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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
COUNTY OFF
NO. 8t
VOL. 27.
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DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON. OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER '
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NO DANGER OF A
WAR IF AUSTRIA
New Chief of
British Staff
NORTHWEST HAS
Plan of Terminal Yar f Pilot Rock Junction
REFUSES DEMAND
All United States Wants is That
Dual Monarchy Guarantee Safety
to American Citizens.
DIPLOMACY TO AVERT FIGHT
Question f Punishment of Subma
rine Commander Who sunk the
Ancona Win Not ic Pressed im
portant Developments in Interna
ilonal Caae Exnocttd,
WASHINGTON, I .. SO. The
Austrian reply to the American
tnooni dcmandi was delivered 10
Itnbaeaador Penfleld at Vienna.
Tin' ambassador reported the
mite l.s ;)OU words long. Coding
ami Bending ndl require some
Mine it probably ui arrive to
morrow afternoon,
WASHINGTON; Dec. 10. Amarlc
r
ONE OF COLDEST
WAVES OF YEAR
'Southern California Experiences!
Worst Weather in Many Winters
but Relief is Promised.
' MIDDLE WEST IS SNOWBOUND
rwelvc Inches of snow Palls in Some
fHirtfcMH und Itullroud Truffle Is at
Standstill One Fatalitj Is Report-
isl ill Pennsylxiiiilti from Vlil
Ijike Traffic Stopped,
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 30 A seven-
cold wave is sweeping the entire
Puclfic Coast. It Is reported us un
precedented la severity in southern
California- A light snow fell at San
'runclsco and Dakland. Sun lierriar-
dinri
its h
snow
.Mais
Joaqi
the o
preva
the first rial
ciwatorm l
1 sassuss mm m u .
GIRL ENDS LIFE
WITH POISON IN
ROOMING HOUS
E
: Mrs. Albert McCullough, Known
I Here as Miss Lizzie Ulrich, Suc
cumbs at Hospital This Morning-
LOVE AFFAIR THOUGHT CAUSE
I wo Letters Left. Imp to Ni.-t.-r. ami
One W Al Warner, a I.. - ..I i .m I. .
smith Was Laughter of Will 11
riih of IIuntioKtou, Formerly of
Thi f lty.
lied
hitter wind swept the .san
alley. ISalnfall today saved j
e crop. Clear cold weather
generally throughout the!
, and the forecasters prom-1
tly warmer weather tonight,
This cm -how the general plan of the
about January is. T
new terminal yards at Pilot Rock Junction which will lie opened
6 S1K WILLIAM RCeSRtSQH
NATATORIUM COMMITTEE UNION COUNTY MAN ENTERS
FILES REPORT WITH CLERK AS CANDIDATE FOR BOARD
point upon which America insists is
that Austria give assurance:, that'
American citizens will not be Jeopar. 1
dlled, If Austria subscribes to the!
lame principles us Germany, the oth
er questions will be settled by dlplo-
lUlltln .,v..l, ...,..
Ittu Ancona incidents. Mrs. Cecil
Srell, an Ancona survivor, Is expect
ed to amplify her affidavit soon.
The probable cause of the British
I'XPAJT) BIIX8 VHE oi TSTAND-
ed from tile
chief of the
London, sue
eral sir An
the front dl
as further 1 1
TO Tin; AMOUNT or
OVKIl tWO
vhlc
make
hief of the liritish gen-!"' swe,,t b' one 01 ,nc wor-ll U
Prance, has been recall- ,,izzarl3 recent years. There is aj
front t" take the post us s""v -''all at some points 12 inches ana i
imperial general staff in nUlroad traffic is at a standstill. Lake j Coder the new state la
i ceding Lieutenant-Gen-1 navigation has been temporarily ah. quires public trustees to
ninaiu , Murray, who i "iiuom mi. "ire serice ia iuuanu.1-1 ports, the Natatoriuni committee o(
.en "an Important com-l '' One fatality was reported at the Pendleton Commercial Associa
lUnlontown. Pa. jtion today filed its report with the
of Gen. Robertson from j ; county clerk. The committee eon.
jsisls of C. M. Bishop, Geo. Hartman.
Jr. G. U Bovden. Leon Cohen G I
La dow and C H Marsh
ED WRIGHT INNOTJNCES HE'LL
-I EH PLA( E ON PI in K
SERVICH COMMISSION".
SOUGHT TO HOLD UP
The letter written by the deceased
young woman to Mr Warner was op
ened this afternoon by Coroner
Brown. In it she confessed herself
broken hearted over the unfortunate
ending of their relationship and bad
him goodbye.
Swallowing a quantity of poison,
early last evening, Mrs. Albert Mc
Cullough, known here as Miss Llzzio
Ulrich, succumbed to Its effects at
3:30 this morning. That she delib
erately tool
by the fact
own life is Indicated
left two letters, ona
later at Friend, Ore .
i A I Warner, a local
is said to have Jilted
I not come us a surprise
isnges In the British ren-
i.( Ized and forwarded to America for
sale. The Norwegian mail from
1 'hi iKllania has been released, the
Swedish minister announced.
No Quotations in
Wheat at Portland
I'uHTI-ANU. t
quotation! today.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS
COVERED BY SNOW BLANKET
ORANGE t ROP Is XOT DAMAGED
in HEAVIEST I'M. I. IN
M N M ills.
SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 30.
Two Inches of snow covers the ground
Ed Wright, for the past twelv
years county clerk of Union county
was in Pendleton for a short whll
yesterday afternoon and while her
announced himself as a candidat
for the republican nomination fo
the position of public service com
missioner from eastern Oregon. H
thus enters the lists against Mavo
SEATTLE BREWING COMPANY
SATS HAS HAD NO TIME TO
DISPOSE OF STOCK.
!
d th:there un
subscriptions ti
. The total am
is $10,533.51.
thii
! (lid:
late
si:s
OF
VRE SCOI RING H IMl'V
PORTLAND WOM
MAY SCC 1MB.
30.
-.More
I The oldest Inhabttan
member this much i
blankets extended froi
tains to Riverside, Cori
no. A warm rain is fal
, re
Vhite Ollll-
Jnta-
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec
than a hundred armed men are scour
ing the vicinity of Portland for Evan
Kemp, the identified assailant of
s at Qreaham. His
B,
Mrs. Mal.el
photograph
been sent bl
Mrs. Hye
The built I ir
ha
s' condltl
her right
When sufficient subscriptions have
been received to pay the outstanding
indebtedness, the committee will make
la final report in detail to the county
j court as well as to the Commercial
Association and ask for its discharge,
'as the natatorium and its manage
ment was turned over to the city last
summer,
Altogether there were nearly 700
I subscriptions ranging from IS cents
to $100. The city pave $2000 and the
lot in Irvington Heights brought in
. $317.10. The committee anticipates
TACOMA. Wash., Dec. 30 The e
ttle Brewing and Malting companv,
led an application for a restraining
order against Attorney General Tan-i
...! cer Prevent 'he enforcement of thei
' prohibition law. H is alleged Tar-'
ner threatened to prosecute liquor;
Id "manufacturers and destroy all the
: goods made prior to Januay 1. The '
st 'company declares $50,000 worth of j
il : beer is stored which thev cannot ship!
his popularity there is attested by
the fact that during the twelve years
he has held office he has been nom
inated by the republicans and demo
crats alike with the exception of one
election His retirement from the
county clerkship has resulted In
wild scramble for that office. Mr.
Wright personally favors his deputy.
ostly
thimb
The m
world is owned by the Queen
am. 'It is shaped like a lotuj
and. is made of gold, thickly si
with diamonds.
court to restrain an enforcement oi
the law until January 16, so it can
dispose of its stock. The complaint
alleges the prohibition act conflicts
with constitutional rights. It also al
leges the election at which the pro
hibition MU Was passed was illegal
because notices were Improperly
published.
in descended from the
is evident that a lot
t made much progress
Old Council Has Farewell
Session to Clean up Slate
The eld council met in its farewell,
session last evening and cleaned up
all matters which have been pending
before it. At the close of the session
Acting Mayor John Dyer and Coun-
oilmen John E Montgomery, Charles
A. Cole, ii ml John Slobert completed
their life as city officials While they
will still retain their office until j
their successors supplant them after'
the first of the year, their active work J
bus been completed.
All old bills, which hud been filed
and held up for various reasons, were
disposed of last evening In order to j
give be new administration a Olearj
sheet. The only matter left over for
the new council to decide was the
responsibility for the hole In the Vin
cent street pavement in front of the
Itoesch property. The hole was dug
make the repairs
The contract for the construction
of concrete crosswalks on Jackson
street acroai Blaine and Grant wns
let lo II. i. Moussu last night, his
hiil being 15 cents a foot.
Tlie matter of changing the fire
alarm wires to connect with the
Jackson street cable was left to the
fire committee with power to act.
Flunk Neugle was given a permit
None of thfl retiring eoiiniilmcn lust
evening sang any ''swan songs." com
pleting their tenure of office without
outward rejoicing or lament. Mityor
eleet J A. Best was the only one of
the new officials In attendance.
shooting and maltreatment
Kemp was seen last night near
Portland, He bought coffee and aj
loaf of bread and went into a wood--. :
l osses are scouring the bush and I
roade between Portland and Oregon
city. Gresham farmers who arc.
searching base sworn vengeance.
This morning somebody, saying his I
name was Kemp, called up the sheriff
b) telephone and wanted to "talk this'
thing over." He said he would mall
a special delivery letter telling the
Sheriff where to meet him. Deputies I
were stationed at the poStOfflCe.
British Veterans Offer to Train Recruits
and the other to Al Warn
blacksmith, who is said to
her several days ago.
The contents of neither letter ar'j
known yet. The letter to her sister
was dispatched unopened and the one
to Wrarner will probably be opened
this afternoon by Coroner Brown in
the young man's presence. Despond
ency over a love aftalr with Warner
Is the cause assigned by her friends.
The woman, who was not yet UO
years old. took the poison about 7 30
last evening at her room In the Res
sler rooming house at 201 West Webo
street. She swallowed the contents
of an ounce vial of carbolic acid and
an ounce and a half of laudanum.
When discovered shortly afterwards,
she was unconscious, uther room
ers at once summoned the police and
Officer Frank Nash responded. Pro-
to St. Anthony's hospital where
Dr. E. O. Parker was awaiting bM
By use of a stomach pump, he clean
ed out such of the poison as was stilt
in her ftomach and administered an
tidotes but these measures proved
vain. She did not regain conscious
ness and at 3:30 expired.
The body was taken to the under
taking parlors of Coroner J. T. Brown
and that official has not yet decided
whether he will hold an inquest. If
the letters prove the suicide, an In
quest will be unnecessary.
Deceased was a daughter of Will
Ulrich, who formerly lived in 1' u
dieton and who. during the past few
years has been a resilient of Hunt
ington. She was married to Albert
McCullough of Huntington In July.
Indians Will Have
Jackrabbits for a
New Years Dinner
'i-it.'.T- X7z
2 DAYS I
. ; Com? in Now
, v , nd with (Js t
limn time
whrv
sht)
John Barleycorn Will End
His Reign in City Tomorrow
TnrneiTnw John B&rtfeycort) ftlllgfl
his swan sons hi Pendleton and in all
nlhrr parts of Oregon and! Washing
ton. It ts the lust day of the wot .vetir
of 1916 and Saturday will usher in
the prohibition year of lIHfi.
The last expiring moment! of Kins
Boole In Pendleton is marked by an
tncrened consumption on the part of
the habitual drinkers 'nnd a laying in
of supplies by all classes. Many of
the saloons are Offering ba rgatM hi
all VaHettefl Of bonze and ninny resi
dents have patronised the sales lib
ervJlyi One bartender staled yester
day that during the past week men
bad bought liquor from him who had
navel before passed a nlekle over bis
bar. '
Borne are purchasing the liquor for
moderate consumption at home. Some
want it for poaalble medical use
! Others simply sny, "It's always nice
I to have a little w hiskey or brandy or
1 Kin around the house. You never
know just when you are Kin to
j need it." Hut almost everyone has
j been buying for some reason or other.
The result has been the depletion
! of the saloon stock in the city. Few
i of the liquor dealers have felt the ne
j resslty of sendhiK part of their stork
'to wet ntates for disposal. With the
j anticipated heavy sales tomorrow
I most of the saloon men figure that
I they will have little lefl when th.
EnftW years puts them out of business.
The local brtWery has made its lasi
j lot of beer and has less than 100 bar
rclR on hand. These are being of
fered al cut rules and William Koeseh
the manager, expects to dispose of it
; all before tomorrow nllit.
KI D MEN WW PLANNING lil(.
11 nI TO HUM 1 Elll -ONE
IS INVITED.
To secure meat for a big New
Tears dinner, fifteen or twenty lndi-
ana have been spending several flays!
in the west end of the county killing
jackrabbits and expect to return to- i
morrow with eight hack loads of the j
tender bunnies.
The Indians of the Tutullla eon- i
gregatlOn make much of their New !
Years feast to which they invite
everyone. Albert BCtmnorn has do
nated a beef for the dinner ami Par
sons Motanlc has contributed a fal
hog, The rabbits Will supplement
tnese meats. J lie Indians drove down
to the west end of the county Tues
day in Bight hacks and expected t
Kill the rabbits with suns unless they
) could find a corral in which to drive j
them.
Services at the mission w ill com
mence this evening and Will be con-'
tinned over Sunday, morning and
I night. The Indians at this time are,
I making a special effort in their tem
perance work.
i-ndleu ii u.i summer and
en employed ut the Mint
; uncles. Frank and Ch
' and several cousins it v
It was not generall
: that she was married
me time recently, it
en keeping compi
arner, who is an
oan blacksmith she
ter carrier at to" Man. Beat
postofflce has s..i,t the prol
He has a email electric IKI
nd by turt
NEWS SUMMARY
VETERANS HCCR-VnHii AVTO.
win Evacuate seutm-i. More
SCUTA HI. Dec II, Serbian and various liritish
Montenegrin troopers are preparing
to evacuate Scutari, Tin. Austrlana
are planning to Join the BuUratl be
tween Dlbaatan ami Avlona, 'order to stir
l,ondo
1
than 200 aged veterans oi head of the column wai ;tn anion .- The scheme brought man
ainpaigns paraded In nl" D"aring a nuge sign calling up- to the ranks Ever) poealbl
on me youths oi mm countrj to join ot recruiting is being aeed
the army and train with the veterans. I to avert conscription, whlcl
unng
the last
few days
campaign
am. At
who offered their services as drill of- undoubtedly bad to much
mM,ndelit OVef Ion- arralr. .r-.
I ICcCuHoogti ii ! tir-iii) eoenmlH
i Hiileiile.
John Parh-trorn -in:- -Man ...o
touiorr, w .
Old OOVaVCtl GeMMM on Imi-Iiw-. it
; iat NeenloQ,
Loral dog km, ,i aoJtoegi M
bud rallies.
Indian-- I. 'mo for Jiv krttbMt for
New i rur- table