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-,, . , , v.' ! DAILY EVENING EDITION I'nrwaxt fr Ea th Oregon, by the United Stale WmUior Ohrner I Iirf lnul. TO ADVERTISERS. Th East Orrgoalan tian 1 1 largest pM clrculttliiu of auj paper in ureguu, cut of Portland sad ofer twice the circulation la fendletoa of any other newspaper. Fair ton'ght and Friday. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAVER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAP Eli VOL. W DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PEXDI-ETON, OREGON, TIlTKSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1915. NO. SI05 DAILY EVEHIHG EDITIDH y THAT SIAIE GAME LAV REMAI II Mass Meeting Goes on Record as Opposing Proposed Legislation Copies Sent to Salem.' PRESENT SYSTEM DESIRABLE Large Number preirt at Gaibertnt and On diamploiw lu llolialf of Scnucbcl mil Appear to Gle Vlewa Resolution It Adopted by an I'lWIlllHOUi lA43. "Resolved, that we, the citizens of Umatilla county In maa meeting as sembled, recommend to the Oregon legislature that no change do maae in the Uw affecting the game protec tion fund or the atate game cornmls-Ion." ThU waa the resolution unanlmoualy URGED FIRE BELL WANTED AT THE CENTRAL STATION it i: 1. 1. 1 (.i:k make.; RECOMMEXDATIOXS JX .tX- . Nl'AL REPORT. Recommendations for the (JlHputtuI of the small fire bcllH and hose houses not row In, use and fur replacing the bell In the central atatlon with one lurger were contained In the annual report of Fire Chief Bellinger to the council last night. Uf also recom mended that 2000 feet of new hose be purchased and that new hydranU be Installed at the corner of Kut Webb and Cottonwood streets and of West Alta and Aura. In -his report which covers the work of the. department from the time of Ma taking office, March 1, to Jan. I, 115, Chief Bellinger gives the num- ber of actual flrea aa 3 and six falae i alarms. The total loss from these flrea he estimates at IS, 2(5. The to tal how laid waa 12.800 feet, the total chemicals used was 4&I gallons and i the total of Pyrene liquid five quarts.,1 The total value of the fire equip ment to date he places at 1 1 8.028, the total reliable hose at 2600 feet and -'.' il feet unreliable. He states that 10S permits for the Installation of tlectrlcal work were given during that time und oil of the work Inspected. mm me ARE ESPIED !K FRENCH AT HIS EIAR? BUG ! Ammunition Depot of Kaiser's Forces Said to Have Been Destroyed by Gallic Artillery. MANY TRENCHES ARE TAKEN airiLi asi mil avpnmir m i j luaoa iug- , Ug of sportsmen and taxpayer. held," calls attention to the reduction In In the Commercial club room and e Insurance rates due to the lm prealded over by Q. I. Ladow as chair- provements In the fire department and man and It. W. Fletcher as secretary. o A copy of the resolutions waa sent to each member of the Lmauna couni delexatlon. This Is the biggest protest against the Schuebel bill yet sent In from this county and follows remonstrance for warded by the Umatilla Flan & uame association, the Round-up Gun Club, the board of managers of the Com mercial association and bodlea of portsmen of Athena and Pilot Rock. There waa u I irge attendance at the meeting last evtnlt.g and, though In vited especially to attend, there were no champions of the proposed chang es In the game system present Every speech niad. was strongly In favor of leaving the present system atone. thmim th Keneral sentiment waa that only the system and not the In dividual members of the comnUaalon should be championod. One of tha principal speakers of the evening waa Prosecuting Attorney telwer. He condemned unequivocal ly the changes propoesd In the Bchoe bel bill, particularly that provision which would place the money paid In r,v the snortsmen for licenses Into the general fund. "The sportsmen are -Hill., in nnv all of the costs of nrntArtinn and propagation," he .i.t,i "mi It Is only lust to them that all of the money they provide should be used for these purpoea." Tne pro positi to make the governor the head of the gome department ond give him the full responsibility, he branded as an Imposition upon the chief execu tive. "The governor has his hands full now," he said, "and with the con solidation of commissions and elimi nation of some offices by the present Application was made to the council last evening for the repnlr of the building on Cotonwood street recently damaged by fire and the matter was referred to the fire committee. The matter of making a satisfactory set tlement with Mrs. Rover for her va cation of land at the west end of Webb street was left to the street committee. A claim of the Oregon Lumber Co. against the city for ma terial furnished a contractor who laid u walk on College and Webb street under a contract with the city was left to the city attorney. Aviator for Frcm-fi Force Signal Gunners Who Drop glicll on Hoof of Building Containing Ammunition sIkm W of Kxplowlon la llt for Mile, PARIS, Jan 21. The destruction of a German ammunition depot near Rhelms was announced In an official T ARA1HQT ;KW'iegeof .i nun IUI Jk I? IIWnCD IDQtvT t I'M 10 UilULII MUilLOl CBSIG 8P ! HUES USES m or phut mi enieefluennini IU UL UUILI IILIILI OUIUOUIIUIIL Carnegie People Offer to Finance Building in Pendleton and at Milton on Conditions. WORK MAY START QUICKLY Library Wmrd Dan liun Whereby Buildings May Re St-uml for AU Towiw iii County Circuit Leglbla. tlon Would Cle County Authority to Help Pay CotOa of conKriM-tlon. At the council meeting last evening action was taken traniiferrlng the city property at the north end of the Main war office statement. The explosion I street bridge to the county library WASHIN5T0N LEGISLATURE AGAINST. SPECIAL ELECTION (Continued on page 4.) ItuAHiaiM Captured. VIENNA. Jan. 21. Several hun dred Russians have been captured in the fighting along the Donajec river. It was officially announced. The Rus sian positions were heavily shelled by Austrian artillery and the Slavs tore ed to retreat to the river. ItOl'MAXIA MAY JOIN LV WAR ROME, Jan. 11 Renewed rumors that Roumanla Is about to enter the war on the side of the allies were strengthened In diplomatic circles as a result of reports from Berne that Roumanian students In Swiss universities had been notified by telegraph to Join theh; regl- ments. KTATK WILL CO "DRY" IX 1911 I'.XDEH IXITIATIVK HILL AS PASSED. OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 21. The state legislature rushed through both houses a special resolution declaring against holding a special election In 1915 on the liquor or any other ques tion which means that Washington will go "dry" In January, 19l, under the Initiative bill paused Iaet Novem ber by the voters. A tent vote taken In the first week of the legislature showed that the liquor majority In the house waa not lurge enough to pass a bill over th governor's veto and Governor Lister had made it known that he would ve to any bill seeking to nullify the pro hibition law. Initlutive number IS permitting hotels with 50 or more rooms to serve liquor and permitting breweries to operate, will automati cally delay a vote until November, 1916. The breweries fought for a Kpeclal election this year, saying that after ten months of prohibition the liquor men's organization would be disrupted. The anti-saloon league fought against a special election. of huge supplies of powder resulted In the death of many German soldiers. Frenc h aviators located the depot and signaled the range to French gunners, w ho dropped a shell on the roof and exploded the powder. The shock was felt for miles. French guns also de molished several German fleldworki In the same locality. The statement says that after the explosion of the of the depot French Inrantry charged and captured several of the enemy's trenches. Furious fighting Is In progress be tween St. Mlhlel and Mets, the ad vantage alternating. In the forest ot Apremont, the statement announced, the Germans have been driven back 1T,0 yards and several lines of trench es taken. Tills result was accomplished by brilliant Infantry charges, the state ment asserts, after the German post-. tlons had been shelled for hours. The Germans attempted to retake the po sitions by a counter attack but were repulsed with heavy losses. The war office admits the Germans captured several French trenches northwest of Pont-a-Mousson, where they continue the offensive. Along most of the battle line In northern France heavy artillery firing was an nounced. The statement does not comment on the renewal of German cssaulta on Sotssons. NEWS SUMMARY Sentenced to Death, LOS ANGELES, Cal , Jan. 21. Charles Oxnam and Glenn Witt, mur derers of William Alexander, a weal thy attorney, while robbing his home, were sentenced to death by Judge Willis. General. Assault acalnt SoJon Is renewed by Germans who are attempting to (Irite through allloV line. 1H-al. , IViulleton to have 2 mayors; court to deride which lt legal one; question affects alldlty of bonds. $2.1.000 library building to tte erect ed here $10,000 building for .Milton. Citizens' nub uuN'tlng goen on rec ord an opMlujr any cliunte In game system. fliarlcs ovlde lilukclce arrested In SMLane. Itoy Scouts will help protect game In I'nutUUa ecmnty. IlaMketball game with I'nlon tonight. board and It Was announced that ne gotlations have been ' completed whereby a $25,000 library building will be erected here, with a donation of that sum from the Carnegie fund and that the sum of 17500 will be given by the same fund for a library building at Milton. Though some legislation is desired the board is now practically in shape to proceed with the erection of a bulld'ng here and it is the Intention to begin at once the task of securing plans preliminary to having the con struction work carried out. It Is de sired to have a very modern and suit able building erected. The plans must be submitted for approval to the Carnegie board but aside from this and the fact a definite annual maintenance is insisted upon the don or has no strings upon his gift The building her will be k county library building and the county will guaran tee the maintenance. The building for Milton Is contingent upon main tenance lelng' guaranteed by that city. The plan of the board Is to se cure a way wherwy In time branch buildings may-te erected In all the towns having branch libraries and legislation to this end has been Intro duced at Salem. If It goes through It will be possible for the county to erect buildings In the different branch li brary towns provided such communi ties meet one half the cost and pro vide for the maintenance. $50,000 Was Asked. The negotiations with the Carnegie people have been underway for some time and were conducted by Judge J. W. Maloney in behalf of the library board. Originally 1 50,000 was asked for but this amount would not be giv en. The following Is the reading of the flnul letter in which the offer to provide money for a building here la made: Hon. J. V. Maloney, County Judge Pendleton, Oregon. Dear S'r: ir-r.v. l.LHLU RLAKI'SI.LF 1TII OIYKNSE AGAIXST ROY OF 17. Charles Ovlde Elakeslee. . head of the Royal College of Porpora of Kpo kane and one-time head of a "col- j lege" of the same name In this city Germans Believed Endeavoring to WM fpokane a few dayi ... , l . g0 an1 K'ven a preliminary hearing fUIte Nd inrOUgfl lOr anOmei In the Justice court there on a statu- Drive Toward Paris. ' h0ry char' ,n w?lch a JJ yar old to the superior court. Blakeslee a few years ago had rooms In the Association Block where he gave Instruction in various branches of music and also lectures on a sort of free-love philosophy which seemed to be a hobby of his He was an act compllshed musician and took a prominent part In the musical part of church and society. He remained In Pendleton two years or more and for some time be fore he left was looked upon with sus picion because of certain unsavory rumors that followed him here from his previous home and because of certain of his action. When he left ARTILLERY CAUSES HAYOO .Many Buildings Are Itdortcd to Have Been lK-nxiUlK Allied Forces Heady to Meet Attack French Of fennlte Acalnst Met is Said to Have Been Clicked. SUPREME COURT TO DECIDE QDEST1I PARIS, Jan. 21. A new Germaa assault on the French lines at fiols ons has begun. It was stated at mili tary headquarters. Officials believe this foreshadows a supreme effort by the forces of the kaisep to forra a passage to the Atone at that point, 8uiu wTe "tarl against him by sev preparatory to another general drive "ral merchants to whom he owed billa toward Paris and the coast. German lne new" of hl8 arrest In Spokane Is artillery shelled Soissons with great no surprise to many people who pro violence today. Many buildings were fe"ed to distrust him when here, declared to have been demolished I ' Fresh German regiments are being rushed to position for an assault and , reports made by airmen of the allies show the enemy's preparations are nearly complete. The allies are ready for the attack, officials say. SCOUTS HERE th rf PflfiTmnirc IU UL I IIUILUIUIIU OF IIIS MAI After Tomorrow Night Pendleton will Have Two Officials at the Head of Municipal Government. WATER BOND ISSUE AT STAKE Ipon the DerUlon of the fitato Sep. i audit of Last Iie of Water Bond and glto. tlon Is Tlerfore of Vast Import, anoo to Pendleton BERLIN. Jan. 21. The French of fensive against Metz has been halted,' and rolled back, according to a war office announcement. It waa added! the Germans have opened a strong offensive northwest of Pont-a-Mous- son and recaptured the trenches lostj earlier in the week. . The government admits the ground j The Boy Scouts of Pendleton are to gained yesterday at Notre Dame d( become protectors of game, game ireue naa oeen recapiurea Dy lae nd song birds and game fish French after a serlea of furious at- Under a plan proposed by District tacks. French assaults on the Ger-, Warden E. F. Averlll and which wlU man lines nortneast or Arras, nave . fce put Into effect bv him nt rnnr teen repul.sed. Southwest of Berry- Master Clarence Tubbs, the local boys Au-iiac me uermans nae cayiurcu enlisted in this organization wW be- two trenches. j come a factor in making for better rignung continues aiong tne "-jgame conditions In the county. The tula, being especially violent "in theimatter was presented to them yester viclnlty of Llpno, where the Russians dav afternoon and was eagerly sc are attempting to drive a wedge lntOiCepted by them. i. vld,B(.. of the German lines Thorn fortress. and reach the WARRANTS OUT FOR BAKER STUDENTS OVER HAZING their enthusiasm almost every mem ber of the organization attended the mass meeting In the Commercial as sociation last evening. It will be the duty of the Boy Scouts after they have received their commissions, to protect every animal. bird ai.d fish under the protection of I state or federal laws and to destroy Fil-TFKX HIGH SClfoOL Pl'PILS ' Varnint an otne"' enemies of game. jnej are to report game conaitions, game violations and to try to Influ- IXYOLYKD ARRKSTS WILL ui: madi:. ;EIi, Ore.. Jan. 21. Wai isued Py Dh-trict Attorney arrants God- BAKER, were iss win for the arrest of -15 young men. Responding to your communication , nearly all members of the hiuh school relative to the erection of Library on charges of assault and battery Blldlng for the County of Umatilla. ! growing out of the hazing and kan Carnegie Corporation of New YorkRaroo court at the Y. M. C. A. Harry win be glad to provide Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for the erection of a library bilding at Pendle ton, and Seven thousand, five hun- garoo court at the Y. M. C. A. Harry , .7 7u d . . .it r ui v. v. i I v of. the county, noting the fcwun. star tackle of the high school.!.. , . , ..,..,, ... I birds and animals In this coi was arretted first by Constable Bow-.,. . A . died dollars (17.500) for the erection of a library blldlng at MUton, pro-! following man and after talking with him Dist rict Attorney Kodwln swore out com plaints and Issued warrants for the (Continued on page five.) (Continued on page elgot) Ruler ricks Up Orplian. ROME, Jan. 21. King Victor Em manuel, returning to Rome from the eathquake sone, brought In his s,u tomoblle six children left orphans by the disaster. He said the royal children had ask ed him to bring as many children home as he could. Earthquake Scene at Messina POLICY OF ABANDONING STATE CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS MEETS OPPOSITION IN HOUSE SALEM, Ore., Jan, 21. Opposition to the sweeping policy of abandon ing all continuing, appropriations for state boards and those Institutions not Included under a nilllune tax war voiced In the house when the ways and means committco reported favor ably on Schuebcl's bill repealing all lawrt applying thereto. Smith, of Klamath, presented a mi nority report that the bill pass but not become effective until January 1. 1917. The majority report was ad opted and In consideration of the merits of the bill will be made a special order of business. SALEM, Ore.. Jan. 21. The house passed a bill today Increasing the bounty on coyotes during this year from J1.50 to $3.00, nnl allowing a bounty of $1.00 on seals and seal pups. The eastern Oregon delegation asked for the Increase on coyotes be cause of the prevalence of rabies. SALEM, Ore., Jan, 21. The senate held no business session this morn ing. R met but immediately adjourn ed until two o'clock this afternoon out of respect for president of the senate Thompson, whose father died last night at Albany. " 1 ! ii i 'i i i .in . .mi i nr.i ence thwie they come In contact with to aid in the protection of the wild game. Though they will not be per-J mltted to make arrests' because of I their age, they may Inform on viola tors and, while on their hikes, will serve as a game patrol. They will al so be used In getting a biological sur kinds of county and their apparent numbers. District Warden Averill will pre pare a course of study for them. This study is Intended to give them a thorough knowledge of the game laws, a knowledge of the different kinds of game birds and animals as well as of fish and predatory animals and a knowledge of the geography and topography of the county. After they have been given an opportunity to verse themselves In this lore, they will be given an examination and those passing will be given commis sions as "Boy Scout Game Protec tors." A star bearing these words will be given each scout and each star will have a separate number. Each scout will also take oath to help con scientiously In game protection. District Warden Averill sees big possibilities ( in the cooperation of the Boy Scouts in the game protection work. Not only will their services be an asset to the game officers but they will also help the boys to grow up us good sportsmen. This Is the first Introduction of this work in Oregon but Mr. Averill believes it will be gen erally adopted. After tomorrow night Pendleton win have two mayors and the sup. reme court of the tate will be call ed upon to decide which one has the best right to the office or whether either has any right. Upon the de cision of the court resta the validity of the last issue of water bonds, and the situation la therefore one fraught with Importance to the whole city. Since the death of Mayor W. F. Matlock, Councilman John Dyer, aa chairman of the council, has been acting mayor and. as such, signed the Donas recently issued to raise the final installment for the payment ot the gravity water system. The at torneys for the Harris Trust Co. of Chicago, which was the purchaser of the bonds, raised the question as to whether or not Mr. Dyer, under the charter, had the right to sign the bonds and stated that before they would accept the bonds they would like to have the courts pass upon Mr. Dyer'e title to office. Accordingly at an adjourned meet ing tomorrow evening, the council wlU pass a resolution electing some quali fied citizen Outside the council to the office of mayor. Acting Mayor Dyer will, thereupon. Institute In the cir cuit court quo warranto proceedings requiring the appointee to show la court by what right he claims office. From the decision of the' local court the matter wilt be carried to the su preme court with as much dispatch as possible. .The bond company attorneys first raised the question of the right of the acting mayor to sign the bonds twe or more weeks ago and since that time City Attorney Carter and City Recorder Fltz Gerald have been por ing over law books and consulting with other attorneys for opinions; Their final opinion was that the doubts of the Chicago attorneys were justified by the facts and last evening advised the appointment of another (Continued on page eight! NEW EPISCOPAL BISHOP IS 6IVEN WELCOME IN ORE60N WALTER T. SUMNER ARRIVES AT PORTLAND TO TAKE UP CHURCH DUTIES. RIVERS AND HARFORS BILL IS PASSED IN THE HOUSE This picture is curiously like tho se showing the result of artillery fir? upon villages in Belgium, but It actually represents the damage don e by the Messina earthquake, which was exceeded in violence by the pre ent disturbance In Italy. MEASURE NOW GOES TO SENATE WHERE I.OXCJ EIGHT IS EXPECTED. v AMUNGTON. Jan. 21. The riv ers and harbors appropriation bill, carrying more than $34 000.000. pass ed the house lat night by a vote of 161 to St. Tho bill now goes to the senate where a protracted fight is ex pected. All efforts to block or substantially iwnend the bill failed. Amendment after amendment was voted down, as tho house remained in se&s'on until luto in the nlKht, determined to puss the bill before adjournment. The bill authorizes no new projects. PORTLAND, Ore , Jan. 21. Pre cisely at 7:15 o'clock, the time set for the arrival of Bishop Walter T. Sum ner, the train bearing him pulled In to the Union depot last night and the new head of the Episcopal diocese of Oregon was greeted by a throng which included practically every Epis copal clergyman of Portland and many from the surrounding towns. "I should like to shake hands with the president of the road, the engi neers, the brakemen and everyone who assisted In making this trip so de. llghtful. Everything has been right on the dot." said his Grace. His hand shaking, however, all went to the scores of people assembled to extend to him the good wishes and cordiality of the City of Portland. The bishop was accompanied on his trip by Archdeacon H. D.-Chambers, who Joined him early In his westward Journey. The Rev. J. E. II Simpson, rector of St. Mark's parish, and the Rev. J. H. Hutton. also of St Mirk's, iind Bishop Paddock of e.istern Ore gon, went up to Hood River In the morning and the representatives from Portland returned to the city with the bishop ami tho archdeacon. It wn a welcome In which there, was true rejoicing and a hearty welcome for the man who Is to direct the affnlr.1 of the Episcopal church ro-re. WOMAN CANDIDATE LEADS IN RACE FOR THE SENATORSHIP (Continued on page eight ROSEBURG. Ore., Jan. 2t. Indl cations this afternoon wer that Mis Kuthryn Clarke of lilemluln, had been elected state si-nutor from Doom: las county to fill a vacancy M, U leading J. V. Perkins of Rosuburg, her nearest opponent, by j vot, with three small precincts out of 4f to hear from. She will r th second woman member of the Irglnluture