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J ' 9 - fr , . - , - . - -- ' - f fHM" 9 DAILY EVENING EDITIO.'I WEATHER FORECAST Tonight and Friday fair. . DAILY EVENING EDITION N'unilH'r copies printed of yesterday's Dally hII( Urn 2,700 Thin par Is a member nf aiul audited by the Audit liurcim of I'lrciiluUoiiH. Maximum 74. minimum S4, rainfall 0, wind, west light, weather clear. COUNTY OFFICI4L PAPER CITY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 29 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1917. NO. 9238 " - v?j' LABOR HEADS L v Attempt of Portland Shipyards and Iron Works to Reopen is Complete Failure; Situat ion Grows More Serious. 300 INDIANA SWITCHMEN STRIKE FOR HIGHER WAGES WASHINGTON", Sept. 27. The president's of tliii International l'n Iniw Involved In navy jarrl work anil navy deartm lit licud will confer October second to endeavor to nettle the enisling labor troiilMe. Thirty five hundred striking- Norfolk navy yard fniMoycs will return to work. I'OHTLAXD, Bept. 27. The nttempt of certain shipyards and Iron works to reopen thla morning was a complete failure. A few laborers and no skilled mechanic reported. The strike situation in increasingly serious. All unions affiliated with the American Federation of T.alor nro called to meet tomorrow niRht. It is understood a general walkout of many lines is planned to enforce the closed shop thro'j)? hout the city. Twenty three pickets have been arrest ed in the last 24 hours. The unions received a telewrnm this morning that the ship building la bor adjustment honrd would leave for Seattle October third, to attempt to settle the strikes in the various ceast cities. Strike leaders this morn lnif ordered all strikers to report to tho plants where they were formerly employed tomorrow morning for picket duty. The unions are prepar ing; to wage a determined legal battle niralnst the antl-plcketlng ordinance adopted by the voters last June. INDIANA KWITTHMKX STH1KK OARY. Ind.. Sept. 27. Three hun dred yard switchmen of the KlKln. Jo Met and Eastern belt railroad struck this morning, threnienlna serious tie-up of tho steel mills, mokinsr gov ernment supplies. Two hundred other switchmen struck In south Chicago and Jolict. The men demand a wage Increase. The belt rnllroad controls practical ly all the tracks feeding tho big Uni ted States steel corporation mills. Traffic In the railroad Itself Is stop ped. The majority of the mills wilt be able to continue work for several days with tho material on hand. The men want 70c to "6c hourly. V1NK STIUKR NK.VItl.Y OVKIt HIITTK. Sept. 27. The Anacondn Copper Mining Company offlctnls an nounced that normal conditions In the mines were rapidly being resum ed. Tho number of miners reporting for work Is Increasing daily. WOIN ARRESTED IN RAIDS UP FOR TRIAL Following close on tho hoels of their conviction ,ln police court yes terday alternoon. tho three women nrrested In tho rooming house raids of Tuesday night are up for trial In tho Justice court. Mrs. Kd Kemire. landlady of the Fairmont, nnd Viola Woods, hnunekecper nt the Arlington, are being tried this afternoon anl Mrs. J. J. Jones alio I.ulu llrown. lnndlady of the Palace, Is to ho tried In the morning. Mrs. Segore yesterilny afternoon changed her plea to guilty after tho city hnd put In Its evidence. She paid a fine of 100 and Costs. The other two women were convicted nn 1 the same sentenco was Imposed. However, they served notice of ap peal to the circuit court and nro out on $200 bonds. The evidence of the city was fur nished principally by n specin! of ficer employed by the county nnd by n government officer who had been assisting hhm ' Under the guise n? rounders they had been ablo to pro cure evidence thot the women were conducting disorderly houses. Mayor Ilest. Chief Itoberts nnd A. Oftedal. federal officer, were nls.i witnesses. -'Mrs. Jones was defended by Will M. I'eterson. who bitterly de. nounced the two principal wltncvscs. While J. Uoy Foley defended the other two. The trials In tho Justice court will be before a Jury. FATAItV I" X PAID: PARTOK QlTTS KFHRKA, Cnl.. Popt. 27. "Tho prlre of prearhltifr r.int "P nlimir with other la'or portH," derlnrrd tho Hev. Os K. I.ohdoU. pastor of tho Christian rhitrrh. In nnnmincln hi roRtRnatlun bcrnuno f thi fa! litre of the church to pay his Rnlnrv. I.1 del! wan a former pastor In i-nn Jn(. ML CONFER OCTOBER 2ND fNEW WORLD CHAMPION RIDER Enos Canutt, generally known as Yakima Canutt, who won the bucking contest at the Hound-Up after making a wonderful ride on Culdesac. The accompanying picture of the champion is used by courtesy of the Oregon Journal. ' . ' tC, i , : r it ' J. si,;; .;.. . , 1 - ' Urn V4N ' - . . V . , 'mm: i mm .i 1 4 til t.ii . I 4. '? i M IF"" mimmmmfK FOUR MEN ARE ARRESTED ON A CHARGE OF ARSON Greek Owners of Specially Grocery Put Under $2500 Bonds; Harry Dyche Said to Have Made Confession. Seaticliiif; tho Specialty Cr.ic. r.v firo if Tm:il;iy mm iiin.u;. . ;irr;int: wpro isautMl this mmiiiii, f .r tin ar rest on a t;liiiiie m' iirstm f 1 1 any lyche, Al-iiuuh'r ArUislls. t'liris U" vcllots and AiniHtasiof rainusircs. Ar 1 visits, who was inanni'r .f tho Htoro, has disitppi-nrcd. Tho (lu-.-two O reeks were tal.i'ii Uu custody yesterday afternocui tind this in t tru ing waived pr lititinai y h;-.n in nnn were bound owr d the irrnd jury under J-5fKi each. Lycho was release! nn his nv.n rertiRPizanep. It is reported thai he mr:de a sip tied confer-Mop ti ef fect that licrosene was sprinkled nv r tho nierehandlFc and a niateli ai piled, nnd hun since repUiH.iUd the confesinn. Just who the mnr of the :t .n ore haa not "el bom definiti -!.' tleter mined Imt U Is hrlievrd (h it all Tlm - of tho Croolf:' wore intenstod in it. lyche, who Vorwerly mndoeied a grocery In tho same location, hn? hwn worhlni? for the (.reeks Pinee they opened their store a few week? nero. The (J rooks nlsto opernt tho Minerva shininir inrlnrs. It Is Haiti that lhev was .2!0o in MUBtice on the rtork of nir-r- 'iulc and thnt It v;n worth n'tnnt S:0 0. .li: h w mrnv Iyehe lm;dl-sit d n his repudiated confer-on is not known thoiTKh it ! repttrt.-d that he admitted thero wit several, irtrludmu h'-fiself. present while the coal ml 1 olne scattered. Countrymen of the tv. rirecds fur nished their bonds this rioreimr. . .A ' e t- 0 $50 PER TON IS PRICE PAID FOR BARLEY ( K.-.st Oregon ian Ppccial.) VMAPIXK, Sept. 27. 1 ' a r ley probers in this section of the vallpy durm.e; The pa-st week dis poned of their k.nrley crop nt the splendid juice of $.'0 per ton. Most of the growers had about alTo'-O sacks each to dispose of. Auu-nj? the ranchers receiving this prit were Kd Huon, Charles lick- otr.on, Dana Saunders and tioodman. Ola OOI AnHMSTIETHV TO Ahli liOWKIl ltUI'l 1MS1CK YASHlX(iTl), m. 27. Hotter ofllelaUy nn mm need the fiMtd administration will recom mend a rtilitctloii In bread prle h. Hoover Is lielpli to dirtH'tly furco Iho rtMluctioii, but It Is Itc licviNl nvtmimenilation will bo folloWiMl. :issi(iv is KIX(; i-iMHiitKSs. Onersntlor.s With .Taimnese Help ful. Say T.anslmr. WASItiXrToN. Sept. 2B. Pecre tnry Lansinsr. when pressor! today to slvo some Indlcaticn of the propres of the eon Terences with the Japan ese mission headed by Viscount Ihii made the fobdwini; statoment: "Tin eon verse lions with VIscou.U Ishi' have hern of a most satisfactory char net or nnd T think his vl-lt to thl et.iit.i rv Pas been most hclnful Ir ItenefltPir relations between the twi countries anil In strengthening tht b. nds of friendship." f. t BRITISH HOLD GAINS LyITE ATTACKS BULGARIA DECLARED READY FOR PEACE GERMAN PRISONERS ARE WASHINGTON, Sept. 27. Hultfaria Jh ready for peace, Stephen Panaretoff, liiilurian minister, told the L'nited Press. Jte declared Dulsaria was not interested In tho Kaiser's dream of a mittel Kurope em- pi re. He said Bulgaria had at- talned the sole ends for which she entered the war. Panaretoff declared Bulgaria preferred to fight with the al- lies, but Germany made a more acceptable business proposition. He said Bugarla ' entered the war with only the view of re- Kainlmr obrudja, Macedonia and parts of Herbla. Germany agreed to restore the territory unconditionally. BRITISH ITRADQl'A PTKTiS. Sept. 27. Very heavy shelling this nfternoon apparently forced the British to retire slightly im mediately north of Zonnebcke. The (lermana recaptured the Znnnebeke railway station. Out side of the town and northeast ward tho major position of the advance remains in control of the British. The Germans won minor local positions at Ainig farm, in the Valehouse districts. The Brit ish wrestfd back some of these points. BRITISH HEADQUARTERS, Sept. 27. The British retained their cap tured ground this morning after a night of Incessant counter-attacks. The artillery in, the entire Ypres sec tor was exceijflonaily active. German prisoners sa.r they were glad to emerge from the fighting line alive. Bavarian and BaGen troops declar ed they were sick of war. They said the losses of their troops exceeded the Prussian losses. Ttalg reported fourtetlnct and vi olent German atacks last night. Serious Discontent Hinted. Other prisoners declared unless peace comes soon, the German high command will face difficulty in keep ing all Its troops fighting. This statement hinting serious discontent in the German ranks is belied by the stubborn German defense. Zonncbeke held firm against strong enemy attacks. The Germans suc ceeded at several places In reaching the British lines, but later were eject ed. The maximum depth the British drive penetrated the. German line ts over a six mile front of approximate ly a mile in the Zonncbeke sector. two roi XTKiis hfpii;et. PARIS. Sept. 27. The Germans twice desperately and unsuccessfully attacked the Chemin Des Dames last night, It Is stated. German losses were great. The first attack was near Cerny, following a termendous German ar tillery bombardment. The French concentrated fire repulsed the at tacking waves, throwing back tho enemy. The second assault was made around California plateau and re pulsed. The statement reported the failure of German raids on the right bank of the Meuse. CAN NOT TCNMST Al-TKIt PHAI-T Important iculins; Unmli-d r"n ly l'rovost siarshitl ;rnornI. WASIIIN'OTOX. Sct. 27. Provoxt Murchal ;noral Crowiler In n state niont today saitl a nomttor of Instan ces had boon reported whore men Fiih.1ect to call for the national army had enlisted In the resrulnr nrmy. Du rational Riui.rd or other branches of the military service after their names had been posted callinir them for el imination. In nil such Instances the men are discharged and ordered to report to the national army examin ing hoards at their own expense. PENDLETON PARTY 23 IN N'MBER IS OFF FOR SALEM Pendleton's excursion party to the stne fair nt Salem. 23 strong, left at 2:15 this nfternoon on delayed No. 17. They wore their cowboy hats ind pay kerchiefs about their necks and they have In mind other way. nst as noisy of making the Salem olk I now they represent the Hound Tp cltv. In the party are President T. D. Taylor of the Round-up. Director Boy T. Bishop. Pen Trombley, I-ee D. Drake, Charles Bond, Judge S. A. l-owcH, Charles Heard. Robert Pimp ion. John Greulich. Pete Jese. Dr. W. Lassen, Ralph Folsom, J. It. 'vnlaht. Rev. .1. FT. Fnydcr. Otto lebbaeh. William Coedecke, Dr. W. MeN'ary, James Wyrlck, I.oster lamley, Itlalne Burton. K. J. Mor ris and Mrs. I B. Mann. Several others will j in them at 'alem. MAY CLOSE INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL AND SUBSTITUTE DAY SCHOOLS; IF Whether the government hoarding school at the Umatilla agency shall be discontinued In favor of two gov ernment day schools, one at the agency and one on Tutullla is a mat ter that Is to be passed on hy the Indians of the local reservation and others having allotments on the re serve. As the matter Is understood by Major Swartzlander the majority view of the Indians will be respected but it is the desire of the Indian bu r- - I S ti'tM-' ' 8 i.sv-'- t KB t' r-i 1 i I -r. (Hp' lli'' T-r-rnjBj.fit:-i.iP. ECHO MAN PLEADS mm TV TO llllli! uUILI I IU MLLhUU ELK; IS FINED $200 While Deputy Warden George Ton kin was making a hurried trip into the south end of the county in search of evidence upon which to base a formal complaint, Asa B. Thomson, promi inent Kcho resident, slipped in a pU?a of guilty to a charge of killing an elk and received tho minimum penalty, ?200 fine and costs. Warden Tonkin had received some information inmplicating Thomson and Frank Spinning of Echo in tho shooting of an elk and yesterday went to Keho. There, it is said, he was told by Thomson that it was a buck deer they had killed and was given some of the meat. However, it is re potted. Joo Cunha, Jr., who was with the hunting party, admitted to the of ficer that ;he animal killed was an elk. Tonkin and Cunha set out at 1 o'clock this morning for Hear Wallow to secure the feet of the elk as con clusive evidence. Karly this morning Thomson telephoned to his attorney. Col. J. 1 1. Raley. nnd Col. Raley ap peared before Justice of the i'eace Parkfs at 10 o'clock and entered a plea of guilty. No complaint had been filed and it w;isj necessary for District Attorney Keator to draw up a complaint before sentenee could be imposed. In enter ing the plea. Col. Uatey stated that Mr. Thomson bad only seen the hind quarters of the animal through the brush and. thinking it n deer, fired. break i n g t he a n im;i I 's leg. He Pa w ihen that it was an elk but felt obliged to Kill it because of its wound Whether or nut a complaint will be filed against Stunning is not known. rNiTw.s rn:-T skkvicf ri.A;. shown one star for V:v. i I-'iMPlnye ll National Army. CHlfAOO. Sept. 2T. An electric company today unfurled the first service flair seen In ("hlraao. Follov. iti?.' th dricn approved hy the gov ernment, II shows ctio star for each of Its employes who has .io in.nl the army. Soon ma:iv sneh fines will he flying on resiliences ns well a.-' factories nn.l o'.':ice hriMinss. tkxas f;ovi:i;N!: is nr.Mvi:n Senate Utah "o;irt of lmi ai hnie-it Ailopn rommlltco no'Mrl. AT'STIN". Texas. Scot. 21. James P. Feriruson was f.irn:liy declarnl removed from off'ce as governor of Texas nnd 1 arred from hereafter hold ing anv public office "of honor. tr.:st. or profit" by the adoption late todev in the senate hi:h court of impeach ment of the maioT-ltv report of a so cial senate conmitte-'. The ma' ritv r port was adopted, after a tninoritv reoort, r-viipinvntn'.' onlv rene:.i from office, had been .'e"eat V,r I vote on the adoption of the maioritv report was 2: to three, with one pair ami one absent. SICK OF WAR INDIANS AGREE reau to do away with the boarding school If possible. The subject of abolishing the boarding school has been under more or less discussion for a long time and the same thing is true of hoarding schools on other reserva tions. Supervisor Llppa who was here last spring recommended that the boarding school be abolished and In a report to the bureau declared most of the local Indiana are well to do and better able than whites to keep their children In day schools. ;1 -1 It 41 GERMAN BOMB BARRACKS OF U. S. TROOPS AMERICAN HEADQUAR TERS, France, Sept. 27. Ger man airmen attacked the Am erican engineers, sleeping in their barracks. Not one Am erican was hurt despite a fusi llade of machine gun fire, rid dling the barracks roof and walls. The Sammies rushed to their dugouts and played po ker until the raiders left. This is the first time the American barracks have been attacked. The Americans rap idly are being hardened to shell fire. Enemy aviators have re peatedly attempted to bomb American supply trains. Some Americans are well acquaint ed with big shell fire. The American infantry contingent is excited over a series of bayonet, entrenching and rifle grenading contests. Gens. Per shimr. Sibert. Pharp and newspaper correspondents, have offered champi onship cups for the men excelling in ench branch. O.A.C. IS AFTER FOOTBALL GAME HERE THIS FALL The Oregon Agricultural College Is still eomemp'utitig staging a football -Mine in IVmilotoii during the fall. I rt limiuary negotiations for which were made early in the year. Archer i i.eech, manager of football, has written to the Kast Oreognian asking for certain information and stating tbnt be has under consideration the Placing of the annual O. A. C.-Idaho -a me h-re either in October 2' or .Vox ember 3. Thi- proposal to stage such an event mi ! Vnd'eton me ;s with general ap pre al h ro and the com in u nit v would cr -operate to make It a fin ancial s:k'cc:w. Karl j In the year a eommittee was appointed from the Ot -!nmerc:at asoe.at itm to encourage tb.' ( . .x. c. a'ibirities to schedule a ei-me ;or thts cit'. Ass'iranco wa given th is morning that Htuind-l"p Vark would be turn ed over for sueh an mtrcolieulat" enirp nnd the nntatorium would pro vitlo drspin'r room ami tiith facili ties fM the teams. If sueh nn e er.t i n success here. I n anr:;; il int-re'Uegiate game wiuld be Mased in IVndieton in all probn- biii(v nnd boabl prov an jttfraettve fall event. Foeb a game wuubl prb a'lv draw spectators from all over astern Oregon. HELFIN TELL NAMES OFJSLOYAL Demands Immediate Appoint ment of House Committee Before Which He Can De nounce Congressmen. DECLARES HE WILL ACCUSE THIRTEEN OR FOURTEEN MEN WASHINGTON, Sept. 27. Repre sentative Helfin of Alabama, de manded the Immediate appointment of a house commltte before which he can denounce the congressmen he be lieves disloyal. He asked an Investi gation to determine whether there was any connection between thtt Bern st or ff fund. La FoIIette and Rep resentatives Britten, Mason. Baer and Morton. Helfin said he wouldn't be satis fied to have Speaker Clark name the committee, but would Insist that the house elect them He accused the speaker of unfairness toward htm. Promises to Name 13 or 14. When Britten went to the house rules committee where the speech was made to learn If Helfin had made definite charges against him, he was informed the stenogra.ph.ia record wouldn't be released until Helfin had an opportunity to revise It. Before this congress Is over, Hel fin said he would name it or 14 members he considers disloyal, or un sympathetic with the government, and whose conduct has been suspic ious. Prefers to Have Committee. He preferred, he said, to have a committee before which to. make the charge but if the committee Is not named, he had determined to deliver the accusations before congress. He promised to show the relationship between the Kaiser's spy system, the bills by Mason to repeal the draft law, by Britten to exempt German born citizens from service against Germany, and In La Follette'a speeches. SOME WANT TO HOLD TO SAVE INTEREST PORTLAND, Sept. IT. Feder al Grain cummlaatoner Uouwr announced this morning Uiat any northwest farmer can ship his arain to the local office of the I'nltetl states food adminis tration, f dissatisfied with deal era. The corporation will han dle It less one per cent cummls- slon. . Though much wheat la passing from the hands of th growers under the terms and price aet by the gov ernment there are signs that the entire crop will not be turned at this time. Some farmers, not tn need of ready money, object to having to pay six per cent Interest on the 11.50 per bushel advance money and If possible will hold their wheat until It Is need ed by the government. Whether they will be allowed to do this la- not authoritatively known . but It Is pre sumed they may do so as the gov ernment will have no object In foreln the sale of wheat until It Is needed. Further Information on this point Is expected soon. The above Portland report from M. H. Houser shows that a broker axe commission of one per cent must be borne by the farmer even If he sells his wheat direct to the food ad ministration. WILL DOMINATE WORLD'S TONNAGE Welding Ring Heads New Board to Regulate All Shipping Rate. WASHINGTON, Sept. it. A step toward closer government regulation f all ocean shipping and rates was taken today when the shipping board appointed Welding ltlng. a New Turk exporter, chairman of the new char tering board. The other members have been tentatively selected and may be announced tomorrow on the return of Commissioners Mtevens and Uonald from New York, where they conferred with shipping men. The new board. Chairman Hurley said today, will cooperate with allied Khlpptnc; control arencles to effect virtually a domination of th. world's tonnaite. The body, sitting In New York, will pass on all charters on be half of the shipping board, exerrts ln Its control mainly through gov-Tnmi-nt export and bunker coal licenses. L