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VILY EAST OREGON1AN, PENDLETON, ORE ''"WHAM ARRFPTS r DAILY EVENING EDITION W 'FATHER Probably fair tonight and Friday. YESTERDAY'S WEATHER DATA. Maximum temperature h;i: mini mum. 7, rainfall. wind. west, light; weather. rleaT DAILY EVENING EDITION In ADVERTISERS. The Cast Oragoalaa baa the largest buna fdlr inn! gusraJlTesd iinlil ilrculitlou of anr inpi'i In iii'i'huii. I'aat of 1-ortlaud and I J tar I ne largent circulation Id I'eudletoo of j ni'wauaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OFFICIAL PAPER NO. 8884 VOL. 28 w tiv. . c DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6. FOUR ARE DEAD, SCORES INJURED IN CHICAGO STREET CAR EXPLOSION DOUBLE BLOW UP IS FOLLOWED BY FIRE THAT CAUSES PANIC Chief Orders Firemen to Let Car Burn and Rescue Imprisoned Injured. CHU'AIR), Aug. 1U. Twenty wen) injured, four fatally, when a short CirsUlt caused u double explosion on a Hall-lend sired car today and forty passengers i ushed to exlta. The car burned rupldty l-'ireinen and pu licenien chopped the ImPI ismied In jun d iroin the biuzing debrie, The panic i rushed many. The passengers Jammed Motor man Hcydcli aijalnst the COntollet I, ox ami hi was almost unalile to stop the car. The blaze spread rapidly. When the fire engines CUM, the chief - rdered, "lei the cur Burn and. rescue the injured, it uurneu iwciuy in.nu'.cs. Twelve who were not se riously injured were Mtlt home. Rao a era Ihll afternoon reported thai oerhaPi aSVenty-flVS were dead. plXteen nodies nave oeen rei im ieu. : Five Ihouaand ira Homeless The damaaa is three million In Caliln . leek valley, mere was Heavy uam-. nge in I'ulnt t'reek and Coal lliver i Appointment of Library Members am. ii i rv j Will be Deterred . i MM)lt WII.I.IM. TO REAPPOINT I PRK8KNT MEMBERS IP lls ll 'l l : is SETTLKl). Mayor Baal will not mak t he in. in, inn Is fin the library board until the last council meeting in the month and he Is willing to reappoint ihe three retiring members providing ihe factional differences on the board arc settled by that time. This was his statement this morning. "I will defer the making of appoint ments as long us possible.' he said, "in the hopes thai the present dispute over the librarian may be settled. If this Is dona I lll be willing to reap point Mr, Strain. Mrs. nwen and Mrs. Berkeley to si red tbemaelvog if they so wish. 1 am in hop, .- thai harmony will be restored soon lf appoint ments are to be made I will confer with the council before making them Al the present time 1 have made nn evening, but mile reference was mane to the II bran dispute Mayor Kest requested that Councilman Phelps, Who i member Of the library board, present to the council at the next meeting a financial statement so that the council nin Un.-w what the II- brary is costing. t was reported on the street yes terdav that an effort would he made to have the council dismiss the whole library board and uppWnt a new one. Mayor rest states that this is merely "talk" and that the council has not considered such a proposition. LOCAL WHEAT MARKET IS QUIET TODAY The wheat market la decidedly quiet today after the strenuous ex citement yesterday. Very Utile wheat Il being sold today, the farmers seem ing to be of the opinion that the price ,,i wheat will be higher. Dealers are offering ahound 1.01 and 11.02 for ,.ih i,,dav and It la reported that as high sa 11. 05 has been offered lor club, v.uitenlnv saw the greativst actlv ity in the local market of the year i -.,,,, i t imo onn bushels of wheat wore disposed of to local deal ers by the farmers. A share of this was Ihe 400,000 bushels carried over irom the 1916 crop Practically every buyer was In on the doal yesterday, It is reported one rarmer refused $1.02 a bushel for hrs grain. Most of the sules were made at $1 a buahel. It Is estimated that more than a third of Umatilla's 1916 6,000,000 IiuhUvI wheat crop luut been contract ed. a writer of an article on how tn avoid hurry and worry advisee us nev er to start a second task until we have finished the first. Very holpful to the farmer's wife with six chil dren, for instance. t : - w"w"fw""'" fcnnnnnninoo ; jff:- N McAdoo Warns Pres idential Appointees Mot to Coerce Voters W1LLIM C. M'ADcn Ci 'ffc Of H Jr. Secretary McAdc Issued warning tiiiuiigh ihe treasury l -a il merit official! IhrotiKhout . niintry against iindui jiolltlcal the in- ln for. i nii-n. e. hi- warning part: esiilelKi.il aliliointees are dilen by statute to use (heir iff i ctal authority or Influence to coerce the political action of any person or tody, in make any contribution for a political object to any other officer Of Ihe L'nited Slatea, or to solicit or le.ine comnpuuoni ror political w uicnminau .u i - Uirlr etirtlve! ,r apriUf.tnlV T..r pn- llllcal reus Big Portland Crowd Coming to Round-Up The biggest crowd thai ever calm out ni Portland to sec a Rouvd-Ui all come up (or the luic show nexi month, according to Judge ii .Marsh, secretary of the Round-lit who arrived hnnie from Portland this "Pendleton stands high in Port land, ' he said, and 1 found man) people planning in come up next month. The Round-Up is grail adver tised in the metropolis and 1 Expect .-i veral spi clul trains out of there. Re ports also Indicate a tug crowd from Up the vnlley." Judge .Marsh went down to Port land lo attend the meeting of the Wouilrow Wilson Club. He was ac- companled by Roland Olivet who had been ill Portland on businesa for a few days, Mr Oliver also brings re- porte of many Portlandora planning tn attend the 1IM6 RoUnd-Up. December Options Reach $1.50 Today in Chicago Market CHICAGO, Aug. 10 (Special to ihe Kast Oregonlan. -Range of pri ces today has been as follows: i ipen High Low Close Sept '$1.44 1.46 1-j 1.41H 1.44 Dec. $1.48! LtO 1.45H 1.4" S Portland. PORTLAND, ore,, Aug. 10. (Spe cial.) Club, $1.11. bluestem. $1.17 Liverpool) $2 Per Bu. LIVERPOOL Aug. : 10. Wheat Sp.it No. 1 Manitoba. 13s Id; ($2 per bushel); No red western .winter, 13s 6d. a jt I uctidici HineuLdMb Lidii nui noiu . - ..yM., ' "ijffMfg I it ' ' "" IBS FARMERS' UNION GRAIN AGENCY TO BUILD ELEVATOR IN THIS CITY Actual preparations for the build ing of a $2,000 grain elevator and cleaning plant In this city have been begun by the Farmers' Union Grain Agency. At the meeting of 'the coun cil last evening permission was asked fur the moving of the Northern Pa cific spur In the east end of the city so that the building work can be started. The stockholders of the grain agency have completed their plans The) Intend building the structure mi their property near the planing mill and next to their present warehouse. To do this the N. P. spur will have to be changed slightly. The proposed elevator will be the HUGHES TAKES SOUTHERN FLOOD What Canadians Found After British Drive jj STRIM STAND CLAIMS 50 LIVES 7 ' ON U.5. RIGHTS Sm 1 Up Heads Unless Deeds Follow; d"Ub nullifies. ' Hllf IHB f" WrdS" ! MILITIA HALTS THE LOOTING -ATTACKS ADMINISTRATION ?'HHL IvnS1 l'riHiw Itrinii I ikI i Tents 4. teat s ' .. SnHjMHfl frf- JM ,.r QRANO FORKS, Dakota, Aug. l -Husbca addreaaed a fanner audi ence in (he auditorium. He declared bl stood for unflinching protection ill I American rights. He said: "We can'l hidd up our heads unless deeda follow words. Weakness breeds Insult. Insult hreeils war. " He urged preps red nf ihe admlnlstratloni diplomacy, Hi called the -Mexican situation a "spec lade." He shook hands with six hun Hughes said hi- wanted an Impar tial, business administration. He said "It is a source ni great satisfaction j to be able to respond to this call." He urgad a government bud gel system I making gppfoptiatlons In the inter est of effective legislation. He said: ll you give me the opportunity, i ll devote myself to lhat Ideal govern mi ntal efficiency ." Mrs Hug-fees sal nil the platform be side her hiutband. She carried roses. When the special train arrived, the lire band played a welcome. Charles Farnhnm. Hughes factotum, lushed outside, Imploring silence. He said Hughes was sleeping The can. iMdate appeared at n o'clock. He drove tc, the Dakotah Hotel and re celved visitors. QALVBSTOIf, Aug. 10 a large, unidentified four tunneled cruiser if, inside the three mile limit off Qal veston It Is also reported that a ' Oerman submarine merchantman '"I attempting to dock here. The cruiser disappeared east by south, She did mil signal the shore, Port officials have not taken any ac tion. They refused to discuss trie cruiser's appearance. They believed her Fiench. She had two funnels foi ward and two aft. Rumanian War Party is Worrying Berlin SITUATION 1 1 As NECESSITATED A SPECIAL CABINET MEETING, RUSSIAN SUCCESS CHEERS, PBTROORAD, Aug. 10 Delayed Bucharest dispatches reported that the Rumanian war part) is again active as a result of Russian successes. Pro ally demonstrations followed the news uulgarian troops In aggressive acts on! the Rumanian border have increased sentiment against the central powers. The situation necessitated a special cabinet meeting. Amsterdam dis patches said Germany was uneasy on account of the Balkans, Berlin fears an allied offensive from Salonika and Rumania might then invade Hun gary. What's going to become of' the liv ery stable loafer? There's no room for him In the garages. first of Its kind in Umatilla county and will mark the beginning of a now epoch in the handling of grain it is believed. Through It grain can bo handled in the bi lk, thus eliminating sacks. The elevator will have a storage Capacity of lOO.OOO bushels and with It will be a cleaning and smutting plant. The machinery is expected soon ami will he In operation in time to clean some of the crop of this sea son. My the use of this cleaning ma chinery, the farmers will be enabled to have all of their wheat shipped out as first grade stuff. The new building will be built of concrete and will be thoroughly mod cm in every reBpect. QTDAMPEQrJIPQ 1 omnnuLuiiii u ARE IN WATERS CUT GALVESTON i Mi-pi and rt omen 'line In House- i 1 JiW "tSt' Tom-ill. I . ',.J..VaJW CHA RLSSTQ.V Aug. 10. Lateet nservatlve estimates give fifty dead Ihe flood which swept the Cabin ei k district m sterda. Semes of the reported d' counted for. The Kanawha river ir receding, carrying houses, barns and furniture in its path, A boy's corpse wai seen on the roof of a floating ernor Hatfield ordered two more militia companies to the flood district lo halt looting and aid the thousands oi homeless. Troops bl ought food and li nts. The property loss is over five millions. Fourteen bodies were found in Ihe debris at I.eewood. All were women and children except one. William Mcltride. who traversed the devastated district, said "everything is is not known how inuny are dead. Little towns near the creek mouth were swept clean. There are masses of debris everywhere. Houses trees, mine tipples, railroad cars and telephone poles, are thrown together in heaps of wreckage miles long. The dead are underneath. I saw men and women clinging to houses filiating downstream toward Ronda. All disap peared and It ll feared are buried under the tons of wreckage piled j against the RolijU railroad bridge." ! A million fel Of lumber is pilled high against the bridge. Coal oompa-1 nies estimated the Cabin Creek mine loss at two millions. Practically the emire region south and southeast of I Charleston was devastated. James Arick of Charleston, an eye witness sallf: "We left Kingston early j yesterday and rode to Mlllburn. Land- ! slides forced the train back across the bridge. Another landslide hit the train! hthind us and buried five cars under, tons of rock. Avalanches destroyed ! many miner's houses." c.Ai.idPOl.is. Ohio Aug. Id. Many Corpses of the Cabin Creek cloudburst! victims have floated down the Ohio river, together with huge masses of wreckage. Boatmen vainly attempted' to amove twenty bodies from debris lodged against a dam ti n miles south j of here. 1 BOARD IS GLAD TO GIVE WATER TO FLUSH SEWERS City Water Superintendent Ex plains Position of Commis sioners to Council. Frank Haes, city water superin tendent, appeared before the city council last night in behalf of the water commission, wnich body, he de- j Blared, has been placed in a wrong light by an evening paper. Mr. Hay es said that the water comnnsion a1 glad and willing to give the city all ol the water needed ror flushing the sewers, and would work in peace an-l harmony with the board. The sewer committee cu'ier an in vestigation decided that the sewers should be flushed once an hour with the exception of two or three which would require flushing twice an hour. Mr. Hayes said that the commission was desirous of having anyone who wished to flush a sewer get permis sion from the city water office before attaching onto a hydrant. This will enable the fire chief to know what fire hydrants are out of the running and the length of time. The Thorn Hollow springs are reported to be running 2,500,000 gallons of water daily with an overflow every' uay in the week with the exception of Mon day. NEWS SUMMARY General. Trainmen axe firm. Hughes strong for 1. S. rtglH. Housewives bit by wheat adencv. Uocni, Farmers' I nlon to put up cictatur la-re. t-W freight wreck neccssltatco de tour. Million buSbeJa wheat sold yetgea- dav. Ilcxt will di-lay library asluUiietit UllUI la.it or months. Portland lo Stead big Round-Up crowd. las-id film it.mpanj being organ- Und. 1 f. & . w.f"eja. i - il '.'' -- iiB- 'XHBi .at ilnliiJ MiilBma Here is one of the tragic results of the liritish drive. Canadian troops found this gruesome scene when they tharged Herman trenches during the drive. Dugout No. 33 was occupied by German soldiers. Some of them got away, but one was killed and American Housewife is Hit By Advancing Wheat Prices, Flour Takes Fifty Cent Jump CHICAGO, Vug, in. Advancing viheai prices have lilt the American house wife. Floor has jumped Hftj cents. Bakers' grade c,sis mmou dollar- ami twenty five coin- a barrel. While flour i- steadU) advanced wheat has fluctu ated. Then- i- exciting trading with brokers madly shouting bids. Tin- wheal hi secncM resembled the days when Patton irk-cl t corner Use market. Everybody Ixuighi except a lew COnaervatiVee- The rumor lhat the government had declared a wheat emlMargo on account of the -mall crops boomed the market. Contrar) rumors caused a sudden drop. Brokers di credited reports that two dollar wheat Was near. It i- pn-dU-n-d thai prices will remain around a dollar and a hall until ihe market break-. FREIGHT WRECK TRAINMEN ARE DELAYS TRAFFIC DETERMINED TO mum rinimi w A freight wreck at milepost 213, be tween Yoakum and Campbell station on the main line of the O.-W. R. & X. this morning has held up all traffic between Pendleton and Umatilla to day. However, it Is hoped that the wreckage will be cleared away in time to let Not 2 and IS through this eve ning. Definite details of the wreck are lacking at the O-W. office. It is said that eight or ten cars of an eastbound freight left the tracks this morning between 7 and S o'clock. The cause of the wreck has not been learned. No reports of Injuries have been re ceived Westbound passengers Nos. 1 and 17 this morning were detoured by way of Wallula. First reports stated that the wreckage would be cleared away tn six hours but the work has taken longer than expected. MEXICAN OFFICIAL IS VICTIM OF GANGRENE MHXIOO OITT Aug 10. Bub-HsC-reeary of Former Affairs Amador has died. Grangrene affected hi." heart He was ill ten days with a leg bloodclot that caused gangrene. Two operations were performed. there he lay In front of his door wit ruin about him. The British shells had done their work. This is one ol the first photographs to arrive show ing scenes In connection with the mighty Dritish effort against the Ger mans. Garretson Declares Brotherhoods Intend to Press Their Demands MEDIATION SESSIONS SECRET NEW YOKE. Aog. 10. Federal mediators met the Brotherhood rep resentatives and railroad managers alternately. All sessions were secret A. B. Garretson of the Conductors' Brotherhood said "We stand firm." It Is indicated the trainmen are not yielding Garretson declared the Brotherhoods intended to press their demands. Mediator Chambers pre tcted further meetings tonight. Federal mediators conferred with railroad managers again this after t oon. After adjournment the medl atosr plan to meet the Brotherhood epresentatives immediately. Medi ator Chambers said President Wilson was not Informed regarding the pm gress. He said: "We're working as rapidly as possible and hope tor an early settlement but can't prophecy anything " What's become of the old-fashioned man that used to polish his ahoefl with stove blacking Just before church en Sunday mornings I, mm .mill ALLIED ATTACKS HEAVIEST ALONG EASTERN FRONT Italians Constantly Harass Austrians Russians Take Railway Stat ion. KING SAW FALL OF 60RITZ Frt-iH-li ITorres.- TTimugh fleni Woods, Taking a Ituntlnxl ITtscm-i-rs Haig IPlwrtM Vii-lrailans Have Gaimtl All Inuncdiate OhJOc dTOS .Norlliwt'st of IHndcTcs. IOME Aug. lu. IH.-hmiu-Iic an- noiiiK-t-d that a total of twenty-two thousand prisoners have been taken around Goritz. It Is announced that Italian cavalry has further progress ed eastward. The tnxi conUuuo I iismIih the Isn over pontoons. I ale tills aftenioou the war offli-)- an mmiM sl that Ihe Italians bad cap-Itin-d Itivschini. -outh of fjortta, ROME. Aug. 10. It is reported the Italians have captured the Austrian aviation station of Aisovizzl six miles east of Goritz. The Austrians at tempted a stand in the suburbs, but Italian cavalry and cyclists charged, scattering the defenders. One Aus trian detachment is isolated from the main force. Italian infantry Is constantly har rasslng the Austrian right wing and is attempting to surround Isolated bodies marching southward toward the Carso plateau. The king witnessed the capture of Goritz. Mobs paraded Rome streets last night singing the allies' anthems and cheered the king. Correspond ents reorted that Italian engineers had tunneled under the Austrian lines above Goritz. During the attack hundreds of Italians suddenly appear, ed behind the Austrian trenches. I'ETROGRAD. Aug. 10. It is an nounced tne Russians captured Chryplin railway station three miles east of Stanislau. The Russian right wing seized a railway twelve miles northeast of Stanislau on the mouth of the Elota Lypa river. The Teu tons are retreating behind the Bist ntze river where they plan a decisive battle for Lemberg PARIS, Aug. 10. It is announced the French have progressed through Hem woods, capturing a hundred prisoners. They dispersed a German attack south of the Somme. A Ger man attack in the Vosge region was repelled. The allies conducted sev eral successful aeroplane raids. The French encountered a heavy fog and rain. They captured six machine guns in Hem woods. There was unimportant fighting on the Ver dun front last night. The Germans intermittently shelled Fleury and Vaux ChapltTe woods. The French destroyed three German aeroplanes at Somnie. A Oerman attack north cast of Ahkrich failed. LONDON. Aug. 10 Halg reported thai the Australians had gained all immediate objectives northwest ol I ozleres. The Germans shelled Brit ish positions southeast of Trone! wood. BERLIN. Aug. 10. It Is announc ed the Germans repulsed the British and Fremh attacks on the Somme ROME. Aug. in The llalans dis covered thousands or Austrians hid ing in underground caverns at Goritz When the army entered thousands ol Italian civilians emerged from hid ing places, waving flags, cheering and throwing flowers. Police Gazette to Award Golden Belt Recognizing IVndieton as the only place In the world where the real and genuine amateur world s cham pionship cowboy contests are decided. Richard K. Fox, proprietor of ths Police Gazelle, again tins year glvos the all-around world champion cow boy belt, and is going stronger than ever in thai he I giving an all gold belt this year tor the Kound-l p bP timber 21,. 22 and 23. This world championship bell is awarded by this recognized apurtuu Journal al no oilier ptace In the world and Is one of the hignest honors thai can be won by the contestant. A a it Is presented by lae Police Gaselte and awarded on points earned In lb contest it I recognized everywhere the real championship belt. Lee Caldwell, who won the w-rld championship bucking contest laM ytay with hi! famous rble on the no torious outlaw. Iing T-'in la went lag the Uli lii'lt and Is ih only n dletun man who his won the ball since the flr-t one wis pul up by Hi. Fox sla year ago.