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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27.-A million
dollars is conservative estimate OF
damage In southern California fron,
the three days storm. The backbone
OF the storm apparently has been
broken. Eight persons were drowned
and scores compelled to abandon
their homes. Rivers and streams are
out of their banks and many towns
have been flooded. Ranches worth
millions are awash. Fifty trains are
stalled In the interior, and 1000 pas
sengers are being housed and fed by
the railroads. The loss at Santa Bar
bara Is estimated at a quarter OF a
million dollars.
The highways of Los Angeles coun-
" suffered to the extent Of half q
million dollars. Scores OF small
bridges were washed away and miles
OF roads under construction were
ruined. The roads in Ventura coun-
ty were damaged to the extent of two
hundred thousand dollars.
At daybreak the Santa Fe, over Its
branch line from Cotton to Fullerton
thence to Los Angeles. was carrying
all possible traffic for the three
trans continental lines entering south
ern California. The Southern Pacific''
coast and valley lines are out of com
mission.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27
MOTHERS PENSION LAW IS
BOOMERANG SAYS REPORT

CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-Charges that
the mothers pension law of Illinois
by which mothers at the head Of indi-
gent families are given state aid, Is
proving something OF boomerang
were made in report of the United
Charities of this city.
"Since the passing of this law"
says the report, families having
members and connections with re.
sources that would tide them over
emergencies decline to use them and
.insistently claim their share Of state
aid, thus weakening the moral fibre
and making it difficult for private
charities to induce relatives to help
their kin"
The report states that desertion Of
their families by husbands has in
creased alarmingly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27
REP. SINNOTT HELPING TO
GET MONEY FOR PEnOLETON

President Tallman of the CONNER
cial Club has received word from
Representative n. J. Sinnot to the ef-
feet the latter is cooperating with
Senator Chamberlain in the matter of
securing an enlarged appropriation
for the Pendleton federal building.
He says he was informed by Senator
Chamberlain that the senate bill pro-
viding an appropriation of $4,000 was
Introduced at the request of parties
from Pendleton.
At the present time according to
Rep. Sinnott the attorney generals Of
flee is awaiting information from the
U. S. marshall and federal judge as to
the needs of the federal court in the
new building. Mr., Tallman has left
the gathering of this information to
Judge G. W. Phelps.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27
ENGLAND THREATENED WITH
SERIOUS LABOR TROUBLES

LONDON. Jan 27.-The United
Kingdom is again threatened with Sc
rious labor unrest. The Building
Trades Federation in addition to call
ing upon the plumbers, painters and
allied trades to strike, also has de-
oided in favor of bringing about a
national building strike.
Should the recommendations of the
executive council be ratified J4ondon's
building industry will be brought to
standstill. Work has already ceas-
ed on dozen big buildings. in the
course of construction. involving. the
expenditure of s50,oo0,00o. These in
clude London's new county hall and
several government buildings.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27

Entrance tn two stores and attempt
ed entrance of two others by a burg
lar were incidents OF last night in
this city The Livengood dry goods
store and the Gray Bros. grocery
were both entered by night prowier,
while Indications are that unsuccess-
ful efforts were made to break into
the Scott grocery and the Lind gro.
Gerry on West Webb street.
From the Livengood store the burg
lar secured about $50 in cash while
his visit to the Gray Bros. grocery
netted him nothing so far as has
been ascertained. The police believe
that the same man did both jobs but
they have no clew to his identity
Entrance to the LivengoOd store
was made by smashing one of the
high windows on the Alta street side
o; the building. Reaching through
the hole, he was able to pull down the
upper sash easily. Evidently he was
only after money for only the till was
disturbed. 1t had been cleaned o.
all coins. F. E. Livengood states
that there were two five dollar gold
pieces and $40 in silver in the till.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27
LOCAL K. OF P. TO OBSERVE
GOLDEN JUBILEE OF ORDER

At the meeting of Damon lodge
Knights of Pythias last evening plans
we're made for observing the Golden
Jubilee of Pythianism on the evening
of February 10. That will be the
Seth anniversary of the founding OF
the order by Justice H. Rathbone
The first lodge was formed in Wash
ington d. c.. and this year a great
Golden Jubilee convention will b.
held in the capital city on that date
to observe the anniversary.
It has been requested that each To-
cal hold an open meeting on the eve
ming of Feb. 10 and conduct q ritual
istic ceremony. Damon lodge will
hold an open session in the Eagles
Woodmen hall and in addition to tn,
jubilee exercises a musical program
will be given. Hon. w. NJ. Cake o.
Portland has been invited to speak.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27
CARRiNzA SAYS NE WILL
NAME PROVISIONAL HEAD

CULICAN. Sonora. Jan. Eff
there is to be provisional president
In Mexico I will name him." This
declaration was the outstanding fea-
ture of public address by General
Carranza, the first statement since
he conferred with William Bayard
Hale. Carranza intimated that Am
orleans are suffering financial loss
in Mexico and cannot expect repara-
ton of the constitutionalists are vic
torious. He charged that the Amer
ican government had needlessly pro-
longed the present struggle, causing
heavy loss of life and as result
shouldn't expect unusual considera-
ton from his party.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27
BOND ISSUE FOR GOOD
ROADS DECLARED VALID

SALEM, Ore, Jan. 27.-Clatsop
county's four hundred thousand dol
lar bond issue for good roads was
held valid by the supreme court. The
county may now proceed to sell its
bonds and expend the proceeds. F.
L. Parker attacked the validity of the
ISSUE on the ground the sum exceeds
two per cent of the assessed valuation
OF the county. Because the registra-
'tion of voters and the election held
under the provisions Of the, Gill reg
istration law was later declared un-
constitutional. the supreme court
modified the lower courts opinion to
some extent,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27

NEW YORK, Jan. 2I.-Mrs. Will
liam X. Vanderbilt. wife of the richest
OF the present day Vanderbilts, has
begun a fight against the general use
and selling of poison drugs. She is
furnishing the sinews for a nation
wide investigation of the whole sub
ject preparatory to a campaign for
legislative and other action to restrain
the evil
Mrs. Vanderbilt has directed Ernest
X. Coulter to undertake full in
quiry into the evil and the means for
stamping 1t out
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27
|ALL!|II;II;/ plot UNEARTHED TO
/ lHUERTA; MANY ARRESTED
GOEIi. IS REPLIES
ON HIS ATTITUDE

. NEW YORK. Jan. 27.-Col-
= onel Goethals replied as follows
. TO query OF New York news
. paper concerning his attitude in
. reference to Mayor Mitchers Of
. fer OF the police commissioner
. ship.
= Assuming were free to
. choose after the completion Of
. the Panama canal, would ac-
. cept the police commissioner
= ship of New York providing a
q change in the existing law could
. be secured SO as to vest the right
q of removal of subordinates in
. the commissioners hands.
. haved served "a years in the
= United States army and the
. president can authorize officers
. to retirement after 80 years of
. service. l hope the president
= win grant this when 1 request
q it."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27
GOETHALS WILL SEE CANAL
JOB FINISHED SAYS BRYAN

NEW YORK, J9p. 27.-Prior to
his departure for Washington at mid
night, Secretary Of State Bryan was
asked for a statement concerning the
proffer OF Mayor Mitchell of the po-
lice commissionership Of New York
city to Colonel George w. Goethals,
chief engineer of the Panama canal,
~The subject Of Colonel Goethals'
appointment rests entirely with him."
replied the secretary. but / think he
will be actuated by a sense of duty and
stick to the Panama canal job until
It is finished"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27
BODY IS SOUGHT IN RUINS.

FAIRBANKS. Alaska, Jan. az
One man is believed to have been kill
ed when the Third Avenue Hotel, a
three story structure. was destroyed
by fire with a loss Of $4,000.
Firemen believe a body is buried in
the ruins and are searching for it.
Many of the patrons had narrow es-
capes and several were injured. One
fireman was caught under falling
wall and was badly hurt.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27
RAILROADS TO MAKE ACCOUNTING IN
PLEA FOR INCREASE Of TARIFF RATES

sonable contribution to their revenues
for every service they perform and
that. even with this full exaction,
their revenues are shrinking.
The commission also found fault
with eastern rules relative to indus
trial lines" that Is. short railroads
or tracks owned by various industries
and connecting their plants with the
regular railroad companies tracks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27
Dive Fatal to Aviator.

LONDON, Jan. George Lee
Temple, British aviator. was killed
while flying at Bondon. He was maxi
ing a difficult dive when,a gust of
wind caught the tail of his monoplane
and the machine crashed to the
ground. The aviator's neck was bro
ken.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27

I'VE have not proceeded far with
our inquiry" said Mr. Golfer, "but
what little has been done has shown
the necessity of action"
Mr.. Coltier said he knew of a case
in which nine boys had been locked
up at one time for using drugs, and
that by morning they were nearly in
sane from the lack of their stimulant
He said it was common information
that various drugs We're being ped
died openly, even on the streets. ant
that one man had assured him ht
could get cocaine in thirty places.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27,-The in
terstate commerce commission served
notice on the railroads today that It
would authorize no increase in
freight rates unless assured that the
companies were performing no ser.
vices free or for less than the ser.
vices were worth. The management
must show they are requiring ''rea-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27
BUD ANDERSON SUED
FOR ESTRANGING WIFE

OREGON CITY. Jan. 27.--Alleging
me pugilist alienated the affections of
his wife, Guy H. Pace. barber,
brought suit against Bud Anderson
for 5000. In August, 1913, Pace Sc
cured divorce on the same allega-
lions made In the alienation suit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27
Testimonial to Gon,pers.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 27.-President
Wilson and members OF his cabinet
were invited to attend tonight a tes-
timonial dinner to President Samuel
Gompers of the American Federation
of Labor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27
Fire in Bingham Mine Extincuished

BINGHAM, Utah. Jan. 27.-Fire in
the timbers of the Boston mine of the
Utah copper company. which started
from unknown origin last week and
which cost five lives, was extinguished
last night. As soon as the workings
are cleared of gas. mining operations
will be resumed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27
EXECUTIVE ORDER ISSUED
FOR CANAL GOVERNMENT !

WASHINGTON. Jan. 27.-President
Wilson issued a formal executive or
der this afternoon establishing civil
government in the canal zone. The
naming of Goethals as governor is ex-
pected TO follow soon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27
Police in Mexico City Were to Take
Part in Assassination Which Was
Scheduled for Sunday.
TO DIE LIKE LATE MlDERo
Official Washingsou SECS Downfall OF
the Dictator and Embargo ON
Arms for the Rcbeis Slsy Be Re-
moved SOon-Carranzs Believed
Able to Dust Huerts shortly.

MEXICO CITY, Jan. z7--That
Gonzales and five others suspected OF
being implicated in a plot to assassi-
nate Huerta were secretly executed is
reported here Huerta is said to have
ordered the execution of everyone
concerned. Developments indicated
the president had a close call Con-
spirators had arms and ammunition
ready and only waited signal.
VERA CRUZ. Jan. ,7--Theodoro
Dhesa, ex-governor of Vera Cruz. 10
under arrest here. charged with COM
pIicity in plot to. kuI Huerta.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 27.-Arrests
continued to be made today in con-
nection with a plot discovered yee-
terday to assassinate Huerta. Colo
neIs Seavalar and Robes. the latter
chief of police in Mexico City under
Madero. alleged leaders OF the con-
spiraey. were sent to Fortress San
Juan De UIa at Vera Cruz, whence
prisoners seldom emerge alive.
General Rascon. the Catholic par
ty's vice presidential candidate in the
last election and General Fernando
Gonzales, are also among the pris-
oners. 1t is said that Robes planned
to give Rascon and Seavalar control
of 1000 policemen at the national pail
ace next Sunday to capture Huerta.
who was to be killed IL is understood.
as was Madero.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27
COMMUNICATION IS
OPENED WITH TOWN
Santa Barbara, Cut Off by Floods, is
Heard From Damage Will Aggre~
gate Quarter Of Million.

SANTA BARBARA. Cal. Jan. a.
After three days of isolation, Santa
Barbara was in intermittent COM
munication with the outside world by
wire today Eight inches of rain fell
during the heaviest storm in the his
tory OF the city. Two persons were
drowned, and damages aggregating a
quarter of a million dollars was done.
Louis Jones. vice president of the
First National bank, and his wife,
were drowned when their automobile
went through a partially destroyed
bridge. The bodies were recovered.
Rescue parties saved many marooned
persons in the second story of farm
houses. Scores of houses were flood
ed and many overturned or undermin-
ed by the floods. No trains have
been running for three days.
SACRAMENTO, Cal. Jan. 27.-
Most flattering reports were made by
the weather bureau today regarding
the flood situation. The river stage
here at 1890 showed only tenth
of an inch rise in twelve hours. The
Feather. Yuba and American rivers,
tributaries to the Sacramento. are
falling All levees are holding. The
danger of flood has passed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27

WASHINGTON. Jan. 21.-Officiai-
downfall is in sight. The president
is understood to have told members
of the senate foreign relations COM
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27
Il MINERS DROP IN CAGE ESQ FEET

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Jan. AZ
Eleven miners dropped $50 feet to the
bottom of the Sanford coal mine near
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27

here when a cage in which they were
ascending gave way Ten were iE-
jured, three probably fatally.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27
FLOOD loss in CALIFORNIA IS
ESTIMATED AT MILLION DOLLARS
NEWS SUMMARY
General.

Landslide buries three In Utah.
Bond issue in ClatsOp county for
good roads Ii declared valid by state
supreme court.
Alleged plot to assassinate Huerta
IL discovered and several arrests are
made. Plotters are reported to have
been secretly executed.
Floods IN California said TO be sub.
siding. Damage is estimated to be q
million dollars.
GOcthals VIII be named head Pa
mama canal zone within few days
President Wilson issues executive or.
der creating zone government.
Communication with Santa Barbara
Cal. Is opened after several days OF
Isolation from outside world.
Railroads will not be allowed to In.
crease rates unless they can show
railroad commission that profits arr
falling off despite reasonable charge
for services.
Eleven miners are dashed dOwr
$50 feet when cage falls and 10 O
them probably fatally injured.
Carranxa says that II prOvisiOna
president OF Mexico Is to be namet
lie will name him.
Local.
County court must ask for bids OF
road work but may do work direct
Knights of Pythias to hold Jubilee
session Feb, ~.
Directors OF Paradise project t.
meet with Commercial Club.
Burglars enter LiyengoOd and Ora.
stores: try others.
Charles w. Furlong gives ROUNDUP
boost In Worlds Work.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27
Back Bone Of Storm is About Brok.
en-Eight Persons Drowned and
Many Towns Washed Out.
TRAIN SCHEDULES SMASHED

Scores of People Driven Out Through
High Watcr-FYfty Trains Are Re-
ported to BE stalled In the Interior
Of the State-Bridges and Roads
Are BADLY Damaged.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27

Continued on page five.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-27

The East Oregonlan has the largest paid
circulation Gf any paper In Oregon, east Of
Portland and over twice the circulation In
Pendleton Of any other newspaper.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-09
Napoleon as Pathfinder.

That Napoleon was as quick w1tted
as any of those he commanded is evil
dent from the well-known story of his
cleverness in escaping from the Red
Sea when crossing with his staff. The
ford was lost, and, as it was dusk,
there was no landmark to guide the
party.
Gathering his officers in a circle,
Napoleon made them all ride outward
from himself as a center, as if they
were following the spokes of a great
wheel So all the paths we're tried and
the right one was found.
In reading such stories as this Is
most important to see the idea IN
them, as the mere way of telling them
differs with every author. In fact,
the same stories are often told of diff
ferent men. But whoever was clever
enough to think of these things, 1t IS
we'll for us to remember the facts
themselves.
The moral is: "Use your brains! =
From "The Men with Brains" by
Tudor jerks in st. Nicholas.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-09
CANNOT FIGHT THE MEMORY
Real Reason Why Contributions to
"Conscience Funds" Come in More
or Less Regular

Practically every government in this
country, local, state or national, has
what is known as a conscience fund.
Contributions are continually being re-
ceived for this fund from unknown
sources. They dribble in day after
day, sometimes in amounts of few
cents and sometimes in sums of sub
stantial proportions.
Each contribution means that some
person has found the memory of dis
honesty so troublesome that he goes
to considerable trouble to get rid Of
it. OF course, those who make resti-
tuition are probably far fewer than
those who have taken what does not
belong to them and escaped detec-
ton. The conscience fund is an H.
lustration of the way in which a gull
ty memory must interfere with effici-
ency.
A memory which Is what distin-
guished psychologist has called "in-
growing" takes the mind off other
subjects at great expense to the life.
The ingrowing memory gradually be-
comes the central thought of the mind,
and the mental power is paralyzed. A
bad conscience has often cost men
their positions, simply because 1t di-
verts them from the duties assigned
to them. 1t Is usually far less expen-
sive to get rid of a bad conscience
than to keep it.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-09
He Spoke the Language.

A daily newspaper tells of the ar
rival at San Francisco of Franklin
DALI the eleven-year-old son of a
Philippine headhunter. The boy came
in the care of an Episcopal mission
airy who has spent five ye"-s among
the tribesmen of Luzon, and is in
charge of the youngsters education.
The Filipino had remarked that he
knew about the United States. He
understood baseball, he said, although
he called it ''miki fula''
$50 you know baseball?" one ques-
toner remarked. what do you call
the umpire?"
Tell him." the missionary prompt
ed, when the youngster hesitated.
Thief sometimes, but robber most
ly," the boy nswered.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-09
Told of Turner.

Turner, the English painter, was
blunt-spoken and often gruff, but OH
occasion he unbent enough to jest
occasionally at his own expense. The
Bristol Times and Mirror gives an
amusing instance.
His famous picture, "The Slave
Ship"-that wonderful combination Of
flaming and gorgeous colors-was
once described by an exasperated
critic as "a cat having a fit in a dish
of tomato salad" Turner had never
heard the phrase, but one when a
salad was passed to him at dinner,
he put on a critical aud considering
air as he regarded 1T, and remarked
to his neighbour
mice. cool green, that lettuce, isn't
it? And the beetroot a pretty red
not quite strong enough, and the dress
ing, delicate tint of yellow, that Add
some mustard, and then you have one
of my picturesi'
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-09
Leu-Generated Liuht.

A French inventor has devised a
mechanism which, if he is to be be-
lieved, will conserve the health and
pocketbook while adding appreciably
to the joy of living. 1t is an exerciser
made after the fashion of the bicycle,
but connected with a dynamo of mod
crate power and storage battery.
One mounts the machine and by ped
aling for an hour or SO has sufficient
exercise to develop his muscles prop
erly, not to mention the pleasure of
wheeling. He has also generated
enough electricity to keep several
lights burning for an entire evening.
The inventor estimates that fam
lily of ordinary size may keep health
at high tide and live in splendidly
Illuminated house at small cost.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-09
RAISING BEST DAIRY BREEDS
No More Profitable Line of Stock
Growing Than Raising Good Cows
and Selling to Dairymen.

Any farmer is safe in breeding and
raising for sale large milking or but
reproducing cows. AS an industry
there is no more profitable line OF
stock growing than raising good cows
and selling them to the dairymen who
are making specially of producing
market milk or selling their milk to
condensary plants where they do not
have the by-product returned to their
farms to feed out to the calves that
are being raised to replace the COWS
that are annually discarded from their
herds.
The keeping of more cows for
creameries and cheese factories is also
encouraging and many men are willing
to pay good price for well-bred dairy
COWS.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-09
SUFFERED FOR HIS COUNTRY
First American Diplomat lily Reward
ed, and His Services Long
Went Unrecognized.

The first diplomatic agent of the
United States was Silas Deane, who
was born at Groton, Conn. He be-
came a merchant and was delegate
to the first continental congress. In
the spring of 1776 he was sent to
France as a secret diplomatic agent.
He posed as a merchant from Ber-
muda and upon his arrival in Paris
sought an interview with Count de
Vergennes, the minister for foreign
affairs, who refused to receive him.
Deane was reduced to the direst pow
erty and was elected by his landlady.
Subsequent American ambassadors
have complained of the lack Of suit
able embassies, but Deane was re-
duced to a point where he had to ac-
cept poor lodgings from a sympathetic
Frenchman. Eventually he was given
an audience with Vergennes and be-
gan the diplomatic relations which
eventually resulted in the French al
lance. In 1777 Deane was recalled.
In the bitter controversy which fol-
lowed bis recall Thomas Paine re-
vealed the fact that supplies furnished
the colonies had been furnished by
the French governmental diplomatic
indiscretion which cost Paine his place
as secretary of the committee on for
eign affairs. Deane, driven into pow
erty and exile, died in England in
1889. Half a century later his claim
for MS services abroad was adjusted
by congress and a large sum was
paid to his heirs.