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VOL.31
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1919.
NO. 9682
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GERMAN U-BOAT FLEET MUST
BE DESTROYED IS DECISION OF
BIG FIVE FOR FINAL PFACE
OTHER NAVAL PROVISIONS UNSETTLED,
COUNCIL TAKES UP FOOD PROBLEM OF
'COUNTRIES WHERE STARVATION MAY
PREVENT WORLD TRANQUILITY.
BY FRED FERGUSON
(United Press Htaff Correspondent).
i PA1U! March 7 The "big five'- of
the peace conference today took up
the proposition of Bending food Into
Bohemia, and Germun Austria. Moans
Of getting supplies Into 'the districts
most needing tnem were discussed.
The populations of these territories, la
felt, must be kept from going hungry
If the spread of bolslievlsm Is prevent
H . i .- ,, : . ; ..
J '.' ' : t Bubs Must Go.''
;' ; The iiaval terms which will be In
corporated In the final peace treaty
, has bees thoroughly nsiderd by the
"big five" and It was learned the de
cision was to destroy the German sub
marine fleet. The decision stand was
reserved, however, regurdlng the pro
posal that the Kiel canal be destroyed
and fortifications of Heligoland reiluc
ed- The state of the German fleet Is
also still undecided
(Situation CriflruJ.
Lloyd Georxe, since his return to
Paris has added his weight to speed
ing up proceedings not only toward
the early signing of the peace treaty
but also toward uuickly meeting the
food situation of central Kurope. Hrl.
tlKh reports regurdlng conditions In
Germany and Oerman-AustrJu are
similar to reports reaehipg America.
Conditions In Austria are described an
most critical and the people are on
the verge of starvation. Delegates
appreciate that this sluation may be.
come so serious that Germany will
break up making the signing of any
Hind of peace Impossible.
Le Temps has halted objection to
the allies feeding (lermiwr-Aoslrla
voicing a widespread French sentiment
-Against -It- However, it- Is generuUy t
considered by the peace delegates as !
a necessary step In effecting world
peace and tranquility. It Is pointed
ed that the work of the food adminis
tration. In rushing supplies to Poland!
under the greatest difficulties was all I
that saved the situation there and pre
vented the country from disintegrating.
37 BUILDING PtRflIITS
ISSUED IN FEB., 1919
That 1919 Is to bo a banner building
year Is evidenced by the increased
building permits Issued during the
first two months of the year. During
February the city recorder Issued 31
bluldlng permits reprt-setliig building
activities to me ninoui.t or ltz.121. as
against a total amount of building of
I24.027 in Femruary 1918.
Of the permits Issued last months
the luritest was for the construction
of the 110 OOB Karaite of W. c. E.
l'rultt at the corner of Garden and
Court streets. SovcTal permits fot
houses costing more than J500 were
granted and many for houses costing
upwards of $25011. During the month
of January there were permits Issued
to the amount of $9000 brindging the
total building for the new year to date
more than $51,000.
Real estate dealers report great
actl.vttly in city property. Matlock A
Lattz report last week the sale of six
teen lots belinging to Mrs. Ann Mat
lock In Ilouser addition, west of Mat
lock street, to Pendleton people. Many
of the purchasers plan to build houses
this spring on the lots. The pur
chasers were C. I. A. I.onergan, nfu
Ills, Mrs." 1.11a Taylor, two lots, E.
Oration. Hartnian Lung. C. A. Crab-
tree. Frank Ilelvll and W. ('. Werst
Mr, Werst has already begun the con
stritrtion of his home.
WOODCRAFT INSTITUTION MAY
BE ESTABLISHED HERE; SITE
NOW. BEING SOUGHT BY ORDER
PRESIDENT SEES
SELF IN MOVIES
ON BOARD SHIP
Pendleton Is In a favorable post
Hon to secure tho, , Women , of
viooorrail homo, a, new Institn
tlon shortly to bo established by
1 1 nit worthy ordor with a view to
curing for aged momlx-i-H of tlio '
order, with men and women and
for dM'ndent children of tlio or
der. Mrs. C. C. Van Orsdalc, grand
guardian, has written to Mm. M.
J. CrmUn oh king that avallahlo
silos for Uio home lie aubmltted,
together with tlio prlctv all dlrec
tloiM rewarding tlio mutter .being
outlined., it Is tlio belief In Umxl
crart clnji's Uiat Mrs- Van Ors
dalo through Iier knowledge of
Pendleton is unprctwed with tlio
desirability of this plaen as a suit- .
ablrt location for Uio homo. 'There.
fore Pendleton Is in line-, to
STiire the Institution If sufficient
energy la shown in handling ' tlio
BtdHlX't. ' . , ; ,,
The matter lias been refered to
Uio Ooniinewlai Association for
action. '
Tho .Woodcraft hoine will draw
Its Inhabitants from a total mem
bership of over loo.ooo in nine
mates of this Jurisdiction. A large
fund Is now available for tlio erec
tion of tlio Institution.
It Is the general belief Uiat a
cIoho in location is not desired for
tlio homo. J lie homo will bo
erected wiUi a view to eiUargo
nK'nl as tlio needs of tlio future re.
outre- (
ABOARD THE GEORGE
WASHINGTON, March 7 Pres!
dent Wilson last night after i
day of rest attended the ship's
movies where several reels of hla
reception in Boston were shown.
Both the president and Mrs.' Wil
son laughed heartily at some, of
the scenes. , i i
The presidential party IS keep
ing close touch with what the
world Is doing, on both sides of
the Atlantic by wireless-
iimtin
uiviminii
GERMANY WIAY
GET STILL MORE
SUPERVISED PRIVATE
OWNERSmPJXPfCrED
WASIUNGTO.V, March 7. Private
HIGH SCHOOL WILL
HAVE BIG TALENT
IN LYCEUM COURSE
Ex-Prenldent William Howard Taft
will be i 1'endleton KppakPr KOtna time
durinff the next winter Reason through
a contract signed . yesterday ) the
AKHociatd Student, body o( .tba hlKh
school and a., number of .'.prominent
RALLY AFTER
DEFEAT, BERLIN
ROCKED BY NEW VIOLENCE
NEWLY WON GOVERNMENT MASTERY
AGAIN IN BALANCE, DYING SPARK Of
GENERAL STRIKE BLAZES UPf STREET
FIGHTING IS RESUMED -v
ak I
BRAVE DEATH TOLD BY
01
DRASTIC TERMS
Desire Unanimous for More
Stringent Laws Than War
Counoil Proposed.
DELAYS DECISION
EXPECT OLCOTT TO
RMPPOINTTHOIiPSON
PHONE, ELECTRICAL
STRIKE IS VOTED
SAN FKANCISt-O. March 7. Eleo.
trlcal workers and girl telephone op
erators are ready to strike at a mo
menta notice, according to advices re
celved here today. A secret strike will reappoint Mr. Thompson. The
vote was taken a fortnight ago. The third member of the commission Is
result was announced today. The walk. S. Benson of Portland.
out w ll be called If Hurleson does not i Mr- Olcott regards the state hlgh-
.(FYt.ni
I fiAiKMj yfurth1- 7.-4ion W.' Olcott,
secretiiry of state, announced last
nlKht that his first official act Friday,
a Kovernor of Oregon, will be to send
a telegram to It. A. Booth of Kugene,
member of the state highway com
mission, asking: him to withdraw his
resignation from that body.
In thla connection Mr. Olcott said
that he hoped he would be able, as
governor, to keep the personnel of the
present highway commission intact.
and -In view of the fact that the term
of W. I Thompson of Pendleton, will
expire next month, Mr. Olcott's ob
servation is taken to mean that he
way commission, as at .present const!-
J -wt.'f,:.-i ..i-i.. w...i....i.. tuted. u most efficient and sen-Ice-
able body, and those, r lose to the 'man
who will assume the dutie-'of govcr
imr of Ihe state say that tn view of
the Important Work the tb coimnis-
HAMLEY OFFIf!ES ARK iHlrm a,re,i(,v hu ln hlinA-: ,hP
i " great expansion m roan omuiing un-
j! jENLARGED FIFTH TIME der the enactment of the last lepisla-
-lure, tbo governor feeln that the pres-
lent. tnenilcrs of the roiniiiission arc
IInuI iualifled t direct the works.
meet the deinands of the roast elec
frlc'ar 'workers 'and girls 'numbering
T,tV.',,They ' want tetter ' working
co'h(tnfon and ItireBReir vaire.
u - ' -
On account of their increased mail
order business throughout th Vnltrrt
Htates, llamlry &, f'onipuny nre en
larging, their offices this week to al
most twice tho present size. This Is
the fiflh time that the company has
been forced to enlarge helr' office
room during the life of the concern
In Pendleton.
COLIN EBERHARD
CHOSEN TO HEAD
LA GRANDE ELKS
to see enacted are: Itefurn of the
I'.nes to private ownership, consolida
tion i nfn n few trrcta t, avatoma o-hcj
DECLARES TARDIEU tt,,,eelnK acrtain rate per cent re-
turn on capital and! increase of the
Explains That Country Wmn commerce
irSt blgn. lreatV, I Several other members of the sen-
T PiltntP Tofor 'dle house committee incline to Cum-
UWgUc ljcUtl. imins' view that private onnership is
, , ., certain. There is practical unanimity
I'AUIB, -March 7 The final military in conuress on one thine that the
erms Imposed on the Germans will conditions befora Ihe war ean n-vor
probubly be given more drastic!bo nune tack to if the railroads are to
than those the supreme war council : continue to be uacemakers. or even to
ownership with, broad supervisory i Indlctr.n men with the pili.soorWhite
powers vested In the government is U.yum course. , The. . .ether, numbers
what Senator. Cummins expects us a i' l ",0 '-"urxp include a speach by l)r
permanent .railroad policy enacted by JAi tJiur W. Kvans, a cousin of David
the nejet coiigress, he suld today. Cuiii- ; Lloyd George of Kngland, and a con
mins will head the senate interstate ' cert by the Bertha Farner Concert
committee which will frame'the new company.
railroad law. He personally favors The course will be given under the
government ownership but believes It ausplcies of the high school. In ad
cannet be obtained-now. The mainjdition to the associated student body
features of the law Cummins expects ! the guarantors are Fred P. Austin.
I.eon Cohen,. E. B- Aldrlch. Harvey
McPherson. Manuel Friedley, E. 1
Smith, J. n. Raley, H. W. Collins, G.
M. P.Ice, J. J. Hamley. (5. W. Phelpa
H. C. Inlow and J. W. Maloney. All
of the members of the school board
PERI.I.V. March 7 Street flgbtfn
has. broken out wtth renewed violence
After the rebels appe-red to be
crashed and radical leaders admitted
defeat, the apartaeana rallied.. The)
gieneral strike which bad almoat file-
cred ont wans to be gtnlng strengt ffc.
Many Iteimbllcan guards hare beem
That Lyle T- son of Mr. and Mrs. John wonnded hi street fighting fat rarlot I
Sloan, who died in France September parts of the city. Some radio I cfa sere
30, of pneumonia following lnfluenxa,. ha chaiured their attitude to picaat
DIHRI, uirairning va sctow m wwi-
tion which mmld aosompLbb what tha
met death as oraveiy as any soldier
are among the guarantors. Tickets
will be handled by the high school
student body.
proposed. Captain Tardleu, commission keep pace with America's growth
er of French-American relations told ' The. majority of the two committees
the United Press today. "While re- believe that private ownership sup
presentallves of the five great powers' ported by government backing will
have practically agreed on the naval ; I""- the railroads on their fet finan
ternis they had not astreed on the mlli- eially and result in more efficient op
tury terms "because there seems to be a' cration. .
unanimous desire that they should bei
even more stringent thun the upremel
war council proposed." , I ( upturn l.lcuallen to Visit.
Sign lvace J'trst
Regarding the question as to Mr' and MrM- R- - Hawks are an-
whether theleague of nations covenant i uc,iaun a vmt Sunday from their
QUICK ACTION WILL
FOLLOW BOND VOTING
That Uamlilta county is to get im
mediate action on good roads as a re
: uit of th-2 voting of the $1,50,000
r.ond.; Wednesday is evidenced by the
! action of the county court todaj' which
.ordered the issuing of the sale of
J5S5,000 worth of bonds to be used
, Immediately for road work. The
i bonds are to be advertised at once and
vil! be sold April 14th.
The bonds will bear Interest at five
shall be included in the peace treaty on"n-law and daughter. Captain andjahd a half per cent and one-tenth of
wonn uermany win oe as Ken to sian
Tardleu explained that the covenant It
self would be first signed by the allies
and later when she is admitted to the
league, by Germany.
He said; "The French Idea now is
that It Is very Important to keep the
connection between the treaty of peace
and the league of nations.'
Mrs. Fred Ueuallen of Adams.
5
them are to be redeemed each year.
WOUNDED SOLDIER
SAFE, SAYS WIRE
The first word received in three
months aa to the whereabouts of Jes
sie I IJnebaugh, who was wounded
In action November 8. came . today
when hla mother, Mrs.-O. W. IJne
baugh, received a wire from him say.
ng; that he had landed in New, York
and warn going at once to Camp Mer
rltt. N. J. .
Only meagre details of Linebaugh's
wouiul have ever been received by his
mother, and his sister, Mrs. Hartman
ong. They ' have had Information,
owever. that the nvnund wwi In the
nrm ami in tbo ribs.
FRENCH BA3Y TANK, FIGHTING CAREER OVER
USED TO TOW F003-LA0EN BARGES ON CANAL
who died on the field of battle Is
stated in a letter to his sister. Miss
Flpssie Sloan of this city, from TJeot,
Carl H? Sterrett, commanding the 35
Aero Bfjuadron.
Following are extracts from the let
ter: "Iyle was taken sick about Septem
ber 15 and immediately sent to camp
Hospital 20. 12 miles west of Bor :
aeaux. His case was reported as
Spanish Influenza and from the first
was of a violent nature. It was only
his superior nerve and courage that
pulled him through the two weeks. I
vj sited him three days before his death
and it was the general Impression that
gameness was going to pull him
through.
"I talked with the army chaplain
who was with htm when the end cam
and be told me Lyle met death as
bravely as any soldier who died on the
field of battle. He was a favorite In !
the hospital and In the squadron and
his record as a -soldier was excellent.'
,-FuH military honors were accorded
to Sloan at the funeral. A large field
artillery band was In charge of the
music and the entire personnel of of
ficers and soldiers of the squadron
attended.. - Three . volley were fired
over the grave and taps sounded.
AGRICULTURAL AGFfIT
SOUGHT FOR COUNTY
Onlin iKhorluml. joint senator from
The doors to tho 'west j Umatilla county, was last nisht elect- nwivpliic of mines from
, ril.N.KS IX NAVY
WASHINGTON, March 7. Admiral
Kimi "ill relieve Admiral Sims at
Umiloii May 7, luiiil today an
nounced. Admiral SirttusH will re
nt to KuroM Hhortly to direct the
the North
end of the store are being torn out ed exalted ruler of the ljt tirande B.
and ihe offices will be extended even . V, . K No. 433. The attendance
with the show windows. J. A. Horn at the meeting was the greatest in the
has the contract for the work. history of tho lode.
COOLEY HEADS LOCAL
!ltWALLA MEN HERE
'tr tMiiley.' manager of Alexander,
was 'last night elected exulted ruler
of the Pendleton lodge of Klks for the
ensuing year. Mr t'oolcy succeeded
James H. Kstes who was named dele
gate tu the grand lodge which Is to
be an event of July In Atlantic City.
The other officers elected were:
Ksteemed Leading Knight. F. J.
McMonles, Ksteemed Loyal Knight. T..
l Campbell; Esteemed Lecturing
Knight, Arthur B. Keenan; Secretary,
team . Among the prominent Garden
City Klks who were here were Kxaited
Unler lleorge Glnn of Walla- Walla;
Jake Kauffman. Klre Chief Met. Ben
Hill Klmer Htorie, Judge Mills.
Messrs Mitchell. Murtlit and Dinwell.
Tyler. Tom smart read a poem com
posed by Lee Hnrth, a New York Klk,
which was dedicated by the reader tu
Lieutenant Jumes H. Sturgls.
The evening was Pendleton lodge's
most memorable hero night. Captain
Fred l.lenallen. Lieut. J. H. Sturgls,
Umatilla county Is still in search of
a county agriculture agent. J. P. Lar
son, now with the Portland Seed
Company, and who was chosen by the
farm bureau to fill the position here.
will not nccept. He says ha cannot
sever his connection with the seed
company.
Haul Maris. state-County agent
leader. Is In Pendleton conferring with
the farm' bureau and the county of
ficials in the hope of securing a man.
It is the aim of Mr. Maris to got an
asrnt who is familiar with uetrn
farm conditions, and especially with
grain production. m
first spartucan outbreak fulled
compUsh. ' ' f :
Government mastery of 4h alt .
tlon. so erklest m few hoars ago. ap
peared precarious at the tune of osM
ing. The fighting continued, Iaa
nigbb ' ' '
HATTLE RAGING
HKKLIW Marcb . 7. Battle raged
thin afternoon In the strets around,
the police headquarters which the re
bels hare beseiged. Gorernment
troops who went over to the Sparta
can side fought with the beneigrrs. '
The government haa sent the famOtia
officenri regiment to attack the rebels
from the rear.
ATTACK SCOCEEDIXG
BERUX, Starch 7. The attacks or
German governmen t troops on the.
Berlin rebels Is proaresMmc favorably
It Is officially announced this artev
noon. A communique declared the
prefecture of police Is still surround-,
ed, bat will be liberated soon. A na
val division which joined the rebels
has been disarmed, It is stated.
POOL TOURNAMENT
FINALS TONIGHT
GERMANY DEMANDS
FOOD IN EXCHANGE
nL- - i .T.
Rea. Ailmiral .M black, who is.lM'Imr
IHtiirned front the Mediterranean, will
lie chief of naval intelligence. Naval
orrit'inls expect three of the German j
merchant slils nhicli arc wing con
verted into triiirls to Ik' available
this week.
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PAI5IS. Marc 7. flat refusal
af GTtnany to ermlt Its shins to
bo ucil for hoinewnrd tcanspor
talHiu of Anifrieait troops nnless
n f.iixl Mipidv to last until next
llarvos-t b first guaranteed by
the irllics, confronted the leaco
di'ligntes or the five great w.
t-rs when they met tilts artemmn.
It i estimated that four hundred
iiiilbiin tit llnrs worth of food
would lie reiiiired to feed tlM
t.i'riiuins until next harvest.
This Mini i doul le the available
jrold mid SiH.'iirtties In Germany,
if this utiiotint Is taken, it will
cni.M' financial collujiM'.
The finals In the. Bungalow pool
tournament will be decided tonight
when Hanavan plays Hacker and
Dickey tangles with Houser In tha
closing matches- Several surprises
were sprung last night when Wheeler
defeated Randolph, SO to S3, and Har
vey took the measure of BUI Han scorn
50 to 42. Hoover handily defeats- -
Jerrue, 60 to 30. ' "
This leaves Hacker the only man .
with a perfect score and one match .
to play. Hoove.-, stands a goca
chance of getting either first or Mr"'
ond prize wtth a tM seore of HI, I
r ints out of & possible 150. K.
lost his first game but has played a
clever stick since. ": '-'
Tho winner of first place will be
Siven either an ebony cue or a cash
prize. S'vcond place man will be given
what the first place man does not
choose -of these. Third prize 1 I,
fourth, ti. and fifty and sixth prifs;
.lollar ami a half hones of candy.
, t )I-:mhuj Is Appraised, ,. ,
Tho inventory and appraisement, of
ihe estate of Leo Sue Kee. deceased,
which has been -filed In the probata
court shows that the estate was valu
ed at 319.74. . J.. B. McCook, H. W.
Dickson and F. E. Judd were the ap
praise rs. ' i; 1 t ; ( ! , t j
THE WEATHER
FORECAST
Tonight and
Saturday Fair.
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FIRST EAGLE BOAT LAUNCHED MAKING HE! TRIAL TRIP
Thomas Fllxgeruld; Treasurer, R. M.
"Maylierry; Tyler, Thomas Kmart: Trus-, Cuptnin H. W. mtuer. of the lteo i
'toe, J. V. Tallmftn; Representative to Cross, were all culled to the platform
Grand lodge, James H. Kstes; Alter- and the Invitutlon was later extended,
rate, R.Alexander. , to all service men present. A brief
Sixty visiting Klks from Walla Will-1 talk was mace by Lleutenatn SturgiM
la came over, In automobiles and en-land a vivid descrlpltlon of the vm j
" livened the evening. With them were Mono was given by Captain Iileuullen-i
rifmight-three candidate who were The social session was concluded
lvtfiaSw There by, "th nValla, Wallawjh ' ban.qu.et, .
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FIGHTERS OF OLD 3RD
OREGON GOTHROUGH TODAY
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With every man a "gold striper",' while blindfolded was able to amwrn.
I some wearing wound stripes and .father. .... Hansen, formerly of this
everyone of them claiming Oregon or,"y- was ln 'ndlelon the past few
, . . . ' days visiting Mrs. C, H. Norrts. his
Washlnston as hs home stateSOO daughter. Bo, leftoday
men fronx the 161st and lS2nd regi- iand to see Sergeant Hanson there,
hients. Infantry, told 3rd Oregon), Captain I. Keeney. M. C. brother
passed through Pendleton today on! of Jim Keeney. was with the men.
their way to Camp Lewis from Camp: Captain Keeney. who Is a practicing
Dlx and Merrltt. They stopped at the physician In Portland, and Is now on
O. W. R. and X. depot for lunch, serv-j furlough. He will return to de
ed by the Red Cross canteen. barkation camp In New York after a
Pendleton could lay claim to only! visit at home. , ...
one man on board. He is Sergeant! other Oregon men known here who
Kichard Hansen, who was In FtancJ passed through were Carl renton of
for a year, spending part of the time: Dallas. Frank . Durban, of Roseburc.
as chief of police at Versailles, and Leroy Gard and Harry rra-ler 6f
later an Instructor ln machine guns! Salem. All were met by friends hare.
The men were commanded by Lieu.
and automatic rifles. While Hansen
Is modest aa to his achievements, word
came to Pendleton recently that he
tenant D- II. Compton. of Kalsm, and
Lieutenant J. V. Schur. of Portland.
was the first man in his company who; The officers say the msn will be a
was the first man tn bis companw who mobilised aitsr a day at Camp fcswifc