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DAILY EVENING EDITION DAILY EVEIIIIIG EDITI0I1 TO ADVERTISERS. Forecast for EHtero Oregon, bj tho United 8UU Weather Observer at Portland. Tonight and Wednesday probably fair. The Hast OrcKnnian baa the largest paid circulation of any puper In Oregon, east of Cortland and over twice the escalation in I'endk-ton of any other newspaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. 25. PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1913. NO. 8069 THOUSANDS OF IN WELCOME BIG SNOWFALL Chicago's Unemployed Are Given Work Clearing off Streets Four Inches of Snow There. ALL TRAINS REPORTED LATE Kcrere Cold la Hardship on the Poor of tbo City and. Charitable Organ! lotions Iiavo Been swamped With Appeals For Aid Traffic From Went Almost T'ed lp. CHICAGO, Dec. 23. Four Inches of snow have fallen here and It- la a welcome advent to the unemploy ed. Hundreds of men have been given work cleaning off sidewalks. The severe weather has caused much suffering among the poor and .charitable organizations have been swamped with appeals for aid. Incoming trains are almost all late, especially those coming from the west. CHRISTMAS TREE FOR INDIAN SCHOOL TOTS At the Umatilla agency school chapel tomorrow evening the annual Chrlfctmas tree program for the lit tle children of the Indian school will be held and Major Swartzlander has extended an invitation to the white people of the city and surrounding country -to-uenJ, n laa-aki that ' tlio public be thanked In behalf of tho children and the senool tor the contribution of $140 raised in order to provide the Santa Onus celebra tion for the government wards. The Indian school program will start at 7 o'clock and a good pro gram will be given prior to the tree celebration and a real Santa Claus will distribute the presents that have been purchased for the Indian chil dren. The roads to the agency are now In good shape and the trip may be made by auto with easo according to Major Swartzlander. i ZELAYA WILL LEAVE U. S. ON OWN ACCOUNT HE SAYS NEW YORK, Dec. 23. Jose San tos Zelaya, former president of Nic aragua, will sail for Europe for La Loorlnno on Wednesday he announc ed his secretary. Jose Mazlas, who will accompany him. Mazalas was emphatic in asserting that Zelaya was leaving upon his own volition and at a date set by himself, and that he had received no message from the department of state urging him 'to expedite his departure.' Zelaya leaves In accordance' with an agreement reached between his counsel snd the Nlcarnguan govern ment which caused his arrest here Thanksgiving eve on the charge of murdering two countrymen in Nicara gua In 1909. TIDAL WAVE SWEEPS COAST AND WASHES OUT TRACKS PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 23. A tidal wave which swept up from the Pacific at Elmore park washed out eovcral hundred yards of track from in front of a Portland bound passeng er train, undermined and flooded half a mile of beach cottages and left a row of minature lakes of sea water along the railroad. The scene of the flood .is in Tillamook county. Ordi narily the ocean Is half a mile from the railroad at this point ' Track crews repaired the damage within a few hours and the train proceeded to Portland. WALLA WALLA WOMAN -4 TAKES HER OWN LIFE. - WAtLA WALLA, Dec. 22. Mrs. Earl Thompson. living on Bryant avenue, died at 2 o'clock this morning of Wounds Inflicted on her wrist by her- self at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. The reason for her act not ; known, Coroner ' Cookerly took, charge of- the body, but left It . at , the real- dence. . Dr. E. E. Shaw, was In attendance. . ' - JESSIE M'CAKN, FOR WHOM POLICE OF NATION " HAYE BEEN NEW YORK, Dec. 23. Jessie Mc Cann, a popular young woman of Flatbush, Brooklyn, has mysteriously disappeared, and the case bears some resemblance to that of Dorothy Ar nold, who, leaving her home three years ago. has never been heard from, by the public at least 100.000 MEM OUT OF LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23. A re quest that he call a special session of the legislature on January 1 to con sider. the problem of the unemployed, was telegraphed Governor Johnson With the closing of school this af ternoon, Pendleton pupils commence upon their annual Christmas holiday vacation which this year will last for 12 days. School will be resumed on the morning of Monday, January 6. In the three grade schools, the Washington, Hawthorne and Lincoln exercises of an appropriate nature were held this afternoon commenc ing at 2 o'clock. At the high school tho regular work wus done. MI! THUS III J. R. Weaver and wife to J. B. Harvey, SE 1-4 of Sec. 6, Twp. 2, N. R. 29; V. H. Rogers to M." McDonald, lots 1 and 2 of the SW 1-4 of Sec. 19, Twp. 6, N. R. 34; James R. Shockley and wife of Meachan to Charles H. Hudson, SW 1-4 of the NW 1-4 Sec. 17, Twp. 1 S.. R. 34; Alma F. Barnett to M. L. Watts for 21.000, 40 acres in Soc. 22, Twp. 5, N. R. 35; Herman Swartz to O. C. Sprague and A. L. Sprague. 5 acres In Sec. 23, Twp. 6, N. K-. 34; Clara H. Prill et al to Martha A. Herman, lots 1, 2 and 3, block 14, Richmond's addition to Helix; Patterson F. WaUlrop and wifd to W. P. Leach for $10,000, 33 acres In Soc. 25, Twp. 6, N. H. 34; C. J Douglas and wife to W. E. Potter, farm unit D of the NW 1-4 of Sec 2, Twp. 4, N. R. 28; Miles T. Foster and wife of La Grande to Mount Emily Timber Co., 155.32 acres In Sec. 31, Twp. 1, S. R. 37; James M. Wright and wife to same. 177.30 acres In same section; L. B. Moe and wife to same, 177.06 acres In same section; American - National bank to W. H. Gulllford for $1,000,' lots 2 and 2. and the S 1-2 of the NE 1-4 and the NW 1-4 of the SW 1-4. Seo. 2, Twp. 4, a R. 30, also lots 2 and 4 and the S 1-2 of the NE 1-2. Sec. 1. Twp. 4, 8. R. 30; Edw. W.' Sulste to Charles W. Brown, 4 acres Seo. 2, Twp. 1, N. R. 31. Woman Is Pardoned, INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 23. Gover nor Ralston made a Christmas present of a pardon to Mrs. Belle Shenken bergcr, for 15 years an Inmate of tue woman's prison here following h conviction on a charge of poisoning lier daughtor-ln-law, She was a civil wnhr-urse. She began her prison trtu on Christmas eve, 1898, and will De freed on Christmas eve, 1913. It frouqently rains on the just be caue the unjust has swiped his um brella. i Wt t-SfaV$t X 'mm y&jP-'&ii js. mid I r?hy iCh SCHOOLS CLOSE FOR CHRISTMAS VACATION BIII1 ASKED TO MAKE A SEARCH There have been many reports of white slavery in connection with the McCann case, but few of those de tectives working on it think the girl has been stolen. The members of her family have acted in a manner which has not '. been convincing to most of those who have seen them. . WORK III CAUFORHIA today by Thomas Williams, secretary of the California Socialist party. In the telegram Williams . claimed that 100,000 men are out of work In Cali fornia and that conditions are acute In the large centers. Many of the teachers In the schools will leave this evening and in the morning for their homes over the state and northwest to spend the holiday period and the many students who are attending the Pendleton high school from outside communities will depart for their homes also. The stay-at-homes are planning many parties, large and small, for the holi day season. EIGHT in LAW MB TO STATE SALEM, Ore., Dec. 23. Sweeping In its scope, the supreme court this afternoon handed down an opinion on the 8-hour law passed by the in itiatlve and re-enacted by the legisla ture, holding that the measure ap plies to all state employes. The ef fect of this will be to put all the state Institutions on an 8-hour basis. State officials declare this will cause a de ficiency in the maintenance appro priation or every institution. WILSON JOINS IN CHORUS OF "OLD NASSAU" AT PLAY WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. Preal- dent Wilson stood In a box In a lo cal theater, then with uplifted hands Joined in the choruR of "OIH Mi Man (t the alma mater song of Princeton. It was at the conclusion of the per formance of the Princeton University "Triangle club." when the entire au dience arose and Mr. Wilson also sang, as did all alumni of the Insti tution present. The play, a musical comedy, writ ten by the students, was attended by Washington society in arenfirai. . lira. Marshall, the wife of the vice-presi dent, and the ladles of the circuit and supreme court circle nccunlnA hnnii. as did members of the ' diplomatic corps. Sattm Banker Die, SALEM, . Ore., Dee. - 23. Aaabel Bush, a millionaire banker and pio neer of this city, died at the age of 89 years. . k ... Rev. Whltlook Dead.. CLEVELAND, Dec. 23. Rev Ellas Whltlock. 70 years. th father of Mayor-elect Brand Whltlock ol Toledo, died of pneumonia. ' I E Commencement on the West Exten sion Will Provide Employment to Limited Number at Outset. TEAMS ONLY IN USE NOW IL D. Newell, Projot Knslnecr, Says Actual Work Will Begin Soon a Camp Equipment can Be Gathered Many Additional Men Will Be Employed In Wurmcr Weather. The commencement of work upon the west extension to the Umatilla project In the west end of this county will not solve the problem of how to give work to the state's unemployed, according to a statement made this morning over the telephone by H. D. Newell, project engineer. Because of climatic conditions, the only work that can be done at this time, he says, is the digging of canals which will require teams and teamsters onl and. Inasmuch as the people living on the project have the teams', the labor necessary will be selected there. Engineer Newell stated that actual work would commence upon the project just as soon as 'the camp equipment could be gathered togeth er. He anticipates that nothing can be done this winter except the dig ging of some of the canals. "As soon as warm weather comes," he said, "we can employ many men on the work but not until then as the clim atic conditions forbid. Local people here will be given the preference at this time as we need their teams and they want the wort." SU1FE REFUSES SALT LAKE. Dec. . 23. Sheriff Smith refused today to reopen the Utah-Apex mine where Ralph Lopez the Mexican gunman, is sealed up. The management of the mine If growing anxious to resume work and have showed signs of impatience. The sheriff, however, declared he would risk no further men In search lng the tunnels for the fugitive. He admitted that he believed Lopez was dead but said that he proposed to wait fully two weeks before return lng a hunt for the body. Nominations Sent Senate. WASHINGTON. Dec. 23. The foi lowing nominations were sent the sen ate today by President Wilson: Henry May to be second secretary of the American legation at Toklo; Hugh Gibson, to be secretary of the Amen can legation at Brussels; Frederick Sterling, to be secretary of the Am erican legation at Toklo. NEWS SUMMARY General. Governor West gives Sheriff Rand a few days of grace to enforce the laws at Oopperfield. One hundred thousand men out of work in California Is statement of so cialist who wants Governor Johnson to call special session of legislature to consider matter. Thousands of tho unemployed In Chlm welcome heavy snowfall and Many of them arc set to work clean. lng up street. Arrests follow explosion In special train of Russian empress dowaser who 'was about to depart for SU Pe tersburg. Woman Uvea for 15 years In private rooms in rear of office of prominent attorney, Molvln Conch, former law associate of Judge Parker, . Night riders whip woman, bnrn her homo and order her to leave town al Old Horton. Missouri. Sheriff Smith' refuses to reopen Ftah-Apex mine where Lopes Is be lieved to be entombed. Currency meamre Is on way to Pres ident Wilson who will sign It at o'clock this renin-. Eight hour law applies to state em ployes declare Oregon supreme court Id decision. Local. Organization of TtV-1 Irrlrntlon Dis trict held Invald by Judge Phelps. Council In nueug considers work done by water commission but report will be delnye . West extens rm to I'matllla project will not afron work for unemployed Uil winter. Schools clof i toil ay for Chrlctsma holidays. . PI V ROBLEM id um mi t nrni nrn nr mum nt L CLOSE I Saloons at Copperfield Must Obey Orders Sheriff Rand of Baker County Refuses to Act. SALEM, . Ore., Dec. 23. Governor We wild Uils afternoon: "Sheriff Hand will be given until, after Christ mas to carry out the request of this office. If the request In not compiled with, we will perform the doty our selves and will , not stop at Copper field. Tliere has boon atter disregard of tho law in Baker county. Com plaint after complaint has been brought to this office. The officials up tliere know of those conditions and In most Instances have failed to do their duty." SALEM. Ore., Dec. 23. When in formed that Sheriff Rand, of Baker county, had defied his order to close the saloons of CoDDerfield declaring the executive had no legal authority to make the order. Governor West said: "Well. I will close the saloons there myself, and I will close anv other saloons In that county that need clos ing." Governor West declares that h has authority under the provisions of the code to act In cases of brparhes of peace, and also under the home rule law." BAKER. Ore.. Dec. 23. Ed. Rand. sheriff of Baker county, flatly refus ed to carry out Governor West's or der to close the saloons at Copper field, and said that the onlv wav he knew that the governor could have his wishes carried oul was to declare martial law at Copperfield and take in the militia and enforce the law with their assistance. Mr. Rand de clares that the district attorney has advised him that there la no law pn the statute books which would war rant his closing the' Copperfield sa loons or any other saloon which has a license, and that therefore Mr. West's peremptory order must go unobeyed.' Sheriff Rand telegraphed Gover nor West asking him to cite the code under which he expected to have his order obeyed, and he said that un til he gets a satisfactory answer to this message he will make no move against the saloons at Copperfield. District Attorney Godvin upheld the sheriff In his stand, and said that he could find no authority for pro ceeding In the Copperfield case, de spite the governor's peremptory or der. Sheriff Rand and District Attorney Godwin were disposed tt make light of conditions at Copperfield, and de clared that the governor had been led to believe that a condition of law lessness existed, w hen, as a matter of fact, there was riothlng. they said, other than a neighborhood quarrel. In which two factions were at logger heads, and each was endeavoring to bring ruin upon the heads of the oth ers. TO OWN PHONES COST COUNTRY $900,000,000 WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. Govern ment . ownership of the nation's tele phone lines would cost less than $900 000,000 and would present no greater difficulties of financing than did the Panama canal. Representa tive Lewis of. Maryland, told the house In an exhaustive analysis of his proposal to have those lines oper ated by the postofflce department. "The perversion of the laws of public and private financiering." said Mr. Lewis, "by which public govern ments have been disinherited of their moral functions, has led to such cor ruption and demoralization that cities like New York with its street rail ways. Philadelphia with its gas works and San Francisco with its telephones have shamed the scions of Roman corruption in their most dishonorable days." BERLIN. Dec. 23. Despite an of flclal assertion that a defect In the lighting apparatus caused the explo sion which partlv wrecked th -neeiHt train of the Russian empress dowager last night, it leaked out today that several arrests have been made ir connectljn with the case. The train was awaiting the dowager empress who was to arrive from Coppenhagen on the way to St Petersburg. If the explosion had occurred a few min utes later she would have been aboard. Several employes of the railway were badly Injured. w 01 ARRESTS MADE III TRAIN WRECK CASE M WnMlllllVFn 1R YtARS IN PRIVATE ROOM NEXT TO LAWYER'S OFFICE MONTICELLO, N. Y.. Dec. 23. "A women gives; gives always and sacri fices all when she loves and I am only a woman." This was the answer of Adelaide Brance In answer to a story of Illicit love and self denial which reads like a Roman tragedy. The story devel oped with the sudden death yester day of Melvln Couch, former busi ness associate of Judge Alton Parker, in his law offices here. Tne pres ence of Miss Brance In a secret suit of housekeeping rooms back of Couch's offices was found as , Mrs. Couch sat talking with the coronet and sheriff. The widow fainted when Miss Brance tearfully admitted rhe had occupied the suite for more than 15 years. Mips Brance was held by the sheriff on the technical charge of taking $3 from Couch's pocket She smiled grimly when told why she was being held. The funeral was private ly held this afternoon. Miss Brance broke down completely when the sheriff refused to allow her to at tend. . Mrs. Couch, with her daughter, 22 years 'old, are on the verge of nerv ous prostration. IEEE IBATIOII DISTRICT INVALID By a decision handed down yester day afternoon by Circuit Judge G. W. Phelps, the Teel Irrigation district as organized by men interested In getting water on a large area of semi arid land In the western part of the county. Is held invalid. Judge Phelps, briefly speaking, holds that the proceedings have been Irregular and "that ' -competent - evidence has been lacking to secure affirmation or ratification. ... , ! Th directors of the district will doubtless appeal the matter to the supreme court. The case came before the circuit court upon the petition of the directors for the examination, ap proval and confirmation of the pro- ceodlngs In the organization and In the issuing of bonds for the purpose of water rights and the construction of irrigation works. Under the law as passed by the last legislature, the directors of an Irrigation district, may submit their proceedings to the cir cuit or supreme court for an opinion as to their legality. The directors, through their at- J torni-y. J. T. Hlnkle. at first tried to submit the matter in the form of a friendly suit and for that purpose Glen Warner, famous Carlisle foot ball coach who owns land under the proposed district, appeared agalns' the petitioners through his brother, W. J. Warner who Is a partner of J T. Hlnkle. The following are his findings of fact and conclusions of law: particulars. Findings of Fact, That there Is no competent evi dence before the court upon which the court can affirm, approve or ratify the proceedings In the organi zation of the Teel Irrigation district or of the subsequent proceedings of, the board of directors of the said ir rigation district. That said proceedings have been Irregular in part in the following particulars 1. By reason of insufficient proof of notice of presentation of petition I to the county court for the formation of said district. 2. The notice of election for or against organization was published three weeks and not four weeks as required by law. 3. Failure of the county court of Umatilla county to establish election I precincts in said district In the man ner provided by law. 4. Subsequent to organization elec tion Judges were not selected prior to the time of posting notices as requir ed by Section 6172 L. O. L. and notice does not state time for hold ing said election. 5. The regular monthly meeting was held on Monday, February 3 and not on Tuesday, February 4. as re quired by law. 6. It does not appear that the warrants of the district have been legally- Issued or that there has been any valid authorization for the In debtedness created. As conclusions of law the conrt finds: 1. That this matter Is before the court without contest and therefore there Is no Issue made as a basis for judicial determination. 2. That except Insofar as the peti tioners are entitled to tho confirma tion of the proceedings herein by- reason If the default of Interested parties to appear and object, the re lief prayed for ought to be denied. It Is therefore, hereby ordered, ad Judged and decreed , that the pet! Doners are not entitled to the relief prayed for In the petition herein MEASURE GOES 10 TO BE SIGNED Senate Adopts Joint Conference Currency ' Bill--House Has Al ready Ratified Agreement. BOTH HOUSES ADJOURNED PRESIDENT Wilson Will Place Ills Signature to Engrossed Bill at O'clock Thl s Evening Oeremony Will Accom pany Signing Memorandum pre pared Outlining Hi Views. WASHINGTON'. Dec; 23. By a vote off 43 to 35 the senate this af ternoon adopted the joint conference currency bill. The engrossed bill la exoccted to reach the white booa not later than 4 o'clock this after noon. President "WUson annOoaoed his Intention off signing the bill at o'clock. The house adjourned at 3:11 and the senate at 4:01 o'clock this afternoon. WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. With the house last night ratifying the agree ment of the conferees on the csrrency bill by a vote of 298 to (0 and the senate pledged to a vote on the measure not later than 2:20 o'clock this afternoon. It seemed certain early today that the bill will be ready for President Wilson's signature be fore night The senate met at 10 o'clock this morning with the. understanding that the report of the conferees would be considered Immediately. It was an nounced at the white house that the president would sign the bill at o'clock sharp this , evening. ...Ha-ha prepared"1 a memorandum outllmLg Just what he expects the bill to ac complish. The house did not meet until late today with but a handful of Its mem bers present They merely marked time awaiting the action by the tea ate. j The engrossed bill la expected reach the while houta not later than 4 o'clock this afternoon and Demo cratic leaders are planning to make the signing of the bill a ceremonious) affair. NORTH YAKIMA TO REMAIN IN WESTERN TRI-STATE NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Dec. 23. -North Yakima will maintain a baseball team In the Western Trl State league another year. There was a deficit of about 22.000 from the 1313 season, but the directors have decided to enter another team and endeavor to pull even the coming summer. The directors are Robert Rundstrom, L. O. Janeck, Guy Graf ton. R. a Sinclair, Fred Fontaine, T. L. Martin, Dr. E. S. West, Dr. A. F. Campbell ani D. L. Thacker. Tn selection of a manager and players will be discussed In January. COUNCIL STILL WORKING OVER THE WATER REPORT All day yesterday the city council sat in caucus to consider Its report upon the work done upon the gravity system by the water commission. anJ the end Is not yet. In fact it Is almost certain that that report will not be ready for formal adoption at the reg ular meeting tomorrow. There la a possibility that a special meeting will be called to receive it and it is yet more probuble that it will be held over until the meeting a week trorn tomorrow. The report which the expert ac countants have madd upon the rec ords and books of the commission has teen received by the council but wnt probably be held until the other re port Is ready. At the caucus It Is re ported that the work done by the commission was thoroughly threahed over and that both Dr. James A. tsest and Chairman Will Moore were ea.l ed before It to explain certain mat ters. It Is also reportel that Dr. Best asked permission to have an attorney. Judge Fee, present but thut Mr. Moore demurred to this ' unless the council alio granted tho othr four commissioners the privilege of having legal counsel present. "I guess If we need any legal asslatance, w can call In tho city attorney," one councilman is quoted as saying and the matter ended there. Clements Reappointed. WASHINGTON. Deo. 33 resi dent Wilson reappointed Judson Cle ments of Georgia to succeed hlmswll ms inurttuU commerce ooiumlMloner.