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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-14

the numbers were by children under
eleven years and this work as well as
that of the more advanced students,
showed excellent training Marjorie
Swaggart, who had studied only
year, showed quite knowledge OF
the fundamental principles Of music,
building all different chords. scales
and writing "a melody Dy ear as well
as playing a composition which she
composed
Miss Whiting gave group of Cho-
pin in her usual charming manner
The Thursday Afternoon club viii
give its Annual" on next Thursday
Afternoon at the home or Mrs. Thorn
as Thompson ON Monroe, street 1t
viii take the form OF Colonial
Tea with the members attending in
costume.
DR. F. w. Vincent received a pleas
Gnt surprise Saturday evening in tho
form of a birthday dinner. Covers
were laid for ten, His birthday fall
ing on the same day as the anniver-
sary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln,
American flags played an important
part in the table decorations Red
carnations were also conspicuous.
-
VIM Brown Of Cold Spring was
Helix visitor Friday
Ralph b, McEwen Of Athena spent
yesterday in the city.
Frank stanton was a Wala Walla
visitor the first of the week.
Mrs NJ. A. Rush of Sand Hollow
was Helix shopper Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs, Tom Hutchison have
returned to their home IN Lacrosse.
Claude Reeder was in town from
his farm south of town Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs Jonn Walker Of
Athena, We're Helix visitors wednes-
Gay.
Roy Alexander arrived home this
morning from a brief visit in Port.
land.
Mrs, Lee McAtee and children spent
part of last week with relatives in
Weston
Mr. and Mrs Ruther Of cold
Spring were dinner guests at Mr.. and
! Mrs F. l.. Norvers Thursday
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-14


f. PinEham Medicine Co. (cOnfdentaD Lynn, Mass Your
letter viii be opened and answered by and held
in strict confidence.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-14

Mr. and Mrs, Clark F. Nelson are
preparing to move back into their
home on Thompson street after
spending the winter at the Hotel Pen
dleton DR.. and Mrs. Kavanaugh,
who has been occupying the house,
have moved into their new home re-
Gently purchased from Mrs J r
Dickson.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-14

The recital given at the Presbyte-
ran church saturday night by the
pupils OF the Malen Burnett School
of Piano Playing. was much enjoyed
by those present. The majority OF
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-14

Miss sophie Bowler IS entertaining
the South Hin Bridge Club this aft
ernoon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-14

The leading social event of the
week win be the black and white
dancing party tomorrow evening in
the Eagle-Woodman nall at which
Messrs. Clarence NJ Bishop, Guy L.
Boyden, Harry D. Gray. Frederick W
Lampkin, Roy w Riner and Dan P.
Smythe will be hosts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-14

Mr. and Mrs Edmund Mabie will
move Wednesday into the house on
West Alta street being vacated by MIR
and Mrs. George H. Sievers who will
leave tomorrow for Iowa on a thirty
day visit with relatives.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-14
Testimony from Oklahoma.

Pinkham remedies"-Nrs. MAYME AsBAcH, North Graz
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-14

Mr. and Mrs. James H. Sturgis
Miss Cecile Boyd) are over from
Walla Walla to spend a rev days.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-14

Miss Ella Copeland will arrive to-
morrow from Walla walla to attend
the black and white dancing party
during the evening. While here she
will be a guest of her cousins, Misses
Frances and Muriel sailing.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20

in Canada is subject to such regula-
tion as the Canadian officials desire.
tax and much greater tax on the lux
uries of life."
Senator Underwood defined the COM
petitive tariff as tax allowing rea-
sonable competition and raising a rea-
sonable amount of revenue. ~ be-
lieve it is wrong to tax dollar out of
the pockets of one citizens into the
pockets of another" he said. "Our
tariff has succeeded in producing rev.
enue and in reducing the tariff wall.
If there have been mistakes made on
some points, they have been mistakes
of the head, and not of the heart"
Senator Weeks attacked the Demo
cratic tariff, declaring it was not a
good revenue producer. He argued at
length against the contention that the
European war was responsible for the
great falling off in customs receipts.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
Josephine County Gold Mine
Property Sold for $l75,000

Grants Pass-The announcement has
just been made public that the Black
Eagle group of mining claims on Fid-
dlers creek, in the Kerby district in
Josephine county, has been sold to q
group of mining men from the state Of
Washington who will Immediately de-
velop and operate the property on an
extensive scale.
The purchase price Of sits, 900,
upon which an initial cash payment Of
$50, 900 has been made, easily ranks
the sale of the Black Eagle as one Of
the largest mining deals made in this
county.
A concentrator Of so tons capacity
will be erected at once, an electric
plant for supplying light and power
will also be installed, water power
being used to generate the current.
The new owners are confident the
property will become one Of the great
est producers in the Pacific Northwest.
The mine is to be known as the Neil
Success.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
NEWS ITEMS
OF General Interest
About Oregon
Gain Shown in Office Of
Commissioner Of Corporations

Salem With a decrease In expenses
Of the department amounting to
$3737. .39, and an increase in receipts
totaling $7364.38 for the nine months
Of the current fiscal year ending March
81, as compared with the correspond
ing period of the preceding year, an
exceptional showing from the stand
point Of economy is made by Corpora
tion Commissioner Schulderman. Mr..
Schulderman filed comparative report
of the work of his Office with Governor
Withycombe.
The report shows that the gross re-
ceipts of the corporation department
for July, 1915, to March, 1916, inclu-
sive, were SIG, 302.20, while for the
corresponding period of the year be-
fore the receipts totaled $108, 938. 81.
"This increase" Commissioner
Schulderman advises the governor, sis
in spite of the fact that the collection
of annual fees from banks was trans
ferred in the interim from the corpora
tion department to the banking de-
partment. These bank fees amounted
to nearly $4,000 a year."
The departments disbursements for
expenses for the July, 1915, to March,
1916, period were $12, 287.44, as COM
pared with SIC, 024.83 for the corre-
spending period of the year before.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
NEW CASES COME UP TO QlACH
SUSSEX CASE; NfUTRAlS WATCHING

Washington, ID. c. While President
Wilson and Secretary Lansing Monday
were engaged In marshalling the ac.
cumulation Of evidence that Germany
In her submarine warfare had violated
solemn pledges given 10 the United
States, official word Of two more ship.
ping disasters apparently due 10 illegal
acts by German submarine command
ers was received ut the State depart
ment.
Consular dispatches that the steam
ship Margam Abbey was attacked
without warning on April 8, and that
the Aberdeen bark Inyerlyon, with a
cargo from Portland, Or, was sunk by
shell fire after the crew had been
forced TO the small boats more than
100 miles from shore. Americans were
aboard both ships, and we're endan-
gered.
These two cases are being investi-
gated and may be included In the
American indictment Of German meth
ods Of conducting submarine warfare
which II was understood probably
would be ready for transmission to
Berlin early next week.
The President and Secretary Lam
sing devoted large part Of the day TO
consideration Of the submarine Bitua-
tion. They had before them several
afiidavits secured from American sur
vivors Of the Sussex, and other vessels
recently attacked and documents con-
tanning information forwarded by the
British government.
1t became known here that the con-
templated action Of the United States.
which is expected to bring the sub
marine controversy to clear-cut issue,
is being watched closely by the diplo-
matte representatives Of other neutral
nations.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
Banker Expects Better
Business in Northwest

Spokane - Business generally in
Spokane and throughout the Inland
Empire and the Pacific Northwest
should show big Improvement from
now on, and more especially during the
summer and next fall" said Aaron
Kuhn, director of the Spokane &
Eastern Trust company, Wednesday,
on returning from business and
pleasure trip to Eastern and Middle
Western cities.
at is reported in New York that
Germany has ample resources for fully
"a months" Mr.. Kuhn said, "and it
seems to be known that the allied
countries are in position to continue
for at least similar period.
Mr.. Kuhn said that while factories
are busy throughout the big manufac-
turing centers in the East, there seems
to be a cautious feeling, with the re-
suit there is little so-called plunging.
Another thing is that this is the
presidential election year," he added,
"and capital is somewhat timid along
certain lines. There are some who be-
lieve that sudden cessation of hostil-
tiles in Europe will result in flooding
this country and others with cheaply-
made goods.
Zone thing is certain: Our tariff
question will have to be dealt with by
the best business brains of the coun-
try."
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
State Ships Flax Seed.

Salem - In response to request
from the Eugene Chamber Of Com
merce, 1853 bushels, or 20, 900 pounds,
of fiaxseed owned by the. state was
shipped to Eugene.
Under the arrangement made by the
Eugene Chamber of Commerce and ac-
cepted by the State board Of control,
the chamber has agreed to pay the
state for this seed October /, 1916.
The price is $720.
Checking over the fiaxseed on hand
at the penitentiary, it is found that
the total amount in the bins is 2235
bushels, or 125, 160 pounds. This now
has market value of not less than
$3.50 a bushel, although it is being
sold to Oregon farmers for 50 bushel.
On the basis of So bushel, the seed
owned by the state represents an asset
of about $4500.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS;
GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS

Portland--W -Wheat-Bl Bluestem, $1.043
per bushel; fortyfold, 92c; club, ole;
red Fife, Ole; red Russian, 80.
Millfeed - Spot prices: Bran, $2a
per ton; shorts, $3.50; rolled barley,
$31. 50@32.50.
Whole, $40 per ton; cracked,
| Observation-Disclosures, 65N80c per
dozen; tomatoes, SO. so a 3.75 per
crate; cabbage, $1.5001.85 per hun
dred; garlic, 10c per pound; peppers,
17tW20c; eggplant, 23ac; horseradish,
8ic; caulifower, 75c@$1.25; lettuce,
S2.25 "a 2.35 per crate; cucumbers,
$1.25@1. so; spinach, 90c@$1 box; as
paragus, 7a@10c per pound; rhubarb,
Oregon, $3.50 per box; peas, 7a@9c
per pound.
Potatoes-Jobbing prices: Oregon,
$1.50@1.75 per sack; Yakimas, $1.7O
@1.80; new California, 6 @ 7c per
pound.
Onions Oregon, $1.75 per sack /;
Texas, Bermudas, yellow, 1925 per
crate; white, $3.50.
Green Fruit - Strawberries, $3.50
per crate; apples, s1@1.60 per box;
cranberries, $11 per barrel.
Eggs-Jobbing price: Oregon ranch,
candled, 20ac per dozen; uncandled,
19a@20c.
Poultry Hens, 17@17sc per pound;
stays, 13c; broilers, 25@30c; turkeys,
live, 18@20c; turkeys, dressed, choice,
24@25c; ducks, 15c; geese, 10c.
Butter - Prices from wholesaler to
retailer: Portland city creamery
prints, 60-pound case lots, standard
grades, 34c; lower grades, 31c; Ore
gon country creamery prints, 60-pound
case lots, standard makes, 31@33c;
lower grades. 80 q 30ac; packed in
cubes, &c less. Prices paid by jobbers
to producers: Cubes, extras, 30@31c;
firsts, 27@27ac; dairy butter, IA a
18ac; butterfat, No. /, 33c; No. 2,
30c.
veal-Fancy, 11s@12c per pound.
Pork-Fancy, 11@11Hc per pound.
Hops-1915 crop, 11@12c; 1916 con-
tracts, nominal.
Wooi-EaStern oregon, ZltDzlc per
pound; valley. 30c; mohair, new clip,
35c.
Cascara bark - Old and new, 4c per
pound.
Cattle ~ Steers, choice grain and
pulp, $8.50@9; choice hay, s8.15 a
$50; good, SITS a 8.15; medium,
$7.50@7.75; cows, choice, Sc. 70@7. 80;
good, $6.50@6.75; medium, $6.25 a
$50; heifers, $685. bulls, $2.75@
6; stays, $3@5.25.
Hogs-Prime light $4,000; good
to prime, $S.25@s. 80; rough heavy,
$8@8. Is; pigs and skips, sS@8.25.
heep-Yearlings, $8@10; wethers,
$7.25@9. 25; ewes, s6.25@S. 25; lambs,
SO. 50@10.50.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
Body Of Lost Lad Found Near Trail.

Eugene, Ore.-Lost in snowstorm
after wandering for many miles in the
wilderness of Saddle mountain, the
widest region of Western Lane coun-
ty, Lyman Maddaris, aged 10, perished
from exhaustion and cold when within
sixteen feet of the trail.
His body was found Monday by a
searching party, which started out to
investigate report that fresh tracks
of shoes without nails, such as worn
by the boy and very uncommon in that
section, had been found near the trail,
giving hope that the lad might yet be
alive.
Maddaris left the home of Thomas
Cullen, at the south end of Saddle
mountain, in an effort to reach the
home of his father on Big creek, jan
uary Is.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
Engineers to Aid in inventory Of
Nations Industrial Preparedness

New York-The names of $50 prom
inent engineers who are to organize
state boards throughout the country to
make complete survey of American
manufacturing and producing re-
sources, as first step toward indus
trial preparedness. were announced
Monday by the committee on industrial
preparedness Of the Naval consulting
board.
The engineers, who will serve with
out pay. become associated members
Of the Naval consulting board, of
which Thomas Edison is chairman.
Following are the names of some of
the directors:
Idaho - M. S. Parker, st. Maries;
Stanley A. Easton. Kellogg; George
F. Waddell, Squirrel; o. G. F. Mark
hus, Boise; J. Shirley Jones, Moscow.
Oregon - George c. Mason, Bert c.
Ball, 0. B. Coldwell, Portland; A. M.
Swatley, Corvallis; O. F. Stafford,
Eugene.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
Austria Hungary Will Avoid
Break With United States

Buda Pest-The probability Of war
between America and the Central EN-
pires is grave concern to Austria and
Hungary alike, for millions of Hun
garians and Austrians in America
would suffer considerably in case re-
lations were broken off and everything
is being done in the Vienna foreign
office to persuade Germany to evade a
rupture If possible. ustria-Hungary
insists on being consulted in the mat
ter and negotiations are going on be-
tween Berlin and VIENNA.
Should break occur, the Austro-
Hungarian government will not take
official notice of it and even If it
should come to war between Germany
and the United States the monarchy
will disregard the alliance as con-
sideration, as in the case with Ger
many and Italy. The press is devot-
ing marked attention to the situation.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
Water Scale Announced.

klamath Falls-Notice has been is
sued by the reclamation service con-
cerning the due dates, etc., of opera
tion and maintenance charges on the
Klamath project covering lands in
Oregon and California.
It provides that until further notice
all lands on the project will be subject
to the operation and maintenance
charge as becoming due March Of
the following calendar year, and that
each acre of irrigable land, whether
irrigated or not, shall be charged with
a minimum operation and maintenance
charge of 81, which will entitle the
owner to not more than two acre feet
of water for each acre. For the first
acre foot additional, 20 cents will be
charged, and additional acre feet will
be furnished at 40 cents each.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
Sugar on free List May I,
Unless Houses Reach Agreement

Washington, d. C.-The senate late
Wednesday adopted its substitute for
the house free sugar repeal resolution,
extending the present duty of cent a
pound on sugar until May \ 1920. The
vote was 40 to SO.
Four Democrats joined the Republi-
cans in voting against the substitute.
They favor the flat repeal adopted by
the house. A sharp controversy in
conference between the two houses is
predicted. Anticipating that the house
would insist upon its resolution, SEN
ators Lodge, Simmons and Stone were
named as the senate conferees.
Unless conference agreement is
reached and approved before May /
sugar will go on the free list until
such time as the repeal or extension of
the duty can be made effective.
Most of the tariff discussion did not
touch on the sugar issue, which had
been discussed previously, but was de-
voted to an amendment by Senator
Works of California, to increase the
tariff on lemons and other citrus fruits
to cent pound. This was defeated
by vote of "A to 20, Senator Phelan,
of California, being the only Demo-
crat to support it.
Senator Phelan declared seven coun-
ties in California comprised the whole
lemon producing region in the United
States and that the reduction of the
duty on lemons had caused a loss of
$500, 900 in revenue.
Senator Vardeman opposed the
Works amendment and said, while he
would vote for the senate substitute
sugar resolution, he would not give his
assent to the house measure.
~ would not vote to tax any of the
of life for battleships that
are not needed" he said. 81 have
very little sympathy for the prepared
ness program that seems to be agreed
upon, but if had, would not not be
willing to pay for it with tax on
sugar, but would raise the money with
a greater income tax, an inheritance
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
Robbers in Autos Capture Six.

Spokane, Wash.-Two masked high
waymen, travelling in an automobile
which they captured at the point OF
guns, ran over large part of the
South Side between Canno Hill and
Union Park for nearly four hours Sat-
urday night and Sunday morning.
They held up, robbed, assailed or mutt
lated citizens, chased automobiles,
defied pursuit and concluded the
nights work with profit of S44 and
six passengers in their possession,
among them woman.
Shortly before 3 O'Clock the high
waymen reached the eastern outskirts
Of the city in futile search for more
"live ones" and disappeared.
Don't you want souvenir" called
back the younger of the robbers to the
woman. A coin was refused, but a
cartridge was accepted.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
Persistent Mexican Reports Say
Cananzaistas Have Corpse.
vRAGTY OF RUMOR STILL DOUBTED
Incidents Confirm Story Of Blood.
Poisoning Supposed to Have
Ended Outlaws Career.

Mexico City.--Villa's dead body hal
been dug up out Of two weeks ole
grave by Carlos Cnrranza, newphew OF
General Carranza, the first chief Of the
constitutionalistH, and iB now being
brought by him and anscscort of sol
ders 10 the city of chihuahua. This
information was contained In tele.
gram received by the War department
late Sunday.
FL Paso-Francisco Villa is dead and
his body, disinterrcd some days after
his burial, is In possession Of the Car
ranza troops. according 10 series OF
telegraphic messages received In Juar-
OF Sunday by the Mexican officials.
For more than week reports that
Villa had died from wounds have been
current both here and In Juarez. Sun
days accounts were the most circum-
stantial and apparently reliable yet re-
ceived. They were accepted with re-
serve by American officials, including
General Bell. but the Mexican officials
expressed confidence In their relia-
bility.
The dispatcher Of the Mexican West
ern railroad at Juarez reported to Cen
eral Gabriel Gavira, Carranza com
mander at Juarez, that he had heard a
conversation over the telegraph wires
to the effect that Villas body was in
the hands of Carranza troops. Gen.
eral Gavira notified Consul Andres
Garica here, who rushed messages 10
the telegraph operators at Madero and
Cusihuiriachic operators answered con-
frmed the report and said the body
was being taken TO chihuahua.
The telegraph operator at San An
tonic, Mexico, 80 miles west Chihua-
hua, telegraphed Consul Garcia that
Villas body was In possession OF Colo
mel Carlos Carranza, nephew of Gen
eral Carranza, who was taking 1t In
special train TO chihuahua.
In reply to these messages, tele-
grams were sent to the Carranza gen.
erals in the field and to officers in
Mexico City, chihuahua and other
points, asking confirmation, but no an
swers have yet been received.
Apart from the kilograms sent here
there are some known facts which
have been pointed out by Mexican
officials as lending strong support to
the truth Of the report that the bandit
chiefs career has been closed by death.
Villa has been suffering for more
than year from virulent form of
blood poisoning.
He was treated for this disease
while in Juarez by DR.. w. l.. Brown.
DR.. Brown says that the condition
of the bandit was such that even
minor wound would be fatal in ten
days unless treated promptly and with
the best medical skill and care. Even
under the most favorable conditions
such wound would be of the gravest
character.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
Mary Phagan Suit Ends.

Atlanta, Ga. = The suit brought by
Mrs. J. w. Coleman to recover $40, 600
from the National Pencil company on
account of the death of her daughter
Mary Phagan, for whose murder Leo
M. Frank was convicted, was dismissed
in Superior court here Saturday after
attorneys announced that settlement
out of court had been agreed upon.
Mary Phagan's body was found in
the pencil factory.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
Hen and Pigeon Affinities.

Walla Walla-A bantam hen ard a
male pigeon, property of Mrs. W. E.
Stapleton, 933 East Alder street, have
discovered they are affinities, and are
building a nest in the barn on the
premises and refuse to associate with
others of their kinds. Two wesks
ago the hen turned down" her mate
and the pigeon gave up his. The
owner put the pigeon in coop with
female pigeon and the latter was Sc
verely punished.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
Canada Opens U. S. Mail.

Washington, d. C.-Several protests
have been made to the Postoffice de-
partment recently by postal authorities
at Offices along the Canadian border,
that American letters have been open
ed in the Dominion and passed on by a
censor.
No action has been taken, and it
was understood Wednesday to be the
feeling of authorities here that mail
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
Training Bill Is Passed

Albany, N. Y.-The senate Saturday
considered out of its regular order and
passd by vote of Al to l, the Walsh
Slater bill to provide for general mill
tary and physical training for boys
between the ages of 16 and Is. This
action was taken after Governor Whit
man had sent special message urging
preparedness legislation.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
Coffee Consumption Big.

Washington, D. c. - The Ameri-
can people consumed last year more
than billion pounds of coffee, or DO
per cent of all sold in the markets of
the world. Germany is normally sec
ond, but owing to the war, her inn
ports have been cut off. France is
now second, but consumed only one
fourth the amount used in the United
States. The American per capita con-
sumption is 10 pounds year of coffee
and seven pounds of tea.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
State Saves sI676 on Paper.

Salem-By contracting last Decem-
ber for carload of paper upon which
to print election supplies, the state Of
Oregon has saved S1575 over what it
would have paid had the purchase been
made at present, according to State
Printer Lawrence. The carload of pa
per cost the state $3.50, but, had the
purchase been delayed until now the
price would have been $3925. owing
to the rapid rise in paper prices since
the first of the year.