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DAILY EYEfil'iG EDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION TO ADVERTISERS. Forecast for rnicrn Oregon by Ihe lulled Mates Weather 'Utii I Portland, TiiniKht ami Friday unsettled; probably showers, wanner. The Kast OrexonlRU hsH the lnrgiit pain rlrculatli:a (if auy piinr In oreioiti, csut of Portland, aid uver twice the circulation la leudletua 01 auy other newspaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 27 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY. SEPTEM?" VVl5 NO. 8501) -- - , f; . l--- . v.. . - . V ' F NEW POSTOFFICE TO BE LI 22ND Definite Date is Fixed aud Grand Officers of Oregon Masons Will Conduct the Ceremonies. TWEEDY ANNOUNCES PLANS Frank A. Miller of Alltany, Grand Master of tho Oregon Jjudge, Has Aci-cpted hii Invitation to He; Iros-t-iil Event VU lie. Mttli F.lalKi rnt Affair for ivndlcton. The cornerstone of Pendleton's new .fi'doral bulMIng, now under course CORNERSTONE 0 of rnm.tr union, will be laid on Wed- forwarded by special train. It Is fed .n the Gcrman-Amerlcun sltua ncsdav iiftprnoon. September 22, and claimed Villa's officers are responsl- ,;,, ,. ifl ft conference, between 11m giunu uiiicrin in uio ureKun i sons will conduct the ceremonies. This , was tho announcement made this' morning by Postmaster T. J. Tweedy, who lias been making the arrange mcnts. He has secured permission from tho postmaster general to hold the exer cise and to permit tho Masonic or der to assume charge. Prank A Mil ler nf Alhanv crrnnil mflMtor n fh I Oregon lodge, bos already accepted an Invitation to be present and most of the other grand offlccri are ex pected. The exact hour of the ceremonies has not yet been decided upon An hour that will permit school children to attend will be chosen. Postmaster Tweedy and a commit tee of local Masons will placo a metal box In the cornor stone and In this hm will be placed a panorama of the Round-up, Borne Happy Canyon mon ey, copies of the local newspapers and other things -which will become cher ished relics by the time the building has become so old that It will have to be torn down. The following letter from the office of the postmaster general gives offl-j c.ai permission ror tne exercises: Acknowledgement Is made of your communication of the 21st Instant, re- niloutlnir thn n Itf h rtfltV ha nll'dn fl.A - " (rand master of the grand lodge of Ancient. Free and Accepted Mason because of the extreme dryness few or" Oregon to perform the ceremonies or birds and deer have been killed at the laying of the cornerstone of: this year than Is customary. He the federal building In Pendleton, thinks the rains will make better Oregon. Your statements have been hunting o(ed. T)i. department will Interpose no objection to having the cornerstone ftin-ii1 with ceremonies arnroorlate to the occasion, providing the fnlted ci. i.. u invnii-e In no exnensn there- 'by and that nothing Is placed on tho cornerstone except that shown In the full size detail drawing showing the cornerstone, ti print of which is In the possession of the superintendent of construction. This permission Is also contingent upon the contractors' making no objection thereto, and -that other nnd responsible organiza tions wishing to participate shall be permitted to do ao. Should It be desired to place a box In said corner stone, no objection will be mnde thereto, provided that the box nnd the placing thereof compiles with such requirements as may be Imposed by tho superintendent or .construction, nnd that the cutting or he necessary hole shall be done by the contractor without expense to the t'nittd States. City Must Publish Budget of Expenses' Prci aratlori (if the budget upon "whli h the city tax levy for the coming year Is already under way, Recorder 'Flu Gerald being engaged In getting 'together data upon tho expenses of operation. This preparation Is being misde much earlier than usual this Vear because of the new law which i.riiin V'he council to publish Its IniilJTt. t for the Information of the public. Innsmtich ns the tax lexy will not be made until December, the budget will not be published for some time yet. Ilowevor. It seems certain that the city levy will be higher thi for the twist few years because of the elimination of liquor licenses ns n source of revenue. Hvrlng the last year, this liquor li cense money secured by the city am ounted to 118.430. 13 saloons, four .drug stores and three restaurants con tributing. In 1914 the operating expenses of the city amounted to J57.134.6S and the cost of betterments was $37,880. 18. The tnx levy of nine mills yielded nlv 111.721.25. The same levy woiild vleld more this year because of the increase In the property valu ation but. despite that fact, the lovy will undoubtedly be Increased, In the view of the city officials. omikc strikes Town. ROME. Sept. 11. Acqulla was sha ken by n violent earthquake last night but no deaths were reported. I S. DEMANDS THAT lEM HELD IN IKICO EE LET GO PitisoxKit is i acinu death 1J-XS $10,000 RAXSOM IS PAID. WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. The ad ministration today nmdo demands on the Mexican authorities for the re lease or Kdward Leddldge. an Amer cun, purchasing agent for the Mexi can railroad who is held prisoner by Mexican bandits In Chihuahua, after being taken from a train and threat ened with death tomorrow unless a 10,000 ransom la paid. According to Kl 1'aso advices Leddldge Induced the bandits tu release two of his friends and take him as a substitute. Tho raillim mmu-v it Hu,i , wn ,(0 f0r i)e hold-up CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL HUNTING, FAILS TO APPEAR uoth will 111; Ri:yiiui:i to COME IXTO COl'HT TO AX SU'KIt ALLEGATIOXS. Charged with hunting without a II-1 cense, John Rothrock of Athena and I'aul Wilder of Pendleton, both young' men, were arrested last week by Game Warden George Tonkin and were cited to appear In the Pilot Rock Justice court Saturday after noon. When the case came up, the defendants failed to appear and re port was made to Justice of the Peace; Mi-Reynolds that the young men had 'arbitration proposal, remained away upon the advice ofj The second German note on sub Glen Rust. 1 marine warfare referred to the Or Some evidence was taken In the ; (iUna attack. It was announced today, case and when the young men are, ,ro)at,lv will be made public picked up they will be required to shortly. answer tor their alleged misdemeanor j and for their failure to appear In rourt u 1g gnld th(,y ara Btl hunt. lng in the mountains, Game Warden Tonkin returned Frl- .1.... Iwl., Hi.nnnl, k A .nlllh I""" " "if , j of the countv and reports that. Stciimcr Is Sunk. PARIS, Sept 13. A dispatch from Algiers says the steamer Vllle de Mostaganem was sunk by from a German submarine. gunfire: Sixteen j members of the crew, three of them : wounded, have been picked up. ' Allan Liner Sunk by PC, Tho Hesperian. The Hesperian, the Allan line steamer, on her way from Liverpool In Montreal with many passengers and n crew among whom were two or three Americans, was sunk by a German torpedo a few days after Ger man Ambassador von Bernstorff gave his word that no more liners would be sunk without warning. The offi cers nnd passengers on the Hesper ian say no warning was given. The map shows the operations of the German submarines around the British isles. liiimnese Trs Ousted. NORFOLK. Va Sept. 13 There are no Japanese on any of the ships of the Atlantic fleet now engaged In target practice off the Virginia capes. Naval officers say there are no Jap anese In the navy at present. Their elimination has been brought about since It was discovered that many of the little brown men who shipped as stewnrda and mess attend ants for officers were really training to command Rhlps of the mikado's navy. Naval officers also say that they observed during target practice of American ships, the Japanese re mained on deck or ns near the guns as possible. CRISIS AVERTED OF LOSS OF ARABIC Amicable Understanding Has Been Reached Between Secretary Lans ing and German Ambassador. ARBITRATION PLAN ACCEPTED Ifl QUESTION Negotiations Are Kept Secret Hut It Is Race wireless station at midnight and Relieved That Satisfactory Conclii- is believed also to have been intercep Moil lias Keen Reached With lit-1 ted by the Italian liner Ancona. Ru gnrd to the Matter That Threatened mors were current todav that a r;er- to Cause Ilrvak. r t tIl---TrtT . 11 In 'i..' " ' j Secretary fjinsing and Ambassador 1 Von liernstorff. according to most re J lluble information. The I'nlted Press I Informant declared the matter Is now j "in Von Bernstorff's hands to be ; taken up." I What the understanding was or I what was meant by "In Von llern I stoiff's hands" was not explained. but it Is believed a crisis has been avoided, at least for the present After the conference was over, both Von Hernstorff and Lansing de- clined to' discuss the case. The am- bassador said he had no appointment i'h the president. Prior to meet- lng with the ambssador. I.ansinp went to the white house where he had a 40 minute conference with Wilson. Although the secretary declared no Arabic policy had been determined, it was reliably reported the adminis- (ration would consent to Germany's WASHINGTON. Sept. 13. From reliable sources it became known to day that James F. Archibald, tho American correspondent involved with . Ambassador Dumha in the anti- American munition plan, will be ar rested by the government on his ar rival in America. CHICAGO. Sept. 13. Captain Von Papen. military attache of the Ger man embassy at Washington who was involved in the plot to cripple Ameri can munition plants was here today on the way to Yellowstone Park. He said he and Prince Hatzfeldt are on a vacation "seeing America." He refused to see callers. Torpedo, and Map of in f.WSi ;-B.l-l -A . J. J' 'ENGLAND ' SHIPS HUSH TO AID OF STEAMER WHICH IS SANTA AXXA HAS 1700 ITALIAN' RESERVISTS AMI PASSKX- GERS ABOARD. NEW yoitK, Sept. 13. Several shii)a are believed today to be going full speed toward the steamer Santa anna, the "hoodoo ship," afire In mid- ocean with from 14 00 to 1700 Italian reservists and 40 other passenge including wom.en and children aboard. A distress call from the Santa Anna was cinjL'ht at thn Citim man spy may have started the fire. ITALY CALLED HOI TO JOIN THE COLORS MOVK IIFIJKYEI) TO SIGXIFY PI.AX TO HI-XP AUSTRIA AND GKRMAXY I With the exception of the Washing- GENEVA, Sept. 13. The belief: ton school, all of the schools had a that Bulgaria may aid Austria and j marked .increase In opening day at Germany was strengthened today by tendance. The Washington was 29 the news that Bulgarian reservists in' short of the first day in the 1914 fall Italy have been recalled to the colors. German newspapers hinted that Bul garia will abandon her neutrality soon. David Harris Is Dead. OREGON ClTYY, Ore.. Sept. 13. David Harris, who has lived in Bea ver creek since 1S6, died at his home here He leaves one son. W. F. Har ris, and four grandchildren. Local. School ieiis with larg-es first day enrollment in history. McAtco announces his candidacy for councilman. , Snow In mountains ami heavy rains In different arts of counties. Xew federal building will be dedi cated on Sept. 28, General. Crisis is aw-rtcd in German affair. Allies neaoilate for Immense loan. Buliritriniis ordered to Join colors. May mean entrance of war on side of) Germany. German Operations j NEWS SUMMARY j . -'-: .si-jut--; .i. ': ' !!'. "S'- ',. . . ' 1 v b JTW aS -'- ; WTtlir"t ;f"'"0"" llltllil 'fl$ FLOCK 0' L Largest Attendance in History cf Local Insti'utions Marks Opening -Total is 1019. ' SUPERINTENDENT IS PLEASFD Xo I'niiMial ( oiiioMion In Any nf the ' Rooms According to l!eKrts To day Uncolii School Has Mt Re markable Cain. Registration Show lnj 245 Over 19 I.at Year. Today brought an end to the sum mer vacation for the girls and boys of Pondleton, the public schools open ing for the fall term this morning at o'clock. I The resumption of studios t iday j was marked by the largest opening : day ;,ttendance in the history of the ; .schools. In the three grade schools and the high school. 1019 pupils had registered by noon today, 36 more than had registered on the first day a year ago. This Increase will be considerably greater before the week ends. term, the attendance this TTI rtl I Fl tr reaching 246 whereas year ago it was 275. The Lincoln school on the north side made the most remarkable gain, Jumping from 199 on the first day last year to 24 5 today. The Haw thorne school showed a gain of seven this morning, the registration being 283 against 276 last year. In the high school the big opening day mark of last fall was topped this morning by 10, the enrollment being 243, 135 of whom were girls and 110 boya. . Acting Superintendent A. C. Hamp ton is well pleased with the manner in which the schools opened this morning. Afl of the teachers were Iiresent with the exception of Miss Gertrude Davidson, teacher in the sixth grade in the Hawthorne school. Miss Davidson's mother Is ill and, until she can report, Mrsi E. E. Gelss, wife of the principal of the Washing ton school, will have charge of her rnim. This morning was taken up with the registration of pupils and the an nouncement of textboos. To pre vent congestion at the bookstore, dif ferent hours were assigned to differ ent schools and. even under that ar rangement, the store ha been crowd ed all day. Class work was started! at the high school this afternoon and in some of the grades. There is no unusual congestion in any of the rooms. aiTordin to first reports. The most cniwdcd conditi on reported is in the first grade at the Hawthorne school where 59 pupil: are enrolled. The third grade of the Lincoln is a little crowded but the superintendent and principals antici- caie no tnmoie in reliemi; the con-' dition. TO BE GENERAL 111 1 here was a seen Inch fall of snow (iintiiiir to wonl mvivod this after General rains and lower temnera-i BACK TO SCHO TODAY FOR TERM tures are reported from all sections , They are rushing roughshod over le McAtee. well know n local mem of the county during the past 48 I 'heir fellows, and are not much more 1 'r of the firm of Hale A Mc Ai. c to hours. In some sections the rains as- j r;iinjr files and crosscut saws, day announced his candidacy for turned the proportions of heavy; '1'no m:ln ",10 Kr'rs and is beloved, is councilman from Hi,, fourth ward to storms hilc In the mountains the; n,;m wno on the key makes l succed Charles A I'ole. whose ti-rm first snows of the season are reported, i n's "'c helpful, good and inspiration- , expires the first of tin- year. Mr. Here In Pendleton, the rains ves-!1 ' I McAtee has beer, ur...i In s , m...iv Icr.iav came In Intermitted ,h : This :'f'ernoon the subject is of hi,s friends to ,,,(,, (,.- i -.- e ihat and in all, only 20 of an inch fell. ' North of the city In the vicinity of, Helix and Juniper and east near cay-' use. heavy rains fell last evening. L. I K. Penlarld reports an unusually hard lain near Helix and it extended as lar down as Havannah. No damage, however, was done and the moisture ; i will be very welcome to the farmers I and to the travelers of the roads. Mr.! i enianj made an examination of the soil near Helix yesterday before the' last storm and found the ground moist down three Inches. Auto travelers coming over the mountains yesterday report a light snow near Mencham and Kamela and the thermometer has been so low In ', Pendleton all day that fires have been necessary. j The rains are appreciated by all' :.nd there Is a general hope for more this week to Improve the condition! of the roads before the Rouinl-un. IG0TIAT1S BEGUN TO FLOAT LOAN FOR AI.I.IKS S,KKklG TO OflTUV 1 ROM HALF TO RIM.IOX IMH.LARS IIKRK. NKW YORK, Sept. 13. With the arrival of James J. Hill, negotiations were started today for the world's greatest loan, estimated from half to one billion dollars, desired bv the Kuropean allies. Hill strongly' i In favor of the loan, maintaining that If it is not made America may find her banner crops a failure inasmnK a. Europe without money could not: purchase supplies from the American I market. The form of the proposed loan is' unknown, but it was suggested a syn- dicate compoed of bankers in all' pans or the country be formed to underw rite it and offer to the public ooies at live per cent, secured by France, Kngland and Russia. WELL KNOWN PIONEER IS FOOND DEAD IN HIS BED '"'"U HAIMGAJIDXER OP KtTIO WAS 73 YEARS OLD A XATIVE OF GEHMAXY. (Special Correspondence.) ECHO, Ore., Sept. 13. Henrv p , ' -u.8U.ucl, ,, nM uvea in tnn vicinity since the early days and who! , was one of the best known pioneers a Of ttie COUntv. was fnnnH in Kwt w thiH m,irnircr hv , TT "a 1 " in jiii. ii iiau retired last night in perfect health but when called this mornln failed to answer. Heart failure Is supposed to have brought a quiet ending dur ing during the night to a long and active life. Deceased was 73 years old. He was a native of Germany but came to America when eight years old. In 1S57 he crossed the Dlains to Oregon and settled on the Meadows near this tne Russian war office claims to have town and had been a continuous rest-' Sained an advantage by capturing dent there ever since. He Is sarvlTed ! Dln-V met. S1 and "upplles. Obstl by a widow, one son, OswaJk Baum- j ighting Is proceeding around RU gardner, who was at home, fouri" The Germans are making three daughters, Mrs. Harry' Rogers. Mrs. j Parate movements toward Riga, Harry Dunn and Mrs. Ed Gnagauch, - all ef Echo, and Mrs. Charles Baker of Pendleton, and one brother, Jake Baampardner o-f Pendletoni 'Symphony of Life" Subject of Lecture DR. IIOISK GIYF.S INSPIRING TALK TOXK.HT HE WU.L SPEAK OX HEALTH. Dr. House spoke three times yester day at the Methodist church, and reached the climax last night when he spoke on -Love " In some respects bis afternoon lecture was most uiiniue. Ihe Symphony cf Life. He said: "Every man's life a l .1. 1 T U. ,,1 M Hi. I'll. Ul 91 'l I ll; ItlUU. ii mivuki ie Ol t!l1 '''s, Every man sing-s a song of ao'T"' klnd anJ the 50nS he sings gives 1 1 113 in wie nwm. nnr I some men go up and why some men I go down is known when we know- a I man s song. The world is very quick to sense a man. And a song witnesses to the truth as nothing else In the world. Profession is not so much as practice. Some men pray on Sunday. and prey on Monday and the rest of the week. Two kin. Is ,if snno .nihr to be avoided, the song that is set to ' rag time and the song that is off the f key. Tills is a rag tilae age, hut the music that lasts is the kind that has , ; some great thought and purpose i back of it. When men have no h:gh- ler thought than a good time or just nothing but the next party or the lat-! est fashion, they both are singing to the "ta-ra-ra-boom-de-aye." And what a lot of people are off the key: I "Jesus- Method of Healing." Tonight one of the most practical lectures of the course Is given: "How to Speed Yourself t. or How to Get Health and keep Health." Tomorrow after- noon the subject is: "The Drama of the Human Face.' Deer Hunter kills Friend. VANCOrVKK. B. C. Sept. 13 C. G. Shnwcross arrived here with the holy of his friend and fellow deer hunter, Wilfrid Butcher, aged 31. whom be killed on Nelson Island. 100 miles up the coast from Vancouver. The two men. who were employed at a quarry on Hardy Isand. went look ing for deer. Shawcnwis, armed with an automat ic rifle of a type prohibited by the came laws, saw the bushes move and pumped three shots so rapidly that all went through Butcher's heart. Sh.iwcross was held to await coroner's Inquest. th! ALLIES IN WEST OPEN OFFENSIVE on mm line Two Million Shells Being Hurled at Teutonic Enemy in Flanders in Greatest Battle of the War. FIGHT RAGES FOR 15 DAYS Still Xo Sign of Abatement Violent Knsngernonts Mark Every Point Along F'ront Germans Attempt to Take French Trendies But Are Re pulxed at An Points. PARIS, Sept. 13. Two million : shells are being hurled across the Franco-Flanders front, In what Is said to be the greatest military battle of the war. The struggle, starting sev eral days ago, shows no sign of abate ment. Sunday, the 15th day of renewed activity, was marked by the greatest violence at nearly every point of the I battle line. An official communlau today reported a French deluge of fire had wrecked the German works at Embcrmenll, Lentrey and Ancer vlller. North of Souchez, the Teutons are throwing hand grenades, and have j sought to overcome the French but j "U.B". -V V.C n i..n.iioo m vi.. combats along the Somme and near Pay. likewise are reported LONDON, Sept 13. Slav forces along the Xlemen river and to the south have been forced to make a slight withdrawal. It was maintained the Russians continued to hold back the enemy's offensive. A repulse of the Teuton attacks on the lower Zel winaka was claimed. In the Tarnopal region, the strug- i1 continues without abatement and 60 BUCKING HORSES ARE HERE READY FOR ACTION Fat and sleek and full of "vinegar and pep." as a result of a year of lux urious idleness, the 60 bucking horses of the Round-up were brought In from their pastures on McKay creek yesterday and are now in the corrals at Round-up park. Not a one but is In prime condition for the big eon- tests next week and the exciting work of trying them out will begin at once and continue everv afternoon. Long Tom. Snake. Llshtfuot llot- ym-',.., r.., ,... . , H'MIT- Jtll'l lilt" O M i llt'CI were brought in and. with Angel and Rambling Sain back and a riniher of fj'rttt r. ite new buckers al ready contracted for. the Round-up will offer to the cowboy contestants this year the greatest assemblage of .'Oiling .lvi:iri- .it.,.. ....iV.... 1 curra, mi.. m News came today of another relay : tring to take part in t!te contests. Tie San Mateo. California, polo team. enroute to Boise to im-ft the pol " u,at clt will st..p off h re "'ul en'er a team In the cowboya re. 1:1V- The Boise polo team Is also SFruii"S a string here. IH- M A I tt N IN 1IF TO SUCCEED CHARLES COLE be has finally coiis, r! I to hue till r i ooiieilrn in e!eo!!on b.tv- ,i number of M-rvc longer t a e n-i'ini-i-d n There itr name put on th I- i '.e R is doubtful wheth vie will stand for re in e nr. him- ir , friend! as Ois ricilt council d P- on the t Mr. M Candida:. te. for th- fo n. -li-i . three oth one front r colli. -Kni'-ii l e.oh wiinl, the be .le.t.ll. l.-liin nf e..-r and ''ouiicilmen Mei Sielert expiring i: Wtuiit Market CIIK'.MIO. Held. 13. Sept. M . 9:1 3-4. Dec. 'I I t A J 5-4 !!; May 7 3 A; 5-4 II. portTLAN'D. ore Sept 1.1 ' Cl'ih 1 1, bl ii'si.-m, li'J. 4)