East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, September 02, 1916, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDAILY EVENING EDITION T TT HB , N The Kant (ironlin hu the largest boni I A 1 atV & m X VAL " A t. W 1 1 m, fide and guaruuteed paid circulation of anr 1 St) I , , , - , I A - aV a mX-nF- M paper In Oregon, pant of 1'ortland and 1 Ljf ZmamLT LL I JWAJlT U LVaT -jss M far the largest tin illation In Pendleton of aaxsBassssssxr3, fwi MHWfaVHI VA &ae-'at"-"aaaeasssasssm ,nj newapaper. J "" MS JhKl JJliv imaaaM CITY OFFICIAL PAPER " '' DAILY EVENING EDITION WKATHKK Tonight ard Sunda fair vfsterdws wkthi it nT Maximum temperature i5. mini mtim. IT; rainfall n; wind. Mat, light, weather, clear. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPBB VOL. 28 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBg NO. 8904 16. Tf . - DEMOCRATIC PARTY HOLDS TO IE DEALS WILSON IN ACCEPTANCE SPEECH Day of Little Americanism With its Narrow Horiz on Past and Done. PARTY RECORD IS OUTLINED i Imuamsc Throng of theering People IfejV Prcnidcui 1 ..rne'llt AlUVtl Democratic Nomination for R ejection on Grounds at Button long BRANCH, N J.. tapt f. President Wilson spoke for his re-1 election toda. Uernre an mmi nsu i rowd massed over the beautiful, g rounds of Shadow l.nm th.' preal-1 dent m cepted his re-noiiilnution at the hands of Ihi democratic party, outlined the achievements of his ad-J ministration and scored the republi can as a "party of masterly Inactlv tty standing put to resist change " I Definite Ideals Held. The democratic party, the president Maid, holds to very definite Ideals. "We believe the energy and Initia tive of our people should be set free, a we have aet them rree and not eon i entrated in the hands of a few pow-j erfal guardians as opponents have ; again and again sought to concen trate ' "The day of Little Americanism, with Its narrow horizon when mcih oda of 'protection- and Industrial iiuralng were the chief studies of our provincial statesmen," are past and t'"n, he said The people, hit aaid, would not re ject those who hsve "actually served them for. those who are making! doubtful and conjectural promises of service outline., Party liccord. outlining the record of his party, the president aaid the democrats have virtualU created eoillinatHliai I credit for the farmer, had "given a veritable ematiclpnllon" to the work-1 ingman had released the children of the country from "hurtful labor and in addition to man) otrjer things, had put through national defense legisla tion greater than ever "seriously pro posed upon the responsibility of an entire political party." And he ronchrded in this discus sion. ' we have come very near to i a frying out the platform of the pro gressive parti as well as our own. for we are also progressives." pnrclaTn Policy Vindicated. The president said hi foreign pol icy was built upon two fundamental principles- that property rights can ba vindicated for claims for dam afaa, but that the "loss of Ufa Is irre. paruMe." "1 never seek the favor not fear the displeasure of that small alien element amongst us which puts loy-; nlty to any foreign power before lo-j nlty to the United States." he said. The president advanced his Mexi - can policy as an issue on which IrS j would stand In the face of any criti cism. While admitting the possibility of 23 MAKE BEDS ROUND-UP This afternoon Tom Boylen. .In,, hi . barge of the Round-Up ticket sale. Haled that the advance sale, M)th lo cal and mail order. Is approximate! twice what It was at lids time on the opeji'ing day of the sale Inst y'lir. In cots auctioned on the pavement Of West Alta street In front of the Hoiind-i'p ticket wagon or In auto mobiles parked nearby. 23 men last night spent the night in order to hold their plnces In line when the local RoUnd-Up ticket sale opened at 7 luck this morning. For three other Rounil-I'p advance sales, men Watted through the night but last night established a record The first man to lake up a position in line was Bert Wilson who appeared on Ihe scene shortl after 4 o'clock eslerdrfV afternoon. Bill McC.nrrlgle, v ho had number one last year, show ed up at 4:4f to get position number 2 By o'clock there were Sevan In line and bj 10 o'clock thirteen cots and several automobiles were being used ns beds by 23 men. At 4 o'clock this morning 41 men were In line and at 7, when the ticket sale began, ther vers 7S. Aubrey Graham acled as special Bolloa officer. By consent of the men In line It was agreed that they should hold straw numbers for their positi ons until 4:30 Ibis morning when the real numbers were given out. Gra ham called the roll every hour and. SALIENT POINTS WILSON SPEECH Republicans criticised for masterly Inactivity" and for standing pat to resist change. The day of little American ism and industrial nursing past ami done. The people will not reject those who have actually served them for men who make con jectural promises of service. Democrats have given com mercial credit to farmers; mancipation to the working man: treed Child ran from hurtful labor" Administration has very nearly carried out the progres sive platform as well as the democratic. Neither fear nor favor those who put loyalty to foreign pow ers ubove loyalty to the I'nlted States, Mexican problem perplexing hut flays those who would have recognized "unspeakable Hu erta." The democratic administra tion has kept faith with the country. mistakes in "this perplexing busi ness," he flayed those who would huve recognized the "unspeakable Hiicrta." The speech in part: Senator James, llenllemen af the Notification Oomntittae, Fellow Citi zens: I I'annot accept the leadership and responsibility which the national democratic convention has again. In such generous fashion, asked me to accept without first expressing my profound gratitude to the party for the trust reposed in me alter four yaata of fiery trial In the midst Of affairs -if iinprccedenled difficulty. an() lni, k(,pn ,(.nsi. ,,, ;)ded responsl- D : wlth which this honor flllst I 1 1 'out hilled T'age WILL ORGANIZE A HUGHES CLUB HERE I the Austrians have evacuated Herm A A. Court anay, state organizer 0llMiUdt Ik. former capital of Trail- the Hughes Allianc e clubs, arrived j here this morning to organize a local 1 club. Mr Coiirteney Is desirous of j securing 100 "r more names here for an application blank to the alliance j and Intends to organize units In every ! town In the country. He states that he has met with great success In his vent the Austrians from sending re work In eastern ' trefoil. At Heppner , inforrements to the Roumanian front yesterday he signed up T5 voters. As sisin as the blank has been filled It , w ill be forwarded to Portland and a , li.irter granted The permanent of fjcers will then be elected. An application blank containing II j names was sent to Portland from Pi" lot Rock this week The organization s headed there by T. P, QUfflaVnd, temporary chairman There 'stiiiR aa nvthlng unite so uninter human phonograph IN FRONT OF TICKET WAGON If the holder of the number was not present, he lost his position, Two lost out in this manner. There was little sleeping done and. but for the fact that the plotters could not gel on top of the odd Pel- low budding, the waiters would prob ably have been ducked. To prevent scalpers getting con trol of tickets. Business .Manager Rit ner placed a limitation upon the num ber of tickets any one inner could se cure. One box or twelve grandstand stents was placed as the limit and nearly every one in line took the Inn ll for all Ihree days. Only the east liiilf of the grandstand was thrown open for local people, the west hulf being reserved for out-of-town spec tators. The following were the first 20 In line for tickets No. I, Eddie Rayburn for Bert Wilson; 2, Bill McGnrrlgle; S Loull Campbell; 4. Bide Johnson for f. v Lampkln; I, I til Oabome for Carl Coolei i e, R, Doali for j. J. tfamley; 7: Aubrey Oraham for R. Alexander. I, Cal Hrlggs; 9. Joe Wil cox for It. H. Wilcox; 10, A. A. Har ris; 11, Charlie Polk for F. B, Hayea and George Strand; 12. Milton Ross: 13. Ijivln Wlckliind for 11. J. Taylor; II. Robert Jones; 16, Roy Temple: It, u. w. Fletcher; 17, John Meat tit ray, IS. Nut Kimball; 19. Folsom Tall- mani -, ztaofl struve. GERMAN LEVANTiBiiL LINERS SEIZED BY THE ALLIES The Teuton Residents in Athens Flee From City Revolution Spreading AUSTRIAN AID IS RUSHED Fifty Thousand German! Reach Klani enberg to Check Itoiiniaidau Inva sion A iisirian Have Abandoned Main Itailroad suppl)lng Armies In Northwestern Trans) 1 aula. ATHENS, Kept. 2. allied warship have seized the Gorman levant ftin 'lino, tnutoHa Scrlplios and Bolgalo German residents fled from Allien when the aliied fleet and transports a,oM-arctl. There is great exriloiin'nt ! in Mllllcal dri ll's. The Serbians are I driving iiaei, the Bulgarian right wing. , i.ommiv sept. 2. Rome wire teas said the Greek revolution was spreading rapidly through TtiCHSHly and Kplrus. Murlial law has lavn pro- j elalmitl In Athens and IMra'us. The king's (MHidltioa la reported serious. i II AIM I-:. Sept. 2. lift) thousand j liermans haw rcaelMtl the Traiisylva I nlaii ttty of klaiisciihcrg to check the : Idmniaiilan Invasion The Aiistrians - liae ctai'iialei Karoiasarhely. Tlie ; hate abandoned the main railroad i leedin- the northeastern Trans)t I Muiian armiis. ami are prering to . leave the surrounding OOMBtry. I.OMMIN, gept 2. Sir 1 long las , llalg rvoori.il the lirillsh had captur-j el ground the (,emutns .Mi upnsi Tbnrada) - BDCHARB8T, Sept I. It is an- i nounced the Roumanians have occu-1 I Pled Kronstadt. Tehaniil. I'zicznesog, ! Tzicserada, Koiita and IVdeglmva. I Koumanian artillery Is dominating the Orsovo-Temescar railway, the Auatrlana principal supply route. The Roumanian have captured eighteen hundred prisoners and one hundred cars of material. Austrians dmll Defeat. BERLIN. Sept J. It is admitted vivllriia sepslssent and Gyorgnv be- f,in lhp Roumanian advance. Thp Husslans have advanced on an eighteen mile front. They have oc - eupled Noroaanka. ten miles north - greet of Hnlltz The Husslans yunied the Callcinn offensive to pre- ! The Austrian war office admitted ; slight withdrawals mil said the Rus-1 SiatU had Strongly attacked on the Hnlltz front and In the angle of the Dnelster and Zlota l.pa rivers. Aus-i trlan counters halted the Slavs near ' Bborow. The Austro -Germans tured two officers and 47 men. rap- I l l TONS FIGHT DESPERATELY ON THE WESTERN FRONT PARIS, Sept. 2. It is admitted the Germans last night reoccupied trenches captured south of Estrees, August thirty first. They made vio lent counter attacks south of the Sum me. ' The German counler against the French followed several hours of si milar countering against the British. The allies believe the Germans are living desperately to achieve victory to relieve German's depression over the Balkan deelopment. The Ger mans heavily shelled the French around Maurepas and attacked south of the Somme. The war office said tte losses were very heavy. In Champagne, a Russian contin gent dispersed a German reconnnls ance south of Thaure. There was heavy fighting In the Verdun sector. The Germans shelled Thlaumont and attacked Kleury' but were repulsed. The Germans unsuccessfully attacked at Fay-en-Haye southeast of Ver run. A man with a single Idea is a crank. yet a man with no Ideas at all may be social success. General Senate certain to pass H-hour Ml. tlerman levant ships are seised. Wilson niaken acceptance speech. Local. Round-Up seat sale breaks records. Will organise Iluglies dub here- Iiocnl N. P. offiix) hoars strike hi off. I NEWSSUIMARYj ROADS ARE LIFTING I Meat Prices Drop Rapldlt Willi !---cuing of Strike ITobabilitA ext ern Railways Still Cautions. CHICAGO, Sept. 2 i, . Hlg- gliis. chairman of the general man agers asMielatiou. declared that pi in--1 tieully all the central and western railroads had lifted the perishable ' freight lailargns. The railroad cv ecatlvea ladlevc the strike will eer tulnly Is- averted. Illggins said: , "Itarrlng the iUH'ss ted. the railroad- eMi't to move freight normally." CHICAGO, Sept. 2 It is officially! announced that the Chicago. Alton , Illinois, Central und Eastern Illinois have lifted the perishable freight em-; bargoes. Joseph Hartlgan. commls-. sinner of weights and measures, de clared the New York Central, I'enn svlvania. JOrie and lckawanna would raise their embargoes before night Meat prices hie dropped rapldiy. Hogs deeltned fifty cents from the high mark of day before yesterday. Western railway continued their j strike preparations despite the lessen-' Ing of the strike probability, The ex-, ecutlves plan to strengthen their posi-' tlons to ba leady for the strike if anj appeal to the courts reverses the con-i gressional action. They are determin ed to continue planning to fight un-j tt January first HUGHES TO ANSWER DEMOCRATIC CHARGES Mill Itepli U licelaratinn That He Criticise Wilson Without Suggest ing' Better Method Has llan Out lined. ST, LOUIE Sept. I.- -Justice Hughes arrived here at eight o'clock. He WW the central figure in an parade. He addressed the business men's league at a luncheon of the ad Club. IjUer he shook hands with the public at the Hotel Jefferson. He speaks tonight at the coliseum and rests tomorrow. He leaves for Nash ville Sunday night. Democratic charges that Hughes 1? criticising Wilson without suggesting better methods has angered Hughes. Tonight he proposes to answer the charg il suggest different ineth- d"8. " j Reports sentiment for Normal, l Principal Howard Drew of Helix re-land Mrs Drew arrived in Pendleton ;ast night after spending the summer in Tillamook county where Mr. Drew- worked as a forest guard. Mr Drew j. a strong advocate of the Pendleton n0rmal school bill and reports very favorable sentiment In Tillamook llln(v SCENE OF THE NOTIFICATION CEREMONY THE PRINCIPAL PARTICIPANTS. i uUwilson fcW' L.-...!FF' rs iw-.,-A3 ' 'IT I ' " iiWi li ! ' ' ' ' v ii i aMnirnnwifiiiH' i ad U' TT TT T ill U TI ejtjy nottyjs from uneewooD WIL PASS SENA TE STRIKE SETTLEMENT CAUSES WHEAT PIT TO BECOME STRONG CHICAGO, Sept. I. Optimistic re ports regarding the railroad strike set tlement caused wheat prices to In crease. Heavv buying orders flooded the market September closed at one forty five, two and a quarter cents over the high opening. December j closed at one forty eight, having gain ed three cents. May closed at one forty nine and five eights, having gained two and three eights cents. Chli-ago. CHICAGO. Sept. 2. (Special to the Kast Oregonian Range of prices to day: Open. High. Low. Close Sept. (1424 l-45 11.42 '. tl.45 l)ec. i.tr. II. 4S li.tr. J1.4S Portland. PORTLAND. Ore., Sept. 2. (Speci allClub 11.23; bluestem 11.28. Liverpool. . UVKRFOOU Sept. 1. Wheat Spot No. 1 Manitoba. 14s Td I $2.12 per bu.); No. 2. 14s 6d: No. 2 red western. 14s ad. MAN THOUGHT TO 8E FAY IS ARRESTED ! Police of Corinth. Miss., Detain Fel low Closely Answering Descrip tion of German Bomb Plotter. CORINTH, Miss.. Sept. 2. The po lice have arrested a man closely ans wering the description of Lieutenant Robert Fay. the alleged German plot ter. Fay escaped from the Atlanta federal prison with William Kno block. The authortles are confident the prisoner Is Fay. A photograph and other details of his description have been already sent by the Atlanta pris- ! " Wcial. Fay was convicted and tn !lBht year' J? ch"rff automobile!"1 P'"'" oynamue u.r .-- munitions vessels. SAFE CRACKS STOPPED WITH CHEWING GUM Robber Blow Mvadorr Po4 Office Strang Box to Pieces and Take $30 in lriate Funds. EUGENE- Ore.. Sept. 2. The safe In the postofflce at Alvadore. 15 miles northwest of Eugene, wus blown open some time last night and about 130 of private funds was taken. No stamps are missing and it is be lieved that no government money was tsken. Entrance to the store where the postnffice is located was effected lv prving the front door open Nitroglycerine was used. The safea i - "ZS was demolished. The robbers tooki'"' ..u.c.seu "L "7". chewing gum from the store with1 which to stop up the cracks in the 'safe. e-uat : e ;po.H.y BROTHERHOODS TO CANCEL : STRIKE 01ER WHEN EIGHT HOUR Garretson Rules Bill is Law After Wilson has Signed it Trainmen Will Meet Tonight and May Decide to Send Cancellation Orders Immediately. All DANGER OF THE BIS W ASHINGTON, Sept. 2. The senate Is iwartlcally certain to adopt the eight hour bill by six o'clock tonight It Is not believed the senate will amend the boose dam -on bill. Except for scattering flashes of scathing oratory, little indicated" that a rital question was under consideration. The galleries were eny'ticd. The bill Is scheduled to receive Wilson's signature tomorrow dur ing tiie short stop Wilson nukes in Washington enrouto to Hodge nsvllle. Kentucky. Garretson spent a few minutes this after noon In the interstate commerce committee room. An forenoon Garretson remained hidden. He looked worn and unstrung. The thirteen remaining district llrothorhooi chairmen met this afternoon. They derided to ean eel the strike order only when the eight hour bill becomes a law. A. B. Guiretson. chairman, ruled that the bill becomes a law after Wilson signs It. Another meeting was scheduled for to night after the Mil's passage. It may he decided then to send the cancellation orders tonight. WASHINGTON. Sept. 2 A. B. Garretson, the Brotherhood spokes man. announced that the strike or der would be cancelled when the un amended house eight hour bill be comes a law. Garretson dodged the question of whether the strike would be cancelled Immediately after con gress sends the bill to the president. The senate resumed debating on the bill this morning. Seifktor Shafroth opened the de bate. He moved to change Under wood's amendment so that stopping of work wjjuld not constitute a crime of "ilelaing and obstructing train operations.' punishable under the an with years of imprisonment. Hardwlck said: -Suppose the ran - rat"8 "r M"e "i"'"" What would we no : we wouia.nui uv coereed." AND MEASURE IS A LAW STRIKE IS PRACTICALLY OVER Hustings of Wisconsin, asked: "Why don't you republicans stop criticiaing I and offer something to avert a strike." Sherman of Illinois bitterly de ' nounced the action and said they j were "rushing a bill through In a few ! hours when it needed days of dellb I eration." He said: "We are doing this un . der threat." and read telegrams from ! middle western unions urging him to ; support the bill and oppose any form of compulsory arbitration." He cried. "I would rather be a dog. baying at i the moon, than a senator enslaved j under dictations and threats. This I means If we legislate for the railway j employes, we'll have to legislate for ' every other labor organisation. It i will never end. We might aa well I wipe out the Interstate commerce commission from existence" AMERICAN LINER I. HELD IIP BY BRITISH SHIP IN U. S. WATERS SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 2 Cable grams declared that the Java-Paeifie liner Arakan enroute to San Francis so had been held up by the British war sloop Cadmus In American wa ters of the Sulu archipelago. Captain Von Ronkle cabled that the British opened and censored all American mall. The Cadmus conveyed the Arakan to Snndakan. Borneo. 14 YEAR OLD GIRL IS WEDDED AT SEA Bridegroom Is Part Owner of Craft j on Which tple Are Macrried Near Florence. FLORENCE, Ore.. Sept. i.Cupid may find way when the taenrei of true love fails to run smoothly. 'He did so In the case of Andrew I Jackson, of Mapleton. 12 and 14-year-old Lottie Sherman. When they were unable to marry because the bride-to-be was under le- gal age to procure a marriage license. I they boarded the launch Restless, of which Mr. Jackson Is one of the own ers, taking with them a company of relatives and close friends Then they moved down the river and out safely beyond the three-mile limit on the high seas The words which unit ed the couple were spoken by Captain Ira Herrlngton. The partv then re turned to Florence. This is the( second wedding of lo cal persons on the high seas within the past two years. The first was when Captain Harry dteed united E K Hazen and Mrs. Alice M. Scott on board the launch lna. a small boat used only on the river. The Restless was built for ue in freighting and halibut fishing, and has made trips to Coos Bav. the Co lumbia river and other ports In charae of Its owners, the Jackson brothers. Takes orfVe Pisitum, If. R. Eoff has arrived from Salem to take the position of office man for the Smythe-Lonergan Co He brought his wife and baby and they are living at lit South Main. Mr. Eoff la a cousin of x-Goveruor T. T Geer. There Is more MM) to be made I by humoring people than by handing them advice. P. IS WIRED STRIKE IS OFF Walter Adams, ka-al V I' I agent. IWadVMi a Kir from the r.i- o dbsjNttcher u the of- fr-t that the strike was ff and 4 to disregard all rrnt eniharxor" on freight and pawugen. .... ! . .