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THE DAILY BULLETIN TODAY'S NEWS TODAY '('Ill-: MKATIII.lt Italll III tllO WOBt inlllgllt mill snow In Out eiisloni pari of tho Htuto. Biiullnirly winds, I1K.M, lKH( lll'TKH COI'VI'V, OHKIiO.V, TIIIHHI'AY AKTHKNOO.V, DKCKMHKIl 21, 1010 NO. VOI. I .S.DRA1 ' HEARER 10 GREAT WAR WILSON ASKS POWERS FOR PEACE TERMS. Note Long Considered Senium I'niii- I'nipiiHiil mill l.loyil (,1'OIUII Hpi-nii Unit .Nollilnu to Ho Willi Artlon, Deiiiiri-N, V NiiTi-litry l.unxlitK. WASHINGTON, I). ('.. I nc 21. lie, none of n f -! tn k Unit tint fulfil Klut-M III ilully drawing nearer to participation In tho On-ul War. not in i I'HHiirlly oh nn itlly of nny of lint nation now ciiKuited In t.lin strug gle, bill to protect lis own right which' havn been Invaded by both null'. President Wilson litis address ! u notii to each of dm belligerent powiim asking that tlny divulge tint terms on whlrli they will make pi-are," Tint request In mailn also Hint tliuy give their views on tho arrangements necessary to k naran-li-e a permanent peace. Tho nolo, which hnn been under amaldcrntlon for no nut limit, was 4. forwards! Monday night and Tues day morning. President Wlliion hoV lug finally decided on Monday to Mii'inl It. According to Hitcrotary . l.o nnlitfc neither thit (litrman peace propositi, nor Lloyd George's speech ,' bnil nnytltliiK to do with tint sending of Ilia. nolo. - ' ' s Discussing tho notn thin morning, after the announcement of ll smid Inii had been niudit. Secretary Lnn lug wild Unit tint reul purposo bu ll Ind It wns ttm president's desire for n complete Khnw down by the bel IlKcronts because of tholr Invasion of American right. Mr. I.uiihIiik doi-hircd frankly that tint United Htnlcs I draw Ilk nearer lo ilia vitro of wnr mid thai tho slt iintlon cannot contlnuu, Secretary Lansing Issued n sup plementary statement thin afternoon laying that tint United Hluti-i does not Intend to abandon Hit policy of neutrality. Iln mild ho hud learned ihul III earlier statement had beet) aubjcrlcd lo "various constructions hit Imil not meant to convey." FIGHT ENDORSEMENT lily t;nlll Prrw to The Dally Hull-tint WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 21. Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska. In troduced a resolution today endors ing President Wilson's unlit, asking Immediate consideration, to which Senator Ilorah was opposed. Ho livclared that while the president hail manifested the best of Inten tions, tho senate should withhold a verdict. He suggeatnd that a bet ter peace plan may materialize Int--r. NOTE IS CRITICISED - - I Hy Unltnl Praia to The Dally Hull-tin) TORONTO, Cnnndn, Deo, 21. 'Canadian officials nnd papers con 'domnnd l'resldont Wilson's noto to day, Hon. .011. Korgusoli called the movo -"gratuitous and Inopportune," Hon, V. a. McDInrmld predicted that the llrltlsh would strongly ro Dent It. The Morning tyorld heads the story. "Wilson Sisrts Ills Knit ting," nnd said tho action Is mere ly to safeguard American Interests. It la behoved, that the United Slates fonrs the Allies will make trade deals among themsolvos after tho wnr, barring neutrals not partlqJ JimiuiK in urn nininionanco or tho world's liberties. -.,. I ' ' ; ,. , : STOCK MARKET FALLS ( lly Unltnl Prom to Tin Dally Bull-tin) MOW YORK, Doe. 2 Li-Stock ox :unngn prices criishod today, follow Ing Socrotnry Lansing's explanation of tho president's note. . Dasplto tho support of big banking Interests, 8, 17B,fJ00 shams woro dumped on tho market. Tho senna wns tho wlldost Hlnco tho Northoni Pncltlo pnnlo In JflOH. BRITISH INDIGNANT (lly Unltnl Piths to Th Dally Rulktln) NKW1 YORK, Ijoo. 21. Private messages today said that high Bt-lt- 1 ( WiitTmiod-on" rngaTJ. )". ., . -, i ;.. i'.- roitii hi ri'i.v INTIL JANl.tllV Illy lliillc.l Prima I" Tlx Dally llullellft) DKTUOIT, Dim. 21. Ginmr ul Manugor Kllukciixiiillh an-tictuiK-od today Unit tint Fold plant will ('loan tomorrow un til January 3, fur tint purposo of riilli'vliiK nillroail conges , Hon. Forty-two thousand out plo)fci will receive no pay dur InK Hut suspension of activi ties. This nutans u wiigo loss of 12,000.000, Tim factory will niMxIflrn'.llin prollts on approx imately 2fi,000 cm, Tint dully output In 2, GOO. TODAY NEW YKAU FOR 1,200 INDIANS OF ANCIENT TRIBE Illy t'Hllr,! I'na 1..TIW I)llr UulMlnt HA. NT A Ki:. N. M Ititc. 21. Thin muy bo Jiml In-i'dnbitr iwi-nty-llmt 10 Hiiiini folhH. but lt' Nw Vitur'n titty to tho Titwa Inilliinn. Thorn urn only i.bmit 1200 of tint Ti-wiih In II vi. vllln r;iit: Hun J111111, Hiintu flam, Sun llilirfuiiHo, Niimbii unil TtiiiuiilKi. Tliy hold nin:liMit bcllntit ili'diKiiul by lliiMiinolvcn from Ihlnttn dm thoy ant. Tint Titwnn' nix rardlnul dlritclloiiH or north, hoiiiIi, i;m, wi:nt, ubovuj unil billow. Kin'h illnti'tlon l 10I- orud mid linn mi unlimil lo alKnify It. Norll' In Kruuii mid poi'Honlllitd by a lion ' Tint Towim Jii-llovo tint nhy lit tho huiibunil of tint north. Thi-y bnlli-ve tint huh l b man who wnlkH arroHH tho nky hohlnd n yulloiv Mhli-ld In HUinniitr, clad In while iiiti-mKiiiii or- iinmiinliTd with IicikIh. In tho win lor ho l jsroim. Tlntlr your IiokIiih today nnd tholr Now Ycnr" dny In founded upon tint belief that tho Htm Rtandn mill in Ilia nky to mark a now twelvemonth. BRITISH WORSTED IN BATTLE NEAR ARRAS thy Unlll Pr tafhrn U.lly Dulunlnt IlKltl.IN. la 8ayvlln. In. 21. It In announced today thai tho Uor inniiH have i-Jeited tho HrltlMh from llinlr, poaltlnnH to tho north of Ar r -i Th (lormmm -: nureuuCully rntilod West Vlllem ami ('nrbonnol Artlllnry fire niot violent on both aide of tho 8ommo. REPUBLICAN IS NEW ARIZONA GOVERNOR (Hy UnltoH I'm to Tt.. Dully llullrlln) I'HOKNIX, Dor. 21. Hlnto 8ee ritlury Oaborno Iniiuod a rertUlrnte of election loduy to Tom Cnmphitll, Hitpublli-nii, over (lovernor Hunt, Democrat. Tho victory wuk clnlm ml by 30 voles. Governor Hunt Im mediately renlfwod bin content. AMERICANS RESCUED ON TORPEDO BOAT I lly t.'nltnl Prew to Thr Dally Dull-tin) WASHINGTON, I). C. Dec. 21. Tho American consul ut Multa in formed Iho stato department today that tho British steamer St. I'rsula, with six Americans aboard, was torpedoed without warning. Tho Americans woro saved. 15 DIE, 115 SAVED WHEN LINER SINKS ' ( lly Unltnl Prnu to Th. Dally Bulletin) WARSUILLES. Doc. 21. It Is repented from Toulon thnt tho Frnnch cruiser Kmcst Renon col lided with an Italian steamer, and that IB perlRhed. A warship res cued 11C. The Impact split tho lin er. RECOMMEND DRY LAW TO THE U. S. SENATE (By United rremi to Tin Dally Bulletin) WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. The Bonnto Judiciary committee reported favorably today on tho national pro hibition bill. It provides nbsoluto prohibition for tho United States. PARLIAMENT ON DIET KiikIInIi I Law Milkers VcKetniians lly Way of Kxtiniplo, t HTOI' (By Unltnl Trr-a to The Dally Bulletin) 1 LONDON, Doe, 21. Pilot of mock solo, curried nuttorlr., nut cut lots, lino chicken nnd mock stowed steak nro somn of tho montloss dul Icnelng of tho now vegetarian wnr menus In tho housa of commans to day. ' Tho commons, where tho country has been In formed of tho serious character of tho food Hltuntlon, g sotting tho country n lino oxamplo. For tho first tlmo In IlrltlHh history, members of oommans lira cntlng nil the things that look llko meat hut "nlnt," nnd nono, so far, hns com plnlned that he Is being bndly nour ished. From forty to sixty contB Is tho ,prlco ,or nn olllclul ' meatless itionl. I ' . ' r t, ,; . GETTING VILLA BANDIT HAS ARMY OF 7,000 MEN. I'lirpoxit of Obtaining Data Not Yi-l Announced 1'iwtli'iil ( on H'ol Held North unil Koutli HI'Ht of Noi l Iiitm Cnpltul, (Hy Uniusl I'rrM 10 Th Unity HuHeitn) I KI. I'AHO, Tux., Hoc. 21. In I HBI.urg f tt Scolllih Kite coiihIh complliineo with re(uent from c-r-iry for Uinui, the MuboiiIc temple lulu federal detmrtmelitH Bt V.'imh- liiKton, nK"iitM ul the border In tint piml two veekB bavo Kiilhnrvd all Information pinwlbli) hcnrliiK upon the number of men, the amount or HlippllcH mid ammunition and the movemeiili) of Villa und his bandit army. A report, umbodyln the bent Information obtainable on Uiohh polutit. wuh today ready for truiiM mliwloii to WimhltiKton, but the pur- pone of obtiiliilnic tho data at UiIk time, or tho uhc to which It will he put, wax not known ulonK the bor der. The 'data gathered tencU lo allow tbut Villa. Hlnce bin raid upon C'hl huuhua, commands a xuurllln army of from &.000 to 7.000 men and thut ho curried awuy from Chihuahua City aboul 100 or nfore carlouds of supplies. lucludliiK a larxu quantity of foodstuffs and clothliiK. Accord- I11K to tho best Information obtain able, Villa possesses ut least fifteen pieces of artillery with shells. The exact Quantity of tho ammunition obtained la unknown, but it la be lieved to be lurne. The bandit chieftain virtually controls tho entire district west and southwest of the northern cap ital. Since lust September. Villa has controlled tho southwestern portion of the Mexican North weHt ern railway lino and at times dom inated stretches of the. national railway lines In southern Chihua hua,' . -.- :- i-' - r-...,,-, - Smaller bands of outlaws are re ported operating between the border and Chlliuai.ua City, but tholr af filiation with Villa Is uncertain. In other pnrts of northern Mexico many bands of bandits are making raids under the namo of Vllllstas, but It Is believed hero they are or ganized merely for looting. To guard against any attempt by Villa to cut tho railroad between the border and Chihuahua City or to make n move toward Juarez, six hundred troops with eight pieces of artillery and twelve mnrlilnb guns wore sent south on military trains I pots under the city's supervision to today. A break In railroad com-1 combat tho milk trust. The propos municntion at this llmo would ser-jal to start a milk station followed a lously Impede preparations to I raise ill rales from oighl to 10 cents strengthen the defenses of Iho nor - them capital. Mexican refugees told V. S. ag ents here today thai they heard Villa make a speech in Chihuahua City. In which ho declared that when j to Invest in gas, electric and water ho had twenty-five thousand men 1 systems, because the laws express under him bo would make a raid lly confer such privileges, but that upon tho V. S. border. I tho milk business is not included. Christmas Toys Show Trend of Times, in Cost and Style CHICAGO, Dec. 21. Do you re member tho Christmas dny of your youth when you took thnt newly pos sessed "bow'narrcr" of yours, sunk In behind tho parlor sofu .and whanged tho nutty red bauble nnd toppy bluo candle off tho most effec tive part of tho family Christmas trco? Those woro, ns Clnlro Ilrlggs already hns risen to remark, tho days of real sport. Whether a "fcl lor needed a friend" when presently dragged forth with the Incriminating paraphernalia In his hand nnd the arrow protruding from grent grand mother's portrait may be disregard ed as hcsldo tho point. The point Is that Christmas is tho yonr's groat toy tlmo. Tho trade has grown until December Bales of plny thlngs of nil sorts nro now estimated at $26,000,000 in tho United States, Minneapolis dealers said yesterday. Before wnr broko out $7,000,000 worth of tho playthings enmo from Germany. Now thoro aro almost no Imports, though thoro will be toys enoiiKl this year, thoro will bo none to spare. Toys Indicate l'mRi-css. But tho toys of Cluintmna, 1916 nro not tle toys of Christmas, 1000. Playthings have rnthor grown up along with the development lu rail ways, streetcars, automobiles, oleo trlcnl Appliances, submarines, en gines of wnr and tho rest of the list. Small Mnrmnduko, who dragged a fast "lightning express" up and down tho front hall on n string IS or SCOTTISH RITE DESIRED HERE MASONS OF CITY PLAN ! FOR CONSISTORY. New Toniplo Will lUr Arruni il Willi Vli'W l-'uture Hlirlno Ilrud-iliiiii-tcru for lb-nil l)-fini-l roHflbillt)- of future. . Looking forward to tho eventual which It is planned to build this spring on a site opposite the Hippo drome, will be so arranged that the lower floor can bo changed into licadijuartcrs for tho thirty-second degree branch. The now building, according to K. II. Keaue, architect, will be CO by 100 feet in area, two stories In height, and will be constructed of pressed brick with terra cotta trimmings. The first floor rooms will In the immediate future be for store purposes, but will be so ar ranged that a change muy be read ily made. The second story will be UBed for the lilue, lodge. Royal Arch chapter. Knights Templar, and Eastern Star, and will have a large lodge room, banquet room, Kastern Star room, kitchen and a drill room for the Knights. Tho remodeling of the first floor later on will be in the form of a theater, with a stage addition in tlm na umH a flit fro 1 1nn' KnlhuHlamk' over the future of i Bend, members of the Masonic or der plan to make it eventually the' center of the order for this section I a . . . a . ..Ill I 01 inc stale, auu vneri imbi uuimr ately the Shrine will have headquar ters here. ft Tho building site for the5' new temple was secured at an expense of $3,500 from the Bend company, by a committee composed of J. C. Rhodes, J. I). Davidson, Clyde Mc-KayrSIr.Kt.-ane Und H. C: Kills? CITY DENIED RIGHT TO START OWN DAIRY (By United Preaa to The Daily Bulletin) . READING, Pa.. Dec. 21. City Solicitor Dickinson today sounded the death knell of a municipal milk station lu a letter to Mayor Filbert, suying, "Tho city Is absolutely with out power to engage in the milk bus iness." The opinion ends tho movement tho mayor started to open milk de- 1 a quart. At tho same time Councilman Ruth proposed the establishment of a municipal bakery. Solicitor Dick inson says that cities are authorized 20 years ago must now have the whole dining room to accommodate his "comploto system," " He has yards of track, numerous stations, cry, and his "fast mall" runs by re semnphorcs, roundhouses and scen al oloctrlclty. " Small Marmaduke'a steam engine of a generation past ran wonderfully until exactly 10 minutes before din ner tlmo, whon. It competed with the plum pudding, blowing up with a puff and a flash, enveloping the youngster In black vapor and neatly romoving his eyelashes. Todny he gets one thnt costs as much as $30, Is up to date In every detail and koeps on going until father throws It out because son has tried' to at tach It to the nntlqno and valuable grandfather's clock on tho front stairs. Tho trend of toyninklng has be come Intensely mechnnlcnl. Struc tural Bteel toys are for sale In a large variety and the submarine, the "tank," the machine gun, even the olnborate disappearing const de fense gun have their miniature rep licas tor tho playroom. Toy automobiles aro also numer ous. They raiigo from those that wind up to affairs of stool, alumin um nnd real leather, running by gas oline nnd cnpnhlo of being cavort ed In by two urchins of age sufficient to run them. They soli for almost ns much ns a "real" car; up to $160 Tho "Teddy boar" typo of'tby Is (Continued on page 2.) WANTS IOT07.B CONTHOI, (l!y United Prrnn to Th Dlly Bullrtln) CHICAGO, Dec. 21. Hooze control, not birth control, ts tho panacea for dnmostic ills,. according to Judge W. N. Gem- mill, formerly of tho court of domestic relations, here today. - "Every man, and especially every judge, knows that tho causo which overshadows all others and which more than all others combined brings sep- aratlon and misery to the fam- Hy is the open saloon," Judge Gemmill said. "At least 75 per cent of all family deser- tlons aro due to booze." POSTAL MEN WORK AS MAIL BUSINESS HERE MAKES GAIN The busiest man in all Bend these days Is Henry B. Ford, and in direct- lug the destinies of the local mail service, he works a good share of the day und part of the night. Another man has been added to the extra force at the postofflee, but Hie amount of work to be handled Is in creasing to rapidly thai the amount of labor required per capita from Undo Sam's employees is gaining, rather than diminishing. An Immense quantity or matter is being sent out, mostly Christmas presents, of course, and lines of Bend people stand before the windows at all times of the day. It Is the busi est season the local office has ever known, and confirms Mr. Ford's pre diction, made a short time ago, that the business transacted during the Christmas season this year would eclipse all previous records. $10,000,000 NEEDED FOR RUSSIAN RELIEF (By United Preu to The Daily Bulletin) ' NEW YORK. Dec. 21. How to get ten million dollars to save five million Jews from perishing in German-occupied portions of Russia Is the task of a conference of prom inent Jews from all over the United States at Carnegie hall here today. The dMtBlon"to'ra"lse Ihfo ; 'ti'mount In addition to the $6,000,000 al ready sent to relieve the suffering Jews in Rusria was made following the report of Dr. Judah L. Magnes, who went there from New York to investigate. Theodore "Harburg, Louis Mar shall, Nathan and Oscar S. Straus, Jacob H. Schiff. Henry Morgcntbau, Dr. Cyrus Adler and others will be present today. DRY SPOT IN TEXAS OBJECT OF PROHIS (lly United Preu to The Daily Bulletin) AUSTIN. Tex., Dec. 21. Prohi- bittnnists today were striving to give the next legislature a dry spot In which to cogitate on the proposed state wide anti-booze measure which Is scheduled to provide the fireworks in the coming session. TravlB county, In which the cap ital is located, la voting on local op tion. v The drys are confident of vic tory;' even though they have had to worry along In their campaign with out the aid of "Cyclone" Davis, who is detained at Washington by a fare well appearance. COLORADO WILL AID STATE LAWMAKERS (By United Preaa to The Dally Bulletin) DENVER. Colo.. Dec. 21.--Members of the legislature who convene here In January will use the first state bill-drafting department In the United States. .. Attorney General elect Leslie E. Hubbard hag set aside part 1 of his office staff tor the use of legislators desiring to draft bills but unfamiliar with technical lang uage. This service is free. Legls lators today' are taking advantage of the bureau. Among the bills being dratted are a stringent amendment to the prohibition law, a usury law and a ' strong amendment to the mothers' compensation act. ' NEW WARSHIPS TO HAVE BIGGEST GUNS (By United Press to The Dally Bulletin) WASHINGTON. Dec. 21. Battle ships authorized this year will carry tho most powerful guns of which the navy has any authentic Information Rear Admiral Strauss, chief ot ord nance, told the house naval commit. tee he expected to complete and prove a 16 Inch 60 caliber gun early next year. "Wo have a very good 16 Inch 46 caliber gun," ho said, "but the 60 caliber' weapon will be the largest gun In the world of which we have any authentic Infor nation. We wish to build and prove tho new gun, however, bofore adopting It tor new ships. NE OFFICIALS QUALIFIED APPOINTEES OF, COUN TYCOURTTAKE OATH. J. H. Hanor, Clerk, Klmt to Give Uoncl Others Must Furnish Surely by Haturduy Vu cancles In Crook. New Deschutes county officials, appointed yesterday morning by the county court, qualified for office, taking the oath of office before tho couft at the afternoon session of that body yesterday. They will have until Saturday to flic the bonds re quired by law. So far J. H. Haner. county clerk, Is the only one to have given bond, having offered tempor ary surety for the $10,000 required in order that county business might begin without delay. Sheriff S. E. Roberts has tho heaviest bond of all the officials, be ing compelled to give $10,000 for the office of sheriff proper, while $30,000 is required for the included office of tax collector. Of tho as sessor, W. T. Mullarkey, $5,000 is required, and of the treasurer, Clyde M. McKay, $10,000. Deschutes county Is not the only one in Central Oregon Jn which ap pointments ot the chief officials are being made by the county court, (or two of the new Deschutes officials, George S. Young, surveyor, and El mer Niswonger, coroner, would have occupied the same offices in Crook county, had it not been (or their appointment here, as both had qualified in Crook count following ti.'-lr election. With their resigna- - tions in Crook, two vacancies there are created which will have to be filled by appointment at the opening session of the Crook county, court. ' in January, . c Another session ot the new court was held In the couucil chambers ot the O'Kane building this afternoon. The question of quarters (or the county government was discussed. nd the plans ot Louis Boezer, Se attle architect, In regard to an ex tension of. the First National Bank building as a possible solution ot tbe problem, were explained to the court. 29,297 DEATHS IN GERMAN PRISONS (By United PreM to The Daily Bulletin) BERLIN, Dee. 21. Official sta tistics published here in regard to sanitary conditions in the war pris oners' camps In Germany state that there were 1,603,704 prisoners in the country on August 1, 1916. In the two years of war which had then elapsed 29,297 prisoners died. Of these 6032 died from tubercu losis, 4201 from shotted fever, 6270 from wounds and 6603 from other illnesses. The statistics indicate thut only ten per thousands wal prisoners committed suicide. It is stated that the number ot tuberculosis cases is decreasing, ow ing to effective medical treatment, and that numerous patients are ab le to leave the sanitariums. FOOD LACK PROBED Resolution to Commission May Re sult in Embargo. (By United Preu to The Daily Bulletin). WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 Rep resentative London . introduced a resolution today before the special food commission, consisting ot the secretaries of agriculture, commerce and labor, to ascertain whether the United States food supply fs insuf ficient. If Insufficient an export embargo Is asked. The senate post' office committee reported favorably on a bill . barring . liquor advertise-' ments from the malls ot dry states. ' NATIONAL BUSINESS IN DENVER IS BIG (By United Press to The Dally Bulletin) DENVER, Colo., Dec, 21. This city Is now the Washington of the wst. Denver today has more fed eral offices, . bureaus and branches ot governmental departments - than any other city In the Unltod States except the national capital. In the new $2,500,000 fedora! building here are assembled more federal offices under ono root than anywhere else In the country not excepting Washington Itself . this time for Denver is headquarters for the entire United States for some departments and the western pivot for practically all of the other gov ernment branchcB. The" marine serv ice Is the only one not represented here. ,