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VOL. I
IIKXD. DKHCIUTKH COt'NTV, OREGON, TIKHDAV AFTERNOON, JAM'AHV II, II7
NO-
LAW TO FIX
SALARIES III
NEW COUNTY
FORBES INTRODUCES
BILL TODAY.
LISTS COURT TERMS
ii.MM a Vrr fur Sheriff. In HlgheM
Vn HimmUIimI, With HM, for
I'rrunuri-r, lament Would
Allow HI Cent Mileage
HrUI Ut The Kf llullrtln)
HAI.KM, Or., Jim. 9. Terms of
court for thn regular uwctluit of
County Judge unci Commliialoni'r,
toK-tlmr with salaries for tho offl
inl of Deschutes county, tiro fixed
In n hill Introduced In tho lower
hiMim) ot tlin tilnlttturu burn today
by Representative Vernon A. Forbes,
.f lUind. Since tho Inception of tho
new county, In December, official
havo sorved with no assurance of
their respective compensation, and
wild tho exception of' tho niinunl
meeting, prescribed by law, lenalon
of tho county rourt havo been on ape
lul announcement.
Tho measure In full, aa Introduced
today, la at followa:
A Hill for an Act, Fixing tho Term
of tho County-Court of Deschutes
:ouuty and Prescribing tho Salaries
of tho Officers ot Huld Court.
JlK IT'BNACTBD I1Y THE PEOPLE
OF . THE- flTATK OVwOUEOONt
8to,' 1 Tboro ihall be a term of
.the County Court convene In I)es
hutoa County for tho ' transaction
-of probate and all civil business cok-'
nlxablo by the County Court, except
the transaction of County bualnoaa on
the first Monday In oach month, auch
f-ourt ehall be bold by tbe County
Judge and ehall convene at the hour
-of 10:00 o'clock a. m.
Socllon 2. Thore ahall be a term
of the County Court for the traduc
tion of County bualnoaa, hold In Doa
4'hutoa County on tho flrat Wednes
day In each month. Said County
Court sitting for tbe transaction ot
County business, ahall consist of and
be conducted by tho County Judge,
and tho County Commissioners, or
, it majority of thnm, and ahull con
vene at 10:00 o'clock on aald day.
Hectlon 8. Tho County Offlcora
-of Deschutes County ahall receive as
compensation for tholr services, tho
following sulurles, and no other, to
wn :
County Judge, $800 por annum;
-County Clerk, $1600 por annum;
County Sheriff, $2000 par annum;
County Assessor, $1300 por annum;
County School Superintendent $1200
per annum; County Treasurer, $400
per annum; County Commissioners
I Continued on page f.)
LINK FROM ISKN'I) TO KLAMATH
KALIA TO UK FIRST UNIT
MAY HK FINIHHKD IN YEAR,
SAYS ROAD IllII.DKH.
PORTLAND, Jan. 9. Ttat ho will
lie ready to tnko up, during tho next
10 days, with Portland flnnnclnl In
terests,' tho qunstlon of Portland's
1 shnro ip tho construction of the Oro
jcnn, California & EiiHtorn Hallway,
was tho Btatomimt of Kobnrt K,
Htrnhorn yostorday before leaving on
trip to Klamath Kails to conclude
negotiations for tho acquisition of
.tormliiBls. tli.oro Ho oxpoets to hnvo
ovgrythlng ready at that'pnd of the
line within tho next Avuok,
"Thn proposition will then bo put
up to Portland,": explained tho rail
road builder. "If Bj KoaB M t ghpuld,
and us I firmly ballovo It will, thoro
Is no reason why the first unit of
the pioneering railroad should not
lie eoiiBtructod this year,"
The Uno from Bend to Klamath
Falls Is to bo constructed first, tor
evernl reasons, The first Is that the
'(Cbjitlnue'J' on pageTf
STRAHORN ROAD
NEARS
REALTY
SALMON CONTROVERSY
RE-OPENED IN IIOUSK
iln.twii-ll liiti'iMlin'-N .MiMiNiirn to H-
cul Chapter of 11)15 I.iiivn mi
('iiliinililu Intliiali')'. -
'lly UnltJ I'm to Th Dally
HA1.KM, Jan. 9. ItepritseututlvH
Ilrowmill, of Clackumu county, ro
opnnnd the Columblu Hlvor fishing
controversy In tli ntttto legislature
hero today, whnn Ho Introduced a bill
repealing chapter 188 or tlin OrKo
law of 18 IS. Th chapter In ques
tion provide Joint legislation by Oro
Kon and Wushlngtou, regulating tho
fishing Industry of tho Columbia
rlvor.
Tho Honnto anil Hound mat till
afternoon In Joint session to hoar
Governor Wlthycombo's address to
thn legislature. Committee escorted
tho Governor, tho Judge of tho Su
premo Court, unci all olitctlvo official
Into thn bull,
PASSENGERS KILLED
IN VILLISTA ATTACK
ItfnlUol Preee HtalT Crreiionilnt.l
F.I, I'AHO, Jan. 9. Kednrul agents
li-urued today thut Villlatus attacked
a southbound passenger train 30
miles from Juarez killing and wound
nevenil. Tho engineer siieeded up
and cue aped, reaching Chihuahua
sa fely.
mi:.hi in: ix (;kkhh woii.d
I'HOHIHIT CIIMT1ATOIW KltO.M
ItWKIVI.(J WAtJKS. KDl'CA
CATIOX HII.I. I'.VHKKD.
(Py UnlUd Prau to Th. Polly Bulletin)
I WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan. 9.
A bill Introduced hero today, prohib
it! the circulators of Initiative and,
referendum, petitions from' rscefrlng
wages, providing a penalty In the
shape of from one month to a year's
; Imprisonment. Ten suuate bills were
'introduced this morning. Tho House
appointed Joo Ingram, Marie Briggi
and Harold Brownson as pages,
i Tho House passod the vocational
education bill, carrying an appropria
tion of $38,000,000 to be distributed
'over period of 10 years.
I A delegation ot several hundred
I suffragettes was met by President
. Wilson. He expressed tho regret that
so many s f f ragettes do not realise
that tho Democratic party la friendly
to their causo. Ho declared himself
to bo unablo to render thorn any fur
ther aid, although personally an ard-
ont suffrago supporter.
BANDITS RAID TOWN
Citizens Give lUiltle After Store
and Depot Are LooUmI.
( By United Prow to The Daily Bulletin)
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 9. Three
bandits robbed the S. P. station and
stores at Plru, In Ventura county. A
posse composed ot citlxons of the
town attacked the bandits and gave
battle to them In tbe streets. One
raider was wounded, and his com
panlons carrlod htm to an auto, and
ried toward Los Angeles.
Possos havo left here and are en
deavoring to Intercept tho fugitives
FILIBUSTER THREAT
IS MAJDE IN SENATE
Hly United Prcw to The Doily Bulletin)
WASHINGTON, D. C Jan. 9.
Sonatnr Thomas threatened a flllbus
tor, delaying the naval program ln
daflnltoly, today, unless "somathtng
Is done to rallove the occupants of
governmuiit rosorvo oil lands In the
wost."
NO WORD RECEIVED
OF J. R. CHRISTENSON
Up to Into this attornoon, no fur
ther word had boon received from
the soared party which sot out Sun
day to find J. rtiiflBoll chrlstanBon;
forost guard, bollaved to have boon
lost In tho (loop snows In the Cres
cent country.
OFFICERS RE-ELECTED
, FOR FIRST NATIONAL
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Tho nuim'r.l meeting of tho stock
holders ot tho First aNtlonnl Bank
was held this afternoon, tho same
officors nnd directors as thosa of last
yonr being alected for 1817.
WHKAT 1SHINUM $1.05.
(By United Prnu to The Dally Bulletin)
PORTLAND, Jun. 9. Today's
market quotations gave club at $1,54,
bluostom at $VUG. Hod Russian at
$1.63, and fortyfold at $1.57.
BILL IS AIMED
AT INITIATIVE
WALLACE
COUNTY
ASKS TO HAVE. CASE
TRANSFERRED
Attorney Who, In Quo Wurrunto
Hull Denim KnUtenc-e of Dom-hute
County, Moves thut Case of Hlalo
vs. Dunn lie lb-moved Here.
A palent, reversible, -quick-change
argument, warranted to catch both
going ami cumljig, was developed ot
the senslon of Ilia Circuit Court for
Crook County, begun In I'rlnevllle
yosterday, according to reports
brought buck by Bend men
were In attendance.
Tho author of tho argument, nc-
cording to the story. Is N. 0. Wal-i Bible for the leak. He told the cora
luce, who, us attornoy for Cus' mlttcc that he would muke a full ex
Studlg, of I.owor Bridge, hus brought j posurc, providing a more powerful
the quo warranto proceedings
against the County Court of Des
chutes County. In that proceeding,
it will bo remembered, tho claim Is
mudo that tho members of the Des
chutes County Court are usurpers
acting without authority In carrying
on an alleged municipal corporation.
Deschutes County Is claimed never
to have been formed and the courts
are asked to declare It non-existent.
There Mr. Wallace is soon as an
opponent of Deschutes County.
Hut it developed yesterday that he
docs not seriously believe all that he
has alleged as attorney for Mr.
Siadlg because when, tbe case ot
Stato vs. David Dunn Waa' called Mr.
Wallace got up on his feet and seri
ously argued thnt It should be trans
ferred to Deschutes County for trial.
In this proceeding Mr. Wallace ap
peared as attorney for-JTiunn whq is
charged wilh horse eteallttg; and ap
pears as a firm believer In the exist
ence .and legality of Deschutes
County.
Just to be on the safe side, how-
evor, Mr. Wallace, wben It was
moved to transfer the case of Cllngen
vs. Eastos to Deschutes County,
turned around again and opposed the
removal. This, It Is understood, was
not on the ground that the county
had not boon formed, but for spe
cial reasons developed in the argu
ment. In the Dunn case, however, Mr.
Wallace's position Is clear. He wants
the case transferred to the county
which, in the quo warranto proceed
ings, he claims does not exist.
Porhaps now he realizes that It
does.
TO MEET NEXT WEEK
ON RURAL CREDITS
Ranchors Interested in taking ad
vantage of tho provisions ot the Ru
ral Credits law, met this afternoon
In Sathor's hall, to discuss the forma
tion ot a district. The meeting was
adjourned until next Tuesday, after
the appointment ot a committee to
draft by-laws.
FIRST SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION TO
POLAR REGIONS TO START IN 1918
By Cnpt. Robert A IlaHlctt,
(Commander of Projected Polar Expedition.)
WASHINGTON, D. C Jan. 9. -Equipped
for a scientific study ot the
Polar regions, 800,000 square miles
of which never have been sailed or
trod by man, the Bartlett Polar ex
pedition, tho first purely scientific
expedition to enter the far north, will
sail from the United States during
the summer of 1918,
Scientific research, rather than dis
covery, will be our first object.
I will take but ten men Into the
Polar belt with me, Including ship's
crew, mechanicians, and scientists.
Knch will bo a man ot tried calibre,
for once sot out, thoro will bo no re
turn to the clvlllced world, at loast
under 3 to 6 years. Each man must
be capnblo ot supremo endurance
and versatility.
Two or throo scout typo mono-
pianos, an Innovation in polar expe
ditious, will ba Included in our equip
ment to supplement the customary
dons and sledges.
Thcso will bo usod for observation
purposes from tho bnao or opera
tions, always tho Bhip, and might
prove Invaluable In 'returning to civ
ilization should the expedition mood
with dlBiistcr.
How tho natural forces oporato at
tho Polo; whether tho perpetually
moving Ice- floos of tho Arctic sea
swirl in a continuous circlo about tho
E
LAWSON MAY REVEAL
- LEAK SOURCE.
Investigating Body Must lie Higher
Than House Committee, However,
He Affirms Hays Exposure
Disastrous to N'ulloii.
i By United Prwe to The Dally Bulletin)
WASHINGTON, D. C", Jan. 9.
Thomas Luwsdn, continuing his tes
timony before the House rules com
mittee which Is investigating the
source ot the leak in regard to ad-
READY TO
1
G
who ' vnnce information on President Wll
I son's note, remained firm in bis re
fusal to name the Individual respon-
t","",s "i.o
He asserted that he would reveal
the name of "a high official, " but
declared that the exposure would be
disastrous to the nation and to the
administration
Law son declared that he wanted to
probe Wall street to the bottom. II
evaded all questions which were put
to him.
Two members of tbe investigating
committee Introduced motions ask
ing the witness be adjudged guilty of
contempt, and punished. The com-
mlttee deferred action on these reo
ommendations. and It is' not known
what action will be taken.
BIG LEVEE FAILURE
Two Drowned When Collapse at Ala
,.;-iutt. lakes JPluc .$od-. Vj;4
( By United Preto to TH Dally Bulletin)
ALAMEDA, Calif., Jan. 9. The
northern levee, protecting the mu
nicipal reclamation project here, col
lapsed today, and two boys were re
ported drowned In the flood which
ensued. Factory lands were Inun
dated, and a mud avalanche covered
the tracks ot tbe Southern Pacific
railway.
A million dollars' worth of prop
erty is endangered.
GERARD CRITICISED
Ruthless Submarine Advocates De
nounce Ambassador for Meddling.
(By United Free to The Dally Bulletin)
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 9. Berlin to
day reported that the advocates ot
ruthless submarining violently de
nounced Ambassador Gerard's speech
at the American Commerce and Trade
association banquet. Gerard waa-accused
of meddling In Germany's in
ternal affairs, while some leaders
urged his recall.
They object to Gerard's praising
officials who favored restricted sub
marine operations.-
Pole; whether their movement Is di
rected by a constant enst wind so
frequontly noted in former expedi
tions -or whether by ocean curronts;
Just what atmospheric conditions pre
vail these are some of the questions
we hope to be able to answer before
the trip is concluded.
A careful study of the fauna life
on the ocean-floor ot the Arctic, with
comparisons with the nnlmnlculae ex
istence ot other waters, will also
form a part of tho research work.
Charting of now lands If such ex
ist, and soundings of tho Arctic
ocean in vnrioiiB latitudes are fu'r
thor objectives. ' Admiral Ponry,
making deop soundings at tho Pole,
probed for 9,000 feet nearly two
mllos wtthout finding a bottom.
Our ship, which we hope soon' to
have under construction, will be built
ot toughest live oak, with special
constructive features to resist the ter
rific Impact with ice floos naturally
to be expocted on such a trip. It will
be small, to permit ot quick moving,
which Is often Imperative to. escape
being caught and crushed like an
eggshell betwoon rapidly approach
ing Ice fields, i It caught in such a
cul-de-Buo, tho oply recourse is blaat-
(Continued on Page 4.)
DIPLOMATS MUST BE
DINED SEPARATELY
Two White House Dinners to lie
Given for Itepresentutlve of
Kuropeuu Warring Powers.
(By Unlurf Pro toTha Daily Bulletin)
WASHINGTON, V. C, Jan. 9.
Discussions of peace haven't reached
thn state yet that the belligerent
diplomats In Washington are exactly
chummy. Hence the President again
this year Is having two diplomatic
dinners Instead of one and the first
Is tonight.
Ambassador Jusserand, of France,
being the dean of the diplomatic
corps here, is the guest of honor.
Others to be seated about the execu
tive table In the state dining room of
the White House Include representa
tives in Washington of the entente
allies and neutral'dlplomats, together
with their wives.
Madame Jusserand will sit at the
President's right and Ambassador
Jusserand will sit at the right of Mrs
Wilson.
The Teutonic allies, together with
neutrals, will be represented at the
diplomatic dinner next Tuesday even.
ing at the White House,
U. S. DEFICIT IS LARGE
$45,KM),(HIO Is KMlmutc Ways and
Means Committee Meets.
(By United Prtu to Tht Daily Bulletin)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 9.
Democratic taembers of the House
Ways and Means committee met to
day for the purpose of considering
means for Increasing government rev
enues. Majority leader Kitchen es
timated the deficit as $495,000,000.
No decision was reached. The
committee will meet again on Thurs
day.
RAILROADS PREPARED
Bought .Arms . and. Ammunition, New-
- - -v lumla Commlttc Is Told.
-, -.;
(By United Prei I to The DaDy Bulletin)
WASHINGTON, D. Cr, Jan.. 9.
W. H. Doak, president of the Brother
hood, of Railway Trainmen,. told. 'the
ipwlaad,.
I of the railroads bought anna andPtinlB,i -"88 toWwtwI
ammunition and hired strikebreakers
while the strike situation was tense.
The Newlands committee Is hand
ling President Wilson's railroad leg
islation program.
RIG LAND LEASE
FOREST SERVICE MAY TAKE
OVER 34 SECTIONS IX SISTERS
RANGE, TO PROTECT CATTLE
AND HORSE RAISERS.
To avoid the possibility of cattle
and sheep range boundaries becom
ing confused, officials of the Des
chutes National Forest are making
arrangements for a conference to be
held within the next two weeks be
tween forest representatives, the ad
visory board of the Sisters-Metolius
Livestock association, and B. F. John
son, ot Prinevllle, representative tor
Deschutes, Crook, Jefferson and Har
ney counties, ot the Oregon and West
ern Colonization Co..
At the present time the company
which Mr. Johnson represents, owns
in alternate sections, approximately
34 Bquars miles In tbe center of the
Sisters Cattle and Horse range, the
land coming into thetr possession as
a- part ot the old Santiam Land grant.
The fear has been expressed that out
side sheepmen, quietly leasing the
company's land, might render the
government range practically, value
less, and It is for discussion of this
point that' 'the conference Is being
called.
! The plan proposed by the forestry
officials. Is to lease the privately
owned land, and merge it with the
cattle range, insuring against invas
ion by sheepmen. .It was explained
that the forest policy Is in no sense
a-discrimination, against sheep own
ers, but is merely Intended ns a pro
tection of , the stock men .who. now
have grazing privileges In the dis
trict.: BUTTER FAT PRICES
FIXED AT 37 CENTS
Members of the Central Oregon
Farmers' Creamery association, meet
ing Here this afternoon, decided to
fix the price of butter fat at il cents.
A stockholders' mooting will be held
Saturday tor the purpose of electing,
officers.! ' , -
TO REARRANGED
GOVERNOR ASKS
E
MESSAGE PRESENTED
TO LEGISLATURE
Pruning of Budgets and Centraliza
tion of Responsibility Keynotes of
executive's Suggestion Stiff- .
enlng of I n h e r itancc Tax,
HIGHLIGHTS OF MESSAGE
"This, I trust, is to be, a sea-
- slon of businesslike accomplish-
ment and wise economy, pro-
ducllve. of needed legislation
only.
- "Decrease of Individual re-
- sponslbllity lessens efficiency la
- public service."
"No departments of state ad-
- ministration are more tunda-
mentally important than our
educational institutions."
"The very best way to get ef-
flclency in public administration
is for tbe citizens affected to
take an active hand in what is
going on. , . .
"Labor's interests most'eer-
talnly merit and must bave ;.
adequate recognition-" .
- "This Legislature (,ij;lni duAX
- bound . to make: absolutely,, et-o;
fectlve the provisions and K ,
0- dent intention. of, Utevvb.WK). -t,
- dry' prohibition, meaaurV-r-i-fl.
Qf ; business lik.e -awKinpUsJiT
1- i rfc-tv.,
-. -r.- -.-r rwrtr-TOSSITi- ' ,
(Special to.The.Bu.UetiftV" ' '" '
SALEM,' -Or.,. JasT 9'.'.- Xo- the
members: of OregOtraWVeveiity-Niatb.
L e g i't I a .t I v e' 'Assembly orsemor
James-' Wlthycombejwtutolay- read
his message. Its- keVnotalaaiiBv.eaU
lor ' " economy, cotrpUel d 'with osane.
businesslike ' proceeds iJ "'In- teugth.
by an Oregon executive.',
Governor Withycombe said that,
practically speaking," Oregon now
has a commission form of - govern
ment, and warned against the ill ef
fects of decentralization, ' advising
the vesting of more power, and ac
companying responsibility, in the
Governor.
While suggesting this as a gen
eral principle, desired by him mora
for the future than as regards the
present administration, he asked
that at this time the Penitentiary be
placed under the exclusive control
ot the Governor, Instead of remain
ing, as at present, under tbe Board
of Control. , - A f
To come within the provisions ot
the Six Per Cent Tax Limitation
Amendment the Governor pointed
out that at least $715,000 must be
pruned oft the budget as it has been
presented to the Legislature. He
laid out a schedule of suggested re
ductions of the amounts asked by
seventeen departments, and sug
gested some consolidations.
An appointed, unsalaried Highway
Commission waa recommended and
(Continued cjn Page 4.)
FORBES PRESIDES OVER HOUSK
COMMITTEE OK A AVHOLE; Klt
SKINE IS CALENDAR CLERK
Bl-RDICK PROMINENT. T
SALEM, Or.; Jan. 9. Bend men
are much in evidence in the present
session of the legislature, which op
ened yesterday. Vernon, A. Forbes
presided at .the opening .session ot
the House, as chairruau of the' com
mittee of a whole, during the election
Of officers, while Charles W. Erijilne
wus elected Culemlar Clerk 01$' the
first ballot.
Mr. Forbes is chairman of the
Judlclnry .Committee, second to tbo -
most important, and is a member of
the Counties and Rules Committees. -Donton
G. Burdick, of Redmond, is
appointee as chairman' 'of 't'h'e Resolu
tions Committee'oiiiMS'a 'member of
tho Irrigation Committee.
Both houses are in full swing, the
Senate under the leadership of Otis
C. Moser, and the House under tho
guidance of,R..N.. 8tanfield. One of
the most important acts yesterday
was the passage of a memorial to
Congress, urging that the District
of Columbia be made dry. ,
SANE
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