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PAGE 4 1IKND I1UIXKTIN, NEHD, OUEGON.THUIWDAY, DECEMBER SO, 1IIIH The Bend Bulletin nr.ND. OREGON Established 1002. OEOHGF PALMEIt PUTNAM Publisher ItOHKUT W. SAWYER Edltor-Mnnnger. An Independent newspaper stand ing for tho squnro deal, clonn busi ness, clean politics and tho best In terests of Horn! and Central Oregon, Ono Year .. $2-00 Six Months 1.00 Threo Months V '0 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20. 191S HUNGER DRAWS THE MAP HOLD YOUR STAMPS. Although Deschutes county lias tho proud record of standing nt tho head of Oregon counties In percent ngo of War Savings Stamps sold in proportion to its quota tho record Is sadly marred, according to Postmas ter W. H. Hudson, by the very ex tensive cashing In of stamps. In tho current month more stamps nro being taken back by tho post office than nro being sold. Undoubtedly, with Christmas nt hand thoro nro more calls for money with which to do ono's holiday shop ping and peoplo who have previously bought stamps nro finding their salo back to Uncle Sam nn easy way of providing themselves with necessary cash, but slnco Buch action Is con trary to tho idea of tho W. S. S. cam paign and so forgetful of tho coun try's need It Is hoped that an end may bo put to it. Tho War Savings Stamps combines the opportunity for thrift, the sav ing and Investment of n penny hero and n penny there, with direct aid to tho government In meeting Its financial obligations. It Is not thrift to buy stamps and hold them for a few months only, nor does it help in paying our war bills. Instead, It hinders. If ono is going to cash Jn his stamps after holding them only a few months it were better If ho did not buy them at all. When you buy a War Savings Stamp let it represent real thrift. Put it away. If you need money later find a way to save a little more and use what you save. Don't turn In tho stamps. Undo Sam needs tho money now and In a few years you can use to much better advantage what ho will pay you for leaving it with him. i Practically every city which ex perienced a recurrence of Influenza after lifting a closing order dealt with tho new situation by a quaran tine instead of oy by closing again. "Quarantine the case, not tho city" was tho new plan, and events seem to havo indicated the wisdom of the course. Hero in Bend tho bad suits which somo felt would follow ing tho re-opening havo not yet shown themselves and it now seems reasonable to expect that we aro to bo free from a renewal of the epi demic in any serious form. Famine Conditions I rood Shortage opprochmo" famine Point Serious Food Shortage I Sufficient Present rood Supply I Bui Rilurc ScrlbO FEra People already roceiyinA fc American aid pry Unclassified KCIMBEB, 1. WIS -ip K& oftS&SBJmmiMKB HHI f&r JIfUOriH17BHHR m f-OL.KSLT, IIH II IIMHI II hi I I '-aKaar COUNTY VALUS IS how ire E m PUBLIC UTILITIES ESTIMATES IN Apparent Loss AccfiuntiMl for It) Lowering of Itatlo, nnil N Horn lly Two Unlit-owl Properties, A food mnp of Curopo today sliows not a single country In which the fu ture docs not hold threat of serious dllllcultles and only n small part which is not rapidly approaching the famine point. With the exception of the Ukraine only those countries which have maintained marine commerce have sufilclcnt food supplies to meet actual needs until next harvest, and even In the Ukraine, with stores accu mulated on the farms, there Is famine in the large centers of population. Belgium and northern France, as well ns Serbia, appear on the hunger mnp distinct from the rest of Kuropo because they stand In a different rela tion from the other nations to the peo ple of the United States. America tins for four years maintained the small war rations of Belgium and northern France and Is already making special efforts to care for their Increased after-tbe-wnr needs, which, with those of Serbia, must be Included In this plan, 'are urgent In the extreme and must hnrc Immediate relief. The gratitude of the Belgian nation for the help America has extended to hrr during the war constitutes the strongest appeal for us to continue our work there. The moment the German sent of government the little nation's first thought was to express her grati tude to the Commission for Belief In ilelglum for preserving tho lives of millions of her citizens. Germany, on tho other tmnd. need not figure In such n map for Ameri cans because there Is no present Indi cation that we shall tie aided on nt nil to take thought for lite food needs of Germany. Germany probably can enre for her own food problem If she Is given access to shipping arid Is enabled to distribute food to the cities with dense populations, which are the trou ble centers. England, France, tho Netherlands and Portugnt, nil of which have been maintained from American bUpplli'M, bnve sufficient food to meet Immediate needs, hut their future presents seri ous dlfllcultles. The same Is true of Spain and the northern neutral coun tries Norway, Sweden nnd Denmark whose ports have been open and who have been nblc to draw to koine decree upon foreign supplies. Most of Utmln Is already In the throes of famine, nnd 40,000.000 people there are beyond the possibility of help. Hefore another spring thou- (From Frlday'M Dally.) Following tho receipt of iihhoshhiI valuations on Jubllo utlltlun III Des chutes county. Ahhohhot W. T. Mullurkoy gave out total valuations for nil property In tho entlro county today. An liicrouiio of $737,901 Is shown over last yenr'M valuations, 'despite the fuel that tho ratio for 1918 wim 45 per cent In contrast to tho 48 per cunt ratio In uffect In 1917. Tho grand total ns compiled by Mr. Mullurkoy Is $0,201,328, tho corresponding flguro for 1917 being $5,r.23.427t Public utilities for thu year Just ending, aru estimated at $ 1 19. 431. CO, thu value for the year before liQliig 14:12.395.42. Tho decrease Is duo to the decreased ration, but u Ions of fl9.3SG.40 In born by thu two rail roads serving llond, wullo thu total public utilities loss In tho county Is only $12,903.92. Comparisons show I tho Oregon Trunk with a valuation of glims, with coudlilutia most kcrlous In $297,021 In 1917, and $203, 47ft In Mnlnml. !l918. whllu tho O.-W. II. & N. was Ilobemla. Serbia, Itniinianln and ,,! nl $80,682.40 In 1917, and f, Si'!? .'""'I"' lil,nC,,7l ,,,e S2.'C "lrl"K Present year, famine point and are suiter ng a heavy, ' ,, , , , . . ... ,, toll of death. The Armenian popul... I "'" ttmA Wator' -lKht nnrt tlon Is fallliiB each week as hunger ,,,,w,'r ('- Uow " ',l"-l ' takes Its toll, and In Greece, Albanln vnnco over Inst year, $61,750 being and Itoumanla so serious are the food the assuwiod valuation now on fllu In shortages that famine Is near. Al- the assosur's office us against III,- though starvation Is not yet Imminent, Italy, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Tur- key are In the throes of serious strln-! gencles. In order to fulfill America's pledge In world relief we will have to export every ton of food which can be bun died through our ports. This ineiiiH hi the very least n minimum of '.'O.OOO.OOO 1C0, thu 1917 estimate. Telephone Hues In thu country nro also listed nl nil Increased amount Ktato Value (iUeii. The following total valmm for other counties In thu state aro given In a report received today from Portland. linker, $20,971,033; Denton. $11.- LAKE COUNTY BEEVES BRING FANCY PRICKS W. II. Unbilled Ii'In JI.TKI 1.70 I'm' K llHllnnl llluti roriiKO ?iiue WeeilltiK Out of HtoiU. (From ttutunliiy's Daily.) Thu highest price, iih fur Is known, over paid for limit ratlin In Lnko counly, was given by W. (I, Moss, of l.altovliiw, In it deal closuil this morn lug, when ho took over 33 liitail of stock from W. I). Kobluutt, of Hum mer l.uke, ut a conidiluratloii of $3004.70. Tho prleo ruproootitod u iUiitiitlon of 10 eeutn a potliiil, Willi lid cut or Hliliikuge. Thu tratiNuo Hon was handled by K, P, Malinffuy, or tho Cent ml Oregon hunk, Duo to high forage prices, a lurK" proportion of thu cattle ready for markot through Cuntral Oregon" liuvo nlruady heuii dlspofled of, hut stock men nee In tliln u favoriihlo augury for tho future or tho Industry, lit deposing of beeves, thu poorer grado of aiilmalii has hueu placed on tho market, allowing for repliirument In, thu spring by better liruudlng stock. COUNTIES OK STATE GET FOREST FUNDS Following Is tho total amount re ceived by counties of Oregon In tho distribution of national fore.it funds: linker, $10,04 797; Donchuim), $77S.3K; llours. '$0058.56: Grant, $22,491.20; llitriiuy. $2472.04: JuckMoii, $11,392.91; KlHinuth, $10. 731.63; Lake. $3911.90; Malheur. $92.10; Morrow, $607.00; Umatilla, $2020.28; Union, $7623.41; Wullo wit, $11,919 30; Wiiou, $103. M; Wheelur, $861.80 inns coiniinred with (1.000.000 lotm urn .... a ...... .! tl CW1 t!U a...- - I .! VAiMf.tr. Mill, l,o.r.uuu llllin ITX ' AHA ..m . . mna n ir-i nnr,...i i-f vnr ), . ..... k I 030.733; Clackamas. $ 28,9li .1,457 ; l.r ll.n II. m. f unr lo tl... Pr.. I t'llltSOII. $31,184,200; Columbia, allies. If we fall to lighten the black spots on the hunger map or If wo allow nnj imrtlons to tiecomo darker the ver.'- peace for which wo fought and bled I.urope a repetition of the Itusslan de. sands of them Inevitably must die. armies withdrew from her soil nnd sho This applies ns rell to Poland and bade mid our light for world peace was csiniiiioiieu once more in ner own practically tlirougtiout the raltlc re-1 will have been In vain. $13,780,436; Coos, $27,231,712; Crook, $6,288,406; Curry, $4,922, 427; Douglas, $28,062,416; Gilliam, $13,920,660: Grant, $8,317,603; ti......... tti ir.i7nn- n.wul itlvur. .... ....... . . . .. . . It.... ."J, 7 ,. WW, ........ ........ nniiit!iiirt-niencii. iooil nill nnn.Tliy f ,. jllpVl,nll t-7 i iti. Inevitably follow fa.-jlns. Should thl 1 9.-49.CS., J""0"' -..-. hnpnn we will see In other part of FKDEHAI, AID IS AITJIOVKD (Continued from Page 1.) One reason why mail order houses continuo to cut Into tho sales of small town merchants may bo gath ered from tho fact that fully S per cent of such dealers admit that they do no advertising of any kind. These figures wero mndo public at a recent convention of tho Direct Mall Adver tising Association, representing the leading mail order concerns of tho country. They aro based on a special investigation in restricted rural ter ritory, and upon the merchants' own statements. "Bewaro of tho now dlsease hard ening of the heart, caused by the Tra-Thru-Enza' germ after effects of tho Hun plengue." Where's your Button? Tho Hog Islnnd ship yard report euggestB a lot of "pork" for somebody. Tho Von crowd got completely turned around in Nov. ARMY OFFICIALS ENDORSE COUNCIL BERLIN, Dec. 24. All military officials hero have agreed to endorse tho people's council, it is announced. Field Marshal von Hlndcnburg has appealed to tho German peoplo to re spect all officers who still retain their rank. SERVICE ANNOUNCED AT CATHOLIC CHURCH Solemn high mass and sermon at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow morning, with masses following at 8:00, 9:00, 9:30, nnd 10:00 o'clock, is tho program for Christmas Day services at tho Catho lic church which was announced this morning. DEMAND EXILE OF HUNS IN MORROCO TANOIER,' Dec. 24. "French and British Ambassadors at Madrid aro reported to have demanded the ex pulsion of nll'.tWraAns from Spanish. Morroco. iffiiV" - Federal post helium program. Its importance to us Is not becauso it will Irrigation horizon Is tho proposod completely occupy tho field, or will bo moro extensive than priv. n devel opment, but becauso while private development is well organized on a sound businoss basis, tho -government program is new, and besides It will wield a great influence over private development. "Our problem todny to foresee what form the national program will lako, if indeed we may not assist In moulding It, and placo this stato In armony with it. Tho general fu ures of the program are settled, so It 4eoms, and briefly summed up tho returning soldier will bo given an op portunity to work at good wages in tho improvement of a tract of land, which ho will havo a proferenco right to buy on very easy terms. "Dr. Elwood Mend is quoted as say ing that tho Federal government would pay for tho improvements, hut tho states would be expected to fur nish tho land, both receiving their money back under somo deferred payment plan. "How is Oregon to meet the gov ernment requirements? Our 750, 000 acres of school lands aro out of tho question, and our constitutional restrictions eliminates tho possibil ity of appropriating money for car rying on this co-operatlvo work. District Plan ltusls. "Tho stato has segregated under tho provisions of tho Carey Act ap proximately 150,000 acres of unoc cupied, irrigablo land, most of which could be readily reclaimed, and would form an excellent basis for co-operation with tho Federal government. This land could be mado uvailablo without expense to tho stato und would meet in part the government requirements. "However theso lands will not all bo suitable for this purpose, and as in tho past when wo were groping for a plan which would placo irriga tion on a sound basis, wo turned to tho irrigation district plan at this time for an adequate basis of co-operation. Land held in largo own ership s the condition which pre vallS'iii practically all Irrigation dls- ,tr!6t, at the time of tholr organlza- ;tfbq, and it is a well known fact that tho practical farm unit on an Irriga tion project 'Is much smaller than tho practical farm unit under dry condi tions. Somo practical method must bo employed to reduce these largo dry farm holdings to practical irri gation farm units. "Tho owner of large tract should be allowed to turn In nt an appraised valuation all laud hold by him In ex cess of tho established farm unit, for the project, nnd should ,bu allowed credit on tho land ho retains. This would placo In tho hands of tho dis trict a largo urea of land which could bo disposed of undor any plan of'cov oporatlon, which it might oco fit to work out with tho Federal govern ment. Even It It Ib Impracticable to make tho plan generally applicable to all districts, or even to all within a district provision should be made to permit a district to co-operate with the Federal government on this plan, roinmuultlcrf to Gain. "As an incentive for community co-operation in tho adjustment of tho land ownership, nttentlon should be called to tho ndvantago which would accruo to tho. community through tho expenditure by tho government of largo sums of money In tho Improve ment of tho lands, tho building of houses, and furnishing stock nnd equipment to tho settlors." "In order to reap tho bonoflt of tho government's program tho stato must, In my opinion, show a spirit of co-operation and holpfulnoss. Wo must show In a practical way that wo aro not only willing, hut prepared to assist tho government in placing re turned soldiers in mudo-to-order homes on our irrigation projects. Wo cannot co-operato successfully with tho govornment unless wo first succeed In co-operating successfully with ourselves." WAR BOARD OFFICE IS CLOSED TODAY (From Tuesday's Dally.) After being engaged In draft work for Doschutos county slnco May, 1917, J. II. Honor officially celebrat ed tho ending of hmitllltltm by clos ing up tho War board of flco today. All papers and records pertaining to tho work of tho board are sealed up, and Mr. Haner Is under Instruc tions from Washington to glvu out no information to any Individual, ex cepting under special authorization. Juffursou, $6,335,223; Josephine, $8,044,984; Klamath, $17,740,411; Lake. $12,803,405: I.ano. $36,089,- 'i-.7ft. t I n.,.lii t147r.fir.lr I. Inn. 130.. W.W, ...VU..., .,...-,. , ---. . . r 790.945; Malheur, $12,808,609; Marlon, $42,870,447; Morrow, $14, 582,795; Multnomah, $328,470,484; Polk, $13,265,803; Hhermnn, $15, 260.074; Tillamook, $21,083,904; Umatilla, $62,889,503; Union, $21, 973,090; Wallowa, $10,080,118; Wimco. $18,381,831; Wusjilngton," $21,826,761; Wlilwr, $0,260, 149f Yamhill, $20,909,091. IRRIGATION DISTRICT SELECTS DELEGATES COURT TO CONVENE ON BUDGET ISSUE (From Monday's Dally.) Mooting In Itedmond yesterday afternoon, representatives fr6m tho C. O. I. district elected J. Alton Thompson, J. G, McGuffle, Alvln lliggs, W. M, Chnrleton and Claudu McCoIlock as delegates to thu Oregon Irrigation Vongrcss in Portland. OPTICIAN LOCATES PERMANENTLY HERE (From Tuesday's Dally.) Dr. J, Oj Tumor, Portland optician, who has hitherto been making moth ly visits to Bond, lias located perma nently In this city, establishing prl vato offices In tho rear of tho Thor son Jowelry storo on Oregon street. .MEETING POSTPONED. Tho annual convention of tho Rtnto Teachers' association, which was to havo been hold in Portland this week has been Indefinitely postponed bo causo of tho Influenza situation throughout tho stuto, Tho soctlon (From Tucsdny's Dally.) Members of tho Deschutes County Court will bo in session Thursday for tho final consideration of tho budget for tho coming year. Any ob jections to tho estimato of expenses will bo heard at this timo. SNOW BLOCKS ROAD. That tho road between Crescent and Klamath Falls is hlockod with snow, is tho report received hero to day. Brand Directory FKANIC I'EIICIVAIJj MHIIcun, Oregon, adv.89p A Right sido; right oar crop pod; wattlo right hind leg. V. L. TONE, BlstorH, Oro. adr.lOOa hai.iim to ki:i: (Coi tlnuod from Pago Ono.) faro order for tho Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, of Portland. Tho primaries happened to havo fol lowed when tho peoplo wero nt whlto heat over tho result of the order and probably If tho election wero to bo hold tomorrow, when tho people have become educated to wur time rises in public utllltlos rates, a different story would have been told. New CommlHuloiier Unknown. But tho chango Is to bo mado. So fnr Williams has not appeared at tho capltol as as far as Is known nolthor of the other two mombors who will remain on tho commission Commis sioners Buchtel nnd Corey huvu as yet mot him. Peoplo down arnnts Pass way who know him say that Wllllums Is iv de cidedly good follow and that ho will make a good Impression on tho com mission. Ho suld In hlu slogan which put hint over nt tho primaries that ho didn't bollovo In u slx-cont faru for n flvo cent rldu. Just how fur hu cun put over thl edict when ho climbs onto thu public buuilwagon remains to bo seen. It Is probnblo that thoro will bo considerable discussion of thu six cent faro order and tho powers of tho railroad commission In that respect when thu legislature convenes and Willlaum muy Insplro somo or this discussion to strengthen his position iim a mombor of tho commission, hut thut also remains to bo soon. On tho supromo bonch tho first Democrat to ho wlocted for many yeurs will npponr In tho person of Judgo A. 8. Bennett of Tho Dulles, und Charley Johns will also ho sworn in as supremo Justlco, but hns boon on tho bonch for sovorul months ho Is now ft familiar figuro about these parts. Conrud P. Olson will return to IiIb law. practlco in Portland, prob nbly a sadder und wiser man, and )io also will bo -bereft of tho joys which ho exporloncod in tolUniS, tho loglslii- tors wliNt Iih thought nf tlmlr bill ns a statu senator. Intvlug quit Hint jMWt to wear tho gaudy ermine fnr a brlf, but happy period. Oonnlderolilo speculation Is rl ft M lo what will become of the Institu tion hands nnd smaller ilopurtimiiit bends who come under (ho statu board of control with O. P. Iloff going outu that hoard as a now mo tor. The probabilities nre there will be no radical changes along thai Hue. It Is expected that It. II. Goodln vlll remain as secretary of tho board or control, that Arthur Lawrence will remain as state printer nnd thnt Wm. I'llmton Mill remain as secretary of the stntu printing bonrd Out nt the Institutions tin particular chungm seem In view Just now, at least, but It Is n certain bet that If any of tholr workmanship don't look good to Iloff after ho has been on tho hoard for it time he will IiisIhI on a change. Thnt may bo said without any reservation, hut ns to any lmmedlnt contem plated cliMUKtn, "there ain't nolug to be none," an far ns Is known. Warden Steven Ma) iteiiialu, What will happxii nt tt.e prison uV puiiiUt largely upon wlioi tho loglsln lure will do, but even If the logl'ln tu re turns hack tho control of lb prison to tho slate board of control, which It won't, it Is more thnu llkoly that Warden Slovens would remain firmly on tho Job. Ha fnr ho Is mak ing good out them with u rush nnd apparently wilt as fur an It Is possi ble for a man to maku good controll ing tho kind of a hunch that Is put Into his cam out thuru. Under tho governor no particular changes urn contemplated. On thu Industrial accident commission WIN ford Allen Is serving as a commis sioner lit placo of Lieutenant Colonel Carle Abrams, who Is now In chnrgn of the big concentration camp ut Winchester, England, and dispatched have Indicated thnt ha will bo thoro for somo tlmo. Under nn agreement A bra in ii In to tako Allen's placo upon his return from the front, It Is known, however, that the governor Is very much pleased with Allen's ad ministration on tho accident com mission and Is Indued to do Homuthng for him In n political way If. thu op ening Is thoro for him to do it on AbruiiiH roturn, Just what this may ho of course Is largely problomntlonl us yot. Adjutant Gonornl Boobo also will step down nnd out when Guorgo Whlto roturus from France, under it similar agreement which uxtundud to practically all of tho statu offices left vacant by inon who Joined the hutv Ice, No Intimation has as yot como frornfovursoiiH us to wliou Whlto will return. Another change that will ho mndo will ho the reappearance of 0. II. Gram tin statu labor commissioner to take I loft's place. Gram wan form erly a doputy undor Iloff, but thu two hud n falllnir nut nnd for many months before tho election Gram was not connected with that offlco. Dal stlul sticcoodod him us doputy under Iloff und Gram bout Dulzlnl for tho cominlHslouorshlPi Dalzlol will, bo made sealer of wolghtu mid moasiiroH and apparently tho hatchet is nioro or los burlod nil round. Oram hwt not announced hlu arcn of (lopUtlofl as yot, 4