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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
.VOL. 26
DAILY EAST OREGON! AN, PENDLETON, OREGON,1 MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1915.
NO. 8462
RUSSIAN MIS FLY OVER OMAN CAPITAL
Will Carry Umatilla County (7 1 d to Celilo
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SHELLS ARE OROPPED NEAR PALACE OF SULTAN
FLEET BOMBARDS FORTS DEFENDING BOSPORUS
Battleships of the Czar Open Murderous Fire Upon the
Turkish Forts While Residents of Constantinople
Flee City in Terror-Residential Section of City is
Badly Damaged by Bombs Dropped by Aviators
Outer Forts at Bosporus Shattered by Russians.
the outer forts of the batteries at the
Bosporus defenses had been badly
smashed. A semi-official statement
from the Russlun rapltal asserted
"further aerlul rcconnalsance shows
our guns did considerable damage to
the outer forta and batteries at the
Bosporus. Our vessels scored hits on
both sides of the strait. Our avia
tors dropped bombs m the suburbs
of the city. The action is contlnu
Inf." PETROGRAD, March .9. The
first Russian reinforcements released
by the fall of Fermysl reached the
Carpathians, dispatches declared, and
are now In action near Lupkow Pass
Two corps are engaged In an attempt
to force their way through the pass
toward Vldrony and then press the
Austrlnns back upon the railway lead
ins; south. The Austrlans have fallen
back at Bartfa, leavlnf a gap of sev
eral miles between the armies.
with the operations of yesterday de- Severe fighting U In progress from
dared- "Early Sunday Russian war-i Lupkow to me xucia yn
ships shelled the guardahlps at thoj result that the battle Is still In doubt.
I;osporus at long range without doing 'German forces are endeavoring to re
Uriu. rf:.nm. The battle lasted! lleve the pressure upon the Austrlans
onlv a short tlmo and tho enemy's in the Lupkow region by directing ani
LONDON. March 29. Constanti
nople Is being shaken by the roar of
huetlle guns. Russian shells are
falling 12 miles from the sultan's
palace. For the first time In his
tory Constantinople Is being bom
ttarded from the air. Petrograd dls
jmtches as well as those from Balkan
capitals, reported the Russian fleet
again shelling the defenses of the
Bosporus. The bombardment was
resumed last evening with tremend
ous force. At the same time Rus
sian aviators circulated over Pera.
the residential section of Constanti
nople, dropping- bombs. It was de
clared they Inflicted heavy damage.
Part of the population Is reported to
have fled panic-stricken to the In
terior. A delayed offblal statement from
Constantinople admits the bombard
ment by the Russians of the Bospos
us, but denies that serious damage
has been done. "A statement dealing
Pendleton Debating
Team Loses Contest
to Enterprise Boys
squadron then steamed out of sight."
From Petrograd It was declared
attack south of Kosovla.
ticks have been repulsed.
These at
IS IT POSSIBLE THESE
BRIDGE MEN COMPETED?
JtKlfHlT RAYS HOLT t'P GAME
WAS PLANNED BUT COl'IJ
NOT HE WORKED.
Members of the county court ae
leellng pleased over the bids received
on steel bridges Saturday at which
time contracts were let for the con
duction of 11 small bridges and one
lnrj.-c bruise the latter to replace the
old bridge across tho Umatilla Just
above Pendleton. It was estimated
that the bridges would cost close to
$20000 all told but under the bid
prices the bridges are to be erected
for the sum of $15. SOS.
"This Is the most satisfactory bid
ding we have received since I have
been on the board." said Commission
er Cockburn Saturday after the con
tracts had been awarded.
Following the opening of the bids
Saturday one of the unsuccessful bld-
bers Informed a personal friend living
in the city that the competition was
genuine but that prior to the bidding
an effort had been made to get the
various bidders to etand together so
as to put up the price on the county.
The move was frustrated through the
refusal of two of the companies to
Join In the scheme.
Ilo IVm Peeved.
Evidently peeved over a comment
made on Friday to the effect the
county court should lock the safe
when bridge men ore In town an Irate
Individual called the East Oregonlan
by telephone Saturday and In a loud
voice said:
"Tho brldpe men ore leaving town.
Tou can tell tho county court they
can unlock the safe now. Please tell
tho sheriff also that we ore going."!
lie w as Informed that It w as always j
a suujecl or congratulation mini
bridge men took their departure.
Japan evidently believes in making
hav in China while the war cloud
darken the scene of operations.
Envy Is the drippings from the en
gine of success.
EAST EI PEOPLE SHOW GOOD
SPIRIT TOWARD ROAD PROGRAM
That the people of the east end of
the county are ready to fall In line
for a good roads program that will
Insure this county the benefits of
the open river was clearly Indicated
by talks made by representative busl
nessmen and farmers at the good
roads meeting held at Milton Satur
day evening with a delegation from
thin section lrt attendance. At the
meeting to be held here tomorrow
afternoon the east end will be rep
resented by a committee composed of
A. R. Shumway, William Harder and
J. F. Slover, which committee will
present the road needs of that soc
tion of the county.
Tho Milton meeting was held un
der the auspices of the Commercial
Club and the Farmers' Union and
president Bailey of the Commercial
Club, called the gathering to ordor,
ufter which he asked W. W. Ilarrah
to take the chair.
In an earnest, straightforward
manner Mr. Ilarrah laid the road
eubjeet before the meeting and dls
cussed the problem from a county
wldo standpoint. "What are we go
ing to do to make sure of the bene
fits of opening tho river." he asked
Tho merits of tho Cold Springs
plan wcro nbly pointed out by A. R
Fhumwny, Milton farmer and legls
Inllve representative of tho Farmers'
Vnlon. Mr, Shumway characterized
such road work as work for which
the county can pay a dollar and re
ceive two dollars in return.
Other Milton people who discussed
the road move favorably Included S
D. Peterson, J. F. Slover, Commis
sioner H. M. Cockburn, Bruce Shan
glo and others. Pendleton peoplo
who took part In the discussion In
cluded Leon Cohen, C. H. Martin, It
B. Blydenstoln and E. B. Aldrlch.
President Bailey of the Milton
Commercial club, commended the
policy of building roads to secure the
benefits of the river freight rate and
intimated the east end of the county
would probably desire a road to con
nect with tho highway Walla Walla
proposes to build to Wollula. lie es
timated the distance of the connecting
road at 12 miles.
H. N. Dryer of, Umatilla explained
to the Mlltonltes the plans for the
celebration at Umatilla and Celilo
and Invited them to Join with the re
mainder of Umatilla county In cele
brating the advent of the open river.
Owing to the fact the meeting; wasj
held at a busy time the local delega
tion to tho meeting was not as large
as anticipated. However, tho suc
cess of tho meeting could not well
have been greater. Those attending
from Pendleton wore W. W. Hnrrah,
Loon Cohen, A. F. May, C. II, Martin,
II. CI. Blydenstoln, Harold Smith and1
E. H. Aldrlch.
DECISION' IS TWO TO OXE FOR
VISITORS LOCAL TEAM OUT
OF STATE MEET.
By a two to one vote of the Judge
the Pendleton high school debating
team was Saturday evening defeated
In a Joint debate with Enterprise high
and thus eliminated rrom the state
Intel-scholastic contest. Because of
the past record of the local school
lu debate, the news of the defeat
came as a surprise to those who did
not attend and It was no less of a
kurprL.se to many of those who were
present In the auditorium when the
decision was announced.
The Pendleton team, composed of
Clarence Bean and Ernest Crockatt,
supported the affirmative side of the
government ownership of railways
question, the visitors, Wlllard Lewis
and Harold Vlnske, defending the
negative. From a standpoint of de
livery there was not much to choose
between the two teams but from an
argumentative standpoint there were
many who Considered that the Pen
dleton boys had decidedly the beat of
It. However, the Judges, Professors
O. B. Marquis. W. R. Davis and W.
II. Bleakney, all of Whitman College,
Walla Walla, or rather two of them
were of the opinion that the Enter
prise boys made a stronger showing.
Affirmative Argument.
The local team submitted that rail
ways are monopolistic In their nature
Just as are light, power and water
services, because a single company
can serve the community or commu
nities more economically, competition
meaning duplication of equipment
without Increasing the volume of bus
iness. They contended that all busi
ness monopolistic by nature should
be owned by the public to eliminate
the abuses bound to grow under pri
vate ownership. Authorities were
cited In substantiation of their argu
ment that competitive business should
be privately owned and monopolistic
businesses publicly owned.
Having set up their claim that gov.
ernment ownership Is right In prln
clple, the affirmative tried to estab
llsh a practical way by which the
United States could acquire the own
ershin. They admitted that, at a
valuation of twelve billion dollars,
the government could take over the
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British Steamer Victim cf Submarine
off West Coast of Wales Liver
poo! Steamer Sunk Too.
In preparation for Umatilla coun
ty's participation In the opening of
the Celilo canal the steamer Undine
has been chartered to this county's
delegation to Celilo and The Dalles
on May 5. The steamer will leave
Umatilla early on the morning of
May 5 and the are Is to be $2 for
the trip. The band will be taken and
every possible step taken to make
the junket pleasant. The steamer
will carry 310 people and the tickets
for the trip will be placed on sal
soon.
Bank Is Closed.
PUEBLO. Colo., March
Iter. The sudden resignation of C. C
29. Th,' Slaughter last Thursday was followed
Mercantile National Bank with de
posits of a million and a half, and a
capital of six million dollars was
closed by order of the state control-
by runs on the bank. Poor loans, It
was reported was responsible.
It's a work of art to make art pay.
WHERE ALLIES BATTER FORTS
GOOD ROADS MEN WILL
GATHER HERE TOMORROW
REPRESENTATION IS DESIRED
FROM ALL SECTIONS AT
COMING MEETING. .
At the Commercial Associa
tion rooms at 2 o'clock tomor
row afternoon what promises to
be the most Important good
roads gathering ever held In
Umatilla county will be called
to order. The meeting will be
open to good roads advocates of
all descriptions and from every
portion of the county. In fact
a full attendance is desired so
that tho needs of all sections
may be adequately set forth.
The meeting Is to be held
pursuant to action taken at
Stanfleld last Tuesday evening
when It was decided to hold the
next roads meeting In Pendle
ton tomorrow. The meeting will
bo called to order by Frank
Sloan, head of the organization
formed at Stanfleld.
Advocates of the Cold Springs
road wilt attend the meeting and
as a result of action taken at
Milton Saturday evening a com
mittee of three or more will bo
present to represent the needs
of the east end of the county.
It Is also desired if possible
to have parties present from He
lix, Athena, Weston, Pilot Rock
nnd other localities.
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Submarine F-4 May
Never Be Recovered
From Bottom of Sea
The greatest naval battles In mod- which will cross the narrow peninsu
crn warfare, perhaps In any warfare, ja o( Galllpoll to attack tho forts from
are now being fought In the Dardan-1 dispatches have It
elles. This map shows the point at, '
which tho three warshapa the Irrlst-j that a land force is now on the way.
Ible, Ocean and Bouvet were sunk b'i The strnit.s are so narrow In some
drlfing mines. places that the work of demolishing
In tho gulf of Saros at tho left of, the forts by battleships h:s been
tho m;tp the allies have landed troops found almost imi'osslble.
UNDERSEA CKAFT IJES IN 200
I'EET OF WATER EFFORTS
OF HESCT'E tXJNTINl ED.
HONOLULU, March 9. After
three days of incessant dragging and
searching, naval authorities were not
absolutely certain early today that
they were any nearer recovering the
submarine F-4 than on Friday. With
hopes bitted by the discovery that
the object to which their cables
caught was only an old anchor, the
work was resumed today. The last
hope that the men will be found alive
has vanished.
WASHINGTON. March 29. Re
quest for definite Information as to
the exact location of trie F-4 was ca
bled Rear Admiral Moore at Honolu
lu, by Admiral Blue, acting SecretarJ
of the navy, in the hope of clearing
up the conflicting advlced received
here. Blue declared that If the sub
marine U submerged In more than
200 feet of water It Is doubtful If It
can be raised.
EARLY DAY SETTLER HERE
IS DEAD IN CALIFORNIA
Ml
IS. MARTHA JAY SCOTT FORM
ERLY OF ATHENA PASSES
AWAY AT AGE OF 92.
ord was received here this mor
ning of the death In Long Beach, Cal
Ifornla yesterday of Mrs. Martha Ja?
Scott, one of the early day settlers of
the Athena country and mother of
the late W. H. II. Scott of Athena and
of Mrs. Susan Gerking who has lived
in Pendleton the past year. Death
was Incident to old age, she being
past 92 years.
Mrs. Scott was a native of Ruther
ford county. North Carolina, having
been born there Janary 8, 1S23. She
was one of those pioneer characters
who were the real builders of an em
pire. When still young she moved
to Kentucky w hen that state was lit
tle more than a wilderness and she
followed the frontier as it pushed
west, going Into Illinois when there
were few white people there, moving
on to help settle Missouri and finally
coming to eastern Oregon In 1SS4,
She took up a homestead near Athena
and the land Is now farmed by her
grandson, Joseph N. Scott. During
the past ten or twelve years she has
lived In southern California with five
of her six surviving children.
Besides J. N. Scott, the deceased has
three other grand children in this
county, Wm. U. Scott and Mrs. Wm.
Potts of Athena, nnd Mrs. O. C. Ingl
of Milton. Arthur Scott of Wallowa,
Is also a grandson.
140 PASSENGERS IMPERILED
Ilrst III Ocean Liner to be Sent to
Uio Bottom Meets Fato a Reniilt of
German Blockade of tlio Brltlsli
Coat But Litilo Time Given I'm.
bengen to Get Away.
LONDON, March 29. DLtpatclie
to the owners of Uie liner Falafia in.
dk-ato that at loal KM) pri-riicd, in.
eluding 40 pa-vicngers.
LONDON, March 29. The first big
liner to be sent to the bottom by a
submarine fell a victim to the German
blockade of England when the Fa
laba, a British vessel making African
ports, was sunk In the Atlantic off th
west coast of Wales. Eight persons,
passengers and members of the Fa
laba's crew, wer drowned. Th ves
sel had a total of 140 passengers
aboard. Most of them escaped by tak
ing to the boat but they declared tho
submarine launched a torpedo at th
liner without giving time for all to
leave the vessel. The admiralty made
the first announcement but it was not
until the survivors were landed at
Cardiff that details of the attack
were learned. Captain Toft said he
sighted the periscope of the vessel off
Milford Haven. The submarine ap.
peared on the surface almost Immedi
ately. She then signaled the Falaba to
lower the boats.
"Most of the passengers were In the
dining room." said one of the survivor
"when the Falaba suddenly stopped.
W could hear orders being ahouted
cn deck. Everyone hurried above and
the orders were then given to lower
the boats. There was little time
gather up oar belongings and even
before the boats could be lowered the
submarine launched a torpedo. It
struck the Falaba near the engine
room and there was a terrific explos
ion. Then came a wild scramble tl
get the boats over. A heavy sea was
running; which made the work ex
tremely dangerous. The lifeboats
were loaded as fast as possible and
swung out of the davits. Of the first
boats lowered three were swamped
almost as soon as they hit the water.
The occupants were thrown into the
water and their cries for help mingled
w-ith the shouts of the officers on
board the ship."
FISHGUARD, Eng., March 29.
The Liverpool steamer Aaullla was
torpedoed off Bishops. The crew of
23 were landed here today.
LONDON, March 29. A message
to the admiralty this evening report,
ed 23 members of the crew of the
Aquilla missing.
J. S. !
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HIDINGS OF STATE ROARO
IN WATER GASES ON FILE
The findings of the state board of
control in the adjudication of all of
the water rights of the Umatilla river
nd Its tributaries aro now on fll
with the county clerk, arriving this
mornlns along with all of the records
in tho case by express. The whole
v.-as so bulky that a box the size of a
trunk was required for the shipment
Tho findings themselves cover 102
t rewritten psigos. Every holder of
a water rinht along the river has the
IS
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That J. S. Winters, builder of the
new Hotel Pendleton, Is low bidder on
the Pendleton federal building Is the
report received her though the con
tract has not yet been awarded by the
government. Olsen & Johnson, who
built the state hospital. Is low bidder
on one proposal.
There are several alternative pro
posals and It Is possible the depart
tnent may accept the bid on some audi
proposal in which case the contract
may not go to the seeming low bid
der. It Is predicted, however, that J.
S. Winter will get the contract.
NEWS SUMMARY
(Continued on pauo eUht.)
General.
Hustilaii fleet Ls tdu-llliur lbwioru.
Shclb fall wllhlti 13 lullttt of puliu-o
of Sultan. Aviators fly over Coimtuu.
tinoido.
Local.
Milton peoplo xliow frlriiillliH.
toward ktmhI roads proijrum.
Pendleton hli;h Umt-H clrlwle to En
tori rlse 3 to I.
Bis kimxI roads nx"tlfijr here to
il trrow.
Winter may gel contract for ft-di-ra!
building.
County court uw- money on bridge
i-i. nt rui -Is.