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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAFI3
VOL.28
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY'S, 1917.
NO. 9035
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WILL
FLOWERS FOR WOMEN MUNITION MAKERS
5 ra
il s. on
Dutch, Spanish and Scandinav
ian Governments View the
Situation With Extreme
Seriousness. ,
HOLLAND IS HARDEST HIT
lu Nearest Barred 7me; Germany'
ActivlU'w Near Border Further
Alann Hollander; Time Tliouglit
lUpe for Invasion Since Cana Art:
I "roam Over.
ROTTERDAM, Feb. 2.
More German troops are re
ported massing this afternoon
on the Dutch border points
near Weilen and Venebrugga.
Holland is generally apprehen
sive. I)NDON. Fell. 2. -The Norwegian
(teamen Pertla and Hekla and the
British gtamer Ravenbourne have
been sunk. Three of the Raven
tmntnt'i crew perished.
European neutral are anxiously
awaiting Americas decision. Dutch.
Hpantsh and Stand lnvlan dispatches
hinted thut thee nations are delay,
in action until the United Stater
plan ore announced. Holland la the
hardest hit. She is nearest the bar
Ted one. The Dutch retard the Ger
man order most serious.
German army activities near the
border have further alarmed the Hol
lander. It la polmed out that the
time In moat favorable for a German
violation of Dutch territory The ca
nal are froiten preventing the inun
dation of the lowlands
Spanish 4r)nler Rnmanonen aaM
the situation was most grave. Stock,
holm advices detailed profs, and pun
llc'c gravest apprehensions Practi
cally all neutral have ordered sail
ings suspended temporarily.
THINKS SPELL IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR
HIS LONG ILLNESS
Chief No Shirt of the Walla Wallas,
l'lnic at the point of death t hip
liome near Thorn Hollow, renolmelj
refuses aid from the while man a doc-1
lorn because he hellevea that a spell
I.hs been cast over him by She lnw-he-tammy,
an old Indian doctor on the
reservation. I'nles She-low-he-tinn1
mv removes the spell he cannot re
cover, he thinks. '
Thl Is the report brought In from
the reservation today. It Is suld that j
the condition of the auej chief irrows
rleadllv w orse. He has one of the .
Ii.dlan medicine men In attendance
but holds no hope thnt this "doctor"
can overcome the evil Influence of I
She-low -he-tnmm who Is familiarly,
known as "Hlx Jim." I
"HlK Jim." who Is a rather plctur-.
eque flirure nnd who may be remem-,
lered by some as the Indian who
wears the fur cap adorned with fea-,
thers, Is siipp"Sed to have caused the
death of several Indians recently.
II I RUSHED
BOSTON, Feb. 2 Adjutant sOen
eral Pearson announced that th
Massachusetts mlllta is preparing to
answer nny possible duty call In con
nection with the submarine crisis. He
sent instructions to all state com
mander to prepare the units for ser-
l'(l!TI.ANn. Fob. 2. The collec
tor of the port boarded any Inspect
ed the Oormnn ships Palbek, Arnul
dua. tinder orders from Washington
He expected also to Inspect the Kurt
at Astoria.
OHIO VIEWS CRISIS
WITH DEEP ALARM
COLaTMBlIS. Ohio, Feb. 2 Th i
Ohio house of representatives passed
a resolution unanimously declaring
they "viewed with alarm" the pres
ent crista and asked every cltlieen to
's'tand behind the president as on
man."
HrusNelfl I ihIit Martial Iw.
11AOI B, Vb. 2. The, Kwhaneo
Tclonph learned that Germany hai
dcrtfled to establish martial law In
ItriiHxPla and Ismie new deportation
orders affecting sixty thousand Rel
com workmen.
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Thlx picture fhcwa French women
miiklnK lniinitlom In
Khop near
found that
I'aria. The nittnasement
ANTI-ALIEN LAND BILL
WITHDRAWN BY AUTHOR
AN UN
CONSIDERATION
CRISIS IS
OF
N'RV YORK," Feb. 2. Twenty-six
prominent men have sarted a move
ment for an 'unlmpaaslnned consid
eration" of the German crisis. A
signed communication to the presi
dent was published In all newspapers.
Amog ptnehot. Geo. W. Klrchway and
Oswald Garrison are among the sign
ers. The message said;
"We recognise the perplexity of the
problem before you and wish to ex
press our confidence In your wisdom,
power and leadership. Don't allow
the nation to be dragooned Into a war
at the very end of the belligerent'
lesperute acis. We suggest that the
prvklent nK congress anu ine pie
for deliberate, unlmpassioned consld- i
eration with mankind' future in
mind. We ask the belligerents to
meet and state their terms. We ad- j
dres the sovereigns and executive i
heads of the belligerents giving our j
final and 'personal mediation offer."
The message reminds wftson that :
the "hasty reaction of the public press
do not represent the people's fun
damental feeling" It concludes
We believe vour great opportunity
as flehtlnar leader In this country is
at hand. The men and women who i
elected yon will back you In the most
extreme measure, for keeping the na- !
lion from an Ignominious eleventh
hour partlclpalon In the struggle for
a mastery not their own."
Prominent New Yorkers' opinion"
are:
President Putler of Columbia T'nl
verslty; "A grave situation. The
world's best educated people are
warring.''
Rlshop Greer characterized the sit
uation as "grave and threatening."
Others called the situation "Oer
manv'a Inst desperate move demand
ing t'nited States' action.''
PltTI.ANl. Feb. 2 Max 11
Hoiisor, the world's largest single
grain exporter, believed President
Wilson should have a free hand. Ho
said:
"I do not believe In hasty action,
but the president has been extremely
lenient and patient I think he
should take a firm stand for our
right and neutrals' rights. I belleva
Hie matter will be well handled."
Honser owned the grain aboard the
American ship Frye destroyed early
In the war.
,1Ntn Difficulties row,
WASHINGTON. Feb. it. Uinsliu;
Md senator Rornli the roposod Ida
Ih niitl-Mllfn law "will n.,t meet Ja
pan's nmirloval. Ihmtli oxrtalnod
tlie measure wa directed against all
aliens. ' Tlie threatened diplomatic
laiiaiKW-Amcrh'aii difficulties are
nearer.
Three, More Ycmclx Sunk.
LONDON, Feb, S. The admiralty
announced the following additional
staking this afternoon. The British
steamer Fwonlie, the Sanish steam
er Algurta and the llelglan Meant
trawler Marcel. This Is a total of six
tMlay.
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their female employe worked more
ciucieniiy in irafwiiiv bumuuiiuiiid.
Flowera served to brlahten the dull,
(Special East Oregonian Wire
Service.)
SAI.F.M. Feb. I. Senator Wil
bur withdrew hi anti-alien land
bill. He said since Germany had
changed her submarine policy,
he was unwilling to Imposa any
further burdens on the adminis
tration. MWY lillJi IS PASSE1.
The house passed the Eddy
bill providing a recall of school
directors by thirteen negative
votes. Smith's bill providing that
taxpayers only may vote In school
elections was sent back to edu
cational committee.
MINORITY REPORT ADOPTF.D.
The house adopted the minority
report, favoring Stott's bill pro
viding that the public service
commission regulate Irrigation
projects. The bill passed to the
third reading.
PIF.1U K IUI.I- PASSES
The senated passed the Pierce
bill prescribing a method for
submitting any proposition for
levying taxes In excess of the six
per cent limitation to a popular
vote. .
SAW NO TRACE OF
ANY TIMBER WOLF
Not only was John Hammersly,
Jackson county government hunter,
not devoured by wolves as reported
I nt he did not even see the track of
a -timber wolf, according to his
monthly report received this morning
by Inspector E. F. Averill. He states
h, his report, which was mailed Jan.
2!i before he had learned of the re
ports of his death, that he had found
ro traces of the pack of wolves re
ported In the neighborhood ot his
cabin on Willow Flat.
During the month he killed four
foxes and two cougars, according to
his report. One of the cougars, he
shid. was the largest he had ever
bagged. He reports that he will go
out again this month In search of the
wolves and expects to locate them.
PORTLAND MEN TO
A TTENDA UTOSHOW
That the coming Tendleton
Auto Show Is attracting atten-
Hon far beyond the borders of
the county Is shown by news
brought front Portland this
morning by ,1. W. MeCorm-
mach. There will be a number '
of Portlandere here for the
show. F. W. Volger. manager
of the Northwest Auto company
through whom the Pendleton
4 Auto Co. handles the Reo and 4
Marmon cars, will be In attend- 4
4 ance. It Is also possible the 4
4 Pacific Coast Franklin manager
may be here from Ran Francis-
co. Fred Dundee of Portland
may have an auto machine shop
exhibit, says Mr. McCormmach
4 and various accessory houses are 4
planning to have exhibits here.
The only car to be exhibited
will be those handled locally.
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dark rooms, so the manaaement now
supplies the women with , flowers
dally. '
SNOViSLIDE HOLDS
IIP ALL TRAFFIC
Avalanelie Tnrat Over Rotary plow.
KiUTiiio and Caboose at Raeon; No
One Is Injured,
(East Oreifonian Special.)
MEACHAM, Feb. 2. All traffic on
the O.-W. R.,& N. mabt.Iine is held
up today by a. big snowt-ade at Bacon,
four miles ast Mt Union Junction,
which caught the rotary plow and en
gine and turned it and the caboose
over.. Fortunately no one was hurt
In the accident. Some time will be
required to clear the track.
Trains No. 4, 18 and 6, east bound,
are all held at La Grande pending the
clearance work, and westbound trains
are held east of the slide.
There Is now six feet of snow at
Meacham and it is still snowing hard.
FORTY DIE IN
CHICAGO FIRE
CHICAGO, Feb. 2 Five were
rescned aJdve from a burned tene
ment in tlie crowded Ghette dis
trict Uiis morning, one woman
wag found under the icy debris
among the corpses. Forty are be
' lievcjd dead.
LAUNCHING OF THE MISSISSIPPI, UNCLE SAM'S NEWEST SUPERDREADNOUGHT
i
MISS CAMIM-E M MATH.
MISSISSIPPI.
As 15.000 spectators cheered, the
superdreadnought Mississippi third
naval ship to be named after that
state, was launched at ivewport
News, Va.. on January 25.
This giant superdreadnought. al
most Identical in design with the
Pennsvlvania and the Arisona. will
have a speed of twenl-oue knots and
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COMING 24 HOURS
SURE, NO MAN CAN BE A COWBOY
WITHOUT THE
(From the St. Paul Pioneer press.)
The Pendleton Round-Up crowd at
the St. Francis hotel has been flooded
with demands from small boys and
men to be taken back to Pendleton
and taught to be broncho busters and
cowboys. '
The throng of requests started yes
terday and 8herlff T. D. Taylor, head
of the thirty visitors, was unable to
shake off the ones Infatuated with
the Idea of life in the wild west.
Toward night the men hit upon the
expedient of referring all applicants
to the women folks, who after dill
pent questioning, would report some
fatal defect.
One man, who Insisted on being a
broncho buster passed all questions
satisfactorily until he was asked,
"Have you ever done your own wash
ing?" '
He acknowledged he had not and
was led out.
ch'ef Ila Good Time.
Chief Tall Pine, the Indian brought
to t. Paul bv the Pendleton, Ore..
.. .i Via
! delegation, Is having tne time oi u.-
life. He hag admirers by the nunareas
imong the passersby.
"You've got a fine make-up, old
man." one man said. "Have a ci
gar." "Carnival heap fine," responded the
chief.
Uke Frontier nay .
Neither the St Francis nor the M"
chants hotels wer appropriate homes
for nervous or excitable person rev
terdav. Both the Pendleton men at
the St. Francis and the Montana men
at the Merchants were equrpped with
44 -caliber revolvers and ample am
munition. They fired their guns on
everv occasion and a few times In be
tween. At the first shot strangers
would jump in anticipation of a hold
up. Then they would Join In the
laugh.
See. Selves in Movies.
The Pendleton, Ore.. Round-Tfl
members, who were guests at the Min
nesota club, saw themselves as others
.-ee them when motion pictures of the
1916 Round-Up were shown
Kvcn the exclusive character of the
club did not deter the cowboys and
girls and their redskin contineent
from applauding noisily with sixshoot
ers but the surprise of the evening
came wben W. P. K'nney. vice pres
ident of he Great Northern, girded
with chaps and a "smoke-wagon.'
was found to be leading the demon
stration. f,
SPONSOR; SECT or NAVY DAKlElcS GOVFG.BlXBO OF
MISSISSIPPI AntR laumching.
will displui
33.000 tuns. Her main
armament will consist of twelve 14
inch guns of larger than usual cali
bre. Hence, longer range and "hit
ting power," Besides her secondar
armament, she will carry three anti
aircraft rifles and four U4-ineh tor
pedo tulies
The photograph below shows the
QUALIFICATIONS
OLNEY SEXTON MAY
HAVE NEW BUNGALOW
Division of Sentiment In Council as to
' Just Hon- Mui-h Money Should be
Expended On It.
' With the matron question settled,
the library controversy referred to a
'"peace commission" and the Standard
Oil franchise up for settlement to
night, the city council will probably
find Its next matter, of debate In the
proposal to build a bungalow at the
Olney cemetery.
A modern house, to be used as a
dwelling for the sexton and as & rest
room" for visitors, will undoubtedly
be constructed but there is a division
of sentiment as to how much money
should be spent. An appropriation of
11500 was provided for this purpose
Ir the budget for the year but some
of the members of the council have
'in mind plans that will call for at
least I250U. Whether they get a ma
jority endorsement for tlwir plans re
mains to be seen.
- The plans In mind call for a house
plain bat attractive nij weir hunt.
The committee considers it essential
that the sexton should live at the
cemetery where he can be reached at
all times. A wide porch for the re
ception of visitors Is also Intended,
and inside and outside toilets are In
cluded in the plans.
WHEAT STILL ON
WAR TOBOGGAN
CHICAGO. Feb. 2. (Special to the
East Oregonian! Range of prices to
day: Open. High. Low. Close.
May I1.S3 $164 $1.59 $11
July $1.43 $1.45 $l.4t4 $1.43i
Portland
PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb.
2. (Sped-
jltl club $1.41; bluestem $1.46.
1
Si i
-real hull of the Mississippi as she
appeared after being safely launched.
Above are shown (left to rightt
Miss Camille Mi-Heath, daughter of
J. M. Mcr.eath, democratic national
committeeman, of Meridian. Miss.,
who christened the ship; Jo'ephus
l;iniels. secretary of the nay, and
Governor Sttttirt of Virginia.
Important Cabinet Session
Started This Afternoon Be
lieved to Presage a Break
in German Diplomatic Relations.
EXTRA PRECAUTIONS ARE
ORDERED AT PANAMA CAXAL
(Robert J, Bender.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.
The state department announc
ed: "Nothing; has been sent
Germany yet." It was strongly
hinted officially that a definite
announcement would be forth
coming within twenty - four
hours. Every indication is that
President Wilson is still unde
cided. '
The most important cabinet
meeting since the Spanish war
starts at two thirty this after
noon. It is expected to last un
til evening. Preceding the
meeting the president conferr
ed with Chairman Stone and
the senate - foreign relations
committee.
vExtra GUard at Panama.
Army officials ordered extra pre
cautions guarding- toe Panama eanai:
It was learned the locks have been
closely watched since Tuesday. There
have been special preparations
throughout the country, to prevent
German plots. Secret service men
are watching for possible conspira
cies. Senator Poindexter presented hill
asking, for a hundred submarines In
addition to the eighteen already pro
vided. It provides eighty coast and
twenty big seagoing submarines and
appropriates four million dollars to
equip the government yards for their
manufacture. Thirty one are to be
built on the Pacific coast
The navy department this after
noon refused to divulge warships lo
cations. Heretofore they have been
published daily. t
Action W ill he Vnhurrird.
There is obviously no chance of
hurried action. It is reported thei
i president sent confidential messages
to Ambassador Gerard. Officials be
! llt ved he will not act untit Gerard
, replies, officially interpreting certain
phrases of the Oerman note,
j Uinfing has prepared a detailed
'.written statement of the whole situ
ation. It will be submitted to the
cabinet this afternoon. Official feel
ing predominated that a break was
inevitable. If Germany follows her
avowed Intentions.
German Kmhavwv in Gloom.
,An almost studied gloom surround
ed the German embassy. Officials
were unable to explain the German
circles declaration that "Bernstorff
is readv to pack his trunks. ' Central
powers diplomats hinted, that "Ger
many means business and will go the
limit."
It is reported that Bernstorff ex
pects his pa.ssports within forty elxht
hours. It is flatly stated that Ger
many is ready to select the Spanish
einhassv. to handle Teuton matters
here in event of a break.
Wilton Arrive at Mvtlng.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1 President
W ilon arrived at the cabinet meeting
at two thirty this afternoon. Sc me
trics Line. Heilf'eld and faker ami
Postmaster General nurlesi.n arrive, I
it ihe Siiine time. Wilson curried n
bulky envelope, evidently containing
the outline of his position. He greeted
the minis!. r solemnlv. V.i didn't
member as willing tn discuss the sit
u. nl. m
111 I.I.KTIV S:l. OCMK K.
WASHINGTON. Fi-h, J. Thr
cabinet meeting adjourned mttrr
tbe longest srwlon since the I.ux4
taiUa sunk. Prrnidcnt Wilson Im
ledlatcly went to the caiti4 t
tnri- with Senator Slono, Th
members were very grave.
MFl W AMKTKItliVM IK
1DF.KKI TO INttlF. POUT
ROTTERDAM. Feb. J The Hoi.
Uind-American liner letjw Amster
dam milled enroute fur New York yes
terdav. she was offlnallv ordered to
felura to her h o e port Immediate!) .
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