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COFFEE BREAK Saturday, July 1, 2017 OUT OF THE VAULT Pendleton boy shanghaied to England A Pendleton native was “shanghaied” at the turn of the 20th century by a Portland man and forced to serve on board a ship traveling to England, where he was abandoned. Ed Bentley, an 18-year-old native of Pendleton, was staying at the Portland Sailor Boarding House when another man forced him aboard the Sofala, a ship heading to Bristol, England, with a group of other young men. The youths were forced to sign as sailors before the mast and then serve aboard ship. Shanghaiing, or crimping, was a practice of kidnapping people to serve as sailors, and fl ourished in port cities including Portland in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The practice was driven by a shortage of skilled labor aboard ships on the West Coast due to mass abandonments during the California Gold Rush. Larry Sullivan, the man behind the forced conscriptions, sent a letter to the East Oregonian protesting that young Bentley had been treated well and paid $20, or 4 British pounds, per month. In reality, according to a March 28, 1900 East Oregonian story, when Bentley arrived in Bristol he was paid $10 per month instead of the promised wage (a total of $50), and was charged $10 by the captain for his board during the voyage. The captain also paid $25 of Bentley’s wages to Sullivan for his “recruitment.” This left Bentley with $15, which was not enough to pay for passage home. Bentley had also fallen 80 feet from the ship’s royal yard during the voyage, breaking his ankle. Instead of medical attention, the captain gave him a dose of castor oil and a few curses, and Bentley was forced to bind up his ankle himself, which healed badly. Ed Bentley Sr., of Pendleton, was unaware of his son’s fate until after the ship had already crossed the Columbia River Bar, and sent money for his son’s return to the U.S. ■ Renee Struthers is the Community Records Editor for the East Oregonian. See the complete collection of Out of the Vault columns at eovault.blogspot. com East Oregonian Page 5C WHERE’S MY CROSSWORD, SUDOKU AND TV SCHEDULE? Some of the puzzles and TV schedule for Saturday, Sunday and Monday can now be found inside the comics section. DEAR ABBY Boy can’t resist sneaking out to play with bullies Dear Abby: I’m a 12-year-old might like to be friends with you boy with some generosity prob- for no other reason than the fact lems. When my neighborhood that you are a nice person, too. friends come to my house, I offer Dear Abby: I’m having them some things (food, mostly) a problem with my dental that are strictly off-limits, but it hygienist, “Gloria.” During my feels necessary. appointments, she engages me in Also, these friends bully me, conversation, which invariably and it’s against the rules to play lengthens the appointment from Jeanne with them, but I want to, so I Phillips a half-hour to a whole hour. She sneak out to do it. I know I’m giggles like a schoolgirl and Advice not doing the right thing, but I stops multiple times during the can’t help it. Can you help me? cleaning to remove tools from — Can’t Say No my mouth so we can talk. Dear Can’t Say No: I’ll try. But fi rst, I don’t want to be rude, but my you will have to understand and accept appointments are on weekdays, and I that “friends” who bully and take advan- need to get back to work. Occasionally, I tage of you are NOT friends. Giving have brought something to read, hoping them things that are “strictly off-limits” it would keep Gloria from striking up may seem necessary, but it won’t buy a conversation, but it never works. I’m real friendship. now considering changing dentists Believe it or not, your best friends are because I have neither the time nor the your parents. That’s why it’s important patience to deal with her. Please help. — that you level with them about what has Miffed In Milwaukee Dear Miffed: When you go to your been going on. Ask them if they can help you get into after-school activities next appointment, the fi rst words out of where you will meet nicer people who your mouth should be to tell Gloria you don’t have time to talk and must be out of there promptly in 30 minutes. If she can’t comply, discuss it with your dentist so he/she can “remind” Gloria that her relationship with patients isn’t personal, but professional, and discourage the small talk. The dental practice is a business, and if the situation is as you describe, Gloria could book twice as many patients as she’s seeing now if she curtails the small talk. Dear Abby: My husband has gained a signifi cant amount of weight, which has changed his appearance. I have to admit I no longer fi nd him attractive and have a hard time even kissing him. I don’t want to hurt his feelings, but I am turned off physically. He wants to lose weight, but can’t seem to fi nd the motivation, even after visiting with a doctor and a dietician. What can I do when he approaches me for a kiss (or more)? — Ashamed In Alabama Dear Ashamed: Tell him what you have written to me. If that doesn’t give him motivation, nothing will. DAYS GONE BY 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian July 1-2, 1917 Dr. J.A. Best, mayor of Pendleton, has enlisted in the medical reserve corps of the U.S. army and will be subject to call as soon as he has received his commission. He enlisted Saturday while in Portland attending the state medical convention at which he was elected fi rst vice president. Dr. Best stated that he and the four other doctors who enlisted at the same time were moved to their action by an address made before the convention by army authorities. These men told them that the government needed 20,000 doctors and that Oregon would be expected to furnish 250. If response was not voluntary and imme- diate, conscription would be resorted to, the doctors were told. Dr. Best stated that he would rather offer himself volun- tarily than be drafted. He expects to receive a commission as fi rst lieutenant within four weeks and to be called into active service before September. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian July 1-2, 1967 Skip Volk, winner in super stock competition in Seattle, San Diego, Arizona and Florida, has turned to airplane aerobatics. He is one of the contestants in the West Coast Amateur Championship this weekend at the Pendleton Municipal Airport. The competition is part of the entertainment for the Round-Up Air Show sponsored by the Umatilla County Pilots’ Associ- ation. In addition to the aerobatics, the air show features racing, skydiving, free rides, and competition between old cars and aeroplanes. Over 100 antique cars and aeroplanes will be on display in the big hangar. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian July 1-2, 1992 When Larry Skellenger opened the door to his business today, it marked his 30th year of selling gas and groceries atop Battle Mountain. But don’t expect any price breaks or anniversary sale. A gallon of unleaded will still cost $1.48 — and nine-tenths — but the 73-year-old attendant will pump it at no extra charge. “That’s a little high compared to Pendleton,” Skellenger admits. “But these little joints out in the country have to make a profi t on each item.” And when the needle hits “E” a the top of Battle Mountain, travelers can bear quite a bit. THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today is the 182nd day of 2017. There are 183 days left in the year. This is Canada Day. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 1, 1867, Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain as the British North America Act took effect. On this date: In 1535, Sir Thomas More went on trial in England, charged with high treason for rejecting the Oath of Supremacy. (More was convicted, and executed.) In 1916, during World War I, France and Britain launched the Somme Offen- sive against the German army; the 4 1/2-month battle resulted in heavy casualties and produced no clear winner. Dwight D. Eisenhower married Mary (“Mamie”) Geneva Doud in Denver. In 1934, Hollywood began enforcing its Produc- tion Code subjecting motion pictures to censorship review. In 1946, the United States exploded a 20-kiloton atomic bomb near Bikini Atoll in the Pacifi c. In 1957, the Interna- tional Geophysical Year, an 18-month global scientifi c study, began. In 1961, Diana, the prin- cess of Wales, was born in Sandringham, England. (She died in a 1997 car crash in Paris at age 36.) In 1973, the Drug Enforcement Administration was established. In 1980, “O Canada” was proclaimed the national anthem of Canada. In 1987, President Ronald Reagan nominated federal appeals court judge Robert H. Bork to the Supreme Court, setting off a tempestuous confi rmation process that ended with Bork’s rejection by the Senate. In 1991, President George H.W. Bush nominated federal appeals court judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court, beginning an ultimately successful confi rmation process marked by allegations of sexual harassment. The Warsaw Pact formally disbanded. In 1997, Hong Kong reverted to Chinese rule after 156 years as a British colony. Actor Robert Mitchum died in Santa Barbara, California, at age 79. In 2002, the world’s fi rst permanent war crimes tribunal, the International Criminal Court, came into existence. A Russian passenger jet collided with a cargo plane over southern Germany, killing all 69 people, including 45 school- children, on the Russian plane and the cargo jet pilots. Today’s Birthdays: Actress Olivia de Havilland is 101. Actress-dancer Leslie Caron is 86. Actress Jean Marsh is 83. Actor Jamie Farr is 83. Actor David Prowse is 82. Cookiemaker Wally Amos is 81. Dancer-chore- ographer Twyla Tharp is 76. Actress Genevieve Bujold is 75. Rock singer-actress Deborah Harry is 72. 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