DAILY EVENING EDITION Number copies printed of yesterday's Dally Killtion. , . i-;-' 3,015 .. - .-. , Tills paper In a mourner ana audited lj tile Audit llunriiu of Circulations. DAILY EVENING EUlTIOn The East OrfeTonlaa) s Kaateraj Ore-' gnn's gi-eale nnnfwiirr an aa a selling force glv l lis rtrceU-r over twice Ui rlmilallon In rVnrttr. ion and I'malllla covuty of any oher newspaper. - A ? COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CUT OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 31 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 28, 1919. NO. 9799 U Ex-Kaiser Would Have imniirn niiTimrn FLAGSHIP AND COMMANDER OF PACIFIC FLEET &&?AMm mum WASHINGTON, D. C.,vJuly, 28. ;man will have 200 ships tinder his When the fleet now Kotntr ihniuKh commaml. The entire Japanese navy Panama Canal in assembled on the 'numbers 207. Ji u t the I. 8. Pacific weHtern ocean, I'ncle Ham will have a fleet I superior fn hitting power, equ Paclflc armada e,ual to the entire al In frun power and nearly equal In Japanese navy. The United Htates man power. . And in addition there fleet ciiji meet on equal terms any 1 in our ndrlatfc squadron! That's the other navul force that can he assem- fleet in the Philippines and around bled In Pacific waters. Admiral Rod- flaum and our other farther islands. r :...:.: v .Ti ' ' '--' r.y- - f,KyrM I Mil 1 ) .M'i srj-"1 1 AMBnONOKK, July 2. The ex-kalwer seeks a new residence, his agents having been house hunting in the vicinity of Anier-ongen.' RESERVATIONS TO PRESENT TREATY CHICAGO IS SCENE APPROVED ONLY OF RACE RIOTING, L!ESBlE TWO NEGROES DIE Police Patrolling "Black Belt" in Effort to Prevent . Trouble's Recurrence. MELEE OCCURS AT BEACH ON HOLIDAY Stones, Razors, Bricks and Bullets Figure in Clash With Over 50 Injured. day patrolling thloaao a- "black belt" In an effort to prevent recurrence of yenterduy'a race rioting when at least two negroes were killed and more than 60 whites and negroes hurt. The trouble began when negrroes appeared at a beach usually used by whites i ony. The whirs men and boys are 'i said to have thrown atones at the ne i aro bathers. One negro was hit In . the head and tumbled from a skirt ', lr.lo the water and waa drowned. A battle with stones followed and an other negro was reported killed when a pnlicemnn fired Into the crowd. Negroes who wer-3 seeking to beat him witn DncKs ana umr huh " " v. people. Some , were sloshed by ra sors, bullets hitting others. BANDITS RETURN BOY WHEN FATHER PAYS WASHINGTON, July 28. Phillip Thompson, American boy, kidnapped by Mexican bandits near Mexico City, was released upon payment of the 1. 600 pesos demanded, (he Mate depart ment announced today. The Mexican government advised payment of the ransom. . The Mfcxicanj foreign office, aftef recommending payment of the ran som, for fear the bandits would mur der the boy, agreed to refund the money, making every effort to .cap ture the bandits. Thompson waa kid napped from his father's ranch Thurs-Cay. PORTLAND, Ore., July 28. (Unit ed Press) Members of the Oregon public service commission who testi fied today in the blK Columbia basin rate case were asked by lawyers from 1'ti get sound cities to explain why they have intervened on the side Of Co lumbia river porta In this caae. The lawyers for the railroad ad ministration, a defendant, and Heattle and 'fa co ma brought out that several years ago the commlsalon approved the freight rates on products from the Inland lOmpire to Portland, which they tire attacking In this case. The answer of the Orexon officials was that the commission at that time did not go fully Into the- matter of rates, but merely approved them as the best obtainable at that time. This was the Inst day of the hear- TTftgyt&rm TJntfnrTnw-TOT TTPr-TiTer- state commerce commissioners hear ing1 the case will open court in Se attle, where hearing will be held for the remainder of the week. Masses of technical detail were placed before the members of the I. C, C. last week. Representatives of the Inland Kmpire Shippers League, of tho Port of Portland, the city of Portland, and shippers and merch ants were heard. They all urged a lower freight rate for Portland than that given Puget sound ports and As toria. They argued that since Port land la reached by a water srade, whereas .Seattle is reached via the mountains, the Portland rate should be lower. They argued also that Port lad should have a lower rate than As toria because It is 100 miles nearer the production none. Representatives of the Inland Em pire Shippers' League did not urge a lower rate to Portland than that to Astoria. They pointed out, also, that they would not object to lower rates to Seattle, but said they wished rates fixed on the basis of the shortest and XTRA WASHINGTON, July 28. The lioiiKe this afternoon overwhelm ingly voted for repeal of tlio 10 ler cent lax on lee cream and soft tlrfiiks. AWARD OF TROPHY IS SURPRISE TO SHOOTER Ivee Drake never had visions of be ing a prize winning trap shooter and, in fact, never had his score sheets flamed when the s'ate tournament was held In Pendleton on May 6, and 7. Naturallv he was surprised when he received a letter today from tho Anurlcan TiaiehooUn(t Assocla-. tnin','iotif)ing 'irts -rhatraw engraved trophy woh being sent IiIt: for win ning In Class I. Although a rc.;lsured tournament, the local Bhoot had no word of tro phies being put up In the various classes by the American Trapshoot ers' Association. The award of a cuj ii as much of a surprise to oiher members of the club at to Drake. toney McLinn, seeretar" . and manager of the associati"n. wrote the letter advising Drake that the cup v.-as being enpraved and would he mailed at the earliest possible mo ment. . ALLEGED 10VE POTION' REQUESTS PROBE LEADS TO SHOOTING Qp Oil PACIFIC COAST Poindexter Intro duces Resolution to Inves tigate Business. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. July 28. Declaring that Joe Berone. whom he cured for when sick, reciprocated by placing a "love potion" in his host's wife's food, thereby stealing her af feetion. Phillip Bussaiacchi, team-1 ster. shot and seriously wounded Be- oCnatOr rtne today. The men. formerly fast friends, met today for the first time since Berone recovered from illness .. . .1 I nnnln. nf lt1Btfl I ffh 1 And his wife. The husband immediately : CHARGES COAST PAYS accused Berone Tf sprinkling white j nmmi r V A CT PTMPIT. powder on his wife's watermelon dur-j DUUliL.ll. H.AM fKl lr.g his last meal with them. "Touj , t.-i did that to turn her love from me- Declares Mark Soars While " .ud e,led8hBerte. Th.i Standard Oil Co. Declares men exchanged blows and then Bus-! Huge Dividends! saiaccni, accoraing to a witness, arew; a pistol and fired twice, both bullets i WASHINGTON. July Striking Jila former friend. '.f ENGINEER IS BACK AFTER ILLNESS There is' Plain Need for League He Declares in Re- sponse to Senator Hale.. ! WOULD CHECK CHANCE M. O. Bennett, district highway OF DODCINfi LIABILITY engineer for the, state highway com-1 ' , nissjoq, returned to his office: today -! J r . after an Illness of nine weeks With "SIUCI S IIIIIIIIgiailUH, im rheumatism. He haa sufficiently re-- nnrts. Etr Internal OlM- covered to be aile to direct the road finnu Nnt fnr li9iriii work in Eastern Oregon from tne of- "OnS iOl lOr LagUC , fice and hopes to attend the coming I .... .,.. ,.TI . .' sion of the . ommlssion on Augurt j H. A8HIXOTO.V July 18.Oharl in Portland - ' ' . ,n rt itr puoiwnea 10. j day endorsed the league of nations Progress on the proposed Eastern I but maintains that certain reserva- Oregon roads during his a-mence hasitk-ns and interpretations to the pres. been very satisfactory, Mr. iJennett e"t covenant are r.i cefary to protect said today. Grading, from Cabbage (American interji. Hill toward Union county ha been He suggested the following Inter- started, paving on the Walla Walla pretationa and reservations: Any na- road is well along and the contract tion after giving two-years' notice of for the Echo-P.ieth section will bal withdrawal shall cease to be a mem- let at the August meeting of the I ber of the league provided Ita with- commission. ' drawal would m.t release that power Saturday saw the start of the sur-ifiom any debt it liability; question vey from Pendleton to the foot of regarding immigration or Import du Declares Defendant Spent Baby's Pennies, Wife Asks Separation Omer C. Harris, of Pilot Rock, spent the $5 In pennies which had been saved In his baby daughter's bank, Mrs. Lorena May Harris, his wife, al leges in a complaint for divorce filed nstead of the moun- ;late Saturday. He paid from 30 to SS. Invest! 'gallon" of operations of"' racmet-roaet. oil companies by the federal trade '(commission is provided In a resoluton I which Senator Poindexter introduced iin the senate today. He requests that every phase of the oil business, both inNuiii.n7 and in i. .'fin IT be Drobed with particular reference to ruei on. n introducing the resolution Poindex ter declared that coast oil consumers fare. required to pay 1.3B a barrel for Violators of Pendleton's white lines fuel oil which is sold in New Orleans are coming to grief in increasing ai . wi. - , numbers, two fines of 12 each having "e ": 'nafm"--" " fnr coast, inrougn hiiiui num. ui VIOLATORS OF WHITE LINES COME TO GRIEF - av this n.nl'ni 11 C .u. .f..- io iih n:,rkrl Iproduces more oil than It consumes, vehicles. Both victims. Ruley Judy there is no excuse for coast prices ex- and P. Watson, forfeited 2 each for failure to appear for trial. L,, A. Rainwater stopped his ma chine in the middle of the street, left his engine running and attended to some errands. Chief of Police Roberts told the judge. .Rainwater was in- ceeding Atlantic and gulf prices.' Poindexter said the investigation, if ordered would have a direct bearing on the whole cost of living questioh. Consumers who have filed pro tests with me claim the price of oil nr. the Pacific coast was aroitraruy Cabbage Hill and In another, week the contract will be let for the re mainder of the paving between Mil ton and Athena. Considerable work has recently been let int Baker. Har ney and Malheur counties, which are Included in the district .over which Mr, Bennett has supervision, i Pilot Rock is likely to receive the next favor in the way of roads. Mr. Bennett said tiday. The contracts to be let next week will complete the main highway projects In Umatilla county, except for the Pendleton- Cabbage Hill piece, which will be ready for contract in September. Re Pairs likely will be made on the road to Pilot Rock which will make It a I satisfactory highway, Mr. Bennett said. Paving will not te laid on the Pilot Rock unit but crushed gravel, which was found very successful around Prairie City, will be laid under the close -supervision of the state engl. neers. This typo of road, when prop erly laid, holds up excellently, be New resldnt engineers In Harney, Malheur and Baker counties have been" appointed recently and were an nounced today bv Mr. Bennett. C. B. Randalls is In charge at Burns,, Har ney county; K. O, Jones is' in eharse at Brogan, Malheur county, and A. C. Forester at Halfway, Baker county. Few Stars and Stripes flown in Canadian City During Fete Says Visitor .Every Yard a Chuckhole i Motorists Discover When Former Resident Comes j, C."'n. Sampson, advertising man ager of the East Oregonlan 15 years "ago and now president of the Samp nn Mimic Co.. of Boise, arrived In Vendleton Sunday night on rhAn Hunt, hlllll tain haul itAU lor nis suns om. iiiuw mni m.i- Attorneys for the sound cities and riage on Jnly 1. 181S. bought her just railroads won a neat victory at the one dress, costing she sets forth. outset by forcing President Smith of 1 Harris never wouia w..-k ana mun the Inland Empire League to admit ireated per crueiy. Mrs. tirra that he formerly favored the very I She asks a divorce, custody of their rates he is now attacking. It was also ! little daughter, aged two and a half brought out that the league's attorney (years; 150 a month maintenance Oswald VeHt, and a present member monv, $100 attorney fees and $25 of the I. C. C. were-on the Oregon witness fees. An oroer grmiimK Isslon that approved the rates. request was signed ny juage . iv. iPhelps today. I. M. scnannep. oi j i- lot Rock, is tho plaintiff s attorney. commii POWER LINES MENACED BY MONTANA FIRES MISSOULA, Mont., July 28. Power lines of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad's electrified system are menaced today by the Hold creek fire which la sweeping over the entire Couer d'AIene district. St. Regis is again in serious danger. Fire destroyed a enmp at Dry creek and is threatening other camps. Sou- motor dan and Stark are threatened by a Shantung Award Cause of Boycott Cutting off Japan's Supply of Rice SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 28. Chinese boycott as a protest against the Shantung award has cut off the greater part of Japan's rice supply, Icausing a serious condition in Japan, 'according to Americans arriving here I from Shanghai and Tokio. The poor !er pcoplo of Japan are compelled to mix potatoes and other foodstuffs with jtheir allotments of rice, the nation's staple food. formed that the ordinance recognixed fixed by the Standard Oil Company of i. i ., h,.aPh nf th. law ! California. ' saia j uiiiui-nri. ..... and was fined 2. 1 1" no real competition. The Standard W. A. Leathers, of Hermiston. just Oil Company control has brought it couldn't resut the temptation to enormous profits enabling it to pay "step on her" when he hit a piece of .dividends In the last three years of paved road and his little jaunt went)16S percent. While the Standard has nicely until Traffic Officer Longley Ipaid these dividends the prices of overtook him. Leathers deposited $5 jfuel oil have advanced nearly three bail and forfeited it, having decided fold." to go back to Hermiston where they j ' ' can't speed if they want to. American flais were painfully con spicuous by their absence in the dec orations at Victoria, B. C, on the day of Canada's peace celebration, W. D. Bprford. Pendleton man, said today following his return from a motor trip to the sound cities with Mrs. Bur ford and Mrs. Ltcy Donaldson. Brit ish and Canadian flog!', and those of the French and Italians flew fromj nunareas or masts and hung from wires stretched r.cros i the 'streets ana a few tiny stars and stripes In remote I places were tha only evidence that America existed. At Victoria the spirit v ties when not affecting any interna tional engagement should be regard ed as matters of domestic policy and not within the league's Jurisdiction; the United States under Article l (referring to th-- Monroe doctrine does not relinquish any of its tradi tional attitude toward purely Ameri can questions, that the United States may prevent acquisition by any son. American power of any territory .or control in the Western hemisphere and the United States under Article 10 does not assume obligation to em ploy its army and navy in any expe dition not authorized by congress. In Response to Halow , .. . Hughes letter was in response to a communication from Senator Hale in which the latter asked Hughes fop h:s opinion as to what reservation' to the treaty and covenant should be made to "safeguard the Interests ( the country. , i Hale said, "Many of us favor tha United States' . .iterlng the league of nations, provided, in so doing, we do i-aot sacrifice the sovereignty or tra-,, ditional policies of our eountry" II added, "We believe the proposed cov er ant now bef .re the senate does make- such sacrifices." 4 ; I 'lain Need for League. Hughes replied' "There is a plain need for the league of nations in or-, der to provide for adequate develop- '. ment of international law for creating ' and maintaining organs of Internal justice and maciiinery of conciliation and conference and for giving effect to measures of international cooper ation which from time to time may be agreed upon.'' ' ' , ' Hughes said- he percet! no rea son "wry these objects cannot be at tained without sacrificing . essential irterests of the United States," sug gesting there is "a middle ground be tween aloofness a.id injurious com-n-.Ittmeuis." ' . '' - Mere Beginning;. "One must take a light hearted view of conditions in the -world to sssume that the proposed plan will guarantee peace." said . Hughes. "Rather, the ' proposed covenant should be regarded as a mere begin ning." He stated that "a prudent course would be to enter the propos- foundiec' league with reservations of rea- FRANK DOWNEY BUYS THE OREGON MARKET Frank Downey, formerly owner ot Downey's market, to'iay purchased tho Oregon Market, 815 Main street. from Harry Fawcett. Mr. Downey J took possession today. The consid-j eration Is not given. . . j Mr. Downey rays he contemplates i making some new improvements SAYS-ITALIAN ENVOY SOON TO BE RECALLED PENDLETON STUDENTS TO ENTER COLLEGES ROME. July IS. The Popolo Po. mono said today tbe Italian ambas sador to the Umted States would re recalled shortly. ltivl Cross Asks Aid. WILL ASK REPEAT, July 28. Clinir- WABHIXGTOJr, trip to Portland. He was accompan- fire In Nigger uuicn. Ln-y iana iarm led by V. K. Rush, one of his em- era in eastern Montana are being re-nii.v.- Th.v i-f this afternoon for crulted to fight fires. Good progress the West has b'en "'ade by fire fighters In the nuln l,nlncv. of Hie house ways anil Althtuah on a pleasure trip ths'Missoula forest. Tho Hamilton water means committee, announced he will two tourists did not enjoy the La (supply was saved when the Skalkaho rein-iil of the Canuiliiin reciprocity Grande Pendleton portion of the road, they declared. The 63 miles re quired 5 12 hours, "every yard a ;chuckhole," Mr. Rush expressed It. The IdahoVcapital city Is experi encing a boori and the stnte capltol Is being compKted by the addition of two wings which were left unfin ished 'because of Vok of funds when i the building was first erected. xne two gentlemey expect to stop in I'enaieton on theVr return after visiting the coast towns. fire was controlled. act. rted Cross shapters throughout the nme new improvements in t-nuvu nave ut-cn reijuusifu uy the shop, which will be made In the national headquarters to be ready to future. j Sve canteen service, and first aid eer- , ., j vice to workers in the forest fires and to anyone injured as the result of the i V. Ttood of Heppner, Is breathing fires. The request is especially per some Pendleton air tday and is entinent In Pendleton because of the jf-ying It. forest fires in the John Day reslon. CHEYENNE CONTESTANTS- ROPING RELAY HORSES ARE COMING HERE High school graduates of 1917, 1918 and ISIS are among applicants for entrance, to northwestern colleges and universities from Pendleton. A large percentage of this year's class has made tentative arrangements to pursue a course of higher learning and several who were denied the op portunity one and two "years ago by various conditions are applying for admission. Possibly 25 new students wilt be gained by the colleges from Pendle ton this year. Several have 'sent in ,... sa,MS r- r ... s- ai I apP"Ca,ions 'hrough H. E. lnlow. NEW ANGLE DEVELOPS IN CONTENTION SHti I within the next four weeks. j OF FREEWATER-MILTON WATER 0SERSs55S? j One 1919 grailuulo has -sent creden- : Itlals for entrance to tV University of! California, one wil! .co to Reed col W. W. Roedor, water commissioner only serves them but several below lege. Portland a ml one has applied at In the Mllton-Frecwater district, will 'them. It is alleged that the cutting Whitman college. Walin Walla. None he called In before Circuit Judge . off of the supply by Roedor not only have applied for W ashington or W. Phelps Wednesday morning to ex-iworks a hardship on these people but Washington State College. different, owing to the many Amerl- scnable character which . should cans who have settled there. The meet with ready assent." decorations were still up when the! Regarding validity of the reserva. party reached the mainland city andj tloas he said there was no need to as American flags shared honors with aume that a reservation would lead the other allied banners. j to complete failure of the treaty. compelling resumption of the peace conference. whn the reservation leaves unimpaired the ' main provi sions of the covenant. He added that any nation making reservations "Is not bound further thaa it agrees to be bound.' Referring to Article 1". Hughes said: "It is, an idle attempt to com mit free peoples to the making of war In an unknown contingency when such war may 'e found to he clearly opposed to the dictates of justice. Of course, limitation of operation of Article 10 to a i eriod of years would be preferable to the Indefinite oblsV is not eliminated a reservation and Interpretative statement should adopted." Hughes contended that ''The de scriptive phrase employed In Article 10 is inaccurate and the meaning f the article is far from clear." Bolshevik! Pushed Back in Archangel LONOO.V. July 28. Wireless re ports from Mosc iw announce that the "bolshevik! have retreated along the Archangel rail.'. ay to their point of parture," owing to enemy pressure. A. I DEFENSE SOCIETY IS I BACKING AGREEMENT rraclically every contestant, rop-! The Cheyenne winners were all men inff horse and rrlny horse taking part well known to the llound-l'p patrons. In the Cheyenne "Frontier uays just ana will be here this year. They are: closed, will be at the Hound-Up in bucking, Kd McCarty; trick riding. 'plain whv he cut off the water sup- Is fi-oinsr over the head of the supremo ply awarded J. D. and Mary McCoy by court's decision. an order of the supreme court of Ore- ) Ron. Tne .siciTtiys nave rnea a com plaint a Kit Inst Hoeder's action and a Massachusetts Mother on Trial, Confesses She Killed 3 Year Old Son In an Fast Oregonlan special dis patch from Milton, on page 7 of to day's Issue is a story setting forth the of the Milton-Freewnter water users. It Is evident that the other users have nccused the Me- CSIadys Ptnin. on trial here for According to Judge James A. Fee. Coy's of taking more water than the murder of her three year old son. there was who is handling the case for Mr. and can use and It is likely that a Inrge today sentenced to one year In near Milton today. P1TTSFIF.1.I). Muss.. July 28. Mrs. the Pendleton, September 18. 19 and 20, Harry Walters; cowgirl bucking. Ruth '""'j -' "' contonton tn tha iiiMMirnnrn eivpn In Ttoneh- trieb- rniilnn Qa , I'.nrrnti - Mil, " iwivuik i iiio j,ntiiutii . NETV TOItK, July 28. The Amer-'H. W. Collins, arena director, who re- steer roping. Walter sterling. Mr: , " ueiwnse society nas asked' every turned today from Cheyenne, accom- Collins says Cheyenne had a very fine ... .. .. . . aBIenBlve trea. panled by Roy Raley, Chauncey Rish- show and that everybody there was who is handling the case for Mr. and can use and It is likely that a large todav sentenced to one year In the and i urli I i i i states, France op and Guy Wyrlck. This means that talking of the Pendleton Ronnd-l'p. Mrs. McCoy, thoy were awarded 50 gathering will attend the hearing on house of correction when she unex . umnlll 't is announced here to-jtim contests In every lino will be the and expressed the intention of being inches of water out of the east side Wcineaday when- the caso will be pectedly pleaded guilty to manslau '' U'iggest ever seen on the local field. here in September. Irrigation ditch and this water not threshed out. , ghter. THE WEATHB FORECAST Tonight and Tuexluy fair.