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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL.31
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1919.
NO. 9758
T t '
T
OF
TREATY NEARER
Concessions by Both British
and French Through. U, S.
Intercession Probable
SECRECY OVER TEXT
GROWS EMBARRASSING
Alleged Leak, German Ru
. mors Raise Publication
Sentiment
UY FHKD FBIiaUHON
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
PARIS, June 6. British and
French delegates through American
Jntorcemlun are reported to be op
rroachlng agreement on the degree!
oi mouiricution or the uerman treaty.
H Im understood that chnngns In the
terms will probably result In conces
sion by both groups, the French re
ceding from their previous stand op.
posing all modifications with the Brit.
uh agreeing to abandon most of the
alteration they have recently advo.
caled. - '
The reply lo the German counter
IIMIImuI. tut, lit. - h.III .mlu.il. .!
r. -j, . ,m i - ti v-,,, ..v.u j
proposed modifications Is now expect,
ed to be leady for presentation early I
nezt week. j
Text PuMlcaUon ltcfuwd, I
Meanwille the big four have con-1
tinned their refusal to publish the!
text of the original treaty, resulting:
AGREEMEN
MODI
RATION
in embarrassment lo American com-; the needs of American youth; to In
mlaeioners as a result of the charges; u-rett churches, schools and other )r
of Kenat.ira Uidgo and Uorah . that1 ganlzatlons which come In contact
copies are in possession of certain with boys. In the hope of ortanUIng
private Interests In New fork. This, nov scouting troops: to glva men a
embarrassment la Increased by the thence to act as scout leaders; lo In
fect that It la reported that copies In; s.ire the support nf those In mpu.
Uerman. French and Knglish areiihv with the Hoy .Scout progrsm.
available at news stands In CJermany. ! Cregi n's iiiemborsnip )u.ia is .1800.
Switzerland, Holland and other neu-j No set quota has been aligned u Ten.
tral countries. There la understood i d clou.
to b strong feeling among some; "
members of the oommlMslon that the'
next should be made Immediately :
available tp the American public. i
"LONG RANGE SNIPERS"PENDlEION ElEVATOR
ARE HOMEWARD BOUND
:
Snipers" are'
It will not We '
Pendleton Is'
& N to wel I
The ''Long. Hange
homeward botind and
many moons until all
down to the O.-W. H.
come the scrappers who
made Ul'
Troop D and who were later transfer-
l-nd In thn 1 Iftfh TFllrt Arllllorv
cf ,
France nd Germany.
U W. Hlmes t.f Portland, received
word yesterday from hisoii t. W.
Hi men. Jr. that the 14Kth Field Artil-j
lery had sailed from 1 treat, it Is ex-I
pected that official notification of the j
departure of Pendleton's own troops j
will arrive here soon.
The fltith brigade, of which the!
l iSth is a part. Is the only national j
guard unit that hna been In the army j
of occupation for weeks. Kven the ;
national army divisions sent to the
Hhine last December started towards :
home some time ago. Hut the 66th
AH tilery brigade belonged to no dl-j
vlrtion, had no major general to plead I
its cnuso in the staff court. It wus held
h: advanced poHltlons on tho mat:
bunk of the Ithlne while dlv:-ion after
division moved from their areas and
wandered tack to home and mother.
With tho exception of the Hal n bows
row home, who landed In France a
few daym before the Hunset division,
of which the MUh and 14th field ar
tillery regiments were a part at the
beginning of thn war, the orphan bri
gade was the oldest unit In point of
service among the "chisel, organisa
tions" In the Yankee part of tho
Ithtiielands
L.
1lirn Up lluild iHitigaluw
J A Horn, contractor, today took
nut a permit to erect a $2."00 bunga
low dwelling on his property on Ul
leth street and another for $500 to
erect two garages on Willow street. G,
O. Hitcheson was issued a permit to
do $75 worth of repairer to his dwell
ing at 1U01 Webb street.
PENDLETON
RATE CAKFORE I. C. C.
' ilii'imgl artlun today by tlio board are representing Portland will a!wi
of niunnuer of Ilia I'enrtletnn Com-, l'leHr n.r this city. The keynote to
merclul Association this city will In-j
tervene in ine i-oruanu-i oi-l m-uuu rat9 bad ,in lmluiul conditions un
rate case that will be heard before the; der which the water grade haul down
Interstate commerce commission In' tho Columbia, will be given con aid era-
Portland on July 21. Action to this
effect w.is taken after discussion of
the subject by members of the hoard
during which time advice was oh. ;
taincd from H, W. ('(it I Ins and J. E. 1
Montgomery, representtalve grain,
.man. - '
The Intervention will lnvole no ex-'
4-ense on the part of Pendleton 1
HM thn SMiiiam atlnrni-va Ihnt
PLAINTIFF WINS
SEPARATION, SON
AND SILVERWARE
-J
"AhU Ihu plaintiff la decreed owncy
I one silver pie knlfo. one ally
cold meat fork, ono pickle fork. an.
butter knife, one sliver gravy ladle,
one berry spoon, ono salt and pepper
set, one hand Da In ted china, nick in
dlHh. . . V . ."
Thus In the property division In the
case or Mrs. Mary Dggctt vs. Almi
ron Iiaggett specified In the decree of
aivorce granted her today by circuit
Judge Gilbert W. Phelps, Mrs. Dun
gett also Ih given the custody of their
on, uernld. ,
Aancy a. Folsom was given the
second divorce granted todtiy. her
separation from Lion C. Foluom being
completed by the judge.
BOY SCOOT DRIVE
TO START JUNE 8
Htartlng on Juno 8, a drive will be
made here fur associate memberships
lu tho I'.oy Hcouta organization as partjsh fight" between telegraphers and i
of a nation wide movement
strengthen that organization and
ward it for valuable work renderca
in different ways during the war.
H. X, Graham of the - Bentley.
Graham insurance Agency has been
appointed as Pendleton chairman by
I Friward CookltiKham
chairman for
Oregon, ilr. Graham haa in turn
named the following men to serve
...i.l . . ...
v. ii n uni on ine comin:tiee
ilond. Jumra 8. Johns. J. K
gomery. J. H. Kstes and Krink government. It is certain the strike
(ir'ggs will spread throughout the country."
Hrk-flv the purposes of the drive' Electrical workers have set June in
n-e to make national recortiillin 'fla" lhe da,e of thclr vn,,kout uni1 11 "
the good work of the Uny Wool-: to regarded likely that Konenkamp wilt
brlmr atti.ntii.n of ..i h r.m,innrli select the same day. day before or the
SPOKANE MILLS LEASE
The luo.uoo bushel elevator and
warehouses of the Pendleton ttlevator
t'o., formerly owned by the Farmers'
-"nlon Gruin Agency, were today
,?,u, "V the rJpokane Flouring Mills
fur a Jorlotl une veur, the lease to
hec,:mp effective July 1. The Spo-
w nwunnn ahia is ine parent or-
Pendlotonlconi,,ete landslide."
Holler mills km a part.
u Tne -vator and warehouses will
u "I1"1 m,in am separaie ousi
and in conjunction with the busi
ness of the roller mills and W.
Hchwartu-nhurg. manager of the con
cern, will also be manager over the
additional business. Tho lease con
Inns an option of purchase clause.
Fpaco for 25,000 bushels of grain
Is added by the tiamtfer of the prop
erly to tho roller mills, the ware
warehouses having a capacity of 18!,.
Olio hunhels. Th n, with tho 3D0.OUO
bushel storage cta ity of tho mill at
present enables them to handle more
tbun a half million bushels of grain ut
one time.
,. m
MRS. SUNDAY SAYS
BILLY MAY COME
I -illy Sunday, noted evangelist, will
to her with a definite proposition. It
of Pendleton's Fourth of July attrac
tions, according to the committee in
charge. Mrs. Hunday. when called by
long distance telephone at Hood Hiver
yeaterday, said that she knew of no
cbjectlons to his appearing here on
Saturday. July 5, following his ap
pearance at Im Grande on the Fourth.
Mrs. Sunday la considered the evan
gelist's manager, anyway, so Robert
Simpson. , who In handling that feature
of the celebration, today tmnt a letter
to fcer with a definite. prodo?ttlon. It
Ik considered feasible for him to come
from La- Grande on No. 17, so:i't at
Happy Canyon and go on to Hood
t.ver at night
the enntrovorwy is the desire of l'ort-
lHnd and Inland shippers to ohtalit
'lion. At present the rate to Puget
sound Is the same as to Portland de
spite the fact Portland is nearer and
has a water grade. I
It is xenerally felt that the success,
uf tho fight which waa originated by
Inland Km pi re Shippers League Willi
mean a lower rate on wheat to tide!
w uter. thus benefiting the farmers ot
ihle w-fttinn
TERVENES
,
f ( v
7M
J
FINISH FIGHT
President Konenkamp of Tel
egraphers Union.Says Coun
try Wide Strike Is Certainty
DATE NEAR JUNE 16
LIKELY FOR ORDER
Leaders Claim 95 Percent
Walkout; Company Says
f Failure.
WASHINGTON. June 6. President
Konenkamp, of the Commercial Tele
graphers Union, declares that liurle
son's order restoring control of the
wire to their owners means a "fin
FOR
to! the Western
re. 'country.
Union throughout the
Ho said today: "Wire control was
made necessary by the WcBiern Union
refusing to reinstate unjustly dis
charged employees and abide by the
recommendation of Impartial author
ities. Burleson, by his actiun in re-
turning tho wires, shows himself
'I"""''"- "e haa acted without sulv-
I ln,. tKu t..l.,v ..nhl.m ojliih mulAl
.. tr wllng the labor problem which' made
B M-inl: necessary tho original seizure by the j
day after for a nationwide telegraph
ers' f.trike.
Charge ilal frfclliirp".
NKW YORK, Juno 6, President
Carlton of the Western Union today
declared the strike, of telegraph oper
ators In the southeastern states "a flat
failure." "
He said, "No man who leaves the
Western Union in this attempt to em-I
barra&s the company
permitted to return."
will ever be
Claim Landslide.
' AfTiANTA, if?- rce hntdetS
j claim that 05 per tent of Western
i Union telegraph workers In the south-
'east had responded to President Ko
nenkamp '8 strike order late yesterday,
l.eadrs assert that railroad operators
are refusing to handle Western Union irtwrd In ftnor of giving Ireland s
business at way stations. i Independeiice a "Hiring hc-
"Completo reporla probably will not imwx conference. With only
be received for a ftrw hours salr !- r Williams voting against It.
Charlie Mann, International third Tho sonalo lxl tle Borah resolu
vice president, directing the strike. wrging American neaoe delegates
-ij. n .,,Hi,..t .,lnt trt to obtain a heaiinK for tho IHkIi erHii-
PRINCIPLES SOT VIOI..Ti:i
lIMa Jlllln R.tVl.a-tll
n-sldojil
Wilson learned the details of German
counters lie said: "I cxm-sclcnltoiisly
fielieve our draft of lhe treaty vhHates
none of my principles.'
HIS
Farmers Sure Now of
. Rain Tor Isn't This
Pioneer Picnic Day?
The ' fanner have cancelled
their orders for a few sunrise
-ilu tea with a cannon to bring
rain. They aren't even praying
for rain any more. . They figure
"they don't need to go to the trotj-
ble, for the Pioneer Picnic It
taking1 place today and tomorrow
at Weston, Pioneers' Picnic andl
rnln are synonymous, so the le
gend goes and if thw (harm 1st
broken this year the farmers will,
ho disappointed.
Up Waitsburg way, when (5. M
Itice of the First National Bankr
lived there. tho annual June ruin
was alwave brought by the con
vention of Methodists on the out- .
skirts of town one week, or the
Came Mites the next. The signal
for the welcome hhower was the
gathering of .thexe camp meetera
and it is legepd that the Pioneers
have the name effect on Umatilla
county.
While the farmers haw nothing
iizu.lny.l the old seitb-rs, they are
hoping that ruin will come soon
and If they can help it along by
their meeting, so much the better.
HARD SURFACE ROAD
IS GROWING FAST
Kxcollcut process on the hard
surfacing of the highway to the east
ei,d of the county Is reported by .Will
M Peterson, local -attorney, who drove
Wl Walla JeMerday on bust.
" M r a ,n"e "r Paving has
already bfcn laid beyond Adams to
ward Athena and a large? crew Is
working west from Adams preparatory
to connecting with the end of the pav
uig at H lake ley- ,
Peyond Free water another large
crew ie paving and preparing for the
hot stu f f and a ' detour is advisable :
during the busy hours of the day, Mr.,
Peterson said. They have laid several j
hundred yards of paving and are mak
ing rapid progress toward the state
line.
Walla Walla citizens yesterday told
Mr. Peterson that Walla Walla coun-
I ty will take steps soon to lay paving;
from the city to tho state line before
winter set In. The distance unpav
ed on the Washington side Is about
eight mi lee. Tho completion of that
stretch would give a continuous paved
highway' from Tendleton by tho first
jof Jhe earJh aH plans materialize.
FWOlt IISIKIE HUAIilN..
WASHINGTON, iluue 8. Tlio son-
hr u vlo of fi( to ono, wont on
missioiiprs.
j, Mr. and Mrs. CiilK I'cret Here.
I Gus I'eret. l'etcrs Shell man, accom-
jpanied by Mrs Peret, Is in the city
today. Mr. and Mrs. IVret are reg
istered at Hotel Pendleton from Ton.
calla, Idaho, and made the trip here
by auto.
SAD PREDICAMENT
ANY
SAYS
EVENT"
i Leader of Independent Social
ists Urges Acceptance After
Utmost Has Been Done
SEES SMALL CHANCE
it
IN
HUGO
HAS
OF BIG REVOLUTION!
Cabinet Members Threateaf
T: Z A li. ii I.
w in.sign ix rtiterauioiis
. x , Fail.
BY CARL, 1. GROAT
(United Press Staff Correspon dent I
UKBLIN, June 6. Hugo Haase,
leader of the independent socialists.
declared In an Interview today that
Germany would sign the peace treaty
regardless of whether or noi she can
obtain, modifications. "Personally I
believe the German delegates should,
do tfcbeir utmost to secure modifica
tions but they should sign in any
event," Haase said. "Jt is more dis-
astivug for Germany not r.-j fig:i thtin
to accept tho treaty even in its pres
ent harsh form."
) .evolution Unlikely. j
Haase said he saw small chance f
ine inaepe'Ki'-m racialists taking over
the government unless the workers
generally demanded it.
' tf all Join In demanding a real so
cialist governmenr." aid Haase.
"then I believe all socialist factions
will undertake to form a coalHion go
ornment but StaCh a movement wot. Id
not bo attempted by rorce,"
Humors have been circulated that
several members of the cabinet are
prepared to resign if the peace treaty
is not altered.
LOCAL ELKS ASKED- TO
GIVE ACT AT CONVENTION
Pendleton Klks
have been asked to
put on a stunt for the vaudeville per
formance which-will follow a barbe
cue at-the state convention, in Kla
math Falls. August 15.
In a letter from the Klamath, lodge
it was;, stated that each of the 17
lodges which plan to attend -will be
Riven an opportunity to put on a
Stunt. Roh P!ptrhfr hn in iha i.ai
lodge is chairman of an entertainment!
mmnitiu .m. w a U
committee composed of v. A. Rhodes
and T. B. Waffle, says that some local
B p. O. E. are planning to attend th&
convention and he hopes that plans
will be made to take part in the vau
deville. The barbecue, announces the enter.
tainment committee
from Klamath
Kalis, will be of genuine elk meat.
V1CT;VRY FLAGS TO
BE PRESENTED AT
! 7 THIS EVENING
, i, . j. f , .
E
At the court house square at 7
o'clock (onlKlit IJcnl. Robert
KiiykcndalL late of the army of
oet-upatiou. will deliver Mory
loan flags to Pondlcton and to
linalilla, county. In coiuM-ction
Willi the program a eonoert will
, lie Klven by tlio combined bands
of the Alamo show and the
ICound-lp iMcnil. The Miblk! la
lnvil.xl to attend.
Inasmuch as he was In t.cr
inany rolloHhur ihc annlHtice
Lieut Kuykendall will be able to
lanesent a new feature of the war
aubjixt and Ida talk (snmiwi lo
be of unusual Interest, jr. V.
Tallniari will lie man! or of core-:
monies. Tlw county flag will be.
received by V. L. ThomJMn and
Uie city Rag by ii. A. Ilartman.
SOLDIERS' DUREAU
SENDS NAMES OF 21
- Ni.nies of 21 former Pendleton men
now; in the 14Sth Field Artillery tree-
indent which has been at Hoehr, Ger
ijdany, with the army of occupation
and which is expected home soon, were
received In a list today from Major
William A. Sawtelle and Captain Can
tuav O'Donnell. officers of-tba-soldierv
employrsent, bureau of the regiment.
The list also contains the rama of
?ach man's former employer and isi
accompanied by a request that these
m n be again employed at their old
jobs.
The letter came tod iy to the Pen-
dleion Commercial Association and c
Iv Cranston, secretary, will immedi-
a'tly get in touch with employers list- !
,r- ,v"n M for
tf,r, return of the men. The iws
f the n.tn in the 148th, together with i
the namt of their former er-players
nnd the cfe?s of employment desired,
follows:
K. H. Hither, Peoples AVarehouse.
chauffeur; J. . Prunn. Roach Bros.. !
stockman ; J. W. Hreding, Kggers, i
'auchln; K. W. Partx. J. ti. Wyrlrk. j
f 'arming; W, Cole.- Wyrick Bros.,!
farming; D. D.
chauffeur; W.
Doherty. C. J. N'elsoa i
A. Gill, Independent I
Auto Co.. farming; W. H. Groom, self, j
chauffeur; J. It, Hamilton. F. S j
Curl, machinist; 1 R Hasc.il. L. Has- !
cal. far mi off: E. F. Iannintr. self. !
Lanning. self.
farming; J. McNair,
R. Thompson,
' ' ' ' ' ' f
lam hing: I'. Mabrand. Hill Tuther. . MrM Nina U Mnir. to make her home
farminir: D. o'INMiet. elf. mechanic; ln Portland. She ia survived by Mrs
VV. O-Ponel. self, fiirniimr; S Orton.l.Muir and another daughter Mrs'
O. H. Huff, railroad; c. Perrine. Jack i Faxon, of Portland. Both daughters
I ain, farming: I. . Ross. Otis Cop. ; will be here for the funeral, which
pidee, funning: J. H. Taylor. Kll En- i will be held tomorrow at Mt m
byak. farming; W. H Taylor. Perdue, (from the Methodist church nf w-hlcli
mechanic; P. K. Holmberg. self, far-! Mrs. Coon waa a member The Rev
mcr' ;R. R. Gornall will officiate '
. !
rallies out best In a
The until wh
personal encounter with
O'clone
never again speaks of "trifles ltsht us
lair."
ARCHITECT AT
FOR REBUILDING ALTA THEATRE
: . - , .
j R. J. Grace, prominent Portland architect who built the Liberty
heater in Portland was in Pendleton vcstor.lay for the ..urpoie of draw.
iSJ' ,'r r Tm: ,he.'A1,a ,hFi"Fr f"r ,ho "wnera creulth
, Ma lock, lie is now a, work on Plans which will make lhe Alta a large
th" n r I ea"""r Seali" ra,aCit- "d ,lp,n.TjS
the hamllii'g of shows of all classes.
renlU-h : Matlnck recently pur
chased from C F. Colesworthv the en-
j tire property ut the corner of Alta
and UittonwnMl tttXcefK coniprts ng
the Alia theater :uul the Colesworthy
fi ame building on th corner.
The!1"
Aha is to he widened ts feet, thus
BivMiff a new th4ter with s 75 foot
frontage and a depth of lOrt feet. The
roof will be rai-ed. a stajr provided
with a width f T5 feet and a depth
of 'JS feet. Tho new pla hottse win
have a balcony and t l toxe. Uther
; accommoaations will include a rest i
1 room .a smoker and motern dressitvg
rooms, in the tenement. There will
be exits in the front, rear and on the
, side.
. Mr. (.race (s an exert at theater
; construction and has a i.uniter of
! ideas that will be much appreciated
! by the puldlo when ,.nt into execution
her, . tie eiectrlesl arrangement
swill be such that the hone light will
be thrown on through a dimmer, a
j valuable feature to patrons. The
front row of ieata will be 35
from the Mage,
CONGRESS TALKS
LEGISLATION
WIRES
RETURN
Leaders Meet to Revise Pend
ing Laws to Supplement
Borleson's Sudden Order
RATE CONTINUATION
PRINCIPAL QUESTION
Some Responsibility Re
leased but Actual Con- J
trol Not Returned
WA8HI.VOTOK, June 6. The sen-
ate Interstate comn:erce committee at
la apeclal meetinir this morning decid
j t(i that Postmaster General Burleson'
I order constitutes release of some re
; sponslbility but not actual of control
Mn connection with properties. - ;
' WASHINGTON, June With op.
eratlon of telephone and telegraph
; companies again in control of their
( owners, conKressional leaders met to
' day to revise pend.ns; legislation for
i return of the wires. The house and
; senate interstate commerce commit
.mittee was called to consider how far
'ccngress should go to supplement and
; compiete Postmaster-General ' Burle
j son's auden order late yesterday re-
turnins; control of operation of iha
j wiirea to their companies.
4 . Senator Cummina, chalrnuui . of the
'senate interstate commerce commit-
tee, said continuation of rate rtxcHf
under government control seems to be
J the principal point needing congre.
i sional action. .:
j . Scope Is Qucatfem. y- . ' "
"We will determine today." said
I Cummins," whether to go ahead with
j the Kellogg resolution now on the
senate calender or to withdraw it and
! introduce an amended measure of
, rarrower scope." The Kellogg meas
ure provides that telephone ctnd tele,
graph properties shall be returned
"forthwith" and that rates Tixed tin
der -government control shall be con
tinued at least, until tho president
signs the measure, f "
Mies Apiilicatioa for Ctilaenship. '
Herman John Anderson, of Helix.
l"u"y r"ea application of nfal
jcitisenship papers and was listed
f amon those who -will be examined on
Setember 9 by lhe naturalization ex
aminer.' Anderson isa native of Swe
den. . . . ;, ;
. B. E. COON DIES
IN PORTLAND. AGE 84
Mrs. B. B. Coon.
aged S4, who re-
sided in Pendleton for So veanc. d itl
yesterdav In Pnrttnn.l Ufa. ..
waa due to e, general decline. The
body will arrive from Portland to
morrow on No a.
Mrs. Coon lert here th n..nih
ago, auoomuunied bv her d.i.rbi.r
Wre. Coon, with her husband, the
lato B. K. Coua whn I
teniber. came to Pm.iui.. mi.
nols. She was born In Illinois in Im
1 comber, 1S3S.
WORK ON PLAN
lvrna-r IViKlk-ton ivcHjtlo Hen-.
Mr. and Mrs. hi R. Parks, formerly
of Pendleton, are visitors in the city,
Mr. Parkes. who was In thn rniilrurC.
"')'neM here, Is a brother of Joe
- I arkee. They made thn trip her
by auto rrom their home In Ixw An.
KeleM. At Oakland they were Joined
by Mrs. Miller, owner of the Inland
Kmpire Bank building, who is also a
visitor In the city.
M WEATHER
FORECAST
an
fair;
Kat-
I Tonight
I ea j ""-day.
1