'' DAILY EVENING EDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION TO ADVERTISERS, Tti" KiihI Onoijlnu Iiun the IuwhI paid rlirulni htii of any taper iti Oregon, ennt of Portltnd and over twlre the clFCUlttlOD In iVmlletou of uuy other iicwHpujipr. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 27. DAILY EAST OREGON1AN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1915. NO. 8691 T ITRATION IS REPORTED 10 BE AUSTRIA'S PLAN Reply to American Note on Ancona ! Sinking Said to Contain Proposal Will be Unsatisfactory. MORE EXCHANGES NECESSARY Diplomatic Correspondence l.r d Before Break Comes tustria Ap pears to Wanl to Put United States in Position of Being First to Break Relations. WASHINGTON, Dec. It. Another climax in the A ustro-American rela tions in approaching. Austria's second Ancunlu not Is expected either today or tomorrow. Ambuudot PenfieM advised that it'l deliver! imminent. Unofficial reports say poMi arbitration. This whut A rn erica demand faiin to comply with the to him WllH Austria pro Is far from If Austria American dc jnands for a disavowal of the Anroiia i,,ro,..i,,i ffi,.i,.u .teitidi ih,.r probably will he another exchange of! correspondence before a breach of dl-j domain- relations results. .-secretary i Uanslng plans to telephone President Wilson Immediately upon reeeipt of Austria's unswed. Action on the mat ter probably will await the president's return on Monday. An Austrian attempt to shift to the 1 tilted States the responsibility for a severance of diplomatic relations was seen in a forecast of the reply. It if believed Austria desires to place the United States In the position of refus ing friendly arbitration. The state de partment Is ready to meet such a move. It will maintain that no ques tion remains for arbitration because Austria him admitted the Ancona Was torpedoed while non-combatants were still abroad- Then- were Indications that America Is Witling to modify Its disavowal demands If Austria pledgen to modify her future warfare. lootimii star la Dead, MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 29.' U Nhevlln, 34, one of the I football players In American died here. Chicago Wheat is Down Few Points CHICAGO, Dec. 29 Dei 22 6-8; May 121 3-1-124 I PORTLAND 17-100; bluest (jroek steamer in Trouble, NSW YORK, Dec. 29. The Greek steamer Thessalontca again Is in dis tress off Nantucket in response to a wireless call, the cutter Seneca has gone to Its assistance. LA GRANDE BOY IS BADLY BEATEN IN BOX CAR FIGHT (i K RASTER SUFFERS SEVERAL SEVERE BRUISES AT HANDS OP HIS "PAL." BAKKR, Dec. 29. His face and head a mass of cuts and bruises, ('. ii EC easier of La Grands, Is being held by the county authorities as a witness, while John Meade, a youth of Id his aliased assailant. Is being I held In the county Jail on a charge of "assault, with Intent to kill," as the result of a one-sided fight which took place In a box ear of a speeding east bound freight, between WlhgvtU and Baker According to the story told by Keaster and substantiated by Roy . argent another occupant of the car, v ho is also held here, the aggression came from Meade Keaster asserts that he was awakened from bis sleep by the flare of a match and had Dare- ly turned hi face away from the light w hen a heavy blow, presumably from I a "billy." afterward found in Beaton i possession, landed back of his right ear. almost stunning him. A rain of heavy Jolts followed and the pain par tially restoring him consciousness, Kentor staggered to his feet and grap 1 led with his assailant. As they strug gled about over the floor of the lurch ing car the fell over Sargent who awoke and assisted Keaster In rellev lug Meade of the loaded club and of ARB an Iron bar. which he had wleiooo In either hand during the fray. The lights of Baker had Just MB into view when Meade was subdued, and his captors appealed to ifficer Brennan when the train drew up at th O..W, It. N. depot. The three were taken into custody. Keagt!" wounds dressed nud Meade was turn- cd over to the county officials. Where the Presidential Pair is Honeymooning ' i j V-.l a;t- f i lilCUi AC f i Here is a general and grounds which ; the lion ;Mle honeymoon of President wiis nd his bride. Hot Sprints. Va., has long hecn : favorite plane for bridal pairs, anil the president toun Macadam Between Pendleton and Walla Walla is Nearly Finished; Junction is Next The Hut) foot stretch of road Just this side of Milton, which was not macadamized last year, has now been completed, according to Commission er Cockburn who was here yesterday, and the jockcrusber which has been In use there will be shipped to Pen dleton for use In Improving the road between Pelid letup, sad Pilot l(uck( Junction. liner, makes the macadam Pendleton and Walla Walla With the exception of three mart crs ihls will peeks The O f a mile near Weston and be finished before many ids artlng notion il sur- the Pcndti id In the ni LOCAL AUDIENCE ENJOYS THE U. OF 0. GLEE CLUB TWO HOI KS tl KONG U'PHECI VII i AT OREGON THEATER LAST NIGHT. Two hours Of song were enjoyed 'ast (evening by two hundred people who gathered at the Oregon Theater for I the annual concert of the I'nlverslty I o Oregon Glee Club. Prom the cur tain raiser "Oh. Oregon" to the final number. "As 1 Sit and Dream at leve lling." both classics of the Institution I that Inspired them, the program was n meritorious one, ranging as it did from ragtime "rah rah" stuff to am blttOUS classical selections. The club this year numbers some unusually good talent and In another year, when the underclassmen develop a little more finish, the college should have one of file best clubs of its his- tlry If any criticism can be made of the program of last evening It arise from the shortage of numbers full of the "pep and ginger" which somehow or other the average public expects from a bunch of collegians. The glee men last evening had several oppor tunities to inject this punch in the program and their failure to respond when further encores were demanded was a distinct disappointment to many, The club cullies this year an etcep- donullv strong list or soloists, lopping them all is Albert J. Gillette. Jr., the wonderful young baritone of Bugent whose voice should prove Ills fortune He sang the "Prologue" from "Pa gllaccl" In Italian last evening in real grand opera style and this and his nc encore number did not half satis fi the audience. In fact many would be glad If the university would semi out young Gillette all by himself that they might enjoy a whole evening of i him. Th(, flrs, so number on the enter- tulnil.n, ,lM evening was a baritone ! selection, Schumann's ' The Two grenadier" ,y Harold Humbert and 1 1( JgeerV more than passing j lm,lltn, Johtl A. Black sang a bass ..Tlll Mighty Deep" and. while Mf. V0M ai.kH volume. Its qualtt I peMe4 ,a hearers and they demand. 1 ' (Continued on Page Sight) '.Tib, m'. '( "Hundreds "mme have" 'started f9 . ' '-flHHHKj onstrut led but the court has not yet decided upon what kind of pavement will be laid. Nor has decision been reached a- to whether the court w do the work by day labor or under contract. The road tax on Pendleton proper ty will produce about J20.000 and,, under tile law 70 per cent of, this sum must he spent within the dls- tfict. The balance may h wherever the court sees f spent This sum will not be sufficient to build four miles and a half of road hut the probablity that the state will build the mile along the Kastern Oregon State Hospital will lessen the burden upon the court. There Is a possibil ity that the entire distance cannot be built this year but at least a good start will lie made, according to Judge COUNTY JUDGE MARSH ACTS IN ROLE OF PEACEMAKER s ItESl l I I I 1 1 I EVA BEN NETT Will. HAVE BOTH PAPA M M MM this morning acted the role of peace maker and, as a result, little 15-months-old Kva Dennett will have both a father and mother to look aft er her. The case came to his atten tion yesterday when the mother, who is the daughter of Mrs. Joe Sullivan of Milton, formerly of this city, ac cused her husband, Albert Bennett, of kidnaping the child. The couple had been living In Wal la Walla and by reason of domestic discord had separated, the wife tak ing the child and going back to the home of her mother. On Sunday, she alleged, her husband and Tils father called at the home of her mother with whom she had left the child during a short absence. While the elder Bennett engaged Mrs. Sul livan in conversation, she alleged, the younger grabbed lip me child and fled, pushing the grandmother over on ft couch In the hurried exit. Judge Marsh cited t;ie man and wife to appear before him this morn ing and they appeared with the child Both had grievances to relate but in the end they walked away in peace and harmony with the child between them BRITISH STEAMER MORNING IS BELIEVED TO BE LOST LONDON. Dec. 29. The crew of the British steamer Morning, which I was submarined Is believed to be lost. Only the captain and the second mate are reported saved. Three were killed, three wounded and eight rescued when the Dutch 1 Trawler Krln was mined. I The Norwegian steamer Hornelen was either miner or foundered north i of Bergen, Wreckage of the Nor Iweglan ship Heldrun and one bod! hae been washed up on the Wales i .'.ist. OUTDOOR SLEEPING POiSCH Prank of 8 Year Heroic Brakeman Old Boy Causes , Prevents Accident Worry to Mother By Stopping Cars rOFTH TAKES HORSE AND STAYS RFNAWA1 l KAMELA GOES 1WAT VI J. NIGHT SEARCH TWO Mills DOWN mi,L BE- i:i: i:i.s him ixjre h vlted. Eight year old Herbert West seems! determined to find adventure. Uut Thursday he wandered out into the! country and spent the night while his1 frantic mother und the officials; searched for him. But walking ill suited him and three miles was not! far enough away. Therefore ho' planned to make a trip horseback. Having no horse of his own he had to think up a scheme to get I one Monday morning he appealed to O. W. Huey, proprietor of the Telephone livery barn, for the use of a horse for an hour. The liverym.'n refused unless he could secure an nr-j der from his mother. The boy weM home and found his mother gone His elder sister had been In the hab it of writing sentences for him to copy and. with rare ingenuity, he asked her to write the following sen tence: "Telephone stable; Please let this little boy have a horse for an hour." Unsuspecting, she wrote the sentence and he pretended to copy it. Instead, however, he tucked the paper In his pocket and Ju.-t at noon presented It at the barn. The horse was given him and the , boy rode forth. , That night he did not return nor did yesterday morn-1 ing find him back. The liveryman began to worry about his horse and the boy's mother became wild with anxiety. Sheriff Taylor was enlisted1 in the search and last evenlni,. through the use of the telephone, he and Mr. Huey located the boy at one of the SlUSher ranches near Nolle Mr. Shumway. who lives there, had stopped the boy yesterday noon, and I suspecting him to be n runaway, had held him. Both boy and horse will be returned today (chvk Stnamcr Disabled, NEW YORK. Dec. 29. The Gt ) liner Thesaslonlca with 300 passeti- ! gers. disabled by a storm and by en ! glne trouble, sent an "S. O. S." sig nal, The Italian steamer Stamp.iliv hurried to the assistance and is standing by. The position of the ves sel Is 650 miles cast of Norfolk. Oporto, Portugal, now has 200,000 Inhabitants, . 1 Twelve freight cars. tw loaded, broke loose fro east yesterday morning l extra Kamela and ran a considerable distance down the grade before being stopped by Brakeman Wilson who was on the cars and by his bravery and coolness of head was responsible for the en tire lack of accident. Extra 541. eastbound. Conductor Leffel and Engineer Larcom. with 23 loads and 10 empties, arrived at Ka mela at 9:45 a. m. with meet orders on No. 17 at Casey. In making the stop at Kamela they broke a knuckle and to avoid delay to No. 17. the conductor cut out the engine to go to Casey and bring No. 17 up to Ka mela. Shortly after the engine start ed for Casey, two loads and ten emp ties on the head end of the extra started down the hill Brakeman Wilson was on these cars and stop ped them at the yellow board at Ca se)". No damage resulted and the westbound passenger continued on it wniy with little or no delay. The ers had traveled two miles A man can be pleasant when company and still act like a l oss envasman when around : NEWS SUMMARY ticncrul. luiutiii will have ooamdptjaej t get nseti for new armies. ISssMsVt repB is forecasted SjS un lavorable to the United stales. Girt is found naked in the sggM after In-ing RSMMitdd near Cortland ftimsA Today coldest da of winter1, small bej) liorrows horse ami set out io sv the world. Milton road finished; work to start hen simiu. .fudur Mnrsh patches up family dlf. fCVeUUe in court. Movie news on page. .", Head of Sing Sing Prison is Facing Removalfrom Post iXDIOTMKNTS ARE RETURNED AGAINST him FOB UMJBBKD MALI EXSWCE. ALBANY, N. V.. Dec. 29. Warden Thos. Mott Osoorne faced removal ! from his Sing Sins post following ir j dlctments returned against him. u ! perlntendent Kiley of the state prison department, said he would renv M him immediately if a proper sueces i sor was available. Only Intervention by the governor can save him Whit I man is reported as not believing; the j charges against Osborne's conduct The warden pleaded not guilty to charges of improper personal conduct ! and malfeasance In office. He pro ! duced J200O bail nig Liners pmpo-cu. TACOMA. Dec. 59. Preliminary Steps were taken for the organizatio n of a company 1 to build and operate three big steamships at a cost of a million and a quarter, to ply from Tacoma and Seattle to Hawaii, thei Philippines. Australia and New Zea- I land. R. If. Calkins, traffic manag- er of the Milwaukee railroad heads the movement. Speculation Evfls in the Irrigation Districts Denounced PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 29. Three hundred and fifty irrlgationists this morning heard L. M. Rice, a Seattle engineer, denounce the evils of land speculation in irrigation districts. I Addresses of Judge Graves of Seat tle and Attorney General Brown ol j Oregon, approved the district plan ol irrigating. Not Even the Sundae is Allowed a Cherry MARASCHINO COMES UNDER THE BAN AFTER Till: I1RST OF THE NEW rrR. i the cone of a merry widow sundae, will be under the ban after the first of the year. Because they have been steeped in liquor they are included in the list of things intoxicating, ac cording to leading authorities on the new prohibition law. The cherries are grown in Oregon, packed in brine at the canneries and then shipped to Druggists will not be permitted to use cherry or other wines as vehicles for physicians' prescriptions nor can they use whisky for like purposes, ac cording to these same authorities. If a physician thinks his patient must have whisky then he must provide it himself, according to the governing interpretations. The druggist can only sell ethyl alcohol and then every individual salesman in the store, who expects to furnish this alcohol, must furnish a bond of 1890. ENGLAND IND I'll UiCE TAKES BIG MILK SI PPL1 PORTLAND. 'Te.. Dec. 29. The entire output of the Pa cific Coast Milk Condensories for the next two months, be. sides all the supply on hand, has been purchased by F.ngland and France for army use. it was announced in explanation of sudden rise in milk prices. The sale exceeds a million dollars. The order was limited only by the capacity of the condenser- lee. Britain Answers Peace Feeler to Conscript LONDON. Dec 29. -The decision I to resort to conscription to raise new ; armies is England's answer to Qaf ' many's latest "peace feeler " The , Wolff bureau sent out the following , possible German terms of peace: of a Polish kl by Germans 3m dominated Belgium to pa the amount she rmerly spent iiinualh for ntlll- GIRL ASSAULTED AND LEFT NAKED IN SNOW FIELDS Mrs. Mabel Myers, 19, a Bride of a Month :s in a Critical Condition at a Portland Hospital. FARMHAND IS BEING SOUGHT 1'sssag Woman Ha- Bullet Wound In Breast 101 SM art- Trailing Down Kverv Cine to Find K. Kemp Who s WanU'il fur Crlna- lcttcr furnishes Information. PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. !. Mrs. Mabel Myers. 19, a bride of a month is in a serious condition at the Good Samaritan hospital today. Posses ar trailing every clue to find E. G. Kemp a farm hand, near whose cabin the girl was found, naked and crawltSK; through the snow, last night. She was shot through the breast and had been badly maltreated. The chief clue connecting Kemp is u letter, bearing a special delivery stamp, which was delivered to Sheriff Hurlburt last night, telling him to rush to the rescue of a "poor woman assanlted by a tramp." Kemp is miss ing. His description has been sent broadcast. Eugene officers this mor ning arrested a suspect. O. H. Myers, the husband of the woman, a young farmer of Gresham. has vowed vengeance and is aiding in the search. The letter the sheriff received had Kemp s name and address tn the en velope. His mother, living at Port land has not seen him. The letter in a rambling way said a tramp had shot the girl. It said -"I'm i?5ing to Cana da. I don't want the blame. I'll kill myself before taking the blame." Kemp recently was discharged from the navy at Bremerton. Every ave nue of escape is being watched. Alleged Plotters Said to be Mixed in Mexican Broil PLAN TO II AVE HUERTA LEAD NEW REVOLUTION M v END IN NEW UI RESTS, NEW YORK. Dec. 29. New indict ments in connection with the alleged plot to have Huerta lead a revolt against Carranza were forastaled fol lowing anti-ally Indictments. A new grand jury next week will Investigate all the alien conspiracies against the United states. The relations of Frans von Rintelir. and David Lamar with Huerta WiU be probed. The government hop, m prove that Rintelen. with unlimited iunds, plotted to supply Huerta with tn sinews var. The alleged ef- forts of Rintelen to foment Kexican trouble was claimed to be for tho purpose of keeping America busy at home, so she could not become cm broiled with Germany. Lamar and Jacob Taylor surren dered themselves today, pleaded not guilty and were released on $5')'m bail. The fact that Buchanan intends to retain his seat In congres may af fect the prosecution. inasmuch as congressmen are exempt from prose cution while they retain their seat Blank PewspeVtS llelil. CHICAGO, Dec. it. Hundreds of blank American passports, probably forgeries, have been kept in Austrian consulates in the United States. Adam Romer, former employe of the Aus trian consulate at New Y"rk. told fed eral officials. Germany's By Decision Men for Army The allies to pav !3.0 000 Indemnity A guarantee that lu-igi i-i not -titer an anti-German unce. s A great parliamentary bat foreshadowed that a BOBScrli troluced next against the RM and an inform ltes has been the