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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-08
PRICES FORCE
KEEPER OF zoo
TO FOOL BEASTS
He Feeds 'em Carrots Scented
With Onion Juice.

CINCINNATI. March st is
terrible deception General Manager
Col. stephan OF the ZOO Is forced by
the soaring prices OF food stuffs 10
practice upon his large animal fa M
fly.
For instance, two giraffes have
been getting a half peck of onions a
day, but on account OF the high price
OF these vegetables. Stephens has sub
stituted carrots. and to fool the Ei-
raffes he rubs onion juice on the car
rots Bears In the roo like wheat
bread, but the ZOO keeper cannot af-
ford this. so just enough wheat Ia
mixed in the corn bread to fool the
bears.
Monkeys are being deprived OF or
anges and bananas Col. stephan has
taught them to like carrots, parsnips
and other cheapeR~feods merely br
stnnding in front OF the monkey cages
and munching at the vegetables.
The. hippopotamuz family and the
ostriches love cabbages" said Col.
Stephan. "and when cabbages were
ti2 to S14 a ton. we could give them
all they needed Now cabbages arc
the big birds must he content with
oats and alfalfa mash.
I'VE can find no substitute In foods
for the lions. tigers and other great
cats They must have fresh meat. I
am sorry that nature never led the
cats into n liking for fish. II would
help out ZOO fund problem consider
ably toward solution"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-08

With Mayor Best as the prosecuting
witness, NJ V. Leeder. well known
travelling salesman. was yesterday art
ernoon convicted in police court On
a disOrderly conduct com mplaiut the
particular charge being that he used
profane language on the public streets
during an argument with the mayor
According to the testimony. the
trouble all started over an argument
between Leeder and his wife. on
Tuesday evening they had walked TO
the depot TO mail a letter and were
returning TO the Hotel Pendletan.
When they reached Garden street
back OF the Bowman. they snrted an
argument as to which street they
should walk down. Lecder wanted 60
return via Main street but his vile in
sisted on going down Garden. givine
as her reason that she mad been
bowling IN Walla wslla and that
the unusual exercise had made her
- sore that she walked lame.
Mayor Appears ON ~s'enc.
It was az this juncture that Mayor
rest appeared on tie scene. He was
returning from professional call
and overheard part ~ the argument
He testified that he misjudEed them
having mo- idea they were man and
wife
He felt justified in inve-tIratin-
l.eeier rs-suted the intrusion and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-08
w. L. THOMPSON TO
TALK ON ROADS AT
BANQUET TONIGHT

Something Of the new road legis-
lation and of the proposed six mil.
lion bond ISSUE will he told this eve
ming at the community banquet by
the Commercial association by w. l.
Thompson. state highway commits
sioner. To him has been assigned
the subject of roads on the toast list.
Oother toasts will be responded To
by senator Fred Steiwer. Representa-
tive Il. W. Ritner. J. y. Burgess. ].
V. Tallman. Mrs. J. u haley and f.
H. Aldrich.
The banquet and reception is
scheduled To- start at = O'Clock i'm the
Eagle Woodman hall and the COM
lnittee in charge estimates the at
tendance at 200. After the banquet
there viii be "a program of music uue
brief speeches.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-08
MAN AND WIFE ARGUE,
% 80 80
MAYOR HAPPENS ALONG
HUSBAND is ARRESTED

asked him II he wasn't -buttinE Iu
kind OF cheap" or words 20 that cf-
feet. After a little parIey the mayor
disclosed his identity and flashed his
star. What are you going To- do
about itT' the travelling man i al
legged TO have aueried. ''rn hay.
thrown In JAIL is aid 20 have been
the mayors answer 20 which Iyecder
replied that he could throw him into
jail ana be damned" or words %
that effect
Nash Mako Aru-t
As E result the mayor called upon
pfGger Nash t1 make the arrest. I'm
route over 20 the station Ieeder tes-
tiued that he demonstrated. dsclarn
he had done nothing 90 justly arr--.
To this he testified. Mayor Best re-
zponded by calling him "blankctv
blank liar. The mayor denied hav-
ing used any profane epithet
Lecder puf up bail and stood friHt
yesterday afternoon. He vas fined
five dollars hv Judge FftE Gerald who
held that L-cier should not have
'raersd- st ths mayor after iearninT
that he was "a peace ofncer T.se.ier
cunsI dered for time making a Sim
liar complaint aEninst the mat or buf
drc d-l against the cuur-e a. b. dlf
not wish Co bring Die wife intQ court
ts Co witness
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-08
ENGLAND WILL TRY
FARMING AT NIGHT
To Import 1000 Tractors From
u. S. and Form Army of
Soil Tillers.

LONDON. March S.-'Ne want .
600 American tractor ploughs for the
use of civilian army OF night plough
ers which We are about TO enlist
throughout the British Isles said
Sir Arthur Lee, director general NJ
food production today. This new de-
partment which is the outgrowth Of
Germany's submarine campaign. aims
at the enlistment Of several hundred
thousand civilians to cultivate every
available bit of soil.
Several Ford tractors from Detroi,
recently were received in England
and It is expected that they viii be
used in this experiment
I'VE hope % make the tractor
ploughs fill tho gups caused by the
shortage in labor continued Sir Ar
thur. For this reason we are COINS
to import 200a. or as many as we can
from America. We are going TO
equip them with headlights for night
plowing. Iahorers can only work
eight hours. but tractors can work
- hours. They will be driven by tax
icah drivers and chauffeurs.
Behind every plough will be
skilled farmer. They will be assist
ed by prisoners, conscientious ohieC-
tors members OF the home defense
forces ami women. In this way. we
hope to produce enough food TO make
MS independent of outside help as
long as the war lasts. For this we
thank the German submarines. They
aleudy have given England an agri-
cultural policy which is destined %
make US to a large extent self-sup-
portiur The submarines also have
revived rural life. given the farmers
n minimum wage and generally made
our national defense more effective
than % thousand speeches I'm parlia-
ment"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-08
(wEBB MILLER.)

LAREDO. March 81 just return
ed from a trip to the interior OF Me2-
ico and am able TO state on the high
est authority that Germany Is playing
Villa gainst Carranza Villa Is re-
ceivfng great sums OF German money,
melting him to attack the United
states and Carranza German agents
are attempting to make Carranzistas
oppose the United states.
Two government agents approached
villa on February twelfth, at Hos
ranch. They proposed the resump-
tion OF border raids In event OF a Ger
man war. They conferred two days.
Villa agreed to send small bands to
harrass American troops. The Ger
mans promised the first payment
would be a quarter OF a million dol
iars in gold and monthly payments
thereafter
wouldn't Make Large Attacks.
villa refused to attempt any large
attacks. He favored sporadic forays,
at widely separated points. The Ger
mnns alsO approved tho plan. villa
refused to start operations until the
first payment was made.
The villa scheme was the first move
Mexico. One secret agent Travelled
north from the capital to San Luis
Pososl, where he met another. Both
went on horseback from Parral TO
Rnstillos ranch.
wanted 10 Keep Army ON Border.
They arranged the villa attacks
principally for use in the event Car
rama refused TO enrer the intrigue.
They hoped to involve Carranza and
the United States In new and more
serious complications TO make the re
tention of a large part OF the Ameri
can army on the border necessary.
Germans Engineered Note.
The Germans told villa that fric-
ton between Carranza and the United
states would weaken rhe -defacto gov
ernmenL The German Cabal at Mex
leo city started powerful under
ground influences to induce Carran-
"a to consent to the German alliance.
Carranza's famous note to the neu-
tral powers urging an embargo ON the
allies munitions was engineered b.
German propagand.sis The Ger
mans wanted Carranza to close the
British oil fields at Tampico.
II is rumored two high Mexican
government chiefs are cooperating d. Z
recty with German agents. The Ger
mans subsidised one influential Mex
ican paper. The Mexican govern
ment has established n close military
censorship on all cable and telegraph
offices TO prevent sending unspprov-
ed messabes
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-08

OF PRESIDENT
DELAYS ACTION
Decision to Arm Ships May be
Deferred Until Extra Session
Of Congress Gives Order
RECRUITING TOTALS INCREASE
Wave OF Patriotism That Has swept
Country Reflected In Large Num-
Der of E.nIistments.

WASHINGTON. March s.-Presi-
dent Wilson's illness has delayed the
announcement of the armed ship de-
cision. It is apparent the orders for
arming will not be delayed much
longer Many believed the president
preferred to call an extra session, to
remove all doubt of his actions legal
ity.
War department announced that
the February recruiting total was
nearly five thousand. IL credited it
to increased patriotism. Field enlist
ments and reenlistments will swell
the total later.
II is officially learned that German
activities in South America involved
Peruvian naval officers in a plot to
raid the allied commerce of the Pa
cific.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-08
DARDANELLES DISASTER
BLAMED ON KITCHENER
investigating Committe e
Charges Three Weeks De-
lay in Sending Troops.

LONDON. March S.-The spec al
investigating committee reported that
the late Lord Kitchener and war
council were responsible for the Oar
danelles disaster. The report said
Kitchener was responsible for the
three weeks delay in sending troops to
Galipoli. II charged that Kitchener
insufficiently utilized the general
staffs services and criticised the war
councils failure to meet during April.
1915.
The investigators ascertained that
the Dardanelles expedition gained inn
iortant political advantages although
it failed to attain its main object
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-08
CLOTURE RULE WILL
PROBABLY PASS THE
SENATE IN FEW DAYS

WASHINGTON. March s.-The
senate cloture rule will probably pass
within two DAYS The twelve filibus-
tiers admitted their inability to halt its
passage. Stone pledged his support
to the amendment. Norris hotly de-
Tended the obstructfonists. He cried:
IF this is treason make the most OF
it," He supported the cloture.
sherman denounced President Will
sons statement attacking the filibus-
terers. Lewis attempted to introduce
a resolution pledging the senate sup
port to any move the president makes.
Martin objected and It was with
drawn.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-08
is CHARGED WITH
CATTLE STEALING

Charged with completely in the
stealing of cattle from Ben Colvin.
prominent Grant county stockman
James Clark. well known stockman
who has participated in several
Round-Cps. was this morning ar
raigned in the circuit court on an in
dictment retuEned by the last grand
jury. This afternoon he entered a
plea Of not guilty aud has employed
Fec & Fee to defend him The al
legged theft took place just inside the
county line, It is claimed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-08
WILSON CONFINED TO
BED WITH HARD COLD

= WASHINGTON. March S.
= President Wilson is confined to =
= his bed with an aggravating =
= cold He has cancelled all en- =
. gagements. Physicians said his =
= condition was not serious but =
. every care is deemed necessary =
= To enable Wilson to quickly =
. resume his duties. =
> WASHINGTON. March S. =
= Dr. Gray-son announced that .
> Pres dent Wilson had a fever =
. The president is tired as a result .
= of the difficulty OF the weeks =
> since the German break. He is =
, ordered to remain In bed several =
, days until he is materially rest .
, ed and improved. =
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-08
Germans Planned TO Use the
HindOOs to Destroy Water
way and Strike Critical Blow
at u. S.
CONSPIRACY WIDE SPREAD
Secret Service Men Learn That
Scheme Extended 10 India, Guam.
Philippines and Central America

WASHINGTON. March s.-Ger-
many's India plot involved the Pana-
ma canal Diplomatic information
showed the Germans planned to use
the Hindoos TO destroy the canal and
strike a critical blow at the United
States in event Of war. The secret
service learned that the German plot
extended to India. Guam. the Philip
pines and Central America.
SAN FRANCISCO. March S.-Fed-
eral District Attorney Preston plans
to give the grand jury evidence in
connection with the San Francisco
Hindoo plot to invade India via Chi
IA Preston said Ram Chandra. edi-
tor of the Hindustan Gazar, had
knowledge of the conspiracy. Chan
dra denied any plot here. He claimed
the allies Threatened to make the
United States pay damages for any
Indian revolt as a result OF plotting
on American soil.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-08
WOMAN LURES MAN
THEN STEALS $500

= BEND. Ore, March s.-Mrs .
= J. ]. Bailey, a Harvey Holes =
. homesteader. has been arraigned .
= on a charge OF Turing Rancher q
= L. A. Rawlings to her cabin, =
= keeping him prisoner two days =
= and stealing a five hundred dol =
y lar note. 1t Is alleged her son .
y helped to Overpower and tie up q
= Rawlings. The woman Is charg- q
= ed with larceny. Rawlings is .
= eighty years old. y
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-08
ADVANCE
IN PORTLAND BIDS

CHICAGO. March ESPECIAL to
the East Oresonianl Range of pri-
CeS in wheat market today;
open. High Low. Close.
May S1.S7tz S1.S9% S1-S5s SISS&
July Sl.57 Sl.59 S1.56L S1-5s
Portland
PORTLAND. ore. March S.-CSpe-
cisD-Club Sls5; bluestem S1.TO.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-08
AMERICANS HAVE BEEN FREELY
PERMITTED TO LEAVE BELGIUM

WASHINGTON. March s.-Brand
whitlock Informed the state depart
ment that Germany was freely per-
nlitting Americans to leave Belgium.
Immediately after the break subor-
dinate officials delayed some Ameri-
cans without orders.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-08
FAILURE To PROVIDE
FUNDS STOPS pRORI'
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. March s.
The Federal trade commission
announced "a was unable to start
the food priCc Investigation on
acSount of cougrt-~-'S failure to
provide monCy
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-08
s25O,OOO FIRST PAYMENT

Outlaw Agrees to Send Smal Bandit
Bands 20 Harrass U. s. Troops for
Initial Installment OF That Amount
and Monthly Payments Thereafter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-08
BRYAN GIVES
HIS VIEWS ON
FILIBUSTERERS
Declares Senators 0nlyWanted
to Force Extra Session and
Sees no Treason in it
FEARS ACTION OF GUHNERS
ShipOwners Having Large Pccuniary
Interest in Landing Contraband
Cargo Might Force Crew to War
like Move.

MIAMI, March s.-wiIIiam .JeE-
nings Bryan gave the United Press a
copyrighted statement of his views on
the congressional situation. He said
he opposed filibustering and favored
the senate cloture rule. That the
majority should be sufficient to in
woke a cIoture. He said the filibus-
terers only wanted to force an extra
session and asked whether there was
anything reasonable in the desire TO
save congress from an other session.
Gunners Might Cause Trouble.
He said the public had such COM
plete confidence in the president that
congress would not hesitate to confer
any power Wilson himself could use.
but he declared the president could
Iot accompany ships and handle the
guns. He said the gunners may be
under the immediate direction of a
shipowner having a large peeuniary
interest in landing a contraband
cargo.
BelIigerent Ships Clearance.
He advocated a law Withholding
clearance from belligerent ships car
rying Americans Europeward. He
asked why should the government
permit the United States to be drawn
into war by the folly of an Am
eriean disregarding the country's
welfare by travelling. on belligerent
ships He pointed out the British
authorities did not allow British wO-
men to travel in the barred zone on
British ships and asked why Ameri-
can women were permitted.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-08
villa PAID GREAT SUMS BY
GERMAN AGENTS TO tNC|TE
HIM TO AN ATTACK ON j. S.

TeutOn PlOtterS Play Bandit
Against Cananza With Hope
Of Involving America and
Mexico in New and More
Serious Troubles.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-08
TO ADVERTISERS

The East Oregonian has the largest bona
flde and guaranteed paid circulation Of any
paper In Oregon, east Of Portland and by
far the largest circulation ID PendietOn OF
any newspaper.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-04
U-BOATS TWICE ATTACKED EXPEDITIONARY ]
FIEETS-TWO SUNK BY AMERICAN GUNNERS
r. G. Sudbury IS
HOPEWELL'S CHOICE

Especial to The Richmond Virginian-)
Petersburg. Va. July 3.--Citizens OF
Hopewe1l, for the first time in the his
tory of their city yesterday expressed
their sentiments at the polls. when
preferential primary was held TO
nominate a candidate for the house Of
delegates. r. c. Sudbury defeated his
opponent. Thomas A. williams. 1877 to
1852. As winner in the preferential
primary, Mr.. Sudbury will become
Hopewell's candidate in the Dem ocratic
primary OF August for the seat In
the house Of delegates from the dis
trict composed Of the counties of Prince
George and surry and the city Of
Hopewell, Former State Senator Alex
ander r. Hobbs and Leroy Hodges,
both of Prince George county. are the
other two candidates from the district
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-04
PA BYRD'S PEOPLE TO
CELEBRATE THE DAY
VIRGINIA LAD ON u. SIS.
NEVADA BROWNS

4 Special TO The Richmond Vfrgtnian)
Fredericksburg, Va. July 3.--Henry
EXrd -Middlatef4,-san- of Milk MID
dleton. OF this city. was drowned at
Yorktown on Monday Young Middle
ton enlisted in the u. s. navy from here
on May %. and was assigned to the
warship Nevada. No information has
been received beyond the telegram from
the captain Of the Nevada announcing
the accident.
Middleton was only eighteen years
old and was one Of the crew of the
Marin. which was torpedoed on the
Irish coast last November. For some
DAYS II was thought he was lost but
finally was picked UP after ssYere SUI
fersnE and returned to the United
States
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-04
State Convention of Anti-Sa-
loonLeauge of Virginia Meets
This Morning
TO REVIEW PAST AND
PLAN NEW VICTORIES
State and National Leaders
Will Be Heard and Workers
Will Tell of Situation at
Washington

Virginia Beach, July 3.-National
prohibition as an end to be attain
ed by concentrated, organized effort,
and the record OF statewide prohi-
hition after a practical experience of
eight months, will be central themes
of discussion IN the convention of the
Virginia nti-Saloon league which
will be in session here tomorrow and
Thursday.
The first day will be appropriately
the national situation, DIR. James
Cannon, Jr., superintendent of the
Virginia league and chairman of the
national legislative committee. has
had a conspicuous part in the results
SO far achieved at Washington. He
will address the convention, as Will
his colleague on the committee. Hon.
Wayne B. Wheeler, national attorney
Of the Anti-Saloon League OF Ameri-
ca, on the progress made IN national
dry legislation and what must tte
done TO win ultimate and permanent
success
The situation at Washington. which
appears 10 change from day to day.
Is so acute that these addresses will
be received with peculiar interest by
the Virginia temperance people
Or. r. /. Stearns. a chalk-talk
artist who has been recently in several
extensive campaigns conducted by
will tell about the advance of tenn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-04
MADE
OF SEVERAL STRIKES

ceived today at the department Of Ia
Dor announced the successful settle
ment OF strikes among $500 en-
ployes Of the Chattanooga. Tenn.
street railway, 1880 mechanics in the
railroad shops in Lafayette. Ind. and
> 500 metal workers employed at the
Gulf Refining company, of Port Ar
thur. Tex.
shop rules caused the trouble with
the Gulf Refining company. the men
agreeing TO return 10 work after the
company had promised Joseph Beiri-
ems government eonciliator, to right
all grievances.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-04

The birthday of the nation. the
great and glorious Fourth, symbolic
OF patriotism will be celebrated
today with deeper feeling and
e more intense realization of it's SYM
bolism than ever before With al
III ost a regiment Of young artillerynen
ready to go into training and Ameri-
can soldiers already within short dis
lance Of the firing line, an accumu-
lsting atmosphere of patriotism
snoulderinE and aickering for the
past weeks will burst into express
sion today. Perhaps only once since
the first Fourth have the streets been
SO nlled with soldiers. Throughout
the whole state, cities and counties
have invited their citizens to Join
one another In making this Fourth a
holiday memorable for patriotic fer
vcr
Political Speaking At vartna-
A large crowd will probably hear
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-04
Excursions. Picnics. Political
Speaking and Baseball Are
Features
ELLYSON AND POLLARD
AT VARINA SCHOOL
Mayor Ainslie Patriotic Speak
er at Highland Parks Fa-
nous Annual Observance Of
Independence Day
JULY FOURTH.

International league baseball Mt
Boulevard park. 1890 A. NJ. and
p. NJ.
Picnic and political speaking at
Varina High school, Henrfco
county.
AIi-day celebration at Highland
Park.
Celebration at Midlothian
Amateur baseball at William
Byrd and Forest Hill parks and
on Union Theological seminary
diamond,
Picnic parties I'm all parks.