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DAILY EVENING EDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION lha Rut OrrinnlH I Ea.tcrn r eon T.tft newapap.r and ea a ... nunc fore iItm to Iho il'riit over twice the urniiloa paid circu lation In Pendleton and Umatilla coun ty of any other n.wapaper. tfunilicr or I'opl.K printed of .Sutunlnv'n Dully Kdltlun 3,169 Thla paper In (Member ni audited h ih Audit Mirtin of circulation.. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 31 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON. OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1019. NO. 4905 r 'Haw .Hi! AUresonidni , COAL SHORTAGE WILL CONTINUE SEVERAL WEEKS LONGER EVEN IF SETTLEMENT IS EFFECTED Unofficial Explanation of Details of President's Proposal Shows no Increase in 14 Percent Rise is Made, Importance of Plan Lies in Suggestion for Commission. , WASIILNliTUN, Dee. S.- -The OOal nhortuije will continue until Jmiuiiry I even If union official In Indlanapolli tomorrow accept the .hcii I. m. nt which President Wllxon proposed It pre dicted here today, Curtailment "t train aervlce will continue, for several ' 'weeks and may be Increased, permit, j ItiK additional coal hauling facilitlCH. I ltelicf u In hlKht for Pendleton's ...... i , 111 it. many piuuiH anil ruotnr- p"iir Hiiori.iLre, reports a m-jil arocer until their CONCESSIONS TO GERMANY WILL INSURE PROTOCOL SIGNING LATE NOTE PROVIDES TERMS COMPATIBLE WITH ECONOMIC . NEEDS, PROMISES PRISONERS YE SPIRIT BECOMES STAR OUIJA BOARDER IN MANY A PARLOR U. S. CONSULAR AGENTJUVD PENITENTIARY IN WHICH MEXICANS HELD HIM PRISONER nr rr rnni i ni in i r Ktuti- mum mm SH0RTA8 if must remain closed bins arc replenished. An unofficial explanation was mad 4 here today of details of the president's propfiwil which haH been accepted by rrrHldent i.-v., of the miners. It In reported to Include no Increase In the II per caii settlement which Qafftald propoHod. piMNPMrtfl QMiimfcalnii U 1h assumed the Importance of the J'Uin UeH in the Himgestion for a com TniKHlon to study the situation and work to prevent Its rei in -n-ni will thu be assured of whkc menu with every Changs eral economic Hltimtlon. BpfMJffUJoa orf INDIAXAPULIS, Dec. 8. The special grand Jury called to Invent i Jtate the practices of coal mine owner and employed wuh postponed today due to probable settlement of the strike. sii'Ttiur Will Continue CHICAGO, Dec. 8. Conservation continues today despite Indications that the miners' strike is ended, t. n if the strike settled and the miners return to work H will be three WNki before the delivery of fresh coal tan be started und It will probubly take all winter for the mines to catch up with the demand. Judfce Anderson postponed the sit tniK f (he Krand Jury until tomorrow. Meantime, federal officials will confer and decide whether or not the grand Jury will ever meet. W ar Itulcs JlOHtontl. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. -War prices and restrict Ions on coal and cike have been restored. Fuel Administrator nation arc Garfield to-lay announced. Thosja d. der also authorises the director gen eral of railroads i "make such di versions of coke In transit as may be neccsMary in the present emergency." Keg illations and restrictions fixing margins for commissions of middle men, wholesale and retail dealers In Heelnve or bl-produrt coke, such as were effective during the war period are restored. The order affects coke a nd bit ii mi nous coal In transit &.s b ing -liable to diversion under orders of fuel and railroad nd minis! rat inn. Detroit Auto Industry Hit. DETROIT. Dec . Automobile In dustries here are either closed or drastically curtailed by the coal strike, according to an announcement of the Ma n u fa c t u rers Association toda v. Fully GO.nrto men are Idle and the Jobs of at I Mat 200,000 more depend on early settlement of the strike, it is Mated. who is now selling sutar bv the sack snd who says that 490 sacks are ex pected to arrive in Portland ii. a few j days. The majority of the local gro teries. however, stato that they are still gelling . i: BO cents worth of su- gar to town customers and 11 worth j to cut-oftown customers. Mie of ' the peculiarities of the onMnnier.' said a grocer today, "Is' that when only 50 cents worth of sir-j gar Is allowed, he wishes to buy as' much siikar as possible. inn when Miners there Is enough on hand to sell a cus- djust- lomer a sack of sugar, he de ides that In the gen- !o cents worth Is enough, after all.' ELECTRICITY SUBSTITUTE DWINDLES AS PROSPECT I la v e you a little ouija In our home Lots of Pendleton people ha ve a nd ouija board parties are enjoying a aaaaon r popularity that is reminiscent i I ! peora ago when mod I u in 1st Ic messages from the star ouija boarder were a pop ular parlor diversion, The name no. 'la is derived f-om the French word "oul," meaning !! jind n flei'mun "ja," also an affirmative expression. This is ln ity of psychic research among local of the board. The Use of ;bo ou'Ja Is hut one I expression of the growing popdar- Ity of pevchlc research among meal ! topic. Book stores are besieged , with demands for boo lea on spirit ualism, hile the county library re j prts t i.' . there is a conatdei a bio ! demand :or - k - te ; pychlii world. The i riven a one reason (o.vard t)ui occult. Koine of the hooks ject at the library a "Tendencies of Today "Psychic Facts and 0elana "How to Speak to the Dead," Doyle! "The New Revela tions." Hyslop's "Life After Death." Castro's "Facts and Fa bles in I'sycholoKy," Kirkland's illng with he recent war is m for tile trend jj on this sub- ' ire Martin's y," Ravage's Tehorles." The New Death." Iodfl mond," Maeterlinck's M known Ouest." and Far the Threshold of the rjtW rht 'itay-Un-i "On aweBMeaMareaeeMaeNMeaecM Captives Will bo Returned as Soon as Ratifications are Ex changed; Demand for Docks and Merchant Marine Ma terials is Lightened; Enemy Delegation Awaits Decision. AUTO STAGE WILL RUN TO MILTON AFTER TOMORROW FALL RESOLUTION IS DEAD; WILSON POINTS Possibility of pi rsona without fuel being able to turn to electro Ity us h last reeort woe leavened today by word received at the Pacific Power UShI Company office that the wat-r power ut its two plants furnishing Pendleton have froafn over. BUaam has been resorted to at both the Tmi- penish and Walla Wallu river plantfl becuuse of the freeie-up. With only a reserve supplv of fuel! kept at these water-Dowe? piaots. the Passage Would Constitute Re centlnued cold snap and the coal strike may lead to even a curtailmetn : of electric power, although th: Is as; yet remote. It la siuniricent, however,' that even substitutes for this fuel sit-' In danger of bt.g onrtalL- , ThiH photograph shows the federal penitentiary at Puebla. Mexico, where Will is m . Jenkins. tTnlted States consular a pent, was imprisoned. In the Insert is seen Jenkins, whose de-tention resulted In straining the rela tions of the L'nlted States and Mexico to the breaking point. Jenkins was held In a large rocm formerly an of-flee, on the second floor. RECLAMATION IDEA CONCEIVED 7 YEARS AGO WILL BE SHOWN IN TEEL PROJECT WEDNESDAY f i 'e. IIV FIRNItV wood ; ( ) rotted I'reas Staff Corresiwndeiit.)' I'AItlS. Dec. 8. The latest allied note to Germany contains sufficient concessions to eliminate the possibil ity of further occupation of German territory to enforce its terms, accord ing to uut horltl ve Information today. It Is believed the concessions are such that Germany cannot afford to do otherwise than to sign immediately. While the note demands Immediate acceptance of the protocol of the trea ty, the last paragraph, which provided aueo the evening train from Pendleton to Walla Walla has been taken off, O. H. Mc- Pherrln plans to extend his auto st-ige business to Milton, thus providing for a service from Pen- r'leton to Walla Walla, connect- Iiik at -Milton with the itnerur- Ian. 4for the invasion of Germany in event The McPherrin stages leave of failure to eiecute the terma, la prac- the Allen Knichr stor. and In enminaieti too paat service has been from Pendleton to Weston and way points. The extension of the service to Milton is meeting with favor. The last run in the even- ing is made out of Pendleton at 4 o'clock. The run to Milton starts Tuesday. Pat-turn Primmer-.. The most important point from the German standpoint is the promise to return German war prisoners as soon as ratifications of the treaty are et- rh.'inD-frl Th Hfimi nil for (leh.-r of idrydocks and merchant marine ma- 'terials. in payment for the sinking of , the German war fleet is also lightened. 9 jThe supreme council Is meeting today NINE LISTS OF ROOMS DISTRIBUTED IN CITY vcrsal of Constitutional Practices Inviting Grave Confusion for U. S. An idea conceived more than seven years ugo is embodied in the Teel pro Jct, Whtoh will be exhibited Wednes day by the citizens of lk-ho to visitors JUDD RESIDENCE SOLD Tn urnnrnT TiinR.moni I IkUAUV AJ- 1 1-vliAY 1' '- " ' nw, is,,e Hot city k room and . UUUM 1 1 UrTJL lULuLni l'm i,'J, t t-oum ana easiern -reon poIu (1 head-iuarlers. both in the city to decide when the note will be de- livered. Meht lltiaiatiim. The German delegation here Insists that if the note is an ultimatum it will ' not be accepted but If it Is conciliatory the national assembly may take it un der consideration. , It is learned the note permits de livery of four hundred thousand tons Nine lists of available rooms, each j of these materials in lots that will con containing the names of 13 house- form with Germany's own economic holders, were distributed Saturday j needs. Allied military plans. It Is night about the city by C. K. r'rans- understood, provide for quick occupa ton. commercial assoc iation secretary, j tion of Kssen. Ruhr Valley and Frank Persons unable to get accommodations i fort in event Germany refuses to ac la the hotels ami rooming houses will leapt the note, be referred to these homes upon ap- ' plication to any of the following: Hotel Pendleton, Hotel St. George. 1 district now under construction 1 V.hhi.;T().V, Dec. 8. President Wilson today declared he would be "ura cly com-erncd" to see Senator Fall's resolution providing severance of relations with Mexico adopted hy naarei He said the passage of the Final decision recording Pendle Jton's famed library case will be made 'from arguments presented before the 'stale supreme court tomorrow at Sa lem m James H . Ra ley, attorney fur afaoyw sea Level Ik -Hi ii Adiicea Puzzle LXUpX. Dec. 8. Germany will not dare refuse to sign the protocol, it u cr.. . Ik l,altaval I. a- . .ff I, : . 1 nlr1aj hall: Charles rnmnanv. th Pnr . ' . r,tm (,i'L"i riief! under the -tale IrrfKfl. u- Lu n , " nere to-. ay. lne war orrice and ail - h oikiniz(o uooti inc. Man n 1 Welch Itrothers, and the Bowman Ho- . - 7 . on law on September 7, llt. tel i miralty are busy, however, preparing The original tUatrtct comprised !,. A few of thoHC who re submitted ,h! Brlttah war maChln to b throw? no acres lying between Kcho .and their nsk1nM nnH hnvn ranmm I Into car at a moments notice. Of- Butter Creek, mainly In township 3 handicaoned in rot tin- mv r.f th ' ic'ali ar admittedly puzzled ovevr ad vices from agents in Berlin. Tnaee A few of those who have submitted I their names and have rooms will be hand i c a nned in ui-tlinir anr of the north, range 31 east. This land is at ihnainM rwmmmn i. ,tn elevation of from tiT.u tu s'iO feet ,. nme thev b.-.v. no tnhnn itwi it 1 nave Insisted that so far there is no F Wi .Tudd reside hington ilt'l Uiturda so hi Herl i t Mr. Judd rtionpooa, pronunet farmer of tin reservation district. Although th eonsfdeiutlori Is not given, th Is understood to have been I one. The sale did not Include the lots at the rear of the residence. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson expect to use the house fur a town residence and will probably take possession OOn after January L W. H. EVANS, OF PORTLAND, PAYS ELOQUENT : TRIBUTE TO MEMORY OF DEPARTED ELKS rcsojun-oi would cotltute rev.-raal of .the library committee of th( constitutional practices which might I ton Commerotal assottatlon plaintiffs lead to very fctave confusion regard- i Sltv respondenU, and James A. Fee. ing the guidance of the L'nlteo States attorney for the trustees of the S. P. foreign affairs. Sturgis trust fund, defendants and ap- The president advice was submit- jpeltanta. Both attorneys left yester ted in the form of a iersonal letter da' for the capital. to Senator Fall. Following receipt of The case was decided In favor of the communication Wilson said the jn, association bv jud:o Ouatave An- price Kal Ir -solution was dead and the for- der.son at Baker last spring and ap largc.riun relations committee wi!l not con- unaled bv Judice Fee. who Is now the sider it again. .,-,. surviving trustee. Points at Issue are the Interpretation of Mr. Sturgia Will regarding the investment of the Income froni the trust fund for books. Nor bone Berkeley is contrasting the and Whether the tiustee bound to bitter cold of this momirtfe air with spend the annual income wholly for the balmy' atmosphere in which Pen- library purposes or can Invest a part dlelon bastied'HT year ago today. He : of It as he has done to the past, arrived from Walla Walla December The controversy has been in the f, 188,8, without rinding an overcoat courts since 1 1 . The will making necessary until after sundown, he said the bequest of the (5000 fund, was l day. Ut hud no Intention of stop- probated In 1898. K. 1. Boyd, now ping In Pendleton, but liked the ell- - mate and has been here ever since. ' (Continued on page To and adjoins areas Arrivqd Wars ao TtKla Which have been successfully Irrigat ed for a quarter century, DUrlTtg 1912 1113 and 1514 the di rectors of the district made thorough investigations by sir eys and test pits to determine the feasibility of petting waters from Camas Creek and its trl- botarles in the H'letV'r-' .T4 . CT Ulta county across the divide from the John Day watershed ta the Umatilla river watershed byy canal and tunnel from Camsfl creek to Butter ciwk. They also arastucted extejgatva and sys tematic stream gUaginga to determine travel the amount of water aailable. IMans and specifications were prepared by v. 01 H inkle, t hief engineer for the district, checked and verified by A. Wold, consult ing engineers and ap proved by John H. Lewis, state engi neer in June. If 13. Would Water CO.OOO Acres. llans fchow sufficient water to Irri gate 26,00V acres, allowing sere feet will facilitate matters considerably where persons with rooms have tele phones and can e queried from up town without requiring prospective roomers to walk several blocks in vain, he points out. Offers of rooms have come in both by letter and by telephone and some very desirable places have been list ed, according to Mr. Cranston. There has been little call for extra accom modations over the week end but the middle ol" this week is ' expected to bring a heavy Christmas snapping indication of weakening in the Ger man attitude of defiance. WILLIAM SHELBY JONES IS SUMMONED BY DEATH (Continued on page B.) William Shelby Jones, aged 44 years, died Saturday afternoon at his) residence. He is survived by his wife, his mother, Mrs. W. P. Caviness of Cress well, two sisters. Mrs. Jess Saling and Mrs. Frank Boynton, of this city, and one brother, A. L- Jones, of Portland. Mr. Junes was born in Walla Walla in 1ST4. He came to this city 14 eara ago- He was well known hero and was a member f the KnighLs of Pythias lodge. Funeral services will be held tomor- ,.r..m.. court today failed to hand down the ausplCT, of fthc christian Selene UP BY SUPREME COURT WASHINGTON-, Doc. -The McmlfciH of IVndU-ton Lodffe No. , 2!sk iulU honor to the memory of do- I'urtrd brMhora at ihc annual mtmo- ' rial dorvlce at the Qragon theater yes- , li rduy afteriionn und Itatanod to an eioquent addresa by pHtHot Attorney ; Waller H. J3ans of l'ortland. Leo D. Dnkc. exalted ruler of Pen. j I'letc.ii lode, condueied the rttuaUatic ' service and th eintnicul program as prcvlotiBly announced was carrnd IhrollKh In detail. Mr. Kvana suld In lrnli: "Tho Kxalteil Ituler han told you that thin service has been ordained by in. law, of our order. "Throughout the length and breadth of Ibis lum) our brothers have assem bled t day In like service. "The purpose of these exercises has been explained by tho ritualistic work oondu.td by the officers of the KIks lodge. The work has been amplified by lilllnK emblems pluced before us, to teach us the lessons of the hour thnt of charily, Immortality and brothel ly love. "As you listened. In silent rever ence lo the roll of departed brothers, your memory brought back to you the leeollectlon of hours of pleasant aa HOOlelllin spent with those now gone. Their virtues come before your minds like views upon the screen, each dis solving. Into and blending with Its successor, until you view, again their lives In somber retorspect. "I'lie hand of charity, with loving t iuch. has painted out the harsher tones, and the great lens of brother! Irve projects upon tho screen of Memory e picture of each (hat you will ever cherish. scrihv of Memory. "Thus Is the object of this service fulfilled. It Is n memorial service a service of memory. "There are nisnv In each commu nity possesseil of the Idea that the Order of Elks Is dim over to frivolity (Continued nil pa.Te I.) INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE DELEGATES WHO ARE 1 RYING TO SOLVE PROBLEMS OF NATIONAL UNREST decision on the constitutionality of war-time prohibition. The wets still hope for a favorablo decision next Monday. : f.. ' Si m- b Jg&.$ i a.i . - - ,, .. . '..jBi .--'' -. TIL TAYLOR RECEIVES ( hurch. The K. of P. lodge will ho In charge of the ceremonies at the) grave. Mrs. Cavtneas and A. Jones, are here for the funeral. Mrs. F- A. Arnold, sister of Mrs. Jones, and HL. W. Perry, her brother, are also in Pen dleton to attend the funeral. SKATE DEVOTEES WOULD FLOOD ROUND-UP PARK ' FOR BIG ICE ARENA A cheek for $2361.10, his share of i the IMiOM reward for the capture of1 Flood nound-l'p nark mm" evening the Claremi ml Tavern bandits, was l, a depth of one foot let freeao anil received today by Sheriff Til Taylor 1'endleton would have one of the ftn from w. U Thompson, In Portland, est ice-skating- arenas In the country. The check represents an apportion- Such was the suggestion made today nient of siT.o.iii already available, thelby J. De Wilde, who has spent many remaining $1000 being contingent of his winters in the middle west upon action by the lSCl legislature where lee skating is an ever popular "Mr. Taylor will be entitled to 1 S. 90 sport. Numbers of people have been should the legislature make the re- visiting the frosen ponds along tho maining $1000 available. river near Rieth In search of skating The reward Is the largest which Mr. but both for safety and convenience Tax lor has ever received. On previous the Itound-tDl P " k tTOBld to Ideal. Occasions he has received rewards Mr. De Wilde believes, amountlne to r.iur figures. Thirteen The big oval is banked at the turns hundred dollars was the previous big an, low in th.. center which would cut which the sheriff was awarded for capture. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS Maximum Minimum Ttiaa ure the men delegated by President Wilson to sole th- uoblema "f national unrest. They are the r enrvsontatlvrs tne stound Indua trlal conference In session at Wushlngtno. From left to right, back row, they are- Richard llonger, Bpiingftel d. nep:iei man; Martin H. llnn. Albany, newepar man. former governor of New York: Herbert Hoover uiinlag en? Ineer, former t I -rdn i slrntor. W. . Thompeon. Pres- hyt.ri.Hi clergyman, president of Ohio Stme t'niverslty : ftrnT Straus. Xe .v York, diploma I, lawyer and autjho r. set ret a r of commerce and labor under I" If Kan I Koosevelt; ileorwe W . Wiekeraham. Xew York, lawyer, at ornry general i' Tuft cabinet; Henr . iAdinon. Pasadena. former member of United Styles Shipping Hoard; Frank TauaHla. Washington, political t-conotnlst. former college prof fessor and chairman of the b'nlted States Tariff Commission; O. 15. Young, Xew York lawyer Seated, left to r'ght: Julius Rosenwalk, CMoago, mercNkii.t and philanthropist: H. C. Stuart, business man. former governor of Vlruinla; Samuel W, McCaJk H sin. lawy- r. former -overnor .if M tesachusetts: Thomas W. Gregory, Austin, Texas, former attorney general: Stanley Kina. Hosion. lawyer. (6riTir membei of round) of National ! r-nn and assistant setretar. of war, Hecreiary of libor WllltaM l. Wils -u. i -o.i - Weal I. or The- rather. , j; C Barometer 19.70 ot tln Two Pendleton Markets. Kverett True.. 10 We nt ads, el ass if ied directory and Kdaxe of the fSuffai At the mo v ten and v omlng hills.... l-;ite news of rity and state navtlaa. dm ,011 and personal County official news Kttdor:;il pai;e; overseas diary 'News notes of IVndletoi Special news of t'matilla county.. lave news of ltv, Mate and nation make an Ideal skatinc aite. he believe. Waitar Is handy and it Is thought that no damaKe would be done to tho groua4 if it were flooded and froien. efforts will be made to Interest th Hound-l'p board to take steps ug gestt d. THE WFATHd FORECAST I Tonight and Tuesday fair. ii
