La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 22, 1919, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text' 1 o o o o j o O O O o ' 0 ff" i 0 ' e -rk a 0 o oo Phone The Observer the New. and YdUx Want Ad, e Main 37. An Independent 'Newspaper PrinU the News the Day It Happen. VOLUME XVfll SIX PAGES LA GKANDti, OK TO OX. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12-', 1)19 SIX PAGES NUMBER 98 30a muimt x I- i I- 1 i I i THOUSANDS INIP1DS QUIT IRK MEMUKKS -OF METAL Tit AUKS UNIONS OF NORTHWESTERN CITIES STRIKE. NO DISORDERS OCCUR EMPLOYERS GET TOGETHER Walk-out of Between 35,000 and 37,000 Men Ties Up Yards at Seattle, Ta coma, and Anacortes, and a General Strike Is Advocated Woodworkers May Be Forced to Quit Their Jobs. SEATTLE, Jan. 22 The major portion of Washington's ship-building industry was paralyzed yesterday morning when members of the Seat tle, Tacoma and Anacortes Metal Trades unions, estimated to number between 35,000 and 37,000 men, went on strike. The strike had been anti cipated for several days. There is n probability also that an other eight thousand men belonging to the various wood-working trades employed in ship-building may be forced to leave their jobs owing to the inability of the yards to operate with- j out the metal trades workers. American Federation, of Labor, to the Wood yards at Olympia Aberdeen, ;house jmmjBraUon committec yester. Hoquiam, Bellmgham and Anacortes , " y were operating today, some with short !day- Mr- Morrison appeared before crews. Tonight it was said the ship the committee in support of legisla carpenters, cnlkcrs, fasteners and oth-jtion to restrict Immigration, and to er wood workers who declined to strike I emphasize his previous statement that were discussing the adbisability of calling a strike in sympathy. The Puget Sound maritime district council of carpenters' publicity bureau said the men would not strike. Strike Is Orderly. The strike was as orderly as if the men were going off shift. Parades and similar demonstrations wero ev erywhere discouraged by labor leaders. The shipyard employers met in confer ence yesterday, but announced they wero simply "standing pat," and would not attempt to operate the yards. The metal trades strike is for a basic wage of $1 an hour for mechan ics and $7 and S6 a day for helpers and laborers. Through a federal wage adjustment board known as the Macy board, the mechanics were recently granted HfiVj cents nn hour. Results of the strike show the fol lowing: In Seattle, two small wooden yards with about 000 woodworkers operated, out of eleven wood and four steel Yards. Contract and machine shops were affected. Labor officials esti matcd that 3100 woodworkers had : en immediatley if serious labor trou been forced out by the metal trades I bles arc to be avoided. He said that strike - j two things should bo done by con- Anacortcs Yard Operates. At Tacoma, about 10,000 metal trade workers struck. At Aberdeen and Ho(uiam, on Grays Harbor, the wooden yards operated through refusal of the woodworkers to strike. At Anacortes, 300 metal tradesmen were said to be out and that many more ship carpenters or other w'ood workers operating the one yard. The shipyard of the Pacific-American Fisheries company at Rellingham was not affected by the strike, no de mands havine -been made by the men. At Olympia, the woodworkers at the Sloan shipyard refused to strike. About 1050 men arc said to be cm ployed there. SOUTH DAKOTA COURT HOLDS UP TELEPHONE RATE RAISE PIERRE, S. Dak., Jan. 22. The South Dakota supreme court Tuesday malic public a,n order" restraining tele phone companies in the state from putting into cm-ci me increa ion General Burlo5on. The rates would have become effective Tuesday. Argu ments on an application for a tempo rary injunction will be heard by the supreme courfc o.n FeVuaj-y 4. PEPLKTOX, Jan. 22. Ma-rtre the Deschutes Valley for the ltu- been wounded and pa.-ed unlil inca-anco of e$3.04t),00U worth of bonds. parjtated for further s"rvii-. Charleat which tho bon.s wire voted was K.Jiunyan. wcll-kr.nn Round-up "w-j declared invalid by Supreme boy, has arrived in Pendleton. ITe is Court yatorddy. owinie lo tho fwUifte the first of the old company toeturn.to gi proper notice, it being found He wa transferred to tfie Thirteenth ths, the notice was po',ad one day1: field artillery and'eached France last ; later thin it should hate bcc February. He was in the battles of j All other proceeding as to the 9 Chateau Thierry, the -irne. Ft. Mi- hiel. Vemun anil A-nnne toresi. nowrer. wero upn--.j uy mo court. RlSiyaiwas wound-d in the 1-g in (td the lower court was al mffPrin Rcptcmber, but recovereil and returned ; l IneludlngJandW of the Ha.i6 a k to the front. In Argonnc forest he. District Improvement Company With was gassed. He has been in New York In the boundaries. o't&K! lftrth unit g Wpital unce Xoverdber. Orrlgitlodistrtcrr & oi - O o 6 w O . & Q o SUING CHARLES FOR WAR PLEDGE GENEVA, Jan. 22. The Commer cial bank of Budapest has decided to sue former Emperor Charles for 1,000,- 000 crowns, which he subscribed to the eighth war loan and which he re fuses to pay. WHITE RUSSIA JOINS SOVIETS ZURICH, Jan. 22. White Russia has proclaimed its union with the Rus sian soviet republic, according to a dispatch from Kiev. The bulk of the white Russians, who number about 5,000,000, live in Lithu ania, which recently was invaded by the Bolsheviki. E 21 CITIES REPORT 133,000 MEN UNEMPLOYED. Secretary of American Federation of Labor Wants Policy of Restrict ed Immigration. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. Figures showing that there are 135,000 men out of work in twenty-one cities in the United States from which reports hnd ucen received, were submitted by Frank E. Morrison, secretary of the "there will be bread lines in every in dustrial center before May 1st." ... The reports, submitted Tuesday wore in addition to those from thirty cities given to the committee last Thursday by Mr. Morrison, and showed Detroit, with 50,000 unemployed; Philadelphia, 10,000; Indianapolis, 8000; Bridgeport, Conn., 15,000; Charleston, W. Va., 3500; Worcester, Mass., 12,000; San Francisco, 15,000; Tacoma, Wash., 2500; Denver, 1750; Grent Falls, Mont., 1000; Akron, O., 2500; Sche nectady, N. Y., 3500, and Pittsburg. 10,000. Thousands Idle at Seattle. A report from Seattle said it was impossible to give the approximate number of unemployed there, but that there were thousands, and that the number was increasing daily. The sit uation was becoming so menacing, it was stated, that government interven tion might soon be necessary. .Mr. Morrison told the committee that further proof is being obtained daily of the increasing extent of unem ployment, and that action must be tak- press: first, that legislation providing for employment for returned soldiers 'ne passed, and. second, that immigra- jtion be stopped until normal times are ;agnin reached Mr. Morrison said that only two cities Toledo and Youngstown, Ohio. of the thirty mentioned by him last week as having large numbers of un employed have denied that such con ditions exist. HELD INVALID IIKSCIIITKS VALLEY XOTIC NOT PIIOPKHI.Y GIVEN Nj,m .)lf Stl(r,.III(. ollrt i ,,!. Validity of form it ion of N'lvth- l uit 0Mrh.tV . SALK.Mp4.-n. 22. An vlortidn of thc.nonhJfinU Irrigation district In ilily of the forniatiou'fhc,3diMr!ct. WITHOUT WORK 60 ELECTION GHLORINATION PLANTS ARRIVE CITY WILL AGAl.V HAVE PI HE WATEIl SUPPLY SHOltTLY. Tiro Plants Hnvo llcen Purchased ami Are living Installed at Palmer Mills Today. Two chloriuation plants, purchas ed by tho city, arrived from SU1 Francisco yesterday and in about four days more La Grande citizens may safoly use tlio water direct from the taps, without danger of j courting attack by vicious disease j germs. The plants are being install ed today by Kenneth Shibluy, mnn ager of the .California Jewel Filter Company, from whom the purchase was made. Mr. Shibley arrived In the city morning. The new water purifiers are known as the Wallace-Tiernan so-for f00d purchases, disclosed Men- lift the machine within twenty nilii lution feed typo ehlonnatlon plants, jllHy that they had allowed for a 10 'utes of tho time they wero found. Ho and the two of thaiu installed, cost'per cent increase in thjc year begin-jwas me ciiy (iiuu. Tho plants are being put In at the two pump houses at tho Palmer mill." whore the water of the Graiulo river is pumper Into the pipes that supply the city, and starting tonight I they will be on the job as long as It Is necessary for tho city to uso the river water. Mr. Shibley stated that II four days a stream of pure water will be flow ing through tho pipes. Tho city has not stored any of tho Grande Hondo water in the reservoir, but has Bim ply kept .the' pipes sufficiently full to keep the homes In tho town sup plied. RELIEF BILL STILL OPPOSED MEASURE FAILS TO GET TO VOTE IN SENATE. Government Conies in for Cenwidcr- able Severe Criticibm During Discussion. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. Growing opposition and protracted debate cov ering" a variety of subjects again pre vented the senate frpm reaching a vote today on the bill appropriating $100,000,000 asked by President Wil son for famine relief in Europe. Sev eral more senators plan to speak to morrow and some members said to night passage of the measure before tomorrow was impossible. Vigorous addresses in opposition to the measure were made by Senators Harding of Ohio; Johnson of Califor nia; Poindexter of Washington and other Republicans, and by Senator Hardwick of Georgia. Democrat, while those speaking for the bill included Senators Mollis of New Hampshire, Democrat, and Weeks of Massachu setts, who is one of the few Republi can senators who thus far have given the measure'suppcrt' during debate. During the course of his address, however, - Senator Weeks criticized many governmental activities. CARDINAL GIBBONS SAYS WINE NEEDED BALTIMOltK, M.I., Jun. '. Cari na Gibbons, in- a statement', makes u plea that -wine may be obtained for sacramental purposes. "We have '20,00 Catholic clerjry smen in the United States wh every nay offer the sacrament of the ma.:i. How can they perform this duty if they cannot obUin wine? "I know I will be replied ty thai wine is pi-rmittetl for siicramentj'r purposes. I cannot see how this wji be if the manufacture, umle and irr rirttion of win is ppohibitM. "The law of prohibition iirifce tK?! inrlividu) lilierty ut wnrihip. t Ah rVwti,fll.n. also lotrolue- .if I hey ;ikh I'he two httin and gain "Moreovr'r, In Ihe enrryinp m of ,M ,( 11' Hnf I-. e tjoron, dlnbiy- IhiicIi fipnro-f. ft thf Utv I slro .e'an ina4in ft i-tif, ! :loyhf. llbV- Idiiodoctlon of Hiehi! bllln, it Ih 4ioiii, which up to no a If nii 1) : '" ' a "tJr.iy, ptiliable b! iiBdemtooil? will ranw-fjiio conflict ri-d i acrcj aid k-ly j'a." Hs tia?t and Imprisonment lir ('ilh the Id k-Knbli bill Jki, nt v - iK.d fn tho till .orientate 9 h the ; TIoImIi1. imiD and I. V. W.ihin. The 'TTWJ1fl rAAVTm TA Cuul fbiK pd anarchy. (;u--ilMi blllH wero prepared, it l AnniTTVTtlvJ O '''ar't' Q id. tftOtho IhUH,,. COt,U,,lMC Of WiliUUfl IjA ii 4 A. rl 5! The la'tr ijnVt niakea IT un- ih' MMuitah C'intUur " j lHWfiil "fnjaiiv ntrVfeU to rauKA. nation, and linvn ic nimmvulitt ITnli- (ASHi:?;Tf:. jn. Ore(oa Indians, ti-ceived the follow lot - the InrlfAn approprlitiotiO.ttr-s, or disreMp- 01 O.nsti'flrdlna - ; bill rPpoin-d t ut l.v Hi IIoiirp roiii- mltlee on Ind P: Khiiualb acency. .Spi lnt a!.-n- ry, J4U00; UnialiU 'licy. f.i'Uti) and Salem Ind!au'K -h'M.1. 1 511.000, whijh Includes 8UO-i to replace firo - pc.'O-desOsp by.r In NoveaiM MARTIAL LAfr FOR THE PORTUGUESE liONDOX, Jan; 22 -Martial law has been proclaiuted Ih Portugal be cause the royalists ate demoralized over the refusal of nf -king Manuel to sanction a movement to restore him to the throne, aorordlng to ad vices from Madrid yislorday aftur noou. ! -t MADAME LEBAUDY IS LET GO FREE M1NHOLA, L, I., Jill). 22. The release of Mailuaiu Mai le Augustine Lobaudy from jail, where she was held charged with tho murdor of hor husband, Jacques! Lebnudy, solf 'styled Emperor of lb Sahara," on Itlm nlt'l.t nt Tin. .of 11(1. .. ...,.. : Westbury homo Wll8 'ordor ve8ter. jany aftornoon by District Attorney Weeks, PREDICT RAISE IN FOOD PRICES 22. High- WASHINGTON, Jill) food prices cost ye aro niiticl-inenth puted by Army officials, who, in asking congress for appropriations i nine next July. I An army ration-food! fur one man r0r ono dav now rests the iinvnrn- UIOnt 48 cents. Colonel Adams said .appropriations hart been asked on a basis of 53 cents. STOCKMAN SUICIDES. HEND, Or., Jan. 2.r-J. C. Dod son, ploneur Central Oregon Btock man, ended his life Sunday Im lied mond. In a fit of despondency over nnnttelil rovnNM hv ahnMIn- Mm. self. A note which was found near tho body told of his detoriulnatlon to end his troubles by suicide. As a buyer for tho.Qtnnfield Inter ests Mr. Dodson was frequently In Hend from hiH homo In Lukeview. Ho enmo to Central Oregon nearly 25 tears ago, took up a homes toad In tho Lukeviow section, and been mo intersted In. the stock, business. With i the exception of. two ynurs spent in New Mexico ami Texas, ho had made Oregon his home. Mr. Dodtton was a brother of W. D. U.'bodson, of Portland. MKLVIN TltACY DEAD AT BAKKK IlAKEIt, Jan. 22. Molvin Tracy, aged 70 years and a resident of Ba ker since 1874, diad Saturday aftor noon at St. Elizabeth hospital aftor a brief illness from pneumonia. Mr. Tracy came to (taker from the east and was ono of Baker's first prfctoffieo employes, having been ap pointed assistant postmaster by his brother. George H. Tracy, who was the second postmastor appointed for Baker, which posh ion ho held for many y?ars. His surviving relatives that are known are a brother, Georgo H. Tracy of Gtendalo, Ariz., two sisters residing at Flint, Mich,, nd a neph ew, Claude Tracy of John Day. IIOt'SK PASSES TWO IIII.I.S STATE CAPITOL, S:ilem. Jan. 21. Tho following Houho bills were panned by tho House today: - .11. 1). 4, by Lewis Providing for annexation of territory to Portland school district. If. II. 70, by Gordon Amending act providing for relief to soldlerH and sailors, making it valid. Proposes Law to Fix Display ers of "Red" Flags STATK CAi'tTOK, Rilcin, Jim. 22. .United SJatoa. or' In'r tided to firing ( arrvliiK or dispiiiyInK of the red ,lne. form of government of the flax or other emblem or banner In- United Slates or Un cnnxtitutloa or dtcatlim disloyalty to the govern-' flag Into contempt or dlarepntn. inent of the United Suites, or belief! "Also o wilfully Injure or dentioy, in anarchy or other polttcal doe - frinex or beliefs, whr.su ohjert aro or ni uirsrupnoiT or uesiruciion or frginl.ed government, or defiance vi i lie ihw ji me siaio or uregon, imuniKh or r-onietiM or farm ma are declared to ha f lonles in a bill ichlnecy or gain, or Injure any flve introdiieed In the Hoi ne of 'it pre- stock on any f;nn or stork farm, or tieiit itive Gordon, of Multnomah. - ! i n any Htorky.ird while in transpnr- 1 hey are to be n,lo .puniftf able by fin or pot ecellB 11000, aj ntenee or nit etepcduiK n yen in Mhe nitnlLy. or loth, in lh di- - iJ" "f h ouit. atfinivt.to ' eefiM, or incltwTir attempt 1 tin Hello, dlsltivaltv to fo United lion mr rtiWlwdlr-n to Its (Jiws, ft 'fc. l:,URfjfer ttuirul J-A of flreenn nr vo llfiilly utter, pri tt) w rite or pub- UsUany .loyal prj .ine. seiirrllouK i or aWslve nguacc agjlnut the forinjuros slatejand It Is expettcilR) ttriy lot government of the United Hta IU.-S Se 1-0 Oe0Qo'.OltutIon pr flagcSf BOY DIES UNDER OVERTURNED CAR PENDLETON YOUTH VICTIM ACCIDENT YK.STE11DAY. OF Machine Hklddixl on Slippery Pave ments and Turned Tiu-dle Lady Companion Injured. PENDLETON, Jan. 22. Fred Nengle, 18-yoar-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Noaglo, died under his automobile about 1 o'clock yester day morning nttor It had turned turtle near the Eastern Oregon State Hospital. Ills companion, Mrs. Julia Killlan, sustained severo, though not serious injuries. Slippery pavement and -a sudden !8W0rve caused the automobile to iiuru euiiiiuuieiy over, ieilKlu a noes was broken, lloth wero pinioned bo- the automobile an hour bu. 'fore being dlseovoi-ei. According to Mrs. Killtan, the young man tried to dead when found. Mrs. Killlan was numb and cold OLD PROPOSITION STARTS FUSS AGAIN STATE CAPITOL, Jan. 22. What lias been the storm cantor for fiKhta fn ft number ot lOs'l-hUuros, bobbed up ctKuin In the Bhapo of u bill, In troduced by Rreprofuintativo Koiikui Monday, to make the county trous- Ur, tftX COllOCtor, t liking that duty from tho Hherlff. Tho bill was en acted at ono position, nnd ropotlod at tho next. It brought u powerful lobby boforo, from alf over the atuto. OF ROCKEFELLER old axajwiiistk; Pixrr has IIKKX VNCOVKlll'il). Would-be Murderers Killed by Ex plosion of Itonili Meant for American Millionaires. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. A plot on tho lives of John D. ltockefollor and his son, John 1). Rockefeller, Jr., planned by unnrchisls shortly aftor tho beginning of the European war, was minted to tho sonalo prop aganda Investigating committed yes terday by Thomas J. Tunney, pulled Inspector of New York. Ho said the plotters all wero killed by the ex plosion of the bomb - they had made to kill the Rockefellers. . . Inspector Tunney testified thai there was ovldenco of renewed actlv- Ity of aiinrclilmn In (ho United Hiatus, iHlnco the hIkiiItik i; tho armistice, j he said, evldencu h'n been found thai latiarchlats phtnnud to organize and IdisHenilnulo propumdu. : or cause to Injured or destroyed. any mill, f u.tory, shipyard, ware inne or cnnwntH tneror, or any machinery therein, or any farm tatioti. V.imtw'in f f'ay 1'iovhb f Jmth of Itje me:iureH carry the emetvior y claiiHe to jiecoino elfectiv juflef tbelr anfiroval by tiw novernor, ed Htatea Attorney llaneyciarl Di- trirt Atlornoy Kvan. of Aliih.u county. The n,ii i?i-6tof a bill:,. Il)-lui-aiojle, rlnillnc- tlm lliml v.J!t)be put Wn ward ii :nM-;ipilly as pos .xilde, supporters of all of the -us- Mil Qccelvo the Jdn uu.-a. of all those Intercted.-O es, PLANNED DEATH TELOCABET YOUTH ' ' DIES AT HOT LAKE Wellington Enmes, youngest son ,of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Eames of Tclo caset, passed away at Hot I.ako Sun day noon, January 19th, after an ill ness of two months' duration. Ho was 17 years of age, having been born in Minnesota January 8tK, 11)02. The funeral was held Monday, January 20, interment being made in tho cemetery at Union. Deceased leaves to tnourn his loss his father and mother, five sisters, who aro Mrs. Charles Duggar of Boiiic; MMsr, I.. 11. Hiatt and Miss Addio Eames of Telocaset; Mrs. Clyde Peterson and Mrs. R. G. Forrester, of I.a Grande; nnd two brothers, Lieut. Frank Eames,- who has just returned from Camp Grcenleaf, (!a., and Ar thur Eames, who is serving with the United States forces in Siberia. SUBSCUIITIONS TO THE l'OUHTH LOAN A HOVE QUOTA. Official Figures for County Just Re ceived From State Liberty Loan Headquarters. Union county contributed ?(!M,900 to the grand total of $:i8;ili2,550 of tho Fourth Liberty loan in Oregon. The number of subscribers in the coun ty was S422. The over-subscription was 2!M!4 per cent. Thcso figures hnvo just been received from state headquarters. The official compila tions do not show the quota of non banking centers. In tho newspapers outaido of Port land 87,8.14 column inches of space were used in paid and freo publicity in aid of the loan. Following is tho statement of the communities of this county: Sub- No. sub- Quota scribed acribers $424t8GO 20Tifi La Grande .$34:1,280 Covo li, mm . 37,000 27,fl50 77.H50 2li,hT0 72,200 North Powdr Union 71,750 2f,(120 Imbler Klgin KLU WIPES OCT FAMILY ' POCATELLO, Jan. 22. Mrs. Chris Riley died at a local hospital Monday night, of pi ouiunnla. Tho death of tho husband and twin In fants last Saturday, of tho sanio di sease, means that tho entire family has been wiped out. WILL DECIDE I CITY VS. V(M)I) CASK NOT SIOT- TLLI) TODAY. Lcncthy DisruHslon of Violation ity Ordinance in Police Court This Afternoon. The case of Jbe city vs. Mac Wood was continued in the police court this afternoon at 1 :.'!!) lefore Police Jude lOahin, and much law was cited by both sides. local idiyslcisns were on the stand Kvin.'evidi'nrc. The arKUincnl hrotiuht out that there was no question hut that the city's ordinance had lcrn violated, but the validity of the ordinance w as 'seriously questioned by the defease. The . hearing was concluded about .1:15 this afternoon and. Judge, fttkin announced that ho would deliver Ii4 decision totsor rof tnvrniiif at S:.'!t o'chrk. U)AN CANCKI-VriON WIT SACIUMKNm,:al., Jan. 22. A resulutifn'declariiii tfVi cancellatHin M Inann nmij; by tl (JpitJ States to j the alliewaji "unpatriotic and u.noec- esary ' was adopted 'niesday by r9j- cumurma se rare, u, ... . J ? '; 7t . mum uivKifwuMA.v I f?t.M HOfin RIVLK. Jan. .-Mk. Itobert'l'oe. who, wb1 III Vl'Peir - ed froi i8b-r(ui0 1 eru but nlKht. Mppe;in today onhuusted, 5i.rOont- UNION COUNTY GAVE $665,000 d anther Knrnio torn, at th;Were sintced to one year and one 0 Post f'unyoii savnnlll, flvo miles awnVldnv each. p. In the IbWiont dlslihfe, PossesOf Oast April Kykcs' tented "tVurch C citizens aiOoIlirors bud searched In vain allQ-ilyht for tha 1Q woman. BURLESON i MONOPOLY FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF POSTAL TELEPHONE CO. MAKES CHARGES. SYSTEMATIC ATTEMPT MADE TO SCRAMBLE TOLL LINES Hey nobis Says That Postmaster Gen eral, to Utilize the Government Con trol for Increasing Telephone Itates, Is Assuming Authority That Con gress Did Not Confer Upon Him. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. Edward Reynolds, former vice president of the Postal Telegraph and Cable company, today charged that Postmaster Gen eral Iiurleson has made a systematic attempt to scramble tho telephone and telegraph linos of the country in order to promoto his desire for authority, and that ho himself was dismissed for disloyalty when tho government took over the telegraphs, with the intention of destroying the rights nnd breaking down the 'moralo of tho Postal com pany. WASHINGTON, Jnn. .Edward Reynolds of New York, who recently was relieved of his duties as vice ' president and gonoral mnnngor of the Postal Telegraph and Cnble company by Postmaster General Burleson, told tho house postoffico committee that the only excuso for tho government retaining control over telephono and telegraph companies wus "to increase telephone rates and to finnnco crip pled telephono companies." Mr. Reynolds appeared to oppose tho administration measure contem plating extension of tho period of con trol nnd possible government purchase of tho wires. Protests against tho legi slation also wero filed with tho com- mitteo by several state public commit tees by V. W. Putnam, a member or the Minnesota commission. Says Iiurleson Usurps Power. Mr. Reynolds Raid that "to utilize tho government control for increasing telephone rates as is now being done by tho postmnnter general, is assum ing uuthority that congress did not confer upon tho postmaster general" and declared that efforts now aro be ing made to increase telegraph charges. 'Mr. Iiut'Ioson s operating commit tee, consisting of a Western Union mnn, two Hell telephono men and ono Independent telephono man," tho witness declared, ' has within the last few days tried to get the Postul com pany to agree to incren.'ied telegraph rates uud the Postal company has re fused. If the government will turn back at once the Postal Telegraph lines, wo wilt continue to carry on tho telegraph busineHs at present rates." Should Release Property. The witness accused the postmaster general, Theodore N. Vail, and New conib Carlton, president of the West ern Union company, of seeking "to lonsolidnte all telegraph, telephono nnd possible cable lines into one huge monopoly," and said there is no good reason why all tho lines should nut be turned back at once and the loss now sustained by the government in their peration stopped. V. H. PAYS TUANSI'O'UT COST . WASUIN'CTOX, Jan. 22. Tho United .-'tat eg will pay the British government actual ctmb for tho tnintt portation of American Roldivrs over sens in itriti.sh ve.-igeN. Colonel Hatti on of the lirmy embarkation bureau, told tho hounc military committee thftt General llinen, heatl of tho Jmrcau, wodld leave or London in a few days to determine 4ho amount. Complaints of food on British ships, Coloti''! Hattinon said, were larjfely duo to tile JIHti.vh practice of serving only te for breakfast, wfcich was chaiiKiJ because Americifti uohjiertt objecteil. s'PUKACIIKIt i:S V TO PIUSON. 1 SAV KKAXCI.O. An. 22.-kev. Uoshua S?ki3, aged i Berkley, C al., an.fe (fl)enver evaniylist, wa. yesterday sen' tenced to eLiteen months bi the fed eral prison at McNeil', lslinui foOjw ingQonvictioirOi charges of conspir- i"K to obstruct the government's war I pn-u'iam. "Apostles'' A. JI. Dean, i Walter Crmby and Jrkn I-'eruuson the Living God" A"- Berkeley 3ai JiO-J by a mob, o O o o o o o OO o v 0 w w 10 -"P"'Wl'pi,-tf '1' f OO