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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 26
DAILY EAST OREGON! AN, PENDLETON, OREGON, Tl'KSDAV, JANUARY 19, 191.V . ;
NO. 8103
DAILY EVEHIHG EDITIOII
SOUTHERM PART OF
UAH IS SHAKEN
(!! VIOLENT QUAKE
Another Disturbance Today Throws
Thousands of People in Calabria
Into Wild Panic.
VILLAGES BADLY DAMAGED
House Are Toppled Over and Resi
dent IVo In Terror Frequent
Knock Havo lie Experienced
. There In rant, Ono ' City Having
Been Destroyed In 1783.
ROME. Jan. 19 Another violent
earthquake ahoolc southern Italy to
day, tnrowlng thousands of persona
in tl.e province of Calabria Into a
wild panic. No casualties are re
ported but considerable damage was
done the Vllle of Luzzi, 11 miles
north of Cosenza, the cnpltal of the
province.
ROME, Jan. 1J. An unconfirmed
report has reached Rome that an
other earthquake shock was felt
throughout the province of Cosenza,
southern Italy. There have been
frequent shocks there, the city of
Cosenza having been destroyed In
1783. The province has an area of
about 2700 square miles and a popu
latlon of half a million people.
FRED SHAH
IS SVIIK BY TURKS
HEAR DARDAIIEEIES
Report is Confirmed by Minister cf
Marine Ottoman Vessel Rescues
Some of Crew.
Ancient Church Damaged by EartKZke
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DISASTER OCCURS JAN. 15
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CLASH WITH OETECTIYES
TWO PROIURLY FATALLY HURT
WIIKX - TIIKY HOARD
KTRIKKMtKAKF.il CAR '
ROOSEVELT, Xew Jersey. Jan. II.
Eleven strlkefs were, shot and
two probably fatally, when private
detective charged ' 400 strikers who
arroundered a train bearing strike
breakers to the Williams and Clark
Ysrtlllzer plant. It waa reported that
a number of atrtkera boarded the
train and endeavored to dissuade the
men from worklnr. The strikers as
sert detective rushed the plant and
opened fire.
.MIIi-h RcHrt Succiwhc In France and'
Ilclifliini Germans Revolted ,
Have llwn Forced to Altandon Field,
rkjt Xip McU Lull In nt;litliiK
at KuImmoiis.
I' vni-l Jim 18. The slnklns of the
French submarine Kophlre at the -n-!
trance to the Uiirdanellcs on Janu
ary 15, wus announced by the French
mlnittter of marine. It was stated In
unofficial reports that a Turklwh ves
fvl had reHcued part of the crew.
New fit the disaitter first came in an
offlciul bulletin lnsued at Constantl
t.oplf and sent via Berlin on Sunday.
PARIS, Jan. U. The capture of;
additional Herman ftcldworka in the
fr-ht of I'auretre and southneot ol
M-tz wan reported In an official war
offic Htutement. This leads to ths
belief thut further progress by the
French In the Lapretre region will
can Me a complete withdrawal of ths
(Ji-rniuns In thexe woods.
Tlure was a lull In the fighting at
Poltwons. This was conHidered omin
ous and a renewal of desperate Ger
man osnaults Is expected any moment.
with the enemy attempting to force
the allies lines. For several days
there has been heavy artillery firing!
In that region. The lull suggests the
Germans are bringing up heavy in
fantry reinforcements to be hurled in
an assault when the proper moment
arrives.
No other Important gains were re
ported. From the sea to Arras and In Alsace
there has been heavy cannodlng. In
Alsace It has been the fiercest near
Thann and Landesapt.
Know Is Interfering with operations
at both extremities of the battle line
In Belgium and In the Vosgea moun
tains. Except for occasional outpost
clashes, activities generally are being
confined to artillery duels.
Russians rar
FORCES OF KAISER
III PO LAN D FIELD
View of the Church of St
John I n Intern, rinma h .. ..1,1,1. . . i . .
:arthguoke. A co.OKaa, statue at the Bailee of this church t.ea 11
recent
WILSON LACKS AUTHORITY
TO DECLARE AN EMBARGO
TO PRKVKXT SHIPMENTS OF
IXJODSTUFFS, tX)XGREss
MIST ACT.
HOUSE AND SENATE COIvllvllTTEE
MAY COME TO STUDY NEEDS OF
THE L OREGON STATE HOSPITAL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. President
Wilson made it plain to callers today
he didn't have the authority to de
clare an embargo on shipments out
of the country of foodstuffs to pre
vent prohibitive prices. He aald such
authority would have to be conferred
on him through legislation. The
president announced he will ask for
n prol e to determine whether illegal
tcinb Inatlons are In existence to con-
tol prices. He ga!d rlsoa were due
lo economic causes and could be dealt
v Ith only through an embargo.
Rank Dom Door.
GRAFTON. W. Va.. Jan. 19 The
Grafton state bank, with a capital of
1100.000 and deposiu of half a mil
lion, did not open is doors for busi
ness today.
iA-vscn In Seventh Eruption.
REDDING. Cal.. Jan. 19 Mount
Loosen was In eruption from dawn
to noon. There wag a steady outpour.
Ing of cmoke. This is the seventieth
t ruptlon of the mountain. " v.
Germans are Forced Back to the
Frontier Declares Statement from
Petrograd War Office. -
MLAWA IS A HEAP OF RDINS
Constant Bombardment Leaves Town
1inrrrd Wreck Country Is Made
Di-Holatn by lavages of War
Bloody Battle Fouxlit for I'oMion
of Northern Poland.
PETROGRAD. Jan. 19. Bloody
fighting for the possession of the
northeast section of the province of
Block, Ruwlan Poland, has resulted
In a decisive defeat for the Germans,
according to a war office announce
ment. The enemy was forced back
to the frontier, the statement adds.
The announcement reports artlllerj
duels and Fporadlc Infantry fighting
eat of Mlawa.
The town of Mlawa itself has been
reduced to a heap of ruins ss a re
sult of successive bombardments, and
the country thereabouts has been
completely devastated.
At RICAII FEAR IS
HOT RESPECTED f
BRITISH CRUISER
Steamer Loaded W.tfi Cotton fo
German Port is Detained Stars
and Stripes Hauled Down.
RAILROADS ARE ACCUSED OF
WORKING GAME OH EMPLOYES
FREQI EXT changes of termi
nals work hardship
on exginemen.
CHICAGO. Jan. 19. Warren Stone,
grand chief of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, waa the prin
cipal witness at the western railroad
wage hearing, testifying regarding
the frequent . changes of terminals by
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Generals Scott and Villa Confer at Juarez
CIVIL SERVICE PENSION
MEMORIAL IS HELD UP
SAI.EM. Ore., Jan. 19. Governor
Wlthycombe returned to Colonel
Juckson, Inspector general of the na
tional guard, his resignation with the
request that ho re consider it.
A resolution was Introduced by the
senate ways and means committee
providing that four members of the
ncmite ways and means committee
and lour members of tho house ways
and means committee, be named to visit
;he Eastern Oregon Slate Hospital at
Pendleton and report on Its needs.
SALEM, Ore, Jan. 19. Dillard's
bill to uluilUh tho state census sys
tem unanimously passed In the house.
The measure carries an emergency
cl.iuso so preparations for beginning
the IS 15 enumeration may be headed
off before more expense Is Incurred.
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 19 Tho
H'caker signed tho senate Joint me
nicrlal No. 1 asking congress to ap
pioprmte $300,000 for the extermina
tion of carnlverous wild animals.
Court to Hear Girl Case.
MARSH FIELD, Ore., Jan. 19.'
OTIXTIOX IS RECONSIDERED
BIT IS INDEFINITELY
lt)STlOXED.
The
trml of Orlando smith, Indicted by
the Coos county grand Jury on com
I Hint of several Prosper girls ranj;-
IM 11 VIII iv iw Ad jvino uv hac, , , 1.1 .....
Kan in the circuit court at CoqulUo.1 h?, AmxX government absolute Jur-
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 19. On motion
of Senator Ragsdale the memorial,
passed by the senate yesterday urging
congress to enact a law providing for
pensions for civil service employes
who had been long In service, was re
called from the house today and th
vote was reconsidered. After efforts
to get the memorial re-referred to the
committee had fulled, the senate vot
ed Indefinitely to postpone it.
Tho house passed a bill ceding to
Smi'h was returned to this county
from G runts Pass. He has a grown
fumlly.
GAME LEGISLATION TO
BE C6NSIDERED AT A
MASS MEETING HERE
lsdictlon over Crater Lake National
park.
Two bills were Introduced in the
sennte. One by Bingham places
limitation upon the amount of taxes
for which a levy may be made each
year. The sennte pnssed a bill by
Strayer changing the time for holding
circuit court In Baker county.
NEWS SUMMARY
A mass meeting of all sportsmen,
whether members of the local or
gunlziitlona or not, and all taxpayers
tuiil others who may In any way be
interested in the subject of hunting
and fishing will be held In the rooms
of the Commercial association Wed
nesday evening.
The meeting has been arranged by
tho officers of tho Umatilla County
Fish & Game association for tho pur
nose of discussing tho game loglsla
tion now before the legislature. The
local association members are appar
ontly of one mind on the question of
retaining the present commission sys
tem of handling the game protection
fund and Inasmuch as game Is one
of tho big resources of the county
they feel that the citizens as a whole
should be Interested In the subjoct. If
there are any local residents who are
opposed to the present system they
lire especially urged to be present to
General.
American Rn Insulted by British,
leclarea nkter ofvcsscl flying tho
Kiars mm Mripeg,
Ruxtflnns claim to have driven (jcr.
man twek to frontier.
state their objections and make
known their reasons therefor, j
A message was received thl morn
ing by tho local organization of
sportsmen from J. N. Donnelly, pres-!
lltollt nf tho AHlnirtnn frtuimarMnl
club, saying that organiiatlon has en-i "' I nlwkcn by eatli-
dorsed tho nrrannt nnmmlulnn .v. ' '
tern and had called unon their ronre-! IY,,,u;h si'bniarlno In sunk by Turks
sentntlvn o p r,,rv t i.. ", Dardanelles.
retention. Mr Clark b. a member . Mt Iim no authority to do.
of tho house committee on game and r,,"v ,,M"UO on foodstuffs.
his Influenco Is considered valuable '
by the sportsmen. ... Local.
aii( i .u . . I . f. Scott. Hells lonecr. dead
Arlington I, the most famous goose , ,.,.,,. nt',Iolu omor.
hunting point In the northwest. Peo- ww
Pie go there during the goose hunt- n'reult court to adj.n.m during
ing season for the opportunity to funeral of W. U. Ellis,
shoot these fine game birds and the R.H.rtme,, w, iM,m nnother meet
people of that town realize what an iur f protest.
'""'"--"" iiuni.ng w ivndicton boy WTltea muslo for
to their town. They are therefore college son
anxious to hove the best admlniatra- Constitutional anendmcnt tloc not
tlon of game laws possible. affect school director or votcri.
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UNION JACK SUBSTITUTED
Captain Irley of lit GrrcnbrW
Makes Complaint to SoTctaj-y of
Statw Bryan Over TreaiUnent bf
English BrltlMh Crew nrlngn T
s1 into EngUsli port
BERLIN, Jan. 19. Charges of In
sults to the American flag and Im
proper Interference with his vessel
were transmitted today to Secretary
of State Bryan by Captain Farley of
the American steamer Greenbrier,
row at Bremen.
Farley declares that on December
13. while off the German coast, a
British cruiser fired a solid shot
across the bows of his veseel, and
that after an examination of the
ship's papers by an officer of the
cruiser, he ordered the captain to
lower the American flag and to hoist
the British ensign. Upon refusing.
Farley said, a crew from the cruiser
took charge of the Teasel, hoisted the
union Jack and proceeded to Kirk
wall, England, where he u order
ed to resume command of thepcase!
and go to Lelth. Farley rtfed to
sail under the British flag:.
. After three days, . the American
was allowed to hoist hl own color
and proceed fo Lelth where he was
soon allowed to continue to Germany.
The Greenbrier waa loaded with cot
ton from New Orleans.
Farley declared that while a crew
from the British cruiser navigated
the Greenbrier, the vessel wu dam
aged as a result of their Incompetency-
PIONEER HELIX FARMER IS
DEAD AT THE A6E OF 77
VILLLM M. SCOTT SUCCUMBS TO
COMPLICATION OF AILMENTS.
William M. Scott, pioneer HeliJ
farmer who since 1903 has been living
a retired life in Walla Walla, died
yesterday morninif in Portland at the
home of his son-in-law. Dr. E. A.
Mann. 1629 Pelmnt street. His death
followed a complication of heart,
stomach and kidney disorders and was
not unexpected as he had be-n quite
low for a week or more. The body
was brought to Pendleton this morn
ins and is at the Folsom parlors to
day. It will be taken in the auto
hearse at 8 JO tomorrow t the old
home near Helix where the funeral
will be held at 2 o'clock.
Deceased was a little pat It yeari
old. having been born Dec. 19. 1837,
in McLean county. Illinois. For the
first nine years of his life he lived
with his maternal Krandiarents, Mr.
and Mrs. Halsey. and then went tn
live with an uncle. Dr. A. K. Scott
whose home was sixteen miles from
Bloomingtnn.
In 1S35. starting out for himself, hs
went to Coffey county, Kansas and
remained there one ear after willed
he started to return to Illinois but
stopped in Davis county. Missouri,
'Continued on png eight)
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CIRCUIT COURT TO ADJOURN
DURING FUNERAL OF ELLIS
Ttrrv" Cri- l , c
Left to right Major Mlchie. ndju- gardlng the boraer situation In which, Identa
lani 10 i.enenii scon, lienerai iiugn ilia promised to put an end to the
Ij. M'ott. U. S. A., and General Pan- border struggle and thereby ellml
cho Villa. This photograph was nate the danger to life and property
made at Juarex, Mexico, In the cus-!on the American side. This Is the
toms house, after the conference re-' scene of the historic meeting of Pres
Ti ft
und Diaz. MaJero was
Installed as provisional president at
this same place and it was here that
Vlctorlano Huerta made hla head
quarters after the defeat of Orozco In
the first revolution against Madero
IiOCAL TRIBUNAL WILL PAY IIP,
SPFCT TO MEMORY OF
LATE JUDGE
As a mark of respect to Judge W.
R. Eilis. former congressman, the
circuit court of this county over which
he presided for six yearn will hi ad
journed during the funeral, accord
ing to an arrangement made yestenl'iv
evening ut a meeting of the L'matllU
County Par association of which ths
deceased nas a member.
The meeting was called by f'hsrle
H. Carter, president of ths associ
ation, and he appointed the following
committee to draft resolution of con.
dolence: Col. J. . Haley, chairman.
Judge G. W. Phelps, Judx.. S. A IpW.
ell. Judge James A. Fee and Freder
ick Stelwer. President Carter wtll
ulso serve us a member of the rorn
mltlee. The organization has reiutd ths
memtiers of the local s'loclatlon now
living In Portland to represent the or.
ganlratlon at the funeral and to
cure suitable floral triijute. lo II,
event that the court busliif-MH her per.
nilts, other representatives will ba nt-ril
from here.
The death of Judge Ellis Is kr.lf
felt by his former aworlat F.ere.
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