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HEasff CQre&oniari) DAILY EVENING EDITION Ntiiiih-r ul copla. prlntod or v.-ati't-diiVa Dally Edition 2,977 Thl. uanr la a iniiiihiF ....ui. DAILY EVENING EDITION The Eaat OTfgonnn Is Kattvrn Or gn m greatest newspaper and a a . Mmff t'or - glvss to the advertisers ovrr twice tht t 1 1 h t" Ji ii 1 il paid r. u ialion in Pendleton and 1 'mutt II mi ty of any othrr newspaper. b the Audit Bureau at Circulation. J COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEK CITY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 31 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON. OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1919. NO. 4906 END OF COAL STRIKE BELIEVED IN SIGHT NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESS IS CURTAILED 8Y PROCLAMATION ORDERING 9 O'CLOCK CLOSING r rM - r i ! Dealers' Coal Supply Completel y Exhausted; Mayor Urges Saving; City Schools Will Aid by Readjustment of Hours, Churches May Co-operate by Holding Union Services. GRIDIRON WILL BECOME OPEN-AIR SKATING RINK; "NAT" MAY FOLLOW SUIT 5 r stores, bowl at 9 o'clock, notice, by Other non-es- i prt scnt storm con urged by the mayor vred to see that the closing .ne present emergency and he WASHINGTON. Dec. ft New and diaattc fusl regulations are of feet I ve und r .in order which Administrator 'hrficd l.snucd last night, despite ex jpeciid termination of the coal strike ! thH afternoon. rf i Id said t ho order wan Issued beeausf the coal shortage will contin ue af.tr the miners return to wor't. Il practically prohibits the use of coal to manufacture heat and light fur non-.'.-Hcnt'nl industries, but guarantees fuel foi homes. The order provides the coal will be delivered through the railroad admi1. Ut rat Ion only to domestic buyer and those who need, It to produce nscc-s-sar fwodsluffs. It also provides: prim mental and unnec ssary street lights must be extinguished. Dance halls, cabarets and pool ropms may burn lights only between 7 a. m. and 11 p. in. i iff ices may burn lights only until 4 p. m. Stores only six hours a dny, and factories for the time prescribed for the use of power. l All restaurants, soft drink establishment & ing alleys and pool halls in Pendleton e commencing tonight and continuing proclamation of Mayor John L. W V. sential places will be closed ear) Unties and, in the meantime K to be as saving of fuel as pe Chief of Police Roberts order is strictly observed dun personally notified aflected places ot business today. The clos ing order will hit all eating and drinking places, dances in con nection with restaurants, hotel dining rooms, and gaming places Movies ot flnwif. r Motion picture theaters, which close t at 10 o'clock, and the Oregon theatre, aro not Included in today's proclama tion. Neither are the business houses or stores curtailed, although the may or Intimated that In a few days such action might be neceseary, "Dealers have no coal whatever," Mayor Vimxhun said, "There are but 240 cords of wood on hand in three yards. This supply Is diminishing rapidly. The school board has releas ed 2Tt tons of coal, to be distributed in r.ao pound lots." Dances were not included In the proclamation, although It is highly probable that they will bo asked to suspend. Orade schools are aiding- in the emergency by cutting the nmm hour from 7T to 45 minutes, effective tomorrow. The grades will close at 3:30 Instead of 4 o'clock. There are tentative plana for the churches to have union services on Bund ay. The high school has offered the auditori um for these services. Ttw coal ttlnt1n In penrtlrtnn to day is pronounced more acute than at an time since the strike took ef fect. Zero weather during t be night made inroads on the last remaining supply In a number of homes illy pre pared for t he emergency u nd i h'-rc are reported cases of persons without fuel and unable to (jet a new supply. School district No. 16 announced I his morning throng h 11. K. I ackers, clerk, that measures will he taken at once to relieve those in dire nred of fuel. The schools have a full winter's supply of cohI and from those stocks which are not yet Inside the building will bo apportioned out coal in 5 00 pound lots. Wood 1m Ioor No coal has arrived here for general consumption for several days and that which Is en route has been ordered week In advance. The wood on hand in the city Is of poor quality but it be ing: sold In small lots so that there will bo enough to go around for t hrc weeks. The Kastern Oregon state hospital is still Operating with coal and Its supply is about holding Us own. A arload of coal is en route but there Is no telling when it will arrive. In case of exhaustion of the coal supply there, the hospital can burn oil, of which It has one months reserve sup ply, according to Dr. V. D. McNary. superintendent. The hospital, how ever. Is In no position to share its fuel, us the school district plans to do. Wains Hold Up Trains from both east and west are delayed from one to five hours owing to the snow and the difficulty In gett ing locomotives to steam. Added ex press business, duo to the annulment of trains and the coming holiday sea son, makes an added burden on trains now running. N" fi. from Portland, was delayed until 8:45 In arriving and No. 19, due at 6:45. arrived at 10 o'clock. No. IS. last evening, was de layed because of the removal of the local. No. : hotweon Hints and here, hvvh'.eyon I nlowttr Instructions regarding1 the handling of .coal .were received ..by . . o,.v. U. A N. offices here today and rrdered published by T. F. O'Prlcn. agent. Instructions from, the north- j western regional coal chairman. T. W. i Proctor, nre as follows: lrlorlty List Green. "There Is not sufficient supply ex- mum was completed this morn ng b nccted to orotect nualnst fire and i Miss Morgan, girl's Instructor an frocf'r.u of all Industries. All con rumers not In the following list must reserve puf riolent of their present stock of coal to protect there plants t b rou y bout the winter. 1 Army, nnvy or other branches cf federal government. 2 r'tAtc, county nnd municipal In st iu tier and pr:vn te hospitals. First steps toward making the Pendleton high school football field Into a big open-air ice skat ing rink were takon today when the field was Mprayed with water. W hen this freezes more sva ter will be let In and tho work will continue until the depth of tho ice reaches a foot. Flooding the Hound-LTp park, say Hound-l'p officials, was prov ed to be impractical when tho plan was tried In the past. In spite or all efforts und the ex penditure of considerable money by the Round-Up board, the scheme failed because the cold snap did not last. It was discov ered that great care was necessary when atemptlng to flood the arena with water, as the seepage was great. Skating enthusiasts also rec ommend that tho natatorium be filled and the water allowed to freeze. The small size of the nat atorium as a skating rink is the principal objection heard to this FAILURE OF U.S. SNOW BLANKET FALLS DOES NOT ALTER ALLIED DEMANDS PORTLAND, Dec. 9. Portland awke this mrnlng to find a three-Inch blanket of snow covering the ground. tions in Supreme Council, Yet zero. The snow Is loAL being con- Notes Regarded as Meeting "ne,d to "or,h,8rr! r,g,m "u' BOUth- f . a , western ashlngton. EneiTiy ObjeCtlOnS. , Urging operations have been bus- landed in various parts of the state. j due to the blizzard. Some of Port land's shipyards aro closed for the same reason. I There are six Inches of snow at Ha- lem, three at Astoria. seven at St. 'Helens and five at Albany. - I ivlow at Denver, EXVBfl. lice. 9. It ia 19 degrees zero here today during the Stiff Front Maintained by Na- GERMAN DELEGATE SAYS NO U. S. AID EXPECTED Britain is Credited in London With Responsibility for Atti DISTINCT AIR OF OPTIMISM ATTENDS OPENING OF THIRD MEETING FOR SETTLEMENT Miners Know Little of Terms of President's Proposal; Attitude Taken is " What is Good Enough for Lewis and Green is Good Enough for Us"; Return This Week Expected. tude Finally Adopted; France Favored Ultimatum I I "lilted By H KN It V 1'reiw .Staff COUNTRY PLACED UNDER NEW AND DRASTIC REGULATIONS BV FUEL ADMINISTRATION TEEL PROJECT DISPLAY HAS BEEN CALLED OFF PARIS, Dec. 9. The allies today present a solid front In their Aemand that Germany accept the peace treat protocol. Hoth I-iritish and Italian oeicsaies recei.cn nouncaiions rrom ; an extremely heavy snowfall meir government mat iney stana ready to execute the prescribed pen alties should the Teutons refuse to sign. There is a feeling of confidence In both Paris and London that Germany will sign. It ia believed the Germans .have concluded that failure of the I'nited States to ratify the treaty has not put the allies in a position where they are forced to back down on the original demands, distinct soften ing in the tierman attitude Is appar- i fourth cold wave to strike Colorado within six weeks. Telegraph and tel r ephone service between Denver and pendent.) Mne outside world is seriously crippled, due to the snapping of wires from ex treme cold. Some trains are stalled due to storm conditions in the east. West Slope Shiver. The western slope today reported with . subzero temepraUTres. Heavy snow a nd low temperatures are reported from the Rocky mountain states, gen erally, extending southward into New Mexico and Eastward Into Nebraska and Kansas, it is predicted the cold Members of Commission Advise spell w ill last another day, INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 9. President Wilson's proposition for settlement of the strike of bituminous coal miners, submitted to the conference of leaders of the miners, contains the follow ing provisions: A Immediate resumption of work by the miners. WagB increases of 14 per cent effective immediately. Appointment of a commission with power to investigate the entire coal industry, and make recommendations for its reorgan ization, including an increased price to the consumer, if such steps are deemed justifiable or necessary. SPECIAL SESSION TOR ACCIDENT ADJUSTMENT Executive That Present Low Rates of Compensation are Inadequate for Needs. the The celebration planned by Echo Commercial club for Wednesday to show the people of 1'matilla coun ty over the Teel project lands, was called ofT today. according to tele phonic word from Pred George, pres ident of the club. The curtailment of train service, together with the wintry weather, is resfcfonlibTe. There VM no definite pjte set for the celebration, but Mr. George said that it would not be held until spring. It wus planned to show visitors over the Hermiston, Stanfleld and Teel lands, provide them with a luncheon at Echo and hold a meeting with ad dresses in the afternoon. LAUNCHED IN WEST END Mail Acuta Carried on Vo. 17. Since the withdrawal of trains N. ) and 1, a mail car is again being irried In westbound No. 17, This trvlOa permits of the mailing of let is at the depot until the arrival of d, 17. where prevfou-Iy it carried ily closed pouch mail. This morning saw the opening of the rabbit pojftonlng campaign in the wet end of t he county, where far mers are putting out lioon worth of st rychn'.ne. mixed with three and a half tons of hay, as a means of kill ing the rabbits which monace the wheat fields. The snowy weather, says Frct pen nion. county agriculture agent who Is active in the DOitontng campaign. Is lile.il and Mr. Hennlon estimates that each ounce of tho poison will kill from 100 to VfO rabbits. When the present supply of poison is exhausted. It is probable that another 11000 worth will be used. The strychnine Is shipped from t be I". S. Itlological Survey office in Portland. The Utttatnla county court advanced the nmney for the purchase of the 18 Dant: liter Hero I'rom Portland. M ch GladVH Irene Rrownfield rlvt d here from Portland on No. yesterday afternoon to be with h r father. C. W. Itrownflcld. Who Is In St. .-nt h ny s hospital recovering from an operation for appendicitis. OMMMOH Apparent. "We have no false hopes over the situation in Washington", one member 'of the German delegat Ion admitted ; today. He insisted that Germany's attitude 1 concerning the protocol waa never I barrt- rritm -hop'- thai the Vnited Stat1 would come into a breach In I'ehalf "f the German republic. 1 "V know that Senator Iodge is not ft friend of Germany," the delegate admitted. Objections Considori-d The allies' demand in notes' deliver ed to the, German delegation yester day considered in partial meeting of i he German objections and voicing of the complete determination of the al Hea to stand by their course of justice, no matter how harsh it may be to the G rmans. The Capa Flow note, which agreed to submit thus matter to the prepara tions committee in a "spirit of equity" is re.-arded as a partial concession to Germany. The return of German war prisoner, however, is denied. This being one of Germany's biggest com plaint. The allied demand for sur render of Gerfnnns guilty of crimes against the rules of civilized war-faro was also renewed. TUMBLES ARE PREOUENT SAI.KM, Ilec. 9. Governor oliolt tmlay annoiincrd that he Will .MM a fall for a special scHMion of the leeiK lature to be convened on the second Monday in January. 1920. ' SureneHi of foot and of wheel took i H'B decision to call a special session fUlht with the tjeavv snowfall of last 'at this time waa reached, he asserts, niyht and today and as B result f,e- after he had been informed by mem o'uent falls and aliirht collisions of V"-T of the state industrial accident hlcles were reported. Ho far as : commission that the present low rates knows, no Sertoli. Injury has resulted. ! of compensation are inadequate to however. meet the needs of injured workmen YV. J. I'larke, hardware dealer, fell wan nae lauiuies oepeuoenr upon and dislocated his elbow this morninir , t hem for support, and had it set at the hospital. Several , -Manj Complaints, other persons bruised their knees and ! The Rovernor was advised by the Bot rounh jolts by fallliiB to the pave- jcommission that a large number of ment while 1 1 llSSllH glass skylights in complaints are being received from the walks. It hat department from the injured Harry Korshaw"s head was cut In a ; workmen who are dependent upon collision between his machine and oneltheir compensation allowance for of Penland llrothers' trucks at t he meeting living expenses, while they are corner of West Court and Aura streets Incapacitated for work. These work at 6 last evening. He was not badly , men say it is impossible for them to injured but was obliged to remain at jmeet the bare living cost with the nome -,ii of this morning. His two Compensation allowed, sisters in the car with htm were until- I In addition, the commission s inves- jured. The left side of the car was I badly bent. A car belonging to the Oregon bakery collided with the James Johns machine at Alta and Court streets last evening, due to skidding of the de livery machine. No one was hurt. jj OFFICER. DO YOUR DUTY pOlnon. but each farmer share so that the money the nature of a lonn. Th mixed at various mixing Laen distributed. pays for is really poison was nations and The Athletic (arnival, which coin not Friday nlubt at 7;3a o'clock In i he high school gymnasium i the bin topic of interesl at I 'end lei on hig school this week, as nearly every stu dent is going to take part. The pro- Earl I but is Public utitlrW c plants furnUh Ing llgflt, hent. v fcter power, inn bOrtntton, manufactures and Ua?ra rt nv.H i rifil paper. I. Pul lie bu tiding offices. storifS, httkwlse, la undrios. residences, a port -ment building and buildings housing families, R. Cold storage. fi. ( 'rea merles, milk boiling nnd r.i'ik canning factories, 7. iteflners of petroleum. R. Packing plants for slaughter ing and refrlReratlon. ft. Plants not included In above llsl only to the extent necessary to (Continued on pngo b.) Flelschnian. It is as follow nbject to change: QyntnasltUn 7:30 Basketball: finals of (lass garnet first halt'. ClOWn stunis. Pa-ketbal second half. 1 toys' military ma ret Wall scaling. Introduct:cn of BSI ea-let marching song. Assonant) Bttss The CifoUS downs. A Sraivs dance. Puttee wrapping contest. Pooi comedy. Pillow flgbt from gyn nurse. The blrfhland fling. ROXflt niHtch. rounds. Girls vandevillf 'i ncb- Toms Cabin ' BatUs ioyrt. v i est i i ng. Ft nale : Pa ntoifl nie. f ok aifltag EMber Earl as 'l.tbertv.' Tnc general public la invireu vo ai fend this carnival. Tbe adniissiol ince tor adults Is BO cents. Man, recks of preparation have been pu. an the nffnlr and It promtcSS to bt in teresting. M ill RcsBjodM nwelUasr. A permit for tbe remodeling of i dwelling Was Issued today to I.. Am hut n. The estimated coat Is $l'oi kklOLiTtCAL bHOw k ' ljf;xERfta lr . 1 ligation discloses tbe fact that many leading employers, who are contribut ing te the industrial accident fund, are satisfied that the rates of compensa tion are too low and should be in creased. Kniployers Add to Food. It has also been found that a situa tion exists where a great number of large employers are so well satisfied of tbe inadequacj' of the compensa tion rates that they are supplementing out nf their own funds the compensa tion payments. "In conjunction with the members of the industrial accident commission. I have given much thought and study to the difficulties and hardships which are being endured by injured work men who come under the compensa tlon act." said the governor. INIHANAPOJ.IS. ec. 9. Knd of fthe coal sfrike Is believed in sight to Iday as executive heads of the I'nited I Mine Workers gathered here to con j sidcr I' resident Wilson's proposal for j settlement to the controversy. There la an unmistakable air of optimism re fgarding the outcome of this; the third ; momentous meeting of union and ex jecutlve heads since the strike call was (threatened. That the men will return i to work this week and the normal ; condition will be reached next Is the i c onfident expectation of many of the mshers' lead era. Although only a few of the highest officials are acquainted with the terms of the president's proposals the men take the position that "What Is good enough for I.. wi and Green will be good enough for us,' Hcariners 1 Waved. INDIANAPOLIS. Dec ff. Hearing on charges of contempt of court against leaders of the I'nited Mine Workers was continued today until Tuesday due to the prospective ending of the coal strike. Secretary rrffe-s Acceptance. WASHINGTON. Dec. 9. Secretary Wilson today telegraphed President Lewis and other officials of the United Mine Workers, urging them to accept lresident Wilson's proposal for set tlement of the coal strike. It ia de clared It points "the way out' with honor to the government and honor to the miners." Agreement Was Kxpected. INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 9. Execu tive heads of the United Mine Work ers met this afternoon to consider President Wilson's proposition for the settlement of the coal strike. As the men filed into the room their faces were grave and the men seemed to ralize the seriousness of the problem with which they were about to cope. It was believed the miners would ac cept the proposal. PENDLETON AT TOP IN MILK SURVEY REPORT I. W. W. ADMIT GUILT IN TILLAMOOK TRIAL s Pendleton leads the majority of the towns in Oregon in the milk survey being made throughout the state by the Oregon Child Welfare Association, 'according to the report of the associa tion. The survey Is not completed locally, hut a report by Miss Delia Rush, principal of the Lincoln school. showed that out of 249 pupils. 170 ere getting milk in their diet. This . is compared with a report from lone. ' .Oregon, which shows that out of 87 TILLAMOOK, Ore., Jec. 9. Six 1. 1 pupils. 83 are not using milk In the W. W. on trial here for violation off daily diet. In one school In Ashland, the Criminal syndicalism act. pleaded j 199 out of 240 pupils do not get milk mtilty today in Judge Ragley's court. in their dally diet, while in Harrls- '-vwis ami j . a. ieciear each hurg. Linn county, 10 children were sentenceo to serve 1 i years in the penitentiary and each fined $1000.: The men were paroled upon pa ment of Jlno of the fines in each case. Two others, Alex Simon and If. G out of 131 use milk. Portland's report showed that out of 27,989 grade pu pils, 5.7".: were getting no milk. Pendleton is much In advance of many of the cities of the west. Holleraud. each got off on navmcnt ot ",e Wmm OI xn WPHC- Bay $100 fines. ,ne report, heeause of the milk sur- 1 John Lund was fined Siono. e was Vf,y c,"uiucted last summer under tho parolgd upon promise of payment of a"MiH of Miss Lorene Parker, coun- ilTSO at the rate of a month, and tv njWnFi with the co-operation of the agreeing not to leave the county until Pendleton Civic Club. jthe money Is paid. In connection with' the milk survey, H. P Haddock was sentenced to in the local Parent-Teacher Associations years in the penitentiary and fined are taking step toward providing sioini. Me also was paroled, on imv- milk to be served to school children i ment of $ l s. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS . . . it . . o . 39.57 inches 9eteyM Weather Maxftntffm M ininmm Parameter I mow fun HS4 UOa Two l'endleton markets. Kverett True.. 12 Doings of the Duffs i For oting people ..js t trie oiovfea and coming bills.... .Late news of city iTnd state etocttoai Oik Social and personal Oouniv official new I'ditotial page; otensass diary Vcws n .li s f I'f ndbdon Special news o Imatilla county.. Ue news of cttj, state and lulioo Pendleton, besides the activity In regard to milk supply for children. Is holding a weekly Saturday children's If cllnt c which tesss any t'mntllta coun ty child, free of charge. The work Is under the auspices of the Parent j Teacher Association. aa ' 1 mmma FORECAST Tonight and W e d n eaday snow, not so cold tonight. T
