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DAILY EVENING EDITION TO ADVERTISERS. The Gut preyonlaa hu the largest boot tide and guaranteed paid clrcnlatlon of any paper In Oregon, eaat of Portland and by far the largeat circulation In Pendleton of any other newspaper. WEATHER Fair tonight ami Sunday; colder tonight with heaw front YESTERDAY'S W BATHER DATA. Maximum temperature, m mini mum. 37: rainfall. t. win I south west, light; weather cloudy CITY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAFHt VOL. 28 7i DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1916 NO. 8772 DAILY EVENING EDITION - , t f I TWO INJURED AS CAR TURNS OVER ON STEEP GRADE Frank B. Hayes and Richard M. May berry are Pinioned Beneath Machine for Fifteen Minutes. RESCUED BY OTHER AUTOISTS Accident Occum on Dry Creek HJII About Three Miles Thin Bade ol Mllt"n; Hays Hu Broken RJbt anil M berry Broken Not; Were Com isg from Walla Walla. The Ford runabout In which thev were riding going over the steep grade on' the Dry Creek hill about three mtlea thiazide of Milton, Frank B Hayes, superintendent of the wa ter department, and Richard M. May berry, bookkeeper at the American National bank, were early this morn ing pinioned beneath the car when i! turned over at the foot of the grade They were Imprisoned there for fif teen minutes until another car came .long the occupants of which res cued them. Hayes sustained two broken ribs In the accident and Mayberry received a broken nose and several bad cuts about the face. However, both feel that they were very fortunate In es caping death or more serious Injury Mr. Hayes went over to Walla Walla last evening primarily to secure some pipe fittings needed on a rush Joh here in Pendleton. Mr. Mayberry ac compnnled him and together they at tended the grand opera there Thej left Walla Walla shortly after mid night and the accident happened about l o'clock. TnauM the lower end of the Dry Creek grade these la a gtedua- turn la the road wners a Dig nu nas ueen made Mr. Hayes states that he was driving at slow speed down the hill because hi lights were dim. estimat ing that the car was traveling not more than ten miles an hour. On the turn, he states, one of the front wheels struck a rut. throwing the ear over the edge of the embankment He applied the brakes hurriedly but could not hold the car. It slid down the embankment and, when It struck the concrete retaining wall at the bottom, turned over. The back of the seat struck him across the back and uinlunrd him face downward Ip the mud. Mayberry- was also pinioned securely. As the wind shield broke it struck him In the face. Infllctng th.- cut and injury to his nose. Neither could move and for a quar ter of an hour they lay, fearing every moment that the leaking gasoline would become ignited from the Pres to lights. Finally they heard another car approaching and by yelling called attention to their plight. The occupant.- proved to be Ralph O Saling of Weston and another man With poles they succeeded In prying the car up so the- imprisoned men could crawl out. An Investigation under the car showed that several of the hun dred pound bars of lead Mr. Hayes was bringing back had Just missed falling upon the men as the car turn ed over, The Injured men were taken to Weston by Saling where Dr. Smith dressed their Injuries. The auto ol am it. Thompson, among the palsen. gers of which was Dr. F. B. Hoyden, topped at Weston and took Mr May. berry aboard. Mr. Hayes secured an Other car and came on home, return ing this morning for his own cat which was only slightly damaged In the accident. Mr. Mayberry Is con fined to his home today. Several other mishaps were experi enced by the cars going over for the grand opera last night. Many, not equipped with chains, mired In the mud on the stretch of unmacadamls ed road the other side of Weston and had to be pulled out. Wheat Market Strong at Close in Chicago CHICAGO, April 1. (Special) May, opening, 11.14. closing $1.16. July, opening $1.11 Ut, closing. J1.14 1-2. Portland. PORTLAND, Ore., April 1. (Spe cial) Club 90 bid, 96 asked. Itluc stcm II b;d, $1.04 asked. Liverpool. LIVERPOOL, March II. Wheat Spot No. l Manitoba, lis 7d; No. 3, IJjs 3d; No. 2 red western winter, lis d No. 2 hard winter, gulf, lis 4d. In American terms the highest Liv erpool price (for Spot No. 1 Manitoba) In ll.lt per bushel. Lacal Postmaster Entitled to $100 Advance in Salary (JROWTII of BUSINGS? DOBHra IN 11, YKAK MAUDS 10 SlTiON p.Y (2800. Pendleton' postal business for ths fiscal year, closed yesterday was $310! In excess of the previous year and as a result of the increase Pom master Tweedy will become entitled to an advance of J100 per year in salarv. His salary la now IS700 and wll. henceforth be I2S00 a year. This ii the same salary the Haker postmaster receives and Is J200 more than the La Grande office pays. Following is a comparative state ment of the business at the local of fice for the past two years. 1115 1914 April 12540.49 $2414.21 May 2019 62 180$.4t Jun 22T.2 1831.91 July 2470.07 285.2 august 2H2.4 1817 5s September 2188.34 2188.81 October 2907.68 3011.90 November 2435.09 1973.71 December 3188.68 3138.88 1916 1915 January 2890.21 2306.70 February 2083.26 1794 01 March 3162.68 2267.38 Totals $30,286.20 $27,184.08 YEA6ER ENTERS RAGE FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEAK I'HES WILL SEEK KKPMt liH-AN NOMINATION. J Alton Wager of Pilot Rock, at present district sealer of weights and measures, today definitely announced his candidacy for the republican nom. Inatton for assessor of Umatilla county- Mf. Yeuger is well known over ths county. He has lived In the count; for the past seven years. For severalJ one time having ben a member of the family of Hermlston high school Following that he was for two years school supervisor. Two years ago he was a candidate for the republican 'nomination for county clerk and made a race against the present encumbent but was defeated. A year ago he was appointed district sealer of weights and measures. Mr. Teager hu own ed property In the county for the past six years. In his declaration of candidacy. Mr. Teager says In part: An a sealer of weights and measures for eastern Oregon my time la ao ful ly occupied that I can not make any extended campaign before the pri maries hut lr nominated I will make a thorough canvass ot the county prior to the election In November. "If nominated and elected I will devote my entire time to the work of the office In an effort for efficiency. "I will carefully and without pre judice investigate all claims of un Juat taxation, and to the best of my ability secure an equal distribution of taxes. "I am not allied with any Interests except that of the general public and without favoritism I am willing to serve the people." Local Board Gets Busy in Behalf of Irreducible Fund The Pendleton school board thia af ternoon Joined the chorus of worker! out to get 40 per cent of the O. & C. land grant money for the irreducible school fund. Telegrams were sent to Senator Chamberlain and Congress, man N. J. Sinnott urging them to d their utmost to obtain 40 per cent for the schools. The local board took action today at the Instance of Supt. Hampton fol lowing the receipt by Mr. Hampton of the following letter from State Su perintendent Churchill: Salem, Ore., March 27. 1916. Blipt, A. C. Hampton. Pendleton, Oregon. My Dear Mr. Hampton: As you have noticed by the press dispatches. Senator Chamberlain's bill providing that 40 per cent of the funds derived from the Bale of the O. and C. land grant money shsll go to the common school fund of Oregon, Is in danger of amendment reducing the school fund's share to ten per cent. Will you not secure the cooperation of your board and Influential school patrons and send telegrams to Wash ington protesting against the reduc tion, and urging that not less than 40 per cent go to the common school fund. Telegrams should be sent to Scott Ferris, chairman general land com mittee and to Hon. J. N. Slnnott. House of Representatives, Washing ton, D, C. Very truly yours, JT. A. CHURCHILL, Supt. Public Instruction. ZEPPELIN CREW IS CAPTURED BY BRITISH GUARDS One of Five Air-Crafts That Make Attack on London Brought Down Few Miles From City. THOUSANDS WITNESS BATTLE lktmbiu-dincnt of East Coast Result in Many Killed by Homos; Search light play on Or ft While Guns Pour Volleys at It and Finally Bring It to the Earth. IiONDON, April I. Twenty -eight were killed and 10 Injured by Zeppelins In a raid on Eng land mat night, the admiralty an nounced. Two Zeppelin squadrons raided the eastern counties, while other Zcppc4ns visited the northwest section, a total of 71 tombs was dropped. The craft brought down in the Thames estuary was . said to be one of tlx- Huest mod els, nuiubrr L Fifteen. LONDON, April 1 One of the five Zeppelins which raided the east coast of England last night was shot down by an aircraft gun and fell In the wa ter off the. Thames estuary, 40 miles east of London. A patrol boar sur rounded the wreck and the crew sur rendered. It was believed to be the same Zeppelin which was seen over London during the night. One bomb killed an entire family and another wrecked two' cottages but the inmates escaped. The bombardment of London was witnessed by thousands. British search lights bathed the big aircraft in light while volleys from guns were ....... , , , V, ..!!... TV. I .. I.. ,K. nm arcrmft t0 . atmtToyeA ott tBe l-'ngllsh coast during a raid. Thirty six have been sunk In action, accord ing to the allies' figures. Brandeis Receives Endorsement by a Vote in Committee 81 H-COMMITTEE OF JUDICIARY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS HIS APPOINTMENT. WASHINGTON. April 1. By a vote of three to two, the senate sub-com mittee of the Judiciary recommended that the senate confirm Wilson s nom- g between the American soldiers inatlon of Ixmla D. Brandeis to the ! and the defacto government troops, supreme court bench. The reeom- j Though he has withdrawn to the al mendatlon will go to the Judiciary , m()9t impenetrable mountain fastness. committee on Monday. It Is expected the republicans will attempt to delay the recommendation to the senate or indefinitely postpone It The names of the senators voting for or against Brandeis were refused, but It was learned that Cummin" and works cast the adverse ballots. Works was more antagonistic than Cummins i ut It previously was reported that Cummins would vote In favor of the recommendation. TAXPAYERS APPARENTLY DO NOT FAVOR BONDING PLAN The resolution opposing the bond ing plan and favoring the mlllaga tax for road Improvements, was pars ed this afternoon. With 'about 25 taxpayers present a meeting of the old Umatilla County Hood Roads association, organized some years ago, is being held in the Commercial club rooms this after noon. While no action had been tak en at press time it was obvious that the sentiment of those present was not In favor of the bonding Issue. H, J. Taylor of this city Is presiding and Jess O. Hales Is acting as secretary. A resolutions committee, consisting ot J. W. Maloney, T. P. Gilllland and I. Christopher was appointed. Senator l'arrett of Athena was talking at press time upon the mlllage tax plan of building good roads. The resolutions committee at 2:46 presented a reso lution opposing the bonding issue and favoring the mlllage tax. GERMANY TO INVESTIGATE TORPEDOING OF VESSELS WASHINGTON. April 1 German! has promised an Immediate Investiga tion of the charge that German sub marines have resumed torpedoing, without warning, allied merchantmen carrying Americans, according to Am. bassador Gerard's report. He said hs was unable to learn how soon this In formation wiuld be obtainable. VILLA'S FORCES BROKEN CAPTURE PREDICTED SOON Washington Awaits News of Extinct; ion of Band; Rebel Leader, Wounded, Hiding in Mountains. DODO'S CAVALRY ON TRAIL American Scouts ire Familiar With the Country and It is Relieved They Will Have no T oubte in Tracking Down Outlaw; Another Clash la Expected Shortly. REPORTS SAY THAT VILLA IS CAPTURED EL PASO, April I . Unconfirm ed reports In circulation at Chi huahua city sakl that American troops had captured Villa near Ml nana yesterday. General Gavl ra made the announcement public-, declaring the information cme to him from General Gu tlcrre who also reported that the telegraph wires were so damaged it was Impossible to confirm the story. i 4gf General Luis OaitCtMW wired General Gaviru that Villa was shot in the knee during the first battle with the Carranzlstag at Guerrero Indian followers car . lied him off the field In a litter. SAN ANTONIO, April 1. Having had no further reports since the bat tle between Villistas and Americans, General Funaton believes Colonel Dodd la hotly pursuing the shattered j remnants of Villa's band. Army men concluded that Dodd had detoured west of Guerrero, and headed south to surprise the outlaws. In talking over the fight. Funston called attention towhe fact that Dodd annihilated a Filipino band by simil ar tactics. Funston expects further reports of the campaigning this after noon. It is believed he may receive definite news regarding Villa's where abouts. WASHINGTON, April 1 With his command smashed by Colonel Dodd's cavalry, news of Villa's capture and the extinction of his band is momen. tartly expected. The standing offet of $20,000 reward for his betrayal it is believed, will prove a strong tern tation to his followers now that his Prestige Is broken. The American forces will withdraw from Mexico im mediately after Villa has been taken The best of feeling is reoorted exist , American scouts know the countrv nearly as well as Villa does. Com- manders feel sure they presently will bring the bandit chieftain to bay. EL PASO. April 1. Desperatelj wounded. Villa s believed hiding with the remnants of his defeated band in (Continued on page ten.l THREE PERSONS ARE INJURED WHEN AUTO ;1 MISS CHAMBERLAIN, Miss IIIIKD- Dtp AMI HARVEY RAN WAX IN ACCIDENT. ATHKN'A. ore.. April 1. (Special) Thrown from the rear seat of the auto when it skidded, Miss Nellie Chamberlain. Miss Bredlng and Har vey Hanavan, ail of Pendleton sus tained Injuries last evening. They were In a party of six in the Daubner car which was enroute to Walla Wal l.t for the grand opera. When about three miles below this town, the car. which was traveling at a good speed, suddenly skidded and the three were thrown out of the car. Miss Breding was the most seriously hurt. They were brought to this place and Dr. Stone attended them. He announced that one of Miss Bredlng's ribs was broken with a possibility of Internal Injuries. Mr. Hanavan suffered an Injury to his arm and Miss Chamber lain was badly bruised. Other mem bers of the party were fleorge Daub, ner. John Joeger and another young lady whose name is unknown. Miss Chamberlain was able to be at work this afternoon at the Domestic laundry where ahe Is bookkeeper Miss Bredlng Is still at Athena but Dr. F. E. Boyden. who stopped at Athena enroute home from Walla Walla last evening, does not think her Injuries are serious. 7 The Man W nipped Villa's Forces Colonel George A. Dodd, who leads i many blue ribbons at Ohio horse in the chase after Villa, is riding the ! "hows. The photograph was lent by . ! Mrs. Dodd. whose home is near Utica, magnificent horse on wmcn ne is here shown. This is Maharajah, a horse on which the colonel has won Actual Manufacturing Work at Blewett Harvester Plant Will be Under Way Monday With the concrete building almost completed and considerable of the manufacturing machinery already in stalled actual manufacturing work at the Blewett Harvester Company's Plant will start Monday. On that day the blacksmithing work will start and by Wednesday the woodwork depart ment will be underway. At present the company has 10 men at work aside from those employed in the construction work. These 10 are all men of families and two more families will arrive within a day or two. The Blewett company has erected a very substantial building for use in turning out its harvesters. The build ing is of reinforced concrete with a patent roofing. The roofing is now being put on and in order to make all possible speed while the weather ts fair the roofters will work tomor row. It is now but 17 days since the start of work and the progress made in that time Is remarkable, espec!. all since four days were lost on ac Miss Muriel Saling Chosen Pendleton's Candidate For Queen of the Rose Festival Miss Muriel Saling. daughter of field. Mini Odessa Klrkpatrlck of County Clerk and Mrs. Frank Saling i Weston and Miss Doris Chesnut ot and herself deputy clerk, was this af- Adams. Mmt declared Pendleton's candl- No urganjxed effort was made Is date for queen of the Portland Ross behalf of any of the candidates, least Festival and of the Oregon Highway. ot n Dy the candidates themselves. The primary contest to settle upon few ()f thfm knowlng ,hat ,hey were a candidate closed at noon today andjn the cntest Unt 1 they read of It In the counting of ballots was concluded J the papers by Secretary C. K Cranston , of the Hy Miss Commercial association and Assistant Secretary W. Kirkpatrick a, 1 o'clock. traetlv(, lady D Zf MISS r-UIMlK iriTUHl, I . ...lo ,.. than her closest Blakely. rival. Miss Nadyne The total vote cast for Miss Saling , was 319 while Miss Hlakely received 170. Miss Mabel Hampton was third with 74 with Miss Lola Rogers and Miss Oaynel Baldwin Just behind. Complimentary votes were cast for Miss, Winnie Prlvett. Miss Ethel Free man. Miss Vav Hutchinson and Mrs. Earl Sawyer of this city and for Miss llene Webb of Echo. Miss Virginia Todd of Hermlston, Miss Zola Keen of Athena, Miss Alts Smith of Pilot Bock, Miss Bernlce Walker of Stan- u. y tan.t 4 nore m v j la ajrmy that approaches this one perhaps not in all Mexico. count of bad weather. In speakil . ot the work today A. R. Blewett, presi dent of the company warmly praised Engineer Lansdowne who has super vised the Job for the company and Contractor Twltchell who has finish ed the concrete work in record time. For the present the one large build ing is all the company will erect, save that a 30 foot shed will be construct ed along the west side and the south end of the building. This shed will temporarily house material and fin ished harvesters. The office will be located in a room in the northeast corner of the building, nearest to Court street. A phone is being In stalled this afternoon and the office will be ready for occupancy at work. Miss Arlrna Kemper is to be the com pany's stenographer. I.ater on the company w II erect a small office building at the Court street corner. For the present that tract will be put into grass and a small model harvest er will be on exhibit during the Hound. up. The company has one of its small combines now on hand at the plant. support of the whole of Pendleton and l matilla county In the state-wide contest which will clone In Mv Th om receiving the largest number will be crowned queen and the next twelve will become maids. Vot'ng will begin Monday on tickets Issued by various merchants. A campaign has been started In rhlllelphla to train 40.000 cltlxen soldiers In that city. Pellagra may be prevented or cur ed by proper diet. MANY WOUNDED MEN KILLED BY TORPEDO ATTACK Russian Hospital Ship is Sent to the Bottom in the Black Sea; Nurses are Among the Missing. 250 BELIEVED TO BE LOST Rahman ne Reported to Have Made Attack Without Warning and While Vessel Was Lying at Anchor, Bed C-rrws Displayed on Ship's Me; Vessel Sinks In I Minute. PETROGRAD, April 1 Two nun dred and fifty men perished. Includ ing many wounded, when a German submarine torpedoed and sank ths Russian hospital ship Portugal in ths black sea. it was stated here. Count Tatistchoff, Baroness Meyendorff, 1 1 sisters of charity, 56 Russian and 11 French medical corps members are among the missing. The attack, It was declared, was made without warning. A Red Cross was displayed on the ship's side and she was lying at anchor when two torpedoes were hurled at a distance of (0 yards. Shs sank in one minute. LONDON, April 1 Ths Dutch parliament was summoned for a special session Sunltav In ennaM lha sinking of the Dutch liner Tnbantla oy a uerman submarine, Copenhagen dispatches asserted. The Dutch -Ger man situation is reported critical. ATHENA HIGH BAIL TEAI IS DEFEATED 14T61 BY MILTOH RETURN GAME WILL RE PLAYED ON APRIL IS; ATHENA BOYS NOT IN FORM. ATHENA, Ore., April 1 (Special) The Athena high-base ball team Journeyed to Milton yesterday after noon and were defeated by a score of 14 to 1. The Athena bova did nm Play up to the standard set in Drevi. ous games but thev exnect tr -nm. out oh the long end of the score when Hilton plays a return game here on APril 12. Next week tame will j.ith. er be played with the P endlefnfl Mrh school or Columbia college. The bat teries for Milton were Oimm.n. . Clark, for Athenu irin --. .in anu McPherrin. The letters will be given in the near future for basketball. Those receiving letters are Rex Payne. Lawrence Thorpe and Lawson Booher of the boys' team. For the girls Pauline Myrick Kathern Froome, Hazel San ders, Dollie White. Marguerite Mo lennan. Ruby Banister and" Gerta M -intyre. French Forces in Peril From German Advanceat Verdun TEUTONS ARE HOMllAHDl.Nu RAILWAY AS PRELUDE TO IMMENSE DRIVE. LONDON, April I. German guns are bombarding the VerdUn-Parta-railway from the Avocourt woods. Parts dispatches declared. It la be lieved this Is a prelude to a drive on the railroad and a general assault northwest of Verdun Aimnlira cling over the track are signaling to me tTown Prince s gunners. These are being attacked by the French flyers which have succeeded In driv ing them away several times. The Herman capture of Malanourt Put the French forces weat of the Meuse In Imminent peril The 'icr mans are expected to roilow iheir present advantage with a inaes-d at tack on Beth ncourt It is believed they, will renew their attack- asalnsi the AvonCourt woods as soon as ar tlllerv can be brought up. Postponement Made in Astoria Rates WASHINGTON April 1 The In terstate sgsjajnafcs. commission toda postponed on recommends' ion tf Commissioner Harlan, the wrdsr ls sued In ths Astoria rste case, The or. der was to have been effeettvsi on. May first..