal Authorities Investigate tfca Charge) Against Joseph E. Rilry . and IS-Year-Old Bride. (Br United Pren to TV Brad Bulleia. PORTLAND; ' Ore.. Aug. 26. A hearing which is being conducted : here today by United States Commls- : sloner Drake will determine whether Joseph E. Riley and his attractive 18-year-old bride, Dorothy . TMd Riley, shall be tried in Portland or San Francisco on a charge of eoun-' terfeitlng. , : Riley, 32,' was arrested here with his wife early In the month by se cret service agents. A counterfeiting outfit and n quantity of gold and silver bullion were foufld in their rooms at the time they were taken Into custody, the government opera tors reported. The federal authorities claim that Riley is the head of "America's most dangerous band of counterfeit ers," who have been operating on the Pacific coast, particularly Calif ornia, for several, years. OREGON BOY FACES TRIAL FOR MURDER Parents of 19-Year-Old Hugh Moore to Attempt to Set Up Mental , Deficiency Defense. ' Br United Preee to Th Bend Bulletin.) SAN LUIS OBISPO. Cal., Aug. 26. Hugh More, 19-year-old farmer lad of Rogue River, Ore., faced trial here today on a charge of complicity in the murder of David Morehouse, night . watchman at Paso Robles. Hit parents are here from Jackson county, Oregon, for the trial, and they hare implicit faith in ' their ability to show their son was merely . the victim of bad companionship. , Moore was arrested with Seta Burt, alias Edward Langdon, 22, af ter Morehouse had been shot by the two men he found burglarizing a Paso Robles store. ' Burt, Insisted from the time ,of his arrest that ho shot Morehouse, and that t Moore, while with him 'in the robbery ven ture, fired no shots. A defense of mental deficiency will be entered, it being contended that Moore was a good boy, working on his father's farm until he .suf fered an Injury In a runaway. After that, he ran away to Madford, met Burt, who was known in Med ford as Langdon, and got into trouble through hit companion, a youth re garded by authorities as a brainy criminal. I