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WEATHER
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TEBTERDAY'8 WEATHER DATA.
Maximum temperature, i; mini
mum, 50; rainfall. 0; weather, clear:
wind, west, brisk.
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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.