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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-01
MRS. JOHN KEARNEY
REST ROOM MATRON
widow of Former police Chief Was
Recommended 70 Position by House
Committee; 20 Applicants in All
for Office.

Mrs. John Kearney, widow of the
former chief OF police, is the matron
Of the citys rest room In the city
hall. She was selected to the position
at the council meeting last evening,
Mayor Best casting the deciding vote
after the council was deadloeked.
Mrs. Kearney was recommended for
the position by the house committee,
consisting of Councllmen Kirkpatrick
Ell and Penland. Councilman Muir
ply imediately presented the name Of
Mrs. Agnes Christianson, and when
Councilman Taylor failed to get sec
Ond to his motion to accept the house
committees recommendation, II was
decided TO ballot. There were 26 ap-
plicants in all for the position and
the names Of as many as could be re-
membered were Also presented before
the balloting,
The full council was present with
Councilman Vaughan presiding, the
mayor being absent at the beginning
of the meeting, The first ballot show
ed three each for Mrs. Kearney AMI
Mrs. Christianson and one each fof
Mrs. Rounds and Mrs. Swanson.
The second ballot gave four each 70
Mrs. Kearney and Mrs Christianson.
the third found one Of the latter's
votes switched back to Mrs Swanson
and the fourth found the two lead
ers tied again.
It was then decided to postpone ac-
tlon for a week but, when the mayor
arrived later, the matter was reopen
ed and the mayor cast the deciding
vote for Mrs Kearney, declaring he
wished to recognize the recommenda-
tion of the committee.
In nominating Mrs. Kearney the
committee declared the list of appll-
cants was an unusually good one but
that II was considered that Mrs. Kear-
ney was as capable as any and highly
deserving The salary recommended
was $35 a month.
The rest room, which has been re-.
furnished and thoroughly renovated.
will he opened at once.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-01

January @ he imediately called an
other council at his own tepee and
supported by Captain Sumpkin ana
others, endeavored to persuade the
Indians against the proposal He
gained but small headway and then
laid plans to carry the fight person.
ally to Washington, D. c, In this,
however, he was anticipated by Billy
Joshua, one of the influential Indians
advocating the allotment. Joshua
has been in Washington some time
and the incorporation of the allott.
ment plan in the Indian appropriation
bill testifies to his ability as a lobby
ist. Sickness and delay in making r.
nancial arrangements prevented
Chief No Shirt from making the long
trip
In the event of his death, the walla
Walla tribe will be without a chief,
but, following the old tribal custom,
will probably elect a successor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-01
British Atlantic Squadron is
Nearby to Convoy Allied
Merchantmen; us. Destroy
erS oil Quarantine,
1000 AMERICANS ON OCEAN
Hundreds Of other U. S. Citizens are
Aboard Allied supply Ships; ClCse
watch Kept on All German Vessels.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-This port Is
virtually closed. No big sailings are
scheduled. 1t is believed the entire
British Atlantic squadron Is nearby
ready to convoy allied merchantmen.
Two United States destroyers are Off
quarantine. They halted all ships
last night 1t authoritattvely stated
that four thousand British vessels OF
various tonnage are available for con-
voy duty and submarine hunting.
Approximately two thousand Amerl-
can citizenB are now crossing the At
lantic. Hundreds OF Americans are
aboard allied supply ships.
British and French naval attaches
conferred. Several vessels attempted
TO leave port but were turned back. All
German ships were closely watched
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-01
ARE REFUSED
AMERICANS SAILING FOR
EUROPE; BREAK IMMINENT
NEW SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN STARTED
a BRITISH BOATS AMONG FIRST VICTIMS

LONDON The Euphrates Brit
y ship been subma rined .
LONDON 1-Gmanys submarine campaign has start
Epsilon British fishing smacks
destroyed within the barred
= fates reported. =
. NEW YORK --v approaching =
Philadelphia the Norwegian
French liner TOuraine the .
liner Baltic the Holland
American Ryndham liner America the Cunard lin
California All due allied =
. within =
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-01

Between $4,000 and 10000
acres OF new farming land-Of
which 5000 or 5000 acres will be
good for wheat-will be made
available for use near Pendlet0n
II congress enacts the law pro-
vding for allotting the tribal land
on the reservation.
IL Is estimated by Major
Swartzlander that 80 10 40 per
cent of the land proposed for al
lottmcnt will be good for farm
ing purposes. little OF IL is now
farmed and most OF the land Will
he-sof such FoUsil character IL
will not be adapted to wheat
raising. In the foothills. how
ever adjoining present allotted
land there is considerable land
that may be put under cuidva-
ton at once by wheatmen. OF
this amount 1000 acres of land
is now under lease to white men.
the rentals going to the tribal
fund. 1t may be found practical
to raise wheat on much OF the
hilly land.
II is the presumption that the
newly allotted land win be large
ly secured by white renters. The
aIlOtments will be for a 25 year
period.
THAT the Secretary of the Interio
hereby authorized to make allot
tents TO any living Indians on TIL
matilla reservation Oregon. of no
Seeeding so acres to each person en-
tied to rights thereon but who hav
OF heretofore been allotted. so lon
} any of the lands within said reser
alton remain available for the pur
ose, and to issue trust patents TO
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-01
PENDLETON SHOOTS
UP THE MINNESOTA
LEGISLATIVE HOUSES

From all reports received from st.
Paul the Pendleton Roundup ex-
cursionists have evidently put their
city on the map in capital letters.
They have been given free rein to pull
off their cowboy stunts even to shoot
ing up both houses Of the legislature.
The following night-letter was re-
ceived this morning by c. NJ. Bishop
from Mrs Roy 7. Bishop:
Monday afternoon paraded with
Hill and enjoyed carnival sports on
the side. Had dinner with Mr.. Left
fingwell OF Minneapolis (brother of
late Douglas Leffingwell Of this city,
as host followed by carnival and
Roundup pictures at Minnesota Club
as Hills special guests. Tuesday
n orning Pendleton bunch by special
request called on the legislature en-
masse and shot up both houses at
capitol. Chief Tall Pine is big fea-
ture right along Tuesday afternoon
we gave Minneapolis the once over
roptiuuad IN PAPA 9A
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-01
GERMANY HAS ACCEPTED
ALLIES FIGHT TO FINISH

AMSTERDAM. Feb. 1.-Hollweg
addressed the Reichstag main COM
mittee. Berlin dispatches are quoted:
"The allies challenge a fight to the
finish. We accept and stake every
thing. The enemy's conditions mean
the destruction of Germany's defen-
sive force.'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-01
Robert ]. Bender.)

WASHINGTON, Feb President Wilson is nearly ready
to this governments to Germanys unresc
ed summarizing Secretary Lansing has prepared official
communication The contents secret.
The state department has refused passports Anne
cans planning sail for Europe This action has increased
the tension may the is planning break
off relations that Wilson is determined to modify his former
stand.
Lansing and Wilson conferred for an hour this morning
They discussed the Forthcoming communication
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-01
CUTTING BEE
FOR UKIAH CHURCH

. The church at Ukiah will soon 4
. have a wood cutting festival. ac- I
. cording to the East Oregonlan 4
= correspondent at that town For 4
= some time past members Of the I
= church has been hauling logs 4
= to the church and it is planned I
= that in the near future all men, I
= bers will assemble for the pur- 4
= pose OF converting the timber 4
q into fire wood for use during
. the remainder of the winter. 4
= The ladies of the church will
= serve a lunch to the workers. I
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-01


Port Of New York closed last
night This precautionary move
yas designed to halt neutrality
violations. Absolute secrecy
surrounded the Developments.
Diplomatic Engagements OFF.
British Ambassador spring
Rice called on lansing this morn
ing. 1t is indicated Lansing re-
fused to meet him as he previous
~ refused TO meet the japanese
ambassador. All diplomatic en-
gagements have been cancelled
Counsellor Polk, OF the state
department.. and Representative
Ransdell. members of the foreign
affairs committee. visited the
capitol this morning.
War Note Sounded in Papers.
NEW YORK, FEB. THE
World used the headlines Ger
many Declares war; Il said
BernstOrff must receive his pass
ports today. Many papers
sounded the warnote. The Tribune
declared America Fought one war
for freedom OF the seas and viii
fight another. The Times head
lines said, Germany Wars
Against the World other edI-
tOrial phrases were The United
states cannot tempOrize. .4cannOt
tolerate. 1--WE must maintain our
honor.i' there is only one reply
we are On the verge OF war;
Arkansas trO0ps are at wilson's
disposal
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-01

man. who is In the F1fty-fourth
Squadron OF the Royal Flying Corps.
flew across the English channel with
seventeen others some time ago, &C
cording to a letter to Miss Slawter'
and since then she had nothing of
him. However. she has no fear ana
is satisfied he will be on hand for the
wedding.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-01

BUENOS AYRES. Feb. 1.-THE
british cruiser Amethyst battled a .
German cruiser and submarine
off the South Amer can coast
January 20. II arrived at Per-
namhucO damaged today. II said
the Germans escaped.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-01
SPECIAL CABINET MEETING
TO DISCUSS SITUATION

MADRID. Feb. 1.-The cabinet met
and discussed the situation Spain
understands that Germany forbids
neutral commerce TO the allies, re-
gardless Of the flag or the cargo
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-01

COPENHAGEN, Feb. IA sp"ci-
ally summoned cabinet meeting dis
cussed the German note. II Is under
stood they have summoned parliament
for secret session.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-01

The announcement of the engage
ment of Miss Mary Elizabeth Slawter
of East Pittsburg to Lieutenant Reg
inald Morse charley has Just been an
nounced. but the young woman, one
OF Pittsburg's beauties, does not know
where he is, other than that he Is
somewhere in France" The young
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-01
SENATE URGES COAST
HIGHWAY TO MEXICO.

The senate passed resolution
urging congress TO construct a nil
litary highway on the coast from
Canada to Mexico. Smith said:
Such highway would be very
useful In event Of war and would
be profitable in time Of peace"
WOULD PUT TAX ON CHURCH
HELD IN TRUST.
Goode introduced a house bill
taxing all property owned or held
In trust for churches, religious
corporations and institutions. but
exempts property exclusively used
for church and Sunday school.
Continued on Page s.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-01
HEAVY SLUMP IN
WHEAT BIDS TODAY

CHICAGO. Feb. Especial to the
East oregonian.J Iiange Of prices
today:
open. High. Low. Close.
May $3.50 LES s1ss 1s3K
July $40 l.42 1.3s lax
Portland.
PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. t.-(spe.
cial)-Club. $145; bluestem. tt.sO.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-01
HOUSE FAVORS CREATION Of
CASCADE COUNTY FROM THE
EASTERN PART Of CLACKAMAS
east oregonian Special Wire
Service.

Cast oregonlan Special Wire
Service.)
SALEM, Feb. THE house
cast 4S votes in favor of the Gre
alton OF Cascade county from the
eastern end Of Clackamas with 10
negative votes and four absences.
WOULD REDUCE VOTES
FOR POLITICAL PARTY.
To let prohibition and the So
ciallst parties qualify as politi-
cal parties under the terms Of
Oregon's direct primary law.
Senator Eddy introduced a bill
reducing the number OF voters
necessary to constitute a political
party within the meaning OF the
law from 20 per cent In the po
cast for congressman In each dis
trlct to five per cent. II the bill
is enacted into a law, the prohi
bition and socialist parties will be
permitted to nominate candidates
Tor OFFICES AZ ttlt regular PillH-
AIRY election. Among the bills
passed by the senate was one by
Hawley authorizing the governor
to appoint 10 policemen upon
request Of any railroad or steam
boat company, and one by Olson
making It crime for any person
with intent TO defraud to draw
check on a bank in which he has
not sufficient funds. The follow
ing bills were killed by the sem
ate: The committee on roads, and
highways authorizing county
courts to improve private roads
when OF public benefit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-01
German Announcement of Unrestricted
Sea Warfare Causes Most Serious Sit
uation Since World War Began; VIII
sonand Lansing Hold Long Conference;
New York Papers Sounding War Note
DIPLOMATIC DIFFICULTIES WITH JAPAN IN PROSPECT

Department Counsellor Polk Asks Senators Lane and
Chamberlain Use All Influence Prevent Oregon Legs-
latwe From Passing Alien Land Laws; Borah Requested
Stop Idaho Lawmakers
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-01
TO ADVERTISERS

The East OFegonlan has the largest bona
flde and guaranteed paid circulation Of any
paper in Oregon, east Of Portland and BY
far the largest circulation in P6ndleton Of
any newspaper.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-01

Continued on Page s. )
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-27
CHIEF DISMISSES HELMERS
FROM POLICE Department
Patrol Driver "Blackie" Named in Al
legged Scandal; Charges May
Come From County.

Chief T.. l.. Lucas yesterday evening
took the star from "Blackie" Helmers,
police patrol driver, when he reported
for duty after investigation of the
the charging of Harry Culbertson St05
for recovering a stolen car. The facts
which are said to implicate "Blackie"
will be laid before Assistant County
Attorney williams this morning, ac-
cording to intimations last night.
Culbertson offered reward of $25
for the return of his car. which was
stolen several days ago. Friday night
he says Helmers called him at his
nome by telephone. Mr.. Culbertson
was out ut the time and Helmers left
two numbers for him TO call, inform
ing the maid who answered that he
had found the car at jerks
When Culbertson called, and got
Helmers on the phone, he was in
formed that the car was in Rogers
county and that it would take 500 to
get II. He also asked for $40 expense
money, but Culbertson baked at this.
They compromised on s5 for ex-
penses.
The car was'brought TO Culbertson's 3
home saturday morning by a man
who gave the name Rupert and to
whom Culbertson gave a check for
i105. An attempt was made to cash
the check before banking hours. Gull
bertson has the check in his poses-
sion and 1t will be turned over to the
county attorneys office today.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-27
UNITED STATES SETS
PACE IN SHIPBUILDING
America Will Have 1000 Ves-
sells With Tonnage of
100000 Within Year.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 26-The mag
nitude of the American governments
shipbuilding program was revealed
today for the first time in a statement
by the shipping board showing that
nearly twelve hundred merchant YES
sells with tonnage of about six
million will be completed within lit.
tie more than a year. ..
Completion of ships Communicated
in shipyards and of vessels actually
or about to be contracted for will
give the country fleet of sixteen hum
drcd ships with total tonnage OF
more than nine million. In addition
to this the board will complete In
1919 vessels already contracted for
and negotiation OF about four million
tons. billion dollars has Just been
asked of congress to complete the pro-
gram.
The United States now Is leading
the world in shipbuilding and if the
present rate of construction were kept
would become the leading shipping
nation of the world in a few years. The
British, whose present going
tonnage is about fifteen million, are
hampered in building by lack of men
and materials. In all other countries
except Japan building virtually Is a
standstill.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-27
TAR AND FEATHER COATS
GIVEN |. w. w. AGlTAT0RS
Arkansas Rice Farmers Promise
"NeclStie Party" II Victims
Return to District.

STUTTGART. Ark, Sept. 26.-Four
white men, believed to be ]. w. w,
agents, were whipped and tarred and
feathered by n mob OF $50 Arkansas
county rice farmers near here about
/ o'clock this morning.
The four, one OF them Luck Laur,
a Stuttgart character, were taken
from the county Jail to point two
miles north of town. After the men
had been stripped, tar and feathers
were applied and their clothes re-
turned to them, each starting away
I'm a different direction. They were
warned that IL they returned to this
county "necktie party would be
held
The men were arrested yesterday
afternoon after Officers had been in
formed that the farmers were organ
izing to stop activities of the car In
endeavoring TO incite laborers brought
here from working the rice harvest.
The $50 farmers composing the mob
were in fifty automobiles.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-27
.SHIPBUILDER STRIKE
AT FRISCO SETTLED
Twenty-Five Thousand Work
men Will Return to Work;
Government Interested.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. 2s.-
The strike of $4,000 workers and
other mechanics in the San Francisco
bay region was settled at meeting OF
the Iron Trades council here today,
according to an official statement is
sued by the council. The strike has tied
up work for ten days on one-elghth of
the governments shipbuilding con-
tracts.
Seventeen trades were represented
at the meeting. Thirteen of these
trades voted to return to work and
four fay ored such a move. Later 1t
was said that the voto was made
unanimous The council is made up
of delegates from 20 unions.
The men walked out September II
after the United States shipping board
had been appealed TO by the employers
to prevent the strike. The demands
of the men were for wage increase
of approximately so per cent. The
men are expected to go back to work
tomorrow or Friday.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-27
GERMANY WILLING
TO FREE BELGIUM
Would Reserve Right to De-
velop Economic Enterprises
Freely in Antwerp.
PROPOSAL SENT TO VATICAN
Kaiser Even Agrees to Pay
Part of Compensation for
War Damage.
"''VS lcolLols,,r

LONDON, Sept. 26.--Germany has
agreed to evacuate Belgium on GER
tain conditions. It is declared In
German official statement. according
to a dispatch from Berne today given
out by the Wireless Press.
Germany. It is stipulated must
have the right to develop her eco
nomic enterprises freely in Belgium
especially in Antwerp.
The proposal was made in supple
mentary note to the vatican. replying
to the peace initiative of Pope Bene-
dict. 1t was in the form OF Verpai
communication made by Foreign Sec
retary Kuehlmann to the papal nuncio
at Munich, wherein the foreign secre-
tary specified tho conditions under
which Germany was willing to con-
clude peace on the basis of the evacu-
alton of Belgium.
The verbal note OF the papal nuncio
said Germany would contribute
share of the compensation to be paid
TO Belgium for war damage. Belgium
would be required, II said. to give n
guarantee that any such menace as
that which threatened Germany In
1914 would in future be excluded.
Belgium must undertake to main
tain administrative separation or the
Flanders and Walloon districts intro
duced by Germany, the verbal note
saws. because this separation CORE.
sponds to the wishes of majority OF
the Belgian people and because Ger
many desires such separation on ac-
count of racial sympathy.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-27
Peruvian UItimatum
Expected bV WdsHingtOn

WASHINGTON, Sept. ga break
Of relations between Peru and Ger
many has been regarded as probable
since August when a German prize
court at Hamburg rendered an ad-
verse decision in the Lorton case. The
Peruvian government thru its charge
d'affairs, Manuel de Freyre y Santa
dar, explained to the United States
government that it did not consider
the sinking of the Lorton gave any
basis for action by prize court and
tina. any action by Germany short
of prompt reparation would be unsat-
isfactory.
The decision of the Peruvian gov
ernment to name a minister to Wash
ington may have been due TO the de-
cision to take a part inthe war. Mr..
De Freyre, who has been in charge of
the legation more than a year. has
been notified unofficially of his ap-
pointment as minister.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-27
DRAYMAN
ENDS LIFE WITH ACID
Father Of Eleven Children
Telephones Wife of Pend
ing Action.

Special to The World
CLAREMORE. Okla, Sept 26.-
Howell Burd. n drayman, committed
suicide here today by drinking a
quantity OF carbolic acid out OF q
tomato can which he used for cup.
The body was found at 10 o'clock this
morning by Frank Ray, one OF the
proprietors OF livery barn here.
Burd first called his wife over the
phone and told her to come down
town and see him die. lie then went
to the haymow of the barn, drank the
poison and reclined on n cot to die.
No note was left to explain the action
but domestic troubles are attributed
to have furnished a motive for the
self destruction, only recently his wife
filed suit for divorce in the local
courts. The deceased leaves a wife
and eleven children. Burd was 81
years OF age.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-27
KELLEY CLAIMS INNOCENCE
AS CASE is GIVEN TO JURY
Five Different Sentences Discussed by
Judge Boies i'm Lengthy
Instructions.

RED OAK, Iowa. Sept. 26.-The
trial Of Rev. Lyn q. j. Kelly for the
murder of Lena Stlllinger of the eight
Villissa, Iowa axe murder victims,
went to the jury at sos o'clock today.
The instructions of Judge Boies to
the jury cover twenty typewriter
PAGES and provide for five different
sentences.
When Judge Boies finished the
reading of his instruction, the jury re
tired and many of Kelly's friends
shook his hand before he was re-
turned to his cell.
II am innocent" the minister
sobted as he was led away.