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DAILY EVENING EDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION WEATHER Fair tonight and Sunday ; heavy fruit tonight TEOTERDAT"S WEATHHR DATA. Maximum temperature, ft, mini mum. 3; rainfall, .20; wind north weat, freah; weather, partly cloudy. TO ADVERTISERS. Tht Kast Oregonlan hu the largest bona fldr anil guaranteed paid circulation of aiiy a par In Oregon, eaat at Portland and by tin largaat circulation In Pendleton of an j other newspaper. OUT OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL TOL. 28 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1916. NO. 879t ' - 4 IS LOSING HOPE OF Indications Point to Fact That Ger many Will Refuse to Yield in the Submarine Question. U, S, TO STAND BY DEMANDS .. u.uiin.ji,m will Be Made In Vote Sent to Berlin: Administration Will Leave Germany to Decide Whether u out Oontroi Its Diver UperaUona. WASHINGTON, Aurll li. The German embassy Intimated that the situation reaultlng from the arrest of Wolf Von I gel was ao serious that per bapa it would warrant Germany re calling Bernatorff. It waa hinted that (Jermany will aak for a formal apo logy. WASHINGTON, April II. Little hope that Germany will meet fully the American aubmarlne demanda waa aDDarent today. 8ome offlciula con eluded that a modification of Wilson's demand will be the only chance of avoiding: a break. A modification H oat of the question, it waa said The administration la leaving Ger mint to decide whether It can con duct submarine operations effectively without a violation of International law. Lansing believes that If the sub marines visit and search v ease la bo fore attacking and assure the safety of oa avengers, the campaign will be robbed of Its destructlveness and al o its effectiveness. At kuman interview with Von Holtxendorft yesterday was the first definite Information of Germany s at tltude that officials have had. Au thorltles felt that Von Holtsendorff Indicated an unwillingness to meet the demands, but desired to shift the re aponaibtllty for a break to Amerla. It Germany agreea to visit ana searcn vessels. America may accept these aa aurances. but Germany must adhere to lie pledges. HiiMK, April 21 Austria will ex ert pressure on Germany to prevent a break with America, neutral dipi mati- -Mated today. Austria desired (inrtnint to vleld It waa declared that Austria's Influence caused Ger many's backdown in the Anconu caae Police Begin a Search for Body of Arnold Girl BTTOHY Or' RHODE ISLAND CON VICT THAT UK IlEIaVEl) BURIAL BELIEVED NEW YORK, April 21. Policemen today are digging In the basement of a rambling old house on '.he banks of the Hudson near West Point searching for the body of Dorothy Ar nold, the missing heiress Inspector Fauro now believes the story which a Rhode Island convict telis that he helped a wealthy New Yorker bury the girl's corpse after she had died from the effects of an operation. The minute description which the pris oner gave led to the discovery of the house E. L, COOPER TAKES HALF INTEREST IN THE ORPHEUM N VIE OF MOVIE BOUSE WILL BE CHANGED TO COSY; PLAN VAUDEVILLE, Yesterday marked the return of a well known figure to the moving pic ture world of Pendleton when E. L. i tooper, former owner and manager of the Cosy theater, purchased a half Interest In the Orpheum theater from Frank Oreulich who recently secured the theater from H. A. Medernach. Hereafter, Mr. Cooper will be associa ted with Mr. Greullch In conducting the popular playhouse. The change of ownership will be attended by a change of name also Henceforth the theater will be called the Cosy, this having been the name of the theater which Mr. Cooper op ened and operated successfully here for several years. It was located In the Temple building and, when the new owners remodeled It, christened It the Temple Mr. Cooper has had many years of experience In conducting picture and vaudeville theaters and his previous experience here will be rccommenda tion enough for him. The theater will be at once remodeled and renovated, and the stage prepnred for the nc commodatlon of vaudeville acts. Pic turc programs will also be run. WASHINGTON ADJUSTMENT MANY HE TIKE PART IN m ANNUA With a warm sun and blue sklea smiling down upon them and hun dreds of people gathered along the street to admire, the babies of Pen dleton paraded before their elders this afternoon In the first baby pa rude ever held In the city. There have been parades and pa rades In Pendleton, circua parades, Fourth of July parades, automobile parades, Round-IJp parades and many others but never one so unl veraally admired as that of this af ternoon. Something like a hundred babies there were In line, and they were not all white babies either. On Shetland ponies, In perambula tors, go-carts, express wagons, fancy floats of unique design and In cos tumes quaint and beautiful they made their way down Main street marshalled by ladles and school girls There were a dozen or more of dlvls. ions and the exhibit in each was something In which all of the towns people took pride. The judges of the parade are Mrs. Bailey of Portland, Miss Margaret Wlshart of Salem, Mrs. A. Phlmlster Proctor of Pendleton, F. V. Evarts of Cleveland, Ohio, private secretary to Senator Burton, and C. B. Moores of Portland. Senator Burton was asked to assist In the judging but, because of his desire to rest, requested that his secretary be permitted to act. The following were the entries for the baby parade, as registered up to last evening. Class A Donald McCook, Albeit Ruerstutte, Edna Cook. Class B Merle Jack, Garnet Jack, Margaret Jack, Frances Jack, Dorothy Jack, Edna Embysk, Ethel Embysk Selma Embysk, Sylvia Embysk, Mar jorle Embysk. Class C Jane Kavanaugh, Mary Schuefer. Margery Weber, Marlon Moorhouse, Betty Bopd. Class D Louis McCook, Kosemaiy Whlteman. Mildred Ebrel. Isabella Dodd. Class K Lorene King, Evelyn Cresswell. Class F Blaine Carney, Wade Chrlatensen, Wayne Benedict, Homer James Welch, Chlpman Connerney. Class O Raymond Stickler, Jean Lenore Payne, Doloros Davis, Bob Boynton, John Blakenshlp, Flora McDonald, Shirley Thompson. James Robert Drake. Class H Helen Alberta Hender son. Donna Cook, Mary Louise Dick sou. Virgin lad ule Gullck, Pauline Tray lor. Class 1 Elisabeth Jane Bishop. Jean Turner, Verna Altman, Mary Bond. Merton Wynn, William Grlffity, George Henry Miner. Class J Margery' Richardson, Ar thur Markham, Billy McGarrlgle. Class K Wilson Rowland McNary, Lester King, Clara May Tullls, Clif ford Mytlnger, Howard Dunham. Phil Crystal Class L Charles Edward Heard, Jr., Harold Kincald, William C. Mc Klnney, William P. Clarke, John Ed ward Chloupek, Robert Thomas Mil ler, William Temple, Joe Calllson. Japanese Porter Injuries Sustained in Fall Down Hotel Elevator Shaft Falling down the elevator shaft at the St, George hotel at 5 o'clock last evening, Harry Okumura, Japanese night porter and bellboy, sustained In juries from which he died at St. An thony's hospital at 2:30 this morning. At the time of the fatal accident he was taking a passenger up the eleva tor. The grip, belonging to the guest, became caught between the car and the wall of the shaft and, In trying to save It, the Japanese wu drnwn up tight against the wall. Had he stopped the elevator he would have saved himself but evl dentl forgot to do so in hla excite ment. As the car reached the second floor, the man was pulled ao forcibly against the glass doors that they were shattered. The car squeezed past his body which was prevented from (ail ing Into the hallway by the wire net ting Inside the glafcs This acted as a Liquid Fire Used in Attack on French; Some Gains Made PARIS, April 22 Advancing be hind a shield of liquid fire, the Her mans last night occupied trenches on the slopes of Deadman'a Hill, a com muninue admitted. It was asserted thnt counter attacks completely oust-'ong the few companies nttacking. The ed them. Violent fighting developed, statement said that scores of batter north and northeast of Verdun fol- les of cannon were rushed to the ns- lowlng heavy bombardments Tne Oermnns attempted to capture the L PARADE HI James Raley, Melvln Wynn, Billy and Bob Cresswell. Class M Burke Hayes and Jean Snyder. Class N lister and Leonard Hlnes Class O Ralph B. McEwen Edwin L. McEwen, Veva and Deardorf. and, Vera Class P, not registered. Class Q, not registered. Class R Mavel and Marcel Pollard. Class 8 Hattie Tullls, Jack Weber. Class T Ivan Murphy. Class U Lola and Lois Henry, Vir gle and Virginia Pickens. Class V Glenn Boynton, Amy Elizabeth Aldrich, Karl and Gretch an Rinehart, Kenneth Livingstone, Harold Bates, Wayne Estes, Jane An keny, Frances Moyer, Elva Moyer, Kathryn Furnish, Alice Griffith, Myr tle Smith Class W William T. Clarke, Walt er Arthur Adams, Frank Mangold, Hazel Mangold, Evelyn Mangold, Jan et La Fontaine, Jock Harkncss, George Homer Clarke, Mabel Ferguson, John Buerstatte. Theodore Burton Here Today Will Deliver Address hX-CONORESSBAN FROM OHIO WILL OUTLINE HIS POLITI CAL PRINCIPLES Theodore E Burton, former congress man and senator from Ohio aid one of the strongest of the republican presidential possibilities, is in Pendle ton today, and this afternoon is ad ! dressing an audience of Umatilla county citizens upon political issues. The address, originally set for 2 o clock, was postponed an hour In or- t'er not to conflict with the baby pa rade. Senator Burton arrived on No. 17 from Baker where he spoke iast night He was accompanied by ex-Congressman Ralph D. Cole of Ohio, F. B Bvarta of Cleveland, his private sec retary, and O. C. Bortztneyer of port land. At the depot he was mcr. by a com mittee from the Young Men's and Young Women's Republican Club and escorted to the Hotel Pendleton where an Informal luncheon was held for him. It was attended by about SO members of the club Senator Burton talked informally at the lunch eon and made a notable impression upon his hearers. The speaking this afternoon is be- inir hole) nt h Mn , air pavilion. Charles B. Moores of Portland, candidate for the republi can nomination for secretary of state, will also speak at the meeting. , ,, . The kingdom of Slam covers an area of about 200, U00 square miles, and the last census gave a total pop ulation of 8,149,487. Dies From spring which shot the body back into the empty shaft as the car went on. He fell from the second story to the basement. The force of the fall was partly broken by his coat catching on the bumper In the basement. How ever, he had been badly mashed De fcie tbe fall. The noise of the fall at ractei the attention of those in the lobby and, hurrying to the basement, found the Injured man. He was taken to the hospital and Dr. Hattery summoned. An examination showed that his right arm had been broken and that there Had been internal injuries. Death end - ed his sufferings at 2:30 this morn ing. Deceased was about 42 years old and is survived by a wife and two children in Japan. He had been cm ployed at the hotel only since the first of the month. trenches surrounding Fort Vaux, ev idently as a preliminary to attacking the fortress Itself. Artillery prevented the Teutons emerging from tho trenches and caused heavy losses am- sistance or the British in the recent I battle of Ypres. Lurking Bands of Bandits Sighted Along the Border AMERICAN KXI'IDITION HAS NOT ( X M PLKTKLY 1 IKMO V ED MENACE OF ATTACK. NAMIQUIPA, April 22 (Wireless to Columbus ) The operations of the American expedition have not remov ed the menace from villista bandits. Nearly every gay small bands of ban- dit, are sighted. It was revolted that the quest for Villa continues within narrowed limits since the Parral dash. Many wild and contradictory stones have been deceived. No con cern is felt for the position of the ad vanced detachments nearest Parral The jagged defiles and canyons In this region are ideal hiding places for the Vllllstas. A band can remain undis covered until reconnolterlng parties Btumble over them. The Vllllstas however, are keeping out of harm's way. SDPPRESSED LETTER IS READ BEFORE THE SENATE ADMIRAL FI8KE DECLARES U. & LUCKY IF IT ESCAPES GREAT WAR. WASHINGTON. April 22. "If th I'nlted States escapes a war with great power In the next five years It will be a triumph for diplomacy. It will not be stch a war as with Spain, tut wholesale and ruthless." This passage from a letter by Admi ral Fiske, brought from the navy de partment files, was placed before the senate today. Daniels suppressed It, but a senate resolution demanded its publication. Daniels said that when Fiske wrote the letter he did not con sider It sufficiently important to de liver It personally to the secretary and merely filed it. The report from the general navy- board, which the resolution also requested, was refused on the advice of Admiral Dewey. Ha said it was incompatible with the pub lic Interest. It was understood tha report dealt with international af fairs. CHURCHES WILL JOIN IN OBSERVING HUMANE SUNDAY 'The love of humanity Is the foun dation of all virtue." Abraham Lin coln. May 21st of this year has been se lected by the American Humane As sociation for Humane Sunday, and the week following "Be Kind to Ani mals" Week. This occasion will be observed throughout the United States i in various ways: Sermons and addresses by the cler- s.wiien in eei aenomuiauon win ue mi- "i uri mi ctuu day in the different churches, and talks and exercises will be given during "Humane Week" bearing upon the subject in the schools. We ask our clergymen and teachers of the Pendleton schools to Join In this world wide campaign which is being waged to Introduce practical humanity into human conduct toward God's helpless creatures, suffering lit tle children and abused animals, and give it their aid and support In so far aa they can. OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY. By Mrs. F. W Vincent. Good Records are Made on Track by High School Men Due to weather conditions and the absence of a few men, the high school track meet scheduled for yesterday afternoon did not take place, but in stead Coach Oordon put his men through some of the events to try them out Searcy won the fifty yard dash in 5 2-5 seconds; Latourelle took the 100 yards in 10 1-5 seconds. Coach Gordon thinks that he has a track team unequealed in the eastern part of the state. As yet It Is early In , the season, but already several of the eastern Oregon marks of last yeir have been broken. Siebert is doing the quarter In rec ord time Iloylen has already run the half In 2:06 1-2, which is two seconds better than eastern Oregon time. BrOWh has burled the discus 10!l feet, while last year 98 was the best made Heyden tossed the shot 3S feet, 3 Inches and Is rapidly Improv ing. Minis is throwing the Javelin around UiO feet consistently. Gordon has already cleared the bar in the pole vault at 9 1-2 feet. Mlnnla Is doing the mile In exceptionally fact time. Myers is working hard on the high hurdles and high Jump. Chi holm and Siebert are doing about 19 1-2 In the broad Jump The next meet of the season will be the Inter-class meet held next Frlda. At this meet Gordon will have a good line on the men he will place against Walla Walla In the dual meet held here on May Hi . American Lii, , Communications Menaced 1 ft"" JfSU V "k General Pershing's force of 12,090 men in Mexico since Carranza ha not permitted see of the railroads for supplies Is now menaced on a line some 400 miles long, reaching from Columbus, N. M., to Parral, where Major Tompkins has clashed with mob. This line, over which automo bile trucks have carried provisions for his soldiers, reaches rrom Columbus through Cosas Grandes, Chihuahua, and Statevo. Whether or not supply autos are on their way to Parral to help Major Tompkins Is not known. Carranza has many thousand sol diers scattered through this territory. They would be used at once against American troops If the clash came They are distributed as follows: At Chihuahua, General Gutierrez with 5.000; at Parral 500; at Jlminez 500; northern Sonora, General Calles with 12,000; Satevo, General Herrera with Mignon Davis of Hermiston and Billy McKinney of This City Win First Baby Honors With perfect scores to their credit, Mignon Davis of Hermiston and Billy McKinney of Pendleton were this aft- , . . . ., r , . pion gin ana uvy utiuy rtyecii?ij ui Umatilla county, as a result of the first annual eugenic test held Thurs day and yesterday. Dorothy Hampton of Pendleton wop the honor of being second high scor ing girl and Burke Hayes of Pendle ton won second in the boys' division Both of these babies scored 99 1-2. The grand champion girl Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund I Davis of Hermiston and the grand daughter of Mrs. Laura Davis, wen known here. She Is one year old. The grand champion boy is the son of Mr. and Mrs William C. McKinney of this city and Is a little past two Dorothy Hampton Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Hampton Burke Hayes is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Hayes and will be font years old this summer. Americans Ready to Quit Germany IN ( ASF. OF SEVERANCE OF RE I.ATIOXS THEY I AN LEAVE IN SHORT TIM K. THE HAGUE. April 22. Many Americans are preparing to close their affairs and leave Germany in two day s notice If relations are severe I gome arranged to come to Holland. There hus been no exodus of Ameri- cans since the latest submarine crisis developed. The Oerman-Amerlcan excitement apparently Is subsiding. The feeling Is growing that Germany nlll prevent an early rupture of dl- plomatic relations. More thnn BOO women are serving In the Russian army. smtv V 1200; at Juarez, General Gavira with 1800; at Madera, General Bartani with 800; at Namaquipa, General Cano with 700; at 800; at Guerrero, Gen era! Cavasson with S00, and at Casas Grandas, General Davllla with 1200. At Torreon, southeast of parral. Gen eral Trevlno has 4000. The Arrleta brothers are operating in Durango with about 3000 men and then there are the Villa bandits. prise Bunch of Rabies. According to Mrs. Bailey of Port land, head of the parents' bureau of that city, the babies entered at the lo cal show are the finest specimens cf babyhood she has ever seen at a test Any number out of the 225 scored 98, 98 1-2 and 99, the proportion being much greater than at the avera. test. Mrs. Bailey also states that th" local physicians were unusually thor ough in their test which makes the results doubly flattering for the ba bies of this county. The grand champions were this aft ernoon presented with a complete silver table service. Royal M. Sawtelte awarding the prize to the champion! girl and the Peoples Warehouse to I the champion girl. As second hign I" ' r wi .scoring girl baby little Miss Hamptonl secured a string of genuine La MM pearls given by William Hanscom, from A. L. Schaefer a I knife, fork and spoon I silver mug. and a solid Roy Alexander returned yesterday from Portland where he witnessed the opening ball game. NEWS SUMMARY (k-ncral. Wilsui is much coticcrncil ocr tin Mexican situation. I Washing Is worried over outlook for x-ltloim-nt in submarine trouble. : Liquid Hre Bfed on the lYcncli Tot "fight gnlns. i Lncaii Hermiston baby grand i-huniiHon Rirl; Billy McKinney champion h I Japancvc Mrtcr killed In full iloon 1 elevator shaft of liotcl. First haby parade Is big success. Senator Iturtou here today to ad dress public. REPORT BEING AT President Wilson is Much Concerned Over the Mexican Situation and Carranza's Attitude. ALARMING REPORTS HEARD Mexican Said to be MoMthtng North of Parral; American Cavalrynen Capture Four Vill lta Bat Mala Band Escapes; U. 8. Officers Hred Ob By Mexicans. COLUMBUS, April 22. Unex pected activity followed the re retpt of Funston's orders today. Three hundred Infantrymen inarched Into Mexico. SAN ANTONIO, April 22. Secret orders were sent to Pershing today following Scott's arrival. A salute of 13 guns was fired when Scott de trained. It Is unknown whether Scott agreed to change the base of opera tions to Presidio. Renewed activity marked Scott's arrival. WASHINGTON. April 22. Presi dent Wilson was much concerned over the Mexican situation today. Word from Scott is anxiously awaited. Car ranza's attitude toward the expedition is the big question. Since the Parral clash there have been persistent re ports that Mexicans are moboHxing south of there. The Carranzlstaa are reported to have warned the Ameri cans that Parral was a dead line be yond which they must not go. The administration believes that them of ficials followed orders from local chieftains instead of acting on a man date from Carranza. The United States may send a note to Carranza. NAMIQUIPA, April 22 (Wireless to Columbus) American cavalrymen have captured four Vllllstas and a number of horses near here. They found a warm camp where a hundred Vllllstas had Just been but were un able to overtake the main force. A search followed the receipt of reports that Vl! lists bands were hereabouts, It is believed that General Cervantes headed the band. Two offlcera were fired on on the outskirts of Nami qulpa. Since the Parral clash an in creased animosity is evident among the natives. Cervantes held trysts with his sweetheart almost under the nose of the sentries of Pershing's headquarters. Another woman. Jea lr.us, told the story. Cervantes fled tr the hills. COLUMBUS. April 23. Albert Hartmann of the Thirteenth cavalry, died enroute from the front on a mo tortruck. He suffered from dementia at a result of his terrible hardships in Mexico. Pope Sends Easter Greetings to the American People BENEDICT HOPES THAT NATIONS NOW AT PKAC WILL RE MAIN SO. NEW YORK. April 22 The pope's Easter message to the United States was cabled from Rome through Car dinal Gasparri to the United Press to day. It is as follows: (Copyrighted) "Peace be with you. These sweet words which the Snvlor spoke to his apostles, the Holy Father ... .... , Mav m- " " preserve It. thank.nK ""s " ' May k - . . .H ttrauntlv laVO'lT dnWM 1 . ,' - .. Kl,. dishonoring rxirupe mm ity." May Closes Today at Low Price of $1.12 CHICAGO. April the East I iregonlan i today. Open. Mav II n July II. US 22. (Special to llange of prices High II 14 II II lilt HU' Portland eniiTiixii Ore.. Aurll 22 (SDeclali- Merchants Excha.ige price today, club. M Nat stem. 11.03 1 bid; iu,i,il. blue- o.i 1-2 askwi. IJcriool t'a-li Warke. UVSRPOOL, April 21 Wheat Suot No. 1 Manitoba. 13c Sd (II t - per bu.); No. 2- s 2d: nor,h' crn aprlng, 12s lid; No. 2 red westers, winter, IK d (II 7 -' l"r hunrl SCOTT'S AWAITED WASHINGTON