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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 27.
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26.
NO. 871")
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TURKEY DESIRES
SEPARATE PEACE
DECLARESRUMOR
Distinguished Diplomats Arrive at
Zurich to Arrange Details With
Powers of Entente Allies.
FINANCES NOW AT LOW EBB
riiiniliiiin f Nation i (Mtfoal in
Muney Matters. Sns Report "nil
Ottoman Empire Said to IK' Ready
ut UMMlder inHinui Empire
Raadf to stop lighting.
Zurich. Jan II. Distinguished
Turkish diplomats have arrived here
to prepare peace proposals, a news
paper has stated. It Is reported Tur
key la desirous uf gaining peace lie-1
cause of the strained condition 0( her
Mcdua Is (scrupled.
ROMA Jan 20 - The Austrian'
l ave occupied Mcduu, Albania anil ;
are moving toward liuraato. dispatch-1
. have declared They plan to Join
the Bulgarians In the Elbassan re
gion The Montenegrin and Albanian
Forcei defending scutan wen- osvptar-l
ed whe that city wait occupied. but!
the Serbians ate neadlng southward.
liner i luwii
LONDON. Jan II. The liominiou
liner Nursman was beached without
casualties among the crew. It wua
Inirntfl today, after Liverpool advices
had reported her M torpedoed and
Mink.
,-himIc Is shelled.
AMSTERDAM. Jan. 2. ---Allied
monitors ahelled the Oerman posi
tions at Westende. Simultaneously
II i ISlatg bombarded Herman positions
,.er Knocke and Heyst The IVwt
ende shelling wan reported especially
. ffecllve. It resulted In official"
tiding numerous German wounded
in Bruges and Ghent. The attack was
bettered In retaliation for iierma'i
mlde on channel towns.
Majority of City
Council Said to
Oppose Ordinance
MI IKl'IUC TO ItEGI I M I DANT
S(. Cm M W NOT 111
IDOFTED TONIGHT.
There seems little pr.ibablllt of the
danOO-IWgUUUinl ordinance being
passed by the city council this even
in :ct least In the form that it was
submitted last week by Mayor J. A
liesi Opposition to the ordinancei
lias developed In a number of quar
t.is and II is laid that the majority!
of the council Is opposed to ii tiniest
some of the provisions are stricken
Ut.
'i'oda the ordinance committee haf ,
i . i n eonfering with number of poo-1
pie Interested In dances, public tnd
private, with an idea of getting Iheli
lews. Dne member stated this morn
ing that the general sentiment seems
to be that all suggestive ami Indecent
dances be prohibited but that many
o the other provisions or the ortli
naneM are too drastic, unjust or un
necessary. In the opinion of several members
ol Ihe council no new ordinance Is
necessary to prohibit Immoral danc.
Ing. They declare that under the
p resjeat ordinances the police have
full power to act However. It seems
pmpaMe these coundimen will feel
disposed to recommend for passage
an ordinance directed against the
chief evils of the present-dny dance
The ordinance hus produced no end
of discussion during the past week
Objection has been made to tho
clnuse providing for all dances to
close at II o'clock or before, other
objection Is being made to the pro
vision requiring a re-admission
charge In case a dnncer leaves th''
hall and Ml 11 1 another Is directed
against the regulation of private par
ties. The high school students ob
ject to the paragraph excluding nil
persons under IS unless accompanied
n their parents or legal guardians,
and they have some support from th"
krown-ups. Tha "boQM" clauses,
-iiime say. are unnecessary Inasmuch
:i the same ground Is covered by the
prohibition law.
Mayor Pest. In presenting the or
dinance. Indicated that he would
make a fight for Its passage and It is
certain that he Is ttOl without support
In his position. For some month
past there has been a quiet movement
for Ihe proper regulation of dances.
It has been determined Ihat the
Uiisslans display greater reslstence to
the typhus germ than the Hermans.
Starving Mexicans Begging for Soup j
MEMa 1 1 II Ill )i MHi I WSWMW . . Jk
Iff. i IP 5
'hese Photographs reoenth taken,
In Mexlc. show I., what condition
th- peons have come. Thee Mexl, Ana !
are walling for free soup furnished by I
MIOW to what condition I
Firearms Used by Violators
of Laws Will be Confiscated
Announcement that hereafter he
Will confiscate all guns nr other hunt-i
lug or fishing property used by game
law violators was made by Deputy
Warden Qecrge Tonkin today. Ill
doing so he cites section 27 of the ;
fllsh and game laws of Oregon, which;
leads as follows:
All guns, dogs, boats, traps, fish
ing apparatus and implements used In
hunting or fishing or ktking anv Wild
animals, birds or fit-u or the state ot j
Oregon la violation of the law. shall'
be declared a publle nuisance and
sb.ill be seined by uny member of th:)
stute board of fish and game com-!
mlsslotiers. by the state game warden,
master fish warden, or any deputy or I
any niher officer charged with the en-j
forcemeat of the game and fish laws
of Ihe state, and In case of convlc- j
lion shall be held, proceeded with and
disposed of as may tie drrected by
the stale board uf Fish and Game j
Commissioners; provided, that where!
deemed practical, any game letted
may be given away for charitable
purposes; provided further, that anv
moneys derived from the sale of any
seized guns, dogs, boats, traps, fishing
apparatus, or Implements shall be
English Concerned
Over the War-Like
Attitude of Sweden
LONDON, Jan. II.- Newspapers to
day displayed prominently the war
like utterances of the Swedish pre
mier. They caution ihe government
not to involve neutral nations In the
blockade controversy a few papers
citing to the belief the cabinet will
change Its policy radically. It is be
lleved the government has vtrtull
decides! lo cling to the present trade
regulations, instead or announcing an
actual blockade of tlermany.
Riddell Convicted at
Portland for Fraud
WiRTLAUD ore Jim : H.
II. Hlddell was convicted In the feder
al court of using the mails lo defraud
In connection with Ihe Oregon In
land Development conipan. Kxtreme
ItnienC) was recommended
tk. ,....,, . . . v
B'"iiiiiirii ll)p pnOl'lgiai'M
ann nn .., ,i, ui ..I
shows I line of them, waiting for a
soup kitchen to open, and the others
show the soup being doled out.
deposited In the game protection fund
and used for the protection and prop-1
Station Of anv game animals, game'
birds, or game fish or the state.
"It will readily be seen that this
sect Inn of the law does not give the
courts or deputy game wardens anyl
authority to exercise leniency." says
Mr. Tonkin. "Hereafter all guns. I
els., will be selaed by the deputy
game wardens of this county at the!
time of making any arrest as will also'
the hunting or fishing license as pro-!
vided In section 47 or the fish and j
game laws of i iregon. This section
also provides that any person whol
thus forfeits his hunting and fishing
license shall he denied the privilege!
of hunting or fishing for the remain- j
der of Ihe calendar year In which the
offense was committed
"It is believed that the enforce
neat of the law in the above manner
Will work much good toward the pro
toctton of our game and fish. Though
Ihis may seem rather harsh treatment
it seems to be Just after due consid
eration Is given the matter. The
game law violator is no fit person to
lie carrying a gun and very often the
lack of a gun would prevent his
yielding lo temptation In the future."
INCOME TAX MEASURE
It BE REVISED AI
MEETING NEXT WEEK
DKHOt'KATH CALL lis Nli
MEANS (OMMllTKi: TO
CONSIDER MATTER.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Tne
democrats have called a meeting ol
the ways and means committee for
next week to consider the revision ol
the Income and Inheritance taxes and
lo discuss the ipiestlon of taxing mu
nitions. The creation of a tarifl
commission and continuance of pres
ent suiiar dut) are also scheduled for
consideration. House democrats will
caucus Ihe revenue matters before
reporting.
During the fiscal year lilt, 4 4 of
the ItiL' national forests paid their
local operating costs, or in other
words, were self supporting.
Liquor Ordinance
to Follow Closely
State Prohi Law
1 IVAL DRAFT EXPECTED TO BE
MADE TOH PRESENTATION
Tills EVENING
'Although 1 have made a draft of.
the ordinance to lie presented to tho
city council tonight, giving the neces-j
sary power to city official to enforce
the prohibition law, there are some
chance which probably will have to!
oe made. I can say this, however,
that the ordinance follows strictly
the state law, defining what consti
tutes prima facie evidence and pro-i
vlding for issuing search warrants in j
cases where it ia believed the law is
being violated."
The foregoing is in substance a
statement made b City Attorney Feei
this numiing regarding the city ordl-j
nance to regulate liquor matters in
PandUHon. It will oo presented this ,
evening at the regular meeting of the'
city council if the anticipated changes
are Tiiade in time lor the final draft
Attorney fee has been working on j
the matter for the lust week but be-l
llevee there are some few details
whic h will have to be changed before j
the ordinance can be considered. It
l now in the hands of the ordinance,
commit'! w hich is expected to report j
late this afternoon so as to give the j
attorney time to make the alterations.'
The ordinance, according to Attorney;
Fee, w 111 not be out or the ordinary
In any respect but will follow closely
the provisions of the state law. It
simply aims to give the city police I
and other officials the power to han
dle local cases as under the present
rircumatanoM, while violators could
be arrested, they Would have to be
turned over to state officers for pros
ecution. Men Arrested Here
Connected up With
Idaho Robbery Case
James Morgan. Oeorge Howard and
Harry Raymond Carrier, the three
men arrested last Friday night by the
police as suspected eggmen. have
been connected up with the robbsrj i
of a drug store In Lapwai. Idaho earl
In January and will probably be re
lumed there for prosecution From i
the .Apwai store seventeen watches I
were stolen and two of the Watches j
carried by the trio have been identi
fied by Ihe make and numliers as a
part of ihe stolen property.
The three men refused to admit i
their guilt, farrier, the youngest of
the trio, has told several conflicting!
stories as to how he secured tha
watch he was wearing, first stating
bis mother gave it to him. then that
i ne of his pals gave it to him and
finally that he purchased it from a
stranger. The older men refuse tu
talk much.
Though the officers have not yet
identified the rest of their plunder
they feel sure that further investiga
tion will brink the ownership to light.
They believe the three men compose
one i if ihe worst gangs operating In
the northwest.
NEWS SUMMARY
General.
Turkey is socking to obtain n tap.
urate pca
, Three men jump to dentil from
burning building.
I'.nginocr and two ollusr nwii killed
I In fvreob on Mllwaukis-.
Rerltn will Is? (rhisa another chance
! to agios' to American demands.
Local,
Dance ordinance will hate hard
: sledding tonight.
Hob Brwsra files for nomination lor
count) clerk.
Alleged ttggllM'll iiimicctcd up
with Idaho job.
mior ball may lie remodeled.
New normal Instructor Is elected.
$
ONE
r iHCE TO
AGREE ON TERMS'
AmbassadorBernstorff Indicatesthat!
His Government Will Make Com-!
plete Disavowal of Sinking. !
AMERICA WILL NOT SWERVE;
I'nited static Maintain- That t orn
paste Compliance With Remands
Must bo Made by l.i-rmaiii in the
l.u.stlania Vrfair Satisfactory Ad
justmcm I lu-tiii; Hoped -v,r.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 After
conferring with Secretary Lansing.
Ambassador Hernstorff Indicated the
Lusitania controversy has been prac
tically settled. It is now only a quea
tlon of nurds, and ahould be finally
settled in a few days, he said. Neither
Would say whether they had pro
gressed toward an adjustment of the
radical difference between the 'Ger
man and American viewpoints.
It is believed Hernstorff tacitl as
sured an unequivocal disavowal of the
torpedoing upon which America un
swervingly insists. He announced he
Would communicate today with Ber
lin and hence It is supposed he plan
ned to urge a complete concession to
the American demands. It was later
learned his communication to Ber
lin was America's final proposal for
I settlement It held unequivocally
that Germany must admit the ille
gality of the torpedoing.
Lansing arranged that. Hernstorff
"titht cable Immediately to Berlin,
i'ntll Berlin replies, nothing further
will lie done In the case.
After the conference Bernstorff
dictated a message to Lansing's sten.
ographer, which presumably was the
new terms and. iranamitted.it in node.
Brown is Candidate
for County Clerkship
FORMER DEPUTY AWtH V i
HE Wil l. BE RACE AT
MAy PRIMARIEK
Hubert T. Brown, former deputy
county clerk, is the rirst man in the
county to file notice of his candidacy)
for a nomination lit ihe May primar-!
ies. Yesterday afternoon he filed no
tice that he would seek the republi-
(Continued on Page Eight.)
Montenegrin King
King Nlchobu
This Is name old
King Kiel
-
BERLIN
MR
r ' ggg9 m
Montenegro, who has not nuit fight -
Ing because the Teutons have hlni
THREE MEN LEAP
TO DEATH WHEN
CAUGHT IN EIRE
Three Others are Burned to Death j
and Seven are Reported Missing!
- -Blaze Starts in Pile of Hemp.
FLAMES GET GREAT HEADWAY
Men n fifth Moor or Seattle Build- j
Ing Are Trped He fore Alarm i.-1
Buownled Score or Workers Were;
Employed In Drying Hemp Taco-j
ma Man Had (Vmtract.
nATTXaft Jan. 2. Three men
leaped from the fifth floor of the
Walker building and were dashed to
death on the pavement when a fire,
originating in a pile or hemp on the
fourth floor, trapped them.
Three others burned to death.
Seven others are missing. Firemen
found three bodies on the fifth floor
when they succeeded in fighting their
way through the flames.
Most of the dead were recent refu
gees from Russia. P. Beeresos and
Lida Cishnedsky identified the dead j
The hemp burned furiously and those
in the fifth Hour were trapped be-j
fore an alarm was sounded. Before
the department arrived, they leaped
to the pavement
Kay Wlnkieman of Tacoma, had
the contract of drying the hemp and
employed nearly a acore of men.
Whether Wlnkieman escaped is un
known. Later Wlnkletnans body was iden
tified among the burned. Others
burned to death were C. Buckley,
Portland and Simon Broshton. The
body of a third man who jumped to
j the pavement was identified as J
j Friedman. Alt except two workmen
I were later accounted for ' These are
believed to have escaped and gone
I home.
ALBANIANS RETREAT AFTER
ENCOUNTERING BULGARIANS
ROME. Jan. 26. Brindisi dispatch
es reported Ihat Albanians, under Es
sad Pasha, are retreating toward El
bassan after they encountered Bul
garians advancing from Ochrlda who
hurled them back after a blotaiy en.
gageinenl.
Has Mot Surrendered
of Montenegro
hard pressed. It has now been leuru
- iraru-
i .j .w... ..- '.
'"""" nl that he.
had surrendered was at least prtma-
ture.
ENGINEER AND 2
OTHERS DEAD AS
TRAINS COLLIDE
Three are Seriously Injured at
Servia, Washington Cause of
Accident Not Determined.
2 DEAD ARE UNIDENTIFIED
Humor ( Inflates That Train Order
were DLwegardrd Trains Uern
Crack Specials on Milwaukee
Hotli Engine. Express and llaggag"
ar- Arc smashed to Hits.
SPOKANE. Jan. 2. Engineer
fieorge Rait and two unidentified ho.
hoes were killed In a collision be
tween Milwaukee trains 17 and 1.
near Servia. 3? miles east of Othello.
William Schulta. engineer. IS. I). F.
Armstrong, fireman, IT. and John
Woodward, express messenger, wero
seriously injured. Both engines, the
express and baggage cars were smash
ed. No passengers were hurt. The
cause of the collision has not been de
termined. Seventeen and eighteen were called
the Columbia and olympla limited,
and were the Milwaukee's crack
trains. It was reported the west
bound train mistook orders and fail
ed to wait for the east-bound.
TACOMA. Jan. 2. Lap orders
caused the Milwaukee wreck, officials
declared. The westbound train re
ceived orders to meet the other at
Roxoboro. The eantbound train's or
ders said Servia. The track Is straight
where the collision occurred and ths
engineers had time to check their
speed. Passengers In both trains
were badly shaken and bruised Thn
track was torn up for some distance.
Passe ngerswe re transferred to special
trains sent to the rescue.
REPRESENTATIVES OF
ENGLISH LABOR WILL
NO MKNTIOV MVDK 0 U
SCRIPTIOJi IN RKNOUTION
THAT is MKIITH).
BRISTOL. Eng.. Jan. 2. By a big
majority, the representatives of over
two million worklngmen at a con
vention here today pledged them
selves to support the government. Tho
resolution passed failed lo mention
the subject of conscription but later
resolutions are sure to denounce com
Pulsor measures. A second resolu
tion passed condemned Oermsn atro
cities in France and Belgium.
REPLY TO THE AMERICAN
PROTEST MADE BY BRITAIN
WASHINGTON, Jan Is England
tentatively has replies to the Ameri
can note protesting the British seiiure.
of mall between America and neu
trals. Secretary Lansing plans to publish
the protest and Its answer on FTi-
. day It Is understood America hai
contended England has no Jurlsdii -Hon
over first class mall lietween neu
trals It is admitted England has a
right to censor mall en route through
the country but not mall sent direct
ly to a neutral nation md forced m
enter England en route.
Chicago Market up
Local Buying Stops
Though the Chicago market
today the portlaad prtoi as
shows a decline and th. local I
has ceased, excepting for aba
minutes today. Utile wheat
changed hands during th,- las
days but the prtel Mis M 1
Qataagi
CHICAGO, Jan. tN
May SI It 7-v II.lt 1-4. Jul,
forthuid
Jar
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rru
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LIVERPOOL, Jaa. !t. Wheat
-pot No I Manitoba I Is ', I :, s,,
3. 14s l-.'d No I hard winter
-
U4d; No. 1 northern liiiiuin ii- ii.i
, Aln.rlcllI1 ,n u j
nftae on No l Manlt. b. i. .
" N 1 Mnl,"h 1 Kr
bushel.