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VOL. 32
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J fp JSAHT OKEUOHIAH, Jt-BHUIjISTOH, OREGON, TUiSDAY, APRIL 13, 1920. """"
BILLION 'VjNUS FOR SOLDIERS IS PROPOSED
J) iv. -r
OUTLAW STRIKE
APPARENTLY IS
SLOWING DOWN
After Rapid Spread Through
out the Country Today's Re
ports Now Indicate Fewer
Walkouts Are Taking Place.
INDUSTRIES FEELING
RESULTS OF TIE-UP
PRESIDENT APPOINTS RAILROAD
LABOR BOARD WHICH WILL MEET
IMMEDIATELY, MAY SETTLE STRIKE
Serious Shortage of Food Re
ported in New York; Ap
proximately Eighty Thous
and Idle in Detroit.
(By Associated Press.)
WASIUNOXON', April 13. The railroad labor board wan appoint
ed today by President Wilson. The merneer are:
Representing the public, Oeorfe W. Han Kin-, of WashrhRton;
Henry Hunt of Cincinnati, and It. If. Barton of Tennessee.
Representing t lie railroads: Horace Haker, J. H. Elliott and Wil
liam I lxtrk.
Representing the employes: AlbeYt Phillips, A. O. Wharton and
James J. Forrester.
The board will be authorized to meet in Washington immediately
nnd take up the grievances of railroad employes now on strike. Prompt
action is expected by the aenate on the nominations.
(By United Press.)
CHICAGO. April 13. Rpread of the
"outlaw" strike of railroad workers
la apparently checked. After rapid
Towth throughout the country, the
strike situation la marked today by I
cessation of reports of walkouts of any '
consequence.
Industries are beginning to feel the
effect of the strike seriously, short -ages
In coal and raw materials are
forclnej hundreds to suspend operations
completely, while other have curtailed
operations. The food situation Is ser
ious In some cities. Mails are delayed
and passenger service Is crippled In the
F.aet
Approximately So.nOfl workers are
Idle In Detroit. Oary, Ind., has failed
to receive a carload of coal for eight
days. The big steel mills there have
laid off workers by the thousands.
Over 100,00a arc Idle in Chicago.
In New York.
(By United Press.)
NBW TORK, April 13. The food
situation is serious here, according to
reports of the health commission to.
day. Demoralised train aervlce caus
ed by the "'outlaw'' strike of switch
men has caused the serious shortage
of food.
INSPECTORS COME 10 ! STARKWEATHER WILL
CORB SEP DISEASE!
IRISH STRIKE
TO HOLD MEN
HELD IN JAIL
Commercial Activities Held up
for Day in Southwestern Ire
land as Protest Against!
Treatment of Prisoners.
THE MARYLAND'S SPONSOR READY TO SMASH
BOTTLE OF REAL CHAMPAIGN AGAINST SHIP
SaegrardiiiK the sheep of Umatilla
county from scab is the mission of Itr.
W. il. HenneberKer and Dr. U. F.
(iverhulse. of the Wnlla Walla office
o the V, 8. bureau of animal J n dun
try who were here lust night to con
fer with the I'matilla forest office re
garding Inspection and certllcation of
sheep going over and on the Umatilla
and other Oregon forest reserves.
To prevent the spread of the disease
to I'matiUa county and other eastern i
Oregon sheep, the two inspectors left
this morning for Wheeler county, I
where six hands are known to he
scabby. They will make' a careful In-I
spectlon of all the sheep In Wheeler
and nearby counties.
Dr. Overhulse will make his head- j
: quarters In Fossil for several months
jand will be in charge of inspection
and dipping of mabby sheep In the dis
trict. Dr. Henneherger will return to
Walla Walla after 10 days.
IJoth inspectors say there la no I
fear of spread of scab If the sheep
men will exercise care nnd accord j
necessary cooperation In stamping out
the pest.
The TT. B. Huron u of Animal Industrv j
office at Wnlla Walla has a force of
seven Inspectn who cooperate with
the livestock sanltnry offices of Ore- i
ion, Wiyh'rigton nnd Idaho In the j
eradication of sheep scabies. They re- ',
port that the stockmen are coopemt- j
ntr well with the work.
(By Associated Press.)
POKTL.AND. April 13.
Harvey O. Starkweather, for two
years chairman of the demo
era tic state central committee,
announced today his candtducy
for the democratic nomination
for United States senator and
will oppose George K. Chamber
lain. Simultaneously, Mrs. Alexand
er Thompson, prominent in wo
men's democratic circles, an
nounced she would seek the
democratic congressional nomi
nation from the third district.
The petitions will be filed In
Salem today.
MEN IN QUESTION
ON HUNGER STRIKE;
Train and Street Car Service I
Stopped, Stores and Saloons j
Closed; Railway Workers
Unanimous in Walkout.
By United Press.)
DUPIJN", April 13. Commrcial ac-
. imiico i in uiifi ii"ui inr .iuuiiiw n
I Ireland are stopped today by a one
'l. i y nation -wide strike called as a
. I protest against the British treatment
of Siinn Fein prisoners who are on a
hunger strike.
No trains or street cars are running.!
Stores and saloons are closed. Mail
carriers and railway workers have
quit work.
CAMP SEEKERS TURN
TO ROUND-UP PARK
ovk may in:.
(By United Press.)
DtTBtJX, April 13. A one-day na
tion -wide strike, called In protest
against British treatment of hunger
striking Sinn Felners, started today.
Railway workers decided uannimously
to walk out.
"You are called on to act swiftly
to save 100 dauntless men. whose lives
have been hanging by a thread foj
eight days." the strike call said.
"They wodd continue in their hunger
strike although n man Is at the point
of death, while their titled Jailers
1
mum ii n , i i
SUB COMMITTEE
! OF HOUSE HAS
NEW PROGRAM
Money Would be Raised by Tax
of One Half of One Per Cent
on All Sales; Plan Next Goes
to Full Committee.
THREE MILLION TO
SHARE IN BENEFITS
Mrs. K. P.rtwike Ix-o and Secretary Joscphus Dante's
jut where it came from haB not been announced, but a bottle of perfectly
Boon; cnampagne was used by Mrs. IC. Brooke I,ee. Sponsor for the super-
oreaonaiisni Maryland, iauncned at Newport News. Va. Doubt as to the con
tents of tne bottle were dispelled until Mrs. Ie held It aloft. Those nearby
could see t hami.aRiie plainly printed on the label. In the photograph can
be seen with Mrs. I.ee. who is the wife of the comptroller of the state of Mary
land. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels. It was taken Just before she
crashed the bottle against the side of the largest I'nited States war vessel.
COL. H. G. NEWPORT FOUND DEAD IN
BED IN HERMISTON THIS MORNING;
HAD LED LONG EVENTFUL CAREER
West Bel tor: Fjlu Worse
(By Associated Press.)
OHICAOO, April 13. Th main'
strengih of the striking railroad
workers was today exerted in the sec.
tlon east of Pittsburgh and In the
Pacifio Northwest, with conditions, j
according to railroad and brotherhood j
officials potnttnaj toward return to
normal in the remainder of the conn-
WON AGAIN CALLS
try. Armed rldlers were called to
handle mail In New Jersey.
The epitomised situation today was.
Went, vastly better; Ohlcaifo. much
Improved; East vastly worse, partlc
ulary In New York and New Jersey.
(By Associated Press.)
WA SHI N'GTO N A pri 1 1 .1 . Presi -dent
Wilson today called a meeting of
.the cabinet for tomorrow to discuss
the "general situation." White house
officials would not say that the "un-
uthorijted" railroad strike had
prompted the cull, but It was under-
i stood that this will be the principal
Want Striker Names I subject discussed. This in the first
(By Associated Press.) I cabinet meeting called by the presi
WASHUNOTON, April 13. The dent since he returned from his west
Pennsylvania and New York Central ern trip when he was taken sick,
railroads; were asked today by the de-
partment of Juetico to send the names
of all their etriklnjr employee and In
dicate which ones are leaders of the
walkout. Department officials flatly
refused tot dlscusx the meaning nf the
mesne gee, or Indicate whether similar
requests will fo forward to the execu.
tlvesi of railroads.
rjiihurgn At Washington
(By Associated Press.)
W A S!f IN OTON, April 13. An em
bargo against all Incoming- and out"
hf freight was placed today by rail
road entering Washington. The only
freight received In the last 24 houre
was two carloads of fresh meat.
Efforts to purchase of Mrs. K. W.
Mcfrraa a triangular piece ot land j
lying between the two levies in the
east end of town, for use as a camp ,
JCroundfi fY.r- InnriBiu " !
lost night in a meeting of three joint i'"hrl,k ,hem dip '
committees which have been at work ;
on the matter for several weeks. Mrs. I
MrCnmas reused to sell this tract tin-
less the city also took her 80 lots in j
Bytim grove, which are Isolated from
the desired camp site. she asked'
KTi00 for the entire tract and refused j
to part with one piece unless the other I
was also taken.
Another -meeting of tho committees
has been called for tonight to which
, directors of the Hound -Up association
have been asked. Efforts will be made
to have the grove of Round-Up park
turned over for use of auto tourists
j Should this plan succeed, permnnent
Improvements will be undertaken
j there.
Oas or wood-burning ranges, lights,
water, tables, seats and benches are
among the conveniences which would
I be Installed. Recommendation will
also be made, if Hound-l'p park Is
selected, that ssi n i t a ry pi u m bi ng be in
stalled in the lavatories there. Rome
j definite agreement is expected tonight,
VETERAN OF ARG0NNE 'Veteran Contractor Built 1100
ON EAST 0REG0NIAN Miles of Northern Pacific;
ADVERTISING STAFF' Also Did Much Construction
I
Work in Umatilla County.
, NO! BRIDGE,
BY OFFICIALS
as committees of the city council
IS
TARIFF COMMISSION
commercial association, autwitohil
dealers and the Tri-State Auto
are now Interested.
(By Pnlted Press.)
WASHINGTON, April 13. Presi
dent Wilson today nominated ex-Senator
Burton of Ohio us a member of the
I'nited States tariff commission. Mar
tin Oil leu Of Wisconsin is named for
the shipping board vacancy. Poth
men are republicans.
L GROWERS COME
TO ENLIST MEMBERS
Residents of the west end of town
who claim damape because of the
floods last December in Tutuilla creek
probably will have to fight for their
money. This much was grained today
from city of f i otafta wh o looked over
tho district this morning to consider
the claims presented at the last meet
ing of the council by four alleged
Hiifferers from the flood.
The finance committee. Mayor
Vaughan and City Attorney James A.
Pee virtually decided that the city and
county are W3t responsible for the
swollen waters hacking up. Tutuilla
creek spread out over the flat before
ever a bridge was placed there. Mayor
Vaughan Raid, nnd the bridge, if any-'
club thing, holds back the water instead of j
j making it spread out. When Tutuil-I
la creek is flooding it would require a1
I i 5-foot channel to carry off the wat
I er, he said. Owing to the large area
I drained by the little stream, it 1st Im
possible, the mayor said, to prevent
floods with the present channel.
REV. GEORGE L. CLARK, STUDENT
PASTOR AT O. A. C., CALLED TO
LOCAL PRESBYTERIAN PULPIT
Former La Grande Minister is
Unanimously Elected at An
nual Congregation Meeting
Which Also Retains Officers.
ILLINOIS VOTES ON
J. IT. Dobbin. Wallowa county
sheepman who is president of the
State Wool Growers Association. :ml
Mack Hoke, agricultural agent for
j Wallowa and secretary of the associ
ation, are In Pendleton today to get
new members for the association and
; to confer with sheepmen.
I They report that while I'matilla
county has not as many woolgrowers
as some other counties, the member
ship percentage is as high as in any
county In the state. The aim of the
'association is to get new members all
; over Oregon.
The marketing of clips, and the
, general condition of "sheep is being
: discussed by the two officers with
J county sheepmen who are here today.
C. Clarence Li kins, former
Portland newspaper worker and
more recently OS 'ho Astoria
Itudget staff, arrived from Asto
ria this morning to Uike a posi
tion in the adevrtising depart
ment of the Kast Oregonian.
I ..i kins served overseas with
the 345th Bat. Tank Corpq and
was wounded in the Argonne.
He suffered a dislocated should
er, a compound fracture of the
right legv, two fractures of the
skull and was ga ssed . He wa s
through heavy fighting on No
vember nth, 6th, 7th and,Sth. On
one occasion the tank he was
working with became ( stalled in,
the mud and I,ikins and his
companion taking the machine
nun from the tank, advanced on
foot into the German lines. The
companion was killed but Iikins
escaped and while get i ing back
to his own lines carried a
wounded lieutenant from the
field. For his exploits he was
awarded a croix de guerre with
a palm.
Before the war Likins served
on the Journal. Orcgonian and
Telegram. He was under hospital
treatment until two months ago
when he accepted a position on.
on the Budget.
Colonel Horace Greeley Newport,
pioneer of Hermiston and one of the
founders of the townsite of that city,
was found dead In hia bed this morning-
at his home. Colonel Newport,
who was nearly 70 years of age, suf
fered an acute attack of indigestion
last night and it is thought he died
from the affects although he seemed
to have recovered. r
DEATH HOVERS NEAR
AS STRIKE SWELLS
(By
BOSTON,
eral 1-eonaril
Associated Tress.)
April 11. Major
Wood today car
i He is survived by hl wife, Mrs.
: R03e Newport, a son. H. R. Newport,
,of Hermiston, and a daughter, Mrs.
Pat Harwood. ,of Chicago.
' Colonel Newport was born i.i Oalll
polis, Ohio. In "78 he went to Xorth
Dakota and engaged in railroad con
struction work. He built 1100 p
of the Northern Pacific and had his
headquarters in Mandan, North Da
kota. The construction work was
hampered because of Indian wars at
that time and because of the war-Hike
character of the undertaking. Colonel
Newport was given. the title of colonel
by which he has been known.
Tn 1902 Colonel Newport came to
I'matilla county and built the rail
road in the old Maxwell Station re
gion. He also rebuilt the Pendleton
Echo railroad. He was owner of a
lie acre alfalfa ranch which he later
sold, but has retained his townsite
property. He was the senior member
of the Newport Construction . Com
pany. He built the Furnish ditch.
Colonel Newport was reared as a
Methodist and funeral services will be
held at Hermiston under the auspices
of that church, with Rev. II. R. Oal
laher officiating. Many Pendleton
friends of Colonel Newport, among
them R. Alexander of this city greatly
recret his death.
Considered Probable That Plan
Will be Formally Considered
in Lower House of Congress
in Very Near Future.
(By I'nited Press) '
WASHINGTON. April 13. A cash
bonus of one dollar for ach da'
service would be given to approxi
mately 3.000.000 of 4,800.000 meat In
the army, navy and marine corps dur
ing the war. under u plan that has
been approved by the bonus .xub-epm-mlttee
of the house ways and nofans
committee, it is learned today. Tha
progmm, which will be submitted to
the full committee for approval dur
ing the week, calls for the expenditure
or approximately $1,000,000000.
which would be raised by a tax of one
half of one percent on all sales.
It is considered very likely that thin
plan will be submitted to the house in
the near future.
Some Are Kxrtuded.
Several classes of service men
would not get a bonus, including:
those who served leas than two
months, those assigned to industrial
plants such as shipbuilding and re
ceiving: extra compensation therefor,
all officers and men in the regular
army before war was declared, and
men who while serving received 'jajani
pensatlon from employers or usi-
jteaa rnlerejtta. , - .f
Men Must Apply. '
No man would be given a bourn un
til he applied for it and this, it Is believed,-
would reduce the total expen
ditures for many service men who
have wealth are not expected to ask
extra compensation. The application
will contain an affidavit that the ap
plicant is not in any of the ctaseea
mentioned. The plan calls for a pay
ment or a bonus tn four. equal ins
meats and sales taxes will be co
ed in the corresponding periods. The
average service, the sub-oommlttee
has been informed, was for ten
months, making the average bonus
about 1300. Men who were promoted
to commissioned officers will be paid
only for the time they served as en
listed men. The committee is now-
waiting for estimates from the treas
ury department as to exactly how
much would be raised by a tax on
sales. Preliminary estimates nluce
me amount at approximately . Mllion
and a half.
small Farmers Exempt.
I'nder the house committee plan,
all business with total sales of less
than $2500 a year and all small far
mers will be exempted. The tax is not
to be paid by stamps as in the case ot
the present consumption levies. It is
believed its collection will be simple.
All business concerns at the end of
every three months after the passage)
of the law would simply pay one halt
of one percent on their total sales.
Advocates claim it could not increase
the cost of living in any considerable
degree as it would amount to only
fifty cents on every hundred rtolUr.
All transactions, wholesale and retail
and on real estate would be taxed.
.culled
Ilev. George t Clark, student pas
tor at O. A. C and who has had two
years experience overseas, was unani
mously called last night as pastor of
the First Presbyterian church of I'en
dleton at the annual meeting of the
congregation. The 'call will lie sent
Immediately.
Rev. Clarkwas formerly pastor at
I. a Grande and is known here, where
he has preached from tho Presbyteri
an pulpit.
Charles Bonney, Raymond lialcli
and A. K. MeCulley, elders of the
church, were re-elected last night. The
hoard of trustees, consisting of L. I..
Rogers, II. W. Rltner. 8. It. Thomp
son, Dr. K. K. Hoyden. Richard Mny
berry and Dr. David B. Hill, was nlso
re-elected for another year's aervlce.
The present deacons, H. K. McLean.
1 Miner Haer and George Peebler. were
also chosen for another year, as were
the present deaconesses, Mrs. William
Blakley, Mrs. Charles Honney ami
Mrs. J. W. Maloney.
The church adopted the 1020 bud
yet of $7000.
W000 AND LOWDEN GUATEMALAN TROOPS
MARCH TO RESCUE
(By Associated Press.)
BJUltL.l.'V, April 13. The Deutsche hls leave of absence obtained to make
Tagcs Zeltung today says It is learned campaign for the republican prcsi
from a reliable source that the con- ; dential nomination. He said he would
dltion of Former Empress Auguste j eav, later today for Chicago to re
Victori.i has become so grave that an-.m,f his' duties as commander of the
nouncement of her death may be ex-centra department. It is stated the
pected at any moment. I action is due to railroad strike condi-
i lions. .
Rainfall Kxowds Iteronl
Tho April rainfall for this vear has I
far exceeded the normal fall, which is
1.01. according to Major Ijee Moor
house. official weather oliserver. The
WILL TRV TO CANCEL
MARY'S DIVORCE CASE
Mtel fall BO far
douhle tho normal
(By United Press.)
CARSON CITY. New. April 13 A
suit to set aside the divorce decree re-
first cently granted Mary Tickford in the
Ls 2.29, more than break In the strike of " outlaw" mil- iui" county court will be filed
fall. Lnt vear the 'way workers in the New York district Wednesday or Thursday, it was an-
itirn icMx; ix xk TORK.
( By I'nited Press.
NEW YORK. April 13. The
(My Associated Press)
CHICAGO, April 13. Illlnoi
ers cast ha) tots today in the pr
tiul preference primary With
vot
siden .
over-
nor I- rank ). l.ow(ten and tleneral
Wood the only candidates entered for
republican endorsement.
The Illinois democratic delegation,
will go to the convention unlnstruct
cm I.
total fall for April was .97. The pre- cm
tttpltetlofl last nifrht wan .65. which no
breaks many records for continuous to
rainfall within 24 successive hours.
Today (he maximum tempera t U re is
today when switchmen and yard nounced at the office of the attorney
in thi
ork.
Now Ha
Officials
en yards returned
lid the road will
ST. LOOIS, 773,000
NEW CENSOS SHOWS
(By United Pre )
WASHINGTON. April IS.- Vive
thousand (iiintemalnn (rovernment
trdDfie tro now on the march from
Solola and 1-os Altos, to northern
POln(J of the country to streiorthen
I'reMldent O&brera's forces, which ure
i I eslesln, the relielllons City of QuetO
J inula. neonrdlnR lo the lltiatemnlan
i legation here today, t'ahrera Is said
jto have force of r.non Bemnaendlnl
i the city from the hills of M.-itntnoras.
j Sim Pose and l,npnlma.
Pen. Mel. u IVist -MMIltCl.
The Pendleton hoxtng commission.
consisting of pill sheehan. llr. J. I.
(By I'nited Press.! .McKelwny and Ted Preble, today an-
WASII 1 Nl .TON. April 13. The I nollm. ,3t that the Pendleton Post of
census luirean today announced the the American Lefton would In future
population of s. I .' 1 1 1 : as 773,000, anjhave charge of all boxing contests in
Increase of 80,971. Pe.idletoii.
Wil l. t'ONTlM l: t AMl'Alf.X
(By Associated Press.)
CHTCAOO, April IS. Oenernl
Wood's campfilirn for the presidential
nominal ion will not he afrected by his
return to army duties here, his cam
paign manager said today.
I l oot) ON STItlKK
(Uv Associated Press.)
PHII.AHKI.PH1A. Pa.. April IS.
The Pennsylvania railroad announced
today lhai H.noii out of ;7ri,000 em
ployes nrc 0,1 strike.
iinsenuently be able to provide com
iiitatinn service on a 90 er cent nur
nal basis after two davs of almost to
il suspension.
general today. He said the complaint
will bo filed despite efforts of Marv s
attorney to allow him to assemble and
submit facts before the action was
begun. The attorney general is de
termined to "see the case through to
a finish.'
IlirriRK FROM 111 Hit.
(By I'nited Press)
PARIS. April IS. The Oermun
delegation today confirmed the report
that evacuation of the Ruhr distrtrt
by reichswehr troops has becuii.
Troops are leaving the more peaceful
districts today, the Germans suid.
Withdrawal will continue until the
number is reduced to that provided
by the protocol agreement which al
lowed the government to keep a cer
tain number of troops In the HmIu
basin for police duty.
Weagugr
wil l. iii:i i:ic 1 tiri.iTs
(By I'nited Press.
JE11SKY CITY, April 13 Striking
New J c rse y ra i 1 r oa d wo r k e rs will re -fer
their grievances to the new federal
lmard. The leader will request that
the strikers return to work immedi
JAPANESE HIT COSTLY
From the report of Major Lee Moor
house, weather observer.
Maximum, 63.
Minimum, 42.
Harometer, 2 9.49.
Hainfull, .6.
SNAG IN SEIZING ARMS ? TSft
INpIXDKXTKK Ftl.FS
(Hy Associated lreiO
RAI.KM, ApHI 13. -I'nited States
Senator Miles Polndexter today filed
as a hmmki ior me republican pres
ldenti.il nomination.
roi.i s i vit toisv
i Associated 1'ress. t
WARSAW, April 13. A pronoun -led
vuiory for the Vole over ihe bol
shevik!, on I he southeastern front, is
reported by I he general staff toda .
A f ter several davs' I" icht in the bol
shevik I were put to flight. over a
score of machine trims and much btot
were captured by the poles.
t By Knifed Press)
TOKIO. April 13. Japanese troops
encountered ver vttihhorn remistance
in the activities tn disarming the It us- 1
sians in the Malarovsk and Xikolsk I
regions, according to a war office
iiiiiiiunnMr i"uu? . Japanese casu-;
iimrii -re z i . over inn KUHslailM
were killed int 1500 arrested the
istatement said.
a 4- i Kirs.
ill
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mm
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rational ralnj
(on lht