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OIfY OFFICIAL PAPjuB
NO 4870
OOUWTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 44
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOEER 27, 1919
TWO THOUSAND SYf
WITH STRIKE CAI
JSS-L. S
cind Strike Order Because it
is Act of Convention.
FOOD CONTROL LAW IS
GOVERNMENT'S WEAPON
i
AISO Broad Definition Of War
Powers Gives Latitude for
Wide Action in Interest Of
i, i . r- .
Nation S Existence.
1
NKW YOK. fct. 17. Soorei f
persons were Injured today In a riot
following a clash between 2U00 strike
Tmpathliia and sevueni hundred
Inneaaiiiamaa who .,i- ...
work. The fluht, which was the most
serious during the prae.nl longshore-
........ r,.,lnv. , vv-v-uiii-u in j-riiiK-
in. v inns, stones arm fists w. r..
rijr umi una rexoivtTH who rirrd.
I olico roMTVM vlfforouBly wielding
clubs finally rcHtorod order.
Sovcral hundred men, Kathi red at
tho entrance of the North RlVOf plem
on the Xew York side, but Hctlvitlcn
of picket prevented tlu-m frm Ko-
inK to work. Pickets dashod from
pier to pier in automobiles, UlWtng tho
men to may out and threatening; them
With violence, it is alleged, If they 1k
norod the reuuest.
JACKSON NEION WILL
ADMITTED TO PROBATE
The will of Jackson Nel
rt-
ed to by his widow. Mrs. Jane Nelson,
was admitted to probate today, follow
ing the tuking or testimony of J. T.
j .teuallen, second subscribing wit in ss.
i mi vi. i i aymr. Mr. rseison s to ot net - In-
law. Is made executor of the will.
Mr. Nelson left to Mrs. Nelson their
lot. house and furnltm-t In Allienn and
f '"".i in f ash. To his brother John
. Nelson he left $60u and made 9140
boqoastS to his sister and to the iMI
drOH of several brot hers and stStOfS
now deceased. Harry Garfield, I.ulu
(htrfteld. BttUtJ Hcott and Lulu PVStsr !
are also left $l(io each. The residue j
of his estate is left to Mr. Taylor.
The Nelson will was filed int. 1
ten days alter his ileulh. II was made
on Sept. 10, 1 VI 9. in the presence off
J. T. Uouallen ami Cliff Bollinger. Mr.
Nelson was :i years obi when he
psads Hie will and the objection was1
based on the assumpt km t hat ad -VSn
OOd age male him incompetent. !
WILSON VETOES ACT
ENFORCING DRY RULE
WA8HINOTI IN, kit.
sident
Wilson today vetoed the national i
hlbitlon aot panged by oOttiTOss to en
force both wartime and constitutional
prohibition.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. The na
tional prohibition ad. passed to en
force both waiMuie and constitutional
prohibition was laid before Wilson by
Secretary Tumulty.
IN SERVICE AT GARY
CHICAOO, Oct. 27. Colonel Ma
ples commanding federal troops in ths
Oary steel district, said his men will
continue on duty there for some time
to come. Although the mills are
gradually approaching their former
product ion records, the colonel wild
there Is still danger of trouble. "Au
thentic reports that fiuo soldiers will
ho transferred to the West Virginia
district were denied by Maples. The
marching Of a body of troops In reliev
ing the guards is said to have been
responsible for the rumor.
Attends to Rossi Ctiagaiee.
Two changes m the Columbia Uiv.
er highway required the presence of
M. D. Dennett, highway engineer
In Sherman and iilliam counties
last week end. One change was ne
cessitated by tlm controversy over
the Qulnton tunnel In C.ill'nm County
and the other by the possibility of
mo king one bridge serve the cross
both the creek and railroad In Span
ish Ota tort, near Biggs in Sherman
county. Mr. Hatinslj returned fed
day.
OIVOS Inanimation.
W. W. Crvder. t'malllla forest su
pervlsor. Is giving the civil service
examination today for forest ranger,
Only one applicant. W aller Kirk, of
I'klah. apepnred to take the exnmina-
tlon. Mr. Kirk was formerly In the
forest Service. ,
ZERS
OT WHEN
rULD RETURN
ll
&v
mm APPEAL GOES
TO SALEM FOR TRIAL
.in n tiSSStS TSTphSZ
lion session of t it. sup reran court.
I Judge Jaim-H a. i".. . appelant, has nol
oompletc-d his answer brief an.l the
I ZoXn ""a?
Sal, m The respondent, were read
with tiu'ir Hide of the case, George a.
Hartman said today.
, Three cases were argued before the
roui t today. Tin y include that pt the
'"''xt National Dank of Union vs. C.
"etltar et ul. and P. C Wiitht
'" '' "' t al and the Im Orande
National Hank. combined ease. This
is an c.jutty mattw Involving the fori
rloHine of u elialt.'l inortKaLM? and la-
(bor lit-ns. Tim doftndantJ are ukpoi-
u,,tH
Am uppHlant. vs. MaKl- I Maliaf-
f, ,! V. If. 8erKant, r pondt nt.
was arKue'd. ThiH in from I ni,.n rnun-
ly. The third rune of ttie day VftJ that
of Cranston & McMmstora v, th- Cali-
forma ItiHUiaiu-e Co., appealwd from
Uak-r county by tbo plaintiff.
j The jUNtlee.s sitttlnK In tin 15 nuwH
to be heard here Include the entire
'bench. Chief Justice Thoma.1 A. Mo
Brldo, and Ajwoclate Justlcea Iftnry a.
i H-an, Henry I-. IteiiHon, iawrence T.
i llan iH, Oeot Kv H. Burnett, Charles A.
Johns and Alfred S. ISeniutt are Ivrr.
j Mrs Hennett naoompanled JiuIku Bon-
l.nott. Loo Moorhouoe is deputy clerk
jof the c ourt and I . It. Waffle bailii t.
(Juttc a foruiidald'- array of alt or -
ne s i xathereii lor the m-snion. Kmm
Haker are M. 1 1. Clilfonl. William
j .Smith, (i. It. Mount, James H. Nichol.
C. H. McCulkich. A. A. Smith, Major
I Frank C. McCulloch, and J. I. Rand.
1 I rum Ontario are . . Wood, . 11.
i Hrooke and P. J. Gallagher. Judge
. W. M. rtSTOSSy. formerl on the su-
preme bene!
Vlll eand T.
Is bora from Alt Minn-
iMri7.f, oi ran ri.iii-
, ,m iM" oonm-e. ,i i . nrwvwLv
was formerly senator from Oregon
jam) Mr. Oaflaghsr Is a ftutc aen.ttn.
' '
BUSINESS ACTIVITY IS 1
CAUSE OF CAR LACK
Abnormal tuisilness activity is the
cause of car shortage all over the Unit
ed Slates, according to A. I. Howns.
ami B, i Sparry ol Portland. Inspec
tors of transportation, with the Unit
ed States Railroad administration, who
are in Pendleton today.
Mr. Downs and Mr. Fpcrry state
that Vith all mills running at full ca
pacity, ami with shipment of this
year's harvest in progress. II has boon
llfflCUlt to .supply the demand. They
malting a tour of the northwest
and are get lint; In touch with the
shippers.
Car shortage in the Pilot Rock sec-
(Ion, experienced because of the lare
amount of BtOOll shipped from t ha I
point, was explained by the visitors as
being direct ly due to the fact that
Momma stockmen. I cause of the
drought, have bee nshlpping their
stock io market. I his created an im
mens' demand for slock cars, say Mi
Downs and Mr. Spcrry. and ship er
In this section suffered in conse
nuence.
ANSWER WEDNESDAY
WASHINGTON, (let. 87. Pies-dent
I,ce, of the brotherhood of trainmen,
and president. Sheppard of the railway
conductors will meal With Rail Direc
tor Unas Wednesday to receive bis '
answer to demands of their organlza
Hon for Immediate wage increases. It I
a announced hero,
in Prises Fair.
Uaur.i Phlpps, I ler ud st on grad
pupil won tho firsct prize of $10 In the 1
, brcadmakmg contest at the Hernifsion
Dairy and Rag I Ji w '.race Skinner j
i cart led off second honors and receiv
ed It. Mrs. Charles H. Marsh, bf
Pendleton, who acted as Judge, point.,
j out that -while the bread Whs ueorl
t he samg the ma n tier of ma king the
bread showed a difference. II ra. i
Marsh gave a short talk on her nbser.
VatlOM made WhltS acting as judge.
The II ern list on school team won the
first prise for canning pears and car-'
n ts, defeat In g t he 'obi nib la school
by two points. Anoth' r tntresting fssu.
tare of the program f' r women wa j
the cooking nf a complete meal In ni
i pressure cooker In ID minutes.
RrtcTuJtJng Oftloor io Walla Walla.
R, 'arr, chief qusrtsrmaatsr in '
the I'nlted Stales Navy, who is i.i
charge of the recruiting office In Ten.
dleton. returned today after a bustlsSSg
trip to Walla Walla, mntle In the In-
Urcst of lecrultlng work.
KING ALBERT CALLS
UPON ROCKEFELLER
ON SECRET MISSION
NKW YOltK. Oot 17. King Al
bert of KciKium flew .wr New
York today In a eaapiana. He
started from tin- Columbia Yacht
dub at X;.r,o and returned at
The kins visited .1. 1) Rookefcl
lor. Sr., la. t night at Tarrytown.
Ills viHit is clothed In secrecy.
S- CONSULAR AGENT
HELO BY MEXICANS IS
Message Today Says Jenkins is
on Way to Pucbla, Assured
Mexican Government Put up
$150,000 Demanded.
W 'ASH1XQTON, Oct. 27. The Am-
SliOSJl embassy in Mexico City sent a
m-'.Hat' to the ta1
Separtmsnl that
ins, who wan
d b bandits
Consular Am-nt Jc
r'.ii)Pfi ami
near Pucbla. Mexico, was released to
day on paymsnt tf a ransom of si ".",
1100. Information Ngardlhg who paid
the ransom was not contained in tho
moaaagfja
The toosaago said Matthew Ha tin.
third secretary of the embassy, who
was sent U I'uebla, notified the em
bussy tha t Jenkins had .sent him a
moasajN from witliin Mexican fed
eral lines thut the ransom had boon
paid and that ho was en route to Pu-
sbla.
In the absence of sjiecific inffrmn
t ton. officials here assume thai the
Mexican government paid t lie ran
som. A note dispatched to Mexico
demanded that Jenkins' release be
effected even though the Mexican
government had to pay the ransom.
State department officials emphati-
cally stati
men did r
Senator
d
da
that this
ern- I
Saturday Introduced
Solution directing that all armed
r,ri-.. i.f th.
nited States be used in
an effort to -tain release of Ameri
can, Consular Agent Jenkins, held by
the Ikfex lean bandits.
I
AMERICA
Today. (Ht. 27. is being obserxed
throughout t lie nation as the ahnl-1
vcrsary of Theodore Roosevelt's birth.
It is also the filial day In the drlY
for a IS,6oo,a6o meraortai fund wiihj
which a monumenl to his memory is
to be erected. A park at Oyster IWy.il
his former "home, and endowment . I
the K mis, veil Sttmorfal Aasoclatlod. J
are other Objects of this fund.
ONLY HALF OF CITY'S
pendtaton has subscribed only half
her uuota In t he Roosevelt Memorial
drive and the contmilteis are out this
aftemOOn to complete the quota He
cause the drive Is lading, the request
will be for more than one dollar. Con
tributions are still being received at
local banks and newspaper offices.
Miss Kffte Jean Krnzler. with a total
of $110 mihscrthtd. leads all other BO
ItoitOTS In the lOcAl oahlpalgn. Her
efforts have placed her district at the
hcud of all rendition districts.
TWO VOTES KILL
JOHNSON CHANGE
FOR PEACE PACT
Amendment to Equalize Voting
Strength Within League of
Nations is Defeated in Unex
pected Decision.
cinuT DcniiDi inmie nor:
ALIGNED WITH NEGATIVE
imn.orliofolu Affnr Ancuuar
uiiiir.uiiuui j ni ivi ni-nvwi i
Johnson Introduces New
Measure Which Seeks to Ac
complish Same Object.
WASHINGTON, Dct."27. The sen
ate today defeated the Johnson
amendment to the treaty to eutlolts
I Voting strength within the league of
nati
ns by a ote
juest
ltion
he
vole came unexpectedly
of Senator LodgS after J
LSW ler Hitc-hcock aj
would ask for unanimous consent tdla man
vote at 1:30. ! see 1.0 reason why tehat red
we cannot have the vote rinht now." 1 ''' be pf
Ejodge docuaroo. Roll was called dress. T"" loru! ost has not hetn es
W(l""it further delay. i Ptally actlvs ihu.s far but plans to go
ahead now, with virtually all men out
Tlje republicans voting againsi the Of the service, and become a factor
amendment wer- Colt. Edge, Kellogg 1n the community.
K- yes McCu niler. stcN'ary, Nelson 1 11 probahle. Temporary President
and Sterling. (lore was the only dem- I ,r- J W;irjlL'r- "Mol today, that perma-
Otlng aye.
ititely after the
iduced a second
eks to accompli
the first one.
EiREDEALS LOSS TO
ITALY COTTON Ml
S !A KATI
day pS rt ly
sicst roved- pxi
rfg 1r out of
lcstroyci
liere, throw'-rig Tr out of work and
causinga loss of half a million.
OBSERVES ROOSEVELT'S BIRTHDAY TODAY
'
PHONE CALL HALTS.
FUNERAL ORDERS AS
MISTAKE IS SEEN
A11NXKA POIJH, Oct, 27. U.
w, (Jiimore today telephoned to
his niece just in time to stop sr-rangcrne-m
for bti own funeral.
Ppltcs then discovered n man
I vjfelch ah auto killed wu Charles
I Johnson not Oilmorc.
PENDLETON POSTOF
IP
ILMU
i ! I 1. ( . i
' i-t- ' w '' '
All Discharged Sollicr3, Bail
: ors and Mariner, Invited t
Join in Meeting", Hear Spcai
er and Make Plans.
, am dh&rgsd sol iiorst MLitoirs ph-'
, marines, wliether meitlbers f 'he le-
ffcion or mt. are lovled : : uitt nd
meeting of the American (,1141011. I'tn
J llotbn Poof In tli-' a; 'f it ,i r oom oi"
' ho county library WodneOday c ven-
hg ov. The cneotlng will be pri
marlly for
I :ormer uc
ion.
i Kl forts ;
purposs ot enlisting al
men in the organ za
being made to have,
life, perhaps a dis
roth out of the city,
deliver- the main ad-
; n D1 ni itcers win re nominate'! ano
j elected at the coming meeting. Mr
1- Warner explained that it has been
it ' a national and state policy of le
cion posts to delay election of perma-
nent officers until such time ;ia rnem
borshlps were larger and more repre
st ntatlVO. Thus more men are offered
I he opport unity to express their
choice.
Plans for the observance of the an
nivcivary of Armistice: Iay. Nov. 11,
will also be taken up at the meeting a
week from Wednesday. The post
may also take steps to cooperate with
the Red Cross in the enrolling of
members during the roll call. Othei
matters of peculiar interest to dis
' " charged men are also e.xpectcd to Ix
miils brought up for consideration.
(Continued on page 6.
GOVERNMENT, WHILE AWAITING
MINERS' ANSWER, PREPARES TO
SAFEGUARD PUBLIC INTERESTS
PO!NDEXTER PREPARES
RACE EO PRESIDENT
WAHHINOTON, Oct 27. Hackers:
r S. Bator roindeter. who announced
,is Rapubttcafl candidacy for prcsl-i'-nt
lant night today began prepar- j
itiona for carrying his campaign intu
i.ry na1'-.
The V.';. hlng'.n senator, in his ;
: 'T : I policy, denounced threats
1 UibOr I oderM !o tie up the rail- I
..il a- 1 i; v -i anient by terror for a '
,lI da f;:i.l declared that the
: .vet hfnrni mttat be made supreme to
l t?! i-a: it;. I and labor, though insist- 1
! .-t tttO -jurt claims of
thould be recognized.
lalor
EIGHT NORWEGIANS TO
SPEND CHRISTMAS AT
fll n HDMF IN NORWAY
nUIV.C in WnHHI
Kight Norwegians living near
Helix will spend ChrLstmas this
yr-ar In their -old homes in Nor
way. Reservations for passage
across the Atlantic have been ob
ta ined on the steamship T'nlted
states, of the Scandinavian-American
line, throush N. E. Bly
denstein. local agent, and the
party will sail from ew York,
November 15-
For two of the party, the child
ren of Mr. and Mrs. Salve Om.
lid, it will be their first visit to
Norway, as they were born in
this country. The adults, how
ever, will be returning to the
home fireside for Christmas,
some of them fr the first time
in a number of years. They ex
pect to land at Christians
sand, Norway, and will set sail
from the same port tt return to
the United States next spring.
Those who made reservations
were; Curl Spilling. Nils Aane
son. Ttelnhart Aanenson, Chris,
laoohoon and Mr. and Mrs. Salve
Omlld and two children.
H. C. L. CONTEMPLATED1"
CI.KVKI.AND, ct. 27. An effort
WH1 be made to link international la
bor unions and agricultural organiza
tions of the country into a gigantic
bureau to lower the cost of foodstuffs,
aft the forthcoming national farm and
labor conference In Washington, ac
cording to Warren Stone, head of the
brotherhood of looomotlv
engineers
He said he will spend the next two
months perfect inp the cooperative
Bcneme. tie inans lu ' i 'i : um
middlemen and institute machinery
Tor direct interchange between the
farmer and consumer. He said the or
ganization would include the federa-
on ot labor and the national grange.
Tweed Estate Worth Sir..n:t2.4.
The estate or Vhomaa J. Tweedy,
late post master, has been appraised
at tt5.0S1.4S by George A. Hartman,
U B. Oronln and J. W. Maloney, ap-
p raisers. The estate consisted of
S2ST.!'S In money and the Imlance In
notes and property. He owned II,-
350 in liberty bonds.
Hermlston lan lics.
Cary Wood, aed I St of Hermtaton. j
lied last night at St. Anthony s hos-
pital of Bright', disease. He was an
It .at vice man and had never reeov-
,-red alter illness In FVabCe. He is snr-
vived by his wife. Tho body is al ti e
l-'olsom undertaking parlors.
TcniM-iatnic i !.".
Today's temperature is 4 5. with a
minimum of 10. The barometer rec
ords ;0.fi5. an indication that Pe wea
ther will be clear and cold. The re
port is from Major 1-ee Moorhouse,
weather man.
Mother Svks Sttden hibl
Mrs. Bva Terwi llicer. of Salem, is
boking for her daughter Uuth. age
H, who was stolen from her last spring
sho says. In a letter received tday
by County Suprintendent V. W.
Gren, Mr. Terwilliger ask thai a
search be made for the girl through
out the schools of the county. She
onclowd a p-stcard picture of the
iirl tor Identification, She offers 5o
award for the recovery of th girl.
Mrs. Tcrwillim-r resides at 196 South
ttth. steet. Salem.
Small Gtli doptcl.
j Adoption pa p"s were si coed today
whereby Merle 'la i ihel Hoff. aged
V hi :id pted l y ier grandmother.
Mr. Harriet i . CVawford and the
girl's name changed to Crawford.
Her mother is dead.
School CfCtll in Town Tola.
fasaeg Hell, clerk of acnoal iHstrict
No tl. near Weeton, Is in the city to
day on busmess.
Indian I ot. ii- Sir. Pail.
Kmmett JoHnaoa BO Indian, todav
rfeltel $1,, In pol'Ce court for fall
nre to appear for trial. H- was sr.
ested on a charge of being- drunk
:ind tluHirderly.
Scores Are Injured in Brooklyn
Today; Several Hundred
Workers Are Involved in
Most Serious Clash of Strike
CLUBS. STONES, FISTS AND
REVOLVERS FREELY USED
Mobs Finally Quiet Down After
Melee With Coming of Police
Reserves and Vigorous
Wielding of Clubs.
WASHINGTON". Oct 27. While
waiting the miners' anewer to the re
quest for withdrawal of th ecual strike
order, government officials are ready
to act to protect the public Intereet
In case the strike occurs. The, food
control law (tlves the government an
ouoartualty to take a hand in the
str.ke thrml(,n , provlgions making-
it illegal to interfere with production
and allowing the government to tako
.over a mine to Insure continued pro
duction. Even without this law, it la
pointed out. the supreme court's
.broad definition of war powers would
give the government plenty of lati
tude for action in passing on various
war laws. The supreme court declar
ed the government has power to do
almost anything in the Interest of tho
nation's existence.
Claim to Be Powerless.
INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 27. United
mine workers officials are powerlesa
to rescind their order; catling all soft
'coal miners to strike november 1,
William fireen secretary-treasurer, de
clared today. They cannot respond to
; Wilson's appeal for wlhdrawal of tho
strike order without action of tho
convention, because the strike wao
called by the convention which met
at Cleveland.
BELGIAN KING VIEWS
RRST FOOTBALL GAME
WEST POINT, Oct. 27. King Al
bert arrived by airplane from New
ork. He landed on the athletic field.
Officers of the military academy met
him and a cadets 'review followed.
CONV'CTION OF WOLF OF
WALL STREET IS UPHELD
WASHINGTON'. Oct. The su
preme court today upheld the convic
tion of Iavid Lamar "the wolf of
Wall street" on charges conspiring
. .. .h- manufacture and sllio-
l ul war mumt ons. Laniar was
rh!ired wlth i.elnir In conspiracy with
Von Kintelen, German agent.
FRENCH DESTROYERS TO
ASSIST BRITISH AGAINST
RUSS0-GERMAN LEADER
LONDON". Oct. 2 7. French de
stroyers at the mouth of the Ltatina
have '"'en ordered by Parle to assist
Brlti.h warships iu attacking the
forces of Colonel Hermondt. according
to a 5iKa dispatch.
Stockholm dispatch sjild I'remier
Clamnla and all extreme socialists of
the Lettish government have resigned.
nermondt. successor to Von Der
(iaitj. as leader of the Uusso-Gerinan
forces on the west front has been
bombarding Riga as a rart of his
catupuign against the Letts who. h"
a!t,.K,.;, ;ut. opposing his march agaist
ne bolslicviki.
Hoefl and Tenv Suctl 0sMS9 Aain.
Victor Henderson today filed suit
a:alnst Arnold Hoeft and Klmer Tow,
hts former partners in tho Motor Inn
Oarage, for lg0. Henderson alleges
that he agreed to sell his inter
est in the garage for J00 and com
pleted the transaction but that the
$200 was never paid. He Is represent
ed by Raley, Haley and Stiwer.
rind-, a stolen I ar.
A Kord car BtOStn Saturday f re rn
Frcewattr waa locatsjsl on one of the
Ctty gtreets e.-terday and wua taken
to a local garage where it is being
held for lis wuor. Examination is
being nuide to see whether any dam.
age was done to the machine. A
Peerless belonging l- C. W. Bade, at
Freewat. r. was also stolen and was
found near the power dam on the
Walla Walla river.
li WEATHEP
FORECAST
Tonight and
Tuendity prob
ably rain.
U .inner.