THE BEND BULLETIN
Full- Tonight and Tomorrow.
DAILY EDITION
VOI. IV
1IICNI), liKHCHLTKH COUNTY, OREGON, 'ITEHDAY Al TKHNOON, MM AdV (i, IIC'O
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PEACE TREATY
PUZZLE SEEMS
NEAR SOLUTION
SPECIAL COMMITTEE
NOT NEEDED
BRYAN WINS PRAISE
Influence llopiillle for Swinging
li.tnoonilli- KnukH Inlo Line, Ix
Derliiriillim of .Midi
ItrnrrvalluiilklOi
1 11 ltnll-l l'ff In The llntl Bulletin.;
, WASHINGTON. II. C, Jan. 0 -Tim
not ii 1 1 tm df lh treaty contro
voiny Ik definitely In sight loiluy.
KKiiiiliim upholding Hi"- tn I ll nntervu
llciim iliylum. Tln-y milil thnt by Frl
iliiy iiegnlliitloiiH will luivi' reached
it point of ilefliilioiieitK never aiialm-d
up to now.
In ronimrtloii wllh III" inoveiueiil
fur settlement , Ke,nnlor t'nderwood
ha I it promised Hint If h will
withhold III" cull for iirllon tin III"
resolution fur n treuiy roni-Muilon
roininltli'ii wll hill ii fi'W iliiyit. Htirli
c in in 1 1 1 will not lie needed.
William Jennlng Hi a n . Hi" milil
ri""-rnillolilnU mild. In likely lo win
th rri'illt for III" solution of III" vex
ed Irealy irohUa.ni. IIIh luflin-iirn.
liroiiKlit lo bear upon rorlulli di-nio-crilli-
hi'Iiii Ioih, In reHpoimlbln for
the i-hunge of front In thu democratic
rank, It was ili-i-liuod.
PETITION ASKS
HARD SURFACE
pavement for ihsivkss sec
tion ii:smi:i skioni peti
thin being iit tt seeks
wiiem til' giu:kxwooi.
Hunt nil if uci nil-nets for Hut gi out
er pull Of tllO lll'llll llllHlni'HH district
mi! asked In a petition lo Hid city
I'ouni'll being drawn up today liy W.
('. Illrclimll. In lie circulated for sig
nature within n few ilayH. Wall
(ri'i't from Franklin lo tli lli'iul
Karugn, llonit from Kriinklln to
Greenwood, anil all Intersecting
titroet. toKi'tlii'i' Willi (iri'tinwooil
from Wall to tho depot, aru speci
fied In thn petition as Clio streets for
which hard surfacing la desired.
Anolher petition which Mr. Illrd
mill. In preparing calls for thn wtdell
ItiK of Crni'iiwood by I ho city. Thn
plan suggested Im that t ho city liny
nn Insldo lot In I he block acres
Greenwood from I lie Pilot Hut to Inn.
If thin In done. Mr. RlrdHutl. nn hui li
nger of I ho Inn property, agrees to
(liiiiatn a corner lot completing the
Hi rip which could hn vacated In
order that thn widening of lliv street
could ho niaili) possible.
PROVIDE EXTRA CARS
FOR IRRIGATIONISTS
Special Hi-i'vlec Will be Ivvlenileil lo
( i litiul Oregon neleKale Leav
ing 'fomolTOiv Mullt.
ifo take, enro of tho 80 dolomites
who aro oxpacled to go from Cnntrnl
Oregon to attend the Oregon Irriga
tion CongroHH Id Portland, Hchedulnd
lo bo hold Januury 8, 9, and 10, two
atnndurd tloupora will bo added to
tho Orngon Trunk trulu which will
lenvo Bond tomorrow night, Travai
ling Freight and Pawiengor Agent J.
T Hardy fttutod thin morning. One
of tho extra Pullmans will, bo reser
ved for dologatns starting from Bend.
Further npeclnl Refvlce will be uf
forildB tho trnvollorB, for thoy will
hhvo thq opportunity of taking
liroakfiiHt while on tholr, wny to Port
land, Instead of hnvlng In wait until
their arrival, us la ordinarily tlio
case. ,
Mr. Hardy plans to travol wllh tho
dolegatoa lo Portland.
MANY IXHTBUMKXTS FILKD.
1 The busloHt day of the year at tho
oltlce of tho county clork cttmo yes
lorday. Thirty Instruments were ae
litvptod for record, and filing fees
tot-tiled $40.90, - ,
Reserve Board to
Deflate Currency
of United States
III United I'rwa to The lltn-l ll llotlli.)
WASHINGTON, D. (!.. Jan.
0. Governor Hardline, of tho
KediM iil Reserve board, wurnud
noted bunkum of tho nation. In
conference here today that "u
further Increase In tbu discount
raliiH of federal rwre biiiikH,
la n contingency which muni bu
reckoned wllh."
TIiIh Ih lakeii lo miiaii that
thn government In nearly reudy
to contract credits, mid put thn
brakii on speculation lo bring
I ho biiHlneiiB of thn nation hark
to a pencil flimi HtantlliiK. Dill-
clalH nay that It would ineiin
tint nutlon'H currency, vanity
4 lullati'd durliiK tho war, would
bn contructed, Thin Inflation
Iiiin linen considered I lie itiiilu
reason for tbu li Ik It cost of II v-
lug.
ACCEPT TREATY
ON JANUARY 10
HUH HAHONS TO
in:
i:x-
CIMNGKH BETWEEN "t.Elt
M.IVV AMI II ALLIED POW
KIIS liKM.WDH ltl-:i)l KI.
llr t 1,11,1 I'rna lo Til llriul llulWllnl
r.MtlS. Jan. 6. Thn ceremony of
plucliiK In effect tho trealy of Ver
nullleH will bo held ut thu forelKU
nllli e Hut unlay ft lernooll, it wim
neinl olllrliilly mated hexc today. Thu
tiernuin deleKali'K. after kIkiiIiik tho
prolocol. will bu bunded an allied
note reducliiK the deminiilN on tier
many for the nurrendej of dockH and
taurine loiiuiiKit, and fcrnntliiK a du
lay of 30 inoiuliB for delivery.
Kiilllli alloim will then bo exchatiK
ed. Hie tiermaiiH nIriiIuk llmt. then
thn reprenenlallveH of thu I I ullled
power which have ratified thu Ver
NalllnN pact. Allied troops will he
Nlarted Immediately to occupy vurl
oiin let rltoiici) where plehlHclleH aro
to bu held.
RATING BUREAU
MEN ARE HERE
m kvky or i rv to di:ti:k-
MiSK AMOI'.NT Ol-1 DOWN'
WAItl) HKVISIOX OX IXSl lt
AXC'K MAY TAKK WKKKS.
With tho co:tilng of tl. II. Kroger
and K. J. Whittlesey, engljieers for
tho Oregon Uutlng bureau, the sur
vey of llend. on which a downward
revision of the lire Insurance, chargus
will depend, began yesterday. Tho
work of tho first few days will ho
largely preliminary, and tl Is expect
ed that thn entire Investigation of
local conditions and the changes ef
fected for tho city's safely by the
Introduction of up"-to-datn fire light
ing methods, organization of a cluck
volunteer department, and purchase
of new equipment, may take In the
neighborhood of three weeks.
Mr. Whittlesey and Mr. Krogqr
were present at the regular meeting
of tho fire dejiitrtmont last night,
and expressed themsolves ns being
more than pleased with the organiza
tion. Mayor J. A. Kaates and I). 0.
McPuorson, of tho fire committee.,
woro also In attendance.
Tho department's charter closed
lust night, with a membership of
35.
SCHOOLS COMPETE
' FOR GERMAN SHELL
The Redmond, Burns, and Prlne
vlllq high schools have entered the
navy essay writing contest which pro
vides us a prize a three, inch sholl
tukou from a Oormun battleship. The
shell will bo nlckle plated, and will
bo engraved with the name of the
winning school. "Aviation" Is to bo
tho subject for essay writers, an
nounces Uecruitlng Officer Warner,
and tlve length of essays la limited
to- 1,000 words.. .'The Bend high
school was tumble, to ontor the cou-
' test because of lack of tiros.
FARM BUREAU
MEETING SET
JANUARY 31 TO SEE
ANNUAL SESSION
Problem of Finding New County
Agent In I'u.ler I.im l Man
May lie Found llilllelln In
EiiiIoixi-iI lly I in nierB.
.Mont Ink In llodmond hint iiIkIU,
thn exe'Utlve board of tbu Dene hu! oh
Coiiniy Kurin Hureuu decided on Jun
uary uh thn data for tho utinual
ninetluKiof tho biiruuu. Thn HUNHlon
will Htut at 10 o'clock, uiid uniiuul
reportit. tbu formulallou of u policy
for tbu coiiiIiik yeur, and election of
olllcerH will bu III order.
DlHcuHHlon at lat nlKht's Nemilon
centered about thu problem of Kecur
I UK a county uxeut to replace II. K.
Kooiih, who leHlKned recently. No
county UK'-nt leader from O. A. C.
wiin priment at lint IlieetltiK. but tho
only caudldalo for tho poultlon
known to be available, him recotiKld-
erod bin Intention of coiiiIiik to I)e
ichuleN county, and the UKrlculttirul
colli-Ke In ut 11 loan ax to how bent
lo remedy exlNtinic condition. It Ih
poHHlbbt Hint Homo muii well uc-
iiualiiled Willi tho problem ronfront
I Hi; IIkj aurlclllturlHt In Centrul Ore
Kon. may bo found within the county,
and If till Hil ill Ion Ih offered, It In
undxi'HIond that the board'H choice
will bu made public followliiK a con
ference wiih((. A. C. leader tho lut
lur piirt of thn week.
Thu bourd eudored IhO weekly
edition of Tho Bulletin u a HtroiiK
farm puper, and poHtpoued advertlH
1 li K In the Kuriii Hureuu New indef
initely. It A. Wurd wa elected to
n pluce on Iho board !o (111 a vacancy
recently canned by reHlKiiatlon.
ThoHii In otlendunco last night
wero: It. If. Short, PreHldent Krod
N. Wallace. John MarHh. K. U. Klick
iiiKer. Ci im Sladlg. J. K. KmallliiK. und
II. A. Ward.
WOMAN 119 YEARS '
OLD PAYS OWN WAY
Lot Aliuele ItcHiflriit Koiiionilier
l ive Wait. Han Oiilllveil All
I lli'Ven ( lilhli ell.
Illy t'liilnl 1'rc.l ti The ll.nJ llullctin.
LOS ANdKLKS, Cnl., Jan. 6.
Kliza Allen, who keeps house for her
self In a little tent on the outskirts
of Los Ange.les, mukes the claim
that she. is tho country's oldest wo
man who mukes her own living.
"I was born in 1800 and remem
ber flvo American wars." she suid
today.
If Mrs. Allen who has outlived
three husbands and all of her 11
children is not mistaken about hex
uge, she Is now 119. ,
She makes her living selling mag
azines, and says she expects to sell
them for nnother decudo or two.
'What Is my reclpo tor long life?
Why tho Lord has work for me to
do. she said. "I have served the
Lord faithfully sinco I was 6 years
old. and I'm not through yet."
Yes. Mrs. Alleii says she liked beer
and wine before, the country went
dry but she never smoked cigar
ettes. FRAME-UP ALLEGED
RUSTLER'S DEFENSE
Convicted UH Times, Frank Mosley
Claims That the Officers Are
All Wrong the Lust Time.
(By Unit.-d Pram to The llend Bullrtin.)
, STOCKTON, Cu., Jan. 6. Admit
ting that ho has been convicted 28
times for larceny, Frank Mosley
claims his latest conviction on
charges of cattle stealing is the re
sult of a "frame-up."
Mosley told Judge Pltinvmer he
wished to publish a history of his llfo
to "servo as nn example to young
poople." Ij bus also written for
publication several articles against
tho gambling and liquor evils.
"I don't think I owe anything to
society, for I've always had to pay
for whatever I took," Mosley suid.
"And I did so without a whimper."
He said mon ho. had considered
frionds have turned against htm; and
I thnt he is not guilty of the latest
.charge.
G - r - r - rrr
Murdered QirYs
Mother Testifies
New Not Insane
Illy Uniul I'rr la Th Urn I HullHi i. 4
I.OS ANGELES. Jun. 6.
Tottering to the witness stand
on crutches, Mr. Alice LcHser,
mother of Frieda Lesser, whom
Harry New Is alleged lo have
murdered, testified that New
4 showed no signs of insanity
wb'n ho wus courting her
daughter.
FOLEY DENIES
CLUBATFAULT
NO KKQUKST M.lK FOB IN
KOKMATIOX OX DKSCIUTKS
COIXTY FOB KAILKOAD Al
MINISTBATIOX HOOK, UK SAYS
Heplylng to a letter from William
McMurray, General Passenger Agent,
of Ihe O.-W. It. & N. recently print
ed in Tho Bulletin, regarding the
failure' of tho railroad administra
tion Oregon Hook to make mention
of-Deschutes county, T. H. Foley, re
tiring president of the Bend Com
mercial club, denies that any request
was made to the club to furnish in
formation for such a publication. He
disagrees with Mr. McMurray's state
ment that Ihe Commericul club was
partially, if not primarily responsi
ble for the omission, and in referring
to Ibis phase, of the question, writes
ns follows:
"To that statement I wish to .take
exception for the Hies of the Bend
Commercial club do not disclose any
correspondence from Farmer Smith
or any one else asking for Informa
tion for this booklet. We do not
believe that Farmer Smith, or any
one else can produce copies of cor
respondence from thejr files showing
thnt such information was asked of
the Bend Commercial club.
"However, we do not believe that
any one conscientiously did us an in
justice but we do believe that an in
justice was done, consequently we
feel thnt we are not asking too much
when we ask that a supplement be
Issued to be distributed by the same
organisation. We will be glad to
furnish the data for such supple
ment." HOME SKLLS FOU 90,000.
Announcement was made today of
the, purchase by R. H. Muncey, of the
C. A. O'Brien homo In River Terrace,
for a cash consideration of $5,000.
The house Is of brick veneer construction,-
aud contains five rooms.
The deal was made through the
r-.gency of Henkle, & Haines.
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FISH AND GAME
SOLUTION NEAR
J'ltoroSAL F'OK COMMISSION OI-
SKY FN TO KKI'RKSKXT ALL
I X T K It K H T S, ACVFITAI5LE,
SAYS GOYKIIXOH.
H- United rrm to The Bend Bulletin.)
SALEM. Jan. 6. Governor Olcott
issued a statement today to the effect
that a compromise proposal in the
Fish and Game commission contro
versy would ba acceptable. This pro
posal is for a new commission con
taining seven members, three hav
ing Jurisdiction over commercial in
terests, three representing sports
men, and the seventh acting as an
arbiter In the event of a dispute be
tween the two divisions. The gov
ernor denied reports that the con
ference Monday was a stormy one.
QUAKE DEATHS
GIVEN AS 300
(iltKATKST Nl'MBKK OF FATALI
T1KS IX STATU OF V KK A CRIZ
KKLIFF TRAIN'S ARE RUSH
El TO All.
Illy I'niuH Prcsj to The Bend Bulletin. 1
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 6. Unoffi
cial estimates place the total number
of de.ad in Saturday night's earth
quake, at 300 In the state of Vera
Cruz, which apparently felt the great
est force of the quake. - Relief trains
are beiug rushed into the strlckeji
area, which centers about Jalapa,
where the discovery of additional
bodies brings the dead in that vicin
ity to 100, It is estimated.
MUCH LIQUOR SENT
ON WAY TO THE SEA
40,010 QUurts, Mostly ' Whiskey,
Fouretl Into Willamette River .
During Year Just Past.
By United PreM to The Bond Bulletin. 1
, PORTLAND, Jan. 6. The only
reason the Willamette river didn't
get on a beautiful jag during the
year 1919 is that it has unlimited
capacity. .
Forty thousand nine hundred six
teen quarts of liquor was thrbwn in
to the Willamette In the past year
by the police. Some ot It waa wine
and beer, but most ot that quantity
was whiskey the real red article
and the "bootleg" variety.
:'V.W. i : ' i. ';. f.i.'Kji''. '-f.'
SOVIET ARMIES
IN RUSSIA WIN
BIG VICTORIES
ODESSA WILL RESIST
TO LAST DITCH
GRAND DUKE ESCAPES
Japanese Force In Siberia Moving
into Position Initialing First
Attempt of Oriental to
('mill KjuIm.
Br United I'reu to The Bend Bulletin. I
LONDON', Jan. 6. Moscow dhv
patches claimed additional extensive
victories for the red forces In Siberia.
Soviet armies occupied Berezor, tak
ing three steamers laden with Soar,
and other food supplies, one com
munique said. Another reported the
capture of Yanvexsky with 125 tons
of coal.
It Is claimed that the bolshevik
forces occupied the Taiga station on
the trans-Siberian railway, capturing
87 locomotives, 2.000 cars, - and a
quantity of munitions.
A Warsaw dispatch stated that
Polish forces have resumed their of
fensive against the reds along the
Pskoff railway, capturing Dvinsk.
Odessa dispatches said that General
Schilling had ordered the city de
fended, from the approaching bolshe
vik! at all costs. It also reported
that Grand Duke Alexandrovitch ha
escaped from Perm and is in hiding.
JAPAN TAKES HAND.
, WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 6.,
Jnpanese forces fu Siberia, it waa
learned authoritatively today, are
moving. into position east of Lake
Baikal, in Japan's first attempt to
crush completely the bolshevikl in
their eastward sweep. In addition,
two battalions are being sent to Irk
utsk to quell local revolutionist up
risings. SCOUTS READY
FOR BIG YEAR
ANNl'AI, . REGISTRATION HELD
LAST NIGHT, WITH EXAMINA
TIONS FOR PROMOTION IN
CREASE IS EXPECTED.
Annual .registration of the . boy
! scouts of Bend ' Troop No. 1, took
place at the Y. M. C. A. last night
and was followed by discussion of
plans for the year. A number of the
scouts also took examinations for
higher ranks. Some. 10 members ot
the troop, failed to register, leaving
a list of 28 names, but It Is expected
by Scoutmaster Purdy that this will
be increased to 80 by spring.
Names ot those who appeared to
register yesterday are given as fol
lows: Owl Patrol, Claire Payne, leader:
Earl Corkett, Arnold Johnson, Frank
Gosney. Charles Corkett, Lloyd Lam
ping. Edgar Stadter, Robert Keyes.
Black Bear Patrol, Don Caldwell,
leader; John Logan, Richard Con
narn, Vincent Clarno, Arthur Erick
son, Loman Todd, Lyle Ande.rson,
Stewart Rae, Willard Houston, Don
Day.
Silver Fox Patrol, Edgar Stanley,
leader; Barclay Mitchell, Duncan
McKay, Mllford Todd, Desmond
Woods, Morris Crum, David Green,
Harley Palmer, Gerrald Johnson,
Harold Darling.
COOS BAY MERCHANT
BUYS HANSON STORE
Within the next few days. Leonard
Rouse, recently of Coos Bay, will
take over the management and own
ership of the store on Broadway and
Arizona, a business conducted up to.
now by Olat Hanson, Mr. , Rouse,,
who has had considerable experience
in the mercantile business,- plans to
put in a larger stock than huS been'
carried heretofore, and will make 'a
nuhtber of Improvements In the
store. The deal was handled . by
Hankie and Haines.