,.vww.wvM.m vemw, Ytm.,.Trftimiia'f W.WWI! ai-r-"MI MM IMft'WMt''Jr-.w, lllW'ii'-W'ifMH'Wi'.? r.r'H'i ""fx""' 'f V-W ff p.,,, jf-Jty -j y , ,, .! . "1 siSRli """ daily eve?:i::geoitio:i X umber copies printed of yesterday ': . 2,822 v"'; Thta paper la member and audited by Uie Audit Bureau i)f Circulation. DAILY EVENING EDIUC. o rem. . Through mm rast Orrgonuwt mmm ad ton can reach thousands of people uickly. Try Iht pwn next Una. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CUT OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 31 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, . WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1919. NO. 0692 $1,000,000 TEEL IRRIGATION PROJECT BELIEVED ASSURE E0R UMATILLA 4 i 5 ar -s BOMB HORROR FOR BAD Explosion Which Killa Wife of S. F. Banker Reveals Blackmail Campaign. DEMAND MONEY WITH THREAT OF DEATH BATTLING THE BEAST f. Home Under Guard for Sev . ; 1 - eral Week3 After Warn ing Last Year. 1 OAKLAND, March 19. Wllh Mn, George Greenwood, wife at a Ban Francisco banker, lorn to pieces by a dynamite bomb exploding at net home, and other resident of Berkeley and Oakland receiving death threat . with money demand, state, county . and city official today started an ex. haiifttlve aearch for an organised Rang of determined blackmailers; Intent upon extortlnn from citizen by. cre atine a reign of terror. Mm. Greenwood met Instant death last night when a 'powerful bomb ex ploded near her. One aide of the three story house was torn oipcn and tha woman' body hurled onto the lawn. Her rlcht arm wa blown off and her body mutilated. Clothing, atrlpped from . the body. waa hunt In tha tree or Rcatered on the ;- lawn. Window of nearby home were shattered. Prevkin Threat. Threat of dynamlt'ng the Oreen wood home unlex 15000 waa paid "C. C. of C" were received by Green wood early taut year. The house wa under special guard for several weeks afterward aa a result. Threat of a nVnamfte campaign culminated In the discovery of an unexploded bomb In a wealthy resident' yard this wee. . Police believe the same persons are -tcajKuie ble. for th snssinlgw etlwck . and Inst night's .horror , , : : ...... i Q Ui STARTS SEARCH - -mamd 7 JfiMmMi' ORGANIZATION UNDERWAY FOR VICTORY DRIVE NEXT MONTH i r PORK CHOPS WILL; KEEP ON SOARING WASHINGTON, March 1. Pork chop are going to keep on soaring In price, department of agriculture ex perts today predicted. Wholesale pork has risen two dollar a hundred since the governmet fixed price was revoked two weeks ago. But ham. (plckled pigs 'feet and all pork cuts will not stop here, according to the de partment' data. "Farmers are rushing plan (a plant spring wheat to sell at 2.! a bush el, the government guaranteed price." said Professor Wilcox, of the farm management bureau. "Corn I being crowded out, according to present fnrm Diana. The crop will go 30 million bushel., short. Farmer will then have to feed, 12.28 wheat -to faten ,.,,t,helr hog instead of corn at 'a' dollar and a bait a bushel. Potatoes may also he ornwded, out t jt whea. A hoosv4l )pfrA1l?s enshvtW rkla ' to .prjee may, also .be expected " - Uf.Xr, m l f .. , STEEL PRICES BEING 1 STANDARDIZED TODAY Preliminary organization of Uma- active solicitation drive win undoubt tllla county for carrying on the Vic- edly be held. The campaign will op- tory Liberty Loan campaign next en on April 21 and will close on May month was undertaken yeaterday aft- 10. - ernoon at a conference between W. L. Quota May le I Thompson..who has been named coun- A statewide conference' will be held ty chairman, and other who have in Portland on March 28 and Chair been Instrumental in putting over past man Them phuoau d-severa.1 other j-p- CAinpalgha." pTr ) ( t it ' resentatlvea of. Umatilla coonty are -t One thing? ha -beeti' madff clear to planning to attend to see that proper the local Liberty I-oartofflcJala.. While consideration Is given this county In the ettort lemt Viotes offered In the the determination of quotas. It is be- Vlctorjrj Loajtj will 'be Irtiliih more at- lleved at this time that the county tractive Hfl hii iiiveifiniviib iniin ma quuK will uo mnamviKui, lens uinii bonds of other loans, it I considered he quota In the Fourth Loan- as absolutely imposaioie, to float the There was no disposition on the loan except upon a patriotic basis, 'All part of those present at the confer messsges from the treasury depart ence yesterday to shirk the responsi ment and from' the district and state billtles and duties of thin new task organization emphasize that the peo. and they confidently anticipate that pie as a whole must prepare to par- the citizenship of the county will sup ticlpate In this new loan and must ha port them in maintaining to the end made to realize that they are obliged the splendid record which has been to assist In paying the price of early made tn war endeavors. The boys with victory. the army of occupation would much Mr. Thompson has named the same prefer to come home than to stand district chairmen In the county as watch on the banks of the Rhine but have handled past campaigns with one last week at a divisional review they exception. Fred H. Moes. new cashier assured General Pershing that they of the Bank of Helix, has been named were willing to finish the job they had as chairman of the Helix district to undertaken. .The committee believes succeed Carl Kupers. former cashier, that a like sentiment will be manl- and chairman. Much of the same ma, fested by the people at home who have chlnery employed tn past campaigns supported the boys with their money will In nil likelihood be used In an throuRhnut the wnr. STANDARD OIL. CO. M WILL BUILD HERE Will Invest ?25,000 in New Buildings, Pendleton Distributing Center. , That PendiLton is to be the distrib uting station! for supplying Eastern Oregon with, 'the ' products of the Standard Oil V"., and that In order to take charge of the enlarged business the company will invest from. $25, 000 to f 30.UU0 is the announcement made today by Hi !J. Jack, local manager tor the Standard Oil Co. Mr. Jack stated that the Improve ments to be made call for tha replac Ig of ail the company's buildings at the present oil station with new buildings. These will cntislst of a brick ware- . ' j-rr -'-7 REPARATION . ;- r.r, t ,ii ' " TEMPEST IN PARIS DE BASED UPON ENEMY A Y house 24 by 0 feet; a garage 24 by WASHINGTON, 'March 1. With the aim ' of reducing war prices, the government has begun a series of conference with various Industries Today's conference between the new Industrial board and steel men, la ex pected to result tn a new schedule for steel and iron prices much lower than the present prices, but probably some what above the pre-war prices. The table of the board shows steel and Iron avernge 120 tier cent higher than In 1914. The plan of the bonrd, which steel men have tentatively agreed to I to mak'o one reduction that will stand for some time so that! users or sieei iniiy n-wi mm ill pro ceeding with .large purchases. Exams, for on-Coni' : 'i'Aff' : ; it l.. s Ul I icei s iTiuiiuuy in . High School Company ' -'Hotmail FfrVrlri. boys' Instructor In military drlii'.n the high school,, -is , .. i ... Mam,. nf thni. members o the'school's company, who , wish, to;, .V" "" " 't-- i - PENDLE TON- UMATI LLA M OTORP CA R SER VICE, : RES VMED ABOUT MARCH31 SAYSftNNOUNCEMENf feet; officii building 18 by 24 feet. There will be) 10 tanks. One 30 feet In diameter and 30 feet high; another 20 feet in dlasieter and 30 feet high. 1'he four tank now at the station will -be moved to a new location on the lot and three morte of the same kind put in. Station Growing. Mr. Jack states that the entire state of Oregon is supplied with Standard Oil products through Portland, and the growth of the territory has been so rapid In the past year. that It seemt the time will -come m the near future when the territory will have to be dl vlded. When this comes Pendleton will doubtU-HH lie made -the distribut ing statfon 'for the " 'entire ' Kastern Oregon. In such an event general of fices will be established in Pendleton and the company will have a payroll here" of probably 100 men. Last year the company only employed four men here and now has eight men working. With the new buildings now to be built this force will be greatly In creased, . During 1918 'the Pendleton station averaged 24 cars of bulk oil a month. Neighboring towns will now draw heir su pol es from Pendleton, and increase this amount greatly. The building are to be erected with a view of the p!-nt expanding aa bus- ness demsniijataX j,.-. - .;.-.. It has been-, the- - Intention of he Standard Oil Co.i to Improve the Pen dleton plant 'for the' Past year, but was held, tup awaiting the voting of the franchise,-permitting the en-' larglng of the present plant. The vote was carried by a large majority tn the November election. Leading Nations in Practi cal Agreement Regarding Basi for Fixing Bill. ACCORDING TO POWER IN NEXT FEW YEARS League Work. Continues, . -Neutrals Ask to Submit Suggestions.-. PAST, WANT LEAGUE No Opposition to Inclusion in League Intended, New Pact Nearly Ready. ' BY. WILLI AM PHILLIP HIM MS. I (I'nited Press Ktaff Correspondent.) PARIS, March 19. Another "tem pest in the teapot" seems ' to have blown over. Further Investigation confrlmed that Foreign Minister i'lnchon In his statement Sunday, Iit- ended no opposit on to the Inclusion J FATE RESTS ON APPROVAL BY OFFICIALS -A IF Project to Get Water From ; South End for Irrigation of 20,000 Acres. . w or the' league of nat.es. In the ' WDI)PV COMPANY TO treaty but merely quest on ed Wiethe lVIXim LUiurAll I 1 VJ DO CONTRACTING JOB ' ' BY PKKD. FKRGVSOX lTnltd Preen Staff Correspondent.) PARIS, March 19. The supreme war council in expected to, formally ratify, today . a tentative .agreement uuderstuod to have been reached yes terday on territorial and financial questions of the preliminary peace treaty. The hlg powers, it is learned, are now in practical agreement regard ing the principle of working- out of financial affair that the final bill for reparation must be baaed on what enperts find Germany will be able to pay over a comparatively short period of fears. Win ih government headti already agreed nn this basis, the fix ing of the definite amount of the in demnity today appeared to be a ma ter of only a few days. Meanwhile work Is also being; push ed on Jhe league of nations covenant for Incorporation In the preliminary pact. A call was sent yesterday to all neturals to have their recommen dations for chan Res and amendments ready for presentation at a special session of the league sub-committee tomorrow. Japan Intends to press it position that the covenant, whfch designed to establish equal'ty of peo- pies, should establish the principle or racial equality. BISHOP PADDOCK MAY STAY IN "Y" SERVICE Bishop Robert I Paddock, of the Eastern Oregon diocese of the Episco pal church, will remain overseas in Y. M. C. A. work according to word receivedVIri Pendleton. The' bishop left for France eaajy last summer to engage in tse 'T" work, and saw ser vice In both France and Italy before the armistice was signed. II. S. TROOPS SOON TO LEAVE Tlio motor service ' between ; PoiHHctmi and VnuiMlla will be resumed uImmu March a I. Thi Is the word rwnived hero' todny from William McMurray, Iteiieral icsHetuter BKent, wlio no tified T. V. O llHoi. Imul aipntt. aivltifr liLHtmtloiM tJua. tlto cvtm mereiiU (Tub bo notified of the annnu ncement. It Is tlic presumiMInn that the motor ear will follow Its old sched. ul hut. no Rtmrmeiit lias yet been made on litis point.' 1 The taking off of the motor worked a serimiH Inconvenience on vest eiid iieople and also on lo cal folk liHvliur Intemnta In that part of Uie comity, liie fmmmer eial Assneiailon, Uimuarh (Mnrge liner, prntldciir, and (1ri Ooolo,, chairman of the transportation committee, has been working hard to have tlie servlco resumed and tlw aiimiuiiceiiietit today htiows the work tins hern auccrssXin,. LEAGUE OF NATIONS VOTE NOW STANDS 36 TO 1; VOTE EARLY Fnr trngne of Nations. an Against .'. '. . 1 'Out of S? ballots thus far cast ',' In the- League of Nations plebiscite , bo mi conducted by the East Oregonlan only one negative vote haai been cast. It canie from a Hermlston man this morning. . During the forenoon a total tnke the examination for non-commlii sinned officer. Right corporals and at least two sergeants will be appoint ed next Monday. The exam will be both oral and written, the wrlten work being given Thursday morning and the oral the following day. lot box and 15 of the number were fa vorable to the league. , ( ' Jet Extra Ilallots. vote bo secured from nil.' parts of the county.' Therefore those fnvorlng the league- also, thosn In opposition are asked to vote ml (ret others' to( vote so: as HoJ show publlo sentiment.1' Ex tra bnlluts will be mailed on request to any address. ' Help make the ple biscite a success and thus give those In authority a line, on what the peo ple want. ...'. The ballots will be preserved and at the close of the plebiscite the vole will be audited so as to Insure fair- It is desirable that a representative ness and accuracy In the county iA. J.GIBSON HEAOSv BUILDERS ASSOCIATION At a meeting of building contrac tors of Pendleton held last evening at the offices of Dunham. Brownlow Payne, the Pendleton Builders' Asso ciation was organized. Officers elect ed were A. J. Gibson, president; Ce cil Cole, secretary; J. H. . Dunham, treasurer. Ten contracting; firms and contractors are represented in the as sociation. For some time the need of an or ganisation has been felt by the con tracting carpenters of Pendleton. They feel that by working In unison In mat ters of genernl Interest to the con tractors better service can be given the Public. Following Is the public announce, ment of tlm association: The Pendleton Unifiers' Associa tion has been' permanently organised and asks to be supported by the local public. We put ron fee home people, employ labor and spend what we make 111 Pendleton. ' We feel that We are competent to handle the building that. Is to be done here, and that we should at least be given an even break on all work originating here." LAST WEEK RECORD ! BREAKER IN RETURN OF TROOPS TO U. S. LOS ANGELES, March 19. Ameri can troops In Siberia will be with drawn this spring. Secretary Baker declared today, following his arrival here. He said the exact date depends on weather conditions. He would not say whether the ad ministration Is withdrawing the troops because their work has been accom plished or because nothing could be gained by keeping troops there. Ba ker and General March arrived from San Francisco but were here only 15 minutes before leaving for San Diego. 9ST DIVISION. UNITS v ALL-DUE HOME SOON WASHINGTON. March 19. The war department announced today that practically all units nf the 91st divi sion are assigned to early convoy. The 91st is composed of drafted men from Oregon, Washington, Cali fornia, Alaska, Idaho. Nevada, Mon tana, lTtah and Wyoming. there was sufficient time to perfect the covenant for Incorporation Into the preliminary pact. Neutrals-will have the opportunity to present rec ommendation for amendments to the constitution at tomorrow's session, and it Is believed the covenant will be in hape for presentation before the preliminary session for open debate bj Saturday. N'ew Armhtiee Ready. , "President Wilson apparently has approved the military, aerial and na val conditions contained In the defi nite armistice with Germany," said the Temps. Therefore. after the council of ten delegates on these there Is nothing to prevent Foch from giv ing the, the Germans 72 hours' notice of the cessation of the present armls tice, Informing them of the new con ditions fixing their military status. But only military problems have been solved in this manner. Political problems have been adjourned. The question therefore will probably come up before the council whether or not It Is preferable to fx In the perman ent diplomatic document Germany military, political and territorial stat us. In this document the league of nations will be Included. If this opinion prevails, subsequent sessions will be utilized for fixing Germany's frontiers, after, which the Germans w 11 be summoned to Versailles to sign the preliminaries. r . State Officials to lie t on Ground Latter Part cif; the week. " " . llninhow to X. V. WASHINGTON, March 19 Th 26th division (New England national guards) aod 42nd division ( llain bow) are .-scheduled to sail from Brest ti Boston and New York, respective ly, between March 28 and April 19. the war department announced todav. ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN URGED BY LABOR JAN WASHINGTON. March An ex tensive advertising campaign through out tne country will put business on Its feet and relieve the present stag nation. Roger Babson, director of In formation service of the department of labor and a business -authority, de clared today. Babson has sent state ments to big businessmen urging in creased advertising as a means- of ushering In an era "of prosperity. MONROE DOCTRINE DECLARED STRONGER PA His; Marc h.. '. 19. VLordA Cecil. British league of nations expert,, told correspondents today that the. British tlelcgatlon . considers the y-venant should be a part of the preliminary peace treaty. 'He believes it is incor poration would not delay premutation f the treaty. He said: "If the Monroe doctrine means what I understand It does no nterference In American affairs bv Europe without the consent of the t inted States then the dectrine Is strengthened by the league, since no action could be taken under Its pro visions without America's consent. : STEIWER WILL TALK 10 ELKS TOMORROW Liffhtkeeper Sights Biff Steamer Aground, Identity is Unknown BT. JOHN X. 11., Marrh IB. The light keeper of the Whlto head Island In the hay of Fundy. today reported a large steamship ; ashore on the old Proprltor rcrtgi!,; r. lie was ntutfile to learn tho f Identity of tiw vessel, A . O YOU FAVOR A. LEAGUE OF NATIONS to prevent future wars, such as President - Wilson and Former President Taft are working for? Enclose this coupon tn an en velope addrewted to "Lrftasnie of Nations Editor, Care The Enst Oregonlan," or bring It to East OreKonlan business office and drop It In tha bal-' lot box. Xnly persons of vot ing1 age should send In a ,. ballot. - ' i YES NO , ( Mark with a X after your choice) (StRii your name here) Address contestdrylaw.no gov't action taken Lieutenant Fred Steiwer will be the guest of honor at a meeting of Pen dleton IHlge B. P. . K. tomorrow evening and will make a talk on hi." experience as a soldier overseas. Mr. Steiwer is a member of the local lodge and the promise of a talk was ex tracted from him today. ' I In addition to the talk by IJouten NEW YORK, March IS. The lat-"nt 8'" fh?re vin be ,oc'"1 est suit to test the constitutionality t!"!n by ,he ,odse and some "try the bone dry law was filed In theor " " " I'nited States district court by thej CMYTIIIXQ IFX STKIKB Hoffman Brewing company today. An CIj.;VKI,AXn, March lA gener injunction is asked preventing the col. ,,.,, , tttt ,,., (4nh Miafc lector of revenue and district atorney IHm han h,,-,, ealh-d. In km orrietals from arresting brewers or molesting hll,( of ,he 4 )MM .H-kers re- their property if the law Is violated.' week was a record, breaker In the re-!Tha company alleges the law is un- go per cent Increase in pay with trn of troons from Prance: acrordlns! constitutional and that beer containing HnK and a half for overtime, abolition to war department figures. During on,y 3: lwr cvnl or aiconoi is not in-, of the suh-contnict system and I"nlw olMtadcM arise that are now anforseen by thoee Interest ed in the mora ttss Tret Irrigation ' project is a go. w If the project goes n will mean the expedltnre of a million dollars, on an enterprle for the reciama- Unn of SO Oue acre of land In I'maliUa county and the employ men, of aiMumnlmalely inuO nm on work Uiat will start In the near future. . . , , The Warren CtMnAtrneUoo oi- any will do the eawinouiw Mark. ' ' ".'"".J '" IMM-inion Fjqpeeted JWmnl."';! The directors of .the project? O. D. Teel, Asa B. Thomson and ''Transi Spinning, and J. T. Hinkle, attorney. are meeting here today with represen tatlves of the contracting firm.- According to Mr. Hinkle. the prVp osition now rests with the state Irri gation secur'tle commission which consists of the attorney general." state, engineer and the ' superintendent of banks. These men' are expected en the ground the latter part of the week. They have to pass upon the value or. the property, the land, water, con st ruction work and tha feasibility of rttle Tfo-Jecl. '" Engineering data Is now Wore the board and Mr. Hinkle la nf the belief the'r approval will be Tlven., .;", , ; ? --"''(I The bonds for financing of the pro feet are being placed by Mullholland A Hough of Spokane and it is stated the bonds are . sold contingent upon 7? their certification. The sum of $&u0, .1 000 is said to be immediately savasK - able. 'I Water from 800th. ' The land to be reclaimed under the .. Teel project lie near Echo and com- " prises 10,000 acres under the project 4 and about 4000 acres more on Butter . creek. It Is proposed to take water" from Camas. Hldaway and ; Cable creeeks In the southern partof.tha -rounty. For a portion of the dials nee he canal will pass through a two olle tunnel, about 80 miles above Pl ot Rock. The b'g portion of the ex- no will be near the head work, so will be tributary to Pendleton and ' Pilot Rock- If unexpected delay at not met the project will be complete by the season of 1920.-' -t h tmpelT 'o. have work started within AO' ftay ' 41 vt at mm a i wtv AT VERSAILLES - BT FRED PERGU80J l ' (United Press Staff Correspondent.) PARIS, March 19. The speed-up program of the peace conference la on . in full swing. Committee sessions and a meeting of, the aupreina war council this afternoon are expected to iccompllsh appreciable v progrssri' the winding up of the terms of Tha . preliminary treaty. .'Delegates contln. ne to believe the treaty will be com dieted by March 2 and wtll probably, e submitted to the German threw, lays later. . It is. announced that Ver sailles has been definitely selected aa . .he site for signing the treaty. WASHINGTON. March 19. Last the week ending March 14. K9.454 re. turned, making a total of 414.278 since the armistice. The best pre vious week was that ending February 21 when 48.630 returned. toxicating. I recog nition of the union. The present hours of the ckithing wwkT are betwren SO and u hours, union leaders said. APPOIXT. - IF.BATK OX IJCAfirR. ' rtOSTON," March 19 Much Inter est Ik being- taken in a debate on .the league of nations between Senator IsMtgo and In-. IawcII or llnrvard, here tonight. ' No Ieflnite ridiey. WAHHIXOTON. March 1. Assist. ant Attorney General Frlerson. prohl. 1 IILIHISTKU II-3YS bltion prosecutor, after a long con- j MKXTS. ference with Atorney General Palmer WASHINGTON. March IS. PresJ said today that nothing definite has'dent Wilson tmlay ordtTed the hmssi been decided regarding- the govern-. apiioiiitment of mwrly 200 poHtmastera ment's policy in preventing brewers ; Thb Im netvesary because she senate from resuming the brewing of 2.75 jh Its Olihnster failed to approve the per -cent alcoholic beer. nominations, SPANISH GIRL IS , KIDNAPED IN S. Pi' " ENTERING LANDRY aN:. FBANCIflCO. ! March ?. Josepherte Castro, 1, a Spanish girl. was kidnaped today while she , was entering a laundry where she works. The abduction occurred In tha plain sight of many employes but happened so speedily that they were powerless to prevent. Tha girl waa Just about to enter the building when a taxlcab arrived. A young man stepped out. seised the girl by the arm and drag ged her Into the machine. The car was rapidly driven away. I o U u o-. 2. 0 c FORfCAST I Tonight and '.Thursday ruin for enow, eold 'r tonight.