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DAILY EVEIilltG EDITIOH DAILY EVENING EDITIOIl TO ADVKKTISRR8 The Rast Oregonlan hat tlie lurxeat burnt fl4e unit giiartHiieed paid clmilutlim of any raper In Oregon, eat of Portland and by ur the largest rlrrulatlon tn lvnjletoo of any newnpaper. W EATHLH Tonight and Thursday fia.tr. Maximum, 81; minimum, 41; rain fall, 0; wind, mxt, light; weather, dear. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL 28 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBF NO. 1819 CITY OFFICIAL PAPER tf jpy o- 20, 1916. scon GIVES ! REASONS FOR ' CAR SHORTAGE State Public Service Com mission Opens Investi gation This Morning. I RAPPED OREGON SHIPPERS (ieneral Manager of 8. P. Declared Have Failed to Evince a Srlt or Co-operation Says California Thought Shortage, an Evidence of ITiXiJXTtt). PORTLAND, Sept 20. The suae public service commission has opened the Investigation of the northwestern freight car shortage. Preliminary W. K. Scott, general manager of the Kou'"l-l'P tomorrow for the S. P. amid: "There la a similar Callfor- opening performance of tht show, ae nla shortage, but the people there cording- to the Round-L'p director deem It art evidence of prosperity." In vast hordes in e.very style of con He criticized Oregon shippers for al-'. veynnce Hounrt-I'p visitor are nrrlv leged lack of a co-operation spirit. Ing. T,bt city has taken on a guy He gave the following causes for the ; shortage: An unprecedented enstern hulls entertained large crowds. The at the accommodation headquarters in an u fact u ring activity; a deficiency cowboys, cowgirls and Indians hnv : yesterday. of ship tonnage on both coasts: the that "It me at 'em" spirit. The Word has been received here that closure of the Panama canal; freight horses scenting the appronching ex- Slanfield. Hermiston, Echo and Uma congestlon In eastern terminals and cltement, are nervously pawing the tllla will close their stores all day car builders failure to fulfill contracts, earth, i Friday In order that the citizens of 60 PERCENT MOOSE VOTE FOR WHITMAN; NKW YORK, Ke. 30. IjlUwt rc- turn showed Gov. Whitman, roub- Ueau, had polled sixty per cent of the twfmly thousand progrowivo voun In wrterdays prinuuiw. Whitman won the) republican guw-mntniial nomina tion. JuHtloe Boa bury, democrat poll, ed firty ieroent. lie will oppose Whitman In tiw finals. NKW YORK, Sept 20. With re turns from less than one-third of the districts In the state received at mid night, Governor Charles 3. Whitman was leading Judge Hamuli heaoury, democrat, for the progressive endorse ment tor governor. Only a fraction of the 46,000 enrolled progressive tn the state voted, ( an average of only about four to 11 district. Returns from 1C21 precincts out of 5,719 In the state gave Coventor Whitman 3924 votes for the endorsement and Judge Sea bury 2769. The progressive vote aroused much interest among state and national lead ers for It was regarded as giving some light on how the strength of the party would be divided in the national elec- Continued on Page 8. ) INFORMATION The Round-Up program begins at 1 :30 p. m about 5. Gates open at 12 noon. $1.00 for grandstand. bleachers. Seats on sale in mornings at ticket wagon on Alta just off Main. , There will be a special show Friday morning at park for eli mination of contestants in bucking, bulldogging and other events. Admission 25c. Begins at 9 a. m. The Westward-Ho parade will be at 10 o'clock Saturday morning. . Happy Canyon opens at 7 each evening. Program begins at 8. Admission 50c. Kids 25c. No reserved seats. Accommodation headquarters at 550 Main street in E. O. buildinsr. Open 7 a. m. until midnight. Double beds $2.00, single beds $1.50, cots $1.00. Autos may be parked on four school blocks; toilet facilities; inauire at accommodation headquarters. Postoffice located on West Alta and Garden. Open from 8 a. m. until 1 p. m. Banks open from 9 a. m. until 12 noon. Most business houses will be closed during show. Citv hall on east Alta and Cottonwood. Police phone 66. fire department phone 171. Tublic library on North Main just across river. Open from 10 a. m. to 12 :30 p. m. and from 7 to 9 p. m. O-W. R. & N. phone 42. N. P. phone 549. Western Union on East Court. Open from 8 a. m. to 10 p. m. American Express office, 122 East Court. Open 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. Northern Express office at N. P. depot in E. 0. Bldg. There is a free rest room in the basement of the citv hall. The 'ftAA Vnllnwa TTlVe tfno-loa Ma anna nnrl Mnnao will rnnintflin open house. I. 0. O. F. hall. Main and Alta: Elks, East Court ana ioironwona ; masonic, main ana weuo, mouse, oio mum, Eaeles, East Court St. Free rest rooms with attendant at following churches: Bap tist, A Ha and Johnson St : Catholic. Alta and Market; Christi an, Main and Jackson; Episconal, Alta and Johnson; Metho dist. Webb and Johnson; Presbvterian, Alta and College: Christian Science, Johnson and Webb. Meals will be served non and ovenino-s nt. Christian. i tie V'imuu-n mi viuu is upeii Court. Phone 114. RAILWAY BROTHERHOODS START FIGHT TO WIN VOTE OF LABOR FOR WILSON CLEVELAND, Sept. 20. The four railway brother hoods officials have Btarted the fight to win the labor vote for President Wilson. President W. G. Lee of the trainmen, sent the following bulletin: "Surely it's the duty of all persons who work for a living to support our friends, therefore we urgently request you not forget Wilson's position and urge that all members use every honorable means to retain him in of fice disregarding all partisan beliefs." CITY IS READY Iff ff A 1 r TTI'A tLiLi ksKJlyUl J LJl0 30,000 EXPECTED FIRST DAY Thirty thousand people are expect- tnroUKh the gates at festival spirit. Last night four dance The greatest advance crowd ever is here, the largest number and best TOMORROW CHILDREN'S ! DAY AT ROUND-UP j Tomorrow is School Chll- dren's Day at the Round-Up. ! : a a a a All school children will be ad- milted free to the bleachers, ac cording to an announcement made by, Vice President Rltner. The--Pendleton schools will dismiss so that every pupil will have a chsnce to see the big show and that, too. without cost. The Rouud-L'p management Inaugurated this custom two years ago and hundreds of chil dren, who might not otherwise a have been able to see the show, have been made happy. LEHIGH VAL1JCY HAI. CO. VIOIiATES AXTI-TRI ST LW IeMirtm'iit of Justice Files Supreme I Court llrler Making t mire. WAHHI.N'OTON, Sept. 20 Th de nartment of Justice filed a supreme court brief charging that the Lhlgh Vnllev Coal Sales Co., violates the an ti-trust law. It is alleged the com pany Is not Independent but merely an Instrument of the Lehigh Valley railroad. FOR VISITORS. and closes 75c for Bantist and Methodist churches, ! iu vianuia, tuiiici lunin uu I FOR ROUND-UP ARE IDEAL AlO known performers ever gathered to- , ln r ui mi wnuweni exniouion in . the country are In Pendleton today and as for the weather, Old Sol must he netting a graft out of the Hound !'t so perfect is It. All stores In the city will be closed from 1 to fi p. m. each day of the rhow. More than f0 auto tourists applied for camping ground privileges these cities may attend the Round- l'p en masse. NKW CASTLE, Ind.. Sept, 20. lire has destroyed Worths Museum, t the mwt extensive private American ieillo - tim. The low will probably be a million dollars. An lamp fired the building. overt nnied PORTLAND BID IS CENTLOWERTODAY CHICAGO. Sept. 20. (Special to the Kast Oregouian) Range of prices today: Open. High. ljttw. Close Sept. $1.5014 II. SO I1.49U, $1.4914 V(, 11.50 II. M 4 ll.49, 1.49' . Portland. PORTLAND, Ore.. Sept. 2". (Spe cial) Club $1. 25; bluestem It. 33. Liverpool. I.1VKKPOOL. Sept. 19. Wheat Spot No. 1 Munitobns, 14s 5d (12.10 Per mi.): No. 2. 14s 4d: No. 3 not quoted: No. 2 red western winter, 14s 4d. QUEEN MURIEL TO RECEIVE A CROWN As a new feature of the Westward Ho Parade on Saturday morning, Miss Muriel Sallng will be crowned as the Queen Muriel of the Seventh An nual Round-l'p. The pageant will stop for a few minutes as tier float reaches the Intersection of Main audi Alta while Col. J. H. Ralcy sentlng the Round-Up board repre. I places . the crown upon her head. Heretofore, the Round-Un has nev er had any ceremonies crowning the queen but decided upon this feature In recognition of the fact thit Miss Paling is a queen of rank she having already this year been crowned Queen rf the Portland Roue Festival the Columbia Highway and the Asto ria Regatta. Moving pictures will be taken of the coronation. FOUR INDICTMENTS BY GRAND JURY The grand Jury this afternoon brought In indictments charging Charles Runyan with assault with a dangerous weapon for the shooting of George Spearman. Jesse Golf was In dicted for dynamiting fish. Two more Indictments were withheld from pub lication. Not true bills were returned for ZmV. JZIZ ard Quick, accused of sodomy, and Roy H. Parr, accused of obtaining money under false pretenses. The Jury Is dismissed until January. DYNAMITE KIM MAN ; III'KTS TWO OTHERS JOHNSTOWN', rn.. Sept. 20. One was killed and two hurt, when dyna- mte URe( for sink ItiK a Nlekton exploded. well ILK STAND ON SUBMARINE WARFARE FAVOR Expected That Chancellor Gin Withstand Riech stag Storm at Recon vention. ' (CARL Al'KKRMA.V ) ItKRUX, rVpt. :). Chancellor Hollweg expects to withstand the , Reichstag storm when that body re-1 convenes on September 28. j Von Hlnderman and the majority j of the Germans, support Hollweg's submarine stand. Hollweg's oppo nents are renewing the campaign for the resumption of submarine war fare. They are unable to forgive Hollweg for yielding to the United States. Some propose the organiza tion of a coalition ministry. Three hundred socialists met this afternoon at the most important ses sion Preceding the .Reichstag. The socialists heretofore have supported J Hollweg. The leaders urge them to 1 forget factional differences arid pre sent a solid front during the coming crisis. All Germany is watching the socialist meeting. GROCERS MEET IN PENDLETON, In a special Pullman train, the Oregon retail merchants will arrive tomorrow morning at T o'clock to hold their annual convention in Pen dleton during ths- Round-Up. The train will be parked here during the three days of the show. ThUTHday Morning, September 2 1st. X1:S0 Call to order by Vice Presi dent E. S. Laraen. 10:40 Addreis of Welcome by Judge S. A. Lowell. 11:00 Responno en Addrees of Welcome by D. C. Burns. 11:15 Introduction of President W. C. tiunther, by W. E. Brock.) president of Pendleton Commercial; Association. I 11:20 Introduction of officers and distinguished visitors by President! (lnnther. t Gunther. 11:45 President Gunther assumes charge of the convention and ap points the following committees: 1. Rules and order of business. 2. Committee on credentials. 3. Committee on resolutions. The committee on credentials will assemble and receive the credentials I of the delegates. j The resolutions committee will prepare the platform for presentation I on the following day. j Adjournment for the day. The afternoon will be spent in wit- ne-slng the Round-L'p Friday .Morning. SelHcm'ier 22. 9:30 Official photograph of the nciegates. 10:00 Roll call of delegates. 10:15 Reports of local associa tions and members. 10:45 Address: "The Bread Problem," by II. F. Mittman, presi dent of the Log Cabin Baking Com pany. 11:15 Reports of Resolutions Committee and adoption of platform 11:45 Nomination of officers. The secretary will have ballots pre pared for the following day and vote will be cast on roll call. Adjournment for the day. """"""" - . E Ntuuunj .Titpuiuft, cvpiauiAT so. 9:30 Convention called to order. 1:40 RounJ Table Talks, all dele gates stating why they are here, and what they want, pledging themselves to work for their requirements. 10:30 Address: "The Program of the Coffee Peddler," by R B. Bain, sales-manager, Closset & Devers, 10:45 General discussion of the trading sump question partic'pate In by all members. 11:30 The annual election of offi cers by ballot. 11:45 Installation of officers. 11:56 Selection of next meeting place. 12:00 Meeting of the board of di rectors. Report of the board of directors. 1 2 : SO Adjournment ' The Afternoon. At the Round-Up. The evening in Happy Canyon. lOIB PLAN'S TO HOLD A CONSISTORY IN NOVEMBER San rYanel-eo 1 "relate is I'nder Con sideration for Cardinals Hat ROME, Sept. 30. The I'nited Press learned reliably that the Pope will hold a consistory In November to make an important declaration regarding peace prospects. He plans to create several foreign cardinals. Archbishop Hanna, of San Francisco is uii.ie. consideration. Papal couriers are en route to Perlln and Vienna tn com mon German and Austrian cardinals. i near The Italian government does not oo ' Jevt to their presence. THE MEN WffUT THE AP" IN HAPPY CANYON I 1 ir- i ll.fc . : 1 II -- V n-'V LL N j: J.W v 1 : " f ' '- ' -1 , V rS 'l. "X i 7 4 in wiasa J i Happy Canyon directors: Top. I eft to rif;ht. James Sturgls. V. L. Thompson. J. It. Raley. Dr. M S. Kern, Oeorce A. H'irtman. Lee D Drake James Howler. Merle K Chessman; V." esley Matlock. J. V. Tallman. Direc tors W. E. rrock, C. K. Cranston an it , K Ash do not appear in the group. HAPPY CANYON IS OPEN AT 7 O'CLOCK TONIGHT Little Old Happy Canyon opens for four nights of wild and wooly hilarity tofiight. As a matter of fact the Happy Can yon nf 1H16 will be neither little or cl.i. for the t:tvilion is both now ami commodious nnd everything .-lse about it is new and on a larse scale. At 7 o'clock the sates of the new pavilion on West Webb will be thrown open to the world and by S o'clock, ! the hour of the beginning of the pro gram, it Is anticipated that the grand-; stand will be crowded. j Once the program starts there will be something doing every minute. Rehearsals were held last evning and some of the new stuff is destined to create a sensation. From an artistic standpoint the dance of the wood nymphs on the forest roof garden will be one of the finest things ever seen in Pendleton. Mrs. James H. sturgis, former dlrec- tor of folk dancing, has been training municatlon with the city Is broken, a group of talented high school danc- merlcan officials discredit the re ers and has achieved a great success. Tiert TWO KILLED: 11 INJURED IN WRECK IF SKUA FF. TRAIN KINtiM AN", Aria.. Sept 20 Injured. The lixxmiotlve and three westbound Simla IV train wan dltehed out. 'hen left the rails and Mna.-li.il this moriilni. Two trainmen are re- Into tehirraph nd,. Four I'ullinuo Nrtxl killed and ele.ru passengers tvmiUiH-tl on the track. I The dlwnA- mermaids and mermen arrived this morning from Portland. th; Frisco cabaret orchestra, which will furnish music In the dance hall. Is h-re and everything is in readiness for the big evening show to start. The grand climax of the show will be the charge of the wild steer, and the steer of 1918 is the wildest of the whole Round-l'p herd. The pavilion is practically com pleted though the roof of the grand stand is not finished. However, with the present weather no roof will be necessary. VILLA RETORTED TO HAVE CAITl'RED ( IIIHI'AIU A CITY Communication -itj, tny s Hr,eii Americans Discredit Rumor. EL PASO. Sept JO. It Is rumot.t Villa has captured Chihuahua Citv. There Is intense excitement. Corn- m Note 10 MUSI AFTER BATTLE iTueton Staffs Reported to ! Have Left City Bul i garians in Retreat. jsOH FRONT IS QUIET Haig Reports Only Minor BrtCHO Gains Germans gocoeed la Fetio. trail n Yencfa Trcwhei la Iso lated PoMitlooa, But Are Iler Driv en Out. W)XIK, Sept. 20. A Salonika dfcpnb-h exchange teleerapb mid (be Kulgaiiana were pUlaftng MosWi, lireparatory to etacoatloa. The Bul garia on are ravaging aeftchboriag Ser bian towns. . . ATHENS, Sept 20. Battlefield dispatches said the Serbians had ad vance'! nearer Monasttr and were sharply fighting the Bulgarians seven miles from that city. Central news dispatches reported the Teuton staffs had left Monastlr. The Bulgarian are surrendering many trenches. Large cavalry forces clashed at sev era! points. Serbian horsemen are closely sursulng the fugitives. IX.DON, Sept 20. Sir Douglas llaig reported minor British gains around Arras. Elsewhere the situa tion is unchanged. The British cap tured a document bearing the signa ture of General Falkenhayn, former ly chief of the German general staff. The document urged the conservation I of supplies and Informed officers that j wastage of guns was exceeding the supply and ammunition was rapidly dwindling. ' ' PARIS. Sept 20. It Is announced the Germans have reached French trenches at one point north of Hom me. Screen fire checked repeated counters from Clery to the river. The Germans reached the allies' advanced pests in Isolated spots on the south ern end of the line but were later re pulsed. The Serbians have captured j a well fortifid hill east of Berna, the highest peak of the Kamakchalan ! range. There was violent hand to hand flhtlng. The Bularians resisted ! until they were practically annlnllat ! ed. Only fifty surrendered. The I French seventy fives dispersed count j er attacks near Garesnika. I Bucharest reported the Rouman , tans defeated the main Bulgarian, German and Turkish forces at Dob J dulja The fighting la continuing. TWO AMK1UCAN- SEAMEN ! ABOARD TORPEDOED STBAMJKR Consul General skinner Reports Pres ence of Americans on Strath- ry. WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. Consul General Skinner, of London, report ed there were two American seamen aboard the British steamer Strath gay, when she was torpedoed Septem ber sixth. WILSON PLANS FOR U ! Intends to Explain Admn till- Leaders of Both ParUew Believe Mid-We- will Decide HeeUoo. ASBl'RT PARK. Sept 20. Presi dent Wilson has planned a western in vas'on. He conferred with Mi-t'or. miek. arranfring hia Itinerary. McCnr. mick said Wilson would probably pot deli vat his western speech until Oc tober. Wll.-on is inspecting a list of speech Invitations He confers with McCormick again Tuesday. He in tends to explain th9 Adani.son law. "Well crush tho opposition." it id M.-Crmlck. CHICAOO. Sept. 20 iMmoi raiic end republican leaden believe the middle western vote w:'l decide, th presidential election. Jintice Htigh' lllirols. Indiana an! Wisconsin tour mark.' the opening battle RoowHt, Heveridge. Purtun, rSirbanks an! Senator Sherman will follow H'lyh They Intend to campaign iwpei'lilly through Minnesota, and Mln-ourl The lemocrats are preiarlni( a vig orous fluht They lnti I to dHlve their hen lest attack i in ix lol,. r Senator I-wis Is trailing Hughnn Oth er oratori are lirvan. .Marshall H ii ator Stone, Hecretarv 'takr Oovr nor Walsh. M,ia, lris-tl ,ir I charlet A. Towne. th fortnr fr. silver champ. un
