The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963, February 04, 1920, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE BEND BULLETIN Till; WEATHER. Villi' 'I'd ii I Rill mill Tomorrow, DAILY EDITION MKM. DEWHUTKH COUNTY, OKEGOX, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON', 1 KIHUAItY 4, 10S0 So. 40 voii iv . GERMANS WILL ' LEAVE PARIS, SAYS LEADER WAR CRIMINAL LIST IS REFUSED ACT UNAUTHORIZED MINSTREL SHOW MAKES BIG HIT ABILITY IS REVEALED BY COMEDIANS I, Mull)' Crowded nt l-'li'M I'ri'fui'iii unco of I'll" Drpiii'lmeiil Itcneflt Songs Jokes, HkeK'lieit uni Spii'lalHes Well IIiitIvimI. Kurt von I.CfKUff, in Nole to For 'lu Office, Declnri'x Delegation ( HTllllX ANlllll l(lKHllHlllly of Taking l.lt. 1 l'AIUH. Fob. 4,. Huron Kurt von "i.eriinir, head 'of Hi" German duln Untlun hero, refused lo Irunmnlt to llerlln llio Hilled lint of persons ac cused of war crlmi'ii. mid tl uccom panyiug note today, llu inimimd the llHt mid iiotw to Hi foreign offlcw. mid at -thn mimo time sent In IiIh rlR union an president of' thn delegation. TDn fnrnlKn offlrt stilted Ihiil It regarded liU ucllon an h purely pT hoiibI ultMlr. mid expressed thn be lief thnt II had not refilled from 1 n( i-iit't I o iih from HitIIii. Tim note wait pn'sented to you Lersner lulu yesterday afternoon, wlih u Hk of th accused Teuton. Including jnuny of Gi.rniniiy' most prominent generals. Von Lemuel-. Ill lili letter In Hie fnrv.lRii o til if, declared tliut It Ih lib milutcly linpiiHnllln for either him self, or members of hi delegation to ucsunie Ih" responsibility of trunr- nullum tln allied list of thimii ac cused of war crimes, or llio ullled iiltti iici'iiiiipiiiiylnx llio list. It also uiiiiiiiiih'imI t ho Inliintloii of Hi" on llr. delegation lo lnuvo for Berlin tonight. Thin will leave (iej iniiny temporarily wliliout rnprenonlutloli In 1'nrlH. Von l.i'i nnor'H udlon caused n sen. nation In I'n i'Ik. "Germany mtiHi I'lllier iiilrkly dUnvow IiIh action or replace Mm." I.u l.llinrlu declar ed. "OtlierwiHit nhi will ha Riillly of rinisplmry wllli lilm." UNCLE SAM'S LARGEST PLANE DELIVERS MAIL FROM AIR a i " r l f-rrrp YjcZtwlTrU'S k J ! JJCTTIWn. ihiiiiiih HEARING HELD BY RECEIVER FORKROENERT CREDIT SALARY PAID BY FLOUR MILL- . MEED LEGISLATION O CURB SEDITION AMoi-nry ( fi'iii'ml Appi'iu-n llcfurc Juillrliil Coniiiiltlro to I'rgr Spi'l'llll l,IIH. WASHINGTON. I). ('.. Kb. t Ptdltlon IvglHlulloii Ik ncoi')inry to comlnil Ilia "condition of rpvoltitlon iiiy liilrnl In thn country on tlia part of built iillclis and clllxonn,' Altiit'iiay-Onniu'ol I'ulmer told tli Iioiiho Jiidlclury committee today. Hi' nnswcrcd the HrKiimontH of thone op poKd to nil Kcdltloii U'Klnlnllon, and ion il extract h front red pHinplilotM tlirmilenliiK revolution null the mill' dor of public oHlcliiln. RUSSIA AGREES TO A FREE ESTIIONIA I'nii'Ncrved Itecognlllnn of Hiiuiller XntloirN liiflcpi'iirlenri' Ih tiiven III Treiil.v. LONDON', Fob. 4. Sovlol UiihkIii iiKitor to glvo unronorvod rc'cognl klnu of Enllionla'B Indnpelidoiico iiiidei' tlio turmH of the pcjico it Kr co mmit rmicliod by the two niitlona, ac cordliiK to n Kevnl dlNputcli. Soviet KuhhIii iiIko runouncen nil rinhls to Hovei'DlH'ity In KHtlioiiliin torrlloiion lleforo mi audience which fllliid the Liberty I heater to capacity, the lliind Viro DcpurliiK'Ul'ii flrnt nn nuiil mliiHlrnl hIiow wax Riven I ant nlxlit. nnd proved one of the lilK ttHt h It h wvcr put on In Hi In city. A rapid firs of JokuK, many pointed at llenil ri'HldmilH, were the chief Rontriliutlonii of tlio end nieu. Hurry ItnliiKold, Claude ' Kmllli, Horace Turner and Ray (iolden, aided and uhelted by It,' A. Ward. Inti-rlocu- tor. Hon and cboiunuM inail up I h reiiialnder of the flrat part. Wil non (iHorge. Klorunce (lllnon, C'harlen Wllnon. Marie O llrlen, Ivan I'alin. Krnd Trlplott. Mary l.i'll. Mra. lltTtha Obk". Charlin W. Kraklne, Cladya Hulher, Mildred Kline, and Lowell HenderMon. coinponlng the circle. Tho performance will be repeated ut t o'clock lonlnlil. A tho cu.-taln rose It wna noted I hat the acuta of two of the end men were vacant, but after a mo liieiil of Indmialon on the part of the intiiroctitor, Klro Chief Cation iipiieiired lendliiK "IlonoM" Smith ami '"Tttiiibo" KelnKolil. both voclf. eroimly protest Iiir their Innocence of bootluKKinK. The coniedlaim were reli'umd by I he officer for the duration of l he ahow, and tho pro duction Rot off to a fylnit murt. t 'oineiliiiiiN Kcoro Solon by U'IIhoii (leoiRe, Churli-a Wllmin mid by Mr. Ilerthu GiiRe, ua- Hlnted by MIkh Murlo O Hrlen. were-f- well received, and vocal offering. which drew a ills UiikIi were You'd lie SurpiiHed," hy Claudo Hm It ti : "The Park town 1'oker lull," by Uuy (iolden, and "Kvcry- body'ii t:rny 'Ilont Them DoRuone III iifM." by Hurry Helunoid. IliaiiH," Riven a h an encore hy the ast tunned comedian, wan one of he IiIr IiIIh. of the evening. In the olio. I'ulen He Henderxou il u miiiidollu-Htei'i KUitur duel, lol- owod Mm Ka ret Thompson's Inn orchi'Htru. MIkh TliompHon, In a clever KonK and dance act, intro duced her orclientru, compoHed of Wlllimn Sprout, violin: W!lon CHoiRe, piano: Dr. It. I). Ketchum trombone; fntil Homner, banjo, nnd J a m en O'N'ell. drumk. The must cluna were ReneroiiM with their of- ferliiRH, and the entire act wan moat popular oue. Slomnch rump Kffii'tlve "On thn Kond to Mandiil'ny," an other nolo by Charloa Wllnon, pro' ceded the comedy akotah, 'ToUon Milk," feoturliiR Claude Smith, a colored sorvnnt. who neorly terml- niiteN IiIh caroor by drlukluR a rIiihs of milk nnd arnenlc. which hud been prepared by Ills mlntresK. MnrRnret TliompHon. contomplutilii; Hiilcido. when alio learned thnt her himhnnd, William Styleai), had ahot himself. A Htomnch pump prevented a triiRedy. K A. Wurd taken the part of a lawyer In the, tiketch. Two excellent Belectious by the Ilend Imperial Mule Quartette, with O. A. Thoi-Hon; Prince nnd Sylves ter Slants unci Dr. Turner ns Its members, were Riven. - i1m uimm . .J"ZT " .2 BJ. '"r"",r"n" " lr malt aervicn. It la the fl.ut twin-motored .hi., f the O lean L. Martin dealn with cpacivy ol rrryln 0)0 pounds of mall bealde crew, fuel . , It bil l trap door juit under Ita noaa froo vti.cix wall us.k can be dropped while lo piano i. . ni i,!, nav aodvca, "JfMl Halt." ' " 9 Selection of Jury in Centralia Case Lengthy Process Jack No Slacker Declares Maxine In An Affidavit MONTKSA.NO, Ken. 4. The ' BAN KKANCISCO. Feb. I aelectlou of u Jury In the Con- Muxlue Dempsey toduy present- Iralla murder cune, draRKed ed nn uffldavlt to federal ofl'C- here today. I. It. Aiiick wuk re- IuIh declurliiR that her form-ir moved from tho Jury box by the huabund, Jack Dempsey, Ik not atute'a peremptory. ' After be- u Blacker. "At no time, did he lug pinned for cuue by both try to evade the draft by Intliu- nidus. W.lllum Karrell. foreman idatlng me. or otberwlne," bhe of a Hhinxle mill, waa peremp- uld. lorlly clmlleiiid by the do- Tho affidavit xaya that -.ho SOVIET WANTS U. S. PRODUCE MARTENS ASKS JRADE RELATIONS fenmi. The kIow process of Jury e- lection,, mid the monotonoua 4 repetition of question asked by 4- the attorneys in dcpletliiR the attendance ut tho trial. ; voluntarily slKned hla question- WILSON'S BACKERS MAY TRY NEW PLAN t WASIUNOTON, 11. C Pub. 4. rrenldnut Wilson nnd Hncrnlury Tu niiilly hud a long dlHcusslon ovex the treaty situation. II. was loiirned to day. Now Instructions to tlio prcs Ident's Btippoi'tors III the sunnto nuiy result. llELIEF WORKERS KILLED IN SYRIA FILM IS SHOWN CLUB MEMBERS MAXV KKK "JIST OVKK vox. lir.lt." KOIXOUIXU COMMEIt t'I.l. l.l'XCHF.OX HIIISOXJ to:i,i.k or soiTHKitx utir. nalre. "and with equal willing- ness" RlRiied his exemption, and conclude: "I am very aorry, und reRret very much l hut, I have said or done any- 4 4 thing to Injure the repu'.'itlon 4- of Jack Dempsey." 4- 4'4'4-4-4 4'4. ThroiiRli llio courtesy of O. M. WhlttiiiRtonr mnniiRer of the Liberty Theatre, and the Bend Kite IH'part ment. the nie.nibera of the Commer cial club were guesjs at the Liberty tli It. afternoon following the weekly club luncheon. "Just Over Yonder." the film, shows mountain und lake scenery of Central Oregon, featur ing llroken Top. and giving various views In the course of a climb made lust year by Bend men. Clyde M. McKay and Ward Coble appear life slio on the screen. 1're.ceediiiR the showing of the lilm. a vocal solo by Wilson George, was enjoyed, and the same musician wna at the piuno while the reel, was being unwound. No business wna transuded at the club luncheon, but a tulk was given by C. S. Hudson, recently returning from n trip of several weeks In Southern California.. Mr. Hudson told of the marvelous results iittuln- ed by Irrigation In the southern state, nnd Intimated that the best development of Central Oregon must be made possible through the same geuurul plan. POUND TAKES BIGGEST FALL NOW UOItTH ONLY 9.274 GHAVK IIAXtJKK OK LOSS OK KXI'OHT TKADK IS SK.KX Y SKXATOK THOMAS. American Newspaper Men iven Specific AsMiirance by Lenlne That Iromle of Son-Interference Will B Kept. $34,730.58 UNEXPLAINED Healing in Matter of lino Tree Mortgage Concluded, and Argu ments Will Ite by Krlef, ' Attorney Deride. WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 4. Soviet Russia today asked for a opening of trade relutlong with the. United States. Ludwig Martens. Soviet representative, made overtures In a statement before the senate for eign relations committee. Martens is Raid already to have been negotiating between the ovie,t and American representatives re garding peace. This desire to open trade relatlous, he said, was laid be fore American Journalises who were in soviet Russia recently, and who obtained "specific assurances on this point from Mr. Lenine personally." Martens said that one of these r Continued on lust pare.) FRANCE'S PRESIDENT 'WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 4. Three. Amoiiciiii relief workers wor niurdurod by biigunds In Syrln, hc cordiiig to a (llspatclt from the Btnte dupiuimont. , Wnncn has a new nrosldent. It is Paul Doschnnol, elected by tho chnmbor of deputloa. Hn ruc? ceeds President R. Polncaro. Desclianol was one of tho strong men of Franca all through the bittor war. . ARMY GOODS WILL BE SOLD FRIDAY Three ('ni'loiiils of Surplus Supplies Will Be Disposed of Here, Wires A. R. Roberts. NEW YORK, Feb. 4. The great est single drop in the, demand for the pound sterling taken since the present decline In foreign exchange began, was made today when the British pound opened at $3.274, live and a quarter lower than yes terday's close. ' .Bankers predicted that the bot tom is not yet reached. KMDIIT TKADK THRKATEXKD. WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 4. The destruction of America's export trade, Is threatened by the decline in foreign exchange, Senator Thomas declared today in a speech in the senate. He announced that he will cull up next- week his resolution for the, crentlon of a commission to ste.b illzo exchange. Explanation of his personal rela tions with the Pine, Tree Lumber Co. a bankrupt corporation, and the Bend Flour Mills, was given this morning by A. J. Kroenert, whose estate Is also in the hands of the receiver, in a hearing conducted thl morning at the request of W. R. ' Boyle, trustee. That he had receiv ed $260 a month as president of the Pine Tree, and $200 a month for heading the flour milling company, was Mr. Kroenert's testimony, bat he added that in the latter capacity he had taken credit instead of cash since the plant suspended operation. ' He stated that be owned 98 per cent of the flour mill stock. A charge item of $2,984.53 he ex plained by saving that he had drawn this amount from the flour mill com pany funds, for the purchase of a house, and bud charged It to bis ac count. A $34,730.58 credit item was not so readily explained, and the witness preferred that information on this point be secured from the public accountant. To Argue Mortgage Status , - .. That the status of the mortgage given by the Pine Tree Lumber Co. last spring, to cover delivery of $70,000 worth of lumber to the Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Co. will be argued by brief, was tho agreement reached late yesterday afternoon at men has a signed statement from Leulne offering explicit guarantees', the' conclusion of the-hearing before "that the soviet government will not Referee Cannon on the objection of interfere with International affairs; the trustee to the mortgage' being in other countries." COUNTY AGENT TAKES UP WORK D. I JAMIESOX, O. A. '. GRADU ATE, KORMKRLY OF I. S. BIOLOGICAL SURVEY, - TO SUCCEED H. K. KOOXS. LAND BOARD DEFERS ACTION ON CONTRACT Delay of 111) Days Advised by Slate Engineer In Effecting Lone Pine O. I. Agreement. A telegram received today by Mayor J. A. Eustes from A. R. Rob erts, who is to conduct the sale ot surplus government supplies hore. states that one cur of canned lom ntoes has alreudy reached here, nnd that two cars of other supplies ure on the wuy. Mr. Roberts expects to hn here to commence the salu on Friday of this week. According to present plans, t'.ie army goods will be sold from the Shaw building. CHIEF ENGINEER OF S. P. & S. IS CALLED News of the donth of A M. Lup foV, chief engineer of the, S. P. & 3., in Portland, reached Bend to ilay. Mr. Lupfer, who had visited frequently here und who Is known to muny in this city, succumbed to an attack of pneumonln, which fol lowed an operation. Ho was 08 yenrs of age. and Is' survived by his widow nnd one daughter. Filling the vacancy which has existed for a number of weeks fol lowing the resignation of H. E. Koons, p. L. Jnmieson, formerly of the U. ''s. biological survey, today takes the position of county agent for Deschutes county. He was to make his first appearance in his new official capacity ut the farm bureau meeting at Redmond today. Mr. Jamieson is a graduate of of the Oregon Agricultural College, and has had considerable experi ence In woi'k of the type which he will be called on to perform in this county. While in the government employ, he was in the department of rodent control. SALEM. Feb. 4. On the recom mendation of Percy A. Cupper, state engineer, the desert land board is deferring approval of tho contract prepared hy the Central Oregon lr ligutiou Co., which would furnish the newly organized Lone Pine Irri gation district water sufficient for 1000 acres. lielay of 90 days in putting tho contract Into efrec.t was suggested hy Mr. Cupper In order that an at tempt might be tnnde to reach nn agreement whereby the operation and control of the Central Oregon Irrigation Co. would puss to the central Oregon Irrigation district recently organized, composed of owners of more than 43,000 acres of land in tho vicinity of Bend, Redmond nnd Powell buttes. .Hearings of tho request for ap proval ' of tho contract were held December 'S3 'and 26 and the state engineer Instructed to Investigate nnd make u report covoring the situation, together with recommen dations for future Action. TRYING TO BOOST PAY wr"m 1 1 .v jsr - 3t rsr. 1 1 considered as a prior claim against the bankrupt lumber company, of which Mr. Kroenert was the chief stockholder. Testimony given during the aft ernoon was aimed to show the de tails of the business relations be- Co. and the corporation which lost the greater part of-its assets in the destruction .of its plant by fire in August. Witnesses were also in troduced to show that the timber wed at the Pine Tree was logged. from lands belonging to R. R. Gardner. Dealings Reached $fK,000 H. E. Allen of the Brooks-Scan-Ion Lumber Co. told of the pay ment of monthly sums by bis com pany to cover pay rolls, stumpage and other expenses of the Pine Tree Co. In all $95,000 was represented in the dealings of the two com panies,, hesald Harry Tindalt. yard foreman at the Pine Tree, told the manner in which the lumber was handled, statingi that the piles cut under" contract to the Brooks-Scanlon Lumber" Co. were left undisturbed until an order from that company was received. M. W. Wagner, ot the Brooks-Scanlon Co., corrobo rated Tindnll's testimony, stated that a monthly check of lumber in' the yards was the basis for cash advances, and that annroximatalv 4.000.000 feet of pine was cut un der the existing contract. Three' million feet was In the yards at the time' of the fire, he said. A. J. Kroenert, whose personal estate is now being appraised, took the stand and testified that the larger creditors of the Pine Tree Lumber Co. knew that the chattel mortgage In question had been given on the mill's output of lum ber before the company had be come their debtor. The largest creditor of all, the Bend Flour Mills, claims .approximately $80,000. and is a corporation In which Mr. Kroe nert is heavily interested. , GHArcfiit Wvttno Employes ot the goTernmeui look to this man to get them larger salaries to meet the In creased cost of living. He lu Luther C. Steward, president of the National Federation ot Fed eral Employes, the organisation having 154 local union in every "tate in the union. ONE NATION READY' FOR HOLLAND BREAK PARIS, Feb. 4. Should Holland persist In refusing to grant the ex tradition of. the .former kaiser, "oue allied power Is ready to sever diplo matic relations, according to the Petit Parisian. .