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5 bl '.S.-.'.fel'.-.:.. DAILY EVENING EDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION r TU AD VKRTI8KKB w:thi:k - KinlKht ami Frl(l-. Tha Kant OreiCHilaa baa the largest ban fife and KuaraulwH paid circulation of aar papal In Oregon, earn of Portland 'and by lar th lai-gnat circulation In I'endleton of any newapaper. ' W"l. Ilffnc; nfiiinfri CITY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 29 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 10. 1917. NO. 9118 BOTH SPEAKERS ON BOND ISSUE L J. Adams Makes Business like, Convincing Talk, Driv ing Home Arguments in favor of Bonds and Answer ing Objections of Pierce. EXPLAINS HOW AUTO TAX ' WILL MEET THE BONDS In a vry buaineaa-like and convinc ing addrew 4'umrnlaHloner fcX J. Ad unis, of the Mate highway board, drove lii'rn the HrK'irnffnta In favor of the alx million dollar bond imue to be voted on in June. Sir. Ailann rollow -naur 11ar and thounh the audi ence had inulntulned ayapiithy Willi the Union ciunty men it waa not Ion until applause for Mr. Ailama -auk -i"Uly eiitliulntlc naior Fred Sti-lwer at rved hh -liarimiii at the de bate. In hla aidill'eiw -Mr. A da ma covered hut aiitijvci 111 full, niiwerins limn. bJectlullH ralMeil l Senator l'l -re J -tuiong other thlnirH, tie nave data 1-ll'iMliiK thitl the auto IICellBea will If mor. thun aiilflclent to meet all in terest on the oomlH and the retire-jm-iit payment. ' on thin aulijecl he hW in part: 'I'he provuiliin or the law now ll! force doublliiK the motor vehicle II- eiie feea and puttiuir the proceed-. in the atate road land, an It do-, wllk riirnuth from thia one aource alone sufTiclenl fiinda lo pay all of the It. iyt and all of the principal upon the I4.000.0oo bond, retiring th" bonrta aa fact aa the law will permit, namely i-2o each year, commencing with the aixth year, and accumulate Hurplua of ah,, in fS.ildO .000 In addi tion thereto. The recelpta from the motor vu hlclea llceiine feea ul.ilie will 1-ay the luiereat and principal of both Isnuen of l i.nda. or a total of $T.H00.Uu, and provide u aurplua of practically 7. eiio.ooo in addition. VUK-re llunl' n la IMaunxl. Therefore, we are biill'lln the roam that the motor traffic demands, and at the aame time we are placing the burden of thia coat upon the ahouldera 01 the owner of the motor vehlclea or the people that wear the roads -out. Baa for Hitinutun In eatimatlnic the recelpta from mo tor vehicle license feea. I have tried to do ao on a very conservative baaik. Theae llcenae feea have Increased each er over the preceding- year alnce 11411, 33 1-3 per cent, and In January and bruary of tine year there are :9.0k llcenaea laaiied. aa compared with H.045 during- the aame two inontha laat year; In other word, the feea Im-reaaed the flrat tw- month of thia year 6l per cent over the i-arne two month of laat year, but I have not eatlmated the Increaae of :..i ter cent or 33 l-s per cent aa a icar a Income, but 1 have eatPlnalid on a baala of an Increaae of 20 per cent each year for three year, and foMowIng .that an Increase of 10 per cent each year for three year, and InllowInK that no Inerenae at ail. In teead of Martin- with t7..loa u.'t ivwlpts available for the highway fund, aa eatlmated by the eecretary of Ftalo. I have only uned 132a. 000 a the net receipt for I II 18, or J US. 000 lew than our aecretary of atate has eKlnnated they will be In 11. ' ronl thia baala 1 have extlmated the Incri-atie. an above stated. I ul lull to you: la It not an ultra-conservative estimate? Not v"Jiir tm Ini-rewse. The hill providing for the douhline of the llcenae fees, is now the law and will take effect August tat. It la In nowise attached to. or connected with thia bonding bill me are to vote upon. We will take these fee from the auto owners whether the bond bill passes or not, but I aubmit to ynu It Is only fair that. irt( tnke these ContlnuHl on Pace 4.) DETAILS OF COMMENCEMENT DAY PROGRAM ARE ARRANGED -Baccalaureate Sermon May 13; Class Day May 16 and Graduation Exercises on May 18. The High School Com meneement i r.-ernm has been announced by Miss l.iitils parr, president of the de.ss. Tin barea laureate ivmi'in will le i r -! hed at the Mfthrxlist rhurch. tn.!.( tnoi ning. M;i 1 by tTcntl DEBATE FIND FAVOR Pierce Declares Bonding Plan is Objectionable Because it Will not Begin to do the Wo k Proposed; Present Time Al so Said to be Unfavorable. PAY-AS-YOU-GO PLAN IS ! BEST FOR ALL INTERESTS! A ylfroroii attack upon the hIx mil lion dollar road lumd rnnwurt? wuj4 made last evening- by jsmitor Willi-! j l.rce tif I'nion county, who npear- ed at the Arcade theutt-r in Join !- hate with CommiHwinner Adarut. IMerre Ik well known an a speaker In j I'matilla coiiniy whU'h whn hin form- j er home and he addressed hit audi- J ente a such. He wan roundlv up p lauded throughout hi talk an hw j urmmtentH undouoiedly found I'jtvor i with inun of him hearers. j Senator I'terce opened and clotted j the delmte. He presented niun.x re: - I nous why the hondinft measure xhouM 1 d'leatd and predicted that it ; would te lost under a mountain 'f j votes. t ( In the flrnt plaie. he afd. th'! nHindln plan 1m ohjectioiiahle he- i can He the money to Ik provided will J I not ireKiu to Improve the amount of road the proponent a represent. Th-v nprejent. he said, that ft will im prove !,50 miles if road This 1m e" than half of the amount of ronda de-tKiiatt-d for improvement and mor-; than twice the amount the nmii" will improve, he said. H- rleelar n that th 'o4unilia ri.er hichwav ot 94K.mtn a mile and that l-'"7,(Mit wat pnid in rovalils mi this road. INfeiid own mil. K otJeted to the bond in 4 pl:n ileclarins; that bitf Interest! are trv in to bond eervthiiiK- He leliev-d. he sold, In the imy-a-vou-jiro plan an t in this conne-tion defended the bl'l which he had Introduced In the leg islature provlditiK for a mill and t quarter direct road Thia would have provided iMftO.Otio annually, ht said. Resides the money recived from auto IKnses and would have srivfn sufficient money for the commission to carry on extensive roadwork. In addition, ha said, his plan had the merit th.it It could be dropped at any time that taxpayers desired, where oa the bonds would ro on bear in ft in terest regardless of the financial con dition of the state. He declared that the people of the state will be Riven a chance to endow a direct road tax at the fall election. The $6 OOO.OOO bonds. he said would only be a bejrinnina;. To hard surface all of the principal ronds of the s(,ate would require many time $6,000,000. he said, and cited the fat that California had no sooner spent her first $17,000,000 than he w n called uiam to ote $lfi.Ouo,.000 more. He declared that the Intention of the bonding bill Ik that the state shall only surface the road and thaWJh counties must build the bane, includ- ins: the rock, make ttie arade nnd buildinft the brtdKes. This would ne enssitnte every munty bonding Hei'lf to the limit, he. said The aromlHwlon. he said, had Interpreted the hill to mean that the sta'te ahn!l, provide the rork base as well an e surface. He declared the court would not sup port their Interpretation and that, if It was supported. It would only mean that'the state could build that much lews roads with the money available Moreover, he declared that the hill provides that as soon as the county prepares Its roads for hard surfacing the commission must "come IhroUch' at once. There, wouldn't be money enough to meet all the demands, he said. Now Not tin Time. Senator I'lerre declared that Mr. Adams was urging- that the bond would enable, the state to build a great deal of road at once. "Ood forbid." he said, "that we should try to bui'd (Continued os Pag t.) C. It. Howard, of Walla Walla. The details of this ervtce are in Uie kands t Keverend II. K. Cor null. The Senior class day exercises will be held Wednesday afternossn. May 1. In the High School assembly room. Vh following are the programs In letail for the class day and the Com mencement exert J-, Friday even ing. May IV AT c Viiun ti d oh I'age 2. ) THE 1917 GRADUATING CLAS toy -3 ' fF'fe LV Heading left to rlgh. Top row, Stirling- latterson. olen Hue. Im -rence Mc In tyre, KTnerald (SreenwaM ecx.nd row Kleta IL-Ul. Irene Sanders. Hazel Strain, Ksther Nar kaua. I, eta Agee. Third row Nola'chlldiwfh. Iaphne Swearingen. Jane Murphy. Anna Uuerrant. Thelma Thomjitson. Al'.i Hoylen. Roosevelt Division Is Eliminated by the Draft Bill n NHIM.TOV May iiJSLrSlECHO MAN IS atlng the ltiMrr merit from Iran arJcc-ttvn servtiv bill tlM Iioump Bsnd scnat conferee have iYt.cd an Mnr,fnent and vill revrt t to ItuHr sepetlT hoiM as quikl.i I an ttte rinding are pot Into stiapo. , Tlv mferer oitminatc the tail imtMimrnt, pro Ming for the ralMns of a tislnnletT cavlr force for hor iter duly. Thr mliiMtlon aaMftdnie-nt. a lavasrd b) Uie srnaU, wu left in the Mil. The agi limit of Ihor Mibject to rmHritbn sv fixed at tntity-otir Ihirt. liHtu4Tet. It Is ron4d'nd certain the rnatr will pfMleavtr to i-rwtore Ue llnovet niriMlmrnt, bat stnee Uw conrcree aam-ed to ettminate it. and admlnis. t ration 4nmt want It. It la not be-lie'e-a the mriMlmmt ooukl paw. It H regarded likely Uta within three aiKntrts the flr half sTUUtoa aiea Mill be selettcd. nrijjv.sr' siiuiKXPHts. HKATTI.E May 10. 1xgan Billing slv. fmrttive bootleaeer king, who e. C:i(m d from the federal detention sta lln several fk a so. Mirreinbr-.l himself In federal court at l i o t !oc tl. m-Ti; nc 1-1 - Fourth row Katherlne Wells, Ks ther Knbysk, L,ucile Haer. lirac Hoch. Vera Temple. Kdtke Kngilah. Ki.th row item Mull. Henry Judd. Arthur Morris. lewey ;er-uis. Kyron Mll. Hixth I tow I.uls Matlwk. Al t Mcntwr, Ida Wells. Kuth Kdward Thelma Itichardsn. Seventh row Natalie Terjuon. Ar BADLY BURNED BY GASOLINE iKast Oregoninn Special Ki'llfi. Ore.. May 10. Jacob Trott. j foreman on the J. H. Say lor ranch on I'utter Creek, was perhaps fatail- turned this morning when t t- in of t.a'Mdine ah.rh he carrwd in his hand 'xplodr-d and m-l fire to he. rlot'nn. pital for treatment Mr. Trott bad gone ut thu- iiorn- i In it to start a gs engine ami had thf I w line can in his hands. rrom sme reaHn unepiainel. the aasolire et- ) pltvted and his clothing w s-n a n-.as of flanges. 11 st.u-ted to run but was overtaken l io fel!oA tin pltes who sirtped the clothing from him. H was terrihK burned about the Conferees; I anna. i-c ana oixiy out nts tae was !' not heJ b the fire. Mr Trott s a i.erman Husaiar. jft-oiit ?.i v ears t:d and has lived about I K.-ho for th- c.iM 14 Mr. He ItjUit proimret't 4 tiii ietlow and i ".!''- '"-v. OF P. H. S. f t V l I r fMs Callis'.n. Kdna Hogue. Doroth" Kvarw, Iella Ferj?usn. C!a rrie Hoe- hins. Klghth row Nellie Ingram. Kstella KeM, l;lanche Schroeder. Grac 1 Huge Martha Wilsey. Merle Jlest. N int h row- lelos Sloa n Sheldon j t'lrich. tl H i:rown Lawrence Wood .worth. Italph liHitf.'tt, Andrew Haw lley. Hoy Iaff. HUDSON BAY GRANGE OPPOSES ROAD BOND fcerliii.ii t lutiittnoittv la-el. c:ire, I'lxait Iatl Tina for i niing eay Inletxlm!. t Kast Oregonlun Siiecial. I'M A 11 N B. May in. At a regular meeting of Huisn ju, v (.ranee N . 301 heid Frida evening the JS.000, O'tO road bond question was discussed and the f llou j.jjc ir-solution was unnnini- u- i n.-e 1 : l:. ol,(.t 'I'll , i Huiis'-o l:a 4range u. "M. r.tons r" Husbandry, are oti:''1 to the ) o; o.eij H .mm), it i mi bond it :e We be lie e tli- money r- j ,-riv'U troui a iiiorr.oriie licenses anu 11-4 mi!! Tax -TinmTed at IfOO Pr annum wUI te iuiiici-nt to allow the , new hit:hw.. lommicn to show ith ir ai'il ;y to c-'r.-nruct durable ' roads at reamame extense and we jare hi r or thi fund being used a it ae mnui-iies in-ted ( tsstiii-i; b- n-1. We regard the pri'wnt s had tune 'i-r etnie work of this kind on .tc. wmt ot t!ie hisih Ct-wi of !a?-r and por market f-r b'iid and bej'eve ih.it in the present crisis the kv a SEN. FORAKER PASSES AWAY I1XTI. Mit . Jfn.o It. rojrkrr. IN twfsnr uti I ntted Statew kivunr, died here tlil ntnrnlnjL ltt bswl hrvn a kus fr lm t -four borr. mw- aan av4 Momlar IVralver filing ithtle ewitn. tir arrsi. lie tatl.evl la met-i. Ms u:l nxj a n- a; v In.Li. 11 GERMAN E 4 IN LONG MAY OPTIONS AT $3.15 FOR TIME CHICAGO. May 10. -Warmer wea ther and more favorable condition for growing crops caused May wheat to sag slightly at today's opening. Re newed buying caused a recovery later May reached $3.15 this afternoon. CHICAGO.'May Kast Oregon, an l- 10 f Special to the Itange of whHt prices today: Open, High. tow. Close. May SS.rO 13.1.'. $3. OH $3. la July $l'.4 $2.4X1 $2.40H 2.8 Portland. r.RTI.AXI. Ore.. May 10. (Spe- tialt Club. $2.95; bluestem $2.9 1. E U. S. However She Will Not Forego Present Use of Submarines for Peace; "War Can End Only With Honor for All" Say Leaders. AMSTERDAM. May 1. Chancellor Hollwepg will an- nounce iiermany's general peace terms, but when and how were not revealed in today's dispatch- es. Presumably It will be In a apeech tefore the Reichstag. The German assembly t ached- uled to adjourn within a week liKItXJX. May 10. riermany hold.i no reason for an orfenslve against America, but will not forego the pres ent use of submarines for peace. The war will be ended only on the basis that no dishonorable terms will be in flicted upon any nation. The United Pre obtained the statements from 'o of the mtst diverse elements in emu my. the socialists and govern ment. Sinkings Not otile Ad. The foreign office doesn't regard the torpedoing of American ship? aithin the danger tune aa a hostile act. The government regards th -submarine as a most valuable weapon and its line will be continued within the announced area. It was pointed out that American ships were attack ed only within the danger gone. I'hilip Sehetdemann, socialist lead- er. regarded lresident Wilson's atti tude as "incomprehensible.' He de clared ha( the president continued his efforts for an understanding tween the belligerents .the war prob ably would have ended long- ago. "We elect gtwxl result from th j conference at Stockholm." he said "but only upon the basis that no dis honorable terms will be inflicted on either side.' BEFOR GERMANY HAS REASON TO STRIK PENDLETON MAN KILLS BRIDE IN LEWISTON; THEN SHOOTS HIMSELF I.KWISTON, Mmy Id Sltaw- lev. IVndleton painter and dtwratir. ktmd hW bride and srrtously wound- j ed hlmwtf last nlgit. lie. had neea married g weeks. Ills wife left him f recv-ntly. roculna here to work. He I filluwrd yeMrvday. soagtit duced hr-r ta take a walk. Iw-r- shAle foi h.iif has bee) iet-e b-cal b ft iVndl-toi l.t .-i- i-'-o ers U-V. W 4 . io the past rkmc f paint firm. I.ift nirhl III DESTROYERS FLEE BRITISH CRUISERS DISTANCE BATTLE Enemy Vessels are Sighted Be tween British and Dutch Coasts; Chase Continues for 80 Minutes. ONE BRITISH SAILOR KILLED roXDX. Mar 10. Fleven er. man destroyers ned before four Brit. feh deMtrnyera to within mate or the Zeebrugge forts In -a lona nmre pan ning rijrht, the admiralty stated. -Flgfit t?rnlftera and destmyera on Hoouting doty from fUu-wftrii wen criilMlng this morniiajc between the I'rltish and Tutrh oiaHta. tle state ment sayn. "when they Highted eleven rnemy rewela to the south ptn-Huinc a parallel ctinne. We rUnM In. Tlie enemy made off at full wnecd to the wrnth. ( mffer ewer of a rtenwe smoke the ehate enntlnned for elglitr mili tates, the emmy being; emmsed at long ranse. We h one man and one wllgrhtly wounded. ' The four detroyera apparently out distanced ttte slower moving: crulwer. whleh didn't halt the hot pui-Knlt an til within ranee of the Zeohrwexe hat- -terled. The admiralty added hits ere obtained on the C set-man d" trtiyera. SKW THHlST W INS. I LONDON, May 10 The British of fensive Is temporarily deadlocked around Freanoy and Hullecourt. Hal has struck a Mow in a new direction and captured a portion of the (Jrmn front south of the ouehe river and south of I -ens. Officially it la report ed that many prisoners have been taken. Tremendous Oerman counter attacks around Rullecourt were re pulsed. Oerman loseen are heavy. Hast of Orecourt. Haig reported a further advance. Mjrfiting la Conti nn Notts, "At Hullecourt, fighting yesterday was severe and continuous," Haig reported. "We progressed despite repeated and costly enemy efforts to shake our hold on -his positions. All were unsuccessful." The Oermani evidently regard FYesnoy as the key to the Douat line. It is one of the main depots on the Hindenburg- line. The Germans evi dently propose to stop further Brit ish with every resource at their com mand. MVFI.I-K MAKKS CHAINS. PARIS. May 10. More gains rr made by Nivelle in repulsing an at tack near Chevreaux. widening the French wedge across th northern slope of the plateau Vauetere it is of ficially announced. Herman counter attacks of great force were repulsed. 2 BRITISH HOSPITAL VESSELS TORPEDOED LON DON. May (lumi-llor of thr I K-Immiim-t l aw aitniMimW two omit -J llHtlti lHs4LMi MldiM m-n- NUitk. IXN'rxV. Ma. IO. Tlir ha of a bi wniT t-miiHT vriih rnt M-riin la Mt.a-tallr snnounaiid l Ihr lxmtm ttinmia-ap. Ttx nlibartal InMontlr fi-mM rMtt-d dual Uie naaaa- of ciiauiMMM pvilsln why tlw srtaslr sltjr purws so lnra4ntM putWf." f rom-rnlins- tmtm. Tbp inn of U atnkina I- umannuiMTd. 8hawey was married to Mm J Jones of this city tmm than months ago. Their married life app..r-ntl happy until a w-i-k w ben a woman frl-nd of Mrs. Hh ley arn.ed and tmuaded her a gun. In-j leave her hup hand and go to Can and shot j f rnis. actordm to the story hhitlr t-bl friend. The left iMt-nl li I f.-r I 1 Hhrornut but wetit to lrwtal' o fir iar and a I it see ins. r ll.le The new t of tbe d"-it.- nIimi!ii and oiilx ' jut a ureal H k tt hi- friwi'l- ( He told rind U-eii . o a-r- I i . - . i. t u ' -I tf I'.-im - i o .1 ;-iri. .: .,.-, H ., I : ' ' J 1 i . -