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h" Ea si?SC COreioniarii S DAILY EVENING EDITION Number ui copies printed of i uturday1 i Utilly lldlllori 3,037 Ibis paper In n tw-mu. r mil eudlted n in i' auuii i mm run or t ii win Uiim COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 31 K - v MM rpsai uirrjiv .-c WHk. - c H r I I . 1 1. n in r.n.1 I. ton t. ci I nulilli C1.im- v;V'29" SSSSSflSW -MluA atni-FfCCILJ-Ol iiiiJ kanmBiMaltfBr ly "r any oth'r P"P"r- ' o, LY EAST 0REG0NIAN- PENDLETON. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1919. NO. 4902 7 r ". - " : ! MEXICO STANDING PAT ON ATTITUDE IN JENKINS CASE mKULiiiub c ti williams has urnniim nrimif Acting Foreign Minister Medina I Declares Country's Position I Remains Same as in Recent ' Note to Washington. RELATIONS DELICATE BUT NOT CRITICAL IS OPINION Information Reaches United States of Similar Case in Which British Subject is Im mediately Set Free. WASHINGTON, !,-. I. A ctmour rent resolution iii.. ting I 'resident n-.. n io sere ,,11 diplomatic rela Hons nun Mexico Immediate! j ami withdraw recognition of onranM u Introdnoeu' in the senate today b taauor l ull. Tin- ii Willi km would also pot amgnm record a- back log oi ihi' nata department's action in Om Jeukla rax-, ii mu referral to Uie roM'ian ilaiiiiiis committee. Senator l ull declared ilial evldem' lias Iktii olitaiiuil Hint ill astound Hie oauntrs when it U presented. Me aald: "i charge thai ibe Mex- lean emliass, m Washington. Mcxl.an consul general in New York and sun ItaMiciaoo and consuls along tlie bor der ure constantly Mil-ring up i-eio-lutlon ami bolshevik ideals. Canaan is behind tliis nronatfanaa.' Senator Shields declared Uial Sena tor Aslinrst's resolution lli icl(iig the war ilelutrtnlent lo send troops to II,, bonder does not go tar enough and that a siionlii be i ikiiiumi to declare war on Mexico. f pb 9 AMX Jf J tr williams has iimnnnif nn nui EVERE ACCIDENT AT TOftf , KY nf W MM I I nccc r:iiiiri-no , lanvvill ixa-a.w 1 1 i,iiii, luolo rnvucno Hjilncy Williams, Pendleton you man who Ih employed at iho Bur roughs Plunlint Hill, out his fourth I und firth Nngeri off at the aeoond knuckle today, and cut Ilia middle Hu ge off between the flrnt and second knuckles. Iiesldi-s gutting the tl from Ids Index Ohger whin In- oaujrhl bis ! I. ft hand In the Joiner ui ihr- mill to- I duy. Beeaueo of the ruatiho ! the fingers i ro linn off, possible in graft them ti again, although Williams Immediately to Bt Anthon He Ik a brother of Mrs. Ben Burroughs Of tills nlty and of Miss Marjorie Wll llama. also of Pendleton. u hi. h ISlK hostiM;. ZERO HITS HARD WITH BIN EMPTY 'Seriousness of Fuel Shortage is Brought Home as Large Sec tion of Middle West Shivers With Cold. LADY ASTOR RECEIVES FIRST '-CALL DOWN" FOR TALKING WITHIN HOUSE LONDON', Dee. I. "1 never saw- a I tibiae 'A here women were needed nvrc," Lady Astor first snmu mem Of .arliament s;ild today when ' iski d r.,r Impressions .f her first da' nienitier. She Rot her first "fall down" lust i.lk'ht when she coin united the offense of talking to a member "within the house. ' The speaker twice rapped for order bafOrf the vlacounteaa heard him. the Immediately stepped out side the bar of the houae, and con tinned bar conversation. FUNDS ARE ASKED FOR ONLY 8000 CARLOADS ARE AVAILABLE FOR 30 MILI0N yHMi;. Mux Hayes of Clove- i Innd, nittlonn My known lutmr leader, ( h.i Ii iiiiin ofha runvention of la bor dlecateM which Ih orKanirJnR tho niw labor party to benln attivitleH Willi next cfir'a elections. Railroads of Southwest Suffer Lack; Without Immediate; Dnlinf CimA I ...III!.. KS...t' MGllUi UUMIC lUL.cllllieS IVIUil Cancel All Trains. TO DISPLAY POIENIIAL 1L VALLEY" SHE ; GLASS PREDICTS DEFICIT OF OVER THREE BILLIONS Annual Report Shows World War Cost United States $26,007,000,000 Exclusive of $26,210,530,000 in Loans REVISION NOT REDUCTION OF TAXES ADVOCATED EASTERN DIDCESE WILL AID IN STATE WORK Appropriation Estimates Sub mitcd to Congress Have $170,000 for Irrigation En terprise, $3000 for Office. MEXICO CITY, Die. 3. -The Mex ican Buvernmcnt han not hanffel Itfl attitude In the Jenklnm case, actlntc The Eastern Oiagpn i ; of the j Episcopal church, of whlchiRev. Al ' free! Lockwood of this city h chair man, will do itH part in raping the $-40, out quota which ha. len assltrn ; ed t; thf Oregon dioeee In the nation wide campaign for the e er-ni-mbir canvaw, which heftln textminday. The inonev will be uned fiiFeiiergetic wr rk by the c hurch In ( 'rftn. The church hope to Hee -: 'd at the L'iilverxt "f rc)t"ri a religious com munity center for the students on land now owned by the Kpiscoual church. Poor mlHHlonary renters lXi to be financed and inlpped Wth vicars. Vf small a:tuiiiobiJis ir asked f.r enable the church to? i ra J ceniers. I,ok'in csMm1 , ABuog appropriation eatirn nutted to coi)KrMK by Secretary Covering affairs in tfie i'a Ific North west is one of $170,000 for the I'mu tilla reclamation project, and another for $30,000 for the support of the I'matilla Indian agency. For the submarine and destroyer baae at the mouth of the Columbia, contingent upon the donation f site by Astoria, the estimate Is $1,000,000 as initial appropriation for the pro ject. For niaintainaiice and continuing Improvement of rivers and harbors, the appropriation estimates are Coos Hay l2t,0M, Jakuina river $3000. Ya.juln.i bny $ 1 4 O.oau. upper Coluni- .HlCAOf , Dae. 2. Below zero I weather throughout a large part of I tne mlddleweet Is todar bringing home , the? seriousness of the coal shortage. 1 Protnleed relief from EBaatarn hard I '-rial Miin.-H has failed to arrive. Onl !800t cars of 00a have been available ! for 30,000.000 persons In the Chicago (region during the. last two week. Railroads Of the southwest are refloat I ed to be especially hard hit. prae ! ticaJly all railroads have cut their ten sub. (cheduleji to a minimum. Unleefl re- lass ' ijef H received immediately no train.! , will be operated in some sections after Saturda. President Visits Pendleton As sociation Extending Invita tion to Review Teel Project at Wednesday Celebration. M-;w YOltK. Margaret Uw nce quit the stage when she wax marrb-fi to enalgn, now lieutenant mmander, Orson M unn, sir years ago. When the war separated the cpuple L(m Lawrence returned to the stage and is still there. Secretary Recommends Check on Income Tax Dodgers, Re peal Excess Profits Tax and Revision of Revenue Act. NEW AUTO LICENSE TO BE IRE COSTLY 1 . ft. Kay ui Travel WASHINCTUN. iH.r. :j The gov arnmstft Ik tnday Sarlonsly r.inHidering reiluclnir rallrna.1 paKSi-nger due to the coal shortage. FY.!m Befio to Castle Hook, on tho Columbia, lies a potential Imperial next Wednesday, December 10. net Wednesday, December 10. Such la the Invitation which Fred state are receiving application blanks I Ce-nrge. president of the Echo Com msrclal Club, last night extended to 1 nu mbers tot the Pendleton Commercial w,. nation and to residents of eastern Oregon. On Wednesday the Echo people plan to hold a celebration and vehicle owners are which has for its purpose the ac 'luaiming of eatern Oregonlans with traffic, j -".'00 acres -which the Teel pro ject will reclaim within the next IS 1 months. I W'AHHIXdTOX. Dec. . A deficit of more than three billiona will show on the government's books at the closa lot the fiscal year June 30, 1920, Sec , retury Glass estimated In his annual report to congress today. He also es timated a deficit of one and a half billions for the following fiscal year. The world war cost the I'nited Istates 007.000.000. exclusive of All owners of motor vehicles in the , loans to the allies totaling i9.40A.000.- 000. The gross public debt was $21.- rr.im the secretary of state for their 210.530.000 at the close of business 1920 registration and license. Cars October 31. carrying 1919 licenses are required by! No Tax Kc. Miction. law to display the new year's ucense Secretary Glass indicated that re- plates on and after January 1, iazO. duction of taxation is not to be con- being urged stdered now. Tax revision. Glass "People of I'matilla county know .f the Teel project but have not seen Mr. George said. "We propose to penetrate rural ceniers. I.-.u'ini; caYnps are to i.ia, Hhove C.-li... f27.:.0'i: I "..luiiiMa Foreign Minister Medina told the be equipped with rli..lainas a means and W illamette rivers, below Portland I'nited States Press In an exclusive ' combating bolshevlsm and I. . and Vancouver, $16."., mm : Willamette, Interview today. W'.iani. above Portland, and Yamhill river. "Mcxlcos position Is the same $48,800. was stated In a recent note to the URl TTI THI IfHH" f) K TT0 Oother appropriation estimates are: I'nited State) ho said "We mil NlW IN Trill INI KAII" For support of Klamath ..... la ths facts then and they are iinclmlie-. ' -' I i-LLI OUIlL lllllHJ dJans, MOOai Wariusprings irjiUiliis. .1 i. I ...... .... .. rf..ti. .. . --- . ll"i-.-.iatH HI I "h..rrt. iH!iT:"n. cate, but they are not so critical as to cause a break. I do not think they are beyond possibility of an amicable settlement." BrtllsJinr is FYeed WASHIM1TON, Dec. I. Informs-I N, w t"l'Phone rates for service ren Uon DM reached Washington of the I -r ' " '"" ''oclflc Telephone and kidnapping of Norman Rows, Uritish I Telegraph Company were initde ef- l,c MeTlcin r.-hels ..I,,. Iw.1,1 ' 1 ''rl 1 vt' -Vl.-ll'iav i.v I in- i-i .... .. .. mun loua Suffers. DE8 MOINES. Dec. 3. Realiza tion of what a fuel famine means In Industrial life is beginning to dawn IT" '.".T2"Srl'U,y: .Several Mhe and Stanfleld project. 'f,- nut. vi uii: man- die upciilllllK on a six-hour bm-tness day; non-es-n ntlal Industries are closed and train nnd street railway service is cut to a minimum. No immediate relief Is in iKht. show what has already heen done. Then we will show them the Teel district to exhibit What we have to add to the wealth of the county and state. Likened to napefial Valley EFFECTIVE ON MONDAY .VM Students to lifr. and Siletjf asencies. iath reservation irrigation m, i&noo. Kfre protection of Orejfon and "i li-f'-rnia, and Coos Bay waRon road land grants, $2.',onn. Kxpenses of Oregon surveyor gen eialij office. $U.Hft. subject, by Mexican rebels, wb him for rn nsom immediately protested and the renejele trovernment im medial feoted Itowe'a releasi. Car Iy ef- STATE HIGHWAY WORK Hno wis general throuKhoiit coatern OrcKon. aOCOrdinS to M. O, Kennett. state hiKhwa engineer who returned last nlKht from an inspection trip. At Turns there was a veritable hllxxanl last week end. while Vule, Ontario, I taker ami !, (Jrande huvu from two to four inches of snow. Highway -work will be continued on all projects in this part of the state unless eealher condition become too tine llrlllsh officials "" r ",,h- sc.rvl'T. C"T sion. sa.vs a statement uy v . j. nu ll ps. commercial superintendent . for the division in which Pendleton la located. All bills for the current month will be rendered aerordfnK to th new schedule, he announces. The rullnn by the commission pr- that over p,3 mv"ts be credited ount, states J. A. Murray of the tffloe. kidlntf nothing I-s done by the ny to overthrow the c.-mmls- unlir refunds on phone rates collected since August 1 will be made when the current analysis of the order is completed, states Mr. phlUIpe, It is not within the province of local offi- HILTON VOTES BONDS W ilaN. ,VeT.;.JPeiV- 3. Five hun dred Fniverslty of Nebraska coal mi- j tiers are today waiting summons to .' dig coal in neik'hhorinif coal states, in response to Governor McFCelvIe's ap- i-e-jii ior neip in meeting the ruel cri- BlS. t'onfi'ation IiicvitaWe. oMAHA. Iec 3. Confiscation of oal Is inevitable and will start here in five days unless relief Is In siht wlthtn 4S hours. Fuel Administrator Snyder announced here today. "We have the water, the soil and 1 r months eunahteji.' he added. There Is no reasoa fivhythe region from Kcho to Castle Rock, on the Columbia, can pot rival the famous Imperial Valley of ralifornla within a few years." Asa Thompson, a director of the Teel district, accompained Mr. George to the mcetine- to tell of procress on the system. He stated that It is Im possible to show persons the head works of this project at this time but t hat the land Itself is now In excer lent condition for display. He promis ed that autos and guides will be ready to leave Kcho after the arrival of Xn. 1 to show visitors over the three west end projects. by both county and state officers to u"&ed, should be along a line to pro file their applications early to avoid vent Persons with larg-e incomes from coiiKe-stiun and possible difficulty to 'dodging federal taxes by making vast themselves. investments in exempted municipal oonas. He also urged repeal of the excess profits tax. Receipts estimated by Secretary Glass are on the basis of the war tax law under which taxes will be collect- current A new scale of charges is placed in effect for 1920, which makes the au- toist's license considerably more cost- I ly. The legislature, in setting this new ake all who come over the Hermiston , Mhedule. had in mind the diversion ed for the remainder of tne of more money to the state road fund and it is tu that end that the excess over the present year will go. The year unless congress makes swift changes. These laws. Secretary Glags showed in his renort. enabled thp irnv. requires that licenses ernment to meet more than 43 per- bouj-ht between January 1 and July cent of its war 1, shall pay the license for one current receipts. nui year. Arter July 1, the license fee is one-half, and after October 1, one-fourth, that for the year. Should Have Blank. Persons having cars with 1919 11- appreciable reduction in the amount censes are supposed to have received , of revenues from taxation is not to be application blanks by this time. Those , thought of during the fiscal year, who have received none are advised ! when the government's current dis- expenditures out of The war debt will , be completely retired in 2o years un I der the cumulative sinking fund act. lUvenue Act. Secretary Glass said: "Though any Payroll SHO.OOU Monthly Dal mpj Measil charter $ 1 1.4)00 Mi alio st re n nd for tho Isauan improvements JIMtnn m water system bonds were passi d by slim majorities in the elec tion held yesterday, according to s. D. Peterson, city attorn ey for M ilton. c ats of the company to outline any , nn is m town today. i he street measure until the oftcerH of the Hell . measure carried by 1 1' and the water system have acted. incisure by 1 ii otes. Local phOBe rates have la-en $2.7,i The bonds are to be issued to retire for the individual line, for a warrants outstanding against the oity two pariy imr. ana - tor a ioui pw j , tor rwoeni improvement work done MEASURE IS SUGGESTED r"s Mr. Thomson's report tm- tonne was of interest in bled association in em be mill, he said, is running o day and there are three eig i ft x on either end of the The new rate fixed by the i there. commission is f.'2 for the individual line. $2 for a two party Hue and $1.7.1 for a four patty line. In other towns In l inatilla county, the ruling by the service Com ml eel on i.-t as follows: For Adams. Athena, Kcho. Hermiston. Milton, Stanfleld. and Weston. 2 for individual line; $l.7r for two party line and J1.5U for four party line. severe, however. Mr. Ihmnett report ed. The only work which has shut flown is I hat of (wiving be! wren Iji Grande and Hot Lake and near Mil ton and Athena In this county. Grad ing and BTft.Vel tngj which Is tmder way In seM-ral districts, will not be stop ped. A controversy with the Pacific HrldKc Company, contractors on the Hums to Iji wen section of the Central . TCgou mgnway, was semen on .mi. aiArr- nnilin IO Bennetta trip. This stretch in i: HOME MADE BOMB IS miles In length. Location of the ii miles from L'twrn to Crane was com pleted last week apd office work will be taken up on this section at once. Dr. B. W. Iizell. chemist for the state highway commission, accompan ied Mr. Bennett to Malheur county and made tets of the screenings used on the road, the cementation of the rook, etc. Progress In ithat section third pi .Kit i. the o The vole f normal i came fn cast was about i ami the chief m the north sid- WASHINGTON'. r ,.,-. 3. Sugges tions were made today that Senator Cummins, In charpe of the railroad bill, ask for a cloture on the measure. The move was aimed at what is believ ed to be the Intention of several sena tprg to talk indefinitely .m the bill due to the a nt I -strike provision it con t.'ilns. Republican leaders are at tempting to get the hiii through ny 'hristlnas as President Wlleon expect ed to return the roads January 1. ' More than 1001 feet have been completed ditch have been cut shovel, which renmv, H-ogres" to thr rs. The ne shift ht-hour tunnel. of the big bor. Two miles of by the steam s loan yards or more a day. The district has at pre sent an $.$o,000 monthly payroll, ho said. Wednesday's celebration is not for the purpose of selling the lands but to acquaint the people of the county with the projec" It is the openinc wedge in an advertising campaign Which will he culminated later wit h the offering of farm tracts under the project for fflle. to request blanks from the automobile department, secretary of state, at once. The new registration fees are as follows: Motor bicycles $ 3 Motorcycles 0 Electric pleasure vehicles 18 Electric service vehicles, under one ton .' 25 Steam or gas pleasure vehicles up to and including 23 h. p 15 Excess of 23 and Inclusive of 26 h. p 22 Excess of 26 and inclusive of 30 h. p 28 Excess of 30 and inclusive of 36 h. p 36 ICxeess of 36 and inclusive of 40 h. p 48 Excess of 4 0 h. p 56 bursements will exceed Its current receipts and when congress is consid ering various measures carrying vast I additional appropriations. It tm the duty. I believe, of congress to study ! taxation with a view to revision of the revenue act on lines which will . provide necessary revenue from a mi nimum of inconvenience and Snjus- ! tice FAILS TO SAVE PATIENT Registered by Tons. For trucks under one ton, regular mho registration fees apply. The reg- ; patt,n f. tnr w,nWs' :iimi,,,,(, Gustave Hirkle. taken to St. An thony's hospital 10 days ago by the Salvation Army, died last night of ty- j phoid fever. The man. who had not NEW ROUND TABLE MEMBERS LEFT IN LODGING HOUSE OF STRIKEBREAKERS )f SAN FBANCIBCO, Dec 3. A bomb is left today in Jbe reading- room dlng house frequented by ste vedores employed as strike breakers When the stevedores heard a clock ticking within the package, they called was satisfactory to both the enulneer the noliie who declared (he nbjetf WHS and the chemist. ' 'i "dangerous homemade bomb.'- PISTOL SHOTS ROUSE NEIGHBORHOOD, EFFECT RECOVERY OF CA R BUT FAIL TO HALT THIEF Pour shots from a pistol at 1 1 oYlock last night aroused that portion of the city dwelling on East Court street and resulted in the recovery of u Ford touring car stolen a week OgO Saturday from the Osborne Taxi Com pany but failed to flag the fleeing The man ran east on Court street a nd as Lyda y came Into range, he fired two shots ever his head. Thcs having taken no effect, he aimed at the man's legs but missed. He was making such speed that he was beyond iranCe after the fourth shot, i The officer was put on the trail purlolner of the car. Traffis Officer about :! by report that Uie ntleen William Lyduy. who attempted to halt auto thief was Irvine, to start another the aliened car thief by his shots, de-1 machine parked opposite the city hall dares that the msn will be arrested He wanted a car to tow Into town the shortly as his Identity Is known. (Ford. which was having engine Police had been Informed that the trouble. Being unable to start the stolen machine was hi the vicinity, other car, he went elsewhere for a It was located last night outside the tow, A man who witnessed his at Simpson Auto Co.. garage where the tempts in the larger machine report alleged thief had brought It to maked ho the polb e. repairs. He was working on the en-1 The stolen machine Is in fair shape gine when Officer Lyday accosted him. except for the loss of the batterv and The man took flight at once, pureued spot light which have been stripped. by Lyday. who was handh a iqed by I Psllce are ifident their ability to not having his motorcycle, I bring the culprit lot ' euatod) shortly. stratfon for trucks is by tonnage and is as follows: One ton and not over 1 tons $ Over 1 u tons and not over 2 tons 'ver 2 tons and not over 24 tons Over 2 tons ami not over 3 tons 72 Over I tons and not over 3 tons 84 Over 814 tons and not over 4 tons 96 Over 4 tons and not over 4 1 tons 108 Over i tons and not over 5 tons 120 For trailers of one ton or over ca pacity, a license fee equal to one-half the fee charged for motor trucks is required. Trailers of less than one ton apacity need no license. 48 60 to Captain Jenny Conrad. S. A., who took him to the hospital where the Salva tion Army paid all the man's expenses. Hirkle was 23 years of age and a day laborer. His illness prevented bis working and he was in a destitute con dition, when the Salvation Army came to his aid. Horn in Germany. Hirkle has no relatives In the I'nited States and all that is known of him is that he previously lived In Cincin nati. Ohio. Funeral services were held today at 3 p. m. from the Kelsom chapel, with Captain Conrad officiating. Hurial was made at OIney cemetery. The county provided 835 for the burial of the man and the remainder was paid by the Salvation Army. WAGE WILL GO UP RAP AT TELEPHONES WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. Four bun- I d thousand railroad clerks, station Telephone service in IVndlotoii wma employ, and frelsht handlers will trapped roundly in the regular month receive substantial wage increases un-jly meeting of the Pendleton Oommer ler a national agreement now being cial Association last night. Merchanti uogotiated. The negotiations will be .mid other businessmen aired their concluded within HI days, union lead- complaints of the service und upon crs said today. The agreement wlllmotion. the city affairs comrnltteo include time and a halt for overtime WM requested to go either to the local iftor eight hours. U also calls for ' InanaKer. J. A. Murray, or to tho 8tato 1 --l,ay ""'mh- ' Public Service Commission In search of relief. No mention was made of i - -rz--jthe shortcomings of tho lighting sys- INDEX OF TnnAVS NFuVR traauant Ui larval W oat her WASHIXCToV Those are sixtee i of the Seventeen men whom Presid nt Wilson chose to form the new round table Conference with the hop Of bringing industrial peace to the country. Tin are i 1 Herbert Hoo ver. (21 .lulius ROeenwald. Chicago: ( 3i fbsrsr gJtraUS former secretary of c mimerce; 4 William B. Wilson sec retary of labor; ( I F. W. Taussig, f inter chairman of the tariff commission ( 1 H. C. BtUart, former gover nor of Virginia: lT Stanley King, sec retarv to NVwton 1 1. Haker; (St S. W. McCall. former gOernOT of Massa chusetts; tsi H .1. Waters. Manhattan. Kas.: (1) Thomas W. Oregory, former I". S attorn) general; (11) O. W. WlckiTsham. former P. S. nttom ay ir-neial; tlJi OtOSgfj T. Slide. SI. Pan'. 1 1 3 1 Martin H Glynn, former governor of New York; 4 1 4 Richard Hook CO spriiit.ebl. Mass.; (If) llouy fct. ftoblneon, Pasadetis, Cal.; (HO W. o. Thompson, president Ohio State University, TMin." Maximum, 34. Minimum. 1 ;. Barometer, .M. :;. Forecast, cl md cold. Sorlioti Two Pendleton markets; Ih etwtt true . Wain ads. claasKlcd directory Duffs Special news of Cm itilta county . Honie products page News of the theaters luite news ut Sttjt and state Si VI km One Social gmJ personal COUflt) official news Kditoriul pag- s'ews notes oi fend lot on Pealt trausff l.ive mws of city, state and nation 1 ,U The BsstK-iatitn heard the Invitation of the Fcho Commercial Club to visit' (Continued on paga I.) FORECAST 1 .SBst Ton Ijrh t . 1 r 1 d -ffsWvRlst Thursday fair: 4 j egijr colder tonight