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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-28
SAN FRANCISCO PLANTS
STAY CLOSED DESPITE
TEMPORARY COMPACT

the boilermalers union upset the
whole plan OF strike settlement
While these parlcys were progress
ing, the marines hoisted n large Am
erican flaE. Thousands of strikers
stood with barred heads during the
ceremony and burst into cheers. In
few minutes the crowd Dispersed.
Gavin. NcNab, federal mediator.
continued his efforts to bring a labor
peace. but denied he appealed to
Washington regarding the matter.
Some small shops which were tied
up by the strike resumed this morn
Ing. 1t is understood the employers
organization instructed them to close
immediately pending definite settle
ment Of the whole trouble.
PORTLAND. Sept. 2s.-RCpre~en-
tativcs uf the striking Shipvard work
crS and employers eNpccted to con-
fer soon. strike leaders cancelled
their plans for wholesale picketing.
ard authorities postponed the trials
Of the strikers avrtSted. Peace seems
near. Both sides are evidently win
ming the compromise, slightly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-28
SUBMARINE
SITUATION
is SERIOUS

LONDON, sept. 2s.-The min
istry shipping Permitted the
United Press to state the subma-
rine situation is extremely seri-
Gus.
The ministry said Britain calls
upon the United States 20 build
six million tons of shipping an
nuaIIy. Otherwise the war Of
forts may be futile.
The sinkings since February
first equal all losses preceding
the war period.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-28
ALL ATTACKS REFUSED.

LONDON, Sept. 2s.-Bitter Ger
man counter-attacks continued last
night, Haig reported. British artil-
lery and machine gun fire repulsed
all attacks. Isolated strong points
south of Polygon wood were cleared
of Germans.
Another German counter attack at
Zonnebeke last night was repulsed
before the British artillery. The
British successfully raided the Ger
mans southwest of Cherisy last
night. Several Germans were pris-
onered or killed. German artillery
is active south of Lens.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-28
PUNISH BOYS FOR MURDER

OAKLAND Sept. 2S.-John Baker
and James Fee. both IA years old
who confessed to the murder by stran-
gulation of Mrs. Emily Turner, 70, at
her lonely ranch among the Ber-
kelley foothills a month ago, were to-
day ordered to the Whittier state re-
form school.
According to their confession, the
boys strangled Mrs. Turner with pill
lows and threw her body into we'll
whence it was subsequently recover
ed. The boys said their motive was
robbery.
They obtained so cents in money
and when they tried to sell several
cows owned by their victim, they
were arrested.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-28
u. S. WARSHIP
GOES AGROUND

WASHINGTON, Sept. %. - An
American battleship is aground in the
home waters and is resting easily,
the navy department announced.
The department expected the vessel
to be fioated easily. The name of the
vessel is withheld.
The vessels bow is hard aground.
1t is believed her double bottoms are
flooded, nessitating the removal of
the stores. Naval vessels are stand
ing by.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-28
AIRPLANE REPORTED
FLYING OVER BUTTE

BUTTE. Sept. 2S.-Tour men say
they saw an airplane flying over
Butte this morning. They declare the
motors droning was plainly heard,
An airplane was recently reported
over Helena,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-28
IOWA REGIMENT Is REVIEWED.
Governor and Senators See Troops
of Rainbow Division.

MINEOLA, y. Y, Sept. 2s.-Gov-
ernor w. L. Harding of Iowa and
United States Senators Cummings and
Kenyon of that state today reviewed.
Iowas contingent to the Rainbow di-
vision at Camp Mills. The troops
were the 16Sth infantry, formerly
the Third Iowa regiment.
Major General William c. Gorgas'
surgeon general of the army, inspect
ed the camp today and paid special
attention to the measures taken to
prevent the spread of meningitis
which made its appearance recently
among Alabama troops. An exami-
nation of the Alabama regiment has
resulted in most of its members be-
ing released from quarantine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-28
RUSSIAN DESTROYER
SUNK; MANY PERISH

PETROGRAD, Sept. 2S.-The Rus
sian destroyer Okhotnika was mined
and sunk with a loss Of all on board
ecept eleven. it is officially announe-
cd.
Officers refused TO leave the ship.
The Okhotnit was bHiIt in 1905. She
carried 100 men
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-28
HORSE MARKET Is BURNED

EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, Sept. 2S.-
Fire that swept the horse market sec
tion of the National stock yards here
this afternoon caused a property loss
of $3.50, 900, destroyed several horse
and mule stables and burned down the
pavilion in which stock auctions are
held.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-28

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2s.-A
hurricane swept the entire Mis-
sissippi coast at $3.50 this after
noon. The wind varied from 40
to 80 miles an hour.
Eleven fishing boats with their
crews totaling As are uaccounted
for. It is feared they are lost.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-28
CARRY NAMED TO DIRECT
NEW MERCHANT MARINE

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2s.-Edwin
Carry of Chicago, president of tho
Haskell. Baker car company and
member of the shiDbuilding wage adj
justment board has been appointed
director of transportation of the ship
ping board it is announced. Carry
will direct the operations of the new
merchant marine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-28
CAN YOU GIVE US
A LITTLE HELP ON
THIS PROPOSITION

= Owing to the fact orders for .
. the Round-Up East Cregonians Q
q continue to come in though the 2
q supply is entirely exhausted this 2
& paper desires TO purchase cop :
y les of any Of the Roundup edi- :
g. tions. Five cents a copy, un- Z
= wrapped, will be paid for all pa {
. pcrs brought to the office. Pa 6
= pers are wanted for each of the Z
. three days of the Roundup. Z
q Please bring the papers at once 4
g so that outsiders may be cared 4
& fer.
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-28
DENVER ROAD TO BE
MERGED WITH MISSOURI

DENVER. Sept. 2s.-Ths Denver
and Rio Graude railroad will be re-
merged with the Missouri P'acific and
Western Pacific lines at a meeting ot
the directors October 18th. Il is learn
cd The headquarters will be moved
10 New York or St. Louis.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-28
CENTRAL POWERS
WILL NOT STATE
WAR OBJECTS NOW
Michaelis Praises PODe's
Peace Note; Belgium Is
Secretly Discussed.

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 2s.-The Cen
trail powers will not state their war
aims now, Chancellor Michaelis told
the Reichstag main committee.
Michaelis praised the Pope's peace
note, declaring moral seriousness.
simple Justice, and the true spirit of
neutrality inspired it.
Belgium was discussed in n secret
session.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-28
COL. HOUSE NAMED TO HEAD
PEACE INFORMATION BUREAU
DENVER AID POLICE
AND FIRI1MIIN IN
IL. q. OF Il. FIGHT

DENVER, Colo, Sept. 2s.--
Denver police and firemen to-
day stepped jauntily forth
clad in new winter Uniforms
, the gift Of the city.
- The city council voted a $50
bonus to each policeman and
fireman with which to pur-
chase winter outfits. As fur
ther aid in the high cost Of
living fight beginning January
) !. their salaries will be increas-
ed SIS a month.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-28
HURRICANE SWEEPS MISSISSIPPI COAST Il FISHING BOATS WITH
THEIR CREWS TOTALNG FORTYFNE MEN ARE BELIEVED LOST

Business and traffic in all
Mississippi coast towns was sus-
pended. Preparations were
made against the most serious
storm in years. 1t is believed
New Orleans escaped the storm
entirely.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-28

SEATTLE, Scut. 2s.-Therc seem
ed little hope this afternoon of pre-
venting the strike Of 10000 ship
ward workers tomorrow. Efforts tn
arrange "a peaceful settlement con-
tinuCd,
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 2S.-All
shipbuilding plants remained closed
although today was set for the re-
sumption of work under the tempo
rary agreement between employers
and the iron trades council. Following
the announcement that the boiler
makers refused to accept Il tempor-
ary agreement the employers kept
their plants closed. Officials Of the
iron trades council called the action
lockout and called an emergency
meeting Of their unions.
L. :. Marines ON Guard.
Gordon of United states Marines
guarded all the entrances tu the Upi-
on Iron Works and halted all ap-
preaching workers, denying them en-
trance. Captain Gardner. command
ing the marines. announced the em-
plovers issued these instructions when
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-28

JURY DIsAGREEs. DISMISSED.
RED OAK, Iowa. Sept. 2s.-The
jury in the Lyn George Kelly axe
murders case was unable to agree
and was dismissed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-28

News of PendletOn, Page
3; Social and Personal on
Page 6.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-28
BENNETT LEADS IN NEW YORK


NEW YORK. Sept. 2S.-William NJ.
Fonnett took the lead in the contest
for the republican mayoralty nominal
tion from Mayor Mitchell early this
morning by ~ gain of 1856 votes in the
18th assembly district. which wipco
out the apparent majority record Tor
tho mayor i'm the primary election
last week. Mr.. Tcuno,t Is now % votes
ahead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-20
ITALIANS TAKE

Confined from raee onei
fronts is about ninety miles Itaiy's
April offensive centered for the most
part along the Isonzo. from Goritz
south of the Gulf of Trieste, where
the drive was toward the Austrian
seaport of Trieste. Italian troops pen
etrated to within fourteen miles of
this queen city of the Adriatic.
DefenseS PulveriZed.
At many places along the rocky line
which marks the front of the tremen-
dous Italian artillery fire has actually
pulverized the Austrian defenses.
Front dispatches today reported the
enemy hprrying up reserves to back
up the weak spots and flirging their
troops into human rampa-ts into the
Italian advancing waves.
1t was at these spots where breaches
have been blasted in the A lstrian de-
Tense line that the hand-to. hand fight
ing was occurring today. The defend
ers bitterly resisted the Italian as
saults.
Haig Reports New Gains.
London, Aug. 2O.-Further gains
in the Ypres sector were announced
by Field Marshal Haig today as the
in Flanders.
Our line was slightly advanced
southeast of ST. Jansholk," he declar-
ed.
The British ommander-ln-ch1ef
also reported the repulse of a Ger
man counter-attack against new Brit
ish positions southeast of Epehy. Thers
was violent fighting in this sector.
South of Lens the British troops
made a successful raid.
Tanks Use New Device.
London, Aug 2O.-By sheer weight
of steel, the British forced continued
recession of the German line in the
Ypres-Poelkapelle sector today.
A brand new wrinkle greatly aided
the British drive. 1t was the use of
tanks equipped with smoke devices,
permitting the numbering machines to
progress renVeloped in a veritab1e fog
which prevented accurate location
from the artillery. ---.
The British losses have been extra
ordinarily light. considering the inten-
sity of the drive. The crumbled, she'll
torn ground conquered, however,
showed heavy German losses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-20
HAS SEED WHEAT.
sherman County Won't Suffer Because
Council Can't Provide.

Sherman county won't suffer be-
cause the state defense council is un-
able to provide funds for seed wheat.
OF course Sherman county was outside
the district included in the selective
seed wheat drive, but it is able to pro-
vide funds to all worthy farmers.
There was resentment in a state
ment issued by the Goodland Farmers
institute. But at the same time there
was commendable pride in the fact
that the county could care for it's own
farmers and did not need outside as
sistance. In a statement directed to
the state defense council, the Sherman
county alliance said
I'VE have enough seed within the
boundaries of Sherman county to sow
twice the acreage commonly sown.
The majority of our farmers have
either seed of their own, or the cash
with which to buy it. The few who
have neither wheat nor cash, have the
confidence of the moneyed men of the
county and therefore have the credit
with which to buy.
eve farmers of Sherman county
feed that you have been unkind in
discriminating against Sherman coun-
ty, and do not feel kindly over your
slight"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-20

price to the public. He said the in
creased cost of production was SO
cents a ton, based ON a general esti-
mate. Walker estimated labor cost
alone at an increase of rs cents to a
miner, he admitted. was Is to 20 per
cent.
DO you figure to lose money on
Mayer
I'VE don't figure to, altho we do
sometimes"
What class do you lose on2''
Lose on Screened Coal.
I'VE figure the greatest loss on
screened coal"
Mayer estimated that rs per cent
of the Kansas production went to the
railroads and to steam industries.
Frank Shoplin of Kansas City, rep
pany produced $1,500,00 tons of coal
year from the Kansas mines He
said production had dropped 20 per
cent in the last year and that produc-
ton cost had increased 40 to so per
cent. The increase to consumers in
creased to the railroads in the same
proportion as the increase to the in
dividual. he said.
Following the morning hearing,
Brewster expressed disgust
This is all bunc," said the attorney
general. I'VE are not getting any
thing. We will give these fellows a
chance to bring in their books and
show facts under oath. 1 propose to
go right on with this hearing until we
get facts that are based on records"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-20
STATE TO MAKE

II 0prtnuen ITOun rage Nbneb
asked Brewster. IF so, why do you
There are a lot of reasons, said
Walker, labor troubles, increased
wages, car shortages and a general in
crease in the price of production"
What was your profit on ton of
coal last month";
II don't know. Our books for last
month aren't made up"
well for the month before or the
month before that"
'It was less than ten cents a ton"
ter
TT was less than 5 cents"
How much of your production is
sold to the railroads."
''Seventy-five to 80 per cent and
most of the balance to big steam plant
industries
Walker told the governor and at
the mines is selling for 1925 to $3.50
a tom with a price of $2.65 to S2.75
to railroads.
Don't Figure To Lose.
Don't you figure to lose money on
a bunch of your railroad contracts?"
asked Brewster.
If we did, we would be in the
hands of a sheriff in thirty days" re-
piled the coal operator. Let me tell
you that the price of coal today is too
low. That is TRUE as compared with
conditions a year ago. You said you
didn't want to hamper industry. That
is just what you are doing. You are
doing it unjustifiably.'
Jackson-Walker's only railroad con-
tract, Walker said, was with the Santa
Fe. Asked concerning the minimum
railroad rate, he said he could not
answer.
John Mayer of Kansas City, head, of
the Mayer Coal company, said his
company had made no increase in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-20
This Is Opinion of Leading
Democrats of the State.
They Believe He viii Not Run
Against Thompson.
Is ONE YEAR APPOINTMENT
Many Believe, However, Kan
san VIII Get 7-Year Term.
Murdoch viii Make His Home
in Washington.

Victor Murdoch will go to Washing
ton next week to accept his appoint
men to a place on the federal trades
commission. The appointment is for
a. term of one year-thef unexpired
term of the late Will H. Parry-and
Murdock's salary for the year will be
$4,000. The Wichita man will aban-
don chautauqua and lyceum work
Should he be reappointed. he will be
named for a seven year term.
I'M Democrat circles in Kansas the
appointment of Murdoch is accepted
as a bar to his entrance in the Demo-
cratic senatorial primaries next year.
Such authorities as Hubert Lardner
of Fort Scott chairman of the Demo-
crat state committee, and other lead
ers in Kansas are of the opinion that
Murdoch will not oppose Senator w.
Fl. Thompson for denomination.
Recognition of I1ansans
Appointment of Murdoch to the
place on the federal trades commits
sion gives to Kansas another vitality
important federal job. 1t is the third
$4,000 plum handed Kansas by the
Wilson administration. John Cald-
well of Fort Scott. minister to Serbia
receives $10,0 600 a year for his SER
vices. Henderson S. Martin, while
serving as vice governor of the Phil
D.
500 year-the latest federal Job
ever accorded Kansan.
announcements sent to Kansas in
dictate that Murdoch will devote his
entire time and attention to the work
OF the new commission. The commits
sion was created under act of con-
gress in November, 1914, and its DOW
ers extend to investigation of business
methods and operations by private
corporations or individuals. common
carriers and banks alone being re-
stricted from Jurisdiction of the com
mission.
The Commissions Powers.
The commission has the right to in
quire into combinations, agreements,
price and rate fixing and pools as to
territory and ceiling privileges. It
may call witnesses and take sworn
testimony for use in courts of record.
Cases of combinations in restraint of
trade are directly placed under control
OF the commission which is vested
with authority to hold hearings in any
city In the United States. Most of the
work of the commission, however. is
handled in Washington.
When the commission was appoint
cd one member was named for three
years, another for four, another five.
another six and a fifth member for a
seven-year term. When the term of
member expires his successor is an
pointed for seven year term. In
event of vacancy the successor fills
the unexpired term. Because of this
provision, the United States senate
was asked to approve the presidents
nomination of Murdoch for a one-year
period. The four members of the
commission at this time are: William
J. Hawks. vice chairman; Joseph E.
Davis, George Rublee and Leonidas j.
Bracken, secretary. Edward N. Hur-
ley, former chairman of the commits
sion, was recently named as chairman
of the shipping board to succeed Will
liam Denman.
Murdoch will make his home in
Washington during the term of his
appointment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-20
REQUEST TO NEWLANB
White Way Petition Starts Thru Red
Tape Second Time.

The petition for a white way on
Kansas avenue between Tenth and
Eleventh streets was re-referred to
Frank M Newland, commissioner of
water and light, today. The same
petition was referred to him more
than a month ago and referred. back
to the city commissioners with the
recommendation that it be granted.
The law which demands that TWEEN
ty days after the filing of such a petit
ton, protesting property owners be
called to attend a special meeting, vas
forgotten. That threw the petition
out of the city files and now it must
gain be filed and referred to Commits
sioner Newland
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-20
SUES CITY FOR $5,037
Ella Mott Broke. Ankle Last Winter
on Sunlxen Brick.

A 210-pound women and sunken
brick in a sidewalk on East Sixth
street formed a combination that re-
suited in a $5,037 damage suit against
the city of Topeka. The suit was filed
in the district court today by Ella
Mott She alleges that she attempted
to settle with the city but was turned
down. In her petition she states that
on January "a. 1917, she stepped in a
hole left by a sunken brick at 1904
East Sixth street and fell, breaking
her left ankle. She states that walk
ing is now difficult and painful and
that she suffered permanent injury.
She holds the city responsible for the
condition of the sidewalk and demands
damages
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-20
POLICE RUNS SMOOTH!
Department Harmonious Under Act
ing Chief ssTim Donovan.

Tim Donovan, veteran city detective,
several times chief and acting chief
in the police department. has been
serving as acting chief of police for
thirty days-since the resignation of
James E. Wilson. In no similar pc
Rod in recent years has the police
machinery run more smoothly. Prac-
tically every member of the force is a
personal friend of Tim Donovan. And
every man will go the limit. for him.
He doesn't aspire to be chief, in fact.
he resigned as plain clothes man last
winter. But he returned later and
went to work because he couldn't re-
main idle. Frank Summers, sergeant,
and Donovan, both veterans with the
department, have been working to-
gether as a team for thirty days and
things have moved like they were
oiled down at the station.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-20
Belligerents Seem To Have
Adopted "YOu First Policy.
Germany Acceptance Precludes
ChanceIlor's "Strong Peace"
WILSON'S ANSWER NOT READY
Movement of $4,000 Guards
men to Camps Begins.<
Railroads Arrange Schedules
for 900 Military Trains.

Washington, Aug. 20.-Another war
week opened today with all -belliger-
ent nations sparring for advantage in
replying to the pope's peace offer.
1t is felt here that if Germany ac-
cepts the proffer, she must denounce
Michaelis assurance of a strong
peace" and admit to her people that
hers has been a war without justifi-
cation or reward.
At the same time President Wilson
is forced to the position offering a
constructive response, lest the leu
tons-fearing humiliation - become
more and more solidified behind their
government-the very thinge the pres
ident would avoid. Both sides seem
to be waiting for the other to act.
Replies from all sides are expected
this week. World conditions also tend
more and more to an early ending of
the struggle.
Hoover Warns Nation.
Having announced a shortage of
400, 000,0 900 bushels of wheat, Herbert
Hoover warned today that a. meat
famine faces the world. A total de-
Grease of 5,005,00 meat producing
animals since the war began, means
general high meat thruout the war
and probably for long time after
ward, Hoover says. 1t behooveS ev-
eryOne TO I1nlI meat consumption, ne
said, because the fate of oils, fats
and hides involved in waning herds.
War work drove ahead. Inaddition
to beginning the movement of $50. 900
national guardsmen to southern train =
ing camps, the railroads were arrang-
ing schedules for the nine hundred
trains which will be required to move
the first unit of the draft army to
cantonment camps September s.
Order Priority Shipment of Coal.
The president was expected to order
priority shipment of coal to the Great
direction of price and distribution OF
the nations coal supply tomorrow
probably to a new fuel control agency.
The shipping board is about to
launch its standardized fabricated ship
program. In the senate debate con
tinued on the revenue bill
ItaIy's Reply to Peace Plan.
Rome, Aug. 20.-Commenting on
the new Italian advance the press
says that it like the British attack il
Flanders, will be of service if it DEM
onstrates how the people and armies
of the allied countries feel toward the
premature peace proposals of Pope
Benedict. 1t is said Austria apparent
ly realizes the gravity of the situation,
as announcement is made that En-
peror Charles is soon to visit the Aus
tro-Italian front, presumably to en-
courage his troops.