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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
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KINGS RANSOM
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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
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IS SPENT DAILY
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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.
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