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i t I DAILY EVENING EDITION OMEVEllCSG ECITiOn Number copies printed of yesterday'. Daily l.dltlon 2,805 Tlili paper I a member and audited by the Audit Bureau of CtrcrWMona. Kama fcanraUH tu furnltum am .U .rrtfawxt In IM claRMled column to day. It will pay yoa to waU'b tl want ads mrularljr. CITY OFFICIAL' PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER J Lj2 , n.f!?f d,ZZ '' .M VOL. 30 BILL GOES WITHMIT ii 1 1 i.uu i ROLL CALL FIRST ' PERMIT TAKEN FOR NEW HOE HERE! - - - - AV DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TTJESD jjjr.ER 24, 1918. TAKES AL WASHINGTON. Dec. 24. The acn ate paased without a roll cull the I ars es t revenue bin In history. It In de efffnod to raise approximately $6,000, 000,000 for paying .thu Kovpriiinent'ji war expenses. Only a few vnlqew were henrd In the negative when the vote was taken. Among these wan Senator La Follete, Wlaconain, who had prevloualy been defeated on a motion for the adop tion of a substitute hill reported by him. The vote on t ho La Foliette HiihHtltute was 45 to fi. Those voting with iJi Fnllette. Were Senators Gron nn, Norrls, Nugent, Yarduman and Itorah. Senator Pnmercne, of Ohio naked for a separate, voto on the umendnient c:honKinf the post n I zone rates. The chanKes were sustained by a vote of 41 to 22. After the bill had passed, Senator Simmons asked for the appointment of coiiferee.fi to . meet with conferees from the house to ro over the ehannes made by the senate. Senators Sim mon a, Williams. Smith ot Georgia, Penrose and Lodge were appointed. The conferees from th hotise will Ijc Chairman Kltehtn' of the ways and means committee. Haines' of Illinois. Dixon of Indiana, Fordney of Michi gan and Moore of Pennsylvania. The senate adjourned til! Thtirs-! day under the three day recess plan. Oscar Warnstrom was granted h permit yesterday afternoon for bulla-I hi a residence on Pine street. The; cost of the building b to be $1200, 1 This Is the first bona fide bulMlmcj permit to be grunted since thu clos ing of the war. All other permits In: that time have been for repairs and. alterations, to building: or the building I of small sheds or garages. It Is also j the first permit since August .11 for j a building to cost as much as a thou-j sand dollars. On that date M. K. Whltmore ws given permission to , build a $6000 bungalow on west Webb j street. Mr. Warnstrom purchased j 0ermf4ny they rnll8t wur. peace im 'iic mi fii nun ii ne win frnuL i (in new hnnio a few days o?o from Wrdle Oliver. BLAMEf WARST 1 ART HIED J. TAYLOR O'nited Press Staff Correspondent.) IIKftLfX, Dec 24. If the allies ex pect to collect indemnities from BATTLE POLICE FRKD J. TAYLOR, (United I'ress Staff Cnrre- spondent. ) TUOItLLMec. 4. Mutinous marines, who revolted when or dered to sea. are entrenched in the royal palace arter a battle with military guards. Receiv ing the orders, several regiments rioted, kidnapping the military commander of the city, holding hfm as a prisoner while fight ing' ensued. Four marines were killed and 10 wounded. WENT ACROSS WHEN FIGHTERS WERE FEW i mediately so that derma ns can get j down to work and earn money, Emll Part ha, a prominent socialist, de clared. In an Interview with the t'nlted : I'resH, lie sain while he Is convinced j flermanv wan wholly to blame for the war. It would be unwise for the en it en te to st ra nKle its debtors. "Gor i many must have peace soon t any , price. The Oermans must admit de feat nnd pay anything to get peace and food. Personally, I was convinced from the start that Germany wa entity of starting the war. I possess no documentary evidence, but I am cert a In t hat Herman. Inspired the A ustrlan note to Serbia.' I "If Germany were defenseless the j nllfcw would be a Lie to reduce their armies . of oceupat ion and thus save millions of dollars a month, both to themselves and to us. It is to the en lente's interest to do this, as weU hs ' ours, because it will be unwise for them to strangle their debotors. Ger many needs supplies an credit from America and. the allies. We have no cotton, no leather and very little oth- 1 er raw materials- Millions or people i'are hunary. It Is a dark hour for , Germany. JOE DESPAIN SAYS NEWS STILL SCARCE Joe Despafn, Pendleton veteran sol dier with the Canadian forces, whose escape from death lit the great war j has bee n n ot h i n g 1 ess than m i i a en - ; b us. Is out of the hospital u train anu; feeling" fine, according to a letter from him to his brother, G rover C Despafn, of -Pendleton, His letter in as follows: 'Just a. wee letter to let you know that I am still on top and feeling fine- Am out of the hospital and as good as ever. My wounds are all healed up now and I don't think they will ever bother me atrain DUUliifBOY Is iRFAm.QOF nairrv nrrr n B E . U E UYLullLHL I i NO. 0G20 LOCAL MAN MADE 12 AMKRTCAN H K A DQ I ' A f iT EllS IN UKKMA.VY, Dec. 24. With a spirit I was ex-JoC "peJice on earth, good will to men" man and French soil. In the back areas, the holiday fetes will be ela- 12 NEW CASES ARE' UNDER QUARANTINE DUTCH SOCIALISTS UNDER CHURCH BAN AMSTERDAM. Dec. .24. In Rattle Reared, Sergeant I Daught rey, an American who nerved trtrougb tha entire war with the Canadians, passed through Pendleton yesterday afternoon en route fn his horn ' "rntTiing-a!dreBiear Purina, Idaho, from "No Man's Ijind- Daughtrey was burled thren times gassed three times and wounded threa times during the war and hts last wounds will permanently affect his left leg. Sergeant Dauchtrey was loath to speak of his experiences at the front, i but admitted that he had been t In most of the big battles of the great var. He enlisted in the Canadian army In 1911 and In August K, 1914. he re-enlisted for service overseas. That name month ho left for France on thesteanier "Scandinavia." As the world knows, the Canadians were Im let- iVll eighty five local homes are nowttnr from !h(1 archbishop, rend In uiwer quarantine for the influenza, pi,;,,-,..- ifI unnonnc. d that Cath- A total of 12 new cases are reported ; oHr in l!uuand will be refused sac. today by C. O. Breach, quarantine of- ninwnt y they are. members ef social- pecting" to we Charlie soon but i pw million American sddiers will en wont be able to get mv leave until I Jv a really merry Christmas on Ger- can join my Imitation which will not ! be for a while yet. T was ure un- lucky to get hit In the last big fight j boratP- Jn ,he advanced areas, most the Canadians were in for I am miss ing all the march to Germany. Will probably be doing garrison duty for a while In Germany hut hope not for long" as T wijnt to get back home as Moor) ;jis posblc- "It Is suit great to know that the war is over jnnd we do not have to spend another winter In the trendies J am very thankful to come through this war as lucky ns 1 have. it has sure been terrible bed we have done what we canpe over to do and the urent prlnciph for which we have been fihtim? have triumphed. "Please Rii'e my best wishes to all the Pendleton people and fell all mv friends that;' I :im patiemly waiting for the day " come when, I arrive back in the hid town. Please give my love, to Moirier Daniels and tell her I will write soon. Well, den i brother, as news is scarce will close, with love to all from ' Pvt. J. K. DKSPAI.W KEEP YOUR WAR ficer. The new cases are at the fol- A in os McCarl hy. 3 1 2 Willow. Eugene JUanewtt. lotfl Jackson. Wm. Reed, 1000 Turner. V. S. Farley, Jio Lincoln. j Mrs. Kthel Jenkins. 4io WeHt A l(u. Mrs. ICndfcott. C2 Thomson. j James II. Kates,- 1 21 Stonewall j Jackson. I Charles Ilohrinau, 116 Grange. I M'lllinm 'raiK, 211 Lincoln. . f Ramey nidfield, ;ifl;t Willow. ' Sam Jiukins, ylfi Ash. , ! C. M. While, 716 Kast Alta. j Cases ltclcas-l. ( Quarantine wan lifted today from ' ' (Ft If or atittrchSstjjj! associations. J'whlc-h are declaretfto be "in conflict j with the Catholic religion. PHELPS IS UPHELD IN CASE OF CARTANO Do not forgot to take your idfducti .amount of war savings Muml$ between now anil the first, of tlii year, is the warning of I'oii Coht o. eastern Dm-roii chair nian ot MA war havtiig Muhuu. c:iihMiiKii. ' Mo-t iM-oph bac al ivaily taken their tiotas but i-as" a iv cominyr 4o liglt where through iii-ttlci-t or indifference fiarticsi have not taken the amount , they aitrec! to in'se. t-niess ttyy make up for such delay the slate will fall behind its tjuota. Christmas boxes had failed to arrive despite the bef;t efforts of the trans portation units. But the Red Cross and y are hurryingr several train loads of boxes forward in an effort to get them here in time for the ccle bation. While a true Christmas spirit yill prevail here tomorrow, the boys minds will be centered on one thing the little family group back home. More than 000 Americans will spend Christmas in Germany, where one of the strangest situations In his tory will exist wo races which, a few weeks ago were engaged in mortal combat and cooperating in a mutual celebration day. Throughout Ger man territory the inhabitants are making preparations to aid in the fes tivities and it is evident their senti ments are sincere. Burgomasters of various villages are presenting Christ mas treats to the dough boys. In many places, towns people have in vited soldiers to their homes. Great numbers in Germany, it is known, will offer the soldiers gifts. The latter will reciprocate. THINKS FRENCH WILL HOLD RHINE'S BANK "Rflhold a voice cryinj? from the v.'illernew and come to my rewue, tout do nuete.' Honedlly, I've done o much booming for the Kodnd-Lp that It In nr to me to produce the goods. i Please get me oome of the mot Wood thirsty pictures or "our how, ay a letter received hy R. W. Fletcher 01 f'endleton. from' U Carton, former well known Hermlston man, now In the navy being on the I. W. 8. Lake Arthur. Continuing, the letter days, "Bob. I am having the time of my life. Am aboard one of l'ncle' coal colliers do ing duty up and down the channel and the North Sea. Have made 12 trip to France, three to Ireland and the other end of the run takes me to England. "Oh. boy. you should have heen with us In France, the nKht the ar- niictlce was signed." 1SSI1 I" AFFAIRS- mm I :K P.LIN. Dec. w Chancellor Kbert fears the result of the Polish aspirations in east Prussia, It is learned It is also ascertained he be : lieves France will acquire the left T a n k i f rhe Jthin. Trouble "between Poland and Germany resulted from propaganda designed to friow that the and at other times shrewd. He has Germans were endeavoring to spread been making his home with his par holshevist doctrines in Poland. Count i ents and brothers and Is well known 1 Kesseler. the German minister who ! in Rye valley section. He is being JAMES JUSTUS HELD ' AS BAKER MURDERER BAKER. Or.. Dec. 23. James Jus tus, a biff, rawboned cowboy of less than 20 years of age. was arrested by Deputy Sheriffs l'lerce, Jackson, Meninger and District Attorney Lev,, ens for the murder of Ira Langley. 'prominent cattleman of Rye valley. Justus has confessed to the Lang ley killing and the firing of shots at John Griffin and Quincy Cartwrlght, Justus was surprised by the offi cers when he was In bed and offered no resistance. When asked why he killed Langley. Justus replied that he needed killing but had no exact rea son. He stated that he had fired on Oiiffin and Cartwright just to see 'hem run. Suspicion was directed to Justus because of his erratic actions of the past few days. The suspect was trailed by the officers for five miles which finally led to his home. The cartridge shell found at the scene of the crime fittejl the gun car ried hy Justus. When asked about cigarette stubs found at the scene ot crome. Justus replied that he would never' have had the nerve to do it II Is hail not heen for The cigarette" " j His remarks at times were erratic' LONDON', Dec. ti. Capping- H growing wave of suspicion, vtdenced in the liberal press during the post month, the New statesman makes sensational announcement that tha bolshevlkl Is supported now by manr former opponents and are effecting a real restoration of Russian order. Th new statesman la regarded as being of the sober element among the liber al Intellectuals, and la not an organ of the extreme radicals. The nrtlrla hns undoubtedly heightened a spread ing Impression that the full truth has not yet come out of Russia. . . "Agitation Is Increasing In favor ftt compelling the government to stato explicitly its atttlude toward Russia. It Is now regarded as practically com tain that this agitation will result hi President Wilson being urged to de clare a stand on the Russian sitimtloim during his visit here. "Order is more thorovighly estalw lished in Russia now than at an time since the fall of cardom." said the new statesman. "Food distrlbu. tlon is better organized than at anr time during the whole war- Factories are rapidly resuming, as fast as raw materlol are obtained. The manage.. menf. xtt faeories by committees failed for obvious reasons. Management bjr Soviets, with consultative committee of employes, has been substituted with growing success. The bolshevlkt. though hampered by undesirable tools are cleaning the country of brlebery and corruption. The terror ' haa ceased. The red army has become a real disciplined force with a new spir it of the revolutionary, nationalist en thusiasm. No Russian army has a chance against It. Any government established hy us will need t sup port of foreign bayonets, as the Run, slan proletariat are thoroughly Imt bued with bolshevisra." mediately thrown Into the fray' and ithc following placts: Daughtrey saw some of Uio fiercest fighting of the war during these few first mouths in France. (f the sr.. ooo men who were with I1uhtrey he estimates thnt only a third are living now nnd that most of those have heen severely woundt'd. The sergennt was returned to this country In October and was held In n Halifax hospital until recently. He speaks of witrni receptions to the re turned inen throughout the country. LEST WE FORGET Porter Royro, pilot Rock far mer who was exempted from liillllury service, refused to liny I iiurlll Ulirrty Ixian bonds to support the hoys who donned their country's uniform. CI-:NTR A, M-VAI.TY rOMMIT- t ft. I'rewett, Imtss Apartments. Paul l'enard. i.1 K. Webb. t'S. -M. Rice, JOl Wilson. I W. I'opelnnd, llrnwn Hall. People are generally complying with the regulations says Officer Rreiich. MILITARISTS IN' H.lt.HT. Itl:i;l.l. Dec. 21. The former kaiser's chief siiliimrters nf liiililar- of ism are like himself, in exile. Luilcn of 'dorrf is hiding in Sweden. Von Tir litas fled Switwrland, Von PaH'u. former military attache or the t.er- In the, tr'al before .Tuciee Phelps ' man onil-assy at Washington Is suii Ihe plaintiff was given judgment fur posed to lie in Cmlstantim-ple. Itoy $7iiim and $in costs. The decision i ed, former naval uttac-lie to (he l iii of the supreme court sustains that ted States, has returned to a Haltie .-AI-l:.M. Ore.. Dec. Zi. The si prenie court today affirmed the d clsion of Jmltte Phelps In the ca lt-rt t'artano versus the city Athena. . was expelle.il. told the I'nited I'ress. He said: "It was necessary to break relations. The trouble is entirely due in propaganda. We are more anti bolsheviki even than, the poles. They hope to to the peace conference with territory seized from Jernia'-n' held In the county jail without tail. DRY-AMENDMENT TO! BE RATIFIED FEB. 1 judgment. island. ATSTRIAXS STARVING. 11KXXA. IHV. 2J. Many Austri- j ans am dying of starxation. At least I 200.OOO more will starve during the j WAfsHIN'GTON', Pec. 24. Ratifi 1nter iniless food is sent Immediate- ;cation of the prohibition amendment ly, according to llritish Rel Cross of- to tne Federal Constitution by the ne- I'K-lnls. MIDDLE STATES HIT 'II CHICAGO, Tec. 24. The middle, west is in a grip of a regular ohriat mas snow storm, approached bltzzardl proportion in many wed ions. Four inches of anow feil in Chicago dur inj? the nipht and broke the snowlenf December record. Iowa. Illinois. Mi chigan, Kansas and other states art blanketed with snow. nisOCKADE AT IFXVKlt Soldier Who Took News of the "Lost Battalion" Honored i(KTS-KA-LOW-ITS TO ItlOK WITH K I I.ON IMN. 2 I. WIIhoii will ride from riiarinic from station to llnrklnfclinm I'ahui lp a tnU tarri ajte with Iho KIiik. lrs. Wilson rid intf with the IHMii. The wcmiihI lire irmmlH, which form the rmml of hon or on alt acrnmlniiH will eoiiMituio the M'orl. imxhm.ks vtn h. KMitsr.i HI KI.IN. lHr. 21. All military !" rUiaN linvo njm-ed to emlorso the IM-oploH' oonnrft it Im niinotinct-il. Ilin denluiru; hns apKnUf to llu (ieimnn IrTople and th army tn rt'Un't nfi'l errw who still retain tlKir rank. WASHINGTON'.' lec. ,21. Ahraham Kro(o-c-htiisky. a private In 'oitiaiiv K, IPtTtli Infantry, wIiono home is at No. Nil ICiller J'lacc,. tho I Iron x. Is retealol ns the courier who carried out the ni'WH of the. "lst IJattallon's" plitrht In the Argotinc lre(. In the amioiiiitment maile tMlny of iiuanN of the lNtlimulhel Sr he 'ns hy Gen. Pershing. lrlvntc Krotrtshlnsky's ehatloir nitlN hi full as follows: Irlvato Ahraham Krotoshlns ky. Company K, :t07lh Infantry (No. 1.70B.H55).. 1r cxtraonll miry heroism hi notion fu Arvon ne Forest. lYaiue, H't. , lIH. Private Krotoshinsky was on Ma mm i duty with a hatiallon of the nOHtlt Infanry. whleh wan sur rounded by the enemy north if the I'orest de la Iiouironne in Ar (ronne lVrst. After patrols and runners had heen reiH'atedly shut down while attempting to carry Iwiek woWl of the haitalloirs m nit Ion and condition. innate Krotoshinsky vdiiiile'reI fttr the mission and smces,fiiNy aeeom plishiMl It.. Home address. M. Newman, No. HI I Hitter Place. ltron, New York City." 1 V 4 v?- . a lei v. M - v if i 'i i - cessary three-fourths of the states by ' DENVER. Dec. 24. Panta la next Feb. 1 is predicted in a survey .' blocked south and east of here by on. of th prohibition situation made pub-, of the heaviest snowstorms In years, lie today by the Board of Temperance. 'Train hervice Is completely stalled on Prohibition and Public Morals of the J three lines. Methodist Episcopal church. Fifteen 1 i! states have approved the amendment, SIl'ST AWAIT XXrT-:itFXCK and the board declares that 3 other i states, the legislaures of which will i BERLIN". Dec. 24 Herman envoys meet nex month, will vote favorably t (( Praglle , confrr wlth in proposal for nation-wide proh.bi-, dent xizryl of the CxechoSlovalq ,,on- . . . . . . ! republic, have been referred to ; rrie stares wmcn me ooaru nr. ; clares will ratify the amendment at j the coming executive sessions are:,. republic, have been referred to th. peace conference. ' Alabama, Arkansaas, California. Colo- k rado. Connecticut. Idaho. Illinois. In 'diana, Iowa. Kansas, Maine, Mich- ,iffan. Minnesota. Missouri. Nebraska, jNevada. . . ew Hampshire, Xew Mex- ..r.;.;,, Ithorte island ' Tennessee.' 'i-stlsated throth army ,lian,R.s It i u h Vnrmnnt. Wash inirton. Wiswon- sin, West .Virginia and Wyominir. ' Pennsylvania is classed as 'hopeful." Xew York "an even proposition." and Now Jersey "prohahly opposed." 1XVFSTIGATK OVFItClIAIM;R ; XFW VOUK. 21. Uetiirnliur : so h Iters complaints about OYcrvlMtrees In oversean V canteens are i he In ' is aunoiimtMl. ('.'.--SJ--VJ OREGON MOTOR GARAGE SOLD 1 BY B. F. TROMBLEY TO J. E. ELKINS AND M. A'. FERGUSON The wile of the re.isni Motor Garuue lo ?. P.. Plklns and 1. A. I "one 11 so u, both of Seattle. Is an nounced to1ay hy It. 1'. Troiu ley, founder and proprietor of the gnniKC. Tin husintsH will Itc turmil over to the new owners the first or Hie year. Mr. Tromley oM'iied the (Ire lou i Motor t.nrnce on West tourt street In May. I PI :l. anil has niaiiaj;ed the ImshieKs fi-oni the firt. Mr. Tromley in a piomt-r auto man of Pendleton, ha vlnir luimlhNl the first shop amue hi the eil y. on lohtisitu street, when t the tverland-liHlletin Karaite is now Im'Uieil, w hen he first came to Pendleton In IfMlH. lie will now demote his cut In time to his farm Interests. Mr. Klklns, one of the new firm was with the Oregon Motor, jnraue for about two years, leav ing here for S4ntlle last summer, lloth he and Mr.' IVrKiinon nlll make pciitllcton their home. I LAND ISSI'F. KFTTIFD SALKM. Ore. Dec. 21. The su oreme court ttalay decided that crops harvest on land which has been sold at sheriff's sale bcloux to the person owniiijr the land at tin' time the crop is harvested. Thih has pre viously Ix-cti m lueetetl question in i rejioi. THE WEATHER FORECAST Tonicity and W e d. fair, continued odd 'sri.TKi .!.:: r.xcKAi' PAKIS !). HI. IVi-ldent Wilson vIsIknI CUmMMvau this aftcrniMiii. ' nppart-ntly to clear up eertalu matu-rs iH'lore leaviu-c for London. Maximum temperature. Minimum temperature, Wual hiT. cloudv. , Wind, ullmn. north. Uaituit. nuiie. NEEDY FAMILIES ARE FEW IN PENDLETON THIS YEAR 1 Ml. Kvrry effort is leinn made through have a k-H'Toum surh yf ton and the associate-! charities organization cndy h well hs a few tot tu rimki of IVndleton to see that no penon or tn h'"rtH "f thf' '"""ifutu.te huh. ones ul.ul on trtiistmaw mot run nr. family in the city in need shall fad to T. JIWOt.((ll(,(, aii,rlfl(1, f n.lle revive a package containing Christ- ton well toifantd f'r (MtrttiK uu uiiin cher and help. hits work, nnd while there arm a Mrs. W. Huiiif, f V. Couit t'oinparullVl V t-W lo-eily i;trn found st reel, is seeretur of the orwitniza- here it the annual euntom to tion ami reports a rrv .small nuni- thai the nerdv part)-tpatw In tfii Per needing help, usule frcoti a f w ChrUtmus nv rlt c weil th mor w ho h: e recently will" fereil from in- fortnnnte. All lni aim) ehurrh'-M fiurnH sitknesjt, have been fotout in tf the vtty work toaether and r Pendleton. Wiie re Hi" need hii befi in abotif it the rumomarv pot rtnin (larned. howexer. taskets Hie teinrner, none denirlriK t mk cHpirnl of prepared to see that all may enjoy' their effort lu thia direction throdtth) i hrmtnuLA feasts, and ever chdd nia adertivins the work bein( done. r .