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POTtNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL.31
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1919.
NO. 9819
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2 BANDITS TAKEN.
WITHDRAWAL U. S.
TROOPS IS ASKED
, Message Requests That Am-
.erican rorce lie With
drawn to Avoid Difficulties.
J I
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PROCLAIM STATE OF
BEFORE RATIFICATION
PACT DECLARES WILSON
Chicken Price Too
Low So He Throws
Crate Into River
CARRANZA CAVALRY
SIGHTED NEAR LINE
Captain Matlock's Men Still
in Saddle With no Sign of
Abandoning Hunt.
SASf T.N'TOXIO. Aug. tt.
Mexican' befeved to be members
or the kldnapliur gang were raptured
by American troops south of Canda
li-ri. according to Information reocir
ed here.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. Army
officer believe the eightli cavalry
troop will be withdrawn rrom Mexico
within the next few days. The expe
dition which- was atoned across the
border early Tuesday, wa sent to fol
1'iot a hot trail. If the trail beoomea
cold the bandit managtiur to dis
appear In the rough country through
MILF.S CITY, Mont, Aug-. 21.
O. C Palmer, a rancher near
Kinae, brought In a orate of 24
spring- fries which ha said
weighed about a pound and a
half each and because, as he de-
dared, he was only offered If
cents a pound, look them down
a to the Tellowstone bridge and a
dumped crate and chickens In
the river. Local butchers deny
his calling- on them and one do-
dared that he would not have
purchased them at 10 cents a a
pound as they were unfit for the
market.
PEOPLES FIELD DAT
AT HERMISTON PLAN
"A Field Day for the people and by
the people" Is the plan for the 1919
Field Day, to be held September 27,
at the Hermlston Experiment station.
To carry out this Idea, Tom Frailer.
which the cavalrymen are movtn J- Ktngsley and W. W. IllHley, were
ic Is probable Uicy will give up um, "PPOInted as a committee from the
search. So far the statu department
lias received no protest against expe.
dl-.ion from the Carransa government.
MEXICO CITY. Aug. 21. Th
Mexican government has complete I
, confidence in the good Intentions ana
spirit of Justice f President Wilson
and the American people, secretary ot
state Berlanga told the United Press
when asked for an expression of opin
ion on the crossing of the Internation
al boundary by American troops.
President Carransa, asked for his
opinion of the Incident, said: Ambas
sador Manillas tn 'Washington hss
been Instructed to make representa
tions to tho American government
asking the Immediate withdrawal ot
American cavalrymen and airplanes.
Carransa did not give an opinion as
to how he viewed the coso, merely re
citing the facts as related In a tele
gram, to him and announcing the re
quest "for withdrawal. ,
Hermlston Commercial club yesterday
after a conference between Fred Ben
nion, county agent, and the club. The.
commercial club committee will se
lect a committee of men and women
from among the representative farm-.
ers of the west end section of the
county and the two committees will
meet with Mr. Bennlon and Miss Ella
Mav Harmon, county demonstration and Borah and Johnson, the standard
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. Replying
to questions which Senator Fall sub
mltted today. President Wilson de
clared In his Judgment he has no pow
er to proclam a state of peace before
ratification of the treaty by the senate.
He states renunciation of territory
rights by Germany does not convey
the title to the allies, but does put the
disposition of the territory in their
names; '
The president,. In addition to de
daring he has no power to ; declare
peace, clearly Indicated he would not
consent to take such a step if he did
have the power. Ha asserted such a
wjunifl woum put a stain upon our
national honor which we could never
efface."
'To Win By Strategy.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. Admin
istratlon senate leaders by careful
strategy, hope to obtain ratification of
the treaty, not only without amend
ments but without reservatons. Re
Jectlon by treaty opponents of Pres
ident Wilsons' suggestion that reser-
vatlonfsts content themselves with a
separate. Interpretative resolution
such as Senator Plttman Introduced
yesterday, was the answer today to
the first move In the administration's
campaign.. Refusal to accept the
Plttman plan was followed by an em
phatic disavowal by Senator Hitch
cock, administration leader, of Pitt-
man's resolution as an administrative.
measure. -,
, Opposition Is Emphatic.
Though Plttman averred ms reso
lution - was intended to execute Wil
son's personally expressed Idea of the
way the demands of the reservatlonlsts
sllould be taken care of, Hitchcock
declared he was as much against any
sort of reservations as he ever was.
"The mild reservation group," those
who . want reservations with "teeth"
CAMP FIRE LEFT
BURNING STARTS
SERIOUS BLAZE
CHARGES BIG PACKERS WITH
CONTROL OF GROCERIES AND .
FOOD OTHER THANXmEA TS
James Ross ' Starts Fire
Covering 3000 Acre Tract
East Toll Gate Section.
GENERAL SITUATION
NIS SLIGHTLY BETTER
Denver Fire Fighters Rush
ed to ; Battle Flames in
Montana, Aid Required.
T.l, PASO, Tex... Aug. 21. With
drawal of the American troops from
. Mexico to "avol'l .difficulties" Is sug
gested In a message from the Mexican
councul at the Presidio. A force o
Carranxlsta cavalry variously actimat
ed at from 12K to 250 was sighted by
an American airplane forty miles be
low the border. They were movlna
toward the district where the Ameri
cans are huntlmt the kidnaping ban
dits. The possibility of a clash be
tween tho two forces la not seriously
considered In military circles here.
The American force will be withdrawn
when the search for the bandits seems
futile. Captain Matlaek's men are
still In the saddle, with .no signs of
abanding the hunt ot the latent Indi
cations this morning.
agent, Tuesday evening in Hermlston
to map out a program for Field Day.
Tentative plans for the affair In
clude the serving of a picnic lunch, un
der the tents which will be used later
for the Hog and Dairy show: a
speaking program, with talks by Dean
Cordley and Professor Powers, of O.
A. C; Inspection of the work of the
Htation, and amusements during the
afternoon. Miss Harmon will aid In
the women's program and will prob
ably demonstrate the use of a pres
sure cooker and the making of Iceless
refrigerators and fireless cooker.
Mr. 'Bennlon says that H Is hoped
bearers of the "kill It" squad, all de
clared- the president's proposal won't
be accepted. Administration senators
want to f nrfm t H wnat. tn vnt.
'uilnMlV. n i Ib.ii- ..ll,U.;..
or rejection. ,
PENDLETON POST IS
NAME LEGION HERE
PAY BILLS OR WATER
WILL BE SHUT OFF
Water users who have not paid their
bill for the past month or more are
Invited to call at the elty water office
before the end of the week or stand
chances of being denied service, J. E.
Beam, cashier, said today. The time
for paying bills expires on the tenth
of each month and Mr. Beam declares
users have had enough grace.
- "With water none too plentiful and
no rain in sight. It Is poor business to
furnish water free to anyone," he satd
today. "No one wants to be put to
the Inconvenienoe of having no water
at this time and also paying ti to
have service restored, so those who
owe can save all hands trouble by pay
ing their back bills."
Pendleton's 'American Legion orga
nisation held Its second meeting last
evening In the rooms of the Commer
cial Association and selected the name
nt H-MilUh 1a-. - ,1' -.M..M
that Field Day will further popular. f ,. t WM com letwl D the
Ize the station with the farmers, as oito or hv.i... .,.,
well as offering them an Inducement ,ho, of the rorti.d ,d other posts,
v.. Vuv iiioii " .,, , throughout the state. .
experiments practiced at the station. Only a small number attended the
meeting last night and It was decid
ed to. forego further attempts to do
business until Sept. 8. the second Mon
day In the month. It Is probable that
future meetings will be held on Mon
day nights instead of Wednesdays.
Charged with leaving a camp' fire
burning which started a 3,000 acre
fire in the Central part of the Wenaha
forest east of Toll Gate on the Oregon
side. James Ross, sheep Herder for th,
Leeser. estate, pleaded guilty this
mi.rn:ng before Judge C. H. Marsh and
was finde and severely reprimanded.
Rosa was brought to Pendleton today
by E. N. Kavanngh and T. M. Talbott,
forest service, officials who have been
investigating fire conditions in the
forest. ' ' '
Besides .the .serious, fire started by
Ross, another fire Ir raging tn the
same central section and neither fire
under, control. . A third fire in the
Wenaha near the other two, is now
under control but has done serious
dumage. ..... . . ,
The situation, according to Mr. Ka
vanagh, was reported to be a little
better this morning but the prevailing
winds which occur , every afternoon
create a situation which Is hard to
combat by the 100 firefighters now in
charge of the. three fires. ..
On the other sde of the Wenaha
forest, in tho region of Elgin . and
4r mmerville, twe -serious fires are re
ported and one, near Summervllle, has
reached forest land from the adjoin
ing timber. Another fire In the Whit
man forest on Desolation creek Is
burning, and Is being fought by men
from Pendle'tnn. 'W. W. Cryder. su
pervisor of the Umatilla . National
Forest, has been securing the men to
fight this fire.'.' He visited the Big
Creek fire yesterday, which, was part
ly In the Whitman forest and partly in
the Umatilla forest! This fire Is the
old John Day fire broken out agaii.
According to Hanger Dutton, who
is In that region, fighters ' are.
holding their own in this fire but the
situation Is extremely serious.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. Charge
mat tne packers through the owner.
ship of refrigerator cars sre able to
control groceries, canned goods and
other commodities aa well as meat
shipments In the southwest, were laid
Derore the senate agricultural commit
tee by Dr. Lewis Haney. Haney. who
is director of research and publicity of
tne southern wholesale grocers associ
ations, appeared In behalf of the Ken
yon packer regulation bill.
Active Dsrtaa War.
During the war, and again this spring
Haney said the packers tried to get
hold of supplies of rice, beans, canned
fruit and vegetables. To this end they
bid up prices, he said, adding: "The
packers combination represents a new
menace in the way. of trusts In . that
they are combining for the control of
different articles which are substitutes
ror one another.';.
CHICAGO, Aug. 21. Show houses
are closed tight, inaications pointing
to the immediate probability of re
opening. With the aid of staae hands
end musicians the striking actors al-
WANT MONEY IN
POCKEtS BEFORE
PLAYING TONIGHT
Will there be a concert this evening
or will there not, that la the question.
Up to time of going to press even the
leader And the president of the band
could not say that there would or
would not be a concert. If the Com
merclal Association turn over the
money to the organization In time, we
statement of R. E. Shloppek, cahirman
Roosevelt and leader Earl Sawyer.
"The . Commercial Association will
turn over the 9987 requested to. the
secretary thl afternoon." wasr the
statement of R. E. Chlopek, chairman
of the committee to ratee the mone
for the band.
"I doubt whether the hoys will play
unless the money fs In their pockets,
not In the Commercial Association's
MEXICANS SEIZED
FOR ROBBERY U.S.
OIL COMES
Prisoners .Include Members
of Gang Which Robbed
American Sailors Recently
INVASION DEPLOYED V'
BY GOV. ZAMBRANO
Protest Will be Made tq
State Dept. by Ambassa
, dor Tomorrow. '
lowed only one major theater to keep f hand " Mr- Sawyer said today. "Per
il ngnis Durnlng last night.
Parker Defends Packers.
WASHINGTON; Aug. The de
fense of the big packers was made by
Senator Fernald in a senate speech.
He urged that attempts to regulate
the big industries .of the country be
abandoned and fair play given indi
vidual enterprises. Fernald. himself.
Is an extensive packer of vegetables.
He declared the big packers are effi
cient, and, economical. He asserted
there is no reason- why-they should
be singled out for attack. If they are
iicenseo. aii Dusiness snouia be treat
ed similarly, he stated. - -
MAY INCLUDE CLOTHES
IN FOOD CONTROL ACT
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2 1. Extension
of the federal food control act to In
clude wearing a pa re 1 and giving the
department of Justice the power to
act against profiteering retailers, was
aireed upon ny. the house' agricultural
committee. -1
Belgians to Flent High. Price.
BRUSSELS. Aug.- 21. The Labor
party has published a manifestq In
viting the people to join tn a general'
movement vra i n at- f h Ki.K -mm! Af
An so acre torcst lire aoout nair a living and In a letter addressed to the
sonally, I will play when I have the
amount com-ng to me In. my pocket."
"f shall recommend that the money
not be turned over to the band In a
lump until a detailed statement of th
amounts due each man has been pre- jly adjust the
sen ted to the association," Mr. Chlou- i United States.
pek stated.
Therefore a deadlock Is liable to re
sult and the post-ibllity of a concert
tonight hinges upom the faith which
the band members place In the asso
ciation., .
The hill which was presented to Mr.
Chloupek was one for a lump sum of
987. Mr. Sawyer says Mr. Roosevelt
also has a list showing the amounts
due each man- If such Is the case a
turnover of the money may -be possi
ble In time for a concert.
Persons who ere In the habit of at
tending the weekly concerts cannot be
advised unreservedly by this paper on
the face of the evidence presented this
afternoon. Probabilities of a concert
appear, however,' to be .better than
60-50, .
WASHINGTON. Ang. SI Protest
against the American Invasion ot
Mexico will be. made to tne state de-
parement today or tomorrow by- the
Mexican ambassador, according to tne
Mexican foreign office statement re
ceived here. I
Mexico City -newspapers take the
view that the solution la to obtain a
bettex understanding between Mexico
and the United States. A manifesto
of the Federation of Labor anion at
Mexico City urges Carranxa to form a
representative cabinet and Immediate- -
difficulties with the
The liberal constitu
tion party published a circular urging
adherents throughout Mexico to work
for the good of a Mexican-American
understanding. The Mexican Herald
and the government Is showing a dis
position to - change its policy, and
urges it to listen to public opinion,
"which IboU In favor of war."
AIRPLANE ARRIVES,
FLIGHTS UNDER WAY
Butchers Refuse to
Sell Meat if Order
Comes Over Telephone
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 21. Belleville
housewives who want to order meat
will not be able to do so over the Bell
telephone. The butchers' union there
voted last night, as an aid to the
striking operators and linemen, not to
answer any bell (hones in the shops
where they work, and to refuse to fill
any order that comes In over that tel
ephone.
The Retail Clerks' Union voted to re
Ject a proposal to strike unless their
employers remove Bell phones, but
they did vote to refuse to answer any
Bell phone that oihgs In their places
of employment. -
REJOICE IN SLAYING
OF BOLSHEVIK CHIEF
Iron Workers Strike
In Honolulu; Second
In History of Islands
HONOL.ULC. Aug. 11. Eight hun
dred iron workers struck here today
demanding reinstatement of discharg
ed union men. AH the iron works In
the city are tied up. The situation sp
pesrs deadlocked. This is the first
big strike in the Islund. and the sec
ond of any kind in
wall. - , . ' . ',
8CTOCKHOL.M, Aug. 21. Hadji
Lashet and several other Russians ac
cused of the murder of Nikolai Ardas
Jeff, ta prominent member of the
Russian colony In Stockholm, and ot
another Russian named Calvve, have
given a fritten confession, according
to the police. They describe the or
igin of the military organization for
the restoration of the Imperial family,
and the confession. It is declared, adds
that the murders were committed In
the name of this organisation with
the object of calling the attention of
Eurdpe to the Bolshevik terror .
Hadji Lashet, the police say, de
Clares that Ardasjeff was a Bolshevik
commissary in Feodoroff and one ot
the most energetic instigators of mas
sacres of Russian army officers. Calve
was a former sailor who had deserted
the Russian fleet. The confession con
cludes with this statement:
"We keep the oath and now are
Prepared to ao to Onlrnth. in th.
the history of Ha- name of the csar, his murdered fam
ily and our beloved country."
LOCAL PHONE OFFICE SILENT
REGARDING WAGES, REVENUE
' Local councilman appointed a week
ago to investigate rates, wages and
the number ot telephones In Pendle
ton reported to the council last night
that thoir quest for information was
far from fruitful. Their audience
with Superintendent J. A. Murray, of
the local office, revealed that he is
not prepared to furnish anl facts re
garding .the telephone situation.
Mr. Murray told the councllmen
that all data on the local office Is
contained In the records of the Port
land office and he would vouchsafe
nothing regarding the salaries now
paid the girls or what the total reve
nues now are. He did tell them that
linemen received a ft. 15 Increase a
day but did not mention the wage be
ing paid. '
The report of the committee also
said that the answers presented to
their questions appeared to have been
prepared elsewhere, giving the im
pression that the telephone company
does not care to bare Its Becrets to the
municipal authorities who are attack
ing the recent advances In nearly
every town in the state. '
The report of the committee was ad
opted and the findings ordered com
municated to the Public Service Com
mission. ' Pendleton will be repre
sented when that body holds a hear
ing regarding the rates on August 27
at Portland.
CHICAGO, Aug. 21. Seven hundred
usioa dyers and cleaners struck, clos
ing scores of shops and throwing 2000
out of work. The dyers want $50 a
week and the cleaners 40. Both de
mend a closed shop.
mile from Hidawny, in the Umatilla
forest, was. put out. yesterday by fire
fighters. It Is thought the blazo was
started by a cigarette.
DENVER. Aug. 21. Experienced
forest rangers to lead volunteer crews
of fire fighters are being sent from
the district forestry service headquar
ters here -to- Missoula. Great Falls.
I Libbv and K-illsoel. Mont. Mecsages
asking aid declared the Montana for
est fire situation Is "critical."
W. E. Pointer ,of Lexington, Is over
from Gilliam county.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. it. City officials
here have drawn up sn ordinance pro
viding for licensing the sale, of 2.75
beer which. It is expected, the council
will pass.
prime minister has suggested a series
of measures intended to arrest the in
creased price of necessaries to en
courage the home growing of food and
to assure an equal distribution of im
ports. Other measures: proposed are the
requislon of wheat, sugar, milk, 'and
butter, the fixing of. food prices and
governmental control of prices for
coal, clothing and shoes. The party
also urges the education of interna
tional negotiations with the 'view to
fixing basic prices for staple food, es
tablishing International transport tar
iffs and helping devastated' countries
by extending International ' credit
by means of ltnernational coin-
Airplane flights from Jones' field
s.t the top of the north side hill will
be made by the Ace Aircraft Cow of
Portland, whose plane arrived yes
terday and was assembled today. The
flight are to be aerial joy rldea for
anyone who desires a ride and wishes
to pay $10 for the experience.
Archie Roth, former overseas pilot,
will handle the plane, which is of the
Curttss type. This is the first com-,
mrrcial airplane to visit Pendleton and
it is expected that the flights will be
popular. Mayor J. L. "Vaughan- has
been invited to fly but It is rumored
that he has a thin film of ice in his
oxfords. Several other prominent,
citizens are expected to visit the
clouds, however. .
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SCHOOL GROUNDS TO
BE PARKINS SPACES
City school grounds will be used as
parking places for autos during the
Round-Up, the special grounds com
mittee reported to the council last
night. Orders were made to hire a
man to look after the grounds each
night and the school janitors will take
care of them in the day time.
A resolution from, the council to be
sent to congress and attacking profi
teers was asked by the Portland city
commission. All cities in the state
are being requested to send in such
resolutions.
The council still refuses -to lift the !
ban against Main street public meet
ings, last night having turned down
a reqnest of the E. P. Parker system to
be allowed to demonstrate on ' Main
street.- The request of the Salvatior
Army, held over from a week ago, was
not acted upon.
Plans and specifications r for the
paving of Garfield street from Mark
to Raley were presented by the city
engineer and approved.
City Attorney James A. Fee pre
sented an opinion that the ordinance
Passed lant Wednesday regulating the
gasoline filling station limits
LAREDO, Texas.. Aug. 21. Charges
that Carransista soldiers have been
implicated in the robbery of American
oil companies tn the Tampico district
have resulted in a number of -arrests.'
according to reliable information, re
ceived here. Mexican secret agents,
posing as soldiers, have been working
in all commands in the Tampico dis
trict several - weeks. They -made the
arrests yesterday. - The prisoners In
clude members of a gang; which rob
bed several American sailors from the
American warship Cheyenne recently.
Delayed messages received from Mon
terey stated a moss meeting was held -there
Tuesday'night protesting against
the American . punitive. ." expedition. '
Thousands attended .. .- . i
- Governor ambrano,-tn a speech 1 -urged
there be no violence, but de
plored the fact the Americans Invad
ed Mexico. He was enthsulastically
cheered. Mexico City dispatches de
clared Rafael Nieto, former su b-sec re
tarv of the treasury .published an open',.
letter declaring the assassin Qf Peter
Crone, an American, recently, killed . '
and robbed of his- cattle ranch near '
San Luis Pososi, is Eienot- Sequerre. a. ,
subordinate of -General Darraga, Car-, -
rainsta commander.' Nlete said the
fact Is well known lri San Luis Potoat
that Darranga's troops threatened to i,
mutiny.,. ... ;' , ". -"'
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TROOPS CALLED OUT ,
: IN INDIANA STRIKE";
HAMMOND. Ind.. Aug. tX. Offl-
cials feared a new outbreak today
when 800 militiamen arrived to guard
the Standard steel company's plant;
against possible rioting by strikers. '
but no trouble occured so far.' Ifun-
dreds of foreign torn workers lnth '
car plant refused to listen to the lead- s
era dictates and are still striking fol-
lowing rejection of the compromise1
the company offered. Stating the stt-t
uation is beyond their control, city..
and county officials called upon the
governor for troops, -
Valuable Express and ' " V
Mail Taken by Thugs rv
From" Southern Train
. NASHVILLE, Aug. 21. Three,
masked bandits help up the Louisville '
Nashville train near Columbia early
today and escaped with valuable mail
and express packages. . . n"
PEARL HARBOR DOCK - 4
OPENED BY DANIELS
HONOLULU. Aug. 21. Mrs. Joseph
will play." said President C. E. '
navy, pressed the button this morning -
would opening the gat?s of the Pearl harbor,
stand. It was thought Thursday that, drydock. Hundteds of whites. Hawal. -
owing to the absence of two council- lens and Japanese witnessed the cere- .
men, the deciding vote of the mayor mony, -that, according to Daniels,
in the tie could not be cast. The attor- marked the opening of a new era In
ney rules otherwise, however, and the the history of the islands. The sec-
retary, tn the chief addrees during the
ceremonies said the docks would be .
open to merchant ships as ,wel( as ,
ships ot war. He declared he expert
to make Pearl harbor one of the
world's areatest marine stations. - , '
ordinance is In effect.
Crowds Greater Than
Ever Predicted for
The Coming Round-Up
rrnwdn ppoifpr ihn rp rwifnra re
corded are pr ctfd for this year's
Round-ITn t.V C. K. 'rintnn .aArafarv
of the Pend'otoir Commercial Amo.
iciation. Mr. Cranon declares he has
;rereived more inquiries for tickets and
reservations for the show this year
than at any time In his memory.
AmnnK requests for reservations re
ceived today was one from the Dufu
tValley Development League, which
.will send four members for .the three
days. Four srandstand Mat! s-
ervations for the three days, Sept. 18,
la ana iv were requested.
THAI DERAIMCDi it HURT
BOYCE. Vi Aug;. Jl. Twelv pf
enfrers and a brake man were Injured
when a fast Norfolk Western traia raa
dtraild near here.
JJniE WEATHER I
FORECAST
NASHVII.l.K t'lTIIE.N' WALK.
NAHHVIU. P.. Ah. l r.-..i
warned to work in a rirlasltng rain as
the result of a street car strike.
lwr ciil Tonight sad J
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