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DAILY EVENING EDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION ight r and ami Vhuiaday, partly I occasionally threatening TO ADVERTISERS. The Bait Oregonlaa has the largest boni paper In Oregon, east of Cortland and by far tin' largest clrrulatlnu In Pendleton of any other newspaper. Maximum fall. 0; win. partly cloudy COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER 7 VOL. 28 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1916 NO. 8757 SCHOOL WRANGLEIr"' niin; AIRED AT LONG Board Ratifies "Star Chamber" Selection; Contract Not Yet Sign ed, it is Reported. SMALL SALARY TO BE PAID .ludge Phejm ltcwntN inference of sc ent Planum and TIUU Hoard acted Ilustllj In Selivllng !OW superln undent; Mr. Hampton Makes Ilia l-osttlon clear. Confirming the informal action thev look on Monday afternoon, the ineni I.erB of the school hoard lust evening formally voted for A. T Park of Her mlaton ua HUperlntendenl of the Pen dleton schools for next year at a sal ni of J18UU. The vote was ununl moiWi It Ih understood however, no contract has yet been made with the I, ii pi Tinteiident -elect. The matter wan brought up at the Conclusion of the routine business last evening and 01 casloned mora or lesi discussion between members of the hoard and Supt A C Hnttipton. .lodge Phetpj brought the matter up by referring to the articles in the evening newspaper announcing the action of the board at the secret meeting He stated that It had not been the Intention of the board to make the matter public at this tlrre mil id courtesy to the present encum bent supt Hampton replied that so far as he wits personally concerned, he had nothing to do with tin- publication tt the mutter and had never be (f. I flclally apprised ol the action lake!, by the board He saM he had no ob jections to the public knowing whs, ras done ut tills time though he had no disposition to engage in any con ii. vi-rsv over the mntter "1 stateit to the newspapers that i had go corn- inent to mak upon the matte Slid. Judgi Phelps resente,; the reference j ol the BsSM Oregonian to the caucus j a- ,t "stiir-ertumhi't" session" and the statement that the board had acted I hastily In selecting a new superln-j tendent He stated thai the board had received numerous applications snd hint been considering them for some time. Hampton's (intention l pln-hl. Judge Phelps further told Supt Hampton that when he Was elected In January, it was With the under standing thai he was to secure nn- l that I Hampton Mr WhsTeupi Mr. Smith sltlon tirought an controvers) in intention abeo. board will re member," he said, "that at lb time Mr. Hampton was elected certain members wanted his election to be conditional upon his retiring at thoi end of the term You will renumber! that I fought any such condition and insisted that the elcilion be mailo Wittloul an) strings attached so thai j Professor Hampton could be In a po sition to be all applicant to succeed himself if be mi i desired. The board j agreed to in contention, I think, as i a concession to me. r have not felt, like continuing a fight In the board to retain Prof. Hampton because Ii believed that there should be harmony on the hoard for the sake of the din-J trici" Prof. Hamilton stated that Illus ion! h as the matter had la-en brought up, be Intended making his position dear "1 did not come said, "to engage ill any controversv with von gentlemen. 1 came in al -Pint to cooperate with the board In ..hoiil matters until the end of my i ,, ,i 1 have been too long con - ne, ted with the Pendleton schools tol do anything that would tend to in lure them I CMtaiall hope that my successor will be given the support (o which a superintendent is entitled "As far as your action in selecting ny successor at a secret meeting without giving me a hearing and con sideration as an applicant. I do re sent It I tell you this quite frankly and further, that ,,,1 friend, -tan re - sent it." To this Judge Phelps replied that, while Pror. Hiimpton had In no writ ten application, the action of hla friends In urging his retention waa in liself an application, and he Implied that the board had considered him and decided against him. "All 1 have ever asked," said Prof. Hampton, "was a hearing thnt I might present m etnlms. You re member I called upon you, Judge BOARD MEETING (Continued on Page Eight.) Action oy ocnooi Investigation, More Pay, Advised There Ik decided resentment over i tin- action of the school board In so-1 lectitig a lieW city achool superintend- ent without giving notice Huch action j was intended and It Is being freely suggested mi all sides that before clos ing any contract with u new man the board should consider the matter more fully with a view to securing the very best man available. It Is sug gested that applications should be se. cured from a wide field and the sal ary raised so as to be on a par with the salaries paid by other eastern OrsffOB tOWISI of Pendleton's class. In this way It is believed a man can be Secured who will give the schools prestige and redeem the present un favorable situation. Hampton Eliminated Since the action of the hoard re nloving rof. Hampton was taken he Is considered as eliminated from the contest and no effort Is being made I with a view to having him retained. ' Mr. Hamr-toii himself takes the view he is entirely out of the race. is entirely out of the race. To sound sentiment as to what peo ple think of the board's action the East Orae-onian Questioned number i of prominent local people today. to nominated by one man and fot Some wer 'posed to Mr Hampton i I giving politics. and some favorable to Um, With ai single exception every man ami worn Mrs- Stewart in Hospital. an questioned criticised the board for Mrs. Stewart mother of Mrs. Wil actlng hastily and urging that further j1 am Uoedeeke is very 111 at the St. attention be given the matter liefore j Anthony's hospital having recently a full decision Is reached. lUickward Step. .Mrs. J C, woodworm, patron of the' local schools and county president of! the W C, T P. expressed her feelings In the following: 'I ant highly III favor of a move to consider the matter of a Superintend- . ent more thoroiighb and to secure a "in man- ror me papuion. n ap , pears to me that we are taking a step. backward. The salary offered for the position is too low jn view of what We have been paying in the past '' entitled to the Beet, Mrs V. D McN'arv. prominent of ficlal in the Parent -Teachers' organi sation' here expressed surprise and some feeling over the board's action though speaking reservedly on tire topic. "1 lielieve Pendleton is enlltl. ed to the best superintendent to be had " she said "and it is possible the liest man cannot be obtained for 11. 191 a year." Judge t'i-i Indignant. Judge James A. Pee expressed strong indignation over the action h j 'tin- board, saying it was an outrage.! Ili- lei tared he had been friend!) to rintendent Hamilton ami oonsld I he had done good work, purtlcu- ; lung men. If he Is to be' "If he is to he ' I there should be care to see! that a better man Is chosen." gays the Judge. "The published record of the man elected does not look well. Her- miaton ami Myrtle Point are small towns compared with Pendleton. This City needs I school superintendent who will assure a high standard for us in the state." Pelt latonlahed. Col. J. H. Haley expressed great as lonlahmenl at the turn in affairs. He freeiv stated his belief the board has i made a mistake and should protect I the Interests of the town by seeking the moist capable man open for the Private Dwelling for Class in Domestic Science is Plan of School Board Next Year It a suitable house can be toiinil lor the purpose, the domestic science department of the high school will next year be conducted In a prlvati ! dwelling that the girls may re elve practical experience In house - here" heiteeping iroin tne wasniniaru 10 maivoxsn 10 nire jimmy tiuicninson 10 j sewing machine mis waa mm "P"o me ......... meeting last evening and Miss Alice Rutler waa re-elected head of the do- ! mestlc sclnce department al a salary! of 11200. Miss Hutler has been urg - members of the board stated that het the grounds to the students of the consent to remain here is conditional I agricultural department. It is very upon being permitted to work out thlsj probable that most of the present Idea, ! shade trees will have to be cut dow n The Intention ia to rent a lurge, well I Supt. Hampton presented a request arranged dwelling where Miss Hutlerifrom Councllmnn Taylor for dlsmls- ,iii,l her assistant will live They w ill pay rent so that the district will re - 1 ci'lve i el u ms f or t he i n vestmeni . ine girls will learn housekeeping In all Its' essentials, taking turns at living at the house Members of the board J staled that it might be possible to se-: cure the Judge Maloney home on South Main street lor the purpose War PHiiw In Solmols. Because the war has caused pn. c ,,n various materials used in the In dustrial school work to advance and because there la a probability of fur ther advances. It. E. Chloupek of the manual training department recom mended thnt certain supplies for next f "1 Doard; runner position, He is consideration uf dosing the mattf pei iiitendent. favorable to more the subject before r Df electing it su- W U Thoiupsoi esident of the American National Itank urged sup- liort of the school hoard ami said he understood the hoard had investlgat- ! ed tin- matter extensively before lak ing action. Mrs. A. K. May. secretary of the W. C, T 1'. expressed herself as surprised at the action and methods of the hoard. She declared she could not see that the employment of a low- salaried man to head the schools of I Pendleton made for either economy Or efficiency. She also criticized the j action of the board as an Injustice to Prof. Hampton. A One Man Hoard. lira r Tertiening who his taken a prominent part in civic affairs was taollnod to criticize the board toi bidding secret meetings to discus. "'alters nor mo ane mum that be- I"""" - 11 ych"": mMI w"rks f"r 1 ,ro11 salary that he is necessarily ineffici ent How ever, she did express strong I criticism f the board for the way It submitted to an operation Justice Ca-o Heard. Testimony was taken today before Justice of the Peace Joe H. Parkes in the Mines of L. I. o'Harra vs. M. S. Kern and Watt.- & lingers va, M. S. Kern. The plaintiffs are merchants of Weston and the former claims lis;! and the latter I7fi due on account. Defendant holds that the debts were IhmiimJ I,, i-d. ....... Bmmub i. . K..a " - based his land. Plaintiffs were rep resented by Fee Fee and the de fendant kg W M. Peterson Justice Parkes lias the mutter under advlse- Deputy . in ml Master Hen-. Bar) a. vviiiinms c,r PYeewater, special deputy grand master of the I. ii ii. F.. la in Pendleton today while on u visiting tour to the differ-i BFP.I.1X. March 15. Silesan regi ent lodges Saturday night he visited ; ments have penetrated further th,? the Bcho lodge. Monday evening the Hermlaton lodge, last evening be was accompanied to Pilot Rock by It F. Kirkpatrick. Frank Whetstone and John Brown of this city and tonight will visit the Helix lodge all of the lodges in good He ondltlon iKMassmatlon Is Coitflrmctl. MiXluiX. March 1 '. Itealtii in.i the report that Kmer Pasha has be. assassinated, tin- Exchange Tela graph's Athens correspondent today Wired that Ismail Haki. president of the commercial administration, has been appointed successor. Athens al so reported thai the Bulgarian leader Tufegsleff bad been murdered. in, in AMSTERDAM. Mi dispatches officiall) Hi nasi Berlin rumors ibandon denied that the kaiser planned li or postpone the campaign of torpedo lug armed merchantmen! without year tie purchased now. He presented a list of estimates and was given au - ! thorlty to buy now. The board last night decided that the high school grounds should bel 1 sowed inimedlatelv to lawn grass andi do the work. The aPlStSDCe of Supt . v. J 'or isw state Hospital and his landscape gardner will be solicited in laying out the grounds Pilnclpal Gnmhee slat- ! ed that it Is his Idea after this yearjhard winter, gulf, 12a 9d; No. 2 red I ' sal of school on a designated day im : order that the high school boys may assisi in improving tne cemetery While endorsing the idea of cleaning up the cemetery, the members ex- pressed themselves as doubtful wheth-' er the boya would turn out should' school be dismissed. They approved Instead the adults of the community; I contributing the labor. : upon the recommendation of the principals of the grade s, bonis It was Voted lo secure a dozen and a half pairs of diimbells and Indian clubs for each school However. It was believ ed that some of the high school equip ment could be used for this purpose GERMANS FORCE WEDGE BETWEEN VERDUN ARMIES RESOLUTION TO 1 1 Teutons Reported to Surround Bethin Court on Three Sides; French May be Forced to Evacuate. PARIS CONTRADICTS REPORT Counter ttin ks said to Han- Result ed in capture of sci'-raj Treadl es on Hill 265; French Are confi dent of Holding the German forces In Oheck. ATHENS, March 16 -It was re- potted that large forces of ijermana from Macedonia an rushed to the wes;- rbla are being front. LONDON, March U. Between) Bathin Court and Head Man's Hill, the i;ermans have driven a wedge '"P lnt" the "'-" defenses. messages ueciareu ilie iifniiaiia claim to surround Bethin Court on three sides and a slight further ad vance will force the French to evac uate the city. Dead Mans Hill is similarly imperilled. The latest Paris reports contradict these claims It was asserted all charges were repulsed except at two : isolated points Paris critics said that should tha Germans gain Verdun via Douau-1 mont and Vaux, It will be an empty, victory They will lose 300.000 men I for an empty husk. Success via Goose Hill might he more suostan- tlal The French are confident of fighting the Teutons to a standstill mnter PARIS, March IV Pi h ... . I m . n, , ana ss II, ,e it-suueu 10 Hie oiijiui c 01 nrro.i uriiwiio. no, nu. ... i eat us long before w e have met the .est of Verdun, a communique do- Vuilatgg, Prisoners captured at Co clare.l. The Gefiims did not attempt j ,umbll(1 mld ,hp yiUlatai are living on other infantry attack. between Beth-1. k , , f Th h no h j in inurt and tne west nana 01 ine Meuse last night Cannonading n 'continuous on the right bank of the I Meuae toward wotrve. Elaewher was reported calm. French lines southeast of Court, taking a thousand I headquarters announced, French counter attacks on bank of the Meuse were Uethln irisoners. Four the west repulsed s moun flghting French patrols in the voag tains were routed Artillery ist bank of the Meuse MUCH LIQUOR SHIPPED INTO COUNTY DURING FEBRUARY Uarta of beer were shipped into itilla county during the month "f : ruary, according to the returns made i" County Clerk Saling b the i common carriers Tills amount is I ireath In excess of lUat received dur ing the fust nth or the dry year when the supplies laid in during De cember were still unexiiauste'l. The liquor, the greater part "t Which was Whiskey, was received bJM J13 different persons and the beer by different persons. Nearly all of the orders were for two quarts of li- j quota Closing Prices Are Slightly up Today j OHICAQO, Mar May, 10S-110 1-4 3.4. h IS Ju! .ial -1.4. 101 ; PORTLAND, ' March 15 -sit. blueatem, tl- uspeelnl. 1 ciuu. 1.0 1-. Liierjuiol. UVEKPnoL. March 13 Wheat- spot No. 1 Manitoba, 4l Id No 2 In American terms the Liverpool top price for spot No. 1 Manitoba la 12 11 per bushel. NEWS SUMMARY (ienoral. Uermans driving wedge Into French lines al Verilun. Austria withdraws diplomat, from IMrtiigal brat, Mroiuj i-eM-ntruemt shown ore school lsanl action. Park forma Hi elcetod board ami Hampton dlanus matter Much Ismic rittnfhsa ill .i timmiiiiii honor for i month ii'iiinMic Kc'eiu-c ileairtnHm next jenr. Troopi Border Break Readiness for Dash E PASSES SENATE United States Regular Forces Will be Brought up to War Strength of 100,000 Men at Once. WASHINGTON, March 15. The Hay-i 'hamberlain resolution, increaa. ing the size of the regular army to Its full strength of 100.000 was adopted I b the senate. It provides for the im- I Hke Smith was the only senator opposing the resolution during the debate. He nroDosed an amendment making the enlistment term two years.) An unl niiled debate proceeded until' iallinger demanded a vote. It then j WSJ passed unanimously. Sherman introduced a resolution I suggesting the withdrawal of Ameri- ' can forces from the Philippines. H said these men were especially adapt- lua f..r l. . Iin " ' ' " "i' - perienced in a tropical climate and ii i guer irfiiri ..AX ANTONIO, March 1 a physical standpoint our tr not be in belter condition. From ps could j Funston j said. "The border patrol work has i hardened and toughened them. Villa has fed into one of the most natur-1 ally desolate countries in the world. i i -niu ... HeetAinit n, i.c.t I . ...... i - oit aow , iia.... - . ,k ,,.,.. ..Im Mtll 1. f , 0ctst u f f I believe aeroplanes are the most valuable in golng ! scouting. 1 hone the beoDle will un-1 INCREAS ARMY I demand the reason for the apparent j a censored Columbus dispatch from They said the troops planned the In delay in crossing into Mexico. It , the Cnited Press correspondent told vas on for Tuesday, hut the expected 'would have been sheer folly to con-1 titiue the pursuit the day of the Co. ilumbus raid. I had only 2a0 men against Villa s 1 Tom and possibly more. ; Our men had no supplies. We might I have continued a running fight and killed a few more, hut unless we ac- j tually captured Villa it would not have been north while." ' . Civic Club Members Take Stand for Road to f the Pendleton Civic ose.l bond issue for good irsed with some pro- lumbta river. Th" following copy of the resolu tion passed has been furnished the East oregonian: Resolution passed by the civic Club idleton at 11. 111, dorse the their meeting of Ma that 21ub tilla the Provided only that an experienced road engineer be employed whose honest, thorough and efficient work on first class roads m other places is known fact and whose entire time rail he given to the personal super-! Pilot Rock district. Deputy ProaacUt sion of this work; ' or Keator is in charge of the office Provided only that such engineer Mr steiwer expects to be gone until can show personally to the members 1ST END PEOPLE MORE BOND MONEY BE GIVEN THEM As a result of a good roads meeting , short address in which he said he at Hermiston yesterday a strong dele- was not satisfied with the apportion gation will be sent here Saturdav fori meal as made He called attention to the purpose of urging that the pro- j the fact that the east end had been poaed bond issue provide for a com-, given as much as the west end with plete road trom Pendleton to I'mii- out considering that that section had tilla. via Echo Stanfleld and Hermis-, alre.nl received more good road ton money than an other part of the The Hermiston meeting was in the! county, and he believed thai if the nature of a west end affair and par tie were present from BuhO, Stan fleld and 1'matilbi as well as Kermis ton. Frank Sloan, vice president of the I'matilla County Good Roads Aaao- l.ilnn rdil,l.l uii.l made reticl'. " . . . on the meeting in Pendleton at which the tentative apportionment of funds was made. He said he believed that that was a very just and equitable , pportlonmnnt. A, C. Means of I'matilla. made a Rumors Reaching El Paso Say Forces Have Already Started on the Trail of Villa But no Confirmation of These Reports Has Been Received; Censorship is Strict. Carranzistas Said TROOPS GROSS, REPORTED SAN VNTONIO, Man li 15 -ki-d to iiinfinn i-r-iHirts of cat alry figiitlng In Mexico. I nn-iou ailmittcd oloncl l,ld - catalry probably crossod ih- Imrder. Ttio iu-c of crossing wa. 90 mile from Columbus, and out of com munication with the concentra tion point. "I ani out of touch with Dodd's cavalry. I'ndoubtcdlv he will i-omniimieatc with Pcndilnc and I llien will rex-eiie details. Rc. IKirts of fighting si soon after iTowdnjr tile border were une stel. Nevertlii'li s. it is Inter, e-tins and hay he title. Possible word of oTatioi- along the bor der may have veiled hark through telegraph irriUor not under OensQrSttlPs liefore rearh Ing me. Only t olnmhiis Itx-lf la under c-nsor.hip." said Fuotnn. DEMINQ, X. If., March I! -Ameri can troopsfhave not yet crossed the border Into Mexico, automobilists ar- riving from Columbus at noon de - dured. Camp has been broken, however, and the expedition is readv to move at a minute s notice. It was ! r.,,.H hot -nt nrirn,.,i ih.i the 1 arranza ararrtaon ar Palnmas hart re - United and declared themselves for 1 im.. , . , ma. i ne inuiinous iroops were saio in nave siariea towara .scensioa i , .... . ..... . KL Paso, March K, The military ! censorship has been thrown so close- I) about the border country that it ia Impossible to ascertain troop move.' ments. Manv firmlv believe the Am- uriiwn Tnrtittnn aMnit t, .-.r,.,i of preparations to establish a base of I operations. Railroad sw itches and I bridges are being butft by the army' engineers. Troop movements were1 not mentioned. Bishop Hurst reported that the j Mormon colonists had arrived safely at Casis Grandes. saying that Villa i'm hovering in the vicinity. Columbia River of the county court ami su h other advisory committee aS may be chosen roads built under his personal super vision which are still In first class condition after having been in use for ten years or longer and having undergone various conditions of hard usage and severe weather to prove their worth; Provided also that one of the pro. posed roads shall reach the Columbia route which shall accom- i modate tht1 ; tonnage i greatest amount of freight MA NT A WADE. President. ETHEL S. MCLLINIX Secretary District Attorney steli i trip into the r. ight for the last of the week WILL URGE THAT situation was put up squarely in the people of I'matilla county the would readily see where it would be of far greater benefit to the people ot lhe whole county to have the road from Pendleton direct to the If mat ilia rivet by way of Echo, stanfleld. Hermlaton an.l I'Mi.tilhi than . ... . . ther mad th it could be built iIicim Moeilnc irtilai It lena peo mei'ting will hi Friday. Id Camp in Into Mexico to Have Revolted Consul Garcia announced the Oar ranxistas have evacuated Palomax south of Columbus and that General Pertan; is leading a thousand troop toward Guzman. Garcia denied the report the Carranzlarax have occupied ! Hachita. New Mexico. Reports over railroad telegraph I w ires said a 'llllsta band looted home On the outskirts of Machita. The po ' lice here were misinformed that a large Carransiata force had captured I the town. All is quiet there. It was 'not reported whether American troops had clashed w;th the raiders. It was j reported the American expedition had jstarted from Culberson' ranch Into i Mexico. No confirmation waa ob i tainable. I The censor permitted mention of the arrival of the aero sduadron at I Columbus. Officers here refused to discusa m- i mors that the border already had . been crossed. Reliable Casis Grandee advices said a number of Carranzlstaj i had deserted the garrison there and i.'oinea tne v.utstas. eager to fight the -American Invaders. Rumors Instated 1 that lhe anti-American feeling among the Carranzista soldiers was growing. i Shooting early this morning excited Juarez- omciais said that drunken ! men did It. Others declared hm ml. ld ers had cried "Viva Villa. ' where. ipon the loyalists fired and silenced tha Bk.iii v-n ' - v ...j , , weir itr- ported. The military censor visited the tele- j araph offices, causing the report that tn strict censorship would lie extend. t0 EI Paso. Americans arriving on the morning train from Columbus declared pre- Parations annarentl am rnmnui reinforcements failed to reach El paso. MEXICO CITT, March 15. Car- ranzistas asserted today that well laid Plan-" to force American intervention in Mexico were defeated w hen Wilson accepted Carranza's military recopro. citV proposals. Carranxa knew of these plans and was said to lielieve that the Villa raid on Columbus was Inanced by American interests seek- ng intervention Patriotic demon. onatratlona continued today following the announcement that the differ ences were all settled Mllitarv bandi Paraded playing national airs The Fraternal Brotherhood Soeiet will celebrate the r twentieth anniver sary tomorrow evening at the Odd Peli.,s ball The following program , -"raugeo Piano SelecUon. .Pro ! s"n- Mother Md ru M Uiuiao I'ahill James Spiers rginia Spiers Uei . . M s Hazel Strain Mis Nadyae Blakely Recitation Solo Henderson Iren,. King 1 luno duet, kfias Mae Paulson Hud asiaa ttaxei strain. Illustrated. Rock of Age.,.' Miss Mae P, ulson and 1 'r Heu bu g Narvu.ils Mow Hlanrhe Prledlei Song, selected .Mis Umra Call Recitalon Robert Cava Pi mo soio iNb jij, Poujgog non "'America '" ... Entire ladteuce Th christian Endeavor ,.f the Christian church gave a povarti pat ty last evening in the church ease, ment mer one hundred guests as sembled, many of them In lhe 0 II ! tunes costumes The program con sisted of speaking and singing b v memlscrs of the Mdat I h, a I m Sera rendered by the male quartet ttfi H. pedal ty enj.oe.i debate to whether the apparel or women was more sensible than thnt of the man was won b the men After the pro. gram the baskets wen ki.ii. , t , , refreshments served ihers Pas endeavor realised over tweiiiv dollun which will be appUed on tha eh reh pledge B W i oilman of Hun- Moiiuiii m here to take charge of the piano n,, ' work at the new library building 11 , '" came here from Spokane and la peg ed l, , ,