DAILY EVENING EDITION
DAILY EVEim.u L, 1011
forecast for Futern Oregon by the
United Slat Wcatlier Olwervcr
at Portland.
TO ADVERTISERS.
The East Oregnolan hai th largest pila
circulation of any piier In Oregon, eait of
I'ortland, aid over twice the circulation la
t'euuluou 01 any other newapaper.
Fair tonight anil Tuesday.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 27
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1915"
NO. 8605
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER . i
ROUND
R01D
ALREADY
BEGINS
TO GATHER HERE
Hundreds of Visitors are on Hand
and More are Coming to See Big
Frontier Show This Week.
ENTRY BOOKS ARE OPENED
Tliero is O-rtiilii to lie More Oonilie
tlllon for Ous Ih-izro This Year
, Than at Any Previous Time AH
. Events Will 11c IHsircr ami More
Exciting- Mny Relay Strings.
here's a chano;
ixml wedding present
Does some prospective bridal
couple, want to start tht-lr wed
ded career with a magnificent
present. The committee In
charge of Happy Canyon Is
looking for a couidc who will
convent to a public marriage on
horseback and is willing to
make. It worth while for the
couple. The wedding, If the
Decennary principal can be se
cure d . will be a part of tho
program of the evening. The
first couples to apply will be
taken. Applicants should pre
sent themselves to Roy Raley,
Frederick Stelwer or Lee Drake
for further Information.
Round-up week Is here and Its ad
ent was signalised by the pourlnc
In of cowboys and cowgirls, wno are
iO ue luiurgiunig in me tfrcai uuu
lr .how durlnv th Inst thre daYS
of the week, and by th. arrival of
th; whe of Th fesTlvTtle-"HZ":""" t""""ny
Bright, warm, typical Round-up
weather ushered In the week and the
hope and the prayer of all Is that
It will continue until the sixth annu
al Round-up has passed Into huitory.
The entry books were opened today
In the Round-up headquarters over
the American National Rank and ill
day W. C. K. Prultt hns been signing
up contestants in the various events.
Many are deferring formal entry un
til they know exactly the number of
events they wil lenter.
Even now, however, It Is certain
that there will be more competition
for the prize money this year than
at any previous Round-up. Already
there are enough cowboys and cow
Clrls here to put on a creditable show
and there are any number yet to ar
rive. The relay races will be far bigger
than ever before No less than ten
relay strings will be entered In the
cowboys "relay race and half thct
number will compoto for first honors
In the cowgirls' relay classic. Am-
. , .u -.u.,-'
(inn tne relay strings in urn
race are mose owneu uy uwm
Drumheller, "Sleepy" Armstrong, J.
A Parsons, Fay Le Grow, Roach
Urns, Spain Bros., Ed McCarty, the
liolse polo team and Wentworth.
Armstrong will also enter a string
In the cowgirls race, wun aiujiuiu
Saunders riding for him, while Bertha
Blancett and Ruth Parton, chief con
tenders last year, will enter again.!
J. A. Parsons will enter a string alsoi
and there are others ready 10 enter
If riders can be secured.
Trick Riders Secured,
for the
Round-up this year, are nrty U
V......1 Thev InelllflA Vera llcGln .
at hand. They Includ
nis, Mayme Saunders, Bob Anderson,
Tommy Grimes Tommy Kl.rnan and
the Bcale brothers. . I
Among the well known contestants
who have already arrived are Cuba
Crutchfleld of Claremore, Oklahoma;
Oeorge Francis of Havre, Mont.; J.
C. Mable of Gilford, Mont; Jim Mas
sey of Snider, Texas; the Spain broth
ers of Union county; Tommy Grimes,
Ed Mct arty ana uom ec o. v..,-
enne. the Illnncetts. Vera McGlnnts
and Earl Simpson of Jackson Hole
v.)o.; i,eo,K. v........ -
. . J r'kn.ll. . , I tr
Monument, N. M.; Jim McLean, Linn
county, N. M.; Lee Cnldwell, Bob An
derson, Mayme Saunders and many
others.
The bnrns and corrals at the park
are already practically filled and
many horses are yet to come. The
buckers and the steers are all brought
in nnl are reuuy iu uw ua-m
with the cowboya.
PASSENGERS AND CREW ARE
TAKEN FROM BURNING SHIP
HALIFAX, N. S., Sept. 20. Four
hundred nnd eight passengers and the
crew were taken safely from the burn
ing steamer Athlnia In mid-ocean by
the liner Tuscanla, according to a
wireless from the latter today. Only
one person perished.
JQ y. .... , --v Vfortja
Herewith are presented three of Well known a electrical and mechan
th. members of the new advisory leal engineer. Has invented many de
board appointed by Secretary Dan- vices for automobiles. Proposed for
, w . mommas A. Bdlson,
an effort ,0 fmprove
the U. S.
t navy.
Andrew L. Riker, vice president of
Greatly dissatisfied with the action
taken by the land grant conference
at Salem and still hopeful something
better may be done, Assessor C. P.
Strain, delegate to the conference
from this county has written the fol
lowing open letter to the president
f the Southern Pacific railroad.
In his letter Mr Strt .,.
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wherein the railroad company and,
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.'"mi "i-iinn IIIUIUUIIV uy
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IIS to Blli.w llml.or l,,Ho l Ka .U
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ifor the benefit of the state school
fund, after the railroad's equity had
been met.
In full Mr. Strain's letter Is as fol-
owg;
Pendleton, Ore., Sept. 20, 1915.
To the President and Directors of the
Southern Pacific Railway Co.
Gentlemen:
Since you expressed through your
distinguished attorney, Mr. Dunn, at
the recent land grant conference a
willingness to meet the state more
""""i" i"
In your power to rescue your O and
C grant lands from those who are
lamorln(f to alp0Meg(, you (or thelr
own Decunlarv nroflt.
Tou can say to congress that you
accept the limitations stipulated by
that body In the original land grant.
as interpreted by the supreme court
of the United States In Ita recent de
full payment for your equity In oil
full tpayment for your equity In all
tne unS(),d ,Bnd lncud taxo. ald
n .. ,.,,.... , . .
, on assessed valuations 1n excess of
"
tenahie claims which
you may
have. You can say, further, that any
violation of the terms of the grant
upon your part was done openly, and
that failure for so long to contest
your action was held by you as sig
nifying acceptance thereof.
I Still further, you can say that. tro-
CPe.dlng upon that ag.umpt,oni
you
Incurred heavy administrative ex
penses, Including timber cruises and
taxes paid on valuations In excess or
$2. SO per acre. Then you can recite
that you are a heavy taxpayer In the
land grant counties. Tou can show
thnt It would redound greatly to your
advantage to have the lands classi
fied, appraised and sold at their full
value, the entire proceeds therefrom.
In excess of your equity, to be con
verted Into tho Irreducible school fund
of the state.
It Is obvious that this would mili
tate to benefit you In two particu
lars. First, it would reduce your
taxes, and, second, the loan of the
ASStM STRAIN BROACHES
PLAN FOR DISPOSAL OF GRANT
LANDS AS AID TO SCHOOL FUND
MEMBERS OF THE NAVY ADVISORY BOARD j j RUSSIANS BEGIfl
THOM8S fZCDCtHS.
the board by the American Society of
Automobile Engineers.
i nomas Robbins. of Stanford.
Conn., president of the Robins Con
V'y" " P- Mentor of
lunci at me customary low lhterest
rate therefor upon the lands of the
land grant counties would accelerate
ueveiopment therein, which develop
ment would Insure enlaree,! traffic
Following this statement of your
m.-e. you could move that congress
SO moiiifv the torn,.. .1, .
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permit you to deed the land to
the state . . . ... T.J n. .
lor IheRe nnrr.nBAO
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A goodlv nnmher u j..
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10 tne u and C land grant confer-
ence wnuM C"leT
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oviiuii. nen
iui up 10 congress, an over
whelming majority of the men and
women of Oregon would certainly
support the proposition. A popular
appeal like this, inspired by so pure
a motive, would touch the heart of
(Continued on page five.)
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Taking advantage of the low water In '
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many devices for conveying coal and
ore. Proposed for the board by the ed In miliary circles today, however,
Inventors Guild. that they either will escape the Teu-
Wllliam Laurence Saunders, of tonic forces without a general battle
New York, graduited from University or will smash through the Austro-Ger-of
Pennsylvania In 1875. Chairman man offense. Successes for the Rus
of board of directors of Ingersoll-j elans In Vlhynla and Galicia were of-
Rand company. Inventor of devices
for sazaquaeouj
Inr
and rock drill-
CHICAGO MARKET STANDS
SAME AS ON SATURDAY
Wire reports today show the Chi
cago market unchanged as far as Sep
tember quotations are concerned and
a fraction of a ent up on Dec. and
May. The Portland bluestem bid is
down one cent today and the Liver
Pool market is weaker than it was a
few days ago. Local business re
mains dormant.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, Sept. 20. (Special)
At the close today Sept. $1.01 1-f;
Dec. 93 1-2; May 97.
Portland.
PORTLAND. Ore.. Sept. 20. (Spe
cial) Hid prices today, club S5;
bluestem 90.
IJvrrpnol.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. IS. Wheat-
Spot, No. 1 Manitoba, lis 10 l-2d;i
No. 2, lis lOd; No. 3, lis Sd; No. 1,!
Northern Duluth, lis 5d; No. 2 red
Western Winter, 10s 3d; No. 2 hard '
winter, 11c 10 1-Sd. I
In American terms the Liverpool
... i-.iv 1a ti.o per uusnei.
Earl Urquhart, Athena fight promo
ter, who will stage a match this even
ing between Tommy Clark and Bob
by Evans, is In tlje city today.
I
MEXICAN RAIDERS BURN BRIDGE ON THE TEXAS BORDER
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..... .r.rini uiinus ui.oie lams niong tne irontier, tooting
Mexicans hrv crevwA th htnta i - iai '
Into Texas.!
shooting defenseless in-j
TO RETIRE F
VILNA FORTRESS
300,000 Slavs Are in Retreat While
Germans Are Trying to Surround
and Capture Them.
BOTH FUNKS ARE ASSAILED
'ositlon of Army Is Critical But!
Iv.r,H.rH,! Mllitarv rum. Vxiwt-t'
Confidence That Rush 1U Escape
or Smah Their' Way
Austro-Grrnian Offensive.
Through!
Russians Defeated.
BERLIN, Sept. 20. German
forces have again defeated the
j Russians southwest of Dvinsk,
while encircling movements ,
around Vilna continue, according
to an offic'al announcement to-
day. The Teutons have driven
the Slavs through the Novo ,
Alexandrovok region toward the !
Bridgehead before Dvinsk.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 20. Threej
hundred thousand Russians are re-;
tiring from the Vilna region under
a terrible attack on both flanks from
the German forces who are making
Herculean efforts to surround them.
Their position Is more critical than
that of any Russian army since the
war began. Confidence was express-
flclally reported.
Though Berlin officially said that
in the eapture of Vilna the Teuton
efforts have been crowned with suc
cess, this success was dearie bought,
for the "Austro-Germans are now suf-
termg neavy losses in tneir attempts ce crdeg During Round.Up
to surround the fleeing Slavs. The 1 k th,re are alwav. about 60 ex.
enemy's cavalry are smashing st the tra off,cer, on dutv and plenty of po
Russian right wing but have been Hce bu,lneg3. chief Kearney had
mowed down by artillery. . the pag pretty we organi2ed but
The Jaws of the German trap,setl th.e new head of the department will
for the Slavs are now spread V0he handicapped at best,
miles apart. The Russians have beenj Chief of Police Manning has had
withdrawing from It since Fridiyi a goo,j aeal of experience in police
when the fall of Vilna was seen to b work and is generally known as an
imminent. Roads and fields in tne.
path of the flight are splendidly
adapted for a hasty retreat. The oc
cupation of Illuskst by the Germans
was officially admitted. The Rus-u
slan successes in the Volyhnlan tri-ij
angle consisted of repulse of the ef
forts to wage a new offensive.
SETTLEMENT IS NEAR
IN GERMAN QUESTION
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BERLIN. Sept. 20. The di
plomatic situation surrounding
the Hesperian and the Orduna
incident-s was regarded today as
settled by Germany's note to
American. An agreement over
the Arabic torpedoing will end
the German-American subma
rine controversy, it was official
ly stated.
r.
e
t'onal troops are being rushed to the!
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f
KEARNEY RESIGNS AS
i CHIEF; Mil IS
APPOINTED TO PLACE
CHANGE IN POLICE FORCE
COMES FOLLOWING TROU
I!LE WITH MAYOR.
Pendleton today has a new chief o
police In the person of Alex Manning
as a result of a, personal encounter
late Saturday evening between Chief
John Kearney and Acting Mayor
John Dyer. At a meeting of the po-
IlfA (.rimmittAii r. f , Vi a pAiinfll voaior.
. . .
aa-v morning at 11 o ciock, cniei
iearney lenuurea ni reMiKOiinoH an'-
I!inned ni 8tar uPn Manning whom
me comaiiiiee narneu tu buixwu
him.
The unfortunate altercation between:
the of ficials . occurred about 10 30,
.Saturday evening Just outside the car
nival grounds on East Alta street. '
Dyer, Kearney and Manning had Jiit
arrested the operator of a game of
chance in the carnival grounds and
had just reached the walk outside
when the mayor turned to the police
chief and upbraided him for being in
an alleged intoxicated condition.
Kearney's reply was a blow that
canght Dyer on the side of the hea'i.
Before he could repeat it, Officer:
Manning had caught hold of him and
kept the two apart. The crowd began
to gather about them and they left
the scene. Hot words followed as
they walked up the street but no fur
ther blows were struck.
The police committee, hearing of
the episode, met yesterday morning)
and Chief Kearney appeared before,
them, acknowledged that he struck,
the mayor and handed In his resig
nation. At the same meeting Officer
Manning, who has been assistant to
Kearney for the past four years, was
named as his successor.
Asked if he wished to make any
statement today. Mr. Kearney said:
"I licked the mayor and quit. That's
all I care to say at this time." As to
his future plans he stated that he
would take a rest before making; any
decision.
. The resignation of Chief Kearney
comes at a time of unusual stress in
efficient and competent officer.
NEWS SUMMARY
General.
Amoriian corresiMmdent Archibald
v.ho acted as mes.c bearer for Aus
trian Ambassador Dumlui, arrives in
New York, but Is not arrested.
lUisrVaa evacuate yllna. Army in
dancer of bring snrroumled by the
(lemuins.
I'asM-iurcrs are taken from burning
vessel at sea.
Local.
Chief Kearney n-siinis after alter,
cation with mayor; Manning sue
eeeds him.
Hmiml-iip week arrives and hun
dreds of eowlwys and islt.irs with it.
Owner of recovered weddinu ring
is found.
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'opter, and It Is reported that the
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the Rio Grande.
PAHS
ARE
FOR THE ARREST
OF ROCKEFELLER
Son of Oil King May be Taken in
Custody for Alleged Part He Play
ed in Ludlow Battle.
60ESTO LOOK OVER fffi
Is Dae to Arrive at Trinidad Soon
and the Attorney fur the I'nlU-d
Mine Workers l Planning to Have
Him Put I'nder Arrest I'nlnn
Men Resent Lawon pmwrutlon.
TRINIDAD. Colo.. Sept. 20.
Plans for the arrest of John D. Rock
efeller, Jr., for his alleged part In
the battle of Ludlow were laid today
by the attorneys for the United Mine
workers who will expect to have him
takenlnto custody when he arrives to
inspect his Colorado interests. A. M.
Belcher, general counsel f r the mln.
ers, is due in Denver tomorrow.
Union men were incensed at the
prosecution of John B. Lawson, dist
rict board member of the union, fol
lowed by a military inquiry instituted
by Governor Carlson. They claimed
that both the Lawson proceedings and
the court were arbitrary and aimed
solely at labor.
ROUND-UP EDITIONS TO
BREAK ALL PAST RECORDS
'PHONE YOUR ORDERS KOW
The East Oregonlan Round-up edi
tions thla year will break all previous
records as to the else of the paper,
attractiveness and usefulness aa a
souvenir of the Round-np nd of
Pendleton.
During each day of the Round-up
two special Round-up sections, com
prising 20 pages or more will be pub
lished in addition to the regular news
section, thus making 28 pages or more
splendidly Illustrated and a complete
ly different paper will be published
each day.
In addition to many special Round
up features the editions wilt depict
the building progress of Pendleton,
there will be a page devoted to
threshing scenes in Umatilla county
and a host of other topics will be
covered. Many of the subjects han
dled will be historical In nature,
while others such as the Celllo canal
and the O and C land grant will be of
modern economic Importance. On
the subject of the land grant the ad
dress of ex-Governor We.t, given be
fore the conference last week, will bo
given in full.
Orders for the Round-up editions
are being freely given because local
pep'e know from experience that
these editions are worth sending to
friends and relatives.
Send in your orders at once for the
series. The charge is 25 cents for
the entire series and this covers mail
ing costs.
British Steamer Sunk.
LONDON, Sept. IS. The Rritish oil
steamer San Zeferino. SiiOil tuns, has
been torpedoed. Four of the crew
are missing.
OWNER CLAIMS WEDDING
RING FOUND IN BARLEY
Ten minutes after the Satur-
day East Oregonlan reached
her house, Mrs. Lloyd B. Hen
derson of this city had recov
ered the wedding ring which
had been missing for some time
This paper carried a story tell
ing of the finding of a wedding
ring In a sack of barley at th-
Furnish warehouse by Ware.
houseman John y Feebler. She
lives only a block distant fr im
the warehouse and claimed
her property at once.
The ring was found while
Mr. Peebler was resaeklng bar-
ley that hal been stored In
the house for four years Mrn.
Henderson thinks that her chll-
dren had secured the ring and
had slipped It Into the barley
through a hole In th- saek
w-hile playinir In the warehouse.
The ring bore the Inscription."
"From l,od to Con' and she
Ident'fleJ It as hers beyond
question.
The recovery of the ring wa
an extremely fortunate accident
The barley wis being renaeked
for shipment to Montana where
it wa to be fed to Mmylhe w
Pros." sheep. Part of the bar-
ley bad already been shipped
Ollt.