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VOL, 26
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON", OREGON, SATURDAY, IEIJRITAKY 13, 1015.
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STEAMSHIP STOCK
Holdings Will Have to be Given up
or Vessels Will Not be Allowed
Through the Canal. ,
COMMISSION MAKES RUUN6
fcMjr 1)4) a Arw Chen to Alter scrv.
Ice of Ituiflo Sionnmlilp Conumny,
Now a Subsidiary of Uio S. P.
lYntrnt Opera tit n Declared to lie
Ilk-e!.
BLOCKADE III BE
END DESPITE
AHCAII PROTEST
Note to Germany Regarding Exten
sion of War Zone Has Complicat
ed International Situation.
OTHER NATIONS COMPLAIN
WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. The
Southern Pacific railroad must dis
pose of HI hoM r.gt In the Pacific
Ma'l Steamship company unless the
operation of veaiels of the steamship
company' through the Punama canal
In rtopped Within CO days.
Thla was the decision of the Inter
state commerce commission toduy.
The commission held that the opera-
lion of vessels through the canal
made the Southern Pacific's holdings
in the steamship line Illegal under the
law. Under the canal act, a steam
carrier cannot lawfully hold stock In
a, steamship line operating through
the canal which inuy be a possible
competitor of the fleam carrier. The
rommUslon ruled that there were po
tential possibilities cf competition be
tween the Pacific Mall and the South
ern Pacific companies, particularly
from Pan FrancUcn
The net result of the decision Is
that the Pacific Mall's service oper
ntlng vl.i the canul, as proposed,
would make both carriers liable to
the canal act and that a divorce will
bo necessary. It l ret forth that the
Southern Pacific owns 111.000,01
of the 1:0.000.000 capital stock of the
Pacific Mall company. The commla
kn hell that tinkss the Pacific
Mall's service via t1;e canal to Colon
n the Atlantic side In changed, and
un'eaa the ateamets are run from San
Vranclsco to B.tlbna on the ' Pacific
I la of the isthmus. It will refuse to
allow the steamship company to op-
crate through the ranal under the
present atatua s a subsidiary of the
Southern Pacific company.
Sixty days from February 1 are al
rowed for the Southern Pacific com
pany to amend I' rt'lt'on so aa to In
clude only the San Francisco-Balboa
service.
Ocrnslonally a man makes a hit
"by doing the wrong thing at the right
-time.
Norway, Sweden and Denmark Lodge
Protest at IU1lii Against German
I'lun Holland ami Italy May Send
'inillar Irol; American Note,
io lie Considered fton. I
RERUN, Feb. 13. The German1
foreign Uflce considers that the Am-',
trlcan note regareing the extenHlon of
th Cerniun war rone hus complicated'
tne International rltuatlon. Official
today admitted this. The Imperial
chancellor considered with the for
c Kn secretary the outlines of the
no'e. lie assumed the position of
thts American drruiid greatly embar
rassed Gtrmuny ond will have to be
a subject for a cabinet council. It Is
understood the euUre text of the niea
togo has been forwurded to the kaiser
ut the eastern battle front. Chan
cellor Von Betimam-Holweg will
leave Immediately to confer with the
kaiser.
Although the p Nihilities presented
us a result of t!u note are fully rec
ognized. It wus insisted In official dr
ib's that GennaiiV cannot change her
i, sltlon. It Is resolutely vital, the
ka'ser and bis adlsera have agreed,
th'it Kngland's commerce be check
ed. The proposed German blockade
o' England will be enforced. It was
declared, beginning next Thursday.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. It has
leen learned that Norway, Sweden
and Denmark have protested to Ger
many against th latest decree e
tending the Gernian war tone. The
Scandinavian protest was couched In
language lea vigorous than the Am
erican protest, but It was aald to
stand squarely behind the principle
announced In the American note. It
is understood Holland and Italy will
probably tend similar protests.
SEMIS SET M TO FOUR OHE-HALF ACRE FEET OF BHEEW HlfNDENBURG
mm w iii i lw li he soprehe i JeSiinRprussia
fly decision of the state board of
control, commonly known as the state
water board, the water rights on the
Umatilla river have been adjudicated
and settlers are guaranteed the use
of from three to four and a half acre
feet of water annually, dependent up
on the character of the soil. The case
of Mrs. Sophia Byers versus claim
ants upon the reservation, including
the United States government, was
decided In Xavor of Mrs. Ever but will
be nppealed by the government.
Iocal attorneys interested In the wa
ter adjudication have not received
copies of the decision and the IJyer.i
decision was known to Col. Kaley.
attorney for the Byers Interest, onl;
through the fact he had received no
tice of appeal from II. It. P.ankln.
deputy fulled .states attorney. '
In u long distance interview with
the East Oregonlun th's afternoon, J.
H. Lewis, state engineer and member
of the state board of control, said the
board had alioted users on the rivet
the amount of water specified above
It was reported here that by the de
cision old land will be retrlcted to
three feet of water and that new land
may have four and a half feet. Ac
cording to Mr. Lewis no distinction at
all Is made between new land and old
land but the water is allotted entirely
In accordance with the character of
the soil.
Not Enough Water.
How the decision of the board will
please waterusers Is not yet fully
clear. According to I). C. Brownell of
l'matllla the board allows sufficient
water for land where the water table
la high but he Is frank to say new
land under his holdings cannot be re
claimed with the amount of water al
ioted by the board. He thinks the
same will be true of new land in some
other districts, thouch the conditions
will vary In accordance with the dif
ferences In foil.
Under the state law enacted by the
legislature two years ago It was neces
sary for waterusers to develop their
(Continued on pace five.)
General von Kluck and His Whole Staff
Slav Forces Attempting Drive Against
Konigsbergand Thorn Have Been
Thrown Back.
GERMAN STRATEGY WINS BATTLE
30,000 Russians Reported to Have
Been Captured, Together With
Many Guns and Supplies.
NEWS SUMMARY
' Giioial.
(Jennins ntj Kuvdan advance In
cast.
8. P. mux give Un fftcaiiiHlilp hold
In. IcaL
Umatilla river 'water right flnallj
adjudicated; water board grants set
torn from J to 4 I n foe.
Hojr Swit celebrato anniversary
by competitive hike.
OM-rrannmlenee marrlajre results In
filing of third divorce suit In two
jearn.
Northern Paelfic makes freight
raica from SeatU: Swno aa rates from
Po-tUwid.
WASHIXOTON Feb. II. The gov
ei'iment was adit-ed today that an
unfavorable outcome of the test case
to be made In a British prize court
of the selaure of tne American steam
er Wllholmlna'a car.o destined for
Germany will bring retaliatory meas
ures agilnst Engmnd by Germany In
wh'ch America ma) suffer commer-
dully. Ambassador Von Bernstorff
riesented this wrrnlng to Bryan. He
i 'loclared the kaiwr would not toler
ate England's plan tc starve German
civilians. It was hinted that Ameri
can commerce might be shut off aa
a part of Germany a proposed course
Von Bernstorff suggested that the
United States ought not to acquiesce
In the seizure of the Wllhelmlna,
which was declireti to be arbitrary In
view of the German assurance that
American food shipments would ba
used only to supply the needs of cl
viliana.
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This Is the fir.u photograph pub-
lUned of General von Kluck, one ot
the greatest of tne German leaders.
and his staff. He It was who came
nearest taking Tail for his army
was once within twenty-five miles of
that cltv. He waa repulsed at the
lust moment when an army of sever-
i hundred thousand fresh troops was
cnt from the city to turn him. They
fucceeded snd the city was saved.
-.m-:.N, eo. 13. Once more
Germans is aroused to the highest
pitch of enthusiasm over the victories
of Von HIndenburg It Is becoming
more apparent dai.v that the Russian
offensive in east Piussia has been
crushed. The fc'lav forces which es-
ved a drive agiirst Konigsberg and
T orn have been expelled from Ger
man territory. Few details of the
German victory ha"e been made pub
lic but it Is estimated that 30,000 Rus
sians have been captured and many
guns and enormouo quantities of sup
plies taken.
Once more the Russians have been
r 9 victims of Von Hindenburg's
strategy. As In ti e case when the
fUvs were led in to a trap and almost
annihilated at Allcrateln early In the
war. Von IlinVer.l'Urg again lured
them on. The Oerr.ians withdrew be
fft".e the advance irxard of the Rus
nr.s until Von Illndcn',uri thought
the time was ripe. Then he struck
thb Slav front and both flanks with
.'uch crushing strength as to throw
the enemy back in disorder. Only a
I'.u-slan scout saved the Rusalaos
frjm a complete rv.it He discovered
the German maneuver and advised
tho Russian comirander. A retreat
was ord-red before the Germans com
plotely surrounded the Slav troops.
AIR RAH) DOES NO DAMAGE
DECLARES OFFICIAL BERLIN
REPORTS THAT GERMAN POSm-
OXS SUFFERED HEAVILY
ARE DENIED.
GOMFHOMISE IS PROPOSED
091 SHIP PURCHASE BILL
RESOLUTION WOULD LIMIT CON
SIDERATION TO 6 HOURS
NEXT WEEK.
Atorut Company Ineoi-xratcs
ASTORIA, Ore., Feb. II. Articles
of Incorporation of the Tyler Dry
Goods Company were filed in the
County Clerk's office. Th. capital
stock Is 125.000 and the Incorporation
are M. T. Tyler, W. A. Tyler and C. S.
Tyler.
BUFFALO
PATROL
BOY SCOOTS,
WINS FIRST COMPETITIVE IE
Buffalo patrol of the Washington
school, Pendleton Boy Scouts, led by
Floyd Ulrlch arrived In the city
shortly at 12:50 o'clock this afternoon
and won the first competitive hike
.held by the local boy scouts and be
came' the possessor of a large pen.
riant In recognition of tholr ability.
Kagle patrol of the Hawthorne school
led by Hubort Smith, won second
. honors, arriving at 12:55 o'clock.
The hike today was held In observ
ance of tho fifth anniversary of, the
founding of the Boy Scout movement
In America and was participated In
by about 60 boys divided into five pa
trols. Scout Commander Clarence
Tubbs yesterday measured off five
three-mile distances from Pendleton
on different ronds, using his speed
ometer on his motorcycle for the pur
poso and the patrol captains were ac
quainted with their destination.
This morning at 10 o'clock the five
patrols set out for their camping
places, Under the rules of tho hike.
each patrol was to spend two hours
at Its camping place before beginning
the homeward Journey. The first pa-1 wilt also be awarded.
trol buck thus became the winner of
the big pennant and the second pa'
trol to return the smaller pennant.
Tho commanders of the different
patrols are Harlan Fell, Hubert
Smith, Phlmlster Proctor, Alden Proc
ter and Lloyd Ulr'ch. They led their
patrols from the city hall In a swing
ing trot at 10 o'cock. keeping this trot
for 60 paces and alternating It with
walking for 60 paces. This is what is
Known as the scout pace.
A banquet will be held In the assem
bly room of the Christian church this
evening and boy scouts from Pilot
Rock will be present as guests of tho
local troop. A program, opening with
the singing of America, will bo given,
and the banquet will follow. The pro
gram will bo as follows: Welcome to
scouts from Pilot Rock, Lloyd Ul
rlch; solo, Walter Rose; duet, Misses
Margaret Colcsworthy and Pauline
Rice; Boy Scout song; knot tying con
test; prUes awarded by J. S. Landers;
boxing match. Tonats will be one of
tho features also nt the close of the
banquets The pennants to the win
of a sea war tone and the Hrltluh
nlng team in th hike this afternoon. Admiralty's views as to the use neu-
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. A com
promise resolution on the administra
tion ship purchase bill was launched
In the house by Chairman Padgett of
the" house naval committee. It car
ries a rule limiting consideration of
the bill to six hours next week.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. The fight
over the government ship purchase
bill was shifted from . the senate to
the house. In the senate, the mean
lire, bH.'ked by determined republl
can opposition, was displaced as the
unfinished business, and a cloture
rule designed to forcibly terminate the
filibuster was taken up.
Administration forces began work
on a compromise bill to be passed
through the house. Leaders on that
side of the capttol, however, were far
from confident that the proposed com
promise would unite the divided sen
ate democrats or win support from re
publicans. They declared the admin
istration did not concede enough In
the proposed compromise to secure Its
passage.
The cloture rule presented in. the
senate met the same republican fili
buster that had characterized the
shipping bill, and a new conference of
members of the senate was called for
today to consider the advisability of
continuing the fight on the cloture
proposal or of abandoning it and re
turning to a direct contest for the
shipping bill.
Tho new bill in the house was de
veloped after Postmaster General Bur
leson went to the capltol and defin.
Itely recommended the compromise
measure and would have taken the
government out of tho shipping bus!
ncss two years after the termination
of the European war. Mr. Kltchln
declared that conferences had assur
ed the passage of his measure through
both branches of congress.
CHICA60 WHEAT MARKET HAS
SHARP BREAK AT OPENING
Three Rulers Meet Again.
BERLIN, Feb. 13. (Via wlrelcsn
to Sayvllle, N. Y.) The Overseas
News Agency says that, according to
a Copenhagen dispatch received In
Berlin, the rulers of the three Scan
dinavian kingdoms will hold another
conference.
The question considered will be
floating mines, Germany's declaration
' tral f lugs.
OrTIMISTIO RETORTS ON CONDI
TION OF WESTERN CROP
RESPONSIBLE.
CHICAGO. Feb. IS. Wheat broke
sharply at the opening of the market
May opened at a dollar fifty-nine and
a half. Juiy at a dollar thirty-four.
At ten o'clock May receded to a dol
lar fifty-six and a half. July a dollar
hlrty-on3 and a half. Optimistic re
ports on the condition of the wheat
crop in the west were responsible for
the break. May closed at a dollar
fifty-four and a quarter. July at a
dollar twenty-nine and seven-eighths.
NEW YORK. Feb. 13. As a result
of unconfirmed rumors of the sinking
of several British merchant vessels
the cotton market declined 14 points
at the opening.
Woman Golfer
After New Titles
NEW FREIGHT RATES WILL
GO INTO EFFECT APRIL 1
WILL BE SAME PROM SEATTLE
AS FROM PORTLAND TO
PENDLETON.
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Starting April 1 the Northern Pa-
Iflc freight rates from Seattle to
Pendleton will bo identical with the
rares from Portland to this place.
Ihs Is In acco.-'.jvnce with an an
nouncement from Seattle and the ac
tion teems to be the result of efforts
by commercial Interests on the
sound.
Formerly the Seattle and Portland
rates were the same and Jobbers in
tV two towns had an equal chance
for business here. .However, the Ore
gon commission brought about a re
duction In the rati from Portland to
eastern Oregon and this reduction the
Northern Pacific did not meet. As
V tariff now stands, the class rates
cut of Portland 'o Pendleton are one,
8; two, .66; three. .55; four. 47:
live, .39. The nresent rates from Se-
att.e to Pendleton nre one, .90; two.
77; threj. .63; four, .64; five. .45. It
Is therefore to be seen that In some
classes a decided reduction will be
nude In the sound rates.
BERLIN, Feb. 13. Reports that
German military positions had suffer
ed heavily as a result of yesterday's
British aerial raid were denied in an
official statement
"Near the coast," the statement
said, "the enemy's aviators dropped
bombs on the civilian population and
property. The German military loss
es are Irrelevant On the west front
artillery shells have been found
which doubtless' were manufactured
In the United States. All attacks of
the enemy iave been repulsed. North
of Masslges and northwest of St
Memehould. our forces have occupied
1200 meters of the enemy's positions
Near Sudelkopf, in the Vorges the
enemy has been repulsed.
LONDON, Feb. IS. Aerial warfare
was waged on the largest scale in its
history and under adverse circum
stances from the standpoint of the
I weather. British airmen, bulletins
banks of snow In the air, swept over
cities of northern Belgium held by
the Germans and dropped bombs on
Ostend, Bruges and other places.
Thirty-four aeroplans and sea
planes of the British navy participated
and all returned to their base without
casualty to their pilot although two
of the machines were damaged.
The raid was made In order to pre
vent the development of submarine
bases and establishments which might
further endanger British warships and
merchantmen.
PROHIBITION BILL WILL EE
SENT BACK TO COMMITTEE
It Is high time for Mexico to set
Euicpt; a goo'd example.
If a man could live to be 200 or
SOo years old he might have sense
enough to leave off cotton whiskers
when he played Santa Claus.
SENATE ADOPTS .MOTION TO RE
REFER MEASURE FOB. CON-
SIDERATIOX.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 13. The senabs
adopted a motion to re-refer fh pro
hibition measure to the commute, on
alcoholic traffic Dimlck, a member
of the committee, objected because
the words "or family was remover
from the bill by the committee with
out' his knowledge. When It passed
the house the bill fixed a limit ot two
quarts of vinous or 24 quarts of malt
liquors that may be shipped in by any
"person or family."
The senate passed the bill appro
priating 150,000 for new buildings,
one at the training school and on. at
Monmouth normal.
The house passed the bill transfer
ring Juvenile court work from the
Multnomah circuit to the county
court.
The house passed Senator Moser's
bin requiring that women teachers be
not discriminated against In salary
because of their sex. Kellaher Intro
duced a resolution In the senate seek
ing to have established a commission
from the state government, the legis
lature to be abolished.
Baker Bars Wontea "Cops."
BAKER, Ore.. Teb. 13. Mayor
Palmer has decided against employ
irg a woman as a member of the po
lice force, a move which has been
Utider advisement tor some time.
Chief of Police Jackson begged
Mayor Palmer not to have a woman
on the force, putting forth arguments
that she would be compelled to b. up
too lete at night, that it Is to cold for
a woman to be out on the streets and
that he wanted his police system to
hive a thorough trial before any
changes were made.
Ohio Governor's Heart Fall.
COLUMBUS. O., Feb. 13. Gover
nor Willis suffered an attack of heart
trouble In his office in the state Cap
Itol building here. His condition Is
not believed to be serious. The at
tack was said to be the result of over
work.
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PALM BEACH, Fla.. Feb
Lillian R Hyde, metropolitan woman
golf chi:npion, lias failed this winter
to establish a new record for the
Polin Beach course, nnd her best per
formance Is one stroke behind the re
cord she set last year 76. Miss Hyde;
H known as 'Tie longest woman
IS PASSED IN THE
HAS LITTLE OPPOSITION
SALEM. Ore., Feb. 13. The senate provides one railroad commissions,
late yesterday passed the railroad shall be elected from eastern Oregon
commission district bill with but lit- one from western Oregon and the
tie opposition. As amended the bill other at large.
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SENATE:
BIG SHAKE-UP IN BUREAU OF
INDIAN AFFAIRS IS PREDICTED
WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. A big
shake-up In the bureau of Indian af
fairs, it was predicted, will result
from a Joint congressional committee
driver in the world" She expects investigation which is to be started
to go to California, to play this win-! on the Osage country aoon after the
ter. adjournment of congress. Chairman
Robinson of the senate committee on
Indian affairs, promlxed a complxta
exposure adding: "Member of th
Osage tribe of Oklahoma have bn
KToj.Iy mUtreatwl. pernor, hv
been loaning money to non-corriptiii
Indians charging them from 40 t.
10(0 per cent Irit crest."