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WEEKLY EDITION IK ' THE BEND BULLETIN. ffi j ", vol. xv. IJICNI), DHHCHUTKH COUNTY, OHF.flON, Tllt'lWIHV, FKHtUAHY 11, 1018 NO. 50 & ' PERCY STEVENS LOSI ON VESSEL IS THE FIRST BEND BOY KILLED IN WAR. Jlmiigr TliU .Moriilnjj Hn' I In witn IIiiHinI Oh Scot I Mi CouM Lad rnutiliM'nl lllli School Sin- tlmt llcliilhr IIito, (From Wudnosdny's Dally.) First of tli iiioii (rom llnnd to loso lifrt llfo In tlm wnr U I'orry A. Htuvons, who enlisted December 12 In Com pony I), Hlxth Battalion, Twentieth Kiiglnoors regiment unit walled on tho Tuscutilu for Franco tlm lottor port or January. Today doflultn word wus Jkcolvcd liy hU midlives that ho wan nmnttK tlm dead from thu torpodod -vessel mid IiIm hody had been liurk'd J on tho count of Krntland. ' Mr. flluvens wim hut 18 yours of iigo. llu formerly mndo hi homo In Kuderliy, II. C romltiR hnro about two your oko to llvo with hln sister, Mm. Prank Prlnco. llo was a stu dent of Ilnud high school, gradual I lie In thu rloss or Juno, 1017. Hhtirt ly nflnr that ho wont to work In tho officii or thn Htinvlln-lllxnn Company an a stenographer. In thn hill hn in nilo a trip to hi homo In Canada v uml shortly after hln return onllsted. Alter spending it wcok or no at Van. :ouvor Barracks ho wan mint on to Washington for mnburkatlnn. 'iit rriitiilni'iit-Hluihiit. Tho lad was ono or thu munt prom Intuit students lit tho IiIrIi nchool, having boon track malinger, class treasurer, u member or thu tennis (nam, secretary or tho P.morsnnlan Literary unduly, iiuimhur of tho inu tile commltti'u and curtoonlnt on Thu Pilot, llo alio belonged to thu Uund Amateur Athlutlo Hub, Mr. Htiivons In survived by hln rath or. P. H. Slovens, manager of thu Roger l.uitihor Company at Kudor by, his mothur, Mm. Stevens, now vis iting In Bond, two sisters, Mrs. Prank I'rlnco anil Minn Hazel Stovons, of thin city and ono brothur In Vaucou vur, II. C. Thn telegrams eotiv)lng tho miis- wago worn rurolvml at 9:30 thin morn ing, ono from Mr. Slovens nud an other front (loorgo It I'rluru, or Min neapolis. lloth had received word direct from tho War Department. An o.trllor messutjx comlug xhortly after tint dlsastor from Judgo lllako. of Now York, had lud friends nnd rela tives hnro to bollovo that tho Hood boy wan amoni: those rescued from thu transport. I WEAKLY S1G0 IN LABOR & DONATED NEW C.YM (Prom Tuesday'" Dally.) Resides thu titihscrlptloiis of cosh for (ho coiiHtructlou or tho uuw gym tiasliim hiilldliiK thoro havo boon lin liortunt donntloiiH or labor mndo which havo not horotnforo boon list, oil. This labor wan given on tho Ktono foundntlnn work before thn Kiiliurui cuiiiiuit nun iui, win niiiiii-n of tho donoon nml thu amouut given bohiK nH follows: M, T. I'almlund, stona foro- V man, and I.. A. McKotulo .HO. 00 P. K. Martn fl.00 1). II. Nlswonxor 0.00 Chan. Ilrlghutii C00 O. A. O'llrlon 0.00 Martin Hallmuyor 0.00 J. !. Cardon a. B0 John Adllit 3.00 T. II. IlliiKhum , 0.00 O. 1). IlnvlH (1.00 1 w i.i niiiv.wint ! no c. o. springer ..!!!!!!!!!!!!'.!!!!!!!!!!! 3.00 A. Wallor 3.00 Total ....?97.G0 MANY FROM DISTANCE WOULD INVEST HERE (Prom Monday's Dnlly.) 4 Inaulrlos couuuriiluK tho prospoot tor mukliiK InrRo luvoHtmontu In or airouuil thin city uro contained In tho correspondence of tho Comniorc.liil club thu pant wook.. Ono man wrltos trout Munclo, Indlunu, "I own 1100 nrroH or land In OroKon nnd want moro thoro. AVould buy 130000 worth ot Rood farm land" wlth'tho Idea of (luvolopltig on Idonl atook farm," nistatico sconiR to truly "lond on haiitmoivt to tho vlow." A rosldont i Abortu, In Canada, would Ilka to wororo and a Jowolgr In Oklahoma ' anx'loua to bring hla storo wont. uLssHLss? I'intCV A. HTUVHNH, Who lohl IiIh llfn mi tho TtiHrjiiilu. MEMORY OF PERCY STEVENS HONQRED Iti'Moliilloim of ('oiiilolctico Ailoptcil lllli KiIiimiI IIdIiIm HpiH'liil .Moitiorlal IVoKritn, (Prom Woilnpsiliiy'ii Dally.) Ilnnd Is In iiioiirnliu; today for Per cy iltovotin, uown or whono dnath In tho Tuncatila dlsanlur rrauhud hero this mornliiK. Placs nro at hair mast all ovor thu city and resolutions or coniloloncu havu be on sunt (o tho fam ily or thu dncoasod, A student body mcotliiK was hold nt tho )t(h school oarly this attornnou at wllvh tlrno a special mnmorlal proxratn was xlvon. Ilrlcf talks woro kIvoii by City Hcliool HupiTlutondnut P. Thordarson, 1'rlu clpal II. M. (Irant and Cnlvln Hmlth, proslilont of tho studnnt body, Out of runpi'ct to thu memory of tho boy thn card party to Itara buuu held at tho Kmbloin club on Friday nkht has bcoii postpouud. Harrison litliam has also called off his n?K ular lllppodromo dance. IIIKIOATIO.V HCIIOOI, io.sri'OM:i (Prom Wednesday's Dally.) Tho Irrlxatlou school, to havo boon hold In ltolmoiiil this wonk, bus boen postponed and will bo hold Instead next wnuk from thn 18th to tho 23rd. All who oxpi'ct to attend nru request ed to cnmtnunlcato with County Agri culturalist Ward at onco. THRIFT STAMP SALES BEGIN MKItCIIANTS I.ISTi:i) AS KUM.INO A(3i:nts corx-rv ntA.i,. tio.v coMPi.irri: ni'imicK in t'HAIU.'i: OP NOItTllintN PAUT. (Prom Momlay'H Dally.) With thn appointment last wouk of Doutnn (I. llurdlck to manage tho Thrift Htump cnmpulRii In thu north ern end of thu county tho main orga nlzatlott for tho work was completed, Mr. llurdlck will havu charge of Iteil mniid, Klsters, (Mine Palls, Terre- bonno nud Lower IlrldRO, nud will ap point suction heads and suIIIiir agen cies In that territory. Through P. Thordnrsoii, who has charge or tho local Htump distribu tion 30 nulling agendo woro estab lished III Uend last week, most or tho business houses takliix Btntnps for Halo and agreeing to push thn dis tribution among their customers. High record for sales during tho wenk Is claimed 'by Tho Itullotln, $20 worth of Htnmpa being disposed of by Mlsa Olive Campbell of tho office. Other sales woro us follows: . llalrd's Grocery, i .50; A. M. Vrlntfjo. $11; lined & Morton, $3; llocd-Siijith Mer cantile Co., .75; Mannholmor llrothurs, .25; Ilond W'ntor, Light & Powur Co., ?2.l0. HchooM OrKUitUtl, Iloforo 'taking up tho distribution work Mr. Thordarson had nlready or ganized tho buIiooIh and up to Satur day 1125 worth ot stamps had buuu taken by tho pupils. Ah chairman or tho aoclnl Hoctlon or tho campaign, II, II, Do Arutnud last week prosoutod thu. nmttor of Thrift Htamps to thu Mooao lodge and tlm Knights of Pythias, both lodges making arrangements o t'nku up thu nalo. Ho plans to visit nil other lodges tit town and also tha' various Sunday schools, Another addition t) thu soiling forco Is Ashluy ForrcHt, who has n roving coinmlBslon, boliiR appointed to tho work by tho homo office ot tho Oregon Llfo Insurance Co., which ho roproHonts In this sontlou,. Tho In surance agents ot the ntqta livo agreed to lo all thoy pan, to soil tho Thrift Stampa. Boys Want Tobacco Sent From Home, Writes Soldier (Prom Timsdny'H Dnlly.) Tho boys want tobacco "ovor thoro." Hay Doyarmond, with the second balloon squadron now In Franco, writes his parents that ho would npproulnto something to smoke. Mr. Doyarmond Is tho son ot It, II. Doyarmond, proprietor or tho Modem Oarage, and a brother or Itruco Duyannotid, how on board a transport. Tha lottor Just received Is as fol lows: "Woll, I havo been In Franco lor nomu tlrno but havo not had tho chance to write until now. Our trip ovor was uneventful. Wo didn't sou or hear or any subs on tho way and tho ocean was pretty smooth most or tho time. Wo say a little of' England, but I wasn't much Impressed by It, especially to far an tho railroads were concurnnd. It Is tho sumo In Prance. Thoro thn railroads are a little bigger but thoy would look like toys along side or those In America, "Wo spent about three days In ono or thu cities whore wo landed nnd had a little tlrno to got acquainted with tho French peoplo nnd their ways, Thoy all seemed glad to sco us, at least, thoy always spoke to us when wo mot them. Thu hardest thing to get tho hang or was tho French and Kngllsh money. Ono dol lar from thu United States equals a little ovor five francs, and about four shillings. At first when wo had our money chnnged wo used to point at something wo wanted, dlt out a hand ful of money and let thorn count It MANY CALL ON l.NHIMHTOIt 1IOCO at opi'ia: in coL'itT norsi: :t.-, in countv i:xpi:cti:d to COM I J WITHIN LAW. PORTLAND. Or.. Fob. 12. Milton A. Miller, collector of Internal rovo nue for the State of Oregon, has been notified by the Treasury Department nt Washington. I). C, that the time for flllikg thu 1917 Income tax returns Including Individuals and corpora tions has broil extended to April 1, 1918, thus giving nn additional mouth to that provided by the War Tax Act or October 3, 1917. As soon as thn blanks nro received onch cor poration will bo notified. Colloctor Mlllor would npprerlato tho oarly fil ing of returns, so that thu work or hln office tuny not bo unduly con gested. .many oirr advici:. Thlrty-throo residents of this coun ty called on Inonmo Tax Inspector James S. Hogg In his offlco In thu court bouse yesterday. It Is esti mated that 350 In this vicinity should make reports on their Incomos, but so fur. only 10 have boon turned In. A largo number cull for blnnks nnd make nut their statements without any assistance from Mr. Hogg, Very fow questions havo como up, but a general misunderstanding seems to oxlst among thoso who havu never buuu included In tho tux botoru, Pooplo havu tho Impression that they uro taxed on tholr entire year's earn ings liiBtead nt merely tho amount In excess ot tho $1000 or $2000 limita tion, whlchovor tho caso may bo. All who como for advice uro asked to havo figures regarding tholr incomui nlroudy prepared, Mr, Hogg docs not luvostlgnto any cases, only gives advice. Thu govern ment hoglns Investigating delinquent ensos nttur April 1. HOWARD YOUNG WILL TAKE UP AVIATION (From Tuesday's Dally.) Howard Ypuug, formerly of llond, has Just finished his course in radio Instruction nnd now has tho rank or third class wlroloss operator, ho wrltos frlonds In this city. Mr. Young hna boon at Cnmbrldo, Mna auchusotts, but, having tnkon tho ex amination for ontranco in tho avia tion school nnd passed, ho oxpuctod to 'bo on his way to Miami, Florida, by this tlrno, Whon ho tins loarnod to tly ho will bo u commissioned of-tlcor. TIME EXTENDED ON TAX RETURNS thomsclvot. Moil of tho tlrno wo paid j about double for what wo got. "Now wo nro In nn American camp a fuw hundred mllua from tho front uml will very Illcoly bo hero for a fow months. Von may havo hoard how tho soldiers aro transported around in cattle cars. Woll. that Is how w'o found It for tha first IK hours. It was pretty cold and wo had between 30 and 40 men In n car, but wo nil got through In good shape. Tho cars thoy have hero aro about one-third as big as thoso in tho statos. "Tho weather Is fine, but a little Inclined to -bo rainy. However, wo I havo good comlortnblo huts to llvo in and plenty to eat so wo aro not sufforlng any great hardships Just yot. Tho only thing wo lack Is to bacco. Wo can't got any good tobac co and tho clgnrottos cost too much. You might send mo a dozen cans of tho former. "1 supposo you had a flno tlrno Christmas and Now Years. I was on tho move both days and ate corned boot and hard tuck for dinner. "I havo mot a few follows that I know at homo over here, Ono is a brother-in-law or Gene Hamilton. Ho has boon hero several months with an engineer regiment. Thoy came Into our first camp tho evening wo left It. "You won't havo cause to worry about mo for a row months at least as I supposo wa will havo to go through n courso of training boforo j moving to tho front." GETS REDUCTION ON FERTILIZER COUNTY AOIUCULTUItlST AH HANOIM KOH HIIU'MKNT OP KULPHl'K I'XMt HANCHKItS-CAN KAVi: $.1 I'KK TON. Sillphup for fertilizing purposes may bo purchasod by ranchers In this vlojnlty nt a reduction of 5 por ton ! ir enough sign up to merit bringing In a carload, or 40 tons, tho first wuk In March. County Agriculturist Ward has Just arranged for this through tho government, but must bo sure that enough enro to take somo heforo It !s brought here. No small shipments can ho procured. ' Applications or sulphur havo boon round particularly advantageous In raising alfalfa. 11. O. Grimes, or tho Pilot Hutto much bus round his crop Incronsod nnd begun to grow earlier attor ouch cutting when ho had used tho now fortlllxor. Of tho ten f ar mors who tried It out in tho vicinity of llond tho past yonr, nil report from n 25 to 35 por cent larger yield. Two hundred pounds nro gouornlly used to an aero. Laud plastor contains about 320 pounds of puro sulphur to onch ton and it Is thought posslblo that tho ox cellout results obtained from It havo been duo to thu sulphur. Tho straight uso Is n still grontor Improvement. Sulphur Is a now fertilizer and was dlscovorod accidentally In spraying fruit trees. Alfalfa growing around thorn nnd getting soma of tho mix- turo grow bottor. It bids fair to bo couto ono of tho greatest logumluous fertilizers, according to Mr. Ward. All who destro to sign up for a portion of tho shipment should do ao us onrly as posslblo. MRS. HENDERSHOTT CAN NOW TEACH (Prom Tuesday's Dully.) It will now bo posslblo lor surgical drosstngs classes to bo orgnnlzod lit uourby towns untlor tho dlroctlon or Mrs, II, W, Heudorshott, who roturn od yostordny Iroin a rlp to Port land, Whllo thoro Mrs, Heudorshott tool: tho full courso ot Instruction at tho touchers' training class mid Is now horsolt authorized to teach, Herototoro alio whs barred by tho Hod Cross rules front giving lossona in any except tho locul branch, which was first Instructed by a rogular tonchor. IMotollus und othor places tit tho vicinity will bo benefited by having an authorized instructor handy. C. II. MILLKIt, of IlfNlmonri Hccnitly appointed County CommlH- Moncr to Micccct! Lew K. Hmltli. BEND BOYS SOON TO LEAVE STATION M)ron Pourll Write Tlmt All Havo O'ono On I loan! Vcnscl, Wilcli Will Hall Por the Atlantic. (From Friday's Daily.) Practically all or the Bond boys left at Mare Island will Icavo shortly on a vessel which Is headed for the At lantic. So says a letter Just received from Myron Powell by his father, A. G. Powell. It roads as follows: "Just a note to let you know that you can address all my mall from now on to ono or tho ships soon to leave Maro Island. I havo been trans ferred to her and go aboard Monday. Wo expect to sail tor tho Atlantic. Although this Is an old ship they havo mndo an oil-burner out ot her. I volunteered for her last night. Al most all' that is left ot tho Dcnd bunch aro going on her, Hob Horner, Johnny Hates, and Christian, from Prfnovillc, besides all tho old Maro Island postotflco force. Tho old sec ond battalion is a thins of the past as there arc only about u dozen men left ot It and thoy aro going to tho Asiatic. "Our boat Is going to bo a subma rine mother ship, so we will probably soo a llttlo activo service. I would lots rather bo on hor than ono of thoso transports which carry llttlo armament " TAX INSPECTOR E JA.MI-S S. HOGG WILL MAKK AP POIXTMKNTS WITH ALL D1XSIU 1NG ADVICK AS TO PItF.PAUING KKPOKTS l'KOM 1NCOMKS. (From Saturday's Dally.) In order to assist residents ot this district In preparing a report ot their Incomos, if such earnings como within tho income tax law, Inspector James S. Hogg arrived In Bond yestorday and will bo hero until February 20. His offlco is In Judgo Duffy's room In tho court houso and appointments may bo mndo at any timo with him. Mr. Hogg may bo found at his head quarters between 9 a. ra. andj p. m. each day and will make appointments uttor hours, If desired. liy culling on hint nnd making a frank statement ot ono's income, any other red tape connected with such a report may bo cut out, aud tho tax pnld to Mr. Hogig, us ho is In a posi tion to toll tho citizen how much ho Is required to pay, tako his oath and rocolvo tho money. Thoro is no re quirement that his advlco bo askod, but tho government hna made It nec essary that all reports bo turned In botoro March 1. In taxing porsous ,tho Income ot tho previous year Is tukon as a basis. Thoso who woro not receiving an amount oqual to tho (1000 or $2000 por your, as tho caso might bo, until part ot 1917 had passod would not bo roqulrcd to pay tho tax. That Is, It a man with uo dopondonts bogntt earning $100 a month in Novombor but provlous to that tlrno had beon rooslvlng only $60 ho would not pay his two por cont until 1919. Tho tax will probably bo In ottcct aovoral years after tho end ot tho war. CLUB INDORSES PROPOSED TAX ; COMMERCIAL BODYHAS FURTHER DISCUSSION. Y'oto In -10 to 2 In Favor Campaign CommUtc In Appoints! Also Committee to Prrpnro Ilcwo- lutloitN of Condolence. (From Wednesday's Dally.) Discussion ot tho tax levy to bo voted on Friday occupied tho greater part of tho Unto of tho Commercial club at its luncheon this noon. Dur ing tho discussion a voto was taken showing 40 in favor and two oppoaed to tho measure. Renewing- the suggestion that tho tax could not bo legally levied, G. C. Morgan said that tho Tax Com mission had avoided tho issuo In Its opinion to Assessor Mullarky. Ho also urged that the rc-submlsslen of tho question showed bad faith Kith the voters, who had a right to expect that ono vote would settle tho mat ter. City Attorney Denson replied, that this was a now question, whllo II. II. Do Armond said that tho Tax Commission opinion settled tho ques tion. To Hnro Committee. A motion made by Mr. Do Armond that a campaign commlttco be ap- pointed to work for the proposed tax was adopted. A commlttco has been appointed as follows: II. II. Do Ar mond, A. E. Edwards, H. A. Miller, Floyd Doment and W. Ferguson. At the suggestion ot R. P. Minter a commlttco was also appointed to prepare resolutions of condolonco to bo sont to the family of Percy A. Stevona, who was lost on tho Tus can I a. ' Thrift stamps will be oftcrod as a prize for a contest to bo held botwocn members ot the two troops of noy Scouts, the suggestion that tho club recognize tho Scouts being mado by A. Whlsnant. ARRANGES FOR CAR OF WHEAT FOR SEED County Agrlcultunillt Ward Is llring- Iiir In Small Quantity of Grata Potatoes Still Problem. Farmors are taking advantage ot tho Wednesdays paunty Agricultural ist R. A. Ward Is keeping an offlco opon in Uend and tho flocking to him tor advice. Yosterday IS called during tho afternoon and tho week beforo 25 woro in. Tho principal problems they are threshing out Just at present are concerning tho dispo sition ot potatoes and socuring suf ficient seed. 'Mr. Ward has arranged tor a small shlpmont ot about a carload ot whoat, which Is now on Its way to Dend. Alfalfa has also been found but rye. seems to bo a inoro difficult propo sition. Reports for tho labor and crop sur voy aro coming in fairly rapidly, Dond leading as to promptness. Ques tionnaires were distributed to 1100 farmors In Crook and Deschutes counties. After Fobruary 13, tha tlrno limit set, It will bo posslblo tor Mr. Ward to ascortain Just how much labor is noedod for farms this coming season, tho amount ot live stock on hand and what seeds must bo pro cured. COMMUNITY MEET M IS WELL ATTENDED Tho community meeting held at Tutnalo lust Saturday was attended by 60 ranchers .frotu tho neighborhood. A vurioty ot mat tors woro taken up, questions being discussed after each spoakor had glv on his talk, Tho following wore on tho program. James S. Hogg, on "Tho Income Tax"; R. W. Sawyer, "Thrift Stampa"; J. W. Drown, "Hay making at Tumato"; It. U. Fllckln ger, "Potato Situation"; C. P. peck er, "Honoy Does"; Frod N, Wallace, "Irrigation School"; It. A. Ward, "CroR and Labor Survey," and "Milk ing Shorthorn Movement." At' Rooa tho ladles served a dinner In the ball,