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VMJK 0. BEND IIULf'MlV', UKM, OHIXJON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY H, 1017. 2. The Bend Bulletin (Published Ktcry Wednesday.) BEND, OREGON 0K0R0E PALMER PUTNAM Publisher IIOIJEHT W. BAWYEn Kdllor-Mnnager. FRKD A. WOELKLEN , Associate Editor. ' An fndopomlent ncwapapor stand ing fur thu Bqtinro denl, clean busl ndis, clean politics and thu IiobI In terests of llund and Contra! Oregon. Ono Yoar $ 1 . H 0 Blx Montlni 7G Thrcu .Months no THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1917 WAR INEVITABLE. President .Wilson hn broken dlp lomntlc rolatlonB with Germany, re calling Ambassador Oerard and de livering his pasRportn to von Ilerna torff. What lid lias threatened to do so many times) hns now been dono ns a rcfliilt of the final act of tier man aggression nnd Interference with tho rights of neutrals on tho high senB. Whllu not n dcclarntlon of war, Which Is In tho power of CongroHS nlonc, the President's act leaves war as tho only remaining course open to tho United States In enso sovcr nncn of diplomatic relations docs not bring Germany to terms. And war scorns Inevitable Halations have been severed be fore) any lives have been lost. Tho President bus acted as n result of tho Gernmu anuoupcement alone. Now It Is Inconceivable that lives will not bo lost, and war must follow, Tho very net which brings on war, tho taking of American lives by a Gorman submarlno, will point the enurso which wo shall follow In op posing Germany. Our land forces ura too Binull to bo of any value on tho European battlo fronts, even If noiitlment mill policy would poruilt their leaving tho United States. Hut our navy Is nvollnblu nnd It will hnvo lis shorn to do lii protecting our com Plprca find uHHlstlng In tho suppres sion df III" Herman submnrlno. 'ready wo are Hnkod Industrial ly and comtnorclully with tlio Allies. Joining them In tho prosecution of tho war will mean n closer associa tion, based on-broader Interests than rftnoso of buyer nnd Boiler. Further, It should glvo us a plnra III til" Undo itgrnomoiit union forniinl In protect Jho business of tlio Allies when thu war Is over. Plainly, our entrance nhoulA shorten tlio war. European nntlnns Svlio are not now engaged hnvo Ident ical IntoroHtH with Us, bo far ns nav igation of tho sens Is concerned, nnd must surely go In as wo shall go In, when their subjects nro killed. Then Germany will bo at bay. Tho League to Enforce I'euco will bu nt work, nnd peace will result. HOW ABOUT PAPBK :PULP? A few ago considerable 'experimen tation was dono wft'li Deschutes "black jack" pine an a basis for tho manufacture ot wood pulp. ThJ-'rc was some real success. (Vjtnlnly onoii'-li n accomplish to attract a Ir. of ittoutlon. Tid wo know that a iruall amount of paper actually ws manufactured from tho local lodge polo plno bocausa wo recolvod samples of it. As wo recall tho matter, the ex periments wero not carried very far, because thoro was no ono to talco the lend and to provldo required fin ancial hacking. Hut n start was made, and considerable promlso of really important developments was forth coming. Tho trouble seemed to be, at that time, thnt paper manufacture upon a scalo assuring profit, could not seem to bo assured. Wo wonder If It would not now bo highly worth whllo to revive tho ontlro matter. Tho prico of all kinds of pnper Iiiib doubled, nnd more. Tho demand Is unprecedented, and unheard of prices provall. The supply Is most limited and n chango In conditions appears remote. In short, now, if ovor, is an op portune tlmo to test out to tlio fullest degrco, with tho best chances of sue cess, tho possibilities of our black plno for pnper pulp utilization. As suredly It such n field could bo opened up It would provo ot Incal- cuablo benefit to this community and nil Central Oregon, If tho thousands of acres of now worthless, or nearly worthless, plno could bo transformed Into n product of value, and a payroll producing product at that, n nega tive quantity would indeed bo trans formed Into n positive asset ot re miirkahlo worth. Why not look Into It ngaln? A NEEDED REVISION. j Military Jauntincss Has Developed This Costume Our President RIGHT OR WRONG CO let us stand behind the line as one man, to help and encourage him in any decision he may come to at this critical moment. There is no one that appreciates the good will and well wishes of the people more than the R. M. Smith Clothing Co. When we know that the majority of the people in Deschutes and surrounding counties are behind us in our endeavors to lower the retail prices on Ladies', Men's and Children's wearing apparell it gives us an incentive to do more, for we know that we have the confidence of the People, which, after all, is the greatest thing there is. Photo by American Prtat Association. CUT ON MILITARY LINE8. Developed In mllltnry blue worsted, cut with n soldier's cape. Lotted with a heavy Ilk cord with fur "dowdnbn" on the ends and contrasted with bits of Hudson ncnl to match a melon muff, this dashing outllt for maiden Is obviously of 1'arlslan design. Just now we have on display the larg est and most beautiful showing of New Spring Wash Fabrics --a showing worthy of any Store in Cities of twice Bends size. There's Great Variety of Patterns in NEW CINCHAMS at 12J-15-20-25C NEW SILK TISSUES at 25-D5-50C NEW WORLES AND MARQUSSTLES at 25-Sff-fiOc NEW PERCALES 36 in. wide at 12-15c Women'i and Children'! CAUSE VESTS at 10-15-20-25C One Caie o( Ladiei' Cauie Union Suiti, ileevelesi, tight lmee'Excqtional Value in all iliet up to 46 in., on tale 50c Dependable Shoes For Men, Women and Children. By far the Largest Stock of New Spring Shoes Bend has ever known is now here, and at a decided saving. MEN'S WORKSHOES S2.25-2.50-2.75 0.25-8.75 WOMEN'S SHOES $2.75-3.50-a.75 4.004.50-5.00 BOYS' SCHOOL SHOES S2.25-2.50-2.75 a.25-3.50 GIRLS' SCHOOL SHOES $2.00-2.25-2.50 2.75-U.25-3.50 INFANTS' SOFT SOLES a5-50-G5c Vr Spring Mes---0f.Fi? Golde" linVoHddf,SeKe,$l 50-2 00-2 50 ' & ; in all Sizes, from 12 to U nt..P1,"u "uw b'OV k UNPOPULAR TEXAS. Tho following wo reprint from tho Now York Times: "Tojciih Iiiih an area or 200, S00 ei tin ro mlluMi Hi) estimated popula tion In l'Jl'7 In 4,472,494. It la sparsely populated for Uh hIio. It Ib tttllt In tho Infancy ot Its dovulop JihMit, Uh ImmoiiBO Btrctch of land, till cheap, offers unbounded oppor tunities ot agricullniv. lis Industrial prosperity turn but begun. In this plKiilitlo Btato in i)ic, Its railroad eommMon tolls us, 19.35 miles of railroad wero built. Tho Galveston News unys; " 'If, thun, Toxns needs moro railroad mileage, and It tho sup pi)' of Idlu Investment capital Is nhiindant hoyond all proco duut, what Is tho explanation ot tho fact that last year only ID miles of railroad wero built In ToxasT It seoins to ns It can bo explained upon only ono hy pothesis, mid that Is thnt rail road bulldliiK In Toxns Is not nn InvltliiK form ot Investment, and this at a time when capital Is busily looking for Investment opportunities.' "Thnt Is ruspcctfully submitted to tho Texas Itnllrond Commission, to nil other State Itnllrond Commissions, to tho lutorututo Commerce Commis sion, to CoiiKress, and air cltltons ot sober mind," That Is Interesting. Oregon's situation Is not so bnd, but It Is bud oiioukIi, Tho state's urea Is 96,099 square miles and our ottlclal population U 795,000. Last year wns probably above normal, so far ns railroad tiulldltiK Is coicernod, tho total num ber of miles 'of now road built beliiK 288. Yet, proportionately to urea, Oresou has loss railroad mileage ttinu utmost any other state. No one slnglo reason Is entirely responsible, for this condition. No tloubt In tho past, Oregon's aptness nt so-called' "popular" legislation has bad a hand In It. As Hennessey Mur phy nays, "Tlio East has tho pros portly aud Oregon has tho laws." Hut that disposition hat slowed down a lot of lata, but thero Booms to bo Inclination to make and keep Ore gon a reasonably satisfactory location for Invested cupltal. This Is aU pretty closo to home Just at present, when wo of Central )rogon are Expecting tho construes lou of that 400 miles of Strahorn llroad. Tho last Issue of 'System," n nn- tloniil magazine, widely rend by bus iness men, contains nn IntcrcotliiL , "trado map." It grouped vnrluus portions of tlio country whoso bus iness liitorcsts wero naturally bound togothor through geographic and transportation conditions, Ttio inip flh.oWH two groups, on tho Pacific coast. Ono Included Washington, Idaho nnd all of Ore eon, except tho Houth-coiitrnl nnd southeastern part, a territory em bracing, roughly, Klamath, I.nko, Mainour nnd part of .V'alhour comi ties. Occupying n'ut tho geograph Icnl cantor 0f tills northern trado group Is Portland. Tho portions of Oregon divorced from Portland, ns shown on tho map, nro combined with tho southern group, tho California trado torrllory, wIiobo commercial center Is Sou Krnnclsco. Tho trado map Is correct. An matters stand, tho business of south central nnd southeastern Oregon goes to California, Instead of to 'Portland as It should ami could. Tho Htruhorn railroad system Is tho answer. When tho now Central Oregon railroads nro In operation that trade map will need revision. It Is vastly to her own Interest for Portland to lend every aid toward this consummation, which will so materially Increase her strategic com mercial position, UNITED AMERICA. No ono can liavo read tho editor ial comment on President Wilson's break with Germany without feeling a thrill ot patriotism and ImVlliff a promt souse ot HUvnhlp VUu mill ions ot fellow Altterlvahs. Divided as our nympalhlcs may hnvo been between the partlos to tho Kuropeau conflict, when tho United States be came Involved, thero wns only ono thought iu tho minds of nil, and thnt wns Amorlcu. However dangerous tho hyphen may hnvo seemed In tho past two years, tho danger Is gone. Tho events of Saturday havo obllt-, orated tho "hyphenated American," leaving only tho cltUen of tho United I States. I Kspcelally Is this truo In tho caso I of Americans of (lerman birth or descent. Gorman newspapers all ovor tho country whoso feelings hnvo been j till for tho Knth'erlnnd, without ox-1 eeptlou have said that In tho present crises they nro American only. They i hnvo pledged themselves to tho conn-' try s cnusu and If It comes to war, their readers, Herman no longer, will bu fighting under tho Stars and Stripes, This year tho Portland newspapers are devoting far less space thun over betoro to tho doods nnd misdeeds ot the Oregon legislature, now In ses sion. It Is increasingly apparent that tho general public Is not high ly concerned with tho details ot leg Ulatloh, and especially, with tho In ner working ot Its political manipu lations. Tho news ot geuoral Im portance Is about all state readers require, plus fuller reports upon mat tors ot local moment. Generally speaking, tho public, ot Oregon aa elaewhore, cares little for Intricate political news, except at actual tlmo of eloctlon. Festive Occasions Demand n Very Dressy Frock - Jfcf .. Smith Special Otferfls--Ay,si''efrom 12 t0 i4 Per Pnir $1Q0 READY TO GO. Tnitpo chiffon, much trimmed with clus tcr tumts ot mmie velvet, nlo Inapt, ulvei this Ititcrentlnir afternoon frotW. The chiffon wnlut Is plclm.l uUt With patches nt iiietnl embroidery, tha veet be tas' eofteneU Willi touch of while. Queer Eskimo Custom, A traveler among tho Usklmos of northern Alnstn tells ot a custom that reveals an odd mixture of superstition and practical shrewdness. When a child Is born Its parents glvo It tho name of tho lust person who died Iu that village, partly Iu the belief that tho spirit of tho dead person leaves tho gravo uud enters the child nnd partly Iu tho expectation that the relatives of tbo dead pcrsou will contribute to Its support. Smith Special Work Shirt pf Slsnditd Gia.de, blue and gray Shlrtloa at - 50c each Three Season Under wear Mcn'i Medium Weight Ribbed Union Suili 91.00-1.S5-1.50 Men'i Medium Weight Ribbed Sepaiate Garment, all litct 50c each Men's Sox One caie ol 60 Dozen Men'i Fine Gallon Sox at 2 Pair for 25c Another ol Men'a Heavy Olaclc Cotton Sox, 60 doien at 15c each R. M. SMITH CLOTHING COMPANY THE FASTEST GROWING STORE IN THE STATE SCHOOL GIRL WRITES ON PROSPERITY YEAR (From Wednesday's Dally.) Tho following composition, writ ton by n pupil In tho Bond Bchool, Is nnotnor of thoso based on Tho TJul letlu prosperity calendar. Harrlctto Penney Is tho author. l'rusnvrlty Your, U. H. A. Tho United States Is divided Into four parts, namely, Northeastern, Central, Southern nnd Wcstorn. In tho northeastern group wo find manufacturing, commerce, fishing, lumbering, dairying, nnd quarrying. In tho northeastern section you will find tho population moro than iu any group. In tho control group you will find mining, dairying, manufacturing, lumbering and commorco. There Is also a vast population. At first tho surfaco ot this land was a prairie, covered with luxuriant grass, already for pivlnc and plant ing. A good crop 'could bo raised tho first season, therofora tho set tlement ot these states was rapid. Indiana, tho center ot populatloa Pershing Is getting back Just In tlmo to i" Mil to get tho Kaiser "dead or alive." The Golden Rule Store Headquarters for Men's and Boys FURNISHINGS, BOOTS and SHOES We Carry a Full Line ot SUPPLIES FOR THE LOGGER MAIL ORDERS WILL BE GIVEN CAREFUL AND PROMPT ATTENTION Golden Rule Store 865 wall, Street ' E. PEARL, Manager. of tho United States, is In this sec tion. In tho southern states you will find that cotton, tobacco, sugar cane are raised. Thero Is lumbering, stock raising, and manufacturing thoro also. About 30 years ago thoro wero no factories In tho southern group and thoy had to send all tholr raw matorlal to tho northeastern or cen tral group, but they find It cheaper to put up their own cotton factories, thoretora you will find manufactur ing carried on lu the southern states. Tho principal Industries ot tho wcstorn group aro fishing, lumbering, mining, stockralslng nnd dairying. Iu California, all ot theuo aro car ried on. Tho western group Is tho most productive of tho four groups. Dut It hasn't tho most population. Hut In tlmo It will havo a vast popula tion, becAUBo It the European war continues, Huroponns will bo coming ovor to tho United States, and It thoy all land at New York It will bo bo crowded In tho northeastern and con trol groups that they will naturally come to the western states. HARRIETT!-: PENNEY. Bond Water, Light & Powor Co., ho roportod, hnd offorcd to put In tiro hydrants In tho residence district at a rental ot $18 a yoar, virtually one halt tho usual quotation. Tho special commlttoo having: charge ot tho securing of tho ter minal slto for tho proposod Strahorn railway, reported that consldorablo work had boon dono on tho acreage south ot tho Lytlo tracts, and askeil tor Instructions as to whom deeds to tha property should bo issued.. It was decided that thoy should! bo deeded to tho city, In order to In sure uset for railroad purposes. To Meet Next 'Week. U.K. Huntur appeared before the council, stating- that all lands pur chased from Tho Dond 00., and D. E. Hunter, trustee should bo paid for within 1C days, or Interest would bo. charged. Adjournment ot tho council) was until Tuesday evening, February 13 Bills wero allowed, to ho pxlill Im rcglstorod warrants, as follows: Ilend Qarago Co ? unaries Frazior Tho Owl Pharmacy Ilend Insurance Co Good Roads Machlnory Co. L. O. Thompson Nelco Delude . C. S. Uenson L , The Dend Co. .. Paul Caruso . Tom Murphy M. E. Coleman jW. P. Wilkins H. J. Ovorturr ............. L. A. W, Nixon I Deschutes Construction Co. P. V Tllninh.i.ftlK according to an announcement made ; Bend Water. Llehf &"pow by President I.. C. Oilman on his er Co. .V.... ..... return from a visit to St. Paul, yes- Prank Kulp !""!!"!!"Z tcrday. It Is Intimated that no new ". M. White O.T. WlUi SHARK (From Wednesday's Dally.) PORTLAND, Fob. 7. Tho Oregon Trunk road will share a million dol lar appropriation made by tho North Band road for Improvements and betterments during the year 1017, Hues or extensions are Included tho program for the year. In CITV COUNCIL 11VSINKSS 11KAVV (Continued from Pago J.) nlng through tne middle ot a street Iq Boulevard addition. Because ho has received payment of ?3,000 troui the city In three months Instead dt 'a year, on city warrants, Usuefl when he turned over his home as part ot the mill and popd slte.V, A. Bates filed a claim for 112.19 against tho city. It was referred 'to the committee on ways anil means. . lUro Plans Outlined. Councilman Louts Bennett, ot the Police, Fire, and Liquor Ltncenso committee, reported that a fire house could be constructed at a minimum ot 13,500, or a maximum ot 113,000, If R included In Its plans an up-to- dato cuy nan. a tire truck, he said, cou:a do duui rrom car at total cost o McCann-Poster Advertising- Co, Bellows & Winters- . Bend Bulletin J. W. Hunter J. R. Collins R. R. Gould Jllller Lumber Co i J. P. Cardon , E. P. Brosterlioua .......1 I Bend nauing C5 ; Wlllard Houston ;. C. A. Mackey auio niro H. C. Ellis S.Z Bend Press N. P. Smith '.Z'."."Z, A. c: Hamm 2.9C 1G.9C 2JB. 1C.50 3V00 20.60 400.00 3.00 COO 25.00 1.G0 49.25 1.26 304.30 90,00 9.00 2.25 3.75 7,30 3.00 3.00 39.3T 4.7& 2.50- 40.40- 15.35- 3.80- LOO 1.30 30.00- 36.45 1.70- 7.50. For Croup, Coughs ana CoWto. A. Baxter, 'Wheeler, Wise, says-: " or- ten years we have ust! Fold's Honey and Tar la our family ad consider It the best cough medWn on the market, espclally for chlldraa-, f they like It." Contains, ac apfc atesi gafa for babies; effective tor a second hand ? if" Check' croup; stops cougSs-; tl,wS5ffilliw,-eoIto' W everywhere.