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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-19

commission except by order OF the
president, according to a war depart
ment order transmitted to Gen. ThOs.
H. Barry. commander of the central
dept, today.
BLAMES BULLET FOR "SPEED"-
HAISELDEN TO OPERATE
DR.. H. J. Haiselden of Baby Boil
linger fame will operate on head Of
Geo. Sterk, 339 MarengO av., to re-
move his speed demon" Sterk has
carried bullet in head for Is years.
DR.. Haiselden says bullet presses on
brain at times causing him to be pos
sessed of deire to drive his auto as
fast as he can.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10

With How Dry / Am serving as "a
funeral dirge, old J. Barleycorn was
cruelty executed this morning I'm front
Of the offices Of Justice of the Peace
Joe H. Parkes on Court street, sheriff
Taylor and his deputies acting in the
capacity Of executioners. one OF PEN
land Bros. trucks served as the slau-
ghter pen, and later served as the
dead wagon to haul away the broken
bones and dripping blood Of the de-
ceased.
A big crowd of men. some sad and
some glad witnessed the fulfillment
of the laws decree and the triumph
OF dry Justice Many were the cracks
made at the expense VI dyiug John
and Wit that would have been better
had ii been wetter flowed almost as
freely as the lfe liquid of the un-
Corked king
Some fifteen minutes before the fa-
tai hour the body of John Barley
corn. represented by 514 quart bot
ties of beer n uints Of beer 65 small
bottles of vhiskey, six quart bottles
OF whiskey, - plnts of Edgeweod
whiskey and three-quarterS of a gallon
oC blackberry brandy seized in the re-
cent raid was brought down the stall
way. 4 truck was backed up to the
curb and a railroad iron fitted across
t. Parrel heads were knocked open
and just at the stroke " II, Sheriff
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10
MiIlman Says Race
is Perfectly Safe
BLNnENSTEIN REGARDS DANGER
REPORTS AS IN AGGFRATED;
MINIMIZES DAMAGE.

pendleton ore. Feb. TO- 1916.
To the Editor Of the East Oregon
ian and the People of Pendlcton.
As there has been yer>. exaggerated
account in your paper and also the
Portland papers Of the trouble with
high water in Byers mill race want
10 ask you for Il little space In your
paper,
I'm the first place there was no real
ice lam in the race. But through the
race beng frozen over the water was
more sluggish than usual, and stood
a little nearer the top Of the bank.
Finding musk-rat hole. a small
stream of water escaped, exciting
some people In regard To the con-
dtion of the head gate of the race,
this Is not thirty wears old as stated
by some parties The head gate was
entirely rebuilt after the nigh water
of five or six years ago, and is in per
fectlv safe condition at the present
time. Also the Pendleton Roller Mills
are patrnlling the race and watching
both the race and the head gate both
day and night ! am willing TO work
with the councilmen and Others in
authority In safeguarding the people
of Pendleton. and assure everyone
that there IS no danger from the mill
race. Yours truly,
II. G. BLYDENSTEIN,
Pendleton. ore.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10
Farmers Holding
Grain Find Income
Tax is Stiff One
MONEY RECEIVED AFTER JAN
UARY 1 ALI INCOME UN-
DER TERMS or LAW.

Some of the local FARMERS who held
their 1915 wheat crops until after
January for higher prices received
most rude awakening when they
consulted with Thad T. Sweek, dep
uty internal revenue collecor,, upon
the making out Of the return blanks
for their income tax They learned
that money received from wheat sold
after Janu. !, 1916 could not be in
cluded as 1915 income
At first reading the full import of
this is not apparent But hark to
the explanation. The cost Of grow
ing the 1915 crop must be included
in the 1915 return as the expenses
were incurred during the year In
asmuch as the money from the sale
of the 1915 crop was NOT received
until after the close Of the year. it
must be included next year on the
1915 return and, listen, 1t must be
scheduled, every cent of it, as income,
and taxed accordingly.
For example, say a farmer raises
$4,000 worth of wheat and does not
sell until after January l. Say his
expense for raising the wheat was
$4,000 This would have left a net
income of $4,000 to be taxed under the
federal income tax law had the wheat
been disposed of during the year in
which it was grown. However, it was
not disposed of until sometime dur
ing January and. therefore, the fun
500, 600 becomes income upon the
1915 return as the law does not per-
nit expenses incurred during the
previous year to be deducted. Thus
the man who holds his wheat past the
end of the year is subject to a much
heavier income tax than the man who
sold during the year.
Mr. Sweek further points out that
IL farmer is still holding his wheat
or held it after December 81, 1915,
and If the money or money equival-
ent which he received during 1915
did not exceed by $4,000 his expenses
then he is not required to make any
return at all
The farmer who sold his 1915 crop
during 1916 and who sells his 1916
crop during the same year viii have
two years receipts from which can
be deducted but a single year of ex-
penses
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10
Big Crowd of Men Stand by
as Confiscated Liquor is
Embtied Into Local Cutters

Taylor and Deputy Sheriff Joe Blakely
began the work Of destruction. With
Deputy Sheriff J, H. Estes, George
simpson and Claude Penland pass
ing up the bottles. they smashed them
against the iron, the broken glass and
liquid falling into the bed of the wa
son from whence the latter ran out
into the cutters.
Al first each crash Of glass was av.
Companied by groans from many in
the crowd and. as the fumes of the
spilled liquor began to permeate the
atmosphere. audible inhalation be-
same evident One man looked upon
the work Of wrecking for several min.
utes and then crying with anguish.
"I can't stand it any more" turned
from the scene. But among the ia
ces ~ those watching the bottles
dashed against the iron bar We're
those of several prominent prohibi-
tion workers and they smiled with
satistact ON as they thought NJ no"
much human misery was thus beins
consigned 10 the sewers
IL took just 20 minutes for the of.
iicers To smash the bottles and the
crowd remained until the. end. Il IS
reported automatically that one there
was who surreptitiously reached into
am open barrel and left early with
something more than the breath OF
beer in his nostrils.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10
Standard Oil Vessel Halted on High
Seas While Commander Of Sub.
marine Took Supplies.
MEMBER OF CREW WOUNDED
Captain of Tanker Says Diver Fired
on Him While He Was Rowing
Over to Display His Papers-Re.
fused TO Sell Supplies so They are
FOrclbly Taken.

WASHINGTON, Feb 1O.--Austria
must explain why a submarine stop
ped the Standard OIL tanker Petro-
lite, recently on the high seas and
helped himself to stores aboard, Sec
retary Lansing announced A re-
quest, not note has been sent VI
emma, though the United States may
make demands later Captain Thomp'
son made an affidavit saying a sub
marine fired on the eProlite en- route
from Alexandria to Philadelphia. One
member Of the crew was wounded
after the ship was stopped The sub
marine commander sought provisions,
Thompson refused to sell. The sub
marine captain then took them any
way
1t was reported Thompson's affi'
davit claimed the submarine fired on
him while rowing to the diver to pre-
sent his papers Officials believe Aus.
tria will offer reparation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10

The chief danger is IN the fact there
is considerable obstruction in the river
Just above and 70 the left Of the head.
gate. There is some drift lodged
there now. Should enough drift lodge
there to divert a heavier current into
the millrace it would require but a
few minutes to have a torrent Of wa
ter flowing over the headgates and
levee and rushing down into the city.
That the situation has been dan
gerous is the view Of Mr.. Wilkes who
knew the levee was low there and
called attention to it several days ago
He believes that shOulo Jam form
so as to throw an extra force OF wa
ter toward the mill race the levee
would be washed out and immense
damage could be inflicted on the city
Ralph Folsom, chairman OF the le-
wee committee, who is directing the
work for the city also believes there is
danger in the situat on. Accordingly
he has warned the mill MANAGEMENT
that the company will need consider
able crew of men to protect against
damage if there should be high wa
ter.
Mr. Blydenstein is Of the view the
place is safe because the river IS
wide there. He figures that a three
foot rise in the river there would
mean 10 foot rise at the Main street
bridge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10
Can't Take Booze
to Public Place
PROHI ORDINANCE WILL BF
CHANGED To INCLUDE THIS
PROVISION.

An amendment to the recently ad-
opted prohibition ordinance so that il
will be unlawful for anyone TO carry
liquor into a public place as well as
a public gathering was proposed last
evening TO the council by Councilman
H. J. Taylor and. after some discus.
sion, the council decided to have such
an amendment prepared for intro.
ductiOn next week
The amendment grows out Of the
arrest Of Charles Bowlsby last week
in pool room for offering a special
officer a drink Of liquor. The ordi.
nance, following the state law pro.
hibits such an action in public
gathering" and there was some aues-
ton as to whether a pool room came
under that head
Acting City Attorney G.. II. Carter
last evening expressed a doubt as Co
whether the city could properly ann
end its ordinance so that 10 would
exceed the provisions II the state laa.
but members of the council were ot
the opinion that such can ba legally
done
At the conclusion u5 tine maauaa
Mayor Best t8teuousig ~HIad attsu.
ton 90 the fact thaJ The lqIur seized
by sheriff TAYLOR m the recent aId
was NOW being held n d HahIr place.
the office Of Justice of tHr Pence
Parkes ActiuE ciu Attorney Carter
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10
YOUNG BANDIT HOLDS
UP TRAIN. ROBS AND
THEN MAKES ESCAPE
ONLY THE MEN ARE VICTIMS ON
UNION PACIFIC TRAIN At
GREEN RIVER.

CHEYENNE. Feb. Posses are
pursuing "A Young highwayman who
last night boarded Union Pacific train
No. IL al Green RIVER and robbed the
men In the smoker and two Pullmans
before he became frightened. stopped
The train and escaped near Rock
Springs. He did not molest the wo-
men passengers He politely assured
them he intended them no harm
Only one shot was fired and that
merely as a warning It went wide
over the conductors head. A white
mask imperfectly hid a smooth shaven
face
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10
MANY BRIDGES ARE
PUT OUT BY FLOOD
ON BUTTER CREEK

Floods in the Heppner country and
on Butter creek have been sufficient
to destroy many bridges and to put
the Heppner branch railroad out of
commission for the time being, ac-
cording to phone report from the
Heppner Herald to the East Orego-
nan this afternoon.
willow creek was real high last
night and two bridges, both wooden,
were washed out one was the
bridge in Heppner and the other a
bridge above town. Several bridges
were washed out on Butter creek.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10
FLATS At WEST END
OF CITY FLOODED BY
WATERS'OF TUTUILLA

The waters Of Tutuilla creek broke
through the snow and ice dam that
had been holding them back for sew
eral days about Z o'clock last evening
and, as result, the flats along the
creek in the lower end Of the city are
flooded today. The water is not as
high as it was during the freshet last
month but residents are fearful that
ii will continue to rise
The street committe this morning
took force of men to the bridge at
the lower end of Webb street and
with sacks Of gravel set to work to so
divert the stream as to m nimize the
danger to property within the city.
However. nothing at this time can be
done to relieve the situation below the
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10

on the branch railroad three
bridges are out of commission. one
at Morgan. one at Lexington and one
at Heppner. the last named bridge
being the least affected Of all. There
has been no train service today and
there probably will be none tomor-
row.
Rhea creek also has been very high
and there are reports of bridges dam
aged. However, little farming prop
erty seems to have been damaged and
there have been no injuries TO people
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10
HIGH WATER IN EAST END Of
COUNTY HOLDS Up TRAFFIC ON
WASHINGTON DIVISION Of O-W

High water in the east end of the
county has temporarily stopped traf-
fic over the Washington division Of
the O.-w. R. & n and also shut
Pendleton off from power and cleo
trio light during the day
The last train over the line from
Walla Walla arrived in Pendleton yes
terday afternoon at { O'Clock and
nothing has been moving today at
all The trouble, according to the
best reports obtainabie, is in the
Blue Mountain canyon near Weston
where high water and sndes have en-
dangered the track \ telephone re-
port from Weston at noon stated
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10
President Brock
Names Committees
to Handle Affairs
PRESENT COMMITTEES or COM
MERCIAL ASSOCIATION HOLD
TILL MARCH I.

New committees which will handle
the affairs Of the Commercial asso-
citation during the next year were
named this morning by the new presi-
dent. W. Il. Brock. The old commit
tees will hold until March /. The
following is the fun list of officers
and committees:
President. w Il. Brock! Vice-presi-
dent, G. NJ. Bishop Secretary c. X.
Cranston. Treasurer, John Dickson,
Board of Managers.
George c. Baer, w. j. Clarke, Il.
W. Collins. A. H. Cox, G. A. Hartman,
f. w. I.ampkin, J. b. McCook, S, r.,
Thompson, j. G. WOODWORK.
Standing Committees.
city Affairs-A. II, Cox, chairman.
f. f. Boyden. j. j. Hamley, ]. +.
Montgomery G, W. Phelps L. u,
Temple.
streets and Roads F. w. Vincent
chairman; L. s. Bentley. Willard
Bradley, f. $. curl, c. r. A. Loner.
san J. W. McCormmach, l., l., Rog.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10

that information there was that the
railway bridge over the Walla Walla
river has been rendered unsafe by
the high water
The washing out of a pole along
the river bottom of the Walla Walla
river broke the high line Of the Pa
cific Power & Light Co. this morn
ing and shut this city off from cur
rent. Crews were sent out Of Walla
Walla and this city ana shortly after
this afternoon the damage was re-
paired and the power turned on.
4 work train sent out Of Pendle-
ton this morning to repair the dam
age to the O.-W. tracks had not been
heard from this afternoon
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10
Sacks of TO Protect
the LeUee Are Set in Place
High Water Does
Damage in Juniper

. There Is high water In Juni- =
y per canyon today ana consider =
. able damage is being inflicted =
. to the roads. according to a =
. message TO the East Oregonlan =
. from Hugh Bell prominent far =
= mer in that section. The high =
= water is due TO the melting snow =
. and is damaging fields as we'll =
. as roads. Opposite the Hamp- =
= ton place the torrent has =
y broken out Of the stream bed =
. and is flowing directly down =
. the road for distance Of a =
= half mile. =
= A~~~~N~~~~A%%%%~ .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10
GermdnAirCrdft
Sink British Ships

BERLIN, Feb 10.-(wireless via
Sayville.--In the last raid on England.
Zeppelins bombarded and sunk the
British cruiser Caroline and the de-
stroyers Eden and Mics. the Cologne
Gazette asserted.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10

PORTLAND, or. Feb. 10-with the
Willamette river still rising many
docks and waterfront houses are
flooded. The crest OF the flood has
passed Salem and is expected in Port
land tomorrow. Easements in Salem
are flooded by sewers backing up The
city is fearful that pestilence will
result. Unless the Columbia makes
a sudden rise slight damage is fear
ed in the Willamette valley.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10
1000 JACKRABBITS KILLED
IN BUTTER CREEK SECTION

Elmer Cleayer. head of the West
ern Land & Irrigation Co., today re-
ceived a phone message from John
Watson Of the same company at Her
miston saying that a party of several
men killed 1000 jackrabbits near But
ter creek yesterday. The rabbits
We're gathered in an alfalfa field and
because of the snow were easily driv-
en- into a place where they could not
escape Most of the rabbits were
killed by the use of clubs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10
Peace Offers Decllned.

LONDON Feb. 9-Reports the,
Germany had offered Russia and ia
pan separate peace treaties We're con-
firmed by dispatches from Petrog~ad
and Toxic Both nations peremptor-
lily refused the proffer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10
NEWS SUMMARY

General.
German losses immense in fighting
on west front.
Young bandit holds up Union Pa.
ciiic train and escapes.
Austria will he asked to explain
holding of Standard oil tanker.
Local
Washington division of O.-W. tied
up by high water; electric power off.
City reinforcing headgates against
high water: Tutuilla breaks through
jam and floods low lands,
Big crowd secs sheriff empty liquor
into cutters.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10

Sir Edward Merewether, British
governor Of Serre Leon. in Africa.
was one OF the passengers on the Ap-
pam on his way to England when she
was captured by a German raider He
was brought to the United States A
prisoner In charge Of Lieutenant
Berge, the German naval officer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10
Battle Continues in SWirIing Snow
storm With French Delivering
Counter SmaSheS al NeuVilIe.
ARTILLERY EXCHANGES RAGE
Teutons are Striving 20 Strengthen
Positions by Operations With Mines
and Grenades--In some Places
Hand-to- Hand Fighting Develops
over Trenches.

LONDON. Feb. l0.--German losses
in fighting at vimy Heights, south
Of Arras. totalled 10000 today's re-
Ports said. The battle still continues
in swirling snowstorm.
The French are staging vicious
counter attacks near the Melville
road where the Germans claimed to
have captured half mile Of trenches
on Tuesday.
Artillery battling proceeds AROUND
Frlse where the French ARE running
the last few buildings, The Germans
with mines and grenades, are seeking
10 improve their positions, The strug'
gle has developed hand-to-hand fight
ing.
VIENNA, Feb. l0-The Montene'
rrins who surrendered have been com
pletely dlsarmed the Austrian's off,
c.ally announced.
LONDON. Feb l0.-toumanian re-
sarysts have been ordered home Sa'
loniki reported II was declared she
has appealed TO the people to deposit
gold in the national banks,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10
WOrkmen Engaged in Placing Barrier
Against any Possible Danger at the
Upper End of TOWn-.Water Near
Top of He5dgate-- Situation Regard
ed as Critical.

The Umatilla river at the Main
street bridge is higher today than
on any previous day Of the fresh
ct. This morning at s O'Clock
the water was at the four foot
mark and at 1 O'Clock the river
had risen three inches since s
a. m.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10
Wheat Drops Cent
Today in Portland

CHICAGO, Feb lO.-(SpeciaD
May SIPS L. $l.27 rs; July S1.2l
IA. s1.2O IL.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10
Portland

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 1O.-(Spe-
ciaD-Club a. 9S; bluestem Si.O7,
$110.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10

LIVERPOOL Feb. Wheat
spot No. ] Manitoba, las I'd; No {:
hard winter new, t3s led
Ia American terms the Liverpool
top price is nof $2.12 per bushel
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10

with view OF protecting the city
against possible damage from that
point workmen employed by the le-
wee committee and working under L
Wilkes are today placing 500 sacks
Of gravel on the leyee at the upper
end Of the same at the point where
there was a driveway in use while the
new bridge was being erected by the
county
A representative Of the East Ore
gonian visited the scene this morning
at 1890 at which time the work Of
placing the sacks of gravel was IN
derway. At that hour the water in
the river just above the headgates
was within three feet of being as high
as the top of the masonry in which
the headgate is placed. The low
place in the levee is where the levee
connects with the headgates. 4 three
feet rise in the river at that point
would have overflowed the levee and
headgate.
Mr. Blydenstein, manager Of the
Pendleton Roller Mills, believes there
is no danger of the water overflow
ing the headgate. However, his con-
fidence is not shared by several men
who were at work on the job this
morning. They believed there was
danger and said that both the leyee
and the headgate should be higher.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10

CONTINUED on page fOur)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-10
10 ADVERTISERS.

The East 0regonlan has the largest paid
circulation Of any paper In oregon, east OF
Portland and over twice the circulation in
Pendleton Of any other newspaper.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-02-25
BOOKER 7. WASH
iNGTON is DEAD

This master mind of a child of
slavery has passed away, but
his work still goes on. We are
publishing his own story of his
life and work with a final or
closing chapter by Albon L. Hol-
sey, a member of the Executive
Staff Of Tuskegee Institute. This
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Send Sc for postage. CreditgiE=
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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-02-25
Notice of Lost Notes.

Notice is hereby given that l
am the owner and possessor of
three promissory notes, dated
January e, 1914, each for the
sum of $4,000, one of which is
due and payable on the first day
of January 1915, one on the first
day on the January 1916 and the
other on the first day of Janu-
airy, 1917, all of which bear
eight per cent per annum in
terest from date, and are signed
by John w. McHenry, and are
secured by mortgage on the S.
E. IA of S. E. Ia of Section 26
and N. E. IA of N. E. IA of
Section 35, all in Township 10,
North of Range 8 East. All of
which notes have been lost or
mlslald. Now, therefore all
persons are hereby notified of
said loss and are warned against
buying or n any manner negoti-
ating for said notes or any one
or more of them.
j. ]. SHELTON.