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DAILY EVENING EDITION WEATHER Fair tonight and Saturday. VESTFRDAY'S WEATHER DATA Maximum HMtntm M; mini mum. 3- rainfall. 0. wind. west, light; weather, clear. DAILY EVENING EDITION TO ADVERTISERS. '1 in Rust OifgunlBD liaii the lartcem Nona fide ami giuiraiiU'wl paid rlrculatloD of auv ap4T In Oregon, put of I'mtlaud and Vj far tlie largest rlriulatlou Id IVudleioD of j newspaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEB CITY OFFICIAL PAPER NO. 8885 VOL. 28 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1916. 7 : TRAINMEN GROWING RESTLESS OVER DELAY IN MEDIATION ACTION MUST BE IMMEDIATE & j LATEST REPORT SAYS BAKERS ASK WHEAT .rORTATION lIVIdAKIiU 15 DEAD IN CABIN; - ir. " . CLOUDBURST OR BREAD PRICES WILL GO BEYOND Kb ALU CREEK II Arbitrators Fail to Settle Difficul ties Strike Will Probably be In evitable Authorities Say. EMPLOYES HEAR SECRET PUN m:u voitk. "t 11 T fcderul nictitation board lias deferred action 1 ,, , ou railroad trainmen. MMMI until tea o'clock Saturday morning. TTain noH m iwntfcHTfB wet reluctant in agree i" a delay. There were let. rai utniftaagaag litia aica'alm. Preal dean Mum- hi the Engtneern Brother hood declared the mediator mu-t net qulckl) Portland Quotation For Club $1.12 1-2; Chicago Still High CHICAGO, Auk 1 1. (Special to the Knot i iregohlun) Range of prices to day wn as follows: Open, High, lsiw. float. Kept. 11,41 ft.tr. Il.tl I1.13H 11.41 Mi II .MU I . t r. S. $l 46t WHEAT SELLS AT $ 1 . 10 r CHARLESTON, Auk. 11. Rea mers have recovered twenty-five ud uiLonal liodleK from the Cabin Creek flood. It Ik repotted that at least aranty-ftv are dead. MHttlaman are unatue to rcacn many sini-sen towns They are building new roads. It may be several days Itefnre acrur-l ate autitticf are obtainable. A a prUW ol II.IO for wheat at; end two million. buanela have changed i v....u.,, .nit ii na :.i Piii.T Rock the hand. I ' n't In nil PORTLAND, ore.. Aug. ii (Speci al i Cluh I.I2'; bluestem- $ 1.1 7. NEW YoltK. Aug 11 Warren ft MOM, grand chief of the Engineers Brotherhood, declared the trainman I ire more restless. He said. "We must! have Immediate action. The , ontro- vemy has dragged eo long the men j ieem Impatient" It Is predicted that If the mediators, failiil to Settle tho troulile a strike proliably would bo inevitable. Mediator Mungar presented a secret plan In the employee thin morning While the mediator met, the train-; men conducted a secret session 11 1 ., intimated thai are awaiting runner word from the mediators. After deliberating the greater part oi the night. Commissioners Cham- Bare KnaPp and Hangar of the Unit ed St. lies board f mediation and con i Illation were no nearer a solution oi (Continued on Page Four ) i m iK... i ler liU. LIVERPOOL Auk. It. Wheat -spot No i Manitoba, n sd (12 per buahel); No. 2 red western winter. Lis 6.1 REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE AD j DRESS! s CROWD OF FARMERS AT BlSMARt K. hismakckk. N. D., Aug. 11 Hughes addessed a big crowd of far mers here. His voice was, very hoarse. He said "I entered upon this cam paign with a deep sense of responsi bility I'm taking the trip to explain my vision regarding the presidency. The democratic party is unprincipled regarding the tariff." Walters Flooring Mill today purchas ed TuUO bushels of blueetem at prices that seem to hold the record for lo cal purchases this ear. The wheat was held by the Pilot Rock bank. Some farmers report refusing till for bluestem. Yesterday at price of ll.Ot for club was offered here by one local buyer but there were ri" sales at that figure, though some wheat sold at a lower price. The mills are said to have been ottering more than 1 1.04. At Walla Walla yesterday a price of $1 10 was paid for 40.000 bushels Of club, according to a report In the Morning Cnion The wheat was sold Men In other lines of business say the' eatimate of the amount sold is too high, asserting that in many cases farmers who are credited with having: Bold their crops have each sold but! a small amount of wheat. Has For Used Only One 65 Razor. Years National Association of (Master Bakers Sends Petition to Congress-Federal Trade Commission Vice Presi dent is in Chicago to Investigate Proposed Increase -Flour Takes Spectacular Jump. SAN FRANCISCO PRICES ARE SOARING EXPLOSION KILLS THttE' . the tan! Atnassa Phillips. 85 year old resi dent of Weston, who Is here today, has a razor he has used for 65 years and the blade is so good Mr. Phillip pfUQgg Mild, can shave himself without a glass and uses one arm as expertly as the to Dement Br OS Pendleton gralnmen omer. gaaert today the wheat was probably; Mr. Phillips bought the razor in Turkey Red and the. price was f. O.b. l Toronto, Canada. In 1851. and he has Though the market In Pendletonl used the razor continuously ever : has hoen active only for a short time.' since. Mr. rnmips nas nnn lan immense amount of Wheat ha tooacco or no." ' that killed three men and injured two this Chairman Hurley two In 1 eii eolA It is -am uy. grain ou I ers that between a million and I COLORADO BPRINOS, Aug. 11. i The women's partv conference Is ; fiKhtltiK over the proposition of en dorsing Hughes. The majority o! I the deliigatcK favor resolutions de nouncing Wilson A large faction wants the conference to declare for Hughes, others assert Buch an act might antagonize the socialist and prohibitionist parlies. These urge the Women' part) to remain non 1 artisan. JACKSON COUNTY SETS PACE I IN PROGRESSIVE ROAD BUILDING (Hi STMT S1LMII lEIfflE .,. . ...i. .,. ota m 9 ass s : mm w s t s CZARS II DUTWANEUVER AUSTRIANS i I progressive , the road is within The Crater I,uk ot highway I National Park and the road work ounty lead there has been done with a view to ,,. the tacts thoroughness. The road hi not yet IV.. in the standpoint i aetata along the lines ..instruction. Jackson ..... ... . I ' in U l.il OH, I made evident during the recent lee-1 surfaced but plans are made i alon ol the state editorial aaaoclatlon I lag to this end A road crew is it UedfoTd I work on a driveway around the e,.' Hktn highway over which of the lake. When Completed , ... fn&Aa be the entire edi-'dr.ve will lie one of the most won that . nnii mill rtTinT Dorian Railway Station is Captured by Sudden Attack of the French y ( Forces-Allies Have Six Hundred Ihousand iroops in DdiiAdn--Muscovite Right Wing Has Crossed Zlota-Lypa River; Unexpect edly Started Swift Advance on Halitz. derfol in the west. From Bedford It is also poailble to toriai party, txteaui me wuw im. . nolnl II miles south of Ash- on COUnt) portion or visit ins josepnuie colon, mm wuv ends south ol the other point Of interest in southern mountains and Is a i Oregon. land 1 he the hlfhwe stitneiU Ol tar greater pece of B,,iK thin is genbrallj l.lk from northern Tha irradlaa work la aeon '"U"? portion of the' BUM- v,i highwn cost the county 2."- pjl ,,i is batttg eurfaeed by use ..r .i.l. lands and it Is the supposition thai eventual I the entir will be surfaced to the t The Pacific highway i I from I'entral construction realized bj i ireton alone W the 1 1 hlfhwa) lil'ornla 110 ilready sur Point to Ashlanu Medtord, distance of miles. road from Meilioiu to iui. . miles aWay, is in spenue despite the fact it Icii'1" luring mucn The Like i , no lit through 8 rough ntry il thl way. A considerable portion of Being a land of good loads, it IS but natural there should be much motor travel in the atedford-Aahland region There are many cars in the IWo Dlnoai and the tact was Illus trated last Sunday when 102 cars were rector used on the trip to i -rater Lake wli.n- ""'o on the same day 50 nutos were used in handling an lClks- picnic same town. The oommlti tahiment ot the editorial association was headed by Hen Sheldon, conspic uous a! a live wire worker In Med ford. and the entertainment features were so well handled as to bring forth mud) praise for Sheldon and the peo ple ot Medtord and Ashtamk , with amaim: soecd. The advance guards were within ten mil- of Unlit PARIs. Aug. it. it l announced the French bare started the Balkan of- this afternoon. They advanced twen-icn-iie. i bey have suddenly attackod ami captured the Dorian railway -ta- miles in one day. The Russian lion ill Serbia, thirty eighl miles north of Salonika and sailed adjacent heights, ,.m. outiuaneuvered the u-trian-. Xiheiis dbtpatrhra reported that a meat battle was raging on the Balkan The new smash will force a quick ,,., evacuation ot stani-iau Hauu la There has heri Importaul nghting on tlie llalkan front since December fifty cisrhl miles from Lemberg. when die alliea withdrew before the Teutons, fhe Dorian battle i- the moat : The Austrians had beavflj fortified Important since the aUiea retreated. Hallta Bridgehead epeettag ' Ithena reported that a large percentage of Teuton have withdrawn from t tack in Hint quarter. Tin- Russian the Balkaa ii account of anted offeneivea elsewhere. tIm- Bnlgariana have maneuver ha rendered the defense mmrfl the defenac Berttn reported ma week- ago ttmt ton Itacfceaaen, n- itmh and Imperiled a bum- Vaatrl- f the Teuton Balkan campaign had oecu traiuwerrea ui me mwmun an force sooui oi me .., The allies, have l huiiitrtsl ilioii-niul troops in the Balkan. The aitai I, In tmlo-l rench lories on tlie I'. ilmii cin- :u WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. The National Association of Master Bakers has petitioned congress to impose a wheat ex vi depont works j portation embargo. The bak- blows up, injuring . ers declared that unless con two. gress acts bread prices will ; soon advance beyond the reach wiLMiM.Tox, Aug. a. An ex-1 Q the average consumer. The plosion in the press mill of the Du-i federal trade commission of- pont powder works at Graneys Point I fjces announced that Vice- good physical condition save that k'H-d three men and injured two tms ( Chairman Hurley went to LD1- dislocated his hip some years ago , aiternoon. cagO last, nignt I.O iiivewntsaic the proposed bread price in creases. The bakers' petition said: "The advance in the price of wheat of fifty percent in thirty days largely due to the Euro pean war. Certainly it is wise to conserve such wheat sup plies as we have. If the proper authorities afford no relief the bread cost will inevitably be i considerably increased. In ; the name of forty million users ,of bakers bread we ask that an I embargo be thrown around the j present supply to prevent fur ither price advance." Congress referred the peti tions to committees. The jus tice department and federal ! trade commission announced themselves ready this after noon to meat any manuipula tion of wheat or flour. Federal Trade Commissioner Davis said : "If we -find evidence of w ill COME As far wkst as sax unfair methods or price boost I'RAXcistx) lNTKxi. To ine we'll get busy." ABOUT SEPTEMBER 1 5 I Ol LOW Hl t.HKv TI:Ui SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 11. Washington, Aug. ii. Wilson LiOcal millers have announc- starts his transcontinental campaign ed a twenty cents a barrel flour lour between September 15 and Oct.. her 1 He goes at far west as San Dorian go mile from the iinrtliwcsi oi miioiuki i icponn ...e .....n- n... I, .,.. ... . miiisl tlie Dorian rallwas Mation and neighboring hill. handling the enter- i!smu and iuielieete,.v started a swift 1"K1TUM.HA1. Vllg II- " I eiehllcki right wing cniKscd thr diiv again-t Unlit, on tla- north .lota-Lypn river northeast of Stnnl- baiiL ol the Duel-tor. Thej progress- PEr.LlX. Aug II. It I annom the Hermans repulsed "sham" lacks of weak enemy detachment the BalkiM south of Dorian eastern front the German onow isited 5 ar- af in llo' beinc ranging his speaking uetes. KU si rap if tlu iron and purest el- raise as a result of the govern ment crop report. The best family grades of flour are oight dollars and twenty cents a barrel. A fifty pound sack costs ten cents higher than Sat urday. The millers predicted further advances. Fo r i April. ... llt)tsi:WIl LI (.t K PHOTKSTS Danish West Indies Purchase Treaty Signed mm pus nsr CROWD 1 COMING ROUND-UP The biggeai ROOnd-Up in history Is I re, ii, ted for the seventh annual Pen olatwi frontier exhibition by William M.Murray. genernl pasketiger agent ,,, the o -W. It. & N Co., who Is l,,re today to confer with llound-iP officiate. He 8 accompanied hy H. W. Hleka successor to J. L Milb r s traveling passenger agent, and by his ,,, Robert M.Murray, a twin brother oi John Mc.Murruy. swlminlng lnslruc- ,, at the n eta tort am, Mr McMurray states that prospects ear never s,. good r-r a mrge crowd ( the local cow-hoy festival ana ne parhapt, In a PoiWog to know better , any other man. He expects , number of special trains to be run out of Portland. Already the Oregon lournal has arranged to run a special Ij, in former years, the Retail Her . bunts' association, the Klk.s Hnd one other organization are already t'lgui -lag on specials and exa curs will be added to all regular trains. Kfforts are being made to secure a train out Of Spokane, lllSO, IIIHHN - " ,, and several specials out of Walla Walla as well as one rrom gouinern Idaho. Resides tho largo number hrought in by train, Mr. McMurray traffic expects nun b more iiuti the Itound-l'p tfUUl ever before. Itiggest Year for Road. In discussing the plans of the O-W tqr bringing large crowds here. ,Mr McMurray remarked that the pussen Ker business of Ills compan this year will be the biggest in history. "We have never had more people traveling on our trains during the summer than during the past fwo mouths. " he said, "not even last year when the San Francisco lair -.vtis such a draw ing card for the west. Watch any train and- you will see that it carries large iiuinhers ot tourists, whether east or west bound. To travl people must have money. They hnve It this Nnir and are spending it The local huslnea, too, has been very good." Mr. McMurray Is Introducing Mr. Hicks through his new territory. Mr. Miller, his predecessor. Is now city ticket agent In Portland. Mr. Hicks has had experience s a traveling passenger agent, having been with the Rock Island out of Chicago. He Is greatly pleased with eastern Ore- I l.,n.l....t..ll.. Id MH.tL j KOl ailll, LUWB1H.WI" to .....it. ik III. davs until his tlrst sight of the ROUnd-Op of which he bus heard so much. - 1 ,, , , a NEW YrHlK. Aug. -11 Bona housewives league structed representat.vea state to investigate local -The n.i has in in every conditions 1 TSKn a tws t oartvrcur SKY iT OQBT UI N SfVQ This elcture how a view ot the A treaty for the purchase of tho; and Constantln Rrun. the Danish mln- by the I nited state, senate and the nnrt ' Danish West Indies group of Islands, lster. The signing was unaccompan- house of representatives and tie harbor of St. Thomaa, tho chier po 'j John S( mvs aml eJ Dy any ceremony, the whole bus- Danish government Mi Laaateg aald of the Danish West Indies A P'v" s, ,.rolx by thp United States framJInea consuming not more than three that he expected no opposition d ture ot Secretary tanlng Is also Danmartt was signed August 4 by minutes. that the treaty WOBId he ratlflad ,hown, Robert Lansing, secretary of state. I The treaty will have to be ratitted unanimously, and arouse sentiment against bread 1 price increases. Mrs. Julian Heath. piesldent of the league, said. "Uread lb the food of rich and poor alls I Any increase will cause hardships wo won t permit without proteat W- i are rushing our campaign pre para- BREMEN NEWS PUZZLES Willi i l -iviiov GETS Mt n ItlOl tlt:s.s (;i m . TBI G .iom it t fi 1 1 ii HEW YuRK. AUK. II VVir-l- (tattoo here have received myeteria I messages, tielleied t" be from the Bre men. This afternoon an unidentified radio signed "Bremen gave net p Itlon as tturti miles off Hand) Hook. , officials ii th. Tslef unken Katbea bt have an amateur Joker was respono-hi, NEWS SUMMARY tjcncral Ttmt h t.-gtn gadkaa offdnae Trainmen want quick .tln. BtUHM M-tiiioii ,siiian--. I.ts 111 G, p. of o-w predfca Itaaaad. I p's lCg t ITOWll" ,sM-sMt,r makes reduction In vuiua lion of tMillillngs.