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o 0 ; -. - - o c . " ' a 1 i Tha Ohyrrac I NeVa ad r Want Ada, SttttBXB 09 TBI ASSOCIATED VOLUME XVTTT LA JKANDK. OltKOOX, TITKSDAY. APUTL 29, 1919. NUMBER 181 o " WIRES TO Kl OWNERS PRESIDENT WILSON AGREES WITH BURLESON ON IM PORTANT MATTER AMERICAN CABLES TO GO BACK ON MAY 2ND All Telegraph and Telephone Lines Lines Will Follow as Soon as Nec cBsary Legislation Can Be Framed to Make Things Run Smoothly Burleson Acts With Haste on Cables WIRES TO TIJREE HED (By Associated Press to Thu Observer) WASHINGTON, April 29. Presi dent Wilson has approved the recom mendation of Postmaster General Bur leson that telegraph and telephone lines be returned to their former own ership, ft. is ordered that enactment of necessary legislation be started and that Amrican cable linos be returned forthwith. WASHINGTON, April 29 Post master General Burleson issued an or der today returning American, cable systems to their former owners at midnight May 2nd. It was explained by Mr. Burleson that no legislation was necessary in the case of the cable company prop erties. His announcement follows: The postmaster general has recom mended to the president that the gov ernment return the cable lines to their respective owners. This action is made possible by the fact that the congestion resulting from war condi tions has largely passed. The .enemy commercial blacklist has been abol ished and the tremendous volume of government cable messages from and to the war trade board has ceased. The bar to commercial code messages has been removed, thus materially lessening the cable loads. The use of the cables in connection with the pence conference has-been greatly di minished. "The postmaster general -hopes that tho return of the cables may be ef fective not later than May 10." Publication, after the signing of the armistice, of the presidential procla mation taking over the cable systems has been the subject of much controversy.- Critics of the administration In congress attacked the action as an abuse of war powers and various reso lutions for investigations were pend ing when the last session ended.- Re publican charges that the purpose wni to control newspaper reports of the peace conference were replied to by official administration assurance thai there would be no censorship of the American press from Paris. In the matter of land service, how ever, the solution of the problem will be put squarely up to congress. Com ing so soon after the recommendation in his annual report that the tele phone and telegraph lines become gov ernment owned at the conclusion of peace, the postmaster general's state ment created unusual interest. Tho statement follows: lind Lines Need Aid. "The postmaster general will recom mend that the telegraph and telephone lines be restored to their respective owners as soon as legislation can. hn Bccured from congress safeguarding, the interests of th.e owners in every way that it is possible to -safeguard them. "The information of the postmaster general as to the condition of the wire companies convinces him that it is ith peratve that such legislative action must be had before the various tele phone and telegraph lines arc re turned. "This is not true as' to cable lines, which are in a condition to be re turned at once. Postoffice department officials ex pressed the belief ( that few of the companies could weather the finan cial storm if th properties, were turned back without remedjal legisla tion. Some official aid tTiat whil tfie properties must be returned in the same physical condition in which they wexe taken over, to do this noe with out added revenue to meet wag? de mands artd (r.creaed cost of orration, Vould wreck the entire industry. To Advertisers-- AH cbpv o .ments tn for a ifvr -rrtiM' iiiVPii.i n ) -i in tin feumfov M undue Obmer Hb'ftrtd He in an early in the week a poiMle and t nntane later than Thursday noon. Ads com inm Im (tnTC4HJI time mn. not be guarantied gubli y ition. lSrxBSKUYR KXiiiiirr w.AxtjrKrsi head IHyplily of filiwtry , IV vrf lk-krl Leader's Dcuth M Vera I'm . NEW YORK. April 29. The head of General Aureluuio lllanquet, who was killed in a small engagement with federal troops shortly after he landed in Mexlca to act as chief lieu tenant of Felix Diaz's revolutionary movement, was exhibited to the pub lic in Vera Cruz April 16, according to Francisco Dnhadlllo, secretary to the general manager of the Hank of London, in Mexico City, who arrived here Monday. Throughout Mexico, said Bobadillo, there has been steady improvement reconlly in general condition's. E KILLED IN FIGHT SOI Til AITJKAX TU(Xltf AM) YANKKKH MIX AT V. l.Nt'HKSTLlt Soldiers ate Amerlcmis Who KnllsteiA With tho llritish Army In tlto War (By Associated Pross to The Observer) LONDON, April 21. Three Amer icans were killed at Winchester repa triation camp in the fight with South ATrican negroes, according to re ports here. Winchester camp wa3 established for Americans who serv ed in the British army and are awaiting transport iiion home. There has been a strong f?elinK between the Americans and the Macks for some time and It broke forth in a fight today. . A. J. BOLLONS AT NEW YORK ON HIS WAY HOME Mrs. Win. notions, of this city, re ceived a telegram th:s morning from her son, A. J. Dollons, who had just landed at New Yorlc on his return from France. He has been station ed temporarily at Camp Mills, New York. Mr. Dollons wa.s with Com pany E of the 18lh R..R. Engineers and had been overseas eighteen, months. Supt. Bullous and family aro rejoicing today over the receipt of their goods news. EXPRESSES REGRET AT TURN OF EVENTS Dlames The Italian Newspapers for Wrong Interpretation of Pres- idenl Wilson. (I'.v AHHoetnted l'ress to me Observer) ROME, April 29. Ambassador Page visited Premier Orlando today. They had. a friendly conversation. The am bassador seriously regretted the situa tion had. arisen and said he. thought it had been aggravated by the Italian newspapers' criticism based on the Iwrong interpretation of President Wil- ;on s attitude. . McCLURE LAD DIED LAST NIGHT AT HOT LAKE Arthur McClure', son of Mr. and Mrs. W.-E. McCluie, of tills city, died shortly after . 0 o'clock last nltht at the Hot Lake Sanatorium. lie had been ill for the past four months and had hem receiving treat iment at the Lake Mnre April 4th The bereaved parent have the sym pathy of a large numbber of frienut. In their bereavment. BRINGS BOYS many oi:k;o lli AltlilVK IX It HIT TODAY l;.lllM .V KOSS llitision. Attached In tlic MiirC)-fli' . J.and llk 01 (hen. . anil Men . . U'y AttociaLd I'reM to Thr Ob.-t v.-r NEW YORfc. April 2!l The t-teanij ship At?nas arrived frti! St. Naflin lr!ay Oith oik- liumlri-rl, and three iifriieiT. chiefly from tree hundred 'tirvii sixteenth field, hospital. S.-.ot lUeirf h mortar ltlrvnrw hundred md sixteenth ainnr.ir.it ion train onl three hundred and sixteenth supple train of , ntr-rfr6 divyn. any Orecnn men e in mwe unin 1ANS ARE PAGE CONDOLES WITH ORLANDO ANOTHER WILSON MAY BE PRESIDENT (Hy Associated Tross to Tho Observer) PARIS, April 29. It is virtu ally decided to hold the first meet ing of the Lea cue of Nations in Wash ington next October. It 1b reportod that President Wilson will be askec to be first president of tho league. PARIS, April 29. The salary of Sir Eric Drummond, appointed secre tary of the league of Nations, has been set at $25,000 a year. SLAYERS OF LIKGKNECIIT -TO BE PLACED ON TRIAl Reward of 10.000 .Marks Has Been Offered for Arrest of Murderer of Neuring. BERLIN, April 29. The trial of the alleged murderers of Dr, Karl Idebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg has been set for Thursday, May 8. It is expected the trial will last three day?. A reward of 10,000 marks has been offered for the arrest of the murderer of Herr Neurinpr, the war minister of the government of Saxony, who was killed at Dresden, April 12, by disgrun tled soldiers to whom the minister had refused a hearing. Numerous persons have been named by Spartacan friends of Dr. Lieb knecht and Rosa Luxemburg as im plicated in the murder of these radi cal leaders in Berlin last winter, but reports cabled to this country re vealed only one known arrest in this connection. This was a soldier named Runge, who was taken in custody within the last fortnight 'INTENSE FIGHT MUNICH IS ENCIRCLED AM) Til li PRESSURE IS FELT. Soviet Troops Will Feel the Heel ol the Government Armies ' tit Once. (I)y Assaciaifil rn-sa to Tho Ohsorver) PARIS, April 29. Encirclement of Munich by German government troops has been completed, according to Ger man dispatches. They accomplished the occupation of Landshut thirty-five miles northeast of Munich. Attack on the soviet troops will probably begin soon. Gustavo. Noske is commanding the government troops. THIRD U-BOAT REACHES PORT NEW YORK, April 29. The U-88, third of the fleet of five German sub marines allotted to the United States to reach American waters, arrived at Sandy Honk bay Saturday.. The U 88is one of the smaller types of un dersea boats. SIWItTACAXS AKK DKI ICATKI) YONUON, April 29. Spartacar forces attempted to overthrow the government In Brvnon Sunday, but wore defeated after haid street tight. A dispatch from 3ittin transmitted by the Kxchangc Teh graph company reporting the outbreak adds that re volvers and hand grenades vTerc usee frfcely in the fighting. ONE YEAR A0 TODAY Battle tired British troops forced back to lines of l'.14 in Flanders fight ing. Gorman storm troops reach Voor- mezcele,. two miles south of Ypres. Artillery storm batters allied linen clinging to defense of channel porty. Germans test mettle of allied troops a. St. Mihiel with trer.ch raids. Troops of the old regular United States army reach France .in small numbers. Subscribe now to the Victory Lib erty loan what you would have paid for victory then. Diamonds in the I 8 1 f 'timori.l u liflimond" It hss.bro') nalrt, awg one t0 our sohWir oy was a dbfttoAl n ti,(9 . i ! . rourO n-aiw twy r omlnir brx-ko iOi llamolMk ne Industry watch has op"itd $o dor.ri t c,9i ihe0'naniMf and rtoyiJd solder fjho isl lakif iftiore nu-'Ouous xand-up Job. It.lt aP.ft-oiirJ j Hynt ilvo liQnfieit rOijhVd toldlers arc leJTrnlnir dltmonP ciOlnitun yl I tiling 6lr l e-en Ifl I onfl of 'he lr?-T ''r9rK3'anOJy'-e hq cIii: ni-n nre rlvun IfJi'ir'Ov. O Jh rk CO ' v.OCv?M-,a - 9 - O O ' - 9 B ? THE FIRST OF THE LEAGUE .j. .$. 4. .j. ,j. .5. .j. .j. UNIT HAS NOT STARTED Contrary to the belief of many that the La Grando hos pital unit would leave New York today, the boys have not started, and thero is nothing positive as to the date of their departure. A telegram from Otis Palmer to his father, C. N. Palmer, re received today, says: "Having good time; starting home soon." -J- -I -I- -I- I -I -I- J- -I- -J- HINES OPPOSES FEDERAL CONTROL NOT REASON FOR HIGH COST Railroads Are Using Surplus Material Accumulated During the Pe riod of the Wnr. SALT LAKE, April 29. Federal control of railroads is not the reason fur the high cost of transportation, but the inevitable result of the in crease in costs of all commodities, ac cording to Director General Walkei D, Hines, who arrived in Salt Lake Sunday. Mr. Hines is making an in spection tour of the railroads of tho country. "Suggestions lmve been'mndc that freight and passenger rates be fur ther increased, but I am opposed to that until complete data over n period of peace can be obtained," Mr. Hines said. ''We ar not delaying purchases of steel because we wish to force down the price, but because wo aro using a' surplus of mntrinl piled up 'during the war.' Mr. Hines refused to discuss his re cent controversy with Secretary of Commerce Redfield over the efforts of the price stabilization committee He said that he was considering the ques tion further. Secretary Redfield iele graphed to Mr. Hines Saturday that the members of the price fixing board had decided to return to their individ ual pursuits if a settlement was not obtained soon. Mr, Hines refused to comment upon his. Mr. Hines left for Chicago late Sunday. THE MEASURE KITItE.MIi CO! ItT HANDS' 'DOWN DECISION Demurrer of Altoi-ncy General III own In Sustained liy High Tribunal of Slate ll:- AnsoHfilf-fl I'ri-sH lo The Olmnrver) SALKM, April 2ft. Tho siiprelim court of Oregon siiKi.-ilned the demur lerc by. Attorney General Drawn to the mnnduiiiiis action brought ugalust him by Dan -Malariiy for tho llouol interests :ind participated In by Theodore Bill of California for the grapo growers. The action was tj force the attor ney general to draft a ballot tlllo for (he referendum to Hie legislature's anion in app'ovint; the national amendment. By the court's decision the wets have a chance for the rof .eicndum. Rough Sparkle For HIGHER WETS HAY REFER STAGE SET FOR THE FNAL WORK GERM ANS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AT VERSAILLES TODAY Kalians May Reconsider Their Dif ference and Return to the Peace Conference, (By Associated Tress to The Observer) The Associated Press summarises the world situation today as follows: The stage ia rapidly being set for the final phase of tho peace negotia tions. Germany's plenipotentiaries are expected to arrive in Versailles today. The treaty is expected to be ready to bo signed by the end of the week. Rome dispatches indicate that Italian representatives will probably return to Paris shortly. Parliament meets today. Orlundi' will ask for a unanimous vote xle mninding Italy's claims on the Adri atic be Tecognized. v I Rumanians are progressing ngainst the Hungarian soviet troops. The Hol- shcvtks have arrested hundreds of per sons at Budapest and threatened exe cution if the Rumanians continue to advance. American troops hnve been with drawn from the front line positHns In northern Russiu and nre expected to leave that country as Boon as practic able. CARLE SERVICE CURTAILED NEW YORK, April 29 Tho British administration reported to the Com mercial Cable company Monday that all wires between Englnnd and the continent were interrupted. Traffie was circulating by post. OM'OTT'K DEEMED KKTKNTIOM OFFICE ISSE.NTIAL TO PLANS Title to (ivcrnirhlp Needful Keep AppiiliitsiiicillM Mnclo SALEM, Or.. Anr:i 29. Oregon's gigantic road programme may be come seriously involved If the hu premo court fulls to dnlormlne wheth er or not Governor Okott Is entitled to roslgn as secretary of slate and up polnt his succoHsnr lo that office This Is purticulni ly Riiipliiialu'd In an amicus curiae brijf filed with tho supremo cuiirt today by Carey & Kerr, a Portland law firm, which ur guos that Mr. OLcott Is govurnor In fact and has tlto authority to resign as secretary of state without destroy ing tils title to tho governorship. Thu hrleT cites uiMueroiiB federal cases and go3a back to famed Dred Rcolt decision In mi effort to prove Its contention. Tho brief urges that the Importance of tho question now before tho court should outweigh any technicality as to whether or not tho court can determine tho tlllo tn tlto governorship In tho piesi,iit inanda- j iiuis proceedings. It points out Unit i RO PROGRAM MAY BE CHANGED iiiusinucii as me aiKuuiui en. ui uuiiiniry 01 oiner points in me stale, l no tho governor and tccrolnry of slnto aro necessary on the road bonds a serious Issue might arise If tho iiies llnn Is not speedily nettled. Wood. Montague t Hunt, another Portland legal firm, filed a brief to-,vl;r niUc olllHi(u tho t()Wn um ton day In which It IlkewiM) argues thai j 8l.,lut.llty the'erew could not get the Mr. Olroll Is governor lii met. This nl,K.hinl. bac.k tu town in time for ship brief polnls out Hull the Oregon I j1Jf constitution closely follows the fe.li.i- j An tffi)rt wus ma(e U) hlm, th(, al constitution with n-rerenco to the 1; unr h(Mv tonmr ,,ut vice-president succeeding lo the pros - . . .. . . denry, and It Ir argued that Mr roll heroines Kovernor without ui iliialifieatiiniH or i".mi rii:tlon ariHtaK from tho fart (hat he Bonded In (he office' by reason ot IiIh liavliiK been neerutary of ' Kin to upon the dea.th 'of the late Gi.-vern.or Wllliy-icombe- Disabled Yanks" UKMANO ECONOMIC TREATY ' I'AVOltl.VU ALLIED NATION'S TARIS, April 29. The report of tho economic commission of tho peace conference, tho Echo do Paris suys. contains clausus fur Insertion In the preliminary peaco treaty Hint Gar many shall give the allied and asso ciated nations the treatmont of most favored nations without any reciprocity. lllllTISH WITHDRAW lll.ACKI.IST I1HHL1N, April SI). The presldont of tho British commission In Gorman) hiia notified the Uerman armistice commission of tho withdrawal of all blnckllsla and the abolition of all trading disabilities. DELEGATION OK SIXTY HAVE REACHED VERSAILLES Main Pleiiipoteiilliirlra Aro Expect ed to Iteacli tho Conference City on Tuesday, May 6. VEHSAILES, Ap.-il '29. Tho sec ond Installment of Germans who nre to attend tho pi-aco congress nrrlv- led hero nt 10 o'clock Monday night. Tho party Included a largo number of women stenugraphori and typists. VERSAILLES, April 29. A largo niimbur of German who aro to attond tho pence congress nrrlvod hero Mon day ovenlng at 9 o'clock. The party numbered CO. Immediatelv nnnn tlutlr n.rl,ri n. delegates woro taken In automobiles 10 tno Hotel des Reservoirs. Thero was no untoward Incldont. Th main nnntiintenlliirl.ia n,l n,n lechnlcnl delegates', who will com- piote. tno mil delogallon, aro oxpectod to nirivo Tuesday. LONDON, April 2!). Tho groalor part of the German delegation to the penco congress, together with all Its uxperls anil clerks, left Sunday by special train for Versailles by way of Cologne, according to nn Ex change Telegraph dispatch from Berlin Monday. At Cologne tho dnlfgatlon was mot by 'French representatives. It will proceed lliunce by wny of Charlorol anil BriissclH, arriving at Versailles Monday evening. Tho leading del.ignlos, with their secretaries, llio lims'iaKo adds, will leave Monday for Vnrsulllos. VISIT OF TO BE La Grande was disappointed today when the whippet tank which wus to have given demonstrations here did not nrrive and it seems now that the exhibition hero will not be given until after the Umk has completed its itiner- failure of the crew and their little war wagon to urrive here this morning was due to the breaking of an axle at Baker yesterday, during the exhibi tion there. The breakdown occurred j K' -, iff vmi uiiuiin mr wn: uAinimiuii it haa not been found a'lvinable to throw all -their program out of line. It seems therefore that the Unk's visit tl La Grande will not come until it has. completed its itinerary of other points in the stnft.-. THEIR OPINIONS IU;t'LHU(N KK.NMTOKS 'AI'PKAL TO JL'IIMt MAKt l-ode Hnd ( uiit Auk fur Scntimenf A fir iUpuhfiran Conference A jleld. y-'ASIIIXf,!): April J!).Tele KWtit& have1 ti'iHfnt toeall Keputdi- jin ceyinifirH dy nenuior LoMV, floor -aifer. And KeiirAir (!urtin of :inxii. Jtenubliran vA.. iirtkinir ftat nO.lic exjircKKions of opinion unon the f.eatfuo ot o'i'Hf rovt-nant n-. wi ithheld un- I I (lO. T'.-r -O iran cnWOi'iu-e could de- O I V No date nf the ionferii Q hi been net MINOR TEUTON ENVOYS ARRIVE 10 HOLD OFT SOUGHT C1IGEIM IS ASSURED NEW SCHEDULE FOR T1IF. WES'S BOUND PASSENGER TRAINS COMING SOON ANNOUNCEMENT MADE AT AD. CLUB LUNCH TODAY Dr. J. M. Taylor, Much Traveled Meth odist Missionary, and Dr. George Mecklenburg, Prominent Western Churchman, Among Speakers at th Luncheon in "Y" Today. Though the Ad club members had to forego themselves the pleasure ot the promised visit of the tank men who ure campaigning for the Victoay loan, their luncheon at noon todft did not suffer nt all from lack of in terest. Vice President J. G. Snod- grass, who was chairman, had nn ex cellent progrnm lined up and gave to tho business men one of tho most sat isfactory meetings they have held. Tho dinner, served at tho Y. M. C. A. by the ladies of tho M. E. church, South, pleased all by Its homely goodness. Rev. N. S. Hawk, pastor of the First M. E. church, Invoked tho blessings of the Almighty upon tho gathering before tho commencement of the mcnl. Better Trnln Service Assured. ' Getting down to business early in the hour the chairman called for re ports from heads of various commit tees. Of theso tho one in which tha greatest interest wns taken was that of C. R. Eborhnrd, head of the trans portation committee. Mr. EbcrhaTd announced that tho trains running from hero to Portland will within tha next ten dnys or so go upon a sched ule that will bo much more convenient to the traveling public nil along the lino than tho prosont schedule. This change has been - brought about through tho combined offorts of La Grande, Baker and Pendleton business men, who took tho mnttcr up with Director-General Hines when he visited Portlnnd recently. While this news wiis received with genernl expressions of satisfaction, the fnct wns brought before the meeting that in taking the matter to tho federal director-general, the spirit of fair play had not been ob-, served with regard to the locnl of f i-' ials of tho O.-W., Messrs. Buckloy, . O'Brien and O'Neill, who had been working in tho interests of Eastern Oregon in respect to this matter for some time nnd the opinion was expres sed that the Union County Ad cluh should not have allowed it to bo car ried above their heads. This, it was pointed out, wns done by Baker and Pendleton, who spoke for La Grando apparently without proper authority. A motion wns accordingly passed nu thorizing the sending of n resolution to the O.-W. first nnd second division of ficials conveying an expression of tho good will nnd appreciation of the Ad club and of regret for what had oc curred. Under the promised new schedule travelers from this part of the state to Portland will reach that city early (Continued on Pago 2) CAPT. KELLEY Klulillim ( tinilaiti Will Tour l.ari;o Tom ui, In ruelfle Siutcn, Addieas ini;. Itnlhvuy .Men. Capt. (Kather) Fiancla K. Kehr. the fiKhUiiK ehaplaiu of thu old 27th, New York, left La (Jumdo today, ac companied by lib father, who soea , with bint on all bin Juurneya theno days. Tho two of tliuiu had been. vlKltora in thia ul'y for Ufa pa.st cotjple. nf wVeka, I'tm fiflSwls of tho captain uiiclu, Dht Kelley, and of tho city at lftre. J-a Graiiduina fuel that they owj a Rnt.il deat to Capt. iKlley fr the infj ipHttou ;uU Am tnien ho hj hum'it t?iem coneoin llriK tho Ki'trt hapt)t .iliittfl lu Kuropo lait uiuiuer and labt falU Capt. KellejP hafi if eon command eered by the railway officials to vIk- ftnportant points anic their linen end apeak to tielr employes. Ho went out on No.6 tblif lfiornlng to HtintltiKton, mieie ho H1 Hpeak to-niht.-id he will double back nift. bo e'. lt'fi tcmorrow noon. To marrow nlht he U billed to jttvo an addreHH iff t'endleton under tho aiw- plcos of tho Commercial Club and the ViOrory Loan organisation In that city. After that engasomout IP wiO Ko9tt9lO'o WaMlitiiKlon, rIvIiiw ttd- dn'MMtt t nwny poiq, una (""'i will work souOiwar l tnrnugh Wcai era OreRnn Into Califoinla. ( GOES 0 0 0 o f i v- 0000 O