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DAILY EVENING EDITION I , ' "V DAILY EVENING EDITION TO ADVERTISERS. The But Oregonlsn hu the largest paid circulation of aay paper lu Oregon, east of I'ortland and oTer twice the circulation In Pendleton of anj otber newspaper. VOL. 27. DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 191? If NO. 8654 . ; c- r- COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER P , COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER V JOHN KEARNEY F POLICE IN CITY Death Comes at Once as Bullet Enters Head--Despondency Over Loss of Position One of Causes. LEAVES NOTE FOR HIS WIFE lOtkw If Irf-ft for Coroner Ill-own In! Which He Asks That He Uc Buried soon a Pusnihlc l '.x-l hlcf Physl cal and Nervous Wreck for the I'a-t li-H Days. John Kearney, until rccenll) chief of ikiIIco of Pendleton, thin afternoon shortly before two o'clock committed suicide In a riMini in Ule .State HoU-l hi -hooting liiui-, If through the la-ad. Death was Instantaneous. l-Nind. m oM-r Uic kaaj of his ' position und his Inability to toft re li quor alum- Is given as the cause of his rash act hy his friends. He loft two noil's, one to t'oroner Brown and tine w his wife. The one to tlie cor oner simply asked that he be Inn-ted as soon as possible The one to Ida wife lias not yet been delivered undj lis contents are not known. The former chief had been a phy sfcul and nervous wreck for the joist j fi days and phjsli-lans hail bMBY ii in.- in keep htm In bed. He came down town curly thin afternoon withj his w. nut daughter and. after aBaVlf her, went to i la- suite Hotel and took a hack corner room on tin lippet floor. He had a tablet and evtdentl wrote the notes Uicrc. Still sitting; in On- chair he hud ploced the re-1 ii.Imt la his head and find. ConPie Hear shot A man and wife In the next room httrt the shot and summoned em-! ployes "f the house. They found the dead bod hanging over the chair, the head and feet touching the floor. Just M he had fallen bnck. Dr. E. O. Parker was summoned at once and foand that life had departed. The eofonar was notified at once and tooli chance of the body shortly after two lie found the notes where the had liecn left on the dresser. The re olvtr. the cylinder containing five loaded cartridges and an empty one. was lying on the floor as It had fallen nd a tn.x ..f cartridges, from which the ones In the revolver had been ex tracted, lay open on the dresser. The body was removed to the Drown un dertaking parlors. lived Hen- Many Years, i i qmnail Is survived by a wife and Iwo children, a daughter and a son both of whom nre young. A brother, Chu-ence Kearney, also survives him. He had lived In I'matllla county since his youth, went from here to I he Philippines during the Spanish Vimrlcan war and returned to. Pen dleton at the close of the war. He had bean OB the police force for ten or twelve years, first serving as night policeman under Chief Tom Our dane. Four eurs ago he was elected to succeed Hardline as chief of the force and served until Sept. 10 of this .car when lie resigned as I result ol :. pirsonal encounter with Mayor John Dyer. He was counted as a very ef ficient worker along criminal lines. Sn.c i his resignation, he had not bean working and recently had grown ci despondent. His intemperate drinking both before nnd after his resignation had affected both his body and nilnd and his closest friends hnd la tun to worry over him. He was cr devoted to his family and the aytnpathy ol the community goes out to the irrlef-strlcken wife and rhll- di en. NEWS SUMMARY General. VUled fleet la prepared to see that i. ww doea not Interfere in the Hal. kaa plana. it rent WhiUock Is mentioned tut running mate for Wilson In IMS. . -Chief John Kearney commit Annual teachers' institute opens to morrow. Hero of MeiTiiniH- Rpeaka here tonight. ORMER HEAD OF SHOOTS HIMSELF COMMITS Richard Pearson Hobson Will Speak in City This Evening Ex-Congressman Richmond Pear-1 son Hubsonv the popular hero of the! war with Spain, will arrive In Pen dleton this evening and will speak 'n' the high school auditorium at 8 o'-l clock on the subjects of national pro hibition und national defenses. Hobson and Dr. Edwin I Rearms I of New York, w ho wll ulio speak I are representing the anti-saloon for ces of America and are now on a tour of the west Hoth are very Interest ing talkers and, inasmuch as there will be no charge for admission, a large audience Is expected A committee from the Commercial association will meet the party at the train and escort them to the Hotel Pendleton where at ( o'clock a din ner In their honor will be served, Among the local people who will at tend the dinner are Will M. Peter son, who will act aa chairman. IV Alexander, Leon Cohen. Mayor John Dyer. Supt. A. C Hampton, J. P McManua, E. B Aldrlch Postmaster T. J Tweedy, E L. Swartzlander und Wesiev N. Matlock. The speaking -it the high school t ( w attend in a holy, will begin at 8 this evening and ev-j fifteen minutes before the t erybody Is Invited. The local W. Cof the program Thief Gets Into Home But Nothing is Found Missing KBHIDKNCE OF MHS. B1VMII Mill IS KAN-SACklli 1(1 U l; BSBR ABSENCE. During the absence of Mrs. Laura Hlanchard from her home at 111 Calvin slreet yesterday between the hours of 10 a. m. and noon, he. house was entered supposedly by a would-be thief who ransacked the DOQae from top to botom Though everything was turned topsy turvey, nothing of vulue has been niiaeed by Mrs Hlunchard. Ijidy Aberdeen, who is touring Am erica with her husband, the Marquis of Aberdeen and late Vlcero) of Ire land, was given a remarkable ovation at the Panama-Pacific exposition, v here she went to attend the Inter national Congress of Women, of which she Is president. l.ad) Aberdeen was the chief fluure Lady Aberdeen Given Ovation j HfcjOkv jssMiiiiiLeiiiiVBsaiHaK MljA mm 5J : 'I saaiw ayievwai. ElO ... . AktQDKEN AND MS liV S ltlchmonil . HoIimiii. who speaks ut h'gh school auditorium tonight meeting I eginnlmj I Entrance to the house was mud j through a window after a pane had j been broken out. Thf drawer of every dresser In the house had been! gone thmugh. trays were pulled out' of trunks and the c ontents of the trunks examined. Indications were that the thief was hunting for eome thlng definite and could not locate It. At least all of Mrs Blanehard'sj valuables seem to have been left be-1 hind. She reported the matter to the po-1 lice who are now working on a very ng silk worms with mul es saturated with non dyes two French scientists In tatting re.; and blue berry lea poisonous succeeded. raw silU. ANFQfiD mt the gathering, which represented Women of ever race under the sun. Iady Aberdivn has long been a commanding figure in the social and official life of the Brttlah Empire. She has. through her kindness and generosilx endeared herself to all England und Ireland. She and her husband are delivering lectures on so. clal Conditions In Ireland. SUICIDE CHURCHILL WILL FLANDERS FRONT; JOIN TROOPS ON i Former Lord of the Admiralty is: Army Defending Country Against In Prepared to Sail for Continent as: vasion of Central Allies Nearly Subordinate Officer. j Surrounded Says Berlin. HIS POPULARITY IS GREAT iie Moat i rlticUed Man in England, He Now Has Become National Hero London Xewiier. ITedlct Hei Soon Will Ill-turn to Cabinet j lean self in Speech. LONDON, Xov. 16. Winson Chur chill, up to last week the most criti cized man in public life In England, is prepared to sail across the channel tomorrow to Join his comrades of the exford Yoeinunry a." a subordinate if fleer. The erstwhile first lord of the admiralty has suddenly become In his new role one of the most popu lar men In the country. From his speech in the house of commons in which he bared the secrets of the English reverses and without excus ing himself, he showed he had not had enthusiastic "pport. Newspa pers predicted he soon would return to the cabinet. Boardman is Name of the New Townsite Near Coyote Cutoff t Special Correspondence, i HERM1STON. Ore., Xov. 16. Boardman is the name of the new tOWn sight at the junction of the Coy ote cutoff. 3U miles below this city. I The county surveyor w-aa staking the site today and will be plated by t'. II. Boardman. E. P. Dodd and Win. j Kennedy. The sight consists of 5 aeraa of the Boardman homestead on the Co lumbia river. A four thousand dol lar depot is now contemplated and will be used in transferrin freight by the r.-W. R. & S. and the Boo. Iane brunch. Ahotel with lieery in connection is! now under consideration, work to be-j gin on the new structure us soon as details can be arranged by Mr. i Boardman with the contractors tor, the hotel. Immediately surrounding the town sight Is 1000 acres of government land while an additional S000 Is un- der the newly built canal of the west; extension of the I'mutiHa project. The lands that are to be Irrigated will be the best adapted to irrigation! First Eastern Money Arrives for County Library Building Ladies Worked Unceasingly for the Splendid Civic Enterprise. A draft tor $3u00 arrived here lost evening from the Carnegie Founda tion and It constitutes the first pay ment on a 125,000 Contribution to wards paying for the Umatilla Coun ty Public Library now under con struction. The l-oard s notified that the remainder ot the $25,000 will be forwarded as the work progresses and will be made in $3000 or $8000 drnt;s The hoard last evening or dered a payment made the contracts, Olson A Johnson, for the amount due I hem up to this time The llbran is being constructed through the Joint activity of the city, county and the Carnegie Foundation. The city provided the location fres of cost and did considerable of the excavating work The county has provided $10,000 towards the cost of the building and the Carnegie fund $25,000, In addition to this money for building purposes the library has the benefit of earnings from the $10,000 Sturgls fund. The llhrar when completed will fill an Important chic need and will be of benefit to the whole count-.. since all the people of the count Ml FORCES OF SERBIA TRAPPED BY THE GERMANS MONTENEGRINS ARE CRUSHED Austrian In the West Arc Slowly )ereomlne the Resistance of Ser-! bi' Ally Natural Difficultly oil Country Is Holding; Back A astro-! i.eruuin Advance. BERLIN. Nov. 16 The terrible j natural difficulties of the country, rsther than the resLsiunce of chc en emy, Is slowing up the drive of the central alii?-. In Serbia Yet. with growing numbers of Serbs captured dally and with the Germans un daunted, there are good prospects that the main arm of Serbians will be surrounded soon They are ocins driven gradually westward, while the Austrlans are closing in from the north and west, The Austrian are slowly crushing the resistance of the Montenegrins In the west. farming All the land of a too roll ing character having been eliminat ed, or are being eliminated as the various experts examine it. The Co lumbia river is a decided factor in warding off late frosts, the earlinesa of seasons, the unexcelled shipping facilities and the reasonable price placed mi the land, the land that will be offered for sale are great ad vantages to the homeseekers who will settle in this undeveloped sec tion. The main canal recently com plete! is lined with three inches of concrete, is 2? 7-10 miles long and will eventually supply water to 35, ltd acres of land. The laterals to be built next spring will I of con crete also, it is understood. It is anticipated that part of these lands under the new canal will be thrown open to entry early this spring, at which time the town of Boardmin will begin to thrive. Mr and MM Boardman Hied on this desert land 12 years ago, and in that time have lied the lives of pioneers, hoping and trusting for the opening of th surrounding country. will participate in Its use. The building will be a sightly structure' large enough to serve the needs In-! definitely, Tn secure the funds for the library and brio,; about its construction ,c qulred much hard work on the part! of the board members. Mrs. Lma Bturgis, chairman of the board, and Miss Nason. librarian. worked un-l oesjiingly for the enterprise and in-! flueniial work was done by Assessor C. P. Strain, a member of the board, und by others. The Volga 2400 miles long haal only a four-inch drop to the niK1, which is characteristic of meet Bus-; stan rivers. SNOQ.00U IN (SOU) IS LOST ON VNH1V ROME, Nov. IS. Eight hun dred thousand dollars in gold Intended for deposit in the San Francisco subtreosury, to meet certain war expenses was lost when the Ancona was sunk, bankers here announced. ALLIED FLEET TO SEE THAT GREECE KEEPS HANDS OFF I IN THE BALKANS France, Russia and England Will Use Force, if Necessary, to Prevent Interference Wfth Landing Plans. Constantine Has Refused to Grant Demands of the Allies Central Powers Will Help Grecian King to Re sist Entente-German Undersea Boats on Way to Scene. IflXWIV, Nov. 16. Greek and ITcncli forr-Ci bate clashed at Salonika, the point of de barkation for the allied troop en route to Serbia, according to Vienna advices. The French tried to occupy a Greek ammu nition tower, but were forrlbty prevented. liter the French au-thoritie-. apologized, saylner the affn.fr was a -mistake- PARIS. Nov. II Greece has re fused the demands which the allies insist are essential to their safete, diplomatic officials admit. Moreover the allies are prepared to force a compliance, while the central powers will help Constantine resist. The al lied diplomats will insist inasmuch as Venizelos eountenaced and Invited the landing of allied troops at Sa lonika, that Greece has no right tr threaten that the allies, if forced to flee to Greece for safety after Bal Kr.n reverses, wll! be interned. If necssary the allied fleets will be sent to Greece to insure non-interference by Greece with the Balkan plans, and It i" hinted the king may te detn'oned. At thf- same time the fleet Is dis-1 tinctly likely to meet strong resist ance from the Austro-German under sea boats, known to be heading fol the Grecian vicinity. Meantime, the WASHINGTON. Nov. 16. Robert P. Skinner. American consul .general to London, has arrived In Washing ton to give the state department .1 first hand report on trade condition in England and the methods used b Great Britain in diverting and hold ing up American commerce. Mr. Skinner denied the reports that he would not go trnck to his post in Uindon and that the Brit si. government had either requested jr demanded Ms recall U. S. Consul General to Report gfJSJBkkfe- M 1 allies are bringing pressure to bear on the king to force him to alter hla attitude. He Is being strongly n mlni'ed of ties to the entente pow ers, and It la hoped in the allied cap itals he will not dare defy the warn ings. Germany, however, is trying to persuade Constantine he will bo protected if he Joins the German cause. John Banister is Elected Mayor of Weston Yesterday (Special Correspondence.) WESTON. Nov. 16. Weatoa held her city election yesterday and nam ed her officers for the coming year John Banister, prominent farmer who makes bis home in thai peaee. is the new mayor. David S. Wood. Frank Price and Ralph G Saltag were elected oouncUmen tor two years. Andy T Barnett was named recorder and Simeon A. Barnae treasurer. There was no oppoaitior to aay ef the c-andiuates. A little more thaa a week ago the town held its primar ies in the shape of a masa meeting and then it waa that th next ad- ministration was, determined. May. or P. T. Harbor declined to run agaia .is did Dr. F. D. Watts and Mr. Baa Ister won the nomination from L. I. O'Harra The runners up for coun cilmen were Henry Waddingham. M. Smith and i. B. Davie. Joe Lien alien opposed Recorder Barnett bat Sim Barnes, who has been treasurer for so long that the memory of aiaa runneth not to the contrary, had 49 usual no rival for the position. The hold-over councilmen are Joe Wurzer E. C. Rogers and H. A. Branac Th se who retire are Ed Ward Anderson. J. M Ashworth and L. B Davis. Wheat Drops Cent in Portland Today PORTLAND. Ore.. Nov. 16. (Special. 1 Merchants Exchange pri ces today, club 2 bid. S asked: blue, stem 93 bid. ST 1-2 asked. Chicago. CHlCAGu. Nov It. 1 Special I At the close today. Dec. $104 3-4 May $1.06 5-8. Idles pool LIVERPOOL. Nov. 13. -'Wheat spot market easy: No. I Manitoba "s 4d: No. 3. Us 3d; No. ! hax l winter, old 12s 4 1.14; So, 2 Chi new, lis 2d. In American terms the i m. 11 Liverpool price that for So J "r 1 winter, old Is $1,811 per bushel Whitlock Hinted as Running Mate of the President WASHI.Nl.Ti N Nn, Friends of the president Mara dlscuseed ths possibility of baing Brand Whkloea American rrpreee r.tatlve in Bel1"n as the president's running mate la 1116. If Whitlock gives strong sup iKirt to :he Issue ! national millt r, preparedness, frlet.iLi believe he wui make an Ideal vice presidential '-'date. Aa a campaigner, deme r-ltfl say he will be a winner Aa a radical proreiv, Whltlo. I. the politicians salj. will he llkei la attract bull moose votes to the dene, crstlc party. M'ireover campiti.n experts expressed the view that h will lie able to swing Okie 'u !h