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DAILY EDITION
VOU VI., No. 800.
GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUMTi. OREGON, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 116.
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Senate Passes the Adamson Bill, Without Amendmect, by
a Vote of 43 to 28, and Cancellation ol the Strike
Order Issued by Trainmen Will Follow Immediately
Upon Its Signature by President Wilson
Washington, Sept. J. The (our
fcrothsrhood leaders announced tuey
would meet at 7 p. ., at their hotel
to determine when they would tend
out the notice cancelling the strike
order.
Washington, Sept. 8. The house
Uht-hoiir ra'hoad hill passed the
"iini tonluht. killing In embryo the
nation! transportation strike sche
duled (or Monday.
Cancellation of the atrlke order
waa expected before morning, al
though the brotherhood leaders had
planned to wait until President WIN
"l ' eon actually signed the bill tomorrow,
j- The vote waa 43 to 28.
A. !). Uarrotson, spokesman for
the biff four brotherhoods, and hla
oonfireen. who have borne the brunt
of the negotiation over hour and
pay for 400,000 railroad workers.
were outside the annate chamber
when the vote was taktm. They
planned to adjourn at oucu to the
National hotel headquarters to deride
the time of sending out the cancel la
tlon nioMeaice and the hint waa (hat
the hall would be tailed forthwith.
Those voting nny were; Horali,
Brady, lironilcm-c, Clnpp, Clarke of
Arkansas. Colt, Cummins, Curtis, nil
llngham, DuPont, Galllngcr, Qronna,
Ilardwick, Jones, Kenyon, McCum
ber, McLean, Nelson. Norrls, Oliver,
Penrose, Sherman, Smith of Mich I
Kan 8 moot, Sterling, Wads worth,
Warren. Weeks.
Those voting in the amrmatlve
( 7 were: Ashurst, llankhond, DiH-khnm,
Bryan. Chamberlain, Chilton, Culber
aon, Fletcher, Hitchcock. Hughes.
Hustlng, Johnson of South Dakota,
Kern, MFollotto, Iwine, l,ea, Uo,
Jxwis, Martlne, Myers, Ncwl'ands,
Overman. I'helan, Plttman, Pom
erene, Ranadnll, Reed, Hoblnson,
8nulsbury, Shcpperd, Shields, Sim
mons, Smith of Arizona, Smith of
Maryland. Smith of South Carolina
Stone, Swanson, Taggart, . Thomas
Thomas Thompson, Underwood, Var
daman, Walsh, Williams.
The bill waa taken to the house
Immediately and Sieaker Clark sign
ed It at 6:08 p. m. It wna returned
to the senate, where Sonator Clarke
of Arkansas (president pro torn In
the absence of Vice-President Mar
shall) afterwards affixed hla signa
ture. The senate adjourned at 1 1 o'clock
( I Inst night without having finished Its
I work on the bill. Demands for
' vota at that time were nverrnma hv
senators who wished to talk today.
The full galleries and the tenso at
mosphere of lout night were not dup
licated when the session opened to
day, but there were ronsons to be
lieve the crowds would gather again
to witness the dosing hours of de- j
liberation and the history-making j
vote
There was to be two-hours of gen
eral debate, with SO minute speeches, I tor reports. September was un
oglnnlng at noon. Voting on amend-!chanRe(l l 86 K December s up
tnents was to start at four o'clock.!1 at 13. and May up at 76
At krn a n. . -' Oats continued firm an hrlalr Ira,!.
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the number of amendments the senate aml tronKth In the other strains,
will vote on the biy Itself, which pro .j8ltember was up at 45 ; Decem
vldes (or an eight-hour day at the UCT "I' nt 48 nd May up at
Present rate or tav. and aminlntmant
of a commission to' Investigate and
repbrt within six to eight months on
the financial results or the operation
of the law,
I The Adamson measure was given
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preuuuuuce in me sonaie wnen no on-
Jeotion was made to consideration of
th, house measure In place of the
longer .ml imore comprehensive bill
prepared by the senate Interstate com-
merco committee.
Senator 8hafroth opened the de
bate today by moving to change Sen
ator Underwood's Amendment so that
K would be specifically stated no em
ploy affected by the bill would be
compelled by It terms to work, that
stopping of work would not consti
tute "delaying or obstructing opera
tion of trains," for which the emend-
ment provides a fine of IS.000 or one
year's Imprisonment.
"Suppose," said Senator Ilardwick,
"the railroad presidents came to us
snd said 'legislate us Increased
freight and passenger rates, or we
will stop operating all trains in this
country!' What would we do? We
would not be permitted to be co
erced."
"Why don't you republicans stop
criticising and offer something ' to
avert this strike?" quered Hustlng,
Wisconsin, ,'x
"I think we all agree on the main
question, our chief Interest Is to avert
this Impending calamity. So we sltall
do It In the only possible way 'by leg
islation."
Senator Sherman, Illinois, bitterly
denounced "Rushing the bill Into leg
islation ,ln'a few hours, when there
should l days of deliberation."
"We re doing this under threat,"
Sherman Mild.
To prove his point, Sherman read
several telegrams from large labor!
unions of the middle west, pleading
with him to urge passage of the eight-
hour law bill and to oppose any form
of compulsory arbitration.
"I would rather he a dog and bay
at the moon," Sherman said, "than
be a senator enslaved by such dic
tations and threats. These messages
show the. way the wind blows by de
manding that I urge government own
ership of railroads."
"The poor bookkeeper In Chicago
gets tho true sense of this whole sit
uation, when he wants me to vote
against It. He says If congress
passes this bill. It will bare to keen
on, with other poor bookkeepers, pay-
Ing the price."
IN WHEAT PRICE
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unicago, sept. 2. Optimistic, re
ports regarding settlement of the rail
road strike shot wheat prices up from
3 M rents to 4 Vi cents overnight on
the Chicago grain market today.
Heavy buying orders flooded the mar
ket Just before the close, causing
lumps. September closed at 148,
2 V4 up above the high opening. De
cember gained three centa at 148,
while May advanced $ at 14$.
Corn was stondy and higher on the
strength In wheat and unfavorable
Provisions were higher.
ITALIAN' OOVKItNMKNT
CONFISCATE (JMt.M.lN SHIPS
Rome. Sent. 3 The Nniun irnv.
nvntllllllt (nil flu nnnflan.tnJ l.li..
, Gcnman steamer, kerned in
'ports at the beginning of the war.
The steamers seised aggregated 1 3 J ,.
000 tons
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ADVANCE
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The Hague, Sept. 8. Fifty thou-
and German troops have arrived at
the Transylranlan city of Klausen-
burg to check the Roumanian Inva
sion
The Austrlans have evacuated the
city of Marosvasarhely, on the main
railway feeding their armies in
northeastern Transylvania and are
preparing to retire from the sur
rounding country, according to ad
vices from Berlin.
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Iondon, Sept. 2. Without serious
opposition by the Austrlans, Rou
manian trooim rolled steadilv west-
ward toward the heart of Transyl
vania tcday, while the war clouds
drooped !ower over Greece. The cap-
tu-f of l Transylvania towns, 1.800
prisoners and large amounts of booty,
was announced In an official, state
ment from the Roumanian war office.
The Austrian war office admitted the
surrender of Ilermannstadt. former
capital of Transylvania, to the In
vaders. 4nd the evacuation of tho
town of Sepsl-St. Gyorgy.
German residents of Athens have
fled from the Greek capital with tho
arrival of thirty allied warships and
a fleet of transports In Piraeus har
bor, only five miles away. An Athens
dispatch reported that great 'excite
ment was caused in political circles
by the appearance of the warships.
but carried nothing on the report that
King Constantine had abdicated .his
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A wireless dispatch from Rome as
serted that martial law has been de
dared In Athens and Piraeus, pre
sumably upon the arrival of allied
troops. King Constantine. the dis
patch said, is seriously 111. Rome
also reported the revolution In north
ern Greece spreading through Thes-
saly and Eplrns, with the movement
for a declaration of war by Greece
rapidly gaining strength.
In every theater of the war. ex
cept south of the Somme, the allied
war offices reported victories today.
The British war office announced the
recapture of ground lost under a
heavy German counter-attack Thurs
day night. The French admitted the
yielding of some ground to the Ger
mans south of the Somme.
From both Vienna and Petrograd
came reports of Russian gains In the
new Gallclan offensive. An unofficial
dispatch from Athens reported the
Serbs driving back the Bulgare right
wing.
PACIFIC LINE
SHIP SEARCHED
aan Francisco. Sent. 1 Th
teamer Arakan of the Java-Pacific
line, en route to San Francisco, was
held1 up and searched recently by the
uritlsh sloop of war Cadmus, accord
ing to a cablegram received 'here to
day. Captain von Rankle cabled that
all mall destined for America was
opened and censored. He says the
Arakan wna convoyed to Sandakan,
uorneo. ,
Information Indicates the Arakan
'! , , arXa'oleg TXn "aUed
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international significance is nt-
tached to the event by some.
was In American waters In the Sib-
REINFORCEMENTS 0
GERMAN
TROOPS
TRANSYLVANIA
TOWNS
CAPTURED
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CORD
Accepts Renovation as the
Candidate of Democracy,
and lakes Bid for the
Vote xf the Progressives
Ixmg Branch, N. J.. Sept. 2. Pre
sident Wilson spoke for ills re
election today. Before an Immense
crowd, massed over the beautiful
grounds of Shadow Lawn, the presi
dent accepted his renominatlon si
the bands of the democratic party.
outlined the achievements of his ad
ministration, and scored the repub
licans as "party ot masterly in
activity, standing pat to resist
change." '
The democratic party, the presi
dent said, holds to very definite
Ideals.
"We believe the energy and Initia
tive of our people should be set free,
as we have set them free." and not
'concentrated In the hands ot a few
powerful guardians, as our oppon
ents have again and again sought to
concentrate them."
"Th,'day of little Americanism,
with Its narrow horiion, when meth
ods of 'protection and indnntrtnl
nursing were thechlef studies of our
provincial statesmen," are past and
done, Wilson said.
The people, he said, would not re-
vn lnoB0 wno nav tuaiiy served
them" for "those who are making
doubtful and conjectural promises of
service." . , .
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Ontllnes Party Rerord
Outllnlng the legislative record of
his party, the president said the
democrats have virtually created
commercial credit for the farmer, had
"given a veritable emancipation" to
the working man, had released the
children of the country from "hurt
ful labor," and, in addition to many
other things, had put through na
tional defense legislation greater
than ever "seriously proposed tfpon
the responsibility of an entire poli
tical party."
"And." President Wilson concluded
In this discussion, "we have come
very near to carrying out the plat
form of the progressive party as well
as our own; for we also are pro
gressives." The president said his foreign pol
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principles that property rights can
icy waa built upon two fundamental
be vindicated by claims for damages.
but that "the loss of life is lrrepar-iof
able."
"I neither seek the favor nor fear
the displeasure of that small alien
element amongst ns which puts loy
alty to any foreign power before loy
alty to the United States," he said.
The president advanced his Mexi
can policy as an Issue upon which he
would stand in the faee of any critic
Ism. While admitting the' possibility
of mlatakea "Inthia perplexing busi
ness." he flayed' those who would
have recognised the "unspeakable
Huerta."
On the platform from which the
president spoke were Mrs. Wilson.
Senator Ollle James, Chairman Vance
McCormlck of tho national commit
tee and members of the president's
family.
Prrimred for Rain
Owing to the threatening weather.
a huge umbrella which would cover
the platform was ready for use In
case of emergency. Light spatters of
rain continued at Intervals up to the
hour of the ceremony.
ld by Senator James, the noti
fication committee reached Shadow
Lawn at I o'clock. Former Governor
Glynn and a small group of New
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RAILROADS HI
OFF EMBARGO
Chicago, Sept. 2. At noon today,
J.' W. Hlgglns, chairman of the Gen
eral Manager's association, issued a
statement In which lie declared that
practically all central and western
railroads 'have lifted their embargoes
on perisbable freight shipments.
"Barring the unexpected, railroads
expect to move freight normally," said
Hlgglns. 1
Railroad circles this afternoon ac
cepted as certain the calling off of
the strike. -.
"The railroads, however, will con
tinue their preparations against a
strike. It Is not np to ns whether
there will toe a strike. It's np to the
brotherhoods," concluded Hlgglns.
Meat prices on the local livestock
exchange took a big drop today as. a
result of favorable strike conditions,
indicating all roads will lift the em
bargoes. H6rs dropped back to $11
a hundred pounds for choice stock,
a decline of 20 cents from yesterday's
close- and 50 cents from the high
mark. Cattle at 111.20 for beeves,
was down 25 cents, while sheep were
from 10 to 25 cents lower.
GERMANS RETAKE
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Paris, Sept. 2 The Germans re
occupled a few elements of trenches
captured by the French south of
Estrees on August 31, in a very vio-
lent counter-attack south of the
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in a slight gain. The purpose of
these assaults, it is believed here, was
to. relieve some of the depression,
caused in Germany by the turn of
events in the Balkans. .
The Germans shelled French posi
tions around Maurepos 'heavily and
then attacked south of the Somme.
Their losses were heavy, the war
Office said. In the Champagne region
the Russian contingent landed a few
months ago again defeated the Ger
mans, dispersing a German recon-
nalsance south of Tab are. -
The Verdun sector was the scene
ot heavy fighting last night. Thlau-
mont and the region surrounding it
came under heavy artillery fire and
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the Germans attained the village of
Fleury. but later were repulsed. West
Pont--Mousson (southeast of Ver-
dun) the Germans unsuccessfully t-
tempted an attack near Fay-en-Haye,
but were checked before they left
their trenches.
GRECIAN REVOLT
- FAST SPREADING
London, Sept. 2.The revolution
in Greece Is spreading rapidly
throughout Thessaly and Eplrus, said
a Rome wireless despatch today.
Martial law has been proclaimed at
Athens and Piraeus, the despatch
said. ,
The condition of King Constantine,
who la ill, Is reported serious.
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Zurich, Sept. 2. A great oattle Is
developing In the region of Orsova,
near the Junction of the Transvlvan-
im, Serbian and Roumanian frontiers,
according to despatches from Aus
trian towns today.
SQMM
TRENCHES
Waters Creek, Tcrcisal cf
New R. R, Scece cf Gret
Activity, With FrdgHt SL
certs bcreasha Rapidly
About the buaiest place in tha
northwest these days is the station ot
Waters Creek, the present terminal
of the California 4b Oregon Coast rail
road. With the scores of teams and
auto trucks hauling ore, lumber, cord
wood and logs for shipment, there Is
almost a congestion of traffle about
the stat. n every day, and the scene
Is one of life and activity and the
whirl of Industry.
Ever since the road was" first put"
into regular operation by the firm of
Twohy Brothers company, who took
it over from the city of Grants' Pass
a' year ago, the business has been
continually increasing until during
August tne reora shows that 138
carload shipments were made from
the Waters Creek terminal, or, from
stations along the 15-mile line.
Of this total of 188 carloads, 33
were of ore that had been hauled by
team and truck from the mines at
Waldo and other Illinois x valley
points. Of lumber there were 34
carloads; of cord wood, 21, and rf '
logs an even 60. .
Copper and Iron Ores - v ' ;
The Queen of Bronxe and Waldo
copper mines supplied the ore for 14
carloads during the month, 19 car
loads of oftromlo Iron ore being also
included in the shipments. The cop
per ore was all Wiled to Tacoma,
where it is smelted. The ore cars
carry from 44 to E5 tons each. v
The shipment t the chromic irorf
ore is a new industry, made possible,
by the demand created for the nrod-
uct through the shutting off of Euro
pean supplies by the war. Two com
panies, the Manganese comnanv nt
California and the American Refrac
tories company of Danville, Illinois.
are the shippers.- The first named
company makes Its shipments to
Montreal. New York. Bessemer and
Duquesne, while the American Re
fractories company sends Its ore to
Danville. Both companies are hast- -ening
the production ot ore as rapid
ly as possible, as there is a most ac
tive demand among eastern manu
facturers at present. Much of the
chromic iron Is found in the Oregon
mountain district, and Is hauled SO
miles by team oefore It Is loaded up- "j
on the cars. The copper ore is mil '
mined at Takilma, which will be the
terminal ot the next unit of the new
railroad to be constructed. Only the
best of the ore is brought to Waters
Creek, and thousands of tons of the
lower grades are being placed upon
the dump at the mines tor shipment
as soon as the railroad Is constructed
that far. This alone will increase the
traffic of the line many fold with the
laying of the rails into the Illinois
valley, which Is expected to be before
another season. 1
Sawmills Are Busy
Three sawmills are now sending
their cut to Waters Creek for ship
ment by rail into Grants Pass, the
three being Schmltt Bros., Jpaulding
Bros., and the Kesterson mill. The
box lumber is shipped to the local box
factory, where it U manufactured in
to boxes for apples, pears, etc, and
Is In turn shipped to various Doints
throughout the northwest The high
er grades of white pine. No, t shOD
and better, are shipped to the Frank
P. Doe Lumber company at Grants
Pass. This company has lust Placed
tn operation a planing mill in South
Grants Pass, upon the line of the hew
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