East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, August 09, 1919, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text' .... v...".,. , ' 11 DAILY EVENING EDITION DAILY EVENinC EDITION TIko IXI omronMa Knstrrsi Crs (on'i gmtrm mm spa wr and aa a selling force give advcrtl-ree mrr nth Uw rtrrulatKMs Frsail ton and I matilla ami; of aaf aiMP newsrwMwr. o Number coptea printed of yesterday's Dally Udltlon. - 2,851 Thla paper la a nionorr ana audited bj Uio Audit liurr-au of Circulations. COTTNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CUT OFFICIAL PAPEK .VOL. 31 DAILY EAST OREGQNIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1919. NO. 9809 PAY INCREASE IS GiVFfi FMPinvrn Ulll.ll a. Ml I LU I Lr,J'v,y County Commissioners v -Each $10 Rise, to be Retro active to July 1. JANITOR BENEFITS WITH PETITIONERS Lacks About 40 Degrees Of Being Hot Where the "Tig are "Summering" 1 A ,v O jlna It coul enough In fV V, .la time that a Uve feels e? -V . Brown, for a long time a Etonian, writes ffrom Bandon, nern Oregon, that mien Id the ,ather he and Mrs. Ilrown have jeen experiencing there. "It lacks just about 40 degree,) of twin it hot in the way Mr. Jlrown expressed the temperature. The Browns have been at the ea shore for a fortnight And In another rwo weeks will be heading for Pendle ton, he says In his letter to J, B. Mc Cook, cannier of the American Na tlonal Bank. Some of Employes as Well as Elected Officials De clare Pay Inadequate. Employed county officials at the county court house today received In creases, of 110 a month from the county commissioners, the new salur iea to be retroactive to July 1. A. C. Funk, chief deputy in the sheriff's office, was favored with a IIS In crease, six others sharing; the $10 raise. The petition circulated by the em ployed officials last month requested Si 15 per cent raise, which would Rive all at least $15 mora a month. Among some of the petitioners dissatisfaction was expressed at being granted but tin additional a month. Guy Cook, janitor, who was the. only one who did not request an Increase, was included In those to be favored. The present scale of salaries Is as fol lows: A. C. Funk, chief deputy. ...... .$11.0 Jacob Marin, deputy sheriff.... 130 Joe Blakeley, deputy sheriff.... 130 J. B. Welch, deputy clerk 135 Mrs. Joyce Kays, stenographer.. 05 J I. O. Hawks, stenographer 13S Guy Cook, Janitor 100 Miss Hnxel Strain, deputy tn the as sessors office, was not given an In crease, the commissioners having no jurisdiction over that salary. Not only are some of the employed officials emphatic in declaring that their present salaries are Inadequate but some who hold elective offices be lieve thut they are under paid. The state, however, r. (filiates those salaries. COLD SPRINGS UNO BRINGS $180 ACRE Will ARMY BUDAPEST Rule of Archduke Will be Endorsed at Coming: Elec tions Says Dispatch. JOSEPH TO ATTEMPT MONARCHY IS REPORT Police Chief is Old Hand at the Game But Dollars Slip Through His Fingers Chief of Police Al Robert has been In the police ame a long time and la ready, to admit he can atill be hown a thing or two, nevertheless. The upecifio cum U removing money, weapons, etc., from the person of priHonera. The chief had two delinks in police court yesterday morning and aa each was fined $10, the chief Informed the judge that they did not have that much on them. From one he had taken $4.40 and from the other about $6 ao he wa Bure neither could pay hlM $10 fine, Hack into the cooler they went. Yesterday afternoon the chief de cided to put them to .work where they might at leant nrn their keep from the city. Both were feeling much A hlf neotion of wheat land In aiirnini'r f:'ll"W between middle and north i)d Hprfn wan purchased to day by Mum Ktrstone from 1r. and Mm. R. J. Cnmpbell for $57,500. The I election deal wan handled by W. H. Morrison, Anarchy llWJttvecl Hurt. of Pendleton. J UOMK. Anir. . Archduke Joseph Union of Governments Be lieved First Step Intended!"101 1 had early in Reconstruction, j work did no-t appeal to them. One of the prisoners thought it well to ask the chief how much he had re moved from hie person when arrested and the chief replied. The men fumbled through hla clothes and brought forth several dol lars more In paper, enough to pay his LONDON, Aurf. 9. The Rumanian commander at Budapest intends to withdraw most of the Rumanian troops from the city within a few days, according to Vienna advices tod a v. A Hudapest dispatch says the gov- fin eminent of Archduke Joseph will be "Maybe rnnorseu at ino cuiiiiukj jiuiigtniu.ii PRESIDENT'S HANDLING OF LABOR SITUATION MEETS APPROVAL OF ENTIRE CONGRESS; WAR ON HIGH PRICES TO BE UNDER WAY AT ONCE IS ASSURANCE Of LEADERS DANGER OF CGNFUSINGrPUBLIC TODAY SEEING isU SEED 10 BE LESSENED NEW DENTAL OFFICES gestions Concrete. DEFINITE ACTION IS - ! BEING TAKEN TODAY The land is a. tract formerly owned by Orval Jsumlnger and is near one of Henry Iirenxon's properties. It will be turned over to the nw owner, on September 15 and will be needed this fall. It Is In a good wheat belt, as evidenced by the price of $180 an acr. Mr. Karstens has been farming the Ed Terney ranch under lese this HOUSE DECORATORS year nni win remuve u ine nvw raiic-n to farm It next month. This Is one of the first wheat land transactions since harvest began In the county. will attempt to restore a monarchy In Hungary, said the "newspaper Popolo Romane. The paper believes efforts to form a union of Austria, Crutia and Hlovenia will follow us Joseph's first step toward reconstruc tion of the Auxftro-Hungarian state. I've got some, too." said the other. He likewise' fumbled through his clothes and, with the $6 the chief had found, was able to pay his $10 fine. Both walked out of the police station, leaving the chief won dering how those dollars escaped hla detection. are ipiems todar at 1 the opening of (Army of Secret Service the RR. Parker dental offices in! A-.n, Tlirnlrf IjMRe bv Pendleton. The offices, which wm. fllfeniS lUmW "J: prise 13 rooms, are now practically X lash X 1001 Washington, completed and are open today for In- i , ; spection. by the public. WASHINGTON.., ADf. . Conrrese Dr. W. C. Dueber arrived in the took its, first deftnlta action on Prea- rlty last night and is a new addition , Idem Wilson's smcseMlons for re- Because of the marked similarity between White Hybrid wheat. 128. suitable for fall sowing, and While Hybrid 143, for spring sowing, Fred Bennion, county agent, will make every effort to see that farmers do not make a mistake In the two varieties and sow the 128 in the spring and the 143 in the fall. This mistake was made In some cases last year and resulted In lo (he corps of dentists at the Main i ductlon of the ccirt of living today. At street offices. He will have the chair a conference of the senate commerc of prophylactics and treatments. Oth- t committee. Chairman Cummlngs was er members of the corps are Dr. B. j authorized to name a sub-committee O. Vinson, manaper; Dr. A. H. How jto begin work along linea outlined In ard. Dr. p. K. Cole, and.. Dr. Jay i the preeidentiaJ message. NEXT TO WALK OUT WILSON'S REQUEST IS RETURKiNG STRIKERS CHICAGO, Jlug. .T-The ranks of striking railway shopmen are con siderably thinned today as a Tosult of President Wilson's request that the men return to work until the wage question can be considered. More than iS.OOa In the Chicago dis trict voted to ro-.urn to ork pnd. Ing settlement, according to reports from unions. The passenger train situation here, and throughout the centra.! west continues to be acute, however. Twenty trains on the Chi cago A Northwestern, Chicago & Al ton and Chesapeake and Ohio rail roads have- been suspended. Freight shipments hnvo linen refused in sev eral directions. One-Time Pendletonian, Author of Humor Stories Visists Here After 18 Yrs. Thomas W. Jackson, author of "A Blow Train Through Arkansas," who gathered hla material for the book while acting aa brakeman on the ran from Pendleton to Spokane 18 years ago, we In the city lust night on his way to Chicago after a visit to Port land and California. He was accom panied by Mrs. Jackson. Besides being a railroad man. Mr. Jackson waa for a time proprietor of the Tnansfer House, located where the Hotel Bowman now stands. "So many change have come to Pendle ton since those days," said Mr. Jack son, "that only the name is familiar. Tho town is so Interesting to me that T would like to return here to make my home." , Mr. Jackson owns the Thomas W. Jackson publishing company and the purpose of his western tour is the gathering of material for a new book. Besides "A Slow Train Through Ar kansas," he has written several other volumes, all of a humorous character. HELIX MARSHAL IS NEW-GAME WARDEN William Albee, newly appointed county game warden, was in the city last night from Helix. Mr. Alhea is city marshal of Helix and has held that position for a number of years. He Is a brother-in-law of John Mont gomery -of thia city. Mr. AJbee auoceeds George Tonkin, who was chosen lawt spring by Cur! D. Shoemaker, Mate gam warden, for field work. Umatilla haa since that time had no game warden of its own. Whether or not Mr. Albee will give up his position as marshal of Helix la undecided. MODERN EIRE TRUCK DEMONSTRATED HERE Increasing the water pressure from 30 pounds to 200, and Increasing the distance of the flow from 33 feet to 100 feet, a White combination fire truck, whose cost is $9500, was dem onstrated yesterday at S p. m. at Grant and Wilson streeta for the benefit of the niemliers of the city council. The demonstration was made by Demonstrator Downs and Joe Bnyder. state agent, with A. t,. Frentsel, local automobile man, as sisting. Mr. Frentzel has the agency for the truck In this city. The Increase in the pressure and the flow was obtained by the. engine Which is a part of the truck. A sec ond demonstration was given at the mill race, near Franklin street, where the pressure of water from the race was Increased to- 200, and Hie flow of water reached 200 feet. Members of the council expressed themselves well pleased with the truck and It Is probable that the con sideration of the purchase of such a machine will be brought up at coun. cil meeting. Klne tenths of the cities In the ITnlted States, sny the agents, are equipped with such trucks, and 12.000 are In uso n France. ' Pendleton nt present has but one fire truck, which Is a Seagrave truck purchnaed nine years ago. Alt Oftedal 'U1 leave tonight for Ftpokane on business. . OFFICERS INTERRUPT MAKING OF -HOME BREW; G. F. SMITH IS JAILED 81 x dozen quarts of home made j money to pay him for the materials. beer repose In the sheriff's office and J The arresting officers believe, that G. P. Smith. 508 Calvin, is in the city Smith has been operating: for several jail, held for the state courts, on a weeks and that he was about to branch charge of manufacturing1 the -brew, tout on a larger scale. . Several ppunds Smith was taken Into custody last eve- of apples and some other fruit being ning by Deputy Sheriff Marin, Deputy cooked up were found and no satis- Distrlct Attorney Kandall and Special i factory explanation of their intended Agents Oftedal and Minn is. 'use made, the officers allege. The Nine gallons of brew in the making: juice of the apples had a healthy kick. were on the stove In the Smith place said one of the officers. for a few bottles and left enough as the products, was confiscated. HAPPY CANYON MACHINERY STARTED; STURGIS, BOWLER NAMED ON BOARD First steps toward the creation of another big Hapoy Canyon show for the 1919 Round Up week were taken last evoning when the board of direc tors met in the rooms of tho Com mercial .Association, filled vacancies on the board and started the machin ery which has so. successfully func tioned In the past rive years to pro- Dog" and Mr. Bowler to have super vision of the buildings. These will hs tho only changes on the board, the other directors having agreed to continue their services. They are J. V. Tnllman, chairman; C. lv. Cranston, aecretnry, -who will have charge of the ticket sales; J. R. Bo. lev, program director; Ifc D. Drake, NEW YORK. Aug. 9. Eight thou sand painters, wcurators acl paper hangers will sink here August 13 uncus their demuiKli are met, it ai declared by union r-fflclala :U'tay The men ask a ilollur an hour f-r an were made but the suspects were re- r.aht hour day an I a lve day eck I leased for lack of evidence. Suit Cleaned for $i(KI ST. . LOUIS, Aug. . Edgar A. Buck, 6586 Page boulevard, sent a suit to the cleaners only to find that among the things cleaned out In the process was $100 In bills, which he had tied up in a handkerchief and left in a touser's pocket. Policemen visited a tailor to whom Buck had sent the suit, and he passed the buck to the cleaning establish ment to which he had forwarded the clothes. There the handkerchief was found but not the money, which em ployes denied having seen. Arrests almost total crop failure. White Hybrid 128 is the only White Hybrid recommended by O. A. C. and Washington State College for sowing in this county and 86 per cent of the White Hybrid in the county Is 128, according to Mr. Bennion, so that the amount of 143 is comparatively small. He will locate the 143 White Hybrid In the county. Mr. Bennion Is sending seed of early Baart wheat grown in Umatilla coun ty to Montana State College, where It will be ised for demonstration pur poses. Montana grows no early Baart and the use of the seed will be as an experiment. . MURDER SUSPECT ONCE LIVED HERE Roy B. Taylor, .held at Olympia aa Greer. The nurses are Miss Inei Boyce, Mrs. Minnie James and Ml Sybil Gililand. In the immediate future an E. R. Parker dental office will be opened In Spokane, Miss Shirley Frye, who Is in Pendleton to assist with the op ening here, will go to Spokane to con tinue the work. WILSON'S ATTENTION IS TURNED TO TOUR WASHINGTON. Aug. . President Wilson, having handed the cost , of living problem over to congress, at least for the time being, today turned Army Tnrnrd Inone. " WASHI.VQTOV. Aug. . Amerl ca'a army of eecret service agents waa turned loose on food hoarders today. Order flashed from Washington to hundreds of special operatives of tha bureau of investigation and tha de partment of Juatlce,hll over the Unit ed States. Instructing them to cooper, ate with federal and district ator- S neys In the profiteer hunt. . . ; This adds much strength to tha force which is devoting all its energy to a fight to oDen warehouses and I putting food on the market to force) down prices. suspect In the murder mystery hl -...iinn to nlans for his tour of which has baffled officers for nearly h iTntted states. It is. believed, two months, formerly lived in Pen- f however he. will touch, on the high dleton. While here Taylor wbrkea as a switchman for the O.-W. R. A N. Co., and latr drove a wagon for the American Express Co. The mystery of the teeth identlfl cnion slips sent to the local sheriff's office a month ago la cleared up cost of living In his speeches. In his speech to congress yesterday Wilson said there can be no peace prices un til there is peace. He Is expected to use this in his campaign. . The president, before he starts his trip, may hold a series of conferences with the announcement or xayior s at tne white House with representa arrest. It la believed that the mur- t(VM Df capital and labor, to discuss dered woman Ss Taylor's -wife and ! tne present . economic conations and tho teeth are said to have been iden- !remedy for certain evils. He said in tlfied aa hers by a dentist at Yakl-ihla .peech that many things should ma. jbe corrected in the relations between Taylor, his wife and three chil- capital and labor and that he is ready dren lived here for a time, later going to confer on matters with "men who to La Grandet Taylor's departure lknow what, they are talking about." was due partly to his arrest for gamb- . ling and a fine of $40 in police court for the offense. when the officers made the arrest. The finished product was found in bottles of various complexions and carted off to the jail for safe keeping. It has recently been made, not yet having settled. In the arrest of Smith, the fourth within ten days, the officers believe they have ferreted out one more im portant manufacturer. The arrest of ' j Charles Biggerstaff put one moon jshine still out of operation and the 1 Marines of Second Division Will Parade For U. S. President Smith told the officers that he is home made beer industry Is believed merely a manufacturer and that the to have been given a jolt by last WASHINGTON. Aug. 9. Marinoa of the Second Division will pjreds RACE FEELING MENACE TO CHICAGO Aug. . Despite with draws! of. national guardsmen and other soldiers from the vicinity of the retailers have from time to time come (night's capture. The outfit as well I here Tuesday, it is announced today. stock yards, union officials today I President Wilson will review them. I, ' , zrz I PROMINENT IN THE PUBLIC EYE-BUT NOT IH THE PUBLIC STOMACH I . ; '! rtuce the unique entertainment which ( miislo and ns.slwt.int program director; has hect me almost as famous as the , U a Hentloy, director of the dances; Itound-lp. James It Sturgls and James It. Bowler, former directors who resign ed two years ago upon their enlist- M. S. Kern, rvf ra.shnients; O. A. Mart, man. seating; C O. Rlnehart. bank, ing. and M. R. Chessman, publicity. Assignments hnvlng been made, the ment In the army, were last evening various directors win pruceen ineir unanimously chosen to succeed the separate tasks and feel confident In late W. N. Matlock and W. K Thomp. on, who Is soon to leave Pendleton. Mr. Bturgls waa selected to . charge of the guinea In the have piom.smg mat the 11 show will at. tain the standard which, has given Happy Canuyon a. reputation from "Red coast to coast. . WASHINGTON, Aug. t Congress will immediately, begin consideration of . legislation to execute at least m part of President Wilson's recommen dations for reducing the coBt of llv- . ing. house and senate leaders today promised.- Repreeentatve . Mondell, majority leader of the house, said any request for money to make an effective cam paign against profiteers will be speedily granted. He said he has no oopositloit to extending the Lever food control act If It la believed necessary- Senator Lodge, , majority leader of the senate, said: "I think the president made some good, prac tical suggestions In regard to artlfU -oial and extort tna price for that, "t necessaries of life. I am sure eon, greaa will deal "with them immedi ately." . , , , Hlls Now Pendln. A number of the president's sug- ' gestlons have been covered In bills now pending. Committee action on these measures will be urged next week. " They include billa for regula tion of storage plants, and fop stamp- i ing prices on food products. 1 : Comment from members of both ; parties showed that soma of WUsons suggestions regarding legislation met, with general approval and that his sta.id against labor strikes aa a means of enforcing their demnds is ap proved. His appeal ' for ratification of the treaty parently caused some; resentment. - Tho president" is taking unfair ad- stated that the walkout of butchers, vantflge by Using tha high cost of scrapers ana oiner workers me packing plants will continue until all police., and extra guards have been removed. While union leaders claim ed that 40,008 men had quit work as a protest against the return of negro help and the placing iof 1200 extra policemen - and . deputy sheriffs throughout the yards.- officials of sacking houses declared . that not more than 10.000 had struck.- It the unions press their demands and the police guard is not withdrawn. It is predicted that Vtt.OOO men will be thrown out of work and the meat In dustry will ba completely tied up. living Issue as club to force ratifi cation of the league of nations," satd Senator Brandegee. ' "He can harer ' peace In two days If he will agree to reservations, excluding the United States from the league of nations" Mondell's wilingnesa to re-enact the Lever food law as a peace time measure is not shared by a.11 members of the house. ' A number of senators also expressed opposition to tha plaa. "I am against further extension of autocracy." said Senator Gronna, "The president has all the authority , he needs." , The recommendation -fop federal li censing of all corporations In Inter-. ; state business did not appear to be ' generally approved There la pend ing In the senate, however, a bill which would create auch a lieensln system. , Address Spedflo. ' - . . The president's address was In con trast with those he has delivered on the peace treaty in that It was always specific He set forth not only com prehensively but In full detail tha facts of present production " of all food stuffs, the extortions In pries and the methods by -vhlch tha law of sup ply and demand la being set aside by oroflteers. Ho stated ' what could Girl Dies in Water As Result of Double Suicide PacJ in S. F. SAN FRANCIbCO, Aug. 9 The story of a sulcldo pact between him self and Helen Steel. 18, was told to the police today by John Shipple, 12. Oakland waiter. ' He was found early this, morning suffering apparently from poison. He said he and" the girl made a pact to jump Into the ocean 'f the pier and that the srlrl did so. Her cries unnerTed. him. Shipple said. and he fled, later taking the contents, bo aone under existing law by way of of a bottle a druggist gave him wnen he asked for poison. Hie is now In jail while the police Investigate. LOS ANGELES GREETS PACIFIC FLEET TODAY remedying unjustifiable conditions complained of. and made specific recommendations for further legisla tion to make certain tha results de sired. It waa this speciflo character of the president s address which seemed ts make It so much more satisfactory to the members of congress than any of the addresses which he has made up on the peace. The big surprise of tha message was the president's assertion that failure to ratify the peace treaty was largely responsible tor uw iln her best b h and tucker. Los An-; Kiaciory 'geles and her environs arose to the clatter cf early alarm clocks today and before they had utntalty finished their coffee and toast were crowding! long lines of enra and speeding au- tomobllea, boon 1 for beaches to greet; ths Pacific flee'. i j ' Official formalities began at 1:3. when Mayor Snvder and other offl-! . rials went on h:ard the. New Mexico to extend a wekjmc lo Admiral Rod man. Immediately thereafter Ad- mu-jil Rodman und Pecretnry Daniels : and other officr came ashore to re turn the greetings and celebration were under v.-av. h 'isamls of "gobs" have been given shore leave todny. FORECAST Tonight fair and cooler; Sunday faif mid warmer.