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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-21
NO RIVER CROSSINGS ON ROAD
FROM RIETH TO ECHO, HOPED
CONTRACTS MAY BE LET IN JUNE

Rieth, distance of 20 miles. and
gives n maximum grade of five per
cent.
The party of seven men has been at
work about four weeks and has near
w half the distance laid out. but ex-
poets to complete the work to Rieth
in another four weeks. With reasons
able speed the line can be located and
estimates prepared for the June
meeting of the commission, Mr.. BEN
nett believes.
Some Heavy Work.
Construction work along this route
will be heavy in places and consid-
erable small bridge and culvert WORK
will be required. In order to get a
good grade and a highway from % to
/ "a feet in width some rock work will
be necessary and IL contracts are let
SO that work can start in July the
completed road will not be open for
travel before the end of next winter.
| in Mr. BennetCs estimation.
Estimates furnished the county on
the cost of the road prior to the is
suance of road bonds appear to be
correct thus far, Mr.. Bennett said to-
dnv The cost of the highway to the
/ Morrow county line was figured ut
S4sO. 900. more than half of which
( will have to be expended on the Echo-
! Pcndleton portion.
I When completed the new road VIII
be 22 to "a feet in width, with 16-
/ foot paving eventually. II will be vir-
tuaily as long by river as the present
routes to Echo. but will have almost
y as good grade as the railroad. Nearly
its entire length IL will parallel the
railroad and river.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-21
SWEUlS TO S25O,OOO
WITH $4,000 LOANED TODAY

in by r B. Stanfield. district chair
man. at 2:30 today. Echo had quo
IA of s3O.250.
Helix, with quota of $29.275, re-
ported in Saturday night that 1t was
over and for the second successive
time took county honors for being the
first community fully subscribed Sat
urday night saw Pendleton with ap-
proximately s1ST,000 subscribed,
more than one-fifth of its total quota
Pilot Rock, Hermiston. Freewater
and Athena will be slower in report
I ing than other communities. due to
the necessity for using the mail cam
paign. In these districts. where so
many subscribers live on rural routes,
letters are sent each resident with
subscription blanks enclosed and
marked with the amount the rating
| committee believes him capable OF
giving. All four communities believe
that return mails will bring the re-
sponse necessary to put them across
Both local banks were well pleased
with the results of the first three days
iof re-campaign subscriptions. oui
declare that subscribers must appear
with greater rapidity this week than
Tin the three-day period If the foiun-
teer campaign is to be success The
indications in today's subscriptions
were that the end of this week VIII
see Pendleton up where it should be-
/ Greater impetus is looked for to-
morrow, following the meeting to-
night in which Roy w. Ritner ana
Fred Steiwer will be. heard. Wherever
these men have talked. community IN
terest in the Victory Loan has taken
a sharp jump and Pendleton is due
for the same impetus. campaign man
ayers believe.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-21
MRS. CELIA GURDANE
DIES AT AGE OF rs

Mrs. Celia Gurdane. aged rs years.
died last night after a serious illness.
She is survived by her husband, John
r. Gurdane, and one son, Tom Cur
dane, of this city. Douglas Gurdane,
Mrs. Nettie Higgins, of Santa Bar
bara, and Mrs. Jane Rouse, whose
home is in Missouri. are children.
Mrs. Gurdane, who was born in
Missouri, is an old resident OF this
county. having settled here over 30
years ago. She was a member of the
Methodist church and the funeral viii
be held there tomorrow at p. m.
with the Rev. r. e. Gornall ofticiat-
ing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-21
CITY ASKED TO HELP
D. S. MERCHANT MARINE

Pendleton is requested by the Unit
ed States shipping board to ala IN
whatever way possible the recruiting
of able bodied young men for the
governments merchant marine, In a
letter received by the Pendleton Com
nercial Association today. The train
ing station for the northwest district
is located at West Seattle. Wash.
with present conditions OF employ
ment as they are. the scale OF pay
offered bv the merchant marine
stands very high. Oilers and water
tenders receive $50 a month. firemen
SIS coal passers Ss5, able seamen
S75 ordinary seamen S55. cooks $50
To 500. messmen se0 and mess boys
s55. All these salaries are in addi-
zion to food and clothing, which In
furnished without charge The re-
cruit may pick his branch of service,
the engine room, the deck or the
stewards department The minimum
weight for the engineers division h
l40 pounds while 125 pounds Is res
quired for the deck and stewards de-
partments.
Men with little or no knowledge OF
seafaring may learn some one OF the
branches in from four to eight weeks.
Recruits are paid 81 day and fur
rished food and clothing during the
training period. Upon acceptance for
ssrvice. the recruits railroad fare I"
Seattle is refunded, so the the only
chance he has OF losing is upon nj,
rejection, which Is made necessary
only where physical defects are such
that he is unfit for active sea service.
Men between Is and So years OF ago
are desired for the merchant marine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-21
HEPPNER WOMAN
AND TWO LITTLE
GIRLS DISAPPEAR

Mrs. Laura Streed. of Hepp-
ner. is missing with her two lit
tie daughters, aged five and three
years, and information regarding
their present whereabouts is de-
sired by the sheriff at Heppner.
She disappeared at Arlington
about ten days ago and it Is
thought she may have come 10
Pendleton. Mrs. Streed wore a
dark green suit and a plain black
sailor hat and the little girls
wore pink coats and pink bon-
nets. She is 2S years old, light
conplexioned, five feet six inches
tail and OF medium slender build.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-21
HUNS HOPE TO
WRECK ALLIED
PEACE MACHINE
Reported German Delegates
Plan to Tear up Terms,
Then Make Counter Pro-
pOsals.
DON'T THINK ALLIES
WILL CALL BLUFF
People Want Peace, Radi-
Gals Anticipate Chance
for Control.

Omitted Press staff Correspondent.)
BERLIN. April 21.-The German
peace delegation IS going to Paris
confidently expecting to wreck the
allied peace machine. This is plainly
evident from statements of the Berlin
press, as well as the attitude OF the
foreign office. Some reports have
been circulated that the government
will hold a plebescite 40 decide
whether the allied terms will be ac.
cepted.
Oddly enough, the Germans plan
to employ the sane tactics which
brought America into war. They be-
1eve the allies will not call Ger
many's bluff If the delegates announce
their determination TO refuse to sign.
The new republic has entrusted its
destinies to a group OF diplomatists
who have not changed in any way
from those who directed Germany =
policiese before the revolution.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-21
SETTLEMENT ENDS
n. {. PHONE STRIKE

BOSTON. April 2f.--Tbc strike
of ao,00o telephone operators
ended today following ratification
of a plan for settlement reached
i'm conferences last night. Wage
increases granted the employees
will he announced at a mass
meeting this afternoon. It is
understood the agreement restores
the right of collective bargaining
for employees.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-21
openly Defiant.

BERLIN. April 21.-The German
government Is reported to nave de-
cided not TO accept the peace treaty
without waiting to learn the terms
Both the cagine ana foreign otiiee
are openly defiant, figuring the ai''es
are in no position to retaliate.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-21

Foreign Minister Brockdorff- RAN
tasu is prepared to interpret Wilson
IA points in an entirely different ngnt
from that of the allies and WILSON,
viewpoint regarding Alsace Lorraine
the German colonies, and other as
putable questions. 1t Is reported the
Germans plan to tear up the peace
terms and then make counter peace
proposals according to German ideas
threatening to turn Germany over 70
the bolsheviki If the allies still stana
pat. The foreign office Is expected
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-21
BoI .SHEvIK SURRENDER RE-
PORTED.

LONDON, April eI.-A Vienna DIS
patch tQiay reports the bossheNi.A
army I'm the region OF IIonle1 surren-
dcred To the I'kraihian army Great
quantities. OF military materials arr
said to have beSn delivered to the
soviet forCcs There is no confirIna-
lion OF the reports.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-21
WILHELM MUST
LIVE IN EXILE, is
SAID DECISION
by LOWELL MELLETr

%BY LOWELL MELLETT
(Unitcd Press Staff Correspon-
dent.)
PARIS, April 2I.-ExiIe Is re-
ported 20 have been unanimously
selected by the "big FOUR as pun
ishment for Wilhelm. II is un-
derstood an effort will be made
to bring the former kaiser before
an international tribunal, where
he will he tried for violation OF
Belgian neutrality rather than at-
tempting TO extradite him from
Holland for criminal offenst's
committed against Belgium.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-21

oregon Quota $26.79S.400.
County quota-s1, ,230.0T5.
PendIeton quota-sS46,525.
Today's subscription-$60,0O0.
Total to 900.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-21

bis paper IN a member and audited
! tho Audit Bureau Of Ctrculations.
Evening journal., 1919-02-07
HOLD YOUTHS ON
TIRE THEFT CHARGE

Nornsn Caniler and William Hols-
worth. charged with larceny OF two
automobile tires from the car Of for
mer judge Daniel o. Hastings. and
Robert Hills. charged with receivins
the alleged stolen tires. were held In
$500 bail for court by Deputy Judge
Finger in Municipal Court this morn
ing.
Judge Hsstlngs had parked his car
az French street station some time last
November and when he returned 70 II
the two tires with rims and tubes were
gone. He Identified the tires produced
in court as the ones stolen from his car.
Detectives Fairchlld and Mahoney testi-
fed 10 arrestlng the three youths.
cant,sr and Holsworth. they said. ad-
mltted taking the tires from Judge
Hastings car Hills. the officers testi-
fed. told them that he bought the tires
from Csntler and Holsworth and later
hid them when be herd they were
stolen.
James O'Nesl was also before the
court on 4 charge OF larceny OF tire
from the machine OF Harvey Winslow,
but his case was continued Until Tues
day. He was held In $500 bail.
Evening journal., 1919-02-07
LIQUOR FIGHTERS
WANT ENABLING LAW

WASHINGTON. Feb. 7-.oflcials Of the
Anti-saloon League appeared before the
House Judiciary committee today 20
urge that a law 10 enforce war time
prohibition be enacted at this session
or Congress.
Prohibition forces hope that the ms
chinery thus set up VIII be made
permanent when constitutional prohlbi-
tlon goes into effect next January.
The measure which Is now before
Congress is the Barkley bill, introduced
by Representative Bsrkley. OF Kentucky.
II provides for appointment by the
internal revenue commissioner OF a law
enforcement commission 10 report all
prohibition violations 10 the proper
prosecuting ofleers. Any place where
liquor is sold would be declared a COM
mon nuisance and the owner, II he had
knowledge thst liquor was being sold
on the premises. would be liable as
well as the person who did the selling.
The sum OF si.500,000 is appropriated
in the bill to put into force.
Evening journal., 1919-02-07
WORKERS DISCUSS
ANEEICANIZATION
Plans for Learn Enel sh
Week" Are Outlined
at Conference
LEADERS TO MEET
ONCE EACH MONTH

An informal conference Of various or
CARNATIONS working in the foreign dis
tricts OF Wilmington took place ysster-
day afternoon in the Office Of the Della
ware Americanizatlon Committee. Plans
for Learn English Week" were consid-
cred In detail, and the workers pointed
out how their organizations could join
with the educational authorities and
with the leaders Of the racial groups in
the attempt 10 impress every non-Ens-
llsh speaking person In the State OF
the Importance Of learning English.
In order 10 be able 10 pool their ex-
perience along these lines and 10 keep
closely in touch with each others work
the ORGANIZATIONS decided 10 meet In
formally at 10 a. m. on the n,rst Thurs
day OF every month Any one In Della
ware Interested In Americanization will
be welcome at these conferences.
Among the agencies cooperating In
the campaign are the New Cen
tury Club. COLLEGE Women's Club, Jun
ior League. Colonial Danes. Washing
ton Heights New Century Club. VIII
mington Institute Free Library. Peo-
pies Settlement, Italian Nelghborhood
House, Y. w. c. A. Y. NJ II A.. Y. w.
H. A., Child Welfare Department Of
Woman's Defense Committee. Asbury
Methodist Church. Polish PRESBYTERIAN
Settlement, and italian Presbyterian
Mission.
Evening journal., 1919-02-07
HOLD THIS PAIR ON
EXT0RTION 6..s...dE

Carulne Balascio. a private detective.
and Elkton Adams, said 70 be q real es-
tate agent. were each held in $1,000 bail
for court. by Deputy Judge Finger in
Municipal Court this morning on a
charge OF extorti0n.
The men who have oflces at No. 9i3
Market street. are alleged 10 have
threatened TO arrest Robert Lockermsn
"for forgery," n he refused to give
them the money demanded Locker
man said that he sold a $50 T.'be~tv
bond on which s22 had been paid by his
sister. 10 Adams, for Si2. LaIer II de-
veloped that Lockerman's sister had
taken out duplicate ca for the bond,
and Adams and Balascio went 10
Lockermsn concerning the matter.
Adams demanded the Si2 paid on the
bond and SIS In addition "to pay for
Mr. Balasclo's services" Witness said
the two men told him they could have
him arrested on a charge OF forgery
and he would get from Ave 20 30 years
Imprisonment He was willing 10 pay
the money to escape imprisonment, he
said. but the men refused 10 give him
q receipt They then told him 10 so
with them to their lawyers oflcc,
Locke man said They drove him in
their machine 10 Fourth and Madison
streets. and advised him TO settle II"
with them. lie finally gave them the
s25.
In making the demand for the s25,
Lockermsn said Adams said that was
the amount OF hiring Balasclo. a de-
tective, TO look him up
Mrs Mary Iockerman Robart'e
mother. gave similar testimony.
Evening journal., 1919-02-07
DISCUSS PROPOSED
NEW SCHOOL BILL

Members OF the Education Commits
sion appointed in 1917 10 lnvestigats
the schools OF Delaware, both white
and colored. spent yesterday In Dover
In consultation with authorities Of the
General Education Board OF New York,
and educators Of this State. relative to
bill based upon the Recommendation
contained In the report Of The Delaware
school survey, which Is 10 be presented
to The legislature early next week.
Copies Of The report today were placed
on the desk OF each member OF the
General Assembly, and others are being
mailsd to a list OF citizens who. by
their Affiliations. profess a keen inter
est In educational problems.
A series OF Statewide community
meetings as a means Of bringing the
facts contained In the report before tho
people OF the State. Is being planned by
the commission Committees including
representatives OF the Delaware State
Federation Of Women's Clubs. the Farm
Bureau and Oranges. the Child Wei
fare Committees, and teachers in the
schools. have been named in every dis
trict.
Evening journal., 1919-02-07
RFpLEyN SUIT.

In the replevln suit OF James 2. Nc
Tague against Ida NJ Lewis and Charles
Y. Bowers, constable. a jury returned
a verdict for the defendants for 500
In Superior Court yesterday afternoon.
A farm IN Mil Creek hundred was rent
ed 10 McTague by Ms Lewis. the rent
TO consist OF one-half the crops Of the
farm, two hogs and butter each week
for the year. McTsgue was alleged
10 have failed 20 comply with the asree-
ment between them for the second year
and Mrs. Lewis dlstralned him tr
rent, after which Mcrague had the pro-
ducts repleyined.
Hearing In the suit OF Richard H..
Cstlin against the Oak Grove Company
was discontinued for the present term
OF court 90 the Ming OF additional
pleas by the defendant al the opening
OF court yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Cat
lin asks commission for the sale OF
some property at Elsmere TO the Della
ware State Fair Association for the
company.
Evening journal., 1919-02-07
THE THUNDERHEAD' is
POPULAR PAINTING

"The Thunderhead." by Emlen Nc
Connell. received the 500 prize award
ed to the most popular painting at the
exhibition OF the Wllmington Society
Of the Fine Arts. which closed Thurs
day night at the New Century Club
The painting represents haymakers
hurrying 10 gather in the hay before the
outburst OF the approaching storm in
dieated by a majesticslly great thun-
dercloud. The coloring Is wonderful,
the purple and pink Of the cloud and
that yellowish light that fllls the air
Just before a storm. being remarkably
brought out. The intense hurry Of the
men with the hay wagon is admirably
depicted. The painting was awarded
the popularity prize as a result OF the
count OF the ballots given to visitors TO
the exhibit.
N. c. wyeth's prize painting, IN
France, 1915" was a close second TO
'The Thunderhead." in the popularity.
Evening journal., 1919-02-07
CITY COAL PRICES
AEE COMING DOWN
Reduct on OF from Is to
Is Cents a Ton is
Announced
GOVERNMENT NO
LONGER FIXES PRICE

Wilm' 'ngtonians. relieved OF worri-
nlent over 4 shortage In coal, due to
the operators swapping the local coal
dealers with coal last December, were
elsted again today when II becams
known that the dealers had reduced
Their prices from 25 10 IS cents a ton.
THIS reduction, Il was s.aled. was
made poss bic by the removal OF the
government regulation OF prices at the
mines under which Arrangement the in
dependent owners were allowed 10
charge IS cents per ton more than the
railroad owned companies. While the
prices quoted by local dealers differed
considerably, IL was stated by one
dealer that his prices were even lower
than those charged by the Ph nadelphia
dealers at the mines. The prices an
nounced by this dealer were egg coal,
SO IS; stove. si0AO; nut, si050; pea,
sss5.
When the government commenced TO
regulate the price about is months ago
II prescribed that purchases. both by
dealers and consumers, must be made
from the concerns with which they had
dealt during the two previous years
Dealers who had been buying solely
from brokers', who were not allowed 10
purchase from company-owned mines,
were compelled 10 pay the extra 70
cents granted the independent opera
tors, in addition 10 90 cents per ton al
lowed for the brokers' commission.
In a majority Of cases dealers had
been purchasing in part from the COM
ueny-ovxyned mines and mart from fhose
operated independently. They averaged
the cost OF their purchases and charg-
ed a margin Of $3.50 per ton.
Evening journal., 1919-02-07
BELFER INNOCENT OF
EMBEZZLEMENT

Benjsmin Belfer charged with the EN-
bezzlement OF $1,000 from Harry Shore,
Of the Quality Store, was dismissed by
Deputy Judge Finger. In Municipal
Court this morning. No case OF enibez-
element was established by the State.
Shore stated that last July no loaned
Belfer $1,000 with which 10 purchase a
supply OF watches. on which the de-
fendant said he would be able 10 make
a prolt OF about goo. Belfer continued
TO delay In the payment OF the money.
saying that he had the movements, +"
but was unable al that time. TO secure
suitable cases He left the city with
out returning the $1,000. Mr. shore said.
Belfer gave a note for the money when
ne borrowed II.
James sauulsbury appeared for the
defendant.
Evening journal., 1919-02-07
FlREMEN OPPOSE
RIPPER FIRE BILL

Although they addressed letter =
City Council some months ago. stattus
their willingness to turn over <helr
equipment 10 the city at any time ths
Council deemed 1t best TO have Z paid
Ore department. members Of the
Friendship Fire Company in session
last night opposed any move toward q
pa d fire department by volunteer g.
gsnlzat,ons such as the Chslnoer OF
Commerce, the Manufacturers Associ-
alton or similar bodies. Following THE
action, the fremen instructed Harry
Tazewell, secretary OF the Friendship
Fire Company. 10 write TO Council unr
der the comrsny's seal. protesting
against the ac.lon OF the Chamber o.
Commerce in faihering the bill now st
Dover. legislating the volunteer nrs
department out OF existence. Council
received the letter and ordered II hled.
Evening journal., 1919-02-07
BIRTHDAYS OF
FAMOUS AMERICANS
WILLARD FILLMORE.

The thirteenth Preident OF the
United States, Millsrd Fillmore,
was horn on the 9TH OF February,
1900, at Summer Hill, Cuyuga coun-
", y. Y. He studied law and re-
moved 10 Buffalo. He was admitted
10 the bar ir. 1927 and in 1929 was
elected to the Slate Legislature. He
was sent 10 Congress In 1892 and for
several years thereafter, alternated
between private practice and politi-
cal life. He was made comptroller
OF the Stale of New York In 1857
and the following year was el>cted
Nice-Prcs.den OF the United States.
Taylor was President and on his
death In 1850, Fillmore succeeded
him 10 The supreme ofIlce. II was q
critical time In the history OF Amer
lea, considering the Lopez expcdi-
tion against Cuba and the growing
slavery controversy between the
North and The South, but Fillmore
proved himself equal to the occa-
sion, handling all situations with
safe and sane head. Under him Cal-
ifornia was admitted 10 the Ui.on.
lie died on tho sth of March, 1874.
ut Buffalo. y. y.
Evening journal., 1919-02-07
SAYS AUTO SMASH
WAS DUE TO DRINK

When arraigned before Deputy Judse
Finger In Municipal Court this morning
on a charge OF operating an automobile
while under the influence OF liquor,
James p. Hoffecker, Of Chester, pleaded
guilty. but asked FOR a continuance
until Tuesday TO allow him to engage
an attorney. The postponsnent was
granted.
Hofiecksr coll'ded with a car owned
and driven by Or. Victor c. Nah, on
McKee's Hin last night. Both cars were
damaged In the collision, and Dr.. Nah
immed ately swore out a warrant foI
Hoffecker on o charge Of operating
motor vehicle while under the influence
OF liquor.