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DAILY EDITION
VOL IV
IIKND, DIlHCMUTICH COUNTY. OIUCUON, I I'.IUAV AFTERNOON, MAY 21, IfliiO.
No. Il
LARGE VOTE. IS CAR SHORTAGE
"BEING CAST AT
PRIMARY TODAY
FIGHT DEVELOPS ON
COUNTY TREASURER
DEMOCRATS IN RACE
Niunr Written In la Prolong Con
trol Inti-reM In Hliiln anil .
lloniil Milt (it Lag Behind
Tlml In I. twill Ikkiiih.
Willi prospects (if Hi" biggest
otn ever polled In UiIm city, election
clerks urn workliiK nt lop speed In
nil five (lend precincts liiiluy . und
rlnrlm und judges freely predict
that when Urn count i Hlurti'd at 8
o'clock loniithl there may null be
mmg desirous of votlim who will
havo waited a few in I mi ton too Ion.
In several precincts election officials
have worked straight through I lie
noon hour, snutchlng ulillo of lunch
eon a tlicy labored, und up lo 2:30
o'clock thin afternoon the purty vuia
reached n tolul of 388. und II wan
expected thnt nearly throe' tlmeii
thlH number would huvu evinced
tholr preference for candidates by
cloning time.
On stute measures und on tho
special city bond Issue of 131,000
for the purposo of purchuxlng
park alts from the Bond Company,
It w strongly Indicated tbut a fa
vorablo vole might be expected all
long the line, with the poulblllty
of a content on tho death penalty
amendment.
On national candidate, a clone
raco wai apparently being run be
(im Ulrnm Johnson and Leonurd
Wood, with JohnHon having a point
In hi favor becauso of tho dlitla
clinatlon to hoed Hoover's ndrlco
to forgot his own candidacy.
TrcuMirornhJp Fight Hot.
Llttlo Interest wu manifested In
the general run of stato offices, for In
truth the chief fight of tho election'
teamed to have developod between
the 'supporter of Lon I,. Pox and
Clyde M. McKay, candidates for the
republican nomination for county
treasurer. The campaign for this
office eumo , to a climax late last
night, and today the contest, took
new turn whoo It was learned that
democrats who had udhered to one
or tho other of the contestants, are
atuklnx a hand by writing in tho
names of candidates to continue the
fight at tho goneral olectlons In the
full. .Tho race at that time may be
further complicated by tho entrance
of an Independent candldato, It wdsJ
wbUporcd.
. Autos K-pt Busy.
. Another npporontly close race.
which, bowovor, failed to show the
bitterness of the troasurerBhlp con
tost, was that for the republican
nomination ; for county clerk, , In
which J. H. Hnnbr, Inoumbont, and
J. D. Duvldnon'flgured..
Ah a sidelight 00 tho oleclion wan
thV rcckloss uso of gusollno', for
nutos were kopt busy : during the
day hastening voters to tho polls.
VoteK cast In tho'" various pro
ducts ul 2:30 o'clock showed an
orwhelmlug rupubllcnn majority
und woroas follows: Precinct No.
1, republicans 70, domocrats 15f
precinct Mo. 2, republicans 38, dom
dratB 16;-precinct No. 3, republi
cans 81, democrats 33; precinct No
4, republicans 63, democrats 14:
product No. B, republicans 42,
democrats 17.
RELIEF IS AIM
WHICH WILL BE THE FIRST TO WALK IT
MORE ROLLING STOCK
TO HE NOUGHT
WILL USE $125,000,000
lull-mute Iloiiid Takes Charge of
limiting mill ItiillHlrlliutlon of
FrHglit Autos anil l.ui
urliw Left In Yard.
PORTLAND, May 21. noports
from various soctlons of tho state
Indicate that a heavy voto Is being
polled at tho prlmnrlos.
students to sing
At. gym tonight
Under tho direction, .of MIbs Pon
tile Scrllmor, hoad of the music de
partment of tho Bond schools, an
uiigmontod glrta' gloo club of 21?
members will present at 8 o'clock,
nit tho gymnasium tonight, tho Ori
ental oporotta, "India." Tho high
school orchontra will assist In tho
production. ProcoedH will go to tho
Mludotit body , treasury.
Upoclal scenery has boon proparod
for tho oporotta and tho students
tirts woll trained for their appear-,
tXjo tonib'ht.
(Ily United I'mstoTh llend If ullt-tlli. )
WASHINGTON. l. C Muy 21 -As
n step to relleve'piiriuiiui'iitly the
cur shortnge which threatened to
disrupt transportation, the Inter
state rammer romiiilHsloii today
derided thut $I2G,000,00 of the
I3O0.O00.000 ill the revolving
fund provided by the Ench-Cumcihis
law bo mude uvhIIiiIiIii quickly fur
the purchase of uddltlunul rolling
Mock.
The commission today took churgc
of the routing redistribution of the
railroads' frclght-ssjylng equip
ment In un effort tlr end the cur
congestion which IS cndungorlhg
food slilptnents und Ihroutnulng u
breuk In the nnlion's transportation
system. This was dono at the re
quest of the ruitroud executives.
Acting undor the authority of tho
Ksch-Cummlna act, tho comnilm.lou
ordered tho roads to deliver frsir.ht
by the quickest, shortest routes.
Long trains of empties are now being
rushed across tho country to local
ities where they are needed to load
coal und grain. Automobiles and
luxuries are to be left waiting iu the
freight yards.
FOOD DROP TO
BE FELT SOON
DECREASE IN PRICES WILL II K
NOTED AH SOON AS THE CAR
SHORTAGE IS ENDED, WHOLK
HALE GROCERS PREDICT.
DISCUSSION OF
MEASURES HELD
CANDIDATES SILENT
AT FINAL RALLY
20 Per Cent Cut
May Result From
Credit Deflation
Arguments In Pnvor of I'uriliuM of
I'nrk Kilo Presented and State
IWIIn anil Amcudiuf ntn Are
Favored.
U Unltd Prui to The Band Bulletin.)
NEW YOllK, Muy 21. Do
crease in tho pricos of clothing and
other commodities Is bound to Ef
fect eventually the price of ' ood,
leading wholesalo grocers here be
lieve. They said that the mor.ii In
fluence of the reduction of othor
supplies will be folt In food us soon
as the car shortage is rolloved.
STRIKES CALLED OFF
BY LABOR IN FRANCE
(llr United ProwtoTh Bend Bulletin.)
PAIU8. May 21. The nutlnnul
convention of tho French general
federation of Jubor hus culled off
ull BtrikoH, .Is- officially on
nounced today. '
MICKIE SAYS
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TW OLE eXViE59 NNOXrVVCKMOH
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Wf Amu ( mo .
I llr United I'rau Ui Th. Brnd Bulletin)
U'ASIII.N'CiTON, D. C. Muy 21.
Prices will be reduced at Jeust
20 per cent If the federal re-
serve board Is &blo to carry
through Its program on credit
deflation, officials In touch
4- with the nation's banking sys-
tern predicted toduy.
t tt Mtt
KNIGHTS HOLD
. BIG SESSION
Discussion of measures on which
tho voters of Bend uro casting Ihelr
ballots today, fcutured tho candi
dates bull and politlcul rally held
lust night at the gymnasium under
the uusplces of the Women's Civic
Improvement League. Matter i of
individual candidacy were not
touched on, and In fact no candidate
mndo even so much as an Impromptu
address. In the neighborhood of
300 people woro In attendance, tue
mooting oeing unaer mo cnairman- one of tho most successful meef-
shlp of Mrs. Carrie- Manny. Kollow- lnK8 of the kind ever hcId , Cp1
inn uauressas on mo oiecuou quct- lra Oregon was reported today by
lions, aancing was enjoyed, with PDd Knights of Pythias, who' more
music by Wilson Oeorgo s orchestM. than 22 strong, attended the district
nguros to show that the tract of convention held in Madras last niisht
land belonging to tho Ilend Com
KOI U HIND It K D I'YTHIA-VS
TAKK PART I DISTRICT CX)X-
VEXTIO.V WITH I.VniATIOX
AND nAXQl'ET AT MADRAS.
Can Reduce Sugar
By One-Half, Say
Wholesale Grocers
( Br United Prnu to The Bend Bulletin)
WASHINGTON. D. C, May 21.
Retail sugar prices can be re-
4 duced SO per cent, J. H. Mc-
4- Luurln announced here today,
following a conference which
4- he and a delegation of south-
ern wholesale grocers held with
4- Attorney General Palmer. .
44- 44-
PRICE DECLINE
IN AMERICA IS
NOW PROSPECT
WILL BE GRADUAL, IS
EXPERTS' BELIEF
FLOUR PRICES DOWN
Downward Trent! of Kood aa
Clothing Has Not Itrarhed Ilend
und Local MorrhantA Think
I'rlri-s May He Higher.
HOUSE VOTES
TO STOP WAR
Cinllf
KMS
pany, lying on the east side of the
river, which the city contemplate?
buying as a park site, Is a desirable
Investment, were given by R. S.
Hamilton, who declared that the
city by making the purchase, will re
ceive a property worth double the
$21,000 bond Ibbjm which Is on the
ballot today for the financing of the
deal. He urged the people of Iloud
to take a definite stand, one way or
tho other, so that tho result would
bo absolutely conclusive.
W onld Hnpply plAj'frround.
. Mrs. V.' A. Forbes presented the
same subject from a standpoint of
public morals. She declared that a
park would supply playgrounds for
the children of Bend, and that suc'i
playgrounds would go a long way
towurd solving the problem of ju
venile delinquency here. "You can't
measure the value In money," she
said, '"for clean cltizonshlp is an as
set Vhicli cannot bo computed in
dollars and cents."
Mrs. Charles Huyhurst, of Port
land, prosidotit of the Pitrent-Tencher
nsoclation of Oregon, endorsed the
movoment for playgrounds, then
took up, tho constitutional amend
ments and measures appearing ni
tho ballot. In discussing tho higher
educational mlUnge bill, nnd the two
mill tax for public elementary
schools, Mrs. Huyhurst culled at
tention to tho fact that living ex-
uensos have advanced since 1913 as
high as 01 per cent, that teachers
salaries have gone up 25 per cent,
with an ndvance of only 22 pr
cent lit collego professors'' compen
sation, that registration In the col
leges hits more than doubled, with
class i room spnee Increased br.t
slightly, and that the Income of tho
state colleges and normal tins ad
vanced hardly at all. Tho general
oducatlonnl bill she reforrod to nn
Ionization to aid tho children in dis
tricts of low valuations.
Spoaks for Death Penalty.
Mrs. Huyhurst also spoke lu favor
of tho soldiers and sailors educa
tional fund mettsuro, and tho udult
blind school mensttro,
U. A. Wind, thai last speaker of
tho evening, advised his hearers to
The convention, which was under
the auspices of "Brads!) aw lodge of
Madras, was presided over by W. J.
H. Clark, grand vice-chancellor,
and the early part of the session
was featured by the Initiation of 20
esquires into the rank of knight, by
a picked degree team drawn from
the Bend, Prinevllle, Redmond, und
Madras lodges.
Following the ritualistic session,
400 knights were entertained at a
banquet which lasted well Into the
morning.
BROWN AND GORMAN
PUT UP HARD FIGHT
Terrific Combat in Portland Ring
Goes to Draw Ted Hoke Wins
by Knockout In Third. ,
(Br United Prow to The Bend Bulletin.)
PORTLAND. Moy 21. In one of
tho most terrific fights ever seen in
Portland, Young Brown and Joe
Gorman slugged and smashed their
way through 10 rounds to a draw
here last night.
Pete Mitchle received a hard lac
ing at the hands of Puggy Morton,
who easily' won the decision after
eight rounds. Frankie Monroe, and
Weldou Wing staged an eight round
draw, and Ted Hoke Knocked out
Zimmerman In the third round.
JEALOUS WOMAN
' SHOOTS HUSBAND
KXOX PEACE RESOLUTION
PASSES REPRESENTATIVES
AND IS SENT TO PRESDDENT
WILSON FOR APPROVAL.
(Br United Pres to Th Bend Bulletin)
NEW YORK, May 21. A grad
ual decline of food prices through
out the nation Is in prospect, ac
cording to wholesale grocers, eco
nomists and other experts in close
touch with the situation. Reports
received showed that In some sec
tions of the country the trend to
ward lower prices on food is al
ready noticeable.
Clearing up of the freight con
gestion, already under way under
orders of the interstate commerce
commission, will go a long way to
Ward clearing the road for a de
crease In food prices, experts be
lieve. Flour prices are down in Minne
apolis, the milling center of tbet
country, and one of the largest
dealers In foodstuffs in Chicago an
nounced that fall prices will be
lower.
Demoralization of the wool mar
ket was shown in the auction of
wool in Boston by the British gov
ernment. Purchasers were found
for only 3000 bales of the best
grades at IS per cent below the
former price.
(Br United Pre! to The Bend Bulletin)
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 21.
The battle for the final passage of
the congressional peace resolution
was opened in tSe house today by
Chairman Porter, of the foreign af
fairs committee, soon after conven
ing. Porter moved that the house
agree with the Knox resolution re
cently passed by the senate, as a sub'
stituto measure for the one adopted
by the house more than a month
ago. He opened the debate: with an
attack on Wilson.. .
The resolution was passed and im
mediately sent to the president.
The vote was 228 to 139, and in
dicates that the resolution ' cannot
be passed over the president's veto,
as the majority is less than two-thirds.
Democrats hissed when Represen
tative Mason declared that he would
"rather take the judgment of the
senate than that of the sick man at
the other end of the avenue." Nine
teen democrats bolted party organi
zation and voted for the resolution.
That the downward trend of food
and clothing prices reported from
the East is not to be regarded as
of a permanent nature is the gen
eral belief among representative
Bend merchants, who were inter
viewed this morning. So far bo
advices have 'been received by them
from jobbers or wholesalers that
any reductions are to be expected,
and. with a few exceptions, due. In
! the case of groceries, to seasonal tn-
crease in production, no cuts are
being made by local dealers.
They agree that no basic causes
have brought about the reduction
and that, consequently, the weak
ening of the market can be noth
ing more than temporary. SeTeral
predicted that even higher prices
would be in effect this fall, wheal
same expect that the peak, may be
reached.
STARTS FIRST WOMAN
BANK IN W0L!J!l
(By United TreM to The Bend Bulletin)
PORTLAND, May 21. Inflamed
by tho belief that her husband was
bestowing his affections on other
women. Mrs. August Bjorkland shot
her-husband, who died shortly after
in a hospital here today. The woman
turned the rovolover on herself, and
it is believed that she will die.
HOLSHEVrai ADVANCE
(By United Tress to Tho Bend Bulletin)
LONDON, May 21. Russian Bol
shevik troops havo advanced 30
voto for eminent domain for roads mllos In the region west of Vitebsk,
t' ' I capturing PolotBk, according to a
(Continued on Page 3.) , I Moscow dispatch.
SpasT If
NEW CORPORATION
TAX CONTEMPLATED
Ways and Means Committee of
House to Recommend Substi
tute Revenue Heasnro.
(By United PreM to The Bend Bulletin.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 21.
As one method of making up losses
due to the supreme court's decision
against taxing stock dividends, the
house ways and means committee
has decided to report amendments
to the war revenue act taxing per
sonal service corporations the same
as other corporations.
SUITS FOR DIVORCE
GAINING IN NUMBER
(By United Press to The Bend Bulletin.)
PORTLAND, ORE., May 21. The
unusually large number of divorce
suits which have been tiled here
recently has . caused surprise among
the circuit judges.
DomeBtic discords of every char
acter and traceable to almost every
cause are represented In tho' cases
which have been filed. '
V
GAS WILL LAST FOR
? FIFTEEN DAYS MORE
This Is Mrs. R. F. Runyon of
Clarksville. Tenn., who has
launched the first bank in the
.world for women. She is presi
dent and Mrs.' Matt Lyle Is cash
ier. The Institution caters to
women only. It encourages thrift
and already has made some good
loans.
Uridor the present plan of dis
tribution, the supply of gasoline and
dlBtUlato on hand will last for IS
days, declares William R. Speck, lo
cal manager for the Standard Oil
company. For the most part, ho
believes, the people of Bend are co
operating commendatly In conserv
ing the supply for business pur
poses. '