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.'Il'lll it PM.I.'l O . , o e ' O e ' " O o . . . . o 0 on o o 0 o o e o O o . Phone The Observer the News and Tour Want Ada. Main 37. An Independent Nempf per Printa the Newa the Day It Happen. if! w VOLUME XVIII SIX PAGES LA CUtAXDK, ORNUOX.'TUUKSDAY, JANIZARY"!, 1919. SIX PAGES NUMBER 94 9 m ' ; 1 VICTORY OF nnun N II W una 1 ltATlFR'ATIOX OK NATIONAL AMENDMENT BY THIRTY-SIX STATICS secured TODAY NEBRASKA HAS HONOR ' OF FINISHING THE LIST Svwh of ri'ohihitiouits V(ttn-y in VlHNhctl Over AViiTS this Afternoon Occasions iif;ic ltcjoiciiiff iu National Capitol iiiul Over Whole Nation. WASHINGTON, Jan. '10. John llurleycorn is dead. On January 1(1, 11)20, the constitutional iimcmlr ment inakiiiK the Vnited States of miit-rif.il un Mill lit iiii iiicii, . . . ... . , .. linvinfc mm been ratified by tho nec - csNHry number of thirty-six states, Nebraska was the last state com ing under the wire to ratify the amendment today, and "perfect thirty-six" was hailed with shouts of Joy and acclamation by supporters of the measure here. Senator Morris Sheppard, of Texas, one of the fore most leaders in the fight for a dry nation, expressed his great gratifi cation over the good news. Some doubt is expressed here as to the dale on which the amendment will go Into force, whether It will be one year from today, or one year from the promulgation of the offi cial announcement. Ratification was completed yes terday by the legislatures of five slates Iowa, Colorado, Oregon, New Hampshire and Utah making a to tal of 32 In two days. Of the 3 states that have taken action, only 14 have certified their action to the federal stale department. They are Virginia, Kentucky. North Dakota, South Dakota, South Carolina, Mary land, Texas, Molilalia, Delaware, Massachusettes, Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana and Michigan. Additional legislation is Nccc-euiry The amendment, under its provi sions, becomes effective ono year from the dale or lis final ratifica tion. Additional. legislation by con gress Is necessary to make its opera tive nnd groundwork for this al ready has been laid. This legisla tion will prescribe penalties for vlo lalions of the amendment and de termine how and by what agencies' the Ir.w shall be enfoiced. HEALTH BOARD DEFERS ACTION DECIDES IT IS BEST NOT OPEN TOWN THIS WEEK. TO Recommendation, of Board of City Commissioners Will Not Be Acted Upon Until Later. The recommendation made by the board pf city commissioners in regard to the opening of picture shows, churches, etc., this week, was discus sed today by the .city health board, who decided that they would take no action in the matter until some time next week. Dr. Bacon, -city physician, is of the opinion that things are going nicely and it would onfv be a mstter of rc- r-ret if thev were to onen up again! and bring on another waves of the i force temporarily arc in control of epidemic immediately. "Families .arejthe government ot Bremen, after an jUHt being released from quarantine ' insnareeilon. The bpajtarans were now," he said, "and thev will be car-ideated In a local election by the riers of the disease for ten davs orMJoriiy Socialists, and successfully twa weeks, at least. I think it Bdvi.;carrieiLoiit a mt to prevent the Ma ablc, therefore, to' let tilings run, along rily Socialists from taking office. smoothly as tly smoothly as tly are at present until enmn limp nevt week." The Rpinion is advanced that when .. .... i ' t ... uJ: V HHrtlll J Oil DIIV.V'I ... I... ... ...v.-.. for,, 1 will ir-,1 t. i . a i ; (u u,t:A wear f masks wilc w the build- 9 POLBS RECEIVE 9 l ORDER TO MOBILIZE The general' VIENNA, Jan. !.- niubiliutin all Poles has bcen dered from Cracow today. was fo.erly eejgfj! of To PRESENT EW TRUCE TERMS K ETC UN OK ALL LOOT BY GER MANS WILL BE FURCKU Unofficial Statement of Demands Marshall I'och Will Moke on January 17th. LONDON, Jan. . The new armis tice terms to be presented to Germuny by Marshal Foeh are unofficially stat ed here to include the following: First Retribution upon the Ger- muns for the murder and ill treatment of allied prisoners. Second The machinery and goods stolen, by Germany from France and Belgium to be nt once given up.' It is pointed out that France alone has 60, 600 men who will be out of work until this machinery is returned. Third German gold, amounting to more than $500,000,000 to-be moved from Berlin to a safe place, probably Frankfort, and protected from Bol shevism in Germany en route. Cer tain other property to be surrendered. Fourth Germany to give over her shipping, of which she is believed to have 4,000,000 tons, to carry food sup i .. , . n i ipliea to countries in Europe in need t. . . of them. Fifth Any U-boats on the stocks to be handed to the allies for their disposal, or to le destroyed, und no more submarines to be built. SPEEDING CAR RUNS OVER CHILD This jnorning about 8:30 o'clock, while on her way to school, Amy Brown, grand-daughter of L. L. Grout, was run over by an automobile at the intersection of Adams and Fir. The child was crossing the street when the auto, driven by a Mr. Smith, knocked her down and passed directly over her abdomen. She was rushed to the hospital, where she was iovn mmedmto attention, but up j the time of this writing no definite knowl edge of her injuries was obtained. Un less lr.tcrnal injuries develop, hiwever, her condition is not considered seri ous. LARGE STORES GRAIN ACCUMULATED WILL GO TO U. S. MILLS. Action Anticipated, but Not Likely the Speculative Market Will Be Affected. CHICAGO, Jan. lfi Vast atorcs of wheat accumulated for export will be released to mills in this country, the United States grain corporation an nounced late yesterday. The wheat will be released at a price twelve cents higher than toe basic price, it was announced. T.ils action means that the price recently bid up as high as a premium of :i: and 40 cents above the price fixed by the government will at once be brought down to a 'l cent premium. This action has been anticipated for some time and has been largely dis counted by speculators and according to C. M. Yager, editor of the Modern Miller, will not materially affect the price of flour or bring about an un settled condition of the speculative market. SPARTAt ANS SEIZE BREMEN Defeated nt Polls, liudirals throw Government. Over BREMEN. Jan. 16 Spartacan iA" """ikcojsc. .,.., ui ia Hparcan cvtiHorliip and a om - ! i..i ,.,.uii..a in. h.,.n. tt,. - monistic claimed. . v I",...., .Jl.,.1. WHEAT RELEASED ra-iaK-Qed ,jvnif thViver miTniHtlc re- ;hi at ,fCHOnt, i Im vov-'rOirown the coin m 4,.. ... ..,, (public and thmaten th immediate socialization of a !1 Industrie and . 1 m PpoTII IN I? f. n-;ltTM M ET O.PERRY. Or.. J if i. Special) "i0 lo the deal? of Louts to.iavc' b-4i hOl O'-re &.iurd.0 CYicowjniKht haubectipostponed for ono o!nr.r OgvecV.. RELIEF BILL IS HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE ACTS OX WILSON'S REQUEST U. S. to Supply hie-Third of Total Amount Needed to Feed Hutu gry and Starving. . WASHINGTON, Jan. The res olution for the llUOjOOOJJOO appro priation requested by President Wil son for feeding Europe was reported favorably by the house rules conimit- .tre.' The committee adopted the reso lution and urged its immediate accept ance, in order that the allied govern ments might reach an agreement as to their share of the $.100,000,000 needed for food. A cnblegram from the committee provides for the itemi zation of expenditure in this as in all other matters. E MEMBER FROM UNION INTRO- TRODUCES RESOLUTION Wants Stale Legislature to Memorial ize President and Congress Re garding the League. SALEM, Jan. Hi. Senator Pierce of Union and Wallowa counties yes terday sought o put the Oregon leg islature on record' as favoring u league of nations through the intro duction of a joint resolution ni"nm rialiring' President Wilson and thi national congress to bring about such a voi M-widc league. The resolution is ore which has been intro.lucc.1 re cently in many of the legislatures of the country. SAILORS HURT IN TRAIN CRASH NEWARK, 'N. J.i Jan. 10. About twenty employes of the submarine station were injured here today, whf-n n Central railway train crashed into some empty freight cars standing in the yards. , LIEIIKXKCHT STILL LIVING NAItOWLY ESCAPES AltltKST BERLIN', Jan. 10. Karl Liebk- nccht, the radical lender, narrowly escaped being arrested by the night patrol Alonuay, when tiis son and wife were taken into custody. He had just returned to his home when the raid was made and It is believ-' lie escaped over the roof of an -ad joining houaj. BETTER ROADS FOR UMATILLA. BOOSTERS GETTING TOGETHER IN PE,l)LETON , Will Outline Plans Today for 1919 Highway Campaig n $ 1 30,01)0 More Is Wanted. PIERC ns care befure child Mrth.-.RepreHcnta-PENULETON, Ore., Jan. Hi With live Jcmnette K.inkin of Montana, no policy of road building for the next 'declared yesterday, appearing bc few years adopted or outlined, thelloie the house hle.r committee In fif Umatilla cViunty court has called a Ivor or her meuxui' which would pro meeting sf representatives of every : vide federal aid lor expectant moth eommunityvcoremercial (rganizationj'T.s. ( and-farmers' union.. The meeting will There are I en .onirics that haw be held in the court h'is t-wlav. lower riralh rate, aiiiouc women at The. county court hs provided 'in its hlldbit i h and twelve tint have a budire't for the countv's share toward jlower Infant m..,!:.llly rale, Rep. improvirwr the road lietween Pendleton and Echo, hut at thehixt meeting of i.(hc tate highway commission thr i , , . , eommiKMonrrs reiuned 10 make arua i- pnipriation unless thn mrtd was rjU- iver in.stea'f of over the 'ft ' .w . A- ' mcnvrr roau woug co-t iw.wri nir Him hip iuu.v n..i pru, forhis extra Opcrue. SUFFRAGE PASSES VOiacn Given Votes h Slaiifof Wis ronsin.1 MAtllSliV Jan til . -Th Wi jconsin lCJLislBtura today voted forO'iejJ'ne reason as 6,'ie incased supply woman Sffragc amendment. O "f 8old In thcOalMd Slates. La Grande People Meed Someone to Appear for ' Them. Commiaaioner McKemton has no occasion to show Irritation, neither haa he occasion to show surprise, at Attorney V. Ivan hoc appearing before the ruling house of municipal government in the interest of the common peo ple. Heaven knows that it is high time someone w as taking the part of the common people, who are the consumers of water that pay not only enough to run the water system of the city, but swell the water fund to such a proportion that it takes care of other city expenditures. If those who pay have not a right to be heard who should be heard? Mr. McKennon has been commissioner for some time and Attorney Ivan hoe is not far wrong in pointing out that it was Mr. McKennon's duty to know what condition the city water plant was in. So it was. This is doubly true from the fact that Mr. McKennon was also city manaKcr for a pe riod of time last fall and his daily duties as manager and commis sioner combined surely forced upon his attention the fact that the water supply for La Grande is and has been for some time an uncertain quantity. If any city official does not im agine for a moment that the wa ter supply of thiB city is its very artery of life he is greatly "mis taken, and why should not the en tire population Nhout In accord that they want assurance of suf ficient water that is not contami nated. Jvanhoc's stand, when he ap peared before the La Grande com mission, was right and the fact that his presence and remarks ir ritated the senior member of the commission only makes it seem ull the more necessary that strict er attention should be paid to the city's water matters. Excuses for present water con ditions may pile high; blame may be placed on thin one and that one; may be shifted from present to former administrations and vice versa, but there is positive ly one thing upon which there is no room for argument and no ex cuses can be made regarding it Why was not a chlorination plant installed to insure pure wa ter to the city regardless of the place from which it is pumped? Why was not this one thing done? It would have been the host health and life insurance possible, to give to over seven thousand people and would have cost less than a thousand dollars. Why was it not done? HONORS GIVEN Secretary Baker linguislicil Awards Eigtccll DIs Scri ice .Medals WASHINGTON, .tun. 10. The dis tinguished service medal was award ed lHto yeslerd ly afternoon by Secre tary of War Baker to seven Major Generals, sever, tlrlgado Generals, and two colonels of the U. S. army and' two civilians connected with the war (h'pittmeiit during the year. May. Gen. Win. S. Graves, com mander of the C. 3. forces in Siber ia, und Samuel M. Felton, director general of military railways, were ""long those honored MANY MOTHERS DIE EACH YEAR WASHINGTON. Inn: H. Slktenn thousand woim n'tllo annually In the Culled States from lark of proper 'Krtnkiii Kiif'l, - FOOD STAYING UP Ciotf-m' Head S;i)i I'rlic Will Kin) (Ji Bixau.-e of piwiiifurGoiii i r- A'i.-dThm-o s ' Y4vlO 1 lllll((.dH((. of su apprerls I iii ot food prfl'n, AcorriiiiK to iSvlyan L. sm. pttsldenu or lb aM teachers niiA oMcm, fix the tax iwholi s.il. loins' axNociatlon. In,tli levied for 3he port gl the: . l.lre..:i, li i.ial .Onvenllon of , di.lrji U ifiul have Wit Wn their tu.wer - th;. body In. W.-diiirO'v, ..Mr. i .0. . ... jsilx deelaied food prices fO'hably - , til never revert to the old standard. DANIELS' BILL ' GOES TO TABLE SECRETARY OF NAVY WANTS WIRELESS SUPERVISION Bill Not Likely to Be Put Through at Present Time, Chairman of the House Committee Stales. WASHINGTON, Jan. Hi. Secre tary Duuiels bill for government own ership for wireless under his supervi sion was tabled this afternoon. The government control of wireless is dead insofar as this congress is concorned, the chairman of the house merchant marine committee announced this af ternoon. Ho stated that he and other members have agreed that differences- of opinion will make it impossible to put it through now. ,E FATHER DF BILL INTRODUCE A UNIFORM HALES ACT SOON Is 1'nllcd Comiium Sense legislation lu Protect) Mcrchnnt Bill Meets With 'General Favor SALEM, Jan. 10. That Orcgou may lino up with more than a score of othor states for the protection of buyers - and sellers of goods is the object of a bill for a uniform suloa act to be introduced lu tho bpglsln turn by Senator Colon II. Ebothurd,. of La Grando. The movement has resulted front activity of agencies of the American Bar association, of which Senator Eberhard la a member. Claim is mado for tho proposed law that It wood place, in a single statute, legal rules that already exist but which aro Inaccessible to lay men for practical purposes bocouse they are colitulnod plocemoal in a dnxen or more placeB and decisions. Should a merchant receive a consign ment of goods- ad And part of them of Inferior quality, it is said that, under the proposed law, tho necessity of Becking legal advice would bu ob viated for tho reason that tho law would show In plain terms what the merchant's recourse would bo In the event that he either received or re jected Iho goods. At the snmo time, tho bill Is not expected to draw llro from. tho legal profession for tho rea son. It Is said, that it would have no effect on the vollimo of litigation. That It would be of immense value to buyers and sellers Is a claim made. Tho law would havo general applica tion to the sale of personal porperty. SCHOOL BILL PRESENTED CONSOLIDATION OF DISTRICTS FOR TAXATION DESIREI. Board of Five Members to Adinin; isler Affairs, Under Provisions uf the Mcasdre. SALEM, Jan. Hi. Consolidation of ull rural school district under one, board in counties having a population - of iib,000 or more school children, is the purport of a bill whhh will be in troduced intii the Icgismturc within a few days by Scnotor Moser. . The aim of the bill is to create cimil school taxation of ull county lands. At present tuxes fr county SEN school vary trom 6 to iu mil in. n irejije rf.rcseulcd us follows: no- bill is adonted all countv schools! 'Tsfu deleirifUM re 'ijectivclv --J?oi will be governed by a board of five, to ntratin, Canada, South' Africa and be. elected by tho'jirescnt ruralcfchoolg India, iiri-Iuding the native stirpes and direct'Ds. q e lone delegate fnieii New Zealand. T,c board Whi'ia would have charge! "Hiazil will rAiavcthree dvlrjuilct, it o' rural arhooiti, ahould hia pr'jcl bill become a law, will puiysiisu' nn ! Ntral !choolctHes and cquipnVnl, hire I., . ........ ., . " Qhe ability to csUblish elementary aoiniy to csuiinisn elementary, high ml vocational schools. -f , i W K ATM ftt ! l lil Osf Jim 1R i- ilaln - ..... -Q RETURN T ATTORNEY GENERAL URGED TO PROBE ALLEGED VIOLATIONS Resolution of State Land Board Es timates Tracts to Be Worth In Excess of $500,000. SALEM, Jon. 10. Tho stato land board yesterday adopted resolutions introduced by Stato Treasurer lloff, calling upon the attorney genoral to investigate charges of altoged fraudu lent securing of school lands as incor porated in the report of a Marion county grand jury handed down in May, l'J07, nnd to prosecuto to recover any stato lands which his investiga tions may disclose to have been ob tained by fraud. Tho resolution also petitions tho legislature to provido an appropriation for the necessary funds in carrying out its'provisions. Mr. Hoff gives the following rea sons for presenting tho document to the land board: "According to a grand jury report mado in Marion county, Oregon, a large portion of school land wus pro cured from the state of Oregon through fraudulent and unlawful mothods nnd conspiracies. The land was secured by what might bo styled dummy applications, and in many in stances upon forged signatures and for a very sninll pcrccntngo of the value of the land. "The present value of the land! so taken is estimated at about one and one-half million dollars, and my rea son for offeting tho resolution Is to take such action as may he necessary to restore tho lands or their value to tho school fund. "Many cases have been tried in the courts to secure the return of lands of tho value thereof, und In every case which has come to my attention the state or the government has been suc cessful in its rccovory. 'The manner in which these lands wcro procured from the state has been a Rtnte scandal for over twenty years and tho rights of tho state and tho pnrties who secured the lands should be adjudicated and settled." L PEACE NEWS ONLY STATEMENTS WILL BE IN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUES. Representation of Various Countries Has Been Fixed Chief Powera Have l ive Delcgutes Each PARIS, Jan. Hi The supremo coun eil of the peace congress has decided that hereafter nil information con rcrning the proceedings will bo re stricted lo nn official conuiiunitiue nreniireil ioinllv liv the secretaries of the delegations 01 the five great pow ers. The delegates will not comment on r give out uny other information. 'Hitherto it-has been the practice of the governments taking part In the preliminary peacet conversations, says a statement given out by tho officiul press bureau today, to issue separate communiques regurding the proceed ings. It has been decided to issue a joint comniuuHU, of which the fallowing is the English text udnptcd by the lliitish and American delegations: "The President of the United States itri4 the prime ministers and foreign ministers oC the allied powers, assist I by the Japanese ambassadors ill Pari, and Ismtlon, held two meetings today, rh the course. of these meet- ......... !,. l..n ,.f Itin mini nt i the conference has been contuuicd and almost completed. Representation Is Fixed. "It was decided that tljs United Ktrftea, tlie Btitish cmic, .France, Italy and Japan should be represent. ed by five delegate apiece. The Brit- ; ih .n.niiiigiiia and India, kesides, ha!l Belgium, ( liinf, Greece, PoiiWi, Por- 'TUKul, the Oeatio-alovak republic, ft 'mania and Serlna; will havo 5006 W RESTRICT jf.3'piecc; SAnl(('ula, UulmIA'''",' tf- The adi.Wss ai ItViiti. lloiKluidiLilieria, Niericaeer',n,l m Wivcrtl by Sid Hanama one ileleiriito uiiiccc. . of the besti,0ll orutors of the i- I .... . "... . . , .. V A).vionieni no will na'tione ueiegiyy fjU.it the rulcs(3ince.4l,ng the designs- ; the Scottish Rite cuthcdralAomor Art of thU dXgale shall not be fixed row ivnQt Ct:3 o'clock. fn tho until the . litica! situutcn O. that mi! & ly shull have cleared fill! READY TO m E AT MEETING LAST NIGHT DI3. (IDE THAT SITUATION IS PRACTICALLY SAFE AUTHORIZE BR. BACON TO RESCIND CLOSING ORDER Will Not Open Dances Yet, How. ver Discussion i,t Question of Water Supply Brings on Heated Argument City to Itu.li Purchase nnd Installation of ( blorlno Filter Deciding Uliat tho health condi tions in tho city have Improved suf ficiently of into to warrant tho re moval of tho closing regulations Im posed upon businesses and meetings, the board of city ccminissloners t their mooting last evening passed a resolution authorizing the city phy sician to remove or to modify such regulations, as ho huw fit. Excep tions wore made, however. In the case of public meotlogs or demon strations. The wator question also came In for considerable discussion when Col. F. S. Ivunhoe arose to of fer a criticism of the handling of this matter by the city commission ers. There was not a groat deal of other buelnoBS brought up for at tention, only a tow matters of rout ine appearing. A requost from ' the O. W. R. & N. regarding tho vacat ing of certain proporty whloli tho railroad requires for extension of lta yards.. The commission rotused to pass n ordinance covering tho mat ter until the railway company should tiillflll their part of an agreement regarding the viaduct, which matter had come up before.- The Interest of thoso who were present at tho board mooting was at tachtcd chiefly by Col. Ivunhoe'a npooch, howevor. The Colonel be gan by stating that he had not come to offer prejudiced criticism, nor had ho spokon critically about town, of tho commission's responsibility for the water shortage. Ho said that ho came simply to reprosont tho views of the householders and the tux payors of tho city and to Im press upon tho board that the cit- ' Izcna of La Grando were vary strong (Continued on Page 6.) in TO GET DEGREES I SCO IT IS II HITE MASONS HOLD CEREMON Y AND KEUMON. Degrees Will Be Conferred From Fifteenth to Thirty-Second, Con cluding Tomorrow Night. PORTLAND, Jan. Hi. One hun dred and fifty candidates, from all sec tions of Oregon, will take the !S2d de gree during the present reunion of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rito of Masonry, of tho Oregon consistory, which convened yesterday e the Scot tish Rite cathedral, Morrison aiid Lownsdalc streeJs.'The reunion, which ss the 3!lth annual, will cy,mc to a close on rriday iiight. Degrees from the fourth to the fif teenth, jnclusivc, were conferred yes terday, ho evening ceremony being; devoted exclusively to the exemplifi cation of the fifteenth grce. Work wasstarted this morning on the eigh tarnth degree, with Judge WallaccIc Cuiaant presV.ing, followed by tho conf riig of tfie twctity-firaa dok'ree, and concluding tT.iiinlil, witlthu thir ty-first degree. , a At 11 o'clock tomorrow morning l G. Jones wildclivr a lecture to tho class of new meifchcrs andvisitinR memV'rs of the body. eThe l oiifcrring ofrihe thirty-second degree will occupy INT ISO S jiUthc ceriWtonies of thr afternoon and -r.ms. i ne aniM.-ss ai mo-. y ovq Ote. .1 nil. .i..it..i ....u ,..:li 1.. i.L.n - ity , tm: oivvok1 "l"' evenlnV tho annual banquet will be heO r rtO o o CO ' O o e 0 0 9 0 O wwv,x),t