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I DAILY EVEHIHG EDITi;;i DAILY EVEIilHG EDITION Number ik printed of jreetardar'a Dally UdlUon. 2,830 Till paper Is mcnocr ana audited by Uia Audit Iluirau of Circulation. The Raat Orreronlan la BIW axin's imiml newsi'aMrr and aa a riling force Una Ui II advertlwea otrr iwlr the rtroulattoa la PrwUte. tun and I matllla connty o nay UMsr wwianr. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CUT OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 31 TWO ARRESTED Id CAMPAIGN TO PUT DOWN PROFITEERS Assistant Attorney General Ames Out to Catch Boost ers of Sugar Price. 11 CENTS A POUND CALLED FAIR MARK DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1919. NO. 9813 TURNS Vif UND-UP OVAL WILL Fffff NKEDAT SHARPER Air ' FOR FASTER MOUNTS VI Ten Cents Said Fair for Wholesale Dealers, Allow ing Penny Profit. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. Eleven cents a pound hue been adjudged a "fair" retail price fur auKar by the department of Justice, Assistant At torney General Ames today announc ed. "Dealer charging more will be In vestigated," an Id Amea "Ten cenla a pound la a fair wholesale price and an additional penny should be enough profit for retail dealer." . Amea asked consumer who ore charged more to write him at the fie. They're spe- p fr thla year's Kound-lp the grounds committee la already feeling the pres sure. "Faater homes are coming" Is the word which has been flushed to It. O. Frazler, chairman of the commit tee on grounds and Mr. Frazler has responded by putting a crew to work speeding up the race track. Record time in the racing events is predicted for the big show which opens Sept. 18 and closes Kept. 20. Turns aa botn ends of the quarter mile track at Round-Up park are to be banked at a greater angle than at present, due to the increased speed of homes to bo entered In the running and relay races. The grade of the turns has been increased several Inches, an accurate survey having been made by City Engineer F. B. Hays last Week. The new elevation will be obtained by cutting down on the Inside of the turn and banking up at the outside. The principle of Inertia Is Involved In getting the tracK at such an angle that the horses' feet will be at right angles while rounding the turn. An error in the elevation might cause a speeding animal to fall and break his leg. such as was the case in a relay race at Cheyenne this year. With the Improvements completed, the Hound ITp track will be among the fasteat quarter mile ovals In the country. PLAYERS AWAY. NO COOT TONIGHT A BhortiiRft of niUHiciariB In th rlty FORD SUIT GOES TO JURY AT 11 TODAY BRITAIN PROVIDES PROSECUTION FOR FUTURE OFFENSE Prospective Profiteers Dealt Blow at Dawn Today When Bill is Passed. GIVES UP $7500 A WEEK FOR BROADWAY THREE MONTHS, $1000 DIRECTORS' PENALTY this week will prevent there being a band concert this evening.' C E. partment of Justice, Washington, or to Roosevelt, president of the organlza- the nearest -United States district at torney. Placed In charge of anti-trust pros ecutions and the campaign to catch profiteer and price gouger by the attorney general, Ames la going after sugar profiteers. Some retail sugar dealers have been charging IS centa a pound. 1 Ames has already obtained the con viction of two profiteers, one at Pltts birg and one yessterday at Tilngham aon, N. T. In the latter case the dealer was fined $500. All sugar now held In the United States Is controlled by the government sugar equalising board, with headquarters ' In New York. Wholesale dealers are under license but their selling price is not fixed by the board. Several congress men are ptnnning to demand that the sugar equalisation board also fix the wholesale price. tlon, Miid today. Only eight musicians appeared for rehearsal Tuesduy night but the band will make up by a Sun- jd'ay concert in the near future or pity MOUNT CLEMENS. Mich., Aug. 14. Th Jury In the Ford-Chicago Tri bune million dollar libel suit retired at 1 o'clock toduy. The judge left It to the Jury to define the meaning of the world "anarchist" aa applied to Ford by the Tribune. two concerts in one week later In the Seattle Central Council Refuses to Take Part in Creating Price Committee A staten.f nt of the money due the band men and the past and present di rector haa been requested by George C. Baer, president of the Pendleton Commercial Association. This Is now being prepared and when presented to the association will be paid for with surplus money from the Fourth of July fund, Bl'TTETl IS KF.IKKO CHICAGO, Aug 14. Federal aut horities today seized 1282 tubs of but ter, valued at $r5.000. at the central cold storage company warehouses. SEATTLK. Aug. 14. The central labor council today refused to parti cipate In the creation of a fair price committee at the request of Food Ad ministrator Reck. Radicul delegates If that does not contain iromiemned the committee as a "cam- sufficient to finance the band until the ouflugo to alleviate unrest and make middle of September, subscriptions the worker think something is being win w jruineu irum Dunuiens concerns aone. J ne council endorsed a one Labor Representatives Jeer When Amendment Ex empts Recent Profiteering LONDON, Aug. 14. Britain dealt a ""j- vksw u uniBiwcuve profiteers at I t dawn today when, sitting aa commltt j alnce 4 yesterday afternoon the house I ' of commons passed a bill against pro- i fiteering. The 1,111 provides prosecu-i -3 tlon for dirwioi's of profiteering cor. porn i Ions wlth n 'penalty of three months and $1000; It enables the board of trade to make Investigations and fix 'maximum ' prices, and it es tatiliHhes a central costs department. Labor representatives jeered and laughed when an amendment was adopted providing the bill will be ap plicable only -to profiteering commit-' ted after the mil becomes a laws Lord Cecil declared the amendment leaves profiteers in possession of enormous profits they have made since the ar mlgllc was signed. JOE SIEVERS, 69. DIES ON RETURN FROM TRIP on a pro 1 ata basis. The band declared following lost week's concert that It would play no more until promise of a settlement mas forthcoming rind with all satis factorily arranged now. would stand rmdy to play tonight were there not several of the members out of town on vacations. The concerts will be Mutiml nw T V. i r -l-l,, ...... .,,1. . i i -..i 1- . : - j ....... ... li,,; eontinu, uitll the Round-XJp. , that no mlsure would be made until j f a complete survey of Food conditional In Chicago had been made. a Concerns Indicted TOLEDO, Aug. 14. Eight food concerns were indicted, today by the grand Jury on a charge of violating the state anti-truat law by fixing a Minimum price en olemargarlne. Palmer Called by Committee WASHING-TON, Aug. 14. Attorney General Palmer wna today called lie fore the sennte agriculture committee to answer the senator's objections to extension of the food control act as the department of Justice urged to re duce living costs. duy general strike October 8 In aym pathy with the "class war prisoners. MAY BAR RUMANIA FROM REPARATIONS PARIS. Aug. 14. Cutting off Ru mania from participation in German reparations la a weapon which the peace conference is considering unless Rumania complies with the demand of the allies In her Hungarian policy. C.HltAN7.. OVT. WAItMOI). WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. Threat of on "radical change In the policy re garding Mexico" was made in repre sentations to the Curranwi govern ment, following the murder of Peter Catron, American, July 7, the state department today announced. firm Violator Pays fa. John Jones was granted the dis tinction of being the first to pay a S2 fine for violation of the recently en acted traffic ordinance against one car overtaking another on a street In tersectidn. He pleaded guilty in po lice court at 2 this afternoon . BULGARIA MAY GET OUTLET TO AEGEAN ApiK'ntrtt a Senior Advisor. Miss Pauline Rice, who will be a senior at the University of California thla year, lias left for Berkeley to serve as a aenlnr advisor during the registration period which open Mon day.., Ml JUee will sdvlse Uiu Incom ing rrenhmen in one of the 'depart ments of the university, , PARIS, Aug. 14. The council of flva Is nearlng solution of the Thrace question which haa been delaying completion of the Bulgarian treaty. As a' means of settling the issue the Peace conference is considering In ternatlonallxlng the eastern three fourtha of Western Thrace, granting the rent as well as the whole of Kast ern Thrace to Greece. This would give Rulgarla an outlet to the Aegean sea, but would cut off Koatern Thrace from the Grecian mainland. Other details of the Bulgarian treaty have been completed. TWO NEAR DEATH FOLLOWING RIOTS TKORIA. III.. Aug. 14. Truce, ef fective until 6 o'clock this afternoon, today broiiKht a temporary halt to ri oting and the hurling of explosives by strikers of the Keystone Steel and Wire company here. Reuben and Al vin Bom ers, cousins and Rons of two owners of the plant, are believed dy ing from gun wounds sustained last night In repelling strikers at the plant. Two others were badly Injured and many were slightly hurt. Five companies of stntb militia and Peoria guardsmen are stationed in the com pany grounds. Some damage to the buildings occurred when an unknown striker threw a stick of dynamite in to the yards last night. PENDLETON WILL HAVE HAND TELEPHONE RATE RISE V Pendleton will have a hand In the hearing of the recent telephone rate Increases before the Slate publio Ser vice Commission in Portlandon Aug. 17, the city council decided last even ing. A committee consisting of Councilmen McMonlen. Dunn and Ka tes was appointed by Mayor Vaughan to Investigate rates, wages and service locally and prepare a report which may be presented by the city's dele gate to the hearing In Portland. Agitation was begun as the result of a letter from Salem asking whether Rises of from En to 75 cents a month were recently made on residence phones and $1 a month on some busi ness phones, he tiald. The total In creased monthly revenue from Pendle ton he estimated at J1100, while sal ary and other costs have not. risen proportionately since the lust rates were made effective, he declared. "The rato Increases recently made are beyond nil lenson." Justice Fee said In summing up his statements. Complaint was also made that re ports on long distance cnlls where Ihe party is not obtained are being charg- J'endleton mis ci nsiuereo municipal ,a Bt about half the regular Initial ownership of the telephone wires, toll. A report on a call to Portland The valley city has begun such a move costs B cents, one of the council said, and requests Information regarding Such charges never were made In the rates, salaries, etc., In other towns of .past, they pointed out. the state. No Intimation was given lnet night City Attorney James A. Fee said ho who would be sent to the public ser had investigated the local situation vice hearing In Portland, although If ana found that there are approxi- is presumed that Judge Fee will be mately J300 city phones and iOO ru-! sent If It Is possible for him to tako rai phones on the Pendleton exchange, the time. Back Accounts Sued For. A. K Larson today brought suit In circuit court against F. B. Knapton to recover two Bums of (104.25 and I204.68. The former is the balance due on a note assigned by C. O. Wainscott and the latter for goods and merchandise purchaaed of Mr. Larson. , Joe Plevera. aired 69. died at a. m. I today after auffering for some time .iuiii Biuinocn iruuuie, Mr. ttievere accompained by Mrs! Sievers and their daughter Mrs. Anna Unsroth, return ed at 130 a. m. today from Hood River, where they had gone two weeks ago for the benefit nf Mr. Sieve' health. His health had been failing rapidly for the past few days. Mr. Slevers who ivaa "engaged In farming In Ijiis eonfc'y, was a. native of Hnlstem, Germany and ha been in the United states for the past 4 years He has been in this county S5 years. He Is survived by his wife an daughter and one son, George H. s ears. Ho is survived by his wife and brother and sister in Germany but haa not heard from them since the begin ning of the war. Funeral arrangements will be made i after word from George Sievers. now j at Meacham. The body is at Folsom'a ! p.idertaklng parlors. 'Gillie ' it V, , .v'' - i i x V-X --cv i- v4 i. 1ELKS LODGE HAS SECURED filONEY TO BEGIN HOME Joe Monese, Echo Stockman, and First National Bank Lend ?60,000' to Club. . LODGE HAS $30,000; . $40,000 REIHAINS EW .YORK. To get back on "dear old. Broadway" Billie Burke is going to give up 7500 a week. Bill! e ,has en, apeparing ln the "movies" at a salary of flu.OAO weekly. Rut 1 ate in Septernber she will desert the screen to star in William Somerset' M augham'a - comedy, drama, -"Caesar's Wlfe and receive not more than a ifjijo weekly. J --"t wan to get close to my audience again, instead of talliin g and acting into a.lens. And I want to get back to Broadway. It's worth the difference," says Billie. POST OF AMERICAN LEGION IS ; ORGANIZED BY EX-SERVICE ulEH Loan Contingent on Pur- L cha.c of Second Mortgage , Bonds by Members. ' Through- arrangements made yes terday afternoon with Joe Monese, veil known Echo stockmanl and tha First National Bank of this cy. the Pendleton lodge of Elks has secured enough money on a first mortgage nan to liin.fy the closing up of con tracts for the ne four-story lodge and club building. , Mr. Monese. who la a member of the local ledge and who Is moving hia family to Pendleton, ai U the bank have agreed to lend the lodge $60, 00, which Is about half the coat of the' completed and furnished, building. The lodge' has $3", on hand through the sale of its ' property to Hamley " o.. and has onljl between 1 4.i,oo and 5U.00 to ralss through the sale of second mortgage bonds among its members. , The lo.in mudc the lodge is contin gent upon the members purchasing sufficient number f second mortgage homis to insure the completion of the building. Tne building committee and fitiahce committee expect to be gin the sale of treso bond within a few days a:id believe the members will all readily respond. The terms of the lpan being made the lodge are regarded as highly sat isfactory -fcy the building committee, a. M. Rice fit he First National Bank met with the committee yeaterdajr afternoon at S o click and made the. proposition which , will permit the Elks to proceed without further de lay. ; ' . !' Contracts for the heating, plumb Ing. lighting and elevator will be signed at once and the general con tract with Parker Banfield will be signed just aa roan aa the arehitecta complete the rcvslon of the plana made necessary hy the change of lo cation. This will be within a few days and the contractors have been requested to arrange for the begin- INTERPRETIVE RESERVATIONS CONSIDERED AS COMPROMISE TO HASTEN PEACE AGREEMENT A post of the American Legion was IVVillard Pond. Bond Brothers. Miss organized last night at a meeting of Virginia Todd, secretary of th. Bert Pchdleton veterans of the army, navy ! cross will ,iso Kive infm-mutton n .11 and marines, who will make an appli- service men who call at the Red Crosalninlf r excavation work at once. inuun lor a courier in tne national office. Each member present last organization of the Legion. , night asreed to act as a committee of In the election of temporary of f i-j one to get new members. Mr. Kincaid ccrs, Harold Warner was chosen pres-jwill be in charg eof the publicity, ident; I.yman Rice vice president; j Mr. Warner, on taking the chair James Bowler, secretary; Harold i last nlcht. eald that local ex-service Brock, treasurer. Willard Bond. Dr. j men had been watting for a real or H. H. Hattery, James Sturgis, Leland jgariOTtirn nf veterans of the past war. Tolman and Tom Murphy were chosen I "We know that the Legion will be aa an executive committee of five. Of- 'a great power," said Mr. Warner. "It .WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. Demo cratic overtures have been made to the "mild reservatlonists" in .the sen ate for agreement on reservations to the peace treaty, it Is learned today. AS soon as 20 Republicans have agreed to a mild reservation program It "will go through all right," leading democratic senators told Senators Lodge and McNary, anccording to this Information. Lodge la reported to have tentatively accepted the pro- as endangering the treaty or lenaue. gram of the "mild" group on condi-f WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. The sen- tlons that two changes be made ln nte foreign relations committee to- phraseology. 'day decided to notify President Wll- "MHd reservatlonists," led by' Mc- son that the committee desires to call Nary and Kellogg, are hending every on him to obtain Information concern- effort to get 20 adherents to their ing the peace treaty, - plan and they hope to have them by the end of the week, they said. ' Simply Interpretation. The mild program calls for reser vations in the resolution of ratifica tion covering withdrawal from ' the league, the Monroe doctrine, domestic questions and article 10. These res ervations have been phrased so as simply to interpret the United States' understanding of the provisions and are not regarded by their proponents flcens an committee form the present should be our aim to steer the power 1 povcrnlng body for the local organiza- of this tody into the right channels, jtion and will supervise the work of and never let tt be used to boost any ithe, committee. Jone seeking political advancement." A eoniimttee on by-laws was ap- A committee from the Pendleton nted. with Dr. H. H. Hattery as ' Post T. ill accompany State Chairman chairman. The committee was in- K. J. Bivers to Milton tonight where structed to prepare a set of bylaws j a local prist of Milton and Freewater which will be presented at the next j veterans will be organized. meeting, scheduled for next Wednes-1 It Is probable that the Pendleton day in the Commercial Club at 8 p. m. land Milton posts will be in charge of To give information to veterans who ! further activities of the Legio in t'ma wlsh to Join the local post, the fol-!tilla county. At present tentative lowing members volunteered their j.plnr- indicate the formation of addl eervices: J. Frank Kincaid. Bee Hivettiomil posts in the county, or the af Store; Tom Murphy, Murphy Bros; i filiation of all service men with either James Bowler, First National Bank; of the two posts. BOOTLEGGERS' FINES i DECLARED TOO 1017 lUnilln DtTIIDfJ DnHnQiUnitcd Kingdom Gives IIUULU IHIUIIH 11UHUU I'ri. WITH PROFIT LIMITED! izes for Designs to Aid Housing Problem INVF.STKJATK MOOVEY PROI1K. WASHINGTON-. Aug. 14. The house today passed a resolution ask ing more Information regarding the activities of John Densmore, special department of labor investigator in the Thomas Mooney case. The resolu tion asks copies of all instructions which Secretnry of Labor Wilson sent Densmore. The names of all persona who had anything to do with the probe and what connection the de partment has had with the case since November 1, IMS. TWO MOItG TIIRATRKS SlITWl SEW YORK. Aiib. II. Two mote theatres have been rlined by tho ac tors' KtrikCt brliislns tlK total here to. day to 18. Tho 'ntcst productions to iiicciimh uro tlio ''.icgfield I'oIHck" mill "3 I'ast." LONDON. Aug. 14. In connection 'with the problem of reconstruction in ithe United kingdom various housing I WASHINGTON. Aug. 14. Anieri- schemes are contemplated. Variety lea's railroad security holders today in the model dwellings to be erected told congress they favor the return of has been encouraged by the enterprise roads to private ownership with a pr tne London Daily Mail, which of- Texas Democrat Called "Rubber Slamn " ConCreSS rale structure providing a fixed maxt. , fered prizes amounting to J10.000 for XT . V' mum return. L.ither Walter, General "designs best and most suitable In JNaiTOWly AVei'tS right ; counsel to the )ntiunal association of , themselves and most nearly in line . .. I owners of railro.ut securities, testify. , with the architectural traditions of WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.' Repre-; Ing before the house interstate com-, the several districts." sentative Blan'on. Texas Democrat, nu-ree committee) toduy declared that The country v.ns divided today characterized Representative ! under this pian aH surplus funds over. areas the northern, midland a fixed minimum 'f returns would be welch Industrial areas, and equally divided between labor, tho'aouthern and midland countries rural pulilic and the roads earning-the sur- area, with a prize of J25i0 in each Hardv of Texas, Hsmomt, aa a "rub r "stamp" for his efforts in defense of the administration. Hardy left his seat in the house und rushed down the aisle. Blanton started toward Hardy and It required the efforts of several members to prevent the Texas repre "nntatives fro exchanging blows. plus. Over 500 designs were sub Far from complete eatisfactlon with the disposition of liquor cases recently brought to trial here- la expressed by. the local district attorney's office.. Convictiona have been Returned -Iny every case but the fines ln moat in. stances are considered by the district attorney to he much too lenient. " - - Charles Biggerstaff. . whose place beyond Rleth yielded a complete moonshine outfit, waa held In f 58a bail for trial and when he pleaded guilty he was fined but t30. It la related that he told the . court he would gladly pa.' the whole unt aa a ' fine, fearing that he might be dealt a jail sentence. Biggerstaff la alleged to have declared that he expected to have to pay 1500 as he had netted $1500 in one month. From the convictions obtained eo far. the county has not collected aa much In fines as lias been spent In ob i tain-ng' arrests and convictions. More than $1000 has been spent in running down the various dealers and manu facturers in the illicit liquor traffic and three convictions have resulted tm hut $850 in .fines. "The law provvde a maximum fine of $500 for the first offense." R. I. Keator, district attorney, explained to day. ..."Second offenses may be pun. ished with a Jail sentence. Tbe men so far convicted have been operating on such a scale that they hardly feel into four a fine e( tl00 or $250. Ed Myers la and ;the only man wjio waa fined the limit the so far." Myers was reputed to have dona about $500o worth of business In a j month and la said not to have uf. Arerills Home Srptembcr 1. Mr. and Mrs.'R. F. Avcrlll and chll- REFUSAL OF MONEY LEADS TO DIVORCE section. iniiiea. in tne winning designs the hd h.r,.Mv .- th. ki. need for economy in all cases was ap- I As thB law now stands, the maximum fine is far too low to seriously hamper the business r.f an established boot, logger or still operator the district Jackson Nelson, wealthy Athena Tenipr-raluro In 8H Today. Today's temperature is tix. one de gree warmer than yesterday. The minimum was 46. The weather Is annual vacation, clear with a light breeze. ; dren, who have been absent from Pen- farmer, refused her money for hoiise dleton for tly past month on a motor hold necessities, medical attention trip through Yellowstone I'ark, are and for domestic help during her re expected to return here by September cent illness. Mis. Jane Nelson alleges 1. 'Mr Averill is Inspecting the Ida- in her complaint for divorce, filed to- hn territory of tho United states Hio- dav with County Clerk Brown. Nel- logical Survey and Is also taking his son Is reputed to be the owner of real perty worth $.r5.8i0. t.ti I 'jtgcrs ltd urns. Ed H. ICKgers. who for the past year has been In Farham. Minnesota, returned this morning and will remain-In Tendleton. Ho is a brother of Mrs. W. A. Rhodes of thlR city. The Nelsons were married in l-iT ar d ' a Cv l mil late n com. inh!e for tune the complaint sets oiit. Six years ago. however, he leeaire miserly and grew cold toward the plaintiff, she al leges anil has since made her life un happy. They have no children. Mrs. Nelson asks $roo for attorneys fees, $100 for witness fees and a lcavo for Wallowa l-iikc. I ROISR. 1:1-ho. Auv. 1 1 Tim fiit monthly nltowaocc of $:1uo during the Frank King, Everett King and Bert articles of Ji ut.i poration "-.or an Idaho I -.'encv of the s-ii' She (l. . I. be Winn, accompanied hy their respec- airplane 'roration were issued out awarded an undivided third interest tlve families, left this morning In i-f the arcrt-tary tit state's c,'.' .e to tho In the defendant s real property. She t. ree car for - Wallow Lake to bo Idaho Aeroplene & Motor ci.l.ipnny of is represented by Ruley Ruley A Stei- gouo two weeks. Hol-e li:eidi.y. wer and It. J. Warner. parent. ln addition to these new model homes, a demand has arisen for fur niture especially suitable for them the construction of which would be of the simplest, combined with the required rigidity and strength." A successful attempt to meet this need haa been made by the Shore-ditch Technical In stitute (I.ond..:'i. ui which cottage furniture, o- ji sho)s of the executed hy the boys at th sriuol. has been on e dilution. attorney avers. 1 In Hospital. Mrs. E. . Marten Is a patient In St Anthony's hospital. She Is ronvaleec carpentry after an operation performed the Hotel tli-rk Has Tonsllills, ' ! J"hn Faust, day clerk of the St. i George hotel. Is confined to his room ''With tonsllitls. . ' 1 - . ! Idaho IMiiiip Firm -Incorporated S'XTV I'l It -.T RUSK. WANTKD I I VI I AMi h. 1 1. "A raise of I!" per cent In mw.- Is ncceewary to "f ii,. h.iei of living expoimea,' veld Tii'ioitiv Slu-M. prrsidmit of the irrotlicrliiMxl of I iMximoiive Firemen i-l I uaiiM iiM ii today at a iix-iting of tli'lntiitiss dmrtiit? a new wago acalet. This Is tin- rst liitlniailmt (riven on the cvtciit or I mens,, to ho asked by tlw lin. liei-li.MKl. irrii-lMU had aalil .11 wotiltl bo tho -tiihMl jet." f I iTHE WEATHER FORECAST Tonight fair Friday fair and armer, eon- nueil warm Saturday.