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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 14, 1919)
THE BEND BULLETIN 1'alr Id lh Kust, fluli. lit tlm West. DAILY EDITION v VOL III HUM), DESCHUTES t'OUNTY, OKEOON, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, .NOVEMBER U, 1010 Ji'o. 1ST TAXPAYERS 1920 SlILLAGE IS ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 77 NOW ; SEEMS PROBABLE VALUATIONS (10 UU Wither Aemciit Keep Figure ' At Lnxt Year' Murk In Spite of .i-.iil.-r Tine Much Depend mi I IIIIC) Value ni"l Rule Although thu nxuel inlllugu to be paid by un owner of Ihmd property In tuxe In 1 620 cannot bn exuelly determined uiilll lli completo vulu nilnn I known, llin county rntlo an nounced anil lh riiiiniy lux lvtU II U Hllll pulbl In make n full' up pioxliiinllou based n lb" factor whirl) are now available. From Mica" ( nee ill apparent (hut the tax rata fur nil purpose will be nlioiil 77 or practically Ihu am n II " last year. To Ihu Individual thli nimn Ihul Ihu u in mini of law lu will pay In dollar and cent doptiiidK on the ro lallon hl iww nxxcaHiiwni bear -to thu old. If Hi" vi. hin Hon Ih higher because of thu Increase niudo In lh HMniKiil h will pay more: If lownr hn will pay Inn. If thn muiiid IIim payment will bo about llin mimii. Of Hut unknown raclnri the amount of llin ton my tux may bo on Id 10 b practically determined without woltliiK for iho county rourt to IIX theflnvy. Undoubtedly ll will bn Ilia full amount permitted by law. or luHl year's tolul plu six pnr emit, mid plus, also. Iho Inlcrcxt on thu roud bond voted Inst spring, which pro- mi in 11 lily ha to bo paid Into Urn treasury, although Hio bond have not yet Imi'ti Hiilil. Last year' lux.' plu Hlx per emit, I $134,333. In Imi'Hl ut llvo and a half per emit on the $126,000 bond Ihhiki would total f it.STfi. making tolul lax levy for tin. count)- ir fHo.:u8. Tho fiirlor which remain un known until announcement come from Salem urn tlm vnltiullnn of llin pulille utllllle nnil tlm cniiuly ratio. Since Ih ciu hu burn lltilu or no ad iilltloll Id Ihu properties of tho utility companies In Iho )uhI year It niay lie expected Unit thn valuation will remain ulifml thu name, hut Iho ratio r'fiy which It I determined on what proportion of Hi oh- vultiutloii thn utllllloH will pay taxes, mid what I to bu the county' sharo of tho Mule tux, I curtain to hIiow an Increunu. Lust, year thn cniinly ratio, un et by Iho State Tax commlHslon, w 415 or In other word, thu commission decided that property In Deschulo county wa usHeKscd at 4S per emit of lin true valuo. Only 4D per cent, tlicrofnru, of Ihu act tin 1 valuo of tho public utility eorporutlon wa In cluded In tho county nHHOHniout of 30.201,328. In dollar an.d cnntH thi public utility vuluiitlon wan (419,431.50, IuiivIiik n thu valua tion of other county property Iho Ntim of ft. 84 1.898. fiO. This your itropnrty In tho county, oxcliiHlvo of utilities, In valued ut $8,342,1 r0, nccordliifr to a rocont nn nniincomnnt hy County AsHCBuor Mul lurlty. This I an Incrmmo over IuhI year' gure of ullghlly over 40 per conl, and If accepted 'nt It fuce value, by the Rlnta tax coinmlRnlon, xliould moan an IncrniiHa In the ratio to' S. 1 AnHiimliiB then a rullo of 03 and un unchuiiKod tillllty valuation by Iho Public Hnrvlco communion the lotal valuation will be a follow; coiinly $9,033.30(1; oily,' $1,892,678; Bchool dlHtrlct, No. 1, $3.G80,'8U2. TUo city ii ml the school dlHtrlct luvlo have already boon sot ut $51, 010, and $100,811, roHpoctlvoly and the county levy In cHtlmnted above to bo $140,208. Applying , theso llgure to tho valURtlons kIvoii in the precndliiK pariiKriiph wo llnd that the mlllitRo will bo city, 30.1; county, JR.5; Hchool (liHtrint, No. 1, 30.4, or n total of 77 mill. I.nat yjvnr It wan, city, 28.5; county, 20.1 Ld school tllKfrlct No. 1, no,' mnkhiB ri totul of 78. B mill. .. -COAL MINERS STAY OUT IN OKLAHOMA MoALESTKK, .Okla., Nov. 14 The coal minor of thi dltrict fnllod to return to work, when the mine whittles blow this morning. REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR OF OLD MKtNTUtiv"L 4 t3tV lo 1. ' SI ' '! - V ''3' ri 'vj I.. ih hlun icraa of Mir'M llonry Watlnmon t. IMraocNUlo lodnr not evr ).,lt In the recent elevlion whau F.dward P. Morrow, Itnpubllcan. wa nloclnd iiovBrnor. It w on of 1h political aurprUe of tho Novnmlwr pollliiK to nuUoiial leadan of both blK partlo. TIMBERWORKER TO CAMPAIGN MKKTIMi IIKI.I) I.A.ST NK.HT , MIIK.N WOltKKIW TOI.I) OK 4X)XtII,l.TIO. lUVMUVS KIM). 1(IH. For tho purpose of putting before tho worker the fact previous to ibe meeting here recently of Iho conclll ntloobourd. ut which time the wage ncule propoaed by tuo luternullouul I'nlon of Tlmberworker wu dl-ciiMm-d and evidence wa Introduc ed icxiirdliiK llvlnx condition In lleud. and to advlne Iheui that the conciliation board' HndlnKS fuvored the propoHed waai) icalo. nieetliiK a culled hint iiIkIh nt tho Hippo- drotuu by Iho Inlui national I'nlon of Tlmberworker. About 300 mull wero preent. Hay Canterbury nddreed the audience covering tho detail Hint oc curred before tho nieetlnir of the con ciliation board and told the union member of the llndlng of tho board. In a cloned meeting, following Mr. Cuntei Inn v'm nddi'cxK. it wa decided to carry on un oxtutixtve organiza tion campaign. .Mr. Canterbury lHued a cbullenge to the Loyal Legion of Logger ami Lumbermen to a debute to be held .Sunday afternoon ut the HIppoArome ut 2:30 p. m. . LOUISVILLE IS WET TODAY WIIISKKY IIKI.VO SOLD OPKXLY I HI'ITK OK WAR TIMK PRO HIBITION BY V1RTKK OK IX JI XI TIOX OK DISTRICT X)l'KT Illy Unltnl I'rmi to Tho llen'i Ilull.-tlnl LOC1SV1LLK. Ky Nov. 14. All rnuds lead to Louisville today. C'ltlzons of the surrounding country and tfiwiin are hastening hero by train, automobile, motor cycle and on foot to witness tho phenoniunon of the dry year of 1919. which Is the snle of whiskey here openly, without stealth or attempt to camouflage. : Fly vlrtuo of an Injunction of the United State district court two of the biggest distillers located here Hnvo boon permitted to dispose of their stocks In defiance of.wurtlnie prohibition. BEND WILL TACKLE KLAMATH TOMORROW The Bend high school gridiron warriors will be up against tho sup reme test of the sensou tomorrow when It meets the strong eleven from Klamath Fulls. Although Klnmuth Falls wub decisively defeated n week ago by Ashland It tins u strong eleven. Twcwceks ugo Bend team played Klamath to a 7 to 7 tie at Klamath Fulls. I , Tho game tomorrow will . be held on the depot grounds and will be culled promptly nt 2:80 p, m. The admission charge will be 25 and 50 couta.. 1 J CALL ISSUED TO ALL WOMEN MAYOR WILL MEET MOTHERS Condition round to Kxlxt In City Prompt Kxecutlve to HrliiK Kacl llefoi-e 1'i-ople Willi VI.-ll of Ih'tteiiiiK MDi-iiIb. Mayor J. A. Kate ha Umied a call to all mother of the city and ull women who ure lnlrelnd In the moral anil heallh condition of llund lo bu primenl tomorrow afternoon ut tho (,'lly Het Ilooin In the Rplilor building ut 3 p. in. "Koine fuel have been brought out during the current Hen I on of the circuit court which hould be brought before tho women of the city." Miild Muyor Kanle thi morn ing. "There ure condition exult ing, ubout which tho average mother unit woman In the city ha not the NllgliloMt knowledge. Thi city ha been too Black in the protection of It young people and providing agencies which can combat mime of the con dition we have found to cxIhi about ti. "Tho purpoKe of the meeting will bo to take Immediate tep to act to light them. ; I hope that there will be a repreHcntullvo gathering of wo men present tomorrow afternoon." POINCARE LEAVES BRITISH SHORES , Hr Unltnl l'rrf to The UVnd Hulk-tin) LONDON, Nov. 1 4. President 1'olncnre and his wife loft Knglund today after a strenuous live-day stulc visit. Travelling throughout the night they reached Dover this morning, and Immediately embark ed on tho waiting warship. There wuh u final round of presentations, Inspections and sulutes, a distin guished puny. Including represen tatives of King George and the British government, being present to see the president off. Then amid the hearty cheers of huge crowds, the booming of artillery sulutes, and Iho shrieking of ships' Rlrons, tho French visitor left ,for France, escorted by un Anglo-French siiuad ron. WALKER BASIN WORK FINISHED FOR 1919 After a full summer of activity construction is nou- finished on the west unit of the Wulker Busln Ir rigation Company project formerly tho so-called Morson project, at La Pine. Already a fow settlers have come In and started to clear their bind against next .spring's seeding but no especlul activity Is expected by the management of the project until a tew months later. Application has been made for patent- on 9000 acres of land in the project and it Is understood that the patent Is to 'be issued. Next spring ll Is expected that construc tion on tho enst unit of the pro ject will begin. k ; FOREST TO CHOOSE MAN FOR COURSE A representative of the Deschutes National Forest force will likely be choson today by Supervisor Norman Jncobson. to attend the six weeks course nt Mnrsh Field nt Rlvorslde California, where forest ofllclala will bo prepared for the fire prevention, season of 1920. Advices were received here yestor duy that tho Forestry department will train Its men In the use of nlr plirtVes, radio, wireless, telephone, topographic 1 maps and homing pigeons. COURT OPENS BIDS ON TUMALO BRIDGE Meriting In special session this morning the county court opened bids tor the construction pi tho 'bridge over tho Deschutes nt the Awbrey place -below Tumnlo. , The contract wub awarded to R. H. Bny loy and Chimney Becker, of Tu mulo, tho low lildders, whose figure was $1686. Tholnbld for the grad ing was also accepted, the figure being $1005. ELKS OPTION A BUILDING SITE BABY LODGE PLANS NEW HOME - Locution ut I'iMit of Oregon Hti-cet Willi Vleiv of Itlver nnil Muun. talim Hlicle(l Totul ln vextiiient. $.10,11110. Wlihlii a year from the time of organization the Bend lodge of Elk, the baby lodge of the order, will liuve a home second to none In Klk diim, If present plan mature. Tho-locution of tho proposed Klk templu will bo ut the foot of Oregon street on the property now owned by Uomh Kuril hum and Mr. George A. Jones. Option have been taken on the Kuruham site and on 25 feet of the Jones property. A soon as titlu complications have been cleured up It Is expected that the transfer will be completed for tho totul pur chase price of $80)00. Plan have not yet been prepared for the building but the present Idea I to construct a temple that, with the site and furnishings, will rep resent a totul investment of $50,000. At the same time It I expected that the movement for the construction of the Klk resort on the Metolius river will proceed. The location selected and on which option have been taken Is one of the most beautiful lo the city com manding a view up the river and toward the Know capped mountains in the west. SERVICEMEN GRAB ERIN FLAG KMI1LEM OK IRLSII "RKPIULIC IS 8KIZKD FROM Al'TOMOBILE OK "PRKSIDKNT" UK YALKRA IX PORTLAND. " Hy Unltwl Prru lo The Btnd Bulletin PORTLAND. Nov. 14. The flag of the Irish "ropublic" wns ripped from the automobile of Eamonn De Valera by a score of members of the American Legion here today. Tho "president of the Irish Re public" had just entered a machine which wns to take him for a high way tour when the former service men. who were standing near ob served .the Irish banner flying from tbe wind shield on a level wltb the American flug. Approaching De Valera the Le gion members demanded that the Irish emblem be removed, and then, without waiting for a re sponse ripped the banner off and carried it away. i Irish leaders here, who are much Incensed at the occurrence, are searching for the fonnner. A largo party of local Irishmen headed by Hugh O'Kune left for Portland last night to hear De Vnleru speak In Portland today. GRADUATES GATHER FOR HOMECOMING Week End Kentui'e nt University of Oii'Ron to bo Annual Game With Agricultural College.' I By United Prs to Tho Ben,! Bulletin 1 University or Oregon, Eu gene, Nov. 14. Toduy witnesses the start of the annual "Homing Week-end" at the state university. The big feature of the week-eud will 'be the football .buttle 'betweon Oregon and the ' Oregon Agricul tural college tomorrow afternoon when the university's new athletic field will Ibe formally opened. The whole field Is underlaid with 'gravel. With what ure 'believed to be per fect drainage facilities, ood foot ing on the turf surface Is- insured In-any kind of 'weather. Another big feuture of the cele bration will foe the rally around the bon fire on Ktncald field, the formor athlntlo grounds, this , evening, when old grads will help stir up the Oregon spirit. Ball Charges Automobile Tail Light It hn always been known that a bull ha an antipathy tor a red flag, but It hua never V been known tbut he also I Ir- 4 rituted at the sight of a red au- tomoblle tall light until last week when William L. Pyatt, of lledmond wa returning to 4 4 his ranch neur Redmond after doing some shopping. - It developed before the grand 4 jury thi week In an action 'brought by W. M. Brown, a well known real esiaie man of Red- mond that Pyatt killed one of 4 Urown'ii, bulls. The fact 4 brought out were that Drown' t 4 bull charged the tall light of 4 T j'uii n cur uiiu lunuweii nun j 4 for some distance until Pyatt. 4) 4 arrived at bis home. Persist- 4, 4 ent In hi efforts to get the ob- 4 4 noxious red light the Jersey 4 4 bull followed the car Into the 4 4 barn yard. Pyatt went Into 4 his house and heard the bull 4 4 outside his house pawing angr- 4 4 ily. Pyatt obtained his rifle 4 4 and went out door wnere be 4 4 found the bull ready to charge 4 4 him. Pyatt shot and killed the 4 4 bull. Brown brought action 4 4 against Pyatt, but the grand 4 4 jury brought no true bill 4 4 against the Redmond rancher. 4 444444444444444 UNION RECORD PLANT SEIZED . v , ' SKATTLK LABOR PAPKR AL LOWED TO RKSl'ME PCBLICA TIOX BUT EDITORS WILL BE ' HEIJ) STRICTLY ACCOUNT ABLE FOR ARTICLES. IBy United Preu to The Bend Bulletin SEATTLE. Nov. H. The' Union Record was closed -up again this afternoon by the Federal authorit ies. "Tho place will remain closed indefinitely," announced the United Stiites deputy marshal who conduct ed tlie raid on the orders of United States District Attorney Saunders. SEATTLE. Nov. 14. The Seattle Union Record, whose plant was seiz ed by the government late yesterday afternoon has been permitted to re sume publication. While it is not under any form of government censorship the editors will be held strictly accountable for articles appearing in it in the future. If any matter is held to be seditious they will be arrested and prosecuted under the Espionage law. Editor Ault. arrested on a seditiou charge, has been released on $5,000 bail. It is alleged that Ault editorially libelled the members of the Ameri can Legion who were murdered in Centralia. THREATENS TIE UP OF ALL RAILROADS By United Press to The Bend Bulletin WASHINGTON, D. C. Nov. 14. The railroads of the country will be completely tied up within 60 days if Congress passes anti-strike laws Representative Burke told the House during debate on the Esch rnilroad bill. Although he did not specifi cally say so, he indicated that the tie-up would be effected by a general strike of the railroad men. NEGRO IS VICTIM OF DELAWARE RACE RIOT (By United Preu to The Bend Bulletin WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 14. The police authorities here are tak ing precautions ta prevent a renewal of last night's race rioting between whites and negroes during which one negro was shot . and several negro homes partly wrecked. ILLINOIS MINES REMAIN CLOSED (By United PreM to The Bend Bulletin SPRINGFIELD, 111., Nov. 14. Every mine In Illinois remains closed In spite of the ending of the coal strike, according to Information re ceived at state headquartors of the miners union. JURY GIVES $750 TO MISS HANKS SAYS THAT DISTRICT 1 BROKE CONTRACT Cue Kndx Late I,n-.t Night With Argument and Instruction Criminal Cuwo Against A. A. On Trlul Today. Gertrude M. Hank, former teacher (n the Bend public schools, wag awarded $750 dumages in ber suit against District 1 for breach of contract by a Jury in tbe circuit court this morning. Trial of the case, which began yesterday morn ing, was finished with arguments of counsel and Instruction by tbe Judge late last night. The chief point in issue In the case was tbe construction of the contract made with Miss Hanks by the Jichool board in May, 1918, and employing ber a "primary supervisor with work subject to as signment." On tbe opening of the new school year In tbe following September Miss Hanks was assign ed to work In tbe Kenwood school and she refused to accept the as signment claiming that it was dif ferent work from that of "primary supervisor." Tbe school board's contention was that under tbe phrase "subject to assignment" sbe could be assigned to any work while retaining the title of primary su pervisor, and that the supervisory work in the primary grades which Miss Hank had performed in tbe preceding year was no longer neces sary under the reorganization of tbe schools brought by Superintend ent Moore. Shepherd Case on Trial loaay tne criminal case against A. A. Shepherd, changed with a serious offense against bis minor daughter, is on trial. The morn ing was occupied with tbe selection of a jury, the taking of testimony not beginning until this afternoon. The largest audience yet in at crowded the court room this morn tendance on the court sessions in if 'to hear the expected sordid testimony. I RED ARMIES ARE i ON THE ADVANCE I By United Presa to The Bend Bulletin) LONDON. Nov. 14. That the Russian Bolshevik armies have ex- neripneed n week nf nlmnst constant successes in indicated In the British war office statement issued today. Since - Monday, the statement reads, the Red forces have advanced over a front of 200 miles in the east to an average depth of 50 miles. Admiral Kolchak's forces are re ported to have lost a large number of prisoners. SENATE ADJOURNS FOR MARTIN FUNERAL (By United Presa to The Bend Bulletin WASHINGTON, D .C, Nov. 14. Out of respect to the lute Senator Martin of Virginia, who died on Wednesday and whose funeral was held in Charlottesville, Va., this afternoon, the Senate was not in ses- alnn Inrluv A T 11 .- BnnntAH n 4 , .1 ed the funeral services. ' '-' . -4 SEATTLE MEN SLATED FOR ASSASSINATION By United Preas to The Bend Bulletin SEATTLE. Nov. 14. Six promi nent Seattle citizens have been slated for assassination and at least six buildings numed for dynamiting by the I..W. W., Chief of Police Warren has announced. Chief Warren said that he was one of the men scheduled to be killed but he refused to name the others. Twenty-live ex tra policemen having been added to the force. ARIZONA GOVERNOR AGAINST BOLSHEVISTS By United Press to The Bend Bulletin PHOENIX. Aril., Nov. 14. Ex termination of all Industrialists and nuiHiievisra is aovocaiea Dy uovernor Campbell In a letter to Adjutant Lush of Mesa post of the American Legion. ,
