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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1921)
Avavv4AAvj DAILY EDITION TIIK WEATHER Pair tonight mid tomorrow. WWMVWWWWWWWWWWW THE BEND BULLETIN VOU V. I1KND, OKHCHITKH OOl'N'TY, OKKOO.V, Kit 11)1 V AFTERNOON. Al'OTHT 12, IIK!I. ' So. tM. SEES BETTER TIMES III INDUSTRY CHANGE IN TAXATION DECLARED NKKI) ALLIED DEBT PUZZLE Industrial Coum-ll Si-rri-tary Sees Nerraalty For Railroad Payment House To l(uli Art Inn tin Tax Revision Measurt. (Ilr Unll-d Tru to Th IWn4 BulMla.) NKW YORK. Auk. 11 Karl Con tanllne, executive secretary of th National Indiialrlal council, today dn dared the follow Ins fire elementary step are nereaaary to bring about a complete realoratlon of normal btial iwm condition: Further rout of liv ing reduction. housing relief, liquida tion of lh government'! obligation lo the railroads, taxation readjust ment, and aoliitlnn of thn foreign debt problem. Conatantlne declared the Induatrial rouncll'a aurvejr of general eondl tlona Indicated a gradual, apaamodlr Improvement fur the real of (lie year and In lb following spring. TAX CHANGE NEAR WASHINGTON. l. C, Aug. 12. Ilepreaentatlvn Mondell, house repub lican leader, elated today that the houae ways and means committee will complete Its tax revision bill Monday. Should the committee give complete approval, the house Intends to rush the measure; through, next week. The senate flusnre committee to day adopted the American valuation plan as the tariff bill basis, with alight modifications. Republican members are supporting that plan unanimously and republican member of the houae ways and means com mittee preaent have reached virtual agreement to eliminate the dye stuffs embargo proposal. LEGION ORCHESTRA ADDS JAZZ PIANIST I,. It. Wood Adda Pep To Mualral Organisation "rlax-n-Jaxa" la me Chosen ly Mroilarra. The new American Legion or chestra, which has been reorganised this week with the addition of L. It. Wood. Jim pianist, who wn former ly with McElroy'a orchestra of Port- I ii tul. boa been named the Legion fiax-o-Jail Dance orchestra. Wood la a member of the Legion and at last night's rehearsal demon strated that he can tlckla the ivories with the "pep' which transfers Itself to the dancer. The rejuvenated or chestra will muke It first appearance t the D. A. A. C. dunce Saturday night. MICKIE SAYS J CWTtx Wr KAOUTU TO "teU- 1 BBCUl WE CAVK MfORO Vf , I tW EDITOR K A UW VjWOVUOHf So0 ts.. VtOMf-JrAPW"-Uvl IH TtMM ut -Ase. MMV uo eeaa' Prisoners Throw Pepper, and Leave In Jailer's Auto TOUT ORCHARD. Wash., Aug. II. No trace ran be found of Henry Dradiinr or Early New- bum, prisoner, who made their getaway when they threw pep- per In their Juller's eyes, secured bis key uml revolver, and fled In his auto. I'ossea are scouring the dls- I riot . although Sheriff1 Fein - presses Hie belief tliut the men are heading for Canada. FINDS PRIEST, GOES TO JAIL . WILLIAM IIIGHTOWEH WILL PHOIIAIILY BE CHARGED W ITH Mlllllllt, AMI WILL RECEIVE REWARD HHt LIKATING IIOIIV inr Unlll Pr-aa to Tha Brad Ballatla.1 HAN r ltASt'lSCO. Aug. 12. Wil liam lllgbtower, heralded as the man discovering the body of Kather iles- lln. murdered priest, spent last night In a prison cell and probably will be charged with the prlest'i murder. He also will probably lie paid the I800U reward fur diacovery of the body.. Police claim a strong chain of cir cumstantial evidence connects High tower with the crime. HI movement at the time of the kidnaping are regarded as highly auspicious. HUSBAND, CAST ASIDE, FORGETS RALPH UIIEHCHAIN SPEEDS FROM CHICAGO TO ASSIST DI VORCED WIFE, CHARGED WITH Ml HDEU IN LOS ANGELES, (Br Ualud Praas U The Ikaal BuUrtla.) LOS ANOKI.F.8. Aug. 12. Mada lynn Oberchaln, Indicted with Arthur lurch for the murder of Helton Ken nedy, Insurance broker, la placing her hope for freedom in her divorced hus band, now apeeding from Chicago to her aastalance. Ralph Oberchaln. before he left Chicago, told the I'nlted Presa that he still loved his former wife and Intended to do everything In bis pow er to effect her release. He cannot believe her guilty. Police are attempting to find the gun barrel fitting the stock of 12 gauge shotgun, found on the beach near Sunta Monica Saturday. They advance the belief that Kennedy' murderer escaped by way of Santa Monica and threw the gun into the ocean. INCENDIARY BLAZE THREATENS PRIEST (Br United Vtm to Tha Bend Bullrtia.) 8EATTLK. Aug. 12. Fire of In cendiary origin threntoned the death of Father Francis Beebe today as tha priest slept In hi room In the South Park Catholic church Police are Investigating the cause of the fire. HOLDUP SUSPECTS CANT GIVE BONDS (Br United Prna to The Band Bulletin.) KANSAS CITY, Aug. 12. Four men and onn woniiin, arrested Tues day when Louise Gordon and F.dward Putton were Jailed In connection with the $20,000 Senttle hnnk messenger robbery, remained In Jull today in tin fault of $10,000 bonds each. FROZEN DAINTY IS SHIPPED TO ORIENT VANCOUVER. B. C. Aug. 12. Thousands of gallons of Ice cream are bolng shipped every month from this port to China, the troten dainty being forwarded In specially con structed containers holding about 500 gallon each. . ALLIED TROOPS GO TO SILESIA TO KEEP PEACE COUNCIL DECIDES ON POLICY LLOYD GEORGE LEAVES llt hlsli I'r. iiil.-r Oa Way liui k To l,mdon Will Attend Washington Disarmament Conference In I'crwn la London Report. (Mr I'nllrd Pr-aa toTht Brn4 Bullrtia.) PARIS, Aug. 12 Pending ad Jualmenl of the I'pper Hllealan dls pute by the League of Nations coun cil, the supreme council ha decided to send allied reinforcement there lo preserve order, it is announced of ficially. Premier Lloyd George left today for London, leaving Lord Curzon to represent Great Britain In the dellb- eratlona of the supreme council. According to a London announce ment, Lloyd George Intends to at tend the Washington disarmament conference personally, providing af fairs permit, coutrary to the earlier report that he would not do so. PASSENGERS OF SAN JOSE SAFE SUM. WITH OKI ICERS AMI CREW STILL OX HOARD. IN DANGER DESTROYER M A V UK SENT TO Til Kilt ASSISTANCE. (Br Usnad Pnaa la The Brad BolUtla) SAN DIF.OO. Aug. 12. Thirty-five passengers and five membera of the crew of the wrecked ateamer San Jose reached here today, none the worse for wear, after aeveral nights spent on Penguin island amid thousands of the screaming birds. It Is understood that a storm rising forced the ateamer Grlfu, standing by the San Jose, to abandon her post. The San Jose show danger of breaking up with her officers and crew still on board. Destroyer will probably leave here to go to the vessel's aid. PASTEBOARD TAGS OFFERED AUTOISTS Sheriff Huberts I'lawl In Charge of Auto I.U-enalng In County Tem porary Number I'liilc Available Sheriff 8. E. Roberts has been des ignated by Secretary of State Sam Koier to have charge of applications for auto licenses In Deschutes coun ty. For thoae desirous of using tem porary license tags until their ap plication have' been acted on. paste board cards. Indicating the county In which Issued, may be secured at the same timet that the license Is asked. The autoist making application may secure two of these, one as a front and one as a rear number plate, and will turn them in when the metal number plate I received. Sheriff Roberts explains. Two hundred sets of cards are now In the sheriff's pos session. FIRE NEAR TUMALO STATION REPORTED Hnrrlmnn Sent to Control Flames Lightning: llelleved To Have Cauaeil Forest Illnie. A fire In the vicinity of the Ttim alo ranger station was reported this morning to Supervisor H. L. Plumb at Deschutes National forest head quarters. Deputy Supervisor Hnrrl mnn was sent to direct the work of the fire fighters. Lightning I thought to have caus ed the blaie. BAND fXNCEHT TONIGHT The Shevlln-Hlxon band will give a free concert In the city park on the riverfront at 7: SO o'clock this eve ning. The announcement wai prev iously made (or last night. Horseshoes for Auto Owners Luck Saves Cars for Eleven "Lady Luck" was with Bend su tolsts last night, when the Bend gar age burned. By the merest chance, cars lo the value of close to 120.000, which ordinarily would have been left in the building, were elsewhere for one reason or another. - K. P. Muhaffey'a new Bulck was safely In the garage at 7 o'clock, and. In fart, was reported to have been lost In the flames. As a matter of fact, however, the owner decided on an evening ride, and, against his wife's wish, the car was brought to the Muhaffey residence. And there It was left when Mr. and Mrs. Mahaf- fey returned from a short trip about j two hours before midnight. I ' Clyde M. McKay experienced the. gift of eond sight n other word, be had a "hunch." Hi own garage i on the river front was not yet com pleted, but he took his machine at S o'clock, drove to his home, and left the car standing on the runway over night. E. M. Thompaon had placed his car In the Bend garage, and there It would have remained If it had not been the birthday of his son. Hugh, That called for a celebration, and a eelebralioa called for a car. When Hugh was ready to put the machine back In the garage, the building was In flames. V. H. Haines, traveling salesman, registered at the Pilot Butte Inn. bad Just as close a call. About 11:30 o'clock he drove up to the Inn. and went upstairs to write a note, direct-. Ing that the car be filled with gas and , Sage Hen Dinner Will Be Missed By Ad Club Men If member of the Portland Ad club do not stop In Bend (or . dinner with the Commercial club, they'll be sorry, declared Secretary L. Antles, on learning that the revised caravan scbed ule called for arrival here early 'Tuesday morning, and departure shortly afterward. Then he wired to Ad club headquarters, giving the infor mation that a sagehen dinner, with a trout course. Is what the I'ortlanders will mis if they fall to take stopover privilege for Bend. B. A. A. C. MASS MEETING SOON MF.MBKKS AND OTHKItS INTKR- KSTF.D TO I'LAX PROGRAM OF WINTF.R ACTIVITIES SOMK Kl'KI'KISKM IX STORK August 26 I the date set for the mass meeting of all members of the B. A. A. C. and for all who are not members, but ore Interested In Its activities. At this meeting, classes of various sorts will be organized and other plans for the winter sea son outlined. Manager Cobb refuses to reveal all that la planned for this meeting, but points out that the American Legion I running the B. A. A. C. and that anybody who has anything to do with the Legion will Just have to get used to bumping Into surprises. j The twin mottoes of the B. A. A. C. Cobb says, are "Keep them busy" land "Give them what they want." i Every member will find something to his or her liking in the program which will be outlined. ALBERT HARRYMAN IS LAID TO REST The funeral of Albert Harryman. who died Wednesday morning at the St. Charles hospital, was held yes terday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Nlswonger chapel, Mrs. -Fannie W. Palmerton conducting the serv ices. In addition to relatives and friends, membera of the American Le gion and the Bend fire department attended There were two musical i numbers. Interment Butte cemetery. was In Pilot oil In readiness for an early morning departure. When he came down to pilot hi machine to the garage, the fire wa already under way. Someone had "borrowed" Hugh OKane's big Paige, and as a result It wa standing In front of the O'Kane building this morning Instead of be ing a charred ruin. II. A. Miller Franklin was In the garage for repairs, which were still uncompleted. Needing the machine, Mr. Miller took It out. Intending to bring It back this morning to have the work finished. Result, one Franklin saved. M. R. Matthew's car was among the absent. For several day the machine had been boused at the gar age, but yesterday "Matt" decided on a trip to Prlneville, and it was In the Crook connty seat that the car pent the night. L. M. Foss had left bis ma chine for minor repairs, but tbese were finished Just In time to allow htm to ride home. Instead of leaving the auto In the ahop as be bad plan' ned on doing. I'nwllllngness to walk aaved a loss for J. C. Rhodes. HU car. too, wa In for repair, but these, he decided could wait until the next day. so he rode home from bi office yesterday evening. A chance trip prevented the burn ing of the auto belonging to- C. P. Dorian. J. Buxton Price wa another mo torist who almost put his car In the Bend garage last nlgbt, and then didn't. OFFICERS HEAR KILLER'S TALE SLAYING OK DIVORCKD WIFE XOT PTIEMKD1TATF.D, DECLAR ED HEN DK.lt SOX CARRIED GCX IX FEAR OP FATHER. I Br Uailad Prcaa to The Baod Bullatio.) PORTLAND. Aug. 12. Joseph Henderson today told the police his side of the story regarding the kill ing of his divorced wife, for which authorities are holding him for first degree murder. Henderson Is slow ly recovering from wounds self-inflicted following his attack on his wife. He declared he had no Intention of harming his wife when he visited her. and that he wanted to effect a recon ciliation. He carried a pistol, he said, for fear of his wife's father, who. he declared, had threatened to shoot him on sight. TWO DOZEN INFANTS REPORT FOR CLINIC Examinations Held At Sisters High ly Successful No Babies I'nder Six Months, Reports Norse. An even two doxen Infants were examined yesterday at the baby clinic held In Sisters, Miss Julia Clock, county nurse, reported this morning. The number was more than the total at the Redmond buby clinic earlier in the week, which extended over two days. Miss Clock said. The babies examined at Sister were older than is ordinarily the case. not one being under six months, the county nurse stated. SUGGESTION MADE FOR ROAD MEETING A suggestion to the Medford and Klamath Fans Commercial clubs for a meeting with representative of the Bend commercial body at Crater lake to consider road questions was made in a letter sent from the office of the Bend Commercial club secretary to day. CITY BUREAU MAN WILL VISIT BEND That Norman B. Courtney, assist ant manager of the American City bureau, which effected the reorganl xatlon of the Bend Commercial club, will be her lata this month, was tha Information conveyed la a letter re ceived at morning. clab headquarter this FIREMEN, BY HEROIGVVORK REDUCE LOSS PREVENT SPREAD OF GARAGE FIRE . MANY CARS DAMAGED Short Circuit In Auto Believed Caasw of Maze Nearby Wooden Btalld lna Saved Insurance Covers One-Third of 8 0,01)0 Lorn. Although the walls are still stand ing, the Bend garage, gutted last night by a fire which wa discovered at 11:56 o'clock by E. E. Larrimore. night clerk at the Pilot Butte Inn, la almost a total loss. Twenty nine ears were burned, many of them be ing rendered valueless, though others may be salvaged. The loss Is esti mated at 40.000, about one-third covered by Insurance. A telegram was received by Chief Carlon this morning from W. C. Blrd ssll, who Is in Portland recovering; from an operation, complimenting the department on the efficient work done last night, and Indicating that on his return be would thank tha department In a more substantial manner. "I think there's a small fire In th Bend garage." said Larrimore over the phone to the engineer on duty at the fire house. He hsd seen the alaae through a window about the middle of the garage when he went to his midnight luncheon. After turning ia the alarm. Larrimore ran to the gar age, but the department was there aa soon as he was. he relates. , Exploafon PTrveitted, Just as water was turned through the first line of hose, the blaxe barat through the windows and roof oa tha north aide of the building and aet fire to the wooden ahop across to alley. This was extinguished. A second line of hose was laid before the main door, which was locked. could be chopped open. This home was used to keep the blate, which by now enveloped the main floor, from spreading to the Inn annex. The first line was nsed In front, to aach good effect that a considerable amount of office equipment, parta. and tires was saved, and one Chevro let car. which was on display In tbe front office. It was run out after the top was partly burned and the windshield smashed. Several oxygen and acetylene tanks, which would have exploded and prob ably killed and Injured a number of firemen, were removed by heroic work on the part of department mem bers, employes of the garage, and the volunteer helpers, of whom there were many. Fire Fhrhters Win PrmiMw While four hose crews fought the fire from outside, two lines were car- ' ried Into the building, the hosemea facing the danger from falling tim bers and celling, and the blaxe waa fought back to the rear end of the building. Everyone who witnessed the af fair was loud In praise of the fire de partment for daring and cool-headed work. Chief Carlon directed the work of controlling the fire with ad mirable strategy, as did Assistant Chief Taylor and Captain Hess, while Second Assistant Chief Ellenburg won special praise for bravery in leading the advance into the building. Fireman Fred Winters sustained a badly injured foot, but continued to work. Fireman Wanachek was atsw injured, but not seriously. Mill Hone I'sed. Alfred Hunnell, an employe of the garage, was struck: oy a tailing piece of sheet Iron and his leg Injured. Engineer Houston and Harry Hay den carried a line of hose up the ex- tension ladder on the north side of the building. The ladder being, too short to reach the window, Houston climbed on Hayden's sholders, and from there directed the stream Into the building. The Brooks-Scanlon Company pumped water Into the city malna. furnishing pressure which waa of great advantage, and also loaned sev eral hundred feet of hose. The fire (Continued en Page t.)