La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 21, 1919, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextO . e o. o 00 Phone The Observer the News and Tour Want Ada, Main 37. f' An Independent Newspaper Prints the Newi tlx Day It Happens. VOLUME XVIII SIX PAGES LA CliAK.DK. ORKCOK", TUESDAY, JAKUAliY 31, 191!). SIX PAGES NUMBER 97 e a e e w 0' 9 HOOVER IS SEVERELY KliNATOU I'KNKOSH MAKES SHARP ATTACK OX FOOD ADMINISTHATOIt. NOTICE SERVED ON HEADS OF GOVERNMENT reiius.vlwtuiu Senator Denounces Hoover fur lN'liC leal Activities IchIn Declares. Passage of Hill Necessary to Support President in M'ork at Pewco Conference. VASIIlJTO.V, .Ian. 21. "I ob ject to having this money expended by an irresjKiUMhlo non-resident wlio may never reiiiru to this cnun try niid,who Is not subject to a con gressional Kiih-poeiia.- Jn tJie foregoing words Senator i Penrose, of Pennsylvania, in the Honatutlilti afternoon sharply at rack ed Herbert Hoover, l-'ood Couuiiis Nioner for Ktiroiie. Senator Penrose wus speaking in support "f his nmcmlnuntf to the $100,000 llcticf Kill, providing for the placing of the administration of the fund in the hands of a commission of three in stead of in the hands of one man as heretofore, otlce was served by Senator Pen rose that after March 1th, when the ltepublicans come into control tff Congress, Kuhpoenas will be issued for the heads of several government departments. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Debate on the administration bill appropria ting 100, 000,000 for food relief In Kurope and tho .near oast, covered a wido range in th senate Monday and again prevented c final vote on tho measure. Passage of the bill is conceded by twill advocatos. uml op ponents and Democratic leaders were hopeful Monday night that this would be accomplished before ad journment Tuesday. , Attack on tho bill and the admin istration of the relief fund by Her bert C. Hoover, was led hy Senators Penrose, Pennsylvania, and Sherman of Illinois, both Republicans, while Senators Martin of Virginia, the Deniocriic leader, and Lewis of Illi nois, the speakers in support of it. Hoover Insults ltcpiiblicnns Senator Penrose said Mr. Hoover "had insulted every Republican citi zen" by advising tti-i American peo ple to support tho Democratic party In tho last congrnssioral campaign and that he would offer an amend ment to the till requiring that the fund be administered by a commis sion named by the president "with the advice and consent of the sen ate." The Pennsylvania senator olToicd an amendment requiring that the relief fund be used ro purchase sup plies la the United States. Senator Martini criticizes this proposal "as a profiteering stipulation on a charit able fund." and Mr. Penrose finally modlnod it to read that wheat, to be Eiven free to the people of Europe should bo purchased in this country: as far as possible, the amendment then wa3 adopted. Another amendment offered by Senator Ashurst of Arizona. Ueino- crat, would give every soldier, sailor and marine a bonus of six months' j pay and his uniform upon his dis-i charge, but il qontfrtctalion was de ferred. Defeat Would Embanks ViN"ll Serator LcwlBs urued passage of the bill as necessary to sustain Pres ident Wilson in hiH work at the pehce conference. Deteat pf the incisure. Ue declared, would "dishonor" the nofsltlfft t and enib.-rasH him in fu- 1 tnre Decollations at l'aris. He also charped that senaon who are p:ej-j udlcert apartrst Mr, Hoover were in-1 Jectlnc qiietlnns fjre!pn to the liUl J and thus complicStin its passage. .In the course of li discuHsion ofj r. H4ivPr, Senator Penrose all' il attention to rportsthat the depart-1 ment of aprieultur" is drawi a bill ' appropiwtinK $ 1 ,2"io,tt'Ht.ot, which! is rece&Kary to meet t!ie Rovern- ifh Li:tlAn tr. til IV tho 1 'l 1 Tl .hMi rron & the fix?d iRixiiiitun and said this wa reni;i- kiv bhi"ii . brontht shont by Mr. lttover's ad- (liniRtration. Ihiratt 4ln in Attack. Senator Uor.O. of M.'Oo. Ilr-pn llcan. Bnd Kced of Micsouta) Ueit-o- erat, Joirpd In the ciitirlhm of lloover. oeciarii x "" " ., . L . Ik. I r.iinlstr tlion s a-Wvit.es iiai result- ed In large proms to ine pacsem. (Contiuaed onJage 3J EXPECT STRIKE WILL END SOON TMK ItAll.WAY ADMINISTRATION PKOMIHKS VA(JK ADVANCES .Norma) Service on Siimptcr Valley Line Likely Bu Itesumcd At liuiiy Date. SALKM, Jan. 21. Early settle ment or the Suuipter Valley Railway Hfriko seemed assured lust night when a telegram from Washington was received by the Oregon Public Service Commission, to tho effect that tho Hallway 1 Administration hud promised wage advances which would aggregate from $25,000 to $30,000, and which the Commission felt sure would be sufficient to cover difference in the wnges being .sought by the men and their old scale. ARMY WILL COMPRISE 500,000 NEXT YEAR WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 American forces at home and overseas will be reduced to less than !00,000 before July 1, 11)20, General Lord stated to the houe military affairs committee this afternoon when a-kt-d to cxpla'n row he 4,-.sed at h3 estimate of p;iiey ncedirt for the eryuir;; year. F LASHES (K'j'll! IN OCCUPIED IJAI.KA.N TlililUTOItY. l'oi:pU of Peninsula are in male ut4 Um-rwt Keeling Against "j Italy is High. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. An offi cial dispatch Monday from Belgrade to the Serbian press bureau hero said popular feeling against the Italian ;tnny grows every hour in the Serb, Cro:it and Slovene rcgionB occuped hy the Italian forces, and that open clasl.t's occur daily . "From all occuplod towns and vil lages," s:iirt the dUoatch, "desperate appeals to the allied powers are com ing, asked for support and protec tion. Numerous hostile acts of tho Ilalian army agains'. tho Jugo-Slav population urj reported. Sorb and Croat newpapers are advising the people to wait Im patience tho just decision of the allied nulhorlties, but the situation In the meantime Is very dangerous for tho preservaton or peace." Another dispatch, from Cet'lnj r.Ionlenegro. under .date of January 15, says occupation, b Ilalian troops of the Montenegrin towns and ports of Antlvnri, Dulcigno and Virbazar, and the River Doyana to Scutari? has pronnduced a nainful impression Monte-nesro, i nd that "grave consequences" are foared. as the Ital ian military authorities have started in "energetic propganda" in favor of King Nichlns. who recently was de posed by a Mmitoni'Srin national us- .v which voted to join the :cl)lmtrv wi,, t, ncw Jugo-Sav na I tion, under the leadership of Serbia. j i ACTION TAKKX AT WASHINGTON YfcS'l Ki:i)Y AITKIJNOOX. . Nhte ftepcal Kfvfiii of Draft Ait WWt!i yreVnlml Volun. my I'Jiilixtiiieiit of .Men. WAill.N($'ON Jan. 21 TIA.c ctlnnsjf tho draft act prohibiting .voliuitary enlimiucn lir ih ar,,iy e repeaiea oy uUy afternoon. j The Onate alhO unanimously ap frantinc enlihtM proved a iVOsurc ' men ofhe army, V-ivy and marine orp Iliftr uniforms and personal 1 " . . . . e'luipment, Ionian,; iiicir discharge, ...... i . ..! .tii Hi,.r adopting amendments giving 1 0 CAUSE TROUBLE MAY JOIN ARMY VOLUNTARILY tle u,en 39 days narand flvftcentsohe patronye of ail Lafiraiidc peo a mile for transportation to IhUQlO. Regular practice Wi Itames or places of tOP'oymeut. STATE POLICE BILL WILL BE OPPOSED SALM, -Jan. Si. On the grounds that it would cause an unwarranted expenditure of money strong opposi tion is expected to develop in the sen ate against the passage of Senator Or son s bill creating a department of state police, according to present in dications. The bill calls for the appropriation of 160,000, or as much of that amount as appears to be necessary, to put the department in .operation. Further, it calls for a superintendent at a salary of JIIOOO a year; a deputy superintend ent, whose salary would be $2400 a year, and twelve officers ut $1500 a year each, a total of $23,400 a year in salaries. One of the purposes set forth in the bill is that of enforcing the prohibi tion Inw. Against the measure will be made the argument that since nation-wide prohibiticn will soon be es tablished the necessity of a state po lice organization will be cut down to a large extent. LOYAL PARTY LEADS AT POLLS BERLIN REPORTS 344,000 VOTES COUNTED THIS MOBNING. Democrats Elected in Wurttemburg Small Vote Recorded in Schlcs w ig-Holstrin. (.BERLIN, Jan. 21. Three hundred and forty-four thousand; of the votes cast in this city yesterday in tho elec tions to the national assembly had been Counted at ti o'clock this mornim?. These were divided as follows: Loyal Socialists, 140,000; Independent So cialists, 104,000; Non-Socialists, 100, 000. No gains for tho Independents and Socialists wero reported in Wurttem- berg. . ifoupnemorratic candidates Wfcre elected there. But slight interest in the elections was shown in Schleswig-Holstein, and the vole In that province was small. AT PEACE TABLE POLISH DELEGATE OCCUPIES UNIQUE POSITION. Appeal Issued to the Police in the United Stales to Provide Food for Compatriots. LONDON, Jan. 21. Sophie Heka lowaka, a Pole, will have the h mor of beinfr the only woman delegate com missioned to represent her country at the peace conference. The Polish com mittee of which she is a member, has already arrived in Paris, according to information from that city. Count fjobansky, a member of the Polish committee, in London, has is- sued an appeal to the Poles in the United States to contribute clothirg, food and other necessities to. Poland. The allied aid beini; extended to Po land may be summarized as follow;-.: Marshal Foch has ordered Kunmn iim troops to Lcmberg. A food com mission appointed by Herbert Hoover jhas left Cracow for Warsaw to inves tigate its needs. A committee from j Holland, headed by M. .lasne, in now tin Paris advising regarding the 1,'ules 'i needs in forfd, clothing, medi-jine and shoes. A political mission, headed by Prof. Cnolidge, an American, untl Ar thur Schillinff, is working in Pola.'NI to help restore the country. Evidence is growing of internal unity ift Po Iaiyl. O.-W. EMPLOYES BAND RECEIVES BASS HOilfl e The f'V-W. empluye.i haiid has jn.-P received T-lW Mammh Uu -. r bar-'B horn from the f.-ehnrhiitf I-a'-'h (company, ky- i one iwne larit ; han hornii made and was nrdercl for tho ''nate ycaler s E. K. Parker, f.un tswn nh'-ft the 9 aj''-v' wtt(it nothii(J but the best. Y hn the lot 's mU' home from oversea they will met with one of rsean tney win niri wiui one (ji .n"'ii ujr largest and bel 0' th tiilUfH rublej and vfrivh all niould be proud of.ioncy va the a ban iTha lCys are prerutr.p; a ron en for I.L l .V - W . . . . ithe near luture, wni' tie a credit ; to the organization. TYe rind fiesencs iuuitc at the (nt hall O nioi TO LEAVE TABLE REPORTS THAT HE WOULD RE SUiN ARE UNFOUNDED Erroneous Rumor Named Rwt ur Tuft as His Successor at Peace Conference. 4 PARIS, Jan. Reports that Pres ident Wilson will name Elihu Root or former President Taft as his successor at the peace table is erroneous. The President plans arc dependent on the progress of the convention, and he will remain until the return of the George Washington from the United States. Wilson is devoting all timei possible to the conference in hopes of getting the entire program shaped be- Ifore he leaves jn order that it will pot I be necessary to name other delegates. BULGAR TROOPS- PLUNDER GREEKS SAIONIKI, Sunday, Jan. lO.-Bul-garian soldiers continue plundering dwellings and shops of Greeks at Do motica, Rumeiia, says a dispatch. It is reported that soldiers who are par ticipating in tho work declare they are acting in obedience to orders from their superiors. JURISTS DROP E INVESTIGATION BY GRAND JURY IS DISCONTINUED Department of I-abor .Refuses to Ah low Dinsmore to Appear Before It for Examination. j SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21. It was announced here yesterday hy the grand jury which had been investigating the charges of irregularity in the prose cution of Thomas J. Mooncy and other allied cases,- had discontinued iU in vestigations. The jury had requested, that John B. Densmore, who filed the charges of irregularity with the de partment of labor, be allowed to ap pear before it. Tho department of la bor refused the request CARDINAL MERCIER MAY EE DELEGATE PAWS, Jan. 21. One of the Italian delegates at the peace conference may oe replaced by (.animal Mercier, :t is HflOONEY CAS rumoreu nere today, uirrtinal Mercieriport f Tsln Tan will be among tho was one of the most heroic' figures of !rliilms nf China at Din noire confer- m.u war. ..e . in ueigium wnen war in.Ln .,,f .. n.l 1 n 1.. I ... -...I .. . .....r.. ut 1 1 ' i I...- i.ii,ii-u i..uiijiK mi-- people mf that stricken country during the four long years of their oppression and suffering. Openly defying Cicrman military au- thority, he did us mm-h us was in hisla power to alleviate the hardships of the Hclgians. WIPING OUT Russia'?, reds waging mi r- DEROl S W AItl'ARE. . - hole Families of Poland's Nobifilf Said fo Have IWrn Killed by . Russian Url-h viki. 9 iy- .!sheyki in s a a? ttw-'wa ifi waft i i mz warinre aKiWjrt, ic nobien I'oland, hiA in Home! : places "utio1 faruilifn oinhe nility .have icen HiK'ffii,,. This in rJth'c 'statement of a p'Rt from Poland who jr-tped hy drensine hirrmfif in a peas- woman costunii. priest who arred a'J the lVUh"-7ki demarHj! POLISH NOBLES random iur mrn. Tne.Taie nqmrLittcnir in iweiiiy-cv- w pa d he 'am rf-nrreMt- , cd, but was rididstTid Wd. i II- '.l i ! lie au. the ftcsts and churchmen , were prosecuU-d everywhure. .At sonic pliCI all e grain waO"iv3 and tl: 1 Wednesday iivtOpeople fifjnl to buy it bacii axorbV im. I.O !Unt priceO.i O 'Y- Flu Regulations Cease to Operate in La Grande Wednesday Morning IN OF 9IST E PASSED TIlliOlKill ST. PAUL YES TERDAY Division Composed of Northwestern Men Expected at Cantp Lewis on Thursday. ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan, 21. Kour troop trains currying tho ajdlh fiold artillery of the Ninety-first division, composed largely of Washington, Ore gon and California men, passed through here early yesterday. They wero going to Camp Lewis to bo dis charged. The men" suiled from Brest January 2, arriving in New York Jan uary IB, left there January 17, and if all goes well will arrive at Camp Lewis January 211. The men of the,3iftlh proper did not get into tho front trenches because of lack of equipment, though many of them have been in tho service sinco September, 11117. They trained in this country until last July, when they went abroad. With the troop trains todny were two or three coaches of casuals, many of these bearing the marks of battles. These casuals wcro not abundantly supplied with rations, while the men in the Hiith were quite liberally supplied in that direction, and they gladly shared their "feed" with their train mates. .NATIONS PltKSKNT fllXKUtl'IN'O' CLAIMS AT CON(ilti:SS Diplomatic Advices Slato Both Want Territory ami t Town l-'ormorly Occupied by icriiuiny. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 The re possession of Klao Chow and the ,,,,, according to highly autborlta- ... ... . , . . ARE NEAR ROM CHINA-JAPAN WANTKIAOGHOW nvo uipioiiiai ic auvires received nerer -.ii,iw,uunopiu mvii. j y(.Kterduy aflerno iu. This Is tho T'u'y are the (ieorgo Washington, the j (list inilmatlnu of wliul the claims or ! DeKalh, and tho Ouiscppi Verdi. There China will bu ut th.i peace table ai'idl""' 8-I7-1 aboard the (Jeorge W, ash- discloses thai Ibe rniuest may cause j ington, most of whom belong to the controversy ut tiui poire confer- cine, for this lerrilory add port will also he cliiimcd hy .'upaii. FORMER RESIDENT DIES AT McMINNVILLE Word has hecri received here of the drain m :irs. r rmiii .neauc. .nr. aiiti,flr Mrs. Meade lived in l.n Grande. s,omc fifteen years ago and were very prom inent In soHal and business circles. Mr. Meade was a veterap of the Spanish-American war and a member of the militia. was uluo .Mrs. Meade has been an invalid, rnr almost a year, fcut her death will ryme as a friends. listmrt s,hck J her many. She has mmle her htnc in Mi Minn- jllc of Into wd was there "I. iAne ui ner main jjj,- iiik111" i THREE DIVISIONS EADY TO RETURN 4- VL"UN(;T!f)V, Jan. 2!. The ; fwent y-rvcuth, Ihirtifth nnd, J hirty '' Rcvi-nth diviniof.., itat lunft alliran- izations of thene dtvinioei, are releart'M j frort ity and .drred t prepare for immedi.?e emh'ATKHUmyJcy tr Uni,i StaUn, it was announced t4iy 1 the etuh ipiludcfVjlie Ninety-firt regiment j composed of men from the NQthwest - ern states. THE WEATIII.W. 20. I'O'i toniiilt and Tues 1 o AVith 'lie e.xroptioii of dance halls, all places of busi ness, ami nil churches, lodges and other public and privates gatherings, may resume their normal and usual activities tomorrow-morning. This was the word given out last night by Dr. lUcon, the city physician, in whose hands the matter of closing was placed by the city commission. Dr. liacoii stated to The Observer that the conditions aro good in the city now, onljj a few cases of the influenza re maining under quarantine, and only one new case having I J... 1 IV I .1 " iiccii reported tor several imys. E MOTION OK DISMISSAL IS OVER RULED BY COURT - Defense Asks for Adjournment Until Tuesday to Have Chance to In troduce Evidence. The case of tho city vs. Mac Wood was heurd In police court this morning at B::t0 before Judgo Eakin, but wus adjourned until tomorrow afternoon at l.JO o'clock. . Chief of Polico Rayburn was the only witness for the prosecution. He stutcd that he had visitod tho Golden Rule store, owned by tho defendant, several times on January 17th and hud found tho number of peoplo therein to be far in excess of the number al lowed by tho regulations put inUi ef fect by tho city. At the conclusion of Chief Raybum's evidence, counsel for tho defense moved that tho cuso bo dismissed on on the ground that- it wus incumbent upon tho city to set forth its reasons for the promulgation of the resolution as to tho closing order. The motion was overruled by Judge Eakin, how over, anil tho defense thereupon asked for an adjournment until l:li0 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, in order to intro duce evidence. Tho adjournment was ordered by tho court. The case of the city vs. Sam Harris proprietor of tho Iiodvurhtcd grocery, who appeared in answer to a similar charge, was also adjourned until to morrow. THREE TRANSPORTS REACH NEW YORK NEW YORK, Jan. 21. Three trans ports of the twenty-nine due this wok veterans airmen . h li m I i,,l !, t lr 1 1 h A It.i: ..f f ..... I lorty-ninth infantry, GOVERNMENT IS TO GIVE AID WASHINGTON, l C., Jan. 21. 'i'liu llallroiid Adininlslralion fin ally IILT I llllM lll'nlllni, In ..!... A..-.. the deficit Mistulntl by tho Bump ier VHIlcy Itullroil in meeting Hie di'iuand i of railroad workmen, which assures thh resumption of t,raln ser vice. The details nt lint nlimu'iir .,,) K iIH n,rai losses aro yet to he worked out. Joseph N. Teal (,,,n Cli;.rl i wlui. with T. Early, of Portland. Wall-r Meachum, of litt ADJOURN GAS TILL TOMORROW 'kit. have be.n here representing the." dl'Kr't' convicted of violation of the . ARGENTINE TROUBLE CAUSED TiY Kt'liOTKAN M AXIM A US TS WX.SHIN;1V)S' Jan. KIfhe reiirn f terror in HucnK Ayrcs was caused k.. w.. e :-... ..t t.,J :.. i.j.. i "j .ii ha iiiitiuoin in iiu.iiii, i mty iii.u Spalrii advicea nachinif the hIii-c dc partirifWt this afternoon claim.. 'NEVADA DRY 9" e legislature ltatilles()cderI l-rtjhl- 131 bit loll Aineiiiliiient. P CAItKON CITY.Nev., Jan 21 ly . votiif 33 to i the AsseiMfil)ug I'.SH iiuarter karats has been of the BtaO di.lature ratiUed tho found at tho Jasorsfontcln mine, N'allonal prohibition amend ineut liu-!Oraiign River colony. TWs promises uiedlnwly upon M ortauli.aJuu heiOto becomo one of the diamond Hold's yesteiffd. nhlstorio gems. News of tho lifting of the ban brings lnoxprer,slblo lei lot to almost ovory pursou in tho city, and more especially to the pastors of churches and their congregations and to the proprietors of moving picture the litres. Tho latter made Immediate arrangemuutu to Got films here for tholr show tomorrow night and judg ing from the expressions of Bontlmemt heard from town folks of lato" they will bo greeted by good houses on tholr roopoiilug. Dr. llacon stutea that the raising of tho ban does not mean thut peo plo may toIiix vlgllanco, however. Tho riu Is Btill bad in parts of the county and Htato and another wave may affect this city at any time.' All aro asked to observo all possible pre cautions for some time yet, there fore. Picturo show proprietors will do all In tholr powur to protoct their patrons and . thos o who attend the uhows and go to other public gath erings are asked to co-operato In the. way of avoiding forming crowds. CONSOLIDATION PROGRAMME. UP RICHARDSON WITHDRAWS CAN DIDACY FOR CHAIRMANSHIP Senator Dimick Expected to Be Head of Committee Program Com ing Up. SALEM, Jan. 21. Threatened dis ruption (if tho legislative consolidation pmgram wus'suddcnly and unexpected ly blocked yesterday afternoon when Representative Richnrdson of Multno mah county, withdrew his candidacy for tho chairmanship of tho joint sen ate and house committee, and likewise withdrew entirely us a member of tho committee. In withdrawing from the committoc, .Mr. Richardson made it plain thut he did so solely In the interests of har mony in order thut a sane and con structive consolidation program might bo formulated on behalf of the people of Oregon. A poll of the joint committee made it at once certain that they wero hopc- ; !,., deadlocked on the chairmanship I ' ' Senator. Dimick received three votes for the chairmanship and Mr. Richard son received three votes. Senators Dimick anil, Eberhurd supported tho candidacy of Mr. Kichurdson, while Representatives Thomas, Graham and Cross voted for Senator Dimick. The committee, with its new mem ber us successor to Mr. Richardson, will meet again at !)::!!) o'clock tomor row morning. It is practically certain that Senator Dimick will bo chosen as chairman. WIRZ CASE IS PRECEDENT . I'OR FORMER KAISER'S TRIAL PARIS, Jan. 21. 'Leon Bourgeois, former premier and French authority on tho league of nations, in a state ments to the Matin, cites as a precc-. dent for the punishment ofGrmuns ot laws ui war, me case oi iienry wir. who was tried by court martiul and J executed after the civil war for cruel- .tjm ramp he t-oniaiuM id- Amleraon- EVK A IS KK'S TRIAL IN JULY a LONDON, J. 21. rue Oial W tho Hornier k ser will be Seld after the conclusion of p."ee, possibly in July, sjfs the Evening StamliiQl. In tie rm'antimo. JInMjind will be be'.G repor siulo fof5 his Histob'. a I MSI AL DIAMOND FOUND .ONDON, Via Monlreal, jSi. A a,,lri lAn.u-titln illNi.mml unicll- historic gous. O (