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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-30
STRIKE OF
SWITCHMEN
is SETTLED
Chicago Trainmen Will Return
to Work Immediately; Diff
cuItieS Settled on Adjudica-
ton of All Questions Except
Closed Shop.
GOVERNMENT ATTITUDE BIG
FACTOR IN FASTENING END

CHICAGO. July 30-The joint
conference Of Brotherhood heads and
railroad managers adjourned this
morning. The conferees announced
the switchmens strike was settled
and the men would return to work
Immediately.
They stated the settlement was on
a basis of adjudication of all ques-
tions except the closed shop by
committee composed of the railroad
brotherhoods. outside of the railway
trainmen. and general managers. The
railroads announced the members OF
the switchmen's union of North
America now employed. would retain
their positions The railroad mana
gers said the strike was settled
through Intervention of the Broth
erhoods of railway conductors. engl-
neers. firemen, and enginemen They
said the affiliated brotherhoods rui-
ed the brotherhood of Railway
trainrnen were in the wrong in or
dering the strike.
SltAlp0 1U
The strike was settled approx
mately fifty hours after it was called.
1t is reported the Intervention of the
three brotherhoods was caused by
the attitude of the government that
stopping railway supplies would
promptly be followed by federal in
tervention.
James Murdock. vice president OF
the brotherhood of Railway train
men who ordered the strike, simply
| announced the strike settled and
the men would be working before
nine o'clock.
Much Freight Congestion.
Many railroads are operating with
more than their usual quota OF
switchmen in an effort to clear con-
gestions. on some railroads major
| itv of the switchmen had struck, the
! 24-hour tie-up resulting in seriously
! tangled traffic conditions. 1t was be-
/ lieved il would take another "a hours
10 restore normal conditions.
! 1t was announced that the freight
and passenger service of all the Ia
| railroads affected would be normal
within "a hours
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-30
President Asked to Agree to
Modification Of SO-CaIIed
Congressional War Commit
tee, Only Big Obstacle Left
.S2 MINIMUM FOR WHEAT
AFFECTSONLY CERTAIN CROPS

WASHINGTON. July 30
The house and senate cOnferees
this afternoon agreed upon n one
man food control instead OF a
board Of three members
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-30
Complete and Accurate Tabuldtion of
Every Man Drawn in Umatlla County,
in the Order in Which He Must Re-
spond, as Taken From the Master
Schedule Prepared by the ProUoSt Mar
shclGeneral at Washington, d. c.


Of
ably lain exemp occupaional
l5Ow lhaveto I be caled
the official n
number of For
of
ii Jimmie the
No
Kirk
omitted from the original list but appears on n'
offica a. - u.r
crommeln and Alexander as well as about 70 on sf
omitted 'front.'
However trey appear on the master-s
nd Matt
Of the who rsslered as cnfh
and has taken on'
list printed by the government ana slsned %
numbers have been carefully picked out
..l.- ..,l,nu I,n ElLn
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-30

PORTLAND, July 90 CSpeciaD D-
Club. S2O5; bluestem, S2.I0.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-30
JULY WHEAT AT
PRICE OF $2.62

CHICAGO. July 40 Especial to
the East Oregouian)--R Range of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-30

CONTINUED on Page 81
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-30
TO ADVERTISERS

The East Oregonlan has the largest bona
fide and guaranteed paid circulation OF any
paper In Oregon, east OF POrtlarl and by
far the largest circulation 10 PendletOn OF
any newspaper.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-29
THIS CAN BE MADE THE BEST
WINTER Ell PASO EVER SAW
(RY ~ S. ID

here place for the investment Of capital OF to assist
the settlement and development Of valley lands or TO
promote business exchanges between FL Paso and Mexico
It up to every citizen to constitute himself chamber
Of aid in this work the people of Los An
geles have done, to choose example at hand
Profits ought to be wherever possible without
pairment Of business On the whole FL PasO prices
higher than those prevailing IN the west and gen
orally lower; IN instances much lower But where
they viii stand pairing; pare them by general agreement
and keep them down Revertng to Los Angeles, aside
from the cys reputation for climate "a reputation really
belonging to the city the winter time but stolen IN the
from the beaches 20 miles away and aside from
the everlasting gOgeter spirit Of its citizens the big
thing which has made Los Angeles city Is its reputation
place where live IN greater comfort for less
money than anywhere else Los Angeles did not grow TO
half million 100 percent profits, except, possibly IN
real estate, does any other city and that goes for
everything from the cost Of homes down to haTpins
As for the soldiers FL Paso stu has good many and
may have more may have less There q very large
investment by the government IN the military plant
tending from Fort Bliss Camp Stewart and It ought
be used In the meantime FL Paso will derive great
deal of benefit from the divisional camp at Deming; has
already received great deal of benefit IN fact Many
Of the divisions supplies VIII be bought here Many FL
Paso merchants have established establishing
branches Deming to cater the soldier trade
will be found that whenever officers enlisted
leave for day two they will to FL Paso
With Mexico opening up again. all classes Of business
good order and resumption Of building operations
scheduled for the early fall there is every look
forward to great winter seascn-by working for It.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-29
Why Be a Deserter?

Z HUNDREDS Of men summoned for examination under
the draft law have failed appear before their local
boards IN this district. Some Of them perhaps most,
Mexico Others have scattered into other
mites Still Others somewhere IN FL Paso, trusting to
escape detection until this CONSUMPTION racket blows
But IT VIII not blow When the time for appear
expires those who have failed to appear viii be
sdered accepted for service all claims Of every kind being
waived and If they then fail TO appear for service when
notice IS sent out their Names addresses and other facts
connection with them viii be certified the office
the adutant general Of the United States army they
VIII be sought deserter each with $50 reward for his
capture.
Who wants to be deserter? There are Mexicans who
have failed 10 appear for eZamnation-Teal aliens
could have appeared and received exemption upon presena
ton Of proof of citizenship By appearing they lose
their rights and subject to immediate enlistment
punishment deserters. There Americans Who If
they continue to fail TO put in appearance before their
boards viii be N exactly the predicament. The
who ducks and runs away viii feel like hunted
animal, and hunted animal he viii BE- with the chances
very strong that he viii lose his citizenship and be in
prisoned at Leavenworth military prison be placed
mediately in the army.
This IS very nearly the last moment for absentees to
save themselves Better 60 IN and take every Of
chance there IS to be taken than be outcas hunted and
despised Better be man, If If means death than
not to be
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-29
Our Enemies Within
Ants Enlist Respectable Names In Campaign
Make Effort To Hamper Government In Its War

eral character as the American Union
Against AIlrarlsm. but more danger
Gus. for the reason that every class Of
people opposed TO the government ap-
pear TO be very rapidly connecting
themselves with II in the hope that il
VIII be the great force to paralyze the
activities Of the government in the
war is the Peoples council It is SUP
ported by the German propaganda and
every shade OF patriotic and un-
American opinion, from the extreme
anarchist type 10 the WOman's Peace
party It's literature is being circu-
lated from one end of the country to
the other and il seems TO have back
or II unlimited money resources
though IL IS constantly appealing for
funds.
peoples Council Another One.
The Peoples council came into eE-
lstence at the conference for Gemoc-
racy and terms Of peace held in New
YORK May 30 and 81 The organizs-
ton committee elected at that time
included Max and Crystal Eastman
these two whose names are found IN
the lists OF nearly every un-AmerIcau
and seuluOus movement started in the
country The secretaries chosen were
Lila Fay SecOr. Rebecca Shelley and
Elizabeth Freeman.
This organization does not pretend.
as does the American Union Against
MilltarlSm. that II expects to work
IN close cooperation with the federal
cIflcialS at Washington II states eN-
pressly that its object is to control
the government
Seeks Sovereign Power.
The assembly will make its own
plans and address the government as
a popular viii like the Russian Couu-
ell Of WOrkmen and Soldiers" SAYS
the literature sent out.
And again. We propose. therefore.
that this conference commit itself TO
the immediate organization of Peo-
pple's council modelled after the COuu-
ell Of the Workmeu's and Soldiers
delegates, which is the sovereign
power in Russia today II is hoped
that our own Peoples council viii
voice the peace of America as uu-
mistakabiy and effectively as the
Council OF Worlzmeu's and Soldiers
Delegates is speaking for Russia
When They Appeal.
The people among whom II is hoped
to find adherents are farmers oranges
and unions. trade unions, socialist 10
Gals. branches OF the Consumers
league, single tax leagues. peace so
Cieties. church and civic clubs, moth
ers' clubs, parents and teachers as
sOciations. etc. Tt states that IL now
has thirty councils formed I'm Chi
cago. salt Lake City. Philadelphia,
san Francisco, St Louis, Atlanta.
Seattle, Montgomery, Detroit and
other large cities. Forty other local
councils under way. One million two
hundred thousand Americans repre-
scented in these bodies Six organizers
covering as many sections of the
eight local organizations directly af-
filiated with the Peoples Council OF
America - Copyright, 1917, The Tri-
buus Association)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-29
Our Enemies Within

which those things are advocated in
this country
The No-Conscription league with
which the American Union Against
1Iilitarism announces officially that il
cOOperates carries on its letter heads
the names OF Leonard D. Abbott. sec
Rotary. and NJ z Fitzgerald. financial
secretary. but its circular letters have
been signed Cordially, Emma Gold
man
Patriotic @CIap Trap
One OF the letters said.
We are sure that you are inter
esred in the anri-War agitation.
You cannot fail 10 realize that the
patriotic clap trap which is now
prOpagated on such a huge scale
By the press. the pulpit and the
authorities only represents a des-
perate effort 10 blind the people
TO the real issues confronting
them The main issue now is the
Frustrating Of America
Realizing this, we appeal TO
you for moral and financial sup
port 10 enable US to carry on an
effective campaign by meetings.,
mauifestOs and, above all through
the channels OF Mother Earth and
The Blast"
Mother Earth is Emma Goldman's
paper, while The Blast IS edited by
Alexander Berkman. They are two Of
the most indecent anarchist organs
published in America And that is the
way the American Union Against Mill
tarism expects to work in close CO.
operation with the federal officials at
Washington"
Near to Preaching Revolt.
It is to be noted that Crystal East
man and Lillian D. Valid, both OF
whom are officers OF the American
Union Against Militarism, are both
officers Of the WOman's Peace party.
There is close cooperation there. at
any rate. While Mrs. Amos Pinchot
and Mrs James p. Warbasse are Off
GERS Of the Woman's Peace party and
Amos Pinchot and James P Warbasse
are officers Of the American Union
Against AIilitarism-
The Woman's Peace party publishes
a fortnightly paper called Four
Lights. an Adventure in International
ism.
Another Active Propaganda.
So far il has hesitated 70 counsel
revolution, but that is as far as It's
hesitation has extended
The Federated Union for Democracy,
another Of the organizations with
which the American Union Against
Militarism announces that II cooper
the magazine Facts, which, like our
Lights. hesitates TO counsel revolu-
ton in plain words, but has no hest
tation in trying 70 lnflame the people
into revolution This organization has
on the list OF its committee such fine
old American Eames as Alex Schwar-
zenfeld, Fred Caiola. Jacob Margu-
lies. Bella Greliclz. Emil Cohen,
Joshua kunitz and Rose Kuuitz-
Government OppOsers Pleased
An organization Of the same gen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-29

~ TORhING right alongside OF
w and eooPeTstias Win ii the
anarchist, socialist, ]. ". W,
foreign language and other newspa-
pers and magazines that have set
themselves TO hinder he work Of the
government IN prosecuting the war
and 10 arouse revolutionary sentiment,
are numerous societies, associations.
groups Of men and women and individ-
Uals, all flooding the country with
literature Of disaffection-
some OF these organizations have
the names OF emiueutly respectable
people on their lists Of organizers,
people who, one must believe, are ami
mated 10y 10 thought Of un-American-
ism and have no suti-paLriOtiC mo-
tlVes- For example. there is the Amer
lcan Union Against MilItarism. One
1lnds among its officers and COM
mlttees q large proportion Of men and
women Of high standing, but one finds
also Max Eastman. Scott Nearing and
CRYSTAL Eastman. and one finds that
the work Of this body Is being done
hE the revolutiOnaries and the lit
e-a-ure is being sent out by them.
Notable People Fooled.
Apparently certain hiEh-minded per-
sons have lent their names TO what
they believe 20 be a worthy cause and
iael inc rev QllLOnarleS and auar-
chists have stepped in and taken
charge and the propaganda done un-
der q cloak OF resDectability is anti
patriotic, un-American and anar-
chistic-
For the hish-minded OF the Ameri-
can Union Against Militarism there
was in the beginning a circular pre-
pared by Crystal Eastman, which said
Of the American Union Against Mill
rarism- The organization is not in
any way trying TO obstruct the war.
II expects TO work in close
cooperation with the federal officers
at washington"
That certainly sounds all right It
could not offend the most intense pa
triot But a little investigation would
Of the American Union Against Mill
tarism that their real cooperation
was with Emma Goldman and Alex
ander Berkman-
Union COOperates With Socialists.
Pursuing the investigation q little
further. il would have been discOv-
cred that the American Union Against
Ailitarism cOoperates with the Ma
tional Socialist party. the Womau's
Peace party the Federated Union for
Democracy. the NO-Conscription league
un-American and anti-patriotic or
Under a false cloak OF patriotism
and the pretence Of cooperation with
the government the real leaders Of
the American Union Against Militar-
ism have let in q lot Of III intentioued
men and women TO support anarchy,
revolution and forcible resistance 10
the law in the most violent form in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-29
Little InterUiews
SaysI w. w. Leaders Keeping Men In Columbus
Mexicans Do Not Waive Exemption, If Aliens

uea-lr constructed baseball field on
N youllg street near Rio Grande
park" said O.. r. Black About one
block this side OF the enclosed park
the boys have Ieveled off a field that
Is as good as any IN the city. for
the purpose OF holding their Motor
league games on The field is an eX-
ample OF hard work and the young
s-erS deserve a great deal Of credit
for their energy in leveliuE the field
as it involved a great deal Of work
FL Pasoans are not deaf 10 the ap-
peal Of this climate to the sufferer
Of pulmonary trouble. and they are
sym pathetic to the people who come
here, many 20 get cured" said Alfred
p. Coles. but when il comes TO a pro
Jecr OF inviting an army 10 build a
recuperation camp anywhere near the
city. there IS great and 7 hope, in
surm0u1-able opposition. There are
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-29
Years Ago Today
IRON The Herald OF this
Date. 1908.

rTF- Ro-ro- pir1-e -r+,-r-,4 t4,--
morning DO high spirits from the
state cucampmeu at Austin. The
IN paso ao.,-r7,,,- mas. -.--s=z,.7 r-.. ice
-'' 40
excellent showing by the inspecting
officers. all OF whom are re-uIararrnv
orrirars and the -s--7.,,.,,. nae. 1,5..,.7.-
"- ''--'is
praised General Grant the depart
ment commander for the state OF
Texas said the arcar,n-7er,- nae ON,
on LAe l-CSt sltlesSlu ne Had ever
setil' gnu com lillieIteN me eNas
H'. LA genera ol thelT sold-eFly ap-
1'i-e--le e'4 spirit
,r--,, .,..
VI ~ W slp- t"7 uT4sslst- returned
.a[ -I--L d SNORT outing AT
e-g-l,I,
" H. " tnH; OF lur L.WueH Naiional
pe-llH- r. uI !-rl l.tSl I-Eht from a snort
business TIP INTO Mexico
N-sury !. E-lWaras, on Jne hassett
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-29
The Daily Novelette,
PITY CHOW.

TRANSLATED from the Chinese.)
- Ne ilIustrious afternoon in the
year 1lO5. during the month OF
- ditsv blossoms. the rich and
courteous Fow Ding Wong brought
home his new wife, the beautiful
young and naughty Pity Chow.
That evening. after bunquot Csup-
PER-, Fow Ding Wong thus tenderly
speaks 10 her
20 heaven-sent Pity Chow. how
does your august pleasure dictate that
We pass this most ueu0rably fracraut
OF evenings Is il your most re-
spected wish that We 90 forth 10 the
movies lSee Earried Spices Chi
nese Amusements in the Tenth Cen
turyl
"Blooi, Ne no feel like that" re-
sponded Pity Chow IN the quaint Ian
guase that was one Of her chIefsst
charms
Your wish is my law. o light Of the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-29
Once In The Lin1eLight
Emma Goldman and Her Career; Meteoric and Tur-
buIent: Is Not Striking Looking Woman.

away 10 New York. where she az
rived in due course OF time with fifty
cents in her pocket and an inbOrn
desire 20 start something"
She secured q Job in q corset fac
tory and lived in the slums. where
she imhIbed more anarchisLic ideas
and met several Weu-knOwn Reds,
among whom were John Most, Alex
ander Berkman and VOltairine de
Cleyre. Within a short space Of time
she became more violent than her
precepcOrs. IN 1880 she made he-
first public speech, in Chicago. in
which she voiced in no uncertain
terms her hatred for the government
Hounded From City to City.
In 1882. when Alexander Berkmau
tried TO XIII Henry c. Prick as a re-
suit OF the labor troubles at the Car
negie steel works. FOR which Berk-
man served sixteen years in prison.
Emma Goldman was suspected Of
being interested in the crime, but no
evidence was brought forth 70 sus-
tain this belief As a result Of the
suspicion. however. she became an OBJ
Ject Of special interest TO the police
OF the country, and she was bounded
from town 10 town until she was
literally without a place 10 lay her
head.
This only served TO make her more
bitter, and she continued her agita-
ton until in 1898 she was arrested
' AAAAE eAaa--A F1HAAAH GU NHEA at meet
ing IN Union square, New York, and
convicted Of melting TO riot" For
this offense she spent ten months in
blac hWells island prison. where she
acted as nurse This occupation
she practlced at various times in
later life
After the assassination Of presi-
dent Mckinley in 1901 she again be-
came the object OF police Surveillance.
she was arrested on divers charges
ana spent many days in Jail
Enters Free Love Marriage.
When Alexander Berkmau was re-
leased from prison in 1908 she en-
tered into free love marriage with
hlm- her iirst marriage OF this kind
was entered into between herself
and Count Lasalle. Of London. soon
after her escape from Rochester.
Indirectly, her influence can be
traced in almost every deed OF an
archy perpetrated in the country
" ithin the past twenty years, and
she has been arrested more than
fifty times.
She took an active interest and
PLAYED an important part in the Hay
market riots in Chicago and similar
events IN Baltimore, San Francisco
and New York.
When the anarchistic international
convention was held a few years ago
IN Amsterdam. Holland. she was one
OF me principal speakers, and was
SnadoWed by the police OF half
dozen countries all the time she was
in Europe.
When she returned to America she
TOOK up the question Of birth control
and became one Of its most ardent ad-
Nocates- She preached the doctrine
on every occasion and in 1915 was ar
rested and sent TO BlackwelI's island
for fifteen days for her activity In
this direction
Not Striking Character.
Sn the early part Of 1917 she was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-29

y NINA GOLDMAN. the leading an
r. archisric spirit in America, was
IL corn in Russia in 1870 Of Jewish
parents. At the age Of sixteen she
came 10 the New World and took up
her residence in Rochester. y. Y,
where she was married
Early in life she developed ulhilist
tendencies OF an aggressive nature.
and before she was twenty she be-
came associated with the worst an
archists in America
Her married life in Rochester was
rather unhappy and one day after
violent quarrel with her husband. she
escaped from the house by dropping
from a second story window and ran
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-29
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

The kaiser has spoken slightingly
OF America But that isn't a marker
90 what America has said Of the kali
ser.-Philadelphia North American.
German air Equadrons have been
trying 70 locate the encampmenr OF
American soldiers in France. II thev
viii only wait awhile the troops will
save them the trOUble.-Sew York
World
Great Britain's best reprisal for air
plane raids upon defenceless cities
would be the same kind OF raids up0u
the bases from which the German
aerial squadrous operate. Either way
the distance is the same. and il is no
more difficult for London 10 bono
Zeebrugge than for ZeebruEEe TO
bomb London--New York World.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-29

! voices were exchanging testing re-
Tom Appears.
Its Tom my companion muttereI
and Pa-ker's with him Stay right
where you are
You see" he was saying in an or
binary conversational tone as the two
young people appeared in the narrow
opening OF the Scurtle door, that the
Boston road is away off there" point
inS with steady forefinger into the
distance Ah. young gentlemen. so
you have come up to share this stun
ming view with us. have you7 Miss
Dart. YOU remember ar Parker. OF
course
"Yss. indeed" said. turning 90
greet the tar. straight figure that had
come Forward BUT have been
facing the sun until there are
splotches before my eyes so that your
face is blurred
I laughed nervously and held out
my hand. A Hugh Parker graspcd 81.
Z looked p into his face The spots
faded from my vision. and -nd
myself meeting a pair OF steady ewes.
and as I sazed I felt a sudden calm
come over me
Il am glad 20 see YOU again. Mr..
Parker" j said quietly.
rejoined.
The words were nothing IN them
selves bur for some subtle reason
they warmed my heart. I was sure
that the speaker meant them. I rec
objected that the first time had ever
met him i had been conscious OF his
innate sincerity.
We four stayed on the roof q few
ui-utes longer then. with the eN-
cuse that il was time Grace had re-
turned from experimenting tie milk
in ] slpDed away downstairs alone.
did not Indulge the weak desire
70 hide in my own room. but Went
right on down TO tie first floor.
called Grace. and sat with her while
she ate her bread and milk. chatter
ing all the while about the pretty
Jersey cows she had Just seen.
Grace Is Affectionnte.
was summoned 10 dinner by the
time the little girl was Fl bed arc
had had her talk with her father
waited until 7 heard him leave the
nursery and 80 downstairs before I
went in and gave her her goodnight
Kiss. She lunS her arms about nv
ne and held me closer than usual
kissing me on the cheek again and
gain
"Oh. my dear Miss Dart" she said.
Continued on page 81