East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, January 27, 1917, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextPYEYBOEOiTlO'lJ -:- jga ,5 T ADVERTISERS . CT CTS C nCK if KW PPr In Oreguo. east of Portland ul bj ' -" - 1 ""'iZT .. r f I AJ1T y .tJJ far the lariat circulation In I'endletot of A NfSik St?7 If"? eIWEKI3r V V n -y , ni'illlff" CITY OFFICIAL PAPER 5 DAILY EVEIII7.G EDIT! si 1 1 M'KTII fc.lt T"tiiht ami Sunday ran "r TTt'.flcr.itt; s'ithwes'rly wind. WimIIht M;i i rri ?t ( ii tcinperat ire. .M : mum 3 r, . raint'.ill M inches: light, ftfjt, weather cl.'U'l'. threatening. mini w ind. and COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 28 I MEN KILLED Avalanche Cuts Power Line Putting Douglas, Treadwell and Juneau in Total Dark ness. WEATHER IS BITTER COLD :Miu'rw Are Hunting Con"" of Maurice Koamumen and Benjamin (irete Burled WlM'n, Three Slides Oivurred In Mountains. Jl.NE.UT, Alaka, Jan. 27. lUM-urra are hunting the rirto if Maurice ItawiiUHMMi, following three miow Mules In I lie moun taiiw surrounding (he lty. Ben jamin (.rcte, a lineman was also killed. The avalanche cut tlio imiKT limn and Douglas, Tread well and Juneau arc In total darkness. U Ih Ititirr cold. 1L 304 IS STORM CENTER: BIG BATTLE AT Advhv Indicate 1-rvuoh Have He (.nlmil Nearly All (.round (ientiauii Took Thiirsduy Mishl; llritiMi At tacks ou Ia lia-o canal Fall. PARI?, Jan. 27 Tt In announced (hat 11 1' I ill t'd arllllerylng marked the continued struggle in Mill 304. French frr destroyed Oerman works. KeparKes nil the scene of a heavy battle, five German aeroplanes were destroyed. Advices Indicated the French have regained practically all of the ground (ho Oirmarw took Thursday night 1'ariK believes the Germans are at templing to ascertain whether the Krench are preparing; to attack on th went tiank of the Meuse. The attack cost the German thousand of men. It Is estimated a hundred and twenty thousand Germans participated. BERLIN, Jan. 27. (Via Sayvllle' It is announced that repeated French attacks on Mill 304 collapsed The statement described battles on Combrea Heights and Meuse Bend west of 8alnt Mlhlel. Ten Belgians were captured southwest of DIxmude. British attacks failed south of I-a-hassee canal. START SURVEY OF FEDERAL HIGHWAY Stirvevlng of the proposed federal aid highway across Umatilla county Is now under wny between Pendleton nnd Krho. A crew of fifteen men In charge of Engineer Bennett. Is now surveying nnd mnpplng the route eust of here. The stretch from Pendleton to the eastern line of Umatilla county has already been completed. About the first of the week It is ex. pected the crew of surveyors will move their camp to Echo, although It will be some time yet before the de tailed survey la completed this far. For several days Engineer Bennett has been looking over the district west of here, making a preliminary survey of the most feasible route from here to The Dalles. Uter the crew will go over the road, making detailed sur veys and maps. The road now being surveyed Is the one on which It Is proposed to have the federal road money expended In conjunction with -the state funds, t'n der the law the federal government will put the same amount of money Into construction of these highways us is expended by the staje. Echo Sews. PEACE TALK IS CAUSE OF DROP IN WHEAT PIT CHICAGO, Jan. 27. (Special to the East Orcgonlan) Peace talk caused a five and a quarter break In May vheat. July dropped three and three eights. September I down one and u quarter. Today's range of prlcos: Open. High. Low. Close. M.iv SI. 80 SI. 80 11.74 1.75 14 July S1.S0H SI. 50 SU614 11.47 H Portland. PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 27. (Spe. rial)--Club Sl n2; bluestcm SI. 56. IN SNISIIS II! Ml DAILY , .- SLAYER OF WIF AND COLONEL PUT ON TRIAL , , . , jr it.. -At ft . . -At: V .1 ttfgflllllllWIIIOl MI?S H.J-'SPANELI, SAX ANTONIO, Tex., Jan. 27. 'barged with the murder of his beau tiful wife. Crystal Holland Hpanoll. nnd of IJciilenant-Colonel Matthew ". Huttler. of the Sixth Cavalry V. S. A.. Harry J. Spanell went on trial here today. Spancll was the proprietor of a hotel. His wife was the daughter of a wealthy banker and ranchman, and met Spanell while she was attending I-aylor I'nlversity. Lleutetiant-Col-1 nel Mutter was married. He was stationed at WashlngtorffTrr n--Tn at the War College and had a wide ac'iualntalnce In army circles. The motive for the killing was still AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION IS ORGANIZED BY LOCAL DEALERS The Pendleton Automobile Aasocla. tion came Into being Inst night nt a meeting of auto dealers held in the Commercial association rooms Us chief present purpose will be the pro. moling of the first annual Pendleton auto show, scheduled for next month, but it will be a year-round organisa tion devoted to the Interests of the automobile business and to the en couragement of good roads. Robert Simpson of the Simpson Auto Co., was elected president; J. W. McCurmm.iih of the Pendleton Auto Co., vice president; Jack Allen of the Allen-Ward Co., secretary, and J. U Knight, Studebaker distributor, was chosen treasurer. The board of di U. 8. DESTROYER DAMAGED BY FIRE WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. A coast guard reported that a Untt Statcs torpedo boat was found afire and beached at Orient Point, Long Island . It was towed to Greenport. The name was with held. NEW YORK, Jan. 27. The Greenport Construction Company admitted a I'nited States de stroyer was taken to their yards after fire damage at Orient point. Employes refused Information re garding the extent of the damage. LOST TO WA1TSBURG P. II. 8. (ilrlH IrefcaU'd by 17 to 20 Score, Iioyn Team IVs 7 (o 8; Roth Jlatdos) Hard Fought. The P. H. 8. boy and girls' basket, ball teams lout to Waltsburg at Waits burg last night The girls' game, as was expected, was close and hard fought. The only thing the Waltsburg girls had In their famor wiu their home floor. The score was 20 t 17. The boys' game was a one-sided af fair, Waltsburg winning 59 to 7. This score does not Indicate the hard bat tle the P. H. S. boys fought, however. EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, ) a inKti-ry when the trial opened. The home life iif the Rpanells seem liiKly, was Ideal. On the evening of Jul; 2M, after a drive about the city of Alpine, the Rpanells Invited Col onel Hutler to Join them. A few minutes later Spunell walked Into the jail and surrendered to the sheriff. "1 have killed them both." he said. Spunell stopped his ,car a few Mocks from the hotel, the police suid and began shooting with an automatic pistol and a six-shooter. T1ir"iiimer of bottl Mrs. Fpahell' nnd Colonel Huttler, who were occupying the rear teat, were riddled with bul lets. rector will be chosen later and every firm in the city handling autos or ac cessories will he represented on it The automobile men met last even ing to discuss the details of the com. Ing automobile show One thing is certain The show U going t0 be big ger than the promoters had planned, and, Instead of ulng only a part of the Happy Canyon povilion, they will now use the entire pavilion Joseph Rleg, the manager, has been so no tified and will bring decorations in ac cordance with the enlarged plans. The dealers had guaranteed to display 20 automobiles but space has already been requested for 32 The next meeting of the associating has been set for February 6. IS Xo Word Received Yet From Stone houso, Where Skirmish Hotwcon V. S. Troops and Mexicans Took Place. XOr.At.KS. Jan. 27. Head. 4 quarters' advices said fighting between Amerimn mu-lutr A I'tah cavalry and Mexicans eon- 4 untied todajy. tcinfortinietit were rushed. The nimminitlnir officer has started an Investl- gallon. 4 ARIVACA. Arls., Jan. 27. N'o word has been received from Stone bouse, the scene of a skirmish be tween cowboys, Utah cavalry and Mexicans yesterday. A small de tachment of troops is enroute from Tucson. The N'ogales cavalry is held in readiness. Jl'AREZ. Jan. 27. The CHrrania commander at Casas Grandes report id that General Pershing's headquar ters at Colonla Dublan were evacuat ed at daybreak. The troops are n, arching leisurely northward. Their tiext base is OJo Federlco. MILITARY SKIIVIOE FAVOUK.D. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 The national security league unani mously voted favoring universal military service for all male citi zens at nineteen years. It rec ommended rinttshurgh system. CHILD LABOR DAY TO BE OBSERVED Tomorrow and Monday, Jan. 28 and 2, are designated as "Child Labor Days" throughout the nation and, through the co operation of the churches and parent-teacher organizations, the ministers of Pendleton will to- 4) morrow speak on the subject. "What can we do to free the children?" There are In the country 1,. 4) 850,000 children between the ages of 10 and 15 who are work. 4) ing in factorial" and various lines of Industries when they should be going o school and getting the other advantages of 4) childhood. The new federal child labor law frees 150.000 of 4 these children but other means must be devised to free the oth- ers. ALLIES SOLIDARITY SHOWN BY IDENTICAL OPINIONS ON SPEECH They I niU-dly Declare the President's Views Approximate Uie Allies' Ideas.; New German Peace Move Excitement. LONDON, Jan. 27. Officials be lieve that the Rome, Petrograd and Paris identical oplniuns on President Wilson's senate address shows freh proof of the al lie' solidarity. They unitedly declare the president's views approximate the allies' ideas. Rus sia favors all nations having a sea outlet and autonomous Poland. Tho Petrograd foreign office said the al lies did not wish to crush their ene mies. Paris reported that the United so cialist deputies had formally passed a resolution approving Wilson's aim and urging the 'democrats of all na tions to Join In hastening peace " Eighty nine members signed it. At! are extreme socialists. London is all excitement on ac count of reports that an Important fierman pVace move would mark the Kaiser's birthday. A notable gather ing Is assembled at the "great head quarters" with a preten'e of celebrat ing. It Included the kaiser. Austrian emperor. Foreign Minister Hollweg, Foreign Secretary Zimmerman, Hin denburg. Quartermaster General Tu dendorff and other high army and na vy officials. EAST END FARMERS ORGANIZE A FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION MOKE THAN" S7.0.000 IX LOANS ALREADY APPLIED 1X1R; .IOHX McFAYEX IS PRESIDENT. A national furm loan association was organized by the farmers of the east end of the county yesterday morning and the organisation had no more than been perfected than more than 150,000 In loans were applied for. according to a. letter from Attor ney G. H. Rishon who assisted In the organization work. The meeting was held In the office." of Bishop and Pavig yesterday morn hig at 10 o'clock. S. C. Masterson was elected chair, man of the meeting and called an ex ecutive session of all the farmers who had signed the articles of association. After the by-laws were read and ad opted the following directors were elected: John McEwen. J. A PraA lev. R. W. Rleakney. W. P. Huntsman. William Wacner. Mrs, E. B. Ross. Immediately after adjournment the newly elected directors after first taking the oath of office, called a meeting nnd proceeded to elect tho off!eers for the ensuing year, as fol lows: John McEwen, president; Tt W. Rleakney. vice president: G. If R'shop secretary-treasurer; W. C. Hopson. R. W. Rleakney, J. A Rrad. ley. loan comrnlttee The organization has decided to do business tinder th name and style of "The Freewnter National Farm I,o.m Association. " It propose to do bus Iness In a territory co extensive with T'matllla rountv. THAW RKCOVFRrXG PIT IS STILL BEWILDERED PTTtT.ADET.PHT A, Jan. S7 Hnrr K Thaw, who Is slowly recovering from setf-lnfllcted wounds. Is suffer. Ing from a condition of mental bewll. derment as a resnlt of hemorrhage and lowered vltalltv. accordlne to the report of a police surgeon, filed with tho deteottve bureau todnv. Thiv was examined to determine whether his eond'tlon would permit of his re moval from the hospital for a hear ing In connection with the charges brought against him In New Tork "tnte tint he bid benten Frederick Gump. .Tr., a Kansas City boy. JANUARY 27, 1917 HALF BLOCK ; PITTSBURG BURfJS $2.0Q0,Q00L0SS Five People Injured in Con flagration That Destroys Douglas Shoe. Co. and Department Store. HEART OF BUSINESS DISTRICT l.laze Ik Most Dlsastroua That Has Occurred in City in Years; Grand Theater Is Total Loss. PITTSBIRG, Jan. 27. The (rand Theater, the Douglas Shone Coiniuiy, the Frank Soder De partment store and many other establishment burned. The east ern half of a downtown business block wafi rfrtroycd. The loss Li (ho million dollars. Five were injured and are unconscious. It uas among: MUsburgh's most dis astrous fires. LATE WIRE BULLETINS NAMED JI DGE OF HAWAII. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. Pres ident Wilson nominated Joseph B, Poindexter of Helena? Mont. I'nited State district judge of Hawaii. SLAYKK IS (APTIKED. WINDSOR, Ont., Jan. 27. The provincial police have captured James Stewart, alias Gordon, slayer of W. M. Jackson, the Wln nil?g immigration officer Th"ey discovered Stewart in the lobby of the Essex hotel. He fought and attempted to shoot the offi cers. FISHING BOAT F1HED ON. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27. The American fishing schooner Mary land exchanged shot with the Mexican patrol boat at San Ra mon point in Lower California. The patrol boat approached the Maryland going south through Mexican fishing waters and open ed rifle fire SENDS BIRTHDAY GREETINGS. WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. Pres ident Wilson sent birthday greet ings to the kaiser. 250,000 MOTHERS DIE ANNUALLY AS RESULT OF AN ARCHAIC LAW Mrs, Sanger Explains Why Sis ter is on Hunger Strike in Blackwells' Island. NEW YORK. Jan. 27. Mrs. Mar garet Sanger, birth control advocate, made a statement explaining why her sister, Mrs. Ethel Byrne, is on a hun ger striqe at Blackwell's Islands. "To the people of the United Statet who want to know why my sister was convicted, struck. She refuses all food, drink and work because she be lieves the court denied her her In herent right to test the anti-birth control laws constitutionality. It is the most outrageous legislation on the statute books. "This archaic law. untested since eighteen seventy eight, causes eight thousand working mothers' deaths In New York annually. Similar laws in other states bring the terrible total of dead mothers to nearly a quarter of a million. "The unfortunate women go to their graves unnoticed, the agenti are unknown. Mrs. Byrne feels that one more death laid at the door of this state's government is Inconsequen tial. If the women let her die It means ending the women's freedom for another generation." "You have the finest institution in the state and Superintendent McNary has shown himself most capable and conscientious In his requests upon the legislature and with reference to hn managerial work In all respects." This warm compliment was today paid to the Eastern Oregon State Hoepltal and its superintendent by senator Wood of Washington county, rhairman of the senate ways and .... .y,-..iiiMiiiiee and ch.ilrnian of the sub-committee here to investigate the "I C011E P WALLOWA WHEAT IS CONTRACTED AT $1.50 ENTE-UPUI.SE. (it., Jan. 27. An agreement establishing the record price for contract wheat was enter. . Into a few days ago between H. A. Queensberry, W. R Holme, president of the Wallowa National Bank, of this city, and owner of the property farmed by Mr. Quesenberry, 4 and C. R. Jvlliott. a retired stock- grower and wheatralsor. C R. Elliott agreed to pay Mr, (juesenberry and Mr. Holmes Sl-f.O a bushel for all merchantable wheat to be rais- ed upon 275 acres during 1917- 0 mi sum or OHIIU cm TREASURER TO $15190 BUI I Introduced in House by Hod gen and Rimer; provides That AYitb Increased Pay No Deputy Shall B Employed, (East Oregonian Special By Mail.) SALEM, Or., Jan. 27. A bill was Introduced in the house today by tha Cmatilla county delegation to In crease the salary of the treasurer of Umatilla county from 1200 to JloO'i a year. The bill provide that with the in creased salary no deputy shall be em ployed as in the past when the salary of the treasurer was 11200 annually with a deputy at a salary of J900 a year. The county under the bill will be saved S600 a year. llMrWElHIi TWO 0AY5 BATTLE Hundreds of Followers Killed In Fight in Western Chihuahua; Chief Lieutenant Deserts. EL PASO. Jan. 27. Carranzistas defeated Villa in a two day battle at La Junta, in western Chihuahua. They captured trains. Yesterday Villa raliled and recaptured the trains according to information this after noon. Hundreds of Villistas were killed. Before the battle Inei Sala zar. Villa's chief lieutenant, deserted with fifteen hundred followers. Following the battle, it was report ed Villa had marched north, planning to massacre all Mormons and native aiding Pershing's expedition. While Pershing Is evacuating his field base four hundred residents of Colonia Dublan are fleeing horderwurd. Forty wagons are carrying the refugees en route to Columbus. CIEAN SHIRTS TO BE LUXURY IN PARIS Paper Napkins to Appear Soon It is Expected in the Fashionable Cafes. Ill brother as follows: Mrs. J. Hammer PARIS. Jan. 26 Clean shirts an i , f Ml ,) . Misses Anna. Minerva collars will be scarce hereafter. TheiaIui Emlv Mendenhall of Echo. Mrs. l :g laundries announce that they will I Jonn r)orn and Mr9 A K Hammer close owing to the lack of coal. Laun-'of Ech and A,fred Mendenhall of dry prices already exceed the cost of 1 Grande. dry cleaning, and many people have i'U their soiled garments cleaned with napiha. Instead of being washed. Well-to-do men are adopting the mil iary style of wearing dark blue shirts end dark blue soft collars. Every celluloid collar has been sold and few haberdashers have dark colored shirts left. Barber shops lack towels, and res taurants suffer for clean table cloths and napkins. The smartest cafes, like Maxim's, the Cafe de Paris. La Rue's nnd Palllnrd's expect to use paper napkins soon. L state hospital and its needs. As to what funds will be appropriated for the hospital Senator Wood was un able to say owing to lack of action as yet by the entire ways and means committee. The aub-commlttec here on the In vestigation of the strtte hospltol com l rises Senator Wood, chairman. Sen ator J. C. Smith of Josephine: Sena tor R. F. Farrel!. Fortland; Rep. K, K. Kuhll. Portland; Rep. Frank A Rowe. Tillamook and Rep Ch.ul s Child. Linn county. ISP A NO. 9030 ST. PAUL GIVES Local Delegation is Met at the Train by Nearly 1000 Carn ivalites With Bands and Drum Corps. TAYLOR "KIKG OF THE WEST" Armed Willi 4i Caliber Revolvers) Itound-l p Boosters Let CUy Know They're On Hand. ST. PAUL, Jan. 27. The 1M7 St. Paul outdoor sports carnival began yesterday- Although the opening of ficially was scheduled for today, en thusiastic thousands, refusing to be quieted by a. mere mechanical pro gram, blew the lid in all directions. The first big celebration occurred at the Union depot when 39 visitors from Pendleton, Ore., Including Sheriff Til Taylor, "king of the west,' pulled in on the Great Northern. It was the first visiting marching club to reach St. Paul for the carnival. Almost 1000 uniformed carntvalites. Including the carnival Hu-ara, the Glacier Park club, the newsboys' band and odd members of other or ganizations, met the delegation. As the train pulled into the depot the bands and two drum corps vied in welcoming the visitors. Louis W. HI'.I. president of the Carnival association, officially welcomed the Pendleton throng. . The visitors, all armed with 44-caI-iber revolvers, added to the din ot . erfrms-- irmtlcat instrument and th tooting of engine whistles. They fired so many shots that a special S O. S. call was sent for more ammuni tion. Following the welcome, the visitors were escorted to the St Francis hotel where they will make their head quarters. This afternoon they were furnished with horses. "We are glad to be here." was the expression of Sheriff Taylor, who Is president of the Pendleton Round-TJp. JAMES MENDENHALL OF ECHO IS DEAD I MVTIILA rOl'XTY PIONEER IS SI RVIVKD BY SIX SISTERS AND A BROTHER. (East Oregonian Special.) E '!T1. Jan. 27. James A. Menden-'-'! l--"i' er resident of the meadows iuac Kci: ., died yesterday afternoon : .' o'cifck at his home, death be In;; iuc tu a complication of troubles. i ul-...-.-1 was a native son of Ore gon, having been born in Lane coun ty, .-Vpt. 6. 1859. With h's parents he came to I'matiHa county when 12 years old and had been a continuum resident ever since. He has farmed on the meadows since early man hood. He is survived by six sisters and a I The funeral will be held tomorrow 'morning at 11 o'clock at the Metho I dist church In Echo. HUNGER STRIKER IS FORCIBLY FED PEILtHlS LILCOI i !