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THE EAST OREGON I AN IS THE ONLY INLAND EMPIRE NEWSPAPER GIVING ITS READERS THE BENEFIT OF DAILY TELEGRAPHIC NEWS REPORTS FROM BOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND UNITED TT.ZZZ i 1 DAILY EDITION - - ? -: DAILY EDITION Tha Et CirnnUn la Etrn Or gon'a greatest no f aH In forea glvea lo tha artvrtli-r r.ve twiro tha guaranK-1 Pnt elrculatma In Pendleton and Umatilla county of . any other newapapor. t . . Tin net preas run or yeaterday'a Dally 3,295 Thla paper la a member of anil audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulation DAILY J $QVaXXXf COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEX CITY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 33 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 3, 1921. NO. 9765 y-Z .; .... v- ULTIMATUMW-S BEEN SERVED ON GERMANY-. DEMAND Ai ACCEPTANCE BY NOON MON DA PAVING LIS TO BE FORECLOSED; MAIIY DELINQUENT Drastic Action Necessary is VJ View of Off icials Who City Suffering Hardship, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS MAY ERECT CLASS "A" BUILDING ON ALTA ST. COUNCIL PROVES AVERSE TO FREE CLEAN UP WEEK That the Knights of Pythias may erect a cluss A building on their property on Alta street be tween Miiln and Garden la with in the realm of probability. The lodge 1h In good financial condi tion and own a valuable 10(1 foot frontage on Alia which It la proposed to Improve at the prop er time. There are Influential loaders In tlje lodge who be lieve a modern building may be come a practical venture within the next year or two provided building cost are reduced and tenanta may be assured. McMonies Succeeds Joe EH as : Fire Chairman; Ladies to . Help Use Library Ball Fund. Proceedings against a number of cltliens of Pendleton will I Instituted noon na the reault of decision of the council iHMt night to aiart foreclosure on property upon which the puvtiw assessment la now delinquent. Re corder Thomaa Fits Gerald has been ordered to secure data and evidence from the booka of the city concerning thes delinquent iroierty ownera and city attorney Warner will immediately' Btart auit. It was declared nt council lust night that there are ft mimliciof delinquent tax payers whose non-payment has worked a hardship on the city and ttsj finances. "It is a drastlo action." said i ni councilman, "but something has to ba done." Just how large an amount Is due the city from? delinquent paving menta la not known but according to Hcorder Flu Oeruld there are owners who are. behind in payments living on every street. Xtt Tlrn Vp Week" "Clean-up Week" did not get very far in council lust night following Its introduction by Mayor Hurtman. Al derman Penland declared It nut the right thing to do to encourage the rest cionts or tha city to accumulate gar bags through the entire year and then permit tha city to huul It lo the dump grounds for nothing. It seemed to be ths opinion of council thnt an Inspec tion should he made of the alreeta and properties of the city and ownera with accumulated rubbish should be or dered te clean up. Failure to quickly rid their property of Rubbish and de bris will be ths cause of the.cJty start ing action against them. Ths council decided lHt night to chop, off an expenditure of $100 a month for the hire of a truck tn assist In ths work of the city by ordering the recorder In advertise for bids fur a one IdVi truck with or without a dump body. The council felt tjiat a saving would tie made by the purchase of a truck outright. Th Warren construction company whk the solo bidder for the paving oi the streets now due for Improvement in the oity. A bid of 70!U.77 was mil. fur the work on paving on Washington street from Madlcon to Main and . Jefferson from Madison tn Washington; iti-2 was bid for paving Madison from Ralcy to Jack son and for paving Jefferson from Alta to Court. The bids were ac cepted and ordinances passed nuthorta lug the entering Into a contract be tween the city and tho construction company. Mi-Monies, I'lrt Chairman ' Tho resignation of Joe Kll us chair man of tho fire committee "was accept ed and Alderman F- J- McMonies was appointed In hla stead. No appoint ment was made to fill the vacancy in th" CTx'ftee. A suitable housing place for the old firw truck will be investigated by the fire committee. Buildings now owned iiy the city will be Investigated and If found Inadequate- a new structure ran) be built. A. J. Owens representing a numlei of property owners on tho Thompson street lilll aplpearcdi before nnnnrii and aked what the city was going to do with Improving that street. Jt wu r-'Rined to Mr. Owens that plana Were being drawn up by the city engi neer and that he could expect some 1 act Um In the near future. (Continued on page I.) XTRA WASHINGTON.- March J. (A. . ) President Wilson vetoed the J.'ordney emergency tariff bill to day. , . Private udvlces received here today also reported the veto of the emergency tariff act by the president. The action was ex pected as It was known the white house was opposed lo the measure. RAIL STRIKE IS SANCTIONED BY UNION CHIEFS First Time Since Organization U. S. Railroad Board That Strike Has Been Approved. STRIKE FOLLOWS ACTION TO REDUCE ALL WAGES PREMIER SMUTS SA YS U. S. WILL CLASS WILSON WITH WASHINGTON AND LINCOLN WASHINGTON. Mar. 3 (L. P.) President elect and Mrs. Harding ar rived here today. They were greeted at tha ati'.tion by a huge throng. Thev stepped Into a motor car and were hurried to the New WHIard hotel wherftthev will remain until they leavt for the capliol tomorrow. Two Hundred Ten Thousand Acres in Fall Wheat is Coun ty Agent's Estimate; Plow- - injr Outfits Are Now Bus?. I'matilla county's winter . wheat acreage Is greater this year than in J 920, according to the ' estimate of l-'red Jiennion, county, agriculture agent who says that lecauso of ex tremely favorable conditions, the fall sowing totaled about 210.0110 acres while the spring wheat Is estimated al 10.000 acres. Uist'yeur the winter w heat was estimated at 200,000 acres and tho spring at 21.000. I'-urmcrs atute that never before has the winter wheat been In such excel lent condition as at the present time. The wheat is stoolcd out In good shape and the stands are unusually thick The only bad feature of tho season has been the gulleylng In the foothill.-, and on the hillsides. Plow outfits west of here are now In operation and spring work is becom ing general throughout tho cduntv. Among the farmers who aro plowing at-e Klmer Moore, C: A. Moll,. Hoy llew, Temple Ilrothers. Walter Cress well. W, It. Blusher, Khoilo Ilrothers, J. K. Kosher, W. It. Wyrlck and oth ers. " Farmers arc plowing; for summer fallow and there will be some sprinir wheat seeding. Hurley will also be sown, especially In the Pilot Hock district which raises a considerable amount of barley each year. . , iti:M..si:i ox ihn its. rHK'AOO. March 3. (A. P.) William Dalton, 16 year old bank em ploye, who took $772,000 tn liberty bonds from the Northern Trust Co. anil who was later captured at Hcy worth. 111., was released today on S15,ooi) bonds. Strikers Mean Hard Fight to Preserve Present Wage Scale Do Not Intend to Give In. CHiCACO, Mur. 3. It'. I'.) Six teen railrtad union chiefs have wired ihelr taiKilori to the rail ftiiko that has been catbd by the employees i f ihe Atlanta, KiimlnKhum and AHarilli railroad. This is '.lie first time since the or (janlcation of tho fnHed States rail load hoard thut a rail strike has been approved by tho union chiefs. Calling of the s:rike follows an action of fed eral Judge Pllby of Atlanta, in autho rising a receiver for the A. B. and A. lo reduce as- Immediately. Tha action of the rail unions in sum Honing tho A. IS. & A. strike, ac cording lo thowe in close touch with ths uilrimd situation, means that they In tend to fwnt hand tu i.eesoJ-ve-Hw--, Isting wate- scah-s and have no- lntcii tion f giving Ip to the roadK. Tin rail officials connected with the Amer ican federation here said they know nothing about the New York reports that "common end semi-skilled" labor Is to get together with railroad man agements In the east to adjust waes. It Is thought by union leaders here that those who will confer with the railroads are members who nro not iffiliated with tho American' Federation. COOK HOUSE HAS BEEN IN STREET 14 YEARS There arc some twenty or thirty buildings ;f various sizes and descrip tions making their -1101110 upon the streets of the city is developed nt imincil last night when Councilman Friedly Introduced the subject. It seems thut a lady resident came to the councilman and asked him how long an object or an nrticic could remain on tho streets of tho city without the 1111 1 hoi (ties ordering its removal. I'pon l-.ls "didn't l-mra" slip came forth with the Information that there was a cook house on a street of the cily and that it had been there for fourteen years. Couiiclimen said last night that it didn't make much difference because 'these buildings were temporarily plac ed on portions of streets not being csed. It lion. I.y Genera) the Itight Honorable Jan Christian h'muts, Premier of the t'nion of Boulh Africa. Published Through Arrangement with the ........ New York Hventn Post. Pretoria, South Africa, January 8. ISM. has been suggested that I rhuilld write a short estimate and uppra'sal of the work of President Wilson on the termination of his pres dency of the' (.'lilted States of America. I feel I must comply with the sugges I feel I may not remain silent when there Is an opportunity to aay a word of appreciaion for ihe work of one with whom I came Into close contact at a great perioj and who rendered the most signal service to the great human cause. There Is s gre-it Buying of Mommsen (1 believe) In reference to the close of Hannibal's career in fullure and eclipse. "On those whom the gods love they lavish Infinite Joys and Infinite sorrows." It has come back to my mind in reference to the close of Wilson's career. For a few brief momenls he was not only the leader of the greatest state in the world; he was ra sed to far gid dier heights ar.d became the center of tho world's hopes. And then ho fell, misunderstood and rejected by his own people, and his great career closes ap parently In signal and tragie'defcat , 'Whut is the explanation of this tremendous tragedy, which is not solely American, which closely concerns the whole world? Of course, thnre ure purely American elements In the explanation, which I am not competent to speak on. Hut besides the American quarrel with President Wilson, there is something to be said on the great matters in Issue. On those I may be per mitted to say a few words. O ' The position occupied by President BRITISH PREMIER TELLS i f, WHAT PENALTIES WILL BE IMPOSED IF NOT ACCEPTED -9 BRINGS 75 DELEGATES Any Modification Will be Ab andoned if Allies Are Com pelled to Resort to Force. Noted Speakers of the Mission ary Fiplrl Will Tell of Greater j , j. . . 1 1 Needs Arising From Present ,many -s. ance of the reparations de- - LONDON, March- 3. (Ed fc. Keen, U. P. Staff Correspond ent.) It was officially an nounced that the allies had served the ultimatum on Ger- State of World. CITYWiLLOBTAIN OF KEEPiNG BOOKS Accounts Faithfully Kept Re ports Auditors Who List As sets at Over Million; Net Worth at $400,473.02. Approximately 73 delegates repre senting the Baptist churches of Kast ern Oreiron from The Dalles to Baker will foe here tomorrow morning for a two days conference with four noted speakers being sent here as part of a nation wide campaign to impress upon church number. the "sreater needs of Wilson In the world's Imagination atlnB VT)- the close of the great war and at thej r,1Ier t'ne arrangement each-churcn beginning of the Peace Conference i ,s Kending three delegates to the con was terrible in its greatness. It mnw, which starts at 9 o'clock Frt terrible position f.jr any mere man to'd(iy mlirnng. ad will be brought to a occupy. Probably to no human being; cOS), u, 4 ., m. stttUrdav. Among the ' Vba records the city, have Jseen "conscientiously" kept, according to the report of Funk & McLean In their j audit of the city's finances, presented , to tho council last night. However, a j more modern system of keeping books j was suggested, which suggestion was i furthered by remarks of Mayor Hart-1 man who staled that a system should be Installed not too elaborate, he salit.'j bat one that would be more concise than the one now obtaining and would permit the ordinary layman to inspect the books with some comprehension. The resources of the c ty total Jl, 0i)a,0in.3g, according to the report, be ing divided into the following Cash on hHiid. $47,141.42: bills receivable 129.000; waterworks, J500 000; levee, 1123.000: Fewer system, 100.000; real cstae $!).2B; liberty Itonds, J3330; fire department, $12,0'i0; sprinkler $6000 roller, 3000; delinquent taxes S.26S.96 and bridges, $72,000. Liabilities Include, library, $1289. 9; general sinking fund $34645.38; script $2099.42: bonds, $547,000; cure of cemetery $1231. 9S; mausoleum trust fund, $210.60; Interest sinking fund. $2711.15; slreet liens $13 377.46 and net worth $400,475.02. The-net woith shows the actual vafue of the properly of the city. Hecelpts for the yenr of 1920 am ounted to $1 13,546. XS. The sum of t,-.5,39S.2ii on hand at the biginnlnB of the yenr gave the city the sum of the j-ear174.!Mf,.16 to meet expenses. F.xpcnses for the year totaled $127, 808.74 which gave the city a balance of $47,141.42 on December 31. ; In all history did the hopes, the pray ers, the aspirations of so many- mill ions of his fellows turn with such poignant intensity as to Win at the close of the war. At a time of the deepest darkness and despain, lie had raised aloft a light to which all eyes had turned. He had spoken divine words of healing and consolation to a broken humanity. His lofty moral idealism seemed for a moment lo dominate the brutal passions which had torn the old world asunder. Ann he was supposed to possess the secret which would reniako the world on fairer lines. The peace which Wilson was bringing to the world was expect ed to be God's peace. Prussianism lay crushed; brute force had failed ut group of statesmen. Idealists make a great mistake In not facing the real facts sincerely and resolutely. They believe, in the power of the spirit, in the goodness which is at the heart of speakers at the conference will bo Dr. Arthur H:der, Dr. Lynch, a f-'outh Afri can missionary; Mrs. W. L. Wadsworth and Dr. Sherpard. It is announced that the public is invited to the menings which will be hv-'ld at the Baptist church. CABINET IS CO.MPLETKI WASHINGTON. Mar. 3- (f. P.) Harding has completed his cabinet by naming James J. Davis Becretnry of laior. Kk? has announced that George Christian WUle his pri "ate secretary. reparations mands by Monday noon Lloyd George told the Ger man delegates that the follow ing penaltiess would be im posed: The occupation of Duisberg, Ruhr fort3 and Dusseldorff ; levying of equitable tax on all German exports to the allies and the establishment of cus toms line along the Rhine, The British premier also stat ed that any modification that might be permitted by an im mediate acceptance of the pro posals would be abandoned if the allies were compelled to use force. ' ' ! I'HOWns AUB 80MBFJI. Mcimliera of the council, tlicir cx IHTtH and military attaches appeared very solemn as they drove up to St. JiiinO Palace through the treat crowds. Lloyd-Ucorge'a face lacked Continued on tg twa " Continued on page two WILL HEAVY INCREASE IN RATES IS ALLOWED PHONE COMPANY ON PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION M Alt KMT JS STI.ADY. POKTI.AN1). March Livestock eg and butter are steady. WASHINGTON, Mar. 3. (IT. P.) Wilson announced he will enter the practice of law with Secretary of State Oolby, with offices in New York una Washington. The only previous experience Wilson has had as a practicing lawyer was in Atlanta, Ga., where he practiced two years prior to his entrance into the field of education. Colby before enter ing politics was well known at the New York bur. ' The firm f Wilson, Colby will spe cialize in international law. " Fotn memlK-rs have become experts during tha last few years In dealing with the intricate foreign relations of this country. This form of practice would r.i t force Wilson to .mnear in court. The president graduated In law from the University of Virginia in 1S.S1, and later practiced in Atlanta. When Pendleton people pay their telephone bills for February, they will be charged according to the fol lowing new rate, fixed by the public service commission in response to a request from the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co: Business! Individual line Two-party line Suburban line . Residence Individual line Two-party line Four-party line Present Rate . .$4.00 .. 3.50 .. 3.23 .. 2.25 .. 2.00 .. 1.75 New- Rate, $5.00 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.25 Appli cation Rate. $6.00 6.00 3.75 3.25 2.75 2.50 For Milton, the new rates in effect March 1, are: Business! Individual lino . Two-party line . Suburban line . Residence Individual line . Two-party line Four-party line Four-party line llcrtnLston Kates. The Hermiston rates are: Business Individual line . Two-party line Suburban line . Residence Individual line Two party line Four-party lina .$2.75 . 2.25 . 2.7 $3."T5 1.2S 3.50 $4 00 i .5 .'4.75 $2.00 $3.00 I3.2S 1.75 2.50 2.75 1.50 2.25 2.50 For all other towns in the county, the new rates will be as follows Business 12.75 . 2.2 Individual line Two-party line Suburban line. Residence Individual line Two-party line $3.00 $3.25 2.50 3.75 ....MOJLIJ $3.50 $3.75 $4.00 3.00 9.25 3.50 3.00 3.50 S.75 2.00 3.00 3.25 . 1.73 2.50 2.75 . 1.59 2.23 2.50 , 1.50 2.25 2.50 HARDING'S FINAL CABINET SLATE. . c- - y Ttr " 1' . .. 2.00 2.50 I 8.75 . 1.50 2.00 J.23 The local office has received no word regarding increases on the rural lines, although the company's appli cation for higher rates would bring ru ral rates in the county from $7.20 to $9.00. ' . Bills Are Kxpcctnl. AH bills sent out by the local office are sent from Portland and It Is thought they will be here by Monday.' They have been held in Portland pending the decision of the commis sion. The Increases in the state amount to an approximate Increase of 30 per cent and the order is positively con tingent upon the Immediate carrying out by the company of Its program of lino construction and extension of ser vice and In definite terms declares that the revenue Increases will be re callei unless the company redeems Its pledge to construct. Proposed en tensions submitted at the recent hear ings of the application, and which, will be Insisted upon by tho commis sion, aggregate between $5,000,000 and $7,000,000. ' . ' (Continued on page fc.) , Waifier Reported by Major Lee Moorhouse, weather observer. Maximum, ti. Minimum. 3!. Buronietcr 29.50. This photo-diagram shows President-elect Harding mid his final cabinet alate. While Harding has not of ficially announced all of the offers and acceptances no Change in this final slate Is expected. At the head of the table Is Harding. In the foreground (left to right STATU. Charles K. Hughes: WAR. John W. Weekst POSTMASTER GKNEltAL, Will H, Hays; INTERIOR. A. B. Fall; COMM.KRCE, Herbert Hoover. Back row (left to right) TREASURY. Andrew W. Mellon; NAVY Edwin Denby; AGRICULTURE, Henry C. Wallace; LA BOR, James J. Da via. THE WEATHER FORECAST n Tonlrl't and i1 rriouy tair, ,1
