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IIK.NI), DF.HCIIl TF.H OIWTV. OREGON, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 20, 1IM0
NO. 20
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-MOVE TO QUASH
. IS OVERRULED
COUNTY UNDERTAKES
SECOND DEFENSE. ,
..Sulking Out of l.iiMt 1'urt of Quo
Warranto Complaint Asked To
liny In Circuit Court In
' (lignum at I''uImi Reports,
Roaulln on thn flral defense -tuhllshed
by Deschutes county woru
n i ml u known t!;!t morning when Vr
iioii A. Forbes mid District Attor
ney Di- Armonil, counsel for Ihu
county, received word from I'rlno-
vllln Hint Circuit Judge Duffy bus
overruled thn motion Med Wednn.
ilny to quuah aervlce In thn cuaii.
Tim ruling wua not uiicxpm-lml, tin
thn motion liiul not been urguml
hut thn inollon mid lu outcome will
go mi record to ho uaed In fuluro tin
s', velopinents of ihu mnttiir.
Immediately on tho return of thn
court's opinion, a second uiottoii wua
llled In tho court nt Prliinvllln, uak
lug. tho striking out of thn lust two
paragraphs of tho original com
plaint, where reference waa iiibiIh
to tho question of tho certificate of
tlm county clerk on thn number of
division veins nt thn general rl:
i tlona In thn fall.
' Ucncrul Indignation l bolng ex
pressed hero over fulso reports
which have bnnn rlrculuto concern
IllK thn atnlua of Dcachutea county.
particularly In regard to a sluto-
iiK'iil according to whh'h thn county
linn been enjoined from Unlim bint'
. Itiras. No such mill bus been Med.
' HlllioiiKh a threat to liiHtltutn such
prornudlnga Him nindo IiibI week by
thn attorney representing thn mill'
(II vImIoiiIhIm. . "
CimfUlciil of III" ultlniHli) oiitromn
of thn quo warranto man, thn coun
ty nfllcluls are continuing In their
respective positions mi If nothliiii of
any cnnanqunncii hud happened. In
struments of nil: aortB anrbelng Ill
oil In the 'clerk's office, thn county
court, by contracting; with C. 8.
JIudHiiii for Ulrica rooms In li In pro.
.posed building. b preparing for thn
next two yeara, and ull Urn now
comity ottlclnl havo ntitnrcil with
out iUi;Btlon on till) porformunre of
their duties.
SOLDIER MURDERER
BEGINS SENTENCE
Hr United I'rau U 'I h. Ilmlly llull.lln)
LONDON, Dec. IB. Itlrhard Cun
nliiKliiiiii, 34, ihu litncu-corporiil who
Jdlltul hla wlfo In n lit of nrlnf over
- hit betrayal while ha wua In thn
ironclica, toduy Iiiikhii n anutciico of
nuo year uiidiir a miin-HluuKhtor
iliiirKu. The aliirn KiikIIhIi Jury
frankly tempered JiiHtlco with marry
In CuunliiKUum'a caao, In which I he
unwritten law pluynd a deciding
part.
CuniiliiKhaiu, tnkliiR hla turn In
f thu tranchim, waa torninuioil by hla
wife's stleui'O. Ilu Hiildrtm heard
from her durliiK hla flrul few niontha
with tho colors, and Inter her lel-u-ra
cenaed altoKothnr. Krlonda
wrotn III in ineiiUiililiiK u myaloriouH
culler at I) In homo In London. Tho
soldier wroto to local authorities in
en effort to leum what had become
of lila little son, but received leant
mllttfnctlun In tho olllclul replies
with thulr Impersonal wording and
red tapo.
At tho flrat opportunity CunnliiK
.iinm obtained lonvo from Franco
.and rottirnod homo.' A fow daya
later tho pollco found him lylnn uu
couaclouR acroaa tho doud form of
his wlfo. Hho had boon atraiiKlod.
'( (,,- An ofllcor anld Cunnlnghum was
u qikii typo ni soiitior wnnoui a biii
xlo black mark OKalnst his mi mo lu
tho army records. .His former oin
jiloyer guvo, him a similar Rood
rhnructer.
In pnuHliiR tho minimum snntonco
tho Jury rocommonded that tho con
vlctod soldlor ought not to bo com
pelled to Borvo h'ls term among coiu
lu on criminals,
COLORADO TO LIMIT
BOOZE IMPORTATION
n Unlbad ProM to The Dally Ilulletln)
DBNVKR, Colo., Doo. 2. Ono
quart of whiskey und a half cbbo of
.boor 'will bo tho total amount of In
toxicants pormlttod a family In Colo-
jado for one month's consumption if
the dry foreos of the state succeed
Jn putting , through a proposed
jimondmont to the prohibition law
jt tho coming session of the state
.legislature.
A permit to Import Intoxicants
would have to be obtained from the
county dork and placed on record,
under iho proposed amendment.
Vndor tho present law, unlimited
quantities of liquor may be Import
ed for personal usa. . .
VILLA LEVIES LOAN,
EVACUATES TORREON
llniidlt Chief Cuts Two Itallroada,
and Movo (in MontTiy uml
Hitltlllo I I'rwllrtrd..
(Hr UnlttNl I'rna to The Dally Bulletin)
Kl. I'AHO, Doc. 29. Aftnr levy
ing a loan of 100,000 pcuoa, Villa
evacuated Torroon toduy, marching
toward Hultlllo. according to rnporta
from ('arruuzlstas at Juarez. Mur
glu hua rooccuplnd Torrnon. Willi"
Torreon wna In hla lianda. Villa wbb
careful lint to hurm any foreigners,
nor to damage lliolr propnrty. It
la ud milled that tho Baltlllo garrl-
Hon hna ovacuatod, and thut Mon-
turny Ih wuuk.
Vlllu anvnrod, two railroad llna
InudliiK to tho north ami naat, lao-
lutliiK Tumplco, Baltlllo and moii-
turny, and communlcatliiK with thn
mm 111, It wua authmitlcally reported
to Dnltfld Hlatna authurltloB,, . Kud-
ural oltlclala, alnlo thut thia prnaaxca
mi Im until la in movi) on Biilllllo uml
Moiititrny by thn hmullt leudur.
BANDITS DYNAMITE
BANK, GET AWAY
lllr United I'm to '11m Dally llullrtln)
DKN1HON, Tx Due. 20. Blx
bauillta ilynumllcd thn bank at lla
riiniiHti lk m Una wihI of burn tmliiv.
and cacaped with 10,000. A pnt
(xchuiiKt'd aliota wiiu inn ronncra at
tho lattnr d n 9I1 ml out of town In an
automoblln.
STRIKES PREDICTED
l)lufCH'inint of llnillicrhiMMN May
Caiitn Hi'piirutn WhIUiiiiIh.
(Hr UnllAl I'reu In 111 Dally llullrtln)
NEW YORK, Dec. 29. Thn dls
nnreenient pf railroad brotharhooda
may renult lu anpurnto alrikna by
dlffnrniit nrKnnlzutloiiB, on different
roada throughout tho country, ac
cording to tho atutnmnnt of brother
hood Jiends following thn rvfuanl to
accept a compromlan almllur to tbut
offered tho swltchmnn.
A apm-lal circular la to bo issued
soon outlining thn enilro mutter to
mninbnrs of tho brotherhood.
EI
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IXHTAM.ATIO.N OF I'lHF, HY1
IIANTS CAt'HKH lt CKNT KK
IIIITION l ()lt IH Ill.tM KH l.
tiik citv:
Tho lowering of thn flrn Insurance
rnlo on olghtnen blocks of building
sites In llund, us tho result of roccnt
Installation of hydrants, wua com
munlcatod to local ngenla this morn
lug by tho Underwriters' Kuuttnblo
fluting board, of Portland, and will
effect a material saving to property
owners. Tho new rato is known as
the special dwelling tariff.
Formerly residents of tho two
sections which comprise the addi
tion to tho lower rato territory, paid
premiums of 75 cents on 1100 for
liiaurancn, but from now on tho rato
will bo fi5 conts.
An eight block tract Is tho first
Bpociflod, and has the following
boundaries: beginning nt the Inter
section of Front and Lake streets,
oast on I.nko to Wall, south on Wall
to Aldor, eiint on Aldor to Slants,
north on Stunts to Mt. Vtow, and
west on Mt. View to Wall. This
tract, as Is the other as well, Is ad
jacent to proporty alroady included
In tho lower rate,
Tho socond tract Is composed of
Irregularly shaped blocks. . Tho
bottndnry begins at tho intersection
of Washington and Front streots,
runs northwest on Washington to
State, and southwest through tho
division line botweon lots four and
Ave In block 14. Tho continuation
of tho lino Is fixed by lots and blocks,
the tract embracing approximately
10 blocks. ' '
Maps showing tho additions may
be soon at the offices of H. C, Ellis
and J. A, Kastos.
FRANCE MAY ENLIST
ALL BOYS OVER 17
(By United Preu to The Dally Bulletin)
PARIS, Doc. 29. A bill for tho
mobilization of all boys and men ov
er the age of 17 was Introduced In
tho sonate today. .
INSURE
BEND
WD
CLAIMS
m
THREE TRENCH LINES
PENETRATED .
KtwiriiN Crimim Allack on Demi-
iiiuii'n Hill Many I'rlnoiicrM und
tiuiiH Tnki'it In Trunaylvunlu.
(icrniiiiiN 'Inkc Tliti'it Tiiuim.
t
JIKHI.IN', Dec. 29. An official
Ntiitemeui lasued toduy announced
thut thn first, second and third line
trenches of thn Fronch on Deud
niiin'a bill were penetrated and 222
prisoners tuken. Tho Unrmans held
thn new positions against several
counter attacks. Tho Hudon troops
rt pin red prisoners III the forests of
Choppy und Malaucourt.
Fourteen hundred Russians and
Houmaiilans, 18 machine guns and
throe minions were captured by the
German forces on tho Transylvunluii
front. Ilreaklng down all resistance,
the German troops penetrated to
Dlimltreutl, 12 miles northwest of
Klniiili'iil. Burut, Hachel and Dob
rudja were captured.
ROUMANIANS RETIRE
(Ur UnllM Prrw to Th Daily llullrtln)
J'KTROOItAI), Due. 28. Hntire
iin'iil of thn Houmaiilan forces be
fore a superior enemy In the nulfch
borhood of the river Kaslno. west of
Uovash, was attended by fierce bat
ties toduy.
PARIS DENIES LOSS
(tlr tlnllnl I'rrM to The Dally llullrtln)
l'AItl.S. Dec. 29. A sudden Ger
nuin ofTenslvu followed a violent
honiliarilinniit between hill No. 304
and Deudiuun's mill, but fulled, ow
ing to thn screened Urn of infantry
and machine guns, It, la officially re
ported. A few Germans peuelrnted
to the French trenches.
NEW PROTEST MADE
IU'IkIiiiin F.iikhkciI in Kellcf Work
Arc Deported, Is Claim.
Ity l-mu-II Mellclt.
ft'nllnl I'rrwi HtalT Cirrrlonilmt.)
LONDON. Dec. 29. Germany Is
going so fur lu Ilelglan deportation
I ua In tirroul uml trntinfor Tlnltrlnnn
engiiKiid In relief work. They have
hitherto been protected by enrds
from the American Relief commis
sion. Tho charge Is made to tho United
I'ress by tho liclglun minister of Jus
tice that mon nlrendy employed are
being carried off, and that children
from 15 to 17 years of ago are bo
lug deported.
Italy Learns Lesson of Unity
During Warfare of Past Year
By John II. llenrley.
(United PreM Stall Correnixindont.)
ROME, Dec. 29. Last of tho al
lies to enter the war, Italy has learn
ed the lesson of military, naval, po
litical, economic and social unity tor
successful prosocutlon of that war
more quickly than her follow na
tions In tho ontento. The year 1916
was tho your In which she' showed
how well she had learned those les
sons. Italy Joined tho allies in May J
1915. Her army and navy had a
theoretical training for tnodorn
war. Hut for months aftor she
throw hor lot with tho allies Italy
had' to stiff or tho hard schooling of
the present day battleground before
she wsb actually prepared.
"Until January 1, 1916, wo were
like schoolboys, studying strange
lessons but learning them well,"
was tho way a promlnont general ex
pressed it. "But we are fighting
now, fighting like scientific demons
and winning, slowly but surely."
Politically the Italian government
Is more firmly molded to the alllod
union than over boforo. Gormnny's
propaganda, which continually sooks
to sow differences among the allies,
has tailed hero.
Alleged German agents, who try
to turn Italy against England par
ticularly, find no response Appar
ently the ltd has also 'been effective
ly clumped on Glolltti and his fol
lowers, The old premier's roturn to
power during the war Is Improbable
Tho Salandra ministry fell in ear
ly spring, In Its stead arose the
Bosselll cabinet, said to be more ac
ceptlble to France and England. The
Immediate and ntOBt radical result
of the change was Italy's declaration
INTEREST
GAINS
E
AGENT SYSTEM HAS
RAPID GROWTH
410 Now Kmploynd In .North and
M'fHt with Htiirt of Five in 1011.
Important Problems Hulveil
Through Their Assistance.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 29.
As a result of the realisation mat
Improved methods may be brought
to the attention of the furmer more
effectively by personal contact und
demonstration than In any., other
wuy, the county agriculturalists who
began In the Northern and Western
Blutes In 1911 by the United States
Department of Agriculture with
only five agents operating have In
creased to 419, the work having
been tuken up in every one of the
Northern and Western States. While
tho general nature of the activities
of the agents Is the suni6 through
out the territory, tho provisions
under which the States assist in the
work vary considerably. In some
Slates the cooperation of organized
groups of furmei'S In the counties Is
a prerequisite to contribution of
stale funds, and In many instances
these farmers contribute directly a
substantial part of the necessary ex
pense mouey.
A Renin' Hun of Work.
The work of the county agents
varies with the needs of their com
munities, but in general Is addressed
to the Improvement of agricultural
methods, practices, and conditions
wherever possible through demon
BtrutloiiB, tulks, and publications
and through calling attention to
good methods already practiced by
the best farmers of the community.
How 'the activities of the agents
vary with their environment 'Is
shown by the work with corn. ' In
the far North and Northwest this
work has been chiefly In securing
varhties that will mature In the
short growing season. Iu the corn
belt principal attention has been
given to the testing of seed and the
standardization of varieties. In New
York and Now England emphasis
has been placed on thb growing of
more satisfactory silago varieties
Improving Live Block.
Tho county agents have been In
strumental lu bringing about the In
troduction of live stock in regions
whore grnln farming had been ex
clusively or largely practiced, and In
all sections of the Northwest have
douo much toward the standardize
tlon of breeds. One saving , they
have effected frequently in cattle
raising Is the exchange of sires by
different communities. Nearly 300.
000 hogs have been treated in. this
(Continued . ou page 2)
of war hgainst Germany. The dls
putch of Italian troops to Salonika
and France as well as a more inti
mate ministerial contact with the
people followed. '
In the last twelve months three
groat movements stand out from
Italy's land fighting. They Include
her counter offensive against the
Austrlnns in the Trentino, her ls
onzo offensive and her Carso drive.
Superior in men and cannon, the
enemy unexpectedly poured through
the valleys of the Adige and Brenta
last spring. They were stopped on
ly within sight of historical Veneto
and slowly pushed back along the
road thoy rame. They still hold a
rocky square of 100 miles along the
Trentino border, thoir only foot
hold on Italian soil.
In mid-summer the Italians con
centrated their resources for an
Isonzo offensive. It culminated in
Gorlzia's fall during the first dayB
of August. In late September prep
arations for a new drive in the low
er Carso wore completed. It be
gan in early October and has al
ready brought the fierce-lighting
Italians within several miles of
Trieste,
Winter, however, Is apparently
now conspiring with the Austrians
against the tmniedlate capture of
tho "unredeomed city."
Almost 4,000,000 soldiers played
active parts In these three theaters
of war. The Austrians, It is esti
mated, lost almost half a million In
doad, woundod and prisoners. The
Italian loses, though admittedly
heavy, are considerably less. More
over, Italy today holds about 8,600
square miles of Austrian territory,
(Continued on page 2.)
FAKE
ESCAPE FROM FIRE
IN NIGHT CLOTHES
S. It. Cllbert, With Wife and Ikiy,
Have to Force Door to ICave
Hurtling Home lox $ilWO.
Fire which broke out so sudden
ly at the home of N. ft. Gilbert, on
Jefferson drive, In Park addition.
that It gave Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
barely time to escape In their night-
clothes with their four year old son,
totally destroyed the building.
which together with furnishings and
money In the house repreaented a
loss of flSOO. There Is no insur
ance. Mr. Ollbert Intends to rebuild
within a short time.
The bleze Is thought to have
started shortly before S o'clock this
morning. At 4:30 o'clock Mr. Gil
bert arose, built a fir? in the kitch
en stove, and went back to bed for
a few minutes' nap. Half an hour
later, he awoke to see the kitchen,
through the open door, a mass of
flames and smoke. He endeavored
to make his way Into the room to
got possession of his coat, contain
ing S200 In checks and money, but
was repulsed by the Intense heat.
With his wlfo and child, he attempt
ed to escape through the front door,
but It was swollen and would not
open, and for a moment It seemed
that they would be caught by the
flames. He rushed to a window
then back to the door, and succeed'
ed In opening it. Pushing the oth
er two outside, iiii went back Into
the bedroom, seized some quilts and
wrapped In these, the three made
their way to the home of Mr. Gil
belt's, father. N. E. Gilbert, next
door, and secured other clothing.
A telephone call brought Chief
of Police Nixon and the fire depart
ment, but frozen hose would have
prevented effective work even If the
fire fighters had not arrived after
the building was doomed.
Snow on the roof of N. R. Gil
bert's house, and a stream of water
from a garden hose, kept that build
ing from catching fire.
The Are Is thought to have been
caused by the stove door dropping
open and allowing live coals to drop
out on the floor.
Until he can erect a new dwell
ing, the younger Mr. Gilbert, with
his family, is making his home with
his brother, N. H. Gilbert.
MICH Ul'SIXESS SCHEDULED AT
FIRST REGULAR SESSION, SET
BY LAW ROAD POLICY MAY
BE OUTLINED.
To make preparations for the bus
iness of the year, the Deschutes
county court will hold its first reg
ular session on January 3, Judge W.
D. Barnes announced this morning.
What will probably be the most Im
portant business to come up will be
in regard to road work, as road sup
ervisors are scheduled to be appoint
ed at that time, while a general out
lining of the road policy of the
county Is expected to be brought up
at that date. .
The session is fixed by statute,
and considerable routine business
will be transacted.
There will be no necessity for fix
ing a budget this year. District
Attorney H. H. De Armond announc
ed today, as expenses tor both Des
chutes and Crook counties were fix
ed in the original Crook budget.
This will mean a transferral of rec
ords and fundB from Crook county.
According to a rough estimate, these
will total about 60 per cent as Des
chutes County's share.
Definite expenses for the com
Ing year, however, cannot be. accur
ately fixed until the passage In the
legislature of a bill naming the sal
aries of county officers. This is to
be introduced by Vernon A. Forbes.
U. S. IS IN A QUANDARY
Attitude to Be Taken Toward Mex
ico to 'Be Fixed Tuesday.
By Carl D. Groat.
(United Preis Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Doc. 29
The American government found it
self in a quandary today over the
dlplomatlo side of the Mexican sit
uation. The government had to de
cide whether to stay In the game, to
toll Carranza that the American
Mexican conference is at an end, or
to relax tbe recently nrm position.
- Members of the Joint commission
will meet Tuesday in the office o:
Secretary Lane, It was announced.
COURTPLANS TO
MEETJANUARY3
PEACE EFFORTS
MAY BE III VAIN
ALLIED OFFENSIVE TO
COME FIRST
'reparations Are Iicing Made tor
Gigantic Attack to Itrcak Ger
man Front Outcome of Wlntrr .
flatties Is Now Awaited.
By Carl Y. Ackcrman. . ,
BERLIN, by Wireless. Dec. 29.
Judging from reports being received
from the front, the diplomatic com
ment and the efforts of President
Wilson, the Central Powers and
Switzerland are now making, will
not succeed in bringing the war to
an end Immediately. That the war
will not end without a gigantic ef
fort on the part of the Allies to
break the German front. Is Indicated
by the preparations which are being
made.
England In the west, with the
Allies In Greece, and Russia aqd
Roumania, expect to accept the win
ter battle challenge of Von Hlnden
burg. When : these battles com
mence, peace talk will probably sub
side to await the outcome.
NOTES FORWARDED
(By United PraH to The Daily Bulletin) ' . '
LONDON, Dec. 29. An exchange
telegraph dispatch from Cooenhag-
jen Insists that the Scandinavian gov
ernments have forwarded the peace
notes of the belligerents.
TURK NOTE RECEIVED
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 29.-
The answer of the Turkish govern
ment to Wilson's note requesting a
statement of peace terms was re
ceived here today. ,
AMBASSADOR'S CALL
SPECULATION CAUSE
( By United Pra to The Dally Bulletin)
LODON, Dec. 29. Ambassador
Page visited Lloyd George today for.
the first time, since the British pre
mier attained his present position.
A great deal of speculation is rife
concerning tbe object of the call, al
though it was announced that the
ambassador merely visited to pay
his respects. , ,. :
300 KILLED IN SAN
KOKU MARU WRECK
(By United Preu to The Daily Bulletin).
TOKIO, Dec. 29. Three hund-.
red, mostly Chinese laborers, per-'
ished in the wreck of the Sankoku
Maru, according to estimates made
today. Some of those killed were
Chinese priests, who attempted to
board the grounded ship.
CORONER S VERDICT
FAILS TO SATISFY
(By United Preu to The Daily Bulletin) ,
EUREKA, Cal., Dec. 29. Des-
pite the coroner's verdict of accl- .
dental death, passed on the body
found at the Snow ranch in Hum
boldt county, the mystery is not yet
wholly cleared up. A bullet hole
was found in (he temple.
MURDER SUSPECTS
CONFESS TO CRIME
(By United Preaa-to The Daily Bulletin) -SHREVEPORT.
Dec. 29. John
Long and Henry Waller, arrested at
Minden.'have confessed to the mur
der of John Reeves. Three sons of
one of the men, his wife and two
negroes hare also confessed.
LAWSON INVITED TO
AID INVESTIGATION
(Py United Preaa to The Daily Bulletin)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 29.--Chairman
Henry wired Thomas Law
son of the invitation to Washington
to attend a conference to be held im
mediately by the committee investi
gating the Wall Btreet leak of Wil
son's note.
APPEALED CASE SET
Supreme Court to Hear Argumeattf
ln Soil Against Norris Et AI.
Vernon A. Forbes received word t
from Salem this morning that the
appealed case of the state vs. E. Rea '
Norris. John Collins and. Ethel How
ell, will be heard January 11 before
the supreme court. The case is based '
tin an alleged statutory offense, and
waa tried In the oircult court' a year '
ago last September, '"