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DAILY KAST OREflOXIANr, PENDLETON7, OKET.OX, TnTTRSDAY, DKCR,MnKT24L10U. ETOTIT PAGES. 4 PRIXC-ESS IS FINANCIAL. LY EMBARRASSED Newsy Notes of Pendleton i w w. rsr? VAGT. Eir.TTT. 1 RESOLVED Fill tlie children's stocking and load vour holiday tables with the wholesome poodiea wo sell. Buster Brown. A Merry Christmas to All Euv vour Christmas roeeries, nuts, candies and fruits from us and ret the Ivst quality, they will cost you no more than in ferior foods sold by others. PHONE 96 STANDARD GROCERY CO. Where all e Pleased Court and Johnson Sts. WHY MEALS ARE SERVED TO MEN BY COEFEE CLUB KAY INSTITUTION 15 PROVING to be boon to men of meager means. iminitpmn nrrmnniTr rcLLunomr icniinwut IS PRESENTED TEMPLARS Week by week the w.irk of the Cof fee (.Tub is prowins. the actual rec ords kejt by Manacer Percy Hubert ahowing that as the new institution teomes known it is being better ap preciated. Almost twice the number of niea'.s were served during the third e-k &n during the second week and over three times the number of men were Riven employment. The fol lowing Is the report of the manasrer for the third week. Dec. 14 to 18: 3d wk. Id wk. Average attendance 170 180 Numlx-r meals served for ca?h Number meals served for work . . . . . "4 Calls for help from citizens 23 Employment provided .... IS IteceipU for week $13.10 Ex. (for meals only)... 9. 88 Totals s.ince opening of Club, 3 weeks. .Attendance . 3 8 7 Camber of meals served for cash. 384 NnmlK-r meals served' for work.. 172 Calls for help 4 Employment provided 51 Keoelpta $11.00 Expenses (for meals only) ... 17 $5 Total monthly subscriptions ..187.50 Total raXb donations 69.30 130 SO 9 $ $(.50 .37 Coffee Christmas caroi-s for cllyelvnd CLEVELAND. O.. Dec. 21. "Ye sncienta custome" of sing ing Christmas carols In the litre! en Christmas eve Is to be revived In Cleveland tonicht Oroups of iwhool children were bu.y today practicing the songs which thev will sing through out prosperous residential sec tions after duk In hope of col lecting a few dollars to feed and clothe the city's poor. The jilan was originated by Cleve land charity and mission workers. SEATTLE COMMANDERY REMEM BERS LOCAL LODGE IN CHRISTMAS GUT. Pendleton Commandery No. T, Knights Templar, received a Christ mas gift this morning that will be come one of its most cherished be longings not only because of Its In trinsic value but because of that which It stands for. It Is In the na- ture of a certificate of good fellow ship from the Seattle Commandery and was sent by the Seattle Knights who were In Pendleton during the Round-up and who were royally en tertained while here by the local Knights. The certificate Is all done beautifully In hand work with the seals of the Seattle and Pendleton commanderles on either side of the coat of arms of the order and the whole Is set In a handsome and mas sive walnut frame. After reciting- the facts of the visit here, the certificate goes on to say, "Whereas, the reception accorded the undersigned by the above named Sir Knights of the Grand Jurisdiction of Oregon has never been excelled In the history of any pilgrimage ever made by the underslgnd, or any oth er pilgrimage ever made by any of the members of the Seattle Command er, therefore, "This is to certify, that Pendleton Commandery No. 7 of Pendleton, Ore gon is composed of the most gracious, pleasant, entertaining and delightful I conclave of Sir Kn'ghts that it is poa- i sible to collect under the banner of ! one temple." I The certificate is signed by the em 1 ir.ent commander and the recorder of the commandery and by all of the j 31 members of the rarty here on ' Pertt-mber 25 and 26. I A G EN E ZIMMERMAN DIES IN CINCINNATI CINCINNATI. Dec. 22. Ex-president Eugene Zimmerman, of the Mon cn railroad, millionaire and father of the Duchess of Manchester, died sud denly at his club of hemorrhage of the lungs. Geo Yag Sentence. Picked up by the police yesterday, AI McCann was searched and found to have two knives belonging to George DeMott in his possession. He was given ten days in Jail on a va grancy charge this morning. Cliange In Pullce Force. M. L. Palllnger is no longer a mem ber of the police force of Tendleton. The council unanimously accepted his resignation as night police-man last evening and appointed In his stead Omar Stevens, well known young man of the city. Contribute to Charities. After the Christmas tree services at the Christian church last evening contributions were made to the As sociated Charities or Fenaieton Dy the members and the result was a Urge quantity of clothing and pro visions besides a considerate aum In cash. Called by Father's Death. Receiving a telegram last evening telling of the death of his father, Trof. J. W. Livingston of Forest Grove. William Livingston, science teacher at the Pendleton high school, left on the midnight train to attend the funeral. His father was 54 years old and is survived by a widow, three sons and a daughter. the teachers have also departed for various places over the northwest. Baldwin on Trial. Mose Huldwln is on trial this af ternoon in the Justice court on a charge of stealing poultry from Er nest French. StanDcM Proierty Re-transferred. The 208 1-3 acre tract near Stan field recently sold by the Haiel In vestment Co. to A. H. Hlnkson and wife was transferred again today by a deed filed for record from the Htnksons to the Marco Investment Co. for $90,000. Ililbort Will Preach, Owing to the fact Rev. T. F. Wea ver will be absent attending a meet ing In Seattle next Sunday the pul pit at the Christian church Sunday evening will be filled by Percy Hubert secretary of the Coffee Club who is a licensed minister. His subject Sunday will be "Actions of Thought'' Wants New Years Match. Writing from Portland. John Sues ens, manager of Dan Karll. who claims to be the welterweight cham pion wrestler of England, wants match for his man in this city on New Tears eve. Inasmuch as It is likely that Bud Anderson will have a bout here on that night. It is not probable that he will get any takers. Powder" Get 20 DJ9. Charles W. Brltton (Powder), the colored bootblack who flourished a revolver somewhat promiscuously day before yesterday, was this morn ing given 20 days in Jail by Police Judge Fltz Gerald on a disorderly con duct charge. By the time he has served his city sentence, the state will probably be ready to file more serious charges against him. J. V. Turner Dies. J. W. Turner, a well known Pilot Rock resident, died in that town at 11 o'clock last night and his body was brought to the Baker morgue In this city this morning. The funeral will be held Saturday at Athena with In terment In the Athena cemetery. De ceased was an unmarried man. Hi roe Marriage Licenses. Three marriage licenses have been Issued during the last day at the county clerk's office and alt of the applicants were still In their teens or Just past them. Those securing the licenses were Walter L. Powell and Margaret I. Warner of Freewater. Bayard W. Glllilund and Iona D. Perrin of Pilot Rock, and Marvin J. Manning and Anna Laura Stone breaker of McKay creek. Chinaman Badly Injured. A Chinaman was brought up from Umatilla Hila morning to St. An thony's hospital suffering from a fractured skull and two cut fingers which he received In a fight with one of his countrymen yesterday. He will recover. The other celestial Is under arrest at Umatilla and will be brought up this evening by Marshal Jeff Stevens. llleeal Sale of Liquor Charged. W. R. Graham, proprietor of the Golden Rule Hotel, was arrested this nioining upon a warrant sworn to by Chief of Police Kearney charging him with selling liquor without a li cense. The case was set for trial at 2 o'clock this afternoon but was later postponed until Tuesday. Mr. Graham will fight the case and haa employed Judge J. A. Fee to defend him. Bad Day for Moses. Yesterday was a very bad day for Individuals bearing Moses as a name, front or back. No less than four men. three of them Indians, with the Bib lical monaker fell Into the clutches of the officers.. Moses Baldwin was In the hands of the sheriff charged with stealing some turkeys and geese and Moses Johnson. Bill Moses and a third red man commonly called In dian Moses, were taken up by the po lice for being drunk. School Close for Holidays. Pendleton schools closed yesterday for the Christmas holidays and there will be no classes until Monday. January 4. The close of school yes terday was attended by exercises in the grade schools while an assembly was held In the high school at which Principal Hampton. Tom Boylen and Pertrand Jerard made short speech es. Most of the out-of-town students have left for their homes to spend the holidays and quite a number of "uj.uiimii.iuiiiiiwni.l!:i!!i,,ii,i!llu u.aiMiiiiilmltiiliiiilmmiliililiillili TODAY AND CHRISTMAS The PASTIME THEATRE Offers Pendleton Citizens A Christmas Treat in "THE THIEF33 From Editorial Page New York Evening Journal We Miif-rrcly hope that the producers will parade "The Thief" all over the United States, in all the cities. and towns. j r r.5 1 f i i t - i DAXIKL ritOIIMAN'.S NEW YOUK LYCEUM THEATRE SUCCESS, "THE THIEF" . JiV HENRI IJERXSTEIN. Featuring Dorothy Donnelly Creator of Madame X AND RICHARD I5UIILER AND AN ALL STAR CAST. 316 Gorgeous Scenes A New York and London Success Jllisri Donm'llj'b frowns in this production are valued at $.'000.00. Iir,vt to JVtime Theatre fro;n .Muje-tic Thrs.tre, I'ortl.md, Ore Picture Starts 2: 3:15; 4:30; 7; :15; 9;30. Admission Adults 15c, Children 5c T.iiwters Meeting. At the Commercial rooms yesterday afternoon a meeting of the newly formed taxpayers' organization was held. It was not a largely attended meeting, aa many of the members were unable to be present. The next meeting will be held the first Mon day in January and at that time the election of officers will be held. The only action taken yesterday was the adoption of a motion providing for investigation of the sums of money spent In the different road district and in the county as a whole during the past few years. The question of the budget for the coming year was not discussed. "College Kids'' Easy Winners. By the overwhelming score of SO to 13. the "College Kids" defeated the high school five lost evening in the high school gymnasium, though they had not practiced together and their teamwork was ragged, the col legians were Individually superior and slipped the ball through the hoop with remarkable regularity. The high school boys played hard but they were playing against five of the best men ever turned out by the high school and all of whom were In good fhysical shape from work at the state university and Oregon Agricul tural college. Boylen and Strain played forwards. Fee played center and Arthur Jordan and Claude Hamp ton guards. Peters and Vaughan played forwards for the high school, Piebert center and Russell and Gor don guards. Preliminary to the main game, contests between the second Kirls' team and the faculty women and between the first girls' team and an alumni team were played, and caused much excitement. Frank Case Considered. WASHINGTON. Dec. 24. United Slates Supreme Court Justice Lamor took under advisement the appeal of Attorney Marshall for a writ of cer tification to the supreme court In the case of Leo Frank, under sentence of death for the murder of Mary Phagan. Marshall spent two hours at Lamar's house presenting argu ments. Lamar was expected to ren der a decision before night. fr - ! i T ( i ' . 8 ' f i j V.' s , j V' . . . Wr' - - '.:) Sweetie nig s nrO the Many Friends and Patrons of This Big Busy Store We Wish A Very Merry Christmas And Trust That Good Old Saint Nicholas Has Remembered All Most Grace-ously. KEWS OF FARM AND RANGE PrinceM Lwoff Parlaghy. XT ftiF tAnt r , i" Z3 nceM Got $1000 Damages After dellb- :"'.0 Pa?"?hy' ,fam!d aUke ,or her mating for six hours a Baker Jury artistic abllty with brush and pal- brought In a verdict giving Kldwcll A f' t .d I"' h?r,rpBal mann" Caswell Portland stock buyers and " " I r""'" ll0leI "nippers. $1000 damages. The . uuu w iww um io oe snaring more modest quarters with a friend on Riverside Drive. The war god $1000 damages. The suit was ugalnst the Oregon Short Line, the shippers having brought action to recover for loss through damage to rnw? rtC?lClJr ?..!.n!?me'.. :i ttl. in shipment. Deposition, were was understood to have an Income of 180,000 a year when she took her palatial apartment at the Plaza a few year ago, seems to be In arrears to the hotel about 112.000. FIVE PERSONS MEET DEATH IN FIRE IN NX TENEMENT taken from stockmen and railroad nien In Montana and Idaho and the case required the greater part of two days before it went to the Jury. The pliintlffs sought to recover 12900. The cattle were turned over by the Oregon j Short Line to the O.-W. R. & N. com ' pany at Huntington In what the plain I tiffs contended wus a weakened condition. 3 MARION TAXPAYERS ORGANIZE A LEAGl'F. SALEM, Ore., Dec. 23 The or ganization of the Marlon County Tax payers' league, which has for Us ob ject lower taxes wherever possible, was perfected here by adoption of a constitution and by-laws. The league will work to secure municipal, county and state government at a lower cost at the same time securing efficiency Leading citizens are Included in Its membership. . State Senators LaFollette and Blsh op, of Marlon county, attended the meeting, and LaFollette asserted that the levy for state purposes could be lowered $1,600,000 by a proper ex penditure of the state's money. He charged that the state fish and game commission failed to give anything like an adequate return for the mon ey expended, end favored a great slash In the commission' appropria tion. He favored a general cut In the salaries of state officials, declar ing that he did not believe In paying $2000 to $3600 for services that could be secured for from $1500 to $1800 Bishop declared he-1 opposed' to Increasing the tax burdens of the state. ' j i FAMOI S AUTHOR, JOHN MUIR, BEAD Oregon Cattle Shipped South. FLAMES. STARTING IN II ASE- ult a number of cattle are moving MENT, WIPE OUT NEARLY I ' feeding grounds fatrher south. A. WHOLE FAMILY. i "un' ' Portland, one of the lead- Ing stockmen of the state, has recent- NEW YORK, Dec. 24 Five per- 'y bought more than 3000 head of sons met death In a fire which de- eers In the Klamath stock section. stroyed a five story tenement at 49th which ho hoa shipped to California street. The dead are: Mrs. Mary territory In the vicinity of willows. Corso and three children, Charles, 21, to be fattened for the Oakland and Frank, 19. and Harry, seven; a niece, p-an Francisco markets. Grace Amandale, eight. 4 Arthur Corso a son of the dead' Tillamook Levy 17 Mills. The levy woman, Is employed as night tele-, for Tillamook county Is 17 mills, the phone operator In the polyclinic hoa-( county court having raised the road pltal. He received a call for an am- fund 10 per cent above the budget bulunce, not knowing it was for' figures. The Tillamook levy Is more members of his family. j than twice the state and county levy The fire started in the basement for Umatilla county, which Is eight while the occupants of the building mills. were asleep. The flames quickly spread through a dumb waiter to the top floors. y (ierniun In Turk Caltlnet. LONDON. Dec. 23. The latest ad vices from Constantinople, according officers will be held and other bus!- County I'nlon Meeting The annual meeting of the county organization. Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union Is to be held January 9 and at that time the annual election of to a Reuter dispatch from Sofia, an- nouw'e thut Field Marshal Varon von ness transacted. The selection of a place for meeting is In the hands of der Goltz, who recently was sent the executive committee nnd to date from Berlin to the Turkish capital, th committee has not taken action has been appointed mlltary com-, upon, this point. maniler of Constantinople and acting minister of war, Enver Pasha hav ing gone to take command of the, troops in Anatolia. The dispatch adds that a German are ambassador has taken over the min istry of marine, DJemal Pasha having assumed command of the troops In Syria. Idlenes irks Prisoner. GENEVA. Dec. 23 English and I French soldier prisoners In Germany I . ... a W are wen ireaieu, esyetiauy un wounded In hospitals of Constance and Munich proves, but the men want something to do. The soldiers, It Is said, are feeling the effects of Idle ness and many are willing to break stones to pass away the time. Among the English and French prisoners, even In the ranks, are many welt educated men, and the prospect of remaining many months, porhaps a year, without doing any thtrfg, appals them. German authorities are distribut ing among the prisoners pamphlets on German Kultur, translated In dif ferent languages, giving a Berlin ac count of the war, Intended to show that Germany was attacked by the Triple Entente and Is only defending herself. DcllcatosHcn Market G. Kurrle, well known butcher, and P. O. Elliott, old time restaurant man, have opened up a first clans delica tessen market In the building former ly the Grand theater. They will keep on hand all kinds of fresh meats, eta., nnd will take orders for chlckem. duks. geese, alive, dressed or cooked, tamalles, salads, etc. Cun be ordered also all kinds of cooked meats, boiled hams and pigs' feet Adv. Public Dance Friday Night. The only dance In Pendleton Christ mas night will be held In Moose hall Music by big United Orchestra. Ev erybody welcome. Admission I0o- Adv. The Place for Xmas Candies is The Place of Strl.ily Pendleton Industry. Our Candle are mario to eat. EaMtern randies are made to sell For Sweets to Eat Tlio Delta. ft E3 "Lmwh anrl the World Lauzhs With You. .Q.py " - - KJ Christmas Eve at THE ALTA IX").S ANOKLKtf, Dec. 24. John Mulr, funioiis naturallft iini author, died of pneumonia Inn- today. III ONE THREE ACT COMEDY TWO ONE ACT COMEDIES No One Wants Grief and Tragedy for Entertainment on Christmas Eve Laughter is a Part of Christmas Joy.. The Inimitable Laugh Producer DOT FARLEY In Her Great Comedy Drama "False Pride Has a Fall" See the Transformation of the Country Girl Sent to the "Finishing" school to complete her worldly education Full of laughs from end to end Also Two One Act Comedies Full of Ginger TOMORROW MAX FIGMAN IN "WHATS HIS NAME" M t- ,., .,.mrt!.r:irw.. irrrT'l,v"vm"7''T lu :,;.li;iJ;ullu.:i.;;,UiiUuiii.!i;i t.isiUiiMjiM.ii.wuiiiuiiiii liil Iliiiiill.