East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, September 14, 1916, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDAILY EVENING EDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION TO ADVERTISERS Tbe Kant Oregonlan has the larjeat bona fide and guaranteed paid circulation of any paper In Oregon, east of Portland and by far tbe largest circulation lo l'eadleton of any newspaper. WRATH HR Tonlcht and Friday fair. 1 COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OFFICIAL PAPER DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1916 NO. 8914 VOL. 28 TWO LIBRARIES DIVORCED With Judge Fee Advising, Council Makes Answei to Action of Court in Terminating Contract Arbi trarily; Withdraws Support and Will Leave County to Pay Bills. FEE OFFERS STURGIS FUND TO CITY TO MAKE FIGHT No now developments In tn ' brary situation occurred today, thouKh twin aldea are conHUlOpK their attorneys and cUsc-uaslng furtlirr stops. City Attorney Fe. who was given authority to pro ceed as be mow fit to protect fee city library. Mated he hud not decided upon mcnsures yet. Nothing lu ct been decided s to whether or not tbe city library wtll be mOTcd out of the new building. An adjourned meet Ins of the Horary board will be held this evening. County Judge Marsh had nothing to say Oils morning when lie learned of tile developments of last night but stated that the side which he rep resents has placed Its case in the hands of Haley & Haley and In timated he and his associates wulil fight for their contentions. Apparently there are to be two li braries In Pendleton. The city council laat evening, uct lng upon a petition from (he majority of the Pendleton library board and at the suggestion of Judge James A. Fee. formally divorced the city library from the county library, annulled the contract whereby the city had prom ised not leas than 1:500 annually for the maintenance of the library., "pass ed the buck" of paying the bill In connection with the new central building to the county and Instructed the city attorney to take such other steps as might be necessary for the protection of the Pendleton public li brary. Judge Fee, at the request of Mayor Beat and a custodian of the SturglB library' endowment fund, was present at the meeting of the council bun evening and addressed that body for nearly an hour upon library' history', law and various phases or the unhap py controversy which has wrought up the community, both because he Is SCHOOL BOARD HAS MEETING TO SANCTION IMPROVEMENTS The city school board held an ad journed meeting last night It was TOted lo have R. E. Chloupek, head of the manual training department grade and construct a cement side walk and curDlng on Cottonwood street along side of the high school : building. It was voted to pay all boys In the employ of Mr. Chloupek on non-; school days, twenty cents an hour for i carjenter work and twenty-five cents an hour for concrete work. For all materials taken home by the pupils in connection with the work of the de-j partment there will be a 100 per cent I charge made. The telephone in Miss, Butler'B room will be removed. Here-! after there will be only one phone In the building and there will be no con nections with the different rooms from the principal's office A system of separate accounts for the high school and grades was voted. This system was recommended at the meeting of the iniana Bimime cational system two years ago In 8po-1 kano at which E, I. Smith of the Pendleton board, was present The ground back of the high school waa ordered to be harrowed and plac ed in shape for athletlca G. W. Phelps waa appointed as a commit tee or one to look after the repair-1 lng and plumbing in the different schools. So that the high school yard may no longer be the cove of tho lover il was voted tu have a small light bunt ing on each of the porches of the high school building each night. The proposition of fitting up the girls' reJt room was referred to the city school superintendent and the ladles lycoum committee. During the Round-Up it was voted to keep openi the grounds and buildings to tne vis itors for their convenience. The roof of the forge was ordered j.alnted and the walla of the forge and ihe high school where needed were ordered plastered. The contract for furnishing lum Imt for the manual training depart ment was awarded to H. I Burroughs at a bid of $344.25. Gcorgo O Baer hardware company with a bid of $48. 110 was awarded the contract for fur trustee of the Sturgls fund and be cause hla wife la a member of the li brary' fund. Judge Fee has taken ac tive Interest In the library affairs and proved himself very familiar with the whole controversy. Denounces librarian. Judge Fee denounced the county court vehemently for repudiating its solemn contract with the library board and for what he characterized as an attempt to take over the Pendleton city library without the consent of the people of Pendleton He, moreover, delivered an Invective against the present librarian, putting upon her the responsibility of the present library turmoil and charging her with repeat edly assuming authority that was not vested In her. As an example of her alleged arbitrary actions, he delared that, without any authority whatever from the Pendleton public library board, she had. under cover of dark ness and by way of back streets, mov ed the city library into a county building. For this Judge Fee suggested that action for damages be brought against the county or against Miss Nason. and he guaranteed that it Would be I prosecuted successfully. sturgls fund m Fight. I Perhaps the most startling an nouncement of Judge Fee was the statement that he would place the 'entire amount In the Sturgls endow ' ment fund over and above $5000, at , the disposal of the city for use in any , fight that might be necessary to pro tect the Pendleton public library. As ' trustee of the Sturgls fund he stated that he construed the Interests of that ' fund to be Identical with the Interests of the city library and therefore felt I privileged to offer the accrued earn ings of the original rund, amounting I to something over 112,000 as an aid I In protecting the city library. Cont nued on Page 8. ) nishing the hardware for the depart ment The proposition of furnishing paper free of charge to grade school chil dren was referred to the budget com mittee. The matter of Installing fire ladders was referred to the budget Committee, Superintendent A. T. Park was requested to report on an enultnble adjustment In the matter of the cost of Instruction of non resident pupils In the guide schools. The charge In this case Is not to be made against the parent of the pu pils. ASSURANCES SENT 10 U. S. BY JAPAN Statement Declares Imperial Govern ment Has No Intention of Interfer ing With Chinese Open Door. WASHINGTON, Sept. 14. The state department made public the text of Japan's written assurances regard ing the Chinese open 'door policy. The statement assures America that Japan does not Intend to Interfere. A portion of the statement follows: "The Imperial government desires to assure the American government that the new convention is not designed to repeal or modify the Japanese-Rus-sian Convention. The imperlnl govern ment does not entertain any intention Of changing its pulley respecting Chi nese Independence or territorial In tegrity. Japan is strongly convinced of the policy's' usefulness In the in terests of general far eastern stabil ity." The Russian minister of foreign af fairs similarly assured the American ambassador at l'etrogrnd regarding the treaty. FIVE STREET CARS OF GOTHAM IN PILE I'P NEW YORK, Sept. 14. Five street curs with a Strikebreaking crew oiled up on a grade Niuo were Injured. ROUND-VP ISSUES TO GO BROADCAST Hundreds of del toming to the Bast Oragonlan for the Round-Up souvenir editions show that this city and Its world famous show will de rive much publicity from the fact lo cal people nre sending copies to their friends and rulatlvcs. in point of Interest the Round-Up hum bars win surpass all former ef fort! by ihe paper. The editions will be larger than ever hefore and the Il lustrative features will be helter. In fact the Round-Dp editions will con si itute a splendid itift to be sent those to whom you wish to make known the siorv of Pendleton and tbe Round Vp.' There is probability that this year the supply of special editions will be exhausted Itefore the demand is fully met. Those desiring papers should place their orders at once. The price is 15 cents for the series. THOMPSON FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER Slayer of Mrs. Helen Fred ItlsUnan Is Jennings Convicted. HIUySHOlto. Sept. 14. Bennett Thompson was found guilty on the first ballot by a Jury tonight of the murder of Mrs. Helen Jennings and Fred Rlatman, Jitney driver, near Tualatin, in Washington county, on the night of May 16. The Jury was out Just 34 minutes, retiring at 7:45 and reporting a ver dict at s : 1 9 p. m. Thompson had no comment to make on the finding. He faces imprisonment for the term of his natural life, the greatest possible punishment for murder in Oregon alty. This penalty is definitely fixed by statute. The jurymen were George W. Heal, E. I.. Abbott, A. J. Roy. Henry P Roberts, Faul Beck, O. C. Jackson, Daniel Deavllle, Allen Dllley, W. B. Pegg. M. C. Larsen, John Loftis and L J. Rushlow. No notice of appeal was made by the attorneys representing Thompson '""j ..... lives before taking sucn action. TELEGRAPH COMPANY DISCUSSES NEW PLANS Replies to Request of cty Attorney Tliat All I'ole Vow Maintained on Main Street Ik- Removed. Following the rciucft of City Attor ney J. Alger Fee for the city that all poles now maintained on Main street be removed, a report from the office of the , district commercial superin tendent of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company was filed with th" city recorder last night. The report is as follows: "In connection with this matter and in way of information. 1 will state that we have under way and have been engaged for the past year in preparing a complete engineering study for the reconstruction of our telephone plant In the city of Pen dleton. During the year 1915 we completed work which covered the complete reconstruction of the tele phone plant In the section north ot the Umatilla river and now have in preparation an estimate in the am- ount of $16,000 to cover the com plete reconstruction in the section south of the Umatilla river and north of the Oregon-Washington railroad tracks and which provides for the elimination of all pules on Main street from Railroad avenue north. "The development on the south side of the O.-W. railroad tracks Is not sufficient to warrant underground construction, for which reason we de sire to retain the present pole lead on the main street from Railroad avenue south across the railroad tracks, and we are hopeful that the city council will be favorable to the continuation of our poles along this portion of the main street for the reason stated. "We shall be pleased to discuss the entire matter with the city council or its representatives at some future date, if desired "We feel that when our proposed plans for the reconstruction of our Plant are completed that conditions will be entirely satisfactory' to the city ouncll SMALL DROP IN WHEAT MARKET CHICAGO, Sept. 14. (Special to the East Oregonlan) Range of prices today : Open. High. Iow. Sept. II.5U'.. tl M I1.48H Dec. SI. 51 '.j (1.53 11.46 Close 1.4S 4 l.-49 V Portland. PORTLAND, ore, Sept. 14. (Spe cial) Club, 11.2s: blueslem S1.33W. Liverpool, UVBRPOOU Sept. 14. Wheat Spot No. 1 Manitoba, 14s 8r ($2.14 per bu.); No. 1. Us 7V1; No. 3. 14s 5d; No. 2 red western winter, 14s 7d. LASTING PEACE NEAR DECLARES HI. BRIAND French Premier Addresses duunher of Deputies Reviewing Develop ments since Ijutt Session. PARIS, Sept. I I The cham ber of Deputies paiwcd the new war loon without a dissenting vote, ibis Ik an unprecedented proceeding. (HY HENRY WOOD.) PARIS. Sept. 14 Premier Brland addressed the chamber of deputies He reviewed developments since the last session He declared a last ing, durable peace was assured by the alius placing the Teutons on the de fensive. He said: "Roumania's in tervention and Italy's declaration of war against Germany completed the allies' solidarity. It completely re duces the central powers to the de fensive and deprived them of all ini tiative In military operations. The allies Intervened in Greece for the double purpose of protecting their expeditionary force and conserving i '.reek interests. They won't permit the enemy to enter Greece. The unity now fully established will Insure a lasting, durable peace after allied vic tory." SAYRES STORE FIRE DAMAGED Fire which broke out In the base ment of Say-res? store this morning about 1:30 did considerable damage Mom of the damage t0 hlg tock or ladies' apparel was caused by smoke The alarm was turned in by Fred Davis of the French restaurant who was notified of the blaze by a Jap To get into the building the front door glass was broken by the fire men. Because of the dense cloud of smoke In the store it was impossible to determine where the fire was lo joated. The store took fire from an I electric Iron which bad been left on in the altering room. Mr. Say res i I high In his praise of Fire Chief Rin fold and the department for the work done last night. He declares that it is due to their discretion that there was not a heavy water damage The store is closed today pending an adjustment by the insurance com panles. It is impossible at this time i to . tate the I amage to the stock. LORIMER DEFEATED BY ILLINOIS VOIE .lames R, Mann, Republican Leader Swami l(c. Iloynton Dunne and Lowdcu Win Gubernatorial Race. CHICAGO, Sept. 14. Incomplete returns indicated that Lorimer was defeated for the house nomination. He said: "I admit my defeat. It was the fortune of the game. I have noth ing to say and nothing to charge. I only wish I'd won." James R, Mann, republican leader, swamped his preacher opponent, Rev. M. I'. Boynton. In the gubernatorial race Governor Dunne and Colonel Flank O. Lowden were easy winners. N. Y. STRIKERS IN MONSTER PARADE NEW YORK, Sept. 14. Striking railway employes and sympathizers n..r,,,l...l th.. heart nf Manhattan nro- tMtlng a(falnst the InterboroUgh and allied traction companies The silent parade plans were changed. Bands and a fife and drum corps marched No cars were operated on the line ot march. A mass meeting was held in Union Square Samuel Gompers was the chief speaker. other orators were Hugh Frayne, illlani Flizger al( Kl.,,reientative Meyer of Lon don. SCHOONER O. M. CLARK REACHED NEAR ASTORIA ASTORIA. 8ept. 14. The steam schooner O. M. Clark was beached on I Pancake Point near West Point In the Columbia river. It wa leaking badly as a result of hitting the Astoria south Jetty. FIXIFR JUMPS 20c. I PORTLAND. Sept. 14. Pat- cut flour Jumped twenty cents barrel today. The new price is 16.60 for standard grades. Fur- titer advances expected. LOCATED iERE The Studebaker car which Leslie Gruff, Joe Montana and Clarence Da vis drove here from California Tues day has been identified as one stolen from Bridges & Jacobs motor company of Sacramento on the night of Sep tember 2. The t ar was taken when new and had a dealer's license. The boys changed the license to one which they had taken off a Ford au tomobile. They will be taken to The Dalles by Sheriff ('hrlsmnn to ans wer a charge of burglary committed at the house of Clifford Moe of Wren tham last Sunday. The machine through which the young men were arrested here was identified by the make of tires. Two of the boys claim to be 19 years of age and the other is 24 They assert they found their clothes which were found in the car. on the road in a suit case. It is believed that the men are the same as those who robbed a Portland grocery store last Saturday night where canned goods were taken. BOOSTERS OFF FOR HEPPNER Peace abiding Pendleton citizens may be awakened in the morning at the early hour of 5 by the noise of the Pendleton boosters leaving for Hepp ner to enjoy a day at the Morrow county fair. Plight cars had been signed up this morning to make the trip and it was hoped that by night twenty automobiles would be lined up for the occasion. The roads are in good condition and the fair is reported to be the best Morrow county has ever produced. Heppner euch year sends a large del- anattnn tha T7 rtt, nft-T'r. a n ,1 thla VM, ! reports are that the largest attend ance ever can be hoped for from Mor row county. Among the men who have signified their intention of making the trip are, Dave Nelson. W. N. Matlock, J. V. Tallman. J. H. Sturgls, Nesmlth Ankeny. W. E. Brock Judge G. W. Phelps. Fred Bloch. Frank Curl, W L. Thompson and William Dunn. , The automobiles will leave the city some place on Main street about 5 o'clock according to present plans and arrive in Heppner about S. Re turning they will leave Heppner at about 5 and arrive home about S o'clock. Joe Tallman Is chairman of ar rangements and W. X. Matlock is lin ing up the machines here today. TAFT AND ROOT TO TOUR IN OCTOBER NEW YORK, Sept. 14. Republican headquarters announced that Taft and ; Root will Mart Hughes speaking tours' in October. The speakers bureau is I preparing their itinerary's. Taft wrote j the Hughes college league: "There are: a multiplicity of reasons why Wilson Should be removed. We should have a consistent, intelligible policy of a ' constructive, courageous nature, to meet the very critical issues in connec-; tlon with the war's end." Wilcox an- j nounced that the republicans expect-! ed to carry North Carolina. Daniels' I home state. NAVAL BOARD WILL VISIT PROSPECTIVE ARMOR PUVTE SITES : Hearing WUI Probably Close Tonight Private Owned Steel Plants Not For Sale. WASHINGTON, Sept. 14. The nrrgl naval hoard hearincr nnnlicfl- tlons from a hundred and twenty five i cities wanting the government armor plate plant decided to visit several or the prospective sitles. They intend to close the present hearing tonight or tomorrow. Private owned steel plants are not offering their industries for sale. Representatives om the Mid vale plant attended the hearing as spectators. They did not participate. RRIT1SII CAPTURE OF BREMEN AGAIN REPORTED RALVKSTON. Sept 14. A British merchantman captain declared the British had captured the German sub marine merchantman Bremen and It Is anchored in the river Tyne. CENTRAL POWERS PLAN BIG BALKAN OFFENSIVE ROME, Sept. 14. It is reported the Kaiser's w'ar conference Is planning a great Balkan offensive Tentative Plans necessitate Germany sending two hundred thousand and Austria a hundred thousand men to the Bal kans. Local. Two I'.hrarlcs are divorced. Kayres stre damaged by fire, stolen i-ar located here. tieneral. Metlcnn-Amcrlcan commission dis closes taxes. Gormaaa rush fresh trooi to nrrnime sj I News Summary MEXICO TAXES DISCUSSED BY COMMISSIONERS Delegates Say They Have No Intention of Unfaiily Taxing Foreign Property LOBBYISTS VERY ACTIVE Many Ijettert Are Received by Con ference Arrival of Morgan's Yacht in Harbor Gives Rise to Report That Financier Intends to Take Part In Loan Negotiations. NEW LONDON, Sept. 14. The Mexican-American commissioners dis cussed taxes today. The Mexicans stated they had no Intention to un fairly tax foreign owned property. General Bliss advised the Ameri cans regarding withdrawal and border patrol reduction. The commissioners intend to base their withdrawal plan on his suggestions. A lobbyist group was active around commission headquarters. Many let ters protesting and suggesting have been received. Morgan's yacht Cor sair is in the harbor. Its arrival caused a report that Morgan intends to participate In financial negotiations. It was unconfirmed. II Agree That Maine Result Should Rouse Party Throughout Nation See Victory In Utah sad Washrng- ASBURY PARK, Sept, 14. Presi dent Wilson conferred with Burleson. McAdoo and Tumulty. They discuss ed the general political situation They agreed the Maine result should arouse democrats throughout the na tion. Washington state and Utah leaders predicted democratic victories there. Nation-wide reports indicated the democrats are abandoning their apathy and starting to fight. POINDEXTER WINS BY MAJORITY OF 1000 SEATTLE, sept 14. Returns from 20-16 precinct gin- Ioindexter eighty five thousand and Humphrey seventy four thousand. McBridc led Hartley by over ten thousand, in eighteen hun dred precincts. NEW YORK. Sept. 14. Roosevelt 1 telegraphed Polndexter: "Heartiest ' congratulations on your great victory. Thin and Johnson's success in Califor-! nia and the Maine results are certain ly good omens." TACOMA, Sept. 14. First choice I senatorial rots of 11S of 131 Tacoma j precincts gave Polndexter 5965 and Humphrey 3288. PROMINENT DIGNITARIES TO BE AT ROUND-UP There will be more prominent dig nitaries at the Round-Up this year than ever before. The early adjourn-: ment of congress Insures the attend ance of both senators and the three representatives from Oregon These men had all accepted the Round-Up directors' invitation to be present providing congress adjourned In time. Governor Withyeombe will be here and this makes the big list about as follows: Governor Wiihycombe. State Treas urer T. B Kay. Secretary of State Ben Olcott, Superintendent of Public In struction J. A. Churchill. Attorney General Brown, all members of the state fish and game commission. Ma rion Jack of Pendleton, C. F. Stone. Klamath Falls F. M. Warren. Port land, and E N. Flelschner, Portland; SUite Game Warden Carl D. Shoe maker. State Biologist Wm. L. Fin ley. Senator Chamberlain, Senator thur and Hawley. Lane. Congressmen Sinnott. McAr Two boxes In the grand stand have been set aside for these visitors, the box usually occupied by the governor Immediately we t of the Judges' stand and the box immediately back of It. The entertainment of these men has been turned over to Dr. V I) Mc Nary of the Eastern Oregon State Hospital and Marion Jack of l'endb - When a sculpt, fishes for fame. r makes a cast he GERMANS RUSH D TROOPS 10 1 SOMI Desperate Attempt Made to Check Fochs Smash Against City of Perrone BALKAN ADVANCE CONTINUES Serblans Take Bulgarian Between Voret and Heights West of Hill 1504), Near Ostroro Lake Carried Advance Guard Reach Solkes. BERLIN, Sept. 14. It la an nounced the fourth Greek anay corps, stationed at Kavalla, has surrendered to the Germans. The Teutons permitted the Greeks to retain their arms and full stand ing as neutrals. They will be transported to Germany and en. Joy German hospitality until the allied invaders are driven from Greece. The announcement offi cially confirmed the rumors that the Bulgarians had captured Ka vbv It Is also stated the Ger mans gained the counter attack ing on the Somme front last night. Allied attacks between Glnchy and Somme were repulsed. The statement said the fourth Greek army corps fell behind the left Bulgarian wing during the Bulgarian Macedonian advance. The allies planned to force these troops to fight on their side or suffer the same fate as the elev enth Grek division at SaloaukV The allied authorities arbitrary action checked free communica tion with Athens. The command er of the fourth corps at Kabala, faithful to King Constantine, and remembering Greece's neutral at titudes was forced by famine and disease to ask the German com mander on September 13 to pro tect his brave troops and provide lodging and food. LONDON. Sept, 14 8lr Douglas Haig reported the British had ad vanced north of Ginchy and joined the French surrounding Combles. The British raided Souchex trenches, tak ing prisoners. Paris announced the Germans rushed Verdun troops to the Somme front in an effort to check Foch's cmash against Peronne. Fresh Ger man divisions led several night at tacks northwest of Peronne. French fire enfiladed one German company west of Chaulnes. It was annihilated. PeveraJ assaults were reported on the Vaux-Chapitre front. The Balkan advance continued. It is announced the Serbians captured Bulgarian trenches between Kovil and Vetrenlk and progressed toward Kal tmatchalon. The Serbians carried the heights west of hill fifteen hundred northwest of Ostrovo lake. Advance guards reached Solkes Malkanidy. Peronne Almost Surrounded. The French war office declared that French artillery had formed a ring of fire three quarters of the distance around Peronne The city- Is almost entirely isolated. Some battlefield dis patches said Foch's advance during forty eight hours had placed all Peron ne roads under French artillery fire. Incessant streams of shellflre are pounding on three sides. The Ger mans are rushing supplies Into the city at night along the eastern road. Macedonian Offensive nailed. BERLIN. Sept 14 Softs dls batch es declared the allies Macedon'an of fensive was halted Iirge British forces suffered heavily In attempting to advance near Seres. The British are retreating. French and Hall Ul at tacks were repeatedly rVMaMd The Serbians are unable to withstand the Bulgarian counters, kuektnsen'l op erations In southeastern Rownaakj are satisfactory. The Herman war office claimed th it Teuton western front counters were partially successful and all Franco British at'arks last night were re pulsed. The deadlock continues on th Russian front and southeas'ern Roumanla. The RtJSstaS War office announced that Oermnn-B'tlgarlan at tacks were repulsed east of Slllstra fortress 4 DIE IN SALVATION E BLAZE IH'i ltolT. s,-t I I The snlwulon trim ImliiMiinl home here burned Eour Mai were kl'led Two broke their Icl-v by ktsnptag from windows. Scwnty five it:aped.