East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, January 29, 1915, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextMIIV EVHIIIIC EDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION Forroun for Fern Oregon, by tb United State WraUwr Observer at Portland. Rain tonight and Saturday; stroaf southeasterly wind. TO ADVERTISERS. The Rait Oregoolan has tbt largest paid atwalatlua of auy piper la Oregoa, east ( Vurtliiod and over twice tin clrcalatlon In fsndlston of to other newipaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER- COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL 26 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OKKGOX, FIMDAV, JAXl'AliV M, 115. NO. 8112 1 it Bin us of una Russians Steadily Advancing, One Column Being Within 60 Miles From Prussian Stronghold. SEBMANS SAID TO FALL BACK Vtnt Army Advancing from Uw? North and 1 Now Reported to lie Near Tilsit Second l'orco is Coming On tVnn Near Eustrburir plan to Crutdi Teuton. I'ETltOGKAD, Jan. 29. Konigs I erg, the capital of rout Prussia, Is menaced by two ltusslun armies, It wait announced In un official state iiienl today. Hie first army is advancing from the north, through the extreme north eastern aectlon of the- province, t gainst Tilsit, 60 miles from KoiiIk berg The German were declared 13 i.ove been driven back to within three mile of Tilsit. The second army li advancing from a point norm or r.nsterourg, aions the Inster and the Prcgcr rivers. It la the Russian plan to catch the Hermann between the two armies and crush thtm. STAIID LEGAL IESI 8ALRM. Ore., 'Jan. J I. The house committee on alcoholic traffic reported to the house an amended prohibition bill today. The commit lee bellevea the measure will be ef fective and at the same time stand all legal tests. SALEM, Ore., Jan. 29. The house reconsidered Anderson's bill, defeatej Wednesday, providing for the repeal of the law requiring a certificate or tu-ahh to secure a marriage license, and it was again defeated. The housa adopted the majority report of tho rullway transportation committee, fa vor!, jr tho passago of the bill chang ing l ie manner of electing railroad commissioners so ono of the commis sioners would be chosen from eastern Oreirt.n, one from the Willamette val ley and one from Multnomah county. The senate adopted the majority re port of the Judiciary committee In fa--vcr of the bill repealing the free text book law. It already has passed the hcue. The senate passed six bills, among them one extending the radius Inside of which witnesses, summoned Into court, cannot collect double mileage fees from 20 to 100 miles; one giving the right of appeal from an order of the court in regard to partition of real property and one giving the court authority to discharge a Jury when It falls to agree on any day, including Sundays or holidays. Seven bootleggers to Indians have come to grief within the past week as a result of a quiet campaign con ducted by the city police department assisted by Alf Oftedal,. special offi cer In the federal Indian department. Eury rne of the seven will get a double dose of punishment, If the evidence Is sufficient, for all have been convicted under the city ordi nance and those of them not coming " within the Jurisdiction of the federal court will huve to faco a charge In the state court. Die seven involved are Thomna Swift foot, Martin Olson, Hugh Mc Connell, Alex Jones, J. M. Grayble, Chillies Hanson and SI Tate. Others may also be Involved. Swlftfoot Is ac cujed of selling liquor to Alex and Josephine James, Martin Olson la ac ciued 'of giving a pint of whiskey to Harry Luton, Hugh McConnell Is al leged to have supplied liquor to Jo i.ephlne James, Alex James, an Indian, la accused of taking liquor on the res ervation, J. B. Grayble l accused of supplying' liquor to Charley Bennett, and Wilfrid Mlnthorn, Hanson is al leged to have given a half pint of PD0II1I BILL AS AMENDED Mil CAMPAIGN AGAINST BOOTLEGGERS ROUNDS UP 7 OFFENDERS HERE 0EB1II DEAD ADE VILLA SEHIOUSLT STACKED HIGH Oil WOUNDED DECLARES CIOIIIIE PLATEAU MEXICAN REPORTS , Slaughterof Troops Continues, Ac-Rebel Leader Victim of Bullet Ac cording to French Report, as the' cording to Message From Silliman Teutons Rush to Assaults. HEW REGIMENTS BROUGHT UP Kaiser lit Making Dcrate Attempt to Shatter Gallic Unci meliorate j F:iicounlcra Have Been In Progress! for live Days Artillery F'lrc ofi iTcncli is Deadly. PARIS, Jan. 29 The slaughter of! German soldiers on the plateau of Craontio continues, officials of the war office declared this afternoon, i . , . . , ... ,,K The heaps of dead, already piled high are mounting higher.. The kaisers commanders ore hurling fresh regi ments against the French positions arid desperate encounters have been In progress for five days almost with- i ut Interruption, according to official lus rii,.. .(,"t)rdln to tho account, advices. I ohrcgon marched to the capital at 3 The entire region Is rapidly being Vlock Thursday afternoon at the wrecked by artillery and rifles. Mill- .uj r ju.OOO Curanadsta. tiry men declare that In the villnge, of Hurlebiss the most sanguinary! ..,,,......"' f.ghtlpg of the entire war ha taken MJTON. Jan. M.-Amerl. I ce : can Agent Silliman cabled tho state de. ' Slight gains by tho allies near Nleu-1 Payment that unconfirmed reports ,,.,t. where Infantry fighting has been 'd been received at Mexico City say In progress for 24 hours, were an-,1" had bt" wrluusly wounded, nounced In n oft'clul statement by the war office. The German positions ' KU I'ASO, Texas, Jan. 29. Com between Lnmbaertzyde and Saint munication between EI Taso and Mex. George, have been captured. j ico City has been restored. Advices Several Infantry clashes have oc- received here declared there was no curred elsewhere between the Belgian Immediate danger of an attack on the coast and Tpres but the Germans are capital by the Carranzlsta. The Za evidently awaiting the arrival of rein- patistos were said to be in full charge forcements before making, another j of the situation. It was declared desperate attempt to penetrate the Garza still Is In Mexico City but It was allies lines. A German was brought down and csptured while maneuvering over the allies positions "In Belgium 'to dropj uio on .... ir,.um. u v.. ins ana Arras, cannonaaing ana in- fun try fighting have been going on almost constantly. CHILDREN III BERLIN 6IVEN BELATED XMAS PRESENTS Mi:itKN Vi:ssi:i, JASON Alt- HIVKS AND GUTS DISTKIB- ITKI) I.ITTLi; ONi:s. B EH LIN, Jan. 29. Despite the Ir- Haliin or tiermany over me saie 01 American manu'actured arms and ammunition to the oMles, Americans and Germans exchanged Hoch Deutschland" nnd "Iong Live Am erica." at a belated Christmas celebra tion here Thursday. Five hundred poor children gathered at the Ico Palace where gifts were received from the United States ChrlstmaS( hir Jason and distributed. Jack! Meyer, of New York, distributed the' gifts and in addition gave each child a dollar. Ambassador Gerard, hi wife and the entire staff of the Am erican embassy as well as manj prominent persons were present. No Attempt to Kill King. LONDON, Jan. 29. The Greek, minister to England denied reports that an attempt had been made to kill the king of Greece at Patros. whiskey to Harry Luton and SI Tate is accused of supplying James Kanlne, Luclnn Williams, Toy Toy and Ed Champan with "booze." By a peculiar quirk of the law, the federal authorities can prosecute those furnishing Nex Perce Indians with li quor but cannot prosecute anyone supplying Umatilla, Cayuse or Walla Wa.'la Indians. Of the seven involv ed, three come under federal Jurisdic tion. A'r and Josephine James are Nex Petct. Indians and Swlftfoot and McConnell will, therefore, be held ns federal prisoners. The taking of II quo on the reservation Is a federal effense so that James will also be a federal prisoner. AH seven have been given the maximum penalty under tho city ordinance and the cases not submitted to tho federal authorities wore presented to the grand Jury now In tension. Oftedal was In Fendleton last July and rguin In September and both times crabbed a number ot bootleg gers. He Is a capable officer and Is able to get evidence such as the local officers, who are known to the of fenders, could not secure except by rare good fortune. at Mexico City. NO CONFIRMATION RECEIYEO Provisional Irewldent Gana Declared to lw Ktlll In Capital but Is Held IHsonrr by Zapata t'orranza's Troo-m Meet With )pxwltlon In Their March. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. Vigorous fightintr In which largo number of nM.n Jmvo ,MVn kl(xl nj, ulKudcd tho rapture, of Mexico Cltj -imtuI Obrcgon, head of the Cur- ran.lsta, according to a dispatch to the state department from Consular Agent Silliman. 1 he dispatch seemed to n.moVe all doubt that the capital believed he was being held a prisoner because of his utterances against Gen- eral Zapata " t '. WASHINGTON. Jan. 29. While ,,,,, BHvtr. fpm v.in ed the Carranzlsta troops either in or near Mexico City, other dispatches In dicated that General Obregon and his Carranzlstas are meeting with resist ance on their march to the capital Villa's adherents have received tele grams Indicating that the reported withdrawal from Mexico City of Za- 1 pata was merely a temporary move undertaken f..r strategic reasons. j There will be no change In the policy ;of adr.iinistrntion regarding Mexico. This was the positive announcement l(y pryan after he had given consider- ation to tno j.lt(1Kt development. It means the attitude of "watchful walt- ni; wlll continue. FORMAL OPENING OF CANAL IS POSTPONED UNTIL JULY AXXOIWCKMENT IS MADE BY SKCKKTAKY DAX1ELS AFTER CABINET MEETING. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. Explain ing the postponement of the official opening of the canal, government of ficials declared it probably will be several months and possibly several years, before earthslldes along the ca- nal banks can be stopped. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. Follow Ing a cabinet meeting Secretary Dan iels officially announced the formal opening of the Panama canal will be postponed until early In July. Battleship Moltke Which Took Part in North Sea. Fight ;".".. . t ;-. v. ...... , U r v. 1 ix . ts v ; . . - . " . x , m ,. . , . .orw?5 w,,TTTi -. V NrvtcJPjx ' i -i The German battleship Moltke, loss of the German cruiser Bluecher. A Fairy Palace at the Sa jyancisco Fair I II M ' " ' J.VV -V."? V'-".? V'f:-,-"l" V' -.Ji ''Wifr''--. ' . - The Palace of Education, with 1U half dome reflected in the Lagoon. This striking picture shows the ar- RITNER HOPEFUL THAT HIS MEASURE WILL BE ADOPTED BILL' PHOVIDEsf ELKCTIOX OF 1 II. IL COMMISSION EK FTCOM E. OREGON. The house of representatives at Sa lem this afternoon adopted the ma jority report favoring the Ritner bill requiring one member of the Oregon railroad commission to be selected from eastern Oregon, according to a message received this afternoon from Representative Ritner. The report was adopted by 41 ayes against 17 noes and prospects ale good Tir its pass age, according to the message. The bill was Introduced by Mr. Ritner In conformance with one "of his pre-election promises. At present all three of the members of the railroad com mission are Willamette valley men. MEWS SUMMARY General. House, committee on Immigration reject president's veto of the Dilling ham bill. KonlgslKTg Is point of attack fof two Immense Russian armies. Villa rexrtod seriously wounded. Carranzalsas rapture Mexico City. Local. Grand Jury Indicts twelve. lilleo and federal officer conduct caniialgn against bootleggers, catch ing seven. KlUier's bill for eastern Orepon railroad commissioner reported upon favorably. . Phels holds farmers who bargain with Indians illegally do so at their own peril. a member of the German fleet which . j z srwr-w-rir m n,':vm chittitural beauty of this particular building, as well as the pleasing sur- roundings. The exposition grounds IS ! "A person negotiating with an In : d:an or paying money for the purpose ' of procuring a lease does so at his ! own peril." I This In part is the opinion of Cir cuit Judge Phelps yesterday In over ruling a demurrer to the amended fcnswer In the case of E. E. Koontz and Marion Jack, executors of the last win of T. J. Kirk, deceased, vs. Laura Alexander and II. H. Alexand er, and it is an opinion of much con sequence In this county because ol the extensive practice of renting In dian lands to white farmers. The plaintiffs In the case In court are suing to collect upon two notes, one for $1330 and the other for $1300 Laura Alexander is an allottee upon the reservation and H. H. Alexander Is her husband. The defendants ad mit receiving the money and giving to plaintiffs a certain written docu ment which they claim was a lease to their land but which the executors claim was nothing more than a promise for an authorized lease should the plaintiffs demand It. Though admitting they received the money and gave the notes, in their answer they set up that the money was paid to them upon the written agreement that they should lease their lands without giving the regular approved government lease. The agreement, they contend, was a viola-J tion of the federal law which requires the secretary of the interior to ap prove all Indian leases and the whole transaction, including the receipt of engaged the English fleet In the North tot: Y 4:--m ml i.t-.;A-A- DEMURRER IN INDIAN OVERRULED O ami i,u!i.iin ot v-J.-, u,..- been planned with minute care to form a harmonious "whole. E the money and the giving of the rotes, was an illegality. It was to this answer that the plaintiffs enter ed the demurrer which has Just been overruled. Jude Phelps cites the federal law making all contracts or leases with Indians for their land null and void unless approved by the government. "The law was enacted for the protec tion of the Indian." he states in his opinion, "and should the courts hold that a person attempting to rent cer tain Indian lands could advance mon ey to the Indian under the form of a lease such as exists here, and then upon failure to procure the land un e'er government regulations, bring ac tion against the Indian for a recovery of the money advanced, would be In effect to hold that the law has failed of Its purpose." The plaintiffs allege the money represented by the notes was loaned to the defendants and, if the transac tion was one creating the relation ot debtor and creditor, then the plain tiffs would be entitled to recover, ac cording to the Phelps opinion. "But,' he goes on to say. "the defendants say there was no consideration for the r.otes except for money that was paid upon a void and illegal contract; that they were persuaded and Induced to make the lease and that the money for which the notes were given was In fact paid as part of the rental as provid ed under the terms of the lease." (Continued cm Page 6) Sea. January 24, resulting In th LAND CASE PHELPS tm VOTES TO REJECT PRESIDENT'S VETO Attempt Will be Made Next Tkars day to Pass the Dillingham Meas ure Over Wilson's Protest. DEBATE LIMITED TO 6 HOURS Three Members of Immigration ml t tom In tlte House Vole to Suntala the IYowklent Othors Oppose and tlx Date for General Consldcraiio on Floor. WASHINGTON, . Jan. 2J. The house immigration committee Toted today to reject the veto of President Wilson of the Dillingham Immigration till and set next Thursday as the day to attempt to pass the measure through the house over the veto of the president. The uehate will be limited to six hours. Committeemen Sabath, Gold f)gle and Moore voted to sustain the veto. 12 ARE DETUDIIEO 8l DEI' G1ID JH Twelve true bills, one not true bill and several recommendations for im proving the court house were contain ed in the report of the new grand Jury to the court Just before Boon to day. The jury has completed Its pres ent labors and has been temporarily dismissed. George Fay, the man alleged to hare beaten W. A. Townsend, an elderl? sheepherder. in this city several nights ago. was Indicted on a charge of as sault with Intent to rob. Douglas McDonald, who was brought down from Athena Wednesday, was charg ed with carrying concealed weapons. Lewis Varirus was charged with Lar ceny from a store, he beln? the man accused of stealing some clothing from the Hermiston Produce & Sup Ply Co., on Jan. 11. Seven or eight of the other Indict ments were against men charged with elllng or giving liquor to Indians, most of whom were caught In the re cent campaign conducted by the city police and a special federal agent.' Bench warrants were issued for them this afternoon. A not true bill was returned against Thomas Anderson, charged with steal ing money out of the home of Ti-co-ne, an Indian. In their recommendations, th grand Jury urged that the chairs for the petit Jury be removed and that more comfortable chairs, preferably leaning chairs, be substituted. The members of the grand Jury have been serving as trial Jurors at this term and know whereof they speak. They also recommended that a globe light be in stalled outside the doors of the court house and that handrails be provided, for the steps. To Blot Out Polygamy. WASHINGTON. Jan. 29. The sen. tte committee on the Philippine ti lt no's decided that Moros in the Phil ippines, now living In polygamy, may continue to do so, but If the Moros. not already polygamlsts, attempt to Uko plural wives they will be stop ped by Uncle Sam. Today's Carnation Day WASHINGTON. Jan 29. To- day is "Carnation Day" In hon- or of our martyred president. Thousands are wearing carna- tions pink ones the favorite tlower of McKlnley. whos birth- day anniversary this is. The custom of general wear- ings of carnations on McKlnley'e birthday was benun on Jan 29. 1S02 following his assassination at the Buffalo exposition. Justice Day of the suprume court, a native Ohloan and sec- retary of state under McKlnley, had carnations peeping from b- neith his Judicial ros today an unuual custom religiously ob- erved by Day. Incidentally this 1m the snnl- versny of the first attack up on the life of the president of the United States, Andrw Jack. son having been shot at DO years ago today by an Insane painter.