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WEEKLY EDITION The bend bulletin. VOL. XVI. IW2ND, DKHOIIUTKH COUNT V, OKICOON, Tllt.'ltHDA Y, OfTOIIKIt 17, 1018 No. . HALF MILLION YOUR NUMBER NO AUTHORITY FOR MESSAGE HEAVY DAMAGE END OF MR WILL BE NEEDED HAS ARRIVED UIT IS FILED NOT IN SIGHT CLOSE UP ORDER BEND IS UNDER EMERGENCY BOARD IS NOW DONE. Jlcllrlcne)' Appropriations In Hluto Hwrll lo Miikh Kiiiii I'imI Must Votn Ono Mill Hire If All I KiprnnrH Aro Cnnil 'or. ! (IIUI l 'Pki llullrtlll.) HALI3M, Oct. 17. Tint (iinnrituncy lionrd has now shot deficiency appro lirlutloim up to over tlm IGOO.oqo Biinrk unit ii ruw moru limy yot comu, liut In tlm tnnln tttu appropriations of (hut ntituro lmvn r.ll lioim account vd for. Thin half million dollars rwlll bo ono of tho factors to tio reckoned with by tho next lugUlfi turn, ntitl iiiiIvhm tho puoplo decide to grant Urn 1 mill excess over tho nmounl allowed by tho 0 pur emit, limitation amendment tho legislature Milt hnvo onn of tho fUHitlent time In nil ntuto nnnnclnl liltitory to uiuku nds moot. At tho snmn tltno n great muny people nro predicting Hint tho 1 mill excess lovy will ho defeated when It roaches tlm puoplo tor their consideration. Maybe It will ho. It It It will li.i admittedly ji mid tiny for tho stato Institutions anil mtrnii of thum might nit wull shut nip shop (or tho Rood they can do In handling tho itrfulru for tho helpless ntnto ward llial uro placed In tholr charge nml ctutody. Two Ways Out. If tho poopln turn down tho 1 per -emit, excess lovy tho legislature will tiu con front (id by two alternative. Ono of these will bo to d oh troy thu credit of tho iiliito, repudiate thu debts cnintoil by tho emergency lonnl nml lot tho debtors Ko whistle for tholr money; or, tho othor will Itii to lot tho stale wnnU half starve, go without clothe and nllow tho -door of tho Initlttillonii to bo nhtit ngulust a larKo number of tho ad mitted. Huforo tho legislature takes tho second course, It probably will adopt tho firm mid repudiate tho debts ot tho stale all tho siimo Hoi ahovlkl. If tills Ih douo, Oregon will bo In ii pretty mtuldlo. Hut without miiiiii oxtrn loowuy IioIiik given tho legislature will bo confronted with a really serious nunnclal crlcbt In tho 'light of tho G par cent, amendment, (Continued on Pago 4.) NATION BEHIND AGRICULTURE .TMK.V ENOAOED in TIIIH OCCUPA TION (JAN CLAIM DEFERRED CLAHHIFICATION IN THE NEW DRAFT AOEH. A plan ban boon OKrecd upon by 'tho wiir labor policies board, provoHl annrshul general, uucrotury of war, mocrotury of agriculture and socro tary ot labor to put Into deferred classification hucIi persons In tho mow draft ns nro necessary In ngrl " 'culture Threo udvlsorA nro to bo associated 'with onch dlatrlct board for tho purpoao of presenting facia rolatlvo to tho supply ot agricultural iworkorH. Such facta regarding tho Toqulromont ot agriculture In tho -various countlon -will bo secured from county agricultural ngonts nml hlu oomntlttoo ot roproBontntlvo turmorH. Whon requested by tho agricul tural ndvlHor nml tho local board, county agents will oxnmlno question malrcs to ascertain thoao persona on waged In ngrloulturo for whom do 'iorrud clnaalflcutlon should bo inndo. Triioso numoH will thou bo submtttod to tho local ndvlaory commlttoo In order that this commlttoo may fur Jilah Information regarding tho no coaatty of tholr oiuploymout In ngrl oulture to tho district agricultural udvlaor. It must bo romomborod rthat tho war dopurtmont must rnlao tho army, out wants complete Infor anatlon regarding ngrlculturnl re ulromontH, bo as to do so and yot retain nocossnry farm warkors on tho " forms, Furrier inforranttonon this ttubjqct may bo tccurod from Cpunty Agent Ward at Hodmond. several dayh yet iiefore tmi:v are to in: made run. LIC -HOARD WILL NOT AN HWER QUEHTIONH. (From Mondny'n Dally.) Tho order numbers of tho men who roKlHtorml Huptombur 12 have been received by tho local draft board, unit tho mumbunt of tho board nro now buny preparing tho Hal ot namca with tho iiumbur affixed. Thu iiumburH came to thu draft board In tho order In which tltoy wuru drawn In WaahliiRton mid bo foro any publicity In given or regis trants Informed of their number, thu entire Hal will havu to bo completed. As there am approximately 1400 reglHlranls In tho county, thu work will coimumo tho grvatur part of throe days. In tho meantime members ot thu war board have announced that tinder no condition will questions bo atiNweri'd regarding thu ordur num ber until such tlmu us tho entire Hat hnn been completed and made public through thu medium or thu news papers. BARNES BOOSTS TOBACCO FUND Contribute Money That Co miff to IIIn Ofllru ax MarrlaKO I-Veit. (From Tuesday's Dally.) Judge V. D. Harnes has taken a new method of boosting tho tobacco fund by donating tho fees which comu Into his office for marriage performed by him. Ono donation of $G was made last week, anil nnothor contribution of n like amount was handed to Tho Hullutln today. FOOD ORDERS ARE ISSUED UKSTACHANTH, IIOTI'US, KATINO IIOI'SIM MUST AID THU (JOV. KIINMKNT IN CONKKUVATION ONl.V ONi: KIND OF .MIC AT. (From Monday's Dally.) FOItTLAND, Oct. 14. In 12 "koii eral orders," addressed to all places whoro cooked food Is sold to bo eaten on tho promlsos, thu food ad- mlntslrntou today announced moro drastlo food regulations than huvo hitherto been enforced. Tho purpoao of tho regulations Is to bring a direct reduction In tho tho staples, rather than a series ot emergency regulations such as meat lens and wheatlcss days, mid tho sub stitution ot ono food for another." In n letter accompanying thu regu lations, It Is pointed out that tho or ders "must 1io obeyed, for It they aro not, tho food administration has powor to cut off your supplies." Tho regulations nro necessary It thu United States Is to supply tho allies wth 17,C00,000 tons ot food this year, as promised. Thoy uro nation wldo. Tho general orders prohibit sorv- lng any broad not containing at least 20 por cont. of substltuto Hour, Dacou Is burred au u garnlturo, ns aro broad and toast. Only one meat may bo Borvod to n patron nt a moal, MoatH Include boot, mutton, pork and poultry, Not moro than n halt ouuco ot buttor may bo sorvod to ono parson nt a meal. "Double" cream Is banned, A toaspomiful ot sugar Is tha limit for n moal. No wnsto food may bo burned, but must bo saved to food animals or roducod to obtain fats. Restaurants aro urged to aorvo fresh vogotablos mid fruits whorovor posBlblo, Tho tnblo d'hoto moal Is discour aged. "Thoro Is no prospect of n propor ondlng of tho war boforo tho cam paign ot tho eumraor of 1019," says a etatomont fro'm Herbert Ho6vfcr. CLOSING ORDER IS NOT OFFICIAL. Teli'Krain Itecelvcd Hiimlay Morning from I'. D. Curry Not Hatirtloneil by tho Htnln llouril of Health. (From Tueadny's Tynlly.) City, county and sato health of- flclals aro endeavoring to detormlno thu authority veated In F. II. Curry of Klamath Falls, manor ot a tele gram received hero Hunday morning ordering tho city officials, through thu Wostorn Union, to cloao ull pub lic gatherings on account of Hpaulah Influenza. Thu inessago had been received by telephone thu night pre vious and was dotlvured to tbu city officials yesterday morning. At tho tlmu tho musangu was ro celved by tho officials, churches of thu city woro asked to withhold all meetings until tho order could bo verified as to Us authenticity, and stops woro taken to have a verifica tion ot tho order from thu stato board of health. Dr. Holt, secretary of tho Oregon stnto health board, when called up over long distance, denied that thu ordur had been sunt out from tho stato office. Later n copy of tho Curry telegram was sunt to him, nnd his Instructions were wired back, In forming tho officials to disregard tho southern mrssngo nnd to closo moot lugs only upon tho appearance ot tho dlsoasu In thu city. No Cute Here. Iteportn woru rlfo yesterday after noon, following thu closing of tho churches, that suvornl cases of Spanish Influenza hail been reported In this city. Ths rumor was denied by both thu county nnd city physi cians this morning. No evidence ot thu dlsuasu has yet madu Its appear ance hero, mid physicians hnvo little concern that It will, at least In any but a mild form. COMPLICATIONS ARE MOST FEARED l.ltllo Danger from Hpiwilsli Influenza L'nletti Arroiiipaulc) Iiy Symp tom of I'lieiiinonla. (From Tuesday's Dally.) Fatalities from Spanish Influenza occur where complications of bron chlnl pneumonia hnvo nuido their nppoarnucu rather than from tbu ills easu Itself. This Is tho statement Issued by Dr. Holt ot tho stato board of health to tho county health officer in n letter received yesterday. Dr. Holt oxplalns further that 97 per cent, of tho casos which have thus far boon roported hnvo shown only tho symptoms ot tho common Influenza, with 3 por cont. tho com plicated form. It Is In this Inst whoro tho lurgo number ot fatalities occur. LIBERTY BONDS CONVERTABLE IHRUKH OF K1ILST AND SKCOND LOANS MAY UK CONVKHTKD INTO THOKK OF TIIIIU) 1SSUK AT INCItKASKD INTKUKST. Four por cont. bonds ot tho first Llborty loan, couvortod, nnd 4 por cent, bonds ot tho second Llborty loan nro privllogod of conversion to 4Vi Por cont. bonds ot tho third Llborty loan until Novombor 9, attor which tlmo this prlvllogo Is donlcd, according to an official communica tion which hna boon boiu out to bond holders by tho treasury department. Holders ot tho 4 por cent, bonds loso nothing by tho conversion ot tholr bonds ot tho first two Issues Into tho third bonds, nnd gain U por cont. intorost por annum. Ilond purchasers uro urgod to ronko tholr conversions nt tho onrll ost posslblo tlmo to nvold ovor burdonlng tho banking institutions ot tho country at tho last m'lnuto. WM. W. BROWN NAMED AS DEFENDANT. Charln J. HlnufTer Claims That His Itepiitation Hun Keen Injured tut Itoiull of IU;ceiit Trial for Theft of Hhcep. (From Tuesday's Dally.) Damages to tho amount of C0,8C7 aro claimed by Charles J. Btauffer of filuuffor against Win. W. (Hilly) Drown of Fife, Oregon, In n suit which tins bean filed In this county by Mr. Stauffor's attorneys, V. P. Muyurs nnd A. J. Mooro. Tho suit Is thu outcomo of tho ar rest ot Mr. Btauffer last Juno on a charge of sheep stealing, at which tlmu Mr. Drown claimed that Btauf fer had been apprehended with 13 houd ot tho defendant's sheop In his possession. Btauffer was tried before J. A. Hastes, Justice of tho pcaco, and bound over to thu grand Jury. When that body met last weok It failed" to find a truo Indictment against St suffer, who immediately onterod a counter suit for damages to' tho amount set forth above. In his complaint Mr. Btauffer al leges that his character, through his arrest and tho subsequent finding ot thu Justice court, had been damaged to tho extent of $50,000. In addi tion to this bo nsks tho sum of $857 as attorney's fees nnd physician's tecs, Mrs. Stauffer having been 111 and under n physician's caro as n result of tho worry occasioned by tha Impending suit. It. 8.' Hamilton, It is stated, has been retnlned ns counsel by the de fense. Tho caso probably will be held ovor until tho spring term ot tho district court. Drown Is a wull known stockman of this county. COMMUNITY WAR LABOR BOARD MEETS Orpitnlzntloii Completed nt Meeting Held liust Nlf;ht Committees Aro Named. (From Wednesday's Dally.) Tho community war labor bonrd of Ilond perfected Its organization nt a meeting held by tho mombors Inst night In tho Sphlor building. T. H. Foley, chairman of tho committee, was nppolntcd to rcpresont tho United States government, T. A. Me dian nnd F. Domcnt tho employers, nml A. K. Kdwnrds and a. II. Haker tho employes. In tho organization ot committees which followed Mrs. McCnnn and Mr. Kdwnrds wero named tor tho recruit ing nnd listing ot labor, nnd F. Do muut mid 0. H. Haker for tho dis tribution ot labor and tho Investiga tion of complaints. MILITIA MEN TO LEAVE TONIGHT COMMISSIONED OFFICKItS WILL OO IX) I'OKTIiAND TO ATTKND MUKTINO OF THK STATE Olt OANIZATIONS. (From Wednesday's Dally.) Major Jay Sulzmnu ot tho Bond militia, Captain Kollnhor nnd First Llout. Young ot Company D will loavo tonight for Portland, whoro thoy will' nttond n tour days' moot ing ot tho offlcors of tho militia or ganizations ot tho stato. Whon tho ordor was received horo It was required that nil commis sioned mon nttond tho mooting or sacrifice tholr commissions. Mnjor Salzumu took tho matter up with tho stato officials, asking that n special und loss stringent provision bo mado tor tho offlcors ot tho Dond organiza tion, who nro In tho main business mon unable to glvo tho roqulrod tlmo from tholr business, No word has boon rocolvod In reply to his In quiry, nnd ho will tako tho matter up direct on hip arrival thoro, ItOHWKLL I IILAKi: IN LKTTKIt 1'ltOM 1'ltANCK HAYH IT WILL MOItK LIKELY UK CHRISTMAS, J fill). (From Monday's Dally.) There Is positively no chanco of tho war ending this winter, says lloswcll P. Dlake, n former Dend boy, now with the ICth company, 20th Engineers, France, In a letter to Miss Alice D, Spalding ot this city. Tho letter, In part follows: "I am still In the same place. It Is In a vory quiet part ot Franco and up to dato we hnvo seen no action, with tho exception of. what wo saw on the ship which brought us over. However, wo nro working hnrd every day to keop thoao who nro in action supplied with whatever Is necessary. "Personally I would prefer to have moro active scrvico and I have made application on several occasions for a transfer to the front. I am await ing action on my latest request for a transfer, and naturally I am hop ing It will be approved this time. "I havo had very llttlo news from Ilend. Tell Mr. Mullarkey that It Is a great little town and that I can not get back any too soon to suit me. Yet I am afraid It will bo a long tlmo before wo are able to go back. While everything has ben progressing In our favor of late thoro will probably bo a cessation ot activities boforo long, nnd thoy aro not likely to bo renewed bofore spring. I would liko to see tho good work contlnuo and sco it end before spring, but there Is no chanco of that. Wo will bo lucky If It Is over by the following Christmas." LIBRARY TO OCCUPY EMBLEM CLUB ROOMS (From Wednesday'Dally.) Tho offer of the Emblem club to give tho Dend library tho uso ot Its building for library purposes until after tho war was accepted nt a special meeting of tho Ladies' Li brary club yesterday afternoon. Ar rangements will bo mado at onco to movo tho books to tho now location. Tobacco Fund Potatoes are at Bulletin Office (From Tuesday's Dally.) -- A sack of Gold Coin potatoes tho cholco of tho patch, has - - been contributed to Tho Dulle- tin tobacco fund by X. Q. Davis, - nnd was delivered at tho of- flco this morning. Just how tho -- potatoes aro to bo disposed ot -- to the best advantago has not yot been decided upon, but -- probably at public auction. - WANTS TANK INVESTIGATED CAUL A. JOHNSON ASKS THAT COMMITTEE OF COMMERCIAL CLUII HE APPOINTED TO LOOK INTO SANITARY CONDITIONS. (From Wednesday's Dally.) Plans for tho united war work drlvo, which commences Monday, No vember 11, woro explalnod by II, J. Ovorturf nt tho Commorclal club lunch today noon. Llttlo other busi ness was taken up, with tho excep tion ot tho announcement by J. A. Eastes tor tho flro committee that tho oqulpmont for tho flro depart ment had boon ordored und would bo dollvorod within tho 200 days re quired by tho company. Cnrl A. Johnson stated to tho club that ho had understood that thore had boon some complaint regarding thu sanitary conditions ot tho tank at tho Gymnasium, and made a mo tion that n commlttoo from tho olub bo appointed to mnko nn investiga tion ot tho conditions oxlstlng there und report back to tho club, pr, Hondorshott, It. B. Hamilton and Ross Faruhnm wero named as the commlttoo by President Foley. GOES INTO EFFECT ON THURSDAY. AH Public Gathering In City Sus pended Until Further Noll Ono Case of Influenza In Heportcl. (From Wednesday's Dally.) Acting on the advlco of a local physician who has reported ono case of Spanish Influenza In the city, mem bers ot tho city hoalth committco ot the council at a meeting this morn ing took stops for tho closing of all public gatherings within tho city. In cluding schools, churches, moving picture theatres and entcrtalnmonU of all kinds. Tha order will go Into effect to morrow morning and will remain in forco until ordored rescinded by tho commlttoo. It was stated this morning that tho steps taken by the committee had been as a safeguard to tho public health, and as far as posslblo to pre vent a spread of tho disease. THINGS QUIET IN WAR BOARD OFFICE (From Wednesday's Dally.) Things are quiet In tho war board offlco, with the exception ot work progressing on tho classification and rearrangement ot tho cards on the registration ot Soptomber 12. Dup licate registration cards of the men registering bad to bo mado out to glvo a record to tho provost mar shal's office. This work has been completed, with tho exception of about 200 names. NAVY PARCEL REGULATIONS (From Wednesday's Dally.) Tho Bulletin last week carried complete Instructions for tho Bonding ot Christmas parcels to men in sanr lce overseas through tho Red Cross. Within a week the cartons for this purpose will bo sent to this chapter. Many Inquiries havo been recolred by the local chapter as to whothcr this samo provision applies to sailors In foreign waters. It docs not. As a matter ot information, thoro aro herewith presented tho navy regula tions as released by tho committco on public Information. Nnvy ReKubitloiiM. Tho navy department has Issued tho following Instructions regarding the shipping ot Christmas packages to sailors In homo waters and abroad: (a) Packages forwarded by par cel post for men In the navy must comply with the postal regulations and should bo enclosed in substan tial boxes with hinged or screw top cover to facilitate opening and in specting. (b)Al boxes shipped by express nro limited to 20 pounds in weight, should measure not moro than two cubic feet In volume, bo ot wood, well strapped and have a hlngod or screw cover to facilitate opening and Inspecting. (o) All mall matter should bo ad dressed as now prescribed by tho postal regulations. All express pack ages should bo forwarded in care ot Supply Officer, Floot Supply Dase, Twenty-ninth street and Third ave nue, South Brooklyn, N. Y. (d) No perishable food product othor than those enclosed In cans or glass Jars should bo packed In par cels post or express shipments, (o) All packages must bo plainly marked with tho namo and address ot tho sonder, togethor with a nota tion indicating tho nature ot tha contents, such as "Christmas Box" or "Christmas Present." (f) Tho supply officer nt Now York will cause each express package to bo opened and carefully examined to seo that nothing ot an explosive or othor daugoroua character la or- wurdod. Tho shipment ot Ohrlstmaa pack ages for U. 8, naval vmji abroad should be made bo as to reaobw lUfn wo kiu un (luoivia ft wwb r later than November 16th.