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Evening star., 1915-12-15
CANADIAN SOLDIER
HARDLUCK VICTIM
"FoIIoWed Him Around Like a
Dog" Says Major in Sec
ond Battalion.
FINALLY FORCED BOY
TO QUIT THE TRENCHES
Became Injured on Every Occasion,
Even When Others Escaped,
Herbert Corey Hears.
BY HERBERT COREY.
Copyright, 1851

PARIS, November 12.-"Hard luck
used just to follow him around like a
dog. said the Canadian major Some
times 1t looked as though he had wore
old hard luck out and it had quit Then
DANCED II he wouldn't go and hunt hard
luck up again. He was a hoodoo. all
right"
Most of US believe in luck even when
we say we do not. All soldiers do. One
man OF battalion has everything hap
pen to him. Another takes doub1e his
chances and isn't even bruised Life in
the Foreign Legion is almost invaria
oiy short, though questionably merry.
let .he other day l heard of veteran
OIL that desperately chance-taking or
sahiZatlon who had retired after TWEEN
ty-hVe years of service, with enough
prize money and pension to make him
modestly independent In twenty-five
years of fighting he had never been
wounded.
rms hoodoo of his broke out on the
ship coming over" said the Canadian
major 1T wasn't his fault, but things
used to fall on him. He spent his first
weeks in England in a hospital. The
first time he went to London he got
pinched for sassing a cop. I've seen
that cop. The boy was right. Anybody
would have sassed that cop"
He was a good kid, though, and the
major took him for his groom when the
man who first filled that position was
killed before Ypres. The major knew
he had been a bit unfortunate, but he
didn't suspect the boy was a hoodoo.
He wouldn't have touched him with a
en-foot pole if he had The major
says SO frankly.
Admits He's Superstitious.
"Of course. I'm superstitous." he said.
"Who wouldn't be superstitious in war?
The way things happen"
It's all very well to have horse in
war time. Only you can't take the
animal into the trenches. The major
lived in the trenches with his men. of
course It's 100 to that they call hlm
by his first name and would cheerfuliy
die for him. So that the horse was
kept ten miles back OF the lines, IN
the little village in which the I'd Can
adian Battalion was billeted for It's
occasional rests. During the rest days
the major used to ride the horse ahead
of his men on their limbering-up
marches.
a numbering long way ahead of
'em, too" said the ajor. He is
brute, that horse. Big, strong animal
and full of oats. l had just leetle
rather ride him than march on foot.
Just a leetle."
1t was the groom's job to exercise
the horse. Perhaps mere civilians
would not see in the fact that the horse
threw the groom and then stepped on
him any particular proof that the
groom is hoodooed. To civilian that
accident would seem entirely natural
"a commonplace result of juxtaposing
that sort of horse and that sort of
a groom But the old deuce of 1t was
that the groom was not thrown during
official hours. He had stolen the morse
out of the lines by alleging that the
Evening star., 1915-12-15
OFFICIALS
MAKING SUGGESTIONS
At Meeting in Philadelphia, Many
Recommendations Are Made to
Rules Committee.

PHILADELPHIA, December 15.-Pe-
cul1ar plays which came under the OBJ
servance of college foot ball officials dur
ing the past season viii be cited at the
annual meeting in New York of the rules
committee of the central board of foot
ball officials and more explicit instruc-
tions as to the interpretations of various
sections of the rules will be asked for.
Well known foot ball officials and coaches
of this section met last night and dis
cussed their experiences of the past sea-
son in games in various sections of the
country. Robert Maxwell of Swarth-
more presided.
1t was pointed out that the rule pro-
viding that the only player eligible to
be within the one-yard zone behind the
line of scrimmages is the one who first re-
ceives the ball from the center was fire.
quently violated in the run from fake kick
formation.
Among the plays on which a final
ruling will be asked is whether safe
ty or a touchback should be called
when a player intercepts forward
pass behind his goal line and. under
the impression he has made an error,
throws the ball across the line back
into play.
More Direct Ruling.
A more direct ruling will be asked
when an opposing center stars for
ward with the referees whistle on the
kickoff and collides with the player
kicking the ball. Maxwell told of a
play in a game in West Virginia in
which a small end climbed on the back
OF the tackle behind his own goal line
to catch a forward pass and as soon as
he received the ball cried Down." The
question was brought up as to whether
the tackle had assisted the man run
nlng with the ball or whether a legal
touchdown had been scored.
A ruling will also be asked as to
whether fair catch is complete when
the receiver falls after catching the
ball and the ball touches the ground
and If punter becomes a would-be
tackler after he has both feet on the
ground or not until he has taken one
or two steps.
Evening star., 1915-12-15

The average height of the land Of
SwitT.erianA above the sea level is
4,263 feetJ
Evening star., 1915-12-15
JUAREz MAY STAGE
WELSH-WH|TE SCRAP
Mexican City Leads Other Two Bid
ders-Champion Demands
$4,000 Purse.

PHILADELPHIA. December 15-The
ttular bout between Fred Welsh. the
lightweight champion, and Charley
White. the Chicago aspirant may be
staged in Juarez According to Harry
Pollock, manager of Welsh, Charley
Harvey, acting for a syndicate. has
asked Pollock and Nate Lewis, mana
ger or White, to withhold from accept
ing any bids until he has had a chance
to submit one
Ihree promoters have been in the
held, but Welsh's demand of $4,000 has
scared them New Orleans, Denver and
Tia Juana. Mexico. were after the privi-
lege of staging the titular battle. but
their enthusiasm waned when Welsh
announced his demand. Jim Coffroth,
the veteran promoter, was endeavorina
TO mold the bout at Tia Juana, but he
lost interest when Pollock asked
$4,000.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-05
MANY WITNESS DEMONSTRATION
Farmers Compete With Experts il
Stump Blowing Contest.

On the Nels Willett farm, six miles
southeast OF Bemidji, stump blow
ing demonstration was given Friday
by representatives of the Pluto Pow
der company and the Bemidji Hard
ware company Of this city, agents in
this territory for the Pluto company
A number of farmers and several
townspeople witnessed the work
Sixty pounds of dynamite were used
in digging ditch 60 feet long and
from three to four feet wide, blowing
out several large stumps and an i'm
mense rock found on the Willett
place. George Schroeder and Harry
Brown, Of the Pluto company, and
Clyde .Petrie, Of the Bemidji Hard
ware company, put on the demon
stration. A contest of blowing a
stump was held, one demonstration
being given by the powder men and
the other by Ole Moen and Gus Radi
when the latter two gave splendid
demonstration of their ability in
handling the explosives.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-05

Of the Giants twirlers but the most
dependable, is working like Trojan
these days. He is big and capable
Of working often and McGraW is
pushing him to the limit until some
of his others get going. RUDE Mar
guard flashes a few games and then
slumps. There is still the chance
that he will get right and stay there
and if he does he is unbeatable.
After he handed the Cubs beating
in the first game of their series here,
Roger Bresnahan was heard to OBJ
serve: ...... ..-r. IT, II 8
"No club in the world could beat
that fellow the way he is going to-
day. If he keeps that up McGraw
won't have to- worry" !
Young Stroud, rookie, surprised
McGraw and thousands of others, by
breaking a losing streak for the
Giants Since then he has worked
often and he has pitched good ball
consistently.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-05
P:''ORT q
W %
BACK AGAINST WALL
BY BARRY FARIS

John McGraw has his back against
the wall. The doughty little mana
ger of the four-time pennant win
ming Giants is at last faced with the
prospect of plotting trailing team.
That the outlook doesn't set well
with the Little Napoleon" is plain
ly evidenced by the cyclonic shake
ups that he hands his lineup.
He hasn't quit yet. The word
quit doesn't appear in his vocabulary.
The pounding that his club is getting
from the others in the Tener loop
will only serve to make McGraw fight
harder than ever. But his most ard
ent supporters admit that this year
his fight looks like loosing one.
To many it looks like the old
Giant machine has crumbled. And
it is an odd circumstance of fate that
the once powerful aggregation is
whitening away just as two famous
machines Of other days that cracked
to power. These two are the Tigers
and the Cubs. The Detroit outfit is
run high back to the fore as a con-
tender in the American league under
the same leader that piloted it in
the winning days of the past-"Eee
Yah" Hughie Jennings. The Chicago
gang is being pulled back up the
ladder of fame by one of McGraw's
old neutenants, Roger Bresnahan.
Frank Chance guided the destinies
of the oldtime pennant coping Cubs
and he was there when they hit
the skids, too.
It is the indefinable 'something'
which is missing from the Giant
ranks that something" which a
club has to have to stay on top
through the long, hot days of August
and September when the weak sisters
who flash in the spring wither away.
The old stars are mostly with the
club and seemingly they still deliver
the goods. Their batting averages
all look good but when you watch
their work day after day you see
that the punch" is gone. They are
not able to rise up and crush opposi-
tion in the crisis anymore as they
used to do.
Probably the hardest individual
blow McGraw got was wallop by
the National league club owners.
They reduced the number of players
any club could carry to twenty-one.
McGraw was the hardest hit of any
National league manager. Last year
when the Feds were raiding the
ranks of organized ball McGraw, to
protect himself, signed most Of his
veterans under longtime contracts
Now he hasn't room for the youngs-
tiers that he needs in order to build
up a club for the future.
Obituaries have been written about
the Old Master-Christy Mathew
son--year after year. Already he
has been consigned to the boneyard
this year. But he is still out there
on the Giant bench and he will be
on the firing line many times this
season. And when the hot sun OF
July and August melts the kinks out
of his arm the "Old Master will
chalk up many victory on the
Giants slate.
Big Jeff Tesreau, the least bashy
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-05
PRESENTS BARON
WITH RESOLUTIONS
(United Preas)

Rome, June s. Miss Jane Adams
this afternoon presented to Baron Son
ming, Italian foreign minister, copy
Of the resolutions adopted by the wo-
mans peace conference at the Hauge.
Ambassador Page presented Miss Ad-
dams,
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Restored to Good Health.

II was sick for four years with
stomach trouble" writes Mrs. Otto
Cans, GAINESVILLE, Ohio II lost
weight and felt so weak that I almost
gave up hope Of being cured. A
friend told me about Chamberlain 8
Tablets, and since using two bottles
of them I have been a we'll woman. -
Obtainable everywhere.
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TURKS RESIST ALLIES
(uuited Frsaal

Athens, June dispatches from
Mytelone state that all allied rein
forcements have landed and started a
general advance against the Turkish
positions on the shores of the CALI
poll peninsula. The Turks are stub
bornly resisting.
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PRINCE KILLED AT PRZEMYsL.
OMITTED Fressl

Petrograd, June 5.-Dispatches
this afternoon state that Prince
Bagrition Mountzensky, son-in-law
of the Grand Duke Constantine, was
killed in battle preceding the fall of
Przemysl while commanding a cav
airy squadron.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-05
Return for Vacation.

Eva and Ethel Getchell returned to
Bemidji on the noon train from Ada
and East Grand Forks, respectively,
where they have been teaching in the
public schools. They will spend the
summer vacation here.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-05
FRENCH STEAMER TORPEDOED
Omitted Presa)

# London, June German submar-
ines bagged thirteen ship victims
around England within forty-eight
hours. The crew from the French
steamer Penfeld, which was torpe-
doed in the channel, reached Brest
this morning. Two more crews of
morning. @ Z +1.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-05

The government of British North
Borneo has employed an expert from
the United States to make a general
survey of the timber possibilities Of
that country.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-05

Brose. Doris Flatley, Margaret sy-.
mons, Stella De Rushia, Obert Olson
Lloyd Lalone, Kenneth Longballa,
Clara Kor.lund, Leila Paul, Edla
Rudy.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-05

Investigation in Germany has
shown that the partridge eats the
seeds Of many noxious weeds and in
sects destructive to plant life, there
fore deserves protection.
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Results are 1lusl Always certain
when you use Pioneer want ed
One-half cent a word. Phone 81.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-05
Gasoline Filling Station.

Purity gasoline IL 6-1O cts. per
gallon. Purity gas is better. There's
a reason. We are open Sundays and
evenings. St. Cloud Oil Co. Adv.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-05
TRANSMITTING NOT STARTED
(United Press)

Washington, June 5.The state
department had not even started
traRslating the code of the German
rejoinder at nine thirty this morning.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-06-05
Greatly Benefited by Chamberlain 3
Liniment.

II have used Chamberlain Lini-
ment for sprains, bruises and rheu-
matte pains, and the great benefit !
have received justifies my recon-
mending it in the highest terms" "
writes Mrs. Florence Slife, Wabash,
Ind. If you are troubled with rheu-
matte pains you will certainly be
pleased with the prompt relief which
Chamberlain's Liniment affords. OBJ
tainable everywhere
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81 Pioneer want adsone-naIf cent
word cash. ss5
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summer vacation here
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-06
FINE PROGRAM ENJOYED At
EAGLES ANNUAL ROLL CALL
LOCAL LODGE ENTERTAINS
OVER 900 MEMBERS AND
FRIENDS LAST NIGHT.

One OF the best attended and most
enthusiastic social meetings Of the
LEGAL Eagles was that OF last evening,
the eleventh annual rollcall. More
than 200 members and friends were
present to enjoy an extremely enjoy
able program and a big clam feeu
late In the evening.
DR.. II. S. Garfield acted as toast
master during the evening, and, with
the assistance OF r. X. Lawrence, the
"forcible persuader." injected a great
deal OF fun into the evening by pass
ing Judgment upon various Eagles for
various offenses.
The principal address was made by
5. H. Forshaw. past president. upon
the Progress and Condition of the
f. O. E." and other addresses were
made by Sam +. Van Vactor OF
Heppner. w. G. Bogert, Deputy Dis
trict Attorney r. /, Keator and r.
Alexander. Musical numbers inclnH
ed orchestra selections by Messrs.
Goedecke, Guiott and Fletcher,
Xylophone solo by r. W. Fletcher.
vocal duet. "Silver Thread" Among
the Cold by Ed Hayes and r. X.
Lawrence, a humorous song by 10.
seph Roundsley, and a vocal duet,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-06

tors were unfavorable to the sports
men and vice versa
The recommendation Of Mr.. Gram
ston, who is secretary OF the Pendle-
ton Commercial association. for the
position Of state warden was "A rec.
ognition OF his qualifications. Not
only is he an experienced and thor
ough sportsman but, as chairman a.
one time OF the state fish and game
commission, he is aquainted with tho
work required.
5. d. Grove, president OF the inde-
pendent telephone company Of Union
and Wallowa counties, is the candl-
date of the Wing, Fin and Fleetfoot
Club of La Grande, the most active
sportsmens organization outside OF
Portland. Local sportsmen who know
him declare he Is every way qualified
TO be eastern Oregon's representative
on the new commission
representative X. w. Ritner. who
was on the game committee OF tho
house and was largely responsible for
the new commission law was present
at the meeting While no lnterposed
no objections 10 the endorsement 0e
the La Grande man. he stated that
he knew nothing OF him and would
reserve his own endorsement until
such time as he might see m 70 give
Il. II was understood between him
and the sporsmen that he vas not
TO be bound by their action
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-06
HIGH SCHOOL ATHELETES
READY FOR TRACK SEASON
BOYS ARE GETTING TRAINING
EVERY DAY ON =. ii. S.
FIELD.

With the coming OF spring comes
the opening OF the high school track
season and the close OF the basket
ball year. Many we'll made and ef-
ficient athletes are gathering on the
athletic field behind the school build
ing during and after school hours
and on Saturdays. The basketball
men are laying off for couple of
weeks to rest up after their strenu-
Gus season. but will soon be donning
their track suits with the other low
ers Of the sports OF the athletic field.
Coach Livingston sees many good
men lined upon the track, and the old
standbys are showing up excellently
in their various lines. Percy Ausburn,
the local pclevaulter. is climbing the
pole to n mark close to 10 feet. and
MINIS, the old miller, is speeding
around the track in record time.
Other men like Boylen, Brock, Pc
ters. Fowler, Gorden. Seibert and
Mimms are on the mark with a de-
termination to break even last years
records
The many freshmen who have reg
istered at the high school this year
are turning out some very brilliant
and promising material who will
surprise some OF the ath-
letic enthusiasts during the coming
tryouts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-06
INDIAN SELLS LIQUOR TO
ANOTHER; BOTH IN JAIL
FTTZ GERALD DECLARES
WAR on INDIANS SOLICIT
ING BOOZE.

One Indian sold another liquor and
now both are TO sojourn in jail
awhile. Ed Chapman and Charley
shdpllsh (Whirlwlnd) are the Indi-
ans IN question. The former was
yesterday afternoon given the maxi
mum sentence allowed by the city
ordinance. $50 fine and 20 days in
jail. and is now doing work with the
street gang. He was convicted of
selling liquor to shaplish and shap-
lish is alleged TO have taken the
same liquor on TO the reservation.
bench warrant was issued for him
Il IN the federal court in Portland
and he will be tried there. This
is the fourth time he has been to
Portland on this charge.
incidentally. Judge Fitz Gerald has
declared war upon the Indians who
continually solicit liquor and intends
Furnishing them along with the boot
leggers. His decision arose from the
appearance in court this morning of
ore Elmer F. Martin. a clgarmaker,
who recently came here from Salem.
Martin was arrested for giving liquor
to Jim Kanine. an Indian, and in
court stated that Kanine had asked
him to get the liquor and that he had
done It without pay because the In
dian had "staked" him TO a meal
when he first arrived in town. Mar
tin was sentened to pay a s25 fine or
spend 12 days In jail. while Kanine
was given five days on a vagrancy
charge.
The city ordinance makes It an
offense for an Indian to solicit liquor
as we'll as for any one to furnish It
to them. However. because the In
dams testimony Is generally neces-
sary to convict the bootlegger. little
effort has been made to enforce this
provision. The Indians, instead OF
being punished for their offense have
actually profited by 1t inasmuch as
they are paid witness fees. Hereafter,
Judge Fitz Gerald announces that
Indians who persistently solicit liquor
will be prosecuted.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-06
LETTER. WRITING CAMPAIGN
FOR PENOLETOH SUGGESTED
SCHOOL CHILDREN By THIS
METHOD WOULD ATTRACT
VISITORS HERE.

Writing from San Francisco about
the eastern Oregon exhibit. w. E.
Meacham Of Baker, who has charge
of the work Of installing the exhibit,
suggests letter writing campaign by
the school children OF endleton in
order to attract eastern visitors to the
advantages of this part OF Oregon.
He suggests that each pupil write at
least one letter to an eastern friend
or relative urging them to travel to
the fair via eastern Oregon and to be
sure to visit the eastern Oregon ex-
hibit in the Oregon building. This
campaign has been taken up in Ba-
ker.
Mr.. Meacham states that he has re-
ceived the big panorama of the
Roundup and win put 1t up in a con-
spicuous place. Eastern Oregon will
not only have an exhibit in the ore
gon building. he writes. but also one
in the agricultural building. While
the oregon exhibit is not as elaborate
as that in the California and Canadi-
an buildings. it shows up better from
a standpoint of products, he writes,
and the eastern Oregon grains. grass
es, fruits and other products rank as
high as any there. Eastern Oregon
In fact. he says, is very much on the
map down there.
Another letter was received by Sec
retary Cranston from George NJ. Hy-
land, secretary of the Oregon com.
and in it he states that Una.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-06
:tI I|SGGH ,GH LINER REPORTED AFIRE 700
|<1LES OFF BREST;; AMERICANS ARE
: INCLUDED IN LIST OF PASSENGERS
Vessel Carries Cargo Of 1900 Tons, Mostly FOOtstus--
No Munitions Of War are Aboard Americans Include
Five Physicians Who are on Way to Front in France--
Ship Has Crew Of 200.

LONDON, March 6.-The French
liner Latouraine is afire 700 miles off
Brest, according to wireless mes
sage received at Lloyd's.
Agents Of the line insisted the
steamer was not in great danger on
account OF its proximity to the Brit
ish coast. Their statement does not
agree with Lloyd's dispatch as to the
location OF the liner.
The Latouraine sailed from New
York February 2s, carrying 81 pas
sengers, among them five American
physicians and 10 nurses en- route to
the battlefront in France. The vessel
has a crew OF 200.
The remainder OF the passengers
are largely American businessmen
and French reservists. To complete
a hospital unit. 100000 for which
was contributed by Mrs. William j.
Fitzgerald. a rich English woman liv'
ing in New York, Is aboard.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-06
c. X. CRANSTON ENDORSED FOR
APPOINTMENT AS STATE GAME
WARDEN BY LOCAL SPORTSMEN

Endorsement of S. D. Grove of La
Grande for membership on the new
state fish and game commission and
of {. X. Cranston of this city for ap-
pointment as state game warden was
the result OF the joint meeting last
night of the Umatilla County Fish &
Game association and the Round up
Gun Club. The president and secre-
tary of each organization, w. ~.
Matlock and II. w, Fletcher, G. 1. La
Dow and ]. A, Gibson, were named
as committee to urge in every pos
sible way the making of these ap-
pointments.
The failure of the local sportsmen
to endorse a Umatllla county man
for membership on the commission
resulted not only from the inability
of the sportsmen and the Umatilla
county legislative delegation to agree
upon a candidate, but from the JUS
tice of the claim OF the Union county
sportsmen. Inasmuch as Umatillayi
Baker and wallowa counties have at
different times been represented on
the commission, they contend that
Union county can properly advance a
candidate who should receive serious
consideration.
The only local man upon whom
the sportsmen and legislators could
agree was Js V. Tallman and he re-
fused to become a candidate The
other men suggested by the legisla-