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DAILY EVENING EDITION Number ut oonlia nrlntod of yesterday lM.lv I..I.I. ,, 2,907 This paper u k member am audited h the Audit Bureau of Circulation. DAILY EVENING EDITION Iho Rant Oreffonftn la Batar Ora gon'i errateal nwaptpr and aa toiling force gives to lha 4vrtla.a OTr twice the artiarantrM paid elrru latlon In Pendleton and Umatilla coun ty of any other newspaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 31 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1919. NO. 4914 REICHSTAG BA TIFIES TREATY PROTOCOL RIFT IN BONE DRV CLOUD IS SOUGHT By CONGRESSMEN THIS IS APPOINTED OR MOST TERRIF' v m AND SUN. SHINES FRv. , NORTH TO SOUTH Senator Lewis and Representa tive Olney Call Upon Secre tary in Effort to Convince President. .s.. l-'KA.vriM o, lu.fi. IK. on thiH day named by Professor Porta u cue on Vvhk'h the Pacific count would experience the wont storm n history- the huh Ik shlnlnii, with tlio ax caption of one city, from Vancou ver, IS. ('., to San Diego. rrofeaHor Porta, Italian scientist, ruined a furore recently when be as serted tii.it the alignment of six planet wllh the enrlh on the "near side" of the sun would cause the worst storms In history, starting on the coast today and Ki'uduully extending eastward until the United State would ex perience "disaster" in its full measure. He predicted earthquake in earthquake zones und storms for atorm zones. No earthquake hua been eajtlatered. LIFTING BAN DECLARED . BUSINESS PROPOSITION Wilson Cannot Authorize Dis- j posal of Stocks in Present Treaty Situation Again As serts Attorney General. MEXICO CONFIDENT NO BREAK IS LAVS CRISIS" AT FEET OF CONSCIENCELESS POLITICIANS SPECIAL SESSION TO CONSIDER SUFFRAGE. NOTHING ELSE, IS PLAN I KATTUB, Wash.. Dee. 19. Mem-1 I ben of the King county legislative del- ' j ega t Ion met here Wednesday for ti ; 'conference. Their object la to devise, some ulan whereby Governor Hari can call a spclal session of the legis lature to ratify the suffrage amend- Iment and preclude all kinds of other legislation that might keep the law-: makers on the Job nix months. One proposal under consideration is Into Rear of Minneapolis ""' ""' '" 'on for Paccnnnor Trim- 11 Qari mttn ratification mth th.- under rdobtllycr irain, ll oen- .standing tbat.no othar legislation shall ously Injured, 2 Will Die. :'" F?ia ,""'' on 1 """ - . i.." tvic i lit- III'-III IMTM OI ftOl n SPEEDING MAIL RAMS PULLMAN; TWO DOZEN HURT Chicago Northwestern Crashes housed. CARS AN SIDETRACK. SWITCH IS LEFT OPEN Fast Train From Chicaao Tele scones Without Warning: Medical Attention is Rushed to Scene From Omaha. Discussion Declared Actuated by Interests Outside of Two Ad ministration Circles; Debate, Further Pursued, Might Verge on Ridiculous; Wilson Has All Facts. HV RALPH TOKNER Copyrighted by United Press.) ! MEXICO CITY, Dec. 19. Mexico Is: confident thai there will lie no break I of relations with the United dates. ! . particularly liecause she believes the T WASHINGTON'. Dec. 1! - Boouest Ing thnt President Wlbe n lift the war time bp.n on liquor former Senator I-ewta of Illinois today held n long conference with Herniary Tumulty. T.ewlH bellcvcH as a business Drcmnel. tlon owners of largo stocks of whiskey I should be given a chance to dlapoae M It befWn tha eighteenth amendment I Is effective. Kepreseutat Ive Olney I tilso nailed upon rkmralll Tumulty In I the Interests of raising the ban. "I urn ono of the original advocate of the prohibition amendment," he I said, "'hut I think from an economic standpoint WO should allow distillers to realize on the atocka now In bond. Mionld the tjresiiienl i,n no.,1 in tel, I proclaim wartime prohibition ended I51""1""1"1 ,lr' "PPoaed to interven- i it would work good business." Aullur llrrlanga. minister of, J. D. Miller, superintending mtll- Trraty Knot forbids ! I ; ubernacion. salll In an interview to- I wrlght with Xordyke Marmon "., Washington-, Dae, 19. president (J"-V- nis posi is aqulvalenl to that of I arrived in Pendleoon today to take Wilson cannot lift the wartime pn.hl- Prnmlir. charge ..f installation of the mill billon ban mull the treaty is rati rind, I I'erlaima said: "Intervention Is machinery in the Collins i'lour Mills. .1 proclamation of demobilization Issu- only desired by certain conscienceless He represents the manufacturer ami e.l by Attorney General Palmer de- ' politicians and a certain class of bus- has had year of experience in mill dared today. jinessmon who who do not represent machinery installation. The aupreme courts decision on ihe true sentiments of American peo-; wartime prohibition strengthen him ' and government. In tin- mnr Installation has been progressing OMAHA, Dec. 19. Twenty-four persons sctre Injured, lj seriously, i two (it whom will probably die, when a Chicago Northwestern fast mail from Chicago telescoped in tho, rear ruuman ooach train from Minne- jf i Khcrman Beamer. Joe D. Mar tin. James Young; and Hurry Miles all pleaded guilty this after noon to the indictments return ed against them yesterday and will be sentenced by Judge G. V. Phelps Monday afternoon. Leon ard Jackson sked time In which to employ counsel. True bills to the Indictments against CLAUSE OF GERMAN CONSTITUTION PROVIDING JUNCTION WITH AUSTRIA ANNULLED; PRISONERS TO RETURN Provisions to Peace Pact Signed by Delegates at Versailles Ac cepted by Governing Body; Final Conferences for Mak ing Agreement Efective to be Started Next Week. BERLIN, Dec. 19. 'the reichstag today ratified the proto col to the peace treaty, which the German delegates signed at Versailles in September, whereby a clause of the German con Ititution providing for a future junction between Germany and Austritt is annulled. O KI.TI KV I'KISOVF its I' VltlS. Dec. . The t.cniian dclc I gallon Pdaj announced 'bat Premier li inciiciiiu I . I informed them that. i in .ii prisoners of war in I ram would be relumiil iinnieduitelv with out waiting for signing of the protoi !. final ciifcmK-es hrtweiui fsrmfui and allied representatives toward mak ln (he treaty cfrectlve wiU start nc.it week. a polls at Missouri valley, near here to day. The Minneapolis train was I nine men were returned last evening ; standing on a sidetrack with the I by the grand Jury and throe of the switch open, according to reports. nlno were arraigned immediately fol The speeding mail train, unwarned, lowing the return. Eight of the nine i ora-shed Into the rear each. Medical I afn 1,1 custody. FROM WHERE $230,444 MORE INMS COME Higher State Tax, Market Eoads Tax, Principal and In terest on Highway Bonds Contribute to 13 Mill Levy. BIG BATTLE FOR LIFE OF NEW OPENS TODAY INSTALL MACHINERY 1 tofttton is being rushoI from oma- hll iinl tw injured brouirht to h'm- taU here. Th indictment against Joe Martin, 't J i. 1 ounff rind Honrv J. finatilla county trlM be required to a 'J,444..,2 more in tajxe.s when In t hlH opin tn held. Which he jirevJoiiHly ! of relatioiif with 1 ti t'nlted State, there tuxo bectiiiKo bi.h VOTES ON TREATY STILL ROLLING IN bi r i-.: h are netlve on clrcleH. i Illlftl ..i-. M!l...I.lr-i,t f,. .1 . a. : in rveat .dvan- JU(I Mr MiI(4.r wU1 rema.(n h(.re un1it i-r.iiiienttt are .h,. ....ii fMdkWji i actuated by the bent of aeniree. tlpn. llo ban recently completed a Not njr ;oMnimciit. ; Jti t4- insUillatlon In Montre .l. whit h urine art- provoked j i.i .. s , T mnerclH.nn n 1 Ik. d,ctun an(J , , o.s,mljle(1 raI. hostile t.. Mexico. I (dl. M et,AmonK vvrll,u. n, Ml outside of ndmlnls- 8r,kn unlJ ra,road ,ip.p eonapUno. : with the rr-nt rold wenilier if. lit.iv "Kxiatriate.l Mexican also have a ,,rorrs nomewhat and the completed nmnu in mi vn unueriaiiinff wnicni,n,j -jf nftt ) ,n op0ratl.n for ev Ualli'ts tn the peace treaty refer- fm t ;:nat"ly has been unmic-esHf u toleruj weeks after the first of the year, endum are Mill rollinii Into the BaStldVte ho far hh ltd ultimate aim are j Two carload of wheat cleaning ma Orenonfjm office and the time for f eficeVned." ' chlnery are Htill to lie received bit makiuic ihe vaunt N not et In lKht j rrrt Bmn On .Uh'iur. 't v ar separate from the milling hh time ittlUrt be allowed for the ar- . , .A. i:nit. , . , rnr from being a conspiracy, the' rival of out of town ballot. ? I , . , , , r , , , iih'mi in i unsiii.ir Aein jenKinn huh i usiu uaii; 11 i imp electrical moiors. lurricteni preeumptjve evi- it he wiring and circuiting is well alon I and only the main motor, which must ATTENDANCE LIMITED AT NEW MORDER TRIAL u is Avert ri! i.. it i - M ilea the . olleetlnn. o- ,a ., bL.y. . - - chart-es them with l,.rn.. . i.. 1 .1 iTi ""ttte openeu looav ror the life of I .cry and other property frm an auto-Vrt' , ' e . , ,7c W "uV iT m" mobile. They were arraigned last ed todav shows iZ ye! mm ied to ha m-rdered Fr.eda Is Ut4 given until tbis afternoon , payers paid in Ul 't'" XZyTZSZ nX, and severly beat the Chinese cook, u, . .'J were Indicted on a charge of larcenv .8om. uf the comparison, showing' in tt dwelling and were arrt,io ihi- wnere lne a1" d a)te' co'" from arc given herewith: artprrmi n. Thi- thle,l mriv n ti... I.ms A.V;i;i.i;s. Dec is. -Although crime WWJ indicted but' ot fate tax. 1919 he sees a moral lesson in the cae or ' j.prehended State tax. 1918 ; JS ,on iaI Z murdvJ- U W. Manning wa indicted for ob- Increase ......... ' 1 t .r.g yterday made liliniMf? money hy falf4e pretenBem General fund. 1919 a HUitment from the bench appealing , Sherman Heamer w.j, indicted for General fund, 1918 o i 1 r i KeeM away irmn me . r and Leortard Jackson courti'tioio. -j oljeet to young girlsW,,- nr i..i colored Kvery mull u . . new vote on the I cord I DC t our code. Flagrant rontra oi tlotki in the nTonklna' testimony by I UUfUeNWia witnee won hi ha e lMen NUCflCtAQt grfiund for his tentative Imprisonment. "The ih'c certainly has been a pain ful are handing t lu ir votes in pcronally at the office of the paier. Am soon a It weem apparent that the voting is finished or nearly so the votes, will be counted and the results wlr-d to Washington and t he w Voi I; head -una rlers of the I-reagu to Knforce leace, of which W. II. Tuft I presi dent. An Impartial committee will be in vited to auvasH t he vote and cert If to the total which will be forwatdcil. If you have not yet voted, get busy. cO;ne from the e;ut. is yet to be receiv ed. Klevators are in and in ojieration, the litiiler and steam plant are install ed and In operation and much of the interior oaPpenter work is completed. Carpenter work orv the warehouse. but legal proceeding have I which surround the mill proper, haa Tii on the part of public order and j been delayed by the cold which pre lerefore unavoidable. vent work. The warehouse will not Tif oiaiianda Mlogod 'c necessary ti ihe operation of the "We have photograph! copk cu:iicin proving mat anti-Mexican attending the trial of tliis rae nnleas they are ..TOarwifciH b- thefr wKh- arn fir t-haiwroues of mature ag'e," he declared. Judge raig instructed the deputy sheriff to ipiestion every girl a-sking admittance in the courtroom. HI statement was prompted by the fact that a third of the spectators who have thronged the court hous have been iilia under 21. .1196,717.30 . 136. 319. 0 . 0,397.7O . 89.315.00 . 76,260.00 . 13.055.00 . .128,222.15 ITALV BIDS TOR PEACE WITH RUSSIAN SOiIETS LONDON, Dec. 19. T he Italian government Is sending a mission to THAW COMES; SNOW MELTS AT 35 ABOVE THE WEATHER FORECAST Tonight and Saturday fair. of mill. Increase Koads and highways, 3 913 Itoads and highways, 1919 Increase Indigent soldiers. 1919 .. Indigent soldiers. 1918 .. Increase Principal and interest on O05. 000 road bonds 148.425.00 Total for 1919 640.120.79' (Total for 1918 409.671.27 I'endlcton may have a green Christ- I l""" 230.444.52 j mas after all. for the snowy covering In addition to the moneys in the, la making a Boar defense so-ainsl th, "onuing tuna, mere Will , line commissioners- estimates. The i, Mazatlan. .Mexico, since November melting and water is running in the receive J.S.- 12. on a charge of assaulting a Mexi streets. 982.09. the county and state will each lean citizen, the state department an taat night the mercury dropped to icon,ribu,e J49.240. 06 from the mar- nounced today. The American consul 20 alsive zero, which Is below the i et roads ,ax and there ls now a bal-!at Mazatlan has attended to the case fiaaalm point. Indications are that ance of OMM in the treasury for j and asked for speedy trial of the men. tonight the weather will he fair nnH roads. warmer, as the barometer reads 29.65. Among; other items in the budget I for next year, which contribute their I share toward the 13 mill levy are: SPARTANBURG, S. C. Converse County schools, J75.000. and school II college has started a campaign to ob- j brary. JSOO. tain a 500,000 building and endow- ment fund. soviet Russia In 119.691.6, fecting peace, according to a Moscow "- 'i dispatch today. 1,641.34 j ; 1 C QAIinDC ADC IffU u. 0. 0hlLUI0 HIL IN JAILIN MEXICO WASHlVf.Tl lV nnn 10 T. 4, ibove xero. Today evidence of the ft" avaiIable S202.462.21, according tojerican sailors have been held in jail thaw is shown everywhere; icicles are LORD FRENCH TARGET I proptUtaitdu is being rond uctcd l tiicrn an pu bl let t y enter prises, paid , I for by 1 ration.' if our reputdlc or It ALL EARS! AUGUST MEULLER TO VISIT UNITED STATES GERMANY COMPLETES EVACUATION ON BALTIC DUUldX. Dec. 19. -An attempt to aalnate Lord Krencb. military cin inanfh;r of Iridand. tnda" failed. One of t he won hi -bo asain was killed by bOfd French's eco it. Lord French was returning from a tour of western Ireliiml. Wiiile driving from .shton Htalion a number of shots were fired at hint. Several bullets struck his auto. One Of his WOOli was wounded and is repelled In have died. The man killed by Lord French's escort i said to have had a bomb in bis hand a he wa shot down. Im mediately after the shooting the po lice reerc and .two tanks were rush ed In the scene. Intense exeitemcnl prevailed fn the belief that a general uprising had started. The escort h:id no warn in it of the attaoh which was made from nmhush In the park. Pritish officials recently admitted t hat t he situation in I re land is the most dangerou it has been for a decade. I'resi of the reply I'.- Avoid mdiculnus. WA8H4XOTON; Dae. 19. ttonl Wilson is in full barge Mexican sit ua t ion. ( 'arranxa ' to the last United States note demantl ing Tonsillar Agent Jenkins relaaae ba been su bmit ted to the executive. Is is learned authorftut Ively. Wilson Is considering' whether the Jenkfim cae should he closed by simply for getting to answer the last note or by sending a not her communication to dear away all evidences of host Hit . Although this government feels it wa. tricked In the .Jenkins caee, the con sular .iRent Is free on bail, and that makes it impossible to continue de manding his release 'without geKInK Into n technical debate which m Ik hi merge upon the ridiculous It Is felt. Handling on Situation. The entire Mexinin oil sit nation brought to a critical stage by farran xa's recent net bin In preventing Am erican companies from drilling new wells, is also before the president It Is understood, and action will be deter mined by him. L INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS Today Weather .liiliiiMm. 9t Minimum. 20. llu.rometer, -29. 6". Beot04 To. 1 'endlcton markets. DVeratt True. . 1 2 Want ads. classified directory and . . Doinns of the miffs 1 1 Special news of I'matlHa county... in At the movie 8 La to news of cit FRED ENBYSK BUYS I. W. TERRY RANCH section One News notes of Pendleton . . . .1 County official newn Kditnrlal page: overseas diary News notes of Pendleton .... Fred Knhysk today purchased t he I. W. Tarry ranch, near the mouth of Mirch creek, for $:!l.ooa end will leaea it to Albert Kirk aa h Nlock ranch. The property includes -tHs I acres of land. ! a house, two sets of farm building and other equipment, Snow & Doy-t ton handled t he deal. 8 ( The deal is the first bind transfer and state 9 of Importance during the cold spell Live news of city, state and nation l 'and one of two recently made under and 6 t bo snow. M r. l-hibysk will continue .... 6 In the wheat raudng husinean and .... 4 b ava the new property to Mr. Kirk .... gjto develop. Mr. Terry's future plans "t formulated. zie Sv TAP. IS. Dec. 19. The aunrenie . council yesterday considered the oon- BIBBTiTWl Dec. 19. Ancust Meuller j fllcting clalma of German and ullied f rmer under secretary in the German experts regarding compensation for : food administration, is arranginir to the Scapa Flow sinking without nr ' visit the United States, according to l riving at a decision. j a Berlin dispatch today. He will at-I The boundaries between Galicia and ' tempt to arrange for the import and Kukowina -were established, export of raw materials ami to find Marshal FWh notified the council the quantity food available for Ger- j that German evacuation in the Baltic I many the dispatch said. region has been completed. ALEXANDERS BOYS LEASE TD ADJOINING : BUILDING; WILL EXTEND DEPARTMENTS, COMPLETELY RENOVATE ESTABLISHMENT Purchase of ihe lease of the building ' ness office of the More, and for th in Main street now occupied by j ooatatrw tion of a jnodern and up ! E. L. Power and E. A. Schiffler by date rest room. Alexander's deiwrtment store today Is' Work on the impnements. which lite first stop in extensive improve- besides the arehiieetiieal -h ........ tnenls which will be made immediate ly hy the owners, j The new addition, which adjoins the j grocery deimrtment of the store, will be used to house the men's furnish ings dolKirtment. The buibting will I completely renovHtcd so as to moot include new fixtures and other addi tlons, will begin January' 1. Tim management hopes M have the chan ges completed by Man. h 1. No con tracts have yet been aw arded Will lmc IW Vjinily Mr. Power who is In th .saddler uib neinantis oi tne oepartment. wnu n : business, announced this mortuni thin w ill remain under the supervision of i he had sold tils stock and that he alll Marshall Spell. not resume business With Me The space In Alexander's now oecu- Power, he expects to leave soon Tor an pled by the men s department will be extended stay at San.iv. bal may po devoted exclusively to women's wear. I slbly return M Pendleton later. I. including all rendy-tn-w ear garments, j has lecn In business hero fnf tin- pasi Mrs. D. C. Btuara, will be in charge) in years. of the depaltamnt Tht. removal of Mr. Schiffler. who for the past I the women's department from the hal-' irs has operat. d a tailor ahop Id cony .. the ground flood will trans- j Pendleton, says he will not contlmo form ihe lower floor of the store Into the business tint may possibly lieconv a women's shop. , ne half of which engaged In some other line. Before will l.e used for ihe dry-goods depart-! he opened the tailor shop he Wu men! and the other for women's cloth-! proprietor of the liton afore, ona of ing. Thus the men's and women's de-I Pendleton's pioneer establishments, p irtments. and the gocery 'delwrt-j The building leased by Alexander s ment. w ill all ! on the ground flour. I is owned by Dr J M. Prtiltt. of Oak OffeB Will He KMcmlctl hand. California, who owns the MM- The space in the bulcony vacated I ing occupied by the grocery depart -by Ue ready-to-wear department Willi ment. It. Alexander la owner of tha be used for the extension of the bo si- first unit of the atorn,