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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since the governmet fixed price was
revoked two weeks ago.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
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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.