THE BEND BULLETIN
DAILY EDITION
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No. 86
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SHORES OE TEXAS BAYS
Flood Victims Number 1000,
Says Texas National Gfuard
Commander in Report
RELIEF TRAIN FROM HOUSTON
AND GALVESTON TO GIVE AID
Physicians, Nurses and Supplies Sent to Sufferers at
Corpus Christi Thirty-Five of Missmjr Are Soldiers
from Convalescent Camp Property Damage Set
' at $3,000,000 City Placed Under Martial Law.
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SAN ANTONIO, . Sept. 16. "At least 1000 bodies
are strewn along the shores of the Nueces and Corpus
Christi bays," General Wolters, of the Texas National
Guard, wired today in a message to the governor.
t' HOUSTON, Tex., Sept. 16. More than 200 bodies
have' been recovered from the beach in the Corpus
Christi vicinity, a message received here today states.
The Galveston relief train will not leave Houston until
tonight, due to delays in assembling supplies.
Relief Train Kqulprd
HOUSTON. Texas, Bopt. 16 A re
llnf train bearing physicians, nurses,
medical nnd food supplies will no to
Hun Antonio. starting from thora to
Corpus Chrlml in autos and wugons.
' Galveston and Houston cooperated
In outfitting the train.
Dinpatchiui received hore atated
iIibI 126 bodies have boon recover
ed from tlio bay In tlio Corpua Chrl
atl district.
Holdlrr Invalid lmt.
DALLES, Texas. 8pt. 16. At
least IS bodies have been recovered
from tho buy at Corpua Christi fol
lowing Sunday' torrlblo tropical
atorm. dlapatehn received hero alute
Fifty persons, Including 35 aoldlora
who were In convalescent camp, are
missing. The property (Inningo Is os
timnted at $3,000,000. Tho town of
Port Arnnsus Is reported to havo
boon entirely wrecked.
A tldnl wave at Corpus Chrlatl wns
f 'driven inlnnd by a 05 inllo an hour
Kiile, nnd water was 10 feet doop
In tlio'clty's atroots.
Corpus Christi I now undor nlar-
tlnl Inw, and soldiers aro aiding In
raring for .1000 homeless ones. The
city Is without light, water, and gas
$ toulKht, and food suppllos are re
ported to bo running low.
DEEP WELL IS SUNK
ON STOOKEY RANCH
l)i III (Joes IHUI Feel Before Water
U Reached Abundant Hupply
' for Stock Now Assured.
One of tho doopest wells ovor sunk
ifc Central Orogon Is that JUBt com
pleted by County Commissioner Both
Btookoy. on his Horse Wdgo ranch.
The drill had gone 905 foot whon
finally a, water bearing layer was
ronchod. ''.
Boring wns started on tho Stookey
ranch early In the summer. . The
success of tho drillers will Instiro an
nd mill at o supply of wator for stock
on tho 8000 acres Includod In tho
property.
BANDITS GET $10,000
IN RAID ON BANK
MINNEAPOLIS, 8ept. 16. Five
heavily armed bnndlts hold up the
Chisago Lako hank, and asenpod with
$10,000 cosh, aftor looking three em
ployes of tho Institution In the
vnult.
CLUB DANCE TO BE
GIVEN ON THURSDAY
The sooond of the fall serlos of
danelng parties to be given this fall
by the Bend Amntonr Athletlo club,
will he Thursday night at the club
gymnasium, It was announced today.
BY STORM
0116
Th riftnff Bulletin. 1 '
TREASURY HAS
HUGE DEFICIT
WILL UK TIIIIKK AM) A HALF
MILLIONS FOR FIHCAL YEAR,
HAYS XNGRE88MAX IX WARN
IXO AOAIXHT APPROPRIATION
nr Unlwd Tma taTtw Ifend Rulltln.1
WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 16.
The Federal treasury alreudy facos a
deficit of $3,591,273,315 for the pre'
sent fiscal year, Chnirmnn Good, of
the House appropriations committee,
declared today In a speech before the
house. Ho sounded a wnrnlnR that
the "Actual conditions confronting
the tronsury aro so alarming, that
we muy well pause nnd culmly con
sldor tho obligations already existing
that must bo met before entering on
enlarged programs which call for ad
ditional expenditures."
"Demands on tho treasury this
year are stnggorlng," Good said. He
pointed out Hint the average peace
time expenditure Is slightly more
than $1,000,000,000, but that the
total of government requirements,
outside the prosont urgent deficiency
bill, with appropriations which will
be nuked by tho 'Juno 30, 1020, will
be $10,831,201,000. Tho revenue for
the fiscal your wilt be $7,239,928,
000, ho said.
FIRE CONVENTION
IS ON SECOND DAY
Chiefs of Pnrlflu Coast to Have Miins
Meeting and Ounce Tonight,
and Biirbeeue Tomorrow.
PORTLAND, Bopt. 16. Fire
chiefs of the Pacific coust bognn the
second day of their annual conven
tion hore this morning with discus
sions on fire fighting nnd fire-prevention
topics.
A mnss mooting and dnnce will be
hold In the public auditorium this
evening, The visitors will be taken
for a trip over the Columbia high
way tomorrow, stopping at Bonne
ville for a venison bnrbecuo Lleu
tonnnt Colonel Theodore Roosevelt,
who is coming to Portland tor the
Oregon convention of tho American
Legion, will address the fire chiefs
at Bonneville.
- Thursday morning will be devote!
to a business cession, with a big
"ftre-proventlon" pnrnde In the af
ternoon, The convention will be con
cluded In the evening with Jt banquet
at which the Portland Chamber of
Commorco will be the host.
Race War Comes
After Battle on
Late Straw Hats
1 11 United I'm lo Th ll.nd HulWIn.)
NEW YOHK, Sept. 18. One
negro wuh kllliiil, two wound-
((I, it policeman boutiin, and
dozonh of others urn wearing
'blucktMiod eye a tlio result
of a ruca riot here following
the destruction of out-ot-sunson
Hiruw huts.
LOST HUNTER
FOUND TODAY
CLAl'H KLMOCIHT IXM'ATKD IN
F.AHLY MOHXIXti TWO DAYS
AFTER BECOMING SEPARATED
FROM FRIKXDH.
Fear which had been felt by
friends In Bend for Claus Elmquist
Shevlin-Hlxon yard employe, who
was lost while on a deer bunt 25
miles southwest of Crescent Sunday,
were allayed today when It was
learned that the missing man' had
been found early this morning. No
details were available.
The hunting party, composed of
Shevlin-Hlxon employes, missed
Elmquist after combing one of the
mountain ridges for deer. All at
tompta to locate their comrade prov
ed In vain and they returned to Bend
leaving Charlos Ross and Henry Car
ter to continue the search. This
morning It had been planned to send
out reenforcements, as no news had
been received from the Crescent
oountry since the hunters returned
to Bend Sunday night.
BRITISH STEAMER
FOUNDERS IN GULF
Vessel Carrying; 2.10,000 Ruidiel of
Wheat Is Lost Survivors Are
Picked Up by Panning Steamer.
I By Unltod rrm to Ttw Bnd Bulletin. I
GALVESTON', Texas, Sept. 16.
The British steamer, Bayronton, on
Its way from Galveston to Marseilles,
foundered and sank In the oast gulf,
according to wireless messages re
ceived today. The British steamer
Fayan picked up the survivors, but
It Is not known If any of the crew
were lost.
The Bayronton carried 250,000
bushels of wheat.
IRRIGATION EXPERT
IS VISITOR IN CITY
John T. Whistler, woll known Irri
gation engineer, who was In charge
of the Deschutes survey and other
co-operative work done In Oregon by
the state and the Federal govern
ment arrived laBt night from Burns
nnd has spent the day here. ' Mr.
Whistler is now engineer adviser to
the Federal Farm Loan Board with
headquarters In Doi.vcr and is mak
ing a trip over the Twelfth farm
loan district. . , ,
FOURTH COVENANTER LETTER
DISCUSSES LEAGUE COUNCIL
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The fourth of the Covenanter Letters, written by Wllliiim Howard
Tnft, ox-president of the United Httites; George W. Wlckcrshnm, former
United Htates attorney general; A. Ijiwrenro Lowell, president of Har
vard university, and Henry W. Taft, of the New York Bar, takes up
another phase of the league of nations covenant. It deals with:
The Council.
' The Council Is the principal organ
of tho League; for while its func
tions are almost entirely confined to
supervision and the making of re
commendations, the sphere In which
It can do this is large.
Now the responsibility for carry
ing out the objects of the Lengue
rests mainly upon the five lnrger na
tions. On their co-operation Its ef
fectiveness dopends. Without them
It would be powerless. They must
be kept constantly in close touch
with one another, and hence In the
small body which moots most frequ
ently and In which the most intimate
conference takes place, they must el
ways be present. But although that
body possesses no legal authority to
direct the action ot the mombers, yet
If It were composed . exclusively of
the representatives of the .five larg
est nations those five eould, it they
ATTENDANCE AT
SCHOOLS SHOWS
CITY'S GROWTH
1015 REGISTERED ON
OPENING DAY.
GAIN IS 25 PER CENT
7IMI Attended on First Day of Term
In 101H Total Will lie Much
Greater by End of Month,
Hays Superintendent. .
As an Indication of the percentage
of growth In Bend's population
which has resulted In the overcrowd
lug of the city schools at the very
opening of the term, registration
figures wore given out today by City
Superintendent B. W. Moore, show
ing a gain of more than 200 over
opening day registration In 1918.
Yesterday, 1015 applied for admis
sion Into classes, and 796 were on
hand to start work at the beginning
of the term last year.
Monday's total even beats the
number reached at the end of the
first month last year, when 885 bad
entered school In Bend. Mr. Moore
considers that yesterday's registra
tion Is only about 80 per cent of
what may be expected at the end of
the first four weeks.
The only school In the city where
last year's attendance was greater
than now, was at the Central build
lng, and thi is readily explained by
the fact that only the lower floor
of that building Is In use during the
present school year, following a de
cision by the board of directors
taken In order to minimise the fire
risk.
By schools, registration tor the
opening day Is as follows: Junior
high, 160; senior high, 150; Central
115: Kenwood, 215; Reld, 325
Camps, 50.
Last year's figures, while giving
not an absolutely accurate basis for
comparison because of the different
plan on which the Junior high was
at first conducted, still give a gen
eral Idea of the distribution of pu
pits at that lime, and are as follows
Junior and senior high schools, 160
Central, 250; Reld, 276; Kenwood
86; Camps. 26.
GENERAL STRIKE
SENTIMENT GROWS
30,000 Member of Hebrew Trades
In Boston Ready to Go Out in
Sympathy with Police.
By United Pros to Th. Bind Bulletln.1
BOSTON, Sept. 16. Sentiment In
favor of a general strike in sympa
thy with the striking police. Is grow-
lng. The United Hebrew Trades, with
a membership of 30,000, voted today
to walk out If the Central Labor
Council calls for a general strike.
Other unions voting on the strike
question, gave unmistakable signs
that they are In favor of such ac
tion. .
agreed together, exert such an Influ
ence as practically to rule the league,
and in act the whole world. It Is im
portant, therefore, that the smaller
states should be represented on the
Council, and that the states having
seats there should not always be the
same... To accomplish this result the
Assembly Ib empowered to select
from time to time the states that
shall ' send representatives; and
since in the Assembly the small
states will tar outnumber the large
ones, nnd each state has one vote, the
states to have seats will practically
be selected by the smnller members
of the League. In order, moreover,
that Important action affecting any
smnller state may not be taken In
Its absence It Is furthered provided
that In such a ease the state shall
(Continued on Page 4.)
PRINCE OF WALES
. FLEW WITH HER
It was lo an airship In Scotland.
Miss Kathlena Martya, British
actress, acknowledged one of the
most beautiful women of England,
Is mascot' ot the Royal Flying
Corps. That's wby she is the only
girl who ever flew In an airship
with the Prince. Mis Martyn I
coming to America and may are"
the Prince when be visits the L'. B
HARD SURFACE
AGAIN ASKED
RESIDENTS OX IRVING AVENUE
PREPARE PETITION BEQUEST
IXO PERMAXEXT STREET AND
WALK IMPROVEMENT.
Another street In the residence
district ot Bend Is to have hard sur
face pavements. If the property own
era have their way, for a- petition.
bearing the names of C. P. Nlswon
ger and others, relative to the im
provement ot Irving avenue. Is prac
tically completed, and will be taken
up with the city council at the regu
lar mid-monthly . meeting of that
body tonight. The type' of hard-ur-face
has not been specified, but con
crete walks and curbs have been de
finitely been decided on.
As the petition was first formulat
ed, a cinder surfacing was favored,
but It is now considered that such an
improvement would be only tem
porary, and in the end would l:
more expensive than the permanent
type of work. Three blocks, from
Division to Bond, are included in the
petition. Little preparatory expense
would be Involved, It is pointed out,
as the street is already on grade.
THREE DAYS GIVEN
TO FATTEN HORSE
William South Admits in Police
Court That One Bushel of Grain
Fed Animal Two Weeks.
After he was arrested under the
name of John Doe, and arraigned
under the name ot William Smith,
hearing in police court was held this
morning for William South on a
charge of providing insufficient food
for his horse. The animal, hitched
within a block ot Recorder D. , H.
Pooples' office, showed little indica
tion of having been fed within the
last week, the court decided.
Neighbors appeared as, witnesses
to testify that the horse was re
ceiving a scanty ration of Inferior
feed, and the defendant himself ad
mltted that in the two weeks that
lie had owned the horse, the only
purchase ot feed made, had been a
bushel of barley.
A jail sentence was suspended for
three days, during which time South
will be expected to add noticeably, to
the weight ot his emaciated steed.
ACREAGE PURCHASED
NEAR EDGE OF BEND
The Gllson Land & Investment Co.
today purchased from the Niswonger
estate, 40 acres ot land just north of
Kenwood, lying on the west slope of
the Deschutes und running down to
the river bank. The consideration
Ib not known. . It Is the intention
of the new owners to plat the tract
and place It upon the market In the
near future. .
Boys Aid Job Hunters,
f B United Pnm to Th Bend Bull.tln.l
NEW YORK. Sept. 16. Nation
wide machinery of the Boy Scout or
ganisation will be set In motion to
got back Jobs for returned dough
boys, It was announced here today.
Villi!
Ill LEADER
SAYS SOLON
WOULD BE PRESIDENT
..OF. LEAGUE.
BITING ATTACK MADE
Senator Sherman Opposes Leaftae)
Covenant in Present Form No
Definite Action to Be Taken '
in Senate This Week.
Bj United Pr to Th Bend BullrtIa-1
WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 16.
Senator Sherman today attacked the
league of nations covenant in its pre
sent form, in a speech In the upper
house. He said that President Wil
son Is "no longer the American
president, but is an fnj;natIonal as
pirant for the position, djf first presi
dent ot the world's league of na
tions. ' ' " '
Senate leaders decided today that
there will be no real action this week
on the German peace treaty formal
ly called up yesterday. There may
be speeches, but the actual reading
of the treaty will probably start ear
ly next term.
The reason is that Senator Lodge,
and others who are opposing the pact
in its present form, wish to leave
Senator Johnson free to complete Ma
stumping tour against . the leagna.
Senator Borah, who has also bees
stumping against the president, was
called back to Washington today by
Senator Lodge.
POTATO CROP 1
MAY BE SHORT
OUTPUT FOR ENTIRE NATIOST
WILL BE 12 H PER CENT. LKSS
THAN LAST YEAR OREGON
NOT UP TO STANDARD.
Higher prices for potatoes , this
winter are indicated by a report Just
given out by the U. S. Department of
Agriculture, bureau of crop estimat
es, which forcasts that the total crop
ot the United States will amount to
349.194,000 bushels, as contrasted
with 400,106,000 bushels, the total
for 1918. This will represent a de
crease of 12 per cent...
Oregon's potato crop will be 4.
600,000 bushels thisVear, it is esti
mated, as against , 5.500,000 hut
year, and 6,424,600, the average for
five years. The entire state is es
timated at 6 per cent ot the ave
rage. In making up this forecast.
Deschutes county is placed at 74 per
cent. Crook at 72 per cent, and Jef
ferson at 30 per cent. , ,.
Washington's total output,, says
the report, will be 7,511,000 bushels .
as against 8,580,000 last year, and
8.888,200 for the five years average.
The .state percentage " for 191$ is
forecasted at 74.
HEARING , DEFERRED
IN AUTOMOBILE CASE
Because ot the absence of W. P.
Myers, attorney for Clarence . and
Archie . Bland, arrested in Prairie
City last week on a charge of steal
ing an automobile belonging to J. E.
Haglln of this city, no preliminary
hearing will be held In Justice court
until the latter part of the week, it
was announced today.
BODY OF RANCHER 1
IS SHIPPED NORTH
The body ot Matthias P. Smith,
rancher who died here Sunday night,
was sent last night to The Dalles,
where funeral services are to be held
tomorrow. Mr. Smith, who with hi
brother, J. A. Smith, owned the Mil
Ucan ranch, was 63 years of age
when death came as the combined
result of paresis and arterlo-sclerc
sis. ' '' . ;'
Other relatives reside In Califor
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