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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10
Work of ExcaUating for the
New Library is Under Way

An actual start on construction
work for the new county library
building was made at 1 o'clock this
afternoon when teams Of the Warren
Construction company began the task
of removing dirt from the building
site.
1t was an occasion Of moment and
of JOY to the ladies Of the library
board who have been working ear
nestly for the new building and they
were gathered to celebrate in fitting
style. With Mrs. Lima sturgis, chair
man Of the board in the lead, they
followed the pillow on the first fur.
row, shoveled dirt and had a good
time over II. Mayor John Dyer and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10
$4,000 DAMAGES ARE ASKED
FOR AN ALLEGED INJURY

Five thousand dollars are asked by
Charles Weaver in a personal injury
suit filed today in the circuit court
against Charles Belts Weaver claims
that while working for the defend
ant on March OF this year, he was
struck forcibly in the face and head
by a slat which came loose upon a
sanding drum, The blow fractured
his skull and broke the bridge of his
nose. Besides the pain and sufferlng
the accident resulted in the stoppage
OF one nostril and the impairment OF
the focus of his eyes, he alleges.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10

members of the council were also
pressed in on the ceremonies and had
their pictures took" in the act.
The Warren company was induced
to take up the excavating work by
Councilman Phelps Of the street com,
mlttee. The paving company needed
dirt and was persuaded to excavate
at the library site in order to secure
this material, The company will ex-
cavate the earth but not the rocks
from the building site.
Thus far the contract for erecting
the library building has not been
awarded as the arrangements are not
complete, though the $4,000 Car.
negie money is available as needed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10
BODY OF MAN, MURDERED, IS FOUND IN AN ABANDONED WELL
LONDON FEARS RIOTS
AGAINST GERMANS AS
RESULT OF AIR-RAID
PUBLIC SENTIMENT is AROUSED
TO FEVER HEAT AGAINST
TEUTONS.

LONDON, Sept. l0-Anti-G
outbreaks were feared today as re.
suit OF Wednesday nights Zeppelin
attack. All German shops are under
close guard, lest mobs wreak VEN
geance on the establishments. The
feeling is at fever heat Nothing SO
far has aroused such horror and re.
sentiment. The public Is angered
more than terrorized. Nevertheless,
Insurance companies are being
swamped with orders for protection
policies.
LONDON, Sept. 1O.-Thlrty-seycn
persons were killed in Tuesdays and
Wednesdays Zeppelin raids against
London and the east coast, Ii was Of
ficially announced.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10
HOP RAISERS MAY APPEAL
TO STATE FOR PROTECTION
INCENDIARY FIRES ARE BE.
COMING FREQUENT-MUCH
PROPERTY BURNED.

INDEPENDENCE, Ore, Sept TO-
Hop raisers are discussing an appeal
to the governor for protection against
incendiaries who are burning ranch
property, Barns hay and machinery
Of the Wigrich Richardson company
south of here were burned last night
also the hop house of George Reuf.
Four large hop houses owned by E.
NJ. Young were destroyed by fire to.
day. Young had just finished har.
vesting his crop, over 1000 boxes OF
hops were stored in the houses, all Of
which were burned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10

R. oliver, J. E. Montgomery, W. l.
Thompson, Ross Carney, J. NJ. Bent
ley, R. Alexander, J. V. Tallman ],
j. Hamley, Sam Paine, Robert Kirk
patrick, f. c. Day H. D. Gray H. G..
Blydenstein, Nesmith Ankeny, ]. F.
Robinson, John Crow, Tom Tweedy,
c. E. Nelson. Roy Ritner Fred Bloch.
H. w. Collins, w R. Wyrick. Fred
Earl. G. Kimbrell, c, E. Oliver, Lee
Drake, G. c. Hill. Jock coleman. John
Vaughan, R. w Fletcher, Wesley
Matlock, A. c. Funk, Edward Murphy
Thomas Clark, r. E. Chloupek. E
Mabie, c. S. King. E. E. Giess. n.
Berkeley j. w. Dyer, A. ]. Owen,
James Miller and DR.. W. D. McNary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10

The crux of the whole Balkan
problem, so far as it concerns the
possible participation Of the now neu-
trail powers as allies of the quadruple
entente, is whether Bulgaria shall re-
ceive back all, or virtually all, of the
fragments of Macedonia that were
given to Serbia and Greece as a re-
suit of the inter-Balkan war.
The boundaries of Macedonia can
be only loosely defined, but to the
westward it stretches nearly to the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10

The dotted section on this map
represents the area added to old Ser
oia under the treaty signed at Bu-
charest on August 10. 1913, which
ended the conflict among the Balkan
powers that followed their war with
turkey. The shaded portions show
the territory added to Montenegro,
Greece, Bulgaria and Rumania. all
being carved out of old Turkey. ex-
cept the Slice added to Rumania,
which was ceded to her by Bulgaria.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10
BERLIN DENIES THE
CLAIM Of A RUSSIAN
VICTORY IN GALICIA
FRESH SUCCESSES. HOWEVER
ARE BEING REPORTED BY
PETROGRAD.

BERLIN, Sept, 10.-Scoffing at the
Russian announcement of an ''im-
portant victory at Tarnopol the war
office issued statement today de-
claring the czar was attempting to
deceive his own people in order to
suppress the growing tendency to-
ward a revolution.
The important victory before
Tarnopol belongs to the same class
as the recent Russian naval victory
in the Gulf of Riga, the statement
said. 1t was declared the Slavs con
centrated Tuesday about Tarnopol.
planning to check the German ad-
vance. The first smashes, it was ad-
mitted. bent the Teuton center, but
the ground lost was recaptured on
Wednesday,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10
Secretary Lansing Explains That
Reasonable Time Will be Allowed
Austria to Meet Demands.
GERMANY IS ALSO INVOLVED
Ambassador Here Mixed up in Mum.
tiOn Plant Plot-Germany's Note
on the Arabic Also Presents New
Problem as Tone is Very Dlsap-
pointing TO Washington.


= BERLIN, Sept. 10.-Ameri- Z
= can Ambassador Gerard reoeiv- Z
= ed Germany's second note on 4
= the submarine question last 4
= night. The contents were not 4
= made public. 1t was reported to
= be suppementing the Arabic
= note.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10
SULTAN APPEALS TO
THE KAISER FOR HELP

PARIS. Sept 10.-The Dardanelles
cannot hold out much longer, accord
ing to press dispatches received here
from Athens The sultan has sent an
urgent request to Kaiser Wilhelm for
reinforcements.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10

LONDON, Sept 1O.-While Ger
many is denying the Russian claims
of victory about Tarnopol, Russia to-
day claimed fresh successes in that
vicinity. An official statement said
1000 Teuton soldiers and 15O officers
had been taken in the fighting south
west of Tremblows, forcing the enemy
to beat hasty retreat toward Stripa,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10
Salmon Output Immense.

PORTLAND. Ore, Sept. H.
With one of the greatest outputs
of canned salmon in the history
of the Pacific northwest, pack
ing interests today are being al
most swamped with orders at
extreme prices. In addition,
Europe is negotiating for heavy
supplies of fresh salmon. Open
ing prices announced for Alaska
salmon were, red $3.50 and me-
dunn red S1.15.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10

present Albanian frontier and north
ward to the old Serbian border,
while to the southwark it touches the
Aegean sea. Thus Serbia, If she in
sists on having part of her frontier,
after the recession to Bulgaria, touch
that of Greece, must be content with
a narrow strip of land between AL
bania and the enlarged Bulgaria. or
there will be a new deal involving
possibly a partial division of Albania
between Serbia and Greece.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10
HORSETRADER IS
VICTIM, FIND IS
MADE NEAR CITY
}. 7. 0Wings Of Twin Falls Had Been
Missing Since August 23- -InveS.
tigatiOn Reveals Crime.
ALLEGED SLAYER IN CUSTODY

Sheriff Taylor Arrests John Richard
son on Suspicion That He Is the
Man Who Committed the Decd
Motive Believed to Have Been Rob-
bery-Man Denies Guilt.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10


Ambassador Penfield at Vienna was
instructed by cable to deliver the fol-
lowing note to the Austrian foreign
office
MIR Constantn Dumba, the Aus
trO- Hungarian ambassador at Wash
ington, has admitted that he propos-
ed to his government plans to insti-
gate strikes In American manufaetur~
ing plants engaged in the production
OF munitions Of war
The information reached this gov
ernment through a copy of letter
Of the ambassador to his government
The bearer was an American citizen
named Archibald, who was travelling
under an American passport. The
ambassador has admitted that he EN-
ployed Archibald to bear official dis
patches from him to his government
Diplomatic Propriety violated.
by reason of the admitted pur-
pose and intention Of Mr.. Dumba to
conspire to cripple legitimate indus
tries Of the people Of the United
States and to interrupt their legiti-
mate trade, and by reason of the
flagrant violation of diplomatic pro-
priety in employing an American citi'
zen, protected by an American pass
port as a secret bearer Of official dis
patches through the lines of the en-
envy Of Austria-H Hungary the presi'
dent directs me to inform your excel
lency that Mr.. Dumba is no longer ac-
ceptable to the government of tho
United States as the ambassador of
his imperial majesty at Washington
believing that the imperial and
royal government will realize that the
government of the United states has
no alternative but to request the re-
call Of Mr. Dumba, on account of his
improper conduct, the government OF
the United States expresses its deep
regret that this course has become
necessary, and assures the imperial
and royal government that 1t sincerely
desires to continue the cordial and
friendly relations which exist between
the United States and Austria Hun
gary
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10

William Morrison Of Helix, came
down on the forenoon train today
from that place.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10
NEWS SUM MARY

General.
Relations with Austria arc ap-
preaching a crisis.
Berlin denies claim of Russian VIC
tory.
London fears riots against Germans
as result of Zeppelin raids.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10
Wheat Scars in
Chicago Market;
Four Cts Today

An advance Of four cents occurred
today in Chicago prices for Septem-
Der wheat and there has been a to-
tai advance Of five and three eights
cents in the last two days, Reports
from Portland show the market there
still inactive. There is no buying in
Pendleton unless by local mills. There
is a report some wheat has been
bought by mills at "a cents.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, Sept. 10.-(Special) --
At the close today, Sept. 90 Ia; Dec
"a: May 81 "a,
Portland.
PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. TO-
tspeciaD-club 81; bluestem Sc.
Liverpool yesterdays MarkeD
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 9-Wheat-
Spot No Manitoba, lis led;
No. 2, lis I'D; No. 3. lis 6 I'D;
No. l Northern Duluth, lis Sd.
In American terms the Liverpool!
top price is S1.71 per bushel.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10
RELATIONS WITH
AUSTRIA ARE At
BREAKING POINT
Wilson Demands Recall Of Ambassa.
dor Dumba fOr Latter'S Attempts
to Cripple MunitiOn Factories.
MAY Be HANDED PASSPORTS
Good Ground for Believing That Aus
tria VIII Back Up Ambassador in
His Recent Actlvltles-Diplomatic
Relations May End II Americas
Demands Are Unhceded.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1O--Rela.
tions between America and Austria
are strained almost to the breaking
point today following President Will
sons demands for Ambassador Dunn
bas recall because OF the latter's ef-
forts to cripple American munition
plants by calling strike. The
threatened breach may mean a sever
ance Of diplomatic relations but this
will not necessarily cause war. High
officials admitted, however. the sit
uatlon is pregnant with possibilities
OF an open break.
II Austria refuses to heed the AM
erican request to recall Dumba, the
United States will hand him his pass
ports. There is good ground for be-
lleving that Austria will back the am
bassador up in his recent activities.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10
Local.

John Richardson arrested for muir.
der of j. T. Owings; makes confess
sion.
Pendleton Roundup boosters re-
turn from rousing trip TO Baker.
Ground broken for library build
Ing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10

Milton Bloch OF Ia Grande. is Wis.
itlng at the home OF his uncle. r.
Alexander.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10
COnfesses Crime

At 2:3O this afternoon Rich
ardsOn made a full and free YER
bal confession of his crime 10
Sheriff Taylor. District Attorney
SteiweF and Deputy Sheriff Estes
Confronted with all Of the facts
that the officers had learned.
and subjected 20 a griIling ques-
tiOning, he finally broke down
and told the full story.
He told them that ne shot
Owings twice in the left slae Of
the neck as they were riding to-
gether IN Owings' wagon just the
other side of the Earl TulIOch
ranch. Death resulted Instant
ly, he said and he toppled him
over the seat into the back OF
the wagon, drove to the old well
and dumped the body in. He
then drove to the Elder ranch
and, securing q shovel next NOR
ming, went back and threw dirt
over the body.
The proyOcatiOn OF his act, he
said, was disparaging renarks
made by Owinss about Mrs.
jackson, mother OF Owings' wife
and his own former wife.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10

said, was disparaging reunarks
made by Owings about Mrs.
jackson, mother OF Owings' wife
and his own former wife.
With the discovery Of a badly de-
composed body, identified as j. T.
OWings of Twin Falls, Idaho In an
abandoned well 20 miles northwest OF
PendletOn last night, and the arrest
OF John Richardson, Sheriff T ID.
Taylor believes ne has uncovered one
Of the most cold-blOOded murders
committed in Umatilla county I'm
years and has the murderer In Gus
tOdy.
Sheriff Taylor, Deputy j. II. Estes
and Coroner Brown dug out the body
last night after an investigation had
convinced them that Richardson had
killed Owings and had concealed the
body. So firm was their convictions
that Richardson was arrested during
the afternoon before the body had
been definitely located.
The motive OF the alleged murdeF
Is supposed to have been robbery. as
Richardson brought back to PendIe-
ton and sold four horses. a wagon
and other possessions of the dead
man. Owtngs. however, was married
to the divorced wife of Richardson.
It Is said, and this may have been
one of the reasons behind the foul
crime,
Owings Was Missed.
]. NJ. Stephenson, proprietor of the
Alta House. and Fred Sims. proprle-
tor of the Alta Feed Yard. are re.
sponsible for the investigation which
led to the discovery Of the crime
Both Owings and Richardson had
been staying at the Alta House and
became acquainted there Owings.
who was horse trader and team
ster, arrived from Twin Falls. Idaho.
last spring and had been working for
various farmers during the summer
At one time he worked for Pedro
brothers and traded a span Of mules
FOR team of horses with them.
Richardson and Owings LETT tho
Alta House on Monday. August %
with the latter's outfit. Owinrs told
friends that Richardson claimed 10
have a wheat hauling Job about 1t
miles northwest OF town and said hs
guessed he would go out aud ses
what it amounted 20.
On the following Wednesday. 50
far as the officers can learn. Rich.
ardson returned to Pendleton with
Owings outfit. on Thursday morn
ing Mr. Sims. passing the 0rex0u
Feed Yard. recognized team OF
horses which had belonged 10 Owlnga
and noticed Richardson talking sale
TO another man, The circumstance
struck him as strange and he report.
ed II TO Mr.. Stephenson They made
a quiet investigation and found that
he had sold one OF Owings teams 10
a government buyer named pettlcord
and that a few days later sold the
ether team to the same man after the
horses had been attached by one OF
his creditors The prices for which
he sold the animals. much less than
their actual value. added further 10
the two mems suspicious
on the same Thursday Richard.
son had returned 20 a son OF Mr.
Stephenson revolver which he had
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10
Chicago.
Portland.
liverpool Yesterdays Market

PORTLAND Ore, Sept 10
tspeciaD-Club 81; bluestem Sc.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10
TO ADVERTISERS.

The East Oregonlan has the largest pald
circulation Of any paper In Oregon, east OF
Portland, ard over twice the circulation In
Fendleton OF any other newspaper.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-10

Continued on page fiyeJ
The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-24
J. FRED. JOHNSON
 WEEDS AT PORTLAND

Fairbanks newspapers report the wedding in Portland last month Of J. Frederick Johnson, deputy or ganizer of the Loyal Order or Moose in Alaska and Mrs. stella Curry. The bride is neice of Mrs. William E. Evans of Fairbanks.
 The bride came to Alaska five years ago, and returned to Port land after a three-year residence She met Mir. Johnson in Fairbanks.
 Mir. Johnson is well known in Ju- neau, having worked there as 9 printer up until the time he was appointed an organizer of the Moose. He is a past dictator or Juneau Lodge No. TOO, and has talk en an active part in the affairs of that lodge since a charter was granted four years ago.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-24
TN.O LOSE LIVES
 NEAR WRANGELL

WrauEeu, Dec. 2O-As a result of the terrific storm that has blown hrra aiuce Thursday, Charles Yu- cock, a well known native Is dead, grave fears are entertained for the safety of his companion, George Kelly. and considerable damage Is reported from various fishing camps
 TucoOk and Kelly left Deep Bay, on Vank's Island for Wrangell dur ing the storm last Thursday. Their boat was found Saturday a total wreck, and with It's cabin carried away. Searchers found YucOok's bclv on the beach at yank'B Island, The body was clad only in under cIo.hing and a life-belt was strapped aramd it, YucOOk had swum ashore and died of exposure, as he was fifty feet from the water, and lying under a tree. Kelly's fate is unknown.
 Yucook's body was brought here esterday. He leaves a wife and several children.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-24

You need not bring any candy along with you for Skagway, as we have a lot of it, and will Rea that every child has a goodly quantity, as well as fruit.
 As you must be awfully busy and will have 80 many places to stop, We will not expect you to stay long with us, but while you are with us, you may be assured that you will be given most hearty reception. We have had a private telegraph wire put into the hall and if is not asking too much, we would like to have you call us up from points along the line, say when you get to Whitehorse, or Caribou, or the Summit. If there is any thing special you would like Us to do for you. we are yours to com maEd. lI.. .,
 (Continued on page 4.)
The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-24
MORE CLUES IN
 CASE IF ARAU5E

Juneau, Dec. 21-The Plunkett gaabuat Lou arrived in port Sun day Il charge of Deputy U. S. Mar 5laL KildaII and Guard Johnson of Pc arsburg. The launch made 5mlrt run of 12 hours from Peters '.lg to Juneau with favorable wind and tide
 The launch has been surrendered 5v.r to the officers of the gov e-. ment, and yesterday was care fully zone over by a special agent or the U. 8. attorneys office.
 Tho field glasses found on the KIauge launch, and Identified in Juneau as Plunkett glasses, were not the PIunkett glasses. The Plum Ee,t gIasses were found aboard the Leu.
 It will be known very shortly if Plaukctt went on the Lou to the soulnward. Indications point to only one man being aboard the Lou on her trip from Juneau to Wran- sell Narrows. However, a party has been located that spoke the Lou oa the way and when com mgaicated with will give positive in- to2matiou on the subject.
 The trademark of Sears Roebucll l Co" may hang Krause yet. It dore1opes Krause had the mail or der fever. Nearly everything aboard his boat had the trade mark Sears Loobrck & Co.," and checking up rr-nnd the officers will probably .taI enough to so closely identify Nuuse with the Pluukett matter t.at direct evidence will follow.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-24
FAIRBANKS MAN
 DIES IN FIRE

Fairbanks, Dec. 2O-When the California Block was totally de- stroyed by fire yesterday after Uoon, George SalOff, a Russian. was burned to death, property worth about S45,OOO went Up in smoke and for a time the entire block was threatened.
 The fire was caused by an eZplo- sion, due to faulty fixtures iR the gas system used in lighting the building The building was a mass Of solid flames before an alarm of fire was sounded. For a time the entire block, and the Northern Com merciaI Company's plant were in serious danger, but valiant work on the part of the tiremen confined the flames to tho California block, which was completely gutted. The California saloon lost It's stock anl fixtures, and with the building places Its loss ct $35,OOo, Jack HeaIy's grocery, which occupied space In the building, reports loss oF over $5,00O. The NorthSr hotel was only slightly damaged.
 Saloff lost his life in the lava tory. He had evidently suffocat- ed. His body was recovered. It was found near the door.
 The weather was exceedingly cold the thermometer registering 30 degrees below zero. Fortunately no wind was blowing.
 The burned building was built iu the early days of the camp by Al. White. of Valdez, and was formerly owned by Fred Martin of Anchor ace.
 u is said this afternoon that the loss is partially covered by in- surauce.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-24
Is LuBELLED
 FOR BREAKING CABLE

valdez, Dec. 1S-A libel has been filed by district Attorney ". x Spense, alleging instructions so to do by the attorney-gereraI, in be- half Of the government against t-. steamsh'o Alameda. The libel is for the recovery of $12,000, and alleges that the anchor of the yes gel fouIed the government cabls at valdez on the 17th day of De- cember, 1914. The vessel was at tacbed at Valdez on her arrival there a few days since, but was immediately released upon the iil- ing of bonds.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-24

 ARE ISSUE.

Juneau, Dec. 24 - The governor as ex-officio superintendent or public instruction, has issued teach CTS permits to the following per sons: Mrs. c. F. Cheek, teacher Q. the Eagle River school; Mrs. E.. D. Collins, teacher of the school. at Fox, near Fairbanks; Miss hl HaIly, teacher of the Iditarod school; Miss Olga Klaboe, of the ScOw Bay school, and Mrs K. C.. Robinson, of Mccarthy.