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Special evangelistic meeting on At
the Chri4Iifn church. Two great SER
vices Sunday November 6. II a. m.
Sermon, The F. saken Sufferer on
the Cross. 1880 .. m. "The Battle
over the Empty Grave" Mrs. Fa-
gan will Hdg bofh morning and eveE.
mg. Everyone made welcome to
these meetings. Bible school at 9.4s
\ m. Y. p. s. c. E. meets at $50 p
m
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-04

public at the headquarters OF the
party today.
Among the contributors were Mrs
o. H. P. Belmont. New York. $25.-
600; Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst, $1,000;
Mrs. William Crocker San Francisco,
$1,000; John Milholland. father of
Inez Milholland Boissevain. New
York, $4,000.
The funds were spent chiefly for
literature and for campaign speakers
according to the statement.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-04
Church Of the Redeemer.

Sunday school at 10 a. m. The
Litany will be said and the Holy
Communion celebrated at the II a.
m, Service. Divine service in the
evening at 1880 o'clock. The offertory
solo, "A Prayer for Faith" Bartlett,
will be sung by Miss Edna zimmer-
man. All are cordially invited.
Charles Quinney. rector.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-04

Bible school 10 a. m. Preaching at
II o'clock. subject THE Day of
Rest" There will be good music.
vocal and instrumental. B. Y.P. u.
$50 p. m. Preaching 1880, subject.
Strange But True" The sermon will
be of interest to you. The music is
receiving much favorable comment.
You are invited to attend all SER
vices E. r. Cleenger Pastor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-04
BANDITS TRY TO ROB
UNION BANK, SPOKANE

SPOKANE, Nov 1.-Two robbers,
one white man and the other a ne
gro, attempted to hold up the cashier
OF the Union Park bank here Frank
Magart a groceryman, who entered
the bank was shot by the robbers
who then fled. They were captured
later near the bank.
Magart is believed to be seriously
wounded.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-04
Christian Science.

f. Webb and Johnson streets. Ser
vices Sunday, II a. m. and 3 p. m.
Sunday school 10 a. m. Wednesday.
3 p. m Subject Of lesson sermon.
Adam and Fallen Man" The read
ing room at the church Is open daily,
except Sunday, from / until D. m.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-04
CATHOLIC Church.

First mass at o'clock; second mass
at So'elock; high mass as 10 o'clock;
sunday school at p. m. Evening
services at 1880 p. m. The mass on
week days at 1880 a. m.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-04
MRS. BELMONT'S S25.OOO
TO HELP BEAT WILSON

CHICAGO. Nov. A partial lis;
of campaign contributions to the Ma
tional Woman's Party, which is OPP
posed to President Wilson, was made
Evening star., 1916-12-24
Welded JUST THE SAME.
Couple Unable to Get License Here
Accommodated at Rockville.

Although it is Christmas season. the
time when all employees of big firms
are called upon to perform extra duties,
J. Dixson Hospital, manager in a local
department store, was called upon to
perform an unusual duty, which, how =
ever. did not call for any extra com
pensation.
Early last week two young friends Of
Mr.. Hospital from Middleburg. Va, de-
cided to get married in Washington be-
fore the Christmas holidays There
upon they wrote u letter to Mr.. Hos
pital to obtain marriage license for
them. The letter. however, did not ar
rive here until yesterday morning, "a
Few hours before the young couple ar
rived. Then an obstacle appeared in
the path of the would-be man and wife.
The marriage license bureau was
closed yesterday, 50 Mr.. Hospital could
not get the license. However. he hit
upon an idea and directed the couple to
Rockville, where the marriage license
clerk kept open shop. Miss Nellie ].
Gordon and Gerald Z. Gochnauer. the
prospective bride and bridegroom,
thereupon journeyed to Rockville.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS.

7. II. Monahan, Pittsburgh steel man.
died from heart failure on the street in
Massillon. Ohio. ye.terday. while strug-
Cling through the blizzard to reach the
railroad station to take train home
To spend Christmas.
The Union sulphur Company. operat-
ing sulphur mines in Calcasieu parish,
Louisiana has distributed bonuses to-
falling approximately $4,000 to sew
eral hundred men who had been in the
company's employ more than year
With several members of Signal
Corps. each carrying II mile of tele-
phone wire on his back. a new method
of communication in the field. has been
successfully tested at Leon Springs,
the military training camp near San
Antonio. officers pronounced the sys-
TEN success.
Mrs J. S owen and her -year-o old
daughter Rose were drowned Thursday
night when a bridge over Shoal river,
near Crestview, Florida, collapsed un-
der the weight of a vehicle in which
they were driving. Two mules and a
horse drawing the vehicle were also
drowned.
Fire yesterday destroyed the Roman
Catholic Cathedral. the convent of the
French nuns and the bishops palace at
Clarke City, Seven Islands. Quebec.
One of the nuns lost her life. A gaso-
line lamp explosion was held RESPONSE
bic for the blaze.
The Montreal Trades and Labor
Council has adopted resolution urg-
ing the American Federation of La
Dor to protest to President Wilson
against the Belgian deportations-
Evening star., 1916-12-24
Y. w. C. A. WILL PROVIDE
FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED
Distribution of Gifts From Tree,
Games, Story Telling and
Music on Program.

Arrangements for the Christmas day
celebration of the Young Women's
Christian Association at the association
building, 14th and G streets northwest.
tomorrow practically have been COM
pleted by the committee under the di-
rection of Miss katherine Raber. All
lonely girls and women of the city are
invited to attend the affair. which will
extend from 3 o'clock in the afternoon
until o'clock at night.
The Bible Students Club will have
supervision of the distribution of gifts
from the Christmas tree. There will
be small gift for each of the several
hundred guests expected to attend.
Miss Ellamay Blakemore will have
charge of the games. and Miss Grace
Bromley and Mrs. Agnes Nelson Lamb
will tell stories. The Choral Club, un-
der Mrs. A. NJ. Elair's direction. will
furnish the music The High School
Alumnae Club will serve refreshments.
There will be carol singing by candle
light at the vesper services beginning
at 4 80 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
Evening star., 1916-12-24

pus was sworn out in the federal court,
was said to have led to the disclosures.
Farrell. a coal trimmer on board the
British steamship Adriatic. had been
placed in irons, it was charged. be-
cause he declared that if he We're per-
mtted to go ashore he would not re-
turn to the vessel. The writ of habeas
corpus sworn out in his behalf directed
capt Ransom of the Adriatic to pro-
duce Farrell before the court. This,
however. the captain refused to do,
stating that the mere fact of bringing
Farrell ashore would liberate him.
Judge Hough, who heard the argument,
dismissed the writ.
Testimony was introduced to the
effect that Farrell had lived in London
for several years. One witness declared
that at no time was Farrell "a German
soldier"
Evening star., 1916-12-24
NAVY CL|NGS TO OIL
R|GHT;;DOOMS BILL
Department Refuses to Yield in
Favor of Prospectors'
Claims in Reserves.
PHELAN MEASURE is HIT

refusal by the Navy Department 10
accede 10 amy remedial legislation what
ever 10 enable the oil operators who pros
pected for oil and located claims in ths
naval oil reserves No ! aud No. :. In
California. has practically put an end I"
any chance OF the conservation legisla tion
dealing with mineral deposits advocated
by the President at the present session
of Congress.
The refusal of the Navy Department to
acce,le to amy such remedial legislation
was transmitted in a letter from Secre-
tary Daniels To joint subcommittee Of
the Senate and House committees on
public lands yesterday. The joint sub
committee has been meeting for several
days with representatives of the Navy
! Department, the Interior Department and
the Department of Justice to see if some
| plan could not be devised which would
meet the approval of both branches of
Congress and OF the departments in
! tereSted
Evening star., 1916-12-24
ART SOCIETY'S OBJECT.
Advancement of BETTING Ideals.
Organization Claims.

NEW YORK. December 23.-The "ad-
vancement of befitting art ideals in
this country" is one of the objects of
the National Art Society. which ap-
piled TO the supreme court here today
for articles of incorporation. The
petitioners would cooperate with
legislative and municipal authoritleS
IA various states and cities for the
purpose "of securing better recosni-
ION of art principles in the architec-
-ure of public and private building :
and in landscape planning for public
parks" They also seek to promote
intelligent interest in architecture. its
arts and crafts, the drama. music.
painting, poetry and sculpture unbiased
by persons interested in the art trade"
the men interested in the movement
include +. Wellington Ruck |.
sculptor. who has executed public
monuments in many American cities.
and Charles de Kay. art critic and au-
thor. The petitioners purpose TO have
commissions appointed to investigate
American and foreign art conditions.
with "A view to accomplishing the so
cietys objects.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
To Serve on Exposition Committee
BANKS KEEP OPEN AT NIGHT.
Action Taken for Accommodation of
CITY Merchants.

Following suggestion made by
Maj. Pullman. superintendent of police.
and Ross i. Andrews. president of the
Retail Merchants Association, several
city banks last night kept their doors
open until I. late hour. to accommodate e
merchants who desired to make de-
posts OF the days receipts.
Maj. Pullman suggested that deposit
ing the money in the banks might pre-
vent robberies being committed in the
stores. Keeping large sums of money
in private safes. the police suggested.
mi ght mean losses, and in order to
guard against such d possibility a mum
b@E OF merchants availed themselves:
Of the opportunity to bank their cash
last night.
At some Of the banks the officials ar
ranged for merchants not patrons OF
Ithe particular institutions to deposit
their money in safe deposit boxes until
Tuesday morning. when they can trans
fer it to the banks in which they are
regular depositorS.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
MEXICAN CONVENTION
! FAVORS LABOR UNIONS
Adopts Article of Constitution Max
ing Organization Possible-Yu-
catan Demands Outlined.

QCERETARO. Friday, December %,
via Mexico CITY. December 23.-The
constitutional convention today adopt
ed an article providing for the right of
citizens to associate and meet for
peaceful and lawful purposes. The
adoption of this article makes possible
the existence of labor unions.
In discussing the labor question
Deputy Cano of Guiana juato made an
attack on American mining companies,
which he characterized as the worst
exploiters of Mexican labor. He ask ed
the assembly to appoint comm ssion
for the purpose of requesting Gen. Car
rama to remedy the situation and COM
pei mining companies to resume opera
tions on pain Of having their proper
ties operated by the government. No
action was taken in regard to this pro
DoSal
Evening star., 1916-12-24
FOOD RIOTS IN DRESDEN.
Hundred Women and Three Police
men Said to Have Been Wounded.

LONDON. December pa Rotterda IN
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company says that there We're food
riots in Dresden December Il. IS and
10, especially on the 18th. when troops
were called to help the police in sup
pressing the trouble. which arose from
the closing of several food shops on
Sunday because they We're without
stocks. The dispatch says the women
stoned the shops on Sunday and then
marched through the streets. but the
police did not interfere. There was
another parade on Monday. when the
paraders passed the kings palace.
shouting for food. Several women are
said to have been arrested for using
insulting language about the king.
The disturbances were renewed Tues-
day, when a sharp fight occurred in
which 100 women and three policemen
are reported to have been wounded. The
soldiers then charged the crowds and
cleared the streets.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
TO ENJOY HOME CHRISTMAS.
Signal Corps Men Excused From
Duty at Armory Tomorrow.

In order TO permit the members Of
the Signal Corps Company of 'he Ma
tional Guard of the District OF Coiuin-
bia to spend Christmas with their
families. capt. .. G. Terry. command
ing. last night issued orders eXcusiug
them from answering assembly at the
arrnory until Tuesday morning. This
command has just returned from the
Mexican border after nearly five
months Of service.
The men will be required to report
at the. armory 9 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing to wind uD the company $ affdrs
preparatory to being mustered out of
the United States service by Maj
March Il. Stewart. L. s. a. They We're
put through their physical eXamjna-
tions yesterday by capt. Glenn |. Jones
Medical Corps. L. s. A.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
FIRE THREATENS BUILDING.
Blaze in Baum Paper Establishment
Arouses Neighborhood.

Fire. which was discovered shortly
after 1230 O'Clock this morning threat
ened for a time to destroy the building
occupied by the Baum Paper Stationery
Company. 623 F. street northwest The
fire originated in the rear of the second
floor and made rap pid h"adway on account
Of the quantity of inhamna BILE material
there. The part of the building where
the fire did most damage was used in
the manufacture of paper boxes
Dense smoke pouring out Of the build
ing alarmed the residents Of nearby
dwellings,. bat the fire was soon BROUGHT
under control. Al an early hour This
morning no estimate of the damage had
been made
Evening star., 1916-12-24
MEDALS TO AMBULANCE MEN.
Gold and Silver Tokens for Ameri
can Workers in France.

PARIS, December %, IL a.m.-Gold
medals of the health service have been
awarded TO Laurence V. Benet. president
of the American ambulance committee !;
Capt Arthur Wellesley kipiine of the
Automobile Ambulance Corps ana
Lieuts. Henry Skerrett Rogers and
John Rochfort of the ambulance corps
Silver medals have been awarded TO
Gustave Snow, chief of section. and 10
Maurice SeloiSe, George Northover and
Edward Bartlett Hayden. assistant
chiefs.
Bronze medals have heen awarded to
the following drivers of automobile am
balances: Horace Castro. John Dahl
sren Clifford Deroode. Fred Doughty,
Allyn Eddy. James Frank. Maurice
Guillaume. Robert De MachielS, Leo
pold Magnac. Paul Marie, I.ucien SOM
mer. Marcel SulZbach and Alfred
Waddel.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
AIR RAIDS IN KUT REGION
British Report Great Activity in Ad
dition to Artillery Actions.

LONDON, December pa report on
the Mesopotamian campa ign sent out
officially today reads:
"On the morning Of December Il
British airplanes dropped nearly a ton
of explosives On the Turkish advanced
base and on shipping near Raghela,
twenty-five miles west Of kut-eI-
Amara.
"On the same day hostile trenches on
the south bank of the TigriS near kut-
el-Amara, and on the north bank near
Sannayyat were subjected to a heavy
artillery bomba rdment. Airplane OBJ
servers reported that both bomba rd-
mentS We're very effective At dawl
December - a second airpiane raid on
the Turkish base near Eaghela was
carried out"
Evening star., 1916-12-24
BIG TIME AT DISTRICT JAIL.
Christmas Tree. Feast and Music on
the Program.

Preparations have been made FOR a big
time at the District Jail and Washington
Asylum Hospital this afternoon between
and O'clock. A twen;y-foot Christ
mas tree in tie rotunda OF the prison will
be decorated and electrically lighted, a
band Of twenty pieces under the direc-
ton OF Nj. 5touten will furnish music
and number OK singers viii, be heard.
The Jail quartet, composed of prisoners.
Will take part i'll the program, and Mrs.
Zsnknan, wife o: the warden, will de-
liver an address.
Mrs. znkh2n has superintended the
pre paratio: Of $40 boxes %! canGy for dis
t-ibu:;on among the prisoners and IN
mates Of Washington ass Tim Hospital.
Among tho good things that viii be
served the prisoners viii be mince pic,
candies. .nuxs and frutta.
Evening star., 1916-12-24

an elevating rather than a demoralizing
effect on the force, has decided to recon-
mend to the Commissioners that they give
favorable consideration to all such re-
quests at this time.
The superintendent of police explained
that the consent of the District Commis-
sioners is necessary in order to permit
policemen to accept presents and in an
order issued to the force it was made
plain that favorable action will be recon-
mended in all cases in which there IS
nothing improper involved.
Under no circumstances Will the
Commissioners be asked to consent to the
acceptance by members of the force Of
gifts of alcoholic liquors of any kind. is
stated in the order. land any member OF
the force accepting the same will be vio-
lating the rules of the department.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
Demands Made by Yucatan.

LAREDO. Tex, December 23.-The
Yucatan delegation to the constitutional
congress at Queretaro, Mex, soon will
present to the congress demands that
religious denominations be required to
pay rent to the government for all
churches and temples they use, accord
ing to newspapers reaching the border
today.
The Mexican journals also say that
the Sucatan delegation Will propose
the following;
Prohibition of the confessional
Appointment of a commission to
handle and dispose of donations made
by any member of faith.
Prohibition against priests ministers
and other leaders OF any faith holding
property.
Prohibition against any man of less
than fifty years of age acting as a
priest or minister.
Restriction of the right to act as
minister or priest to native born
Mexicans.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
POLICE MAY GET PRESENTS.
Maj. Pullman Intercedes to Have
Commissioners Waive Rules.

Maj. Pullman, superintendent of police
will try to smooth out an embarrassing
situation regarding the giving of presents
to policemen. At this time of the year
some attention on the part of the police
men on the beat. want to give some sort
of present in keeping with the holiday
spirit. 1t is against the rules Of the de-
partment. but Maj Pullman, believing the
practice at this time Of the year will have
Evening star., 1916-12-24
GRAVE FEARS FOR SAFETY
OF OVERDUE STEAMER

NEW YORK December o3.-Tbe H.
600 ton Lamport K Holt line steamship
Noitaire. with a crew of l40. many of
them believed to be Americans, which
sailed from Liverpool November IS, is
eleven days overdue at this port and
grave fears are expressed that the
vessel has been lost. Although the
Noltaire carried powerful wireless
equipment. no word has been receiv ed
from her since she sailed.
A representative of the company said
last night their chief hope was that the
vessel had broken her shaft and was
unable to proceed, but had refrained
from using her wireless because of the
fear she might divu.ge her location to
submarines.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
Chauffeur Accused as Deserter

Charged with being a deserter from
the army. Raymond II. Ball, nineteen
years old and married. was arrested
yesterday afternoon by Policeman
George Moran Of the first precinct. 1t
is charged that Ball left here with
the District boys to go to the border
and that he deserted at Memphis. Tenn.
He gave his address as 90s Sd street
when arrested on complaint of Cant.
George H. Wilson of Fort Myer Ball
is chauffeur and was operating an
automobile when arrested Arrange
ments were made to turn him over to
the military authorities.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
WOMEN SENTENCED TO DIE.
French Courts Martial Condemn
These Aiding the Enemy.

BERLIN. December y, hy wireless To
Sayville.-An Overseas News Agency
statement today says:
French court -martials have sentenced
10 deat tn Two more women. one. Dusays by
name born in Calais of a German mother
and a LuNemburs father: the other
widow named Tichelly of Swiss nation
ality Both We're accused OF giving liz
formation to Germany regarding the
ope rations of the French army"
Evening star., 1916-12-24
AUSTRIAN ATTACKS CHECKED
Italian Maso Torrent Positions. in
Sugana Valley. Hold Firm.

ROME, December %. via London
The Italian war office today issued the
following official statement:
I'm the Sugana valley attack
against our advanced positions on the
Maso torrent in the evening was re-
pulsed. Throughout yesterday the
enemy shelled our positions on both
sides of the Brenta valley, but no at
tack matured. On the remainder of
the front there We're some artillery
actions, which were hindered by bad
weather.
Last night an enemy attempt to
attack our positions on point 14i on
the Carso was checked promptly"
Evening star., 1916-12-24
Gypsy Palmists Are Arrested.

Charged with conducting a palmstre
establishment without license. Louise
and Anna Adams. gypsies. were arrested
last night by Detective Wright Of The
sixth precinct. The women are said 10
have conducted the business at place
on Pennsylvania avenue. They each gave
S25 collateral for thenr appearance in
Police Court.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
Corrupt Practices Act Upheld.

PITTSBURGH. December 23-Judee
w. II :. Thompson. in United States
district court late today handed down
an opinion holding valid The federal
corrupt practice act under which in
dIrtncnts were found against seventy
Two brewery corporations of PennSyl-
vania and the United States Brewers
Association of New York.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
HALT $50,O0O,O 900 JOB.
Carpenters and Holsters Go on Strike
in Pittsburgh.

Fi1'fSEt tRHH, Pa. December 23.-
"o-h OF building construction worth
approximately s50.ooo. .0oO was suspend
ed today by strike of carpenters and
nc'sting engineers. The carpenters
went out TO enforce Il demand that
la.hers be forbidden to do certain wor!,
wrtch the carpenters claim belongs 10
them. and the engineers struck in syrn-
Da+hy.
The strikers number 100. but sew
eTal thousand other men in the build
ing trades have been forced into idle
ness.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
Lightship Torn From Anchor by Gale

NANTUCKET. Mass. December "a
Nantucket shoals was unmarked by
any aid to navigation today. The
lishtship which acts guide at that
isolated and important station was torn
from her anchorage in seventy-tire-
mile gale last night and east adrift
Under her own low power. the light
ship today was proceeding To Woods
Hole 10 obtain i5O fathops OF chain TO
replace that lost in the storm.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
Robber Strikes Woman, Escapes

Mrs. John r. Young. III f street
southwest, was assaulted by an un-
Identified man when she entered her
house last night about $50 o'clock.
The intruder gained access to the
premises through the kitchen door. She
said. and when she surprised him he
dealt her It blow on the head, ran from
the house aHd escaped She was un-
able to furnish a description of her as
sailant.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
HIGHER SUBSCRIPTION RATE.
Wheeling Morning Newspapers Ad
vance to l3 Cents a Week.

WHEELING, w. Va, December 23-
The subscription rates of the Register
newspapers of this city, Will be in
creased from 10 to l3 cents Il week, be-
ginning January /, it was announced to-
day.
The increased cost of newsprint pa
per and other materials was given as
the reason for the advance.
Evening star., 1916-12-24
Reparation Offered.

Germany asserted that the Arabia was
in the service of the British government
filled with coolie laborers with no women
or children visible on board. painted like
transport and traversing the regular
transport lane. but has offered repara-
ton If she shall be shown to have been
wrong in that opinion.
Whether the Arabia and Marina cases
regarded as analogous. will be considered
Sufficient to Justify action or demands
by this government in the submarine is
sue. has not been decided. but it has
been indicated that the developing seri-
BUSINESS of the situation may require
general stand.