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VOL. 28 .
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN,. PENDLETON, OGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
NO. 9034
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NEW YORK PORT HOUSE FAVORS CREATION OF
IS CLOSED TO CASCADE COUNTY FROM THE
ALL SAILINGS
British Atlantic Squadron is
Nearby to' Cdiwdy Allied
Merchantmen; U.S. Destroy
ers off Quarantine.
2000 AMERICANS OH OCEAN
Hundred of Other TJ. S. ClUicns are
Aboard Allied Supply Shtpsj Clce
Watch Kepi on All German Vessel.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1. ThU port Is
virtually closed. No big sailings are
scheduled. It it believed the entire
British Atlantic squadron la nearby
ready to convoy allied merchantmen.
Two United Statea destroyers are off
quarantine. They halted all ships
lust night. It authoritatively stated
that four thousand British vessels of
various tonnage are available for con
voy duty and submarine hunting.
Approximately two thousand Ameri
can dtinena are now crossing the At
lantic. Hundreds of Americans ate
aboard allied supply ships.
British and French naval attache
conferred. Several vessels attempted
to leave port but were turned back. All
German ships were closely watched.
SPECIAL CABINET MEETING
TO DISCVSS SITUATION
MADRID. Feb. 1. The cabinet met
and discussed the situation. Spain
understands that Germany forbids
neutral commerce to the allies, re
gardless of the flag or the cargo.
COPFNHAGBX. ' Feb. 1. A up-daily
summoned cabinet meeting dis
cussed the German note. It la under
stood they have summoned parliament
for a secret session. .,
IlatlMI German Cruiser.
IH'ENOS AYRK8. Feb. 1. The
British cruiser Amethyst bat tied a . .
German cruiser anil submarine
off tlxi Soutli Amer.ran coaM
January 2. It arrived at Pit. .
namtnico damaged today. It said
the Germans css-aiied.
REST ROOM MATRON
Widow of Former Iolloe Chief Was
HocummMled to Position Hy HouaC
Committee; 20 Applicants in All
lor ottUn.
Mrs. John Kearney, widow of tha
former chief of police, is the matron
uf the city's rest room In the city
hall. She waa selected to the position
at the council meeting last evening,
Mayor Best casting the deciding Vote
after the council waa deadlocked.
Mrs. Kearney waa recommended for
the position by tne house committee,
consisting uf Councilman Klrkpatrick,
Kll and Portland. Councilman Mur
phy ImediuWly presented the name of
Mra. Agnes Christiansen, and when
Councilmun Taylor failed to get a tec.
ond to his motion to accept the housu
committee i recommendation, It wa
decided to ballot. There were 2 ap
plicant in ail for the position and
the names of as many as could be re
membered were also presented before
the balloting.
The full council was present with
Councilman Vaughan presiding, the
mayor being absent at the beginning
of the meeting. The first ballot show
ed three each for Mrs. Kearney an I
Mrs. Christlanson and one each for
Mrs Rounds and Mrs. 8wanson.
Tlie second ballot gave four e.u h 1 1
Mrt. Kearney and Mrs. Chrlstlanson.
the third found one of the latter's
votes twitched back to Mrs. Rwanson
and the fourth found the two lead
ers tied again.
It was thnm decided to postpone ac
tion for a week but, when the mayor
arrived later, the mutter was reopen
ed and the mayor cast the deciding
vote for Mrs. Kearney, declaring ho
Wished to recognise the recommenda
tion of the committee.
In nominating Mrt. Kearney the
committee declared the list of appli
cants was an unusually good one but
that It was considered that Mrs. Kear.
ney was at capable at any and highly
deserving. Tha salary recommended
waa 135 a month.
The rest room, which hat been re
furnished and thoroughly renovated,
will be opened at once.
EASTERN PART OF CLACKAMAS
fr-
(Eust Oregonlan .Special
Wjra
Service.)
SALEM, Feb. 1. The house
cast 43 votes In favor of the cre
ation of Cascade county from the
eastern end of Clackamas with 13
negative votes and four absences,
WOl'LD REDl'CE VOTES
FOR POLITICAL PARTY.
To let prohibition and the so
cialist parties qualify as politi
cal purties under the terms of
Oregon's direct primary law.
Senator Eddy Introduced a bill
reducing the number of voters
necessary to constitute a political
party within the meaning of the
law from 20 per cent In the poll
cast for congressmen in each dis- m
trlct, to five per cent. If the bill
is enacted Into a law, the prohi
bition and socialist parties will be
petmltted to nominate candidates ,
for offices at the regular prim
ary election. Among the bills
paused by the senate was one by
Hawley authorizing the governor
to appoint 10 policemen upon
request of any railroad or steam
boat company, and one by Olson
making It a crime for any person
with Intent to defraud to draw a
check on a bank In which he has
nut sufficient funds. The follow
ing hills wi re killed by the sen
ate: The committee on roads and
highways authorizing county
courts to Improve private roads
when of public benefit.
SENATE ritC.ES COAST
HIGHWAY TO MEXICO.
The senate passed a resolution
urging congress to construct a mi
litary highway on the coast from
Canada to Mexico. Smith said:
"Such n highway would be very
useful in event of war and would
be profitable in time of peace."
wori.n pit tax ox ciiihcii
PROPERTY" HEI.l) IN Tltl'ST.
Gnode introduced a house bill
taxing all property owned or held
in trust for churches, religious
corporations and institutions, but
exempts property exclusively used
for church and Sunday school.
Continued on Page 8. )
GIF NO SHIRT
No Shirt, chief of the Walla Wallas,
is sick and Is believed to be dying.
This was the report brought In to
Supt. B. L Swartzlander of the
agency yeMerday from the aged chief
lain's home In the foothills near
Thorn Hollow by meanbera of his
tribe. They state that the old Indian
cannot move either arms or lega and
thev have given up hope of his recov
ery. No Shirt l over 70 years old and
has been the head of his tribe for
many years. He has been one of the
real leaders on the Umatilla reserva
tion and his leadership was never
more milltantly displayed than during
the last month In the controversy over
the proposal to allott the remaining
tribal lands. He opposed the? plan
vigorously and when he was outvot
ed at the council called at the agency
STANDARD OIL COMPANY MAY
MOVE PLANT TO WALLA WALLA
There Is no decision yet on the ap
plication of the standard OH Co. for
:i franchise to maintain nt enlarged
plant at the present location In the
west end of the city. After a good
deal of discussion at the council meet
ing Inst evening, the matter waa post
poned until Friday eovnlng when an
adjourned meeting will be held.
A petition asking that the applica
tion he not granted and that the com
pany be required to move Its plant to
some place where it will not endan
ger property was presented. It was
signed by 25 or 30 property owners,
and Chief 0r police Curdiine, who cir
culated It. declared he could have se
cured 500 signatures.
Upon motion the petition wa laid
on the table but the street commit
tee asked for further lime to report,
giving as a reason a desire to exam
ine the petition end to Investigate the
practicability ofiiavlng the oil tanks
placed under ground.
Col. J, H. Raley, appearing for the
company, urged Immediate action, de
claring the company has plana pro
pared and a force of men waiting to
begin work upon an enlarged distrib
uting plant. He ttnted that, if the
council acta adversely, the company
Intends establishing the distributing
I
OP THE MINNESOTA
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From all reports received from St.
Paul, the Pendleton Round-Up ex
cursionists have evidently put their
city on the mao In capital letters,
'l'hey have been given free rein to pull
off their cowboy stunts even to shoot
ing up both houses of the legislature.
The following nlght-delter was re
ceived this morning by C M. Bishop
from Mrs. Roy T. Bishop:
"Monday afternoon paraded with
Hill and enjoyed carnival sports on
the side. Had dinner with Mr. Lef
fingwell of Minneapolis (brother of
late Douglas Lefflngwell of this city)
at host followed by carnival and
Round-Up pictures at Minnesota Club
at Hill's special guests. Tuesday
n orning Pendleton bunch by special
request called on the legislature en
masse and shot up both houses at
capitnl. Chief Tall Tine is big fea
ture right along. Tuesday afternoon
we gave Minneapolis the once over
Continued on Page 3. )
WOOD CUTTING BEE
FOR URIAH CHURCH
The church at I'klah will soon
have a wood cutting festival, ac-
cording to the East Oregonlan
correspondent at that town For
some time pat members of the
church h;is len " liaQH'ng logs
to the church and It Is planned
that In the near future all mem-
bera will assemble for the pur-
pose of converting the timber
a into fire wood for use during
the remainder of the winter.
The ladies of the church will
serve a lunch to the workers.
BELIEVED DYING
January 2, he imedlately called an
other council at his own tepee and
supported hy Captain Bumpkin and
others, endeavored to persuade the
Indians Hgainat the proposal. He
gained but small headway and then
laid plans to carry the fight person
ally to Washington. D. C. In thi.
however, he 'was anticipated by BIHy
.loahuu, one of the influential Indian
advocating' the allottment. Joshua
him been in Washington some time
and the Incorporation of the allott
ment plan In the Indian appropriation
bill testifies to his ability a a lobby,
ist. Sickness and delay In making fi
nancial arrangements prevented
Chief No Shirt from making the long
trip
In the event of his death, the Walla
Walla tribe will.be without a chief,
but. following the old tribal custom,
will probably elect a successor.
plant at Walla Walla Which city, ho
said, la very desirous- of securing It.
He declared the provisions made by
the company In the way of safeguards
minimised the danger of fire or ex
plosion and declared that no other
city In the state had driven the com
pany's plants outside the city limits.
Councllmen Phelps, Folsom, Mur
phy and Taylor stated that It was their
understanding at the time objections
were made by owners of the Frazler
property that If the company made
a satisfactory settlement with these
owners It was to be permitted to pro.
coed Such a settlement with these
owners has been made, It It said.
Councilman Thelps further stated
that the city drove the O.-W. coal
hunkers and the terminal yards out of
the city and that tuch a policy should
not be continued.
Councilman Penland still asked for
more time, declaring that It waa pos
sible to reach a settlement satisfac
tory' to all If th company would put
the tanks underground. This. Man
ager De Witt said the company would
not do on account of the expense.
"The company w-ll move out first,"
he said.
Mayor Best finally suggested an ad
Journed meeting Friday, nt which time
a decision will be made.
PASSPOR1
AMERICANS
EUROPE; BREAK IMMINENT
NEW SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN STARTED
4 BRITISH BOATS AMONG FIRST VICTIMS
LONDON, Feb. 1. The Belgian steamer Euphrates and the Brit
ish ship Trevean have been submarined.
LONDON, Feb. I. Germany's new submarine campaign hag start
ed. The Dutch steamer Epsllon and three British fishing smacks
were the first victims. They were destroyed within the barred zone.
The crews' fates were not reported.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1. Vessels approaching the danger lone
are the American liners Finland and Philadelphia, the Norwegian
American liner Bergensfjord, the French liner L Touraine, the
Greek vessel Themlstoclea, the Wtlte Star liner Baltic, the Holland
American liner Ryndham, the Italian liner America, the Cunard lin
er Savonia and the Anchor liner California. All are due In allied
ports within a few days.
WHITE RENTERS MAY SECURE
VAST AMOUNT OF NEW LAND
Between 25,000 and 30,000
acres of new farming land of
which 5000 or 6000 acres will be
good for wheat will be made
available for use near Pendleton
If con grew enact the law pro
viding for allotting the trilial land
on the, reservation.
It 1s estimated by Major
Swartxlandcr that 30 to 40 per
cent of the land proposed for al
lotment will be good tor farm
lug pnrixmes. Ultle of It Is now
farmed and most of the land will
L.lal'rii rubh character - iti
will not be adapted to wheat
ral-lng. In the foothills, how
ever adjoining present allotted
land there Is considerable land
that may be put under cultiva
tion at once by w boatmen. Of
tills amount 1000 acres of land
Is now under lease to white men.
the rentals going to the tribal
fund. It may be found practical
to raise wheat on miu-h of the
hilly land.
It Is the presumption that the
newly allotted land will le large
ly secured by white renters. The
allotments will bp for a 25 year
period.
"That the Secretary of the Interior
la hereby authorized to make allot
ments to any living Indians on the
Umatilla reservation Oregon, of not
exceeding 80 acres to each person en.
titled to rights thereon hut who have
not heretofore been allotted, so long
as any of the lands within said reser
vation remain available for the pur
pose, and to issue trust patents for
PITTSBURG BEAUTY
The announcement of the engage
ment of Miss Mary Elisabeth Slawter
of East Plttsbuw to Lieutenant Reg
inald Morse Charley has Just been an
nounced. but the young woman, on
of Pittsburg's beauties, does not know
where he Is. other than that he Is
'somewhere in France." The young
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the selections so made In accordance
with the act of February . , 1887
(24th statutes at large, page 387) at
amended; such allotments to be made
under such rulet and regulations as
the secretary of the interior may pre
scribe." The above Is the wording of the
item of legislation attached to the In
dian appropriation bill at reported to
the senate by the senate committee on
Indian affairs. It it presumed the
clause will remain In the bill and fi-
- nall" b tsd by both houtes.
Thera are 680 Indians on the res
ervation to whom allotments have
never been made, according to Major
Swartzlander. Most of these Indian)
are children, some full bloods, some
breeds. Figuring 80 acres as the
maximum allotment it will require
52,000 acre of land to provide for the
r.eeds of those now listed. , Thii
would leave from 25,000 to 30,003
acres of tribal land as the tribal land
now has an area of from 75,000 to
SO. 000 acres.
GERMANY" HAS ACCEPTED
ALLIES' FIGIIT TO FINISH
AMSTERDAM. Feb. 1. Hollweg
addressed the Reichstag main com
mittee. Berlin dispatches are quoted:
"The allies challenge a fight to the j
finish. We accept and stake every-1
thing. The enemy's conditions mean ;
the destruction of Germany's defen- i
slve force." j
LOSES HER AVIATOR
man, who is In the Fifty-fourth
Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps,
flew across the English channel with
seventeen others some time ego, ac
cording to a letter to Miss Slawter.
and since then she had nothing of
him. However, she hus no fear ann
Is satisfied he w ill be on 'hand for the
wwridmg.
ARE REFUSED
SAILING FOR
German Announcement of Unrestricted
Sea Warfare Causes Most Serious Sit
uation Since World War Began; Wil
sonand Lansing Hold Long Conference;
New York Papers Sounding War Note
DIPLOMATIC DIFFICULTIES WITH JAPAN W PROSPECT
State Department Counsellor Polk Ak Senators Lane ami
Chamberlain to Use All Influence to Prevent Oregon Legis
lature From Passing Alien Land Laws; Borah Requested to
(Stop Idaho Lawmakers.
(Robert J. Bender.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. President Wilson is nearly ready
to announce this government's answer to Germany's, unrestrict
ed submarining. Secretary Lansing has prepared an official
communication. The contents are secret.
The state department has refused to issue passports to Ame
ricans planning to sail for Europe. This action has increased
the tension. It may mean the government is planning to break
off relations, or that Wilson is determined to modify his former
stand. a
Lansing and Wilson conferred for an hour this morning.
lhey discussed the iorthcoming
Lansing Refuses Statement-
Lansing refused to make state,
ment. He appeared nervous and
smoked a cigarette. Newspaer
men crowded around blm.. Lan
sing cried: "I can aay nothing
now, boys, please close the door
"and let me go " He said he might
see tlie newspapermen at 3:30 this
afternoon.
Lansing's gravity after meet.
Iiur Wilson indicated that a most
serious situation has developed.
The passport announcement has
convinced many that a diplomatic
break la imminent.
Itrcak With Japan Looms.
Possibilities of diplomatic diffi.
c-ulUea with Japan loomed.
State Department Counsellor
Polk asked Senators Ivtne and
Chamberlain to use all their in
fluence to itreveut the Oregon
legislature passing the alien land
lews. He met Senator Brady of
Idaho and asked him to prevent
the Idaho legislature from pass
ing similar law. It Is reported
that polk said tlie acta would
cause a serums situation. Tlie
rapanc. aniliawndor conferred
with Polk.
Is Final Effort to YVin.
It is believed officials ha, ad
vance knowledge of . Germany's
intention to "cut loose" in the
event the peace mneiiers fail
ed. Allied souices claimed tliey
knew tlie German plans three
monthg ago.
Wilson conferred with Colonel
House, his personal advisor.
House arrived secret v last night.
The president studied tlie note
!as night.
The tiemian diplomats said the
new submarine policy was deter,
mined on after tlie entente had
unfavorably replied to Wilson's
pee note. Germany is willing
to risk the world's antagonism
In a final effort to win the war.
Officials believe her economic
sufferings Itave bred desperation.
Lansing conferred with Wil
son secretly last Dlglit. He care
fully studied Oh- situation. It is
learned WatJUugUin ordered the
ISTATE INSPECTION OF GRAIN
.AND HAY IS PROVIDED FOR
j Kast ores-onian Special Service.
. -S.M.EM. Jan. ol State inspection of
1 grain and hay In warehouse is pro.
j vided for in a bill introduced in th-.-i
house today liy Representative fall, in
; uf Multnomah. Th bill puts thi in
, spection under the supervision and
1 reRUlatton of the public service coin-
mission which shall appoint a chief
j insutor who in turn, shall select chief
deputies and other assistants,
i Standards and grades of grain am
j to be fixed by the commission and are
to conform with standards of the
Vnlted States department of agricul
ture. The commlselon is authorised to
fix charges for Inspection of grain
or hay In public and terminal ware
houses and in addition a charge no:
to exceed five centa a ton for sacke.l
grain, three centa for bulk grain and
eight centa for hay may be charged
for inspection In private warehouses.
Its of storage rates shall be pub
lished by the proprietors of the ware
communication.
Port of New York dosed bust
night This precautionary mora
-ya designed to bait neutrality
violations. Absolute) wwqty
surrounded Uy derriopmeti w.
Diplomatic Engagementa Off,
British Ambassador Sprmg
Riee called on Lansing tiS naora
Ing. It la indicated Laming; re
fused to meirt him as he previous
ly refused to meet the Japanese
ambassador. All diptomatto en
gagements have been cancelled.
Counsellor Polk, of the state
department, and Representative
Ransdeil, members of the foreign
afralrs committee, visited the
capitol this morning.
YVar Note Sounded in Papers.
NEW YORK, FEB. 1. The
World used tlie headlines "Ger
many Declares War. It said
Bemstorff must receive his pats,
ports today. Many paper
sounded the warinte. The Tribune
declared America fought one war
for freedom of the seas and will
-fight another. Tlie Times' head
lines said, "Germany Wan
Asainst the WorM.-1 other edk
total, phrases were "Tlie l ulled
Mates cannot t"'morie. -can not
tolt-iati-,- --we must maintain our
honor." --tlieie Is only one reply,"
"We are on thr tergv of war."
Arkanvas tnxis, are at Wil-ams
disposal."
HEAVY SLUMP IN
WHEAT BIDS TODAY
CHICAGO, Feb. I. (Special to the
East oreg.'nian.r l&nge of prices
today:
Open.
31.60
High.
l.5
1.43
Low.
1 It
1.3
Closa.
11114
1.41
May
July
Portland.
PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. t (Spe
ciaUciub, 145; bluestem, $150.
houses and reiKrU sIkiII be mad, ti
the public service commission on Juim
30 of each year.
Ths salary of the hi.-f inspector Is
to be determined by the eommL-aioii,
the salaries of the chief deputies r j
to be not over 1 S 0 a year and tlionw
of other ueiuti.s not "Vfr 1190 a
month. The ch ef Inspector shall r.
side In Portland. A bnd of III), On)
Is required of the chief inspector and
for the chief deputies the bond Is j .
000.
Neglect or fraud or other similar
conduct on the part of the chief In
spector or deputlea carrier a liiaity
of a fine o( l.'uo to Stout) or m
months to a year In the state penltsn.
tiary.
Appeals from any decision of tha
Inspectors are to be made to the pub.
lie service comtniss on Th commis
sion a'so Is to make Invalidation of
all am h ch r.'pi.rte.! to it or ioih
plainej of.