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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27
Local Delegation is Met at the
Train by Nearly 1000 Cam-
ivaIiteS With Bands and
Drum Corps.
TAYLOR KING OF The WEST"
Armed With "A CaIiber Reyolyers
Roundup Boosters Let City Know
They're ON Hand.

ST. PAUL, Jan. 27.-The 1917 81.
Paul outdoor sports carnival began
yesterday Although the opening Of.
ficially was scheduled for today, en-
thusiastic thousands, refusing to be
quieted BY a mere mechanical pro-
gram. blew the lid in all directions.
The first big celebration occurred
at the Union depot when 80 visitors
from Pendleton. Ore. including
Sheriff Til Taylor. king Of the west,
pulled in on the Great Northern. II
was the first visiting marching club
to reach st. Paul for the carnival
Almost 1000 uniformed carnivalites.
including the carnival Hussars, the
Glacier Park club, the newsboys
band and odd members OF other or
ganizations, met the delegation. As
the train pulled into the depot the
bands and two drum corps We'd in
welcoming the visitors Louis w. Hill.
president OF the Carnival association,
officially welcomed the Pendleton
throng.
The visitors. all armed with 44-cal-
iber revolvers, added to the din OF
I arsns, musical instruments and the
[ footing Of engine whistles. They
fired so many shots that a special s
o. S. call was sent for more ammuni-
ton.
Following the welcome the visitors
were escorted to the St. Francis hotel
where they will make their head
quarters. This afternoon they were
furnished with horses.
We are glad to be here" was the
expression Of Sheriff Taylor. who Is
president of the Pendleton Round up.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27
JAMES MENDENHALL
OF ECHO is DEAD
CMATILLA COUNTY PIONEER Is
SURVIVED BY SIX SISTERS
AND \ BROTHER.
CEast oregonlan speciall

E'Ho Jan. 27.-James a. Menden-
a@l p.oacer resident of the meadows
near Echo, died yesterday afternoon
az , o'clock at his home. death being
due to a complication Of troubles.
Deceased was a native son Of Ore
son. having been born in Lane coun-
ty, sept. 6, 1859. With his parents he
came to Umatilla county when IL
Years old and had been a continuous
resident ever since He has farmed
on the meadows since early man.
hood.
He is survived by six sisters and a
brother as follows Mrs. J, Hammer
al Lodi Cal, Misses Anna. Minerva
and Emily Mendenhall OF Echo. Mrs.
John Dorm and Mrs. A. X Hammer
of Echo. and Alfred Mendenhall Of
La Grande.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
morning at IL o'clock at the Metho.
dist church in Echo.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27
AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION is
ORGANIZED BY LOCAL DEALERS

The Pendleton Automobile Associa.
tion came into being last night at
meeting OF auto dealers held in the
Commercial association rooms Its
chief present purpose will be the pro-
noting Of the first annual Pendletou
auto show. scheduled for next month.
but it will be a year-round organiza-
tion devoted to the interests of the
automobile business and to the en-
couragement of good roads.
Robert Simpson Of the Simpson
Auto Co, was elected president; ]. W.
McCormmach OF the Pendleton Auto
Co, vice president; Jack Allen Of the
Allen-Ward Co., secretary, and ]. B
knight, Studebaker distributor. was
chosen treasurer. The board of di-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27
r1R5 H.J' SPANELL.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan 27.-
Charged with the murder Of his beau
titul wife, Crystal Holland Spaniel.
and of Leutenant- Colonel Matthew
g Butler. OF the Sixth Cavalry Y,
5. A., Harry J. Spaniel went on trial
here today.
Spaniel was the proprietor Of
hotel His wife was the daughter OF
a wealthy banker and ranchman, and
met Spaniel while she was attending
Baylor University Lieutenant-C Col
cnel Butler was married He was
stationed az Washington for ve1r-
at the War College and had a wide
acquaintance in army circles
The motive for the killing was still
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27
THAw RECOVERING RUT
Is STILL BEWuDERED

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. e7.-Harrv
X Thaw, who is slowly recovering
from self-inficted wounds. Is suffer-
ing from a condition OF mental bewlI-
derment as result Of hemorrhage
and lowered vitality, according to tho
report Of police surgeon. filed with
the detective bureau TODAY Thaw
was examined to determine whether
his condition would permit Of his re.
moval from the hospital for hear
ing in connection with the CHARGES
brought against him IN New York
state thot he had beaten Frederick
Gump, Jr.. Kansas City boy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27
TO INCREASE SALARY
OF UMATILLA COUNTY
TREASURER TO $500
Bill Is Introduced in House by HOd.
gen and Ritner: provides That with
Increased Pay No Deputy Shall BE-
Employed.

east Oregonian Special BY Mail)
SALEM. Or. Jan. 27.-A bill was
introduced in the house today by the
Umatilla county delegation to in,
crease the salary of the treasurer OF
Umatilla county from $1,000 to $500
a year.
The bill provides that with the in
creased salary no deputy shall be en-
ployed as in the past when the salary
of the treasurer was $1,000 annually
with a deputy at a salary Of 5000 a
year. The county under the bill will
be saved 5000 a year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27
COMMITTEE PRAISES HOSPITAL

You have the finest institution in
the state and Superintendent McNary
has shown himself most capable and
conscientious in his requests upon the
legislature and with reference to his
managerial work in all respects"
This warm compliment was today
paid 10 the Eastern Oregon State
Hospital and its superintendent by
senator Wood of Washington county,
chairman OF the senate ways and
me-. committee and chairman of the
subcommittee here TO investigate the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27

state hospital and its needs. As to
what funds will be appropriated for
the hospital Senator Wood was un-
able to say owing to lack Of action
as vet by the entire ways and means
committee.
The subcommittee here on the in
vcstigation OF the state hospital com
rrlses Senator Wood chairman. Sen.
ator J. c, Smith OF Josephine: Sena-
tor r. F. Farrell. Portland. Rep. X
X. Kubli, Portland; Rep. Frank A.
Rowe. Tillamook and Rep. Charles
Child. Linn county.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27
HUNGER STRIKER
is FORCIBLY FED

, NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-Mrs.
, Ethel Bryne was forclbly fed y
, after five day hunger strike. =
, She collapsed shortly after mid y
, night. 1t Is the first case Of y
, forcible feeding ia United states .
, history Physicians inserted a y
, tube In her throat and poured y
in liquid food Blackwells ISL y
and hospital reported her con- y
dition was better. 40 10 effects .
were reported. .
, Attendants rolled the woman .
, In a blanket and poured a pint =
, OF milk, two eggs and stimu- =
, liant in the tube. Mis-. Sanger y
; doubted the official statement .
that her sister " improving. She .
; declared she had received con- y
fidental information that MIS- y
Byrne was in a coma She eK- y
, pressed the greatest concern .
; over her sister not drinking wa .
, ter, She said after the fifth y
day such cases patients enter y
, uraemiC coma. sometimes fatal. =
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27

rectors will be chosen later and every
firm in the city handling autos or ac-
cessories will be represented on it
The automobile men met last even.
ing to discuss the details OF the com
ing automobile show One thing Is
certain The show is going to be big
ger than the promoters had planned,
and, instead of using only a part of
the Happy Canyon pavilion, they will
now use the entire pavilion Joseph
REG the manager, has been so no.
titled and will bring decorations in ac-
cordance with the enlarged plans,
The dealers had guaranteed to display
20 automobiles but space has already
been requested for 50
The next meeting Of the association
has been set for February s.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27
FISHING BOAT FIRED ON.

Los ANGELES, Jan. 27.-The
American fishing schooner Mary
land exchanged shots with the
Mexican patrol boat at San Ra-
mon point in Lower California
The patrol boat approached the
Maryland going south through
Mexican fishing waters and open
ed rifle fire.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27
G2IT1ERM9HoNl9L I.

a mystery when the trial opened.
The home life If the spanells seem
ingly was ideal On the evening of
July 20, after a drive about the city
Of Alpine. the Spanells invited Col
onel Butler 10 Join them. A few
minutes later Spaniel walked into the
Jail and surrendered to the sheriff.
Il have killed them both" he said.
SPANIEL stopped his car few
blocks from the hotel. the police
said and began shooting with an
automatic pistol and a six-shooter.
'f'fp~bUdfes of both Mrs. Spanelr and
Colonel Butler who were occupying
the rear seat, were riddled with bull
lets.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27
SLAYER Is CAPTURED.

WINDSOR, Ont, Jan. 27.-The
provincial police have captured
James Stewart. alias Gordon
slayer OF W. M, Jackson, the Win
nipeg immigration officer. They
discovered Stewart in the lobby
Of the Essex hotel He fought
and attempted to shoot the Off
GERS.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27
DOUBLEHEADER GAME
LOST TO WAITSBORG
p. II. s. Girls Defeated by II TO 20
Score, Boys Team Loses Z to 50;
Both battles Hard Fought.

The p. II. S. boys and girls basket.
ball teams lost to waitsburg at waits
burg last night
The girls game, as was expected,
was close and hard fought. The only
thing the waltsburg girls had in their
famor was their home floor. The
score was 20 to II.
The boys game was a one-slded af-
fair, Waltsburg winning SO to 7. This
score does not indicate the hard bat
tie the p II. s. boys fought, however.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27
MILITARY SERVICE FAVORED,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The
national security league unanl-
mously voted favoring universal
military service for all male clti-
zens at nineteen years. It rec
commended Plattsburgh system.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27
PEACE TALK IS
CAUSE OF DROP
IN WHEAT PIT

CHICAGO. Jan. 97.-(Special TO the
East Oregonian Peace talk caused
a five and a quarter break in May
wheat. July dropped three and three
eights. September is down one and
quarter.
Today's range of prices
Open. High. Low. Close
May $3.50 $3.50 $1.74h $1.75 4
July S1.5Oh $1.5O% S1.46h $t.47M
Portland.
PORTLAND. Ore, Jan, 27,-(Spe-
caD-Club S1.62; bluestem St.56.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27
~N%~~~~~A~~~~~~

ARIVACA Ariz, Jan. 27.-No
word has been received from Stone
house. the scene of a skirmish be-
tween cowboys, Utah cavalry and
Mexicans yesterday. A small de-
tachment of troops is enroute from
Tucson. The Nogales cavalry is held
In readiness.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27
Five People Injured in Con-
fIagratiOn That Destroys
Douglas Shoe. Co. and
Department Store.
HEART OF BUSINESS DISTRICT
blaze is Most Disastrous That Has
Occurred in City in Years; Grand
Theater is Total Loss.

PITTsBURG, Jan. 27.-The
Grand TheateF, the Douglas ShOOe
Company, the Frank Solder De-
partment Store and many other
establishments burned. The east
ern half of a downtown business
block was destroyed. The loss is
two million dollars. Five were
injured and are unconscious. 1t
was among Pittsburgh's most dis
astrOus fires.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27
Avalanche Cuts Power Line
Putting Douglas, TreadWeII
and Juneau in Total Dark
ness.
WEATHER is BITTER COLD
Eescucrs Are Hunting CoEpses Of
Maurice Rasmussen and Benjamin
Crete Buried When Three Slides
Occurred In Mountains.

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. "a
RescHers are hunting the corpse
0f Maurice Rasmussen, following
three snow slides i'm the noun
talns surrounding the city. Ben
Jamin Crete, a lineman was also
killed. The avalanche cut the
power lines and Douglas, Tread
well and Juneau are In total
darkness. IL Is bitter cold.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27
LATE WIRE BULLETINS
NAMED JUDGE OF HAWAII.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Pres-
ident Wilson nominated Joseph
b. Poindexter of Helena; Mont.
United States district judge of
Hawaii.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27
NALLOWA WHEAT IS
CONTRACTED At $3.50

y ENTERPRISE, or. Jan. a. Z
= An agreement establishing the Z
. record price for contract wheat Z
= was entered into a few days ago Z
= between II. A. Queens berry, W. =
= p Holmes, president Of the =
= Wallowa National Bank, Of this =
= city, and owner of the property =
= farmed BY Mr. Quesenberry. =
. and c. R. Elliott, a retired stock =
D grower and wheatraiser. =
. c. r. Elliott agreed to pay =
, Mr.. Quesenberry and Mr.. =
D Holmes $50 a bushel for all =
= merchantable wheat to be rais- =
= ed upon 275 acres during 1911. =
, . AAAAAAA%~~~NAN q
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27
NOGALES CAVALRY IS
HELD IN READINESS
No Word Received Yet From Stone
house. Where Skirmish Between U.
S. Troops and MeNcans Took Place.

NOGALES. Jan. 27.-Head-
quarters advices said fighting
between American cowboys,
Utah cavalry and Mexicans con-
tinued today. RelnforcOments
were rushed. The commanding
officer has started an investi-
} CATION.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27
j. S. DESTROYER
DAMAGED BY FIRE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.--A
coast guard reported that a Unit
States torpedo boat was found
afire and beached at Orient
Point, Long Island. 1t was towed
to Greenport. The name was with
held.
NEW YORK, Jan. q. -- The
Greenport Construction Company
admitted a United States de-
stroyer was taken to their yards
after fire damage at orient point.
Employees refused information re-
garding the extent of the damage.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27
SENDS BIRTHDAY GREETINGS.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 27.-Pres--
ident Wilson sent birthday greet
ings to the kaiser.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27

JUAREZ, Jan. 27.--The Carranza
commander at Casas Grandes report
% that General Pershing's headquar-
ters at Colonia Dublan were evacuat-
&C at daybreak. The troops are
marching leisurely northward Their
next base is Ojo Federico.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27
HILL SO4 IS STORM
CENTER, BIG BATTLE
RACES At ESPARGES
Advlccs Indicate French Have Re
Gained Nearly An Ground Germans
Took Thursday Night; British At
tacks on La Basse canal IHil.

PARIS. Jan. 27.--ft is announced
that spirited artillerylng marked the
continued struggle ON Hin 304.
French fire destroyed German works.
EsparRes was the scene OF a heavy
battle, Five German aeroplanes were
destroyed.
Advices indicated the French have
regained practically all OF the ground
the Germans took Thursday night
Paris believes the Germans are at
tempting to ascertain whether the
French are preparing to attack on the
west bank OF the Meuse, The attack
cost the Germans thousands OF men
II ls estimated hundred and twenty
thousand Germans participated
BERLIN, Jan, 27.--(Via Sayville,
1t is announced that repeated
French attacks on Hill 3Ot collapsed
The statement described battles on
Combres Heights and Meuse Bend
west Of Saint Mihel. Ten Belgians
were captured southwest of Dixmude.
British attacks failed south Of La
bassee canal
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-27
TO ADVERTISERS

Ahe East 0Fegonian has the largest bona
Llde and guaranteed paid circulation OF any
PAPER 10 oregon east Of Portland and By
TAR the largest circulation 10 Pendletoa Of
any newspaper,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-24
HOUSE BILLS

II. b. 7S-Havens-Creating an in
dustrial insurance department, defin-
ing it's powers and duties and making
an appropriation for it's administra-
ton and providing for the creation
and disbursement of funds for the
compensation and care of wOrkmen
injured in hazardous employment.
II. B. 79-O'Connor-To amend and
re.enact section 1 of chapter 148 of
the session laws of the state for 1915,
relating to the compensation Of Cleo
ton officers.
H. B. 8O-O'Connor-To amend and
re-enact section 1920 of compiled laws
of 1913. relating to compensation Of
township clerk and supervisors.
H. B. 81-Mackoff-To provide for
evening schools where necessary, for
adult and other persons and to appro-
pirate money therefor.
H. B. S2-Divet-To prescribe a
method of submitting to the judicial
department of the government the
question of the constitutionality Of
the proposed legislation act embodied
in house bill A and providing for the
organization of the justices of the su-
preme court together with the judges
of the several district courts into a
special court for the PRONUNCIATION Of
an opinion as to such question.
II. B. S3-O'Connor-Limiting pow.
er of courts 10 grant injunctions and
prohibiting issuing Of restraining or
ders and injuctions in certain labor
matters.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-24
DOG DERBY
TO ST. PAUL
STARTS TODAY

Winnipeg, Man., Jan. 24.-Gabrie
of LIE Pas, cracking his whip over the
heads of six Northland "Huskies'
whirled out of Winnipeg at 1875 to
day, as pace maker in the worlds long
est dog race, which will terminate II
st. Paul. g..
Amid cheers from the crowd, ten
other trains" of bowling dogs leaped
ont over the old Pembina trail at two
minute intervals for the 522 mile drag
through the snow drifts.
Drawing for positions in the race,
which is being held under the auspic'
es of the St. Paul Carnival associa-
ton, placed Campbell in first place.
The other drivers left in the order
named:
Fred Hartman, l. Pas.
Gunnar Guttorson, Arnes.
James Metcalf, La Pas. @E.t
Albert Campbell, La Pas. NJ
Thordar Thordarson. Gimli.
Gunnar Thomason, Heckla.
Orris West, KashabOwie. !.
Hyurtur Hanson, Selkirk.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-24
SUPREME COURT

In the sspreme Court. State Of North
Dakota. '1#E 'a.""
Fred +. Brastrup, Plaintiff and Appel
liant: VS..
Fanuel Ellington, Gunnar Ellingson
and The Farm Mortgage Loan &
Trust Company, a Corporation, De-
PENDANTS. and Respondents.
~ Where a debtor assigns by way
Of pledge his right to recover purchase
money from one who has purchased
land from him under an executory con.
tract and also mortgages his interest
in the land to the same creditor. the
pledge and the mortgage are linked
and the whole transaction Is consider.
ed as a hypothecation of the beneficial
interest of the debtor in the contract
and in the land.
(2) Where, in pursuance OF a de-
cree of foreclosure. the vendors inter
est in the land contract and his inter.
est. In the land are subjected to separ.
ate sales and both are sold to the cred.
itor as the highest bidder, the two in.
struments, the contract and the mort
gage, do not lose their identity as
parts OF the one security transaction.
(3) The assignee of the vendor
who redeems the land contract by the
payment of a nominal sum for which
the same was bid in at the sale, to-
gether with the statutory interest,
takes the contract subject to equities
existing IN favor Of the unpaid credit
or. -. ..
az Az between the unpaid credit.
or who has purchased the interest Of
his debtor IS vendor under the land
contract for a substantial sum and
subsequent assignee of the contract
merely who redeems the contract -
suecooseF in-iatsrost to The vendor By
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-24
QUIET SESSION
IN UPPER BODY;
NO BILLS PASS
Except for Probable Report Of
Committee on State Affairs
Little Is Doing
GOVERNOR FRAZIER HAS,
SIGNED THREE NEW LAWS

A quiet session was anticipated in
the senate this afternoon. NO senate
bills were on the. calendar for third
reading; few new bills were introduc.
ed, and except Tor some possible ex-
element in an anticipated report from
the committee on state affairs on Gov
ernor Frazier's second nomination Of
five new members of the board Of re.
gents, there was very little doing.
The senate is conserving its ener-
gies for the final battle on house bill
No. "A, the new constitution, which Is
expected to come over from the house
tomorrow. The bill will 60 either to
the committee on state affairs, headed
by Senator Hyland, or to the commit
tee on judiciary, of which Senator Nc.
Bride is chairman, and probably will
be considerably amended before being
reported out.
Secretary of the Senate Prater had
at his desk this morning stack OF
Non-Partisan Leader petitions ad-
dressed to various members of the
senate and directed to the secretary,
DIS per pIluIcU luSIFuCIlOI1S. IL was
expected that these would be read.
The two longest petitions were from
the districts of Senator MILFORD and
Senator Paulson. Many of the petit
lions have less than half.dozen
names. =
Some house bills came up for their
first and second reading, and a mum.
Der of senate bills were reported out
of committee.
Senate Bills Signed.
The first three acts signed by Gov.
ernor Frazier are senate bills Nos. IL
and 13, the suffrage" measures, and No.
Is, by Beck, relating to the malicious
burning or destruction, Of farm prop
erty. The fact that the governors
signature had been attached to these
three measures, and to house bill No.
10, by Smith Of Kidder, repeating the
fee charged by auditors for filing town
ship Officers bonds, was reported to
the senate this afternoon.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-24
they HAVE ArONEp.

Under the United States supreme
court decision to the effect that even
"private escapades" across state lines
come under violation of the Mann
white slave law, Maury Diggs, one of
the Californians in the test cases,
must go to the penitentiary. After
his conviction. several years ago,
Digs married the girl, and there Is
a child.
Passing up what Diggs and wife
undoubtedly have suffered for form
of "escapade" that's pretty ordinary,
II you tell the truth about it, and
which suffering is probably full pun
ishment of itself. there is the suffer-
ing OF the innocent child to be con.
sldered.
1t Is case wherein justice will
be satisfied and society make gain
should President Wilson pardon the
father for sake of the child.