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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 28
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1916.
NO. 8816
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ALONG FRONTIER
Border Has Been Crossed in Three
Places by Invading Forces Who
Descend Upon Italy.
SEVERE FIGHTING REPORTED
tune Is (Joufldent of the Result; Be
More Army UMi Hold offensive of
Uk Austrian Which la Belle veil to
Be Offset to Italian Drive at Isouxo.
GENEVA, May 23. Despite desper-
ate realitance the Austrian today
were steadily pressing forward against
Vlcenxa on the flrat annlveraary of the
war declaration. Austrian artillery if
bombarding the anow capped Monte
Paaublc which bar the northern en
trance to the valley South of Hover
to the Italians are making a heroic
stand neur Seroavalle. duns mounted
on Monte Baldo Shell the attackers.
Southeast of Rovcrto the Auatrians
have crossed the Italian border In
three paces.
Koine reports bloody fighting of a
see-aaw character, rtrst one and then
the other side reaching the border.
Home expresses confidence In the re
sult of the conflict. It was believed
that the Austrian drive was Intended
to divert the tlallan offensive at
Isonso. Rome thinks the Austrian
losses have been heavy enough to
force an abandonment of the attack.
VIENNA. May 23. Emperor Frani
Josef, Interviewed today, declared he
was certain that the central powers
ultimately would triumph. He pralfi
ed his troops for their successful Ital
ian offensive and said it was a mistake
to underestimate the enemy. wht
proved exceedingly brave.
$6,000 LOSS IS
ESTIMATE FROM
FIRE AT ATHEMA
COMMERCIAL STABLES, HOT EI
BARN AND SEVERAL OUT
BUILDINGS GO.
ATHENA, (ire.. May 13. (Speclnll
- -Fire that did damage amounting to
more than 14000 last evening de
stroyed the Commercial Uvery Stables
the Athena Hotel, a bar'n and several
outbuildings before it was gotten un
der control.
The fire broke out is) the livery
stable at 8:45 from an unknown
cause. There was no one in it nt the
time, the owner and lessee having
left Just 20 minutes before. Within
: sort time It was a mass of flames
and the fire was communicated to the
friimo building In which Is the hotel
ami to other smaller wooden bund
les near by. The Athena fire de
railment succeeded In keeping the
fire from damaging the brick build
inns nearby and saved the residence
of Mrs. M. P. Harden. The Weston
fire department came over with a line
nl hose but was not needed.
The nhsencc of wind, wet roofa and
the fact that there was a good head
f water prevented a big conflagra
tion. The dumage is as follows Mrs. M.
J, Harden, loss of barn $1000, fully
covered; N. A. Miller, plate glass
front shattered 3600, covered; Q. W,
1 nv!s of Milton, owner of stables,
2000. Insurance 31000; Frank Tharp,
owner of hotel. 32600. Insurance
J 1000. The robf of the Athena Press
caught fire twice but was not badly
dsinaged.
Hoy Harr In Trouble.
Roy Barr'of this city is under ar
rest on a charge of obtaining monev
under false pretenses. He is alleged
to have given a no fund check for
some pigs which he had purchased.
Mother-ln-haw Dies.
Zeke Matthews this morning receiv
ed news of the death of his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Dale of Seattle and will
leave this evening for that city. Mrs.
Dale was one of the earliest settlers
of Portland.
Now Map of County.
County Surveyor -Willard Bradley
has completed a new map of Umatilla
county and has secured his first cop
ies, He Is contemplating getting out
smaller reproductions for general
sale.
Civil Case Next.
The civil case of Burns vs. Crow is
set for trial In the circuit court tomorrow.
AUS
RIANS PUSH
BACK
DEFENDERS
Trial of Self-Confessed Poisoner Starts
The trial of Arthur Walte, charged
with poisoning his wife's parents, has
legun In New York. Sensational de
WEATHER MAN IS MAKING A
TOUR OF EASTERN 0RE60N
I I. HEALS is OUT IN THE PILOT
HOCK COUNTRY (IN TRIP
TODAY.
E.-A. IWWs. head of the weather
service ill the northwest, with head
quarters in Portland, was in Pendleton
yesterday and today Is in the Pilot
Rock section In company with Super
intendent frfder of the Umatilla for
est and J. N. Burgess.
Mr. Heals has been making a gen
eral tour of eastern Oregon and be
fore coming to Umatilla county visit
ed the counties west of here The
Portland Journal last evening carried
the following story of damage to
wheat by wire worms in Ollllam coun
ty. That w ire worms have done consid
erable dumage to the wheat crop In
the Condon section. Is the advice that
comes from Edward A. Beals, local
weather official, who Is traveling
through the northwest on a tour ot
Inspection of the weather offices
According to Mr Deals, the dam
Club Women Gather in New York
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NEW YORK. May 23 Mrs. Percy
V. Pennybacker, president of the Gen
eral Federalon of Women's Clubs,
called the 13th biennial convention of
the Federation to order this morning.
It Is estimated that 20,000 delegates
are In attendance and that they rep
resent 2,000,000 club women In the
United States
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BsH VZ MM
velopments are expected to be reveal
ed as the case progresses. A Jury was
selected in less than three hourB on
yesterday.
age it attributed entirely to the wire
worm and the crop prospects are less
favorable than had been previously
reported From Heppner Junction to
Heppmr the crop is reported in favor
uble condition.
Special advices received by the
Journal Indicate general complaints
among wheat growers regarding the
unseasonable cold weather. For that
reason fers are expressed for the
crops.
Making canvass or Vote.
County Clerk Sallng, Justices of the
Peaos Parkes and Pcholl and Miss
Frances Saling are today engaged in
making a canvass of the primary vote.
They will not be through until some
time tomorrow.
Mrs. D. F. Robinson will entertain
this evening at her home, 1318 East
Court, at a dinner party for her hus
band whose birthday it is.
Miss Vernlce Gregory of Portland
Is a guest at the home of her cousin,
Mrs. L. J. McAtee.
Mrs. H. Stewart has returned from
Portland where she had been visiting
with her daughters.
8. R Griffin was here yesterday
from Wallula.
One of the most Important features j
of the convention will be the election!
of a president. Mrs. Pennybacker, I
who has held the office for two terms, ;
Is retiring this year. Two candidates .
are in the field for the office. Mrs. !
Samuel B. Sneath. of Tiffin, O, whj
Is nominated by the Ohio delegation
and seconded by the Louisiana dele-1
gatlon, and Mrs. Joilah Evans Cowleaj
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President Ready
to Open Channel
for Peace Talks
WILSON WILLING TO KHOW THK
WOULD Hi: IS ANXIOUS
TO ACT.
WASHINGTON, May 23. The pres
ident today was working on his ad
dress which he will deliver Saturday
morning at a meeting of the league
to enforce peace. He is confronted by
a difficult task. Strung pressure is
being brought by Americans to have
the president outline a definite peace
plan. On the other hand, Brland's
declaration that there would be no
peace until the allies won decisively.
Indicates that the entente powers do
not desire to talk peace now. Conse
quently the president probably will
content himself by notifying the world
that he is ready to open the channels
of peace talk whenever the belligerent
nations are ready He will also dis
cuss a method of preserving peace
hereafter.
Wilson is going to New York tomor
row to uttend the wedding of his phy
sician, Dr Cary Grayson.
(By Carl Ackerman.)
BERLIN, May 23 Philip Schiede
mann, socialist leader, Informed the
United Press today that Wilson and
Tatt were acceptable to German so
cialists as peacemakers. He added
that the appointment of a food dicta
tor would destroy the hopes for an
allied victory through a food block
ade and compel England to make
peace. He declared the socialists de
sired peace and was confident that the
Imperial chancellor wants peace He
said there was enough food for all
Germany, the only need being abso
lute control of the states which must
feed Berlin. The food dictator will
be an imperial ofticer. If the states
put their food together there will be
enough to last until the crops are
harvested. A shortage ot a few
weeks will not make the Germans sue
for peace, anyway, he said.
WAITE ALLE6ED TO HAVE
BEGUN DEATH PLOT EARLY
ACCUSED DENTIST SAID TO HAVE
BOUGHT POISON ASTER
MARRIAGE.
NEW YORK, May 23. The state
planned to introduce evidence today
to show that Doctor Walte started
plotting the death of his wife and her
parents Immediately after his marrl
ag. He made the first purchase of
P'oson two weeks after the wedding,
it was alleged. The mysterious K.
Adams who sent a telegram calling
attention to Waite has been located
and has been called as a witness. His
identity Is still mystery.
for Convention
Mjes
JVtSDMX.
J-VSS
A aVJOOM:
of Los Angeles. Oal.. the candidate of
the Golden State. Both have many
loyal supporters and a close race Is
predicted.
The convention meetings proper are
being held at the Seventh Regiment
armory which has been especially
decorated for the occasion at a cost
of 16000. The convention remains in
session until June I.
LAST WORDS OF
YOUNG
PHILLIPS
FIGURE IN CASE
Dying Declaration is Introduced
Through Witnesses for the State
at Trial Today.
STORY OF SCUFFLE RETOLD
Woman Tells of Quarrel; Stories of
Marren and Matlock Differ Fran
That Bald to Have Been Told by
Phillips Before lie Died; Chief Gur.
(lane tailed.
M ARRIX FOUND GUILTY
OF MANSLAUGHTER
William O. Whltey" Marren
was this afternoon found guilty
of manslaughter for causing the
death of Wendell C. Phillips. The
Jury went out at 11:30 o'clock
this morning and at 2 this after
noon had arrived at a verdict.
Under the instructions of the
court the jury was permitted to
find the defendant guilty of sec
ond degree murder, voluntary
manslaughter, Involuntary man
slaughter or not guilty.
The enalty for manslaughter
is imprlxoium-ut In the peniten
tiary from one to 15 yean, and a
fine not to exceed $5000.
The taking of testimony was
concluded yesterday afternoon
and this morning was devoted to
argument and Instructions to the
Jury. Only a small crowd was in
attendance during the trial.
The dying declaration of young
Phillips was an important part of the
state's case and the Jury was called
upon to choose, between the story he
told to Robert Phillips, his brother,
J. J. Jones, his friend, the doctor and
nurse and the story told by the de
fendant and Dee Matlock, the only
living witnesses of the shooting.
Young Phillips, witnesses testified,
had shown reluctance to tell of the
trouble until he had been warned by
the doctor that death was only a few
hours away. Then he told of having
resented Marren's treatment of Glenn
Rudd, of having quarreled with Mar
ren after Kudd had left the room and
then having tried to restore a friend
liness of feeling. He told also, wit
nesses testified, of Marren securina
the gun from a dresser drawer and
having pointed it at his neck. On his
death bed he declared that he grasped
the barrel of the gun and thrust it
downward and was scuffling with
Marren over it when it was discharg
ed.
The story of Marren and Matlock
was substantially different They
both testified that, during a friendly
t-cuffle, Phillips had thrown Marren
across the bed and was lying on top
of him when Matlock, who Is rather
deaf, and did not know the two were
friends, began to upbraid Phillips.
They testified that Phillips tried to
make Matlock understand that the
scuffle was friendly but that Matlock
still continued to be drunkenly angry.
Their testimony was to the effect
that Phillips secured the gun from
the drawer and struck Matlock over
the head with it. whereupon Marren
grappled with him. The gun went off
daring the struggle and the bullet
erased Marren and penetrated Phil
lips' thigh. Marren then testified that;
he helped Phillips from the room and
that they shook hands just before he
tainted.
The defense also introduced the tes- j
timony of Chief Gurdane and Officer
I Nash to the effect that Matlock had a
red murk on his head when arrested, j
The dying story of Phillips was cor- !
n.bornted to a large extent by Mrs. i
Irene Bushman, who occupied a room
adjoining and who told of hearing
througn the wall sounds of a quarrel ;
for some time before the shooting.
One man kept threatening to shoot
another, she said, and cursed him.
The other, she said, kept pleading
with him to put the gun up. There
was a short struggle then, she said,
and a gun was discharged
Counsel Peterson for the defense
made strong use of the testimony
that Phillips had refused to talk of
the shooting until after he had seen
his friend Jones and his brother. On
the other hand. District Attorney Stel
wer contended that Phillips had. like
all men of his kind, tried to shield
Marren until. In the shadow of death
he told the truth. He attacked the
stories of Marren and Matlock, de
claring It was but natural that they
'should make their stories agree.
Postals of Queen Muriel,
An enterprising Portland photo-
graphic firm has already put oul
postal photos of Miss Muriel Sallng
of this city, the new queen of the
, Portland Rose Festival. A picture of
her had evidently been secured from
one of the Portland newspapers.
?mc Expel Germans From
Important Positions After
Night of Tremendous Battle
Paris is Celebrating One of the Greatest Victor
ies of the Campaign at Verdun; Only Point
Teutons (Now Hold is Northeastern Corner of
Fort Douaumont.
PARIS, May 23 After all night
of great fury, the French have expell
ed the Germans from all except the
northeastern corner of Fort Douau
mont, It was officially announced.
This Is one of the greatest victories of
the Verdun campaign. Paris is cele
brating the triumph. It was announc
ed that the French reentered Douau
mont after storming the German po
sitions along a front a mile and a
quarter long.
Further gains also were reported on
the west bank of the Meuse. The
French are convinced that Deadman's
Hill Is impregnable.
News of British reverses partly off
set the French victories. The Bavari
ans have thrust back the British lines,
removing the threat against the Ger
man holdings.
When today's communique was is
sued the conflict at Verdun was grow
ing more terrific every minute, fol
lowing one of the bloodiest nights fr
the history of Europe. Amid the
ruins of Douaumont the Germans were
still offering a heroic resistance
French engineers were busily engaged
in 'strengthening the hard won gains,
expecting violent attacks. Heavy
German charges were repulsed except
north of Thiaumont where the Teutons
captured a trench which the French
had recently seized.
Bloody close In fighting has contin
ued along every foot of the Verdun
front since Saturday. The slaughter
northwest of citadel ts growing dead
lier every hour. Trenches have been
Six High School Teachers,
Including Principal Resign
With six members of the high school
faculty, including Principal Gam bee,
having resigned and rumors of more
resignations to follow the Pendleton
high school is facing the prospect of
an almost entirely new faculty for
next year.
The resignation, of Principal Gam
bee was made to the board the latter
part of last week hut no open an
nouncement was made by the board.
The resignation of Mrs. Clara B.
Smith was given to the board today.
Other high school teachers having
resigned are Miss Mildred Wilson,
William Livingston. Mrs. George
Webb, and Miss Ruth Talkington. It
is reported that another member of
the faculty will shortly file her resig
nation. The resignation of Principal Gam- j
30,000Mexicans
Reported on Way
Toward Boundary
MOVEMENT IS LNEXI'LAINABLK
AS SUCH NUMBER IS NOT
NEEDED.
WASHINGTON, May 23 Thirty
thousand Mexican troops, 20,000 more
than Obregon promised, are marching
northward from Saltillo, Durango and
elsewhere, the .-ctate department was
informed.
Officials indicated that the number
of troops In the main body is vastly
more than is needed in pursuing the
bandits. It was not stated how far
north the Mexicans came. General
Trevir.o. Commanding. Is reported
to have artillery. It was regarded thai
the field guns were not needed In
hunting the outlaws If the estimat
ed force Is correct, the Mexican troops
outnumber the Americans.
ASQUITH ASKS FOR
A NEW WAR CREDIT
LONDON. May !J. Premier As
qulth this afternoon asked house ot
commons for a war credit of a billion
and a half dollars, making a total ot
eleven billion, nine hundred million
He declared that without English
loans the allies would be unable to
continue Joint oieratlons He sail
England cannot hope to diminish
loans to the allies and it would not
be wise to count on British expendi
tures falling below twenty-three mil
lion dollars dally. The expenditures
are now tv. ;nty-four millions daily-
pounded to dust The infantry la
locked in bayonet struggles.
One of the moat spectacular epi
sodes occurred west of the Meuse
where the Germans advanced behind
clouds of gas and entered a French
trench. The Frenchmen, wearing gas
masks, lurked In the bomb proofs un
til the Germans swarmed over. Then
they dashed out, killed many and
ejected the survivors.
East of Hill 104 the Germans charg
ed in a wedge shaped column. Intend
ing to divide ranks and outflank a de
tachment holding an Important posi
tion. Massed batteries of 75's dropped
a curtain of fire on the front rank ot
the Teutons, obliterating them and
sending the remainder back In con
fusion. BERLIN. May 23. The Germans
captured a blockhouse south of the
Camard Forest, it was officially an
nounced. The most violent fighting
raged there throughout the night A
furious battle is continuing in the
ruins of Douaumont It was claimed
that the Germans had retained the
stronghold In the last accounts.
German aviators observed British
Plans for a counter-attack south of
1'iivenchy and the advances at Rool-
incourt were repulsed. East of the
Meuse the French were admitted to
have entered the German position. It
was declared that flank movements
were hurled back. Victories were
claimed at Combre Heights and also
southeast of Verdun.
bee came as a complete surprise to
most people. In the year he has been
at the head of the high school he
made a record for efficient work and
Is regarded as one of the strongest
members of the local school force. He
was reelected principal at an increas
ed salary but decided not to accept
He will go east this fall to take fur
ther collegiate work and is not cer
tain but that he will prepare himself
for some other profession.
It is known that the resignation
of Mr. Gambee came as an entire sur
prise to the board and the resignation
is regretted generally. Several nf tha
others who are quitting are regarded
aa strong teachers and it is feared
their loss may be felt by the school
With one exception the resignations
were all genuine affairs and not made
by request.
CARNIVAL COMPANY HERE
PREPARED TO ENTERTAIN
IIAUSCHER'S SHOWS OPEN ON
HAPPY CANYON GROUNDS
FOR REST OF WEEK.
Bauschers carnival company has
erected its tents and other equipment
just south of the Happy Canyon pa
vilion and this afternoon and this ev
ening will be in full swing, offerim!
Plenty of amusements for the public
While last night was the opener, some
of the equipment was not ready ami
several of the shows could not open,
but tonight it is expected that every
thing will he in readiness for the pub
lic. There was a large crowd out last
night despite the chill In the air and
all appeared to enjoy themselves
The carnival comes here with a
good reputation and the management
assures the people that wholesome en
tertalnment la the only kind provided.
The feature attractions are a Merry-Ko-Round
and an immense Ferns
wheel Along the midway are the
mnn different games of tossing the
rings for a prise or knocking down
the dolls for a cigar, together with the
side shows and the refreshment
booths
The company will remain here dot.
Ing the week.
Wheat Still Low
Liverpool Included
PORTLAND ore. May 21 -8p.
clal.) Merchants' Exchange price
today Club u. bid. asked, blue
stem. ! bid, 11 o: asked
Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL. May 22. Wheat -Spot
No. 1 Manitoba. 12s Id (It HI
i-S per bu.); No. l northern spring,
12s 2d, No 2 red western winter, Us
id (11.(7 l-i per bu