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DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21
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APPROPRIATION
FOR FOOD PRICE
PROBE DEMANDEO
Wilson Will Give Personal At
tention to Lining. up Con-
, gress to Secure Passage of
5400,000 Fund 4or Federal
Trade Commission.
DECISION FOLLOWS N.Y. RIOTS
Ilunth Duotare IXninrC. Must Ko
maia In tieadon I'nUI Ailoquawi
nuum Are Taken lo luatxae N"rml
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. ITeSl
dent Wllaon la determined, to main
rDDiraai pass the I00.000 appropria
tioo for tha federal trade cornmlmioni
food price probe. The White House
tated officially that Wilson Intends
to give hla personal attention to lln-
In up coiwrreas. He made the deci
sion folluwliif the New York food ri
ot. nitrah Makm Demand.
Senator Uomh demanded that cn
(rr remain In session until adequate
stops were taken to restore normal
price He said: We cannot ad
journ while It la possible for u to
change the deplorable situation. 'Ws
want bread- was ine rTencn ..-tlonb-t.'
cry when they marched to
Versailles. It la the most ominous
err a republic can hear, ppeculator,
and comblnat'one are Inflating prices
making millions. There la no
Justification for this condition. Con
gress can not Ignore hungry cries. We
muat meet the situation."
food worn THitftrniT
cov Vtuy ark rHARKD
WAOHINQTON. Feb. ft. Cha'r
man Daviee of the federal trade com
mission predicted food riots throuuh.
oat the country unless the govern
-rent ata promptly. He plant le.
vesttgate prices of meats, breailstiirr ,
dairy products, fre-h fruit, vegetables
canned (ooda. suirar. coffee, tea and
spice. He expects to probe pa'-klns
houses and cold storage corporations.
He ts seeking an alleaed bakers- l-ilst
The oommleslon believes the bakers
entered lll-gal agreements to decrease
the weight of loaves. It will V the
Justice dopartment to prtisec'tte all Il
legalities. At at) adjourned meeting- of the I
BOARD OF MANAGERS IS NAMED
t'omuiercUl Association held last fairs: Wesley X. Matlock, streets and
ninht the following .were elected on j roads: f. I'. A. Lsinerasn. member
the board of msnnKers for the commit ship: A. H. fox. publicity: J. t". Wood
J ear: W. I- Thtimpson, Ion Cohen.
It. Alexander. W. J. Clarke. C. M.
I'ishop. J. P. Robinson. Wesley N.
Matlock. I. P. A. Ionercsn snd A.
H. Cox.
President Joe V. Tallman today an
nounced the appointment of the fol-lowlna-
chairmen of committees: O. M.
Itlce. promotion and trade extension;
W. Ij. Thompson, public policy: Leon
Cohen, city Interests: R. Alexander.
rinance: W. J. Clarke, railroad and j Seattle, announced H. P. Warren, en
trant port at tn: C M. Bishop, house (rlneerlnir representative of the Alaska
com?nlttee: J. F. Robinson, entertain- Kncineertns; commission here today.
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NEW ROAD CODE ABOLISHES
ALL ROAD SUPERVISORS; EACH
COUNTY TO HA VE AN ENGINEER
tBy W. C. K. Prultt.)
Of the measures passnj by the leg
islature Just closed particularly af
fect Inr Umatilla county and eastern
Oraaron, the most Important are the
lrriatlon code, the new road and
highway code, the Increased coyote
bounty law, the insurance code, the
migratory chattel mortgage law, the
one pertaining to livestock, the new
game code, and the Increased license
lor automobiles.
Aa affecting Umatilla county direct,
there were but two measures, both In
troduced by the Umatilla delegation
and as follows:
Ti tstiuKWs nslsry.
Increasing the salary of county
treasurer from 111 to USUI per
year an long aa the treasurer does fhs
work without a deputy. This Is a ear.
lag to the county of o a year aa
heretofore the deputy has recetvei
I to.
Permitting- the Eastern Orea-on
Btate Hospital to cremate the bodies
of patients dying there, which bodies
are not claimed by relatives.
Auto Iresnrsi Doubled.
The new automobile Ik-ens law
Just doubles Ihe present licence. If
SHIPS OF LARGEST
' -r jt-rr t, t . . ara.
ji
Here are three ffreat ah ps of the.
larRest American transatlantic steuni-
ship company put out of business be-
cause the nialiMers fear to send them
PUBLIC INSPECTS
HOHBACH BAKERY
Hohbaeh's bakery was thromsed last
niKht with visitors at an opening- held
to permit them to Inspect the makln t
of their n-wread. "Mlty Nice." Mr
H oh bar h has iiist Installed one of the
finest bread plants west of the Mlrl s.
Ippl. The last word in cleanliness Is
assured with the new plant. The ma
chinery was Installed by the Ameri.
can Machinery Bakery Company oi
at. Louis. Visitors were permitted to
see the process of ttread maklnc from
the time it leaves the sack until It It
ready for the consumer.
. Earh lady was presented with
carnation. Refreshments were serv
ed.
CLOSING OPTIONS
ARE DOWN TODAY
fHICAUO. Feb. Jt. (Special to
ihe East Oregonlanl Ranae of wheat
prices today:
Open. Hlah. tow. Close.
May IIS II. I1.T7H ll.7
luly 1.6l 11.61 11.501 11. SI
Portland.
PoltTI. NI. re.. Keb. 21. tspe
lal ,C,ih II.S4; blueatem 11.10.
meat; 8. H. Thompson, county af-
ward, auditing; Oeorae Hartman. li
brary, and Harry I. Graj. commercial
Interests.
MM I.K)N ITKT LI'MRKK
is mii.n fxik li.vt.ooe
SKATTL.K. Feb. II. One mlllioa
feet of lumber at a price ipproxlmat
Iks MSO.ooh for the Kovernment rail
road In Alaska, has been bouaht from
James M. Farrell. lumber broker of
you have been paying II for your
Ford it win cost you hereafter..
This law goes Into effect August ..
1117. And It provides that you can
get a license for half a year, or If
you do not buy your new car until
July or August It will cost you only
II for the remainder of the year. Th
money received from the licenses
goes into the stois highway fund In
stead or being returned to the coun
ties from Which It came aa hereto,
fore.
Game oode ttoarsrea.
The new game code Increases the
fishing and hunting license from II tc
11. I each per year and takes erfec:
along about the middle of May. Un
til this law goee Ipto effect license!
can be secured for the year H17 at
It each, so you had better get your
license before the middle of May. Al
so the deer season la reduced to two
weeks. In eastern Oregnn the season
opens September 1. and closes Octo
ber II. except In Harney and Malheur
counties, where It opens August 1 i
and closes October II. The season
(Continued on Page I.)
AMERICAN TRANSATLANTIC LINE OUT OF BUSINESS
ws.' i"3
rA.s. fRAfLiNi "
Into the forbidden zone eatafoliiiheil
about Great Britain by the German
SUbrniLTlnt-H. The .w Vorlr the K.
,.Paul and thtl Bt i,, ,he order
, named, are tied up ut the Chelsea
SUBMARINING FAILS SAY
A BIG SOCCESS
LONDON. Feb. 21. The Brltlxll
Isilleve submarining Is a failuic.
Commerce Is unaffected. The pulili
hoped 8lr Howard Carson would dis
close the exact aubmanne looses anl
reveal the num-ber of submarines the
British destroyed. Curson will prob
ably withhold the latter figures, it li
against the admiralty policy to reveal
them.
one group Is advocat'ng giving
Lord Ft-her control of submarine
righting. Northcliffe papers bitterly
oppose it, saying Fisher Is too old.
BBKLIN. Feb. II. Vla Sayvllle..
The otrtc al press bureau snnounc
ed that a crowded Italian transport
and two armed steamers, an Ital-au
merchantman, the French freighter.
Moventaux and the French schooner
Aphrodite wee submarined in the
Mediterranean. They declared the
real submarine successes will be un
known until tae submarines reoort-
Treasury Secretary He!ferrloh ad
dressed the German agricultural
council and d'scussed submarine war.
He said success, was certain and the
German would "allow nothing or no
body to wrest success from us." He
asserted Rrltish navigation was al
ready depressed to the dans-er point
JUSTICE EXCEEDED
AUTHORITY CHARGE
t'hiirir.iin that H. H. MrUvynoldft.
Justtc of th Mac at Pilot Rock.
exceeded hln authority tn the rune of
William KnlKhtnn atoiinst Thomas
Isedjferwood. suit watt filed thin mor
ntnff In the circuit cotirt by ThomHS
Isedgerwood aicainvt William Knltth
tn and H. H. McUeynnld. The
plrilntlff In represented by Attorney
Raley A Raley. The. complaint al
leges the defendant last year sued
Isedgerwood for the recovery of a
horn valued at $100. Th defendant
filed an answer to the complaint de
nying the allea-atlotia. The court
then required the defendant. Ied cer
wood, to s;lve bond for payment of
anv Judgment plaintiff might recover.
The defendant objected to testi
mony being taken tn the case on the
ground that the facta in the complaint
did not constitute a cause of action.
The case was tried before Justice Mr-
Reynolds who overruled the defend
ant's objections and the case was
submitted to the Jury. The Jury inb-s-quently
found for the plaintiff and
I -ed err wood now asks that the Judg
ment be set aside. The complaint al
leges that McReynnlds erred and er
roneously exercised hla Judicial func
tions and exceeded his Jurisdiction In
denying the plaintiffs motion for
Judgment In favor of the defendant
In the previous case.
nilVft Wl FTRT fUVWtO
Vf AMENDMENT FIGHT
4
WASHINGTON, Feb, 21 Pro,
hibltlontsts won the flrt blood
In the house flarht oa the Reed
amendment to the poetofl ee ap
iroprtatim hill making ill pro
hibition etatea bone-dr. The
t.ovae defeated by n vote of ?
to II Saunders amendment
hub would nullify Reel
t-H. ji
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Plera In New York Cty. P. A. S.
i Franklin, president of the Interna'
tlnDHl MArrantila Marina Pnmninv
which controls them, does not know"
when they wll leall.
DECLARE
WOMEN'S PLEA
IS RECOGNIZED
NKW YORK MAYlJUt PHOM1SKS TO
KT.HT IMMFIIMTK BIOU PIUCK
IVVKSTIB.rriOA-.
NEW TURK. Feb. II. Mayor Mit
chej promised to do every thing pos
sible to stop high food prices. Women
vlaited the mayor demanding the ac
tion. They threatened to starve on
the city hall steps, unless relieved.
"Sweet Marie" Ounz led fifty women
to the city hall at noon. They de
manded to see the mayor. A hundred
women appeared shortly afterward
demanding to nee the mayor. .Seven
representatives mothers of the antl
high price league appenred carrfins
resolutions from the Forward Hall
mass meeting last nleht. The mayor
received the small committee and
made the promise.
Immnfliitr Iiivcttluatlon.
Mitrhel promised to order the de
partment of charities 'and health de
partment to start an immediate In
vtiatton find report the results
Frldav, The women were invited to
intend the board of estimates meeting
Aridity to suggest remedial measurea
Mitrhel aked the women to writs
congress awkinj? relief and suggesting
the men. ns.
Kene Is IhrtutiaUc.
The ntavor's office scene was d'
matlc. The women wept. Mrs. Ida
Harris cried: "I want Justice and
mercy. I come to you because all the
people elected yon. We are good
Americans. Our sons are eager to
fight America's battles. They can't
If they starve first. We deserve and
demand better treatment.
Marie Oanx told the mayor that
msny persons starve to death In New
York dally.
Ke-vrrml Women TramrlcJ.
The women's mass meeting adopt
ed a resolution for President Wilson
pleading for some action to bring rood
to their starving children. They
pointed out thst their husbands wages
have pitifully failed to keep the pace
of rapidly rising prices. The hall was
too small to hold the crowd. 8everl
were trampled. The women yelled
snd children screamed. The speak
ers demsnded qutet. It was an hour
bfore order was restored.
' Attorney Jacob Panken said Mor
gan was holding thousands of tons of
food for Kmropesn shipment. He ad
vised that Fast Side women organise
a huge Wall Ptreet demonstration " He
pledged the Hebrew Is nor unions
funds to help the food fight.
III.AXKFT OP BVOW
.... oot-:ks ia:tiox
rORTLAND. FVh. blanket
ef snow today covered the entire stats
of Orewon. Reports from 'northern
and western sections said a fall beg
during the night, and. tn many places
continued during the day. The east
ern and southern sections have been
white for seyeral sreeka.
In Portland and along the lower
Columbia the fall was light and by
noon rain had washed most of the
snow awsy. Fugene. Alhany and el
les to the south reported) 0(10 of the
heaviest falls of the rear. At Ashland
and along the California line IS Inch.
es fell during the night. The 8ik'ye
summit Is under a blanket seyeral fret
deep.
ADVIS 1 COMMITTEE
OF BUSINESSMEN TO AID
IN WAR PREPARATION
Will Assist Quartermaster De-
panmem; naces Dusmess
End of Army Provisioning in
Hands of Nation's Business
men. SPECIAL COMMITTEES NAMED
War Secretary Believes pxnnamla DU-
turbanon) HJIowlns; a war Declara
tion will Be Practically Nullified.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. War Sec
retary l!aker hair asked the United
States chamber of commerce to name
a. businessmen's advisory committee
to assist the army quartermaster's de
partment in war preparations. It
places the business end of the army
provisioning In practically the full
control of the nation's bulnesemen.
The national defense council suggest,
ed the act. The plan 1" the first deft,
nlte step in the council's plan to mo
bilize businessmen to ass at :he na
tion. Baker believes the economic dis
turbances following a war declaration
would be practically nullified If busi
nessmen assist. SpeCal committees to
assist tha, quartermaster will be ap
pointed in New York. Chicago. Phila
delphia. Washington. Kansas City,
Jeffersonville, St. Louis, Boston. Sun
Francisco. New Orleans. Pan Anton
la, Omaha and Portland.
TWO U. S. FREIGHTERS
SET SAIL FOR LONDON
Ar First American Vessels to
Leave for That Port Since
Warning.
NKW YORK, Feb. SI. The thir
teen thousand American line freight
er' Mongolia has sailed for London.
The American merchantman Algon
quin followed her closely. They are
the first United States Teasels to leave
New York en route to London sine
the submarine warning. They are
painted in regular colors with their
names and their i-eristries on both
aides In huge letters.
I"NITK1 STVTFS ffOTK TO
Al'STlUA BKINO CONSIDERED
RRULIN. Feb. 21. (Via SayvilleX
The official press agency .announc
ed that the I'nlted States note to Aus
tria was artunll under consideratiot:
It will be given careful eTii.iiat!n
ana ansverpd later. Th- not n-ks
Austria's policy regarding u,i 'ustru I- I
el submarining. .
The commencement of the con
struction of a new fort near Rocka-
.y Point, within New Tork City.
coupled With the placing of lC-lnch
guns at Randy Hook, will make Ne
Tork, the chief point of attack la case
of foreign invasion. Impregnable to
the greateat fleets of the world. Tae
guns at ttendy Hook and those to be
placed on Rm kaay IVint will have
a radius of at least twenty miles with
ff l
I MAKING NEW YORK IMPREGNABLE
PERSHING IS TO
SUCCEED FUNSTON
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EL PASO, Feb. 21- War Sec-
retary Baker has notified Per
shing of his appointment as
commander of the southern de-
partment. kiicceeding Funston.
Pershing goes to San Ant;nlo
headquarters this week.
SNOW -TAKES PLACE
OF SPRING WEATHER
lla Been Failing All Morning and
OmUniK-d Storm Is frtorecat by
falling Baronietcr.
That spring is yet a thing some
what distant was evidenced by a
heavy snow which started yesterday
afternoon about t o'clock and contin
ued for several hours. Snow fell thi
morning and there was no Indication
of a let up. The barometer of Ma
jor Lee Moor ho use read as low ai
28.26 which foresages a continued
storm.
Farmers were In the midst of plow
ing and will be forced to discontinue
operations for some time. Stockmen
are reported to be laying In a supply
of. fodder. Most of the sheepmen
and stockmen seemed to be of the
opinion that spring was almost here
lut are going to take no chancer on
a shortage of feed with present wea
ther indications. Pendleton feed
howee report a heavy run yesterday
and today.
;A1. ROAD FOR
1 MJLLJOV DOLLARS
ST. LOUIS, Feb. II. Robert Nell
son and Duncan Holme representing
the Missouri pacific's bondholder'
reorganisation committee, purchased
the railroad for sixteen million a hun
dred and fifty one thousand dot 'are.
They were the only bidders.
OKRMAJfY TS TryKTKD
OVERj Al"RTRIAN OOXFFJP K VCKs
AMSTF5RDAM, Feb. II. Berlin re
ported that German offlcta'dom is
pusxled over American Ambassador
Penfield's conference with tne Aus
trian foreign minister at Vienna. It
expres-es astonishment that the Unit
ed States should doubt that Austria
fully approves Oermanys reientlese
Lubmnrinlnr it is seml-orf icisti
cleared that Emperor Carl Intends ts
fully a.-vlst Oermsny.
mere battleahip eisvaiion. No shia
standing off the port wll lb able to
shoot into the city nor any part of
what Is known as the "Metropolitan
District against these guns of, the
fort a.
Two 1 4-inch guns have been place
ot Pvndy Hook, but ground has just
bee a broken for the new fort at
Rockaway. Bum III acre wtl be
included In that reservation. anl worg
i bing rushed eight and day.
fZ: 5X1' l
$50,000 READY
FARMERS
TEN DAYS
Funds are Available Under
Provisions of Rural Credits
Law at Five Per Cent In
terest. APPLICATION mm SENT
state Treasurer Kay FMJn.alrs Thai
a Million and a Half Dolts Worth
of Roods W ill He Hold Mrs Year.
SALEM. Feb. 21, Th) state
land board directed Ck-rk K. li.
lirown Immediately to prepare tne
rural credits) ksane applU'atios.
blanks and send to stale tend!
board attorneys In every Miity.
State . Tremsorcr Kay estimated
that a million and a half dollars
worttt of raral credit bootbi tenold
he ejld the first year matting
that mm available for tae state
farmers.
Tbe stale plana to pnn'hase
the firX iwiie of fifty tswand
dollar five year bond, esing the
Mate tndnMrtal accident trust
funds Within tea dars fifty
thoussuid dollars, will be available
for loaning- to farmers at five
per cent Interest under tlso rural
credits; law provisions.
MILITARY TRAINING
DOOMED TO FAILURE
SAYS CHALlBERLAliT
Admits Isdsbuioa No nrtorm 0
(mem Wasst Psssj Bsl Ho
( nuie .Next Ousilost,
WASHINGTON-. F 21. Senator
Chamberlain admitted that the anl
versml military training legtshuton
now before congress was doomed to
failure. He said' "I have no hope
v-hatever. How ver. 1 shall again
ask the commit te to add military
training to the rending military ape
I ropriationa bill." I
A single objection from the senate
floor would defeat the attempt.
Strong hou.?e c-ppoettion exists. Cham
berlain considers the present effort
hopeless. He promised great drive
early next session to rujih the mea
sure through. The arm gcneriU staff
announced It would sen J corgi ess de
tailed plans for oner tin,r he onl
I'ervitl training system.
TURKEY REAFFIRMS
ALLIANCE PLEDGE,
WITH THE TEUTONS
Naval Oimis&isttre FamraMy
Kefiorta Admialsxatios.-e Naa UH
With Half Rill km Apfropriaita.a
ROBkiRT J. RKXDFIt t
WA8H1NOTON, Feb. II Preat.
dent Wilson has practically determin
ed to addreea congreas on the Oerman
situation probably late next week, lie
plana to ask for broad powers to pro
tect American rights after adjourn
ment, iie will advise all belligerence
of the exact circumstance guround
:n,t the addrees, to prevent n isundr
rtandings. it la believed he must
take every precaution to pixvcn. Ger
many from mistaterpretingf the act
AllUunOe Kemfffj-aaMl.
It Is announced Ambaaatlot K'ki.s
cabled tne ate departn.nt thi
Tu"key reaffirmed her p!eg- of till,
tnce with nertnany and AtmtrU and h
determined to f-cht for vfcen rv. The
CHtle sa d tbe 'VrkUh chAmber of
deputies was aefjg.ou to strngth-n
its good relations wth ne't.aLs 1 he
chamber unanimously vote t cenfl
dene In the new cabinet.
NavaJ Hill is pavorei
The eenata naval commltt, fav
ably reported the idmimsirtt ' na
val bill. It jfarrles a total of nearly
half a bi-'hon. A hundred ai4 twea-tv-etxht
mlllton hjts been added store
the house passed the bill, ft author
ires the r resident to eonnin Wf
private shipyards and munition p;an
tn event ot war.
ART T 1 1 FA M "R l-m ARK
3IT Tl srrt IT.
ART
TH K HAHF. Feb, tl --Vrmafi
newspaperis said manv Al-rVf l.ov
ralne art tre.!- had been removed
to Rtuttgart and Munich. (Irm4
army hadiiarttrs ordered th trans
OR
fer. The reaana were not stated.
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