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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-25
New Menus in Practise.

PORTLAND, Ora, Sept. 25.-Ho-
tells. restaurants and cafeterias
throughout Oregon today put into
practice the new schedule of menus,
which is a part of the state food con-
'servation program.
Among the chief features of the
rev schedule is the more liberal use
of breads made from other than
white flour, the discontinuance en-
tirely of the custom of serving white
bread before the meat order: the fea-
turing of vegetable dishes; elimina-
tiCn as much as possible of meat
courses; saving of all fats now vast
ed for soap making and complete eli
mination of all waste.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-25

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 25.
ALL cities west of the Rocky noun
eains are experiencing a shortage in
milk and retailers are having trou-
BILE in securing sufficient to supply
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-25

about so feet away, to represent the
enemy trenches.
The practice grenades are non-ex-
plosive, but are of the same weight
and size as those used by the allies.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-25

best throwers, as their greater reach
helps them to develop the sweeping
over head throw that experienced
grenadiers use.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-25
Ministers in Conference.

SPRING FIELD. Ore, Sept. 25.-
Methodist ministers representing 200
churches gathered here today at the
e5th annual session of the Oregon con-
ference Mayor Morrison welcomed
the ministers. The session ends Oct
1st
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-25
Women Run State Fair.

STATE FAIR GROUNDS. Salem
! Ore. Sept. 25.-Women ran the state
fair today.
Women were on the program and
women crowded the fair grounds. The
day on the program is called women's
societies and food preparedness day.
Campbell's American band opened
today's program at 10 O'Clock with a
concert Mrs. George NcMath, rep
resenting the Mothers Congress and
the State Parent Teachers associa-
ton, spoke and Alice Price Moore,
of Baker, sang.
The speed program opened at 1870
O'Clock this afternoon. Between
events, Anna Marshall Powell of AL
bany and Campbel's band furnished
music. Millie r. Turnbull spoke at
o'clock and the days program was
rounded out with a balloon ascension
and parachute drop at 4.
The Death of Custer or the Battle
oc the Little Big Horn is tonight's
feature.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-25
BILL To PUT LUMBER
ON HOUR BASIS Up

WASHINGTON. Sept. 25.-A bin
to put the lumber industry on an
eight t-hour-day basis was introduced
today by Senator Jones of Washing
ton and referred to the commerce
committee It would prohibit inter
state shipments of lumber products
on which there has been labor Of
more than eight hours a day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-25

Mr.. and Mrs. =. J. Lynde of this
city have just announced the engage
nent Of their daughter, Miss Vesta
l. Lynde to Lewis Mason Clement,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ Clement
of Oakland. Cal. Miss Iynde is a
charming girl who was born and
raised in Pendleton and made her
home here until about five years ago
when she went to Oakland. where
she has held a splendid position with
Kahn Brothers. Miss Lynde is
granddaughter Of James A. Drake.
Concerning her approaching marriage
the Oakland Tribune says
Mr.. and Mrs. p. J. Lynde an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter Miss Vesta L. Lynde o.
Pendleton, oregon. to Lewis Mason
Clement. son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ.
Clement Of Oakland. The wedding
of the couple is to take place the
first part Of November at the Gle
znent home in this city. after which
Clement and his bride are to leave
on their honeymoon to Florida Pan |
sma, New Orleans. Washington, New |
York City and East Orange, New /
Jersey, which is to be their future /
home. Clement Is a graduate of the |
University of California. Glass of
1914, and is now in charge of the
Research Laboratory OF the Western
Electric Company of New York.
-
The Misses Alvina and Helena
Roehlk left yesterday on No. II for
Sound points. During their trip they
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-25
LIVE NEWS OF
THE NORTHWEST

! CAMP LEWIS, Tacoma, Wash
Sept 25.-Drafted men from Camp
Lewis will be sent to camps where
Utah and California guardsmen are
now in training to bring the guards
men regiments of those states up to
war strength. The decision of the
war department to fill out these regi-
ments with Camp Lewis men will
| make ii possible for Camp Lewis to
accommodate the conscripts of this
district without building more bar
racks. The cantonment is not large
enough to house the 46,149 men or
dered to report here.
The government is able to shift
men from one camp to the other over
western roads without added cost be-
cause most of the railroads are frank
roads and must hall troops free
California's "conscript guardsmen"
wifi go direct to Charlotte. n. c.,
and the Utah men will go to Linda
Vista. California.
John c. Daley. five years ago
Jockey of international fame in sport
ing circles is in training here. He ex-
planned today the government draft
ed him because he knows Berlin so
we'll he can act as a guide when the
Americans arrive at Berlin.
Tacoma will provide a soldiers club
for men in training when they are in |
the city. The club will be fitted out |
with tables, chairs, billiard and pool |
tables, magazines and books and |
writing materials. 1t is estimated it
will cost approximately $1,000 a month
% maintain the club. Tacoma busi-
less men will meet the cost
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-25

Swedish gymnasts could do their
nation a great service by ironing out
a few of the present diplomatic
kinks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-25
ENGLISH MAKE BOMBING RAID
Air Squadron Damages Railway sta
tion and Docks.

LONDON, Sept. 25.-An official
statement issued today says an Eng
lish air squadron Friday night car
ried out bombing raids on the Thour-
ont Cortemarck railway stations.
Bombs weer dropped on the docks at
Ostend on Saturday. All our ma
ohines returned safely.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-25

The Misses Alvina and Helena
Roehlk left yesterday on No. II for
sound points During their trip they
viii visit at the home of Mr.. and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-30
Shifting Clock Ahead One Hour Would Save
Seventeen Billion Hours, Says Expert

the clock forward this spring
and turn II back to normal
time next fall. 80 that during
the five summer months an eX-
ira hour of daylight may be
automatically obtained for the
whole hundred and ten million
OF our people. said Marcus NJ.
Marks, president OF the Borough
OF Manhattan and chsirman OF
the New York Daylight Saving
committee, TO me today
~ placed in effect May /
and continued to the end OF
September. a period OF 1853
days. Il would mean 1880, ,000.-
600 hours OF additional day
light. figuring one hour for
each man, woman and child in
tho United States each day,
"Thls ls enough time, II IL
could be utilized In such a way.
figuring 1000 men each work
Ing eight hours day for
three years on each ship, Sun
days and holiday included, to
build 900 first line battleships.
counting the extra hour as val.
liable to only half the popula-
ton"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-30
I6 BELIEVED TO Be
LOST WITH VACUUM
ON RETURN TRIP

NEW YORK. April 30 The vacu.
um or Co. made public this fore
noon a dispatch received indicating
that the captain OF the Vacuum and
all but three gunners we're lost.
Lieut. Thomas. 4. = y was N
charge OF the gun crew. while Capt.
$ s. Harris commanded tho steam.
er
The message follows:
The Vacuum torpedoed 2Sth. 40
miles west OF Barra No. lifeboat
lost. with captain and others drown
cd. No .. with chief officer and
following. saved
simpson and Williams. euEi.
neers. IAncgren. carpenter. Lotes.
quartermaster Witzen. GlsHos. oil.
ers. Parde. stoker. SlHgros. Vine
gapham. Bytl. seamsn. Dia and An
drews. stewards. Hatton. wireless
William Orell and Nicholas Hitson
and I.asker naval"
Al the offices OF the Vacuum OIL
co. it was stated that the Vacuum
was n regular cargo boat. not a
tanker. "a frat reported. She had
delivered a cargo taken on ~ New
York 20 Liverpool and WAS return.
ing home in ballast.
The cabiegram received by the oil
company and cabled adylces to tho
United Press indicated that total
OF Is men. including Capt Harris
and the American gun crew, were
probably lost
The Vacuum 3 crew numbered 20.
and IS were reported landed In the
reports from London. Fifteen Nom.
bers OF the crew we're Americans.
With the gunnerH and Lieut. Thorn
ss. in command. the Americans mum.
| bered %.
The Vacuum was OF .092 tons.
She carried two guns. forward and
aft. in charge Of a naval gun crow.
The Vacuum had crew Of % She
has been carrying oil to Europe
since 1914.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-30
LOGAN WRITES
AGAIN; ANSWERS
STARS QUERIES

~ this Il the "red-halred Md"
whom Logan Bslllngsley mentioned
in one OF h's letters 10 Tho Star.
he Ia willing TO tackle the Job OF
capturing the escaped bootleEger.
lie Is Cecil Kane. i3. OF $3.50 3sth
ave. ). lie h the newaboy to
whom Logan wrote he would like
10 surrender. so that the boy
might get the 800 reward offered
by the marshal Logan repeated
his desire to let the boy get the
reward. In a letter received by The
Star today.
Cecil IA the second Oldest child
in a family OF six. He has five
brothers and one sister. and his
earnings help the support OF the
family.
when The Star proposed to Bit.
lingsley that he surrender to re-
porter so that /ne reward might be
turned over 10 the Red Cross. It
did not know Bifngsley had In
mind to give himself up TO young
Cecil.
II Logan wants Cecil 20 get tho
reward. instead OF the Red Cross.
The Star xill be glad to cooperate
with him 10 that end in his plans
for surrendering himself.
The letter from Billlngsley
which reached Tho Star today vas
sent special delivery, and was
mailed at tho postoffice at n
o'clock. according TO the postmark
II was delivered al The Star office
20 minutes later
The handwriting and signature
are the same as those In previous
letters. u. s. District Attorney
Allen pronounces It Logan's sigma
ture.
The letter reads as follows:
Sunday, 30 p. m.
Star Reporter: enjoyed the
show at the Coliseum Immensely
this evening. Douglas Fairbanks
seemed TO be trying 70 stay In jail
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-30

TIME United States war bonds will be
i in denominations Of SIS and upward.
It would be a glorious thing for this
country If every citizen could own one or
more Of its governments bonds. gov
crnment's creditors should not be small
group OF bankers and capitalists, but
should include the whole OF the people
governed.
The Star wants TO help give these
bonds as wide a distribution as possible.
To that end it has sent the telegram
printed herewith to the secretary OF the
treasury.
The Star regards it as patriotic priv
ilege for it to give free TO the govern
ment all the advertising and publicity
that the sale Of the bonds in this section
will require In addition it will turn
over free such part Of its building as the
government may need as an information
bureau and place where the bonds may
be sold
The Star suggests that bond dealers,
newspapers or other institutions equipped
to aid the work OF distributing bonds,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-30
DEPUTIES DENY
RIFLE SHOOTING

Whether rifles were on the dock
during the shooting between pas
sengers aboard the steamer Verona
and citizen deputies in the Everett
city dock. November :. and wheth-
cr they we're used. is the chief sub
ject OF the rehuttal testimony Of
the state Monday morning in the
case of Thomas Tracy. |. W. W.
charged with the murder OF JEFF.
ferson Beard. which IS nearing its
end In Judge Ronald's court
Deputies who were on the dock
appeared on the stand Monday
morning
Rudolph Whitehower. deputy
who was IN the east warehouse.
said that only pistols were fired
from the warehouse. altho he ad-
mitted rifles might have been on
the dock toward the end OF the bat
tie.
W. J. Britt. another deputy who
stood near the Klatawa slip. under
direct examination. testified that
no rifles were fired near him nj
any time and that he had stood by
the slip during the entire time the
boat was At the dock
Under Attorney Vanderveer' S
cross questions. Britt admitted that
rifle was fired from the slip.
First he said that It was after the
Verona left the dock; then he ad-
mitted II was while the boat was
still nj the dock.
Was Close TO Ship
Were YOU afraid?" Nanderveer
asked
NO" was the reply.
You we're in plain sight OF the
boat. nothing TO be afraid OF. eh -
Yes. said Britt.
Britt testified that no rifles had
been brought past him during the
shooting and that il would have
been impossible for them to pass
him without his seeing them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-30

Cronns May Take Time
Senator Gronna also has an
amendment providing for the stop
ping OF grain distribution TO brew
cries and distilleries-another sub.
Ject which may take hours.
In other words, the bill today Is
in the same position II was week
ago. subject TO the Introduction OF
all amendments which have been
introduced and discussed for hours
during the last week
Senator Chamberlain. who Is in
charge OF the bill In the senate. is
confident that many amendments
previously introduced will not be
again presented. because the vote
went against them before. and that
whatever amendments are offered
VIII be disposed OF with such dis.
patch that a vote will be secured
late tonight.
On the other hand. there are
some who think. with the oratorical
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-30
HANNA'S Confident


~ i;hout valid argument
against Il. and with every class
Of people lined up behind ~,
daylight saving looks like a
winner TO me" ssys Councilman
Hanna, father OF the council
resolution 20 move the hands of
Seattle clocks ahead an hour
for the summer months.
The resolution was scheduled
for presentation 20 the council
and for vote Monday after
noon.
All Saturday evening and
Sunday the phones OF the
doubtful five" couneilmon were
beseiged by citizens asking for
adoption Of Hanna's ordinance.
MY phone is ringing all day lon
10 tell mo that Seattle folks wan
10 save daylight. electric light. "a
and health" said Hanna MY mai
ls filled with letters that deman
more time for work and play 10
families.
At most its opponents can onl
claim that for a little time after VI
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-30
SlJbbED;;
10 Navy
MEN DIE

LONDON. April 3o.-Amerlea
may have ios, her first fighting
force in the war with Germany
In the torpedoinp Of the Amer.
lean armed tanker Vacuum Sat.
urday. Lieut.. Thomas. U. s. NJ,
In command of the gun crew.
and nine OF his men were
among those reported missing
today. The total missing 10
thought TO be 10.
Three naval gunnerH were among
those saved. The rescued included
the chief mate and II men in all.
The captain OF the Vacuum and
some OF tho crew are still unac'
counted for.
The survivors were attended 20
BY the Shlpwreck Mariners society
today
Capt. s. s. Harris was in one llfc-
boat still missing with the Amer.
lean blueJackets aud their llcuten.
ant and other members OF the crew
stu unaccounted for.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-30

start there will be some slight con.
fusion. but what does this amount
20 when the advantages OF the plan
are considered
Viewing II from the standpoint
Of economy measured In terms Of
cubic feet and kilowRtis. one uses
little or no gas or electricity on
summer mornings. but does use
light on summer evenings Set the
clock ahead and YOU can take ad
vantage OF an hour more free light
at night. too
Aid 20 Food Problem
And it's better light Authori.
ties are agreed that the family that
gets the most daylight is the
healthiest. happiest family. Sun.
light is the foe TO bacteria. and bac-
terra are the foes OF health.
I'D like TO make garden. but
| can't find tho time TO do g. |
have heard this all over Seattle.
Making gardens now Is a patriotic
duty. we are told. Then making
/ fContlnucd on paue y
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-30
NO OFFICIAL WORD
FROM the VACUUM

WASHINGTON. April 30.-Neith-
or the navy nor state departments
had any official word OF the tor
pedong of the Vacuum up to early
afternoon.
While the navy refused to give
ont the names Of the gun crew, II
is understood the Lieut.. Thomas
mentioned Is Lieut.. c. G. Thomas.
Deputy Sheriff Edwards returned
from Spokane Monday with Albert
Mitchell. who escaped from the
King county Jail last October after
serving about half of a six-month
sentence imposed for shop lifting.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-30
u. S. May Send Guardsmen Into Trenches in Six Week:
La Toilette Holds Up Conscrption by Referendum Deman
Senate takes
LEAD NOW

WASHINGTON, April 30.-A second must be had
in the and the house before oonscnption law is
legally adopted
This the outstanding feature in the selecve draft fight.
which. believed had ended Saturday night when the
approved onscpon by vote OF 81 to g. after the
house earlier in the day, passed the question by
vote OF 597 To-.
While both houses passed the principle OF CONSUMPTION.
they did pass the bills Being two distinct bills,
tho containing many OF the features will be
necessary for the other OF
the houses This declared will reopen the whole qucs
ton the senate and Senator La Toilette ready proong
the debate He will introduce amendment providing for
referendum OF the people conscripon, which he was
prevented from introducing Saturday night account OF the
time limit.
la Toilette it is believed may delay final vote for
week tho leaders both houses hopeful that arrangcr
-ents can be made Tor earlier
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-30
Who Is Exempted?

Here the citizens Of the United States who will be ex
empted from the selective draft:
All dependent relatives (ths includes all
ried mem and all physically morally unfit persons.
The president OF the United States and the Legislative
executive and judicial officers. federal and state.
All persons the military naval service.
Members welrecognzed religious sects in which the
creed prohibits participation in
made discretionary exemption draft
military only OF house and postal
workmen asenas and yards pilots
actually service. and farm workers
the military
tablshment n maintenance OF the national interests
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-30
RESERVE OFFICERS
TO BE CALLED May s

At least 500 OF the pick OF Sc
attle's young men will train to be
the leaders OF the nations army
They will receive notification May
5 as to when to begin the three
months training at the Preside.
san Francisco.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-30

belligerent nations OF Europe
and enacts into law measure
introduced in the senate by
Senator Calder OF New York.
and in the house by Represent.
ative Borland of Missouri. at
the request of the Daylight
Saving committee OF New York.
"The plan. as adopted In Eu-
rope and as proposed by the
committee, of which am
chairman. Is. briefly, to turn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-30
GIVE WAR BONDS WIDE SALE
The Star Offers to Bonds Over Its Counters Pub

offer their offices and services on the
same basis, 50 that the expense OF the
sale to the government may be held TO
a minimum. Here Is a copy OF the telc-
gram The Star sent to Secretary
MCAdoo:
TELEGRAM
Seattle, Wash, April 80, 1917.
VIM. c. McAdoo,
Secretary of U. S. Treasury,
Washington, ID. c.
The Seattle Star wishes to offer to the
United States government the immediate
use Of its business office as a selling
place for the disposal of a portion of the
war bond issue. such service to be per-
formed by us without commission of any
kind
We believe the general public OF Amer
ica wishes to take part in really popular
disposal of these bonds, particularly those
of small denomination, and we hope you
will allow us to be instrumental in
rendering such service alike to govern
ment and people.
EDITOR THE SEATTLE STAR.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-30
2 GUARD COMPANIES
UNDER QUARANTINE

PORTLAND. April 80. -- Com
panles A and B. Third Oregon In
fantry. are under quarantine today
AZ the Armory. as the result Of two
welldeflned cases of spinal menin-
gitis. which have developed In the
last two days The quarantined
troops. numbering $50 men, will be
taken to a detention camp at the
Clackamas rifle range.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-30

thirty million
hours Of day.
light may be
added 10 tho
available time
OF the people
OF the United
States for pre-.
paredness.
T his Is
what will hap
pen II con
gress follows
the lead talk
on by all tho
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-30

blasts again opened, the senate may
devote several days or more TO dis
cussion. There is possibility of the
senate bill being sent to the house
for action. because a rule could be
secured there limiting debate ana
assuring the dispatch OF the bill TO-
conference within a few days. This
would spoil La Follette's scheme 10
precipitate a discussion of his
amendment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-30

NEW YORK. April 3O--Col
Roosevelt today offered TO raise
not one, but four army divisions to
be rushed to the firing limo ip
France.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-30
FRENCH
ASK
TROOPS
BY GEORGE MARTIN

Ini,ed Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April
S0-It will be only a mat
ter OF a few days before
United States militia units
now mobilized in this
country are on their way
10 the European front and
less than six weeks before
they are actually embat-
tied with the Germans on
the European front il the
allies urgent recommen-
dations To the American
government meet the ap-
proval of the administra-
ton.
This question. Il was believed.
was 10 be OF prime Importance at
the conference today between Presl-
dent Wilson and Viviani az the
f6Aits House. Officially. Great
Britain has not asked thai an erpe-
ditionary force be sent. France has
formally and strongly urged 10 thru
Marshal Joffre. Great Britain. how
ever. r. known to be In thoro ac-
cord with the plea OF Marshal Joffre.
Want Troops az Once
II became known today that the
allies want American troops. In
patches OF several hundred. to 10
At once TO Europe aboard every ship
that sails. This will obviate ueces-
sity for the concentration OF enor-
nous masses OF men in one place
and the crippling OF food and muni-
tons ships TO carry them.
The allies want mobilIxed Nation.
al Guard units which were at tho
border, because they feel these men
were equipped by their border work
to go at once 10 the Western front
and train within sound o, the big
guns. so they will be tempered for
battle in not longer than five weeks
II developed today that both Eng.
land and France have stressed the
need OF Americas food and money
q. once, but have avoided asking
~
- fear Of affecting the course OF
President Wilson's conscriptlon
bill In congress
IL Is even thought possible-so
great Is the European allies desire
10 have the Stars and Stripes on
tho battle line Col. Roose-
welt himself might be the man 10
put IL there. This. however. IL spec
ulation. merely. one the part OF
those who speak unofficially.
Will Fight Separately
These troops the allies have as
sured this government win not be
fused with French. English, Rus
ala, Indian or other troops. but will
fight as American units-under
their own colorB.
The allies recommendations to
day we're intended to wean this
country away from the idea that
before American troops go abroad
they must be trained here for
months They pointed 10 the fail
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