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CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
S COUNTY OFFICIAL PAP3
VOL. 28
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1916.
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NO. 9003
BLIZZARD RAGES
III THE EAST
FARGO. Dw, 27. The rst bill
iard in tha history or the Dukotas H
raging.. Snow willed lias been falllni;
since Christmas, flowed no signs ol
abatement. Ten inches foil at Man-
dan and WHIiHton. Travel la made
on skits.
NEW YORK. Deo. 27. Snow ami
sleet In New England and eastern
middle states la the most trouble.
ome atorm of the winter. Traffic of
all kinds la blocked. The atorm raged
from Jacksonville to Canada.
DENVER, Dec. 27 Below aero
temperature held In Colorado. It
was 18 below zero In Havre, Mont.
There were snowslldes. Trains are 12
hour late.
9,116,296 VOTES
HIS OFFICIAL PLl'RALITY OVER
CHARLES H. IllGIIEK IS
508,82a B A M OTS.
The Total Popular Vote for All Pr
Candidate Was 18,t:t8,87l A
Against 15.015, Sfi In 1912.
NEW TORK, Dec. 26. Complete
official returna on the presidential
elecrtton Bhow that Mr. Wllaon receiv
ed $,116.26 vote and Mr. Hughe 3.
647,474, a plurality of (68.822 for Mr.
Wllaon. In 1912 Wilson, democrat,
received 6.397.099; Taft, republican,
3.846.399; Rooaevelt, progressive, 4.
114,951, The vote for Mr. Benson, socialist
candidate for prealdent, was 750,000.
with eight mlselng atatea estimated,
against 901.871 for Debt), aocialtst. In
1912, and for Mr. Hanly, prohibition'
1st candidate, the voj'e was 225.10 1.
against 207,928 for Chafln, prohibl
tlonlfl'. In 1912.
The total popular vote for the four
candidates waa 18.638.871 aa against
15,045.322 In 1912. This Is an In
crease of 3,593,54 9. accounted for by
the increased population and the wo
man vote In the new suffrage stare.
The following la a table showing
the vote by sta'es for Wilson and
Hughes:
Store Wllaon Hughes
Alabama 97.77 28.66.'
Arizona 53.170 20,52 1
Arkansas 112.186 4MS7
California 466. 2S9 462.51
Colorado 178.816 102.308
Connecticut 9!t 7S6 1 0(S,rl I
Delaware 24.521 25,791
Florida 56.1 (IS 14.61!
Georgia 1 25.831 11.22."
Idaho 70.021 56.36.)
Illinois 950 0M 1.152.31 1
Indiana 324.063 341,00:.
Inwa 221.699 280.443
Kan'as 314.688 277.65(5
Kentucky 269,900 241.85 1
Louisiana 78.875 6.664
Maine 64.118 69.50',
Maryland 138.359 117,347
Massachusetts ... 247.895 168 81!
Michigan 2K6.775 339.097
Minnesota 179.152 179.544
Mississippi 80.383 4. 251
Missouri 398.032 369.339
Montana 101,063 66.750
Nebraska 158.827 117.771
Nevada 17,776 12.127
New Hampshire . 43,779 43.723
New Jersey ..... 211.018 268.983
New Mexico .... 33,653 31.161
New York 765,880 875.610
North Carolina .. 168.383 120.890
North Dakota ... 65.271 62.651
Ohio 604.946 614.836
Oklahoma 148.123 97,233
Oregon 120.087 126.813
Pennsylvania .... 521.784 703.734
Rhode Island ... 40.394 44.858
South Carolina .. 61.846 1.809
South Dakota, .... 69.191 64.261
Tennessee 153.334 116.114
Texas 285.909 64,949
Wall 84,025 64.133
Vermont 22 708 40.260
Virginia 102.824 49.35!)
Washington 183.388 167,244
West Virginia ., . 140,463 143,124
Wiscontln 193.042 221,323
Wyoming 28.316 21.698
Totals 9.116,296 8,547,471
TWO ATTKMIT 8 MADR TO
KriiTi ttOVKKNOR OF ITAII
SALT LAKR, Dec. 27. Governor
Spry today is showing signs of worry
as a result of an anonymous le'ter
warning him of an attempt to poison
the food at a banquet In his honor
last night. The food was examined
by scientific tests and (the manager
ate liberal portions before serving It.
The reward for the arrest of the per
sons placing an infernal machine In
the governor's house Sunday night
has been raised to five thousand.
IID 1ST STATES
ISOII
RECEIVED
g n
REALIZE DREAM OF RAILWAY FROM NORTH SEA TO ORIENT
"- e
L i jj .l0 2P miles
The German dream of a railroad
from the North Sea to the Orient Is
so nearly realized that the British are
frightened for ithe safety of India.
For years the British government op
posed concessions by the Turks to the
Germans for a railroad southeast
from Constantinople through Asia Mi-
III
111
INCREASES: LANE IS CALL
MEETING
Latest Developments in Mexi
can Situation Focus Attent
ion of Administration on
Border; No Word as Yet of
Carranza Signing Protocol.
VILLA SMUGGLING ARMS
Men In Touch With IVar4mental Af
fairs Believe Today's Announce
ments Are Intended, as frciNtratlon
for PotwIMc) NcrtcHix Outcome.
t.l, I'ASO, Ic 27. After
preparations wort' made for
cntrninliur for home orders were
4 irlu-n tlut thirty Hrst Michigan
guards their dt'iiarture had licen
delayed. No reason was (riven.
WASHINGTON, Im 27. Two de
veloments that closely followed each
other thrust the Mexican situation In
the foreground today. First was the
unsolicited statement of the state de
partment that unrest In norhern Mex
ico was Increasing and as a result Uio
administration's attention Is focused
on the border.
Second was the announcement of
Secretary fianc that he had Issued a
call for a conference of the American's
Mexican-American commission for an
early date rolbly this week.. At
noon no word had been received that
Carmnut was signing the protocol.
The dcartnient declared it had In
formation that lurge groups of bandits
were rainpattlng. Its conference this
morning as entirely Mexican. It be
lieves Villa Is smuggling all the arms
be needs across the border. How. It
doesn't know. Men In touch with de
partmental affairs bellev today's em
phasis on Mexican matters Is Intended
as a (reparation for the public of ios
slhle serious developments.
FIRST MATERIAL FOR REBUILDING OF
THE PENDLETON PHONE SYSTEM HERE;
WORK TOSTARTAFTERFIRST OF YEAR
The first shipment, of material for
rebuilding the Pendleton telephone
system has arrived and actual work
Is expected to begin soon after the
first of the year. The supplies al
ready on hand consist of 350 poles and
ten leads of oable. Considerable
hardware Is yet to arrive before the
replacement work Is started.
The entire system south of tha
river will be reconstructed at an ap
proximate cost of $25,000. The pres
ent system Is obsolete and service Is
necessarily not alwuy good.
I CAIRO Y 7(X1 ' .'. ' -
II. 1
PIONEER OF MILTON
DIES CHRISTMAS DAY
Mrs. Lucy Romlne, Widow of Robert
Romlne and One of the First Set
tlers In Helix Country Passes Away.
Mrs. Lucy Romine, widow of Rob
ert Romlne and one of the first set
tlers in the Helix aection of the coun
ty, died at her home In Milton Christ
mas day, according to word received
here. The funeral will be held to
day and a number of friends went
from here to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. Romine took up a
homestead near Helix in the early
days, their place being that which is
now owned by J. B. Kennedy. For the
past ten years deceased had been liv
ing! at Milton where several of her
children are.' Her husband died sev
eral years ago.
She Is survived by five children, Mrs.
James Kirk of Milton, J. E. Romine
of Milton. Eli Romine of Portland.
Sirs. George Sanderson of Milton and
Mrs. D. J. Kirk of I'mapine.
ADAMSON LAW.UNTIL
SUPREMECOURT TEST
Payrolls and Working Schedules He
main as Usual, Says Notice posted
in Yards, shops and Offices,
NEW YORK, Dec. 27. The rail
aroads will Ignore the Adamson law
in making their payrolls and working
schedules until the United States su
preme court has passed on its consti
tutionality according to notice served
on workers posted In the yards, the
shops and offices.
Negotlotlons with members of tho
Brotherhoods and managers callel
for a session tomorrow has been call
ed off.
The new system will eliminate the
open wire work overhead Inasmuch
as it provides for placing all wires In
cables except In sections where thera
are only a few telephones. New poles
will be put in and the use of the ca
blea will make It unnecessary to uso
croasarms.
Manager Mable anticipates that
special crew of from eight to ten men
will arrive sometime during January
and tha they will be stationed here
for a period of six months.
CONFRERES
nor. With the wnr on and Turkey rin
ally of Germany the line has been al
most completed. The road, which i
ultimately to -nd at Hagdad, now run
from Antwerp through Berlin, Vlenn i
Uudapest am! Coiiatantiuopltt to the.
Taurus mountains in Asia Minor.
There the great obstacle was met, but
a tunnel has now pierced ihe moun
tain, and eoon trains will be running
on to Bagdad. The Persian Gulf Is
not far distant, and the way toward
China must be blocked by Great Brit
ain and Russ'a ifthe Germans are to
be kept out.
BRITISH TOO WELL
PREPARED TO TALK
PEACE SAY LEADERS
Sentiment of Fighting Men at
the Front Unconditionally
Against It.
(William Phillip Simms.)
BRITISH ARMY. France rw it
"Never was the British army so pre
pared to fight, bo why talk peace?"
You can safely give that as ih Rrit.
ish army answr t aU peace talk. d-
viarea me etarr general in answering
questions as to what the men thought
of President Wilson's note.
To say the American note fell like
a bombshell Is nntttnir It mMi..
Bombshells are more or leas expected
but the step taken by Wilson waa the
remotest from all thoughts.
Nobody has doubted the good inten.
tlons of Wilson, but the sentiment
the front is unconditionally against
Peace now.
BANK ROBBFJl CAVGHT WHEN
HE BECOMES A SHOPLIFTER
Man
With a Police Record Arrested
With Girl Who Ran Off
With Him.
ST. LOCIS. Dec. 27 Th,,ma stoo-.
art, 36 years old, whose record as a
nank thief Is in the Bertillon bu
reau, was arrested as a shoplifter at
the Famous-Barr store vesterd:iv
after he had been seen to take a wom
an s silk sweater coat valued at $25.
With Stewart was n vnnni woman
who at first said she was his wife, but
later said she was Ruth Strong of
Fort Wayne. Ind. She tnld the nnilfa
she had run away from home with
Mewart and she thought he was a
chauffeur.
Stewart admitted he h.irl
In Wisconsin and Massachusetts for
bank robberies and that most of his
life since he was 21 vears nIH hnt Vupn
spent In penitentiaries.
MARKET SHOWS A
WIDE RANGE TODAY
CHICAOO Dee. 57 Tho n-hai
market boomed with heavy buying
after the rumors that Washington saw
no hope of peace. December gained
six. May was up 4, July 3.
CHICAGO. Dec. 27. (Special to
the East Oregonlan) Range of prices
tcday:
, Open. High. Ixw. Close
Dec. $1.68 ,$1.66T $1.58 $1.65'
May $1.6914 $1.7314 $167? $1.73S
Portland.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 27. (Spe
cial) Merchants Exchange bids, club,
$1.40; bluestem $147,
BAKER WILL REMAIN FOVU
YEARS MORE IS EVIDENCr;
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. Baker In.
tends to remain four years more it
was evidenced by his announcement
Uday and his presence at Cleveland
for the purpose of closing his home
and moving his furniture to Washing
ton. X LAUNCHED AT IjONQ BEACH
LONG BEACH, Ca!.. Dec. J7. 4
The largest light house tender
ever built for the Cnited States
was launched this morning. It 4
cost three hundred thousand.
4)
ALLIES WILL REFUSE GERMAN
PROPOSAL FOR A CONFERENCE
SPOKANE GETS
FEDERAL BANK
WASHINGTON. lcc. 27. The
federal farm loan board tuts an
nounced the following cities In
which banks will be located:
Springfield, Ma; Baltimore, Co
lumbia, S. C, Ixmlsville, New
Orleans, St. Louis, St. Paul, Oma
ha, Wichita, Houston, Berkeley
and Spokane.
P. H. S. MEETS THE
WAITSBURG HIGH
TOMORROW NIGHT
The local high school boys basket
ball team will meet the basketball
boya from Waltsburg tomorrow even
ing in the local high achool gym. The
game should be one of the fastest cf
the season, as Waltsburg always has
a fast team and already this year nasi
won its only game played, by a big!
margin. I
More confidence is being placed In '
the Pendleton team since its showing
against Athena high on last Friday'
and a good battle is expected from
them. As the game Is to be played on
the local floor even a better showing
than that of last Friday should oe
made.
WALL STREET LEAK
PROBE IS POINTING
TO HIGH OFFICIALS
WASHINGTON. Dec. 27. Repre
sentative Wood's search for evidence
of the rumored leak to Wall street of
advance information of Wilson's note
led to diplomatic circles and the
homes of high administration offi
cials, it was declared today He said
he was informed by a relative one
official profited immensely Represen
tatives of the United States now In
European capitals also profited.
LOS ANGELES AND
PHILADELPHIA ASK
PEACE DELEGATES
LOS ANGELES, Dec 27. The city
council passed a resolution to invite
peace delegates of the belligerents to
I's Angeles.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 27. If the
belligerent nations agree to a confer
ence on peace they will be offered the
use of Independence Hall. Mayor
Smith announced he would urge Presi
dent Wilson to use his influence to
bring the belligerents here.
FURNAS LOSFS OUT
IN FIGHT FOR LAND
SALEM, Dec. 27. (Special.) It:
the case of Georgia Skinner vs. L.
W. Furnas, the supreme court today
affirmed the decision of Circuit Judite
Phelps of I'matilla county. Justice
Moore wrote the opinion.
The decision of the supreme court
brings to an end a hard fought legal
bavtle over title to a small piece of
land at Hermiston. The decision of
Judge Phelps was for Mrs. Skinner
so that she will now receive title to
the land from Furnas.
Some years ago J. H. Ried of Her
miston secured a large tract of land
! and sold a lot to Mrs. Skinier who
! erected a house upon it. However,
ther was no written record of tha
translation Furnas held a mortgage
against the Reid land and foreclosed
it. He then tried to ejeot Mrs. Skin
ner. Had he succeedod Mrs. Sklnnel
would have been in possession of a
house on a lot that was not her own.
The ejectment suits failed and, there.
upon. Mrs. Skinner sued Furnas for
title to the land.
BIG STOCK PROFIT REPORTED.
One SiNx-iilator Said to Have Made
!.O0O.O0 In Few Days.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27. Reports
were current in Wall street yesterday
that Harney N. Baruch. known as one
of the most daring stock speculators,
had cleaned up at least $1,000,000
through hammering United States
Steel In the lust few days.
9 ARE KII DEAD
All Wire Communication With Cen
tral Portion of State Down Follow
ing: Terrific Tornado Yesterday.
LITTLE ROCK, Dee. 17.
There Is no wire conunnnleatloa
with the central portion of the
state following a terrific tornado
that struck here at 3 o'clock yes
terday. It is impossible to tell
the exact death toll of the torna
do, but four whites and Ave ne
groes are known dead with more
than score Injured, M
-4
RI SSLVN DICTATOR SAID TO
WAXT 6EPARATE PEACE
NEW YORK, Dec. 27. Rasputin, a
Siberian priest the reported dictator
to the court of Russia, wants a sep
arate peace with Germany, according
to Illlodor, the mad monk of Russia,
who at the beginning of the war wa
chaplain of the court of Russia.
Illlodor recently gained publicity in
a suit against a magazine for a breach
of contract in articles disclosing tha
affairs of the Russian court Accord
ing to Illlodor Rasputin backed bj
the czarina and other strong influ
ences at Petrograd, will make efforts
for a separate peace. The appoint
ment of Premier Sturmer, a pro-German
peace advocate is one of Ras
putin's moves, he said The naming
of Trepoff premies in disposing Stur
mer, was the greatest blow the pries
received.
WILSON SEEKS 10
CONTROL SITUATION
Although Discouraged by Allies' Re
fusal of (Conference President Will
Not Give l"p Vntil All His Ideas
Are Thrown Down Hard.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. Despite
the feeling of hopelessness of govern
ment officials over the prospects or
peace, men close to President Wilson
believe he will try his utmost to pre
vent the situation getting beyond his
grasp. Two reasons actuate him. The
desire to end the war. and to avoid
having to put through the Sussex note
threat of a break in relations with
Germany should she overstep her sub
marine pledges.
They made no secret of their pes
simism over the allied rejection of the
German proposal. Wilson's friends
hold that he has placed himself In the
position of potential mediator and can
not quit unless his ideas are thrown
down hard.
An official told the United Press
that present plans call for no more
note writing to Germany. He added if
the Marina. Arabia and otherss de
velop a clear cut violation of the
pledge given in the Sussex case, or
Germany starts new submarining in
case peace fails a break is the only
answer.
TAMPICO IS OBJECTIVE
OF VILLA'S CAMPAIGN
BVFFAIO MEAT FOR PRESIDENT
Biggest Piece of One Killed In Texas
Hunt Sent Him.
AMARILLO. Tex.. Pec. 27. A fat
yearling buffalo, killed by Amarillo
hunters In the second buffalo hunt
held in the Texas Panhandle In a
quarter of a century, has been carved
and the binsest piece sent to Presi
dent Wilson.
Others who will receive choice cuts
are: Ambassador Jusserand of France,
Gov. Ferguson of Texas, Gov. Phti
llpp of Wisconsin, Senator L'ulbertsi.n
of Texas. Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo and the four members of the
Federal Farm Loon Hoard.
NEW YORK FACES
BIG LABOR FIGHT
NEW YORK. Dee. 27. New Year s
promises to find New York engaged In
a big labor struggle. Nine organiza
tions flth a hundred and fifty thou
sand members plan strikes in hote.s
and restaurants. Fifteen thousan 1
shirt workers demand a twenty pet
cent Increase al.
Teutonic Reply However is
Hailed as Splendid Oppor
tunity for Entente to Set
Forth its Own Aims and
Ideals in Promulgating War
GERMAN LiSIEEHITY SCORED
Britons Much Iraprexd by Cratral
Powers Deaare for peace - Dcllcve
Teutons Rcwllie Enemies Are
Growing Stronger and Thexoservttl
Weaker. ,
(ED 1 KEEN.)
LONDON, Dec. 27. It waa made
entirely clear today the allies will not
accept Germany's proposal for a con
ference. But the Teutonic reply Is nailed as
a splendid opportunity for England
and her allies to set before the world
a statement epitomizing their Ideals
and aims of the ententes
By the lack of sincere responsive
ness and the inconclusive nature of
the reply England thinks Germany
has convicted herself of lack of sin.
cerity. Strong Influences are work
ing today to urge England to make
the insincerity more striking by a
statement of the allies' fighting prin
ciples. The public is impressed by
Germany's overweening desire for
peace. They believe it is a realiza
tion of her waning strength. The
Britons believe Germany realizes her
enemies are growing stronger and tha
Teutons weaker.
. Lloyd George has issued a call for
conference of the premiers of the
British dominions at tha earliest mo
ment possible.
It is presumed a meeting will be de
cided on to prepare a nota telling tha '
world what England ia fighting for
and answering Wilson. It ia known
Lloyd George and Financier Ribot of
France held a long conference yester
day, also the minister of French mu
nitions Thomas.
NO TRACE FOUND
OF THE MARYLAND
WASHINGTON. Dec. 27. The cut
ters Acushnet and Gresham are re
ported standing by the position from
which the Maryland sent an "S. O. 8.'
call, but discovered no trace of tha
vessel. They are continuing ths
search.
JOFFRE MADE MARSHALL.
PARIS. Dec. 27. General Joffre Is
to receive tho marshal's baton it was
announced today. It will be necessary
to go back to 1873 to find a law au
thorizing the raising of an army offi
cer to the dignity of marshall of
France.
SWEDEN AND SWITZERLAND
M ll HSAME PEACE REPIJrX
LONDON. Dec. 27. Sweden bar
gained with Switzerland over the Am
erican peace suggestion, the Dally
Telegraph asserts. The Swedish note
was Identical In terminology with ths
Swiss peace statement presented te
the belligerents.
Bandit Leader Hopes to Force
International Complications
as Well as Action From U.
S. by Seizure.
CARRANZA SEEKING SOLDIERS
EL PASO. Dec. 27. That VIIU'
objective ia Tampiio and itio bundit is
setting the staso fr an attack there
on is indicui ed In the report of Unit
ed States dipbimatiu agentH hT. ft
is beliee.l Vill w lit HNttHion of
an Luis I'oaosl. thu ,uUlri com
munication with Tamplco and tlm
west.
officer close to the bandit chief
said after Chihuahua (Itv Villa plan
ned to take Tamplco and fores inter
national complications and action
against Carranzlstas by the I'nUed
S ates. The fuel fir ths English fleet
is drawn from wells in that region
Dispatches to yuemtaro ti Car
rania is making the greatest effort to
get every available rnn in tha cam
paign again. Villa Authentic re
ports say that twenty-flv hundrmi
farrmismla were captured hy Vllbi
at the fall of .-m ivdr.i.