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VOL. XIV.
REND, DESCIIUTK8 COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, PKnitUARY 8, H)17.
NO. 40
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GERMANS PUN TO SINK FARMING EXPERT ICIIY
SHIPS, BL0C1
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V. S. MAY TAKE OVER
ALL RADIOS.
ESPIONAGE BILL UP
.Senator Works Denounces Severing
of Diplomatic Relations, Declar
ing America lias lteen Mark
edly I'nrllal to England.
WASHINGTON, D. C Fob. 7.
Tho government learned today that
tho crows of Gorman vessels nt Ma
nila and Panama had planned to sink
their ships to obstruct tho ports, If
provcntlvo measures are taken. No
.ships havo boon solzcd. Secrotary
ot War Dakor sent Wilson a raorao
randuii containing all tho facts ot
tho .case,
Chairman Alexander, of tho Houbo
Alcrchnnt .Marino committee, said
that omcrgoucy radio legislation, pro
viding abscluto govornmont control
'Ot all wireless stations would bo
ipasscd In .tho ovotit ot raoro serious
international complications. Tho
Houso approved tho contoronco ro
Dort rccommondlne tho SCO. 000. 000
. -fortlflcniijjn blllfi MJnor amendments
u, mnuuf uuu iiiu meuauru win
jiow go to tho Prcsldont. Tho Houso
Judiciary committee roachod an
agreement according to which tho
gonornl csplonago bill will be roport
cd on tomorrow.
falling Advice Is Secret.
It was offlclally learned that tho
Stato Dopnrtmont will socrotly ad
vlso tho Amorlcan steamship lines
regarding saltings. It is announced
that tho liner St. Louis Is not to bo
onvoyod. President Wilson wishes
that Instructions bo kept secret.
Senator Works, Ilopubllcan from
California, addressed tho Senato this
aftomoou sovorely criticising tho sev
oranco of dlplomatlo relations. Ho
dcclarod that "the United States has
not boon neutral," and that Great
Rrltaln has porslstontly violated
American rights. In this lattor re
spect, ho contended that tbo Unltod
States had borno violations as If
this country had actually beon au
ally ot tho English.
Upholds Germany.
uerraany had a right to feol tin
Jricnclly, hq said. "I protest this
movomont tending toward a war with
Germany, on tho grounds that thoro
lias boon Insufficient cause," he do-
lared.
CONGRESS SILENT ON
HIGH COST QUESTION
Lawmakers Mako No Move to Hc-
movo Investigation Resolutions
From Pigeonholes.
(Br United Prese to The Dally Bulletin)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 7.
ho second session of tho sixty-
fourth congress opened with a bang
en tho high cost of living.
Indications today are It will close
with tho soft pedal on that selfsame
subject. And nothing dono about It.
The lawmakers havo made no movo
to disturb tho slumbers of Investiga
tion resolutions Introduced on tho
opening day.
Among those that will probably
Bleep on right through the closing
uays ot this congress Is the one In
troduced by Representative Bor
land, of Mlnsiniirl It iMrert the
Federal Trade commission "to In
vestigate nnd report to tho House
the facts relating to tho production,
marketing, and distribution ot food
products together with any violation
t tho anti-trust laws In connection
therewith, and recommendations for
greater 'economy and efficiency In the
raarketlug of food products and the
Tunlshtaent and prevention of ex
tortion la the prices thereof."
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IN WASHINGTON
DtfOUTH DESCENDS
ON OREGON TODAY
(Froi Wednesday' nnllv.t
(" United rtu to The Dilly Uullctin)
SALEM, Or., Feb. 7. Ore-
roii entered I ho much dryer
man mit clui today. At !
' V. m., tho fiver days of grace
allowed for obtaining fwxyzo -
shipments after Govort to. -
Wltliycombo' signed tlio prolil
- Iinv expired. On tho stroke of
-- four, Old .Ainu Demon Hum -
- shook tho dust of Oregon from ---
hi cloven hoof and hopped tho
- lliiinstono Special for HimIch.
SON IS REGAINED
BY MOTHER AFTER
LENGTHY ABSENCE
Bhcrlffs of Deschutes nnd Crook
Counties Locato Charles Prntt
in I'rlnovlllo Vicinity.
(FromTuosday'a Dally.)
Tho roturn of 18-year-old Charles
Pratt to his inothor In this city, who
had allogod In a complaint to tho
authorities that her son bad boon
lurod away by Mrs. Lottlo Short, of
Prinovlllo, was reported this morn
ing by flhorlrf S. E. Roberts. Tho
boy was located nearly two woeks
after tho complaint was niado, Shorlff
Roborts nnd Shorlff Knox, of Crook
county, ascertaining his whoreabouto
nsnr PrlJWV). (lTrougli an appeal to
Airs. Short's paronts. Young Pratt
had boon away from homo siuco No
vember, his mother said.
Mrs. Pratt loft for Prinovlllo Sat
urday night, and returned with hor
son.
This morning Mrs. Short roportcd
to Sheriff Iloborts, asking that sho
bo allowed to roport to him twlco
wookly In connection with a ' caso
In which sho was Implicated earlier
In tho winter, Instead of making hor
roports to tho Crook county shorlff.
Iloforo any action Is takon In tho
mattor, Mr. Roborts will confor with
Shorlff Knox.
Mrs. Short Intimated that sho In
tonded to tako up hor rcsldonco In
Bond.
PLUMBING CONTRACT
IS NEARLY FINISHED
Carlson & Lyons Will Complete Work
nt Pilot Hutto Inn Within
One Moro Week.
(From Wednesday's Dally.)
Work on tho plumbing at tho now
Pilot Butto Inn, Incidentally tho
largest plumbing contract ovor lot
in Bend, Is being rushed to comple
tion by Carlson & Lyons, and will
bo finished within a weok's time, It
Is expected. All tho rough work Is
now completed, and tho contractors
are now at work putting In fixtures,
tubs, and showers. The contract was
let for $6,000.
The contract Includes tho setting
up of two boso racks on each floor
of the building, Including the attic,
to mako possible the highest degree
of fire protection.
Connections' are also being made
in the basement for a laundry room,
and in tbo rooms which ara being
provided for the notol help.
HIGH SCHOOL PLAYS
REDxMOND TOMORROW
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Tlio Local Flvo Hus Been Greatly
Strengthened Slnco Its Defeat
Two Weeks Ago.
(From Wednesday's Daily.)
Tho Bend high school Is expected
to clean up on the Redmond high
school basketball team tomorrow
night In Bend, at the Hippodrome,
when the Redmond youngsters In
vade this territory.
The Bend flvo has been greatly
strengthened and is much faster than
when it met the Redmond team at
Redmond two weeks ago. After the
Redmond game, tbo high school lads
gave the town team a fast go.
A nominal admission fee of 25
cents will be charged to see tomor
row night's game.
G. I. SMITH TELLS OF
POTATO CULTURE.
'I to
County Agriculturalist Grent
Country, nnd Should Not lie Kllm
Inntcd, Ho Says Overturf
Sketches Salem Work.
(From Wednesday's Daily.)
Tho Importanco ot tho work of tho
county agriculturalist, tho necessity
for diversion and rotation of crops,
nnd tho valuo of tho potato as a
prosperity gcttor, woro omphaslzed
this noon when C. L. Smith, agri
culturalist for tho O.-W. II. & N.,
spoko boforo tho Bond Commercial
club at tho regular weekly luncheon
at tho Wright hotel.
Mr. Smith traced tho growth of
tho country agriculturalist, systom
from Its beginning In tho cotton
states ot tho south, up to tho pres
ent time, and dcclarod that tho co
operation given by tho railroads in
tho northwest, was consldorod ono
ot the host investments ovor mado,
lu securing additional produca for
transportation.
Points Farm Importanco.
As a particular messago to tho
merchants ot Bond, Mr. Smith de
clared for his basic statement that
all business originates on tho farm,
and with tho man who tills tho soil.
You business mon merely trado on
what tho farmor produces," ho do
clarod, "and you should bo Inter
ested In how ho uses his land and
abor, for tho more odlclcntly this
Is dono, nnd tho moro produce thoro
Is per unit of labor and land, tho
moro thoro Is for you. Opposition
to thq county agriculturalist system
-m-i i . a8r,c",lu,r,a."" B5 " T
whcholp. to mako this possible,
which . threatened In Oregon, would
uo nothing moro nor Jobs than a na
tional dlsgraco, It offectlvo."
Itiilci for Culture.
Careful selection ot seed, planting,
Intensified cultivation, grading, and
organization so that tho product ot
a given district can bo marketed un
der a recognized brand, woro tho
rulos laid down by tho spoakar, for
succostul potato culturo. Ho declared
that ono-fourth ot tho food of tho
nation is furnished by tho potato
growors, and thnt tho avorago ro
turn on potatoes, computed ovor a
porlod ot 20 years, is the greatest ot
all crops ralsod in tho United States.
Manager II. J. Ovorturf, In a .brief
address, summarized tho work ot tho
third houso nt Salom. In putting
through tho bill creating Deschutes
county, and assorted that to Repre
sentative Vornon A. Forbes should
go the chief credit tor tho passago
of the measure
FIRST DEED FOR
TERMINALS HERE
(From Wednesday's Dally.)
Tlio first deed for tho Stni. -
horn terminals In Rend uu
received by tho commltteo last
night from W. 1). Cheney, of
tho Rend I'nrk Co. Tho deed Is
- nmdo direct to Mr. Strnhnrn,
und Is a donntlitii fnim Mr. -
Ctienoy to Mr. Struhoru.
Who Will Winthe Dodge Car?
No One Is Certain Of It Yet
Mm Francis Stcidl, Bend
Mrs. J. A. Eastes, Bend
Miss Lucile Parsons, Redmond
Misa Mabel Bixby, Prineville
miss i,ora uaies, uenu
Miss Ruth Balyey, Tumalo
Mrs. Mable E. Lara, Bend
Miss Edith Masten, La Pine
Wo don't caro who gets the Dodge
car, We would Just as soon give It
to YOU as to anyone elso. The only
thing which stands between you
and tbo possession of this. Dodgo car
is whether or not YOU havo the
DETERMINATION to win It.
Determination will cause you to
get out and hustle; determination
will help you to secure the subscrip
tion; determination on your part will
Impress all with whom you talk with
tho fact that you are out to win;
determination will .causo you to sur
mount all obstacles; determination
spells 8-U-C-C-E-S-S for YOU It you!
remain firm in your resolution tonlng tho Dodge,
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BUSINESS HIT
PETITIONS MADE FOR
IMPROVEMENTS.
Police Report ShuWd City Is Mode!
., lW Hull ami I'eddllng Ordl
, ,jiuncc Mnj- (linnge Rail.
k'o.id ComiuHlfcj Reports
(From WodnOMfcyM Dnlly.J
Monthly roporffc' of dlbVeVa, peti
tions for Improvements miff 6rd.
nnnco changes, allowing of city iiiiU,
and reports of oulccrs nnd standing"
committees, gavo tho Boud council i
a busy session last night. Bills nl
lowod totaled $3,808.72, while tho
financial report showed rccolpts and
disbursements on the general fund
as $031.77 and $22,50, respectively,
leaving a balance of SOD. 27. Tho
sowor fund shows a balance of
$1,803. GO.
Tho possibility of cfrstnglng tho
pool hall liconso ordinance to a tablo
basis Instead of a flat nUo, wnB
brought up by petition, and referred
to tho Pollco, Flro, and Liquor li
conso committee. SIdowalks woro
asked in Rlversido addition, Wols
tbrlo, and Deschutes addition, and
tho petitions woro referred to tho
streets committee.
Cleanup Advised.
In his monthly roport, Chief ot
Pollco L. A. W. Nixon showed that
only throo arrests had boon mado
during tho last month, two for fight
ing and protano languago, nnd ono
for drunkenness. His report an
nounced that dog licenses must bo
paid In" full, oven on animals nlso
just brought Into town. Ten dogs
woro killed, 10 romoved from tho
'4fc. a"u "von Impounded animals
Valued, the report said.- Ho tec
ommom,0(1 tho ronlr of a nMmbjr .
Btroet cluster lights not burning, a
gonornl cloanup of tho city, Includ-!
Ing disposal ot garbaga and refuse
nnd roportcd tho thorough overhaul
ing of tho city's flro apparatus.
Volunteers Recognized.
Attorney Ross Farnhatn appeared
beforo tho council to ask tho roturn
of $7.50 costs to his cllont, John M.
Perry, acquitted last wook In munic
ipal court on a chargo of violating
tho poddling ordinance City At
torney Benson contonded that tho
ordinance did not provide for this,
and tho two ware Instructed to roach
an agrcomont an tho subject out of
council. Tho peddlers' ordinance
was objectod to as being badly mud
dlod, and was roforrod to tho Pollco,
Flro, nnd Liquor committed for
amendment.
Tho organization of a voluntoor
flro department was roportcd, and
roforrod to tho Pollco, Flro and
Liquor commlttoo. In tho mcnntlmo
tho volunteer brlgado Is to bo allowed
tho uso of tho city apparatus by tho
council, and placed under tho direc
tion of tho chief of pollco.
Payment Too Quick.
Tho roqucst of J. L. Ferguson,
wlro chief for tho telophono company,
to bo ullowcd to remove a tree to
provide for wiring, was referred to
tho streets committee, as was also
the objection of D. K. Hunter to tho
presonco of a telophono lino run
(Continued on page G.)
516,250
545,000
542,500
540,000
471,000
."."....."447,000
328.000
149,000
(win out and uso all fair means toward
that end
Don't get the Idea that anyone has
yet got a "cinch" In winning any of
tbo wards.
Whether your narao is near tho
head or tho foot of the list this week
makes little difference. Tho amount
of work dono during tho next flvo
days Is what will put you either
ahead or behind the others. Tho en
thusiasm In tho campaign is at Its
highest at this time and evoryono
you approach will understand that
thoy must subscribe or renew nt
once If they aro to assist you in win
STADIG WITHDRAWS
QUO WARRANTO SUIT
(From Tuesday's Ddlly.)
4- ftliu Klndlir. nf I.nurr ltrldcp. -
-- will offer li further oppaslllnn
to Dcsciiute county, it
lenrncU todny. Mr. .NtAdltf, who
- originally quest loncd tho cnUh
tys Identity, through u suit In
- quo Murrnnto, was In Rend" this
afternoon, nnd mndo arrange- -
incuts to withdraw the case -
- from the circuit court. -
LAURGAARD MAY Bfi
CITY COMMISSIONER
Builder of Timialo Project Mentioned
for Dlcck's Place on Portland
Governing Body,
(From Wednesday's Dally.)
0 Laurgnnrd, engineer In clmrgo
of tho .ulIdliiB of tho Tumalo pro
ject and w."'11 known In Bend, bids
fair to become ,'n Important political
fetird In tho statu. or t least, In
Muftnomah county.
Mr. tauganrd Is now a' member of
tho Houva of Ropresontnflcvs, hav
ing beon wlectod from Multnomah
county with a big vote. Ho is now
mentioned as a probablo Portland
city commissioner, and Sit seams
nrottv Hiirn Hint hn will run luminal
Commissioner Robort O. Dlcok. up
. "
for ro-cloctlon in Juno. Friuiuls ot
Lnurgaard say that ho linrt1 an ox
collont chanco of getting the' Im
portant $5,000 a year post,, as ho
stands woll with business Interests',
mid has strong backing frortv fabor
organizations as woll as tlto various
Scandinavian and forolgn organiza
tions. WILL OPEN NEW STORE
L. II. Lnfolletto to Kngngo In Whole
siding of Dairy Products Here.
(From Wednesday's Dally.)
Announcement ot. tho opontng horo
for tho wholesaling of dairying pro
ducts was mado by Leo B. Iatoltutto,
of Rcdmand, when In town, today.
Mr. Lnfolletto will occupy quartors
lu tho Lawronco building on Wall
stroct. Tho now Btoro wll bo op
ened on Monday, with B. K. Davis,
who has beon employed by Mr. La
follctto In Redmond, In chargo.
Mr. Lafollotto Is now engaged In
tho manufacture and salo of dairy
products lu Prinovlllo and Redmond
ami ban supplied a consldorablo por
tion of tho local markot through tho
formers' creamery horo for aomo tlmo
past. It Is understood that Mr. La-
follotto's entrance Into tho local Hold
with his own store Is viewed in u
friendly manner by tho creamery.
LONESOME CLUB IS
THE VERY LATEST
(Iljr United I'rcM to The Dallr Hullclln)
CHICAGO, Feb. 7. Those who aro
lonesome and had sort of a "bluo"
fooling and no placo to go, woro wel
comed at tho annual open mooting
ot tho Lonesomo Club horo and at
a dinner at 7Cc a plato.
Miss Elizabeth Gulon Dormor, sec
retary of tho club, says its foolish
to think that no ono lovos you.
COUNTIES WILL
DKHCHUTK8 AND CROOK TO
IIAVIJ ONIJ WATKIt MASTER
RECORDS TO 1113 TURNED OVER
TO NEW COUNTY.
(From Wednesday's Dally.)
PRINEVILLE, Or., Fob. 7.
(Special.) Only tho friendliest feel
ings provalled nt tho Joint meeting
ot tho county courts of Crook and
Deschutes counties held horo today.
All members of both courts were
prcsont und business affairs relating
to the Intercuts ot both wero con
sidered.
Tho matters agreed on by tho
courts Included tho employment of
ono water master for tho two coun
ties, who will share equally In the
expense, and for tho turning ovor
to tho now county all records con
cerning Indigent widows who receive
pensions. Tho 1915 and 1916 taxes
will bo collected by Deschutes coun
ty and rccolpts. will be stamped,
"Prior taxes payablo to Crook coun
ty." Tax records must. transcribed.
Commissioners Rlanchnrd and
Smith were appointed to list the
county property n Deschutes county
as a preliminary to tho adjustment
to bo made next June.
wnemER
FUEL BUSINESS
IN MBE
OUTSIDE SHIPMENTS
ARE HEAVY. ,
.Jean Ifaiiillton, of Oregon Kuel Co.,
Plans to Fxtend Hcoto ot Trndo
so ni to Utilize Wlmt MilN
Would Otherwlso Waste.
(From Tuesday's Daily.)
Tho ninlfnilltdo Attained by tho fuol
Industry In Bond was" shown this
morning when Jonn Hamllloiii 6t tho
Orogon Fuol Co., nnnouncod that In
Docombor, January, and tho first flro
days of Fobruary, 72 cars ot wood,
averaging 20 cords to a load, havo
been sWppod out of Bond. This Is In
spito- of tho fact that In tho last
month tho demand tor box . wood
within tho city, has boen so irroat
that 110110 WBS loft for OUtsIdo trndo
lrm. u..i t i .'- ...i.. ....
mu mtui uuniiioss win excoou mat
that nt outstdo points.
Const Wood Supplanted.
Wood producod In this vicinity Is
practically taking tho placo ot that
forraorly sont from tho coast, as ov
ldoncod by tho numbor ot towns
which now depond largoly on the
Oregon Fuol Co. for tholr supply.
On tho Bond branch, fuol Is shipped
to Redmond, Torrobonno, Opal City,
Culvor, Metollus, Madras, Gatoway
and Maupln; pn tho Shanlko branch,
to Wasco, Morrow, Orass Vnlloy,
Kont nnd Shanlko; and on tho main
lino to Rufus and Arlington, Calls
havo also boon recolved from tho
Heppnor and Condon branches, Mr.
Hamilton says.
Hy-Products Used.
Mr. Hamilton plans (o dovolop tho
Industry to such an oxtont thnt thoro
will ba-abBQliitoJyno wafjto from tho
big sawmill plants In Bend. ' At tho
prcaont tlmo ho has a- craw ot niou
cutting 2000 cords of limb wood for
market. Next year, ho Intimated it la
posslbto that In addition a lino ot
coal will bo put In, If tho fuol sit
uation Is such as to warrant It.
Branch wood yards at outsldo points,
many also bo put In.
Special cars havo been fitted up
by t'io O.-W. R. & N. for wood trans
portntlon, nnd promises ot moro from
tho Orogon Trunk, havo boon ro
ct.!rod, Mr. Hamilton says,
WILL GUARD BRIDGE 1
OVER THE COLUMBIA
Ir United Vfeu to The Dallr Uullctin)
VANCOUVER. Wash., Fob. 7.
Tho now four-mllo brldgo spanning
tho Columbia river, may bo guarded,
It was loarnod today. City pfficlals
aro contemplating asking Vancouver
barracks to supply soldiers for the
purpose
MAX CRANDALL PRESENTS OUT.
LINE OF SCHEME TO COURT
PREPARATION I OR JOINT HK8.
SION IS MADE.
(From Tuesday's Dally)
Plana for a county system ot ac
counting and keeping of records for
the county court, wero outlined to
day at tho session of tho court In the
O'Kino building, by Max Crandall,
of Portland. Tho advisability of
adopting Mr. Crandall's method was
dlscussod at length.
Preparations wero mado for tho
Joint meeting to bo held tomorrow
In Prinovlllo between tho Deschutes
and Crook county courts, when mat
ters ot common Interest, Including
tho payment of widow's pensions, and
the transcription of Crook county
records to the Deschutes couuty
books, will be taken up.
Plans drawn by architect Loo A.
Thomas, ot Bend, for tho addition
to the First National Bank building,
rooms In which aro to bo reserved
for tho use ot county odlclals, wuro,
presented, and Inspected by the
court.
W. W. Orcutt, of nond. niiDoarod
before tho court to ask that a dif
ferent route than that already de-
iucu on no recommondod for th
Tumalo road.
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