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PAGE EIGHT DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON. OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1916. EIGHT PAGES ORANGES ORANGES BEST CALIFORNIA STOCK, SWEET AND JUICY 126's, doz. 40c; per cs. $3.25 96's, doz. 45c; per cs. $3.00 80's, doz. 50c; per c. $3.00 JAP ORANGES Per Dozen 20c Gray Bros. 'QUALITY" Two Phones, 28. Dance Ordinance Put Into Revised Form by Council vim m ruoHinrnxo. RAOGlxa OR SI C.GKSTIVK DAXODTG i- KFTVINKP. Reconstruction of the dance-regulating ordinance was undertaken last evening at a caucus held by the coun cil and. when they had concluded. It is said that the revised instrument bore little resemblance to the orig inal The clause prohibiting ragging and other forms of Immoral or sug gestive dancing was left and this will be the principal feature of the ordi nance when it p.tases. Manv of the more drastic regula tions are said to have been eliminat ed. The age limit for unattended young people was lowered from It to It it is said, and the clause re quiring de.nces to close at midnight was si: i ken save where It applied to Saturday night dances. The provis ion for a permit to operate dance halls is said to have been stricken nut. the couneilmen taking the stand DALE ROTHWELL Exclusive Optician American Nat. Bank Bldg Phone 609. Expert repairing of Watches and Jewelry. Satisfaction guaranteed Wm. Hanscom THE Jeweler. Are You Aware In the court of one var the balanr wheel of oiur watch makes HT.ttt,- Think of It! Tn time the oil gunif, cr -dueM fric tion and wear th deliratf arlnKH, 'I'-ntf i1nn th'-ir hit;h finish and PT fct fit. tliu run, in; an accurate unif'pic?. At nrdiawy maoktoc if 'nit-d dail. mniw tin will Royal M. Sawtelle Jeweler since 1 887 Grocery Co, 823 Main St. that ordinances already ln force give ample authority for the enforcing oi sanitary and safety requirements. No dance inspector is provided for in the revised ordinance, according to report, and payment ror re-admission to a dance hall is not required. Sev eral other of the original provisions were either stricken out or modified. The prohibition ordinance was al so discussed but It la said that the couneilmen were satisfied Inasmuch as it is merely an adaptation of th state law One councilman is said, however, to have refused to agree to Its passage. Mayor Best did not attend the cau cus last evening RESIDENTS OF WEST WEBB STREET SEEK 1UJXUE THAT COXCIUTTK ttF.IIM.E LETS WATER HACK IT ON THEIB PI'.OPKKTY. Alleging that the concrete bridge i built across Tutuilla creek in the ; w"st end of the city bjr the city and county is so narrow between the piers land so low that the channel cannot carry the flood waters durixig a ! freshet and alleging further that on ' two occasions recently the bridge has so caused the waters to back up that their property has been damage. I Herman Peters. W." E. Welch, W. H. Isaac, Mrs. Catherine Stover, Ira H Brown, Herman Wernebolt and j Clarence Morse, all of whom own property on West Webb street or in the immediate neighborhood, today presented a claim of J4900 darnage- agalnst the city and county. The waters, they allege, deposited alkali and debris over their premises, i weakened their foundations. ruined their lawns and gardens and flooded , their basements. They allege they called attention to this danger re j peatedly while the bridge was being ( 'n.-tructed and that, unless immedi I ate steps are taken, there h further , danger of the melting snow causing i further damage. Haley and Raley filed th claim for them. It; an hi,nMi opm-i '' fou tt'iihmn i i mmmmrn iwrnmOi mttm I ill I i i F VJ fill ' . . . . n i -i si laches ai iin-mixon A telephone mosiaw from llermis Ion this morning brought the infor I mation th;it there was a six inch fall ret vil t.. Widow. Ill of Edward Anderson, who IS. was filed for probate to e will left the entire estate eceased. valued at JjSjil, to ft' and failed to mention the idren. ttorih's SOCS v,,,, Judge James A. Fee. local attot ney. today filed suit against tr, M. I V. Turhvy, Until recently of this city. asking judgment for M4l.ll and in.) - . , , jt.iv.w.i tui I'n'irvii'ii sei ices per I formed b himself and b the firm of Fee & Fee. J. A. Fee. Jr., Is at torney for hs father. -search for (,'io. PWrscns. Kecorder Thos Fltz Gerald thill morning received a letter from Mrs.1 J. W. Parsons of Portland asking him n seai-cn me records to ascertain II at any time George C. Parsons had been killed In or about this city. She stales that her husband who is a brother of George C Is very ill In ok Vwa Goods He Sold. Alleging that he purchased of J. T, Canadl is, wares and merchan ated in the Joseph Hotel at I valued at and that fan- erwardj carried away thei F. C. Howe, through his at-! Ualey & Kaley. this after.! goods, torneys I noon brought amount. ver that Saw 500 Ducts. L. R Reineman. watermaster for' Umatilla county, is authority for the statement that he' saw 500 ducks ln one band near the mouth of McKay creek yesterday. He was out search : ing for a location for a guaging sta ' ticn and sas he ran aervss band aft i er band of ducks. The largest ban 1 I consisted of not less than half a thou-. ! sand Urge ducks. Employe la Have parses. It is stated by T. F. O'Brien, local agent for the Q.-W. R. X Co. that any employe of the railroad at Pilot Rock junction or elsewhere may obtain a pass for traveling purf-oses by applying for the same in the reg ular manner. He says the difficulty over fares charge,! for employes at the terminal is due to the fact some of the men thre have not applied for i passes. Those who did not hold pas. . I To lireoit Sing Minm. It is announced by W. W. Cryder, (superintendent of the Umatilla for. I est. that a special arrangement has j been made whereby the weather bu I rau will cooperate with stockmen and General Weyler Heads Spanish Arm CfC VALEfUANO WeviCfi pakix. K'h I. Osnsral Vsleiiano I Weyler has b.-en appointed president of a central general staff which has been created by royal decree, accord ing to a dispatch from Madrid. 'lemrnl Weyler was governor of1 Cuba just before the Spanish-A mer i'an war. and his policy of severity in waging war on the revolutionary movement, and particularly his action in forcing the concentration i.i th. i uri population in certain sections bar benir.illy been regarded as hav ing had much to do with the bring-1 After his return to Spain his rp. I Matiofl an Iron -handed soldier brought him appointments p. post- UotlS where energy ami even stern measures setraed to ,r required. His appointment da i?no as captain geaer-l al of Madrid resulted In more than K.iin in iu., in If 01 he was ap pointed captain general of Catalonia with hcadipiurters nt Barcelona, where ihe dlsl urba nc-H connected with the execution of sentence of death on Francisco Ferrer were ipielled by him without bloodshed. Genera! Weyler is tn his ssrsaty1 leveatll year, or 13 years fteyead thei amertcen rutireinent limit ' sheepmen by furnishing speelal fore easts oil severe storms in Mnreh. April and May, the period when lambs and newlv shorn sheep are most in danger. The weather bureau will wire such forecasts In the following parties: S. H. Barker. Condon; T. J. Muhoney, Heppner: lan P. Smythe, Arlington; K. B. stanfield, Kcho and I.. C, SCharpf, Pilot Hock. lViut sheriff III Dtpttty Sheriff J. A Illukely confined to his home today with attack of la grippe Daughter is Horn. An eight pound daughter was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cheney at the residence of Mrs. I. K. Kr1' tfj lien jerard ql Bertrand S. Jerard local newspa perman, Is confined to his home today ly illness. riling l p ivaiiul Window. The Charles Company is having the north window of the cigar store enlarged so that it can house a pop. com and peanut wagon. Hard Snow in Port la nil. Count) rierk Frank Saling return, ed this morning from a short busi ness trip to Portland and states snow fell in that city most of the da es terdaj . II Marriage Uccnsc In January. Though this is leap year there has been no abnormal activity ln the mar riage market during the first month of the year January started off with a license a day for the first week but failed to keep up the revord and ended with only fourteen issued llitun- 9mm Man Itaok. E. U Cooper, former proprietor of the Cos mow Temple) theater In this city, came up this morning from Portland where he has been living for some time past and near which citj he purchased a ranch On leaving here Mr. and Mr Coo par went to California but did not remain there long Mr. Cooper t;ite he came up just to look around. Vh V HHK -Samuel A. Ash -he plaintiff in i two suits filed in the circuit court. the defendants of on being Charles I. lielles and olive Kelles and in the other C O. Belles. In the former suit he seeks to foreclose a mortgage al-' lege,! to have been given to secure al note for I12M and in the other he i asks Judgment Cw the balance due! on a note for 1355.35. Carter k - are hi sttoHMM. Auw tVt Salt. F C McKer-z:. Hermiston mer-' chant, acting for himself and other alleged creditor of Charles H. Ben sen, yesterday f :-d suit against Ken-' sen to secure .pigment. His own' claim for merchandise is I13.S0 and " .-.; u.ms of tl'iii on a. SOW executed ti ?:. . Parks. tl9.S5j for latM.r !rforrred by Harold Ad-j srr.a and 111') T" rnt due Ievi Hills.' J T. Hinkle Is ,rnev fur the plain- ! tiff. I amcr Hre Yesterday mill lllai Bobby Mcfiee, Hast Oregonian carrier boy. was walking down th" street with hs' empty carrier bag on his back. Some. ne accidentally or intentionally toss-1 ed a lighted match Into the mouth of1 the bag and a little later Bobby felt an uncomfortabl- .varmth at his back. , Investigation revealed the bag afire and also the back of his coat. He has a new bag now but his coat, which was a new one. will have to be patch ed to be serviceable Itafl Rervtea Kaffirs. So heavy was the snow betfl Pasco and Pendleton that the thern Pacific pa.-senger train, here at 10 a. m. did not reach 1 dleton until 1.10 today. The train came in under power from a freight rnglne. The O.-W. R, & N, service Is nol far from normal today. Train 17 passed through at 145 and Ihe Port-1 bind trains are reported on time this: 'evening. The pilot Bock train was late leaving the local yard today. ' 70,000 SOLDIERS ARE BLINDED BY SPLINTERS I iiVIioV I". I 1 Im.I ,. and Atistrians were blinded within six months by rock splinters caused by high explosives in buttles on lh" itallan-lsonzo iront, aecor'Mng to tne RallraM ciirriwootiU.nl ,o the Ii,il iiniM-a'-hiiiciii to procee W ASHIVOTc i.V .Ian house adopted i resolution a ing the juiiicinr. oommitiee t- lne witnesses In a prellmlni pcachinent Investlaation fi Repreaentath e nucha nun's cgainst United Males Attnrw .-ball of New York. e Policemen I atalli injured. SAN CRANCWCO, Feb. 1. A policeman '.ens fatally shot and an unidentified bandU was grounded, bul etsaped with two others when policemen Inter 4 rupted bttflian In a saloon tills morning. TtlreS robberl were 4 captured after ii ti asperate bat 4 tie 1 tsssflSMSMm The Malen Burnett School or PIMM ilng will give a recital at tlio Presbyterian church Saturday. Feb - ruary (, at ; p. m. Those taking pari will he pupil of Miss Burnett and Miss Nellie lHve Whiting There will he no admisalon charged and th I public Is cordially Invited. Kd Martin if Kcho was in the yesterday. Victor Mason was in from Ills home .il Helix yesterday. Kvalyn Skinner of Kcho is a guest of the Bowman. e. c. iteddow of Hermlaton is u Pendleton visitor today. Mr. and Mrs. F. II. Hughes of Wal la Walla are .it tile Pendleton, I J. M. Harrison, prominent Birch creek farmer, was lu the city yester day. H. ii. Hurlburt was among the Hermiston visitors in the city yester-1 Mrs. Iletta Womhaugh. well known trained nurse. Is absent from the city, I having been called to the east end of I the county. Mrs. S, F. Bailie was hostess yes terday afternoon at four tables ol auction bridge. Honors were won by j Mrs. Dean Tntom George C Earley, an employe of I the Portland water office, will arrive in the morning to visit Ray le Fevre j chief clerk of the Hotel Pendleton STORM CAUSES LOSS (Continued from page one.) Cieorge Itel Hawk, on Indian on McKay creek, has reported to Major Swartzlander that he has lust 10 head of cattle. The Indian bureau has taken up the feeding of 100 head nf cattle be longing to an Indian woman, Ami - kayayecht. an aunt of Joe Crali The cattle are at Cayuse and were with- out feed. According Major Swnrulander few of the Indians have reported any losses. In most cases the Indian work horses are provided for. but their cajroaw, running on the range, will undoubtedly suffer. The cay- uses, however, are not or great value so the financial loss won't be heavy INTERIOR HARD HIT ports received by superintendeni er of the Umatilla forest, indl- the hay supply is becoming e with an advancing price. Cat-i suffering ln some moru cases than the sheepmen, stockmen have run feed and Irlving their cattle ' hers where feed Is to betrenH,y heavy. There Is now two had It ia a hardship on the stock to be driven through the snow. The most serious reports received by Supt. .'ryder relate to the sec tions around .Spray and Lone Bock There is an unofficial report that there is six feet of snow on the ground at the forest ranger station on Oranlte Meadows at the head or Birch creek. WINTER LAMBS SOON We are all right but the feeding is expensive,'- says Du j Smythe of Smythe Bros. "At present prices it is coating us from 11300 to Jl.'O'. per day to feed Most of our stuff is at Arlington or cross the river In Washington We have enough feed to last until March 1 and can buy I more if we need it It Is merely a question of expense. Our winter i lambing Is to start February 10 and the storm is bad on .that a unt However we have sheds and suffi-1 cient feed SO the lambs will nol suf fer." FEED PRICES UP Qra, L E fa I A strenuous vlnter baa not onl 1 1 depleted the supply of hay bul ia I ...c. iaunt-u 1U, il itr in iiuvuiice Hill' terlally. Baled alfalfa ion haa i II 1 -mJ I bought heie at 2l per tor, Wheat If you h.v, . do TKTCl your dentistry, we rue kmivcdcai rAn 111 D N I ifu:i-:it,tii, vill 11 ill I .Il I'M T Bllll ford a simple car of proved Ijj u .. mm i i .. I fillil fiitalltv A cur onvans I'nn nniriit ue uieaseo or ii I ..P..v, . A' 8 1 anyone can care for and a car that will cost you noth- :j l brings pleasure, service and satisfaction j jj llll to evervbodv. The car of more than a ". ing. Mill :: "... ..... : FI 5 a lourinjf t.ar 49Z.45; Kunaiioin iiz.45 ithri Read our big ads II f. o. b. I'endli'toii. On display and sale at , p,, P I ROUND-UP CITY AUTO CO. ry Im- n each hndavs i u,o,.i , L.i . F BlO-812 Garden St. , . ., I 81 Oil, OAJ UTO AOOESSOfUER l paper. They will j j C A Few Firestone Tire at $9.40. tell jrou I 19 a ' H ! What is What I j 1 i Two lady assistants sj : J i Two lady assistants m 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 r 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 j 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 r m i i f 1 1 WAISTS PETTICOATS WAISTS j ARE YOU INTERESTED We know you will be il" you see the line we received by express today. Our co-operative buyer have bought them f for you at price far below all competition. See this line and be convinced. 98c Ladies' Waists Splendid assortment in fancy stripe voiles, suisene and seco silks, white voiles, lawns and f batiste late insertions and embroidered fronts, $1.50 1 value fur s $1.98 Ladies' Waists Tub silks, new styles, fancy stripes' fast colors. $2. ."o value $1.98 5 $2.98 Ladies' Waists The early Spring novelties in dark i fancy stripe silk waists, $4.00 value S2.98 Petticoats We have listened to the dictates of Madame Fashion and can show you the latest in silk petticoats 1 in taffeta ami silk charmeuse in black, white and the leading high colon at . $1.98, $2.98. $3.49 And our Windows will offer you many suggestions of s value in all lines. i : i ; 11 YOll CAN DO 5 BKTTKH AT InllllllllllllllllllllllllllllNllllllllllllHIIH for less than $::, per ton. The sd vnce in grain feed Is due to the fact I many sheepmen and cattlemen are I using chopped barley or other form I of. grain feed In intuition to hay. w I , i . ! , ti tu '.I 11 lu - !,l wrm'lf I .... - may do wttn one-iourtn me oruinury amount of hay. Some consider I ; feed than alfalfa. 1 TheTf' Te reports as to the amount of hay available. It Is rPOrt4 the Albers Co of Portland I has l.ititvht tin nil the Ilernilston hav 11 18 known to thftt m other vC' , li"n" "1,u n hu, na been Watty. 80IU If T?E, EHJS ' nMMatllaa sklas mnraltiir T 1 Ma. oregonlun this morning, T. J Ma honev cashier of the bank at BaPDl&P T amply provided with feed i ner BU(i rfral the situation though i serious, was not alarming In UMtlKOrm will lie ln the extra expense oi ! section There has been some cattle I feeding. U. N. Stanfield Is one of the loBt at gprayi ne gaid, but none at j L,me Ul.k Ke.(1 ls i,,n ,hipped In from tne outside and yesterday some balad hav was bought for 130 per ton Heppner. He says there Is hay to be had at Echo. Thus far the i (im.g Morrow county have only normal, but the snowfall is ex- feet nf snow on the ground at Hepp ner and Ihe total snowfall lor Janu ary was 41 Inches (This Is practical Iv the same as Pendleton. FEEDING 10,000 HEAD From his company's ranch near Pilot Rock this morning Senator J .V Burgess said he believed most stockmen In that section were well prepared to feed two weeks more If necessary. However the heavy snow is causing uneasiness. The worst fea ture ls to make It very difficult to move stock or to move feed. The Cunnlnffeattl company Is feeding It," WHY WALK WHEN YOU CAN RIDE To any part of the city for 16c. Buy a book of tickets good for 20 rides for $:?.00 and save 10c on each ride. The oldest and best Taxi and Touring car service in the city, most careful and efficient drivers. 4 Taxi cabs and 2 Touring cars at your service. Any part of the city or country day or night. Tickets on Sale at French Restaurant. PARKER TAXI CO., PHONE 98. i nuiswn u wiie re, rveiiHiiit' -i'i .hc iui I owners rrom rord agents everywhere. II J 1 1 i t r t t 1 1 1 f ! 1 1 1 1 m 1 1 1 f 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 j 1 1 1 1 Illllllllinii Illlllllllllllllllllllillllllir 1 MM and will tint suffer from any loss of fped. The early lambing will not start until March 1 on the com pany's ranch and the senator says the lambing season generally will be later .i . . . . 1 uua year in tnat section FUTURE LOSSES POSSIBLE While the losses thus far are few anywhere In eastern Oregon the chief danger In In the future If feed sup. plies should run short liefore the spr ng grass becomes good stock will ro onto grass feed In poor condition. That always means losses to cattle or to sheep, as the early spring weather Is often hard on stock. . Stanfield Sheep Safe I It Is 1 1 11 1 1 f THt (I I X I thill I he . - I I II I 1 , It Is understood that the Stanfield and that the only trouble from the 'heaviest growers In eastern Oregon 1 and his sheep In various part of the northwest. Most of these sheep are I close to transporiitlon where feed may I be shipped lu If necessary. have good 'goods in use In can get all we c ftiui to employ and properly c took now of new best homes, and in sell Need 110.. ejeemsn, advertise ver the stnle for three y ears at which time business turns and will carry Itself and pay handsome dividends. 1 sold 116. 000 worth of goods In 1 1 6 with out capital and made nt 14100.00 Can do lhree times as well if not handicapped for ready cash. Title note proposition. It will pay you to investigate W per Bast Oregonian.