East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, May 04, 1916, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDAILY EVENING EDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION WEATHER Tonight and Friday ralr. TEBTERDAY'8 WEATHER DATA. Maximum temperature, i; mini mum, 50; rainfall. 0; weather, clear: wind, west, brisk. TO ADVERTISERS. The Knit Oregonlao has the large! boot Ode and guaranteed paid circulation of any paper In Oregon, eaat of Portland and bj far tbe largest circulation In Pendleton at aey otber newspaper. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 28 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1916. NO. 8800 WILSON AGREES TO PACT TERMS WITHJWEXICAN8 President Satisfied Over Arrange ments as Made at Conference Be tween Scott and Obregon. AWAITS WORD FROM CARRANZA Washington Officials Believe That De Fart. Road WU1 Agree tu Twine; Gradual Withdrawal of American Expedition is one 01 uc , Points Couoeded. WASHINGTON, May 4 SeeretarJ , of War Baker aent to President Wil son a 2000 word message today from Scott. The contents were not re vealed. Army men are convlnoed that an early withdrawal of American troops la Indicated, it was thought that Carrania would approve the terms. Although it I known that Wllaon is satisfied with the agreement no formal announcement of approval will be made until I'arranxa approves. The president and Baker conferred at noon. Afterwards a message was sent to Scott itatlng that the presi dent awaited word from Carrania which was expected late today. The president then probably will issue a statement. Aside from the knowledge that the agreement does not put a time limit upon the slay of troops in Mexico and provides a satisfactory use of the rail ways, nothing official has been learned. EL PASO. May 4. Scott and Fun ston were much pleased today when Informed offlclullv that the president approve of the pact with 0 Oregon. American aid In rehabilitating Mexi co Is expected to follow the ratifies, lion of the pact. The authorities be lieve that the agreement includes the following: tiradual retirement of the Amerl. can expedition; the contraction of the lines preliminary t.. Withdrawal; the use of Mexican railroads; American troops to be unhampered In the hunt for Villa, the t'arranxlalas genuinely cooperating: Americans to continue avoiding Mexican cities; the United States to use its influence to obtain flnanrlnl aid for Mexico and to per mit the Importation of arms and am munition; to rhanite the Mexican min ing laws permitting the reopening of the mines: foreign capital permitted to return to Mexico. Authorities aaree that Mexico's problem is more economical than military. Hunger and unemployment j are held responsible for banditry. NAMIQI'IPA. May 4 P. P. Holly j aa Bl Paso runcher and MOM fori Pershing was killed Tuesday near Bublo. It Is believed that a small hand of Vllllatu shot him. Kubio was known to be a resort of the VII llstas. A detachment of the sixth cavalry was scouting. Holly sepal -1 ated from them. Not returning, sol- j dlrr searched and found his corpse. IN RATES ON STEEL HELD UNJUSTIFIED SALEM. Ore.. May 4. (Special)- The public service commission today cancelled the proposed Increased rules on steel and iron shipments I rom Portland to Pendleton and Athe na. The commission held the In creases not Justified. At the local O.-W. R. & N. freight office no news has yet been received of the commission's action and the proposed rate is regarded as having been In effect since May 1. The In. crease is from 10 to 36 cents per hun dred on Iron and steel. I R. SAYS HE DOES NOT SEEK 6.O.P. NOMINATION NEW YORK, May 4. "I'm not Line the Dresldentlul nomination and 1 tell you In all sincerity that I am not the least Interested In my own personal fortunes." Thls was the concluding sentence of a letter that Roosevelt sent to the Ohio German American, who suggested that the colonel tone down his statements re garding Belgium, thereby command ing the votes of the Germans and Irishmen. Roosevelt emphatically refused to modify or qualify anything 1 bad said regarding Belgium. Natatorium Will be Opened June 1 is Announcement IN ALL PHOBABU4TY A STEAM HEATING PLANT WI1J. BE INSTALLED. The natatorium at Round-Up Park will be opened on June l and a steam heating plant will, In all probability, be Installed. These two announcements, of para mount Interest loca.ly, were made at the council meeting last evening by Chairman Taylor of the natatorium committee. The committee, he said, Is now actively at work In preparing for the bathing season and hopes to make the Institution even more popu lar then last year. The announcement that the water will probably be heated Is particularly gratifying to lovers of aquatic sport, inasmuch as the overflow water from the city resorvoirs Is too cold for com fortable bathing In the early and late seasons. If the heating plant is put In, a suf ficient charge for bathing will be made to pay the cow of maintenance The committee believes that only a small charge will be necessary. For some time It was considered that an electric heating plant could be Installed but the committee now believes that a steam plant would be more satisfactory and Just as eco nomical The plan Is to Install colls In a concrete Intake basrn so that the water. In entering the pool, will pass over the hot pipes. The temperature of the water can be raised 'rom ten to forty degrees by this method, the committee thinks. At present the plan hinges upon se curing a boiler that will not he too expensive. superintendent Kmployrd. The committee also announced last evening that Prof. E. E. Oels, principal or the east end school, has: been employed ns superintendent of ihc ruitatorlum during the summer Application was made last evening liv Tom t.lenk for nermlsslmi to onen ! an Ice-cream and soft-drink booth at ih natatorture during the rammer This matter was referred to the com mittee . Miss Saling Goes to Top of List in the Queen Contest HI, 1 00 VOTES SENT EBOM IIERK GIVE LOCAL OIHL EIRST PLACE, A block of 91.100 votes for Miss Mu riel Sallng. Pendleton-s candidate for Queen ol the Hose Festival, was sent to Portland lust night and sent her from twelfth position up to the top of the list Her total vote this morn ing was 15s. 323. The new order of giving 5000 extra votes for every 100 purchased Is caus ing heavy balloting and daily changes are being made In the race. For In stance last night Lillian C. HeriVlrlcks. the candidate of the Foresters of America, was leading with a total of 1,11.621. Miss Jewell Carroll of tho Knights and Ladles of Security was next with 130,261 and Miss Mildred Pegu of Vancouver, came along close behind with 128,410. Miss Eleanor Jackson of McMinnritle had 128.265 and Hose Uptegrove of Oregon City, 126,420. Edel Fraasch of Eugene has! 118.673 and Mrs. Maude Oilman of the G. A. R., 114, 10T. The otherJ range rrom 86,000 to 107,000. Eugene. Oregon City. Vancouver, McMInnvllle and Klamath Falls are all working hard to land the queen ship and It behooves Pendleton peo ple to take advantage of the special offer of 6000 votes for one dollar which lasts until May 13. This Is the last special offer that will be made, it Is stated positively. The contest closes May 1. Mr-. J. M. Quest came In from He lix today to meet her daughter. Miss Monta Quest, who had been visiting In I Grande and Cove for several weeks. Greulich & Cooper Purchase Alta Theater; Run Cosy Also Having been purchased yesterday i by Messrs. John Greulich and E. L. Cooper from the old proprietors, Deery & Chandler, the Alta theater Is now under new ownership and In the' future Is to be managed by Mr. Coop-! er, who Is also to have the manage-j ment of the Cosy (formerly the Or-; pheum). The deal for the Alta was complet-' I ed yesterday by the new owners and j they took possession at once. It is an-1 Bounced that the same line of pic- j tures will be continued at the Alta. However, the vaudeville feature will be much strengthened. Within a short time a new service will be se-1 cured, providing a dally vaudeville program, the talent being from a clr ' cult playing the large coast cities from Los Angeles to Seattle This vaude Many Arrests Are Made in April by the Local Police N I villi It IS DOUBLE THE AM OUNT MADE DURING THE l-'lHWr THREE MONTHS. More than double the arrests made In any one of the first three months of the year were the arrests made during the month of April by the po lice. The police records show that 48 men were Ultra Into custody dur ing April, whereas In January and February there were but 22 and In March but 21. Despite this Increase the number does not reach half of the number ar reited during April of 1915. In that month, last year there were '108 ar rests. So far this rear the police have made just 111 arrests. Of the 46 taken into custody but 36 were taken Into conn, the re corder's monthly report showing but 36 violations recorded, of this num ber nine resulted In rmes paid, seven forfeited ball. 16 served sentence, two cases were dismissed and on suspend ed sentence was given. The total am ount of money collected In fines was 1269. COUNCIL DECIDES TO OPEN CEDAR STREET TO TRAFFIC HAZEL STREET BETWEEN COURT AMD ALT A WILL BE GRADED SOON. At the meeting of the city council last evening it was decided to open Cedar street between Webb and Court. Pitlllons had been made by Joseph Fiedler and others for the opening of Maple street between Webb and Court out the committee reported against i his because of the expense which would be necessary In crossing the railroad and In moving a well. It was also decided to grade Hazel street between Court and Alta, this street having been opened recently To sprinkle streets. rhulrman Phelps of the street committee asked that the recorder la? Instructed to advertise at once for bids on street sprinkling, and this ac tion will be taken. He stated that he would probably put two sprinklers on the streets today Inasmuch as the dust In some sections was becoming a nuisance. Chairman Taylor of the cemetery c6mmlttee annouced that a second man had been employed at the ceme tarj for the summer season to assist In keeping the burial ground in good condition. Relative to the order of the street commissioner for the O.-W. It. & N. to fix the depression between Its tracks at one place on Main street. C. H. Carter, attorney for the com pany, addressed a communication to the council to the effect that the set tling had been caused by the breaking of a city water main. He, therefore held that the repair should be made by the city. H. A. Mcdernach requested permis sion to repair his building on Garden street, recently damaged by fire. The matter was referred lo the fire com mittee. Wheat Weaker at Close of the Market CHICAGO, May 4. (Special to the Kast Oregoulan) Todajy's range of prices: Open High Close May $1.15 SI. 16 $1.13 July 11.164 1.1 $1.14 Portland. PORTLAND. Ore., May 4. (Speci al.) Merchants' Exchange prices to day: Club, 91 bid. 97 asked; Blue stem, $1.03 bid, $1.06 asked. Liverpool. LIVERPOOL, May 3 Wheat Spot No. 1 Manitoba, 12s lid ($l.s per bushr 1 ) ; No. 1 northern spring, 12s fid; No. 2 red western winter, lis fid ($1.67 per bushel.) ville Is said to be the best In the north west and will be appreciated in Pen dleton. The Cosy Is to be continued as a picture house but the present line of pictures will be discontinued within a! week or 10 days and an Improved ser- j vice secured. The singer now to be heard at the Cosy will be continued on ' th program. During their stay here Meads. Deery A Chandler had a successful business and made many frtcnas personally. I The new owners are also popular local business men, Mr. Cooper having been one of the most successful theater men operating here. He conducted the old COS! theater for a number or. years and recently returned from Cal ifornia to reenter business In Pendleton. Insanity Plea to be Traitor's Way to Escape Death sill ROGER CASEMENT ALREADY HAS BEEN TRIED FOB HIGH TREASON. LONDON, May 4. Casement wan tried on a charge of high treason a few days ago, It was announced today, liaron Reading presided. Unless he escapes death through a plea of In. sanity, he will be hanged by a silken rope, the ancient privilege accorded British noblemen guilty of a crime against the crown. Carson and Redmond Jointly have appealed for mercy for the Irish reb els who fought In Ihe rangs. It is believed that the majority of them will be lightly sentenced and a few deported. An Evening News dispatch report, ed that the Dublin hospitals were filled. The bodies of 66 soldiers and 122 rebels, and civilians were count ed there. Tho mdigues contain 300 bodies. The majority of reports agree that Asquith1 had announced only three executions. The third was Thomas J. Clarke, a tobacconist. The conspiracy supposedly was hatched In his shop. Officials today confirmed the state ment that three Irish rebels were exe ciited. They were Pearse. Clarke and MacDonough. Jams Connolly is not dead. He is Imprisoned, severely wounded. RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONISTS FIRE MOSCOW IS REPORT BERLIN. May 4. ( Wireless to Say vllle.) Russian revolutionists started a great fire In Moscow which has spread to the administration build ings. The blase Is still raging, Stock holm dispatches stated. NEWS SUMMARY General. Gorman reply Is due to be handed to i.cranl today. French strengthen lines at Verdun. Wilson agrees to pact made with tbregon. Local. . Natatorium to epcii Jane 1: water to be warmed. Local nun may buy control of Pi lot Rock telephone line. Pendleton's candidate for queen at head of list. First Photos of Damage Done in Verdun During Battle liiiwi wii'ww street In Verdun Today. U jFiSma-l K These ere the first photographs ot Verdun since the Germans began there the greatest battle of history. The upper picture shows a glimpse o: a street In the town, and the destruc tion wrought. The lower picture shows French soldiers being rushed to vari ous points on the line ny one of the 5000 automobiles useo by the French to bring up reinforcements. The Pacific northwest contains prnc. tlcaily half of all the standing timber in the country, but furnishes only one-sixth of the annual cut. Tho southern pine region Is the pre.nt center ot th lumber Industry, fur nishing about 45 per cent of the an nual production. lit vppisoiug i i Issue Strain Saus the Will be Heavy or fcpayer NOTE The following Is the ad , drees delivered Tuesday at Pilot Roc by Assessor C. P. Strain In opposition I to the bond issue for good roads: When It comes to selling bonds by I the million to invest In roads, pru ! dence cbunsels rareful consideration 1. What will be the total cost? 2 Will It pay? 5. Will home lalor receive maxi mum benef.ta under jropu d plan? 4. Who pays the taxes? 6. Are there other needs mors pressing? 6 How long will the road last? .Multnomah is held to have made a generous contribution toward perma nent good roads through construction of one hundred miles of the Columbia highway. She has more than eight times our taxable property, and more than eleven times our population. She had scenery of unsurpassed beauty, and grandeur to be made accessible by this road. She is the metropolis of the state, having an empire above her, and th world's markets open to her through the lower river and the Pacific ocean. Portland's position entitles her to be, and destiny decrees that she must be the premier city of the Pacific Northwest. Her road does several things. It traverses a thickly setted section of dairy farms, gardens and orchards, bringing the products of these into such close proximity to the table of the city dweller, that de lightful freshness Is assured. It brings a wonderful prayground, rich in health and pleasure possibilities within convenient reach, in point o time and cost, to two hundred thou sand people who need outdoor recrea tion. It Is an investment which ought to yield to the state and nation by reason of its placing a great wealth of scenic wonders upon a public highway for the enjoyment of all. Upon this score, no section of our proposed road compares with that ot Multnomah's. No entrancing mountain scenery, no invigorating health resort or play ground, no tourist harvest is claimed. The east end and west end of the eountv alone are thickly settled and devoted to diversified crops. The Pendleton market consumes but a mere fraction of their produce. The Columbia river and rail transporta tion constitute our market roads. As suming, however, the hard surfaced roads to be of the same value to us that Multnomah's roads are to her people, and that we spend as much in proportion to our means as she has spent, then it is up to us to construct twelve miles of hard surfaced roads I reach Troops Hushed Through streets in vpovjtu av 'W But more Chs nundred miles are demanded, and . .is would entail up on us a hardship equal to that upon them by the construction of a thou sand miles. Having leas urgent need, can we afford to spend money upon our roads eight times more lavishly than Mult nomah County has done? Those be lieving that 1980,000 will be the end of the cost have a surprise awaiting them. Columbia county sold $260, 000 worth of bonds ana made a direct road levy of f 100,000 more. The great sum went in chunks where nothing was received in return The state ment was made, without contradiction at the State Taxpayers' League Con vention in Portland, that 1108,000 of it was swallowed up by the state en gineering department The upshot ol tbe whole affair Is that the money has been consumed and that the road Ilea unfinished. The bond limit has been reached, the road Is going to ruin for (Continued on page six.) Many Indians do Not Have Desire For Citizenship SECRETARY LANE CITES LETTER FROM MM AL REDMEN IN PROOF THEREOF. WASHINGTON. May 4. Two full blood Indians of the Umatilla reser vation in Oregon are cited by Secre tary of the Interior Lane as conspic uous examples of the unwillingness of many of the red men to' accept re sponsibilities of citixenshtp when it is offered them. Secretary Lane, convinced that the Indian should take his place as a cit ixen as soon as he is fitted, appointed two an calledw competency boards to personally' examine the Indians and report to him as to tneir fitness. Sev eral thousand have neen examined, and about 500 recommended for cit izenship, under whicn they would be severed from tribal bonds, and allow ed to do as their white neighbors do particularly to vote and pay taxes. Decline to Be Citizen Leo Sampson and Alien patawa are two Umatillas who sent a Joint letter to the secretary protesting against having citizenship fhrust upon them. They have declined to apply for pat- ( Continued on page eight.) GERMAN ANSWER TO DEMANDS IS EXPECTED TODAY Official Announcement at Berlin States That Reply Will be Handed to Ambassador Gerard. NO IDEA WHAT IT CONTAINS Much Speculation Is Rife aa to Prob able Attitude of the Imperial Got. crnment Toward Latent Demands of I'nlted States: Some Think That Note WIU Evade. BERLIN, May 4. It was officially announced that the German reply would be handed to Gerard this after, noon. WASHINGTON. May 4 The Ger man reply probably will not he re. ceived before Saturday, but the gov. ernment expects information regard ing its contents tomorrow. Gerard cabled that he was forwarding a re port on his conference with the kais er. It was expected to contain a summary of the German attitude. WASHINGTON, May 4 The un certainty of when Germany's reply will be dispatched raised new doubts today of the document's contents. Either a direct compliance with Am erican wishes or an evasion la ex pected. The time being taken for framing a reply aroused the belief that a temporizing mesaage was like ly. Others think that an effort to frame a reply directly complying with the demands without arousing feeling in Germany, explains the delay. Ger ard advised Lansing that he expected to receive the reply today. 20 CENT LUNCHES SERVED BY GIRLS PROVE SUCCESS YOING WOMEN ENTH CSIAJSRIC TO SEE WHO WILL DO THE BEST WORK. In the domestic science department of the high school. Miss Butler hag divided the girls into groups of three each. These groups hare been serv ing "20 cent" luncheons In the dining parlors to Invited guests. They are now beginning on their second round. Miss Edith Richardson. Juanita Friedly and Gladys Simpson prepared, served and washed and put their kitch en in order in two nours and threa minutes Friday they will serve five of the Pendleton physicians and they hope to make better time. Last Friday the Misses Fay Doff. Emily Carney and Ruth Isaacs, serv ed Mrs. Tom Boylen, John Snyder, Roy Duff. Zoe Carney and Gene Boy len. This group did their work nt two hours. NDEPENOENT PHONE CO. MAYBE MANAGED BY LOCAL RESIDENT DEAL IS ON TO SELL MAJORrrY Ot? HOCK TO EDMl'N'D MABIE Through Information coming today from Pilot Rock It Is learned that a meeting of the stockholders of the In dependent Telephone Co has been called for Saturday. May 1J, for th purpose of considering me sale of u controlling Interest in the corpora tion to Edmund Mable of this clt. local manager for the p T tt T Co For some time past, it M understood, prominent stockholder of the Inde pendent company have been approach ing Habit upon the matter of taklntc the management and control of the company, their Idea being that a trained man at the head would In sure a much more capable manage ment and a much more efficient ser vice. Beports have it that a majority ot the stockholders are ready to turn over their stock to the local man at 1(0 per share, which ngure Is IU above par There is a minority op position, It Is said and It l.i thin that has led to the call for a nvctlng There are many stockholders In th company, each telephone n the sys tem being represented by a ahare of stock. The compan has two line Into Pendleton gives local service m Pilot Rock and has linns running Inio Uklah. Nye and other southern! point and a lo into the Mckay rmmk territory.