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VOL. 81
T)AILY EAST 0RE00NIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1920.
NO. 94.19
ALLIED BLtepfKADE AGAINST RUSSIA
WiuL BE LIFTED BY SUPREME COUNCIL
II
CHANGE IN POLICY
NOT MEAN
OF
PARIS, Jim. 17. Tho allies have
apparently adopted u complete new
ftttltudt toward Russia. The supreme
council MMWWMl the blockade
against Itusxhi will he lifted Immedi
ately. The council's action. In Hie
view of many political oliservers, con
stituted u direct about-face rroin the
former policy. The council decreed
to permit the Importation ami dl.dri
button of merchandise, an well uh ce
reals, linseed oil. wood and other Rut
Hian prod tut h. It Is believed In Home '
quarters the new policy does not mean
any change attitude toward the ;
soviet government. It Ih pointed out
tho allien may hope to deal with a
great cooperative noclety directly, Ik- .
noiiiiK the government.
Rome observers even helleve it may j
Indicate an attempt to divorce the
Kuiudati people from their radical
leaders, but the general opinion In the
power of LNrtM utid Trotsky Ih too
strong to he shaken by any such move
as lifting the blockade.
TRAIN SERVICE STILL
FLOODS
Work trains last night succeeded m
opening the main line of the .-V.
R. & N. between Pendleton and Jk
Orande hut are still at Work on re
pair to the wnnhmit three-fourths of
a mile west of rUanfleld. Trains to
and from Portland antra again routed
through Walla Walla and Wnilula.
malting Ihern from nine to 11 hours
late.
One report at the depot today was
that the main line thmuuli St infield
would be open by tonight. T. F.
O'Brien, local agent. could neither
confirm nor deny the report. Ha said,
howmcr, that trains are moving east
and west over the detour.
No. 17 Im? beta,
Yesterday's No. 17, which stalled in
a slide at Camp siding, was dug out
last night nnd passed through Pon
dletoti about midnight, being routed
throiiKh Walla Walla from here.
Trains No. 18, 4 and 6 were sent east
about 8 o'clock after being held here
all ufternnon and got over the moun
tain after No. 17 was freed. ItsI
night 'h No. 1 8 arrived this morn inn
from Portland at ft 40 and No. 4 fol
lowed It nt 10:20. Both trains were
sent on east as soon as their engines :
could be turned around. No. fi. due nt
9M this morning from Portland, ar- j
rived at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
This morning's No. r, fast mall from
the east, arrived nt 12 35 this after- '
noon. tt was followed later by Vo.
If and No
and nil were sent to
Portland over the Walla Walla line
A freight train arrived from Ti
Orande at 1 o'clock, tho first one over
the line since the slide at Cnmp yes
terday. No freight Is arriving from
Portland.
V. P. Servlcv Normal.
The Northern Pacific Is maintain
ing almost a norma . ...-.... .... ....
. . . i. i.i.. .... ,...
line to Pasco and man woo wro- i
bound for Spokane left No. r. here
nnd look the V. P.. which. If It MSkca
connections, will put them In Spo
kane tonight.
With little or no rain reported last
night and most of the snow now melt
ed, belief Is held that the preseal i
flood stage la over nnd that service j
on nil lines will soon be restored to
normnl. Itepnlrs to the washout nt I
Slnnfleld are most tedious, as n bridge
nnd approach, crossing the govern- ,
men! Irrigation ditch. was washed
out.
COUNTY DEBATE TEAMS
DEFAULTTOPENDLETON
Wewton uml Pilot" Rock, the two
I
town which Pendleton hitfh sehool a
inimti leitm Were to meal next Frl
dav have both dropped out of the
leaRiie. leaving IVndlctmi high aohool
thaniplon by default In this per ion.
The head of the league is trying to
place the local school In another in-1
nnttle In order that the Pendleton de
baters may participate in the prelim
inaries. I nles this is done the Pen
dleton debaters will be forced to o
afrabiMt veteran tenmw for their first
content.
The first meeting will probably be
held next Fiidav If the new triangle
k.PMMMd for. If. B. Inlow. del ate
he lo.-al seluxd. favora the
ai i mm i allAM 1 be
i mm ihe nr:. t i, e of the
flmt delwitos lefore golnjj up atfainst
aeasoned teams.
DOES
RECOGNITION
SOVIET GOVERNMENT
THESE THINGS
HAPPENED
THIS VERY DAY
.M 1H.: s CAITHUS.
SAN KUAN18Co. Jan. 17.
Jurors w hllo deliberating asked
permission to i : alii examine the
evidence.
"Nothing doing," nab the
Judge. Then u verdict came in.
freeing Kdward and (Hudys (low,
charged with stealing whiskey.
Till; MI AN HOOF.
PoN'OA ITY. okla.. Jan
! !
An ad in a local paper says;
"Pancing partner wanted Must
be good hink In and be able to
shrike a mean hoof, fall the Ar
cade hotel."
CENTER PARKING PLAN
WILL BE UP AT NEXT
Demonstration of New
Plan
Made Yesterday
Street Leads to
on
ount.iiiii.iab
for Trial of New Method
The city council will bo offered an
ordinance chanKinjc the system of ve
hicle parking on Main street as a re
sult of a trial of the center parking
system yesterday afternoon at 4
O'clock. The demonstration was giv
en In front of the Kast oregonlan
huildlim on Main street, and attract- ;
ed considerable attention.
Councilman Claud Penland chair
man of the committee on streets. Is
wilting to give the center parking Idea
a thorough trial and his view is con
curred in by his colleagues, J. H. F-s-tos
and F. J. McMonles. They will
have the now ordinance framed ready
to present to the council next Wcd
iead iv veil tof.
IVulaud Willlmr 10 Trv plan.
Mr. Ptnland. who In an interview
rda? expreeeed some doubt about
the feasibility of Ihe syfteni propoaoa
said that It will proPat.lv worn 001 u
trucks which must unload on Main
street will drive alongside the curb
())(, n,,.,,i or load from the side. It
Wal demonstrated yesterday that a
truck can be hnnled alongside the
curb, oats parked in the IR-foot cen
ter strip and sufficient room remain
for moving vehicles to pass down tho
lane.
The demonstration was held under
the Joint auspices of the Pendleton
Commercial Association nan tne uty
Council.
temporary parking zone
was chalked off and both passenirer
nnl commercial autoa parked In the
strip. The merchants interested also
expressed satisfaction that a thor-
ough trial will show the prop.. sen
plan superior to the 4 r.-degrees-to-the-eiirb
system now In use.
Will Lose Xo Time.
Providing the ordinance presented
next Wednesday night Is adopted
strips will be painted on Main Street
from Hailroad to Water nnd on C.airt
from Main to Thompson as soon
j practicable. No time will be lost
switching to Ihe new system. Mr. !
Lland said today.
WILL ALTER SALMON
TREATY WITH BRITAIN
WASIIINtTTO.Y, .Tan. 1 7. At
n qmeM of rresnleiit tison the
ntp r,.iurnP,i to hl the -salmon trea y
coni'liKled bite hist year wit h Treat
j Krita in for t be proteetion of minimi
.fisheries along- the Canadian border
The atata depart ment found s 'iifl
I ebariiae) necessary.
WINE MEN WILL TEST
LEGALITYOF MEASURE
j RAN FrtANOlSOO, -Tan. 1
I fornia wine men will anbaall to pro
eeol Inn In test Ihe alidltV of the
constitutional law and wartime pro-
hibltlon act, Th.eodi.ie Dell
Mm announced.
counsel
FEDERAL MEN
WILL ENFORCE
NEW DRV LAW
1000 Detectives Will Help Sup
press Bootleggers All Over
Nation is Announcement by
Commissioner.
NUMEROUS ARRESTS TO
BE MADE SOON IS SAID
Government Plans Quick Mea
sures to Make New Law Ef
fective; Army of Special
Agents, Lawyers and Com
missioners. ; WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. Federal
Prohibition Commissioner Krumer
predicts wholesale arrest. of bootleg
gers may be expected soon in all parts
of i hi- country, under constitutional
prohibition, which became effective
at midnluht. He said:
"With t hoti sands of detect IVOfl at
work all over the count ry today we
p'an drastic, iuick measures to make
1 he new bi v effective. Kramer said
his prohibition army of special agents,
lawyers and state commissioners Is u
practically completed organization.
Over a thousand men are on the fob,
prepared to enforce the hi w to the
very letter.
Kxplicit regulations covering the
manufacture and sale of alcohol In a
Core of commodities like hair tonic
In which alcohol is present, are in ef-
Main Ot, and will be rigidly enforced. Of
ficials estimate that ffl Mfl mm gallons
of wnlskey, rum and gin are now
stored in the Jotted fit a lea
do Witt) I Haiti has become
What to
nattona!
problem. 1 n tenia I revenue off trials
say (he answer to the question must
be framed by congress it being a pub
lic policy. Owners of the stocks, it
N presu mod, m u st not be allowed to
lose t he ent Ire value of their prbp
erlies if it cat) be prevented.
YOUNG MAN ARRESTED
WHEN HE UNDERTAKES
IE
f
H. B. Lindley Uses Seth Schaef
fer's Draft Card
Caught Asking
More.
for
for
$200;
$350
II. R Uindley. arrested In Portland
by Sheriff Taylor on a charge of ob
taining money by false pretenses, is in
jail here, having been brought back
from Portland yesterday by the sher-!
HI. I.lll v. II Is allege, I. olitatneil ,
II n a li b graphic order from , asked as a result of tliscl. .sures by
Portland by using the name of Seth j Admiral Sims, testifying before the
o. Schacffcr. a local farmer. j senate suh-committee regarding
When he tried to. obtain ssr.u on nwards and decorations, members of
sec. nd telegraphic Order. I indley pav- the committee declared today. State
ed the way for his downfall, however, ments hy Sims that he had been left
nnd when Sheriff Taylor went to In London alone with but one aid for
Salem with two prisoners he plotted months after America entered the
I.indley s capture upon his return to war. and that his parting orders were
Portland. Tho man was arrested not to let the Pritish "pull the wool
Vodne--day night. over his eyes." so aroused the repub-
l.'ndlev wired a local ban It for ItM lican members of the committee that
'cvoral "days ago and the reuuest wis
prompt ly complied with
When hool;s
lanced, however, i he i ashler
Was notified that Mr. iVhaeffer's ar
rnunf was overdrawn nearly $on.
The latter was notified and appeared
at the bank the following day. fie de
clared that he should have a small
tltn in the bank, althoufih he had re
cently transferred most of his account.
When notified that he had ordered thv
nt to Portland he declared that
im.l m.t Norn tt) Tort and.
Ratlefled that his game was -working
wrH,, 1, indley ftdloweil up hi first re-
ouest with a wccno ror bv. 11 as
the econd wire that gave officera here
tne ciue.
I .H10ie, II IS MMU limi -
fer's lost bankh.iok and draft reiilstrn
tlon card and was using them as a
meana of I dent Ifieatton. lie otalm to
a rcs dent of I a t;rnde.
DESCHANEL CHOSEN
'DENT
Paul Pes-
chamber f
VKHS All.l.KS. Jan. 1
eliaitel president of tlu
deputies va
elected preshh-nt of
, Fru nee by the joint assemb of the
IsCliate chamber.
SAILORS SEEING NEW YORK FROM TOWERING
FIGHTING TOPS OF BATTLESHIP PENNSYLVANIA
This unusual photograph i
flagship of the Atlantic fleet,
top of the fire control masts,
fighting tops are as far from
the grouttft The Perur lvMnia
ewing
ooklyn
s on
irn Auaimc liecr at the trglniu cspes.
; a il(r tne nwftil mannetr
SPICE AND TEA DUST
EXPLODE BURYING 3
CINCINNATI FIREMEN
I CINCINNATI. Jan. IT. Three fire-
mon were killdl and 14 Injured In a
flip sMeppinir ihe five story building
nf the Newton Tea and SpU e com
SIMS WAS TOLD NOT TO
LET BRITISH PULL ANY
WOOL OVER HIS EYES
WASH I Nil TON. Jan. 17-
Ile'li investigation of the management
'' . on, oik ine war win oe
they announced they'd go to the full
JOHN BARLEYCORN WORE
RUBBERSOLES LAST EVE
NKW YORK, .Ian
1 T. Broadway
", l ' Ul ''onn
Parleycorn. The lid was drawn over
,, Ill;lt was nu)rtai ,,f th:lt ir
u,.r f!lVnritp Th(
poi
white way
was lined wit h Baoehana I
lan revelers who henrofortrl
tread the straight and narrow
must
parth
of 'Virtue, When the eighteenth am-
oadrnent, with its running mate, the
LOCAL Y.M.C. A. TO HAVE
WITH DEFINITE
The formation
lupgmn s tm.intb
f(r i(M,.,i v u.
of three athletic
1 in the recent plans
A., for which the
V wd art as parent
r0iint Y. M.
orcranisatton,
l As outlined by Jus Johnson
one e
4J, .
minors of the battleship Pennslyvania.
New xork from the lofiv fishting
Bridge is in the background. These
water as he roof of a sk vscratmer from
her way to join the other vesse.
From there rhe proceed to (;unn-
Li.ni-
ies nnd target prn tlce.
pany. The wall collapsed when tea
and spico dust exploded, buryins.' the
victims. Damage amounts to I50
oon. I'omniittee for authority to make
sweeping investigation. The Sims dis-
closures created a sensation after the
nearing. anna said his parting in- ractloa of Miss Mary Johns.
atrucUona were given by a "person in Monologue, under the direction of
the nav department' but that he,irs. James Welch.
could not tell w ho until members of , Snecial act bv the Phillips Quartet.
the committee
officiary.
skeil him the question
"When 1 was ordered to go to Lon
don in 1917 " Sims said. "I was told
Don't let the Pritish pull the wool
over your eyes. We don't want to
pull their chestnuts out of the fire.
rr'nntlntied nn rwet fi.i
Volstead enforcement law. became ef-
fectlve in the Pnited States including
its pi'ssessions. i Jot ha m fa i led to live
up to expectations. There were "par
ties" iralore. but the wild night which
had been predicted was almost dis
mal and ati "old soak'" said today that j
if John B. had a klek last night he
must have worn rubber sides. A few j
.restaurants had v
nies but there wet
rf funeral
no orcie.
rremo-
THREE LEAGUES
SCHEDULE OF CONTESTS
the members of the committee
constitution and hy-laWa. one leac
will br for boyi from ! t. 1 L indus-
ivc. a MOOad for Ims of i:t. U an.l
iContiuued ou Page .
SENATE PASSES 10
MILLION ROAD BILL
WHEATMEN WILL MEET
10 PLAN NONPROFIT
President of Washington Farm
ers Union Calls Meeting for
This City January 24; Local
Men are Included.
Oregon wheat growers have been
called to a meeting at the Hotel Pen-
. dleton next Saturday, January 24. at
10 a. m., to organize the Oregon unit
of the Northwest Wheat Growers a- suffrage. the amendment to the
sociation recently formed at Spokane. I workmen's compensation law and the
j A. A. Blmore. chairman of the trf-state fish and game bill. Three other sub
executive committee, called the meet- jects. capital punishment, the soldl
trg. .era' educational bill and Irrigation
The proposed organization, as ex-! legislation remain unsettled.
plained by Mr. Elmore, la for the pur-
pose of forming a marketing associa
tion. This would be on the non-profit
cooperative basis, which he says, has
been successful In California. Anv
wheat grower may attend the meeting
here at which time the proposed or
: garization will be discussed.
Local wheat growers know nothing
of the meeting, other than that one
is to be held. They do not know what
organization stands sponsor for the
Proposed marketing association, al
though It is known that Mr. Elmore
is president nt the Washington and
Northern Idaho Farmers' Union.
V'Jatoi4vaWiyfL x h. .- expected
are
friWJWes of Duftir.
OrVWhlttKlf
niter,
of Midvale. Idaho. V. C. Parks of El
gin, W. V. Harrah of Pendleton and.
n. h. umianir 01 josep... provide that the president of the sen
of the executive council of the Farmers I ate nitjunlc the dutiei of the off.e ,
fnion of Oregon and Southern Idaho. I tne even, Qf a vacant.y in the KoveP.
Professor a. R. Hyslop and Professor , nor.s srfloe It would not affec, ,n
Hector McPherson of the Oregon Ag- stiltus of the present administration,
rlcultural College. Senator Pierce. B. : ,
T. Manchester, president of the Tri
state Terminal Company. Dean John
son of the Washington State College.
Dean Iddinga of the University of
Idaho. N. B. Atkinson of Waitsburg
and others. All members of the trl
state organization committee are also
. xpeeted to attend.
50 LOCAL PEOPLE TO
TAKE PART IN KERMIS
Fiftv Pendleton people will be pre
formers In the benefit Kermis to be
given January 28 in the Oregon The-
ater. under the auspices of the
Church of the Redeemer.
Following is the program, which
wlIDconsist of eight vaudeville num-
' hers:
ilvprinro Snwvers' Orchestra.
Dancing skit by Pendleton
high
, , i .,a atfaa.
under the di-
Dramatic skit, under the direction
of Mrs. Sylvan Oohn.
Musical number, under the direc
tion of Mrs. J. C. Snow.
Song Hits of Today, under the di
rection of Mrs. Charles Bond and
Mrs. Harold Warner.
Fashion Show, under the direction
of Mrs. V II lard Bond.
The directors for the various num
!ers are holding rehersals at present,
and all report that prospects for a
highly successful Kermis are good.
Pol't Offal's ( a bin, Quits
U8BOK, Jan. IT The cabinet of
Premier Costa, which was formed
'Wednesda
i
. ...i
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS .
The Weather.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Barometer.
Beotleat Two.
lenlIeton markets; Kverett True .
Sprimr fashions
Special news of I'matllla county..
Automobile news 11. 12 and
At the movies
l.ate news of city and state
St tion One.
Sunday in the churches
Want ads? claaaifted directory and
Poimis of the lufft
Social and personal news
County Official News
Kdltorlal page, oversea diary 4
News notes of Pendleton S
Jve aewi of city, stute and nation 1
I SAI.KM. Ore.. Jan. 17. The official
legislative clock stopped at If min
utes to 12. Indication - are that t he
"noon art jour n men t" will occur some
time tonight.
Pier.- Hill Passed.
The senate passed Pierce's lull for
an income tax by a vote of l to 12.
Van Million for Road.
The senate passed t he ten million
drdlar road bonding bill by a vote of
22 to 1.
A resolution endorsing He-n a tor Mc
Nary's compromise on article 10 of
the league of nations covenant was
adopted.
For Twi Third Vote.
The house passed a joint resolution
providing that constitutional amend
ments may be adopted only by a two
i thirds vote. Only four negative votea
were cost against the resolution.
Sonic Measure- Wait.
Three of the six object of the pe-
cial session have been disnosed of.
o Salary ItilK.
The senate refused to consider any
of the many salary hills.
Just before recess of the house at
noon. Smith, of Multnomah, moved
tne reconsideration of the resolution
- inxin ,ne am ol adjournment at
noon today. It was smothered in the
: eneral confusion though seconded by
remarnea: toia
m ou d d fool Je other dV
Z. ' '
at noon.'
Governor Signed Traffic Ijocn.- Kill
The bill defining the succession to
the governorship in the event of u va
cancy Was hastily recalled: " from the
nous. I- Senator Moser. for the pur
pose of amending the measure elimi
nating the secretary of state from tho
.succession. In amended form it will
MRS. CHARLES LANE
DIED LAST NIGHT
Mrs. Charles Lane, aged 73. died
last night at 11 o'clock aa the result
of a paralytic, stroke. Mrs. Lane had
been in poor health for some time,
but her death last night was a shock
to her friends and relatives. She com
plained of feeling 111 and was rushed
Anthony's hospital a few hotir8
before she died.
Mrs Lane who was born In IoVa,
carne to Pendleton 3u years ago. She
is survived by her husband, who is a
, loca painter, a son. Will Lane of
Klamath Falls, and a daughter Mrs.
O. F. Turner, of Wyeth. They will
arrive here this evening.
Funeral arrangements have not yet
; been made. The body Is at Folsom's
undertaking parlors.
PROFITEERING BILL
WILL NOT BE PASSED
There will be little need for local
merchants to join in protest againet
house bill No. 10. Introduced in tho
special session to preent and punish
profiteering, according to a letter re
ceived today from Senator Roy W.
Ritner. There is little chance of the
bill reaching the senate, he writes,
and it will likely meet death In the
house.
The bill was protested arairwt In a
itMcgTam sent to t ne renuieinn vrom-
mercial Association by the Oregon
.State Retailers Association and the
: OreRon Retail Merchants Association.
They declared that while tho appar
ent Intent was to puninh arid prevent
profiteering, its establishment -would
hamper business and they urged that
local merchants protest to their rep
resentatives nt the capitol.
I
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c i X . ably rain.