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CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 28
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, J
1916.
NO. 8801
Nature of Reply to American
Demands Leaves Cabinet and
President Somewhat Confused
Communication is Considered Immediately Af
ter Received But no Action is Expected Until
the Official Text Has Been Cabled From
Berlin; America's Attitude Toward England is
Now Greatest Point in Settlement of Sub
marine Trouble.
WASHINGTON. May 5. Although
the cabinet met thla morning to dis
cuss the German note, no action was
expected until the offllal text haa been
cabled, probably tomorrow.
Within 10 minutes after the note
reached Washington, the president
and cabinet met to consider the com
munication The reply came In piece
meal from the wires. The conference
apparently was unanimously of the
belief that Germany had conceded to
the demands, but some uncertainty
existed because of the conditions that
were made.
The first part of the note was con
sidered of a sarcastic and contentious
tone, belittling the American attitude.
Then cume the flat statements meet
ing practically all the concessions de
manded It left the cabinet officers
somewhat confused. The fact that
Oermnny requires England to cease
Its operations in violation of Interna
tional law was expected. Many offi
cials were Inclined to request America
to undertake to bring about such
change. Some believed that Germany
again "passed the buck" to America.
The nature of the reply puts Am
erica on probation, making a success
ful settlement of the present difficulty
entirely dependent upon America's at-1 morrow after the official note Is de
tltude toward England. Officials were , llvered. Cabinet members refused to
Inclined to pass over the caustic and comment.
Many Houses are
Carried Away as
Levees Collapse
LIVEeTOCK DHOW NED IN IOWA
AMD RESIDENTS VUBSt KOR
THEIR IJVES
Muscatine, ioa. May 5
Twenty house were curried awa.v,
UnssHUg wv drowned, trees
uprooted arm 2(1.000 aire Inun
tlnul today when levees for 12
males downstream broke. Tlie
rcaJtMatl are fleeing. almiHlonliuT
ItmilWlsI SeorH miles more
of the levee are doomed. Hun
dred", are aliemliUiut to save their
projierty south f Muscatine.
Miss Saling Still
in Lead for Queen
Miss Muriel Saling of Pendleton,
who Jumped into the lead of the Rose
Queen contest yesterday. Is still at the
top this afternoon, according to the
telegraphic standing. Her total vote
Is now 169,073. Mlas Mildred Pegg
of Vancouver, Is second with 145.410,
and Mlas Rose Upterrove of Oregon
Cltv, third, with 140,420.
The others standing ts as follows:
Miss Eleanor Jackson of McMlnnvllle,
140 ;.'.; Jewell Carroll, K. and L. of
Security. 137.261; Miss Lillian Hen
drlcksnn. F. of A., 138,621, Miss Kdel
FYaasch of Eugene, 119,808; Mrs.
Maude Gllmnn, O. A. R.. 114.107;
Miss Anna Allen, Metropolitan Life.
107.3:6; Miss Georgia White. Corval
lls, 9S.H46; Miss Marian Anderson, Al
bany, 91,867; Louise Taylor, Western
Union. 82.032; Waive Jacobs. Klam
nth Falls, 73,224, and Myrtle McGlar
kin. Hose City Park. 816.
Pendleton High School and
Walla Walla Track Teams in
Dual Meet This Afternoon
The annual dual track meet between ! this morning and with them a large
Walla Walla and Pendleton high is
being held this afternoon at the
Round -Up Park.
The Walla Walla team came over
Wool Sale Dates Set in June
Wool sale dates for eastern Oregon
were announced yesterday by the Ore
gon Woolgrowers' association. The
dates extend from June 12 to June
28 and are set for all of the principal
wool centers-6f eastern Oregon. The
following are the dates announced:
Juntura, June It.
Riverside, June It.
Vale, June 14.
Ontario, June 14.
Irrevelant passages, believed to have
been written for home consumption
Tile rejection of America's evidence
In the Sussex case la a thorn In the
side of the administration's optimism
The government had considered the
case against Germany as complete.
Bernstorff. In accepting the reply
as satisfactory, announced that he will
take up with the state department
early next week the matter of the al
leged British violations of Interna
tional law.
Hernstorff will not make demunda
on Wilson regarding the alleged Eng
Hh violations. He will point out
that the I'nited Stutes has assumed
the role of the upholder of Interna
tional law, no matter where violated.
He will call attention to the alleged
British violations. Officials believe
that the ambassador will hot find a
receptive attitude In the state depart
ment. Rulings of the state depart
ment that only cases where American
lives were Jeopardized had been pro
tested, may be shown to Hernstorff.
After the cabinet meeting there
was no question but that the situation
was regurded as optimistic. Wilson
read the unofficial text to the cabinet.
A final decision was expected late to-
BRITISH F0REI6N OFFICE
INQUIRES ABOUT SULLIVAN
EORMER AMERICAN MINISTER
SAII TO HE HELP IN KNQXMH
PRISON..
LONDON. May 5 The British for
elgn office today wired Dublin asking
for Information about James Sullivan,
formerly American minister to Santo
Domingo, arrested on a charge of
complicity In the rebellion. It was un
derstood Sullivan won confined In an
K'nglish prison.
Fifteen other rebel leaders who had
been condemned to death had their
sentences commuted to ten years' Im
prisonment one other was sentenced
to eight and two others to ten years.
Further trials are proceeding.
Blewett Company Has
55 Employes at Work
At a gathering In the Commercial
Club rooms this morning the subject
of raising the remaining $2400 guar
anteed for the Blewett Harvester Co.
was discussed and a committee com
posed of J. V. Tallman, Walter Mc
('ormmach. Earl Tulloch and Wesley
Matlock was authorised to secure the
remainder of the fund.
The Blewett company Is now work
Ing night and day. employing a crew
of 65 men and It Is understood their
output for this year ts virtually sold
out already. Consequently there Is
considerable confidence In the com
pany and It is believed the remainder
of the local stock may be easily dis
posed of.
delegation of rooters made their up
pearance. The visitors nre quite con
fident that they will wear home the
crown of the victor.
Pilot Rock, June 15.
Pendleton. June 16.
Heppner, June 17.
Condon, June 19.
Shnniko, June It,
Hunt's Ferry, June 22.
Bend, June 21.
Redmond, June 21.
Madras, June 24.
Joseph, June 26
Enterprise, June 26
Baker, June 28.
Break in Furnish
Ditch at Echo is
Cause of Damage
vi i ii ki ns down into gov
kknment canal and ei-
N M.I Y OARRIKO AW v
(East Oregonlan Special )
ECHO, Ore , May I. A break In
the Furnish ditch on the hill east of
Echo yesterday afternoon caused
damage estimated at 1300 before the
water could be turned off. The wa
ter broke Into the government canal
where It did slight damage and was
finally carried away. The cause of
the break has not been determined.
Classes Will Give
Demonstrations of
AbHity as Cooks
DOMESTIC SCIENCE AND ART
tWOM OK UGH SCHOOL TO
GIVE I A III HIT.
Beginning Wednesday high school
domestic science and art classes will
give demonstrations of cooking and
sewing and put on a display of their
work for the post year.
Beginning In the science depart
ment at 9 a. m. will be exhibits of
cakes, bread and rolls: 10 a. m. bis
cuits and pastry; 1 p. m. meats and
gelatine desserts; p. m. salads and
Ices.
Tables of foods rich in Iron, foods
for building and foods for heat and
energy will also be shown.
The art exhibit will consist of hand
sewing, bedding, undergarments. 1
dresses, suits and hats.
The grade school work will also be
on display at the same hour.
Domestic art girls will be able to
direct and explain to the visitors.
CRIMINAL LIBEL SUIT IS"
DISMISSED A6AINST WOMAN
Miss EVXNS. TEACHER IN EAIR
VIEW RIKTRMT, SIGNS RE
TRACTION. When Miss Pearl Evans, teacher In
the Fairview district, signed a writ
ten retraction of the statements made
In a recent affidavit tty her. the crim
inal libel suit brought against her by
O. W. McDole. one of the directors,
was dismissed upon motion of District
Attorns) Btslwer. The district attor
ney and county superintendent spent
yesterday at the scene or the trouble
and succeeded In gettmg a satisfactory
adjustment out of tfourt.
Miss Evans had charged In her af
fidavit, filed with tne school bourd,
that McDole had made Improper ad
vances to her while sue was living at
his home. Yesterday she made a com
plete disavowal, declaring she had
signed the affidavit at the direction of
the majority of the school board.
So far McDole has come out vic
torious in the controversy that has
wrought up much feeling In the dis
trict. He baa secured a retraction of prices;
the charges made against himself by
the teacher and succeeded In proving May .
himself sane when the neighborhood July '.
had him arrested on a carge of Insan
ity. I
Wife Kills Husband and Child
BOISK. May I. While
defending
herself against her husband. Mrs. C.
T. Shoemaker, shot and killed him
and accidentally shot her daughter,
nine, who died in three hours. Shoe
maker had been arrested for abusing
his wife. The wife was not arrested
Sheriff Glennsferry was called to investigate.
British Battleship Sunk in the Mediterranean
?iassaasBVBSsassjsjaMBSsjBjBMn
The British battleship Russell,
Some (tl men were lost.
FIRST CHIEF TO
ACCEPT PLAN AS
MADE BY SCOTT
De Facto President Carranza Agrees
to Terms as Outlined at Confer -
ence With Obregon,
PROPOSALS TO BE RATIFIED
Mlnor Changes to la) Made Will Not
Affect the Hans In Any Essential
Way; Will be Published as Soon as
Signed ; American Troops to Remain
in Chihuahua.
EL PASO, May 3. Pershing; is
believed to have definitely locat
ed Villa, according to an an
nouncement at Piinston's head
quarters tills afternoon. The an
nouncement was based on a tel
egram from Pershing. Villa's
location was suppressed here.
COLVMUl'S. May .-..Small
bands of VtUlstas In the foot
hills of Guerrero are renewing
their depredations. Officers re
garded the slaying of a scout
yesterday as evidence of the re
turning nerve of the bandits. A
force which Dodd recently rout
id was declared to have- gather
ed together again.
Four hundred negro infantry
men are enroute to relieve the
American troops at Dublin.
These moves nv southward. It
was reported that a Carranza
force in Sonora was engaged in
general movements. This was at
ii United to the agreement reach
ed at Ey Paso.
MEXICO CITY, May 5. Carrania
has accepted the American proposals
as outlined at the. Ssott-Qbregon con
ference, his secretary announced to
day. It was further stated that a
satisfactory solution had been reach
ed regarding the presence of Ameri
can troops in Chihuahua.
EL PASO, May 6. Obregon and
Scott today expected to formally rati
fy the agreement covering the oper
ations of American troops in Mexico.
Slight modifications by Wilson or
Carranza, before giving their appro
val will be made it is believed but
would not alter the plans essentially.
No further changes are anticipated.
It was announced that part ,of the
agreement would be published when
signed.
llfi 1 a
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iivrss av-n
rliliria in C hiranfl PJf
I
special to the
fa range of j
!
CHICAGO, Ms
East Oregonlan i
-Toda
Open
.11.13
,tl.lt
High
11.13 Hs
$1.14,
Close
1.13B
J1.13 4 B
Portland.
PORTLAND. Ore.. May 5 (Speci
al) Merchants' Exchange prices to-
day: Club; 91 bid, 96 asked; Bluestem
11.02 hid. 11.05 asked.
Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL. May 4. Wheat
Spot No. 1 Manitoba, 12s lid (11.89
per bushel i ; No. 1 northern spring.
12s 5d; No. 2 red western winter, lis
6d (11.67 per bushel. )
14,000 tons, was sunk in the Mediterranean. It Is believed by a German mine.
Moving Pictures
of Game Life to
be Shown in City
HUMS HTIJU HE EYHIIHTED TO
SCHOOL ( IIIUIRFN AND
GENERAL PUBLIC.
State Game Warden Carl D. Shoe
maker of Roseburg arrived in Pendle
ton this morning, bringing with him
1 8,x r?eta of movlng pMures depicting
ii' . . -ii oLiiuuca ut Ule i mi i 'Mi
fish and game commission. These
pictures will be exhibited three times
at the Temple theater, twice for
school children and once for the gen
eral public.
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
the pictures will be shown for the pu-
j plls of the first, second, third, fourth,
fifth and sixth grades Monday aft
ernoon at 4 they win be shown for
the pupils of the seventh and eighth
grades and of the high school. Mon
day evening they will be exhibited to
the general public. No charge will
be made for school children.
The pictures show the various phas
es of wild life In Oregon and cover
the entire field of the commission's
operations. They are Intensely inter
esting and instructive. Through them
the commission hopes to educate the
general public Into cooperation in the!fuUy 'ne PrlnclP' ' international
protection and propagation of fish
and game.
One reel shhws the sport of angling
for salmon at the falls m the Willam
ette river near Oregon City. Another
presents the shore birds and waders,
another song bird life, another activi
ties on the state game rarm and an
other glimses of different phases of
game life.
Divorce Is Granted.
A divorce decree was granted yes
terday to the plaintiff in the case of
Blanche Gray vs. Walter Gray and
plaintiff was given the custody of the
child
I coin Spokane On Distillate.
G. E. Crisler and H. S. Fassell of
Spokane arrived in Pendleton last
evening in their 490 Chevrolet, having
driven from Spokane. They used dis
tillate on the entire trip and report
having made 35 miles a gallon. They
stopped at the St. George overnight
and are going on to Portland today.
Baft Pendleton Home.
H. V. LJndberg. bookkeeper for the
Blewett Harvester Co., has purchased
of W. H. Hutchinson the latter's prop
erty at 123 Perkins avenue and will
use the same for a home. The price
was not given out.
Marriage Eee For Queen.
A new source of revenue for the
campaign to elect Miss Muriel Saling
queen of the Rose Festival has been
discovered. Circuit Judge Phelps and
County Judge Marsh have promised
Miss Saling. who Is deputy clerk, that
they win turn over all marriage fees
received by them. This morning
;Judae Phelps turned over five dol-
lars which he received for uniting
Frank L Blain and May E. Smith,
Inasmuch as Satin votes are given for
a dollar until May 13. this fee will
credit her with 30. ami additional
votes.
Lived Like Gypsy 1 Wants Divorce.
Alleging that her husband. Adolph
Ode. failed to provide her with a
home but moved her about over the
country like a gypsy. Genevieve Ode
has brought suit for divorce. She
cites It different cities over the mid
dle west and northwest to which he
took her since their marriage in North
Dakota in 190S. At times he aban
doned her. she says, and in May. 1914,
deserted her entirely. He Is now In
South Dakota. She asks for the etis
todj of tin adopted child.
GERMANY WILLING
TO YIELD IF U. S.
FORCES ENGLAND
TO QUITBLOCKADE
Practically Every Demand in Ameri
can INote is Acceptable to Berlin
Government Under Certain Condit
ions; Submarine Commanders Re
ceive New Orders.
BERLIN, May 5 (Wireless to
Sayvllle.) Germany has yielded to
practically every demand in the Am
erican submarine note. Every possi
bility of a break apparently has been
avoided, a complete Backdown of
Germany Is made conditional upon
America forcing England to observe
law. iiniiirtin lunj CUUWWB1 WUHOI1 a
contention that no merchantman,
whether freight or passenger, should
he torpedoed without warning unless
an attempt to resist or escape is made
Submarine commanders nave received
new orders meeting the American de- ly come to grief. Germany made sev
mands and Germany expresses Implic- j eral proposals to the United States to
it confidence that these orders will be reduce the inherent dangers of naval
executed in good faith. j warfare, but unfortunately, the Unit-
The note, however, does not con- ed States decided not to accept the
cede that the steamsnlp Sussex was ' Proposals. Had It accepted, It would
torpedoed by a submarine. The note nave been instrumental in preventing
states In this particular as follows;
"The German government thinks It
will be of little avail io enter Into the
details of the Sussex case at the pres
ent stage of affairs, particularly be
cause America has omitted to sub
stantiate its assertions Dy a reference
to concrete facts Germany will only
state that it has Imposed far reach-
ing restraints t.Don its submarine
a weapon, solely In consideration of
neutral interests and despite the fact
that these restrictions will necessar
ily be an advantage to Germany's en
emies. England and its allies never
have shown such consideration toward
neutrals."
Dealing with the point as to how
the United States should act toward
England in the latter-s blockade of
German ports, the note declares:
"Germany does not doubt that the
United States will now demand and
insist that England fortnwith observe
me ruiea 01 international law univer
versally recognized Before the war.
Should any steps which the United
States might take hot attain the ob
ject of having the laws of humanity
followed by all the belligerent nations.
Germany would then be facing a new
situation In which it must reserve
complete liberty of a decision.''
Germany notifies America that the
following orders have been handed to
submarine commanders:
"In accordance with the general
principles of visit and search and the
destruction of merchant vessels as
recognixed by international law. such
vessels, both within and without the
area declared to he a naval war xone.
shall not be sunk without warning and
without the saving of human lives,
unless the ships attempt to escape or
offer resistance"
In continuation, the note said:
"Submarines have Had orders to
conduct submarine warfare In accord,
ance with the general principles of
visit, search and destruction of mer
chantmen, the sole exception being to
the conduct of warfare against enemy
trade carried on by enemy freighters)
encountered In the war tone surround.
Ing England. Regarding these no as- Walden family camped eJ the plan
stances were ever given to the United tation of General Price afterward,
states. No such assurance was con-famous confederate officer a bov
talned In the declaration of February ; of six Ben Walden wrestled with the
N Ann m FRRATP TUP I
ADVENT OF THE SPRING
An Indian ka-yu-wit. a feast w:th
which, from time Immemorial the red
man has celebrated the advent of
spring and its blessings, was held at
noon today at the home of Amos
I'ond on the reservation and was at
tended by about 75 men. women and
children The dishes consisted of the
first foods of the year to which the Zh blowing
, . . ' '"'members were pre.ent Mes.iam...
...u.uns in nines xone ny nad access t
the salmon o, the ir., .. ,
k.. .... - -"--
..hu , I,., in me mountains, straw-
oerries and otner fruits besides dried I
I meats, pies and cakes.
There were ;7 men present. M w,.
I men and many children. Among the
I well known Indians present were Po
ker Jim. Captain Sumpkin. Chief
j Umaptne. Jim Spokane. Tom Loy
Luke Minthorn. Luke High Bear ot
lUipwai. Jim Ye-tnau-wit. Mitchell
l.loyd. Allen Patawa, Georxe Red
Hawk. Kop-lots. Ko-ta-tams Willi
:am Barnhart. Luke Bay. Paul Jones
and Ti-co ne Rev. J. M. OoriwUsOl
'and Rev. William Wheeler, mission
ary and pastor at Tutullla. were also
present.
8th. Germany cannot admit of any
doubt that these orders were given
and executed In good faith. If er
rors actually occurred they cannot be
avoided altogether in any kind of
warfare. Allowances must ba made
In the conduct of naval warfare
against an enemy resorting to ail
kinds of ruses, whether permissible or
illicit. Apart from the possibility ot
errors, naval warfare, like land war
fare, Implies unavoidable dangers for
neutrals entering the fighting zone
Even where naval action Is confined
to cruiser warfare, neutrals repeated-
most of the accidents which Americans
met with. In the meantime, Germany
cannot dispense with the use of sub
marines, however, but nas decided up
on further concessions, adapting meth
ods of submarine warrare that will
guard the interests of neutrals. In
reaching this decision, Germany la
actuated by a consideration above the
,eTel of tn question.
- " uuiwti oui i eaeraie as
regret that the sentiments of human
ity which America extends with
such fervor to the unhappy victims
of submarine warfare, were not ex
tended with the same warmth of feel
ing to the millions of women and chil
dren who, according to the avowed
intention of England, snail be starved,
and who. by their sufferings, shall
force the. victorious armies of the cen
tral powers fnto Ignominious capitula
tion. Germany, agreeing with the
German people, falls to understand
j this discrlmlnation
The German peo
ple know the United states haa the
pewer to confine the war to the arm
ed forces of the belligerent countries."
Pioneer Recalls
Early Days Spent
in This Section
BEN WALHEN ONCE CAMFafO ON
THE SPOT WHEKE PENDLE
TON NOW STAN OS.
Though he Is only 70 years of age
Ben Walden. pioneer resident of Wes
ton. can remember having camped
where Pendleton Is located 16 years
before any buildings were erected
here. That was In 1852 while the
Party of which the Walden family
was
part was enroute from Indiana
to western Oregon. There were 20
People In the party and many trials
and adventures fell to their lot en
route across the plains.
The first winter after leaving In.
oian.i was sont in t . .
jovial general and says Price was a
wnoiehearted agreeable man
After living near Rmwnai-m t..r
several years the Walden cume to
Kastern Oregon and the father. Peter
S. Walden first located at the mouth
. . ......lorn tiuirn. on wnat Is now
the Knotts place. Two jears luter he
removed to the Weston neighborhood.
i anromla Gulch.
The member of the Splzz rinktom
Club met yesterday at the home of
Mrs p J, Ssgsnaaa with Mrs Hege.
man and Mrs Plttmnn as hostesses.
A very pleasant afternoon wis spent
r, ., , ,
1 " i-iMit. i .-. Ham..,..
uonney
Edwards. Hoyden, Potter,
rttlmo.
.Mrs .
moved t
evenins
Portland. Will arrive thii
to be a guest at the w.t.
brooke Plckson home
J. P. Keller state parole of
at the Pendleton.
Harrv Ottke who na been
the
suto nusinea here stains he 1 mum
to take a position as salesman for an
other popular car
W. F. McKinnev. tales manager for
the Bouauet Land (V 0f Oakland.
Calif , Is now here upon a visit with
his cousin, W. C MoKlnney.