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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 31
DAILY EAST.OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1919.
NO. 9801
DAILY EVENING EDITION
Number uutilra printed of yesturdar's
JUilly J-Uliiion.
. 2,855 .',
TIllM ttMT Is IIIVIHMT Ullll SJIIdltCd
by llio Audit llunwu or Circulation.
I f C - yvfsn trMLUicriTIV A ifStvV V-flEW
PACIFIC FLEET TO
TIME ARRIVAL TO
FourMasked Robbers Get
$1000 From 64 Patrons of
Oakland Gambling House
'Admiral Rodman's Floating
Command Will Reach San
. Francisco August 20.
MORE VESSELS WILL
HAVE MET SQUADRON
Battleships Make Speed of
Twelve and One Half
Knots; Maneuvers Daily.
KAN FRANCISCO, July 30. The
twelfth naval district heudiiartcrs'
here are momentarily expecting word
front Washington regarding the new
Itinerary of tho Pacific fleet, follow
ing Scerctury Kanlols' order delaying
the arrival In fian Francisco until Au
gust ZU.
The delay 1m duo to the postpone
ment of President Wilson's dopurture
from Washington. It will make 'he
entry of the fleet here still more Im
pressive, Buy i.aval orfieiulH, enabling
a. number of vessels yet to report to
the fleet to join Admiral ltudiuan'a
floating command.
The supordreadnaughls of the Pa-
rifle coast fleet were off the coast ot
Costa Rica yesterday, having steamed
about 300 miles since they passed out
ff the Panunia cannl. en route to Kan
Francisco, mure than 3200 miles!
away.
To battleships arc maintaining ap
proximately the standard speed ot
12 1-2 knots. Drills and maneuvers
continue daily. ,
OAKLAND. July 30. Holding
U 6 patrons of a gambling
houHe, fuur masked rolibors early
this morning secured more than
$4000 In cash and Jnwelry and es
caped in uii automobile. Instead j
of pursuing tho men the victims 1
fled, feurlng arrest for frequent- '
Ing the gambling; house. Tlis
PLANS FOR THEATER AS PART OF
ELKS' BUILDING WILL LIKELY BE
ABANDONED. TEMPLE SITE CHANGED
robber worked aystematiraJlvL 'r,:for a t
While Iho fifth man kept the 'fjS jfJ "mo wl"
to in readiness, four en tern'' j? VJT .i boms. 1
biillditiR. flourished gun J? rt and Cotton
thr wall, a' J .ner site, presume
:ho table, T jT Court and (Jurden st
reurclied' At A '"K "" evening bet
tho wall, th. 4 , l"de.
oil against
$3000 from tb
oughly they
lined along
to kill any attempting to
TELEPHONE RATES
WILL GO UP AUG.
1
theater In connection with the proposed l'oiiillclon Klks
likely be abandoned aa a result of developments In the
The sale of their present property and building at Kast
wood streets and the erection. of the Klks' temple on some
irutbly upon lots recently purchased by Hamley & Co, ut
streets, are other probabilities re-,ulting from the meet.
ween business men und the 'building committee of the
CHICAGO STRIKE LEADS
TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
Jih rc;Hri '-n telephono futes .In
I'i ml eioii, in accordance with the In
creased lau-t throughout the t.'nlled
Unites wero announced today by tho
local teleiihone office, and will go In
to effect August 1
I'nder the am;ned Pendleton
rates. Individual residence telephone
service is Increased from $2.00 to
$!."5 per month; two-party service
from $1.75 to $2.26 and four party
scrvico from $1.50 to $2. on. j
Tile heavy increuses adopted are a
direct conaetpience (t the, increase Inj
T.aKeH, According to telephone offl-1
cials. The rates are said to be just)
and eijuitablit and will yield but an
annual profit of 2 1-2 per cent,
whereas the same rates would have!
yielded more than 4 per cent profit
to the company a few months ago,
says the local office.
The Increase in wages, according
to tho telephone company, amounts
to over $225,000 for tho state of Ore
gon. These waiteo go to the peoplo
who work for the telephone company
and who render this service Tho
federal administration, it is claimed
must put the rates into effect because
of the financial necessities precipi
tated by the heavy Increase in wa
ges. .
Lmrliiar the day Hamley t Co.. at
present occupants of the lower floor
of the Klks' buildiiiK, made an offer
or $50,000 for the property now own
ed by tho lodge, including the build
ing In which the lodge now has rooms,
the 25 front frontage Immediately
west occupied by the express office
and the office of Wm. Conner and a!
'lot 50 by 100 on Cottonwood Just at!
! the rear of the building. This offer
' was contingent upon the Klks taking
; In the loo by 2"0 lots on the corner
i of Court and Cardi n recently pur
chased by liamli'y & Co.
j Ureullch & Matlock had also sub-
mitted a written proposition to the
BAFR ML ATTEND
PORTLAND MEETING
Ofcurse O- Jiiti'1 liresident of Uie
J'cNdletun Coiiiii.frfiul As,kiuIioi)
hmt ucct'iiUul iJh invjtjttfun of the
run land Chamijr of CiimiiM.rct to
attend a luncheon and other enter
tuinment 0:1 August 7 'lor Homer L.
KerstiiHini ureM(itiit of : lio r.hnm lt-r
committee, stating their intentions ol of commKrc. of lhe fmted States and
1
CHICAGO. July 30. No wheel la
turning on either the elevated or sur
face lines today. All Chicago walked!
or exercised Its limenutlv in fliidtnu!
odd ways to kit to work. l-ocsl
Union officials .avor the suggestion ot
President Mahnn of tha. International;
carmen's union, fur unmlasloa of thsj .
provosed strtKo settlement to s.
erendtim. ., I . "" .. . .. ..;.- -----
" J. I'. Caldwell. leader of the band at
jou ni) piiioic ruiciy ueparioicill iran, IVn.ll.,ton Inst
BAND LEADER COMES
TO SEE LOCAL FIELD!
commencing consruction on January
IS of a modern theater building on
'the nrcHenl of tho Alta theater
' and lhe Colnwu'orthy feed store,
j T-M O lnMslt.oiiw So limit t-l.
Thwse proiHjiUonrf were uinilttird
to those j.retient Iat eveufiift; togtth-
er with fimires on .he con of con
tructiti(f the Klks building on the
present ite wit'i the theater and on
the ct of conHlructioii upon an en
tirely new Kite. It was explained
that the kiIvuku in the present utruu-ti-re
would be (final 1 when compared
with the value of the building and
that construction on ihut site wouia
virtually umount to wrecking the
present building
This wait lie Id to be pour bimincsx
by practically everyone present, e
ptcially in view of the shortage of
business locutions. Another consid
eration that made Itself felt was .the
fitct that rebuilding on the present
Hlte would work to the great injury
of Hamley & Co., inanmuch aa it
would neceKMitate their moving during
construction work and with no place.
In -which t move. A number of
Hpeakers pointed out that this Indus
try ha one of the bigxept payrolls In
1'endletnn and brings in more outside
2 0 members of tho hoard of directors
Other Pendleton busiopft men wh
desire to attend will he ;'ccredit?!d by
the association
The national chamber n.en will b
guetttH of Ihf U'W City Aurukc 7, at
which time they will be Invited to e
loct Portland for their l'$2') meet
ing. j'enoieton recently went. ;n
record supporting the chcico of the
metropolis in preference to iScaMle
and prominent conmierci tl association
men from Oregon tovns htve boon
Invited to assist Portland in swimji
the delegation. Mr. Ferguson,
from -Newport News, Va.
Germany Frames Bill
Creating Tribunal to
Try Culprits of War
WHIM AH, July 8'.-Confidence
In the Kbert government was vot
ed in the German national um
'Winbly today by a vote of 243 to .
53. I
A bill creating a state tribunal
to try the persons responsible
for th war has reached a spe
cial committee which will con
sider It, it Is officially announced.
Foreign Minister Mueller declar
ed before tho assembly that the
government favor giving publi-.
city to the circuinntances attend
Ing the conduct of the war.
COPKNHAOKX, July 3fli It
will be shown before the state
tribunal that the former kaiser
was not wholly innocent of re
sponHihility for tho world's con
vulsion. . Premier Pauer declar
ed before the. general aspembly
today according to a dispatch to
the Politikpn. Jiauer advised
the asKembfy it was not best to
discuss Wilhelm's connection
wtth. tho conduct of the war. "Jf
you do," he said, "the kuiser,
whom y o u lived , will not come
out well,".
1400 ADDITIONAL TROOPS ARE
ORDERED TO JOIN IN QUELLING
CHICAGO riots;
j HARVESTING IS HALTED.
!BY MORNING SHOWERS1
TWO MORE DIE
Nesrro Boy Seized While
Riding Bicycle, Shot
Dozen Times, Burned at
Stake. :
28 DEATHS OCCUR
. IN LAST 25 HOURS
Harvesting In several sections of
Umatilla county was halted today be-
I caune of the rain which began to fall'-,. n ..
jthis morning. Pilot Kock, Pendle-' sixteen 1 OllCCmen
ton, the reHervation and Adams di- f UuSineSS ' IIOUSCS
l in cis nave reporiea snowers ana is ,
! thought that other regions may have I
'had a touch of rain. Farmers, who'
j came in from the north of the city
Crisis Thought Past.
Shot;
Close,
r
Sgt. Verne Boynton ;
Lands at Hoboken
ReiBeant Verne Boynton, son of F.
W. Iloynton of this city, and the only
t-VndletOjft soldier who received a cl
teliou for bravery, landed yesterday
in Xew Vork after service overseas. A
telesxam received this morning from
tno veteran says: . .
"Arrived safely at Hoboken, leave
Friday for Camp Dodge to help form
new reniment- Expect discharge in
month; woulj like to come home
today Issued an appeal to 200 cltlxen
1 soldiers In uniform to help handle
traffic In the conitosted districts. Iiur
Ins; the early hours of - todny traffic
went as it would. Numerous acci
dents occurred, traffic policemen hav
ing been sent to scenes of the riots.
money tnan almost any oiner meat in-.fnw,-!.nad flno trip across. Iova.,
Kt:uti.,t T:-- jrmpany u trf , ; . 'VKJIIsB."
cralTioed in lis rent ouarters and. ' . .
I if the offer of $50,000 is accepted.
expects to Krcvilly cnlurgo Its floor
space.
SEATTLE TRADE LAID
TO PORTLAND POLICY
HfSATTUH, July 30. Inference that
Hcattle owed a (treat deal of her lui
nieiiHa oriental trade to tho cold at
titude of l'nrtland towards Japanese
trading firms, marked the cross cx
nianlatlon of l c. ftllman, assistant
roalonnl director of the I'nlted Slates
railway administration by J, N.
l'ortland rate expert today.
Oilman attributed Heal tie's urowth
nif;ht to confer with lucmbers of the
local band and demonstrate his abil
ities as a director, lie returned to
I .a (irunde today.
Mr. Caldwell has an organization
numbering; 4 5 pieces In the nciichbor
tns; city and also has business inter
ests there. When Informed reKardins;
conditions here ho declared that the
local proposition would hardly war
rant his leavlnic his present position
for tho place hero.
The name of A. W. L,undell. form
erly leader of the Weston band, haa
been montlonod as a possibility for
the directorship of the 1'endlcton
band. Karl Sawyer, who took the
position temporarily, has declared his
desire to return to the ranks as soon
as a successor is found. Mr. Caldwell
was Invited to come to Pendleton to
consider taking over tho direction of
the band, but with no funds Riinran
tced for tho support of Iho orirunlxa-
Teal, 'tlon ho was not ravoraine to a cnaiiKo
ot this time.
Alislrrn Theater IToiiitanl.
Accomplishments oC Citv
Along Child Welfare Line
Is Watched by all Oregon
In Japanese trade to two reasons, first John Ray, Umatlllil
because Kruttlo had looked toward thn p. ljAE ai
sea for business, while Portland looked lOllCtl, IJICS l
, towards land, and secondly, because
Seattle's terminals uro superior to
those of l'ortland.
Oilman said ho did not think Tort
land would do any more business
than at present, even Hum nil a trans
continental line were constructed
through tho Portland district. Hn be
lieved tho North Bunk Hue sufficient
to handle all freiKht from the eastern
Washington field destined for Port
land terminals.
Hospital
John lluy. for tho Past 30 years a
resident-of this county, died yester-
dav at the state hospital, where he
was committed three years ago.
He is survived by Mrs. Kay. Hie
was born in Arkansas and came here
to engage In stock raising. He was a
member of the I. O. O. F.
The funeral will lie tomorrow at 100
a. ni.. from tho Brown chapel, under
the auspices of tho Christian .Science
church.
PENDLETON'S RATE CASE TESTIMONY
NOT CALLED FOR; WITNESS RETURNS
tho Scuttle side of the case was begun
at tho sound city. Astoria is being
heard there us nu .intcrvenor ugalnsl
the granting of a lower rate to l'ort
land. Tho Seattle Interests pointed out In
tho ruse that should there he unv
change of rates it likely would he an
Increase to the sound and Iho present
rate holding for Portland. They uIho
advanced the argument to Inland em
pire shippers that should Portland be
given a favorable rate, they would
lose the advantage of competitive
markets and that the buyers in the
the case, Mr. Cranston said. In the (Oregon metropolis would not favor
first threo days every witness was I'them with a difference in price euul
subjected to an unexpectedly longl'valent to tho difference in freight
and rigid cross examination, with the rates. Several such "bugaboos"' were
result that much time wte lost and advanced In Portland by Seattle In
terests, Mr. Cranston said.
While things appeared to be fa
vorable in the Portland hearing, Mr.
Cranston la not decided what the out
come of the case will be. Seattle and
the railroads were represented hy
Very able counsel, Mr. Cranston de-
Petidleton's testimony In the Co
lumbia basin rate case was never
called for, duo to tho unequal distri
bution ot time In the early days of the
hearing at Portland. After being In
attendance from Monday morning un
til Friday night, c. K. Cranston, sec
rotary of tha Pendleton Commercial
Association, was excused as a witness,
along with about ten others from In
land towns. Mr. Cranston returned to
Pendleton this morning.
All testimony presented at Portland
was that of tho affirmative side of
several of ttte interveners were not
called to the stand. Tho testimony of
l)r. C. J. Smith, formerly of Pendle
ton, was allowed to stand for Pendle
ton's case.
After consuming tho whole week In
Portland, the commissioners visited
Astoria and the Columbia's mouth clarert. and the hearing In the sound
Sunday and returned the hearing In , city this week likely will be a stiff
Portland Monday. Tuesday morning fight, Foth sides appear optimistic.
Mr. Matlock of Oroulich & Mat
leek, was present and convinced all
tbat lie and his partner -have every
Intention of puttting up a first class
theater early In 19 20. one that will
ai com mod a to the largest road attrac
tions visitiiifr lhii frritot-v
much as tho Klks were Interested only Ltion regarding th.
In securing for Pendleton a modern i,he nil,k survey w,
theuter. this offer seemed. In the 110 schools.
opinion of those present, to make ' I'endleton along lines of child welfare
unnecessary th? lodse assuming this ,s bel watched with great interest
additional btir len. , , by tho leaders of child welfare work
Tho figures presented last evening throughout tho state. Special credit
' lias been given to Mrs. Wilson 1. Mc-
Contlnued on page six.) Xary and all who assisted in the work.
POItTI,AXI. July 3'i.The work In
l'ortland by the Oregon Dairy Coun
cil has attracted tho attention of the
California Dairy Council and of the
Canadian National Dairy council and
Ins- jbo'h have written asRing for informa-
niethod in which
as made in the pub-
The accomplishments of
SAY FRENCH WANT
LEAGUE WAR STAFF
CHICAGO. Julv tn. Th twenty
, reported ,tnat tliey had bten ttpared a eighth death Is recorded today In th
shower. race war her.;. tierger .Mumaiu
write. iiiccunilxO t'J Injuries receiv
Thunder and lightning was report- C( Monday night ?ncrca-n.l l af rol
i d from Adams during tho early mor- j h the uaCk belt" held its InhaM
ninsr hours and a like disolav of uvro- i ,ii k t.Jnv in
iccnnics oegan in renaieion aooui
o'clock. Predictions were made in 1
tnsvn that harvaaf wnnlrl ho halfl Hfi '
, say. No particular damage is expect
WASHIXGTO.V; July 30. - ShouH d from today's downpour unless it
the senate fail. to ratify the French H continued for two or three days
defense treaty which is now before ; intermittently,
the foreign relation commUiee, i
French militarists will insist that the
league of nations set up a general j
staff to direct Its military operations.
creating an International armed force.,
according to opposition senators to
day. The assert that this belief 4s lased
on information received from Paris.
These senators are hostile to the
league and the French treaty. Kven
with the special treaty, they said
their advices show there is strong de-
which an offica- -ml an unknown
nesro were woi!td-d.
i R fifhiv-r r nesroen ana 17 wniiev
tfor 24 hours in the regions hit by the ar- under arreKi. Many will b trle4
showers. j , murder charges. . .
I Few harvents have ever escaued at 1
least a shower, the oldest residents! CHICAGO. July 0T- ourteon
nunorea maaiuonai miiuiamen wm
ordered to Chicago early today to hu
BOURNE PROPAGANDA
BY G.O.P.
ready to assist the 4200 troopers aj
ready undor arms in quelling race
riots that have claimed at least ST
deaths in tho last S hours. Two men
were killed during tha night, OnS
unidentified negro boy waa attacked
while riding a bicycle. He waa stab
bed and shot more than dosaa
limes, dying after tha police rescued
j him from a burning stake. Kerosene
had been poured on his clothes. The
other death waa that of Ira Henry.
4A i, nirrn who. Ihn fwilip said. hIioS
XEW YORK. July 30. In a bullo- , and WOUIlded patrolima Sullivan.
tin sent today to Its branches and , A11 major cUshee. were confined "
members throughout the Lnited.n Kiani. k.i. -..,Kf- 1,. in nfh-
mand In Franco that the league be stales, the I-aeue to Enforce Peace ! . .. j
declares that the so-called Re-puB-j8nd of a minor natu5e. Sixteen pi-
lican Publicity association." which is iicemen wer sf,, t Bn5 soma serious..
propaganda campaign ; , wounded wtlile on duty in tn. 0.
against the League of Nations, has ! gro diatrlcts.
no authority to speak for the Repub- j police chief narrity and Mayor'
lican party and does not represent, j Thompson believe the crisis ib the rlV
in any way the Republican national , otg which began Monday nteht after:
organization. The statement says: j negro bathers had been stoned away
, '" " , i, '" a beach 'usually occupied by the
"league to Enforce Peace Issues ...,., n.!.l
have given undue attention to . the
armed I
strengtheiied by giving an
forco to sustain its decrees.
wu oegin open nearings i nursaay on
the financial and economic phases of
tho treaty.
As an Indication of the broad scope
the treaty discussion is taking in the
committee, it Is learnea today that
one senator baa proposed 72 amend
ments or reservations. An -amend
ment which will be proposed for Irish
independence has been drawn up, it Is
earned. It provides that Ireland, the
Philippines and Korea hereafter be
regarded as Independent nations.
Austria's Time Exlicndon.
PA It IS. July SO. Austria has un
til August 6 to consider tho peace
treaty as 'a result of the supremo
council's action today in extending
the period by seven days.
Tliroe ijob Hcstaiiraiit.
pronunciamentos of the 'Republican
Publicity associ-ilion,'. in tho belief
that tbey express the official views
of the party organization. The Re
publican Publicity association is
purely a -private organization, con
trolled by a few office holders and
ex-offlce holders who include the Im
placable enemies of the League ot
Nations. Its statements represent the
opinions of the ultra-radical group
among tho opponents or tne league
covenant."
The chairman and one of the chief
IF
GETTIN' HOT UNDER KIS COLLAR
SAX FRAXO.SCO. Jul 30,--After I ""ing spirits In the association Is the
ordering breakfast in a restaurant; Honorable Jonathan Bourne Jr..- ex
hero today three well dressed youths ( 8enator rom Oregon. Mrt. Bourne
suddenly drew their revolvers, beat ' do3 not eVen represent the majority
two restaurant employes and escaped ' sentiment of his own state, where
with $67 from the cash register. both senators, one a Republican nd
, the other a Democrat.' favor ratifica
tion of the league covenant. It is
well known thit the association not
only has no authority to speak fot
the Republican party, but through its
unreasoning attacks on the leUfTiie
coveanant Is "aufc-ing serious embar
rassment to the- Republican leaders
'who are opposing all efforts to make
the league a party issue,
! "The declarations issued by the Re.
J publican Publicity "association shew
I that this organization, or rather its
' officers and executive committee, for
1 it has no constituency, is opposed to
the entrance of the United States ln-
to any league of Xations or other In
ternational agreement for continuing
Jthe cooperation that enabled the free
nations to win the war. It advocates
la policy of national selfishness, which
; the American people repudiated for
ever when they entered the struggle
i for world freedom."
breaks still occur, such shots from .
behind corners and from I hidden
doorways. ' ..t "
Most negroes are keeping within- .
houses and few are seen on the streets
of the loop district. Several Itinc
rooms; restaurants and dining rooms;
and several larger hotels have been
forced to close. Negro help was sent m
home yesterday, their employers fear-v'
ing violence at the places of busines. . ;
PLEA IS "GUILTY" WHEN
: TONKIN PLAYS SLEUTH
j Three days after Bevitt Sanderson,
editor of the Freewater Times and at
one time special deputy game warden
land special deputy sheriff, had entered
:a plea of not guilty of shooting grouse
:out of season, Oarne Warden George
Tonkin did a little sleuthing and dis
l covered the feathers of the birds near
Sanderson's camp at Cold Springs.
Sanderson, In Freewater. was notified
ot the discovery by telephone and
; changed his plea to guilty, and was
fined tli and nisi in Justice Miller's
court in Milton. resides this, San
derson loses his mn. which was bor
rowed from a friend, nail loses his
hunting and t'i.-i'ii llcnso, with the
ro-iKe huntinic season opening Au
ant I r and the deer season. Septem
ber 1.
Ct. !. Washhci-n, superintendent of
the Pacific Light and Power Cum
1'nnv was stso erre-ited by Warden
Tonkin for violation of the game
laws. His peoaltv ,, the same as
that of Jn.t-rs..ii. while Thomas
Hnbliela. Shelby Hoitklna. and two
Vashington men. Klliott and I.urin-Bi-r
were also fined and deprived of i
licenses. All four plead guilty,
j The two Washington men were
.charged with shouting Hungarian
partridges across, the state Una,
ALLEGED FIRE BURNED
100 U. S. PLANES
NEW YORK. July SO. "A million
dollar fh-e" In which more thaa lt .
airplane srn first class condition are
said to have been destroyed in. Fnuaca '
under orders of American army offl- ;
cers. is the center of today's investl- :
gation by a congressional sub com
mittee on the conduct of war. In '
testimony regarding the "fire." It waa ,
said it occurred in Colombey-le- Bel- ,
les last May and 100 or more machine -were
piled up and burned after their
motors had been destroyed. - '
Lieutenant Paul Lock wood, the first
witness, referred, to the fire as an ap
parently useless destruction" of planes v
airplanes tn first, class condition are.,
their demolition -ers written.. ,oih- .
tag from officers "higher up." ; .; '
Sergeant Fred Bailey testified he
was in charge of a detail or 7t men
destroying the planes and that work
was still progressing when he - left .
France In May. He said all the planes
were in good .condition and that rec- .
ords showed one of them had-been ,
used only SO minutes. He stated that
guards -were placed about ttho ,
"pyres' to prevent photographs being
taken. He said all the men were r
curious about tthe destruction but '
could not learn who ordered H.-Pri- ."
vate' John Kelly stated that he be-':
yeved the planes were destroyed. ."tu.
save the trouble ot transporting them
home." i. .
BERNSTORFF TO BE
. FOREIGN MINISTER
-i
LONDON. jiy sn.Tna German
cabinet will be reconstructed within
a few days with ount Von Bermrtorft
succeeding Foreign Minister Muslle.-.
according to a Perlln dispatch todar.
the warm
(TOT
Tonuths un4
Thursday fair I
and cooler.