East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, December 15, 1916, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDAILY EVEffiG EDiTlDI. DAILY ETCinEOlIEl rr-- .'- j : tide and gusraiiuied nsld t-ln-ul.tlon of sn, j J v j J JPAJLY 0 H JS JJ Piwr In Oregon. t of Portland sod by j ViMi-W, l..., --rl VVS l"JiI"Wf KCLYl VV ..SSB8" Or tb lritwt clrculstlon la Itndleios of , j f "l- AyfvisL Hrf VsT r y J wfa runt "JViii-.ht att Silur.i.i'. fi r. An-nl Hilt A. M tk muni 3, minimum Ji; riinfiil naiii'ht. wind, culm; we.uher cloudy. Indication for starm. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEB S RAPIDLY GRAIN AND STOCK MARKETS DPi A. MiJ W.lu. , . . r ,.,..,.,, u ii . mi bj ijiLiu , ....,M,l,.i... . ....u.! .. , -V" n W ..r - ' " rTTY f)FFTP,IAL PAPER VVTite oo. DAILY EAST OREGONIAN. PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1916. ' N0- 8093 1 - - - 1 . - - .3 - V WILSON AND LANSING CONFER ON PROPOSITION OF PEACE SUGGESTIONS TO THE ALLIES State Department is Not Yet Informed of American Public , Opinion. BELIEVE ALLIES MAY GIVE EAR Not Expected Tliat Proposal WW Cause au Immediate Armistice But IiuMcatioiw Are That Discussion May Result. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing confer red for two hours considering tho proposition of making peace sugges tions to the allies. After the confer ence Lansing on retirement said: I have nothing to say now and no an nouncement. There la no conclusion til dlSCUSS." It Ut Indicated the mate departmen. does not know tho American public ..iinn on ih peace move. News- nnnor rnmmmt Is the only mean of ascertaining the sentiment. Hun dreds of telegrami came to the state denartment suggesting America's course during previous crises but no telegrams have arrived since the peace moves started. Wilson also considered confidential infnrirmflnn from the Berlin embassy. uo ....n.i.w.rrrt nfficlHl reports and unofficial versions of the belligerents peace attitude The state depart, ment Information Indicated the allies sentiment Is against peace. Tho administration believes Ger man's overtures may cause allied peace discussions. It Is not expected the proposals will cause an Immedi ate armistice. Petrograd semi-official statement charging that Germany to deluding her own people, trying to raat the war responsibility elsewhere. Is considered the general allies' view", point. Wilson and Lansing are puz zled and uncertain what attitude Is most desirable or whether they should take action to hasten peace. AUTO AND BICYCLE COW; BOY HURT Hairy letcrnon Barely tcaptR Sort dim injury In Accident last Even I lie n Court Street. What came nenr being a serious miiio,,,,, 1,11b accident occurred at 6 o'clock last evening on West Court j street when the truck of the Pendle-1 ton Meat Co., driven by Herbert Crle. pin. the bookkeeper, and a bicycle ridden by Rulcy Peterson, 10 year, old son of Mr. and Mrs Will M. Peter. son, collided. The body was thrown to the pavement and sustained a gash on the head and several bad bruises. He was unconscious for a half hour, j The truck was coming up Court I Btreet and the boy was riding west. He had been on the right side of the street but, blinded by the lights of an approachllg auto, had got onto the left side, h ays. Whert he saw tne truck approaching he attempted to cross over to the right side and, at the same time, the driver swerved hU car In order to dodge him. The truck skidded across the street and struck a wheel. Mr. Crispin states that the boy had been riding behind another car and came out suddenly from behind It. Dr. I. IT. Temple happened to be near and took charge of the boy When he recovered consciousness he was taken to his home. CATHOLIC CHURCH DEDICATION WILL BRING NOTABLES The beautiful new home of 81 Marv's Catholic church, which ha been In the building for several years at the corner of Alta and Court streets, will be formally dedicated Sunday morning by night Reverend Charles J, O'Reilly, bishop of the Ra ker diocese. The dedicatory ceremony will begin at 9:30 on the exterior of the church and the pontifical mass will begin at 10 o'clock. More than 200 Knights of Columbus are expected to be prei ent for the occasion. The final rehearsal of the dedica tion mass wai held in the new church last evening by the full choir and all were pleased with the fine acoustic nnollllaa .f lh and tor Um. The mBB will be a musical treat a the choir v.. Kt. rehnrlnr fnithfullv for tw months under the direction of S. J j(Vncn NEW YORK IS HIT BY SEVERE STORM NKW YORK, Dec. 15 Win ter' first severe storm delayed sixteen liners. Only six reach ed quarantine. A heavy snow fall started at five thirty this morning. The streets are clog ged and traffic halted. Tugs were almost unnble to sail In the harbor. KAISER ADDRESSES TROOPS AT ALSACE. IS IN HIGH SPIRITS HiisnIuim Gain Foothold In InUMirtanl IIctKhlH on the tarpnUiitun I "rout Three French Attacks on Western Front Fall. HE KLIN, Dee. 1J. via Salville. The kaiser who addressed his Alsace troops, declared Germany had ex pressed a willingness to enter peace, negotiations because It was fully vic torious. "The kaiser said: "We proponed1 mediation. The outcome Is unknown If the war continues the enemy Is re sponsible. If the allies think thev have not had enough, you'll convince" them." The kaiser was la the highest spir it. He praised Alssce's loyalty and called the Roumanians a country at tempting to "stab our ally In the back." He reviewed the troops, while aeroplanes circled overhead on ac count of the French raiders. It la announced the Germans cap tured Beiu. The Russians are re tiring through Wallachla. leaving burning villages. The statement said: "Under ths most favorable weather condition w gave the enemy no rest. The ninth army reported four thousand prison ers taken yesterday. Strong Bulgar ian forces crossed the Danube neuf Feteatl." The western front statement do scribed three vain Ftench attacks n the west bank of the Meuse. The as saults were directed against Hill 304 The French repeatedly attacked od the east bank of the Meus. Strong artillerylng extended far behind the German lines. Further storming wave failed on Pepper ridge. Ger man fire prevented the development of an attack near Fort Hardamount The Russians gained a footing Id important heights on the Carpathian front. Transylvanlan attacks failed The Germans entered Russian trench es north of Tarnopol railway and tool; 90 prisoners. BIDS FOR NEW CLUB HOUSE WANTED HOW ilf Club Plana to locate Building on Hill Just North of Walters MIU, Ad jacent to Links. At a meeting of the Pendleton Golf Club last evening It was decided to ask for bids for the construction of a new club house at once. The plam have already been prepared and it is estimated the building will cost be tween $1500 and $2000. The location will be the little hill Just north of the Walters mill and ad jacent to the present links. The building will be a one-story bunga low with basement. The basement will be fitted up as a room for the professional' repair shop and quarters tor the caddies. On the main floor will be a 20 by 30 room with a fire place In one end. On one Bide will be th,e men's locker room and showers and on the other a reception room for the ladles. A wide porch will be built on the north and east. To finance the building the club will charge a membership fee of 140 and will limit the membership to 60. ROUMANIAN CABINET HAS BEEN DISRUPTED COPKNHAGKN, Dec. 15. DIs IMIcncfl reported Uie Houiimmuii f.v mler had reslgncdi The new oablrof In unformed. Tim king and hln ad- vlocrs are In scsMon at .Tossy attempt - lug r organlxe a ministry. -A ) ' ' ". iii.n. ,-. I " n, unguium i -n .. mximmvMaiitimM ,.u '-ammmemmmmmmmmmmmmmmtmi h r i w r t -Hill tfl'Ai -8 n ir:, T ' 'Ml I 1 i., . -,.M- I,, - j i .' n ji-i imn-nt miff n mim um mi rmrnmtPjtrM-Mi """ ' 1 l"r"""" ,--t . I r" " "f r 4 I -,,..., Jt'tf '- 111 I- , 1 $ , f:jx I"-' K II! r- - -;- 1 ' I 4' " ' r : - y Si 1 xfr.y iTir"' j .t , ! t 31. 1 MI H lu I J 1- U - . rrl-J- j I I t-jr! Z. ." .'. hit- - i i ..... ti ' 1 ' f I ',.- , , . -' 1 I , - I i iiiiii.iim.i,.,..! .mil, in in it- riTiiiiiMaiiiiiiisi'ii"Wiartiiiiii i mum mmmmmmmtmmmmaauMmmmmn iiiiiiiiiinniiWiWiil wniw i m 3000 ACRES OF RAW LAND TO BEBROUGHT UNDER IRRIGA TION Three thousand acres of raw land In the western end of this county will be brought under irrigation and culti. vatlon during the next season, accord ing to L. A. Relneman, county water master who la In clouse touch with the situation. The land to be developed consists of 1000 acres under the Furnish pro ject, 1000 acres under the Western Land & Irrigation project D00 acres under the Umatilla project and BOO acres under the West Extension. Another interesting bit of newa re lating to the government project con sists in the fact Twohy Bros, are Just finishing the enlargement of the main HOBOES CAPTURE FREIGHT LOS ANGEIiKS, Dec. 15. Eleven officers went to Saugiw. twenty miles north to meet an S. P. freight- Sheriffs office telegrams Haid Uiirty hoboes had U. S. MANUFACTURES WORTH 24 BILLIONS MADE DURING 1914 Census Bureau to Gather Data Next Year on Transportation. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 The coun try's manufacturing Industries in 1914 turned out products valued at more than 124,000,000,000 and employed 8.000,000 persons. In giving out these figures today the census bureau an nounced that Investigations planned for the coming year will cover trans portation by water, statistics on re ligious bodies, marriages and divorces. A special inquiry to be undertaken soon will cover the cost of city cart age as a factor in the cost of living. Charges for carting goods a single mile from the railway station to the home or place of business, according to the report, sometimes are greater than charges for transporting goods a hundred mile! by rail. HEROIN VXDER HAN AS - GOVERNMENT DRCG Heroin Is not to be dispensed here after by the United State public health service for any purpose what soever, the federal department hoping to have It example followed by pri vate practitioners and thus curb the growing heroin habit among drug us ers. All heroin now In the possession of federal service officers In Denver 1 and other cities will be sent back to headquarters. FOUR TYPICAL NEW feed canal with the result that the work of filling the reesrvoir will start the first of the week. The feed canal as originally built had an average capacity of 225 second feet, whereas the enlarged canal will run 300 second feet, filling the res ervoir In about 90 days. This Is a saving of one third the time formerly required for the purpose. The government is also going to enlarge the V. S. Maxwell canal so as to provide a capacity of 100 second feet. This enlargement like the en largement of the feed canal will pel, mit of considerable time saving ana will be beneficial to all concerned. captured the train anil forced the engineer to run past Saugus where he wanted to take water. The tramps are reported to be well armed. A battle is expected. GIVES HIMSELF UP AFTER KILLING 1,1 SEATTLE, Dec. is. H. M. Stokes, formerly of Tucson, Arizona, walked Into the office of Police Chief Beck Ingham, produced a revolver and said: "I've killed Alexander Miller, in the Mutual life building." The police rushed to tho office and found Miller dead on tho floor. Stoke tJald 'trouble over money u responsible. EEDEItAL I'MPIX)YES WANT BIL TO RAISE WAGES PORTLAND. Dec. 15. The federal employes union telepgraphed Senator Chamberlain asking him to support measures designed to raise wages. They declared the dollar's purchasing power had greatly decreased during the year. Many salaries are totally In adequate to support families. I nknown Man Drowns. SALEM, Dec. 15. The police chief Is dragging the Willamette river seeking the remains of an unidentified man who drowned early this morn ing. The night watchman heard cries for help and saw a dark frm strug gling In the water under the bridge. PENDLETON ALLIES GRANT SAFE CONDUCT TO COUNT Austrian Ambassador to America. Was Refused protection at First sec ond Request Just Recently Made. LONDON, Dec. 15. The allies have granted safe conduct to Count Tar nowsky, the new Austrian ambassador to America. Britain originally refus ed safe conduct claiming Tarnowsky's personal party was too big. America's first note to Britain demanding safe conduct wa unanswered. The second request was recently made. IIIVERSARY OF BIG FLOOD TODAY THIRTV-IXJIR YEARS AGO PEN DLETON WAS VISITED BY DlSASTUOl S TORRENT. Came So Suddenly Many Residents Were Forced to Take to Trees Sawmill of J. II. Sharon and Com pany Washed Away. Thirty-four year ago Pendleton and Umatilla county were being swept by a flood that old-timers will re member well. David W. Hazen ot the Portland Telegram runs a daily column "This Day in Oregon His tory" and yesterday he had the fol lowing account of the flood in these parts. "Pendletonians had on their hands on the 14th of December, 1882, a full grown flood. It came as the result of two days of heavy rainfall, accom panled by warm winds which melted the snow In the Blue mountains. "So suddenly did the Umatilla river rise that many citizens of the town had to climb trees to escape from the torrent. Among the structures wash ed away were the sawmill of J. H. Sharon & Co.. and the residence ot Senator Pennington. Two bridges were carried down by the flood, an 1 the O. Ft & N. tracks were washed ou! In many places. i "Circuit court was in session in Pendleton during this time, there be. ing a very heavy attendance; this added greatly to the trouble in find ing places for the homeless to llv until the waters subsided. "At Echo the flood did a great amount of damage. "There had also been very heavy rains In the Willamette valley; rail road traffic was held up, highway transformed into quagmires and tele graph wires were down In almost every direction." c.S 1916 WHEAT CROP Z 639,866,000 BUS. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. The United States bureau of esti- mates has announced the total estimated wheat production of the United States for nineteen sixteen at 639,866,000 bushels against 1.025,901,000 bushels last year. 728,225,000 Is the five year average. 4444 SEVEN CENT DROP IN CHICAGO WHEAT CHICAGO, Dec. 15. (Special to the East Oregonian) The range of irices in the Chicago wheat pit to day was ns follows: Open. High. Low. Dec. $1.4" J1.B0 $1,424 May $1.63 $1.63 $1.53 4 Close. $1,464 $1,554 I "on land. PORTLAND, Ore., Dec, 15. (Spe cial) Merchants Exchange bids to day, club $1.30; bluestem $1.35. Liverpool. LIVERPOOL Dec. 14. Wheat spot dull, unchanged; No. 1 northern Man itoba, ITs 8d ($2.5r per bu); No. 2 hard winter and New Zealand, 16s lid. MATCH WOULD LOWER HIGH COST PRINT PAPER WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. Kenyon offered a senate resolution to abolish extravagance in the government printing establishment In an effort to lower the high cost of print paper. WASHINGTON. Dec. 15. Repre sentative Campbell of Kansas. Intrc duced a bill to prevent a combination of powerful news print paper manu facturers, who are victimizing small newspaper publishers. Campbell de clared small publishers were at the mercy of a paper trust. PROMISING APPOINTMENT FOR WORK IX AN FLECTION DECLARED TO BE BRIBERY TOPEKA. Kas., Dec. 15. On the ground that promising a man an ap pointment In return for political work Just before an election Is "bribery" the Kansas supreme court today ruled that O. S. Glbsun, mayor of Arkansas City, be removed from office and the place given to C. N. Hunt, his oppo nent In the election lost spring. According to testimony. Gibson promised the offices of police Judge and chief of police to friends who so licited votes for him. i MAD SCRAMBLE ' 10 UNLOAD IN ALL QUARTERS News That Germany is Willing to Consider Limitation of Armaments Causes Enor mous Dumping in Chicago Grain Pit-Flour Drops 50c. ONE SPECULATOR DROPS C 13 CHICAGO, Dev. 15. Grain dropped rapidly when It wan learned that Germany is willing t consider proposals for the limita tion of armaments. Frightened speculator dumped heavy bold burs. The Pit was tumultous. Wheat lot line cents shortly after trading began, but recover ed before noon. The morning's transactions were enormous. The price changes were quick and heavy. After a rally wheat again started down and fell five points before the close. December was eleven points below yesterday's close. May closed eleven and an eighth below yester day's. July is down ten and three eighths below yesterday. MTNN'AEPOLIS, Dec 15. Flour prices dropped fifty cents. The total week's decline is one dollar. Millers are quoting flour at eight dollar a barrel. NEW YORK, Dec. 'l 5 The fourth day of the psac rumor was one of panicky dumping-. Stock reached new low levels. United States steel lost twenty dollar a share. There was a mad unloading scramble. A million and three hundred thousand shares were dumped at noon. Many for tunes were made and lost. On man died of heart failure in a broker's of fice while reading a ticker. PORTLAND, Dec. 15. Flour drop ped twenty cents. Patent is now seven eighty a barrel. Another twenty cent decline is expected tomorrow. BOARD OF INQUIRY WILL INVESTIGATE U-BOAT ACCIDENT Admiral Capcrton is Preparing Call All Sailors are Rescued From Seem ing Death on Board H-3 None Seriously Hurt. EUREKA. Dec. 15. Naval officers ltarned that Admiral Caperton is pre paring to call a board of inquiry to in vestigate the submarine H-3 accident. Crowds lined the beach watching Salvage Supervision Commander Howe of the Monitor Cheyenne. The coast guard vessel McCulloch arrived to help pull the submarine off the shoal. The slightly injured sailors were herolzed. None were seriously hurt One member of the crew describ ed the accident, saying: "The fog was very dense. Suddenly there came a scraping and a heavy bump threw all hands on the flood. The boat rolled tremendously. We lashed ourselves to the nearest objects. Finally the life guards shot a line and rescued all hands." "Before the lifeguards succeedt-d we feared the submarine would cap size. It rolled and pitched fearfully When the tossing eased we tried W signal shore, but It was impossible The periscope touched the aier fre quently. "The wireless was uelen. our ef forts with the sUnul whistle were In effective. When the fog lifted "lie b got tin deck, said he saw ppl' ashore. The fearful rucking recom menced. Water flooded the batter!,- and generated chloride gas. W all huddled together In the conning tor. We learned the lifeguards shot a line acroen but we were too bruised and bumped to attempt to make It fast. Utter one of the lifeguards swam Uli with a line and made fait. It was th" bravest thing I ever saw I take mv hat off to Swanson. After Swanaon finished hi work it was easy to put all hands ahor?. Lieutenant lio gusch was the last man to leave the ship." (Continued on Page 10.)