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America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-01-30
@ PROPUNFRE.

In fata marilor dureri 81 a lip
surilor de care All sufere neamul
nostru rominesc dupa urma aces
tut groaznic razboi, Gu totii cei ce
ne iubim neamul am cautat 81 CD.
utam a .veni cit mai multi posibil
in ajutorul fratilor nostri de aca-
sa, spre Ne fndulci suferintele
81 moi Ga frati al lor ne face da-
toria fata de Ell.
In acest scop s'au formal dife-
rite ,comitete pentru stringerea
de fonduri 81 anume:
Crucea Rosie, Copii orfani, Lii
ga Nationala, ETC., care toate
au fost sprijinite Gu mare dragos-
tie 81 caldura de fratii nostri de
aici 81 in special de mama noastra
Uniune Gu fiji lie membrii, carl In
totdeauna au fost fruntea la toa-
t..
Eu ca un vechiu 81 credincios
melnbru al Ell, fost in trecut ca
ptcsedinte al acestei frumoase i'll
stjtutii rominesti, vim a face prln
rindnrile de fata propunere fa .
I'll de cnoratul prezidiu al Uniu-
mi 81 catre toti fratii membril 81
s.Hnme:
S;l: ca 0 mare parte din f:atii
membrii al organizatiei noastre,
pc data ce pacea Sc va sfirSi 81
drumul va deveni liber, vor ple-
ca catre pamintul- nostru de aca-
sa. Odata acolo sositi, ne vom a.
duce aminte Gu drag de timpurile
pc cind ne allan pc aici 81 de
'faptuf s'cs am -fost Cd naembrii u
celei mai puternice 81 mai frumoa-
Sc organizatiuni rominesti din A
merica - ,,Uniunea".
ST pentru ca acea~ amintire sd
o ayem vecinic 1naintea noastra.
81 o putea proba 81 altora -
Eu as propune facerea unor
DIPLOME, lucrate in felul Gear
tarelor ce sa dau Solicitation ce
apartin Uniunii, care sd fie elibe-
rate fiecarui frate membru apar-
tinator organizatiunei noastre.
Sa Sc faca socOteala cam cit ar
costa acea~diploma pc institutul
tipografic, lara un dollar. sd fie
luat in plus de fiecare diploma,
care sd fie varsat in vre-un fond
de ajutor, fie ,,Liga Nationala'
sau altul!
Dupa parerea mea nu ar costa
mai multi ca $3.50 Gu totul 81 ell
aceasta s'ar realiza 81 citeva fap-
te frumoase.
Instltulul tlpOgratlc lar ram-
nea un cistig frumos, un 10 sau
10000 dolari s'ar adauga la fon-
dul vre-unui ajutor 81 membrii
vor Fl satisfacuti in sufletele lor,
CD pc linga ca au dat un ajutor,
dar 81 Ell posed o frumoasa amin
tire.
Aceasta imi este propunerea 81
nu ma fndoiesc ca on6ratul pre-
zidiu al Uniunii vazindu-i foloa-
sele, o va lua in considerare 81 Q
va pune totodata in fapt.
Gu dragoste frateasc&:
GEORGE 0RAMA,
70A N Ard 2trAof phi1a PQ.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-01-30

Alta spune telegrapa. Din par
tea noastra, sd mise ierte, moi. nu
credem. Tot ce credem este ca ve-
cinii raj, au tinut si de data u
ceasta sd ne dea O lOvitura 81 sd;
prezinte Rominia strainatatii, ca
de multe alte DAFT, ca un element
de disordine.>
Sc poate ca intre soldatii de a.
casa 81 cei ce sosesc acasa de pc
diferitele fronturi, sa fl fost ami
mositati, dar acelea nu pot Fl
,,suflate'' alta de multi 81 daca
totusi sunt marite de lunguri 81
nemti, este pentru ca dinsii au
interese ca sa he arate lulnii asa
cum Ell az dori Sc finn, ca mariie
puteri 81 luinea MAI civffizata Sd
nu puma pref pc Romini 81 Ro-
minia.
Alta este de crezut din tOate
telegramele acestea.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-01-30
REv0LUTlE IN
R0MANIA?
MOI NU CRKDEAa

vIENA, Is Ian. - Dupa cum
spun telegramele primite astasi
aici din Budapesta, Rominia In
treag4 este In flac&rile revolutiei.
Luptele s'au inceput Simbata
cind soldatii reintorsi acasa au q
vut ciocniri Gu trupele armatei re-
gulate stationate in garnixoanele
psrmanente.
0iocniri singeroase au avut loc
in mai multe orase. Cele din Bu-
curesti au continual Dumineca
t0at& dua.
Social Democratic - dupa cum,
Sc raporteaSa - s'au intovarasit
Gu REVOLUTIONARY.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-01-30
FRANIA VREA SA FlE
ASIGyRATA CONTRA
GERMANlEI.

COBLENZ, q Ian. Genera
lul Gouraud, comandantul fran
cez ce are nuMai Q NINA 81 care
g comandat mai multe, divizii A
'n1ericane &c au luptat in Clam
pagne, All q suportat 81 Ell decla-
rata maresalului Foch ca Fran
ta trebue Sc obtina Anele garantii
c& Germania nu va mai fl eapa-
bila ca Sc relhceapa un nou raz-
boin Il
Spfijinind pc Seful sau ce ce-
rut partea stinga . Rinului, Gou-
rand q spls d Germaniei nn tre-
bue a Use da opportunities de q
ridica Q armata puternica din
coaci de Bin"
Gouraud CO 3. facut aceasta de-
elarare corespondentilor de xiare
4 admoniat patinnile pacinice Cd
Germsnis ineaarcA o propaganda
sHbtila printfe trupele noastre id
regiunile ocupate elsspune Cd Gu
toste ca popornl4Arat q Fl pre-.
tsnos. fnsa eStot aceia ce > sane
tionat banbaricsle mstode de raz-
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-01-30

cxDxrCRIE PRINs sCRIsORI.
WASHIfyG GTON, 20 Ian.
Hold ldstt ain Ffanta yi drag1tele
iop din aeeastk taT& se pot asdI \,
tori nm scrisori sub mona lae
1n1sly s. Az nainistzail 4 lkas \
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-16
WOULD EXTEND BAN TO
COUNTRY COMMUNITIES

If the health officers and city
council of Pend1eton have their way
the ban against social and other gath
erings and the quarantine of influen-
"a cases will he extended to the coun-
try communities. meeting has been
arranged with the city health Off
GERS and the county court and DR.. J,
ID. McFall, county health officer and
district attorney for determining what
can be done in the matter.
The complaint is made that people
from Pendleton are attending dances
and social gatherings in the country,
going out in autos, and from these
parties many cases of the epidemic are
being spread through the town. They
are asking the county to cooperate
with the city in the effort to curb the
disease.
The county authorities have eX~
pressed Willingness to do all pos
sible to help In stopping further
spread.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-16
CENSORSHIP OFF: VERNE
BOYNTON TELLS OF MARINE
AND ARGONNE VICTORIES, WAS
WOUNDED AT ST. MTHIEL

That his division was cited three
times for gallantry and that it was
one of its companies which succeeded
in bridging the Vesle river are some of
the battle details contained in letter
from Sergeant Verne Boynton of the
medical department who is with the
Fourth Engineers on the march into
Germany. He declares that Napoleon
was right when he said. 1T is easier
to win battles than to occupy con-
quered territory" for they are on the
march soon after sunrise and even
so much as button left unfastened at
review is reason enough for court
martial. Extracts from his letter fol-
low:
Just got a bit of good news. The
orders for lifting the censorship are
in division headquarters sc we will
probably get them tomorrow.
am going to tell you few things
that I never could before.
1--WE sailed from the U. S. or to be
more exact. from Hoboken. on April
} 80. and landed in Bordeaux, France on
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-16
CONSTANT|NOPLE
WORLD CAPITAL
GREEKS DESIRE.
Premier Declares Hope in
Case Own Country Can
not Hold Strategic City.
WOULD SOLVE TWO
PEACE PROBLEMS
Advocates Control Over Ter
ritory Adjoining Oar
danelles.

PARIS, Jan. 16.--If Greece cannot
have COnstantlnopIe for its own seat
OF government IL wants the ancient
city set aside as the permanent caps
itaI OF the league OF nations. This de-
VelOped during discussion by Pre-
mier Venizelos in presenting the po.
lltlcal territorial aspirations of Greece.
SOLVE DARDANELLES PROBLESl
Greek delegates pointed out that the
establlshment OF Constantlnople as
capital of the league would automat'
ically result i'm it's internatiOnalIkation
together with the Dardanelles. lie
further suggested that Immediate
hand on both sides of the strait should
be placed under control of the league.
Thus freedom Of the Dardanclies ana
the elimination of Turkey from En-
rope, two important problems of tic
peace settlement, would be scttICa
simultaneously
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-16
HUDSON BAY PEOPLE
ASK S5OO,OOO BONDS
FOR ROAD BUILDING
tEast oregonian Specially

UMAPINE, Jan. 16.-Concernine
good roads in Umatilla county. at a
special meeting of interested Hudson
Bay taxpayers held Tuesday evening
resolutions were passed which embod-
led the sentiment of this community
upon the road situation.
The resolutions provide that we
recommend to the county court at a
special meeting on January 18th that
Umatilla county be bonded to the ex.
tent of 100000, provided that the
court building the Following roads in
the east end: HE.s.
Ten miles of gravel road from Hud-
son Bay to F'reewater; pave the road
between state Line and the Lee place
on Dry creek.
Build an improved road over Basket
mountain.
Build an improved road for Fern
dale and Tum-a-Lum residents.
Lou Hodgen and Lane Hoon were
chosen to represent this district at
the meeting of the county court next
Thursday.
At present there is not i'm existence
a first class road in the entire east
end of Umatilla county. In winter
time roads are almost impossible and
considering the amount of taxes de-
rived from this end Of the county. tax
payers feel they are entitled to the
roads as outlined and considering the
heavy volume of traffic Of all descrip,
tions it is not more than fair that due
recognition be given these people.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-16
ALLIED DELEGATES SCRATCH
HEADS OVER KNOTTY POINTS
OF FINAL PEACE CONGRESS

delegates determination as to whether
the Russian soviet government shall
be represented and the decision as
to the manner of acquainting the
world with what transpires in the
conferences.
May Issue Official Statement.
Although the five principal pow.
ers have adopted a resolution to limit
the news of the session to official
communicates. it is believed due to
protest that matters will be reopened
and possibly modified. The French
proposal that the conference be Of
the star chamber order and that all in
formation be eonfided 70 daily OffE-
cial communique, created consterna-
tion among newspaper correspondents.
1t was explained that only such in
formation would be omitted as would
be considered prejudicial to the in
terests of matters under treatment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-16
BECOMES LAW>lF THE LAND
t 36STAT TES HAVERA TIFIED DRY AMENDMENT
BARLEYCORN DIES BY
I8THU. S. AMENDMENT

The prohibition amendment the eighteenth
constitution
Provisions the amendments
ratification follow:
First amendments bill o
guarantees such free speech ratified
established
ratified in
Thirteenth amendment prohibited slavery ratified in slightly
less than
Fourteenth amendment, in
Fifteenth amendment negroes
white ratified
Sixteenth amendment allowed
fled in three a half
Seventeenth amendment provided popular
tors ratified n slightly less a
Eighteenth amendment makes ratified
a
About
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-16
PLAN IS
ONLY HOPE FOR
ROADPROGRAM
Bond Issue Suggested as
Means of Securing Big
State Aid in Near Future.
DELEGATES DISCUSS
TOPIC HERE TODAY
Wide Interest Shown in Get
ting construction
Started.

In talk before the road delegates
this afternoon W. l.. Thompson, mem,
beF OF the State Highway Commission
said that Chairman Benson of the
commission had informed him that III
UmatlIIa county bonded or otherwise
arranged to finnace its end of road
construction work the state would
match the money dollar for dollar
MIR. Thompson thought this expendI-
ture might not be made i'm one year
but would cover several years.
The circuit court room is filled,
with four foot intervals between dele
gates. by farmers and others in at
tendance from over the county.
Discussing the proposition of how
to secure state aid for important
highway work in Umatilla county
delegates from the various commu-
mites of the county are assembled al
the court house this afternoon in what
promises to be meeting fraught with
big consequences in the way of road
development.
Among the delegates present this
afternoon are the following.
Milton-H. NJ. Cockburn, S. A. Mil
Ter. Tem Armstrong. --a.-s-
Umapine-Lou Hodgen. lane Hoon
Stanfield-RaIph Holte, NJ. c. Bar
agar.
Hermlston Frank Waughman,
Walter Blessing.
Umatilla-A. e. Mcfarland. d. r,
Brownell. The following were also
appointed, w. ]. Dobler, F. L. Jewett.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-16
SCHOOLS TO OPEN FOR
CONSULTATION HOURS

Pendleton high school will be
open next Monday under a plan
that will not be in violation of the
health ordinances but in a way
that will be help to the students.
The teachers will be at the high
school during school hours where
those desiring to consult their
teachers can make appointments
phone when they can meet with
the teacher and receive the In
structlon necessary TO help them
over difficulties.
In the meantime the home work
will be carried on the same as IL
has been since the first of the
year, and regardless of the en-
forced vacation it will be found
the work is going ahead. Super
intendent Austin states some of
the classes have every member
doing home work and that the
number handing in papers is full
ly up to the attendance OF the
school. also their papers show the
work being done well.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-16
NEW BANK WILL.
$25O,OOO.
CAPITALIZATION.
Formal AnnOunce e m ent
Made Today Concerning
New LicaI Financial In
stitutiOn.
C. e. WALES TO BE
CASHIER is SAID
Bank Will be State Institu-
ton With Reserve
Membership.

The Inland Empire Bank is to be
the title of Pendleton's new financial
| institution: il will have a capitaIiza'
tion of $250,00O and will be ready fol-
business about March !.
Announcement to this effect was
made today by J. w. Maloney, who
has been one of the important men in
the new organization and the an
nouncement verifies news stories car
ried by the East Oregonian relating
to the new bank.
$3.50 900 Capital.
The quarter million capitalization IL
classed by the organizers as making
the bank one of the heaviest capital,
lied banks ever formed in the state,
There are so stockholders. according
to the announcement and it is said all
the stock will be held locally.
]. w. Maloney viii be president of
the bank and c. L. WALES. until re.
Gently of Sand Point, Idaho. cashier.
according to reports in circulation.
The election will not occur until the
permanent directors have been Off
cially chosen.
Articles of incorporation are being
forwarded today and the following
men appear as the incorporators:
VIII NJ. Peterson, f. L. Smith, A. w.
Rugg, William Blakeley, Douglas
Belts, H. ]. Taylor and j. w. Maloney.
These men will serve as temporary
board of directors.
A State Bank.
The bank will be a state bank with
a membership in the federal reserve
system. 1t is announced that w. II.
Bennett, state bank examiner, has in
vestigated the organization and has
agreed to approve it. VIII NJ. Peter
son and S. A. Lowell are attorneys for
the new bank.
The location of the bank has not yet
been determined upon, it is stated,
but several available locations are be-
ing considered.
Mr.. Wales Record.
Mr. Wales, who is said to be slated
'0r tie cashiership of the Inland EN-
piro Bank, IS native of Missouri and
tor seven years was executive head of
a bank at Sand Point. He is said to
have been very successful in his work
there and elsewhere. He came to Pen
ileton with strong recommendations
from Spokane bankers and other peo-
pie of influence.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-16
AMENDMENT BECOMES LAW.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16--Proh1btlon became part or
the basic law of the United States today Ratification
of the federal amendment by the Nebraska legislature
makes that the eighteenth amendment to the
federal constitution.
All but half dozen of the 48 states expected to adj
opt the amendment in the next few weeks but the action
Nebraska today gives the ratification of three fourths
of the states the number necessary to administer John
Bareycorn the K-O punch.
One year from today every saloon, brewery dstiery
and wine press the land must close its doors unless
likely, they already closed at that time by
war prohibition which goes into effect next July l. and
Stays until completion of rehabilitation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-16

May ~. on May II we encountered
submarines in the Bay of Biscay
Several shots were fired from our
transport Martha Washington" and
depth bombs were dropped by the de-
stroyers. 1t was reported later that
a sub was destroyed on that date in
the Bay. We were in camp near
Bordeaux for three or four days then
took train for Calais. a city in nor
thern France.
There we were equipped with gas
masks. on the way to Calais we had
to pass near the German lines at AL
bert. 1t was there we felt the sensa-
tion of being under fire. An aeroplane
flying in the direction our train was
moving dropped bombs. One hit
about fifty feet from the car was in.
off to one side. The train stopped with
a Jerk that upset every one and made
us think we were hit, then another
bomb struck about fifty or seventy
five yards ahead OF our engine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-16
CONTINUED on page 81
CHAS. 7. HUMPHREY
DIES OF INFLUENZA

Charles Frank Humphrey died this
morning at 1880 at Pilot Rock of
pneumonia following influenza after
a sickness of two weeks. Mr.. Hum
phrey was a prominent farmer OF Pi-
lot Rock and had been resident of
that place for > years. having come
to oregon from Mercer county, Penn
sylvania. He was thirty years Of age,
He is survived by a wife and three
children, Norma, five years. Erma,
three; Virginia, one. n. \. Humphrey
of Pilot Rock is an uncle of deceased.
Funeral arrangements are vet to be
made, however, interment will be at
Onlney cemetery from the Folsom un-
dertalling parlors,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-16
FLUGETS HARD KNOCK,
ONLY 3 FLAGS LEFT

Influenza conditions in Pendleton
are the best today since the first de-
veloping OF the epidemic here three
months ago. The number of quaran-
tines Is now down to three and today
makes two days without n new case
being reported.
Quarantine was lifted today from
four homes as follows: Ben Colvln.
1915 Il. Court; Henry Brewster, 30S
Madison; Roy Pandrum, sol e. Rail-
road; Hazel Childers, 212 Garfield.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-16
RED CROSS HAS SUM
OF $4,000 ON HAND

The report Of the Umalla coGnt,,
chapter Red Cross for the month of
December shows an expense OF $9Sf.a0
in fighting the ifnluenzH epidemic IL
the county. According to Secretary
Roosevelt most OF this expense was
incurred at Adams and in Pendletou.
The Pendleton bills have NOT all been
paid owing to the fact the executive
committee has not been meeting. The
sum of $2Tg was paid out for nursing
during December.
The monthly report shows the sum
of St9.572.32 on hand January 1. The
Roundup contribution OF S51gS.7f
was included in the December re.
Ceipts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-16
COUNTRY BONE DRY


Distillers are already planning q
fight on the amendment in the courts
on the grounds that it was not adopt
ed by two thirds of the whole con-
gress and that the seven year limita~
tion in it invalidates the measure.
Drys say they are confident that
neither of these contentious Will hold
and on their side are preparing legs
islation carrying heavy penalties for
violation of prohibition.
A special agency in the internal
revenue bureau will probably be asked.
s6s STATES SUFFICIENT
The first So states ratifying the
amendment are:
Mississippi, Virginia, Kentucky.
North Dakota, South Sarolina, Mary
land, Montana, Texas. Delaware, South
Dakota, Massachusetts Arizana.
Georgia. Louisiana, Florida, Michi-
gan, Ohio. Oklahoma, Maine, Idaho,
West Virginia. Washington, Tennes-
see, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana. North
Carolina, Alabama. kansas. Caiifor-
MIA, Iowa, Colorado, Oregon, New
Hampshire, Utah and Nebraska.
MISSOURI. MINNESOTA IN RACE;
.- WASHINGTON, Jan. IA race
was on this morning for the credit OF
putting over the prohibition amend-
mcnt Thirty five states had already
ratified the amendment and only one
more was needed TO give the required
three fouFths vote to make prOlli5itiOn
as I,art of the basic law of the land,
Nebraska, Missouri and Minnesota
were in the running for the thirty
sixth place.
LINCOLN, Jan. t6.-The house
ratified the amendment, 9S To o. UR-
der IA joint resolution it went back to
the senate for concurrence, the orig.
inal resolution having been amended
by the house. The nation goes dry
under this amendment n year from
today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-16
nERLIN FIGHT CONTINUEs.

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 16.-Street
fighting continued in Berlin yesterday
according To adyices from Berlin to-
day. Spartacan forces attacked the
Stettin railway station. but were re-
pulsed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-16

BY WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS Jan. 16.-Associated dele
gates are working at full speed to get
everything in readiness for the for
mai opening Of the full peace con-
gress Satugazy afternoon. Several of
the most important problems upon
which the initial session hinges so
far remain unsolved. Among these
were the acceptance of the French
outline for the method of operation,
fixation of the status of Montenegrin
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-16
WYOMING COMES IN

CHENEY. Jan. I6.-Without a dis
scnting vote both houses of the Wy
oming legislature today ratified the
federal prohibition.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-16
BY FRED FERGUSON

Omitted Press staff Correspondent
PARIS. Jan. 16.-Inner allied con-
ferences were continued at 1890
o'clock this morning. The same rep>
resentatives who attended yesterdays
meetings were present.