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partly cloudy.
DAILY EVENING EDITION
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far the largest circulation la Pendleton of
any newspaper.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 29
DAILY EAST O REG ONI AN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1917.
NO. 9063
WILSON HAS POWER TO ARM MERCHANTMEN
V
CUBAN REVOLT
RECEIVED AID
FROM TEUTONS
Direct Evidence of German
Implication in Uprising is
Secured by Police.
LEADERS UNDER ARREST
Piwilamatlon containing Statement,
Uermanjr Promised Aid." la 1H-
HAVANA, March 7. The police
here claim to be In possession of di
rect evidence, of Germany's Implicit,
tlon In the Cuban uprising following
the unet ot Dr. Luis octavlo Divino,
a liberal leader, and two Cuban con
gressmen. The police found a revo
lutionary leaders' proclamation, con.
tainlng the statement "Germany
promked aid."
Cuban officials have been actlvoly
hunting- for German conspiracies here
following the Zimmerman letter ea
osure. They located an organisation
railed the "Iron Cross." The revolu
tion has collapsed. Rebel Leader Pe
dro DolportAl surrendered. The pres
ident declared the Santiago rebels
must surrender d be "driven Into the
PLANS ARE HADE TO
ORGANIZE NATIONAL
HONOR GUARD HERE
Girl of Pendleton Will Re
ceive Training in Red Croee
Work and Other Essential, i
SHOW MUCH ENTHUSIASM
Flans are now underway to organ is
a chapter of the National Honor
tiuard In th city. Pendleton girls axe
patriotic ji the way they have taken
up this work proven. Information '
will 4e received from the slate chair.
man, Mjss Lucille Ihtnforth of pin
land. Mmetiine this wek. The dnw 1
are very email. Besidvs the tralnin;;
rm elved In red cro-sa work, "wigwag- ,
King" and the other
departinents. j
there is also enjoyment in the worn
Hikes will he taken and In the sum-,
mer If possible a mountain camp will J
he (stulnshed. All girls from seven-
teen up are welcome. 'A thousand '
iimw rru-nilH-ni for Oregon" Is the mot
to of the state chapters. Those wh-i
axe especially Interestd In the' work
and who will be instrumental In start
ing the local chapters are Evelyn and
Sydney HommervUIe, Ardis Calllson
and Helen Can dish. "We want you."
says Miss Mommervllle, "If you are
willing to work and give us your
spar time.' Anyone wishing any In.
formation may call or see any of the
ivhove. A meeting will probably he
held sometime In the next two weeka,
FIGHT TO OUST
STONE UNDERWAY
I'JJ'nUUNn March 7 N'rwspa
IMirs have started the fight to ouxt
Bmator Htone fr,nn the chalrmannhip
of the forelan relations committee as
a "prepMrerlne- meamire." The Plain
Tealer ralli-d the flllbusterers "Ihe
kauif-ra diuwi." It called none un
trustworthy and not entitled to re
The Vrrrm called 8lon" t' e
"KaJner'a friend.' ani puhllnhcd pic
tures of the rwelve fllllii!tercr-i with
lt-Tiedlct Arnolds
wT. I.oriH, Mr,h 7. Dftuocratlc
Ward prKnnisatlons patAed a r,lu
t on cnllirr Ptone s trnltor The T'Vt
pat.-h demandda8tone's rMH:na
Hon and raid If Htone did not rean
the patriotic majority ahonlj -kick
him est" t
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nmo: dath im nrrtMiT
ItBIU IW. Msrrl 7. VI Say.
vtltwvt Ttnc fn-ll pr-r-w bnrr-ae
snjjcd that anhmarlne re.
pnru ISMlh-Blr-d that stilp tntaa.
Iimt two bandn-l lho-aml tom
were tmnk brt-asn Mnn-li fu a
ad third.
HOW THE BRITISH ARE
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General Maude. British commander
In Mesopotamia and conqueror of
Kut-el-Amara. predicts the retreating
Turks will reach Bagdnd only aa a
disorderly mub. Driven from (a)
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COMMERCIAL CLUB ENDORSES
$6,000,000 ROAD BOND ISSUE
The six million
issue, to be voted
dollar road bond
upon by the peo
pie of the state In June, was given an
endorsement last evening; by the Pen-,
die tn Commercial association at Its
regular meeting;. There was no dis
senting voices when the motion wui
I'Ut.
The endorsement wum secured with
out any argument. He preventative
K. W. Kitner presented the matter
and asked for the endoiaement. He
explained briefly the provisions of the
measure and declared it would be the
iH'Mt measure for. eastern Oregon that
the people would perhaps ever have
nn iiniuirlllnllv In vnla nimn 14a ol.
mt ll.,r(,(, fLAf th f,., ,Ha. t...
dl(,ton ha a representative upon the
highway commission will be a factor
WHOLE NATION AROUSED
AGAINST FILIB US TERERS
WKSST VIlUilMA TIIHKATKNS
WHKEajNO. March 7 A hundred
'OUeineHs men wired Senator 1a Pol
lens condemning the filibuster. La
Pollens Is scheduled to lecture here.
West Virginians threatened violence
agulnat La Follette.
OKLAHOMA KKN lS 8ITPOHT
TO WILSON IN OtlSl.S
tfKLAHOMA CITT. March t. Th
legiHlature resoluted conlemning the
iiuu-ier and telegraphed resolutions
to President Wilson and the Oklaho
ma congressmen.
I-ATKIOTIO I-KAGt'lC MMIOLDS
KKrl'HAlu OF 1IOHP1TAI.ITY
ST. PAl'L. March 7. The Patriot
if leuicue reeoluted confrratulatlng the
Wheeling ctlxens for dmiying IvmiiI
t.illty to La Pollete.
vasimn";tox papkii chiiiifs
KTICIKINta I'ltTl ltF. OK 8T.NK
WASH1NOTON. March 7. The
Titiife riin a picture of Senator Stone,
over a picture of the printed conti
tut ion's clauen prohibiting giving aid
or comfort to the enemy. Under-n-attt
the picture were 8tone's re
marks during the debate. Including
the revelation of the navy depart
ment' plttne to use armed submarine
chners in the war sone.
KWSAS I.rHilMI.ATI'R'R RAYS
I1I.1IH KIKItKltN TIl-UTtmS
ToPI'JCA. Murrh 7. The Kansas
Icciflnture favra a concurrent re?
lution tf-hlHrinr the senate filibuster
trcuj.on.ible. Thf rce,lutMn declares
ADVANCING TOWARD BAGDAD
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Ranna-i-Tat and (b) Kut-el-Amara.
They were last reported at (c), thirty
miles up the Tigris from Kut. The
arrows Indicate the direction of the
continuing British attack.
it: protecting the interests of
this
county and of eastern Oregon.
President Tallman declared that he
WOUld UnriprlR Ita tn rarrv nn m a m
paign for the measure through the
various commercial clubs of eastern
Oregon. He plans to have the com
mlttee on roads and highways of
which Representative Rltner in to be
a member, to make plans for th
campaign.
Representative Rltner. who is pres
ident of the Umatilla County Auto
Club, announced that he had called
a meeting for Friday of this week for
! the organization still wishes to con
tinue Its existence. If it does, he will
ask it to get back of the good roads j
measure and if not he will ask that j
it turn over its funds to finance the
Commercial association campaign. j
that the twelve senolora have placed
the L'nited States In a false position
before foreign nations and gave com
ion ana asntstanos to Germany. They
called the kaiser an "open, tnveuerate
and barbaric enemy of this republic."
HOMER WATTS IS
RECHOSEN MAYOR
AT1IKNA. Ore., March 7 (Spec
ial, i uy a vote of 110 aa against
vote of 7 for his opponent, w. R.
Scott. Homer I Watts was re-elected
as msyor of Athena yesterday. At
the same time K. A. Miller. M. L
Watts and B. R. Zerba were chosen
as coiincllmen. B c. Zerba as treas
urer and B. B. Richards, recorder.
In the race for councilman the vot
ing stood as follows: N. A. Miller.
1SK: M. I Watts. IS5; H. R. Zerba.
14; tieorge Bannister, 49; Mrs. Mor.
ton. z9; O. T. Smith. 11, and R. A.
Thompson. S3.
For treasurer Zrha received 1-1
votes and for recorder, Richards ;he
ennie number exactly.
UNCLE SAM SEEKING
MATERIAL FOR OFFICERS
WASHINOTON. March
r.
The war department instl'lcte-1
torder regimental poinma..ders
to submit a list of sixty caen
from each regiment capable of
being made officers and train
ing recruits. It la a prx-autio.i
ary step In event additional of
ficers are needed to handle nn i
-u . I
army of half a milllvi voun- . j.
trfc j tograph. Ths sits of the monument.
ion Txokout Iffountain. Denver Moun-
T
Plotters Against David Lloyd-
George Alleged to Have
Planned His Death by Means
of Poison Shot From Air Gun
ON TRIAL IN OLD BAILEY
lii-H-lor Wnm 8xKland Yard Who
I'titvd m Pullow IKrtM-r IToven Val
uable WltncKH.
U)XDO.V. March 7. The trial of
Alice Wheeldon, her two daughters,
and Arthur Mason on a charge of
conspiring to poison Lloyd tteorge
find Arthur Henderson has started in
old ail?y. Crown exprrta testified
tht the plotter planned to shoot
atrychnine hydrochlorate poisoned
darts from air guns. The poiaoni-
wero exhibited In court.
lr. Kernard Henry HpUlsbury tes
tified that half a grain of strychnine
hydrochlorate was sufficient to cause
death. The Crown declared Mrs.
Wheeldon boasted that the poisoned
darta would cause Lloyd-George's
death within twenty minutes. In
flpector Booth of the Scotland yard,
was the principal Crown witness. He
gained the conspirators confidences
when he posed as m fellow plotter.
WHEAT IS DOWN
THREE CTS TOD AY
CHICAGO, March 7. (Special to
the Kant Oregonian) Itange of
heat prices today was as follows:
Open. HtRh. Low.
Close.
I1.87H
$1.67
Spe
$1.8. May
July
1.91 H 1 82 I1.S7
$1.60 S1.0 $1.67
Portland
PORTLAND. Ore.. March '
ciall Club $1 I; bluestnm
LOCAL FLOUR GOES
TO CUBA IN SACKS
WEIGHING 2Q3 LBS.
Pa4cd in 203 pound heavy
drilled sacks a shipment of 6000
sacks of flour Is being sent out
today from the Pendleton Roller
Mills to Cut) a. The unusual fea
ture of the transaction Is that the
flour should he shipped in such
unusual sacks. The aai-ks are
called iVneber-g- sacks and hT. of
f material sufficient in weight
to do for clothing;. It is said
such material is used with the
end in view of making the flour
sacks into clothing after the con
tents have been used by Cuban
purchasers. However the mill
people here say they have no
knowledge of any such Intentions.
The Pendleton Holler Mill
exports much flour and hope to
find a good market In Cuba.
T
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sti r-rrAT t v--n
The national monument to wiUlara
Cody (Buffalo BIU will be mod-
ik. rtmr. shown in this eho.
WOULD
SHOO
PREMIER WITH
POISON
DARTS
- r -zzs,
H f-vmi I ipitt nry ni trn i x-v nil r l!i
,te
wltsin Park, upon which the figure
COURT ASKED
TO FORFEIT
O. & C. LANDS
WASHINGTON, March 7.
The government today filed a
petition In the supreme court
asking that two million three
hundred thousand acres of Ore-
gon lands worth thirty millions
be forfeited' to the government
because the Oregon -California
railroad failed to comply w'th
w grant conditions.
PRESIDENT UPHELD
im DENOUNCED
CommciTial Club IaMe negotiation
Kmphaticadly Condeaiuiiiur Ktnd
by Senator l4.no; MeNracm Sent to
Wajddngum Lawt Xljrtit Follovtiiig
Action.
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As predicted yesterday the Pendle
ton Commercial association last night
took a stand squarely behind Presi
dent Wilson in his plans for placing
the nation on a basis of armed neu
trality during the present crisis with
Germany. Kmphatic approval was
expressed of his course and equally
emphatic disapproval was expressed
of the action of Senator Harry Lane
In failing to support the president.
At the request of President Tall
man. rr. I, 17. Temple brought the
matter to the attention of the asso
ciation and upon his motion a com
mittee was appointed to draft resolti-
tbms erprpwfre - frf" tfre seTitlmerTt of)
tne community. The committee ail
pointed consisted of Dr. Temple, Rev.
J. E. Snyder. Leon Cohen. Roy Ha
ley and E. B. Aldrich. Their report
later in the evening was accepteo
without a dissenting vote and their
resolutions were sent to President
Wilson and Senator Lane in the fol
lowing telegrams:
Pendleton. Ore.. March . 1917.
To Woodrow Wilson. President.
Washington. D. C.
Pendleton Commercial Association.
representing this community, endors
es your action asking support of con
rreas for protection of American life,
liberty and property at sea and en
dorses your program. We feel you
Fhould have united support of con
gress and nation and we strongly dis
approve action of senators who op
pose. These are our unanimous sen
timents. C. K. CHAXSTAX. Fee,
rendition. Or., March . 1 !M
To Harry lUine. I". S. Senator,
Washiiiiunn, D. C.
FVndleltm Commercial Austria t Ion.
represent in it this community, believe t N merit as te-tt Ti rit" They regarded
president ouht to have united sup- j t hf filibuster as proper, that it "halt
port of congress and nation in pmtect- j ed President Wilton's unreasoning
im; lives, liberty and property of Am- Jsnih tion and voiced the sober senti-
erica n citizens and stroncly disap- !
proves your action in participating In
l-a Follette filibuster. Your action '
does not represent sentiment of yout
constituents.
C. K. CUAXSTON. Sc
j
stands, has been dedicated for thaT
purpose by the city of Denver. The
mounted f'gur of Colonel Cody is a
reiHTuvdnrt mn from the Pppsun.
pthntin etecute1 h the nottM Ital-
in artist, hnh o!.-ii--l Cody prt-fer-
j
j
,
j
.
nii j vi impiv i ill ki hat ii rsfi.f.
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DANIELS WILL
TO PROVIDE
VESSELS WI1N FEW HOURS
Legal Department Decides That President Has Authority;
Boston, Philadelphia and San Francisco Yards Will Receive
' Orders Immediately for All Available Guns.
SENATE RULES COMMITTEE
LA GRANDE WILL
TRY FOR NORMAL
SENATOR PIERCE PREDICTS
vviov ooorrr towjt has
LEAD IS RACE FOR
SCHOOL.
LA GRANDE. March 7. (Special.)
La Grande is considered as having
a good chance for securing the East
ern Oregon State Normal school, pro.
vided the bill submitted by the legis
lature is upheld by the people at the
election In 117. The selection of a
location tor the school is left to the
board of regents and In a talk at a
businessmen's luncheon Tuesday Sen
ator Walter 1C Pierce predicted suc
cess for La Grande.
Senator pierce told of his work for
the normal school for eastern Oregon,
which will he submitted to. ths voters
Rt"tbe next general election. He said
Hunt La Grande, had a good chance to
win t-he normsT school, stucei it'
geographically located as the center
of Eastern Oregon, and was the city
that had the educational snd moral
atmosphere needed to surround such
a school. He said that La Grande
could put up a winning fight and
should do so.
"I would rather have the normal
school located here than to have a
penitentiary or an asylum,' he de
clared. FILIBUSTERFRS ARE
PRAISED BY GERMANY
lil-'olUtif and Stone lauded As
"Krpn-M'tiiiithr of America's B
Spirit": Inaugural Sttrerh Attackcvi
AMSTKItDAM. March 7. German
i w pi i p e r j ca 1 1 ed Sen a t o rs la Fo 1 -iette
and Stone "representative of
mem of the American people who r
not wanting to Join In the war."
The, Lokal Anx-ie-rer bitterly attack.
e,i the inaugural speech. It charged
line addres decorated the capitoi and
called the presient a mefrlomanlac.
'-yW ff T!S1 8gjl ef-veyi
star
i
rMl even to the can vs. painte,! h j
Unmm. Honheur. I m-f it hn-)i him
l. an.nr frard ln the saddle w th j
true "cowtnj.v aval " The w te on !
I ipokottr Mountain is rrt't fes-t h gher j
t!ian ftner uml the ttue J
rtoin tiii citv
B-a
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BE INSTRUCTED
FOR ALL
AGREES ON CLOTURE RULE
WASHXXGTON', Man -fa .
Prondens Wilson la expected to
Instruct laniels to arm anrxen
anunent within a rew hoars. It
is teamed on tne highest au
thority that the legal ilefiartnient
decided the president ss em
powered to act. Daniela wtO or.
der the coniniandants at Boston,
Philadelphia and San Francisco
' yards to Issue all available guns.
CLOTVRE RULE AGREED OJf.
The senate roles committee this
afternoon agreed to a cloture rale
providing that two thirds vote
ran limit the debate to one hoar
for each
Wilson approves. It win
ented today. Wilson consulted
democratic senators regarding
the ctotarr.
The democrat have started a
campaign to prevent Stone's rr
etertlon to the chairmanship nf
the foreign relations eosnmltaee!
Stone refsMed all Into r lamia a.
The republican
eliminated Senators
and (Mnoa frssn the
mmmhttee beranaw they partioi
pated In the flHbuster. Walsh
opened the floor debate on the
antifllibnstrr nRe. He sua:
Traitors might deter the senate
while the enemy thundered at
our gates. It In not tnonaorsvahte
ths traitnroua sentiments might
actuate fllln
MARE ISAXD NAVY VmRJ
READY TO BWil.N ARMTVO
j SAN FRANCISCO. March 7. It la
j reported the Mare Island navy yard
has already made preparations to arm
merchantmen. It is understood that
when Wilson issues the arming order,
the department will rush iifftructiona
to furnish deck guns on any vessels
de-siring to use them. Mounting the
guns will require considerable repair
work. All will be done at the navy
Sard.
DEFICIT IN LYCEUM
COURSE FUND CAUSE
Of LONG DISCUSSION
IXmunercisi A.xnrteUon Finally un
Matter on Table for Later- Con-ad.
oration.
Ways and means of Dulllnsr Sunt A.
T. Pitrk out of the hole Into which
winter lyreum course has put
-"sswasvaa w sa-t, tusj V. UilUliri -
'clad asssjocisbtion meeting last evenine;
i at much length and with much worH
; bat with little results save that it n
: made clear that no one wtshea th-. st
: pertntetident to shoulder the burden
of the dept.
; Supr. Park personally signed thd
g tiara n tee t brine the lyreuin courH
j here. He rWiel upon the support f
; the people of Pen diet on t i ravs ht-i
trm ny ftnancinJ emTrrasrnerit,
I However, all number of the course
! s far have heen prlv patront-ieif .
f ne ntimter, J. Adam Hede. brought
tCon:nutl i n ,ac 4. )
BRITISH ALMOST
WITHIN RANGE OF
CITY OF BAGDAD
lilMMtX,
Mart. 7 The fe-
PNiltieSl OTfrClal
st fstld the Hrtie-t
almsi wiinJa) raaun- of
Itjucdad. i-Usvh ratvajry tommht
lite TuraUh rear srird wknl
M IsSll. nine m4lea imttn-nt nt
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