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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-20

tine Hanson, 607 Forty-fourth
street, Rock Island, ILL.,
w. A. Won Deest-Mother, Mrs.
Fred Fruitiger, 51s Forty fifth
street.
W. A. Mother, Mrs. c E.
Olson, us Fourth avenue, Rock Is
, land, Ill.
| R. R. Lenser-Wife, Mrs. r. R
/ Lenser, Bowling, Ill
C. NJ. Stone-Mother, Mrs. Edith
Miller, 2506 Fifth avenue, Rock Is
land, Ill.
E. A. Swanson-Wife. Mrs Ed
win A. Swanson, Bowling, Ill.
A. D. Walker-Mother, Mrs. E
A. Walker, Bowling, Ill
D. NJ. Welliver-Uncle, joseph
Hayes, 1913 Thirty-fifth street
Rock Island, Ill.
G. r. Druckmiller-Wife, Mrs
Edna Druckmiller, 1407 1-2 Fifth
avenue, Rock Island, Ill.
B. Lerch-Parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Lerch, 2019 Edgemont avenue
Chester, Pa.
G. P. Butler-Father, James H
Butler, 805 Twelfth avenue, Rock
Island, Ill.
H. Brasmer-Mother, Mrs. Emma
Brasmer, Milan, Ill.
e. Sherrard-Mother, Mrs. Myra
Sherrard. Reynolds, Ill.
Shaver, W. V.-Father, w. ].
Shaver, 319 Forty-fifth street.
The committee has been unable
to procure the names of relatives of
| the following men and IL there are
! any such residing here, they are
asked to notify the committee:
Jackson, C. W.
La Rue, B. V.
Shotwell, D. W.
Worthington, William.
Richards, d. ].
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-20
We Are Ready to Supply You NOW-When Pr
Are Most Favorable to You.

It is going be a question this year of selling build
ing material
1t is going to be a question of getting it.
We have hand huge stOcks-the largest in
hstOry-and going to take of Gus
toners and protect them by maintaining the prices quot
ed in various books just long have any
material left
After that frankly, cannot tell where prices
will So you in all seriousness to place your
order now, while have the stocks to deliver and
guarantee present prices
delay for prices go down will simply deprive you
Of the of the building, and cannot save your
money. We urge you to act at once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-20
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

The firm Of Leonard and Waller
4111 Seventh avenue, has dissolved
partnership. The business in thu
future will be carried on under the
new r'rm name Of George H. Wal
ker. All bills must be paid at onc'
at the 5tore. George II. Walll7r>
Phone r. l. IS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-20
Timber Reserves Rapidly Diminishing.

There is still another phase to this complicated p:ob-
Enthusiastically, the most important Of ali.
We are cutting our forests and milling the trees into
lumber twice fast the timber grovve!
Thirty years ago the great Northern White Pine for
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan supplied the
country Today there isn't tree where then there
thousand.
Today, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Arkansas
supply with seemingly unlimited flow OF wonderful
Yellow Pine lumber Even here however, the end in
sight There is hardly mill which has before 1t enough
timber to insure twenty years supply. The great for
of the Northwest will then be last but
when that time comes think of the price You will pay!
1t is a SOLDERING thought for, have ALWAYS cOnsiG
cred lumber like coal and iron and copper and lead
stable article that always going to be basic
material But while have mineral deposits vast that
they will last hundreds of generation may
the last of cheap lumber in the United States.
Any great decline in lumber prices is impossible The
increasing scarcity is enough to guarantee higher prices
And the terrific demand which will be put the lumber
industry to supply deferred projects and Europe
will bring this day of permanent high prices much
quicker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-20
Lumber Prices Have Been Slow to Rise.

1t well along in the fall of 1917 before lumber
climbed back to the normal price line where was in
I913this in spite of the fact that Food Clothing Iron
Steel, etc, had scared amazingly and purchasing
power Of the dollar had dropped accordingly.
Since 1917, the lumber manufacturers have turned
their to getting out spruce for arpane
sructon, heavy mbers for docks and ships and other
lumber for shpbuding. The small demand for ordinary
lumber has been met from stocks previously on hand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-20

Alice ]. Meehan to lily. l.. and
Hilma Bethuram, lot IS, block IF. 4"
Edgewood park addition, Rock Is
land. $100.
Hilma Bethuram and husband 10
Alice J Meehan, lot Is, block f.
Edgewood park addition. Rock Is
land. s1.00
]. w. Neihling and wife to Chas.
Slyvaert, lot 5 and part lot 4,
Bridge View, South Moline. $1.00.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-20

Measure the cost of peace and
victory in dollars-if you can. It's
hard problem compared with
making out your 1918 income tax
return.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-20

turned out the needed lumber But used the timber
England and France saving for years ahead! Our
had to timber reserved for sZ3. 1924
and 1925 Europes lumber supply for six
went to win the wonder they look to Us to
supply them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-20
But You Can't Judge Building Material Prices Or
This Basis

Different, though, has been the of lumber. In
1913, before the war building material prices
NAL That is the price at the mill showed fair profit
the cost of production. Building fair in 1913
and the demand steady.
In 1914 right in the midst of the building
the 1t played hob with the Building Industry For
500 of the building of the country is done Dor
rowed money-and when the banks tighten up their
loans they did in 1914 the first thing to suffer is this
60Po 1t becomes impossible to get money and the pro-
jects have to be abandoned This is what happened in
1914.
In 1915 the situation not much changed for the
better. Hard times had first reaction toward
the The War Boom did not follow until late in the
fall of 1915.
All during 1916 and 1917 the demand for lumber
below normal. The only building for factories
government needs and while these projects created
lively demand for certain grades of lumber
amount of business less than normal for with such
unsettled conditions people did want to tie up large
sums in building. They simply did not build.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-20

And if all this not enough, consider the European
market. Northern France and Belgium for the most
utterly destroyed The greatest building project the
world has is planned to rehabiate them And
Engandthough not suffering from direct destruction
is nearly four years behind in her building program
Forced by the demand from labor for better housing
England plans to build million houses Think of it!
Homes enough to house the whole state of Illinois, ncud
ine Chicago.
Early in February Mr.. John JONES' of John Jones G.
Co., Ltd London, direct to Davenport from London
to urge the GordonVan Tine Company to supply material
as many homes possible to Great Britain offering
unlimited shipping to transport it. Their need is urgent
they looking to the United States a of
supply.
And not only England, but France and Belgium too,
looking to the United States to furnish large share
of the lumber they need and it is only fair that
should The desperate need for munitions and food
took all the ships during the could not ship um
Der to Europe in time. Yet army had to have
lumber there to build docks and warehouses, and rail
roads and dugouts So sent over lumbermen and
mills and England and France turned their forests
to u.s. With real American energy and efficiency
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-20

FNHERE is rather general impression that Building
Materials to drop in price-that delay IN
building will saving. This is false idea
1t has arisen from general tendency to lump Lumber
in with the War Babies-FOod, Clothing, Iron, Steel
Drugs etc-which have tremendously the past four
years, account of demands
But all these other commodities skyrocketed because
opened up tremendous markets for them.
Now that the soldiers returning to peace time
suits it is safe to assume that supply will catch with
demand and prices these things will sink back to
normal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-20
'EEN COR YOUR sToMAci1'S SAKE.

Ordinarily there enough lumber in at the mills
cut and seasoning-for about six months normal sup
ply. Now owing this policy of milling only for special
purposes and filing all orders from the there is
less than months supply of lumber in at the
countrys mills In other words lumber shipped from the
mills after March 18th, 1919 will be lumber cut in 1919
Prices on Lumber and Building Materials Bid air to
Stay Up for Some Years to Come.
1t costs much more to lumber mill than it
did in 1913 The labor cost alone has advanced nearly
1907. Everything else machinery transportation,
equipment-s The mills must get for their lun
ber and they will more-for lumber is going to be in
demand
Unlike Clothing, Food, Iron and Steel Lumber is not
past the crest of demand The caused sagnation,
not stimulation in the building industry.
In 1914 America built only 9296 of her quota In 1915
and 1916 about 80 Gin 1917 and 1918 only about 70 Co.
This country is a year behind in its normal build
ing program. Instead of slowing up, facing
a vastly increased demand for building materias-and
facing it without any stocks!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-20
Quit Claim Deed.

Radden's out lots, East Moline.
$10O.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-04-05
COntinentaland 6 Commercial
Trust and Savings
Bank

Chicago,
Statement OF tho Condition OF This Bank
at the Close OF Business De-
cember 81, 1918
RESOURCES.
Demand Loans ,,Si5SS5,iioa5 '-''-'' 1000
Bonds and Sc ., No, ,eo,,
cs sSr''' sso Duo, Due 'i''''' ''''l'
------ ------- Sc, $50 .65i. 20
SO, 1855, i2i.53
LIABILITIES.
CAPITAL '...'..,,S 5000
S SndISided i profits a SSsSS,SSSsssSSss
Reserved for
Taxes, Interest
and Dividends. 5l6,93520
Demand Deposits. sle, Ge5, 9is.67
Special Deposits. li,lil,sSs,6i
s76.956,42i5s
GEORGE NJ. REYNOLDS ........
ARTHUR REYSoLDs -. President
JOHN JAY ABBOTT. $50. Vice President
PAXIp r. LEWIS ....... Wee PresIden.
H H2SdS e & G oiGSTT ....Viee'rreS'ae"'
..,.,i - =, and Mgr Bond Dept.
GHARbES G. WILSON s Cashier
EvERETT n. McFADDEN 1850.
EDMUNDD, j. ctLNussES Asst Asst Secretary
JOHN =. V. MuRPHY.Mgr. Savings Dept
d. EDWARD JONES .:;...:...;,..
ROBERT J. HERCoCK 49,. Asst, Cashier
ALBERT $. MARTIN ......Asst. Cashier
GEORGE ALLEN ....:...,, Asst. Cashier
THOMAS Il. McGRATH -, Asst, Cashier
The capital stock Of the CONTINENT
Al AND COMMERCIAL. TRUST AND
SAVINGS BANK Is owned by the stock.
holders OF the CONTINENTAL AND
COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK OF
CHICAGO.
Combined Deposits OF These Banks,
1894, 459 ,4s6.03.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-06
POLICE AND
REST ROOM TO HAVE
ACCOMMODATION LIST
Commercial Association Has
Names of 8 Who Offer Re-
medy for Crowded Hotels /;
Two Billiard arlors Assist.

Lists Of rooms offered the transient
trade to assimilate the crowds turned
away from local hotels will be placed
in three local hotels tonight or tomor-
row By c. *. Cranston, secretary of
the Pendleton Commercial Associa-
tion. Nine householders have answer
ed the request Of the East Oregonian
ia list their spare rooms. and more are
expected.
Police headquarters, the city rest
room. three hotels, aud probably two
billiard halls will have a card list of
available rooms. Persons desiring ac-
commodations VIII be put in touch
with householders by telephone where
ever possible those accepting the lists
having given promise of their CO.
operation.
While I'm one or two instances rooms
offered are at little distance from
the center Of town. the majority are
close in. Prices asked are varied from
75 cents for a single person to $3.50
for two persons in n room with bath
privilege. One dollar and a half is
tho average for two in one room, how
ever.
Nearly all who have listed rooms
have telephone and the rooms have
bath or bath privilege. The same
spirit of cooperation which has help.
cd make the Round-Up successful has
been shown by The houscholders and
their response is gratifying both to the
association and to this newspaper
which saw the pressing need and car
riod the campaign to the commercial
association.
For the benefit of persons who still
desire to list a room or rooms for rent
the blank form is published again to-
day on page Q. Information may
either he telcphoncd or mailed to Mr..
Cranston. who viii fiji out cards and
place them in the lists at the seven
different distributing points.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-06
BY ArmiStiCe Agreement These
United States Troops are
Subject to Call by FoCh Says
State Department.
ADVANTAGE DELIBERATELY
TAKEN OF TREATY DEFEAT
StubbOrneSS Effort to Stir Dis
SenSion; France Fixes Blame
on Senate; President Gives
up Responsibility.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Twelve
thousand American troops are now
along the Rhine and could be used by
Marshal Foch in any allied advance
further into Germany to enforce sign
ing OF the protocol it is declared at
the state department today. Under
the armistice terms. and arrangements
made in connection with it. Foch can
command these Americans, according
to the state department.
Information IS in possession of the
department il is learned, that Ger
many deliberately took advantage Of
the American senate's rejection of the
treaty to attempt TO stir up dissension
among allied and associated powers
to escape further infliction of the
peace terms and avoid payment for
seized German warships scuttled at
Scapa Flow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-06
TOUR PENDLETON TRAINS
AFFECTED BY DRASTIC
REDUCTION IN SERVICE
No. 21 From Baker to Umatilla,
90, Nos. 1 and 2 to Walla
Walla, and Al and AZ to Pi-
lot Rock Will be Cut.

-Four Pendleton trains are affected
by the drastic reductions in train ser
vice on the O.-W. r. & N, announced
by William McMurray, general passen-
ger agent and made necessary because
of the coal shortage.
Train No. 21. from Baker to Una
tilla, will be discontinued with the
last train leaving Baker and due at
Cmatilla tomorrow December I. The
La Grande-Portland sleeper, now
handled in train No. 21. La Grande to
Umatilla and train No. II. Umatilla
to Pcrtluand, will be handled La
Grande to Portland in train No. 5, re-
turning as now in train No. 6.
Train No. 20, from Umatilla to Ba-
ker, will be discontinued with the last
train leaving Umatilla tomorrow
morning, December I.
Trains No. and No. .. now running
between Portland and Walla Walia,
VIII. effective Monday, December s,
run between Portland and Biggs only.
They will be discontinued between
Biggs and Walla Walla.
Trains Nos. Al and AZ, between Pen
dieton and Pilot Rock. which now run
daily except Sundays, will be reduced
TO three times weekly service. making
the round trip between Pendleton and
Pilot Rock on Mondays Wednesdays
and fridays.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-06

GERMANY BITTERLY
DlSCLAIMS PART IN <
SINKING OF FLEET
BY CARL d. ciRoAT.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
BERLIN. Dec. 6.-Reorganiza
tion OF the German cabinet II the
entente insists upon enforcement Of
the terms OF the protocol. is con-
sidered probable here today.
Minister OF Foreign Affairs Meul-
Ter may resign II the section of the
protocol requiring Germany to sur
render certain docks and shipping
in return for sinking OF the Scapa
Flow fleet. is enforced.
Whether the reorganized cabinet
would accept the protocol is not
known. Germany bitterly denies
the government is responsible for
Admiral Won Reuters action in
scuttling his ships and is looking
upon the allied demand for sur
render of the docks and merchant
shipping as robbery" Frances
failure to release German war pris-
oners has also aroused the greatest
Indignation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-06
BELIEVE STRIKE WILL
Be ENDED IN WEEK

CHICAGO. Dec. 6.-Confidence that
the coal strike will end before next
Saturday is expressed here today by
men in close touch with big operators
of the central competitive field.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.--The rail-
road administration today placed an
embargo on all shipments of fuel oil.
effective December s, from western
states to points east of Chicago and
St. Louis. except for export and indus
trial plants which We're converted for
thee use of oil prior to November l. 1t
is announced the embargo is necessary
because the coal shortage caused
thousands of eastern plants to change
their power from coal to Ill. resulting
in increased freight traffic.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-06
SKETCHES AND ESTIMATE FOR APARTMENT ARE
CONSIDERED; ANNOUNC EMENT EXPECTED IN WEEK

''rhe company will erect first
class. strictly modern structure said
the spokesman. I'VE may have t.
sacrifice exterior decorations and
some superfluuus ornaments. hut
there win he nothing sacrificed from,
the Interior"
To date 80 persons are ON the lists
fer the 80 apartments proposed. All
but two of these applications came
from local persons. There are but
two travelling men on the list but the
builders expect to list several more
ns they make Pendleton on their calls.
II possible. the company desires to
hclp build mp Pendletou's population
and it's prowess as headquarters for
distribution OF goods in Eastern ore
gon by catering to travelling statesmen
hh families, anxious to work out OF
here =
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-06
HENRY CH|LDS MADE
HOSE CO. PRESIDENT

Henry Childs was elected president
and William L. Rinsold secretary and
treasurer of Hose Company NJ. 1 at
the annual election meeting held in
the fire departments rooms ia>t
evening. \ 6 O'Clock banquet and u
business meeting were also hetI.
Al members Of the volunteer de-
pIrtment were present and chose
their leaders for the coming year as
we'll. Arthur Keenan, was re-elec'e ed
first assistant chief and Oliver p. Les
lie second assistant chief. Lee NHtcK
land vas elected captain. Harold
Spoouer. first lieutenant, and Jack
Childs. second lieutenant
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-06
HALF CORD WOOD LIMHa
MUST Be PUT IN FORCE

With no immediate relief in sight,
local fuel dealers TO-DAY aecreed that
not more than onc-half a cord of wood
shall be sold TO any person after Mon
day, and then only in case they are
completely out of fuel. The wood
supply Oh hand is of poor quality. no
new supply is available, and only by
such means can the supply be made
to serve for perhaps three weeks
At the present rate of consumption
the wood in town would be all gone by
next Saturday night, dealer said to-
day. There is one car of coal COM
sza~r-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-06

Lack of publicity recently is no in
dication that Pendleton's apartment
house proposition is tagging. accord
ing to statements made today by a
member of the Security Loan && In
vestment Company. which took up the
campaign "A month ago Progress OF
q solid nature Is reported.
The building committee has consid-
cred number of sketches. rough
plans and estimates and within the
week probably will have arrived at a
decision regarding actual plans. The
spokesman admitted that estimates
Indicated a higher first cost than was
expected. and, for that reason. close
figuring Is being done to insure the
stability of the project from an invest =
ment standpoint as well as to study
the needs Of the town,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-06

The youth who stole a touring ear
belonging to William Osborne. taxi
cab operator, last week, win not be
prosecuted by Mrs. Osborne, it was
reported by police today. The father
of the youth paid Mr.. Osborne for the
damage done the machine and for his
loss of business and the matter was
settled satisfactorily. The machine
was recovered Tuesday night hut the
alleged thief escaped capture despite
the gunplay of the traffic officer,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-06
Deadlock ON Courc

WASHINGTON Dec, "a confer
enee OF republican members of tho
senate foreign relations committed
called to decide their course regarding
the fall resolution. requiring Presi-
dent Wilson TO sever relations with
Mexico. WAS unable TO reach agreement
in a two-hour discussion today. While
the conference was on, the state de-
partmcnt announced II had started in
vestigatlon of the eorcumstancces sur
rounding Jenkins release
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-06
UNIVERSAL TRAINING
is TAKEN FROM ARMY
REORGANIZATION BILL

WASHINGTON. Dec. & Universal
military training should not be in
cIuded in the army reorganization bill,
in the opinion of the house military
affairs committee, Acting Chairman
Anthony declared today The com
mittees decision to that effect was
made while Chairman Kuhn, strong
advocate of military training. was In
California. He is expected to make a
fight on the floor of the senate to
have this feature restored.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-06
REV. J. N. CORNELISON
IS ASSISTANT PASTOR

Rev. j. NJ. Cornellson. superinten-
dent Of the Tutuilla Indian Mission,
has been appointed assistant pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church OF
Pendleton. In addition to his duties
ns superintendent, Rev Ccrneilson
Will assist Rev. J. Francis Morgan,
pastor, In the educational work among
the young people of the city.
Rev. Cornelison recently returned
from France. where he was an active
worker for tho Y. NJ. c. A.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-06

WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-Senator
Fail and his Supporters today declared
they will insist on passage OF the reso-
luton directing the president to sever
diplomatic relations with Mexico. des-
pite the release OF jenkins. Fall em-
phasized that the resolution Is based
on series of alleged indlgnities to
American honor, latest Of which. he
said is the spreading OF bolsheyik pro-
pagnnda in the United states by Mexi-
can agents.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-06
Responsibility shifts

The whitehouse it it learned, be-
lieves this sign of stubborness on Ger
mans part Is only one OF the conse-
quences OF the treatN's rejection.
President Wilson told Senator
Hitchcock yesterday that responsibility
now rests on other shoulders; in effect
that he Is. ready to remain in the back
ground until events prove he is iusti-
fled i'm warning that bolshevism and
more trouble with Germany would
follow rejection OF the pact
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-06
France BIamcs L. :.

The French press TODAY unanimous
ly pointed out that the Germans atti-
tude is largely caused by failure Of
the American senate to ratify the
treaty. Germany. in the newspapers
opinion, sees in the American senate's
action opportunity to secure revision
Of the terms.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-06
Jenkins Permitted to Leave
Penitentiary at PuebIa, Mex
leo, After Friend Has Put up
$500 for Liberation.
DECLARES HE WILL NOT
ACKNOWLEDGE RELEASE
American Must Present Himself
for Trial When so Ordered
and Remains Still Technical
ly in Custody.

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 6.-American
Consular Agent Jenkins. freed from
Pucbla Jail after the payment Of $500
bail by "A friend. declared today he
would not acknowledge his release be-
cause he was not given absolute
liberty" Jenkins Is still technically
in the custody of the court, and mus,
present himself for trial when so or
dered
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-06

ing which. however. is already sold
out in 1000 pound lots. None with a
four DAYS supply can have coal deliv-
cred Prediction is made that local in
dustries will feel the necessity for sus-
pension of business shortly if present
conditions continue.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-06
SKY PILOT FLIES TO
GIVE SUNDAY ADDRESS

MINEOLA, L. l., Dec. e.
Lieutenant Maynard, flying par
son, left here by airplane today
for savannah, Ga, where he will
address the southern Commercial
Congress sunday. He will at
tempt to make 800 miles in three
hops" arriving at Savannah Sat
urday night.