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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
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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."
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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 .