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Evening journal., 1915-08-19
POLICE power FOR
THE CITY FIRE Chief

CITY Solicitor Daniel o. Hastings, al
the request of City Council Is pre-
paring an ordinance giving additional
movers to the chiefs of the city fre
department. The new ordinance,
which was asked for by City Council
on Mayor Prices request will invest
the chief Of the department with full
police powers and IL is thought that
many violations of the building and
hre laws of the city will be stopped
Through the exercising of this power
! by the chief.
Several weeks ago Council received
a recommendation from Mayor Price
asking that the hre chief be empower
ed with police powers, as It was ne
cessary az times 10 compel property
owners and others 10 clean up their
cellars or building in order 10 reduce
the danger Of fires. In some in
stances. is was claimed Chief Magill
had been ignored entirely when he had
called on property owners 10 cease
storing waste materials in their eel
/ lars
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
ACCIDENTS on THF nay.

Ernest Morgan was treated az the
Delaware Hospital today for a lac
Grated hand John Mcguire was also
treated for a bruised nose Other pa
tients at the institution were as fol
lows: J. F. Muller Marshallton, lacer
ated hand; John Leonard. No sos Wind
sor street, bone IN throat; James Thomp
son. burned arm and hand John Deem
Fifth and Poplar streets, hand cut OF
bottle; Stephen Sabo No. BIS East
Tenth street, injured arm, and Ah'
Heicken, a hoy. Of No. 205 West Fomtl
street brollen arm.
The Heicken boy was injured nea
Marshallton. and he was brought on 4
trolley car 10 Seventh and Marke
streets. where the Phoenix ambulanc
met him anl removed him to the Della
ware Hospital
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
CONGRESSMAN miller
AT PLATTSBURG CAMP

The New York Herald today. in its
report of the doings of the volunteer
regiment Of business and profession
al men at Plattsburg n. Y, contains
the following:
During the afternoon a tall, deep
chested young man walked into camp
and asked a reporter to direct him to
the headquarters of Captain Gordon
Johnston. camp lieutenant Later.
after he had donned the olive drab
uniform, he asked the reporter to in
troduce him to Sergeant Mitchell
Il admire Mayor Mitchell very
much" he said. "and being detailed
to his company. I should like to make
his acquaintance Ny name is Thom-
as w Miller. of Delaware I am
Representative Of that State in
Congress-"
He and the Mayor. who had Just
come off the rife-range, shook hands
warmly.
To reporter Private Miller. who
/ is the first member of Congress- tc
enter training here. said
81 have come here and enlisted in
this splendid organization as a private
soldier. simply to practice what ]
preach. I have had no previous mill.
tary experience. but am more or less
accustomed TO roughing it in tn,
open for | have knocked around cattle
ranches in the west Most OF the / POI
men here are from east of the Missis
sippi and they ought 10 he instrumen
tai in starting something tangible II
Congress. All Of this business OF pre-
paredness is right UP to the members
Of Congress, and back Of Congress
the constituents"
Representative, or rather Privat
Miller met Sergeant William n Den
nev. erstwhile colonel on the staff o
the Governor of Delaware, and Privat
J. P. Nields, United states Distric
Attorney at Wilmington, in camp.
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
OPEN BIDS TODAY FOR
NEW HOME FOR ELkS.

John Dockery Thompson, Jr.,
architect. received bids today for the
construction of the new Elks' Home.
to be located at the northwest corner
of Tenth and Tatnall streets. The
bids will be considered BY the
Building Committee of the Elks
Lodge and an award likely made
within the next few days.
The bidders were, general con-
tract; A. s. Reed and Brother Com
pany, w. d. Haddock and Company
John z. Haley and Son. JOSEPH
Schunder, Egbert Nutter, George
Charles.
Plumbing and heating Harry Mel.
Ion, Allen Sharpe. w. G. Robelen
John Dunbar.
Electrical work-Truax Electric
Company. Morris Electric Company
Garrett, Miller and Company.
bids we're received sometime age
but as they were considered too high
the plans we're revised.
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
ALLEGES Wife CAUSED
HIM TO lose POSITION

"Aly wife is better able to work thar
am. and she is now working as q maid
at a hotel said John w De Shields. col
cred. when auaigned IN City Court TO
day on charge Of non-support Of hls
wife and contempt Of court in failing
70 live mp 70 an order Of the court DC
Shields had been ordered TO pay his wife
sS a week. and it was stated was S2s
back IN his payments.
II lost my position with the Penn
7rlvania railroad because my wife kept
annoying me. Sad De Shields He
added that he got sicl, and went home
TO his mother at Chester. He said he
had work now
~ this woman caused her husband
to lose his place she cut of his source Of
support said Judge Churchman he
ordered a continuance in tho case until
August 26 so that this angle Of the case
can be inquired into by Court Officer
Francis Green The contempt Of court
charge was nollc pressed
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
villa WOULD WORK
FOR Peace IN mexico
Tells Washington Chiefs
Also Favor Provisional
Government
ENGLAND SAID TO
FAVOR CARRANZA
BY The United Press.

Ell PASO, Tex, Aug. 19.-Replying
TO the Lansing g-Pan-American invita-
tion to Join a conference with other
factions and establish peace in Mexi-
co General Francisco villa promised
all assistance in his power His note
was made public here today.
After stating that he was still
strong enough to continue the fight,
defending popular institutions until
high ideals of the revolution were
realized" villa declared that in view
OF the friendly attitude of the
United States and our sister repub-
lies. we are ready to accept and cordi-
ally do accept their good offices.
Villa closed by saying
Il want TO state clearly that all mill
tary chiefs as well as the civilians at
tached to the conventionalist army, are
willing TO establish in Mexico a proyis
I ional government that viii guaranteed
the election to which the people will b'
| convocated to elect with liberty its Off
/ GERS, as we have no further desire save
| that the nomination will be IN favor Of
/ a determined man"
The Villa reply was directed to Sec
retary Robert Lansing and each of th
( Latin American diplomats. It was sem
direct to Enrique C. Llorente. Villa
Washington agent, with instructions L
forward copies to each of the diplo
mats
Almost simultaneously with this com
munication came a dispatch from a. 6
Garcia, Carranzista consul at FL Pasc
asserting that two Villa generals an
5000 soldiers have gone over to Carranz
between Ioueon and Durango.
Pereyra and Ceniceros were the gen
erals named.
It was thought their action bore on
reports of Carranza's occupation Of Tor
reon.
A European powers reported sugges
tion that Carranza be recognized was
fresh complication. British Ambassado
Spring Rice was said to have discussc
the matter with Secretary Lansing o
Wednesday General Villas favorabl
reply to the peace plea was known to b
here, but Nillista Agent Llorente ha
no engagement with Lansing TO presen
it.
Arrangements were being made fC
another an-American conference, prol
ably Wednesday, in New York, and
was expected all answers received woul
be taken up then.
The Brazilian minister to Mexico Cit
was due to be received at the State d.
partment Friday. II was uncertai
whether the Guatemalan minister wou
be received
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
Officials AWAIT
word Of sinking
White Star Office in New
York Lack Word About
the Arabic
CARRIED NO FIRST
CLASS PASSENGERS
BY The United Press.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1s.-The White
Star line at 12O o'clock this after
noon said they had no information on
the report that the liner Arabaic had
been torpedoed. None of The 175
passengers was in the first cabin. ac-
cording to New York officials of the
White Star line The liner carried
crew of 260. Her commander was
Captain William Finch.
A statement given out here later
this afternoon was cabled by the
White Star agent at Liverpool. It
was stated at the company's Offices
here that this message probably was
sent to the Liverpool Offices by the
British Admiralty and unquestion-
ably was authentic.
It was pointed out here that since
the Arabic was outward bound Ger
man agents had ample opportunity
TO determine before she sailed
whether she carried any Americans
on her passenger list. 1t is though
possible that. conceding the report o
the torpedoing as true. such an in
vestigation was made and that order.
to submarine the vessel we're after.
ward sent to the submarine com.
mander.
The Arabic. a steel twin screw
steamer of 15.S01 tons. was built al
Belfast, in 1903 She is 500 feet lone
and 65.5 feet at her beam. She car
ried wireless and was modernly bull
and equipped throughout Her mas
ter. as given by Lloyd's, is W. Finch.
The Arabic was under British reg
istry, at the port of Liverpool
Under normal conditions she coulC
not make more than 16 knots an hour
This would make her not dificult o.
attack by speedy German submarines
The Arabic left Liverpool for New
York yesterday afternoon, according
to New York officials of the line.
The Arabic is the first big steame
outbound from Liverpool for Americi
TO fall a victim 10 2 German sub
marine. The liner Orduns was chase
on a westward voyage from Liver
pool but escaped.
The report that her crew was save
was taken to mean that her pas
seneers. too. if there we're any o.
board. OF at least a majority Of them
we're rescued.
The Arabic carried ITS passenger
the White Star line ofices announce
this afternoon OF these S5 wer
steerage passengers.
The Arabic would be about twent
hours out Of Liverpool this a-.ernoo 2
if she sailed as scheduled.
The company explained that th
- Arabic carried second and third ella
passengers only.
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
Onion FORGOTTEN WHEN
Court rules ON TOMATO

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-That the
tomato is fruit, not q vegetable. was
decided yesterday in Special Sessions.
Brooklyn
Mrs. Schochter, a grocer at No. 222
Throop avenue, had been arrested by
Patrolman Walter l.. Grow for having
sold vegetables on Sunday. June 13.
Il saw him sell tomatoes" said
Grow.
els a tomato a fruit or a vegeta-
ble?' demanded the grocer's coun-
sci
IT'S a vegetable" replied Grow.
Justices Herbert, Mclnerney and
Moss consulted dictionaries and con-
cluded that the tomato Is a fruit. So
they dismissed the case.
Anything that can be eaten raw is
a fruit" said Justice Herbert
How about an onion" asked AS.
sistant District Attorney Edward
Cooper.
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
PERSONAL.

Miss Ella Horty left this afternoon for
Atlantic City 10 spend a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Tatnall and
children have returned home from a
three weeks stay at Cape May
Robert o. Bosley. of No l40l King
street, has returned after two months
visit TO relatives in Fayetteville, n c.;
Ocean View. Va; Oakland and Deer
Park. Nd
Clarence c. Killen. assistant general
secretary Of the Chamber of Commerce
is spending his vacation at Atlsnti,
CITY.
David Ward and Charles Craig oi
Rising Sun. left today for Atlantic City
Chief Justice James Pennewill was II
Wilmington today
Chancellor Charles NJ. Curtis, who hai
been spending two weeks along the
Chesapeake bay. came up yesterday, bu
returns 10 the bay today
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
BID FOR ELks' HOME WORK.

Bids for the new hall for the Elks
we're received by Architect John D.
Thompson, Jr. today and they will
be turned over tonight to the Build
ing Committee which is in charge of
the erection of the new hall. The
general bidders are John Z. Healy
and Sons. William D. Haddock and
Company, A. S. Reed and Brother
Company. Joseph Schunder. George
s. Charles and Son and Egbert Nut
.er.
Bids for the plumbing were re-
,eived from William G. Robelen
John p. Dunbar, Harry F. Mellon and
A L. Sharp.
Garrett, Miller and Company
rruax Electric Company and Morris
Electric Company bid on the electri-
al work.
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
STATE DEPARTMENT Acrs.

By The United Press
WASHINGTON. Aug la-The state
Department this afternoon took immedi-
ate steps to ascertain whether any
American citizen was aboard the liner
Arabic when she was torpedoed, and
whether the liner was given warning
These were the two final issues made
hv President Wilson in his last note 10
Germany.
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
BELIEYE sTEAMER is MISSING

NEW ORLEANS. La. Aug 1s-The
United Fruit Company. owners OF the
passenger steamer Marowiine, miss
ing for four days on her trip here
from Belize. today will ask the gov
eminent to send q revenue cutter in
search OF the vessel. The Marowiine
carries eighty-six persons passan-
ger sand crew
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
RANKERS PIN MEETING.

A meeting Of the executive commit
tee of the State Bankers Association
was held az the National Bank Of
Delaware this morning. when Il was
decided 20 call q special meeting Of
the association. which viii be held
in the Hotel DUPONT. this city. early
in September II is probable that
IL will be held during fair week.
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
RUSSIANS CONTINUE RETREAT.
Iv The United preal

bY ne InIIOu IIVtl
LONDON. Aug. 19-Factories and
part Of the government buildings at
Koyel, al the southeastern end Of the
Russian line OF defense. passing
through Brest Litovsk, are being re-
moved by the Slavs, according &c
Petrograd dispatches today though
tho Germans south of kovel have
been unable to advance for several
days.
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
VANDAL CUTS GLASS IN
MARKET Street WINDOWS

Local police are endeavoring TO
find persons who have amused them
selves during the past month dishgur-
ing plate glass windows Of Market
street stores by marking letters on
them with a diamond on other hard
substance Among the windows dis
ngured were those of the Stein Piano
Company and the Market street vim
dow of the Govatos Candy store,
Eighth and Market street. Il was re-
ported that one merchant was COM
PEELED 10 install a new plate glass
window in his store because of some
one cutting the glass almost through.
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
rAIr.rD no CONNECT WTrH sEWER

Nicholas Fidance was hnod $40 and
costs in City Court today on a charge
of violating a health ordnance II
was alleged that refuse water from tho
nropertv No. 2814 West Sixth street
owned by him was allowed to run INTO
the property No 5i6 Rodman street.
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
WASHINGTON CONCERNED:
Fears IT MAY Be Crisis
By The United Press.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-Govern-
ment officials here we're much con
cerned this afternoon at news of the
Arabic's loss Reports that lives were
lost especially perturbed them. They
were deeply anxious 10 know If there
were Americans on board and
whether any Of them perished. II
there were Americans and the ship
was torpedoed without warning, II was
said the situation might be serious.
even if nobody drowned. The govern
ment had no official information.
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
ARMED HAITIENs NOW
THREATEN FOREIGNERS
3v 1ht United Press.

ov Int United Ircss
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The Hal
lien situation was ominous today
Armed rebels in the interior we're
threatening .foreigners. More marines
had been landed They held the
rorts safely but u was feared they
would be too thinly scattered if all
1anger points we're guarded
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
NEW MANAGER IN CHARGE

l.. P. Moor an expert power and
Illumination engineer Of New York
has become a member Of the Truax
: Electric Co, in this city Mr. Moor
arrived here yesterday and assumed
management Of the business today.
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
cnNGRATrL lTIONs LION JAPAN

Mayor James r. Price this morning
received a postal card containing con
eratulations from faraway japan. AL
bert Taite. 2 former -Wilminetonian.
was the sender. He is now travelling
through Japan. The card was mailed
from Kobe on July 2S.
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
MnRKrR sPRAINs LEG.

George Clayton. an employe Of the
r. p and ". Railroad Company. was
treated al the Homeopathic Hospital
today for a sprained knee. He re-
| turned 10 his home.
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
EINED FOR PICNIc AssArLr.

Magistrate Lewis today devoted
considerable time to hearing a charge
Of assault and battery against Alex
ander Iabowski and Stanley Krupzin-
SKI. who were arrested Yesterday In
Chester. Pa, by State Detective Nc
Coy The two men were fined S25
and costs each, the evidence showing
that the two men attacked several
others at a Polish picnic in this city
several days ago
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
LINER ARABIC SUNK ON
WAY TO UNITED STATES
continued from First PaEe.

n latest Of warning the government
Arabic
Eleven boats quickly launched
brought o
The dispatches Queen such>ontradicory
that impossible determine many
lost believed here that
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
NORWAY FILES PROTEST.
n M I-nifea prets.

T0N ~ 7 WIT"W IT-'7
CHRISTlANA. Aug l9.-The Norwe-
eisn government today formally pro
tested 10 Germany against the stopping
of thc Norwegian steamer Hsakon VII.
near Bergen. and the iettisoning of a.
large amount Of mail destined for Eng
land
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
MR. GORMLKY FIRE cHIEF.

John Gormley. first assistant fore
man Of the Reliance Fire Company
has been appointed assistant chief Of
the DUPONT Company fire department
at Carneys Point.
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
TO ENLARGE PRINTING PLANT.

Building Inspector Anderson today
issued a permit to William y. Taylor
to enlarge his printing establishment.
al the southwest corner Of Twelfth
and Orange streets, at a cost Of $1,000
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
RLIrF RnCK MEN AT OrOITS

Blue Rock Castle, No %. Knights
of the Golden Eagle, held a session
yesterday. and after adjournment
spent a couple Of hours quot pitch
ing
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
UNITED PRESS GIVES WORD.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 19-The State
Department received from the United
Press its first news that the liner
Arabic was reported torpedoed.
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
EMMA PICKrn MRONG MAJ.

Emma Lewis. colored. was fined
S25 and costs in City Court today on
a charge of acting improperly tow
ard Charles Cunningham. a young
white man.
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
ANoTHER BRIrIsHER LOST.

BY The United Press.
LONDON. Aua. l9.-Ihe British
steamer Dunsley was torpedoed by a
German submarine today.
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
BRITISH CRUISER And DESTROYER
sunk BY GERMANS In SEA BATTLE
By The United Press.

Via Wireless ,, sinking
British cruiser and destroyer by German opedobOas reported
Admiralty, indicates
battle the Tuesday afternoon
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
STOCK MARKET Says, THEN RECOvERs.
BY The United Press.


YORK, 9Immediatey report of the sink.
rapidly. declining npprOx-
mately points from the high mark Of the day
Arabic
The market steadied and leading
sharply sold two points rom their
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
IN eO T0 REHnR0rH.

About 500 persons went to Reno
both this morning on the special ex.
oursion over the Delaware road
Evening journal., 1915-08-19
cARpINAL vANNUTEIII DTAD.

BY The Onited ifess'
ROME. Aug 1a-Cardinal sera.
hna Vannutelli. 81. dean Of the Sacred
College. is dead. It was announced TO-
day.
Evening journal., 1915-08-19

Cardinal Vannutelh was born at
Genazzano Italy. November 20. 1854
He was ordained a priest IN 1860 ana
made a Cardinal in 1887
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-23

pursuers when they reached the top
OF the bluff and dared not follow fur
ther.
Donald Mckay who was with me
during this adventure, is the famous
scout SO well known to all Old Ore
gonians, and who afterwards became
noted for his governmental work in
the Modoo war, when with his Warm
Spring Indians did more to capture
Capt. Jack and his followers and to
end this expensive war, than all the
'governmen troops that were in the
fight. and had his advice been listen,
ed TO and followed Gen Candy would
never have been led into the trap and
murdered, Mckay was an Indian
fighter Of one quarter Indian blood
himself and knew every trick and
strategy Of the enemy. Like the rest
Of the Oregon volunteers, he is to
this day unrewarded for his loyalty
to the government
After my leap over the bluff the
Indians gave up the chase OF me and
took across the hills to head off
Sergt, Gleason and his squad. This
they did and our men succeeded in kill
ling one and wounding others so they
gave up the chase and returned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-23

chase for some miles, and was feeling
quite easy at the result. when l dis
covered that l was riding on sort
OF tableland and thar my course led
me directly toward a dangerous bluff
of rim rock. The yells Of the fiends
in pursuit made me realize that they
too, knew my perilous situation for
their exultant shouts assured me il
was useless to search for an easy path
down the bluff. and it was already
too late to change my course. so
seating myself firmly in the saddle
and Tightening my rein made
straight for the rim rock which was
al this place twelve or fifteen feet
high The horse never faltered, but
cleared the bluff like deer and land :
ed unlniured at the bottom, with me
but slightly shaken in the saddle. l
don't believe l could stand that leap
now. Forty years have stiffened my
joints somewhat and 1t Jars me about
as much to step off one Of our Dufur
sidewalks nowadays as It did at
that time to leap from the rim rock.
On discovering was safe, | lost no
time in leaving that vicinity, and it
gave me infinite pleasure to hear the
howl Of disappointment set up by my
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-23

We were expecting that the regu-
lars from The Dalles would come and
take the field and that We would bs
released from duty but later on,
learned that the delay was caused by
the massacre at the Cascades. Col.
George Wright with the ninth regi-
ment and third artillery having start
ed for Walla Walla when this attack
recalled them to the rescue Of the
people in the block house where two
or three hundred Indians had the
whites in desperate straits having
killed a number.
Between the forces OF Col. Wright
from The Dalles and Lieut. Sheridan.
from the lower river, the Indians were
taken by surprise, most Of them how
ever escaped to the woods. A num-
Der of the Cascade tribe were taken
prisoners by sheridan. and their chiefs
and leaders hung for their part in the
massacre, for although this tribe was
under treaty there is no doubt they
took an active part in the massacre.
When affairs had Quilted down the
Columbia we we're relieved from duty,
returned to The Dalles and were dis