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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1919)
THE BEND BULLETIN Kulr TOrilght und Tomorrow, DAILY EDITION VOIi. Ill BEND, DESCHUTES OODNTT OREGON, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 2I, IIHtt No. 79 SPRUCE PROBE REVEALS MUCH i WASTEFULNESS $5,000,000 SQUANDERED IS CHARGE. RAILROAD BENEFITED HiToinnii'iKliillniiH MihIp lu Wnr lie- luirtmciil Mention Milwaukee) Lino Miiy Eniletivnr lo lb-rover Public Fiimls. I I I United I j Hull frreiinlnt. I PORTLAND, AMR. 29. Tho Con gressional commlttoo Investigating I ha Hpruco Production In tbo north west durltiK thn wnr. resumed hear ing liuro toduy. It wn officially reported to Hecrelnr of War llokor that ovidunco hi Simula ahowod that 15,000,000 hud boon "iiquundor d. mUnpptlud, nnd converted . to uses of Milwaukee rullroad Inter ests." in construction of the Sloms faroy-Karbaugh uprute road through tb Olympic peninsula. It was stated that further luvestl gallons might "disclose conditions upon which recover? can be made rgalnst John I). Ryan and other! ra aponsiblo for the wastful expendi ture of public fund," Ryan li a director of the Mllwau kee road, and a former government dlroctor of aircraft. IMHOIK AHKH HEARING. PORTLAND, Aug. 19 General Dlnque, farmer head of the Spruce Production corporation, arrived here unexpectedly from New York today to face hi dotractor In the Con resslonai spruce r probe. General Dleqne aiki for a hearing.. Repre sentative l-ea, Democratic member of the Investigating ,, committee, enl to Secretary of War Baker, aa "cunningly contrived . for political effect." (Jeneral Plaque declared , that there wa not a cent f craft la the entire administration of the 8prace dlvlalon. . SOLDIERS FAIL TO i CLAIM TRAVEL- PAY Homo Service Section of RrT Crou ) HI 111 Offers Analntnnre lo Dlwlinrscd Men. ' . The Homo Sorvleo 8ectipn of the A.i R. C. hna boon prornred for some time to take enro of soldiers who wish the extra travel pay. All soldiers discharged before Kob. 28, 1919 who rccolvod 3 Hi cent par mil) from pluca of (Uncharge to pluce of Induction In sorvleo nri now nl f lowed fivo coiiIh por mtla from plnce of discharge to pluce of Induction or nctunl bona fide roHldcnce, which ever in moHt dnNlrablo. By this or rangamont many oftho dlachargod aoldlerR ore entitled to quite a little extra money. All that thny noed to do to obtain anmo la to apply nt the Home Service Soctlon where' an af fldnvlt will bo niado to Recure the money for thorn. , Many of the Roldters who have paid on llborty bonds have not re carved a refund .on same. Thla may be obtained by making out an affl tvit for Rnme. In cane the bond ha Mon pnld for but not delivered an affidavit may alao be made out for It. 1 Application blank for conversion of InRurance Are her also. . The government Insurance muy now be cqnvortod Into ordinary lifo, 20 year payment. 10 year payment, 20 year endowment, 30 year endowment and 1 endowmont maturing at the age of The Home Service Section office Is lecatod at the flrat National Br.nk Building, upstairs, Hour 1:30 to 5:80 p. m. Opon tSnturdny eve ' n I iirh from 7:00 to 9:00. SERVICE MEN TO GATHER TONIGHT Moraber of Porcy A. Stevona post, American Legion, will hold a apoclnl mooting nt 8 o'clook tonight nt the Bond Amateur Athlotlo elub gymnnHlum. Important business will come up nnd a large attend anoo is desired. Labor Secretary is Secretive in the MooneyCase 1 11 United Pram toTlw Uend Mulletln.l WASHINGTON, II. C, Aug. 29. Secretary of Labor Wll- Ron toduy refused to Inform (ho house of the activities which the department of liibor muy be conducting in the - Mooncy case, in which ma tin-' fundunt wu convicted of bomb throwliiK in thn Propirdne duy parade In Hun Francisco. Information was asked In a resolution passed by the house. SAYS TREATY INSURES WAR WILL MEAN CONFLICT WORSE THAN OXK JUST PAST, DE CLARES SENATOR KNOX, IN ATTACK ON PEACE PACT. Rr Unlud Pm taTlw IWiul RulUtln.) WASHINGTON. D. C, Aug. 29. The treaty now before the Senate I merely a "truce of Veraalllea." not a treaty of laming poace. It doc not apell peace, but war a war more devastating and more woeful than the one Jum closed. It luy the foundation for centurion of blood letting. ..' Tbl ' wa the charactorlxation of the pending ' treaty presented by Senator Knox in a speech In the up per houae toduy." The more I con Rider this treaty,- the more I am con vinced that the only safe way for us to deal with it Is to decline to be a party to It at all," he maintained. STRIKERS RETURN TO RAILROAD JOBS Yardmen Hack, la Bay District, bat Employee at ' Los Anffrir , Coattaue to Be Idle. (Br UilUd Frau toTW Bm! SulkVla. -- BAN FRANCISCO. -Ang.-29. Yardmen have , returned to work here, and are clearing the bay dis trict, of .tallrosd strike troubles, al though the railroaders of Is Ange les continue to strike In sympathy with the Pacific' Electric Interurban strikers. It Is predicted, however, that they will return to work before night. , ... i ,;. ;! , ."3S5ZH STRIKERS ACCEIT SIX-CENT ADVANCE I'lttNlturo; Hlrrcf Cur Men Do Ho I'nili-r Protest, nml Will Con-" tlnue to Fight for More. I Dr Unllrtl Praa to Tin Brnd nullrtln.l PITT8DURO, A"8- 29. Street car aervlce roaumed here today, the Htrikora accepting the wnr labor board's award of an Incronae of nix contH on hour, v The men returned under protoat, and will continue to fight for a greater Increase The atrlke lustod for two week. ' DROUTH IN BEND IS 39 DAYS IN LENGTH No Precipitation Recoiiled Here . Since Rain of July Hi! Klectrlo HtoVms Have Been Rare. Thirty-nine days without rain Is the record so far established this summer for drouth., and according to present indications It mny be con siderably prolonged, for the weather man still predicts, "fair." The mat precipitation In Bond was on July 23, when ,23 of an inch of ruin toll, While one or two atnrms have boon noted In the mountains since ' tlint time, Bond haB boon absolutely bone-dry. ' . , Electric storms novo boon unus ually rare this season, forcat offi cials roport. BARBER SHOPS TO CLOSE ON MONDAY In recognition of Labor duy, flio bnrber ahopa of Bond' will be oloacd All day Mondny, It was announced this nftornoon. DATES ANNOUNCED FOR WILSON'S TOUR Hfvcn Klop In tint Xortliwritt Are HcW-lulrl Will Hunilc In Port- liind on KepU-mbrr 1.1. . (Br United PrM to Th Baiul Bulletin. I WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 29. An official Itinerary of President Wilson's tour, shows addresses sche duled as follows: September 11, nilllngs, and Holena. Mont.; Septem ber 12, Coeur d' Alone and Spokane; September 13, Tacoma; September 14, Seattle; September 15, Portland. AUTOISTS FEE GAS SHORTAGE TANK CARS FAIL TO ARRIVE AND MOTORISTS TRY OUT DI8 TILLATK WHILE WAITING FOR BETTER FURL. - . " ' For the second time this summer. Bend suffered a gasoline famine to day,, when two tanks which- hive been on the. way , to the Standard Oil branch here for, 10. days failed to. show up...As a matter .of fact, the supply ' was exhausted yester day morning, but the stock kept by garages lasted fairly" well- through the day, and the .shortage was not keenly felt by car owners until toduy T V Redmond's supply gave out bo fore the tanks' In Bend were dry, but since then ''a fresh supply has arrived at the , formor ton, and garage men sent down to get a few barrels In hopes that It might tide thorn over until more was rc colvod here by rail. While gasoline is gone from many Bend cars, thore la still a lnnge sup ply of dlatlllate nt the Standard Oil Co. works, and a large number of autolats are mixing what little real "gee" thny have left with the less highly refined product, and are find ing the mixture a fair substitute. , It Jf expected that the first of the two tank cars ordered may ar rive by tomorrow night, but no def inite assurance as to this could be given. . TWENTY ARE KILLED IN BIG EXPLOSION Munitions Uni-to nt Archangel Takes Riitlxh Monitor nnd Men ' When It Itlmvs Vp. United Pms SUIT CorrMpondcntl ARCHANGEL, Aug. 29. Twenty were killed nnd 40 are missing as the result of an explosion of an am munition barge, which destroyed the British monitor. Glow Worm, It In reported. MIXER COMMITTEE MAKES PREPARATION Members of the commlttoo in charge" of preparations for the Banker-Farmer mixer to be given Mon dny, wore busy, todny eroding stnndfl and othorwiso getting every thing In) readiness for tho 'picnic nnd program to be given nt Tumalo Island. ' , STRIKE GAINS BUT SLIGHTLY RADICAL WHO SEEK TO .MAKE STREET CAR MEN LEAVE JOBH ARK MHPEKHED BY POLICE IN PEORIA. Br United Pnm to The Brad Bulletin. PEORIA, 111., Aug. 29. The threatened general strike here Is gaining little headway, and police reserves are dispersing crowds of al leged radicals who had halted street car traffic for an hour. The ' so-called radicals issued an order for a sympathetic strike to go into effect at 7 o'clock this morning. At that hour, groups of laborers, stationed at several points . In the down town. section, waited for cars, and dragged crew from them. The police broke up these gather ings, and traffic was resumed.- Most of the conductors and motormen had refused to strike. GOMPERS MEETS U. S. PRESIDENT WILL GO 0VER, ENTIRE LABOR ' SITUATION WITH WILSOX THIS AFTERXOON, l.S RELIEF AT WASHINGTOX. Br United Prau toTha Bend Bulletin.) WASHINGTON," D. C, Aug. 29. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, ask ed today tor an appointment with President Wilson, and the request has been granted. He will see the president this afternoon. It Is as sumed that he wishes to go over the whole labor situation with Wilson. MOVIES FORMING HINDU OPINIONS Odd Ideas Gained of Western Morals from Film Stories Seen on .' ' Screen in Calcutta. -United Pm SUIT Correspondent LONDON, Aug.- 29. Movies are lowering thrl Hindu's opinion of Eu ropean women's morals, according to Miss Constance Brombley, an Eng llsh girl, just returned from Calcut ta where she mnnuged a large mo. tlon plcturo house for four years. "They see the white wives on the screen In compromising situations, also women clothed In many garbs, on, one occasion In a long film the horotno'B main costume being a bath ing suit, with thn result that the na tives get a low opinion of Europoan morala," said Miss Brombluy. . Miss Brombley UjclnroJ tho na tives are groat movie fans and that in Bombay alone there are fourteen picture houses. ' CAMP FIRE IS LEFT BURNING M. E. MILLER, RETURNING TO CAMP, FINDS FOREST MAX WAITING TO ARREST HIM as fixe is Levied. : The second arrest of the season for leaving camp fires within the forest, without first carefully extln gulshlng them, was made yesterday. when Douglas JohnBon, of the Des chutes National Forest, took Monroe E. Miller, of La Pine, Into custody near East Lake. , The defendant was tried before Justice of the Peace E. L. Clark, at La Pine, and fined 925 ! The fire was discovered in the early morning. Miller baring made his camp and started on foot for La Pine to secure repairs, when his auto broke down, ; Finding the auto, .the forcftt service man waited for nearly three hours, when Miller returned. and the arrest was made. . Miller's fine waa remitted, as he contended he had drained his radia tor in the effort to secure, enough water to. extinguish the tire. before leaving. ; : ' FIRE HOUSE IS NEARLYREADY WILL BE USED BY DEPART MENT IX TWO "WEEKS, AND AS MEETIXG PLACE FOR ' CITY COUNCIL BY OCTOBER 1. Building is progressing rapidly at the new fire, station on Minnesota avenue, and with the floor in and the tower already up, the structure wlli be ready for occupancy by the fire department within the next two weeks. Chief Carlon declared ' this morning. . By that time, he believes, the roof will have been completed.' By the end of October; the Ctty council will have moved from its present meeting place in the Sptaier Building, and will make the fire house its new headquarters. Mayor J. A. Eastes states. STEEL PIPES HERE FOR CITY'S MAINS Two Carloads to Be Used to Replace Mile of Wooden Pipe Three More Loads to Be Ordered. Two cars of eight and six inch stool pipe arrived In Bend tills morn ing, and are being unloaded at the Bond Water. Light, & Power Co. tracks on the river front. The pipe will be used In replacing wooden mains now In use In. the business dis tricts, iBiid the laying of the new mains 'will start -aiWgon ns a com pressed air drill to be used In prepar ing for blasting In necessary trench ing, arrives. " : The. pipe already here will total about a mile In length, and will for the most part be laid; by the end of October. Three moro carloads will be ordered later to extend ' the im OVERSEAS HAN :,.:.-....,, MURDERS WITH RAZOR STR01 HEART OF VICTIM IS CUT IN TWO. '; - SEEK ONE-ARMED MAN' San Francisco Bartender KlUed by Soldier He Had Found in Park and Taken, to His Room ' in Early Morning. -,: Br United Pren to The Bend Bulletin. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29 With his heart practically cat in two. Otto WanderllBh, bartender,' died.1 here early this morning following a des perate battle with a one armed soldier who wore an overseas uni form. ' The soldier calmly walked from the Hillsdale hotel after killing Wunderlish, and disappeared. . .. Wunderllsh was killed .with his own razor. ; The night clerk heard his cry, went to his room, and found him clasping his breast. Before he staggered and fell dead. the injured man said: "I want; mother to have all my things," then added, "I met him in the park." Wunderllsh' and the soldier enter ed the hotel at 1 o'clock this morn ing. The soldier - was - his friend, - Wunderllsh said. The latter left about 3 o'clock. . He is alleged t , have said In a restaurant: "I've quarreled with this fellow. He's too , handy with a bottle. I'm going ap now to get him." . . 7 UNPATRIOTIC TO BE STRONGLY OPPOSED. Persons of Doubtful ' Loyalty WS ; Lack Votes of American Leglow ; When Seeking; Offlce. ' rUUlLtAilU, , AUft, a o III j of doubtful loyalty . and especially those whose disloyalty, has been jea- tablished who 'seek legislative r" other public office wll be vlgoromaty . opposed by The American Legion, the national organization of .Ameri can veterans of the Great' War. , This action '. Is urged upon ' the entire , membership of the Legion through. 3,000 Posts already organized, resolution adopted by -the National. . Executive Committee in session .at. National Headquarters; ..., 1 9 .West . 44th Street.' New Yek,'Cityv,': Throus-h investigation ot the al- . leged abuse in - "military .pr.iso.us of . the American Expeditionary .F.orces, prompt punishment for the indJ.Ti- auais responsiDie -lor.-tinesq, augeii ,( wrongs, regardless of rank., and. leg islation to prevent their. Tec.urr.ence, are demanded by the Executive Com mittee. Resolutions were unanim ously adopted endorsing the effort of tliA PnnvrualAnal Tntfnatlcra f f n v Committee to place responsibility for the brutalities alleged to have been practiced by military prison authorities in France and pledging co-operation 'of local posts through out the country to make the. assist ance of the ldgion effective. ' ' ' NEW SOUTH WALES BARS IMMIGRATION Br United Pre to The Bend Bulletin. ' SYDNEY, Aug. 29. The state of New South Wales has Informed the' Commonwealth government of Aus tralia that it will not permit any Im migration for one year, in order to more successfully cope with the , problem of repatriating its soldiers amd sailors. This bun against im migration Includes the British Isles.' despite the fact that all other states of the Commonwealth have opened their doors to emigrants from Eng land. . '..', ' '". ' REPATRIATION COST HIGH IN AUSTRALIA United Pre Stuff qrrespondent. I ' MELBOURNE. Aug;. 29. The Commonwealth 'of ''Australia has spent more than $2, 00,000 In the past fiscal year In aiding returned soldiers and sailors and tbelr de pendents, according to the first an-, nual review1 of the Repatriation De partment. Nearly 90,000 persons benefited by the work of the depart-, ment. '