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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14
GAMES Of CHANCE
AGAIN UNDER FIRE
Complaint Received by City Council
From Candy Dealer-District At
tOrney VIII soon Issue warning.

Games of chance are again under
fire in Pendleton and cigar store
merchants and others who are in tho
habit Of conducting raffles dice
games. punch boards. etc, may find
themselves in court.
At the council meeting last even
ing Mayor Best stated that a candy
dealer of the city had complained
that candy was being ratified off in
some places in the city to the detri-
ment Of his business and that unless
the city authorities take some action
TO suppress this practice. he will take
the matter up with the district attor-
ney.
Mayor Best also reported that Dis
trict Attorney Stelwer will soon issue
n warning to all persons who have
been conducting games OF chance
There is a state law as we'll as a city
ordinance against such games.
Members Of the council expressed
themselves as being in favor of en-
forcing the ordinance.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14
SALISBURY IS
NEW PRESIDENT
Of THE SENATE
Upper House Passes Immigra-
ton Bill With LiteraCy Test
by Vote Of 81 to 7.
FAVORABLE DRY" REPORT.
House Committee Also Reports On
Suffrage Bill without RecOmmeR-
datlOn-FOOd Investigation Act
Gets Favorable Report.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Senator
Wllfred Salisbury of Delaware was
elected president pro-tempore of the
senate,
The senate passed the immigration
bill with the literacy test by vote
of sixtyfour to seven. President
Wilson once vetoed it on account Of
the literacy test The house judi
ciary committee favorably reported
the nationwide prohibition bill and
reported the suffrage bill without
recommendation. 1t favorably re-
ported the food investigation act
Representative Raker Of Califor-
nit. is author of the suffrage resolu-
tion. Both the suffrage and national
prohibition bills must pass the house
and senate by two thirds vote and
be ratified by three fOurths vote Of
the states.
The Raker resolution provides in
section one: THAT the rights Of Uni
ted States citizens to vote cannot be
denied or abridged by any state, on
account of sex; section tow, congress
to have power. by appropriate legis-
lation to enforce the provisions of this
article"
The Webb prohibition amendment
reads: Section one. The sale, man
ufacture, transportation and import
alton introducing hQnors in the Uni
ted States and all its territories. Is
forever prohibited. Section two.
Congress and the states have power
and concurrently to en-.
force this article by all needful legis-
lation."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14
BRITAIN LOOKING
FOR A LONG WAR
New Government Intends to Create
Offices-AlI Indications Point TO
Continuation Of Struggle.

LONDON. Dec. 14-Bonar Law
announced that the new government
intends to create ministers of food
and labor, He said the government
lad taken action in the case Of Cap
tain Blaikie of the steamer Caledon-
ian The Germans captured Blaikie
and threatened to execute him for
ramming submarine.
Britain is preparing for long war
Law moved a vote of credit for four
hundred million pounds. He said the
daily was expenses are over twenty
seven million dollars The votes Of
credit since the war began total eigh-
teen billion. seven hundred million
dollars.
He said the peace proposals had
not arrived Regarding the proposals
Law said: II cannot discuss them now
but ! will repeat Asquith's statement,
there must be adequate reparation for
the past and adequate security for the
future"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14

1915 assessed valuation S7,S7S, 10000
1915 full valuation 80. 47,342.132.O0
Assessed val. increase. -5O,432.O0
Full val increase .... l,27S,532.0O
All Property.
1916 total assessed val. $4S, ,790,S ,SSI.15
1915 full valuation. ... 62,552,321.15
1915 assessed val. ... 4S,927,339.00
1915 full valuation, ,.. 61.159,173.OC
Assessed val decrease. -1S6.5O7.S5
Full valuation increase 393,l4S.O0
O!-W. Pays Heavy Tax.
The property of the o.-W. r. & N.
Co, in this county is by far the
largest of the public utility properties.
The total assessed valuation of o.-w.
property in the county is placed at
$9,176,S45.1O by the state tax COM
The companys main line
trackage is assessed at s5O.7OO
mile. the branch line TO Walla Walla
at SS5,l00, the Coyote cutoff at only
$15,60O and sidetracks are assessed
at half the valuation of the main
lines they parallel.
The Northern Pacific. Pacific Pow.
er & Light Co. Pacific Telephone &
Co.. two express compan.
les and Hermiston Light Co. are
among the other public utility prop
erty owners in the county,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14
VACATION WILL
BE ONLY DAYS THIS YEAR

The annual Christmas vacation OF
the Pendleton schools will be of eight
days duration only this year, accord
ing to a decision reached by the
school board last night. school will
close on Friday evening Dec. %,
and will reopen on Tuesday morn
ing January 2.
As to whether or not the school
teachers should draw their salary
during this vacation Is question the
board has not yet determined. The
teachers believe they are entitled tt
1t owing to the advancing prices 81
all commodities
The board decided last evening not
to determine the distribution Of the
funds for the next year among the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14
TWO CENT DROP
IN WHEAT PRICE

CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-(Speeial TO
the East Oregonlan. )-Range of
prices today has been as follows:
open. High. Low. Close.
Dec. $l53h 1.54A 1.52h 1.5Sh
May $1.61 1.6S 165 1868
PORTLAND, Dire, Dec. 14.-(Spe.
cial. Merchants Exchange bids to.
day: Club, $40; bluestem. s1.4S.
Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 1s.-Spot
wheat was quiet today with No. /
Northern Manitoba quoted at lis Sd
t$2.55 per busheD; No. hard win
ter, les lid, a gain of Id.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14
CALIFORNIA MURDERER is
KILLED BY POLICE POSSE

BAKERSFIELD. Dec. IA po-
lice posse shot and killed E. Notoli
of Calian. following the murder of
Mrs. d. Benidin, a boarding house
keeper. The posse hunted Notoli for
eighteen hours and hunted through
miles of sagebrush.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14

different departments until a special
meeting in January. 1t did, how
ever, grant the request of F. H.
Young, Instructor in the commercial
department. for new Burroughs
adding machine, for a new, ,selfstarter
Remington typewriter and for four
business magazines to be used as sup
Elemental textbooks. Recommends
tions of other teachers were not con.
sldered last evening.
The board decided to permit of
readjustment of the schedule for the
manual training department. Undei
the new arrangement, which will go
in effect the second semester. there
Continued on Page 10o
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14
MINERS TELL OF
PITIABLE STATE
IN MEXICO NOW
Economic Conditions FrightfuI
as Result Of Continued
Revolutions Say Americans.

JUAREZ, Dec. 1I.-Villlstas
have again captured Santa Rosa
lia,. south Of Chihuahua Three
hundred CaFranzlstas gaETisOned
the town. There Is continuous
skiTmishing ON the Mexican
Central railway at Ortiz, thirty
miles south. The main VilIista
aEIny Is believed massed west OF
Chihuahua.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14
Slingsby Appeal Dismissed.

LONDON, Dec. IA. Lords dis
missed the appeal of E. H. r. Slings.
by of San Francisco who is seeking
the estate of the late Reverend
Charles slingsby for Teddy slingsby.
their alleged son.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14

Here are five of the managers and
representatives Of great industrial cor.
porations who met the other day in
an attempt to formulate a new policy
for dealing with employees. A. =.
Porter represented the Shredded
Wheat Company; Julius Rosenwald
was there as the controlling factor in
the great mail order house of Sears
Roebuck q Company: Chas. H. HUI
burd represented the Elgin National
Watch company; F. c. Henderschott
spoke for the New York Edison com.
pany. perhaps the largest Edison
lighting company. and Louis A. Cool
idge represented the United Shoe
Machinery company
Mr.. Henderschott said the time had
come for all great corporations to
have a vice president whose sole
work would be to look after the well
fare of the employees.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14
1 900. 900 More Men Wanted.

LONDON, Dec, 14,-war office
supplementary estimate provides for
an additional million men Of all ranks
for the year ending March thirty
first, nineteen seventeen. This
makes a total Of five million In 4
twelve month period.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14

BERNE, Dec it-Crowds stayed
up all night around the Berlin nea#-
papers. awaiting the allies reply 10
the peace proposals Popular interef,
and excitement were undated
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14
THREE BRITISH
VESSELS SUNK

LONDON. Dec. 1l.-LlOyd's
announced the British steamers
Harrington, Harley and Saint Ur-
usla were sunk. The crews were
lost.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14
MORE THAN $1,OOO,OOO INCREASE
IN WEALTH OF THE COUNTY BUT
DECLINE IN ASSESSED VALUATION

There has been an increase of ST.
39S,l4S in the wealth of Umatilla
county during the past year, judging
from the assessment figures The as
sessed valuation Of the property in
the county is, however, S136,5OS
less than in 1915.
Assessor c. p. Strain this morning
received from the state tax commits
sion the assessed valuations of the
public service property in this county.
The total is 310,S66,693.15 whereas
last year It was over $11,000,000
However. Umatilla county's ratio this
year is placed at IS per cent where.
as last year it was so per cent, which
means that the assessed valuations
are taken to represent rs per cent Of
the full valuations.
A table showing the comparisons
Of the valuation figures of 1916 and
1915 reads as follows:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14

of failure to pay Mrs. Wheeler $500 a
month alimony.
Last April Mrs. Wheeler invaded
the Union League Club, where her
husband was staying but this raid.
too. was a failure. Mrs. Wheeler has
obtained an attachment on her hus-
bands Stock Exchange seat and this
will be sold under the sheriffs ham
mer shortly, becoming the first stock
exchange membership recorded rs
having been sold in this fashion
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14
CROWDS ANXIOUSLY
AWAIT ALLIES REPLY

Berlin Newspaper Offices Are Sur.
rounded By Throngs Who stay ~
All Night Long.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Mrs. Claud-
1t Wheeler, who is legally separated
from her husband, Albert Gallatin
Wheeler. is stilling searching for
him today to serve a warrant for his
arrest, following an unsuccessful
raid on the New York Stock EN-
change. Mrs Wheeler and two dep.
uty sheriffs appeared at the Exchange
but they were not permitted to en-
ter The deputy sheriffs possessed
warrants for Whoeler's arrest because
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14
TO ADVERTISERS

aho East 0fegonlan has the largest bona
fide and guaranteed paid circulation Of any
far the largest circulation In Pendletoa Of
any Newspaper.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-14

Continued on Page 1O0
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-07-27
Locals
As We Heard Them

AUGv. MUSES.
business in Fargo several days
last week.
G. H. Carpenter left Saturday
morning for Rugby on a short
business trip.
Chas. Hicks, of Deeming, N.
NJ, has been visiting old friends
in Hope the past week.
Ed. Shere is having a resi-
dence built on the lots just north
of Mrs. Emma Peppers resi-
dence.
The Methodist and Congrega.
tional Sunday School are arrang-
ing for a joint picnic at w. B.
Riggs next Wednesday.
Rev. Geo. b. Galley, Of Valley
City, general missionary for the
American Sunday School Union,
was a visitor in our city last
week.
Bring in that old wagon and
have it fixed up as good as new.
We can Put it in first class
shape. Call and look over the
work we are doing.
GEO. w. HARDIN & co.
A.. Il. Nelson and family de-
parted the first of the week in
their automobile for points in
Minnesota where they will enjoy
a short outing at the lakes near
Bemidii.
Mrs. M. B. Hanley and son,
William, returned Monday morn
ing from Fargo where they have
been visiting relatives and Incl
IDENTIFY taking in the sights at
the Fair.
Mrs. G.. ID. Fisher returned
last Thursday from Iowa where
she was called several weeks ago
by the death of her father. Dr..
Fisher met her in Fargo with
his automobile.
Nearly everyone who ownes
an automobile or could beg OF
borrow one was a visitor in Far.
go last week at some time OF
other, taking in the North Da'
kota State Fair.
Mrs. A. "A. Maine and daught
ter arrived last week from Por'
Arlher, Ont and ire visiting il
the city with Mrs. Names par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. d. Curry
and other relatives.
About thirty. five of Miss
Pearl Bakers friends and lela
,iveS gathered at the home 0
her parents, west of Luverne
Sunday and helped her celebrate
her birthday. All report a YER.
enjoyable time.
Miss Blonde Holt has re
signed as County Superintend
ent of Schools and the Commits
sioners, at their last meeting
appointed Miss M. Ellen John
son to fill the vacancy for tn
unexpired term.
Mr.. and Mrs. 3. S. Fawcet
went to Grand Forks this wee
to visit with Mrs. Fawcett'
daughter, Mrs. Geo. B]acl
They will also take in the sight
at the Grand Forks Fair whic
is being held this week.
Quite a number of the boy
have been visiting the swimmin
holes in the vicinity of Hope IL
past few days. There are Sc
eral good places to be found il
Guiding the dam, Farris pastnr
Sussex pasture, and on the j.
Warren farm.
The Christy Hippodron
Shows will present a nice cles
:; show that will please old ar
young. If you enjoy an evenil
of novel entertainment be
hand at the grounds when tt
show opens. A big free bar
concort, will ho oivon m fl
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-07-27

| Position in cook car wanted.
If you need a cook phone Mrs.
Glass, telephone No. 65.-Adv2 ct
Mrs. G. B. Sherman, of De.
troit, Mimi, was a Hope visitor
last week looking after her farm.
ing interests in this vicinity.
Miss Nelson, of Finley, will
give piano lessons on Monday
and Tuesday of each week at
McLaushlin'S Jcwelry Store.
Adv . tp.
Trained Dogs, Ponies, and 9th
er animals that will please you
at the Christy Hippodrome
Shows, August Bird. Don't miss
this attraction ADV.
If the lady from Steele Coun.
ty who les. her hand bag at the
State Fair will send her address
to Hulc:t HARRINGTON. Fargo,
N. D., il w,il | returned.
There Will lie a barn dance at
the farm rn Sec. 81 Carpenter
TOwnsl il, miles south and 8
miles west If Hope on Friday
evening, .|"!.y 2S,ll Everybody
invited.
F. w Snn|', tho eyesisht spe-
cialist, "ili i" at l'ulmer's Jew
elry st"re again Wednesday,
Aug. 9, al" day only, prepared
to exan,i;" defective eyes and it
glasses when needed. Don't
miss tl,i~ rhance.-Adv.
Mr.. un Mrs. Porter Kimball
autoed ~ Valley City Saturday
afternCr.. nd were accompanied
by Mis- Grace Kimball who is
attendiry Summer School ut the
Normal. Mrs. j. a Bowen &c.
compared them on the trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holbrook and
son, David, IF Minneapolis, ar
rived Saturday and will visit a
month ut the home of MIR. an0
Mrs. l. II. Smith in this city
Mrs. Holbrook and Mrs. Smith
are sisters.
In regard TO our city there is
one thing tl.at is OF interest tt
every farmer at this time o
year and that is that Hope has
as good a blacksmith shop az
can be found around these parts
The shop Of Geo. w. Hardin (
Co. is located on the west side
of the railway. The smithworl
and horse shoeing is in charge
of a competent man and MI
Hardin looks after the Wagon
repairing and woodwork. TIL,
equipment of the shop is up-to
date and includes a number o
machines not usually found If
, shops in cities the size of Hope
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-07-27
Chamber|ain's Collie, Cholera and Diar
rhoed Remedy,

OUuub oSs0sH v VoSsVy SuS'S'~
rhoea Remedy.
Every family without excep-
ton should keep this prepare,
ton at hand during the summer
months. Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
is worth many times it's cost
when needed and is almost GER
tain to be needed before the
summer is over. 1t has no su.
perior for the purpose for which
it is intended. Buy it now. Oh.
tainable everywhere.-Adv.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-07-27
For Sale

For Sale
Full Blood Jersey Calf for
sale: elligable for register. One
month old. Inquire of
G. S. EGAN,
Hope, N. D.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-07-27
Folding Bath Tubs

I have secured the agency for
Steele County, of the Robinson
Folding Bath Tub, and will be
pleased to show anyone interest
ed in it's merits. Call at my
shop and look it over.
4ti, Adv. r. Il. FlSHER.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-07-27

Binder for Sale
One Deering Binder, 8 #. cut
good as new. Inquire of
=. B.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-02-11
PROLOGUE.

A group Of Kansas jayhawks in Fed
eral uniform on a raiding expedition
are fired upon and chased by Guam
trellS bushWhackers in Missouri. James
Ross escapes them only to fall into the
hands of Silas Bone. an aged native
whose life has been made miserable by
n boy simp!eton known as Silly Billy
Slye. Silas sends Silly Billy for the
bushwhackers. headed by his son-in-
nerva. secretly induces the si,npleton
to call rescuers instead. Word Of the
Ross capture reaches the bushwhack-
ers. however, and they clash with the
r%escuers, who succeed i'll getting Ross
away in safety. Minerals union with
George is a cup Of bitterness. Ross
benefactor gets him a position as
schoolteacher in the village under the
name of james Stone. Crazy Mag. an
old hag Of the mountains. warns him
of impending danger. He meets Jake
Martin of the bushwhackers. who fails
to recognize him. Arriving at his board
irg place. he finds 1t to be the home Of
his benefactress. Minerva. who is
equally as surprised as himself. Uncle
ST tries unS,lccessfully to worm from
Billy who the men We're who rescued
Ross. George Stevens reaches home
sullen and ~unresponsive directly after
n bank robbery, much to his wife's con-
Germ. Ross stops for " chat with Jake
Martin. Bob Crook. hidden in the
bushes, overhearS them.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-02-11

comprehended the whole situation and
knew what it all meant. The face was
that of Silly Billy Slye.
just as Ross had approached the
shrieks had ceased. but Billy's back
was cut and bleeding, showing what
the man with the withe had been do
Ing. It was this sight that made Ross
blood boil and filled him with horror.
While he was standing, looking on in
amazement, one Of the masked men
approached Billy and said to him:
"Now will you tell us what we want
to know. or shall we give you another
dose Of hickory"
Billy moanet., but made no reply.
The man shook his fist In Billy's
face.
You'd better TELL" he said, "for If
you don't you'll find that what we've
done give you amt a taste O. what
you'll git. Well Jest plumb bonn
daciously wear you clean out"
Billy was still silent. The mans
face grew red with anger.
For the last time," he Numbered,
"air you gwine to tell or not?"
Billy looked up and slowly shook his
head.
II don't know nothin' to TELL" he re-
piled.
"You lie" the other cried promptly.
"You know who them men was that
took that jayllawk away from 81 Bones
that night! You know you do! Who
war they?"
81 dunno. want thar"
Don't make no difference II you
want thar. You seed somebody that
night an told 'em bout that jaWhawk
a-bcin' thar. Whoever you told war
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-02-11

eyes fixed on the ground, while Il wave
of color dyed her cheeks and neck.
James Ross looked on her. and his
eyes kindIed with IL strange rev light.
To him she had always been beautiful
and lovely. but never so -nucn so as at
that moment.
For weeks he had fought against in
clination. With powerful AID guard
ed effort he had held himself under
restraint. but now her attitude, her
beauty, her sweet subducd manner, his
OWL feelings. all became too much for
him. They broke down all barriers:
they OVERRIDE his sense Of right: they
swep. prudence to the winds. He was
Il man and in II weak moment his
natural human feelings conquered.
lie went to her and grasped her
hands in his. In tones .ow and husky
he said:
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-02-11

~ Id Bob began to laugh again, but
suddenly remembering some
thing he became soberly grave
in an instant.
"Dadgumme." he cried; "thar's gwine
to I've trouble round this neck O woods
"A barrel Of it! Ole Jake's blind now
so Aoggone blind that he couldn't see
a meetin' house ten feet from the end
O. his nose-but it hain't gwine to be
so pow'ful long till he's gwine to git
his eyes oren-him an all his gang.
1'har's trouble a-comin', an ole Bob
Crooks 'lected to git his sheer Of it,"
With a slow and solemn shaking Of
his head old Bob turned toward home.
He was grave and thoughtful and
more seriously disturbed than he had
been for years. Two or three times
he muttered aloud:
"Tllar's trouble a-comin'. an I'm
Elected to git my sheer Of it"
When Ross reached nome he found
George Stevens away and Minerva do
ing up the chores. He went out where
she was and. pretending to be angry
with her. ordered her into the house.
Didn't you know" he said, that
I'd attend to this work when l came
rather than to have you do it"
Yes" she replied, but l had no
right to leave it for YOU"
But you had. You had every right.
Besides, l think l am entitled to that
much considerations"
Consideration? I'm afraid l don't
understand"
81 mean that l think : am entitled
to a better opinion from you. You
ought to know that it is a pleasure to
me to do you u favor or to serve you
in any way
II do know" she replied slowly AMI
without looking at him. but you have
done me so many favors already and
am under such a load of obligations
to you"
Don't speak of it," he said. what
are all the little insignificant things
have done when compared with your
saving my life. Besides, it is ! who
am placed under obligations by being
permitted to serve YOU"
Sic made no reply. but stood with
her head slightly dropping and her