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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1919)
THE BEND BULLETIN Tsui hii Cold; Kali' Tonight unci To morrow, DAILY EDITION- VOli IV lli:NI, DKHCHITKH COUNTY. OHIOOO.V, MONDAY Al TIIIIXOOX, lK 'KMISKIi 13, HMD No. 7 PROHI FORCES ! WIN IN FIGHT ! IN HIGH COURT WARTIME ORDER IS CONSTITUTIONAL LIQUOR VALUELESS G.ivcrmiienl Will 1c4 MIIIIimim I" T Uivomir Seller I'mler rroler I Ion of Injunction I. Initio tit Anwli IHr Dnlo.l I'rnaln Th la-nil llull.thi.l WASHINGTON. D. C, Due. IB Wartlmo pruhlbtl Ion Ih constitution III, lh I'nltud Bliitmi Supremo court derided tortuy. They ordered t ho enforcement of I he oi l mil II peace l proclaimed. The declaim! Is (I nwi-oplng vlrlory (or the prohlbltloiiblii mill llii) gov ernment, ll mean that million of itiiiltin of liquor mmeil throughout tlm country, valued lit ulinul t bll llnti dollurH, will ! nearly a lotul lot milium peace In ii ocliilliu'd lie f,.r eoiintlllltlonul Ulohlhtlliill lie- comeii effective on January I". Tho court lield lliul Urn provision ' of tho warllnin art atntlnii thai r- j hlMtlou nil a II and at thu coih'IiikIoii of Iho war ran, mean no oilier lerin Innlloii than that iniidit ly a procluiu litlon of peace. Due 10 IhlH decision, thn government will lono $110,000. 000 In whlnkoy riivnmin alone, un leaN the liau Ih lifted before January 1(1. Thn derlnlon also nivalin clump ing down t tin lid In all sections where It had lieeil llfled hy Federal i oiii l Injuni'i li'iiK, mid subjects' all who mild liquor under Iho prolocl lou of Hiieh Injunctions, to prosocu lion. SPOKANE FORCED TO USE SHORTER HOURS Hllolliie of l-'llel Illi tllli'H length of IIiiIiii-h liny I'm- lulling Km plre Cliy. I Mr L'tilUil I'rvM I '11m Hrn.l lli.ll. t in. I h'POKANK. Dee. 13. -Tho rlly vent on a restricted business day litis llioi'liliiK, t Hiivit fuel. Kloren opened ill 11:30 o'clock In tho moriiliiR, and Will to elomi at li:.KI o'clork thin iifleriiDoti. ' Hour allowed theatres w.-ro from .ti.tO o'clork III tho aftcr linnu to (I: .10 o'clork In tho evening, while hanks wero open from II o'clork In tho miirnliiK uiilll 2 o'clock In the afternoon. ACREAGE LESS FOR WINTER WHEAT CROP 0 I'm of '2:1 Per Cent From Liisl Vein-, Ih KkIIiiiiiIo MjiiIp by llepartiueiil of Agriculture. Illy Unllcl I'nvalo The Hrn.l Hull, lln. 1 WAKIIINOTON, I). C Dec. IB. Winter wheat crop total 38.770,000 acre, tho depni'lmont of aSrlcultnrn aniiomiced Joduy. Tills Id 23 per cent less than thu rnvlHcd CHllmntt) count ed In the full V 1018. The ryo crop wim reported 23 pur. conl less than thn RHtlmiited area planted In tho fall of 1018. ' TO RESUME MINING WITHIN TWO DAYS WaNhlngtou .Miners lo Iterolvc II 1'er Cent Ailvunce I'endliiK Set tlemeill by CoiiiimIsnIoii. BKATTIJO, Dec. I B. Coal inliilnR lti will bo resumed in thn Htato Wetlnos "rfay, Six thniiHimd men who Htriiclt on Novombnr 1, will roculvo an In meiiHO of I I per caul, pending II mil Holllnmunt by thn commission to bo uppolntert hy I'maldenl. Wilson, VOTE TO EXTEND RED CROSS WORK MomberH of tho oxooullvo' hoard of tho Bond nxl Orosg chnptor, meet ing Hntui'day afternoon," favored thn ' nxloiiHlon of Iho Homo Survlco sec tion to civilian' relief... Tlia change . cannot be made tiiilll ondnraed by (llvlaloii hendquai'tui'H. FACTORY WORK STARTED AGAIN AT BEND MILLS SHORTAGE OF LOGS DELAYS SAWING STREETS ARE OPENED Work llunliml n Completion on County llomlM Tralmi Hemiino Hchrdllli', Hill Hllpply of' rrellil Kinptlei Willilielil. After remaining Idln for throe days, Iho plaiitN of lliii llrooks-Hriiii-Ion Lumber Co., mill The Hlievllu HUon Company stalled partial oper ulloii IhlH ninriiliiR. Tho lleml Wulor. Light, tr I'ower Co. was ublo lo fill part of Iho need" of the former com pany, uiid In consequence work wna resumed at tho box factory, while in tho pinner one machine wim Htarted. The mill Ih Hliut down for several weekH for Iho annual winter repairs. o that It. lw uffiirted hut lit tle by adverse wanlhcr condition. At Iho Hhuvlln-lllxon plant, the box fni'tory. planer, und unHtaeker wero busy today, but Iho mill wu Ht 111 eluHed duo to lark of log. A supply HUltlclent for a run of about two day Ih frozen fast In Iho pond, but until more are brought In from Iho wood, no attempt will bo nmdo lo break up the lie. MeaiiH of travel through thn cliy liiivo been plowed ulong practically all thn streets, and It whh expected that nil tho main roads in thn county would would bo opened up by to night. During tho Hhutdowii nl Iho iiiIIIk. I lie draft unlninlH lined at tho plmitH wero turned over for county tiMo, the llrookH-Hcanlon teauiH wero Hllll al work today breaking way through, the biiow on the l.u 11 no road. ' TrnliiH on Nrdeiliili. I'liBHonger IiiiIiih were buck on m'hodiilo today on both thn Orogon Trunk mid thn O.-W. It. ft N but no dellnllo liifonnnllon could be oblnln ed a h to when u Hiipply of freight emptied would como In. The first fntlght whh rernived ycKterday when HlilpmentK of perlHlmblis good reach ed lleml. While overi'iiHt ' akien threatened another full of anow, tho Inteime cold of tho littler part of luxt week whh not In evidence either yoHlerdav or today. On Sunday the mercury reached n maxlinum of n:i . dei;reeii. with u.hlgli mark for today of .12, while the minimum rncorded lent nlKhl wax two degreea ubove zero. Tho Hiiow ahraiik vlHllily under u warm wind which atarted in tho early morning. - WILL DEMAND RATIFICATION rori i.aii ociMox wn,i, txmcK i ACTION' ON r.AUT OK OlM'OSI ' n)X SKXATOHS, IS ritKSli). KXT'H IlKLIKI'. Illy Unltoil I'roM to Tho ttend Itulletln. WASII1NOTON, I). C, Dec. IB. A great popular demand for ratifi cation of the pen co treaty la develop ing throughout the country, It la bo llovnd at tho Will to Houho. Presi dent WIIhoii Ih allll "watchfully wait ing" for this domnnd to become Hlrong enough to bo full by opposit ion soiuitoi'H, depending upon the voters of the natloiiH to forco an un ntmlllied rutlllcatlon. The Whlto Houho statement, Is Biied yestordtiy, said that tho pres ident refused - to inuuo nny conces uIoiih. , RANGE APPLICATIONS ARE NOW RECEIVABLE Deschutes National Korest hooks worn opened today to vcrolvo appli cations for grazing privileges during tho coming yunr. Tho grazing capa city of the forest Is approximately 0,000 head o( cuttlo and horses and Oli.000 head of sheep. ' Applications will be entered up to Kubrtinry 1. Record Cold Wave Relaxes Its Grip In The Northwest Illy Oi.U.,1 roil U Th II. nd Hullirtlnl PORTLAND,' Doc. 16. Tim cold wnvo hIiowh signs of loose.- iiIiik Hh Klip on tho northwest, mid In fact Iiiih already ben on to slip. ..Weather has nioderat- ed all along tho coast, according lo weather bureau reports, and nicHHii km received by Iho I'nlted Press. PAPER FAMINE LOOMS LARGE iti':i'iti:ii:.T.TiVK a.tihxv to ASK MMIT.UIIJX OK M.K )K I'l III.K A TIONH, ItV AMKitlCAX n I nllrJ IVfi tu Tlw IWnJ Ilulklln. I WASHINOTON, D. C, Dec. 10. With the ahorlago or white paper dally becoming more and more acute, the Houho poat odlce commit tee began consideration today of a bill which will limit the size of all publication tranmntted through the miillH. UeprvHvutulive Anthony, author of the measure, predicted that union Congress net speedily. scores of amaller publlcutloiiH will be forced to suspend due to lack of pa per. He proposes to limit sizes by re fusing to allow mailing privileges to dniliex of in oro than 24 paces, Hun day editions of more than 86 page, any weekly of morn than 75. and any monthly niagazino of more titan 100. POST DANCE TO RE GIVEN DECEMBER 19 yinnlrlllc Will Ito a l'eiiluie of ICvrnlng Many Invitations Kent Out I'or Affair. Annntiiiceinent of the numliors to bo given on tho evening of Decem ber II, whim tho American' Legion dalico planned by I'orcy A. Steven post. Is lo bo put on, was made today by Italph Allen, chnlrmnn of the' danio committee. A foal ure of the evening. .Mr. Allen state, will ho n iiqiuire dunce, with a "culler" to an nounce the different figures of tho quadrille. Although it had been undemtood at lirsl that a number of Iho dunces of earlier days would be given, tho number will be limited to olio, beet) use of tho general lack of I familiarity with the old-fashioned ( step. Tho American Legion party is to ho held nt Iho Athletic club gymnas ium, and many Invitations are out for the ii flair. . PEACE CONFERENCE WILL BE RESUMED I'l-i'inler Lloyd (ieoi-go K.vplnln.s Hus sion Sit mil Ion, in House of Voiitnions, . ll- UnllMl Prciutn The Hcnd Bulk-tin. I LONDON, Dec. 15. The "unoffi cial peaco conference" will bo re sumed at an early date, Premlor Lloyd-Ueorgo , unnouncod in tho House of Commons this afternoon. Ho said that the Adriatic and Turk ish questions will be disposed of next. Regarding tho Russian situa tion, ho sulci that tho conference's decisions are lit- accordance with n statement which ho had previously mado In the House, Indicating the wlthdiuwnl of support from DeniWn and Kolchak, SHORTER DAY COMES FROM FUEL FAMINE Showing the straits to which busi ness houses in tho east wero reduced during the recent fuel shortage. Is a notico'sent out by a large firm of nnnei mil mi f inl inaia in l,u Hn. I ii copy of which was received today by Tho Hullctin. Tho notlco "request ed that all wire orders aont between I tho hours of 8 o'clock in the morning nud 2 o'clock in tho afternoon, the time limit which lack of fuel set for tho bus'inoss duy. PROTEST SALE OF RIGHTS BY C. 0.1. COMPANY CANALS . OVERTAXED NOW, CLAIMED CONTRACT NEAR END Kelller Will Heek to ')lll m luiny, and Will l ight I'l'titlon to Ailvanro Itateit ( liingi'd I'or Miiliili-nuiire, Itoturniug from Kulem where he appeared before the Desert Land board to protest the saNf of any more wator right by the C O. I. Company, If. H. DeArmond, attorney, for the C. O. I. district, reported tbl morn ing that tho last Hale of 360 acre made by the company, was allowed, but that no mora will be permitted until the district has had an oppor tunity formully to present It claim. On December 23, a hearing will be granted, at which time the argu meiita as to tho company' right to null water for tho Lone Pine district for from 1600 to 2400 acrea. out side the C. O. I. segregation, will be presented. Tho attorney for the settler n the C. O. I. district will contend that the canal capacities are being overtaxed In serving 25,000 aero already disputed of, to say nothing of 20,000 acre more still in the segregation. Kii-k to Oust Company. While In Salem and Portland. Mr. DeArmond ulso went Into the plan of proceed n re. for un action to oust tho company, and turn Hh holdings over to tho dlrtrlct. The contentions of tho Bottlers are that the contract between tho company und the Desert Land board will explro in lszo, unu that tho company bus failed to fulfill the terms ol lis contract, in not re claiming all of tho segregation and in failure to deliver water in some Instances according to ngrcenient. It will bo further set forth ( hut the company I iinnblo lo make good on its enhtract, and that hence the com pany holdings should be transferred to the settlors. It Is probable that tho district will start either condem nation or ejectment proceedings, Mr. DeArmond said. With Harrison Allen, of Portland. retained as special counsel, Mr. De Armoud will appear before the Pub lic Service commission early in the year in the matter of the C. O. I. company's petition for an ndvance In I maintenance fees from 80 cents and )1 per acre, to $2. Tho right to alter the original rates will be ques tioned on the ground of private con tracts with tho settlers, and on the contention that a maintenance rate is not n service charge, and hence not within the jurisdiction of the commission. WOULD INTEREST MOVIE PRODUCERS With tho aim of furthering the scope of the moving picture produc ing industry in Central Oregon. W. C. nirilsiill, manager of the Pilot Dutto Inn, has ordered a number of alliums containing the finest scenic views in this part of the state. The albums are to be sent to representa tive movie men in New York, Chica go, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Santa narburu, and Boston, and will be ac companied by un invitation asking that, experts be sent to this city to Investigate tho natural resources offered here for tho 111m business. EMBARGO DECLARED ON NORTHERN LINE Illy Unilcd Tiom to Thu-nil Bulletin. PORTLAND. Doc. 15. At Wash ington points on tho Northern Paci fic, mi embargo was placed on all shipments of freight excepting live stock, perishables, und food stuffs. This will stop practically all rail shipments of lumber from Oregon and Washington mills, and will throw a hundred thousand men out af employment.. Shortago of cars is given as the cause. It was also announced that trains annulled or reduced In service by coal conservation orders, will be re Instated Thursday, N NEW GRANGE LEADER firm J 8. i. Lowell of Fredonla. N V . Is the new master of the National Grangs. His climb lo the position u through continued activity nd efficient work Id minor and local offices of the grange. He Is years old, fruit grower and still operating three farm near Kredonla. He bas 10 acre in grapes. Apples, peschea. pears nd small fruit ax bU other spe cialties. GERMAN REPLY TO NOTE GIVEN KXKCTTIOX OK TKKATY IXTKXI) KI), ALTHOl'GH XATIOX HOLDS OCT AGAINST FULL RKI.. RA TION FOR VEHSKLS. (Or United Pros to Tho lk-nd Bulk-tin.) PATHS. Dec. 15. The Germun re ply to the allies' note demanding the signing of the peace treaty protocol, was submitted today. Baron von Lersuer, handed the note to Secre tary Dutasta, and discussed its con tents with him, "as representative of the peace conference.. The note declares Germany's in tention to execute the treaty. It men tions the allies' promise to repatriate German war prisoners, then devel opes Germany's desires regarding t he Scapa Flow incident. , It Is understood that the reply is conciliatory throughout. While still holding out aguiust the full repara tion demanded by the allies for the vessels sunk at Scapa Flow, the Im pression is given that a solution can be easily found. SECOND NOTE SENT MEXICO IM.MKDIATK KKLKASK OF TWO AMERICANS CAPTCREI) BY V1LUSTAS IS DKMAXDKI) OF CARRAXZA. By United Praia to The Bend Bulletin. 1 WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 15. The dispatch of a new note to Mex ico requesting that the Carranzista government cause the immediate re lease of the two Americans Imprison ed by the Vlllistas, was announced today by Secretary of State Lansing. Border reports said that the Ameri cans were captured in the course of the raid on Musqulz. ALL DEPARTMENTS OF SCHOOL OPEN ICxtra Janitor Hired to Keep Build ing; Warm For Students in the Nillt School. School was kept opeft the last day of the week only under extreme diffi culties, but today work was progres sing In ull departments, and classes will continue according to the regu lar schedule until the beginning of the Chsistnins holidays. Night school begins tonight, and to make this possible, nn extra janitor has been hired to keep the high school building warm during the evening. Yesterday a crew of eight men was employed shovollihg off walks and roofs at the high school. SHIM A OUT OF POWELL BUTTE POTATO FARM GEORGE BURTT GETS INTEREST ATTACK CAUSES ACT Brother of Potato llnyi r Hay Cen tral Oregon Handlers Needlessly Alarmed Ijwer Ilridu;e Property Acquired. Thut George L. Burtt, one of tho biggest potato buyer on the Pacific coast has taken- over the Interest formerly acquired by George Shim, in a recently transferred tract of 13, 362 acres of land lying between Powell Butte and Prineville. was tho statement made today by H. H. Burtt, brother of the potato buyer," who with H. H. frdahl, of Portland, U In the city on real estate business. Opposition which developed in Cen tral Oregon to Japanese ownership of land, caused Mr. Shlma to with draw, Mr. Burtt.' who was formerly a Redmond resident, stated. The Portland real estate man, who was Instrumental In drawing the at tention of George L. Burtt to the possibilities for potato culture in Central Oregon, denied that there had ever been any Intention of colon iation by Japanese. Mr. Shima, ha said, had not owned a controlling in terest in the land, and has never been an advocate of colonization. "He was hurt by the way in which his Intentions had been misunderstood, and was unwilling to go on with the venture," Mr. Burtt declared. '"The farmers of Central Oregon were needlessly alarmed." . Water Need Told. . As the deal now stands, Portland and San Francisco capital are tied up !n the big tract of potato land, and will prove of valuable assistance to Hie cause of Central Oregon agri culture In pushing through the Ben ham Falls project, as water must be had, Mr. Burtt stated. He mention ed in addition, that he has a con tract for the subdivision and re-sale of the land, and expects that at the end of five years virtually all of it will have been marketed. In addi tion to this contract, he was closing the deal today for the purchase, by the Urdahl luvestment Co., of Port land, of the C. F. Hosklcs 800 acre ranch at Lower Bridge, which includes a 600 acre water right. The consideration is not made public. "On none of this land will Ja panese labor be employed," Mr. Burtt said, "except in case of a most unusual emergency. For instance, with hundreds or thousands of acres In potatoes, and an early winter, such as came this year, labor of any nationality would have to be shipped iu for a few weeks, to save the crop. There would be no colonization by Orientals, however.'-' the production of Netted Gems, both for the market, and for seed to supply a big demand in California, will be featured on both the prop erties in which the Burtts are In terested. . OFFICERS NAMED BY EASTERN STAR Mi's. L. A. W. Nixon Henxls Bend hapHf--Appoiitive Offices Fill ed by New Worthy Matron. Nowlv elected nffleora . fnf Tlan chapter No. 109, Order of the East ern Star, were announced today for the following year as follows: Mrs, L. A. Nixon, Worthy Matron; F. M. Gasbar. Worthy Patron; Mrs. J. Ed ward Larson, Associate Matron; Mrs. J. D. Davidson, Secretary; Mrs. C. W. Hayes, Treasurer; Mrs.;. William Speck, Conductress. J Officers appointed by the Worthy Matron are: Francai Thompson, Adah; Mrs. Ralph Miles, Ruth; Mis. W. D. Barnes. Esther; Mrs. Walter Grant,' Martha; Mrs;. H. H. Lamping, Electa; Walter Grant. Sentinel; Mrs. F. M. G as bar Marshal; Mrs, J. A. Thompson, Chaplain; and Miss Mon tello Harvey, Organist.