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DAILY EVEI1G EDITION DAILY EVEIi!::B EDIT!0:i Tonil'h' n, Tl'ur-I'i f" to ai)Vi:htiskhs Th' V,m Orfxonlnn lias the buna flfV ami rn ui'I mill cln ulflllnn of any 'Bht lu uri-trnn, runt of port liiml and by far the Imvst circulation lu Ivudleiou of oy lii'wupapor. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 28 HST BUSH DESTROYED Fifty are Drowned, Twenty Eight Injured and Eleven Hundred Saved from Wreck MINEORTORPEDQ RESPONSIBLE IIKLIFAFI) Id X Kit WAS BRINGING WolNDI.D FROM SMOSIKA WI1F.N l-OST C.AHHIFJ) NO RMS AND WAS .UST COM" PLFTF.D AT START OF WAR. I.ONDOX. Xov. 22. The ad nilrulty ajiiioiiiin-d thBt the Hrit , hospluil ship RritUuilo sank In the ' channel of Acrgeaii lira yeMU-rduy. Fifty were drown ed, twenty eight Injured ad cloven hundred tuned. A mine or tori-slo wax rfniMHiHllli. The White sua1 llm was the largest British vessel. She was a ncc' rll0 WTOW steamship f 1M5H !"" s"" Max finished bu-t yf and the admiralty Immediately requisiti oned Ikt an a hospital wL Tho Km channel 1" between the Greek iiiHlnland and Ben Wand. Plans' allhd w'l" the Z.c channel on route to Salonika. XI V YORK, Xov. 22 While Star office anuoumxd the Brlt tanle had newr been armed. Her eonstruillon was commoted after the war and him never rnwstl In Tnuihailuiillo Tih S1k usually curried twenty five hun dred eoth. two hundred nurses, one liundred hiireeoiiN and nine hundred allor, K believed the llrltuinle wu bringing wound . ed from Suloklnu wlien destroyed. U. S. SHIP BRINGS ARGENTINE WHEAT (JAIAKSTOX. Nov. Zl . The Ame rican steamer AiiKiMe arrived from Rnenos Ayres carrying a hundred and eightv thousand bushels of Argentine wheat for the Amerlriui market. Cap tain Knipers declared that several other steamers were at IMenos Ayre) loading wheat for American ports. AllAMSOV LAW DM I.ARI D CXCOXSTITI TIOX VI, Y .11 1M.I. KANSAS CITY. Nov. 22. Federal Judge Hook declared the Adamson law was unconstitutional and Invalid. He refused the redernl attorney's ap plication for a dismissal of the Mis souri and Oklahoma Oulf railroad's Injunction against the law. The Judge said: "My decision merely i,.. ...attli.tr the ease to the I'nlt- """ '" " ...... ed States supreme pourt as raniuiv as possible. 1 gave the government time to perfect an appeal to the highest i court. " Federal District Attorney Wilson and Special Counsel Hagerman Imme diately started preparing an appeal. The supreme court decision will defi nitely decide the luws constitutionality. PENDLETON WOMAN Hi SUIT TO BREAK WILL Mrs. Maniile MatUwmi Would Sot Aside Mother's Will Which l,eave S.10,000 Kstate to Mrs. David To bias of Seattle. Mrs. Mannie Matthews of this city, wife of Sicke Matthews who formerly ran a barber shop here. Is now In the limelight In Portland through a case which she has brought In court to break the will of her mother, Mrs. Anna K. Dale. The estate is valued at JHO.diin mid the will leaves only 1800 to Mrs. Matthews and the bal ance to Mrs. David H. Tobias of Se attle, a daughter of Mrs. Matthews. The following story of the trial Is from the Portland Journal: Senatiotial testimony was given to day by Miss Mattie Crane In the Anna K. Dale will contest being heard be fore County Judge Clceton. The tes timony was In support of the charges ol Mrs. Nannie Matthews of Pendle ton, daughter of the late Anna K. Dale, thai her own da lighter nnd son-in-l.iw, Mi. and Mrs. David S. Tobias of Seat He. had. l improper influence Induced Mrs. Dale ! leine I ho bulk of her $3ii.'iimi estate to the Tobiases Mrs. t 'l'u im- -:iid she lived for iiiiinv (I'oiiMn'ied en I'liKe 6.1 DAILY N IN ZEA CHANNEL SB- THE DALLES HEARS Of PENDLETON WORK J. V. Tallman (;lvi Spirited Talk at Chamber of Commerce Banquet In Tlutt City. That Pendleton is a town that works together fur the community good and never quits was declared by J. V, Tallman, speaking for the Pendleton Commercial Association at the Cham ber of Commerce banquet in The Dalles night before last. In a .straight from the shoulder talk Mr. Tallmun explained how lucal bankers. newspapers and other busi nessmen unite when the common good of (he city or county la at stake. He told of the building and maintenance of the woolen mill, the establishment of the lilrwett harvester factory and other Industries and of the manner in which the normal school canpaiKti was handled. Owing to the fact The Dalles has been torn with factional strife the re marks by the Pendleton man were es pecially appropriate and were vlxor ously cheered. PORTLAND BIDS UP FOUR CENTS TODAY CHICAOO, Nov 23. After a sharp cpenlng advance wheat declined when eximrtors denied reports of large ex port orders. December is down one I'i'd a half below the opening at ll J-f May Is down .1-4 at tl.2 1-2. July is down 2 1-4 at S 1.58 1-4. CHK'AiSO, Nov. the ast Oregonlan) !2. (Special to Range of prices today: Open. High. low. l.ec. 1.89 $1.90 I1.87H May SI. 84 S1.S5V S1.S14 Close. 1.S8 J1.S3 V, Portland. PORTLAND. Ore.. Nov. 22. (Sie-c!at--CIub J152; bluestem tl.62. MURPHY WAS GUEST AT LOCAL Husiiiessnien Honor Newly Namtnl Ward, Who I8 Popula Hero and Whose lKnarture Is llegreuet Complimenting Oiptaln c. A. Mur. phy on his appointment as warden nf the state penitentiary a luncheon wjis ,M, t Ik. Untul limHIuInn ' - under the auspices of the Commercial l lu" managers wun zo local uusmees- men In attendance Warm praise for the appointment of Captain Murphy, together with re gret that he Is to leave Pendleton marked the few brief toasts itlvon. Among those to speak were Dr. P. W. Vincent, Judge S. A. Lowell. Will M. Peterson. Ion Cohen, R. Alexander. Rev. Snyder and Captain Murphy. W. R. Hrock, president of the club, acted as toostmaster and expressed the regret of the organization over Mr. Murphy's departure from Pendle ton. Those In attendance at the lunch eon included M. Murphy, W- K. Brock; Mayor ,T. A. Be't. Dr. F. W. Vincent. Dr. W. McNary, R. D. Sayres, Leon Cohen. Roy T Bishop, Rpyal M. Sawtelle, George Baer. C. K. Cran ston. It D. ray. J. V. Tollman, B. R. Thompson, R. Alexander, George A. Hartman, Rev. J. K Snyder, B B. Aldr'ch. J. F. Robinson, David Nelson, Earl Tulloch, C. E. Ash, T. D. Taylor, Will M. Peterson and Judge a A. Lowell. ItKSCt'ED CRF.W HAS IHTTF.H 'OMPIiAIT AtJAINST KUKt'irPUH VANCOCVF.U, B. C, Nov. 92. Members of the crew of the steamer Romano, which was wrecked Satur day near Wrangall have arrived here. They complained bitterly regarding i he treatment they received aboard the Alaska steamship companys freighter Admiral Fvnns. News Summary CioniTtol. I'mm-ror of Au.sl.riu dond. H it Ilrlt'sh hiteinl ship l,e-t Portland baa murder mystery. VESSEL EAST OEEGONIAN, PENDLETON. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1916. ACCUSE "INTERNATIONAL SPY" OF BLACKMAIL SET WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. The Ger. man embassy, after causing the arrest of Dr. Armgaard Karl Graves, self stlcr "int'rantlnnnl spy'1 for an al leged effort to blackmail the Coun tess von Rernstorff, wife of the tier- man ambassador, will not appear to press the charge against him it was said today As a consequence depart ment of justice official" do lint see how he can be held as the only wit ness outside embassy ofiidals are gov. eminent detectives. gWM'WWWJ'wsgJWJSJlli m .ii i ii. ii ,iiLiJ;., t i ). 'I ; it -C Y . i tt f bs. i X' :'' ! s U -; f Af K- I X -'I . ' V 'I "i I ; fltfvr":;. ' J : 1 I I I..'- I .1 : t ... I ' r3" ) ' i .' i 0 -p PLANS MADE FOR THE SECOND ANNUAL CITY CHRISTMAS TREE Plans for Pendleton s second annu al Christinas celebration were made yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the general committee which consists of R. Alexander, Rev. J, K. Snyder, J. H. Gwlnn, R. D. Kayres and D. H. Nelson. Sub-committees were ap pointed to handle the various phases of the celebration. The celebration will consist of a Christmas tree at the Intersection of Main and Court streets where an ap propriate program will be given dur. ing the even'ng, Fifteen hundred bags of candy will be given out by n Santa Clans to children who will be provld- led with tickets In advance. I THREE DIE AS FLAMES DESTROY HOMESTEAD SANTA ROSA, Calif., Nov. 22.- Clyde liebarron aged two, Robert Le larron, one, ami Mrs. Nash of Saxon, Idaho, were burned to death last night when fire destroyed the l-barron homestead eighteen miles wes. Mrs. Nash was taking care of the children during the parents absence. She died while attempting to rescue them. The parents and friends went to a dance near the house. Mrs. N'nsh tint DKNIFS UI'TORT OF FIRF. ARMS UF.ING NMl!;;i,KD INTO ,lll. SAt.l'M. Nov. 22.- Deputy Warden ! Sherwood of the Oregon petrtentl.it v denied the report that rifle- and re-1 World have been arrested Th. volvers were smuggled inside for a ' rived on a freight '"rem ti e IV; jail break. Only one box of car' -1 Sound district. Dele, ttves I, an ridges was known to be liiflde th. 'ihit s enl -flv, un i,. fr.i.n V in. . orison. A triMv confessed . mtiglinu i wr. Washington, arc iai';.:- t" -it ;n D is not Unowi wlvr.' o w -y ier tlie ci" S ii t ' llUbh II ' ed ell r "ate According to the charge, Graves ap peared at the German embassy with a letter written to the Countess von Vernstorff by : woman friend In Ger many and endeavored to procure mon ey for it. He interviewed the chan cellor of theembaHsy. who caused hi- arret. Graves threatened sensation ' I 1 disclosures' m case he is proeciite 1 j Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Rugg, pioneer The embassy, it 1 said. Is anxious only j residents of Cmatilla county, yester. to procure certain letters now in th"rty enjoyed an occasion that is given possession of the department of jus- j ,ut few married couples to enjoy, the tice and whh h it is understood will , sixtieth anniversary of their wedding be turned over on request. . i day. Thirty-five or forty friends sur- D. H. Nelson was named as chair man of the finance committee, J H Gwlnn was given charge of the deco rations. Rev Snyder was cominis stoned to take charge of the program J. F. Robinson and T. D. Taylor were named to negotiate with Santa Claus for an appearance, Hal Bishop was appointed to prepare the music, Miss Kdith Power and Kugene Molitor were named to retain the children's choir which will sing Christmas car. nls and It. Alexander was named to prepare the Christmas treat. Miss Bailey, physical culture instructor for girls in the schools, will train some o? her students to give folk dances about I the tree. the childr n to bed Inn their own bed room and herself retired early. At midnight an oil lump near the bed ex ploded. The led clothing blaed and Mrs. Nash seiwd the otmger child and attempted to flee down the st.iir- wav. The fire spread raplilh and cut 1 off her escape. She II exhausted at the head of the stairs and died there.) lb mm'int'. File Fen-c.s. An elder ehi'd was burned to death I The democratic county committee in bed. i yesterdaj afternoon filed its state- t I icent of campaign contriluitiMis and " ' ' .openses. The statement showed THIHTV-F.I4.IIT I. W. W. AI'.F ! contributions totaling IMa and ex VRROTI'l) IN pol'.ri.AND 1 cnditnres totaling .13:. The follow J ng contributionh were received; T. D. PORTLAND. Nov 22 Tlurt - j Tnylor MO", C. P. Strain fr.ii. It. K. eight ltid'isiral Workers hi the ar g 't FRANZ JOSEPH DIES mm HAVE ANOTHER Henry Johnson, Clerk, Missing and Walls of His Hotel Room I Found Covered With Blood I ROOMMATE IS DETAINED Woino Jakcl, Diwxnend Packing Saudici j tut Declares Two Men At" tartu-d aud Beat Johnson . PORTLAND, Nov 22. Henry Johnson, a clerk, is missing and the' Police found his hotel room walls j were spattered with blood and the j mattress bloody. A half filled bottle I of alcohol was on the floor, together w ith bloody rags. The police dlscov-1 ere,l Waino Jakels, hi. room mate, ! packing a satchel. Jakels said two' men attacked Johnson e po"c released Jakels after Interrogation. Detectives are hunting Johnson. They feared ne may be murdered. Wife .Mioses IWrtiim. Alleging that her husband, John K. Thurmond, desertd her June 29, 1915. Ethel Thurmond today brought suit for divorce. - They were married In California on April 29, 1915, Rules K Raley are her attorneys. I. AND IS. A. RUBG MARRIED 60 YEARS Many friends call to Congratulate Well Known Cmatilta pioneers on fKn-a-slon. rr:sed them during the evening by tiling at their home at 1903 East ! Court street unannounced and spend ing several hours with them. Mr. and Mrs. Rueg were married I in Wisconsin, Nov. 21, 1S5S. Follow. mg their marriage they lived in Kan. .-.is for a few years. Mr. Rugg served during the civil war and at its close came to Cmatilla county to engage In fanning and stockraising. Twent years ago they retired from active life and moved to Pendleton where they have been living since Mr. llugg is 85 ami Mrs. Rugg TT. anl both are in good health. During the evening Mr. Rugg re sponded to the occasion by singins "When Vou nnd I Were Young. Mar gie." with a quartet joining with him in the chorus. Mrs. Fklund read an original poem which was dedicated tn the "bride and groom." Late in the evening refreshment were served. The guests at the anniversary cele bration Included Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stockman, Mrs. H. L. Oliver, Mrs. John Stockman, Mrs. N. J. GilHam, MURDER CASE i Mr nnd Mrs. S. A. Newberry, Mr and "n al lne .agiea-wooaman nan a Mrs. A. Eklund Mr. and Mrs. D. B. ur,1,l' noon- The affair Is being lven Waffle. Rev and Mrs. , E. Gornall. hJ' the Pendleton local and the stock Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Mowry, Mr. and holders in the new elevator company Mrs. A. J. Owen, Mr. and Mrs Roland , nprp- T"" ' no set program but tliver. the families of A. V. and G. Viiri,,us outside speakers of interest G. Rugg and Mr. and Mrs. Hal j wi" he her' Among them will be Bishop. j J- O. Brown, of Portland, president of G. W. and A W Rugg of this citv the Farmers Union of Oregon, F. C. are sons of Mr. and Mrs A. H. Rus j and In addition they have four other children. Mrs. Alice Southard of Stockton, Kan.. Karl and Kmory r.ift; Ijimona, Wash., and niphlll of Pilot Rock. Mrs Nellie An lerson K'U. f. 'mini 1Ji. W. M i II M --h $: a, II. .1. '.vard ?10, G. J. Foster '.. i ile.l lis ei e j'eti am. : An 'sin-.. iit-du T Br P :. and ia n. , lerk a nient sh i - Commands Roumani& and Russian Armies . ' - t - r I q'ehrrAx. sakharcfe Lieutenant-Ceneral Vladimir Sak j haroff, one of the ablest of Russian commanders a,na long in commana oi the cxar'a forces i Galicia who has been sent to the Drobrudja to take command of the Russo-Roumantan armies In an effort to check the Ger- man and Bulgarian troops under Gen. eral von Mackensen. General Sak- haroff and General Bertholet, a Frenchman, have supreme command of the allied forces In the Balkans, ex - elusive of Oeneral Hsvrraira rorces n Greece. TODAY'S WAR HEWS LONDON, Nov. 22. Haig re ported the British re-rndsed pe trol north of Anere. The Ger mans slid led the British right front south of Ancre. BERLIN, Xov. 22. It Is an nounced that two German de tachments penetrated British trenches, destroyed a defensive works and catured numbers of prlsoneiN. PARIS, Xov. 22. Dispatches! indicated the Italian Macedonian front is the most active. The Italians are advancing west of Monastic The Russian made galas north of Monastir. The Germans retreated Prilcpward. Thcv abandoned enormous food and munitions storm, railway ve hicles and engineering material. WILL DISCUSS BULK GRAIN AT LUNCHEON I'eiutleion Ixxal of Farmers I'nioo i and Stockholders of New FJcratof i Vmpaiiy Will he Hunts at Affair In ' i:alc-Woodman Hall Saturday. The subjects of bulk grain and Pendleton as a primary gr;!X market, entitled to a lower rate east than Portland or the sound cities, will be considered at a Farmers Union lunche- 'urrell of the Burrell Kngineenng Construction Co. of Chicago and pos- "''!. G. R. Hergardt of the Port o( Portland. I train th:s morning The to girls did wmiii n uim iirfrn'n,,t ri"''ir ln 'uh "h"'"" "I"UM)' WUULU WIN WrLl0n,? wearing a gr.en cat st m. 444 SO HE JOINS ARMY 444 JOHN TWOHY HERO T "id POKTUXND. Nov. 22. John Twohy, Jr., son of the Portland Seattle capitalist, will go to Montr.' ai tc enlist I'l the Canadian c.i.aliy wm a wife. He s.uj the girl h r told him to 1 rove his ir...:iho fithtliK the Germ. i'i. Tnh. to (.""nad i this week. H. n v.il the i ; I - i ! i' v. l.l l;ll.i f iMt.iin . t - t - ,! r. i ' (?' M ' V ?M i ' iIniw ,, r.i W.nd ! rl,.n.l. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER NO. 897:'. Aged Ruler in Fairly Good Health Until Few Hours Be fore His Death Tuesday SUCCESSION FACES TROUBLE Kingdom on Tore of Division with Hungary, HeKtlve Coder HAiwborg Yoke Increase of PrnssUa Dom. loMa IS Looked For. VIENNA, Nov. 22. Emperor Frani Joseph died at nine o'clock Tuesday night, aged eighty aaron years. He had ruled sixty-eight years. Death was caued by Inflamation nf the lungs and catarrh. LONDON, Nov. 22. Vienna failed officially to announce Frans Joseph' aeatn. u u learned Frani h falr,y g00(J heaUh Monday n witliiix a few hours of his end Hi recelve)1 Baron Burlan but WM Ufl. ablo eeep Xuesday niKnt H( uf, fereji wkh throat A( Qtnr. twenty O.clock h sud-tn, seatureJ t0 , throat trled idl m w Sneoetiwr la Notified. Archduke Charles Francis Josepk was Immediately notified. Charfeo succeeds Franz Josef. The kaiser was notified hy telephone. It la un derstood the kaiser, the cxar of Bul garia, and the Turkish crown print will attend the funeral. A conference, of the Austrian and Hungarian pre miers, scheduled for this week wma immediately postponed. The Hungarian cabinet held a spe cial session. New Rule Fkor DUfh-nltiex. The new Austrian emperor has re ceived a good military diplomacy training. He assumes the throne at a t'me when the strongest ruler would have difficulty In maintaining th empire Intact and strong. Hungary is restive under the Hapsburg yoke. Strong leaders have appeared there. They want Hungary a separate klajr dof. The Immed ate result of Franx Josefs death win probably Increase the Prussian domination of the cen tral empires. Germany probably wf! find Charles easily Influenced. The work of embalming the body has started. The heart was removed and placed In a separate vessel Late It will be bur'ed with the body, which will probably lie In state for a week at the Hofhiirg Augustiner church. Interment will be mule in the ancb?n chipel where 11J Hapshurgs are buried. TW1N GIRLS HELP ALEXANDER IN HIS TRUNKSENSATION A partial solution tn Alexander great trunk mystery was furnish! this morning at the depot when llu mystic and his troupe departed for La, Grande. Instead of three girls ap pear ng with him as on the stage there were four, and two of them lonkiM as much alike as two peus. They were evidently twins and their own mothe' would have difficulty In illsttng'ibth ing one from the other If they went dressed alike. Those who saw Alexander's enter tainment will readily recall the curlr , ha re-l girl who was locked In thi trunk and who was also used in lh , "floating In the air'' trick She i wrw who appeared In duplicate at the one side of the depot, an 1 th I. and the other 'wear nv a brown coat. at nn th op I posite side while waiting for the train j other member of the tro'ipe wer with each j The 't 'h.u there were two girl' closely resenihling ell''h other eiplal'i' I how the ntyi'le seem'nKlv makes th- isame girl ippe ir In the b.n k of the J theater al'ie-i' at the same nm i' that -be di-ifpe.ir.. from the Vtigw j Al'iitol-r enfert iIikkI iti.,l!e- jerow-l I i ' t ist ev.MI'g w O ll h el iniL-i' ,!,! el -p.'thv A -id gnu "n that he !a a ' .ve. he la a l"ile 'to- mo ' rel r one win, v r H ar ! b.-te u'l.t ni"'e I' T '' -'. oi. it. -, d 'r, f.b.k- . REIGNED ikxrn AiiOTni ! HUOiniH ! FOR 68 YEARS