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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-31

ferring extraordinary powers upon
| the president to stabilize prices.
Each of the foregoing factors grow
| out of conditions which have receiv-
ed careful attention of the commit
tee Chiefly among them are: That
| the wheat yield in a great and inn
portant section of the country has
this year been below the normal:
that over against this situation is the
crying need among the whole body
of the population, especially the wage
earners that the rising tide of costs
shall be stayed and reduced as rap
idly as possible Consistent with the
welfare of the producer; that the
government is at the present time en-
gagged in the great task Of reducing
and stahiliznG costs of other staple
commodities; that the wheat of the
wor is abundant for its needs even
disregarding the stores in Russia. but
because of lack of shipping and war
conditions the burden of supplying
wheat to the allies and to neutral
nations rests for the time being up.
on the United States and Canada
Your committee also has consid-
cred the fact that the government
price for the 1917 wheat crop is in
effect a continuing guaranty until
the minimum price guaranteed BY
congress for the crop of 1918 goes
into effect (July l. 1879 1t has
considered the relation of the 1918
minimum price guaranty to the price
here recommended, It has also con-
sidered the effect which an early ter
mination of the war would have up
the UbaDt Dnarkats Of ba
In reaching its conclusion the
committee has been guided by the
principles you have announced, that
fair price should be based upon
the cost of production for the entire
country, plus reasonable profit. We
have relied upon the cost estimates
for the crop of 1917 furnished by the
L. $ Department of Agriculture,
checked by the result Of our indie
pendent Investigations and tho evi
dence submitted to the committee by
pro ducers and their representatives.
The committee has considered the
regulations recently established by
the United States Grain corporation
for the different grades of the wheat
through which all transactions in
wheat are to be standardized and |
speculation to be entirely eliminated. |
All the profits to the grain dea'er, |
miller and flour dealer have been |
regulated and reduced by the grain |
effecting a material re- |
duction in the cost of flour.
In consideration of the foregoing |
facts and circumstances this commit |
tee respectfully recommends that |
the price of No. NortleIn spring |
wheat or it's equivalent at Chicago be |
50 90 per bushel"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-31
LA GRANDE ELK'S BAND
is COMING TO ROUNDUP

The famous Elks Band of La
Grande will be one of the bands fur
nishing music for the Roundup this
year, September 20. 21 and 22 Di-
rector Claud Penland, who is handling
this part of the work this year Cor
Director Earl, has closed a contract
with this band for the entire three
days and for part of the time at Hap
py Canyon Last year the La
Grande band was here and when the
special excursion train for the Round
Up pulled out of La Grande on Sat
urday morning there were over 700
people on it. Some other good bands
have also been secured.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-31

Sealed proposals addressed to J. c
Ballinger. School Clerk, Boardman
/ Oregon, will be received by the Boart
/ of Directors of School District No
25. Morrow County oregon, until s
o'clock P. NJ , September Is, 1917
for the erection and completion Of
the first unit of a new Public School
Building, as per revised plans. Pro-
posals are invited upon both tile and
concrete construction and separate
bids are wanted upon heating, plumb
ing. electric wiring, a deep well and
water system
Plans and specifications can be
had by applying to the School Clerk
or from the office of f. Francis Will
liams, Architect, PIT Alisky Building.
Portland, oregon.
Each proposal must be accompan-
iel by certified check of per cent
Of the amount of the bid. Said checks
shall be made payable to ]. c. Bal
linger. School Clerk
II for any reason the bidder fails
TO execute the proper contract and
bond required within 10 days after
the notification Of the acceptance OF
his bid. then said certified check will
become forfeited to the said School
District. No. IS, Morrow County Ore
gon.
The Board reserves the right to ac-
cept any or to reject any or all bids.
September l. 1917.
J. c. BALLINGER
School Clerk. "a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-31

tain the publicly stated price for all,
and through economies made posi-
BILE by stabiization and control. bet
ter the position of consumers also.
Mr. Hoover. at his express wish,
has taken no part in the deliberations
of the committee on whose recom-
mendation l determine the govern
ment's fair price. nor has he in any
way intimated an opinion regarding
that price"
The report of the committee ad
dressed to the president follows:
THE undersigned committee has
been asked by you to recommend the
price which the government should
pay for the 1917 crop of wheat.
In it's deliberations the committee
has kept constantly in mind the
three following factors:
'First-the fact that the United
States is at war.
"Second-the need of encouraging
the producer
Consumer considered.
"Third-The necessity of reducing
the cost of living to the consumer.
The normal laws of supply and
demand have been violently interfer-
red with and congress has undertake
en- to offset this disturbance by con
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-31
Social and
q q
Personal

b. f. Anderson of Cove was in tn,
city overnight
Mrs 2. w. Lockwood of Athena
was in the city yesterday.
]. F. Montgomery arrived hor,,
this morning from business trip tc
Portland
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Leedy and lit.
tie son have returned from an outing
Of two weeks at Walowa Lake.
DR. w. d. McNary, superintendent
Of the Eastern oregon State Hospit
al. returned this morning from a trip
to Portland
Mr.. and Mrs. George Good and
Gene Good, formerly connected with
the Pendleton Hotel, have returned to
La Grande. their former home.
Oscar Steelhammer, deputy assess
or Of Marion county, spent last night
with his brother. Lou Steelhammer.
en- route home from visit in the
east
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-31

Continued from Page l.)
Spokane conference as a representa-
tive from Oregon, believes that the
$2.2O price will apply at all terminals
and color is given to this view ny q
message received today by the Far
mers' Union Grain Agency from the
Tri State terminal company at Seat
tie. Mr.. Harrah's view was that the
price for northwest club might range
from 50 to $2.1O per blshel
However other local authorities
contend that the stories show plainly
that the SO 20 price is basic only for
Chicago and that our farmers will be
given that price minus the freight
charge to Chicago.
1t is possible however that consid
BILE northwest wheat may be ex-
ported by water this year in ships
now under construction. In that
event it is figured that the total
ocean freight charge would be no
greater than the rail charge from
Chicago to New York. consequently
our farmers might receive the basic
price.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-31
PRESIDENT FARRELL TO
BRING PARTY TO THE
ROUNDUP THIS YEAR

President J. D. Farrell of the o..
w. r. & N, has written that he will
be one of the interested spectators At
the Roundup again this year, bring
ing a party of friends in his private
car. Last year Mr. Farrell brought up
the O.-W. r. < n. band in their nat
ty uniforms and donated their serv-
ices to the Round Up. 1t may be
that ne will do the same thing again
this year as he is a great booster for
the Pendleton drama
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-31
WILLIAM G. FURNISH
IS CALLED BY DEATH

After a long illness William G. Fur
nish, pioneer resident of this county,
passed away this morning at o'clock
AT st. Anthony's hospital where he
rad been for the past six weeks. No
funeral arrangements have yet been
made.
Mr.. Furnish was 76 years old last
January. He had farmed in this
county many years. His only son, the
late ]. S. Furnish. died here a year
of more ago. W. ]. Furnish of Port
land is a nephew and three grand
children, Roy, Blanche and Katherine
Furnish. survive him
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-31
PendIeton to See the New Fur Mod
ole

The Hudson Bay Fur Co. of Port
land, Oregon, will display the new
models in Fur Goats, Capes, Scarfs
and Muffs at the Hotel Pendleton for
two days. on Monday and Tuesday
September third and fourth, Mr.. NJ.
L. Gumbert, well known fur man.
will show the ladies of Pendleton
fashions latest edicts in Furs A cor
dial invitation is extended everyone
Mr.. Hum bert will also take orders
for remodeling and repairing of
furs.-Ady 90
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-31
card of Thanks

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to our friends and neighboTs,
also the Loyal order of Moose and
Redmen Lodge for their kindness eX-
tended to us during the ilIn ess and
death of our beloved mother Also
for the beautiful floral offerings re
ceive. Ethe' Mary, II. s, ]. w. Ed
and Frank Noble. 81
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-31

For Adams, Athena and Weston,
leaves Allen-Knight Co. at 10 a. m.
and $3.50 p. m. each day. Phone 400
for reservations. Ralph Shaffer.
prop.-AdV
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-31
PALMER LUMBER COMPANY
EMPLOYEES GO ON STRIKE

cHEHALIS. Aug 3I.-Demanding
an eight hour day. employees Of the
Palmer Lumbe- Manuf7ctur ng corr.
pany struck this morning. The mill
te closed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-31

American girls looking for a tile
to marry should wait bit until the
title shows up. The things are not as
popular as they once were
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-31

Ny offices will be c'osed until
Wednesday, September 5th. DR..
David z. Hill. 9-3
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-31

A meeting Of the civic Club will b.
held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
In the club rooms of the library.
Mrs Jesse Sailing and daughters,
Edna and Thelma. have returned
from an extended outing at Lehman
Springs.
DR.. and Mrs. T. Nj. Henderson and
children are spending a few days in
Port and
DR.. and Mrs F.oyd Group are visit
ing in Walla Walla.
The attractive S, Il. Thompson
home on North Main street, was the
scene of charming affair yesterday
when Mrs. Thompson and Miss Thel-
ma Thompson were hostssses at an
artistically arranged shower hon
oring Miss ZeIla Thompson, fiancee
of DR. Guy L. Boyden. whose wedding
will be an event OF next month.
Baskets of long spiked yellow gla'i-
io.as formed the pretty decorations
with chatting and sewing providing
diversion. A large number OF espec-
tally handsome gifts were received
by the young bride to be, the dining
room table being piled high with re-
membranes. All the serving hour
the hostesses were assisted by Mrs
John Mather Dolph of Akron, Ohio,
Miss Katherine Thompson and Miss
Jane Murphy.
The Council of the Parent Te ach-
ers' Association was called together
by the president, Mrs. c. H. Williams,
Wednesday afternoon at $50 o'clock
and committees appointed and plans
made for a public reception for the
teachers and parents which viii be
given in the club room of the library
on September IT at $50 o'clock
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-31

eC4N1Ee&1syzo~9E
weaths if captured. each member of
the battalion went into battle carry
ing a small phial of cyanide OF po-
tassium. Our picture shows three
of the fair young Amazons who made
up the battalion And like all other
fighters. they, too, have their mas
cots.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-31

A meeting Of the Civic club viii b.
held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
In the club rooms of the library.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-31
HOUSER SAYS PRICE MEANS
CHICAGO.

Continued from Page l.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-31

Mrs Jesse Sailing and daughters,
Edna and Thelma. have returned
from an extended outing at Lehman
Springs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-31

DR.. and Mrs. T NJ. Henderson and
children are spending a few days 4
Port and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-31

CONTINUED from Page -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-05
NEWS OF STEELTON


Meeting Postponed. - A meeting of
the Dauphin County Federation of
Catholic Societies, which was scheduled
to be held In st. Mary's Catholic
Church yesterday. was postponed until
March 1S,
Church Council Meeting. - A meet
ing of the church council of st. Marks
Lutheran Church will be held this even
ing at Second and Lincoln streets.
Methodist Musicale. - The primary
department of the First Methodist
Church, will hold q musicale this even
ing, The borough community chorus
will make its initial appearance in pub
lie at this musicale by singing several
selections,
st. Johns Notes-A meeting of the
Sunday School Association of st.
Johns Lutheran Church will be held
this evening. The Senior Cathecheti-
call class will meet this evening at
o'clock. The church choir will meet
tomorrow evening for practice on an
Easter cantata.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-05
GALA NIGHT FOR
CITY'S GUARDSMEN
Each Will Be Given a Medal at
Reception by Home Folks
Committee

Tonight will be a gala night for
the returned National Guardsmen of
Harrisburg. when they will attend the
buffet luncheon and reception arrang-
ed by the Home Folks Reception
Committee.
The feature of the event will be the
presentation of medals to each SOL
dier by City Commissioner e. u. Gross
Commissioner Gross will also make
the address of welcome.
The committee wishes to make it
understood that every member of
Companies ID and l, Machine Gun
Company, Supply and Headquarters
Company is invited to attend. The
soldiers are requested to meet at the
armory attired in the same uniform
which they wore on arriving home
from the border.
An extensive program has been ar
ranged and will be opened with pa
triotic selections by Miss Sara Le-
mer's orchestra. Commissioner Gross
will then welcome the soldiers and
response will be made by the Rev.
Harry Nelson Bassler, chaplain of the
Eighth Pennsylvania Infantry. DR..
b. Stanley Behney will render a vocal
selection, followed by n reading by
Miss Sharosky, Steelton. Thomas Mar
tin and Stanley Backenstoss will sing,
after which the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Y. M. c. A. quartet viii take the
stage. The program will be conclud-
ed with refreshments. followed by
dance. Miss Lemer will furnish music
for dancing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-05
REORGANIZATION
PLAN LAUNCHED
Y. M. H. A. Appoints Commit
tee to Seek Assistance
i'm Work

The Young Mems Hebrew Associa-
ton yesterday afternoon decided to
take up the work of organizing an
Americanlzation League for the bor-
ough. The association appointed O
committee to ask the assistance of the
School Board, ministers and educa-
tional organizations In the launching
of the plan. On this committee are;
David =. Baker. chairman: Jacob Yo-
selwitz, Lewis Sharosly, Fl. Singer.
The action of the association is the
outcome of agitation on the part of
members and the Harrisburg Tele-
graph.
Election of officers at the business
session yesterday resulted as follows:
President, II. Magolis; first vice-presi-
dent, Joseph Levine; second vice-pres-
ident, Harry LEVITT: recording secre-
tary, Philip Goldsmith; treasurer
Lewis Sharosky: treasurer, Jacob Yo-
selwitz. The following committees
were appointed: Educational, David
p. Baker. chairman: Joseph /. Levi
tan, Joseph Yoselwitz and Lewis Sha-
rosky; publicity, David p. Baker,
chairman; Jacob Yoselwitz and Lewis
Sharosky; entertainment, NJ. A. Wolf,
III. Magolis and Joseph Levine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-05
Reading Places Orders
For Passenger Engines

Announcement was made at Read
ing Saturday that the Reading Rail-
way Company had completed plans for
five more new engines of the Pacific
type, and ten shifters. The new en-
gines will be built at the Reading
shops This will make total of fif-
teen passenger engines and twenty
shifters on the order books at Read
ing shops.
Three of the MaIlet engines now
being built at Baldwin's are about
ready to be delivered to the Reading
Railway Company. These locomotives
are intended for the Frackvile grade.
1t is probable that one or two of
them may be brought to Reading to-
day. More of the same class are to
be furnished by the BaldMins
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-05
RAILROAD RUMBLES
PAYCARS START
EAST AND WEST
More Increases Are Due To-
morrow According to
Reports

Payrolls for Pennsylvania Railroad
employees on the Middle and Phila-
delphta divisions for the latter part
of February reached Philadelphia to-
day, On approval they will be sent
TO Harrisburg and Altoona and the
payears will start the semi-monthly
trips tomorrow,
Rumors of further increase for en-
ployes have been afioat for a long
time, officials while admitting that
further readtustments would come
with this weeks pay could not say
definitely what departments would be
affected.
Ticket Examiners Not Included
One report is that the ticket exam
iners and ushers would come in for
n nincrease this week, This is de-
MED, 1t Is said that consideration of
their claims will come later. Not un-
I'll the men receive their checks will
It be known definitely how many men
come in for an increase, 1t is said
some signalmen and more shopmen
and trackmen expect increases.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-05

and is now being studied by the
operators and miners, 1t Is designed
to provide the State with a code for its
anthracite mines as it now has code
on the books governing the bituminous
operations.
For years efforts have boen made to
secure q hard coal code and n bill re-
ported by u State commission was
considered at the last two sessions.
The bill now in the hands of the conf
mittee was drawn by Chief Rodericl5
as embodying the results of his long
observation and the experience OF
operators and miners,
One of the features which will be
opposed is that which would place
power of additional appointments in
the hands of the Governor. On this
point there has been difference in the
anthracite region for years,
Must Change Plans. The State
Board of Education has ordered a
change made in the plans for Ebens-
burg's new $4,000 high school. The
plans affected are for ventilation.
Meeting Here Monday. - The State
Superior Court will meet here next
Monday with one of the largest calon-
dars in years. Governor Brumbaugh
will give a dinner in honor of the
judges Monday night,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-05
Pine-Guard Rail Saves
Lives of Many Passengers

Stamford, Conn, March 5. - A yel-
low pine guard rail, by inches, pre-
vented a bad wreck on the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad at
the drawbridge over the Mianus
River yesterday. Two coaches OF the
Boston express, which left New York
at 1903 p. m, were derailed and jump
ed along the ties which form the floor
of the drawbridge over the bed OF
the river $50 feet before the train
was brought to a standstill.
The express was on the outside track
and only the stout guard rail and the
safety chains connecting the cars pre-
vented the derailed coaches, If not
the entire train, from plunging into
the river, forty feet below. 1t is a
navigable river with a very muddy
bottom.
There were perhaps $50 persons in
the two cars that were derailed,
among them many women. Some Of
the women became hysterical, others
tainted as the derailed cars bumped
over the wooden ties. No one was N
jured.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-05
READING PLANS
ELECTRIFICATION
First Line Between Schuylkill
Haven and Pottsville: to
Cost Half Million

Reports concerning plans for the
electri1cation of sections of the Read
ing Railway are arousing unusual In
terest here, 1t Ii said the company
will electrify short branches, the first
electric line to be built between
Schuylllill and Pottsville,
In Its current number, the Iron
Age, high-elass trade publication
makes The following important an
nouncement;
"The Reading Railway Is planning
TO electrify its system from Potts.
Vile to Schuylllill Haven, and later
to Reading, a total distance of 81
miles. The work, including equip
ment Is estimated to cost $3.50, 600"
A Pottsville dispatch says in this
connections
To Cost Half Million
1T is estimated that the cost of
the proposed new third-rail trolley
system between Pottsville and Read
ing will be about 100000, This In
cludes the cost of rails, expenditures
for installation of electric service
and three large stationary engines,
1T also includes the cost of other
material and the labor Incidental to
the building OF the road, It is said
that at least a portion of the road
bed of the Reading Railway will
be used for the tracks of the new
system,
I'm addition to this amount OF half
a million, S250,000 will be required
to purchase cars and equip them
properly for service over the 81
miles that will be electrified, 1t Is
proposed TO run trains every hour
and a half between Pottsville ard
Reading, Acomplete survey of the
proposed new road is to be made
next month"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-05
Ask Twenty Thousand
People

There are about twenty thousand
people in Harrisburg and vicinity
whom have fitted with eyeglasses.
take pleasure in referring you to any
one of this number in regard to my
ability and my integrity. In many in
stances where l have fitted a person,
other members of the family have
come to me for my professional serv-
ices. Many others, without any solicit
tatlon on my part recommend their
friends to come to me. People who
have moved to other cities. send to me
to duplicate their grasses when the
originals are lost or broken-all of
which is strong assurance that my
services and charges are satisfactory.
If you need glasses at all, you need
the services of a reliable and compe-
tent optometrist. Under no circum-
stances will l sell anyone cheap or
trashy eyeglasses, neither will 1 over
charge for a good pair. I will not fit
anyone with glasses until have made
thorough, painstaking test of the
eyes. l must know they are right be-
fore they go out of my office. "SERV-
ICE'' is a motto with some people.
With me it is a basis on which 1
build my success.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-05
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT

extra passenger en-
gineers marked up at 1901 %. M. 7,
SSparver, r. Il. Crum, r. M. Crane, O.
Taylor, o. L. Miller, f. McC. Buck III.
l.. Robley, j. Crimmel, II. f. Krepps' w.
e. Graham, d. Keane. II. d. Crane, G. G.
keiser, ). II. Alexander.
Engineers for 29, So
Extra passenger firemen marked I'm
at 1901 p. m: ii. ID. Bowman, II. M. I.y-
ter, N. G.. Gates, w. o. Bealor, c. b.
Swayne. c. w. Wlnand, III. o. Hartzel'
T. Dysinger, j. M. Hopkins, Il. 10. Kol,,
Ter. II. NJ Cornpropst.
Fireman for COL
engineers marked up at 1901 d. M: b.
a. Kennedy, II. W. Gillums, ]. g. Bless,
M. Pleam.
Engineers for P-S6, pay train and
Extra passenger flremen marked up
at 1901 p. M: j. S. Lenig, NJ. G. Shaft
ner. B. w. Johnson, ]. M. White, A. l..
Floyd, E. e. Horstlck. f. l.. Floyd, c.
ID. Burley.
Eiremen for P-ss, 22, pay train and
o0OZ.