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THE DAILY BULLETIN Tim ic.tiii:u I C 11 1 it In tho wnst u (id miow In the ciiMluru part of thn stalo tonight, Hutilli wimtiirly wliuln. TODAY'S NEWS TODAY VOI;. I IIK.NI, DKMCIIl'TKM COUNTY, ORKGOX, FRIDAY AKTKK.NOO.N, DKCKMRKR SKJ, 1010 XO. 1.1 r nil nniiiiTW f II 111 11111 II I V J I- 17J i.i II i ni i i lLfl UUUI1M QUESTIONED III mi SUIT ,FILE QUO WARRANTO ACTION IN CROOK. ATTACK IS FORESEEN Di' Armoinl mill I'iiiIm'h Will l-'luht In I'IiiImIi Attempt to Nlllliry Recent I'Hr unit lim of Den. ilinh'N County. (rook i:iiiinty aunt her lulint rhllil 4i Christum present last lilKht, but ll una nut uiurked "do not upitn un III Christmas," ami ahorlly aftr 6 o'clock It finind to l a brand new ait of quo warranto proceed ing against tho members of lira' chutes I'ounty'a new county court tiii'tlonliiK their right to romluct a ai'purnto county government. In plain legal language. II waa Ilia beginning of Ilin rasu of Gun K HltiUg, of Lower llrldgn, vs. Do chutes Mf- W. I). liar lie. A. L Mli klntO'-Jmi I,. K. Hmllh. Judgo Hume waa served with a copy of tun complaint In person, by deputy sheriff Floyd A. Howell of Crook ruinity. whlln sorvlco on Mr. Mac. kn l on Ii and Mr. Hmllh waa madn through llmlr attoruiya, II. II. Do Ariuond and Vernon A. Forbc. Thn Deschutes court baa had an Inkling that something ot tho kind waa In tho wind for aovnral daya punt, and gavo District Attorney Du Arinund authority lo ciiililoy whnt- ) out addltloiinl counsel hn might sue fit. In addition to Mr. Forbes, ll Ih intimated that outside legal tal int limy bo retained before, thn case Ik finished. Thn Iwo lli'liil attor ney worked on thn matter until nf-t.-r mldnlghl, and Ihla morning hud decided in make! a formal appear and) in court, allhoiiah no dnllnlli) ' ciiiii'lualiina had been rcurhi-d ua to thn cxif i't Hun of, defense. They .aiiilnd that thny will flRht tho case In a fliiiah. Thn coiuplulnt, which wim drawn ' mi by M. KKIIIolt and N. (I. Wal- li.l,k (ill. Iltftl I ll.HI'll III ,, IfllllllV Jh it piC'inli)d iniiiilclpul corporu 1)iiii, atlnmpted to bn orKiiiilm'd nut it Crook county tnrrltory, that thn dimly court holda and la uaurpliiK authority, and la attnmplliiR to car ry mi a county Rovnrnninnt, plnn iiIiir to build n court hotiao and Jail, buy furnlturn and luvy tnxna. It la furttinr nllnki'iK that ut tho election on which tho county dlvla- ' Ion Ih Imsud, 85 pnr cent of tho vot In tho propound Dnachutna coun ty did not voto In favor of tho now county, mid Unit 35 par emit of thn volora In tho roniiilndnr of Crook 1 cininty did not volo In favor of tho iIIvIhIdii.' It la nlao not forth that 200 lllnRiil vntna wnro cunt In fnvnr .of Dnachutna county, that 1 H29 votes wnro caat for, and 99G aRiiliiflt, In thn proponed county, with G30 tor, oud DOG iiKiilUHt, In Crook coun ty propor. JudRmont that tho Dna . i-luitna county Rovnrnmnnt bo dn- .ila rod an unlawful usurpation, la jKknd, toRiithnr with tho oiiMtlng of ' tho county court. Umlntcrrod by tho quoatlon oh to She nuthority of tho cpurf to np . .-.iiolnt thnm, thrno.. now olllolals o,f ,y j)cscliutns county, J. n. iiunm. . lork, 8. Koborta, ahorlff, and Clydo M. McKay, troaauror, flfod pnrmnnont honda Of 110,000 each,, iib required by law, suroty In oai :nso bolng (urnlHhed by tho Amnrl--Iftin Rnrntv enmnnhv. W vii:ud Hi'otikHTioN (U'l'mtKD IS AHMV ( lly Unluil iPreM to Th Dully Itullrlln ) 10 Ij 1'ASO, Tnx.', Pe.' 22. DiirliiK a Mi.'HBlon of tho Bchool for ollleors In tho Thlrty-sfln-(ind MIchlRlill rnRlmnnt Iho of fleor In chnrRO nakod for biir Rnntlnna for tho Iniprovomont of thn liitolllRnnno dopitrtniont. "AVliy omildn't wo cross brood vnrrlnr plRoons with par rots mid toll tho tho moRHiiBjo Instnnd nf tylim It to thoni," iiHkod ono of thn pupils. Anolhnr aiiRROstcd that tho Rovornmnnt mlRlit train sword tin lies to torpedo nneiny sub niarliiPB mid woodpookors to punnturo onniny nuroplanna, ENGLISH PAPER SAYS BOYCOTT IS FOOLISH (lly UnlUril I'riwa Ui Tim Bulletin I 1IUKN0H AIHKH, Dim. VI. The Englishman who boycotts Germans too rigorously In couiilriim wnore both am ullmis Ih simply cutting off hlw noso to splto III" '"'. according to thn HuiiiioH All'" Herald, (inn ir llio two or, thrim lniiorliitit llrltlnh newspaper In Hoiilli America, I'hu lloruld argues In it recent lu ll ii n that tliii Dillons who ntuy out of placim which Germans frequent, becuuso they do nut wIhIi to asso ciate with thn luttiir, are not only not worryliiK their rivals but are iliilhK exactly what tho Oormuns wimt (hum to do. Tho (Jiiriiiuii, It point out, "In to bit foil nil In thn clubs, tho restaur ants anil in thn prlvuto houses, and If llrltlHlinrN Klvo thoMO places thn Ko-by owIiik to thu presence of a Unrinnn element, no much thn bet ter for thn Goniiiin plun of active preparation for thn i:Iohh of thn wur." BE PARLIAMENT TO MEET ON FEBRUARY 7. . In AildrcM to CoininonK, KIhr 1r. p Dnvotliin lo "Hncrod Cause" Attlluiln Tint aril Wllmm Note I'lulclcriiiliiiMl. LONDON. Dec. 22. Parllamnnt waa proroRund by Iho klnR today until February 7. Ho aald, "The war's prnaocutlon muat bo our sln Rlif" endeavor. Wo muat vindicate, tho rlRhta tho nnnmy has ruthlnaa ly violated. We muat ealabllah Kurope'a security on a firm founda tion." Ho thanked thn commons for thnlr "uiiatlnlfd loyally" In pro. vidlnR war funds. "In this sacred cahan, I am aaaurnd of tho united aupport of all my peoples." ho aald. "i'ralan Clod, and may Ho Rive ua Ilia blnsaliiR." Chancnllor of thn Kxchnquer Ilonar Law told thn commons that thn Ilrltlsh Rovern ninut's attltudo toward the nota of I'rosldnut Wilson would not bo de termined until all lim allies had been consulted. Thn war omen announced thai tho Drills!! havo captured Klarlsh. a for tified KKyptlnn town on thn I'ulns llnu border of tho Mediterranean nh. The Turka hold tho city for two ynara. BRAZIL MAY OBTAIN INTERNED VESSELS (lly Dnltnl l'rw In The Dally llulMIn) - HIO DK JANEIltO, Dor. 22. A hill proponing the purchase of tho German ships Interned In Ilraxillan hnrbora waa presented In tho lowor bouse of coiiRreaa and will como up for dlarusslon within a few weeks. This hill Is aald to follow in Ren oral outline almllar bills Introduced In thn loRlalatlvo bodies of both ArRontlna and Chile with tho ex ception of that part roforrliiR to stocks of Drazillun coffeo held by (lormnny, bnliiR used to ppy for tho ships, ' CONTRABAND OF WAR LARGELY PURCHASED Gorman Consul llnpp Heftic.H to Tell Kvumlner How Much ut $100,000 I'und Ho Spent. SAN FRANCISCO, Doc. 22. Gor man Consul Frant Dopp, chnrged with violating neutrality, admitted today that he "spent a great daal of nionny" In purchasing contraband ot war for tho Oormiin government. Fodoral Attornoy Proston exnmliiod Dopp coucnrnliiK tho "soeret fund" totaling $100,0(10. Ho doclured that Germany had placed tho money at Ilopp's disposal, but Uopp reftisod to Htnte how much of it had boon spout, Uopp toHtlflnd Hint be porsonlly coiilrnllod tho fund And rnportnd nil oxpoiidlliiroH to llerlln. Ho rofused to niiswor when naked why bq nond u'd MOO, 000 In March, 1015. Ho denied purchasing war muni tions, but ml mil ted buying rubber nnd nUiknl. , "What elso was pur chnHod," Preston asked; but Uopp rofusod to reply. rroslon qunstlonnd Hupp concern ing tho omployniont of C. C. Crow ley ns cousulnto agent. Ha also nsknd tho dotalla of Vlco Consul Von Saauk's purchnso of a bomb model . from Johannes Von Kool bnrgnn. Uopp said tho boron was worthless, WARFARE TO SINGLE OBJECT Proclamation In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Deschutes County. BE IT REMEMBERED, that whereas there was duly and regularly called a special term of the County Court of Deschutes county, Oregon, at Bend, Oregon, on the 20th day of December, 1916, at the hour of 9:00 o'clock in the forenoon of the said day for the purpose of fixing the location of the temporary Countv Seat of Deschutes county, Ore gon, as provided by law, and for the transaction of other business. WHEREAS, there was present: W. D. Barnes, County Judge, A. L. Mackintosh, County Commissioner, Lew E. Smith, County Commissioner. ' WHEREAS, said County Court met in said Special Session for the purpose of selection and de termining the location of .the temporary County Seat of Deschutes county, Oregon, and all of said County Court being present, as aforesaid, and vot ing thereon, and that each and every member of said County Court, to-w4t: W. D. Barnes, County Judge, A. L. Mackintosh, County Commissioner, Lew E. Smith, Countv Commissioner, voted to fix the temporary County Seat of said Des chutes county, Oregon, at Bend, Oregon. Now therefore, we, W. D. Barnes, County Judge, A. L. Mackintosh, County Commissioner, and Lew E. Smith, County Commissioner, acting as the County Court of Deschutes county, Oregon, in obed ience to, and by virtue of the power and authority vested by law, do hereby make and issue this proc lamation, and do announce and declare that the un animous 'ote of this Court was cast in favor of the selection of Bend, Oregon, to be the temporary County Seat of Deschutes county, Oregon, and that said .Bend, Oregon, is hereby declared to be, and is the temporary County Seat of Deschutes county, Oregon, until the first general election thereafter, and until the qualified voters of said Deschutes county, Oregon, shall vote for the selection of the place for the permanent County Seat of said Des . chutes county, Oregon, in the manner provided by law.- - -;--'rv; IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, we have set our hands this 20th day of December, A. D. 1916. Seal W. D. BARNES, County Judge, Deschutes County, Oregon. J A. L. MACKINTOSH, LEW E. SMITH, County Commissioners, Deschutes County, Oregon. C. O. I. REDUCES CAP ITAL FROM MILLION AND HALF TO $15,000 ISW.I lo The Daily Bulletin) SAI.KM. Dec' 2 1. Yesterday the Central Oregon Irrigation company filed with the Btato corporation de partment papers reducing its capital stock from 1 1 .C00, 000 to $lj.000. . No explanation of the big drop was offered or asked. Tho action waa taken upon authority of a res olution of the board of directors. My tho reduction of capital stock the company saves $ 1 SO a year In cor poration foes. With Its revised stock it pays $20 nniiuully, while before It paid ?200. U. S. FOREIGN TRADE FOR YEAR IS HUGE I lly United l'reiui lo The Dally Bulletin) WASHINGTON, 1). C, Dec. 22. Tho department of commerce an nounced today that the American foreign trade for the' year would probably total 7. 800. 000. 000. Tho foreign trndo for 11 months aggre gated $7,HS,000.000. Members of The First Deschutes County Court Whose Authority is Being Questioned in Suit "" I 3lA AV. D, Humes, County Judge- RAILROADS REFUSE TO COOPERATE IN SOLVING SHORTAGE , (By United Preat to The Daily Bulletin) WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 22. The car shortage commission of the Amcriciin Railway association issued a statement today that eight railroads havo refused to cooperate to relieve the car famlno, and have hindered the adjustment of the nutlou-wlde ahortago. Federal authorities de clared the shortage to be largely re sponsible for the high cost of living. WINK MAKING MCUAD ( lly United Prew to The Dally Bulletin) PORTLAND, Dec. 22. That Oregon cltlzenB have the right to manufacture wine for their own use, was the decision handed down by Circuit Judge McGinn, In court here today. li. K. Smith, Commissioner. CONGRESS QUITS TO OBSERVE CHRISTMAS (lly Unlud Vita to The Dally Bulletin) WA8HINOTON, Dec. 22 Con gress quit work today to go home for Christmas. In anticipation of the adjourn ment many solons departed several days ago. But the big crowd leaves today. The president was not much In favor of the Idea, nor was Speaker Clark, because there Is so much leg islation for the thoroughly Demo cratic present congress to finish be fore It dies March 4 and la replaced by one not quite so Democratic. However, President Wilson did not "disapprove" of this adjourn ment, according to Democratic leader Kltchin. To make up the time thus lost both houses will con vene between ten and eleven o'clock for the remainder of the session. Kltchin said all appropriation bills would be passed and there will be no special sessions. G. 0. 1. CO. ASKS E DESERT LAND BOARD IS FAVORABLE. Resolution to Be Sent to Congress Axklug Kpeclol Enactment Reasons Made Known Why Company Seeks Time. (Special to The Daily Bulletin) SALEM. Dec. 21. Yesterday's meeting of the desert land board re sulted in the approval by the board ot the company's request for the state's approval of an extension on lists 9 and 16. The settlers were not represented in person. Messrs. Stanley, Biles. Steams and Howard, representing the com pany, appeared before the board and resubmitted the resolution read on Desember -IB- requesting- the-itBct- ment of a special resolution by con gress, providing for the extension of time. After -consideration of this, to gether with telegrams from the Central Oregon Irrigation Company Water Users' association, the Ter rebonne Farmers' Union association No. 84. the Powell Butte Improve ment club and a resolution by the Redmond Commercial club, all in dorsing tho request, it was ordered upon tho unanimous approval ot the members present that the contents of the resolution presented be chocked with the records of - the board and a suitable resolution pre pared for approval and signature. U. S. SCIENTISTS TO MEET IN NEW YORK I By United Prcu to The Dally Bulletin) NEW YORK, Dec. 22. The sc! ence ot everything, from sawing wood to stellar statesmanship, will bo rounded up and gone over in de tail by ten thousand of the world's leading scientists, who will arrive here Monday for the 69th meeting ot the American Association for the Advancement ot Science, which con venes Tuesday. President Charles R. Van Hise, president ot the Uni- . . i . . . A. , -1 i .itt : .i jteisny ui isiuuttiu, will fjicamo. I Xwenty-seven different societies will participate. GRAIN MARKKT WEAK (By United Pre to The Daily Bulletin) PORTLAND, Dec. 22. Market quotations here today placed club at $1.34, bluestem at $1.39. Red Russian at $1.34 and fortyfold at $1.36. rat ft o A. ti. Mackintosh, Commissioner.' FOR XTENT ON ".'OP 'A" m it son m LIBERTY 10 CONGRESS UNWILLING TO AID, HOWEVER. GERMANY GETS NOTE Probe of Stork Fluctuations of Yes terday Asked by Representative Wood Germany Ready to Disclose Peace Terms. (By United P.oa to The DaUy Bulletin) ' WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 22. Congress will allow President Wil son a free hand in attempting to as certain the peace terms of the bel ligerents. Both houses have refus ed to indorse any resolutions ap proving or disapproving the pres ident's action, but are willing to leave the matter entirely in his own control. The senate for the second time today, refused to pass s res olution of approval. Secretary Lan sing's two statements interpreting the note were sent to American dip lomats abroad this afternoon. American Agent Grew, of the Ber lin embassy, notified the state de partment today that a copy of Wil son's note has been received, and delivered to the German foreign of fice. Entente diplomats firmly be lieve that the allies will not flatly reject President Wilson's sugges tions. This belief is based on the fact that the' allies-failed to rcject flatly Germany's peace proposals. Representative Wood introduced a resolution asking that a commit tee of five representatives be ap pointed to investigate conflicting in- . terpretations of Wilson's note, and to probe the consequent stock mar ket fluctuations. He asked that the committee ascertain whether "any one high in administration or gov ernment affairs profited financially by stock market fluctuations." GERMANY AGREES. THR HAGUE. Dec. 22. German flisnntehoR it was announced semi officially today, stated that Germany is willing to disclose its chlet peace terms immediately, providing the hIHrk" reolv to Von Bethmann Holl- weg's tentative offers still leaves the peace door open. VILLISTAS ATTACK CITY NOW THE KEY TO BORDER ROADS EL PASO. Dec. 22. Vlllistas at tacked Torreon at 4 o'clock this morning. An official wire from Mex ican government attaches said the battle was raging at daybreak. The Vlllistas yesterday captured Bcrme- Jille, 30 miles north of Torreon. If Villa takes Torreon, he will domin ate the railroads leading to tho bor dnr. Military observers believe that he will easily accomplish this, as the garrison was greatly weaKeneo when Murgia marched northward to aid Chihuahua. U. S. CIGARETTES IN DEMAND IN ORIENT SEATTLE, . Dec. 22. Fifty mil lion cigarettes, a solid trainload of the product of factories in Peters burg and Richmond, Va., enough for a Christmas present of one box each for 6,000.000 smokers, were load ed by the Nippon. Yusen Katsha lin er Kamagura Maru, which Just sail ed from Seattle for the far east. The ' cigarettes are consigned to Shanghai and will be distributed from that port to several cities in the Chinose empire whore American "smokes", have bocom- quite a lux ury. , There wore nine carloads in the consignment, which consisted of 1, 000 cases. . The Chinese are planning to ralsu their own tobacco, as there is a ship- men of eight cases, weighing 800 pounds, of Virginia tobacco seed aboard the Kamagura consigned to Shanghai. Another record breaking ship ment aboard the finer is 2,586 bogs of paraffins wax, 282 weight tons,' used in the manufacture of candles. The consignment, for discharge la Shanghai, Is valued, at. $20,000. ,,, . : ;