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r v EYEING EDITION diyeve!1!;;geditio:i TO ADVERTISERS Thtirsil!s f .1 r. The Kait Oregonlan hu the largest bos tide and guarauteed paid circulation of any PIkt In Oregon, cut of Portland and by far tbe largeat circulatloo In Pendletoa of any sawipaper. v, r. , i DM. M: tin ' Verature 51: mini- rr.um 28; . ri -il .01 Inch, li'ht wind; cloud . CITY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAH3 VOL.28 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1916. NO. 8980 (M LEVY era IS 1 MILLS Seven and a Half Mills for General Purposes, Two for Streets and Half Mill for Library. COUNCIL FORMALLY ADOPTS I jut Year Levy Wm Nine and Half Tax Mow WU1 Raise IM.OOO, Which With Annual Deilnaineucr Will Clot Receipt to $58,000. Pendleton' tax levy for city pur pose next year will be tea mill, the city council last evening formally adopting an ordinance making that levy. ' The budget t upon which the levy la baaed waa adopted several weeka ago and no objection waa mado by the people. Of the total levy (even and a half mills will be for general purposes, two mills for streets and a half mill for th library. Last year and for a good many yean past the levy has been nine and a halt mills. The budget of expenses as prepar ed calls for the expenditure of about 161, CIS. The assesed valuation ot city property this year Is approxi mately 5,500,OOO or about $250,000 less than last year due to reductions made In the valuation of buildings by the assessor. A ten mill tax would produce 156,000 If all of the taxes ware paid. However, there Is an an nuel delinquency of about $3000 which would cut the tax receipts down to 152,000. The city has an annual revenue of about $4000 from fines, licenses, etc.. which would hring the grand total- a to" 15.00J or eboet $260 more thaa the badge! total. HAIL YOUR UttS PACKAGES EARLY (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. "Do your Christmas mailing early and that means do It now." Fearful of a rush of business in the several days before Christmas which will Jam the postal system so that seme mall will necessarily be delayed, officials today came to bat with the above warning. "1J Is absolutely urgent." said one. "that mall going to foreign countries get away at once if Christmas deliv eries are hnped for. The censorship ot the belligerent countries spells de lay and even countries not at war are having trouble with their mall." Postal employees are looking for ward with dread to the Christmas par eel post load. If those who usually wait until the last minute will only hurry up. mark the package, Not To Be Opened Until Christmas," they will confer a series of Joys, one to the recipient and one each to every petal employe who has to handle the pack age. U.S. MARINES ENJOY THANKSGIVING DAY llrcrnlta at Depot on Mare Island Have Fine Dinner With Turkey and AU the "Filing." MARE ISLAND, Cal., ' Nov. $0. (Special) United States Marines a the recruit depot here are spending Thanksgiving In a manner reminis cent of other days back home with the fnlk Mihre nle turkey with all the '"flxlns," and other good things, make the dinner given by Uncle Sam to his "sea soldiers" this day an event long to be remembered. The menu, whloh will be served to U. 8. Marines in all rarta of the world today, whether they are serving aboard ship In China, or nn dutv with the expeditionary forces lr. Santo Domingo, la similar to th one given below: Cream of Tomato Soup Lobster Salad Olives Celery Roast Turkey with Oyster Dressing Cranberry Sauce Blbiet oravy Cold Boiled Ham Mashed Irish Potatoes Candied Nancy Hall Sweet Potatoes Assorted Chocolate Drops Assorted Nuts California Oranges I North Taklma Apples Mince Pie Raisins Pumpkin Pie Clt-arettes Fruit Cake Cigars Bread Butter Coffee Cider X rtt WM PROGRAf 1 IS IIOUHCED FOR THE ELKS AflfJUAL With Judge John P. Kavanaugh of Portland as the speaker, Pendle ton Lodge No. 18, B. P. O. E., will hold Its annual lodge of sorrows next Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock la the Alta theater, Services In memor. lam of the departed brothers wilt bs held and the public is Invited to at tend. The following Is the program which will be given: Overture Funeral Muroh (Cho pin); Handel's Largo ',. . Pendleton Orchestra 8olo No Night There Mrs. 8. H. Forshaw Opening Ritualistic Exercises , Pendleton Lodge No. 2SS Roll Call of "Our Absent Brothers" Secretary Fits Gernld Instrumental Trio Meditation (Maffenlt) Mrs. W, C. E. Prultt Miss Gaynell Baldwin, Lou Steel hammer. Opening Ode (Aald "Auld Lang Byne" By the Audience Solo Beyond the Gates of Para dise (King) ...8. J. Lynch The officers of the lodge are John Mumm, exalted ruler, Charles Vlnler, STANFIELD IS SURE ALTHOUGH RIVALS Robert N. Stanfleld of Pendleton, Joint representative from Umatilla and Morrow counties, will be the next speaker of the house In the Oregon legislature if his claim of 40 votes is supported by the votes. He has giv en out a public statement to the ef fect that his election Is assured as he has pledges from nine more than the 31 necessary for a choice. L E. Bean of Eugene clalmB that Stanfleld is trying to stampede the members and still thinks he will be speaker. He claims 22 votes. Yes terday George C. Brownell of Oregon City threw his hat Into the ring and Is now an avowed candidate for speaker. Though Mr. stanfleld has not given out a list of his supporters, gossip credls him with the following votes: Sum H. Brown, Charles F. Elgin. W. Al Jones and Ivan G. Martin of the Marlon county delegation, who pledged themselves to Mr. Stan f lei. 1 at a meeting of the delegation In Sa lem, at which Mr. Stanfleld had been Invited to be present Monday night. F. H. Porter and Charles Chtlds, of Linn county. Charles T. Sweeney, of Josephine county. Benjamin C, Sheldon, of Jackson county. W. P. Lafferty of Benton county. Conrad Stafrln of Polk county. W. V. Fuller of Lincoln and Polk counties. ' Frank A. Rows of Tillamook and Yamhill counties. 8. A. D. Meek of Washington county. Harold C. Stephens of Clackamas county. LODGE OF SORROW esteemed leading knight, Volney Bybee, esteemed loyal knight, James R. Bowler, esteemed lecturing knight, Thos. Fits Gerald, secretary, R. C Mayberry, treasurer, Ross W. Carney, esquire, R. L. Toungren. Inner guard, F. J. McMontes, chaplain, and Thos. Smart, tyler. The memorial committee consists of Cllve S. Cheshire, Arthur Keenan, Charles Vinler, F. J. McMonles and D. B. Bailey. The ushers will be Ralph Hassell and Blaine Burton. Olga Norgren wil lact as accompan- First PavMiff Bonds Paid. City Recorder Thos. Fits Gerald reported last evening that the first paving bonds Issued in Pendleton ha. all been taken up They were Issurl ten years ago to cover the deferred payments for the Improvemnt of Main stret from the bridge to Bluff and Court street from Main to Vin cent. That pavement, laid at a cost of $2.20 a yard cost in all about $50 000 but all but $6000 was paid in cash. ' J OF SPEAKERSHIP WON'T ADMIT CLAIMS Stephen A. Matthieu, Lionel C. Mackay, Arthur C. Callan, Hamilton F. Corbett, K. K. Ktfcli, George T. Willett, Plowden Rtott and D. C. Lewis of Multnomah county. Albert W. Mueller of Columbia county. Denton G. Burdlck and Vernon A. Forbes of Crook, Grant, Jefferson, Klamath and Lake counties. R. N. Stanfleld of Umatilla and Morrow counties. Lou Hodgen and Roy Rltner of Umatilla county. Fred 8. Ashley of Union and Wal1- lowa counties Charles Albert Small of Union ' onllntv I D. M. Cartmlll of Baker county. "Charles M. Crandall of Harniy and Malheur counties. Clay C. C'ark and C. O. Portwood, of G'lllam, Sherman and Wheeler counties. J. E. Anderson and Mrs, Alexand er Thompson, of Wasco county. Other Vote) Are Expected.' Although J. E. Anderson of Was so, Is tentatively a candidate for speaker, he Is understood to have pledged his vote to 8tsnfleld If he is convinced that there Is no longer a chance for the success of his own candidacy. Mrs. Thompson Is also understood to be pledged to Stanfleld ln that event N William H. Gore of Douglas and Jackson; Tra C, Barber of Yamhill; B. P. Cornelius and Benton Bowman, of Washington, are understood to have strong leanings toward Stanfleld and gossip has It that some of them may be pledged to him. TlffllY Thankpul! XMAS TREE ERECTED AT ALTA Ai Hi MunMped Tree WUI Arrive Here To morrow Will be 45 Feet High and Surrounded by 'Four Other 10 Foot Trees. Pendleton's municipal Christmas tree will arrive in Pendleton tomor row and will be erected at the inter section of Main and Alta streets in stead of Main and Court streets as last year. A meeting of the general committee of which R. Alexander is chairman, was held, yesterday after noon and further plans for the big Yueltlde celebration were made. The tree will be 45 feet high. There will be four other 20 foot trees and one of these will be placed at each ot the four corners of the Intersection Festoons will lead from the central tree" to the four corner trees and col' ored lights will be suspended from them. In the tree will be a myriad of tiny incandescent lights. The Pa cific Power & Light Co. is donating the light for the Christmas center. The finance committee, headed by D. H. Nelson, was out yesterday rais ing money for the celebration.' STOCKMEN WANT RESERVE CREATED (East Oregonian Special.) PILOT ROCK. Nov. 30. The stockmen held a very important meet lng at the Odd Fellows hall on Mon day. They moved to petition the State Game Commission to create permanent game reserve of Camas and Hidaway horse ranges. They al so decided to put riders on the range to watch cattle and tend to the salt lng an thus eliminate cattle thieving. About forty men were present, Includ lng W. Cryder of Pendleton and Mr. McKenzie of the Portland branch. SENTIMENT TRIUMPHS OVER COLD BUSINESS 4 4 4 (By United Press.) 4 WASHINGTON. Nov. 30. 4 That Thanksgiving occurs today 4 the last Thursday ln Novem- 4 her is a triumph of old fash- 4 ioned American sentiment and 4 tradition over "business." 4 Merchants ln many of the big 4 cities, forecasting that the lost 4 Thursday coming the last day 4 of the month, would make the 4 buying season Thanksgiving to 4 Christmas eve a few days 4 shorter than usual, sought to 4 have the president proclaim 4 November iS Thanksgiving day. 4 The Jewelers Board of Trade 4 in New York sent President Wil- 4 son a communication asking for 4 the earlier day. 4 Merchants ln other cities ex- 4 pressed themselves for the ear- 4 Her day and several chambers of 4 Commerce adopted "earlier 4 Thanksgiving resolutions. 4 But Pilgrim tradition trl- 4 umphed. 4 tVAGE INCREASES ADD. filiS 10 PAYROLL NEW YORK, Nov. $0 Pros. perlty reports from several 4 points In the country were re- ceived here yesterday. An an. 4 nouncement was made in a Thanksgiving Day address yes- 4 terday before the Engineers' Club of Chicago, by John W. Leary, president of the Assocla- 4 tlon of Commerce, that twenty. five business concerns of Chi- cago had voluntarily added $10,000,000 to their payrolls, benefiting 100,000 employes. The third increase this year 4 of the wages of the 18,000 em. 4 ployes of the Amoskeag Manu- 4 facturtng Company, makers of 4 cotton goods, of - Manchester, 4 N. H., was announced yesterday. 4 Lowell, Mass , cotton mills 4 also announced an Increase of 4 wages to 18.000 employes, to 4 take effect .December 4. 4 The National India Rubber 4 Company of Bristol, R. I., will 4 Increase by 10 per cent the wa- 4 gea of all employes receiving 4 leas than $2500 a year. This 4 affects $000. The United States 4 Rubber Company ln Woonsock- 4 et and Millvllle, Mass., has 4 raised the wages of several 4 thousand men. , 4 40-CENTS-A-DAY LIVING TEST DEVELOPS ROMANCE Two of the Twelve Demonstrating the "Low Cost of Living" in Chko Engaged. j CHICAGO, Nov. $0. The diet squad of 12 which Is trying to prove that a person can live well for 40 cents a day will have the most elab orate menu of the week tomorrow. Board of health officials conducting the test said they expected . all ef the twelve members of the squad to have gained weight by tomorrow .night Previous to the dance last night there was a net loss of a pound and a half In the total weight of the squad. To morrow's menu follows: Breakfast: Oranges, cereal, toast, coffee. Dinner: Julienne soup, roast pork. sweet i potatoes, celery, pumpkin pie. Super: Cold sliced meat, country friend potatoes, bread, butter, apple sauce, tea. Two of the couples in the diet squad are reported to be engaged and a marriage Is looked for shortly as a result of the test. STOCKHOLM IS 44 444 44 444 KINGS RANSOM 44 444 "44 444 RENDEVOUS OF (By Wm. Philip Simms. United Press Staff Corerspondent.) STOCKHOLM, Nov. . (By Main This is the New Elderado. This Is the New Paris. Some call it "the Venice of the North," but it is Just Stockholm, today the most cosmo politan city In the world, with a char acter entirely its own. Enough champagne U drunk here nightly to float a battleship. Enough money Is spent daily to ransom a king. The drinkers are the peoples of all nations and the spenders are not confined to any race nor any clime. Incidentally the American Legation here is one of the busiest doing bus iness anywhere under the star span gled banner. Minister Ira Nelson Morris of Chicago, needs keep up a full head of steam day and night to clear the work pouring Into his of fice. The affairs of Austria, Ger manly, Turkey, Bulgaria, Russia and Roumania are cleared tnrougn me legation At Stockholm. It is nere that much of the work of exchanging prisoners between Russia and Ger many is conducted. It is here, too. that Russian money for the relief o( prisoners ln Germany is handled ani vice versa. In a tew monins Ger many has turned over to the legation $0,000,000 roubles for German pris oners In Russia. Then there are the letters to open, read and answer. As many as l'i letters came from Germany In one day asking for Information about prisoners In Russia. Other letters come from Swedes In America, or Americans of Swedish origin ask ing for Information. One man wrote that he had heard that Swedish worn en were powerfully - besutiful and asked the minister to find him a wife to bring to America. Of course the ministers represent-!na- the belligerent countries are not particularly "chummy" with one an other. If the British minister wishes to say something to the German min ister, for example, it is obvious that CAMPOLUNG CAPTURED, TOERSBURG PASS OPEN FOR TEUTONIC MARCH BOYS ON BORDER 10 HAVE TURKEY TODAY Twenty Three Thousand Dollars Worth of Thanksgiving Bird Is Purchased by fnited State Gov. eminent. DALLAS, Nov. $0. It la learned that the Wilson company and Meat produce agents, furnished twenty three thousand dollars worth of tur keys for the American border forces. They distributed the birds at the El Paso branch. The government paid an average of 2$ cents a pound. J. HENRY KUNZIE' CALLED BY DEATH After an illness of seven years, J. Henry Kunzie, pioneer resident of Umatilla county, died this morning at St. Anthony's hospital where he had been confined for six years. Dur ing the past four years he had been afflicted with creeping paralysis. Deceased was 78 years old. Before his retirement from business he con ducted a store at Umatilla. He was past grandmaster of the Masonic or der of Oregon. He is survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs. Charles B. Isaacs of this city and Mrs. C J. Bower of San Diego, Calif. The funeral will be held at the Fol- Bom Chapel at 1:30 Friday under the auspices of the. Pendleton lodge of Masons. A Thanksgiving Drunk. The Thanksgiving services at Tutu ills, church on the reservation began last evening and will continue for a full week. Today the Indian congre gation will enjoy a big dinner. Quite a number of Indians from other res ervations are arriving to attend the services. George Tacumse arrived yesterday from the Yakima reserva tion and Silas Corbett and wife arriv ed from Stites, Idaho. Indian Services Begin. Ely Parr is spending Thanksgiving day in the city Jail, having been ar rested this morning for appearing on the streets in a drunken condition. NEW ELDERADO 44 444 44 444 IS SPENT DAILY 44 444 44 444 ALL NATIONS he does not call on him and whisper It tenderly Into his ear. He requests the American minister to do the thing for him as a rule and the same rule holds good as between most of the diplomats. One hears good things about Min ister Morris. They say that despite his exceedingly delicate position ad diplomatic representative and go-between for so many enemy powers, he has the confidence and the esteem of them all. Business men from all over the world flock here. As the countries at war do not like to have commer cial travelers, or any other kind of travelers, passing in and out of their territory, Sweden, at the doorway of Russia. Germany, England, Austria, and France has been made head quarters for busine.ss men from all over the world; the United States, Canada, Argentine, Denmark, Hol land, Spain. Braxll. Chill, China and all the rest And Stockholm Is head quarters for everybody with anything to sell, be It a new Invention for kill ing folks or a patent food calculated to contain nourishment for an en tire regiment In one pill-box. The Idea here in Stockholm Is If a bust' ness man tries to sell to Russia and Russia doesn't buy, he Is not barred from calling on Germany that same sfternoon and offering it to her. If she doesn't buy. the agent may con tinue his rounds without prejudice te himself or his wares. This he could scarcely do anywhere else, even tn the United States or Argentine de spite the fact they are neutrals too. for here he Is practically On the field and In direct comunlcatlon with even the Germans who can week-end here and get back to Berlin to report In a very few hours. Big business is being done hera The great Jewelry establishments as many and as fine almost as one finds in New York. Chicago. Buenos Ayres or London are selling as nevsr be fore and at advanced prices. Bavarians Seize Seventeen Of ficers, 1200 Men, Seven Cannons and Much Baggage ALLIES BOMBARD PHILIP Rain and For Hinder Fighting on Western Front Artillery is Active Between Serra and Ancre on Both Sides of St. Pierre Woods. BERLIN, Nov. $0. (SayvUle) It in announced the Germans have cap tured Campolung in Roumanla and opened the Toersburg pass road for the Teutonic march. The Bavarians) seised seventeen officers, twelve hun dred men, seven cannons and much baggage. Western Roumanian hostile van guards were forced ack. Captain Boerckea squadron of Cuirassiers cap' tured a hostile column near Ciolan- asti Castle. The British attacked the Germane on the western Ypree bend, but were repulsed after hand to hand fight ing. Strong artillerying preceded the assault Foggy weather has contin ued on the western front The artil ltrying has Increased between Serre and Ancre on both sides of St Pierre Vaast woods. PARIS, Nov. $0. It Is announced that allied aeroplanes bombarded Prilep on the Macedonian front Rata and fog is hindering the fighting. There Is artillery duelling at AblaJn- court Pressolre sectors show the only western front activity. CONGRESS 10 PROBE HIGH COST0FF0SJ Embargo and Federal Trade Commis sion Investigation Amour. Most Popular Remedies Suggested. WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. It la strongly indicated that congress In tends to spend considerable time In vestigating high prices. Early arri vals suggested the following remedies: An embargo or law compelling food dealers to sell ten per cent of their to. tal stock every thirty days at pre vailing prices, and a federal trade commission investigation of the whot situation with recommendations. It is believed President Wilson and cabi net will strongly favor the last sug. gestion. Wilson frequently discussed high prices with the cabinet Many congressmen strongly back an embargo. Representative Jeff Mc lemore promised to favor It No food embargo is possible without a bitter legislative fight Rural districts rep resentatlves promise to fight against the embargo until the last. Repub lican Minority Leader Mann and Rep. resentative Borland of Missouri, which have strong followings, declare an embargo unnecessary. GERMAN SUBMARINE A1TACKS TRAWLERS Fishing Fleet is Shelled Without Warning Three Boats Sink But no Lives Are Lot. LONDON. Nov. 30. Lloyds an nounced that a large German subma rine attacked the Brixham flshlmt fleet without warning Tuesday after noon and sank three trawlers They rhelled the remaining vessels but all were saved. NAVY DEPARTMENT HAS MADE BOAT CONTRACTS WASHINGTON. Nov. 30. The na vy department has awar!ed contracts for eighteen coast defenw subma rines to the Electric Jtoat Company at six hundred and ninety seven thou sand dollars each. Six to the Luke Torpedoboat Company at six hun dred and ninety four thousand: thres to the California. .Shipbuilding Com pany at six hundred and ninety elxht thousand. It awarded a contract for an elsht hundred ton submarine to the Electric Boat Company at a mil lion one hundred and eighty nine thousand, the same to the Lake Tor pdoboat Company for a million on hundred and ninety five thousand. tARTIigiAKF KIKKKS AIIK KKtilSTFJlKD AT I I.KVIXAXO CLEVELAND. Nov. $0. Thres dis tinct earthquakes about thres thou, and miles distant were reglatersd by the St. Ignatius Collet's Instrumsnta They occurred at ten twenty five, tort twenty seven and eleven five. t I