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wwwtvwwwvwvwwwwwf DAILY EDITION ' TUN WKATHHl Haiti lonljflit unit tomorrow Vol,. V. iii:m, dimcihtks cointy, okegon, i Riday afternoon, april i.t, 11121. No. 1 1 1. THE BEND BULLETIN M'NARY'S BILL WILL BENEFIT QUARTER MILLION OF RECLAMATION AIM AID FOR WEST PLAN l'a)inrnt Fur VtT lllulita to Cover M Year Period, Willi IkindliiK Prevented I'nlll ProJiVt In Arlunll)' I'nder I terat Ion I (RulMla Whlnalon llureau.) WASHINGTON, I). C, April 15. Twenty million acre of lutid In the uric nd t'liil -arltl alalna of I lie weal will lis reclaimed mill initda produc tive It I'nlted Slate Senator Charle I,. MrNary'a bill advancing 1250.. 000,000 to the reclamation fund la enacted. The bill haa been carefully drawn ao aa to avoid objection mad In the pant to almllar legislation, and Bona-( tor McNary believe that It contalna the aolutlon of tha reclamation prob lem of tha treat. It la expected that the meaaure will be reported out favorably aoon from tha committee on reclamation and Irrigation, of which tha aenator la tha chairman. "Thla bill." auld Senator McNary today, "la dealxned to promote the agricultural development of the 16 arid and wmlnrld lntc of the weat. A preferenro I given to all ex-erv-Ice men on all Ilia public land In each of tha project contemplated, and alao on exco land, which nioana that on acreage beyond which any one Individual la permitted to own and which he la compelled to enter Into contract with the aecretary of the Interior to aell at an agreed value be fore work on the project la atarted. The maximum farm unit In the recla mation projecla under thla bill la 160 aerea. The aecretary of tha Interior I given authority to reduce thla acre age to HO acre. Payment rover !W Year, "The payment of water right ex tend over a period of 20 yeara. and the Irrigation bond, which are to be limned by the varlou dlatrlcla, will curry Internal rate at not to exceed five per cent. "t'ndcr Ihe bill the government of the I'nlleil Ktutea I to advance to the federal reclamation fund $250,000, 000. Twenty million dollar of thl fund I to be paid the reclamation fund fr 1922; $.15,0(10.000 In 1 923 ; l4S.000.ono In 1921. and $50,000. IKIO thereafter each year until the full i:r,o,nnn,no0 ha been pnld Into the reclamation fund. "We have carefully avoided the objection In thl hill that were mude to former bill wherein Ihe govern ment waa to accept from tha varlou Irrigation ill.tr !cl a the hiilida laaund by Iheae dlalrlcla and In their place lun fulled Slate certificate of In debtednea for aalo to tha general public. Thl wa objected to gener ally hern line It wa felt under thl plun tho federal government wa lending It credit In uch a way ni lo (Continued on Page X.) GANG LEADER LOSES NERVE HAM CAHRI.NIXI.I LAPSES INTO VNCONSClOl'SNESS AH UK IS TAKEN TO GALLOWS I'KTTY CRIMINALS II KM .11 V CALM. I tlr United Presa to Th Pond Bulletin) f'HICA(lt), April IS. Throe men wero hntiKed here today. Hum Ciirdlnelll, tho "hriiln of Chl cngo's worat gang," according lo the pollrn, wn curried to Hi" scaffold unconscious. The. gang leader lost hi hrnvndn n lio wn being brntiKht from hi cell and lapaed Into uncon acloiiHtiea from fenr. Tho other two to hnng, Snm Fer rorn mid Joaeph CohIuiixo, wcro tuk nn to tho scaffold previous to Cnrdln olll. Although "lily petly "Htlckup" men In the underworld, they"' held their head high and maintained tholr cnnipoHiire until the trnp wb . sprung. m Solitaire "Crap Shooter" Not to Appeal, Decides A. I.. Wllaon, convicted of "Mhiifitlna cruna" with hlmaelf. iicconlliiK lo III defitiiso In po- llco court Heveiul week ugu, tin lli.flllefl liot to utilieul. Not- 4 withstanding the doubt which wa raised at thut tlnin a to the poaalblllly of "aolllulra" guiiibllng, Wilson thl morning uppeured III the officii of tliu 4 4 clly recorder and paid hi flue 4 4 of $25. 4 44 4' 44444444444 DENIES THEFT BLAMES NEPHEW VKHTOV WELLS, hi HBOl'MlKD IIV HARNESS AMI KITCHEN WARE, TESTIFIES IN tVX DEFENSE. Kurrounded by on net of harneaa, a horae collar, a gray blanket, a coll of rope, a hand towel, a collection of chain and hobble, a teapot, two kettle and a atewpan, Newton Well thl afternoon took the aland In bl own defenaa In circuit court, churged with tha theft of I hone artlclea from tha homealead cabin of a neighbor. Christian Tinner, High leert home Under Well testified that ha bad not taken the article, which were found In hi cabin and outbuilding, but that they bad been brotigh there by a nephew, who wa living with hll'.l at the time, given In tha Indictment a November. The nephew haa alnca left for part unknown. Well had never aaked him where the article had been acquired, but had been told that oine were purchased and other had been given him. he aald. Tha atata rested It cane at noon today Wltnease were: Tinner. Ilert M. Meek. Olvln Thompion, Hherlff 8. E. Kobert, Deputy Samuel K. l-ochrle and K. I). Gilson. W. O. Arniatrong. Newton Well and Burn Young teattficd for tha defenae early thl afternoon. SNYDER SPEAKS HERE APRIL 26 I.KtTI RES ON SOCIAL HYGIENE COMING LOCAL COM MITTKK IV . t IIARGE OK ARRANGE MENTS AND PI RI.IC1TV. J. K. Knyder of Corvalll will give hi lecture on Rociul hygiene In llend on Tueadny, April 26. It wu decided luat night by the locul committee, which met with J. K. Waggoner, field representative of Ihe Oregon Social Hygiene aoclety. Tho pluce will be decided upon Inter. Mr. Sny der will nlao apeuk at Itedmond, Prlnevllla nnd Mini in while in Cen tral Oregon. 8. W. Moore, city chool superin tendent, wn chosen chairman of the local committee which will be In charge of publicity work and ar rangement fur an audience room. Other member are J. Kdgnr Purdy. Prank R. Prince. J. O. Gibson. J. D. Donovan, L. D. Wlest and Paul Hoa- mer. COUNT MINOTTO NOW U. S. CITIZEN (Br Uan4 Praa to Tti twnd BulMlnl CHICAOO, April 15. Count Jnmes Minntto, aon-ln-luw of I.ouls K. Swift, pucker, wn mndo an Amer ican citizen In federal court here to day. Mlnotto wa In trouble during the nr, hi mime being mentioned In connect Ion with pro-Ucrmau ac- llvllll!. SEATTLE EDITOR VISITS HARDING ny Itnllnl Prrsa to Th llonil Dullrtln.) WASHINGTON, D. C April 15. Colonel C. J. Illuthen, puhllahor of tho Seattle Time, conferred with President Harding today. They are cIoho friend and Colonel tilethen will active during tho enmpntgn. STEADY GROWTH FORESEEN HERE SUBSTANTIAL GAINS PREDICTED ' l. E. Hunter, Hi-turning from Koulli, I'liula Condition On I'p-Gradi Spirit of Calm Aaauranie Pre valent In IU-nd I ltl( Awt. A ateady Increaae In bulnea and general properlty I confidently ex pected In llend from now on by I). K. Hunter, prealdent of the Central Oregon bank and jnunager of the llend compuny, ' Juat returned from apendlng four month In Lo Angele .Mr. Hunter doe not consider thut the good time of a year ago are coming buck with a rush, but ha doe look for a ateady, HUbatatiliul lreiglhen Ing In the baale Industrie of llend and Central Oregon the lumber bualtii' and stock ralalnic. ConfiilniMW Big Fan-tor. Condition In the lumber market have already Improved slightly, he point out, and !lvetock, having reached the bottom level, cannot do otherwlae than come up. "We are particularly fortunate In having rep resentatives uf two of the beat and blggeat lumber companlo in the country located In llend," he aald. "It mean operation at a time when uUnta in other aectlon may be en tirely Idle." Not the leant of Bend's aaet I the general plrlt of assurance which Mr. Hunter ha noted alnce hi return to liend. It la not a blind optimism. but a calm feeling of confidence, which will aid materially In the prog ress of the city, he believe. -An external force which cannot but be of benefit to llend la In Ihe reputation enjoyed by thl city throughout Oregon and In other tate a well. "You alwaya hear Bend highly ipoken of; It I known a a live, proaperous town," Mr. Hun ter aald. KANDIT KILLED IN ATTEMITED HOLDUP (Br t'nlud Prw to Th Bnd BulWla.) CHICAGO. April IS One bandit wa killed, a policeman shot and three rubber captured when five men attempted to hold up the Cicero State bunk at Cicero, a Chicago suburb. The dead bandit was Identified as Julian Norwell' of Chicago. All the bandits were boys under 20. STATES EXCLUDING ALIENS TO ASK HELPFUL POLICY ON PART OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (Bullrtla Wanhinxton Burrau.) WASHINGTON. D. C. April 15. , V. S. .McClutchey of Sacramento, Cal.,1 tolil llm Cnltfnrnln Holeffntlim In roll-1 Kress Monday the Inaldo of the Call fornla anti-Japanese land campaign and as a result of the meeting It is ex pected that A joint conference of sen ator and congressmen from the statue which plan or now have nntl allen land law will be held within a few day to formulnte a policy of co operation and perhaps the placing of a memorial before the state depart ment asking that no federal action be taken which will In any way, diminish or.noutrallte the attitude of the va rious state a to alien land holdings. From the Information developed at the mbottng yestorday It was learned that several state hnvo now the same or similar anti-nllen land laws a those recently passed by the state of California. These ntntos. which now bar alien land owning, are Washington, Nevada, Texna. Arl ionn, Now Mexico, l'tnh, Colorado and Delaware. In Nebraska n .'ilmlliir hill has passed nno house of (ho leRlslature and tho same course has been fallowed 111 Oregon nnd Ida ho. Oklahoma has for a number of years absolutely prohibited alien In nd owning. Other Slutes Rule, Illinois permits nil alien to hold, land for six years, but at the end of J tho period he must have become a I naturalized citizen or the til lo lo the land reverts to the slate, and, as Jap Nearly Million In Checks Taken By Holdup Men (Uy Uiiltr Prtx lo Th llrnd Hullrtli.) 4 CHICAGO. Aorll 15. Kour 4 4 bundlta l.eld up two Chicago 4 4 clearing limine meaaenger to- 4 4 duy and eainped with (;38.000 4 4 worth of negotiable check. 4 444444444444444 U. S. FIREWORKS PLANT IS GONE TUtHIKIC K.l'MSIOH KIIATTKK WIVDOWH A MILK DISTANT MISS AT KAMMII.PII, MASS.. IS ax.t.tMiO. (Br UnlUd Pr to Th Bmd BulUKIo) RANDOLPH, Ma., April 15. With series of explosions of heavy powder charge and crackle of fire work, the plant of the United State Firework Co. was practically de stroyed here today. Occupant uf nearby homee were thrown from their bed by the heavy blavt. The loss I estimated at SS5.000. The bombardment wo no severe that window within a mile radius were blown in. DICE OIJEY CHILD, OFFICER BENEFITS NEW YORK. April 15. "Have you any children?" Hurry Sherman, 12 years old. asked a policeman who had just arrested blm on a charge of stealing from a 5 and 10-cent store. When the policeman said "yes." Harry handed him two $20 bill and aald, with a generous ges ture, "Here, buy them some pres ents." Upon being aslred the source of hi wealth, he explained it wa crap. So now he haa two charge Instead of one to answer before the children's court. DATE FOR EIGHTH GRADE EXAMS SET Eighth grade examinations will be held throughout the county on May 12 and 13, County Superintendent J. Alton Thompson announced this morning. Not counting llend stu dents, who are not required lo write on the state questions, "8 are expect ed to take these examinations. anese cannot be naturalized, this bars them. Indtuna has a similar provi sion, where the limit is 320 acres and the nllen must become a citizen with in five years. Missouri permits only the holding of land by aliens whose country per mits similar privilege to Americans by trenty provisions. Missouri laws also provide no cor poration whose alien stockholders hold more than 20 per cent of the capital may hold land. Pennsylvania has a law prohibiting more than certain acreage and limiting the an nual profits. Kansas reserves to Its legislature the right to prescribe the property holding rights of aliens. Joint Action Hoped for. Kentucky permits aliens to hold property for 25 years for business purposes only, and no real estate for any other purpose. Minnesota lim its the land holdings of aliens to 90, 000 square feet and also provides that no company hnvlng more than 20 per cent of the stock owned by aliens may hold real estate. In view of nil this mnsa of alien Inul holding prohibition It Is prob able that concerted action will .be taken within a few days for the clos er union of nil these stntes having similar laws and the agreement to take common action when necessary lo secure federal policy In line with tho state legislation. Information regarding Delaware only came In yesterday, when advices were received in Washington that the bill had "become a law. STRIKE ORDER IS CANCELLED A SECOND TIME NEGOTIATIONS ASKED BY ALLIANCE MINERS CRITICISED llrllb.li Organization Calls Off Walk out Scheduled Kor Tonight When Minn Kmploye Hefuw) To Re open Negotiation. I Br L'niud Pnaa to Th Brad BuJIrtio.) LONDON, April 15. The triple al liance strike set for tonight Is called off, it Is officially announced. The announcement followed Lloyd George' statement in the house of commons that the striking miners had renewed their original demands. This was taken to mean at first that efforts to effect a settlement had failed. The official announce ment came a short time afterward. It was stated that cancellation of the general strike order is due to the fact that leaders of the triple al liance believed the miners are wrong In refusing to reopen negotiations for strike settlement. SETTLERS VOTE ON BOND ISSUE SKCO.VD BALLOT OX PURCHASE OP C. O. I. COMPANY HOLD INGS TAKEN TODAY" POLLS CLOSE AT S OTUK'K. Settlers of the C. O. I. district are today balloting on the proposed $250,000 bond issue .success or fail ure of which will determine whether the district will purchase the hold Ings of the C. O. I. Co. The issue was defeated in the election held in February. The polls will be closed at S o'clock this evening. Voting places are at Redmond Grange Hall, Community hall at Al falfa. Scbultx residence at Alfalfa and the Davidson residence at Terre bonne. SEEKS RELEASE 0FT0MM00NEY ATTORNEY YYOl'LB REOPEN CASE BY APPLYING TO THE SI PERIOR COI RT FOR WRIT OF AID1TA Ql'ERRIA. ( Br Uallvd Prm to fb Btnd Bulletin SAN FRANCISCO, April 15. New legal steps to secure the release of Thomas J. Mooney from San Quentln prison were taken today. Attorney Byron J. Parker, who announced he had discovered a new legal method ot reopening the case, filed an appli cation for a writ ot "audita querria" in superior court. He declared that it the writ is granted It will open a way tor the judge before whom Mooney was tried to order a new trial. The procedure, according to attor ney, is seldom used. SHIPYARD SHOOTING SEQUEL OF QUARREL (Br United Free to The B. n ' Bulletin) OAKLAND, Cu!., April 15. Paul Golstone, of Alumnnda. was shot and killed nt the Rethlchem Shipbuilding company's plant here today. The shoot lug. according to the police, fol lowed a quarrel with Captain Dan Ferguson, chief of the shipyard guard. GRAIN STILL HELD ON KANSAS FARMS (Br United PreH to Th Bend Bulletin.) 8ALINA, Knn.. April 15. Wheat sold here today for 99 cents, the low-j est price since 191. Many farmers are still holding their wheat. APPROVE NAME OF HARVEY FOR FOREIGN POST COLOMBIAN TREATY IS BEFORE SENATE DEMOCRATS PASSIVE Fight On Appointment Fails T Materialize llerrlrk Approved House Expected To Vote Today On Y'oung Tariff . Measure. (Br Valud Pro to Th Bead Bolktia) WASHINGTON, D. C, April 15.- Senate happenings today featured the continuation of discussion of the Colombian treaty, and in addition the approval by the foreign relations committee of the nomination of Col onel George Harvey aa ambassador to Great Britain and that ot Myron Herrlck as ambassador to France. No opposition was manifested by the democratic committee members, some of whom had indicated dis position to oppose Harvey. In the house, debate on the Young emergency tariff bill was expected to culminate in a vote late today. TWO FREED ON THEFT CHARGE KOOYMAX AND EVANS FOUND NOT GOLTY OF STEALING CALF CATTLEMEN WEBB MEMBERS OF JIRY'. C. L. Evans and Jake Kooyman were last night declared not guilty by the jury's verdict In circuit court, where they have been on trial for two days, charged with stealing a calf from Seth Stookey. The jury was out a little less than three hours. The presence ot a number of cat tlemen on the jury, and their conse quent familiarity with conditions surrounding cases ot the kind, waa feature of the trial. After the ver dict was turned in, jurymen stated that they believed the calf waa Stookey's. but that Evans and Koojr man acted in good faith in butcher ing it, under the supposition that it belonged to them. According to the testimony brought out in the case, Evans and Kooyman took the calf, which was unbranded, from Stookey'a corral in broad daylight. Later they turned it loose upon their range, then took it up again and butchered it. Stookey appeared on the scene ot the butcher ing. It was testified, and took tha hide and head. SOLDIER ASKS : HELP OF POST FORMER SERGEANT CHARGED WITH INVOLUNTARY HOMI CIDE, WANTS ASSISTANCE OH LEGION AT TACOMA TRIAL. 7 United Pru to The Bead Bulletin.) TACOMA, April 15. R. R. Potta ier, of Rhode Island, ex-army ser geant, accused ot Involuntary man slaughter In connection with the death at Camp Lewis of Major Alex ander Cronkhite In 1918, has ap pealer to the local post ot the Amer ican Legion to help him In his forth coming trial. The trial is scheduled for federal court May 2. Robert Roaenblut'.i, former captain, is also accused, and will be tried at the same time. SENATOR M'NARY ASKS EGG TARIFF (Bulletin Washington Bureau.) WASHINGTON D. C, April 15. Senator McNary has arranged to pre sent the demand for tho Oregon co operative poultry- producers for a duty on eggs to the ways and means committee In connection permanent tariff. with tha