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XjAdl UKJlAiU.NlA.IN, !'Jlj.lNUljJlilU.N, UJtJCAiUJN, UlUKbJJAI, V ZjY Z J
6, 1919.
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FIRST GENERAL
STRIKE IN 'NITED STATES
ALTS SEA TTLE
INDUSTRY PROMPTY AT 10
DAILY EVEIli;iBEDlTIO;i yT ' -t' rrrrz
Thto paper la member Mid audited J i f ffn,i WfMUWEFIflYU V5. .P lLi
by the Audit Bureau of Circulation. ' " "" - '" 11 '"" n"-: ?mr.-v -.1 n..w..,..i 1-,'
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER ' UM
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GERMANS, POLES
SIGN A SEVEN
DAY ARMISTICE
.Dispatches Declare Clashing
of . Forces on Silesian
Front Temporarily Ceases
AUTOMATIC RENEWAL
OF TRUCE POSSIBLE
! Ends One v of ,; Independent
, ...Wars Threatening bta
. - bility of Europe.
' BASIjE, Feb, . The Germans and
Poles have signed a, seven day armis
tice on the MIcmuui front which miiy
be renewed automatically. It In report
ed In dlNPatcliCM received here today.
(The armistice end one of the Inde
pendent war which were threatening
Europe.)
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BOBBINS IS GENERAL ATTORNEY FOR RAILROAD ,'
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WILLIAM BIGGINS,
FREEWATER, DEAD
' FREEWATER, Feb. 6. William
Biggins. 15. of this place, died yester
day at the College 1'luce Sanitarium,
near Walla Walla. Ilq has lived in
the Walla Walla valley 30 years, com
In from Pennsylvania, where he was
born,' Ills father, mother, two sisters
and two brothers are left.
PILOT ROCK WILL
SHOW BIG HONOR
TO CLAUDE BAKER
The reception of Claude C. Baker
whan he' roturns home from overseas,
where he saw mora fighting perhaps
than any other Pilot itock man, will
ba all the greater because he was
Mourned ai dead for several weeks. In
a letter to the ratrlotlo Service
League, E. B. Casteel says the flu ban
was all that prevented the holding of
a public funeral and memorial serV'
Ices for Better, and when the hero re
turns the celebration In ma honor will
be something to be remembered. The
following have been appointed a com
mlttee to greet, rilot Kock men re
turning home from the service: Mayor
Levi Eldrldge, chairman; I. C.
charpf. C. J. Miller, and the Rev.
T. Blckford.
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A
-4-
SIX BILLION
WAR REVENUE
BILL REPORTED
Greatest in Nation's His
tory, in Addition to Tax
Raising Provides $60 Ser
vice Bonus. .
TODAY'S STRIKE
; IS SYMPATHETIC
The shipyard workers on strike
during the post two weeks in Se
attle demand $6 minimum wages
for common labor; $7 for mechan
ics, and $8 for machinists. Today's
general strike in sympathy with
the shipyards strikers, does not de
mand concessions of any other
character.
ELEVENTH HOUR ATTEMPT TO
nurm (tatti c in
unum OLHIILL
AIInilT CAM 0
HHLIUJUI IHILO
CARMEN" UNANIMOUSLY JOIN
W. A. lliiljbins, wlirt Is hero reprnsi ruling llm .-V. u. x. ,'o., in the
ense of J. I. Welch iuiiI J. ,. lihoiKan uKamiil the ruilruad -Company, is
now general attorney for the O.-W. It. tk N. o.. the Southern IHcific
lines iu Oregon and the KteHinshlp line completed between Pnribmd and
Kiin FranciKco. Mr. lioblilns has been with the losu.1 department of tho
O.-W. It. & X. for 14 years, but this la his first trip here since becoming
general attorney. Arthur ftpencer,.-fnniicrly general attorney for the com
pnny. is now the general solicitor. e
ENTIRE PROGRAM IS
PRESENTED TO HOUSE
Amendment Creates Bone-
dry Zone in District of
Columbia.
Thompson In Portland.
W. I Thompson, who doubles In
the capacity of president of the Am
erican National Bank, of Pendleton,
and State Highway Commissioner,
with his finger in every patriotic drive
andworthwhlte enterprise in Umatilla
county, was at the Benson yesterday.
Portland Oregonlan.
URGES LAW. ORDER
BEFORE POLITICS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. "The time
Is here when we must abandon our
policy of trusting to luck and hoping
with an optimism that brings us to
the brink of a prcoipice that thiiiKS
will right themselves," Senator Thomas
today declared, saying the Seattlo
strike appears to be heading towards
ltusslan bolshevlsm. Ho said If the
statewide WashinKton strike material
ises and the strikers try to exercise
atate governmental functions "we shall
have a fuliriedged experiment with
Russian bolshevlsm.
Supercedes Party Interest.
"We must decide whether America
Is to ba nr Americans and Instead of
trlvlng for party advantage we must
sen to the strict enforcement of laws
and of the constitution" snid Thomas.
NATIONAL ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL
DAY TO BE OBSERVED SUNDAY
Koosevelt Memorial Day In next
Sunday and every church In Pendleton
has been requested to conduct services
In observance of the day and the'gen
erul public is urged to attend these
services by way of ta ins tribute to
fer with the other committee. These
committees meet this morning with
Secretaries Cranston ot the Commer
cial Association ujid Chessman of the
Patriotic Service Lea true and decided
that. Instead of holding one general
meeting", memorial services in each
a great American. Those requests are: church at the morning hour o--wor-
tncorporated In resolutions (adopted
this morning at a meeting of a joint
committee representing the city
council, the Patriotic Service League
and the Commercial AsKodatlon.
National Memorial.
AI! over the nation Sunday, Feb
ruary will bo memorial services
for the late ex-president. In con
gres Serin tor Lodge will deliver a
ship would be more appropriate.
licsfdiillonn.
The following resolutions were ad
opted: "Whereas, congress has set aside
Sunday. February 9, as Roosevelt
Memorial lay and, together with
President Wilson and the Xationa.
Council oC J fense, has asked that
there, be; li jvitlrin-wide, observance HS
eulogy of Roosevelt, and President a mark "of 'respect to thn late ex-
WllMin 11 nd tho National Council ef
Lefense have - joined In requesting
that communities do honor to the m knumlry anrlhe world
SENATE VOTES MORE.
;-(;PAY FORJO. JUDGE
SALBM, Feb. 6. Senator miner's
hill passod tho senate with two nega
tive votes. Increasing the salary of
the Umatilla county judge from $1200
to 91800 a year.
whowo aggressive Americanism has
been a national asset. Some time ago
president ana of gmtiturio for his dl-
tUiguudicd afrrvioe to Ills country, hu-
- "Therefore. He It Resolved, Py ttifs
joint committee representing the city
th Isoyalty Committee of the Patrl- council, the I'niatflla County Patriotic
ctle Service League- named J. Jl. Ra- Service League and the Commercial
ley. Revr Alfred Lnefcwood, judge S.
A. Lowell and W. W. Cryder as a ape
cinl committee to ask for a local ob
servance of the day, and this com
mittee last evening called the atten
tion of the city council to the matter.
As a- result. Mayor Vaughan named
CouncUmen Taylor, Folsom and Me
Monies as a special committee to con
Association that each and every
churrh in Pendleton be requested to
conduct memorial services on the day
aforementioned and that all citizens
of Pendleton be .urged to attend these
services in tribute to tho memory of
one whose loyalty, devotion and serv
ices to his country have made him on,
of the greatest of Americans."
RY L G. MARTIN
(United Pres Staff Correspondent.)
Washington, Feb. e.-. Conference
report on America's six billion dol
lar war revenue bill greatest in this
nation's history was presented to
the house today by Chairman KJtchln
of the ways and means committee.
In addition to raising about $6,000,
000,000 in taxes, tho bill gives every
soldier, sailor find marine and all
women nurses in the American forces
a bonus, -f $60 upon his discharge.
This means an appropriation of more
than 400,000,00.
Following are the chief provisions
of the bill:
Income tax on individuals.
Tho normal Income tax for 1!MH is
six per cent on Incomes up to $4000
and 12 per cent oh higher incomes.
After 1 f 1 H the normal Is four per
cent on Incomes up to $4000 and eight
Ier cent on those, over $4 000. Th
present normal tax is four per cent
Exemptions of $1000 for a single ier
son and $200o for a married one, with
$200 additional for each dependent
under 18, remain as at present.
05 Per t-ut.
The Income sur-tajc rates begin at
one per cent on incomes of $5000 to
$6000 and run to $65 per cent on in
comes over $1,000,000.
Present sur-tax rates are lower on
the middle and higher Incomes, the
highest rate in the present la being
cent and 65 per cent of all profits
over 20 per cent. Before figuring this
tax the taxpayer deducts from his net
Income three thousand dollars, plus
8 per cent of his capital, as an excess
profits exemption. Concerns making
less than $3000 a year net income
pay no ecess profits. For 1919-1920
and thereafter the rates are 20 per
UNDERLYING POINTS
FOR LEAGUE SOLVED
PARIS, Feb. 6. General agreement
has been reached on the principles
underlying the whole1 'draft of- the
league of nations constitution, it Is of
ficially announced -today. -
The league of nations commission
at its latest meeting practically agreed
on a third article. While this decis
ion is provisional, it is stated many
apparent difficulties have been solved.
(Continued on Page fi.)
PLANNING TO TlPROVE
PENDLETON CANTEEN
STRIKERS' DEMANDS
DECLARED UNJUST
BA.V FRANCISCO. Feb. 6. "No at.
tempt will be made to conciliate 2500
boilermakers who struck today in
Oakland, Representative Brotherton
of the Macy board announced.
"The men are unjust In their de
mands. The only way to end the
strjka.js to return to work at the
present terms."
This attitude of the shipping board
Is nulerstnod. to apply also to strik
ing shipyards workers in Hcattle -and
Tacoma.
2500 Out ill Oakland.
OAKLAND, Cal.. Feb. 6- Twenty
five hundred boflermakersi struck at
10 o'clock this morning in an attempt
t- enforce tbeir demands for Increased
wagea They ask higher pay than Is
Blveg by the Macy award. The strik
ers Include drillers, burners, welders
and plate banders.
I .s Angeles Workers Slay Stay.
SEATTLK. Feb. 6. The first ceneral strike In the Inlted State
promptly at JO this morning. Practically every Industry 'Is at a standstill,
j Street ear and Jitney servlco stopped. Klectrle light, jpower and gas serrtce
assured only to hopltalfl. Milk will be distributed only to the lex tent of
j supplying tf ic needs of hospitals and babies. " ' '
The unions plan to run 15 eating halls where, the general public as well as
strikers will be given meals at stated hours at small cost. Practically all the
restaurants clicd even before the strike hour.
' 0,000 AKtTXTKI). . -
The strike affects approximately 70,000 workers. Thirty thousand are
shipyard workers and the others sympathy strikers. .
Mayor Hanson is prepared to swear in 10,000 poiirxmen to maintain or
u(T u. HfiTDfinn. x. u nMjrtvu iiui wuus innu fun xatwim, jorcracrMri.
navy yards and the university, training; station are ready to take a hand U
an emergency arises. : .'
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SEATTIjK, Feb. 6. An eleventh Union Record, the official organ of
hour attempt to prevent the, walkout jth unions In this city, today made
of 50,000 to 5,000 union men has fall- j ,""'" ."TYT .
ed. The carmen's union voted unani
mously tills morning to join the walkout.
PROMISE DECLARED BROKEN
Hon of organized labor:
"The strike of 30.000 miscellaneous
workers in sympathy with the 30,000
shipyard workers already out, comes
as a last resort to break down the au
tocratic opposition of General Mana
ger Piea of the emergency fleet eor-
wrf.K rvit idrp i. m ' poraxion, to jocai settlement oc me
Thirty thousand Rliipbuil'ders who are ; trouble.
now on strike, in the Seattle district r,e na aasumca an aosoimeiy in-
have disregarded a covenant made ilelensible position and by virtue or
with tho I nited States tnemment control or me sources oi puoncny
tlirough the emergency fleet corpora- ! has succeeded in misleading a large
tlon. although they sacredly promised i IJart " ,ne nation into a complete mts.
to continue work under terms of tlie 'unedrstanding of affairs. The Macy
agreement set out; by tho Macy wage ' board has Jurisdiction only In case of
arbitration hoaruY until March 31. ,ocal oraers and employers to reacn
an agreement. Pies has prevented
negotiations for local agreement by
declaring he would stop shipments of
steel into 'local yards.
Not Revolutionary.
"Contrary to reports there ia no
revolutionary significance to the
strike, thougn if settlement is not
reached soon, it has revolutionary pos-
1919,'' said Pies loCay.
i
i'" SOME ItEFX'SE.
TACOMA. Fcl. 6. Strike, leaders
today in-cdictoxi that street car men
will strike before night. Some of the
lancest unions flatly refused to wallt
out. I '
Some workmen refused to follow (sibilities. The entire matter Is one of
the decision of the labor council and' adequate wages for the men who
are working. ImursliaRyiiat also i"o rerm oi American lore
refused, UiiHitdi it is .expected they
will bo forced out later.
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' 7000 MORE LIKELY.
OAKLAND, Feb. 6. Officials be
lieve a general strike vote will carry
tomorrow night, causing 7000 more
boilermakers to strike.
STATE PLANS PROTECTION
OLYMPLY, Feb. 6. The governor
this morning announced the state will
in Europe possible by furnishing them
with ships."
XTRA
LOS AXOELBS, Feb. 6. Although 'tton for ,ife and proper,,-
no announcement or tne result or a si,v arises out of tbp riu .i,..sii..
general strike vote being taken by
Los Angeles district shipyards work- NOT GF'FRL IV T1COM 1
ers will be made before Thursday. TACOMA, .Feb. . The general
union leaders believe the men will not strike had not materialized here at
strike. The majority favor. It is re- noon with the cxnution of nmk and
SOVIETS AGREE.
V1DIC . I , A.-.
furnish "immediate and ample proteo , 7 ZT
.to,. fr nr.. .,..1 ir i" te understood the Russian soviet
- .u..v . . . u ,11,- W9a.Krw.K-U .
powers' proposal for a Joint conference.
100,000 THROWN OCT.
SEATTLE, Feb. . Rexides 70.000
ported, following the lead of the San waiters in some restaurants and some j strikers 100,000 other workers ha
Francisco unions which voted to i laundry workers.
abide by the present contract expir
ing April 1.
BRITISH EMBARGO TO NEW PRIORITY TROOP
T 1 S. TARIFF! CONVOY LIST ISSUED
I, A ItOU OOXGIIEKM TO KVCrGKKT
BKIIN hX Feb. With a K'wclul
com mi 110 on tlie question of reMon
silrillty for tho war, the iiitii-national
labor and socialist congress took stop
yesterday toward cons ununa lion of a
definite peace- Aja-ogrnm to Ito sulmilt
tcd to the petico conference.
8ugacstionM for tho Incorporation
of certain labor ami ftoclal reforms In
the league of nations are expected to
bo the first matters considered In con
nootton wih tho irogrsin.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. The Brit
ish embargo on Amnrlean goods will
be used by "htvh protection' Hepuh
llcails in con reus as mi tirgument for
Immediate upward revision of the
la-rlff. Toriff lgisHtion will probably
! amoMK the earliest m ensures pte
(Knted when tho KepuMiraiiN lokc
I lie lead in eoiiKrcw.
Amerlcain Industry nm.st be helped
over tho readjust inent, period, then
protected, the Hepubllrans nrgue.
Tentative drafts of the new tariff law
already have tieen made.
WASmX'.T N, Fob. .The fol
lowing ot ganiilions wre. . pluced r,t
the priority list:- One hundred slxtielh
field nrt illef, Itvignde lieadtinarhvrs;
437lh n nd ' :M M h f if',, a i Uliery
of I be 9 Int ii vision; -tl t lioufirst tin
artillery heatbiuarterH; Usth ' nero
Niiuidrou and ordnauri casualty coin-
piinieH 1 t 21 inclusive.
A special booth, with electric heal
so arranged that hot food can be
served at short notice, is the tentative
plan of the lied "Cross and the Pen
dleton Commercial Club, as an im
provement for the present canteen for
soldiers and sailors at the O.-W. It. &.
N". depot. The ehfb has appointed a
committee consisting of Uoy Haley.
Mayor 1- Vaughan and George
Hart man to cooperate with Miss Vir
ginia Todd, chairman of the canteen
committee, in making arrangements.
The canteen as it stands now Is
open for sailors and soldiers arriving
on No. 6. No. 7, No. 17 and No. 1
and lunches are served for the morn
ing, noon and evening mcasl, but
there are no arrangements for serv
ing hot food. At La Grande, Uaker
and The Italics, the canteens are so
Planned that hot meals are served.
Canteens at these towns are also pre
pared to meet emergencies In ca-se.an
unusually large crowd of men arrives-
WEEKS BILL OPPOSED
' f IS - WIT HDRA VVN TODAY
LONDON ENGINEERS
JOIN SUBWAY STRIKE
16166 LOSE LIVES IN
BRITISH AIR SERVICE
IXMOX, Feb. . Traffic on
the Ijondnn-Hrlglilon ruilay whs
halted today when llie einrimi'rs
struck in symiNithy Willi the sub
way employiw. Threats were
nude of a general strike on all
fteflm railways
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I.ON1MI.V. Fel- fi. The total
casualty of the iil'itlxh flying ser-
vU'-e during the whole war period
were officially nnnounceif as
follows: Killed, 61G6; wounded.
7245: missing, S12S (Including
prisoners) Interned, St; tolal,
16.623.
SAl KM
the Kiist (
hotlso bill No
all Scientists
withdrawn.
f
tn.''eb. . iKlNH'iiil to
( il'i'unlilail) Tho Weeks
. 218 opposed by Christi
an! others has been
"MOISAL SCASIOX" FOR ORDER
The strike committee Issued a statc
imcnt that tiiey will maintain their
jonn .police but will not furnish them
'with guns. "Moral suasion'
been thrown out of employment.
QUICK U. S. ACTION
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. With un
employment Increasing lit many states. vm rollllllne publishing.
Kovrrnors. ltiniiuing inose ii an-i
ingtou and Oregon, have sent appeals .IS OF IIE7
to the labor department for govern-j WASHINGTON. Feb. a. No action
mcnt action ' on the bill now beryrc wtn . taken by tlie department of la
congress providing government aid lx)P ln , Bcncral strike In .Mat lie nti
for road building and other public 'm tlm-v ronimissionci-t. wnlililiur dc
works. They urge that action be ta-! vcloomi'iil.s then-, report. It Is nffk-i-
I'REDICTS NATIONAL WALKOCT
NEW YORK, Fcl. . The presi
dent of bricklayers union today pre
dicted a nationwide strike with two
will he ; million participating. 1,",'
WORK 111S WANT UM,F
the shipbuilders' strike, but no at-1 LAWRENCE. Mask. tlteneiverf
terat has been made by shipyard own- ' 8:30) "Workers, are going to rale
era to open the yards. .the country now ami forever," dectar.
PRINTERS NtrT STItlKINti ed an ofrkial of the Marine Ftremena
The unions allied with the print- nnkm who ojorned a inasH meeting of
ing trade are not striking. Kcwsna- igooo textile workers hero this after.
'noon.
used to disjicrsf- crowds. No trouble
jhaa ensued iliirif tho two weeks of
ken immediately.
COUNCIL DEFERS
SELECTION OF
ally feunminccd.
- -The Mr ike Ls entirely in the Itund
of f.encral Manager Piex, of the
ping boartl war waiti txlay in liia ot
ricc. He's in lti.ladc.p.iia.
INFLUENZA BAN COMPLETELY ,?
LIFTED IEW' CITY TODAY
The Weeks lull, it is said would give
autocratic powr to" one state heulth
official and the bill was opposed by
barbers, druggits'and others affected
as well as by senentists.
WOl I namk ta iivrv. '
ItKHNK. l-vh. . The International:
' lalNr and MoHalint onrreH today ad-!
('ptccl a r-Miiitioi providing for a fu
ture International nmfercince to Judge
the rCrronMbltJiy for tho wnr. 1
POLICE CHIEFl-fm rar men have iHlt.
IMOXS M.KK lKr KNSF..
S5KATTLK, Feb. 6. The Seattle I
No action was taken at the
mcctimr of the city council la-t
night hi tho Micrlloii of a chief of
Hoi ice. As there were two mem
Irers of the council atx-cnt, laor
Vatighun Mated ho would lay the
nuitter out ftr a week, lie
Mated the vehi-lHui of a chief of
Klie and fin chief arc itintterrt
or Mich imHrtatice that he de
sini thcin to Iw !-cttled when all
nuinliers of the coiiim'U art pre
nt. CoiMicllmcti .present were
IiImiii. ;. MeMoniiw, Taylor,
King and KMe: Mbseiit. I-Yicdly
aml IVnland.
C. . Itrcncli. who has lcct.
iiarantine officer simt the ftrt
inrimmxn ban was first "lmt on,
made his final rcort to the coitti
and thanking the officer for
the co-oi-tTatlim shown him.
Mated that he felt he -bmld he
disiitisMHl a.- It seemed an uiinct
ci'ssary cx.'H'iisc to tin city, lie
rciort showtHi tlicrc has not liceii
an Inflmitui quarantine put up in
IS days and that all quarantines
have been released. There ro
no other contagious diseases un
der quarantine
W
THEWEATHO
FORECAST
Tonight and
Friday proba
bly raian or
snow; colder
tonight.
Ilv procliimalioii today Mainr J. I. 'sul-crUshm of the health officer of
Yauuliaii comolctcly lifts tlie iurliicn- ; 11ms City of lcs id Icton.
za liaii by removing all ircvious re- Now, tlH-refort, I ili lun li) ri-move
jstrictions on dmiifs and other social all rcstrM-lloiLs ii.ii Iwddlug iIuimmk,
aif iirs. lUith iiublui and prialc, mM-lul gutli-
1 Tin- proclunintioii ami the reasons criiiu-. g ninnsii-nis and atbhtk- aa-
itben-of arc sit forth as follow-.: soon lions. r-.-rt I hat I ilslrc to spe.
Whereas, the Mayor of The City of daily warn tlx- puhlln to iw r.rry
IVndleton has hrra lnrrml persons precaution rtmslstiit with the ri-ason.
Ircsiding in and atsait the City of IVli- able lltXTly and ihuun of the in.
cllelon arc altendiiig pul.lk- dunces niunity to prrent tin. furtlu-r prnul
'oiuside of and la-youd the Jurisdiction or hiriuenza or other daiigifous ttr in-
,of said city and thut tlicr is more m-tlous dlseastw aboul the City of
oaimer to is1 apprcncnticti irom dunm ltiulh-ton.
where uo restrictions or precautions j lMucd this Bth day of Feb..
arc taken to prevent tlie spread of in- 1 j. i. VAl OilA.V,
liuenia than if cundwtcd under Uh ' Mayor o( Tho CUy of ietKUetot