rAoR 4 nKM nUMiETIN, 11KNI), OUICflON, THURSDAY, DICCKMIUIU II), HUH IM i ' The Bend Bulletin BEND. OREGON Kstnbllsheil 11)02. QEOnOB PALMER PUTNAM Publisher nonBKT V. 8AWYKR Kdltor-Manngor. An independent newspaper stand ing (or tho square deal, elenn busi ness, elenn politics nnd tho beat In terests of llond nnd Central Oregon Ono Year . $2.00 Six Months 1.00 Threo Months BO THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19. 1IMS HOLD YOUR BONDS. Hold your Liberty bonds nnd War Savings certificates. Hold them first, because they nro tho best Investment In tho world, backed by every re Bourco In tho United States, Is tho appeal of Secretary of tho Treasury William G. McAdoo, as sent to Twelfth federal rcscrvo district Lib erty loan headquarters. Following is tho secretary's state ment: "Hold your Liberty bonds and War Savings certificates. Hold them first toocnuse they nro tho best Investment in tho world, bnck by every resource in the United States. "Hold them because you have made sacrifices In order to buy them. Why pass on to some ono elso the contract you have entered Into with your government? "Hold them because, even though the war may bo over, it has not yet itltutlonnl amendment fixing the Imo of city elections, to nnnto only no lustnnce, has loft us In real con tusion. The portion of tho charter leallng with elections must he intended, nt least. While wo uro nj t, why not go into tho whole nub cct nnd mako changes conforming o tho modern idea of city mauugor-thlpT Wo should bo glnd to hnvo the views of tho citizens nt Hond on the subject and also to have any who wish look over tho La Grande char ters on file In our office. IRRIGATION. Tho letter front Director Davis, of tho Reclamation Service, quoted In yesterday's bulletin, gives promise of activity on tho part of tho Fed eral government In this section that will bo welcomed by nil. Tho agri cultural future of the Deschutes val ley depends on irrigation, but the undertaking Is so tremendous that wo cannot hopo to see it go through without Federal aid. In fact, Fed eral aid Is not enough. It must be a contpleto Federal job with tho money furnished by Uncle Sam nnd the plans mndo and executed by his engineers. Under these conditions tho one thing to which tho people of the whole Deschutes valley should de vote their energy Is getting Uncle Sam's engineers in hero to Investi gate nnd study our Irrigation possi bilities, Including lands to bo wat ered nnd water supply for these Subscriptions In tho recoitt win work drive amounted to f2(.KI, 170,030. This Is not the full til) pet cent. over-Rubscrlptton asked, but I' Is tho most tremendous mini ovoi rnlsed by popular iglft. DoHchutet county and the stuto of Oregon Imvt credit for meeting tho cull for tin SO per cent. Increase. , Now that socks for tho soldiers nro uo longer being knitted by tho Red Cross a movement Is on foot, wt understand, to enro for tho holes In friend husband's socks. Rootleggers who figured on Iinvlnr an ens time nftor election hnvo dis covered that Sheriff Roberts Is iif much on tho Job Just after, as Jus before, election. UHfcARY HOUND OF MONOTONY Advice to Santa Claus: When yot come down tho chimney this year, look out tor (ho llu(e). IUU Mil, IUUJ UV U1V, ,V ,. ..w v. I - - - been paid for. Tho treasury de- lands. The first step will como when pnrtment must soon Issue more bonds. Every salo now mndo by you makes futuro government issues more difficult and more expensive. This expense can be borno only by the people of the United States; therefore, why add to tho already large burden? "Hold them because the time may como when such an investment will prove to be a true friend In time of need, a guaranty against the fear of debt and Insurance against real hardships. "Hold them because the need for saving Is not over. Government ex penses are today larger than at any time during the war. Our boys In France and Germany must be paid and fed and clothed, and, when their the geologist begins his work nt Hen- ham Falls. Whether or not more steps arc taken will depend on our success In Interesting the Reclama tion Service in tho whole section, and that success, in turn, will depend on tho energy we show In creating such interest. Fear is expressed by many lest there be a conflict of Interest be tween tho Irrlgntlonlsts of Joftorson county and the people of this section. Such a conflict. If It should arise, would be fatal to the wholo scheme of irrigation in the valley. Doth Deschutes and Jefferson counties want irrigation. Neither will get it unless storage Is provided nt Crane Prairie or Denham Falls nor will storage be. provided unless the Fed- Before Postmaster General Uurlo son begins to propose government ownership of telegraph nnd telephone systems ho might show if little effi ciency In tho management of the government monopoly of which ho Is tho head, that Is, the post office. If ownership of tho wires means the satno sort of service wo hnvo been getting from tho postal system we do not wnnt It. Sample of Terrible Price That Is Some- timet Demanded by the Moloch of Modern Industry. Ills face always wore the sumo ex pression tho look of (he stoker wl0 comer to the deck for n-breuth of fresh air. Ills business was, euro every second, In give a certain imichlnc n tu 1st In order tlmt u piece of u lie might bend Into it circle. He had done this sort of thing so long tlmt 1 wo lingers Imil acquired u peculiar huideiied eurviiture. One shoulder wiin lower than the other, lie t.uew no other busl nesH. It seems thai the iiinn had had an unusual boyhood. While others Here at their sport, his hours were spent In passionate reverie. The llteratuie of romantic chivalry, the story of fol lowers of the Cross, (hit tine herolNin of soul-sturving deeds for others claimed hint and made him tremulous with as piration, llii knew of nothing larger, more captivating for til lit than a life eked out In some remote Held of self sacrifice for the redemption of the It n man nice. And to this he pledged him self. Hut then his father died, ittitu was tho specter at the funeral feast. An unnamed Nemesis pursued him, try as ho might to keep faith with himself nnd the call of mortal hunger. .Self sacrifice. Yen, the screw-eyo Is n very useful article. llostou Transcript. I.U, M..U, T...V . i ivork is over, transported home. cra government iukcs nom oi me they HAVE NOT QUIT. WHY proposition. Let the two counties, SHOULD YOU? "Hold your Liberty bonds instead of exchanging them for some other so-called 'security because you know the security of your United States bond and cannot often know tho worth of what is offered in exchnnge. Trie 'Get Rich Quick' crook is ready to steal your bonds from you at tho first opportunity. "Hold them because of tho interest they pay. Hold them because it is good business to do so. What -good will tho Idle pleasure of ncodloss luxury bought today with the pro ceeds of your bondrfbo to you a year from now? -Your bond works for you, drawing- interest day and night, week dayB and Sundays. "HOLD YOUR RONDS. DON'T BE A QUITTER; RE A PATRIOT." then, Join in getting the government, in the shape of the Reclamation Serv ice, in here to provide the storage Then let tho Service determine what lands are to be watered. So long as the road is tho samo wo can both pull on tho samo traces. When the road divides we can go our own way. , A CITY .MANAGER. Tho suggestion mado by Council man Edwards at yesterday's Com mercial club meeting that Bend might well consider adopting the city manager plan is worth going into seriously. Tho same Idea occurred to Tho Bulletin several months ago and at the tlmo wo obtained copies of . tfno La Grande charter and a statement from tho manager of that clfytc scribing thStwerkihg of tho plnfi.' Be cause everybody's attention was ab sorbed by war activities it did not seem then a propitious time in which to take tho matter up. Now that tho war is over, however, and , -oblems of reconstruction are beforo us, Bend might well study the idea with u view to profiting by the experience of other cities. Anything we can do to make Bend a better place to live in, -whether by creating more business, improving our schools, making our city government moro efficient, or In any other way, ought to commend our thought. It was not In disparagement of the present, nor of the incoming, city administration that Mr. Edwards mado his suggestion, wo are sure. Ho merely recognized the fact that for tho beat resultB you must bo willing to pay money and that well intentioned as any muyor and six councilman may bo they "cannot at tend to their own business and carry on tho affairs of u city of tho size of Bend as they should bo carried on. It is not necessary now to go into the details of tho city manager plan, nor tho success which has been tho fortune of tho cities which hnvo adopted it. The name itself is de scriptive of tho idea, and any reader or student of municipal a Wars is ac quainted with its working. Tho suggestion scorns especially timely for Bend Just now because of the fact that our present city charter is badly in need of change. Tho con- DESCHUTES LEADS. (Orrtran Journal.) Doschutes county stands at the head of the War Stamps list In Oro gon with 1S5 per cent. Clatsop is second "with 14S, and Wheeler Is third with 121. A numbtir of coun ties have not filled up their quotas. Multnomah among them, with 91 per cent. Does any Oregon county want to leavo a record of failure In going over the top? -hp time is short. r ' Several weeks ago we advertised the fact that we would receive sub scriptions for papers to bo sent to Isoldltfrs from this section In France. Now that the boys are coming home and mall addresses aro so constantly changing, it seems advisable to dis continue this service. Arrangements have been made, however, to obtain Information as to the disposition of units, cither returning homo or re maining abroad, and any who are in terested In keeping in intimate touch with the men from this vicinity who nro still in tho service of the country may apply to Tho Bulletin. Rules for proper living as a means of combatting influenza which are given by tho Oregon Journal are rulos for keeping well In the face of any epidemic. Read them and heed them. "It behooves everybody Jn tho face of these facts to tao tho best care he can of his health. One or two common rules may bo repeated, though they havo already been in print scores outlines. Llvo in the frosh air ns much ns possible, hut keep well protected always. Sleop outdoors or with windows wldo open, hut, at tho samo time, uso blankets enough to keop warm. "Do not sit In overheated rooms. That is a fortilo cause of debility and dlseaso In tho best of times. It is exceptionally dungcrous now with tho Influenza knocking at every door. Eat temperately, avoiding like poison tho foods which do not ngreo with you. A person who keeps himself "fit" mentally and physically is not half so apt to como down with the influenza as ono who permits his bodily functions to lag or his mind to sink Into melancholy." Where's your button LARSON S CO. offer a few suggest ions to Christmas gift hunters. Ask to see the following articles Gold Handled Knives. Wuldciiiur Chains. Indies' Solid Gold Heads. Pearl IJar Drops. I.'mlilem GmmIs, Buttons. Charms, ladles' Set Rings. Gentlemen's Cuff Links mid Buttons. Gentlemen's Silk and Gold Wulcli Polis. I ji tiles' Gobi Idivalllers. Brooches and liar Plus. . Gentlemen's Tlo Clasps nnd Scarf Pins. Hat Pins. Sterling Chillis' Sets. Ivory Handle I'niliiellns. Shaving Stands. Toilet Sets. Sllvcrvviirt. Table Cutlery. Manicure Sets, Alarm Clucks. Self Filling Fountain Pons. Kitchen Clocks. Shaving Sets, .Mug mill Brush. Cut Glass Wiitcr Tumblers. Carving Sets. Cut Glass Water Sets and Tray. Baskets, Christinas Cnnls. Military Sct.s. Wrist Watches. Watch Cliolns. Cigarette Case. There is a joy in giving when you know your gill is appreciated. At all times we are glad to show you our goods whether you buy or not Larson & Co. Will take Liberty Bonds in exchange foe Diamonds. Hand Shaking. The practice of clasping or Joining right hands as n pledge of sincerity or us a seul of n promise Is of very early origin. The apostle Paul, in Ids epistle to the GalatlaiiK, says: "Ami when .Tiiinex, Cejihns nnd John, who seemed to lie pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and to Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen." In this case, evidently, a friendly agreement was sealed hy giving the right hiimh of fellowship. From this the custom of giving the right hand of fellowship upon suitable occasions spread throughout Christendom and Joining right hands heenme a part of the Christian marriage ceremony, Tho custom of hand shaking certainly ex isted before Shakespeare's day, for ho refers to It many times as a kind of pledge or social greeting, It Is not confined to Ihigllsh-spenklng nations. FOOD FOR ALL THE WORLD No Fear of Starvation While the Da- nana Grows With Its Pretent Wonderful Prodigal. ty. Concerning the value of hamiua Hour there Is no possible question. Henry M. Stanley, while he was In Darkest Africa, tested that matter thoroughly. , For something like two jenrs It was one of the staple fundi on which ho lived, and his testimony regarding It I Is Itoili clear and convincing, though , the Hour he had was made In the most primitive fashion, by the natives ' among whom ho was living, and was ' not comparable, mivo la the simile particular of cost, with the Hour tlmt ! has been produced and Is being pro duced today In New York city. I The world's available supply of ha- ! nanus Is practically InexlisintlWe. ! Growing wild as the banana does with I all tho excessive prodigality of trop ical vegetation, In localities far out side the ken of civilization, there Is no way of estimating the possible ex tent of the iinuuat crop, hut It may he said that enough hamulus to feed tho world grow somewhere each year. Moreover, modern science has ills covered the methods hy which this luinnim Hour can bo made of the par tially ripe fruit In such fashion that It will keep almost Indefinitely almost anywhere. Mending a Sagging Door. It milled the tidy nature of ths handy man to lime to puli and Jtrk at his door In open It, and then to have to coax and push to Mint It. A door should lit In Its frame, like a stopper In a bottle, tie thought. A cursory examination dlseheosl that It struck nt the bottom. Of course. If the swelling had been at the top, It Mould have been mi tsnsy Just to plane off the surplus. But. at lint bottom! He tried tightening the serous In the Upper hinge, which were quite loose, hut found the wood so soft that even longer screws would not hold. There seeuusl to be nothing to do hut re more the upper hinge, dig out the soft wood and Insert In Its place a pleco of new wood, which held the hinge screws (Irmly and prevented tho door from sagging. Practical Gifts Chosen at THE PEOPLES STORE Are sure to please mother, Wife, sweetheart or sinter. EVERY WINTER COAT AND SUIT Has been reduced, original tags aro left on garment so customers can see just what they are saving. Priced nt $13.50 to 37.G0 CHILDREN'S COATS REDUCED All sizes 2 to G years and 7 to 14 years. Priced at $3.75 to $19.50 WOMEN'S AND MISSES DRESSES Just in A lot of samples, no two alike, direct from a New York manufacturer. Priced at One-Third less than original Value WOMEN'S HLOUSES A new lot just received. Ideal gifts for women of good taste. Tailored or fancy effect, first quality Ge'orgette crepe in all the leading colors. $3.95 to $8.75 SILK HOSIERY THAT WEARS. A gift any woman appreciates, a good value, of popular colors, also black and white. 75c to $1.9S KIMONAS AND BATHROBES Suitable gift for young and old, everything from warm outing flannel to dainty lace trim med silk kimonas. $2.25 to $17.50 HANDKERCHIEFS Boudoir caps, fancy aprons, neckwear and many little novelties suitable for Christmas gifts. JAPS FULL OF SUPERSTITION Maxims for Markmen. It Is strange that the novice will al most Invariably try to hit the hull's eye of a swinging target when It Is at the center or In the lowest msltlnn. This Is decidedly the Incorrect meth od. Tho expert knows that the time to shoot Is at the end of the swing. In fact, anyone will arrive ultimately at the same conclusion, for a little bought will convince him that a tar get Is the more easily hit when at a standstill, or at the. end of a vibra tion. The moving target as a rule has the largest bull's eye, and Is often one of die easiest to strike, If you hnppeu to know how. Simply aim at the point where the center of the target stops and wait till it ret urns. Then, hlngi Raven Not Extinct In England. The assertion, iiuiile In some London upers, that the raven Is priictlrall.v extinct In I'ngland, has been denied hy a dweller on IJxinoor. The raven, ac cording to this bird watcher, Is hy no menus rare In Somerset, where he Is often seen and heard. The story of his having a dummy nest to mislead marauders Is due to u misunderstand ing of the bird's habit of sometimes tiiilldlug a new nest Instead of repair ing the old one, Bavins have u place In many old legends In Ihirope, and ciiiiuot he spared any inoru than can tho stork of A I slice and Lorraine. Have More FcotUh Beliefs, According to Traveler, Than Any Other Peo. pie en the Earth. "When I was h very young man I will 111 Us I with sujHfsjtllloiis Mens," Sdlil H "globe trotter." They Were thoroughly dlHllsl from my mind, however, lifter n visit to JmMU. Ill tlmt men try there Is a siiwrstllIon surrounding practically everything. The Japanese housewife, for Instance, will never sweep out n room Immedi ately after imone has left It, for fear of driving away the tuck. At u Japa nese marriage It Is nut considered wise for either the bride or bride groom to wear purple. It Is held I that purple Is a color likely to fade ami mat the marriage will not be or long duration, IVrlmps the stran gest Ideas are those which prevail with regard to"ilflgcr nulls, "The Japanese believe that Iho cut ting of finger nails before starting on a Journey will Jirltfg misfortune to tho traveler when he reaches his des tination. The howling of a dog al ways causes considerable perturba tion, for It signifies death, It Is a serious matter for a woman to step over an eggshell. It Is the belief or the country that if she does so she will go mad. There Is u great fear of ghosts In Japan and ninny of the na tives keep lights burning throughout the night In the belief that, the Maine will drive them away, One of the su perstitious Is put to practical use. Japanese children are told that If they tell a He an Imp will pull out their tongues." Hires (77 'the world. V May, when all the Judas trees are a mass of pinkish blossom and the wistaria hangs In pendant wle mnuve masses above the narrow' slnn-tn between the old Wood en houses Sllllil k ,NH bi-MUtl- fill above nil iim.hi lis In die jir. CITY IN BEAUTIFUL SETTING Mexleo Mad Printing Preu In 1537. Mexlr i Inn) M nrlMIng res about n hundred years earlier thun the Cull ed States, or, to he exact, In I.VI7. The first works printed iihiii It were list unity by authors born In SimIii who had come to America. The claim Hint the first book hy a native-born Ameri can was written hy a Mexican, and struck from this press, has stood un disputed for many years. Ileceiitly a writer of Santo Domingo has been brought forward as the first American author. An article In a recent num ber of the new monthly magaliie, Inter-America, presents n well docu mented illseiisslou of the relntlvo claims, In which the author concludes that the honor still remains with Mexico. The first hook, In his finding, hy u native American author was printed by Juan de l.eon, In SevHIa, In the jenr lr.lll. There exist copies of this priceless edition In the collection of the Hispanic Hoclel.v of America, In New York, In that of the Duke do T'Hcrclne In Sevllla. Quite Unprepared, Conll'n (visiting sick friend, solemn ,';) Don't think I'm lookln' f'r th' vorsl t happen, Dlnny, hut It's f'r jer own good I'm asking It art ye pre pared? Hlavln (very deliberately) TIs sorry I urn t say I'm not, Terence, hut av ye'll he good enough t' cull ag'lu lomorruh I'll giiar-ranteo t' havo a brick handy, ye domb crape hnngerl Uuffalo Express. Flrtt F.lght of Constantinople Cannot Fall to Impreis Even the Moit 8atlated Globe Trotter. However many descriptions of Con stantinople may have been read or heard previously, the actual Hght of It must certainly come to every one with a feeling almost of astonishment at the sheer beauty of the place. Certainly It can he a matter of sur prise to no one that Constantino chose lljv.iiiitlinu as the spot fiiim which to rule the s.'st, for study no city ever had a more magnificent situation, Whether seen fioui Iho deck of the steamer, as It ncurs Constantinople, coming up from the sen or Mnmoru, or from the head of the (lohlen Horn, or from the heights of Peru opposite, or even from thu Oaliiln bridge, Slain houl, rising from the brilliantly blue waters which surround It on threo sides, must always lake first placo for loveliness- amour all the heatillfiil When Alchemy Flourished, The cult of alchemy was at Its xetiltli during the fourteenth, fifteenth, ami sixteenth centuries, holding tho pineo with many that religion did with oth ers. People believed Implicitly In the existence of the philosopher's stone, and pinned their faith to Its potency to an Incredible extent. It was, of course, In the great majority of cases, simply a matter or suggestion accept ed by those who were on the outlook for the means of Increasing vveallh. And Iheie were many who drew no distinction between tint philosopher's stone, which was supposed to have the power of transmuting the base Into Iho noble metals, and what was called the elixir of life, a substance which would piomoto imil preserve health and Increase longevity, Thus the ap peal wiih also iniiilo In credulity through thu desire for health and tho fear of disease. PACIFIC EMPLOYMENT 08. "AlWAYB AT YOUB SlRVIOl" Help of all kinds Furnished Free to Employers UVtWUKU, inUUE. rHON!, WIM OX WWT. h r, coxw, Muipr. W3-236 llurnildt StrtU I'ortlAnJ, Orf sun