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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1915)
1 - . L' .' Jl DAILY EVENING EDITIO!) VIr-f''''-' ryj Fair and cooler tonight; Thursday COUNTY OFFICIA I PAPER DAILY EVEtllllG EDITlOlll TO ADVEHTISEUS. The East Orefontsn bis the largest paid clrculatloo of an paper In Oregon, east of Portland and ovar twice tb circulation In l'endletoo of any otber newspaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL 26 DAILY EAST OREGOXIAN, PENDI.KTOX, OREGON, WKDXKSDAV, FKIJIilWKV it, XO. SK DELICATE PROBLEM in be nun III IITE CASE British Government Expected to De v mand Extradition of German Ac cused of Wrecking Bridge. HE CLAIMS IMMUNITY HERE Werner Van Ilorne, Under A trout in Maine, Kays Ho Merely Committed Political Crime for Which Ho Can not Ho Kent Arrow Lino Action Awaited at Watddngton. WASHINGTON', Feb. 8. The state department was prepared today to re celve from the British ambassador a request for the extradition of the al leged German dynamiter who at tempted to wreck the bridge over the St. CroU river at Vunceboro, Maine, Into Canada. The attempt resulted In a partlul demolition of the bridge on the Canadian side. It was admitted here that the question of extradition Involved delicate International prob lems. The alleged dynamiter, Werner Van Home, claims Immunity, main taining that as a Germn he merely romltted a political crime for which he cannot be extradited. He main tains that he has a right to seek ref uge In a neutral country and that he cannot be delivered to a belligerent by this nation. Ambassador Spring-Rice Is expect ed to formally present his request for extradition during the day. Bin mm PAYS S660.6S4.29 TAXES IS II Pendleton, With But One-Ninth cf Property in County, Will Pay Over One-Fifth of Total Taxes. First Pictures of Earthquake Stricken liWJ -i - ASSESSOR GIVES FIGURES Hulls arc 1100,000 Ixtt Than Ijitd Year This U lart Due to Smaller Tax Upon Irrigation Districts $372,503.91 Will go for State, ami County purpxjtteM. 3 -( i ! ! 1 NEB DUE M Vlll 111 SEIIATE B 18 VOTES HE SAYS Encouraged over the passage of Ihe measure giving eastern Oregon a representation on the state railroad commission, which measure In the house yesterday won a victory by a vote of Is to 1, Representative Rlt- ner In a telegram to the East Ore Konlnn this afternoon declares that the bill will pass the senate. The governor will sign the measure. It is believed, as he Is fuvorably Inclined toward It Representative RItner telegraphs as follows: "The bill giving eastern Oregon a railroad commissioner was passed In the house by a vote of 3 to 19. The railroad commis sioners fought the bill strenu ously. It will pass the senate with IS votes. The governor fa vors the bill." , I'matllla county will this year pay I6C0.6J4.29 In taxes, according to the figures compiled by Assessor C. I'. fc'truln preparatory to turning his rolls over to the county treasurer. Thin is nearly 1100,000 less than the rolls last year called for. the grand total then being I7S2.S45.48. However, the 1S1J total Included a tux of 134, 884 tt upon IrriKation districts where, as thin ) ear only about $6000 Is taxed against these dltttrlcts. The total tax charged to Pendleton property this year Is $117,158.92. Of the $49,242,314.31 valuation of the county property this year, thin city has but $5. 74. 806.00 so that with I only about one-ninth of the property In the county Pendleton will pay over one-fifth of the total taxes. The Pendleton tax for city purposes am ounts to $51,721 27. her special school tax totula $S3.ft3.22 and her share of the county and state tax Is $31, 607.43. Of the grand total county taxes thia year, $372.(93.91 will go for state and county purposes. Last year the to tal .1 u I. r r A tgiinttr I . iv olcue scenes ia..i8..ju. urns state and county fund this year Is divided as follows: State tax $136,104, county general tax 163.640, county school general tax $69,756. road tax $101.773 91 and li brary lax $S20. Total $173,693 91. The total city taxes for the eleven Incorporated towns amounts thia " ' .';' . 1 What was formerly the m.tln street In Avczzonn r.ow a man of ru!ni. The urrow indicate a place In which 4S people perilled. At the l.ottom right the scene reve.ils solJiers and survivors r.-inmin; dead vk'tlms at Avtzzona. . .. hi':- AGS PIT ICES 8 n i IVIHnLO US u t nennnn iniLuuiiu (Continued on page five.) Ilo'a 57 Today. WASHINGTON, Feb. t. Senator McCumber of N. D., today celebrated his 67th birthday anniversary. NEWS SUMMARY General. Oilca Mt In wild wvne as wheat rcachrM nevr mord lrliv. Case of alleged German d)-naniitr may involvo delicate International qucMJon. Snator Stoiiet donoutu'eK deincHTats who Joined nimbi leans In thlpplitg Wl controversy. LocaJ. Wholo day siicnt In securing Jury to try lturke murder case. I'endleton to pay over fifth of $660,. OOO to be collected In Uxea by ciMinty. J. V. Tallnian clnled for third term mn itrenidont of Commorrial club. A-hlcrrmcnUi of ConuiM-rcial club Mlnted out In secretary's annual ro- IMtrt. Move afoot to Incroaso county su perlntcndcnt's traveling cxiteiiHes If BUiervlir Is abollMbed, CHICAGO. Feb. 3 The niot-t rl- on the boxrd of trade since the famous Pntten-Leiter deals were witnessed today when May wheat opened at $1.62 and then sud denly dropped to $154 1-4. As sud denly again It leaped to $1.65 1-2. es taH'shlng a new high record. This last sudden rise came within 15 min utes after the drop, following the op ening of the market, and was marked by seenes aim out unparalleled on the board of trade. Traders on the floor acted like wild men. Spectators In the gallerfes caught the spirit of the excitement and screamed and yelled with all their m'Kht. The pit seethed with excite ment. I Rumors and reports were so dla ,11 BEIICI GLAIMIIIG HUTS ABE 1,111 ! Artillery Battling is in Progress But, According to Paris, German Fire Proves Ineffective. ! BRITISH FIRE ON OWN MEN (tak by Turk Results In Costly Mistake GunlKiaM finally Drive Mo-Jem Off Germans Henort Capture of Village In Ijittern The- aUT lreh on to Warsaw. Ill FECI BVEB IIP PRICE FLOUR Attorney General's Department is Actively at Work Gathering Mater ial for Prosecutions. EREA0 PRICE UP IN CHICAGO mm INCREAS E 10 1 ASKED 10 E TRAVELING E L super mm Anticipating that the present leg ifl.iture will abolish the rural school supervisory systeji. the Pendleton do a areat de::l of trnvelina- snd he declared it was an Injustice to him to ask him to defray his own expenses Commercial association last 6?;'"" aaiar. Jiemuen oi t ine voted to petition the legislature to in- l-'maflla delegation, he said, had writ crease the traveling expenses to the "n Pf' Young, declaring their read superintendent of this county, and a lptf: to nelP ln securing additional committee today prepared a letter to I experw-e money for him but had re the members of the Cmatilla county Quested some local endorsement. PARIS. Feb. 3 Artillery battling alon. the Aicne, with the German directing a violent cannonade near Colssons was reported In dispatches from the front. The German fire U Ineffective it was wild. The French gunners responded by silencing sever al German batteries. Near Lens, French artillery was successful, forc ing a German battery to retire. The French repulsed an infantry charge rear Perthes and made slight gains In, a counter attack, taking a number of prisoners. Heavy fogs caused a cessation of operations In the Vosges and In Alsace. BAGDAD, via. Berlin. Feb. J. Surprised ln a night attack by Turks, two Kngllt-h battalions at Korna, at the junction of the Euphrates and Ti gris wivers, fired upon each other. In flicting severe losses, according to dispatches received here. At daylight English gunboats drove off the Turks. BERLIN, Feb. 3. The capture of the village of Humin. east of Bolomow and the taking of four thousand pris oners marked the latest successes of General Von Mackenzen's new ad vance upon Warsaw. It was officially J announcerd. Pressing toward War- jsaw the Germans engaged the Rus sian northeast or liolomow and a few miles-iuth of the Btura. A1 Russian night attack along the Fiura was repulsed. 7. , delegation asking Its co operation In Other members spoke ln favor of JOSEPH V. TALLIN RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT Of COMMERCIAL CLUB Joseph V. Tallman was last night re-elected president of the Pendleton Commercial asxocltlon for the ensuing year, the membership unanimously selecting him for a third term In ap preciation of the energy and accom plishment which have marked his administration. His re-election was made over his own protest that he should be relieved of the Innumerable duties of the office and his consent to serve Rgaln was given reluctantly. Mr. Tallman was also given the same asHlsttinee In his work, all ot tho other officers and directors be ing re-elected unanimously with the exception that Uoy Alexander was chosen to the board of directors in plaee of his father, R. Alexander. The officers of the association for the next year ore, thus ns follows: President, J. V. Tallman; vice presi dent, A. J. McAllister; secretary, C. K. Crnnston; treasurer, John Dick son; directors, George Hurtman, Jr., Vf. J. Clarke, C. M. Bishop, Sam R. Thompson, F. E. Judd, J. F. Robin son, L. G. Fraxler, V. N. Matlock and Roy Alexander. President Tallman will make some 'Changes In his committees for the ensuing year but does not anticipate that the list of chairmanships will be affected. IIhciirs Now Rooms. Following the election of officers last evening, the matter of securing new quarters for the association was again brought up for discussion. R. Alexander started the discussion by declaring that the principal reason for the decrease In membership Ilea In the fact that the present rooms are a , disgrace 'he association- Inas much ns the association has practl I cally agreed to take tire second story or the new K. of P. building ln the event that It is constructed, he urged that the members of the association give every possible encouragement to that lodge and called attention to the membership campaign now being con ducted by the Knights of rythiaa. James Johns and Frank Fraxler thought the association should con slder seriously the matter of building quarters of Its own. A building com muiee nas oeen serving for some time and this suggestion was referred to It. Upon the motion of Leon Cohen, It was voted to install drop lights over the present reading tables, and Frank Fraxler donated five dollars to be used toward this purpose. Inasmuch as a dollar a month from 177 members will hardly pay the monthly expenses, at the suggestion of Messrs. Cohen and V. L. Thompson. It wns voted to request the business men members to pay the extra duel which were paid In 1914. securing this increase In the event! the contention and a great deal of that the supervisory system Is abol-i praise of Supt. Toung was sounded Ished. -: V for his energy and efficiency as au- Principal A. C. Hampton of the. perlntendent. Leon Cohen and Fred hiph school brought the matter to the erfck Stelwer were among those en attention of the association. If Supt. ' dorslng favorable action by the as- , ,. . . G,ai Young is deprived of his assistant, the relation and. upon their motion, it metrically opposed n their effects on' rura, ,upervblor ,t not waa unanimously decided to send as "iirui I'd, unit mr srunaiiunai ... . . . ...... 'III,' IIIV I ( M T IIIO UWWIO ISUl i III II V eessitate him traveling over the coun ty much more and will thus Increase his expenses. At the present time, said Prof. Hampton, with the limited amount of traveling which he has to Senators Burgess and Barrett and do, Supt. Toung Is spending from Representatives StanfVld. Ritner and $100 to $150 a year out of his own Hlnkle: pocket over and above the $200 he ' Gentlemen: CHICAGO. Feb. 3. May wheat Is allowed for expenses. The school The Pendleton Commercial Assocla closed at va dollar fifty nine and a j industrial fair which Is to be held at tion at the regular monthly meeting quarter. July closed at a dollar thir- 'the state department of education, he I ty eight and five-eighths. the wobbling In prices, which acted like an up-pointed stream of water sud denly turned on full and then sud denly turned lower, caused traders, tfter the first half hour of rioting, to declare they were not greatly amazed. I , endorsement to the Umatilla delega tion. Trof. Hampton, Leon Cohen and Harry Gruv were appointed a 'committee to draft a letter and today tiey sent the following message to said, will demand that Supt. Toung (Continent on page fire.) Remarkable Picture of Germans in Charge PETROGRAD. Feb. S. The anni hilation of an entire German battalion fighting in the Carpathians Is claim ed In official dispatches. An official statement said that the dispatches contain the confirmation of a report that the German armies are concen trating southeast of Behkid Pass and cooperating with the Austrians In ths defense of Hungary. BERLIN. Feb. S. Reinforcements have left Lisbon for the Portuguese possession of Angola on the west coast of Africa, according to advices re ceived here. German colonial troops now occupy the greater part of An gola, j flour and Wheat Soar and Ilakcrs In Windy City Increase IYfcc In Six and 12 Cents a Loaf Federal Invcrtigatlon Will IUs Thorough, Declares Gregory. WASHINGTON. Feb. S Some In dlctments were In prospect ln connec tion with the federal Investigation of wheat and flour prices. Attorney General Gregory would not admit his department was entirely ready to act. but Intimated that action may be taken soon. He suggested that de partment evidence does not warrant indictments at great grain trading centers, but-hinted thit some of the practices outside the big cities might soon come in for them. In the mean time, be announced, his department will prosecute Its inquiry vigorously. CHICAGO, Feb. J. Due to the high price of flour and wheat, Chi cago bakers have raised bread prices to six and twelve cents a loaf. The extra penny goes to the bakers, who raised the price to the retailers from four and eight to flye and ten cents a loaf. SHE DEIIOUIES IIIBSE DEBTS nni mi mn UUUIU UILL WASHINGTON. Feb. 3. The dem ocrats who joined the republicans In the ship purchase fight were denounc ed as traitors and virtually read out of the party by Senator Stone in the senate today. Stone's speech waa re garded by some republicans as an ad mission that the administration has been whipped on the ship purchase bill So strong was Stone's language that Senator O'Gorman, one of tha seven bolters, made a point of order that Stone was violating the rules by personally abusing his fellow sena tors. Stone's apology hardly avoided being an evident sneer. (Continued on Page t) ' ACMES OP . ASSOCIATION l ' J 1 - - I ' f tJ -s. u COMMERCIAL ARE OUTLINED IN REPORIOFJS SECRETARY C. K. Cranston Shows How Welfare of City Has oeen rromoiea uunng Last 14 Months Variety of Undertakings Surprise Many of the Members Financial Standing is Excellent. This photograph, said to be the(from the fact that the camera shows danger of the rhotograper accounts first of nn actual battle scene ln the men falling within a short distance' for 'nrtl'tlnetness of the photo . , , , i . A i graph, for there are few who would present war, was taken by an Amerl-.that the photographer himself was tnke cnrefu, rctures under 8uch con can photographer. It Is apparent under the fire of the French. Thedltlons. If anyone doubts that the Commer cial association is a very active or ganization and is performing a most important runctlon ln the life of the tlty, a perusal of the annual report of Secretary C. K. Cranston will speedily remove those doubts. Last evening at the regular meeting of the association, he submitted an extend ed report, summarizing the achieve ments and efforts of the organization for the past 14 months or since he took office, November 1 191 Mnnv of the members even were surprised J at the variety of undertakings in which the association has been engag-. el for the benefit of Fendleton I These undertakings range from the staging of -Happy Canyon" and' a miniature Round-up for the enter- j talnment of the Milwaukee merchants, and manufacturers to the promotion of the Jackrabblt drives for the film-1 mation of a pest that Is doing much' damage to he farmers, and Secretary! Cranston's very able report shows' that the association started or assist ! ed ln almost every mova that hn. stamped Pendleton as one of the most I rogresslve cities in the west. The first part of the secretary's report is a financial statement. It shows that during the 14 months the total receipt., from all sources, In cluding the net proceeds from "Happy Canyon" amount to $T12.S3. of this amount $1200 has been placed In a sinking fund to he ued In furnishing new rooms In the future. The active paying membership of the association is KT, which is 26 less than there were on the roll on November 1, 1913. This decrease, wu made the subject of some very pertl. cent comments and It was siugeeted that n perusal of the secretary's re port should convince sotue or the bus Inesji men of the city, who ure, not members, that they should bear a part of the burdm of the work ilium. The following is Secretary Cnm. ston's summary of the work done dur ing the past 14 months: During the p.-rlod embraced by thi report the association him taken an active and more or Ie prominent part in most of trie enterprises f a public nature which have been pro posed or considered by the people of Tendieton. The following list of the subjects which have received official attention will servt u an Indicator of the varied character of the matter which have been presented. (Continued on page three )