DAILY EVENING EDITION
DAILY EVENING EDITION
WEATHER
Pair tonight and WtdnMnfcj warm
er. YESTERDAY'S WEATHER DATA
Maximum temperature, . mini
mum. 40; rainfall. 0; wind, west light,
weather. clear
TO ADVERTISERS.
Tbr Kant OrSgaalai ban tin lament botia
fide aud Kiini'Miteed paid circulation of bdt
paper In Oregon, east of Portland and 1
far the largest circulation In IVudleton of
.in; ncwapaper.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEB
Ik VOL. 28
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1916.
NO. 8894
-
CHIEFS Of
RAILWAYS
ORGANIZE
EXECUTIVE
Leaders are in Conference
all Night Without reach
ing Final Conclusion.
LINES APPEAR TO BE YIELDING
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. E4tiic
liudilig railway prcttUK'utH hac form-1
cat an eooBOttUve committee tliat COB-1
ferrcd all night.
Pnwidnit Hidden r Uie uHlii(ftoii, ;
made Uie statement tills morning: J
The oonunfcm h"o been in eontnnu-
out mi-Ioii coiesldoruig Uie situation.
No conclusion has jc.l boen readied. ,
Hundreds ot telegrams arrived rrotn
nercuantt and manufacturers urging
arbitration. H is learned the South
em Hallway and the Baltimore OtUO
favor making comiiedoiiB. Tne I IJO '
Upcx reruNe flatly and reject . Im
oent Wilsons irwiOHai. Tin- New
York lent ni I and IVnnsylvanla are
uniagly against xitrrenderlng the ar
hiuratuin demand.
Frame Final Answer.
Tin- i-onunlttce tcclgrnplied import
an ilim-tors. this morning and Is
awaiting Instructions. It in eii id I
Um will Irani,- their final answer
tonigtit or tomorrow mid meet WHsou j
iminel,liel) thereafter.
Croj Ixms Denied.
Ijouls Hill denied that a strike
migtu eaaee mi'Kns of dollar-, crop
lorn. He said. -The ensjw are ery
itttrt They re not even cutting tliom, .
ino i, lean traiLsMirtlng them. 'Ilia
-trikc would not serioualj all. m
HID Doe. The I'iUslMirgh linen;
transis'rtliig Iron and steel would bo
lie m Mvlounl) aflisnsl."
The iialmiPH met briefly Ibto morn-'
US, I'liey are unahle to Judge Uie
tuatiun aocarately, but are optlmis
ti. and believe tla- nillrouds n iurc
li yield. The uniting adjourned un-1
til three tills afternoon. Many train- j
men I'M ted the . ap.lol as guests of
, . ITesideni MarshalL
Tin railroad executives are still In
acret aeaniun arfd reeelxing UUtruc-1
tive t'legrams from directors.
CAR SHORTAGE TO
BE SOON IMPROVED
SOUTHERN PACIFIC OFFICIAL
SAYS EASTERN SHIPPING
CONGESTION IS CAUSE.
SAUCM. Ore., Aug. 22. The South
ern Pacific General Manager Scott
wroti the public service commission
denying coast railroads were respon
sible for the northwestern car short
age and denied discriminating against
northwestern points In distribution of
. ars He assurred the commission the
situation would soon Improve. He
declared eastern shipping congestion
Ma responsible.
I
COMMITTEE
MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY
RATIFIES FEDERAL LAW
Pendleton sportsmen will In- much
interested in the recent migratory
bird treaty signed botween Canada
nnd the United States In regurd to Its
relation to the federal migratory bird
law. The federal law Is now in the
supreme court awaiting a decision as
to its constitutionality. Jhe law con
t Hi is with the provisions of the Ore
gon and several other states' game
laws.
The recent treaty now makeH the
decision of no Importance as it prac
tically ratifies the provisions of the
law and as such will take precedence
over all laws, federal and state. The
provisions of the federal law over
which there was contention related
to the closed period. It Is provided
that there shall be a closed period
1
if
KtitALo MAN 1
LIQUOR CASES
i j
Seattle Police Confiscate
Huge Quantities of San
Francisco Wet Goods.
NO ARRESTS ARE MADE YET
Consignments Wert- Supposedly Mad"
to Hotels ill Oty During Excite
ment Several suit Ohm's Ilsapieur
unci Police Am Scorching Ijodg-inf
I ollMs.
SEATTLE, A US. 22. The police dry
squad boarded the steamship Presi
dent from Wan Francisco, opened
dozens of trunks and suit eases and
confiscated many bottles of liquor al
legedly consigned to hotels. It is re
ported fifty two liquor cases were
aboard the steamer. No arrests were
made. During the excitement the
transfer company truck removed fifty
suitcases suspected as containing li
quor. The police are searching hotels
seeking It.
lWO THOUSAND CHEER
HUGHES PliATFOHM
SPEECH AT VISVLI
Candidate Urge Better
Tariff and Mniiileiianiv
Uonal Honor.
VI8AUA, CaJ., Aug
thousand cheered Hughes
I'n elective
of Na-
II, Two
rciir-plat-
form speech here. He urged better
tariff protection and declared In fa
vor of the maintenance of national
honor. American labor and wage
standards.
IS
NEW YoKAK. Aug, it. Chairman
lllcox has announced the organiza
tion of a new republican advisory
committee to superintend the Import
ant details of Hughes campaign Ray
mond Robins, chairman of the pro
gressive convention and Frank Hitch
cock, former postmaster general, were
among the members
if
DECLARES C01Dt
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, More than
a score of cowboys not the moving
picture brand but the real article
from New Mexico. Oklahoma. Monta
na and California, sought the United
States district attorneys' office yes
terday in an effort to obtain approxi
mately 117,000 prize money for riding
bucking horses and roping factious
steers at a recent exhibition at Sheeps
Head Bay. They asked action against
the management of the show for using
the malls to defraud. They said they
had been lured east at their own ex
pense by the promise of 160,000 in
prizes, of which they had won 123.
174 but that less than 24 per cent of
the amount had been paid to them.
An investigation was promised the
westerners.
Austria made Italy take a long time
to go a little way. mostly uphill.
front sunset to sunri-e each day. The
stale law suys that a man may hunt
a half hour before and a half hour
after sunset. The state law provides
for the opening of the duck season
September I. while the federal law
makes it unlawful to shoot ducks and
gee-e before October I.
Last fall E. S. Chatterton, district
inspector in the federal migratory bird
work In the bureau of the b illogical
survey, was in Pendleton gathering
data on Violation! of the federal law
with the Intention at prosecuting pro
vided the law Is held constitutional.
While the enactmem of the treaty
will have no effect on hunters who
might have violated the provisions up
to this time, yet should the federal
law he declared constitutional, the
offenders would be liable to the law
HUGHES
ADVISORY
BOARD
NAMED
THE OLD BURG HASN'T BEEN
QUITE AS DRY AS A DESERT1
During the first Mix month of
the year 116 there were rweiv-
en in t.'inatllla county llll
shipments of Uqtlor for private
Individual)!, according to the
records on file at the county
clerk's office. From month to
month a slight Increase is shown. 4
Of the total number 63: of
w tile shipments Were lieer and. in
all but a few instances- each 4)
shipment contained the limit of
24 quarts. There were 2!iH
shipments of whisky, brandy
0 and Kin and it shipments of
wine. In almost every ease the 4
limit of two quarts was received.
j
NO TRACE IS LEFT
OF BEAVER COLONY
SUSPICION ENTERTAINED THAT
TRAPPERS HAVE EXTERMI
N VIED ANIMALS OH
Ml HAM CREEK..
What ha become of the beaver COl-1
any that was growing and thriving on
Meacham creek?
Hunters anil fishers, who have been
familiar with the Industrious family
of water animals in the mountains
east of here, are asking that ques
tion now. The former home of the
colony in this year deserted and there
is a strong suspicion that human
hamls have had something to do with
its disappearance.
Three years ago Teddy Hauswirth
and C. B. Roosevelt, on their return
from a hunting trip, reported having
seen the colony at the mouth of the
east fork ot Meacham creek. ither
sportsmen made similar reports, ijtst
week Hauswirth was hunting m the
vicinity ami made a special trip to
look at the beaver. He was surprised
to find no sign of any of the anlmala
there, despite the fact that last year
he visited the same place and found
that they had multiplied greatly since
hta former visit
1 Their dams and houses were still
there trot no Indication that any an
imals had been about for some time.
The beaver is protected in Oregon
and has been for some years. Time J
was when the streams of the state
were alive with the fur bearers. It
is Just possible that someone, during
the past winter, defied the law and
exterminated the colony on Meacham
creek for the sake of the furs
NEWS SUMMARY
Local
Baker men here to mark trail.
Recent national bird treaty of in
terest locally,
tHer :t0lHI shtpmCnUi of liquor since
January I.
Ilcnxcr colony on Mee chant creek
ili-apitcnrs.
. Agitation for road out mountain b
ua of llinghnm.
Bulgarians invude Greece.
liailroud heads form committee.
House passes army bill.
N II U-BOA
s
M VESSEL
Battleship of Nassau Class
Carried Crew of 1 000
1 2 Eleven Inch Guns.
Mil ESCORT EVADED
Suhmuriiic Ditea Under Accompany
ing Enemy hestroyers and Again
A tUCkS Crippled Ship After First
Toricdo Has Hit the Mark.
LONDON, Aug. II. The admiralty
announced that the British submarine
K-i'.'i successfully attacked a German
kol.lukU Ubhu I.,,i.
. ..ill I ii.., .l 11117 . I . I i 1 I . , . .'..ill-
ay Mev the boHt was sunk
Th f)r(t torpe,i nlt tne mark. Fiv
Idestrovers sun. ri the crlnnled
battleship and attempted to escort her
home. The submarine dove under
the escort and iiu'ain attacked.
There are four i ierman battleships
of the Nassau plaaa, the Posen. Khein
bind. Westfalen and Nassau They
displace eighteen thousand tons and
were built nine years ago. They are'
four hundred and fifty one feet long
with an eighty eight foot beam. They
Carry a crew of one thousand. They
are armed with twelve eleven, inch
guns.
LOCAL MARKET
QUIET TODAY
The wheat market is very quiet to
day. Despite the high price of 11.12
yesterday which was offered freely
there was notauore than 50.0nn bush
els of wheat sold. The biggest sale
reported was the Elmer Snyder crop
of 10,000 bushels of bluestem which
was purchasejd by H. W. Collins at
11.15.
The market is reported to lie off a
cent and a half today although as
high as $1.12 is said to have been
offered for club.
Blue barley is quoted at 130 a ton.
BRITISH HOUSE WILL
NOT HE FILMED EVEN
TOR SWEET CHARITY:
Mrs. sqiiith s Plan Shocks ami Sur
prise Dignified Member of
English IVerage.
LONDON, Aug. 22. Asquith has
announced that the British cabinet
will not enter the movies. Mrs. As
quith suggested filming the ministers
and sending the proceeds to a war
charity. The plan shocked the House
of Commons, and produced a storm
"f criticism. Many declared the act
most undignified.
NK
WAN
YOU SHOULD WORRY, WOODROW!
FIVE G: iEK TOWNS TAKEN BY
BULGARIANS; BERLIN CLAIMS
ALLIED ATTACK FORESTALLED
BAKER COUNy FAIR JItaIians Lanj S&lonika
IS TO BE BEST EVER ,...
V. it Meacham and F. B. Mitchell
Boost show While Here in lnUWt
of Road Marking.
That Maker is going to have a great
lounty fair September 13 to 16 Is the
declaration of Walter li. Meacham.
secretary of the Baker Commercial
Association and county fair, and F
it. Mitchell, prominent Baker attor
ney, who were In the city this morn
ing. The men were here in the In
terest of getting the road marked
from here to Baker.
Mr. Meacham says that Baker will
have entries from all over the coast
and northwest. The amu--ement fea
ture of the night will be the combin
ed Wortham carnival shows who are
to pitch their shows in Baker for
that week While here Meacham con
ferred with several Pendleton men re
garding the fair He declared that
a large number ut Baker people
would be at the ound-l'p. Baker is
now on an eight-town circuit and will
have the greatest racing program ever
offered there this year.
The Baker men intend to follow
the marking of Ben F. Trombley, who
has finished a black and white trail
from Pendleton to Meacham. The
proposition of marking the trail from
I-a Grande on into Baker county will
be discussed at La Grande with Coun
ty Judge Phy. The road will then be
plain from the Idaho state line at
j Olds Ferry to Pendleton through Ba
' ker. I'nlon and Umatilla counties.
I AMY mil
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. The
bouse without roll call has adopted
the army appropriation bill. Chair
man Hay of the house military com
mittee, revised the bill after Wilson
vetoed it and it was reintroduced. Wil
son told callers he intends to veto
the immigration bill again.
Immediately thereafter the senate
voted thirty-two to twenty-three in
favor of considering the revenue This;
probably means the Immigration bill
will be delayed until December.
WILSON REFUSES INVITATION
TO OHIO CONVENTION
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. 6ecretarj
l aker has invited Wilson to attend
th'- Ohio state democratic convention
I which meets to indorse the democratic
'platform. Wilson said he would bei
unable to accept.
HOUSE
P
egnns, rrench, British
Great Balkan Smash.
CHURCH UNITY MOVE
SEEMS TO HAVE MET
SOME OPPOSITION
Because of some opposition, the
Church Unity organization which was
to have been perfected last night,
failed to materialize A number ot
representatives from the four young
peoples societies of the Christian.
Baptist. Methodist and Presbyterian
churches met at the Preebyterian
church last night to arrange the final
details of the club.
The four ministers of the churches
were invited to attend the meeting,
but Rev. Clevenger is the only one
who is in the city at present. Rev.
Chwragw declared that he was not
in favor of the movement and was
not authorized to act for the Baptist
society.
The leaders of the movement are
said to be determined that the organ
ization shall be a reality and the prop
otitlon was referred back to the dif
ferent organizations last night where
it will be finally decided. Committees
will then be appointed to confer to
gether on the subject
One of the organizers stated that
; the Idea was that the four societies
j should hold meetings and a social
OBC a month. The purpose should
I be a working body for the mutual
benefit of all. He declared that
i Christian unity from the pulpit was
impossible but that n must come
from the young people who have not
become prejudiced m their denom
inational views.
The societies interested in the
movement are the Epworth League of
the Methodist churen, the Christian
Endeavors of the Christian and Pres
byterian churches and the Young
Peoples Baptist Union.
BIGGEST BUCK OF
SEASON IS BAGGED
11,1 . .1 1 i n ii..
man. bagged what is thought to be
the biggest buck of the season, yester
day at Fiddlers Hell Basin ten miles
this side of La Grande. The animal
weighed 3,".u pounds and was brought
to Pendleton this morning by the
Proud hunter on train No. 17. R.
Alexander and son Roy Alexander
were treated to a venison feed today
noon up, mi the arrival of Mr. Corbv.
Elmer Thomas, ranger at Duncan, in
a spirit of jest, told Mr. Corby that
he would pack out of the basin all of
the big game that the latter would
bring down and he was much sur
prised to be called at his Joke this
morning. Fred Hosklns of Echo and
AM Bowman accompanied Mr. Corby
on the trip.
Whether there is a strike or a set
tlement of the railroad dispute, .the
people will have to root the bill, as
usual.
AGITATION ON FOR REBUILDING
OLD STAGE ROAD TO UNION CO
VIA BINGHAM
With the increase in motor trae.
through eastern Oregon agitation is
underway for the reconstruction ol
the old stage road through the Blue
mountains to Union county via Bins'
ham Springs. It is asserted b those
favoring the move that this road
WOUld not only provide the shortest
toad across the mountains but one
With far more favorable sr.ul. s than
the present road up Cabbage hill.
Many years ago the stage route led
put Bingham and up the south fork
of the Umatilla, thence up Thomas
creek to the Union county line The
distance from Bingham to the Union
lounty line is approximately 10 mile
Union county already has a road to
the summit House, this side the Union
line and the county court of I'm i
county has offered to cooperate with
Umatilla In resurrecting the old roa.t
Much of the route of the old road
Is now in the forest reserve and it is
believed that throngn proper act on
the forestry SSTTtOS may be induced
to help materially in the .i nstruc
tQ join Monten.
,V 1 .1. . ,
and Russians mobilizing tor
BRITISH NEARIN6 THIEPVAL
Extended Gains Arc Made Through
IHpeic Redoubt and in Salient
Southwest or PozJri-o, German
First Unas at ttoanbtes Oat Off
from Supptlc.
(Ed Keen)
LONDON. Aug. 22. All official
statements showed the Bulgarians
have advanced twenty-five miles into
northwestern Greece. The Halgars
under German officers have forced
the French to retreat fifteen miles on
the inside frontier. They have cap
tured the .railway town of Demur
hissar and hold many strategic po
sitions. BERLIN. Aug. 22. It Is announced
the Bulgarians and Germans have de
feated both wings of the allies Balkan
army, and captured positions from
the Serbians and French.
The Serbians suffered heavily In
unsuccessfully attacking Jeri fort. The
I (ulnars have seized Planina ridge.
PETROGRAD. Aug. 22. It is an
nounced the Russians defeated Per
sian irregulars in the Caucasus west
of lake Van Eastern in the Euphrates
valley. They captured many. The
force also defeated the Turks near
Uchnu. The Teuton front situation is
unchanged.
BERLIN. Aug. 22 The Bulgarian
war office has announced that the
Bulgarians have captured fire Greek
towns since starting the P"gin of
fensive. 'The advance forestalled the
allies' offensive and defeated British
and French forces on the right bank
of the Struma. They crossed the riv
er, seizing the left bank.
The allies have unsuccessfully at
tacked Bulgarians in Dolran positions
for ten day?. The Bulgarian right
wing defeated the Serbians near
Fiorina.
Italia oh Land at satonUd.
ATHENS. ,Auj 22. Salonlki dis
patches said the Russians had landed
there to participate In the allied o'
fensive. Additional Italian contingents
are also disembarked. Serbians, Mon
tenegrins, French. British, Italians
and Russians are mobilizing for the
Balkan smash.
Clash Near Serres Reported.
LONDON, Aug. 22. The Exchange
Telegrfaph said that Greeks and Bul
garians had clashed near Serres. The
fighting continued several days. The
Greek commander summoned all his
reserves. The dispatch is still uncon
firmed. Last official messages reported the
French attacking the Bulgars at Ba
rakli, near Serres. The allies are now
attacking the Bulgarians along the
whole front. The engagements are
developing into a series of battles.
The allies gained at the center near
Dolran lake. Montenegrins and
Serbs compose the allies' right. They
repulsed Bulgarian cavalry. The Brit-
Continued on Page 8. )
SPRINGS ROUTE
tion of the road 11 is said the own
ers of Bingham Springs will al.-o
make a donation while the people of
the Gibbon road district stand reaih
t" vote a spc ml tax to help the
I suae along. With t his local help and
In view of the short dtstnnce jome of
the enthusiast.- say the expense to
the count would not be heavv
The county court nave consideration
to the subject arbsn it was brought
up by Union couut t
Hon bacause of the
However the irt hi
lack of funds,
s riot fully de.
to pursue an 1
ed to be fea .
provide for the
api
if the propoeltior.
sible might be abi
work In ihe next burtget.
An argument in favor of the ItlnK
ham road Is that It
...old the big hill to
roUhj inn gayt)
Mea barn bin
Would also provide a beautiful scene
drive through the mountain Th"
most serious obje. irons in the wav
i (insists "l th'- new . oust ru. i ion work
tint would bo Beeeasarf and the
problem of having a Food that would