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DAILY EVENING EDITION we.vthrr Fair ton.ght. Thurs.lnv ami Friday continued warm YESTKHDAV s W FATHER DATA Maximum temperature. M; mini mum. 44; rainfall. 0 wind, northeast, blowing gentle; weather, clear. DAILY EVENING EDITION TO ADVERTISERS. TtM Kaat Oregunlan bu the largest puna fide and guaranteed paid ('Imitation of anv Kipcr In ..bi.ii, eaat of Portland and 1 r tlie largest circulation In Pendleton of nij newspaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEB CITY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 28 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. .UST 23, 1916. NO. 8895 X 2 nt WIM MS WITH NIBSUUE COMMERCE COMMITTEE HEADS Discusses Possible Legis lation With the Strike Negotiations. BROTHERHOODS ARE IMPATIENT some of Lcstdcrs Favor Immediate Strike Rut Railroad Employe Heads Sjieak Igalust SUc'b DraalUi Action Until I Inn 1 riiiull) Killed. WASR1NUTON, Aug. 23. Wilson has summoned Chairman Newiandi and Representative Adunuiuii of the senate und house Interstate commerce committees, to the White House for a conference this morning. They dis cussed possible leglalutlon in connec tlon with strike negotiations This Is the first time President Wilson haa conferred with congi usstonal leaders Newlands muy press the bill di recting the Interstate commerce com mission to investigate railroad wages and hours. Alter the New-lands und Wilson conference It was announced tha Wilson urged immediate seuute ac tion on the house hill Increasing the interstate commerce COTnmlnalon UiemocrsIlllJ. u IS WIWTW u-s-J.t wants facilities for hastening the rate hearings (he railrocds may de mand after thu strike KttlMnsBt Broth, rhood 'halrmen met ".I.U. inernlnK Thomas Donovan propns ed that the chairinen relum honi . I.uving the four brotherhood heads, here to arrange an Immediate sink . There were man speeches. Brother-j hood he, ids spoke against such drac tic action. The leaders finally auc-1 corded In killing the plan. One leader feared it would be Impossible to control the men two days longer All the railroad president." met ihis Miornlng to hear the sub-committ-'C j eport on last night's Wilson conf H enca. No aceepial.le plan was pr. -posed, The railroad presidents are bellev ed willing to yield If they can pre serve the arbitration right. They call arbitration the only remaining barrier against labor. They asked Wilson to devise tit Me. acceptable sub- ALLIES TRY TO BRIBE i i nun. Diplomat Charges Hag1 Aubr of Mod mid Beautiful Women Ale I -ci in I'wwccesafiil Mt nipt. I I.IRL1N., Aug. 23. A distinguish-j ed tiei loan diplomat through a semi official news agency, haa Charted I thai the allies are using beautiful j WOOIM and huge sums ul mone, at it uipting lo brlnt; Itumaiila Into thi war He said: "Rouiuanla has been a Sphinx and still Is shrouded with a nysterlous veil behind which political passions are at the highest pitch. The allies' agitation reached Its height when the allies announced the Balkan Offensive It was undertak en for purely political purposes The . "ntral powers sl'gmatlzed the allies ..rations as feigned Now a sud den Bulgarian offensive has qulcklv u.ded the allies' activities The Rus sian offensive also is apparentlv slackening. At the present Ruman ia Is still undecided. She probably Will not surrender her neutrality un less she thinks a really decisive war I urn has been reached.'' Media tlon has a hard low to hoe v ben neither of the opposing sides will vleld an inch. ROUND UP SEAT S'ALE IS TO OPEN ON SEPTEMBER SECOND The seat sale for the 1916 Hound- I- w ..I s, ....H an win! . .pen in Pendleton September 2 with Tom Hoylen. Jr.. veleran BMn'! rn people have been badly bitten changer, at the box office The morn-1 with the Roiind-t'p bug and New Ing of the sale Is always one of mUOhl Yorker will rub elbows with the Ore intereat with the long line of eager gon cowboy freely this year, prrhaeeri and a few lU night Ionian The grandstand haa been divided in ha have slcDt out next to the ticket two this year. A half has been re- wagon. All these scenes and many more will bo enacted on the morn ; of September 2. I i'he reservations from out of town folks this year Is far In excess of those Of any olher year since the, WALLA WALLA WILL BE AT THE ROUND-UP "Walla Walla people are go ing to have plenty of money this year and they will spend some of It attending tha Round-Up In large numbers," says U. C. McLcod, publisher of the t'p-To-The-Tlmes raagnxlne who was a visitor here yester day. Showing the prosperity In the (iarden City, Mr. McLeod re cites that four miles of paving was laid on the streets this year, and sewer extensions made. The high price of prunes has been beneficial to the Wulla Walla country as the crop this year has brought approximate ly $500,(100. OWN LABOR MDi1-30: Nominee c amiaim Democratic jfe. taila Is Tired Out From Strenu ous i with Twenty-two Speeches. RJBNOi Aug 23 Hughes is cam paigning Nevada, the first demo cratic state encountered since leav ing Bridgehampton three weeks ago. He attacked the democratic tariff and foreign policies and defended his own labor record. Hughes was very' weary. He said he would refuse to permit local com mittees to overwork h:m hereafter His voice was husky and uncertain. He made twenty-two speeches yesterday. FARM BRINGS $80,000 CASH For eighty thousand dollars in spot cash the title to sixteen hundred acres i of farm land about ten miles north wesl of Pendleton will pass from Wil-1 Ham Huberts of Ashland to Ben F. ogle of this city this afternoon if a deal which has been pending for sev eral weeks goes through on schedule. I It is understood the parties have come; ti terms and that the deed will be ifntd before evening. This will be one of th biggest trans actions, in land in this county in re-, cent years and probably will set I new record for cash transactions. Tha full amount of money will actually be turned over when the deed is signed; and the abstract accepted, it Is said. J The land Involved is good wheat, land and has been under cultivation for years. Mr. Roberts, the seller, foi marly lived In this county but re- j cently lias made Ashland his home. He Is here to close the deal. Mr. j ogle Is a prominent retired farmer who was one of the original settlers in the Pilot Hock country, and Is rat ed as one of the wealthiest men In the county. By the terms of the deed Mr. Ogle Is to secure full title to the lanrj. and Is to receive the landlord s share of the 1316 crop. Norborn Berkeley, local realty agent, has been instrumental In bring ing the men together and '.d. J. H, Haley had also figured In the negoti ations as,nltorney. Suit is Piled. Suit to collect Jisri.in on a promis sory note and attorney fees was Insti gated in the circuit court this mnrn ln B C, F. Allen against J. Hartsttlff atuj Fred Thomas. The plaintiff Is represented by Attorney Will ML I'eierson. record breaker of 1S1 seem to point that the Indications prediction for the greatest crowd In the history this !enr will be fulfilled. The far east- served for Pendleton people und a half for out of town reservations. Out or town reservations ate being MM as they are received. The tickets for the show have been received and checked over. POST OFFICE WILL BE MOVED SEPT. 3 New Hiiilddjig Received Fiiu MPaC lion; Ho 'oroiirouy Will At- tend HK-uillK. I'endletons' beautiful new, federal building will be occupied on Septem ber 3, according to a statement given out this morning Because ol the red tape necessary before dedicatory ex ercises could be held, It has been decided not to celebrate the opening j of the building with any formal' ceremonies. The building is now practically! completed. J. W. Roberts of Sanj Francisco, supervising superintend-1 ent for the government, is here today making a final inspection. However; It will not be formally accepted by the government from the contractor lor several weeks, in all probability,! the procedure being to wait until actual use of the building has dem onstrated that the plans have been Carried out In detail. On the night of Saturday, Sept. 2, the moving of the post office will be begun. With a Sunday and a holi day, Labor Day, following, the mov ing will be completed by Tuesday, It is expected. The offices of the supervisor of the Umatilla forest will be moved at the same time. Bluestem Sells at PORTLAND! Aug. It. A local miller sold five thousand bushels of September bluestem wheat to a Los Angeles dealer at $1.30 per bushel. The price smashed the record The highest previous price for this op tion was a dolar twenty-six. HEAVY QUAKE ROCKS EUREKA EUREKA, Cal., Aug. 23. The heaviest earthquake shock since 1906 was felt here this morning. A trembler was also reported in differ, ent sections of northern Humboldt county. A meeting of the directors of Hap- py Canyon has been called for this afternoon to receive from the special! Committee from lhe stockholders a recommendation to purchase the lease of the Oregon Feed Yard pro-! party and to buy the buildings out right, if this recommendation is uct-j ed upon, and there is little doubt but ; that it will. Happv Canyon for 1916! and all following years w 111 be held al that location. The feed yard covers ihree quar-l ten of a block owned by the North j ern Pacific and It Is the Intention of the committee to secure the other! quarter also, giving a full block fori the show. Negotiations to that end President From left to fight- JoTga Albei t H I NoTtOnl of St. Louis. J, II H. Hop- kins of New Jersey, Henry M VYnl- lace of Detroit. President Woodrow Wilson, lbilnbiidgc Colbj of New mm lose ; onMiuir nnoT MIL r KM i mr nrmiTC LINE rUIII 10! Germans Succeed in Pen etrating Trenches at Estree and Soyocourt. HEAVY SHELL FIRE KEPT UP Two Atacks on British Positions south of IWepvej Are Repulsed French Airman firings ivown His Fifth Teuton plane Surprise A suult l ulls. LONDON, Aug 23 Paris admit- ted that the GMrmani penetrated first; line trenches foi several points south j ol Kstrees and west of Soyocourt ' Several hours' I iinbardment preood-j ed the attack. North of the .- .nime the Germans' steadily shelled the French. There was no Infantr; fhe. French gren ade attacks repulsed a surprise at tack at Hartni.iiiiiswellerkopf. French Avial ol Dorm has de stroyed his fifth German aeroplane.' Northeast of ivronne French aero planes carrying machine guns de feated and damaged four German1 planes Halg reported the Germans j twice attacked new British positions; south of Thlepval hist night. One as sault wiib completely defeated A second attempt gained a temporary j foothold. The Germans continued to shell British positions at Foureaux wood and Baxentln le-Petlt. The British successfully raided German trenches opposite Lens. Won VoimI at i-heyrnnc A.Uh IW.ifl.hull.P n-Vl.. M.A. . h 1 relay race at the Round-L'p last year, is hen today He is preparing to enter his string at the eomilUI Round Up. At the recent frontier -how in t'heyenne, be won second in the relay race. Nai Lynch takinj i list. have been started already with the! N. P. J. A. Potter has a lease on the' three-quarter block until next March and also owns the buildings and cor ral which are in good condition. To secure from him the leas and the ( buildings, an expenditure of HIM will be necessary. The special com-1 Rllttee, islstlng of W. L. Thompson , W. J. Clarke and M. R Chessmnn. to gether with President J. V. Tallman ; inspected the place Monday afternoon and took u verbal option upon It. If the committee determines to buy the property, plans for the rebuilding j ol Happy Canyon will be prepared at once and a contract let for the work. A hii:h fence already surrounds most 1 HAPPY CANYON Wilson and Progressives Jers.v. and Matthew Hale ..I atuua. cnuaetta President Wilson entertained at luncheon in the White House five ..f the .-ovc 1'iogr. ssiv . s of national ;ht prowler is g RIGHTENED A WA Y BY LOCAL WOMAN An attempt to enter the dwelling Of Fred Schnelter, 706 east Webb street, was made last Saturday night about 11 o'clock. Mrs. Schnelter was alone with her children, her husband being absent from the city, when she heard a peculiar noise Looking around she discovered a man's head through a window. In an attempt to gain entrance he broke four screens. As the night policeman was on his beat she was unable to reach headquarters and Mrs Jack Gibson was called. .As soon as Mrs (jlbaon arrived the prowler took flight No good description of the man was ob tained by Mrs. Schnelter. ITALIAN KING IS ALWAYS AT FRONT: Monarch li-rtard, All Personal! Itisk l. orb. Now Resuming Normal Life. (John Hearley. WITH THE ITALIAN ARMY, Go rltz, Aug. 23. Several thousand Italian-Americans are in the army storming Austrian defenses southeast of Gorltz, .Many were killed and wounded. 1 met several Italian-American sol diers here, including Luciano Abbats and Psani Gennaro. former New York car conductors. They are now rapid lire gunners with an armored automo bile squadron. Both are eager for American news. The king is constantly at the front, encouraging his men. He disregards the personal risk. He was in Goriu during the heavy Austrian bombard ment Goritx is now under martial law. The seventy-five hundred remaining civilians are rapidly resuming their normal life. The Italians are erecting great fortifications to prevent the Austrians recapturing It. Both south and east of Goritx Cadorna's lines are steadily advancing. Rows of electri cally charged barbed wire defend Aus trian positions. Increase of price vlthout increase ot wages brings threats of a strike that secure an increase of wages and another strike. of the block and some of the buildings and corrals can be left just as they are. A dance hall will probably be constructed upon the vacant quarter block. With a permanent location only three blocks from Main and a block nom the ' -W. 4epot, the committee believes thai Happy Canyon can be made to serve the community oftener than once a year It is pointed out thai Chautauqua's could be held there and maflj other outdoor entertain ments, The location will give the commu te much more room than was had at the old locution and will eliminate much of the expense of rebuilding year after year fame, who have been named on a campaign committee to aiid the dem ocrats In the national election. This photograph Of 'he party Wat taken . u'.side the White HoUM. RECOMMENDED MEXICANS HOLD MgriM mm U. b. Consul Urges State Department to Demand His Immediate Release. SWISS IS ALSO ARRESTED Both Men t arried Passports From Military Commander at Tampi co Were Examining Lands for Corona OH Company Taken In Custodj Two Days Ago. EAGLE PASS, Aug. 23. The Brit ish consul has telegraphed Ambasaa-1 dor Spring-Rice asking him to de mand the immediate release of Mal colm Mulr. the Scotchman, arrested as an American spy by Piedras Eegras , authorities. The consul also wired ! Carranza. The American consul urged the state department to act immediately. 1 Dr. Walter Staub, a Swiss, was arrest ed on the same charge. He was jailed ad put on a bread and water diet Both carried passports from the Mexican military commander at Tampico. They were examining lands for the Corona OH company at Tampico. They were arrested two days ago. DIMMERS FOR AUTOS URGED A movement to require all automo bilist owners to provide their cars with dimmers is on foot here. It is reported an ordinance will be sub-) muted to the council at an early date to this effect. It is said that the lights of many I of the machines are so strong that an annroachine automobile driver is! blinded and oftimes must pull to the ; side of the road. One driver a few ' nights ago was unable to see for sev- eral moments after meeting such a ! car and suffered a severe headache, j Farmers report narrow escapes fromi serious accidents because of strong auto lights. Because of necessity for such a step a number of local motorists have pro-: minorg from en,ignK without their vided their cars with dimmers. Se-. parents consent and substituted tha attle. Walla Walla and all of the Call- j grates original revision of the ar fornia cities have such ordinances. ! ticles of war for Representative The Seatie law provides for a mail-, Hayes' revision which caused Wilson mum penalty of Sinn or thirty days in, t0 veto the bl IaJt week jail and the Walla Walla ordinance is modeled after the Seattle law. The cost of installing lieht dimmers i.. said to be very little. WHEAT NOW $2.17 IN LIVERPOOL MARKET; PORTLAND PRICE UP LIVERPOOL. Aug 23 Wheat Spot No. 1 Manitoba. 14s 10d No. 2. Hs lid; ($2.17 per bu ); No. 2 red western winter, lis lid. Chicago. CHICAGO, Aug. 23. Special the Hast Oregonlan. ) Range of price" today: Open. High. Low Close Sept. 1.49: LSI 1 iS", li9'i Dec 11.13 l.MU 1.531 1 Portland. PORTLAND., Or... Aug. !3. al. ) Club. $1.23; bluestem. II ENDORSES NORMAL BILL W. C. T. U. at Cottage Meetings Pledges Itself to Worl for Measure; Discuss Other Measures Also Strong endorsement of the bill lo establish a normal school In this citv was given' yesterday by the ladies of the W. .'. T I", who met at seven dif ferent "Cottage meetings" ovel my. F.nthusiasm for the ne was very marked and the ladies ed themselves to do earnest Vi behalf of It. At the meetings the ladles all i ussed the prohibition law, th. posed brewery amendment, the the ;lsure jledg- nti. c.in- shipment measure and various didates for office. They discussed plans for the coining state convention to be held In this city and made ir rani;, ments for the meeting here Sun. lav at which Major J. E. An.ler Not Yet In Home Port Director of German Sub marine Merchantman Company Gves Official Information. BOAT FIVE DAYS OVERDUE No Word Has Been Received From Vessel Since Her Departure From Baltimore Harbor on the Evening of August 1 Sister Ship Also Lomr Overdue. BERLIN, Aug 21. Alfred Loh man. director of the Deutschland com pany. announced today there is no news of the Deutschland as yet The submarine merchantman is five days behind its schedule. The Deutschland sailed from the harbor of Baltimore on the evening of August 1. leaving the pier at 5:33 p. m. The escape was made in apparent safety and it has been commonly un derstood the Deutschland was tak ing a roundabout course homeward. The Bremen, sister ship of the Deutschland. has been long overdue in crossing the Atlantic. REVISED ARMY BILL PASSED BY SENATE Enminatet. I'nderwond's Vmendment and Substitutes Original Revision ot Articles of War for Hay's Revision. WASHINGTON Aug. 23. The sen. ate has p,, thf, revlwd ap. t ropriation bill They eliminated inderwood.. arnendment nrohihltlne SLEEPY SOLDIER IS SPANKED, DUCKED NATIONAL GUARD HEAD- QTJARTXRB, Calexico, Aug. 13 Private Pickleheimer of Com- pany L, Spokane went to sleep on sentry duty. The staff offi- cer said: "In real war times you'd be shot." A mock court-martial was or- dered. Lieutenant Whitmore preferred the charges. Private Mark Robblns prosecuted Pri- vate Fred Nolan was the defense counsel. The entire company acted as Jury. Private Alf Pat- tenon was the Judge. Pickle- heimer pleaded guilty and threw himself upon the court's mercy. .me hundred fellow soldiers sentenced him to "twelve spats 4 and a ducking." His comrades , administered fifty spats and ; several duckings the hono of Mrs Stephen Uwe with Mrs Lowell and .Mrs J, If, Ha ley In charge. Th.- east end meeting was at the home ol Mrs A 11 Itug with Mrs. Walter Jonea In charge There were two west end meeting. me at the home of Mrs S P, HutOfciU son. with Mrs V s Badley In charge, and one at the home of Mrs J C, Woo.iworth with Mrs E w Hyatt In charge Two waiting! were also held on the north side, one al the home of Mrs s M.'iiur with Mrs A. F. May In charge and one at the home of Mrs Gregg with Mrs Mar. Harvev in charge. On the south hill a meeting was held it th.- ntMM of Mrs. J U Mcpherson aittl Mrs Mr Klernan in charge and lhe Mvatatta meeting was held at the h .tin. or Mr- Harry Kenne; with Mrs George w.