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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-07-19

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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-07-19
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31
Many More Young
Women Enter the
Festival Contest
MISS MURIEL SAILING is LEADING
BY NARROW MARGIN OF
VOTES.

Nine or ten more young ladies. a
number of them from over the coun-
ty, entered the contest 10 become
Pendleton's candidate for Rose Queen
during the past "a hours and the fir
ish Of the contest tomorrow promises
to be exciting. Miss Muriel Sailing
Of this city is leading in the contest
by a small margin today.
Among the new entrants are Miss
Lola Rogers and Miss Nadine Blake
ly of this city, Miss Virginia Todd OF
Hermiston, Miss Llene webb Of Echo.
Miss Alta Smith Of Pilot Rock. Miss
Doris Chestnut OF Adams, Miss Odes-
sa kirkpatrick OF Weston. Miss zula
Keen Of Athena and Miss Bernlce
Walker Of Stanfield
The last voting coupons will be- in
the papers this evening and they must
be voted by noon tomorrow The
successful candidate will be announc-
ed In the papers tomorrow afternoon
The real statewide balloting will be-
gin Monday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31
ERs Arrange to
Put on Comedy on
April "a and Is
"A NIGHT IN BOHEaTIA' WILL BE
GIVEN UNDER DIRECTION
or II. X. LOVE.

"A Night in Bohemia" two nights
at the oregon theater
This is what the Elks have in store
for PendletOn people next month and
Rufus X Love, one of the best known
theatrical directors in the business,
is here to take charge OF the enter
prise April "a and 25 are the dates
set for the annual Elk show
The original plans OF the commit.
tee as announced several weeks ago,
were cancelled when it became known
that Mr. Love could be secured. For
several years the Pencieton lodge had
tried to connect with him but always
his engagements have been so many
that It has been impossible to secure
a date with him.
"a Night in Bohemia is a musical
farce comedy for which about 1876
people will be required. Singing and
dancing chorus of botn sexes and all
ages will be used and the drilling Of
these will be taken up at once,
Mr. Love met last night with the
committee. r. e. Chloupek, Lou STEEL
hammer. j. H. Estes, r. w Fletcher
and L. d. Drake and made out list
OF his requirements. He wants 80
little girls and 80 high school girls,
80 young ladies ana 80 men for a
male chorus. He wants to enlist all
OF the leading s0loists Of the city and
all of the best acting talent
Give Cheshire. who has made hits
before in Elk plays. has already been
cast in the role OF the leading man,
Edmund Keene," ana the other parts
will be assigned soon. Wives, daugh-
ters. sweethearts and friends OF Eiks
will be invited to join IN the making
Of success Of the attraction.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31
Contest
and Baby Parade
to be Held Here
AFFAIR WILL BE STAGED NEXT
MONTH BY PARENT-TEACH.
ERS' Club.

A Better Babies eugenic contest
and baby parade will be held in Pen.
dleton next month under the auspices
and direction Of the parent-teachers'
association of this city, assisted by the
various ladies' clubs.
At meeting yesterday afternoon
it was definitely determined 10 hold
the contest and the Thursday and
Friday before Easter Sunday. which
falls on April %, were set a. the
dates for the eugenic show. On the
following Saturday. weather permit.
ting. a parade for babies will be held
and prizes given.
The contest is to be open to al
babies in umatilla county. Expert
scorers from Portland win come up
and they will be assisted by local
physicians and nurses. ANY mother
who desires may have her baby
scored.
The prizes for appearance in the
parade will be divided according to
classification. For instance there
will be a peramulator class. a four
wheeled buggy class, a two wheeled
cart class, a Shetland pony class. etc.
The details of the contest have not
yet been worked out but all Of the es-
sential features, qualifications. plans
and prizes will be announced soon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31
DARING PLOT TO
CAPTURE VESSEL
DOES NOT WORK
Ernest Schiller is Arrested After At
tempting tOSeize British Steamer
Single Handed.
PALS FAIL TO SUPPORT HIM
-Four Men as StOwaways We're "a
Spring Out at signal and OVeEpoW.
er the Officers and Cow the Chi
nese Grow; Daring Adventurer May
Have 70 Hang.

LEWES, Del, March s1.-A daring
plot to capture the 5000 ton British
steamer Matoppo with a valuable car
go and take her to sea was revealed
by Ernest Schiller who was overpow-
cred after holding up the ships com
mander and attempting to seize the
vessel single handed. Four others, It
was said, eonspired with him.
The four, as stowaways, were to
spring out at a signal, overpower the
officers and COW. the Chinese crew.
This was to have taken place off San
dy Hook. schiller's comrades, how.
ever. backed out before the vessel
cleared Hoboken, so he decided to
execute the plan alone If it proved
the Matoppo was outside the three
mile limit when the attack occurred.
Schiller is a pirate and liable to
hanging by the British under the pi-
racy laws.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31
SCHOOL BOARD may NOT
ALLOW CHANGE IN HOURS
STUDENTS DISAPPOINTED; MAT
TER WILL BE CONSIDERED
BY BOARD.

Yesterday afternoon during the sec
ond period at the high school, Prof.
Gambee sent a messenger around to
all the rooms in the building with q
telegram which read like this
school will take up at the regular
time, $40" At this instant several
means passed from the students
throughout the rooms for no other
reason than that in the morning as
sembly Prof. Gambee announced that
on Friday morning the change Of pc
riods would take place which had
passed the vote OF the students, but
the telegram came from the school
board that they would not permit the
change until they held another meet
ing. Now the students are disappoint-
ed because Of the delay in making the
change and perhaps they will not get
II at all
In a recent vote taken as to wheth-
er the change should be made, II
showed that fully s5 per cent of the
students favored the eight continuous
sessions, This plan the board reject
ed. Again only nine students or
about three per cent voted to have
the hours remain as they now stand,
or in other words about 81 per cent
voted to have six periods in the morn
ing and two in the afternoon. It has
been arranged so that the nine stu
dents who voted against the change
and who had good reasons for doins
50 can take their work without any
extra trouble. All the teachers are
very enthusiastic over the change and
would like to see II take place
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31
Library is Nearing Completion
-. 80. tItu 4SiVet ttAVs q
VIII be Beautiful Structure

Pendleton and Umatllla county will
soon have one of the most beautiful,
one Of the best arranged and one OF
the most artistic library buildings in
the northwest The structure. which
Is now nearing completion on tho
commanding site just north OF the
Main street bridge, will be a triumph
Of library architecture and is destined
to become one OF the chief prldes OF
the townsman.
A trip of inspection through the
building and careful notation of plans
worked out in detail to combine the
maximum Of utility with the maximum
OF artistic effect, cannot but convince
one, even at this stage in the con-
struction. that the completed building
will justify in fun the long effort Of
the library board and the expendi-
lures made by the city and county.
The building is now in its final
stages of construction. The exterior
has been almost finished and the plas-
terers are now at work on the inter-
ior. 1t will not be long before the
contractors are putting on the finish
ing touches. The building will be
ready for occupancy before the end
Of spring but the library will prob
ably not be moved in until sometime
during the summer owing to the de-
lay in the purchase Of furnishings.
The walls OF the building are con-
structed Of hollow tile and the finish
OF the exterior is a pebble dash. The
roof is of Spanish tile OF three slightly
different shades OF green so that i
will present a mottled appearance.
Three coats Of plaster, the middle a
scratch coat, are being put on and,
when completed. the building will be
as fire-proof as It is possible to make
a building.
The library will have full capac-
ity OF about $4,000 vommes though a.
present there are only about a fourth
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31

that number in the library In plan.
ming the building careful provision
has been made for future needs an0
yet. these provisions for the future
have been so planned that there will
be no appearance Of emptiness from
the first. With the present revenue,
the board can add about 5000 vol
umes year.
On the main floor there will be a
reading room for adults. a reading
room for children. and stack room.
all commodlous. The arrangement Is
such that the librarian at the loan
desk will have a view of all three
rooms without moving. The book
stacks will be radial so that she may
look down each one
In addition TO this floor there will
be cloak rooms for men and women.
a committee room in which any COM
mittee Of any organization in the city
may meet, librarians office and =
eataloguing room. Just outside the
adults reading room on the east
there will be an outdoor reading
room, a feature few libraries have II
will command a beautiful view up the
river as will the reading room Of the
adults and the committee room. In
fact the building has been carefully
planned to take full advantage 'of the
beautiful view afforded by the loca-
tion.
In the basement there will be an
auditorium for the use of civic organ.
izatlons without charge; a room for
club meetings with a small adjoining
kitchen equipped with electric cook
ing appliances. packing room for
the distribution Of books over the
county. box storage room and a fur
mace room shut off by fire-proof
doors. Provision is made for the re.
ception Of books and fuel with min
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31
LITTLE GIRL FALLS
OVER 200 Fl. CLIFF

Failing over cliff 200 feet
high, little six year old Velnm
Fletcher, daughter OF Robert
Fletcher, a Mckay creek rancher,
had a narrow escape rrom death
Wednesday. As it was size sus-
tanned a fracture or the thigh
bone and bad scalp wound be-
sides innumerable bruises. The
cliff was not perpendicular for
the fun distance, else death would
have been her fate. She rolled
part OF the way, bouncing from
ledge to ledge. She was brought
TO Pendleton and DIR. HatIcry at
tended TO the injuries. She is
at the hospital now and is report
ed 10 he improving.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31
O-W.R. & N. Advances
Wages for Trainmen

PORTLAND, Ore, March 81
Following wage conferences last
ing three months, an O.-W. II. &
n. increase to conductors and
brakemen is announced today.
The increases total $4,000 a
year. II includes the entire re-
arrangement of the wage sched-
ules, The increases range from
thirty to ninety cents per day, af-
fecting $50 employees. The agree
ment has no connection with the
demand for national eight
hour day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31
STUDENTS GRADES IN The
HIGH SCHOOL ARE HI6HER

The report of the grades of the
Pendleton high school students for
the second quarter of the semester,
read in assembly this morning, show
ed an increase toward higher stand
ings over the last quarter. A larger
percentage of the students have made
an average of 80 for the last month
than ever before.
Prof. Gambee hopes that by the end
Of the semester all the students will
have averages above the 80 per cent
mark.
In the report read this morning the
normal class heads the list with an
average of SO. The juniors jumped
from fourth place last month to sec
ond this month with an average OF
S5; commercial class S4: seniors, S4;
freshmen II, 81; freshmen I, 79; soph-
omores, 10, and irregular students. u.
The seniors had nine with an average
of 30 or more, Nellie Sloan receiving
the highest, SO; normal class had s.
with Marguerite Straughan receiving
90; commercial had 9, Gladys Bed
well receiving SS; juniors had IL. No
la Childreth receiving 90; sopho-
mores, Il, Alta Boylen receiving sc:
freshmen II, had 3, Helen MEMS re-
ceiving 90; freshmen l had 4, Geor-
gia Miller receiving 80.
Alta Boylen a soph Helen Miens.
freshman II, and Marguerite
Straughan, a senior were all tied for
first honors with grade of IS and
five subjects on their course. There
were five who received s5 and II, "a,
Ten seniors and four juniors fell be-
low so per cent
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31
Waite Indicted on
Charge of Murder
NEW YORK DENTIST CHARGED
WITH POISONING WEALTHY
FATHER R-N-IuAW.

NEW YORK, Marcn Si.-Dr. Ar
thur Warren Waite was indicted on a
first degree murder cnarge today 1t
is alleged he poisoned his wealthy
father-in-law, John f. Peck, Of Grand
Rapids.
The indictment was presented by
the grand jury to Judge Mott. The
grand jury had been in continuous
session since Monday DR.. Waite, II
was stated, will not be arraigned on
the murder charge until Monday
District Attorney Swami expected to
demand that Waite be tried in the SUI
preme court.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31
CALIFORNIA MILITIA
MAY BE CALLED OUT

SAN DIEGO, Cal. March 30.-Fol.
lowing repeated that armed Mexicans
are infesting the frontier. sheriff Con-
kiln announced he would ask Cover.
nor johnson to determine II the U.S.
OF the Caltoria militia was advisablss
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31
Asserts Road Committee is
Not Committed to Bond Plan

ing of the board alone this year when
we were asked to vote on the bond
issue to build trunk highways.
The first vote that was put over
was by the Commercial club. with the
help of Mr.. Lonergan, the agent OF
the Warren Construction Company.
using a map he had drawn for that
purpose.
AT the next meeting called to meet
with the county court a number OF
CONTINUED on page five.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31
Pendleton. ore.. March 81

Pendleton, ore, March 81,
Editor East Oregonian:
Every article bearing the signature
of the Good Roads Association favor
ing the bond issue to build the So
called trunk roads is very misleading.
The majority Of the individuals of
the board do not favor the bonding
proposition and are especially against
the roads proposed by the Commercial
clubs and the Warren Construction
Company There has been no meet
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31
Liverpool.

LIVERPOOL March 30.-Wheat--
Spot No. l Manitoba, 1Ss I'd; No. 3,
lSs Sd; No . red western winter. lis
Sd: No. 9 hard winter gulf, lis Id.
|. In American terms the highest Liv'
erpool price (for spot No l Manitobal
is $19S per bushel.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31
Wheat High Today
at Opening of Fit

CHICAGO, March S1.-(SpeciaD-
May opening, $1.15 is, closing, $l.l3
rs, July, opening. S1.1S 3-S, closing
SLIP is.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31
MALANCOURT IS
CAPTURED FROM
FRENCH FORCES
Berlin Announces That FOFtFesses on
BOtA Sides Of The City Have Been
Taken by Germans.
BOMBARDMENT IS TERRIFIC

Three Attacks Drive French Defend
ers nom Positions After Fierce
Hand 20 Hand Combat Is Fought;
Dispatches Admit French Were
Ferced 70 Retire.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31
American Column
Strikes at Villa
Forces Under Colonel DOdd
Attack Bandit Leader and
His Men, killing Thirty
aal4,H IA

EL PAGO, March S1--An un-
confirmed report circulated here
that viIla, fleeing from Guerrero
had murdered several Americans
at Mlnaca, ten miles south. Min
Ing men and railroad officials
are trying TO get definite news.
Last reports said the Americans
at Guerrero were Doctor Stan
and men named Locke, Ackiin,
Hemple and Herman Blanken-
burg.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31
Portland.

PORTLAND. Ore, March S1.-
(Specian Merchants Exchange pri-
ces today. club 30 bid. 95 asked. Blue
stem 81 bid. s1.O5 asked.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31

BERLIN, March Sl.--The fortified
village Of Malancourt and the de-
lenses on both sides have been storm
ed and captured, 1t was officially an
nounced. Prisoners taken totaled
S9s.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31

PARIS, March S1.--After a bonn
bard lasting all night, the Germans
drove the French from their positions
at Malancourt by three massed at
tacks delivered simultaneously. Be-
fore the French gave ground, how
ever, they fought the Germans hand
TO hand for hours. AS they were
massed in the struggling encounter
the artillery OF both sides was silent
for fear OF killing their own men,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31

LONDON, March 31.--With huge
German shells smashing their trench
es into ruins. the French troops have
evacuated all but the eastern and
soutern outskirts OF Malancourt, Par.
is dispatches admitted. They said the
German artillery had rendered other
defenses untenable.
Twenty thousand Germans have
been killed and manned as a result
OF the crown princes renewed attack
against Verdun. according to esti-
mates from French military experts.
The new assault has been launched on
both banks Of the Meuse. Massed
French batteries wiped out whole bat.
talions when the Germans rushed on
Malancourt.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31

Ell PASO, March 31.---The Ameri-
can expedition has caasIled with the
ViIIlstas near TroualamOs, in the
Guerrero region, according to q mes
sage from Casas Grandes 20 Consul
Garcia, made public this afternoon.
WASHINGTON March 31.-The
war department received confirma-
ton this afternoon Of the report that
the villistas have been badly beaten
in a clash with the American expedi-
tionary force. Colonel George Dodd's
cavalry struck Villa at six a. m. Wed
nesday near Guerrero. according to a
war department message from the San
Geronimo ranch. The dispatch, dat
ed yesterday was transmitted from
Pershing via Funston headquarters.
Villa. suffering from broken leg
and other injuries was not in the bat.
tie. The yiIlistas left 30 dead IN the
field. Others are believed to have
been killed. Dodd captured two rapid
fire guns, many saddles, horses. am
munition and supplies.
Eliaso Hernandez, commanding
the Vill'stas was killed.
The attack was a tremendous sur
price to Villa. His men did not have
time to arm before the American ca
valry was upon them. Dodd's men
had marched SIS miles in IL hours to
overtake the bandits.
The Mexicans showed no fighting
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31

merely grabbed the nearest guns.
mounted their horses and fled. A
running fight ensued. The battle last
ed while the Americans and the Mex
leans galloped side by side for ten
miles, fighting. At last the bandits
separated and fled to the mountains,
abandoning number OF Carranzistas
who had been taken prisoners in pre-
vious encounters
Ell PASO, March s1.-A battle was
fought yesterday between the seventh
cavalry and the villista column. Ac-
cording to an official dispatch, 500
Villistas, under Eliaso Hernandez.
were encountered at san Geronimo.
The yillistas lost Hernandez and 80
men. Several Americans we're wound
ed. Confirmation was had TO the re-
port that villa was wounded in the
last fight with constitutionaIists. He Is
hiding in the vicinity OF Guerrero.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31

CcOntInued on Page ssven.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31

CONTINUED on Page Twelve)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31
10 ADvERTIsERs.

The East Oreg0nian has the largest bona
fide and guaranteed paid circulation Of any
paper IN Oregon, east Of Portland and bY
faF the largest circulation In Pendleton Of
any other newspaper
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31

Continued on page five.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-31

Yesterdays WEATHER DATA.
Maximum temperature. 6t mini
mum, %: rainfall. 0; wind. south.
light; weather, clear
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-16

The Girls Tennis club OF Eastern
High closed its terms work with
the election OF officers. as follows:
Miss Mable Tuomey, faculty advisor
and president; Marjorie Lee Post,
vice .president; Helen Masters. sec.
rotary: Catherine Sands. treasurer;
Marjorie Avery. sergeant-at-arms
The annual tournament will be held
during the Anal week of the term.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-16
S. A. F. CRUISE
OPENS SEASON
Northern Navigation Boats
Now Running Regularly;
Engineers Are Home

The Northern Navigation Co. sum
mer season was formally opened
with the cruise OF the Society OF
Automobile Engineers aboard the
steamer Noronic. which left Detroit
Monday. June ~. returning Friday.
This s. A. +. cruise was the most
popular in the history OF the auto
mobile mems voyages. Dozens OF
persons were unable 10 take ad.
vantage OF the delightful trip to
Mackinac island, Killarney and Owen
Sound. because the reservations
were all taken nearly a month be.
fore the steamer left Detroit.
The $50 passengers represented
cities In all sections OF the United
States. and an elaborate program
was carried out daily, experts In
various lines of automobile engi-
neering giving addresses which
were followed by discussions.
The first regular voyage OF the
season 10 Duluth will be made Sat
urday by the Noronic. reservations
for the full capacity OF the steamer
already having been made. This
cruise will be personally conducted
by c. Leidich, OF Detroit, district
passenger agent OF the Northern
Navigation co.
The Huronic. Harmonic and Nor
onic will leave Detroit weekly for
the north on Mondays, Wednesday
and Saturdays, respectively. The
FIRST stop will he Al Sarnia, Ont, and
the steamers will continue from that
port TO Duluth, via the 500. Port
Arthur and Fort William
II. II. Gildersleeve. general man.
ager OF the Northern Navigation
Co. says that prospects are bright
for the best season in the history
OF the steamer line. Reservations
for the Superior cruises are being
made many weeks In advance by
people living in all sections OF the
United States and Canada.
There are several new features
on the Superior cruises this year
and we have made arrangements Is
provide entertainment for all pas
sengers from the time the steamers
leave Detroit until they return,
said Mr. Gildersleeve.
"Our social hostesses will play an
important part in providing enter
tainments. and. Of course, the side
trips to places OF interest will give
all an opportunity 10 leave the
steamers occasionally for few
hours diversion"