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CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL 28
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1916.
NO. 876t
TWENTY-ONE ARE
DEAD IN WRECK
ON LAKE SHORE
30 Passengers Injured When Two
Trains Crash During a Dense Fog;
Limited Plows IntD Wreckage.
CRASH HEARD FOR 2 MILES
Failed to See Warning sig
nal Because of Vog; Ambulance
Hashed to the Scene Get Stuck In
the Mud; Some of Bodies Can
Hardly be ltecogtilaed.
CLEVELAND, March 29 - -Twenty-cne
ware killed and more than 30 in.
JureU early today when eastbound
Lake Shore train 86 wan atruck by
lta aecond section during a denae fog.
Both trains were ditched. A moment
later the Twentieth Century ploughed
through the wreckage near Amherst.
Ohio. The nolae was heard for two
mile it was ao dark that the engi
neer of the aecond section did not aee
the biukcman'a lantern and ruahed
Fait.
Ambulancea from Liorrnin, Amherst
and Elyra got atuck in the mud. The
Injured lay on the ground for two
hour They were taken to Elyria al
6: SO on a apeclal train.
O. B. (llllette of the Amherst fire
department aald: "Maaae of wreck
age were piled in every direction. The
coaches were upset like toy. Fire
men pulled twenty men and a number
of women from windows. They prob
ably saved some from cremation."
FlMnU Turner of the first section
said "In auch fog we could not aee
(0 feet. I don't see how Ness, the
engineer on the second section could
aee the stop algnal."
It wh Impossible to assemble nme
Of lit bodies. A man and a woman
wen- driven Into the steel bars of the
second engine pilot.
H. (' Moon general manager of the
New York Central said- "The eng'necr
of the first section was stopped by a
algnal at Amherst, I don't know how.
The second should have been stopped
by the automatic block or the flag
man of the second section. The
Twentieth Century was derailed but
nobody aboard was Injured."
I'LEVfcLAND. March II. Mra
Mary Maiston of Indianapolis, un.
harmed in the wreck, gave birth to a
child In a day coach immediately after
the crash.
ABROGATION OF THE
KAISER'S DECREE
WILL HE DEMANDED
AMERICA IS PREPARED TO EN'
FORCE DEMANDS IN SCR
MARINE TROUBLE.
WASHINGTON March 19 Ameri
ca will demand not only a compleU
disavowal and punishment for the of
fending submarine commander, but an
ue abrogation of the kaiser's
decree against armed merchantmen,
if Germany admits a submarine tor
pedoed the Sussex. The alternative
will he a severance of diplomatic re
lations. The snme action will result
If It Is proved a submarine was re
sponsible even though Berlin refuses
to admit It. Wilson desires to com
plete a settlement of the submarine
lssn. Including the Liisltnnla Inci
dent and demands the pun'shment ot
the offending commander the same as
any other sailor, for disobeying or
ders. Washington. March 29. Gerard
III instructed to inquire If German?
had Information about the sinking
of the British steamer Manchester
Engineer.
WASHINGTON, March II Thl
Englishman was shelled and torpe
doed after attempting to escape, say
American survivors tn a state depart
ment cable.
Smith Wool Clip
of 100.000 Lbs.
Bought by Burke
At a price not made public H. X
Burke, representing E. T. Judd
Root, has purchased the entire wool
clip of the J, E. Smith Livestock com
pany. The sale Includes the clips
from the Pilot Rock an Barnhart
ranches and the total makes 100.000
pounds. While not made public the
price Is said to have been similar to
prices paid on other wool deals mada
here this spring.
Wealthy Couple Believed to Have; Been Poisoned j
Hff ISL flfiS&yL - MsV KsffKlsBjBW 'ZBM
v!? V i mHK Pi 1 E' 1.1m.HmH
John E. Feck, a wealthy man of
Orund Kaplds, Mich., died In the
apartment of his son-in-law. Dr. Ar
thur Warren Wuite. In New York, and
his body was sent home for crema
tion. Before that hla wife had died
mysteriously In the same apartment i
nnd was cremated. An autopsy show
ed arsenic In the viscera of the hus.
band. Later. District Attorney Swann
0( -w York county learned that Dr.
Walte had bought a large quantity of
ursenic. Thereupon he ordered an
Treat. Percy S. Feck, the son -In I
Qrin'd ltaplds, la pushing the case and
Is determined the mystery shall be
cleared Mrs. Walte is the daughter
of the dead couple.
You Need a Car
Henderson About It
Here Is a new automobile atory
showing the I'endleton spirit. It was
told lost night at a Knights of Pythias
meeting? in Milton by J. H. Gwlnn In
explaining how a local party of 10
mad a fraternal visit to the Milton
lodge.
"We were so enthusiastic over the
prospect of visiting Milton that we did
not have enough cars for the crowd.
Dr. T. M. Henderaon arrived on the
scene Just then and wua told of the
predicament. 'I will go buy one,' he
la auid to have replied. Whereupon
he disappeared fur a few minutes and
then returned driving a big six cylin
der Frankln purchased during the
Interim."
The visit by the local Pythluna last
evening was one of a series of Jaunts
to neighboring towns being made this
year In lieu of holding a district con
vention here. I. E. Young, district
deputy, was with the party making
n offtrial visit to the Milton lodge. A
banquet was served by the Milton
1'ythlan sisters.
Wheat Crop Will
be Light in All
the Middle States
That the middle states will have a
light wheat crop this year Is the view
of Dr. C. J. Smith, who has Just re
turned from an extended trip east
and visited In Ohio, Illinois, Minneso
ta and Nebraska en route home. The
doctor says that the seed this year
was poor because of having been
damaged by ruins last summer. Con
sequently much of the grain has not
germinated. On some places he visit
ed the owners do not expect to get
half n crop and are considering seed
ing the ground to some other crop.
He says the acreage Is also less than
last year.
PRICE OK SPRING
LAMBS MAKES RECORD
PORTLAND, Ore., March 19.
The first spring lambs arrived
in the stockyards here this mor
ning and sold quickly at US n
hundred, establishing a new
record.
Just Speak to Dr.
mw J
09Cy PCfC AftS CLARA LOvsr rficx WiT'
Sinnott Induces
to Increase the
Given Oregon School Fund
Through the efforts of Congress
man S nnott the house public land
committee was induced yesterday to
raise the percentage of land grant
money to go to the school fund from
10 per cent to 20 per cent, the am.
ount going to western Oregon coun
ties for road purposes being reduced
from 10 to 30 per cent.
The following report from Wash
ington tella of the action in the house
committee yesterday.
The house public lands committee
in executive session this afternoon
fixed the proportions of the proceeds
of the Oregon and California grant
lands at 20 per cent to the state for
schools. 30 for land grant counties
for roads, 4(1 for the general recla
mation fund arid 10 for the federal
government.
This division was made after Con
gressman Sinnott of Oregon, made re
peated efforts to enlarge benefits fof
the state.
Amendment Voted Down.
The committee first voted down an
amendment giving 40-10 to state and
counties; then 30-30. then 25-25.
Mr. Sinnott then offered an amend
ment requiring the reclamation share
to he used on Oregon projecta.
This was defeated, and a like fate
met an amendment requiring that
balf the reclamation share be spent
in the Btate.
Oregon's Claims Set Forth.
Mr. Sinnott spoke for an hour, set
ting forth the claims of Oregon schools
to a large share of the funds. He de.
clared the state had suffered Incalcu
lable damage, that the government
long ago decided this land for the
benefit of the people of Oregon and
should not take away benefits merely
because the railroad has defeated th
original terms.
Mr. McArlhur also secured a hear
ing before final action and spoke for
n larger school fund, backing up Mr.
S'nnott's position.
Half of Proceeds to State.
The committee was strongly set on
allowing no more than half the pro
ceeds to Oregon and Insisted on n 20
30 division over Oregon's protest.
Mr. Lenroot declared that the coun
ties are entitled to the greatest share
because they are directly affected by
the delayd settlement.
Mr. Sinnott trid unsuccessfully to
Increase the timber allowance on
land classed as agricultural from 300,
000 feet to 500,000 on each forty acre
tract.
The full committee made no chang
es of importance In the sub'-commit-tee's
draft, aside from the division of
the proceeds to the state and striking
out all reference to executory con
tracts.
Committee
Amount to be
John lind Contract Feared.
The last action was by a vote of
nine to seven and was based on a fear
that the John Lind contract would
endanger the bill's passage.
The bill as it stands exempts the
settler on logged.off land from the
Payment of 12.50 an acre when enter
ing as a homesteader.
Chairman Ferris was authorized to
introduce the bill as a committee sub
stitute for the Ferris-Chamberlain
bill and refer the same to the re
partments of interior. Justice and agrl-
I culture for further report.
SATURDAY WILL BE
TREE PLANTING DAY
CIVIC CLUB FOLLOWS OWN AD.
WOE BY SETTING OUT TREES
AND SHRUBS IN PARKS.
Saturday will be Tree Planting Day
in Pendleton and tbe Civic Club which
is staging the event is anxious to have
local people make a point of setting
cut new trees on the occasion.
"If you have more shoots or shrub"
vou do not need for yourself, give
them to some neighbor who can use
them.'' is the suggest'on made this
morning by Mrs. James Johns, head
of the committee.
The Civic Club is taking an active
part In tree planting by setting out
trees and shrubs In the north side
park, at the depot park and in the
triangle park on East Court street.
RaM'tMUl Men Sned.
PHIIiADELPHIA. March 20. The
Baltimore Federal league club today
sued the National commission. James
(lllmore, Charles Weeghman and
Hat ty Sinclair for $300,000. It claim
ed (900.000 under the anti-trust act.
providing a treble verdict.
NEWS SUMMARY
General.
Twenty-one passengers are killed In
a wreck on Ike Shore
Carranxa gives order for extermi
nation of Villi;
Local.
Decision favors local people In
Swluler's inland case.
100,000 pounds of smith dip Is
sold.
All urged to help clean up burial
grounds tomorrow.
Decision Favors Local People
in Switzler's Island Case
Ruling In behalf of E. W. McCom
as and the Switzler interest aa
againat the Northern Pacific Com
pany, Circuit Judge G W. Phelpa
this morning decided that title to the
250 acres embracing the main part
of Switzler's island In the Columbia
river belongs to the local people on
the ground of adverse posseaalon.
The case Is one of much Interest
in view of the long legal fight for
title to tbe island. The property in
volved in the suit Just decided is worth
about 160 per acre and the land is
being farmed by John Switzler whs
had previously sold the land to E. W.
Mi Comae, guaranteeing title.
The land was originally purchased
by Switzler from the state as swamp
land. However the state did not fol-
I low up the transaction and securing
patent from the United States gov
I eminent. Consequently title could
j i.ot be proven on that score In the
Ritner Files For
Reelection; to Run
Upon His Record
RITNER AUTHOR OF MEASURE
MAKINGG EASTERN ORE
GON A PUBLIC SERIVCE
DISTRICT.
Roy W. Ritner. who represented
Umatilla county In the last legisla
ture, today filed with the county clerk
the declaration of his candidacy for
e-election as representative.
Mr. Ritner states that he will de
pend on the record he made at the
last session for the support of the
voters of the county. He introduced
only three bills at the last session,
all of which were enacted into laws.
The most Important or these was the
bill making eastern Oregon a separ
ate public utility district, thereby giv
ing this section of the state represen
tation on the commission. He also
introduced the bill extending the
county library system to all the coun
ties of the state and making it pos
sible to build branch county libraries.
The bill which reorganized the state
fish and game commission was also
drawn by him.
Mr. Ritner states that if elected
again he will favor such economy as
is consistent with the proper admin
istration of the affairs of the state
and the maintenance of the state In
stitutions. The only measure he has
in view is the revision of the state
road laws so that they can be inter
preted and executed. The present
laws are very conflicting.
The annual convention of tho
county judges and commissioners at
their last session appointed a commit
tee to revise the road laws and they
are now hard at work on the revision.
He is also in favor or Incorporating
In the road laws a provision allowing
the county court to reduce the width
of established roads from 60 to 40
feet. There are many roads which
are now much too wide and by mak
ing them 40 feet wide the extra ten
feet on each side could be placed un
der cultivation This would not apply
to the main trunk roads or roads used
by the stockmen in driving cattle or
sheep to and from summer range
Mr. Ritner is a strong supporter of
R. N. Stanfield tor speaker and is at
present handling his campaign for
that position.
Germans Claim to
Have Taken 1000
Yards of Trench
BERLIN ANNOUNCES THAI'
I R1SC1I ARE THROWN OUT
IN VERDUN SECTOR
BERLIN. March 2s. Several lines
01 trenches north of Malaneourt wers
captured. It was officially announced
today, taking 198 prisoners. Ths
French front was smashed for a dis
tance of 2000 yards.
This Is the greatest German gain
on the French front in two weeks
and imperils the French salient al
Bethincourt and Malaneourt.
The Russians are unable to recon
quer the positions south of Narcocz.
German airmen bombarded Russian
depots, demolishing many supplies.
PARIS, March 29. The French
took 300 yards of trenches in the
southern end of the Avocourt woods,
it was officially announced They
seized Important fortified works. The
German counter-attacK was repulsed
heavily. Fifty surrendered. German
shells rained on Bethincourt. Dead
Man's Hill and the Cumleres Forest
East of the Meuse there were artillery
duels near Vaux, Douaumont and
Moulatnville.
There Is a drugstore ror every 2,
000 Inhabitants in the United State
and a physician for every ((7 inhabi
tants, according to a directory census
of te drug trade Just completed by
lb Pharmaceutical Era.
course of the present suit Raley
Italey, attorneys for McComas. con
tended that the property belonged to
their clients on the ground of ad
verse possession.
The Northern Pacific claim origi
nally grew out of the fact the com
pany was allotted certain section by
the government as a grant. However
the company's attorneys did not press
a claim to the land on that score but
contended a more recent title had
been secured through a scrip filing.
Judge Phelps ruled against them on
this point and held the company's
only claim rested upon the original
grant made In 1883 and hence judg
ment was given against the company
on the ground stated above.
It Is not known yet whether an ap
peal will be taken by the railroad
company. In the local court the com
pany's rights were represented by
Attorney Charles Hart and a brief
was filed by Carey & Kerr.
All Are Urged to
Help Clean Up the
Cemetery tomorrow
WILL IMPROVE CEMETERY IN
ACCORDANCE WITH COUN
CIL PLAN.
Everybody is urged to go over to
the cemetery tomorrow and help
beautify the grouunda Tomorrow Is
the day named by the city council
when the people are expected to put
in a few hours work in trimming
along the walks, clearing up debris,
raking and generally fixing up the
burial ground. The roads leading
through the cemetery have been roll
ed down by the steam-roller and are
in fine condition. This work was
done through1 tbe courtesy of the
Warren Construction company. Mem
bers of the city council have arranged
to have teams to haul away refuse.
ALLIES WILL STRIKE
AT GERMANS III JULY
IMMENSE DRIVE IS DECIDED UP
ON BY THE WAR COUNCIL
AT PARIS.
LONDON, March 2. In July the
allies will strike simultaneously every
where, attempting to force the kaiser
to his knees and end the war by
Christmas, It was reported as a result
of tbe war council meeting at Paris.
The Germans may anticipate them.
It was reported they had taken ad
vantage of the lull at Verdun to shift
their forces for an offensive else,
where.
AMERICA SHOULD PROTECT
HERSELF AT WEST INDIES
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF NAVY
TB&Iss COMMITTEE OF OUR
PERILS.
WASHINGTON. March 29 Frank,
lin D. Roosevelt, assistant secretary of
the navy, said he thlnxs It wise for
America to make some of her own
war equipment at a meeting of the
house naval committee today. He
described America's vulnerable points
and named places that attacks would
be hurled against.
"I should not make submarines.
We are vlunerable n the West In
dies more than along the Atlantic
coast. The enemy with a base of op
erations in Europe could not assail
successfully. It Is possible an enemy
might have a base In Canada, the
Merino, i, is or the West Indies." He
urged a base at Culebra, near Porto
Ulco.
Wheat Drops Trifle
in Chicago Market
CHICAGO, March 29. (Special)
May, opening 11.11 3-4. close 11.12
3-4; July, opening. 11. 0 3-4, closing
11.10 1-4.
Portland.
PORTLAND. Ore.. March 29.
Club -93, Bluestem 97-11. OJ.
U vert w ml.
LIVERPOOL. March 2S -Wheat-Spot
No. 1 Manitoba. Us d. No. 2
hard winter gulf. It 4d: No. 2 hard
winter, choice. 13s Id; No. 1 Durum
11 3d; No. 1 hard Duluth. 13 lid.
Northern Chicago, 13 Sd; No. 2 red
western winter, lis Id.
In American term the highest Liv
erpool price, for No. 1 Duluth, I
I2.0J per bushel.
CARRANZA GIVES
ORDERS TO KILL
EVERY VILLISTA
Campaign of Extermination Will be
Started at Once and Continued
Until Bands are Wiped Out.
DODO'S CAVALRY AT MADERA
General Pershing is Working Inde
pendently of Headquarters at Saa
Antonio and is .Aiming to Throw a
Ring Around Bandit; Ca
Are Assisting Plan.
MONTEREY, March It. A oam
paign to exterminate the VUliatas in
Torreon has been ordered. They will
be immediately executed when caught.
Carranza Generals Luis Ellsondo. Ig
nacla Ramos and Mat's Ramos are
now afield. Trevlno is directing the
campaign from Monterey.
EL PASO, March 2. Dodd's ca
ratry was reported at Madera today
developing a new phase of the hunt.
It is understood he shifted his head
quarters from Elvalle. Cooperating
with the Carranxistas he will throw
cut detachments and form a ring
around the territory where Villa Is
supposedly hiding The ring gradu
ally will become smaller til the ban
dit is forced to fight. Cloaked with
full authority, Pershing is believed
acting without consulting- with head
quarters at San Antonio.
A peaceful solution of our relations
with Mexico seemed nearer today
than s nee the Columbus raid. The
failure of attempts on both sides of
the border to make the expedition ap
pear like intervention has pleased of
ficials. They do not doubt the rumor
that factories had started stories
about threatened uprisings and racial
antagonisms Villa's inflammatory
speeches and articles published in
Mexican newspapers near the border
alike were unsuccessful
Villa told the peons that the Am.
ericans intended to massacre and
burn and that the negro troopers ate
children. After fleeing, some of the
Peons returned, reassured when the
troops .offered to pay liberally for
their food. Practically the only con
verts to Villa's cause has been made
at the muzzle of rifles.
Carranxa.' cooperation is becoming
more pronounced. Bavlra and Gar
cia both declared emphatically today
that the pursuit of Villa will be prose
cuted vigorously. Garcia said: "I can
say officially that Carranxa Is anxious
for Villa's capture and destruction.
He regards Villa as a menace to Mex
ican liberty."
COLUMBUS, March !. Lleuten
ant Car berry In the most powerful
aeroplane engine used during the ex
pedition, flew with dispatches from
Columbus to the base of operations
south of Casas Grandes.
UNITED STATES ARMP HEAD
QUARTERS. Near Dublan. March 29.
Machine gun practice Is a signifi
cant element in camp life. Day and
night the purr of rapid flrers are
heard.
There has been no report of Villa
since he was located 175 miles south
of Dublan. Supplies are pouring
steadily southward. Pershing has
high praises for the blrdmen. They
ire of great value in scouting and
carrying dispatches.
CHAMBERLAIN BEGINS THE
DEBATE ON ARMY MEASURE
DECLARER IT IS TIME WE BEGIN
TO PLAN FOR AN EFFICI
ENT FORCE.
WASHI.VOTt N March 29. - W
are trying to organize an army that
wont have to delay four or five dain
before tackling a little frnutile. 1 de.
clared Chamberlain ;n eoaala the
debate on his army bill "I shouldn't
criticize the officers or men for no:
capturing Villa Bore tttiekjT, The
nation wasn't readv. our irmv N
historically inefficient. K.-o Wisn
Irgton had to spend boors writing th
cont'nental congress complaining
about the conditions The troops al
ways had more spirit than skill.
Sometimes their patriotism hnsn't
blazed too brightly The prexoit nlll
has the approval of every eipert who
i has examined It. It o btains the h-t
parts of a number of plans. The Hay
bill was Inadequate."
pock men on Strike
LIVERPOOL. March II. Ten
thousand dookmen stru 'k la a dispute
over overtime psv.
The theory of a eMtM un and ro
tatlng earth was conceived by a
Greek plloophr 50t years bsforo
Christ