rAOK II. Till: IIKNI), nCIXnTIN', REND, OHE., WEDNESDAY, DECEMHER 21), 10IS. K jfc A' 1.1' 1 THE BEND BULLETIN (Published Every Wednesday) GEORGE PALMER PUTNAM Publisher ROBERT W. SAWYER Editor-Manager. FRED A. WOELFLEN Assoclato Editor. An Independent hewspnpor stand ing for tho Bqunro deal, clean busi ness, clean politics and tho best In terests of Rend and Central Oregon. une yoar 1.G0 blx month 80 Three months 50 All subscriptions nro duo and PAYAULE IN ADVANCE. Notices of expiration nro mailed subscribers and tf renewal Is not made within reason able tlino tho paper will bo discon tinued. Please notify us promptly of any change of address, or of lnlluro to re ceive the paper regjlnrly. Otherwise we will not be responsible for copies missed. Make nil checks and orders pay able to Tile Rend Ilulletln. WEDNESDAY, DEC. cently reprinted by Uio Oregon Voter, Oregon spends more for roads per capita than any stato In the Union. While this Is In a great mensuro due to the largo nrea here and tho smaft 'population, oven at that tho comparative figures aro somewhat startling its showing with what a lib eral hand Oregon tax payers havo been footing road" bills. And a good manypecJple believe wo haven't got ns much In roturn as should be. Tho Federal figures show a total expenditure by state and counties In Oregon for 1914, for road work, or $7,062,631, or $10. 49 per capita. The pur capita average for the entlro country Is $2.61. Oregon Is the highest of all. Oregon has two third? heavier ex penditure per capita than does Cali fornia and nearly half as much as California for tho year's total. Wash ington, according to tho flguies, spent about threa quarters of a mil lion loss than did Oregon, though with n population double ours. In actual total, sajs the Voter, Oregon ranks thirteenth of tho 48 stntea. Wo spent nbout one fourth nBmjirh as Now York, and about as much as huge Texas and rich Minne sota nnd Illinois, and more than Massachusetts and Kansas, Of course theso figures are not ab solutely accurate. .Hut such errors as occur arc probably pretty evenly divided among tho states, and the nvofago of comparative accuracy Is high. Well, Its worth thinking over. DEVELOP INDUSTRIES. , From tho Rockv Mountains east ward tho United StntPB Is prosperous ns It has not been for ears West of tho RocklcH there Is really more i depression than there Is prosperity. Tho portions of Oregon whoro the ,. 'wheat crops hove been good for the last two seasons are In lino Bhapo ' financially And the Indlvldurls con nected with the production of sheep nnd cattle have lind an excellent ,car. Rut nsldo from these three beads, generally speaking, the stato Is In unsatisfactory shape. It Is well known t lint flnnnclal con 'dltlons on tho Pacific Coast usually nro about a, year behind those of tho East. When the natlonnl slump enmo n couiiln of yean ago, business In tho West continued good many months after tho depression had knocked the pins from under eastern trado. And now, when tho Enst Is again on Its feet and up and coming In almost unprecedented style, wo nro lagging behind nnd nro only be ginning to fcol, to any appreciable. ilogrco, tho bandits of tho eastern re vlvnl. However, It Is now nn assured fact that tho wholo country faces a per iod of tremendous commercial ex pansion and prosperity, lly next sum mer Oregon will feel fully tho reflex "voting" thlnkB highly of Root's do of eastern good times, and bii3lness slrnblllty nnd chances of election vlli bo humming nil over the stato. moro so thnn tho West, which dls REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES. Who will benr tho Republican ban ner to tho polls In 1916? That Is probably the most-nsked question In our political life today. Recently the Literary Digest of Now York con ducted a poll of the press of tho Unit ed States with a view of tabulating country-wldo opinion on tho subjeot and tho results, while of course In no wlso conclusive, nro Illuminating and of Interest. Out of moro thnn 700 opinions ex pressed by editors In ovory state, 249 favored Ellhu Root nnd 162 were for Charles E. Hughes. Tho poll for tho other favorites was as follows; Ilorah, 108; Cummins, 77; Tnft, 01; Roosevelt, 47.; Fairbanks, G8 (mostly from Inillnna) and Weeks, 53. John- eon of California "also ran" with 16 of the progressively faithful touting for hi. m. Tho East, we learn from tho digest of the opinions that nccompnnled tho will le opportune to nccepults nam Itintlon and such a'cajl ns hnt from his party nhd his couritry It'wiilld lie hard Indeed to Ignore. One of Jho blh'ehM-perhhpi ,Cum mjns, Fairbanks w'WeokBTmd? land tho nomination. .Tnft aiii,)fo'oseveti nro not seriously considered py tne country at large and then, too, tlicro Is to bo a Progressive nomina tion and campaign, although the prospect for any constructive accom plishment through the third party Is extremely remote. Tho Progressives may perhaps they will bring about Republican defeat. Of the organized party as such there will lie little left by No vember, but of voters with the beliefs and the unbeliefs of the bolters of 1912 there will bo many, and their power will bo great perhaps decis ive. A clean sound qualified candi date, however, will, no doubt, win tho support of a great body of tho progressively Inclined, and may be expected also to command tho alleg iance of a host of disgruntled Dem ocrats, Such a onn should win. - j The prohibitionists who wore most nctlvo in driving out tho saloons owe a duty to the communities of Oiogon. As leaders In creating a situation, they should take a hand in meeting Its problems.' Wlintovor you mry sny for or ngalnnt tho saloon, it has been a sort of poor man's club. Somo sub stitute should bo devised. If pro hibition Is to havo Its fullo.it rrleasuro of success, other gathering placoa should bo duvlscd with conditions that will attract the former sr.loon patrons. Tho suggestion Is especially applicable to largo towns. What Ford needs la n carbureter Jthat will mako neutrals and belllg ofentB mix smoothly. Oregon official song for 1916: "Drink to me only wjth thine eyes," Will there be an irrigation congress next year when all tho state is dry? Here's wishing Rend a Happy New Yoar. Tho old one was kind to her. "Out of tho tranches by Christ mas." Rut what jear, Mr. Ford? Things aro picking up. We aro to have Improved railroad service. County Acents' Conference at tho Agricultural Collcgo, Corvallls, Jan uary 3 to 14. Should nnytning oi Importance occur or any one Wish to reach me, I shall be glad to answer all correspondence .promptly from Corvallls durlngthls time. i A. E. LOVETT, Crook County Agriculturist. of horses" ns part payment. Address Frank llasl, Rend. 4244p FOR SALE Ccmputln nnd non computing scales, chceso (.utters and coffeo mills. Time (payments If de sired, h. ii Mfijiu iKrpiu street. Portland. j ,", WIS 42.43c WANTED. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING. FOR RENT. Evan with thq logging'rocds, Ilcnd will bo quite n railroad center. We are sorr) to lose Mr. Mcrrltt, and glad to see him promoted. Yes, Christmas trees can be up next year as In the past. lit Will some public benefactor ptease donate n bnseball park? FOR RENT Ono three room and one four room house. J. Rynn & Co. 37tf FOR RENT Furnished rooms, steam heated, with cr without board. Inquire Bulletin. II. M. S. 43p FOR 8ALI Where, Oh, where, will the Tom and Jerries be? Weather Year's Day. forecast: -A dry New Thank you very, very much, 1915. WANTS MAIL SERVICE Thn cvinnnnlnm wnrknrs nro !n lift congratulated upon tho success of ! ,,'s Vcoplo Resile Connection fmm their efforts. And Rend Is to bo congratulated. Tho propcaqd Insti tution will bo of far-reaching bcnoflt. Next, wo may bo able to get a Y. M. Rcml. (Rum" TlmeH-Hornld.) t. S. Mall Route Inspector II. F, f! A nn,l (horn I. ,,r.H,l.,,r lioMm .. I'uucugn, wiiu ima neuii m.iu iui cut- I nrnl ilnvM InMiertlni? thn vnrlotts a town. Indeed, tho Immediate outlook was novor so roioy. It Is nppareht, however, thnt Ore gon's rovlvnl will bo diie to almost ono causo alone. And that Is tho renewal of domnnd for lumber In mlddlo western and eastern markets. Rroadlv speaking, our entire prosper ity ls,,fo)incd on the prosperity of one Industry. Our eggs aro all In ono basket. Wo have too little upon which to fall back when lumber Is crlpplod. Above nil else, Oregon needs pny rolls. That la trite, threadiaro nnd bnclineyed ndvlco. Ever) ono knows It, and nearly ever) ono Is tired of hearing It. Milt It' Is tint only more pnvrolls flint arc neodiul: It Is diversified pnv rnllH. Today tho vital dtte-wido problem of most fiir-ronchlng Impoit nnce, Is tho establishment of new manufacturing Industries and thoso not directly related to lumber. Tho problem Is primarily Port land's. The metropolis ran prosper only ns tho country behind It pros pers, and It la Portland alone which possesses tho means to study and wofk out such Miito nldo commercial reforms ns oro essential to Oregon's best upbuilding. Through Its Cham ber of Coihmerce Portland has a real opportunity. Hundreds of thousands of dollars eac)i year nro soiit from Oregon for goods which could have been manu factured In Oregon. Thoro nro rnw products here which enn bo made up loyally. Thoro oro selling Holds for Oregon gnndH that Hhould bo studied nnd encouraged. There Is a world of work that ran bo done In a svHtomatic suruiy of tho possibilities of Oregon's manufacturing, tho development of Oregon's products and tho encourage ment of Oregon' potential markets (lovonmr Wltlneombe stiKHOHted Just such n survey to the last Leg islature Ho pointed out tho desira bility nnd Teal necessity of tho state lending flnnnclal aid to such an or ganized ImentlKutlon and stud). Rut tho legislators were too concerned with measures of other kinds to heed tho suggestion. Now, wo understand, some such work Is being inaugurated by tho Portland Clmnilior of Commerce. If so, the Ohtunbor Is to be congratulat ed. Monoy so spent la n hundredfold moro fruitful thnn in any kind of ad- erasing '.il'i'ti J ciln be' duylseil under existing, circupfitonces. The co-operation of every community organUu tlon'tn tho state Is, we are confident, at the disposal of tho Chamber when ever opportunity for co-operation arises. Ant) United approval of efforts along this lino, la assured, Prosperity Is coming! We best can insure oursehca against Its departure by creating as tunny varieties of man ufacturo, with their resulting pay rolls, as rnar u contrived. For a slump that may cripple ono line ,ot In'diiHtry seldom spreads Into all branches, trusts his alleged lack of progressiva Instinct (spelled with n small "p", of course) r.nd recalls with disapproval Ills erstwhile support of Taft. On tho, other hand, tho very obBervorR who believe that tho defeat of tho New York constitution, whlqh was, to n great degree Hoot's personal pro duction, will weigh heavily against him In the Empire stato and thoro abouts, maintain that tho very fact of the constitution's dofent by reac tionary elements will mako tho auth or of tho liberal document, doubly acceptable In tho regions whoro re action Is regarded as unforgivable. So the quick stepping west may think of Root ns too much of a political plodder, while on tho otlior hntid conservative eastern Republicans may gnzo at him rskanco becauso of hlu comparatively llliornl vlows. Thnt ho li bv exporlenco nnd natural endow ment o. superlatively well equipped candidate for tho Presidential post Is wide!) admitted. II UK lies stands next to Root In point of numerical strength In thta strnw vote- of editors, and ccrtr.lnly ranks as his peer In fitness for the ofllco, A younger and more vigor ous man, and with something less of nn Involved political pnst to be of possible burden to him, he would come closer than Root, perhaps, to many thousand of tho more free thinking members of tho party. That ho would also probably bo moro nc coptablo to the prodigal's roturn from the Progressive excursion Is also cer tniivt Hut Hughes steadfastly main tains ho will not be n candidate. If he cHino out for the nomination now. tew denv thnt he could win It, nnd nltli comparative ease. And should he ever havo It pressed upon him, as. tb situation stands tedn) thoro Is little doubt of his election. Should tho convention "hang. ' It Is always possible, and probable, that Hughes Wo should think that Editor Pal mor of tho' Rodmond Spokesman would mako .himself unpopular In his homo town when he sayB, ns he docs In his latest Ibsuo, "Mud slinging and lying In politics always works as n roorback and Isn't wortli tho guino," Ho was talking about county division. SnjB tho Molalla Ploncor, with good causo: "This good angel, known as the lqcal merchant, has helped more men out of tight places and mado success possible than any other institution, whoro without tho credit ho extended failure was Inevitable." routes In Central Oregon nnd cspoc lully tho through mnll service from Hend to Ilurns, left for his homo In La Orando last Monday morning, go ing via Ilcnd. Thopcoplo of this section linvo gono on record Indorsing this service and nro much .Interested in Mr. Pen cock's report to the department. This would fjlvo Uurns western mnll In much shorter time. Portland mail arriving In 24 hours as against about 48 by way of Prairie City. Wasn't it a long, long way to Shnnlko a fow winters ago? lfi)ou over fool Incllnod to kick nboutho railroad servlco, romombar )htloso chuck holes on the Cow Canyon gpdo and tho times the stage' bogged down on Shnni'.o Fin's. Do you subscribe, to tho "Oregon Sportsman?" All good sportsmen should. It Is the quarterly magazine Issued by tho State Fish and dame Commission, nnd tho price two bita per yenr Just about pays postage. t Tho addition of two mills to the tax roll in. Ilcnd and tho reduction to eighteen nnd.r. half mills on tho Joff orson county tax lovy aro pretty strong county division arguments. i "Snow In Eastern Oregon nnd roses In western, ' says an editorial squib In Tho Oregonlan. Why not put it "Sunshine in Central Oregon and rain In Western?" Two hundred families settled on the lauds of tho llenhnm Falls seg regation Is bettor than having those ) 74,000 ncrcs kept In unproductng L.igobr sh. KNOAfJEMENT IS ANNOl'NCED. On tho occasion of a gathering of a fow friends at their homo lact Sun' day ovenlng, Mr. and Mrs, N. O Davis announced the engagement of their daughter Florence Elizabeth to William J. Sproat. Tho data of tho marriage has not been set. Miss Da vis has beon In tho employ of the Plonoor Telegraph and Tolephflno Company In Hend for nparly two years, coming hero from Tncomn. Mr. Sproat Is In tho government forest servlco In the capacity of forest as sistant on tho Deschutes National ForoBt. FOR SALE- New four room house nnd lot In Larch addition. Price cheap. Easy terms. S. Murtunkl. 4tfc FOR SALE Shelving, tables and lighting fixtures that wo nro now us ing. Warners. 41tf FOR SALE or TRADE Ono 1912 Ford car. See or write P, R, John son, Mllllcan, Oregon. 41tt FOR SALE At Lewis ranch, Jan uary 11, ono strny yearling steor, no brand, for pasture and feed bill. 4145 FOR SALE House, 16x32, plas tered, with soveti big lots for $500 If taken In the next 10 daB. J. R Miner, Homeseekers Land Co. 41tfc FOR BALE .Jersey cow, 3 )car old family cow. Inquire I. II. Fox, Ilakor's grocery, 41tfc FOR SALE 160 ncro deeded ranch on Tiininfb project. Water available In 1916. Team of marcs weight 1350 each, harness and wag on go with It. Prlco $1150. Address Hox 2, Tumnlo, Ore. , 41tt FOR SALE Housa nnd lot. Price right. Terms reasonable Inqulro A. E. Edwards, Rpnd Sign Co. 37tt FOR SALE or TRADE For prop erty in largo city In Oregon or form Innd, a Studcbaker nutomohllo, 5 pas senger, 30 h. p., In good condition. Inqulro nt Ilcnd Ilulletln. 40lt FOR SALE Ono Cole's nlr tight heater, hook case and saddle. M, L. Morrltt. 42tfc FOR SALE House nnd lot In Ly tic. Reasonable. Would take team WANTEp-To buy, a gray mare or horso Wolght nbout 1300 pounds. S, Murusakl. 43trc WANTED To rent two unfurnlsh ed rooms. Strictly modern. Inqulro Tho Ilulletln. 13c DAYS WORK -Washing nnd Iron Ing. inqulro Mrs. Lucas near Pilot Iluttc hotel. 43p. WANTED Man wants' board nnd room with prlvato family. Inquire Ilulletln. 43p WANTED Clean rags at Tim tlul l(Un ofllco. OoDd price paid, tt WANTED To borrow $100 ono year. Good security. Inquire Ilul letln. 42-13p SALESMEN WANTED To sell our high grade Btock. Especially at tractive commissions on certain lines plantod In your section. Most lib ernl offer wo have ever made. Salem NurBory Company, Salom, Ota. 42-ICc W. Ih ALEXANDER & COMPANY offers every young nvnu in Ilcnd who Is interested In out of doors an op portunity to perfect himself In the splendid and profitable sclonco of TREE REPAIR. Wo gunranteo con nection with this company upon com pletion of course that will establish you In a solid, successful buslncsM thnt will grow as wo grow. Your op portunity Is our opportunity. We so licit your investigation. Trco sur gery pays. Loam It. Write Port land School of Practical Fordstry, 817-2 Dokum bldg., Portland, Ore gon. 42tr LOST AND FOUND. TAKEN UP Hay horso, medicine, burn on right shotildor. Owner can havo same on paying chnrges. J. M. Estes, Arnold placo, Hcnd-Hurnn road. , 43-44J) STRAYED Two year old blarlc holfor. Ht8 V on right shoulder, ono split in loft ear, two In right. Flndor notify J. M. Estes, with amount or feed bill. Phono Rural 1111. 43-44p State taxes levied next J ear will be $562,000 less thnn this yoar. Tho mlliago rate averages 2,73 mills a compared with 3.33 In 1915. i- - Portland has tho lowest death rate of nny Amor'cnn city. Yet they aio trying to kill off Its health otllcer. SMITHS HOLD REUNION. A family reunion was held at tho homo of R. M. Smith on Christmas day. thoro being present Mr. Smith's father nnd mother, Mr. nnd Irs. W. II. A. Smith, of Hartllno, Washington, his brother, F P. Smith, of Tncomn, and Mrs. Smith, his sister. Miss Mar tha Smith, of Tacoma, and tho twq brothors living In Hend, Cole and H. P. Smith nnd their families. Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Smith nnd MIbb Mnr- tha left for Tacoma this morning. Tho other out of town visitors will stny Bovornl w o ks. WHO PI.AYK ICE HOCKEY? Prlnevlllo men who are interested in Ico skating are seeking to arrango a hockey match with n Hend team to be played on the Houston ponds be tween Prlnovlllo nnd Redmond ns soon ns Ico conditions are favorable. Any Rend residents who would like to meet the Prlnovlllo team nro re quested to lcavo their names at The Ilulletln ofllco. Seven hundred and fifty school children In Hend! Thluk what a bovy fifteen hundred will ho. LOVETT TO RE A WAV. To the Editor: Sir. I will be nbsent from Crook coun ty from Januar) 3 to 17. having re reived Instructions from tho state leader In county work to attend tho im ... - ,,. . XVA JAY THE NEW YEAR BRING HEALTH, WEALTH and PROS PERITY, and MAY YOUR SUC CESSES OF THE PAST BE OVER SHADOWED BY YOUR SUCCESSES OF THE FUTURE. THE HOLIDAYS PRESENT A FITTING OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND YOU OUR APPRECIATION- OF YOUR PAST LOYALTY AND patronage: R. M. SMITH CLOTHING CO. BEND, OREGON, mew H)eac6 (Si&eiua - e ww'-.r LOTS OF MONEY. Acwrdlnu o Jlgures Isauetyjy.the, lipariwwit oOAgrlculture' and re- Pepar r ,'o vili publicly to cvprox our appreciation nnd'KrfttlAciitlon to iho niAnjr friends mid utrtm of the- pust jenr We Vkntm lodge with pleasure, u )enr of IkI1i pfeAKsut uiul proHtMdo ImskieMS associations, ami In Uio jear to, fome, w plan a twelve-month of mutual, alue kUIhk on n larger acalo even lmu the one; Justwtdlnij.i We lidlio to merit the rontlniiiiitrA nf nil ittii ,ilil filpnila nml r,icw mem, and kollcit our friendly co-operation tw. tho end that IhU More ,75(1 ronunuo to iki iicmt'B lllggcwt nnd Ilet lH-partinent More. To the many new peoplti coining to our city we extend a,inot hearty welcome, unci iu.k that jou make OUR STORK YOUR STORK. Ymir fur frtltliftil wmhIn. ) f J: Ei H. Satbev anb Employees 1 i.w ML m v I . V . V 1 1 ' : ". sb HBBHHHslHHHsP r ' " ' '- We Resolve TO DO everything we can to make this Store a better place for you , to buy. TO GIVE you Better Service, and moke you want to buy again of us. TOSLLto you Cheaply, and to give - yuu-'-jnuu-r recwven-ior-every-'artide you purchase. TO KEEP abreast with the New Styles and enable you to be well dressed throughout the New Year. - Jf'e tlnctttljf tchh yoa a Vety Hafipy and 'Prosptroiu Jyc Yer. ' d SPECIAL THIS WEEK Heavy Coriroy Trousers, $2.25, marked dowa to $1.90 A. L. FRENCH $ & e