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NO. 8690
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1915.
VOL. 27.
SINKING OF TWO
SHIPS MAY LEAD , CHINA PROPOSED
TO NEWTROUBLE '&-A5k '
Japanese and French Liners Sent to
Bottom Without Warning in
Violation of Agreement.
AUSTRIA PLAYING FOR BREAK
Germany MA Alio Have Repudiated
the ituttnia Agreement A i"
Warfare With BiibinaHiiBi Becre-I
iar Ilnatag will sunt immediate
investigation.
WAS1IIN0TON. Deo 2x. Serious I
features in the diplomatic situation!
ware presented today by the sinking
of the Taaaka M;iru. and th Villa da :
la Clotat without warning. Whether)
Germany is repudiating the LuMtanla
agreement Or Austria la playing for a
iear break with the I'ntcil States, ;
ere the questions' ratted,
Secretary I-msIng Is planning in-
uirieH at the Austm-c.erman smbaa-J
les anil among the American repre-j
on tat I ves abroad. In thin way It Is
expected to establish the nationality'
if the attacking submarines.
PBSTOFFICE BEATS
A IS PI It OEM l MORE
P K AGES HANDLED THIS
. BAR THAN l .WI
i'uUj Si per cent more paflgagae
War handled at the Pendleton post
Oftloa during December of this year
than during the corresponding month
a year ago. according to Assistant
Postmaster Lester A Crunln, who baa
made u check upon the business. The i
receipts for the month from Dec. 1
to Dec. 24 inclusive amounted to only
1111121 more than litst year but Just
before Christmas last year the Pen
dleton Holler Mills shipped three tons
of flour by parcels post, swelling the,
receipt for the month to a great ex
tent. An indication of the extra amount!
of work at the postorrice this year
CM be had from a statement ol thej
extra labor necessary In 1914 no:
extra employes were hired for the
Christmas rush and the regulur clerk.
averaged only tw o hours a day over-1
time and the i ai rlers one hour. This
year one extra clerk was employed 1
and three extra carriers and all of
the clerks averaged four hours a day
overtime and the eerriers three
hour.
In 1114 all packages were deliver-;
bile w;is used. This year three car-,
tiers, one with a motorcycle delivery I
van and two with horsea and Wagons, j
were employed for five days and their
work was supplemented at times by j
a push carl. Most of tho packages!
received this year were of small size
but their number was much larger;
than last year.
The total receipts ror the month
inclusive of December 24. amounted
to 12738 "8 The receipts for the cor
responding time In 1914 was $2119. fiii.
Pacific Coast
Ideal for Mew
Naval Academy
WASHINGTON, Dec 28. The Pa
cific coast would he an Ideal location
lor a Dew naval academy in the opin
ion of Secretary Daniels, He deolar-l
ed .however, he did not believe it a,
wise move to recommend the estab
lishment of It this year He explain
ed his Intention was first to enlarge
Annapolla, then recommend another I
Institution. Seattle and San Fran
Cisco are strong bidders Tor the loca
tion THREE TRAINMEN KILLED
IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION
URBAN A, Ohio. Dec 28. Two
Pennsylvania flyers crashed head-on,
killing three trainmen. Injuring oth
ers and sending a score of passengers
to the hospital. A tOWerman'l mis
take was the cause of the accident
The Philippine islands
Mtrly 10,0a0, out) gallons o
arly.
pri
! First Photos of Sinkinq of The Ancona NEW DYNASTY IN
j it gm . .
'the large plcfure shows the i
the Ancona, with life boat N
waiting for a load of passengers. All
who sought safely in tnts lifeboat
were killed by the bombardment
from the Austrian submarine. The
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it . . .. 4 ...c ... Atiti'uFtB&ii which nn tfiTl
Suit is Filed By City to
Forclose The Lien Against
Property on Jackson Street
Tlie city has i ommcm ed proceed
ings to teat the reassessment amend
ment through a suit filed in the re
corder's court to foreclose the lien
against the residence property of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank KTaiier, two of the
Jackson street property owners who
escaped payment of the original as-J
sessment through a draftsman's er
ror In the description of the improve
ment district.
The suit was filed on December
20 but was withheld from publication
until today In order that the sum-,
mons might first be served While!
Mr. and Mrs. Krazier are the defend-j
p.nta in the action, there are several 1
other property owners Interested. Tht
matter will be carried by them lo the
supreme court and all Will be guided
by the decision
Among the others interested are
James Johns, who rrrought the suit
to set aside the original assessments. !
Zeuski
The
Will Moor
total ascs
0 about Id
) and Lang &
sments involved
,vhut proce
the attornc
Carter, who filed the complaint. lor
time until January' 10 to make ans
wer and the request mas been grant-1
Gay Time Expected
in Seattle With the
Passing of Saloon
SEATTLE, Dec 2S. With the last I
day of legal drinking looming, cafe
managers ure preparing for the big
gest night In their history. The'
prosecutor's office ts a veritable mecca i
for seekers after loopholes in the law, I
Every cafe table has been engaged t
and stocks of liquors have been re-
PORTLAND, OrM I'1'-. A It-'
luor famine is threatened for the luM
days before prohibition. BtQfM and
MiOOtlfl have sold and shipped away I
their bt'Ht Krades of UqUOfl only the
dress being sold cheap.
Wheal Down Some
in Both Markets
CHICAGO, Dec. II. Deo, 11.24-
l.ll .1-4; May $1.26 7-8-11.24 5-8.
PORTLAND, ure., Dec. II, Club
;-99; blueetem ti.oo-ji.03.
Vessel Roes Ashore.
HONOLULU. Dec. 28. Two men
:tre dead and one missing as a result
of the Chilean bark Ivanhoe going
ashore at Steele, on the Island of
The
el,
ihich v.
tared
Pel.
KalHnr t Undergo operation,
LONDON, Dec 21. The kaiser
will undergo a throat operation In a
few days, Swiss advices say,
lifebi.ut itself was picked up by a
French cargo boat and towed to Tun
is. Across the top of the Ancona's
rail a group of orphans whose par
ents went down with the ship, al
though the children themselves were
ed. Whether they will try the casa
before Municipal Junge KHz Gerald
and then appeal to the circuit court
or whether they will begin at once
an injunction suit In the circuit court
to restrain the city from foreclosing
a lien, they will decide later They
took the latter course In the first
The case grows out of the objection
0( certain Jackson street property
owners to the assessment for the pav
ing of that street. Through James
Johns a suit was brought against the
city to enjoin the officials from fore
closing the liens. Circuit Judge
Phelps' decision was In favor of (he
city but the supreme court reversed
him because the draftsmen had m's
read Block C, Interpreting the c as
a 6
I
Thereafter, the voters of the
adoptc
harter amendment giving
authority to make reas
the event that the origl
ent was declared invalid
or It Is the validity of
sent that will be tested out
ts now. The original as-
the council
eminent in
nal assessm
through crt
ssment W;
levied August 21. 1912.
ind the amount of the lien against
the Frazler property is $452. si Win
ters and Johnson of Portland will
represent the defendants.
Schooner Driven
Ashore By Storm
But Crew is Safe
SBATTLE, Dec. II. The schooner
Sausalito Is ashore on Wuddah Island.
The crew was put safely aboard the
guardanlp Snohomish. The Bausallto
grounded during a night storm, when
It was blown far from its course.
Charter Market,
SAN FRANCISCO, Cel., Dec. ,
Tile following Charters have been re
ported: Schooner Peerless, to carry
lumber from north Pacific to Mel
bourne, pt , by J. J Moore & Co.
(March-April); Chilean bark Quay
triiM. Redwood from Ilumholdt hay to
Sydney and Newcastle, pt., by Hind.
Rolpti ,t Co. (February-March) ;
schooner Kona, Redwood from Hum'
boidt bay to Melbourne; pt.. by Hind,
Relph & Co. (June-July).
French splc Executed,
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 28 Death of
three French spies who were captur
ed by the Germans opposite the
French lines at Charterol came
quickly, according to reports reach
Pig here. The Germans lined them
up and shot them immediately on
capture.
ll-on s Ippetlte Gone,
HOT SPRINGS, Vu.. Dec. 28. The
way President Wilson goes after his
meals has William Daniel Washing
ton, one of his waiters, wearing a
smile a yard wide.
"He cats Jes' like a roslur man '
said William, "an' he suah dOOi las
th
co'u broad hot,"
saved. At the right is Dr. Cecil Greil
the American woman passenger who
has told so graphically of the horrors
of the attack on the Ancona, is seen
descending the ship's ladder to the
lifeboat in which she found safety.
DEFECTIVE FLUE IS
CAUSE OF BLAZE AT
AURA STREET HOME
HOME Kl" Mil. A.TP, Mils ( HAS
PINCH D M MtBD BY FIRE
ON TIIK ROOF.
Fire, starting supposedly from a de
fective flue, last night caused several
hundred dollars damage to the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Finch at 70S
I Aura street. This is the fourth time 1
j Mr and Mrs. Finch have suffered loss'
frm fire in this city, their last fire
having been January 17, 1915.
The fire was discovered about 10 .
i o'clock and the alarm turned in.
When the fire department arrived the
roof had burst Into flames and two
I Streams were played on It. Within 15 '
' minutes tiie fire was under control
Howeveif) considerable damage bv!
water was done. The fire was con-1
i fined to the roof, attic and one close; ;
rrled J1900 insurant'
and contents.
hou.-
Germans Believed
French Chief of
Staff was Aboard
SINKING il X BSSEL U SES I 111
DEATH OF M PA88BNGHR8
ss REPORT.
PARrS, Dec 28 The French lin
er Vllle de la Cioat. torpedoed dwlth
! a loss of 80 lives, was reported sunk
I by Germans who believed that Cas
telnau, the French chief of staff was
: aboard. Castelnau recently went to
I Salontki,
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
TEAM MEETS COLLEGE BOYS
FAST CONTEST! Is EXPECTED
WHIN SOUTHS MEET
Till Hsiy EVENING
For some excitement during the
atlon week, the "College Kids" ant
! the high v-iool will clash tfl thi an
nual basketball game on Thursday I
evening in the high scHo l gymna
slum at 7; !; o'clock.
The game is an annual affair and
has always proven to be one of the
best games of the season played on
the local floor. The high school lads!
(will have teamwork to their advan
tage, while tlie college boys will ,e
benefited by experience as well as
spool On the college team will be
Claude and Otis Hampton. IsMenU
Men 1st I Charles Russell. Chet Fee
and Clayton Strain, while Charles
(lord on, Wesley Mims ts i ii eel Boylen,
Ned Fowler, Fur rait Pejffa and Hen-
rj Latonrelle will play for the local
team it bj prob.-i l- that a prelimi
nary game will be played between
BY REBEL CHIEF
General Tsai Ao is Reported to be '
Planning to Found Separate Em
pire in Celestial Kingdom.
REVOLUTION IS SPREADING
Government Troops i.. in Sent
Against Uprisings in Province I
Message Men- Indicate Yuan Will
Vol Ascend Throne few Vear- a
lie Planned to do.
pAo, leader of the Yunnan rebels, pro
poses to found a separate dynasty,
according to the Telegraph's eorres-
pondent He reported the anti-mon-
larehy revolution has spread to
KWangsl, General Tsao Kun is lead-
Ins government troops against the
SAX FRANCISCO, Dec. 28. The
I receipt of Peking cablegrams here led
! Chinese leaders to believe Yuan Shi
Kai is heeding the revolutionary rum
blings and will not ascend the throne
at New Years. It is rumored that
Yunnan province Is calling all sec-
i tions to revolt aualnst the monarchy.
Bishop Bushford, head of the Metho
Idist missionaries In China, reports se-
cret pressure has been brought to
bear since the outbreak of the Euro-
pean war to return to a monarchy.
"The people of China, as a whole,
! are pleased with the republic." said
I Bushford.
IRRIGATION CONGRESS TO
SUPPORT THE JONES BILL
ASA B. THOMSON, PRESIDENT
PltPDICTS FAVORABLE AC
TION IN SPEECH.
PORTLAND, Ore , Dec. 28 "With
out doubt, the irrigation congress will
record itself in favor of the Jor.e;s
bill," said Asa B. Thomson of Echo,
president of the Oregon Irrigation
Congress which opened here today.
"The Jones bill provides a guaran
tee by the government of interest on
irrigation bonds during the first five
years. This proposal put into effect
will enhance the value of irrigation
securities more, I am sure, than a
state guarantee.
"Generally speaking, there is more
serious intention than I have ever be
fore witnessed ts make the work of
the irrigation congress count with
greater subsuntlaltty in the general
interests of Oregon reclamation.
one of the state, and of the entire
west, and that we can serve any
smaller interest best by standing to
gether on an efficient plan that Will
forward reclamation as a whole."
Mayor James Kyle of Stanfield,
who has never missed a convention of
the Oregon Irrigation congress, talked
about the work on the west Umatilla
project.
ing neglected." he said. "The main
canal Is completed and the work is
well done; in fact, the government
Is doing better work rn Umatilla
county than It has ever clone before
and at less cost. Office operation In
Hermiston. for instance, has been cut
37 per cent.
Work Tomixirarlly SuslH-nUrtl.
"It is true there has been a tempo
rary suspension of work, but it will
begin again after January l, and wa
ter will be put on the land and set
tlers will find the west extension a
good place for homes I have heard
it said that the wontag force had
been scattered This ?s not true;
most of the men are still in the
neighborhood."
NEWS SUMMARY
General.
Conscription Is critical question In
Fiigtand for cabinet tit solve.
Ittihraria will not retUID conquered
territori in Macedonia,
Now dynasty is N-ing planned in
China.
lie Ml,
City starts suit to fnrtvln-e Hens op
Jackson street property,
Postal ivtinil- show santa Clans
wa.s much more generous to Pcniilc.
ton lids car than last.
Five hi-t night damaucs home ol
Charles Pinch.
One Inch fall of mow In Ott) todui.
Minor .Mm Kle of BtSU field au
noWMBBO candidacy for commissioner.
Movie news mi page &,
King Who Snubbed
Peace Party
KvS HAAKON
News reports from Norway, where,
the Ford peace party is recruiting
delegates, state that King Haakon has
not taken kindly to the propagandi
and snubbed the wealthy manufac
turer and his ellow pacificists. Noi
official welcome was given the peace
ship or the members of the party
when the ship arrived. Ford hasj
since quit the party and is on hn
way to New York.
Bulgaria to Keep
Territory Taken
From the Serbs
WILL NEVER RETURN CONQUER-1
ED GROUND, DCX2LARES
KING FERDINAND.
SOFIA, Dec. 2S. Bulgaria will
never restore the conquered Macedo
nian territory which rightfully be
longed to the Bulgam. King Ferdi
nand told parliament at the opening
session. He presented a review of
Bulgarian victories.
CITY HAS HEAVIEST
eton again
a blanket
weather to
a bad guess, more snow will fall to -
night.
heavily and a full inch was on the
t . . ; : I when the clouds parted and
let the sun through.
The fall in the mountains was
heavy, according to reports received,
and No. 17 was more than a half
hour late In reaching Pendleton.
SUBMARINE QUESTION WILL
BE ADJUSTED TO SUIT ALL
U STRIA Will. REP1 TO W
t u V REJOINDER IN SATIS
FACTORY MANNER,
marine question probably will be
cleared in a few days, the United
Press WAS authoritatively Informed
Austria's reply to the Ancona rejoin
der will be delivered to Penfield at
Vienna this week and it was reported
It will be "satisfactory and final."
200,000 FEET HARDWOOD
DESTROYED AT PORTLAND
EARIA MORNING FIRE lop
1 M (.l ESTIMATED 1 '
glOtLOgo,
PORTLAND, ore. Dec. II -Fir-start
Ing In a dry kiln early this mor
ning destroyed IIILOttJ feet h ml
wood lumber In the plant of the Em
era n Hardwood Company. The losi
la estimated at 1100.000. With diffi
culty the flames were prevented from
spre.id'ng to the sawmill district.
PROMINENT MEN
ARE IMPLICATED
IN STRIKE PLOT
Federal Grand Jury Returns Blanker
Indictment Against Buchanan,
Lamar and Fowler.
TRIED TO TIE UP PLANTS
insrvteman from llllnoK Well
Known l-'inanccr and cx-('ougrrs-man
Prom Illinois Arc Charged
With Tr1ns to Injun- Manufactur
ers of .Munitions.
lng Congressman Buchanan, of Illi
nois. David Lamar, a financier, ex.
Congressman Fowler of Illinois, and
five others with conspiracy as a re
sult of a federal investigation Into the
activities of labor's national peace
council. A grand Jury has been prob
ing into the efforts to thwart muni
tion manufacturers by calling strikes.
The indictments charged conspira
cy under the Sherman anti-trust law
to interfere with commerce.
BE ISSUE FACED BY
SEVERAL MEMBERS MAY RE
SIGN IF COMF1 DSORV SER
VICE i-, ADOPTED.
LONDON, Dec 28 The British
cabinet faced the gravest internal cri
sis of the war when it met to con
sider the momentous question of con
scription. It was rumored several
members would resign unless soma
form of compulsion was agreed up
on. It was also said Asqulth and
possibly Gray would quit is the pro
conscriptionists won. In that case,
Lloyd George probably would be pre
mier. Parliament meets tonight following
the cabinet session. It is possible the
most serious charge yet made will be
directed against the Dardanelles and
Balkans campaigns
Czar Requests
Rumania's King
to Help Allies
arest with a personal message to the
: king of Rumania asking him to Join
the allies, it Is reported.
GLEE CLUB APPEARS HERE
THIS EVENING IN CONCERT
'
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON BONG
STERS Will GI i: PR i
G1LYM AT OREGON.
th.
rectlon of Ralnh
man. dean of the school of music
University of Oregon Glee Club
appear in concert this evening a'
Oregon theater. The twent;
young collegians who compose
organization will arrive this evi
the
will
th
mint
sang
run -
from The Dalles When
last evening. A good h
ise l for the entertainm
they
Use Is
nt this
ing. The following Is the
of the club;
First tenors J Both We
16. Pendleton; Roy T, St
Portland: Everett ii CH
orge.
'19.
Newberg; Carl K Nelson,
-ago; William Morrison, 'li
Warren Edwards. 'II,
Second tenors WaRar I
Portland; Ivor Ross, -19
'Ear! Flelschmann. 'I Km
ert w Langlej it Perth
Corhett H. Knid. club. ; Ii
Chl-
snsj
'18,
irla,
I gne;
(Jeers.
nond Burns. 'II. i
tes. 19. Melford.
Bassos--John A Hick !
land; Harold Hamstreet '11
dan: Ho-Sheng Huang H
China; John M Dolph 1 1 I
Don Newbury, 18. Elametli
Harold A Wade. 19, W
Wash.
Port
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III turn
the