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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-26
A DEFINITE PROGRAM

NA1ITH reference to the
i~ re c 0 lamentations for
an improved navy there
Is comment over the fact Sec
retary Daniels is making spe-
cific suggestions with the ex-
pectation of having the re-
quests needed. It seems to be
something unusual in the navy
department.
Looking with approval on
the thought the American navy
may be brought up to standard
f 2 New York paper says:
In the past the practice has
been for the naval board from
year to year to prepare GER
tain suggestions, which the
secretary of the navy might or
might not include in his recon-
mendations. AS a rule the
the board asked congress for
twice as much as it expected
to get, and year after year
this game of false pretenses
has been carried on The
house and the senate, session
after session, according to their
varying humOrs, have hacked
and patched the navy depart
ment plans and granted such
appropriations and authorized
such SHIPS as casual circnm-
stances determined.
A constructive naval pro
gramme, carefully drawn with
an eye TO the future and the
ultimate end to be reached,
has been the system followed
both by Great Britain and Ger
many, and each year expendi-
lures and construction were
arranged for in advance in the
execution of that balanced
policy. That the United
States should at last have
come round to that system Of
providing for the national de-
fense on the sea is due wholly
to Secretary Daniels and the
president. Congress can de-
feat this programme if it is de-
termined to adhere to its past
random policy, bat it will sac
rifice the national welfare of
the United States if it deals
with Secretary Daniels pro-
gramme less seriously than the
situation demands.
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-26
SPLENDID WORK FOR PEN.
DLETON

N E0PLE arriving in Pen,
- dletOn after an absence
of several years at once
make rapturous remarks about
the parking at and around the
0. W. R. & N. depot.
That parking is there be-
cause of the activity of the la
dies civic club of Pendleton.
The ladies brought about the
Improvement and at the outset
met a portion of the expense.
Those who go along jackson
street are delighted at the
change in the old north side
cemetery. Il is now a pre-
sentable park
Those who drive along East
Court street eXclaim when
they notice the triangular
parking at the junction OF
court and AHA. ii was nOL IKE
that in the olden days.
For these betterments like
the Improvements around the
depot the ladies civic club is to
be thanked. Their energy and
enthusiasm did the work.
Nor is this all. The ladies
have their hearts set upon
more work of this sort. They
plan for some more work in
the west end of town and in
some other sections. 1t is dol
lars to douEhnus fhey Will
have one or several msre little
parks in use befOre a year has
passed.
Without saying much abOU1
it the civic club is doing effec-
tive work for the advancement
of Pendleton and the happiness
of the people.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-26
.AmuSementS
What the press agents say
about Pendleton's pres
ent and coming
attractions.
The Prctendcrs.

The Prctendcrs. =
Graufurd Kent. whose success in
Broadway productions caused him 10
be engaged by Kalem, has been fen.
tured In the four-act Broadway Fa
vorItes' comedy drama. "The Pre-
tenders which comes to the Pas.
time today Mr. Kent has probably
never appeared in a role which shows
him to such excellent advantage as
that Of Dick Mason. the young club
man who pretends to be farmer
when he meets Elsie Dunbar. a spoil
ed child Of society, who Is summer
ing out in the country Elsie in turn.
deceives Dick by pretending 10 be a
farmers daughter Later. the two
are led 10 mistake each other for
burglars and, together with a sure.
enough burglar. are yanked to the
village lookup. The circumstances
leading up to his are Just crammed
with laughter and excitement Be
sure you see "The Pretenders. ADV.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-26
BEAUTY is EFFICIENCY

n HE efficiency commission
VI of Kansas allows a score
Of 80 points out of 100
for personal appearance in
Judging applicants for state
stenographic positions. In
other words a young lady's per-
sonal beauty is officially rec
ognized as an asset in securing
q position. In Kansas it is one
third the battle. Yet this is
nothing new because people
have worshiped beauty for
many thousands Of years. The
Greeks regarded beauty as
something godly and old Dio-
genes after looking IN vain for
an honest man quit the search
when he found a beautiful wo-
man. So the Kansas commits
sion is introducing nothing
new 10 the world. IN passing
it is worth while 10 mention,
however, that the efficiency
commissions rule does nos
specify that good looks on the
part Of a stenographer shall
assure the retention Of her po-
sition. It is the suppositiOn
that after the position is once
secured there must be pro.
per display Of stenographic
ability to insure permanency
Of employment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-26
DELCASsE, THE STORMY PETREI
NEW YORK WORLDLY

NEW YORK NOrid.l
Ten years ago when NJ. Delcasse
was forced by Berlin out of the
French foreign office his career
seemed closed. His stormy-petrel
flight in the Morocco tempest. his
foresight in turning from the Fash
Oda rebuff to form the entente with
England and his dramatic return to
power last year make him one of the
best-knoWn sta tesmen OF his time
The Anglo-French Morocco treaty
in 1904, followed by a bargain with
Spain, brought from Kaiser Wilhelm
the warning that no settlement ig.
noring him would stand Delcasso
resigned to ease the tension and save
France from war. and in the Alge-
ciras Conference of 1906. which de-
cided the future of Morocco, the Ger
man emperor was the dominant fig.
ure.
His triumph was not repeated in
1911 when he sent the Panther to
Agadir and again threatened war
Berlin bankers were not ready. Sir
Edward Grey gave notice that Great
Britain could not be "disinterested'
in arrangements to which she was a
party, Lloyd George made a pugna-
cious speech, and with ill-grace the
kaiser subsided. For Germany the
present war dates from the Agadir in
cident in 1911. as for Austria Hun
gary it dates from the Balkan re-
grouping in 1913.
Delcasse's courage, self-sacrifiee
and clear vision made him a hero in
France, and on the reorganization
of the cabinet early IN the war ne
went to his old post. No one in that
office could have better typified the
new spirit in France.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-26

one for the Short Line, the accident
being q derallment at American Falls
Idaho. February last.
Freight Business mprovcs-There
is evidence in the Pendleton var Is
that the railroad business has i'm
proved materially There are more
crews at work than previously and
the local business is greater than at
this time year ago
Shipping Wheat East-Considerahl hle
wheat raised in Union and Wallowa
counties is being shipped east, chief
ly to St Louis and Kentucky
New StenOgrapher Arrives Miss
Lynn, formerly O.-W. r & y. ste
nographer at La Grande arrived on
No. II today to take a position with
Agent r F. O'Brien as stenographcr
in the freight office here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-26

SAN FRANCISCO. oct. 26.-The
national "P. f. Or. the only secret
and benevolent order OF the women
in the world, not an auxiliary Of
some organization of men, met at
the exposition today The order.
started as college sorority now has
a membership Of more than $4,000 in
the United States alone. Its object
are philanthropic and social. lnclud-
ing loans to girls VINO desire col
lege education but have no security.
SALEM, Ore, Oct z6.-subjects
ranging from '"The Flax Industry in
Oregon to the duty Of the state to-
ward delinquent children were To be
discussed by the oregon Federation
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-26
CURRENT THINKING
FOR AMERICA FIRST.
CAtlanta Constitution )

CAtlanta C1nsti,u'ionl
The United States is suffering ~
the present moment from too much
hyphenated citizenship The same
spirit which has prompted organiza- .
ton Of citizens of German birth and
extraction 10 pass c0ndemnalory res
olutions ln connection with our ef.
forts DO preserve the rights of Am
crIean citizens on the high seas will
we have no doubt. be found cropping
lut 10 other directions fhe moment
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-26

Of Women's clubs which met here
tcday In annual session
This afternoon Governor Witty.
combe was to point out how the
flax industry could he developed
here.
Miss Grace de Graft Of Portland a
delegate To- the recent wompn's peace
conference al The Hague reported
the accomplishments of the meeting.
JA0 0KSONVlLLE, Fla. oct. 26.-
Confederate veterans from all over
Florida and delegations from several
surrounding states are attending the
unyeiling Of the confederate monu.
ment here today
ROCHESTER,, y. Y. oct 96-No
perfect scientifically correct colored
picture Of human anatomy ever was
produced in the world until the new
scientific color photographs were
shown here today by osteopaths ar.
riving to prepare for the annual con,
Venuon of their state association
oct rs and 80.
Similar scientifically perfect pho
tographs are being shown before the
Older school OF surgeons today in
Boston.
Ordinary photographs lacked the
element Of color, which is essential
in many cases for purposes Of rec.
ognition, instruction and diagnosis.
Artists paintings and hand-colored
photographs are lacking in scientific
perfection and can be prepared only
by persons Of exceptional skin and
talent. Even then there is always
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-26
LOCAL RAILROAD NEWS

Work ON Terminal-With all the
grading work for the Pilot Rock ter
minal now completed the construction
work on the buildings is 10 be rush
ed as fast as possible The round
house and other structures are being
erected by Nettleton, Esbaugh a
Bruce and Mr. Bruce himself is now
here to aid in driving the work
through promptly 1t Is probable the
terminal viii be all completed by
November la The railroad company
Is now laying the tracks for the ter
minal. The steel for the turntable is
on the ground and will be placed
soon.
Anticipates Car Shortage -Indicat-
Ing the fact the O.-W r. & n co.
anticipates car shortage uhen the
wheat begins to move is the fact
man from the auditors office was
here today checking up on demur-
rage. With Increased general busi-
ness and the delay in moving wheat
1t rs known car shortage is almost
Inevitable and the company is taking
measures to meet the situation.
While demurrage is charged on cars
held up the company does not wish
them idle as car earns much more
when handling traffic and also rem
ders more service to shippers.
No Wrecks for O.-W. r. & NJ
Copies Of the Interstate Commerce
Commissions accident bulletin No
So were received here today. The re-
port is a complete description Of ALI
wrecks on American railroads dur-i
ing the quarter ending March 15,l
1915. No wrecks are listed for the
O.-W. r. & y. CO., though there isl
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-26
STATE CARE FOR INDI-
GENTS

NOT only Is there human
~ ity IN the suggestion Of
the Oregon Congress Of
Mothers TO- a state hospital
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-24
FAIRBANKS MAN WILL
 BUILD AT ANCHORAGE

A. E. Robarts, formerly of Fair banks, was passenger on the Admi- ral Evans for Anchorage, where he will open a modern hotel, with bill Hard and pool parlors and bowling alley in connection. The hotel will have about thirty rooms. All mat rial to be used in the erection of the building was on board the Evans, and MT. Robarts expects to have the hotel ready for business in few weeks He is an old timer in the north and left Fairbanks six years ago, going to Fort George, B. C., where he built one of the finest hotels in northern British Columbia. His place was de- stroyed by fire and the outbreak of the war, with it's attendant financial stringency in British Columbia, caus- ed Mir. Robarts to decide upon talk ing a chane at the new Alaskan rail- road town.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-24

PETROGRAD, Sept. 24.-Thls city is rejoicing today over the an- nouncement by the Russian war ofhce that the Russian army near Wilma has not only evaded the efforts of Gen. eral Hindenburg to effect its capture, but has turned the tables on the Ger mans by annihilating many of Ger many's first line of troops. Dispatches from the front state that the Rus sians have retreated to new positions and that the victory of the Germans in capturing Wilma was an empty one, as the city had been stripped of ev- erything having military value. The fighting before the city is reported to have been the most desperate since the second campaign of Gen. Hindenburg against Warsaw. The advices from the front state that the Teutons have lost more than two hundred and fifty thousand men since the invasion began east of Warsaw.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-24
IS
 H0N0REO GUEST
Has Promised Mining Camps That They Will Not Lack for Music
 but Does Not Mention Food.

WALSENBURG, Colo, Sept. 24.- John D. Rockefeller, Jr., the New York millionaire, who is in Colorado Investigating conditions in the coal mines in which the Rockefellers are interested, is the honored guest of the miners, who fought his guards and the state militia during the strike in his mines. The young mil lionaire attended a public meeting last night at which the miners and labor leaders were given opportunity to state their side of the causes lead ing up to the strike, and the many tragedies which followed the closing of the mines.
 Following the meeting, which was marked for it's orderliness, Rockefel- Ter suggested a dance in the school house and danced with nearly every woman present. He has not signified as to what remedies he will adopt to prevent further labor troubles in his mines, but has endowed many of the camps with bandstands and has an- nounced that in future the miners and their wives will not want for good music.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-24
ARMENIAN RELIEF
 BEING ORGANIZED
Kaiser Will Also Be Asked to Com- pei Turkey to Stop Massacre
 of Armenians by Turks.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 24.- An appeal will be made to the people of the United States to come to the assistance of the suffering Armenians. The organizers of the relief plan to work along the lines employed by the Rockefeller foundation, which result ed in the people of the United States sending millions of dollars worth of food and medicinal supplies to the striken Belgians. Petitions are also being circulated to request President Wilson to urge the German emperor to compel Turkey to stop the mas sacre of Christian Armenians.
 It is reported that believing that the government of Turkey would re- sent any official action on the part of the United States, President Will son will refuse to act in the matter and has suggested that the petitions be filed with the German ambassador for transmission to Berlin.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-24
THREE KILLED IN
 A TRAIN WRECK
Passenger and Freight Trains Meet in Head-On Collision on the
 Missouri Pacific Railway.

OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 24.--Three persons were killed and scores in- jared in an accident which occurred on the Missouri Pacific railroad last night, when a passenger train met in a head on collision with a heavy freight train. The passenger train, which was on down grade, was trav- cling at high rate of speed and the es&inGF of the freight telescoped sev- sk kap .pf the coaches.
 Tne engineers of both trsins jump cd after setting the brakes when they realized that the collision was inevitable. The baggage and express cars with the two engines form a twisted and broken mass.
 Several of the passengers are re- porteh to have suffered severe injur- 1es and may not recover. It is be- liexed that the accident was due to . mistake in the transmission of dis patcher's orders.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-24
HEAVY FIGHTING
 ON WESTERN LINE
Paris Dispatches State that German Positions at Many Points Have
 Been Wiped Out.

PARIS, Sept 24-The armies of the Allies have kept up an incessant bombardment of the German posi- tions along the western battle front for forty-eight hours and have suc- ceeded in wrecking the German trenches and field Notifications at Arras, and in the Argonne and Cham pagne districts.
 have been the most extensive and concerted movement of the Allies since the deadlock through France and Belgium was established nearly one year ago, and is believed to be the opening battle of the promised campaign to drive the Germans back into their own country. In the Ar |gonne district, where the German po- sitions were concealed in the forests. the surface of the earth has been changed, not vestige of the trenches being left, the thousands of troops which occupied the trenches were wiped out.
 The Paris dispatches state that the French field guns proved superior to the cannon of the Germans and after getting the range of the batteries soon silenced them or forced the Germans to withdraw. Aviators kept the French gunners informed when the Germans changed positions and many aviators lost their lives in bat ties in the air or from being hit by shells
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-24
POSTOFFICE APPLIED FOR
 AT THE GRANITE MINE.

A petition has been presented to the postal department for the estab- lishment of postoffice at the Gran ite mine, Hobo bay. The name of the new office when established will be "Granite," with w. R. Willard as postmaster.
 There are more than one hundred men employed in the Granite mine, and developing properties in that district, and the postoffice will prove a great convenience for them. The launch Shamrock, which carries the mail to Port Wells and way ports, calls at the Granite nearly every trip, and the added expense' of crossing tn bay from Golden will be very small. .
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-24
COMMISSIONERS |NS|s! THAT LOAN
 FOR FULL BILLION DOLLARS BE MADE
sIGNI4ED TO FINANCE HALF LOAN SUBSCRIBERS WITHDRAWING FROM HUGE GAME OF F1NANCE-CONNIssIONERs CE1vED SCORES OF LETTERS THREATENING LIVES FRANCE PLENTY AMERICA NECESSARY, FRENCH SENATOR.

NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-The dead lock between the commissioners of the British and French governments and the American bankers over the huge loan which the European na- tions are endeavoring to secure from American bankers remains unbroken, and negotiations may utterly fail.
 The commissioners insist that the loan, if arranged at all, shall be for one billion dollars, while the Ameri- can bankers are equally insistent that the loan shall be for one-half billion only. Many American bank CTS who subscribed for the bonds are withdrawing their names from the list and will not take part in the big game of finance.
 The members of the commission, composed of four English and two Frenchmen, have received scores of threatening letters, and the police have requested them not to appear in public unless accompanied by a strong guard Sir Edward Holden, Baron Reading, Sir Henry Badington Smith and Basil B. Blackett are the British commissioners and Octova Hornboy and Ernst Mallet, the rep resentatives of the French govern ment
 Daily conferences are held by rep resentatives of the banking house of Morgan & Co.,, the American financial agents of the British and French gov ernments in the United States and the commission. It is reported that the Commissioners have communicated with their governments regarding the difficulty in placing the unsecured bonds in American banks and that further negotiations may be dropped. It is also stated that while the Euro
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-24
GERMANS WILL
 SEARCH. SHIPS Only Carriers of Munitions will Be Seized as Prizes of War and
 None Will be Destroyed.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 24.- The German reply to President Wilson's note concerning the sinking of the Frye indicates that the Ger man admiralty has instructed com manders of submarines to search all American vessels in order to learn if they are carriers of munitions of war to nations at war with Germany, be- fore seizing the ships. The instruc- tions to the commanders of the un- dersea fighters are not to sink any vessel engaged in commerce unless search of the vessel is refused. In the case of ships carrying munitions and other contrabands, the comman- ders are instructed to let the ships go free if they cannot be taken to German ports as prizes of war.
 Instructions will be issued to all officers of American vessels not to resist search by the officers of the submarines, but to afford them ev- cry opportunity of carrying out the instructions under which they are acting from the German admiralty. The.new orders issued by the German admiralty has caused many shipown- CTS who feared to send their vessels into the war zone to seek charters and the freight rates to Europe are sure to take a decided drop.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-24
Mackensen Meets Reverses.

LONDON, Sept. 24.-The Russians Mackensen's army and are reported to have placed the invaders on the defensive. Prince Leopold, com handing the other wing of the Ger man army is stated to have made slight advances but the Russian war office expresses the belief that the German invaders have spent their strength.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-24
POPE WILL ] l ACT
 ALONE FOR PEACE Benedict Believes Policy of United States Tends to Lean Towards
 the Entente.

LONDON, Sept. 24.-A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Rome says concerning the visit of Cardinal Gibbons to the White House:
 ""The Pope is stranger to any in ltiative that Cardinal Gibbons may have taken. The Pope is awaiting an opportunity to take fresh steps whef, the moment shall arrive. At present any demarche would be pre- mature.
 ''I have learned that the Pope judges that mediation by the United States would be less suitable at the present moment because relations be- tween that country and Germany are not of the best, and because the whole policy of the United States ap- pears to tend toward the Entente.
 According to the Pope's belief, mediation could only be offered by Governments which were in no way committed toward belligerents, such Switzerland, Spain, or perhaps the Scandinavian. countries. But when the time arrives the Pope will not seek for an alliance with the civil States"
 The correspondent goes on to say that the Pope as the head of the Roman Catholic church, twill con- tinue to raise his voice in favor of peace, and it will be so much the bet ter if some civil states desire to ally themselves with him."
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-24
SEWARD LOTS MAY NOT
 BE SOLD THIS YEAR.

A. Christensen, of the Alaska land office field service, who handled the governments real estate deal at An ehorage, has stated that there is a possibility that the sale of lots at Seward will not be held until after the first of the year. He states that the land at Seward, consisting of 300 lots.>,ha been found unsatisfactory for afailroad Terminal purposes and win be sold at auction. MT. Chris tsnson is. now in Seattle, and will return to Alaska on one of the first boats. ..,.4
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-24
TeutOns Ready for Invasion.

NISH, Sept. 24.-It is believed that an army of eight hundred thou sand Germans has been mobilized in southern Austria and in the prov ince of Bosnia to begin the invasion of Serbia. Several Serbian cities along the Danube river were sub jected to a heavy bombardment by the Teutons yesterday. The new Ser bian army, greatly reinforced by the Allies, are replying to the lombard ment across the river.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-24
FINISHING
 WORK IN NENANA FIELDS.

Recent arrivals from Firbanks state that the surveyors who have been working in the Nenana coal fields for the past two months have nearly completed their work. and will soon leave for the states. The party has been headed by w. H. Thorne and w. c. Guerin. It is stated that the horses which have been used for packing the party's out fit during the summer will not be sold but will be turned over to the Alaska Road commission.