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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-04-28

John McCunes. the man arrested
Thursday afternoon aon Il charge Of
speaking disparagingly Of the L. :.
army. is still being held in the CITY
Jail. Jail. No formal charge has yet
been placed against him. District At
torney Kaator interviewed the man
Yesterday. The man insists he was
merely trying to explain his view
point of army service which he gained
from actual experience.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-04-28

Chester A. Fee. Pendleton's athlete
of world reputation. high school
eraduate and graduate of the Uni
versity nf Oregon. is taking the eN-
animation for the officers reserve
corps with a view to securing com
mission in the cavalry.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-04-28
,Iect vcnatchoe TOMORROW

Fair weather promises to prevail
tomorrow for the trapshooting con-
test in which the Pendleton gunmen
will participate. Pendleton is pitted
against Wenatchee in the Inland En-
pire league. In the state league Pen
dleton is the idle team tomorrow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-04-28
has store AZ MaIln MnlIa.

c. II. Conroy. prominent local gro-
Ger. is interested in a cash grocery to
he established at Walla Walla in the
new brick structure TO be erected by
the Paker & Paller investment COM.
pany. The new store will be under
the manag mont of William O'Connen
and MIR. Conroy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-04-28

Petitions to refer to the people at
the fall election in 1918 the bills pass
ed by the last legislature closing GER
tain parts of the Willamette and
Rogue rivers to commercial fishing
are being circulated in Pendleton to-
day by a paid circulator.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-04-28

Arrangements have been made
whereby the Spanish War veterans
of Pendleton are to attend the revi-
val meeting at Happy Canyon in a
body at o'clock tomorrow after
noon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-04-28

Miss Louise Deute, teacher of the
fifth grade in the Washington school,
and who was reelected, has resign
ed. She has been elected TO positi-
on in the Spokane schools.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-04-28

Bert Campbell of this city who re-
rently enlisted in Co, + of the Idaho
National Guard. has been made bu'
glar of the company
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-04-28

William Mitchell of 627 Johnson
street severely burned his foot Thurs
day evening when he accident drop
ped a boiler of hot water on it. He
will be unable to use his foot for
proba blN three weeks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-04-28

War for justice and lasting peace Is
going to make neighbors out OF lot
OF people who heretofore merely liVeo
in the same locality.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-04-28

today that the society netted a profit
of $1S620 from the presentation of
The Eagles Wings" at the Alta the
ater Thursday evening.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-04-28

Tonsils Removed.
An operation was performed this
morning upon Nelson Leland for the
removal of his tonsils.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-04-28

Another $500 phonoEraph 70 be
given away az the Boston store. see
j 10 their window ADV
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-04-28

member serving a nation now at war
with this country.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-04-28

UmatiIla county. He lived here fol
many years during his youth.
The evening world., 1917-01-08
WOULD TAKE PRIDE
IN KICKING W|FE'S
MOTHER, He SAYS
However, He Never Did 1t,
MCGOWAN Tells Court in
Separation Suit.

David McGowan, former student of
agriculture at Columbia, admitted on
the witness stand before Supreme
Court Justice Lehman to-day that II
he had kicked his mother-in-law II
would have been the greatest and
proudest moment in his life.
The admission came after McGowan
was placed under cross-examlnation
by counsel for his wife. Marion Nit
chcll- ll-McGowan, who is suing him for
separation. McGowan denied that
he did assault Mrs Chase. his mother
ln-law. but he was permitted to make
Il further statement.
do you know why your mother
in-law left your house in West One
Hundred and Forticth Street7" asked
the lawyer.
II do not" he replied.
Wasn't II because you kicked her ?''
the lawyer inquired.
III I had done that" he replied. IL
would have considered it the greatest
thing In my life"
You mean you would have been
proud OF III"
Il certainly would have been proud
OF It," McGowan said.
McGowan declared that his reason
for leaving his wife was that she
was an advocate OF birth control
while he was violently opposed to 1t.
Later Justice Lehman announced
that the refusal OF n wife to bear
children would not be held by him to
bo a legal reason for any husband
leaving his spouse.
McGowan explained his unique
method OF Furnishing Mrs. McGowan
for infractions of his rules OF domestic
conduct. On one occasion, he de-
clared. his wife remained away from
the house until O'Clock In the morn
ing. In Il tit OF anger. he admitted,
he cut up three of her dresses. but
later, when the differences were
patched w he paid to have the dresses
patched up.
The evening world., 1917-01-08
CAN'T SHIP LIQUOR FROM
WET" STATES INTO "DRY''
Supreme Court Upholds Webb
Kenyon Law-Also Sanctions
West Virginia Act.

WASHINGTON, Jan. s.-The Webb
Kenyon law. designed to prevent
liquor shipments from wet" to dry"
States. was to-day declared constltu-
tional by the Supreme Court by a vote
OF 7 to 2. The Court also upheld West
vlrginia's prohibition amendment
prohibiting citizens from receiving
liquor for personal use shipped by
common carriers In Interstate COM
merce.
In the Webb Kenyon act case, at
torncys for the distillers argued that
soliciting by mail and delivery by an
express company did not constitute a
sale within the dry" State. The
lower court reversed Itself after re-
opening the case and decided that IL
did.
"The all-rcaching power of Gov
ernment over liquor Is settled" said
Chief Justice White in announcing
the decision. There was no inten-
ton Of Congress TO forbid individual
use OF liquor. The purpose OF this
act was to cut out by the roots the
practice OF permitting violation Of
State liquor laws. We can have no
doubt that Congress has complete au-
thority to prevent pStralyzing or state
authority. Congress eXertod power
to coordinate the national with the
state authority"
The evening world., 1917-01-08
keep LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy-If You Know Dr..
Edwards Olive Tablets

The secret Of keeping young 10 TO
feel young-to do this you must
watch your liver anH bowcls-theres
no need Of having sallow complex
ion--dark rings under your eyes
pimples-a bilious look in your face
dull eyes with no sparkle. Your
doctor will tell you most sickness
comes from inactive bowels and liver.
DR.. Edwards perfected vegetable
compound mixed with olive oil to act
on the liver and bowels, which he
gave to his patients for years.
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets, the
substitute for calomel, are gentle in
their action, yet always effective:
They bring about that exuberanee OF
spirit. that natural buoyancy which
should be enjoyed by everyone. BY
toning up the liver and clearing the
system of impurities.
You will know DR.. Edwards Olive
Tablets by their olive color l0c and
ase per box. All druggists --Advt.
The evening world., 1917-01-08
CITY PLANS SHIFT
Of 210EMP[OYEES
INTO LIFE Jobs
Tammany Enraged by Propo-
sition, Which Involves Sala-
ries of 100000 a Year.

Jobless Tammanyltes are to-day
gnashing their teeth over the an
nouncement that the. Municipal Civil
Service Commission. which Is under
the control OF Mayor Mitchell. is about
to transfer about 5000. 900 worth OF
good city jobs from what Is known as
the competition class to the exempt
class. This means the holders of the
80 positions whose classifications are
to be changed will get life Jobs with
out having had to take the usual cx-
aminations and cannot be removed
unless charges have been preferred
The average salary of these en-
ployees is $4,000. according to an OFF,
cial. OF the Civil Service Commission,
and the Jobs range from modest
berths at $1,000 to fat billots at 5000
a year. Tammanyites say It isn't
every day a man gets n life city job
with civil service protection without
first undergoing II gruelling examina-
tion FOR efficiency.
"If Tammany Hall had pulled any
thing like that" said n Democratic
leader to- day, wed be accused OF
playing the very worst kind OF poll
tics and some OF the civic uplift bod
les would be threatening to legislate
us out OF office"
Although Comptroller Prondergagt' S
Office figures quito conspicuously in
tho changes, in that l3) ont Of the
2i0 jobs are in the Finance Depart
ment. still the Comptroller did not
suggest tho changes He believes II
they are to he made there arc ether
positions under lpm which should be
considered in the same category.
The Civil Service Commission to-day
heard tho Comptroller. several
Borough Presidents and department
heads on the subject. borough Presi-
dents Mathewson, Pounds, Van Name
and Connolly appeared personally,
and Borough President Marks was
represented by Superintendent OF
Buildings Ludwig and Assistant
Superintendent OF Public Works
BCschcn
The Borough Presidents objected to
placing the positions OF Assistant SUI
perlntendent OF Buildings and Cash
ier in the Bureau OF Highways in the
competitive class
The evening world., 1917-01-08

note should be made public. The rea-
son for secrecy was the courtesy due
to the nations who were TO receive the
note, that 1t should not be published
here before they received II. We fig-
ured II would take at least two days
for IL to reach Austria and Roumania.
and We decided IL should be made
public on Thursday morning. Tues
day evening about 6 o'clock n copy OF
the note was handed to Mr.. James.
Chief OF the Information Bureau. He
at once. took 1t up with the printing
Office.
AT about IL o'clock I received the
newspaper correspondents and told
them that would have an important
communication for them at s o'clock.
to be released the next morning. I
told them In confidence, as I was
afraid its contents might come back
from Europe In garbled forp. Fur
ther. ! thought II courteous not to
make It public until /, had been re-
ceived by the countries to which II
was addressed. told them 1t did not
contain any proposal OF peace nor
offer OF mediation.
That evening at my house Amhas-
sador Willard tof SPAIN told me he
had been advised OF the contents of
the note by the President. and VIC dis
cussed tho advisability OF his address,
ing Spain on the subject. The next
morning tho note was made public In
! the press"
Mr. Lansing said ne could not re-
call the name OF any newspaper man
who was present at tho conference,
nor did he know any details OF who
handled the note at the Government
Printing ONCE.
when was the first intimation yoL
had that there had been n disclosure
OF the contents OF the note?" asked
Representative Campbell.
II had none until It was stated IN
tho newspapers"
Mr.. Lansing added no had made
Inquiries around his department for
q leak" but failed 20 locate one.
Have you any Information as to
n leak on the note about IL O'Clock on
Wednesday," asked Representative
Campbell.
mot TO my knowledge" said Mr..
Lansing.
IT'S been suggested here that
rcprescn tatives OF two newspapers
may have sent out Information al
that time"
II have seen references TO II in this
newspapers"
Has anything been dono ut the
State Department to show whether
there Ia any foundation for that7"
Nothing at oil. 1 think 1t would
be easy to find out"
Mr.. Lansing said that on the morn
inr of this conference with the news.
paper men three other men were
present waiting TO sec him but that
he did not know they were In tho
room until after he had talked TO the
newspaper men.
THREE OTHER THAN NEWS.
PAPER MEN PRESENT.
"Who were these mcn?" asked Rep.
resentative Icnroot
MIR. A. T.. Snowdcn OF New York
Il. r. Gaylor. a civil engineer OF the
The evening world., 1917-01-08
SUBMARINE RUN DOWN
BY BOSTON BOUND SHIP
U-Boat Engaged in Laying Mines
Outside Harbor of st. Nazaire,
France, Destroyed.

BOSTON, Jan. s.-An account Of
tine ramminE OF n German sub
marine mine layer outside the har-
Dor OF st. Nazaire. France, by the
British freight steamer Arrino, bound
for this port. and the subsequent de-
struction OF the crippled submcrsible
by a French patrol boat. was brought
here to-day by members Of the crew
of the American steamship Alaskan.
The Arrlno. which, like the Alaskan,
Is under charter to the France-Can-
ada Steamship Company to carry war
munitions from this port to st. Ma
zaire. left the latter place Dec. IL.
She ran dQvn the submarine in one
of the ch&nnel approaches to the
harbor, whether the ramming was do
liberate or an accident did not ap-
w.rr. ,,.,o ,,,..- mn. ,,,,,,0 - ,,,
merge after the accident, or to pro-
ceed, and the admiralty patrol boat
sent out after the Arrino put back
TO port. destroyed the German vessel,
IL was stated.
The Arrino was badly damaged In
the collision. losing part OF her pro
pcller and springing leak.
The evening world., 1917-01-08
Bernard Baruch." resumed Mr..
Chiperneld.
MET BARUcH At oRIpinoN clue
BANQUET.

yes, sir
when did you last see him7
AT the Griidron dinner in Washing
ton. Dec. o."
Did you come closely in contact
with him there?"
II sat about five seats away from
him and exchanged greetings with
him"
Did you have any private conver-
satIon with him7"
None at all"
Mr.. Chiperhcld then said there were
things not mentioned In Mr.. Tumul-
ty's letter whsh he wished TO qucs-
ton him about.
Go as far as you like" said Mr..
Tumulty.
DO you know J. u. Regan. propri-
e,or m q xi The g.. knick%bocker Hotel In
Il do not"
Asked II he ever had any business
with w. Is. Hibbs n Co. Washington
brokers. or had ever frequentsd their
place of business. Mr.. Tumulty said
he had been there once.
Before Ambassador Gerard re.
turned to Germany recently" said
Tumulty. he wanted 10 buy some
bonds and wanted TO know n man
whom / could recommend. ! intro
duccd Mr.. Gerard TO Mr.. Hlbbs."
when was that, In reference as IA
time when the peace note was sent7''
"Some time before"
In answer to further questioning by
Representative Chiperfleld, Mr.. Tu-
multy said that no did not know the
date OF the peace note nor when II
was transmitted to Secretary Lam
sing, and was then excused.
The evening world., 1917-01-08
TRIES TO pRY INTO LANsiNo's
SUPPLEMENTARY STATEMENTS.

Representative Chiperfield asked
Secretary Lansing about his TWO
statements explaining the note after
It had been made public.
"Wcro these statements made on
tlrely on your own initiative7" asked
Chiperfeld. .,
"See here" Secretary Lansing de-
clared with emphasis. that In away
beyond the scope Of this investiga
tion.
Representative Garrett inter1ccted:
such matter has not the slightest
portinence to this inquiry on the ef-
feet OF "A leak on the stock market
mot perhaps any connection WIN
the leaks OF the note and Its erect
on the market" said Representative
Chiperfield, "but 1t has been stated
that the Secretary's statement DID, IN
fact. affect the stock market
Democrats of the committee op-
ieoted that such a line OF questioning
was improper and the Chair ruled
that the Secretary need not answer.
Resuming his testimony. Secretary
Iarsinr said he did not know II
renre.entatives of Wall Street papers
were present at the conference OF
The newspaper men. and he did not
know their duties.
The evening world., 1917-01-08

strictest secrecy. that ho might take
II to tho three confdential stenog-
raphers. There II was to be prepared
and delivered to Mr.. Salmon. Chief
OF the Index Bureau.
HOW THE NOTE WAS PUT INTO
CIPHER AND SENT.
"The index clerk" continued the
Secretary. was TO encipher tho note.
and said that II would take 80 long
10 cipher the three notes that he
would have 10 have an assistant. l
directed that ne engage the most
confidential man for the work. He
did so. was given the copies. and the
two men locked themselves In the
room. They were given the copies at
4 o'clock and at 2.s0 Tuesday MORN
ing, Dec. 10, the notes were en-
ciphered. delivered TO the telegraph
room and sent.
"On Tuesday afternoon discussed
with the President the time when the
The evening world., 1917-01-08
LANSING TELLS OF THOSE
WHO HANDLED PEACE NOTE

Following the examination OF Mr..
Tumulty. Secretary OF state Lansing
was called TO tho stand.
Possibly had better start"
said SECRETARY Lansing. "by stating
. . that I assume that confidential COM
" munications between tho President
= and myself are not n part OF tho in
'souiry. can give you n physical his
tory. OF the note. The draft OF the
note was received by mo from the
white House at 4 o'clock Monday
Afternoon. I called Mr.. Polk. coun.
selor for the Department. and Mr..
:. Woolsey. law adviser. attached TO my
:. ONCE. and discussed the three forms
In which the note had TO bc prepared
and sent forth. I then handed IL TO
, Mr. Woolsey. enJoining him TO tho
The evening world., 1917-01-08
WHOLLY FALSE
AND WITHOUT BASIS.

"The insinuations which have been
made. whether conceived In political
malice or merely through misinforma-
ton. are whohy faise and without
even the fllmsiest basis. l have not
at any time since acting as Mr.. Will
sons Secretary. first when he was
Governor or New Jersey. and later
when he became President. been In
terested in any stock transactions OF
any kind or given any information to
any other person upon which pur-
chases or sales might be made.
wish to make this statement as
sweeping and complete as l know
how. l am still waiting for MIR.
Woods public apology.
Il am authorized by the Presi-
dent TO quote him as follows:
"I wish in Justice 20 Mr..
Tumulty to say that hs mas stated
the exact fact. Hs had no
knowledge Of the note whatsvsr
until Il was given out for pub.
Iicstjon,
The evening world., 1917-01-08
In RAGE REFUSES
TO FURNISH ANY NAMES

field which was unintelligible even to
the official stenographer.
Lawson In n reply to n question
said that the only way he could give
the Identity Of the bearer OF the leak
would he TO violate "A confidence, and
he could not do 80.
DO you know any namesf" de-
manded Chairman Henry.
mot In q legal sense"
do you know OF any In any sense"'
II know there was Leak" Lawson
returned. "and knowing there was a
leak. must have some Information"
Asked IL he refused to answer the
question, Lawson avoided a direct
answer.
do you know any persons who
profited on the day Of the leak?"
IL probably do" Lawson said: II
probably proftcd myself" He de-
clined TO say how much.
BY a process OF elimination Chair
man Henry drew from the witness
that he knew of no one at the White
House connected with a leak. Asked
II he knew OF any leak In the Secre-
tary of States office. Mr.. Lawson
said:
II have no Information regarding
anyone In the State Department which
WOuiu hlN' PhpiiNs WOuiu klN'
1t to the Chairman. but you don't
need any more information than you
have 10 warrant an investigation.
II cannot give the committee names
in court with the knowledge
that they were principals to the
transa G. ton" said Lawson. II could
give names that were given to me by
people I consider responsible. but
won't--not at this time"
"Will you give them to me?" asked
tho Chairman.
mo. I will not give them at all
unless II Is absolutely necessary"
"The chair requests you now 70
give me the Names" continued Mr.
Henry.
II started out with the determine
tion, and I say again that I will not
blunder up your records with names
to furnish headlines for the news
papers"
"Then you flatly dccline7"
Yes. decline to furnish names
given 70 me by others-not now"
At this point tho committee took a
-. uI.
The evening world., 1917-01-08
STATEMENT MADE
BY TUMULN ON
PEACE NOTE LEAK
Continued From First Pagc.)

cause. as ! have stated. had not seen
the Presidents note and did not know
that II was in preparation or even
contemplated.
As l have already said in n public
statement 1 have frequently requested
the President to keep me free from
any knowledge OF impending Inter-
national moves so that | might not
be embarrassed by requests for infor-
nsation from the newspaper cor
respondents who appeal TO me In my
office constantly for such inforna-
finn
The evening world., 1917-01-08
LAWSON BAlTED WHEN THE
SESSION RESUMES.

When tho committee rcassembled
for 20 afternoon session, members
took 'up one by one the diversion OF
batting Lawson with sharp cross
questioning.
There was momentary lull while
they debated whether President
Sabin of the Guaranty Trust Com
pany should be released from at-
tendance so he could sail for Europe
tomorrow. Lawson said that what
he had to offer concerning Sabin re-
lated 10 the bankers statement sew
cral months ago that Ambassador
Gerard was coming home from Ger
many with n peace proposition. Next
day the submarine u-53 appeared at
Newport and there was war instead
OF peace.
Lawson said Sabin might be inter
roRatod about his advance knowledge
then. The committee decided To hold
Sabin until Lawson had finished
Representative Campbell OF Kansas
proddcd Lawson about his own stock
transactions. Witness said he had for
the last two years been more OF a
bull than n bear. hut in the last few
weeks had turned bear,
AS to dealing in leaks. Lawson
proclaimed his purity, "If q Sena-
tor OF the United States" he ak
claimed. were to come TO my Office
with advance information about q
coming decision OF the Supreme
Court In most important case.
would say, Turn him outdoors; Il
necessary. kick him downstairs
Again pressed for definite informa
ton and names. Lawson declined 10
furnish them. I'm tell the committee
how they can get all the facts" III
said evasively. without anybod,
having TO turn informer and give W
names OF his associates and con,
fidants."
The evening world., 1917-01-08
HOUSE ORDERS FOOD INQUIRY
s5O.OOO for InvestIgntion
by Department Of Agriculture.

WASHINGTON. Jan. s.--Fifty thou
rand dollars for investigation by the
Department of Agriculture into possible
of food markets Is APP
In an amendment to the
Agriculture bill by Representative Mann,
Illinois, adopted by the House day in
Committee OF the Whole. IS to 23.
Mann urged sending all guilty manip-
ulators to jail
The evening world., 1917-01-08
BElGlANS SENT TO POLAND.
Compelled by Germsns 10 Work
There, Says CorrespOndent.

AMSTERDAM tvia London). Jan. 3.
"A correspondent OF the TELEGRAPH on
the Belgian frontier says he learns Bel
gians deported from the neighborhood
OF Charleroi have been sent to occupied
parts OF Poland to perform compulsory
labOf.
owing to protests. the correspondent I
says, the Germans here and there are
sending back some OF the deported Bel
Cians, but from several towns they still
continue to remove citizens OF all
clanRea
The evening world., 1917-01-08

= the financial and Industrial world but
on one occasion called me up on the
telephone TO tell me that he had good
=, reason to believe that Dorothy Arm
old was at IN Orange, N. j., hotel.
x During the Standard oil strike he
: called up almost daily giving what
purported TO be inside information
~ ments.
W II made considerable inquiry but
could never Identify or locate Mr..
. Curtis"
-srUMUlrv PAYS HIS coMPL,.
MgNTs TO CONGRESSMAN WOOD
Rspresentativ, Campbell asked Mr..
" Tumulty n he knew that Mr.. Wood
asked for an executive session to
make his statement bring In Mr.. Tu-
multy's name last week.
Il wish TO you wouldn't ask me
anything about Mr. Wood" replied
nr. TWmulty heatedly. IL would be
n ashamed to be a party TO anything
q that would blemish the reputation OF
public man on mere letter writ
ten by man named Curtis. II
= were guilty OF such n thing ! would
not be fit TO hold the smallest public
once"
Representative Lenroot. Republi-
can. asked Secretary Tumulty how
the President sent the peace note 20
secretary Lansing. MIR. Tumulty said
Ut was transmitted In a sealed
-~enveiope by private messenger
a do you know" asked Representa- =
two Chiperfield. that Alfred II.
Curtis was president Of tho National
bank OF North America with which
taCharles w. Morse and others were
associated7"
v Il do not" said Mr.. Tumulty.
se The committee at that point de-
efcided 20 subpoena Alfred n. Curtis.
es You are well acquainted with