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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1922)
THE BEND BULLETIN TIIH WKATIIKIt Fulr tonight and tomorrow. DAILY EDITION VOU VL I1KND, DUHCIIUTIttl CXUNTY, OIIKWON, THl'ltHIM Y AKTKK.NOON, J INK 1, 11K414. No. ISO NORTHWEST FOREST FIBE LQSSESHU6E 800 Homeless In Western Washington OREGON FIRES ABATE lino l.lfo Irfxl DiiniHur Kullmntt'd At flWMM),WM -New Coinmuiil. lie Anil lniluHtrltM Mrnnnil 11)' Advancing Flume. (U United rmloTM Bend Uull.tln.) SEATTLE, Juno l.--Forot fire, unabated, burning Mince luMt Tuo- day, and reaching n hiilnlit yesterday, have taken toll of ono life, wiped out one town and several logging camps, leaving over 800 men, worn ..en and children homoles. and are now menacing otbor smaller com munltloa and lumber Industrie In Woatorn Washington. Cedar Fall, north of hero. dustroyod although Seattle' power plant waa saved. Two men and one woman are milling. Hundred of logging camp m ployea and others today fought tho r,.ri firm ruKlnv In IMiircs pounlv near Eatonvlllo and Buckley. Thousands of acre of green timber hu boon swept, several logging rail road brldgea destroyed, and amall ramp destroyed. Several largo fires were reported burning In llrlllah Columbia. OKHttON' PIMM OONTHOU.KD roitTLAND, June I. Ilruah and foret fire In Oregon wore reported under control today. The foroat of flee bore would not make an official estimate of the damage done In the Inst three daya from fire In the jftothweat, but It la believed that the lateral louse will reach $6,000,000. NEW HAY SHOWING GREATER STRENGTH So far aa known the first sale of li. .w hay comes from the office of ih Orezon Co-oneratlvo Hay Grow a.. Th. Ifuisl nmnnrnr has boen ill the coast dairy sections looking iivwr fhn mnrket nrosoecta and re' nni. h..ln .nl,l snvernl cur loads of now crop hay at $U.OO per ton f. o. b. Hermlston. While this I not fancy prlco It la much belter than In.l .n.,.n Local slieenmcn aro reported as offering from $8 to $9 in tho stack. SEWING EXHIBITION REVEALS ABILITY That the domostlc science students or Ilond Digit ' nenooi nnvo niiiuo strides toward bocoming competent; housewives, may be Judgod from the class of work revealed in thn exhi bition of sowing hold in the domes tic science room at the high school building today. Among the exhibits wero some of the graduation dresses which inombers of tho senior class will wear tomorrow night. MAJOR LEAGUE SCORES AMKKICAN I.KAOl'H At New YorV- Now York : Boston rt. . 5 . 4 !!. 11 10 Philadelphia-Washington; rain. At Clevoland- R. II. .6 .2,11 n h. . 3 8 AUVVi 11. H. , 2 7 . 0 B In; rain. n. ,' II. .. 2 ' 7 ...8 11 n.' . ii. .. r 7 .. 6 10 At St. LohIb re. (Elovonth Inning.) NATIONAL At Boston Now At Pittsburgh St. 'ah. At Chicago Chicago Cincinnati Weston Cannot Remain In Bend, Court Rules; TranHcript Ik Allowed Ruling on motion of Burl Bernard, ntlorniiy for the de fense In tlio A. J. Woslun case, Circuit Judge T. K. J. Dully Wednesday rufiiHcid to Issue u certificate of probable cause, meaning tliut Weatun muni no to tha penitentiary during hi ap peal, unless such a certificate ciin bo obtuliiod from tlio su preme court. Tlio ditto of Wes ton's departure for Ruloin bait not buen fixed. The court grunted Bernard's request tliut transcript of tlio cimn bo furnished. FORD'S OFFER IS NOT LIKED Weeks Objects To Long Term Lease and Guar antee Absence. in United rnaatoTh Bend Bulletin.) WASHINGTON, June 1. Becro tary of War Weeka today told tho somite agricultural commltteo that ho doox not conalder Huliry Ford's offer for the Muaclo Shoals Nitrate plant aatlafactory. Work a objected particularly to I ho long term leaaea, tho abaence of a guarantee cliiuae which' would assure the cniitliiuiinco of tho manufacture of tortllliar during the term of the contract, end the provision which In volvc the building of dam number Ihroo, NO NKW OK Kit I.1KKI.V OKA It 1)0 It N, Mich., Junu I. Henry Ford will maka no further re vision of hi offer to lensa Muscle Shoals, he told the United I'rosa to day. Wo stand on tho offer as original ly made. It I up to congress." do clared Ihb flivver king PREPARE PICTURES FOR PORTLAND SHOW Kxblblt To He Made By Bend Com mere!! Club At Tourist And ttporlxmra' r'alr. Seward Norcott and Symons Bros., Dend scenic photographer are preparing some of their boat picture to bo sent to Portland for exhibition In tho space allotted to Tourist Sportsmen's Kay will go to Portland Juuc 21 "l'ni vvafa arranging the Mhlblt. '" having boen authorlxed 0 """ commercial etun mroc " Bi louay momiun. Copies of the directors' resolution opposing the extension of ' Crator Lake National park to Include Dla mond lako. were ordered sent to the Pendleton Chamber of Com' morce and other organisation's throughout the stato. NEW HIGHWAY FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION Tho Dalles-Cullfornla highway now open from mo norm ena Paulina prairie to La Pine, this be Ing tho section which was built last full. It la reported . to be In fair condition. The highway leaves the road formerly In use, at tho north end of Paulina prairie, branching oft to tho left from tho Bust lake road 30 rods beyond tho fence corner nt tha edge of the prairie. , VOTE FOR RAILROAD STRIKE PREDICTED (Br United PrcwtoThe Bond Bulletin.) CHICAQO, Juno 1. -Tha railroad department, of the American feder ation of labor, today sent out strike ballot with the assuranco that the mon will votu for a strike following wage alashe announced by the fed eral railroad labor board. HARDING MAY VISIT CANADIAN- CITIES Py United Proa to The Ilend Bulletin.) WASHINGTON, Juno 1. Presi dent ' Harding today told' Ambassa dor Oeddos of Orortt Britain that he would be glad to visit Vancouver and Victoria, B, C, should he ninke a trip to Alaska this summer. Oeddos exteudod tho 'president nn Invitation to visit tho two Canadian cities. . RENEW STRIFE IN HOUSE OVER FRAUDS PROBE Resolution Killed By Com mittee RECONSIDER REPORT ormcr Atlorni-y (Jfiicrul I'aliiiir Court An luvintiKntlon, He , Hay In letter Krad To llcproienlutlvr. B United Prn In The Bend Bulletin.) WASHINGTON. Juno 1. Bitter obnto during which Attorney Gen eral Daughorty waa cr lilted unow by republlcuna and democrat for al leged laxity In prosecuting war gruf tera broke out In (he bouao today on tho heel of the rule committee's action In killing the Woodruff-John-aou reaotutlon calling for a congres sional Invnatlgatlon of war fraud. A letter from Former Attorney General Palmer waa read, mating bin nd other Wllaon admlnlatratlon of ficials' willlngno for an investiga tion. The Woodruff-Johnson 'revolution, providing for Inveatlgatlon Into the alleged laxity of the department of uatlce and the war department in proaecutlng war graftora, was given a donth blow today. Tho bouse" rule commltteo, by vote of seven to four, revoked Its action in reporting tho roaolutlou to be house. OMAHA MADMAN OUTWITS POSSE Steals Auto From Detective Chief Escapes During Revolver Battle. ( By Vnht4 Praia to The Bend Bulletin.) LINCOLN, Neb.. June 1. Fred Brown, ' Omaha madman," who chained and assaulted two Omaha women and later escaped, again foiled the police who are aeeklng his capture last night when he stole an automobile from John C. Broady, chief of the national detective bur eau, und drove out of town, with a police posse hotly In pursuit. They were close enough at one time to exchange revolver shots with the man. Brown is still at large. HOLD PRACTICE FOR BEND-MADRAS GAME . Practices In preparation for the Bend-Madrns baseball game Sunday aro being hold on several evenings this week. The Bend team will look much as it did in Inst Sunday's game at Madras, the only probable change being In right field. The game next Sunday, on O'Donnell field, will start nt 2:30 o'clock. SHAFFER RELEASED FOLLOWING HEARING ; Reuben Shaffer, charged with tils orderly conduct, was released by order of City Recorder Ross Fam ham following his hearing in police court, tho evidence being found not appllcablo to the complaint on which Shaffer tvbb arrested Saturday. Guest Peeks Behind Curtain, Sees - Police Chief; Ace Dobson Charged In Complaint With Attacking Host Cecil Sumner was attacked and beaten by Ace Dobson last night, according to a complaint filed In city court, tho attack- being prompted, Dobson says,' by his finding Chief of Pollco Willard Houston hiding behind a curtnln after Dobson, on tnvitntlon, had Visited Sumner' rooms In the Deschutes npartmonts. , Dobson is charged with disorderly conduct, to-wlt: "kicking one Cecil Sum ner in tho stomach." He pleaded 'not guilty and will be trlod Juno 9. , Dobson stated this morning that Rum nor had asked him to come to his rooms, mentioning that ho hnd planned a party for the evening. 'Pobson' sixth sense wnrned him, Taxicab Driver Badly Hurt; Then Assailants Say It's All a Mistake "lioli" Endure, former Ilend tun I tail and stage driver, waa held up and ussuulted by two men, who were driving a Puigu car, understood to have been from Hum!, while driving Into Kluinuth Falls, his present home several days ago, according to word received here. After "beat lug up" Knder until his wife was unable to recognize him when he reached home, the men told him that they had made a mistake, thinking him to be an other man. 75 TO ENTER STATE SHOOT Six' Teams From Portland Will Compete At Trap Tourney Here. From Information received by tbe local trapshoollng club, about 75 en trants are etpected to come here for the tournament, from various points In Oregon. Bix teams will enter from Portland. Starting a week from Saturday, Bend will be for several days tbe mocca of sportsmen of Oregon, who are expected to come here In great numbers for the tenth annual tourn ument of the Oregon State Trop shonters association, held this year at Ilend under tho auspices of the Bend Trapshootlng club. The Pilot Dutto traps, which have been added to for thls occasion, will be used. The tournament will be held Sun day, Monday and Tuesday; but many of tbe entrants will arrive here Sat urday for practice day, and have de clared their intention of staying in Central Oregon for several days aft er tho tournament, to take advant age of tho fishing opportunities af forded. Championships to be contested for are the state amateur championship at double targets, to be shot on Mon day; the state amateur champion ship at single targets, 100 targets each on Sunday and Tuosday: the state five man team championship. the all-round championship, and tbe professional championship, which will be decided In ihe same event as the similar amateur champion ships. Among the prizes will be the Pilot Butte cup. presented by the Pilot Butte Inn. for the winner of the long run, and gold medals for each of the champions. TRAMBITAS DEFEATS ST. PAUL FIGHTER Oi'tt-git-Gardeuu llout Hits Main Kvent In Second Place For Real Interest. ' (By United Prna to The Bvnd Bulletin.) PORTLAND, June 1. Johnny Trambltas beat Johnny Noyo of St. Paul in. a slow 10 round affair at tbe armory here last night. Tram bitas was the aggressor. Battling Ortega beat Billy Gur deuu of Boise in six rounds. This tight was fust and Ortega had Gar den u for the count of nine in the second round. . Jimmy- Valentine beat Kid La Rose, Brick Coyle beat' George Halo and Chuck Helmnn beat Micky IIuw- klns In the curtain raiser. and on his arrival, he told Sum ner that he had no bottle with him, but thought he knew where ono could be procured If Sumner would walk down the street with him. Sumner left the room to get his coat, and Dobson peered be hind a curtain in the corner of the room. He saw Houston. Neither Dobson nor Houston remarked on the discovery, and a moment later Dobson and .Sumner loft. It was after this, It Is alleged, that the fracas took place. Joo BuchaUa was not so for tunate later In the ovonlng, re ports Houston, failing to look bo hind tho curtnln, nnd according to a second complaint in city court selling Intoxicants to Sitmner. MILL SHIPPING IN PAST MONTH IS NEW RECORD I 823 Cars of Lumber Sent From Bend BY-PRODUCT SHIPPED Klrttt (liarroul Oof To Portland Market Mill May Ue Able To Avoid Shutdown From Log Shortage. How the strengthening lumber market is affecting the Bend mills waa shown this morning when both The Shevlln-Hixon Company and tbe Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Co. an nounced that shipment from here during the month of May constituted a new record for all the time that the two plants have operated. Sbev lin-Hixon shipment totaled 511 cars as against 476 can sent out In March, 1920, and the Brooks-Scan Ion Lumber Co. used 314 cars, two more than the previous record es tablished In March. 1922. This shipping figure includes the first shipment of charcoal ever made from a local plant, a carload having been sent to Portland from the by products test plant operating In con junction with Brooks-Scanlon lum ber production. , Order Increase Shipping from both plants exceed cd the cut. reflecting the biggest vol ume of orders since 1920. That the utmost endeavor will be made to avoid a total shutdown at the mill, which it was thought yes terday by Logging Superintendent J H. Meister might be necessary as the result of the $50,000 fire burning over 2000 acres of timber and dam aging much valuable logging machin ery. was stated this morning by P. Hennessy, general manager of the Shevlln-Hixon interests in Central Oregon. He was unable to give out definite information on this point today as careful checkiug of the loss is still in progress. Tbe first train of logs from the burned district came in this noon. SNOW AND HEAT MIX DURING PAST MONTH Range of 07 Degrees Recorded Through St Days Rainfall Totals 1.45 of An Inch. Summer came with a bang during May, the outstanding feature of the month's, temperature being the suc cessive fracturing on the 16th and the 17th. of the May heat record. figures from tha U. S. cooperative meteorological . observer's books show. Ninety degrees was the high mark for the month, and 23 degrees the minimum. Four Inches of snow fell a week proceeding' the hot wave. ana total nrecmiiuuou was l.ta oi an inch, with the greatest rainfall on tbe night of May 20, When .9 of an inch was recorded. Character Date May 1. Max. ..68 ..71 ..BS ,..62 ..65 ...68 ...71 ...48. ...50 ...57 ...63 ...75 Min. 36 39 42 .43 :t;t-: 34' ' 29 23 28 28.'. 31 :t:t . 3S 34 '. 35 43 44 52 41 40 34 25 32 33 34 25 25 39 46 40 37 of day. Pt. Cldy. Clear Cloudy' Pt.- Cldy. Clear' XMoiuly "' Pt?' Cldy. Pt. Cldy. Cloudy Pt. Cldy. Pt. Cldy. Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Pt. Cldy. Cloudy , Cloudy Pt. Cldy. Clear Clear Pt. Cldy. Cloudy Clear Clear Clear . ; Clear Clear Clear May May May May May May May May May May 2....... 3....... 4 B. ...... 6..:.... 7....;.: s 9 10.. 11.. May 12.. May 13 "9 May 14.....:.:..75 May 15 7S May 16 89 May 17..:.......90' May 18 73 May 19 62 May 20 .....BS. May 21 ....60 May 22 70 May 23 .....77 May 24... 71 May 25 65 May 26 60 May 27 71 May 28. 74 May 29... 78 May 30... 83 May 31 89 THIRTEEN KILLED IN BELFAST FIGHT BELFAST,, June 1.. Thirteen wore killed, and over 30 woundod in fighting here, which continues unchecked. BLAMED I FIRE Over Half Prineville Busi ness Section Gone TOWN NOT IN NEED lilggrkt Crorery And General Store Kxcapes Key And Registered Letters Saved From Mall Fonr Firemen Hart. (Special to The Bulletin.) PRINEVILLE. June l.--Activltie of a firebug are generally blamed In Prineville today for tbe confla gration starting in the Crook county -seat shortly before midnight, result ing In the destruction of more thao half of the business section of the town. Damage at first estimated at a million dollars. Is now thought to be about three hundred and fifty thousand. The fire raged until day break, and ruins of what were once some of Prineville's largest buildings are still smoking. ; Further spread of the flames was checked at 5 o'clock this morning, efforts of fire fighters being aided by a cessation of the wind which had fanned the flames and carried blazing fragments of wood to other buildings through the night and early morning hours. Supplies Are Saved A handful of registered letters and keys are alt that waa saved from the poBtoffice. Postmaster Williamson has established temporary quarters In the Masonic building. Telephone connections were for a time severed, but Wire Chief Bates succeeded in getting word in to Portland, and a nJBW switchboard will be received tonight to replace the equipment des troyed by the fire. The exchange Is located for the time being in a gar age. Prineville will not suffer from lack of supplies, for Stewart's gro cery and general store, one of the largest in the town, escaped. Four men were injured In fighting the flames. William Wach ter, auto mechanic, and volunteer fireman, fell from the second floor of a burning building when the walls gave way. He, as well as William Ireland, Sylvan Michel and William Wachter, others who were Injured will recover. Starting from a condemned school building, the flames spread rapidly, and all efforts to check them met with little success for many hour. -Many Building Go In addition to buildings previous ly mentioned, ' the Prineville hotel, the old Prineville hotel building. Michel grocery, Central Oregon Hardware store, Hamilton Jlvery stables, Seggllng pool hall, Cyrus Jewelry store. J. A. Stein. & Son clothing store, Cornett & Co., R. L. Schee realty 'office,' Call building, H. R. Lakin Hardware store, Deschutes Power Co., Mihger plumbing; shop. Cyrus notion Btore,'' Electric Shoe shop, old creamery'building, Oerardo meat market, ' City meat market. Prineville bakery, - and a blacksmith shop and- one residence .were de stroyed. . - ... . ... : , . .; rrineville is prostrated as a re-, suit, of the disastrous are of this . morning, was the declaration of E. P.. Mahaffey and D. O. McPherspo. :. Bend business men wbo visited the scene of. the. fire this, morning; but With the class ot men who are at. the head of the town's buainesa, the community will recover, they stated. No plans tor rebuilding have yet ' been made, they reported. . 7 - Prineville's beat buildings were-" destroyed, while the frame buildings were mostly saved. The worst tea , tu're is that only $80,000 ot the loss was covered by Insurance. The. Prine ville hotel had no Insurance, and is a total Iosb; while Cornett & Co., the leading general merchandise store, had only $2,500 .Insurance. Outside ot stone and concrete walls,. absolutely nothing remains standing of the block which the hotel oc cupied and tbe block ; acrosa tbe main Btreet from the hotel.. . , Sufficient grocorles to last through tho emorgency are in stock at, tho, ' (Continued on Page 4.) "