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daily EvcnG eciti::: daily evo:i::g editibii W FtTttFH Tonight and Thur--ii.ix f.r; colder tonight. I.IH' '. Maximum y r. 4 1. m'n- mmn, 3"; ra. , inches, wind. TO ADVERTISERS Thi But Oregonlan has the largest bom fill end guaranteed paid circulation of any paper In Oregon, east of Portland and by far the largest circulation In l'endleloa of any newipaper. 1' i west, light; t. 'oK. COUNTY 0 A PAPE3 ' CITY OFFICIAL PAPER DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1916 vni. 9.9. ....... IIIA 11 $ GERMANY I HINKS HE ACTION Believes Allies Really Anxious for Peace and is Not Pessi mistic Over Continued Fight ing Edicts. (Carl Ackerman.) BKRLIN, Dec. 2. Germany regards the entente attitude ax a blufr. She believes the alllea are really anxious for peace and la not pessimistic, de spite the London, Petrograd and Paris announcements that the allies are determined to continue fighting. Officials believe the belligerents will not ask the nelrals to start nego tiations The Germans do not wel come American Interference. The Lokal Anxelger said: "If Lloyd George wants to postpone peace until the allies conquer, the war will be eternal." The VorwaerU said: "Lloyd George condemns himself when he says anybody who prolong the war la criminal." LOCAL TO ATTEND MEETING Nol Iicv Than Thirty-five Will lie IVMivcnlion of National Wool row otv AwodaUfo lo Ball Lake on January 10. Not less than 16 eautern Oregon i woolgrowers have signed up to attend the meeting of the National Wool grower' AtHOciatlon at Salt I-ake on January 10. The aeaslon ! to con sume aeveral day. and the local peo pl are to be home on January 15. The following are llrted for the trip from eastern Oregon: Hugh Stanfleld, C A. Minor, J. H. Dobbyn. Dr. W. II. I-ytle. William Blu-her, T. J. Mahoney, Heppner, John Kllken ney. Ileppner. L. B. Gentry, Heppner, R. F. Wiggleswor. h. Ileppner, Dav'd Hynd. Heppner" O, M. Plummer Portland. K. O Warner. A. J. Smith. Eugene Noble. Thomas Boylen Frank Sloan, Ub McBee, William Pollman. Raker. Fred Falconer, En terpruie, H. Addis, Pat Connell, Mich ael Kenna. Frank Gahle. B. L. Ho(r pel. Tan Clark, H. W. Hicks. John Vanghan, Heppner. Jeff RIllinKsly, Ontario. Frank McKnlKht. aie, nuts Anderson. Frank Roth. I Reapin. Harry rock. C C. Berkeley, Hay Creek. J M. Keeney and J. N. Burgews GONZALES WILL AID U.S. ARMY DESERTERS JfAKKZ, Dec. 20. General Gon-sale-i, commanding the Carraniisti garrlHon. has declared his Intention of helping American ai;my deserters to escape. He Is angry because Oeneral Hell refused to surrender Colonel Lul Comaduran. who fled serosa the line. I Goniales declares the rugwive stoie S MERELY BLUF government funds. He said: 'tv" tern. The heavy district taxes are In era I times I have assisted In the re- lne ,rge centers of population, turn of American deserters. I un,wnereas some of the most valuable derstood It would be reciprocity. Now , priip(,rty jyng n outlying communl he opportunity comes and there 1 , tus u hnriily taxed at all for the sup no reciprocity. I warn the American i port of the Bonoolg, Thp 4.mni coun commander that hereafter I will glvs ty Jevy WOH))j (jlstribute the tax more American deserters every facility equitably, he points out. escape into the interior." Tne followlna; copy of his circular General Bell said he had- no an-1 RlvM ft rlenr )lIea of tne BUh)ect. thorlty to extradite Comaduran. The T() (hp Voter(, an(1 Taxpayers of DIs Oonrale' statement bitterly assailed, (r(,t No jj Boll I ro you renlly want to lower taxes? It Is reported that Gonsnles wired ynl Kve ymir actiVe support t Gennral Murgla threatening to em-1 render the entire garrison to VllllstaS In the event Murgla attempted to su persede him. iir liltAbllAlll OF HEAVY (Eat Oregonlan Special.) with the snow three feet deep mi the level and the storm still In progress, Meaoham is experi encing real winter weather. The snow storm was on all day yes terday and continuously through Ihe night as well as the fore noon today. At 11.30 this morn ing the storm had abated some what but snow was still falling. Though trains were blocked at Kamela owing to a small wreck at that point, there has Heen no track trouble at Ilea- chain. i inniM GRIP i STORM GREAT BRITAIN'S WAR - Premier David Llod George hut finally had his way In Great Britain, and the war council which he tried to rorce on Premier Asquith has fi nally been named. Lloyd George hlmHef W(I heHd u Wlth Arthur Henderson, labor leader In parliament and In the cabinet without portfolio; ar Curzon, unionist, and president of the war council., and government leader in the house of lords; Bonar Law, unionist, chancellor of the ex chequer and government leader in th house of commonf.and Lord Milner. i unionist, and minister without port SEEK LAW TO A movement has been smarted among school authority in Ihe coun ty to cecure from the legifiaiure a law to permit the county school levy to be raised from 1 1-2 mills to four mills to the end that district school levies be greatly lowered or eliminated. Principal John B. Washburn of the Milton-Freewater schools is at the head of the movement and he . is sending out circular letter to all his patrons a-sklng that they Join in the request to the legislature. Falling to secure action from this body, the pro. posal Is made that the matter be vot ed upon direct by the people of the county not latter than 1918. Mr. Washburn points out that tne taxpnyerg of his dislflct could be , 7 ,., ml)ll, undr the new sys- cnrnpnen to reduce your school tat 7 1-2 mills? Tou now pay 10 mills district school tsx. plus 1 1-2 mills county school tax Mot of our school money Is raised by district taxation We want tl change the system and raise most of It bv county tnxa'lon. The county ft. n whole should pay for Its schoo". Coun'y taxation dlMrlhtites the burden evenly. A 4-nilll county school tax would support nil the schooli of the coun'y. Ton would pay 4 mills In' stead of your present 11 1-2 mills dis trict and county tnx. Our hlch tnx I" not due to our spending too much money for schools. Washington CHllforn'a nnd thirteen other sta'es spend more per chill thnn does Oregon. And many districts In Oreeon spend more per child than does our district. There nre onlv few high schools In Oregon which spend less per pupil thnn does ours. Whnt we need is a fair distribution of ihe tax burden. Tiist year half the districts In T'ma in. imit nolH 1 mills or less, fx hnd no school tnx at all. The whole! burden of educating the children of the county fnlls upon a few heevlly taxed districts Property owners of the county bring their children to 1 ' I V 1 ii"'' V " (i P h '"' -y PtEMItK UOVO OR(.t ll ' ', -" j- COUNTY COUNCIL NOW SUPREME 1 : - Wl ly. C-i '' J CC A folio. These five men will manage the war for Great Britain. PERMIT RAISING THE LEVY TO 4 town to be educated but do not bring their farms along to be taxed by the district which must provide schools for their children Property is dis tributed throughout the county, but 'he property owners to a great extent live In the towns at least for the winter. And so the towns have the Durden of educating almost all the children of the county, but can tax only that property which lies within their district limits. How heavy the burden thus placed upon the taxpay ers of a few dls rlcts is shown by their school levies last year; Hermlston, 12 mills: Umatilla, 10; Pendleton, 9; Milton-Frejpwater, 9; Ferndale. 8; Weston, 8; Athena. 8; Echo, 7; Pilot Bock, 7; Stanfield. 7. Many of these districts have still higher levlea this year. An effort will be made In the state legislature this winter to pass a law making the county the unit for school taxation The law will provide for raising through county taxation the minimum amount needed to run the schools with the strictest economy, al-J lowing each district to raise by local' tax any additional amount It wishes to spetid. The law will go no fur ther, and Is not to be confused with the bill for making the county the unit for school administration as well as taxation which failed of passage several years ago. If we cannot secure this law from the legislature, we can get the same thing for Just our county by voting in a special or general election In favor of it. Our county commissioners would then levy n 4-mlll county tax to support the schools of the county. We shall try to secure this equable distribution of the school tax burden first from the legislature, and if we fnll there, then hy county election Our success depends entirely upon the nmount of support you will give us. If you will put yourself on record ai ' Indorsing this movement you will help It succeed. If you want to help, sign the following nnd mall or send it to me JOHN B. WASHBURN. Principal MMton-Freewnter School $30,000 IS TAKEN ROBBERS ESCAPE TI'ISA, Okla.. Dec. 20. Bnn ri'tA held up the Sklataiok hank last nljrht. They stole thirty thousand dollars nnd psmprd The mhhery occurred ton miles from Distant. MACEDONIA IS MOST Off BATHE FRONT Heavy Artillerying and Cannon ading North of Verdun With Flank Fighting in Dobrudja. ALLIES SEIZED MUCH MAIL KHtlmatcd That Over 47,000 Sacks Knroute lo and Prom Ormany Were Taken Black Lists Alleged to Have Been Made From Infor mation Gained. PARIS, Dec. 20. It is announced that there is great artillerying at Ixjm'eniont and in the Chambrettes larnt regions north of Verdun. PKTROGRAD. Dec. 20. It Is an nounced the Russian-Roumanians re pulsed attacks on the left bank of the Danube near Parlata. There is heavy fighting at Dobrudja and In tense fighting on the Macedonian fiont. The enemy retreated south west of Brody following a half hour bombardment. BERLIN', Dec. tfl. (via Sayville) It is announced . Russian attacks on the east bank of the Golden Bistrlt za failed. Artillerying Is lively on the Macedonian front. There are Isolat ed patrol clashes and cannonading on the western front. Newspapers declared the French ftaneral Kert helot commanding the Roumanian allied armies had asked a recall. The majority of British of ficers attached to the Roumanian general staff have already started Englandward. The press pureau estimated the British and -nSrench have seixed twenty four thousand two hundred sacks of mail from Germany and twenty three thousand eight hundred enroute to Germany, between De cember 1915 and last September SO This included much United States mail. The press bureau concludes that (he French and British censors read all the letters permitted to pass and announces the "reading gave a clear insight Into the trade relations of the United States and South American citizens with Germany, and made possible the establishment of the black list and other measures." SOPHOMORE PLAY IS MUCH ENJOYED Owing to the heavy fall of rain and snow last evening, a sman croa wit nessed the production of ine gopno more" at the high school auditorium, but thoe attending were well re paid for their trouble. The produc tion was a good one, there bein much comedy displayed throughout and every part being well taken. The story, originally that of a col lege town, was made over to fit the local high school. Local character izations were brought In, adding much to the interest of the play. Earl Snyder, playing the part of 8 star football player and hero of the school, played his part to perfection and won the admiration of the audi ence. Also Frank Enbysk, playing the part of football manager. brought down the house bv his con- tj,uial m0ck threats and comic action. The parts of Ralph Hargett as foot ball captain, Beta Ferguson and Hel en Meengs as town gossips, Dewey Oervals as the school dude and Ardis Cuilison as a local football enihuiatst, were also well taken. The production, taken as a whole, can be classed as one of the best plays ever offered by the hlsh school. Much credit must be given the char acters and teachers for their untlrlnu efforts In the practices nnd produc tion. Another play will be given In th near future by the same clnss that P"-. on last night's production. The sam prices thiit were offered last nlKh! will again be offered so that all ma" a'tend. BOYS START TROUBLE BAKKU, Dec. 20. Police Chiel Jackson Is investigating a disturbance at the high school last night,- when boys disturbed a teachers party. Jani tor A. D. Beasley fired a shotgun, dis persing the boys. School Superintend ent Strange pursued the hoys hut was unable t Identify any. It is believed that possibly one was slightly Injured. CHARITIES NAME OLD BOARD WITH OIIEjKCEPTIOII Mrs. W. S. Badley Elected as Trustee in Place of J. W. Maloney Who Will be Absent From City. Practically the entire board of of ficers and trustees of the Associated Charities was reelected yesterday aft ernoon at the annual meeting. The only change was the election of Mrs W. s. Badley as a trustee to succeed J. W. Maloney, who will be absent from the city all winter. The following are the officers and trustees for the next year: Judge C H. Marsh, president; J. ,. C. Wood worth, vice president; Mrs. George Kugg, secretary;- H. G. Blydensteln, treasurer; Judge Marsh, Messrs. Bly densteln, Woodworth, John W. Dyor and W. W. Harrah and Mrs. A. J. May, Mrs. B. C. Anibal, Mrs. W. S. Badley and Mrs. George W. Rugg, .trustees. The report of the association for tbe fiscal year ending Dec. 1, shows 11313.11 spent directly and $1Hj spent under the supervision of the association. The following Is the itemized report: Provision supplied $ 164.50 Fuel purchased 185.20 Shoes and Clothing 327-70 Railroad Tickets 200.00 Rent I i 10.00 Agents' Salary 230.00 Caring for Children 161.04 Incidentals 34.60 Tntal eiDense '. I131S.11 Number of visits made by agent, ..93. The following- expenditures were under the supervision of the Associat ed .Charities: "' Caring for elderly ladies , S 545.00 Health officers sooaq Cash contributions received during Tear: Lodges 325.00 Personal contributions 1056.2s Total 11380.28 Cash on hand, year ending Dec. 1. 1916 1 7.17 The Associated Charities aim Is te assist all worthy poor and distressed, provide employment when expedient and otherwise aid them in such ways as shall be deemed Judicious. The aim also is to make itself the agency through which the benevolent bodies may do their charity work and in this way avoid duplications. 3 - WOMEN ACT AS SIGNALMEN IN ENGLAND i 'wmmy ) f jt f:i: I I 1 1 s3f Iff I i iv"fV l)U " I- 'Ik r " irzr . I d 11 LMf Mt waviS. i . )faw.wjiaiiiiisiiawaeism WRSi FJETRBER IN.'SIGKAX BOX' iffJ wrxc ! ployes of tha,' company To all re Among the many occupations j of a soldier doing duty as a signal- celvmg les than $U0 a vsr. t . , . ,. . . . , man. Women also have taken many check equivalent .to seven per cent t which women have adopted since th l0lti0ns as s'reet car conductor, and the annual l.r will be given and war began Is that of railroad slgna. Iare ,0ini much of the work In tho those wh.W salary la at'ovt l;').j win man This photograph shows the wife , English ammunition faj ories. get a six per cent lor,u. INTIMATES Mil IS KEPT 1 BORDER FOB PURPOSE OF ITS P. H. S. CADET CORP TO HAVE PART IN THE XM AS PROGRAM One of the features of the Munici pal Christmas celebration here on Saturday evening .will be the first appearance of the Pendleton high school cadet corps. The full corps, 80 s'rong, will drillon the streeU at the celebration center, corner Main and Alta streets, before the distribu tion of presents from the tree. The big Christmas choir Is rehears ing for the song program In connec tion with the celebration and for the singing of Christmas carols. The gift committee has popcorn balls ant candy ready for every child In the city and private Information has been received from Santa Claua stating that he will arrive on schedule time behind his reindeer team. LOWER TONE IN WHEAT MARKETS CHICAGO, Dec. 20. (Special to the East Oregonlan.) Range of prices today.: Open. High. Low. Close. Dec, $1.53 V 165 1.53 1.53 May tl.es 1.67 1.41 14 163 Portland. PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. . (Spec ial.) Merchants' Exchange bids to day; Club. tLSS; bluestem. 11.37. SMALLPOX FAILS TO SCARE THUGS PORTLAND. Dec. 20. Disre garding smallpox quarantine signs two burglars entered M. 8. Miller's home, held up Mrs. Mil ler with a revolver and stole two hundred dollars worth of dia monds. Miller, his wife and two children are recovering from an attack of smallpox. STS::sNS4WaMUSJ CAUSING DISINTEGRATION General Scott Under Cross Ex amination Says Continued Police Duty Service Would Break Up System. MAKES SWEEPING CRITICISM I'rges Immediate Big Increase of tb General Staff; present Number De dared Pttifufly Inadequate. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Repre sentative Anthony of Kansas, la cross examining General Hugh Scott, intimated the militia was kept on the border for police duty for the pur pose of causing disintegration. The charge was made before the house military affairs committee. He asked, "Wouldn't such an oner, ous service cause a disintegration of the volunteer force?" "Tea." "If it was planned to cause the downfall of the militia system, could a better means be devised?" Scott replied: "The border guard is In the country's service for the protection of lives." Despite a terrific grilling, Scott re mained firm In his sweeping denun ciation of the militia system. He said: "It is difficult to criticise the militia system too severely. There Is noth ing to indicate the recent reorganisa tion has improved the old militia sys tem, it has only given one month's training. "Although the European war Is aow in Its third rear, the United States. unable to assimilate the military les son. Our military observers la every war sone have forwarded valuable in formation. The United States army possesses Insufficient officers to stady data." He urged an Immediate big Increase of the general staff and said the pres ent staff was pitifully inadequate- AT SEA HALIFAX. December 20. Captain Patterson and six sailors of the i American schooner William Hasoa jate believed to have perished.. The 'ship dl-appeared tn storm on the Atlant'c last week. Two bodies stranded here. The schooner was , three masted of four hundred a n't five tons. EMPLOYES m GET E Local Telephone ul Telegraph Shape of Salary Buuuh. Employes of the Pacific Telephone & Teegraph Co.. In this city will re- ! ceive a Christmas gift from the com ' pany in the shape of a generous sal ary bonus. I Manager Mabie was this morning 'notified that the company officials .had authorized him to present all 'employes of the company, who have j been in the service a year or tnoro and who draw le-s than IJ0O a year, with a cheek equivalent to three weeks' salary employes who hav been in the service be'ween three months and a year will get a '" weeks' salary bitnus. Kniploves, who draw over .!0c)U a year Mill recede i t bonu but n"t proportion eiy -i. large lU the .smaller employes. Man.tger Mable esum ites th i' th company's orders will affe.-t SO P-f cent of the local employes. Open 'tors who dr.iw Ji l weekly and h have been in the service a year will get a check for more th.m ili. Two years ago 'he company gv Its employes free k and diiith bene fits and last year gave Its employe i the privilege of purchasing P. T. T. stock at par. Manager Dalrymple of the Wlrn I Union also received word ye.-terd if of a profit-sharing rhrlxtm.M for em- STORM m m