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DAILY EVEIII'tG EDITI5II DAILY E!!!!IG EDIII3II WFUIIFH Fir tfti'ght, Sunday fit TO ADVERTISERS Tbi Rait Oregnnlan has the largest bout tide tad ipiarauteed paid circulation of id; paper In Oregon, out of Portland and by far tha lr.nt circulation la l'endletoe of nnj oewipauer. WeallHT lsl. Maximum minim'ini It, wind, north';!'-! . weather. clear. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEB CITY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL 28 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY NO. 9018 iiw.1..,iw Wrsil, Ml .iltJfl'lft" ' Jy a'WIWt'W.nlBr 1LU411 FIVE HUNDRED MEN IN PERIL OF THEIR LIVES ON GROUNDED CRUISER Vessel Attempting to Rescue Submarine H-3 Goes Ashore off Entrance' to Humbolt Bay in Fog. CUTTER RUSHES TO RESCUE ftcumcn Declare M'lwui.l.cc Is In Perilous lMDltlon Villi ImJdo the 1-Trxt' IJne of l)rrai:e'; ta"-lit r.y Surf lull Whvix dose in Shore. EI UF-K-V J.m. r.. The cruiser Milwaukee wh'lo atlcmptliiK l ic. rue lki submarine gioumlcd at the entrance to llimi'icdlt hay curly UiU morning.- Slio He fur hundred yard oft shoro, ton )'!' alilr Initio the flint breaks.- line. Honc;r n't attempting to H'wt i 1 1 at from the beach, rig, a Irn buoy und ,uvc the e. 0t K'lurd dit'larcrt I tic ship's posit i'm 'i perilous The fog la very dcne Kcuii'm mid tin? Mil waukee was ca'iglit li) the surf pull when Hlip vsn'ii-'(l close In rhore. Sbp rapidly nulled unround. SAN FUWUSIO, Jan. IS The mat guard ciitfur M ('iillmli h r united prepvali'n tn K to Euftl-a to assist the) Mlhv.i n r. The Mil waukee In a first clan cruise'. She was built In nim'Uvt hundred and four at a cost f two million, eight hundred and twenty-five thou wind dollar. Wici displace ninety even hundred ton and Is four hun dred and twenty-four ft f",ur w'"' a sixty foot t)cam. tl.r sMed i- 22 knot. Iler normal ien.-c ooinplo ment In twenty-five officers and fhe hundred men. T PLANT BLOWS UP NEW YOHK, .Inn. IS. Offi cials if tiic liupum Iwwdcr plant at llajictl, New Jerupy, declared twu million dollars will cover last nitrht's explosion Iowa. Two are known killed. An authentic casp. unity list In lmMllle, Many worker fled and did ntt return. IiMvndinrixni In not usieotrd. An emergency ho-pllal surgeon f.rliud IHtrtims of bmlleii In the nun Omnty Iroociilr Dnim an nouncetl a jirolie NKW YOHK. Jan. IS. The IMi Pont Powder plant at Pompton T-nken V. J., covering !"n acres, waf Ight terrific explosions rtftftroved by lit ! 30 last nlKht. one hundred and fifty house of workmen were demol ished, whether all their occupants es. caped Is not known. The force of Ihe explosion was dis tinctly felt In New York city at 9:32 o'clock. Accord ng to late unverified re ports, ;i men were killed by the ex plosions, and a large number Injured. WIN TIIK VVAIl" I-OAN POITI.AR U'NlxjN, Jan. 13. The Hank of Knglnnd opened lis doors before the usual hour and remained open after 1h closing hour to permit the throngs ti enter and withdraw money for the "win the war" loan. In response to the government appeal a big crowd was outside the bank early. Pfl POWDER AUTO SHOW PROSPECTS BRIGHT . $1000 TO BE GIVEN FOR PRIZES Prospect for a Pendleton automo bile ahow, on a scale such as no oth. ex small city of the northwest has ever undertaken, are most bright as a result of a conference held last evening between automobile dealers of the city and business men Inlerosl. ed. preliminary plans were made and, If other dealers, not present last overling evince the same Interest and desire to cooperate aa was expressed unanimously at the meeting, the show will be staged during the early part of February. The meeting was called last even ing by J F. Robinson, chairman of the entertainment committee of tha Commercial association. After a dl eiisslon had shown the eenllment te favor auch a ahow, Mr. Robinson ap pointed the following committee to take charge of the plana: W. J. MC rormmach of the Pendleton Auto Co.. B. F. Tromhley of the uregon nioior Garage; Koneri sihiim"h, vi ...c r - son Auto Co.; J. 3. Knmnr, .iisinuu tor of the Ktudebakur. and T,. D. Drake, advertising minuter of the Rast (iregonlnn. 700 CHINESE DIE Pi TOKIO, Jan. 13. A Man churian colliery explosion bur ied nine hundred Chinese. A hundred and thirty ere sav ed. It is believed the remain der perished. VOTERS MAY PASS ON LIBRARY FIGHT racra IteliiK Drawn With View to Itoforrlnff Three Ordinance PaHHed by Council. One OarrlcH Fjner ITeney "1uilc, (to Cannot be Itlockud. That the long continued library fluht may le brought up for aettlj ment by the people of the city seems probable from the fact papers are being drawn with a view to referring three of the library ordinances en acted by the council a week aifo last nlnht. The most Important of th? four ordinances pussed at that time curries the emergency clauKe and hence cannot be referred. This la the ordinance allowing the council to contract with the Incorporated city library board to guarantee $2r,(i(i per annum from the city to the city li brary. According to men InlcrcHted in the fiht from the standpoint of main talnlni? a eepirate city library this or dinance Is the only one of any vhul importance. The others mar be re ferred without harm, so they assert. On the other hand It In asserted by Ihe forces opposing two libraries thai the referrliiR of the three ordinances not carrying the emergency clause v. ill place the irtatter suarely before the people, settling the fisht. as the council would not likely go contrary to the expressed wishes of the voters Referendum petitions must be filed ulthln 15 days from the passage of an ordinance and hence there Is but a week remaining In which to hold up the ordinances if this line of ac lion is followed. CHARGED WITH KILLING DEER Tl Ionian (iilwon Accus.-d by Warden Tonkin of Hunting Out of Sh-ii: Killed on Pearson twk, Thomas S. Olbson, prominent Pilot Hock farmer, is charged In a com plaint sworn out today by District At torney Keator with hunting deer dur. Ing the closed season. The complain! was made by Deputy Game Warden Tonkin who as.-erts lhat he found con vincing evidence to the effect Oihson had killed a deer. The place where a deer had been killed was found on Pearson creek by the game warden and the tracks from the scene led to the accusation against Gibson. A sad dle on which was hair from a deer ti said to have been In the accused mnn's possession and it was taken aa evidence. All who attended the niecllri- latt cenlng were enthusiastic in their en dorsement of the Idea and signed an agreement to contribute time tnd money toward the success of the un dertaking. Not one but all exprcase-J themselves as In famr of putting on a show with characteristic Pendleton spirit. It was suggested and npprov. ed that $1D00 In cash r'i:.es be awarded and that a compettnt mnn such as Joseph ft. Reed, who puts on the Portland show, be aecuied to su pervise the show. The committee Is out this nftcrn n meeting other dealers In automobiles and accessories The bo&rj of man agers of Ihe Commercial association has been asked to endorse the show and the business men will bo asked to cooperate In making It a success. The date preferred are Feb. g, 9, 10, which would bring the ahow Just a week after the Portland show. It tj,e ntntlnn to hold the show 1 mrce evenings ana one afternoon and to provide plenty of entertainment. The Happy Canyon pavilion will prob ably be the scene of the show and the cars displayed will ttl be new onop. A FEW I -I -..'; f 1 V K 1 aT .? .. . A TTa f !r?5 These pictures, which have Just come to hand, show a number of Bulgarian prisoners captured by troops in Serbia and the ruins of a bl g Zeppelin terror which recently fell within the French lines. UMATILLA COUNTY INCOME TAX PAYERS TO SHOW BIO INCREASE Deputy Internal Revenue Col lector Estimates 50 Per Cent More Persons Will be Required to Make Returns. SEVERAL CHANGES IN LAW .Mr. snccit. Will lie lu I'endlciou Next Week and WiU ,le t.rutuitou Ad. vice to 1 "armors and Others h Are Subject to Tax. An increase of 50 per cent in the number of persons in Umatilla coun ty who will be required to make in come tax returns this year is expect ed by Thad T. Sweek, general deputy internal revenue collector who passed through Pendleton hvt evening en route to Walla Walla. Mr. Sweek H.-I1I return 1 Pamllolnn narl vnelf and will be at the Pendleton Hotel t,, ,,... , , . . .... ., uitous advice to farmers and others who are subject to the income tax law, Mr. Eweek reports that there are a number of changes In the income tax law this year, changes relating to the methods for arriving at gross and net Income, and he will be prepared to ex plain inese cnanges to an wno comer with him next week There Is also this year a federal capital stock tax and an Inheritance tax, both of which he will explain. The new income tax law was effective for the whole of 1914, he explains, a general lmpres- slon to the contrary notwithstanding. A big Increase In the returns from thls county this year Is expected to ! lr.c from E. P. lulloch, Rarney Old result from the high prices for wheat, j field, who has been connected with wool and other comm litles. i the McLean Auto Co. for more than The law requires that p rvoea sub- two years, and Claude A. Hampton, tect ti the provision1 of the lew 'elder son of the late S. A. Hampton, shall make tholr returns to the m- ' have formed a corporation to b ternal revenue collector not iater known as the Pendleton Cadillao Au than March 1, After that date a pen. ; tomoblle Co. of Pendleton, Oregon, to alty will be Imposed and Mr. Sweek declares the government is going out after the delinquents this year. Tie states that there are feme delinquents of last year In this county and h" ex pects to make them stand and deliver. Mr. Sweek, who li iccompanln,) by W. A. Holt. Is making this trip mere - ly as a convenience to the farmer? He is not required to confer wi.li INCIDENTS OF THE WAR - -'tc" Trr C.s -in v., 1 A , them on the matter 0f their returns and will, therefore, make no effort to hunt anyone up. However, he will be glad to confer with all who look him up next Tuesday and Wednesday, he states. $75 HORSE CAUSES EXPENSIVE SUIT A horse valued at $75 was the bone of contention In the Smythe-Schelal cape tried In the circuit court yester day and which cost several times the M.lue of the animal. In about three minutes after retiring, the Jury brought In a verdict for the plaintiff so that the costs of litigation will be assessed against the defendant. Smythe Bros., well known sheep firm, brought a replevin suit against Tom Schelal. prominent 'Indian, to recover a horse alleged to have been taken by the latter from one of the Ployes of the plaintiff. The Indian claimed the animal as his own but the Pmythes brought witnesses from Heppner and Arlington where the ani mal was raised to prove their owner ship. The expenses of these witness es alone runs up to approximately $300 and this is only a part of the costs of the case. I . . , . .. . ioti MCLLAlS AU I V LU. CHANGES HANDS . Having purchased the automobile , business of the McLean Auto Co. and taken over the agency for the Cadll- j handle the Cadillao and Dodge cars end to do a general automobile and garage business. The articles of In corporation were filed at Salem today with the two men and Lillian G Hampton as Incorporators. The new company expects to build a new ga - 1 rage next spring but until then will occupy the present quarters of the , McLean Auto Co. v 13'-i y ft; 3 J IF FYench UP ON THE SHE ITEM VETO CLAUSE Declares He Has Xo Idea of Using It ; Hut Sinily Wants to be Prepared in Case of an Emergency. i SALEM, Jan. 13. Governor Withy- j combe asked Attorney General Brown to render an opinion of the single i Item veto amendment to the slate constitution. He said: "I do not ex pect to use the single item veto. 1 1 simply want to know what power the! amendment gives me in event of an . emergency. I expect the legislature 1 to be reasonable and pass no bills re- I quiring a fractional veto, but I heart- j ily favor it as a preparedness meas-! ore " ttrnwn save as his nninion that 1 the' governor has the power to veto .inffi .,r,ronri.i in bills if The same proceedure could desired. be followed vetoing the entire bills. Itromii Won't Go East. Attorney General Brown announc ed it would not be necessary for him to go to Washington, to argue the minimum wage law before the su preme court. Yesterday he received telegram requiring him to arrive in Washington Tuesday. He has arrang ed to have Felix Frankfurter. In structor in the Harvard law school, appear Instead. Would Restore Old Board. Senator Walter Pierce Is preparing to Introduce next week a bill restor ing the old board of examiners to have charge of examining papers of appli cants for teachers certificates. He opposes the expense connected with the present system, providing that county school superintendents meet In Salem twice yearly, to grade papers. He called the superintendents Salem visits "junkets." CALLS nir. stuikp i.i r.HTvif nr nltli.s . ?.)-' " dleton Commercial association, to the WHINGTON. Jan. 13. Three merchants and other cltisens of Pen davs' of a national railway strike ; ton to be present, would mean starvation of thousands The new terminal was opened on -lean hshles. wtlh,.r Grafts, of January 15, 1S1. anj the employes the International Farm bureau, de- clared to the senate interstate com-mfs- (.nmmlttee Saturday. t. - .triii- neenrmrf c.nni said "we would forget the Lusltania and Belgium would be outdone. The very .i.,,..i.r nt th Arm-nio-i hv Turk ! - i.i t l- more tumio -r v mind, a eonsnir-rv to brlnu n .nh it strike Is a onsnlracv to do I murder wholesale." VERA CRUZ REPORTED IN CONTROL OE GALVESTON, Jan. 13. Passengers arriving from Vera Cruz declared that Felix Diaz controlled the whole state. He is receiving plenty of ammuni tion from the United States, 'shipped from South American ports and thence transferred to Mexico. LOCAL YOUNG III EIILIS1 III NAVY Arnold and Clifford Mlnnls are Among Number; Wesley Mima and Henry LauoureJIe Reported to nave Joined. With & suddenness that surprised friends and relatives, several Pendle ton young men have Joined the navy of Uncle Sam, according to reports coming from Portland where the en listments are said to have taken Place. Some of the Pendleton re cruits were enroute back to college when the notion struck them to be come jackiea. Arnold Minnis and Clifford Minais are two who have enlisted. The for mer was In his freshman year at the University of Oregon and returned to Pendleton for the holidays. It was while going back to college that he suddenly altered his plans. His bro ther had been working on a farm near Pendleton before he left to enlist. Their mother. Mra Wr. C. Minnie, has received a letter from them confirm ing the report of their enlistment. Wesley Mims, who entered the University of Washington last fall and who was home for the holidays, has elso enlisted according to reporti. His relatives received a letter this morning from him and he was in Portland but said nothing about en llsUng. Henry Latourelle. who also finished the high school last spring, is said to have enlisted. The recruits will be sent to the na val school in Pan Francisco for five or six months schooling before being assigned to a ship. BARRETT FATHERS BIG HIGHWAY BILL (East Oreonian Special.) SALEM. Ore., Jan. 13. Senator Rarrett of Umatilla county introduced a comprehensive bill at the morning session of the senate today w hich pro. vldes among other things fur a state highway from Portland east through The Dalles. Pendleton, La Grande, Baker. Ontario to Vale. The bill pro. pose- to construct the highway with 75 per cent of the receipts of the state highway department during the en suing five years. No definite plan of construction or methods of operation were given by Senator Barrett In introducing the measure The bill, however, does not provide for county cooperation but puts the project solely in the hands of the state highway commission. Owing to the many prospective ' changes in laws providing funds for the highway commission it Is practl- amount of money which could oe raised under the provisions of the measure. No discussion followed the intro duction of the bill. The bill also provides for a state highway to be constructed under the same conditions and provisioa from Portland through the Willamette val ley south to the California line. IIII PLANS In commemoration of the first an niversary of the opening of the ter minal yards of the O.-W. 4 N. Co. at Rielh, the employes of the company at that place will hold a big celebra tion next Monday evening and havj extended an invitation to the l'en- ! consider that it would be fit and prop er to recognlie the anniversary by a celebration which would enable the i residents of that point to get ac- Q"alnted with the business men of Pendleton. The agent and the ladie, of the community are In charge of ! the preparations and plan to have entertainment and refreshments. Since the new terminal was op. ne.1, lu''h has grown to be quite a pup 10 mm Administration Announces Act ion Will be Taken Immed iately After Pershing Leaves Mexico. EARLY DATE IS ARRANGED Commander of Forces Now on Bor der Una WU1 Withdraw Shortly, Kays Slate Department Advice WASHINGTON. Jan. 13 It is an nounced the administration plana to withdraw the militia border guard before March first. The action will be taken after Pershing leaves Mexi co. His withdrawal U scheduled for an early date. COMMITTEE IS TO INVESTIGATE NEEDS OF STATE HOSPITAL Entire Memhcobip of Joint Way and Mean committee May Bo In cluded In Delegation gent Here. (East Oreonian Special.) SALEM, Jan. 13. A Joint resolu tion will probably be introduced by the ways and means committee Mon day that a committee be appointed to go to Pendleton to investigate the needs of the Eastern Oregon State Hospital. While the resolution has' not yet been framed It is understood that it may be made to Include the entire membership of the joint ways and means committee. Some objections was raised at a meeting of the' ways and means com mittee last night to sending the dele gation to Pendleton a it was held that the increase asked in the budget of the Eastern Oregon State Hospital is so slight that no investigation Is needed. Senator Barrett is a member of the committee. NO TRACE MISSING AVIATORS FOUND ("ALEXICO, Jan. 13. Searching rini.s returned and found no trace ' I.'o-'enant Colonel Harry B. Bish-a-1 T.lemenant W. A. Robertson. .!-. " vslng since their attempted i -.m xortn isiand t0 Calexico. r " ' the nvlators landed in the mouma ns of northern Mexico, and lelter with hospitable Indians. Even- .'"arching automobile is equip ped with five days water and rations. I'nited States troops are unable to cross the border to participate in the hunt. CLUB BIDS $1.58 , IN PORTLAND NOW CHICAGO. Jan. 13. (Special to the East Oregoniaiu Range of pri ces today: Open. High. Low. Close. May I1.S3S ItSji, . 14 $,mi, July $1.50 $1.51 1, $l.4i H.51) Portland. PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. U (Spe. ciuli Club 11.5s; bluestem $1 5. BIG CELEBRATION ulous community. Where ..me thera waa but oii ranch hou.se there ri now 30 famillta living, ten new houae4 and a store have been built, the town a supplied With, pure water from it deep well and piped to every hoone and the company 11 planning to build a depot and spend a large sum In en larging the trackage. A year ago when the terminal op ened the empluyex had to work un der great difficulties. They lived In boxcars and there were few conven iences. The agent recalls that on hie first morning he had to shovel the snow off his desk wh la the yardmen waded in unow or mud for several weeks. The Omimerdal aanclatlon receiv ed the Invitation to attend thruugri Yardinast. ro J. M Kee this mornln r and president Brock has prorriUwl In 1 reap. with a repreien'atlve d"l- Satton. MARCH