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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-02-06
E. T. MEREDITH REPLACES HOUSTON IN
DEPARTMENT OF ACRIClJL TURE
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER

committee. Chairman Volstead of
the house judiciary committee, who
represents a rural district of Mime
sofa, attended the hearings on the
first day and after listening to Sam
uel Gompers of the labor forces, John
D. Moore of the Irish, and spokesman
of the Quakers, the New York Bar
association, the American Newspaper
Publishers association and many 9TH
ers who protested against sedition Leg
islation as being Progressive, irritat-
ing, futile and foolish" Volstead
agreed that he and his committee
had made big mistake in approving
the bills.
AS the rules committee had been
asked for q special rule to bring the
Graham sedition bill up for immedi-
ate passage, and as the rules commit
tee is evidently opposed to the bill,
Volstead will probably ask that the
measure go back to his committee for
further consideration. Then it will
be pigeonholed. In its place an amend
ment to the criminal code will prob
ably be offered, making it a crime
to propose or advocate" the violent
overthrow of the government. The
criminal statute now forbids ''incit-
ing" such violent overthrow, but the
lawyers in congress disagree as to
whether that is broad enough to COW
er one-man attempts to shart a riot.
Those hearings have served to show
that Attorney General Palmer was
frightened at the resistance to his
plans for sedition legislation to the
extent that he hastily abandoned his
intention Of coming before the COM
mittee to argue for the Graham bill.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-02-06

ing the past week, as to whether the
Communist party is an Illegal organi-
cation, under the recent amendments
to the immigration act. The question
was raised by lawyers for some Of
the thousands of members of the par
ty who were seized and thrown into
Jail early this month-many Of them
being held without warrants.
If the secretary decides that the
Communists are not ipso facto Grim
inals, then all attempt will probably
be made by the repressionist element
in congress to pass new law to bring
about their suppression. If, on the
other hand, he decides that they are
criminals because of the fact of their
membership in the association, they
will doubtless appeal from this ruling
to the federal courts. Procedure in
the courts vii be slow and will per-
haps drag without final decree until
the 1920 elections are past.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-02-06

Director of Notorious United States
Chamber of Commerce Given Farm
ers' Cabinet Seat-Labor- Farmer
Fight Against Speech Gag Shakes
Palmer and Congress-League Rep
resentatives Interview Congress-
men-Edort to Reduce Power of
Trade Commission-Trials of Ar
rested Reds May Be Long Delayed
Oil Trust Would Discredit
Daniels.
Washington, D. C.-Appointment of
E. T. Meredith of Des Moines, Iowa,
as secretary of agriculture is under
stood here as an attempt to remove
farmer hostility stirred up by Hous-
ton. Houston becomes secretary of
the treasury. The Democrats may
also hope to carry Iowa by reason Of
this recognition Of that state in the
cabinet.
AS for the differences between the
two men, farmers will probably find
in Meredith a man of greater ability
in outgeneraling them. He is as no.
toriously tied up with special privi-
1ege as Houston is, being a directors
of the United States Chamber of
Commerce, the organization which
has been leading the public fight for
the packing trust and other trusts,
and director of the Chicago Federal
Reserve bank. The latter position
means that he is satisfactory to the
big banking interests of Iowa and H.
linois.
Meredith has long been a Demo-
cratic machine politician, with the
federal patronage of Iowa at his dis
posal, has run for governor and
United States senator, and 1916 was
a delegate to the Democratic nation
al convention. His chief connection
with the farmer, except through the
chamber of commerce route, is that
he owns so-called farm paper known
as Successful Farming.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-02-06
ADMITS IGNORANCE

@ADNAA 1UANONf14NS1
Representative Newton of Mime
resentative Browne of Wisconsin, who
was assailing the Graham sedition
bill in speech on the floor, chal-
lenged the statement that some Dor
tions of the Declaration of Independ-
enc would be unavailable under this
bill.
'"Take the part of the Declaration -
said Browne, "where it states that
whenever any form of government is
destructive of these ends it is the
it. Also that clause in the Declara-
ton of Independence which states
that when long abuses and usurpa-
under absolute despotism, it is their
right, it is their duty, to overthrow
such government"
ton replied: II have not read the Ora
ham BILL"
Browne suggested that Newton had
better read the bill before trying to
defnd it. Newton denied that he was
defending it, but he proceeded to say
that he had run down a report that
be mailed, under sedition bill, and
the report was untrue.
Browne concluded his speech with
these lines from Joseph Story:
"Here shall the press the peoples
rights maintain,
Unawed by influence and unbribed by
gain;
Here patriot truths her glorious pre-
0ofxs
Pledged to religion, liberty and law"
NAVY MEDALS
Our navy is bound to have more or
less trouble over the distribution of
medals for meritorious service-no
distribution, in fact, should please all.
But the public would hear nothing of
the disagreemcnts were not certain
powerful interests anxious to discred-
it Secretary Daniels. For several
years he has been advocating that the
public keep certain oil lands on the
public domain to guarantee a ready
supply of fuel oil at all times at a
reasonable price.
A great excitement was raised
when liquor was banished from the
navy FOR the same reason. With un-
usual efforts being made now to rob
the public domain, Daniels position
becomes obnoxious to the interests.
Whatever the merits of the medals
controversy they are lost in this
struggle. Certainly an admiral's
public statement that Daniels secret
" warned him against England is a
breach of discipline that comes close
to being reasonable.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29
Body to Go to Portland

The body of the late George Law
renee. travelling salesman who died
here Monday night following an illness
with pneumonia, will be sent to Port
land tonight on train No. %. 1t will
he taken charge of nv the Portland
lodge of Iclks, of which the deceased
was member and he held for funeral
arrangements, nendinc the arrival in
Portland on Friday morning of Mrs.
John Danielsen, his sister from Chica-
20. G. l.. Lawrence, of Seattle, father
Of the deceased, arrived in Pendleton
this morning to assist with the funeral
arrangements and will accompany the
body to Portland ton'ght. The local
lodge of Elks has had charge Of the
here. The deceased, accord
ing to his father, was so years old.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29
Proctor Making statue for ooe

A. Phimister Proctor, well knowr
sculptor who formerly worked on mod
els here, is starting work on a statue
of Theodore Roosevelt to be presented
to the City of Portland by DR.. Henry
Waldo Coe, one of the large investors
in property near Stanfield. Mr. Proc
tor has presented ~ models for the
statue and DR.. Coe has just accepted
one that he desires completed. The
statue will be about 1S 1-2 feet in
height, in the equestrian style and will
take several months to complete. Com
plete with base the whole will stand
about 25 feet high and will cost, COM
pleted. $4,000 1t will be unveiled in
Portland about the end Of the coming
year The location of the bronze Isl
yet to be decided upon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29

Paul Mehl, marketing agent from
Oregon Agricultural College, who Z,
here today meeting with the executives
OF farmers organizations, is listed as
one Of the persons who holds interim
certificates for bonds purchased
through the defunet bond house Of
Morris Brothers, in Portland. Mrs.
Joseph Leuer is also on the list for
$1,000. A concern named Gray Broth
ers was listed for $4,000, but inquiry
at the local store bearing that name
said that they had no dealings with
Morris Brothers and that it was evil
IDENTIFY a concern in the Willamette
valley. Checking over the lists is
difficult matter for no addresses of in
dividuals are given.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29
Worker at U~rcheou

r. f. Tucker, of Seattle, who will
organize Pendleton for Community
Service enterprises, arrived in Pendle-
ton this morning and was a guest at
the Rotary club luncheon at the Elks
club this noon. He was called upon
cor brief talk, in which he said he
hoped 10 get work under waV at once
for organizing here. several musical
stunts we're enjoyed at the luncheon,
n. z. Chloupek being the chief enter
tainer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29
Bids WIN B openeti

Bids on from 500 to 1000 feet OF fire
hose will be opened by the city council
tonight at the last meeting Of the pres
ent council. Several proposals have
been received by the city recorder.
Bids are also supposed to be opened
for sewer cleaning machine, but up
to this morning no proposal had been
received. No street work will be ready
for contract at this time and 1t is the
intention of the city engineer to recon-
ment that work not be let while winter
prevails and construction is not pos
sible. 1t is his belief that when work
can be resumed, 1t can be let at
cheaper price. Following the council
session. the new administration, which
takes office on Monday. will caucus.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29

The next concert to be presented In
Pendleton under auspices of Pendle-
ton Post, American Legion, will be
given in the Oregon theater on the
night Of Wednesday. February 10. At
that time the Columbia. Symphony Or
chcstra, consisting Of 30 pieces, win be
the attraction. The coming OF this
concert troupe is one OF the largest
musical undertakings here in many
days and the legion is preparing to
make a drive to see that the affair is
a financial success.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29
.Ioinl InstaIlatlon Tlanned

A joint installation Of officers for
the three branches OF the Oddfellow
group, Rebekahs, Encampment and
subordinate lodge, Is planned for Fri
day evening, January Z. The installa-
tlon Of the various officers will be pub
lie to members of the other branches.
Refreshments will be served following
the work and musical program prob
ably will be given. Officers installed
serve for six months terms.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29
DEEDS.

Robert B. Zones to w. II. Gould
$4,000. Lot 1 and Sc Ia Sw Ia Sec
is, lot /. Sec, 10, TIP. 8, S r.. SS and
S i-2 SE Ia Sec. lS and N la NE Ia
Sec "a, TIP 5. S. r. SO and NE IA NV
IA, NV Il NE IA and S 1-2 NE Ia
Sec. ls, TIP. .. 5. r.. Ss and NE Ia M
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29

w. C. Green to VIM. Grihbin $4,000.
mete and bound tract in Sec, 10, T. p.
5. y. X. 2Ss.
NJ A .overman to Victor f. Cotf-
man $500. Mete and bound tract in
Ne IA SW Ia See. 80. TIP. 6, y. II.
SIS
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29

h. b. Richards TO Lee Dennis szso
Lot 6, Sec. s. TIP. 3, n. r. 81.
Maggie Henderson. Guardian TO I.
A. McClintoek and II. L. Simpson
h22t.l7. Lot and south ss feet OF
Lot 3, Block s. original town Of PEN
dleton,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29

Fishermen on the Lower river yes
terday succeeded in landing three good
sized steelhead salmon, according to-
reports reaching here today. The river
rose considerably during the night,
however, and is now muddy. II is not
expected that the water will be cleared
up enough for fishing for perhaps
week
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29
Annunl Meellng Of pealcrs coming

The annual meeting OF the Pendleton
Automobile Dealers Association Is to
be held here on the evening OF Wed
nesday, January 10, according to an
nouncement made today. The meeting
probably viii include dinner at the
Elks club. Election Of officers for the
coming year will be in the order Of
business.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29
DIR. Henderson Here.


Dr. 4. M. Henderson. formerly a
practlcing specialist in Pendleton. was
here today attending to business mat
ters while en- route from Portland TO
New York city. He is going to the
eastern metropolis to study diseases
OF the ear. nose and throat during the
next two months and will open offices
in Portland in March. following his
return. Mrs Henderson and children
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29
IT, state club TO Meet

The directors of the Tri State Auto
cluD, representing Pendleton, will
meet with six invited men tomorrow
noon at luncheon at the Elks club to
consider further the proposal to or
ganIze a separate club with headduar-
ters in Pendleton. County officials
and members OF the Pendleton Com
mercial Association interested in the
move have been invited TO the meeting.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29

Emil Zimmerman to {. c. Moore and
II. G. Fuller SIC. Fractional E IL
Sec ?. TIP. 4, \. r. SS.
The Peoples Warehouse 10 JOhn Nc
Phar. $4,000 Sw Ia SE Ia Sec. /.
Up. ?, n. r .sS,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29
Funeral Held Yesterday.

The funeral Of Carl shafer aged
man who died Saturday at the o. b.
Sparks place on Birch creek, was held
Monday afternoon from the Brown un-
dertaking chapel. The service was
conducted by Rev. J. E. Ireland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29
CALENDAR OF EVENTS

) Dec. 2s.--American Legion :
= concert.
. Dec. ss-2s--second Annual I
. meeting Oregon State Chamber
. Of Commerce, Portland.
= Dec. 2s-2s--Grain and forage
= school, Pilot Rock.
= Dec. 29-31.--Annual meeting
= o. $. T. A., Portland.
= Jan. 3.--Schools reopen.
Jan. lS.--Annual ineetlT 3 OF
= Round-Up directors.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29
Make Your Selection OF
Furs Now

Black Lynx Scarf, was $4,000,
now ............. -. $135.OO
Black Fox Scarf, was $4,000,
now .............. $l35.UU
Black Fox Scarf, was $500,
now ..... $3.50
Black Fox Scarf, was $500,
now $3.50
Hudson Seal Scarf, was $3.50,
now ............... $0l.5U
Beaver Scarf, was $4,000,
now ............... SS7.5O
Squirrel Scarf, was $500,
now ............... S59.5O
Raccoon Scarf, was $3.50,
now $3.50
Blue Wool Scarf, was $500,
now S0J.UU
Jap Kolinsky Scarf, was $500,
now ............. $3.50
Stone Martin Scarf, was $500,
now ............... $3.50
Squirrel Scarf, was $4,000.
now .......... -. $500
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29

will remain In Portland. The Hen
dersons left Pendleton In March, 1918
and have since resided In the north.
DR.. Henderson planned to leave on
No. IS this afternoon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29
Lodgc Pnts n Men Through

Eureka lodge No. 80, |. o. o. F.,
last night added II members, this
number being given the third degree
work Of the lodge. Two more were
added by transfer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29
Lot 3S45.OO

Suits in this lot up to $100.
Ripple or plain coat, fur trimmed
and plain models, tricotine, vel
dyne, peachbloom and other ma
terialS.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29
Corsets, Half Price

Memo, Modart, Kabo, La Revo
and Madame Irenes.
Beautiful brocades, satin
stripe, Camille, Broche Corsets,
up to $25.OO, now half price.
All sizes, 19 to Al.
Hand made Madeira Baby Pillow
Top, regular $3.50 value; sale
price $2.95
Pique Bibs( trimmed with Swiss
Medallions and embroidery;
was Zoe, sale price ....... 1Oc
Infants Cashmere Saques, trim
med with fancy ribbon, in pink
blue or white, regular $1.00,
now ......... $500. 4JC
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29
Lot 4-S59.5O

This lot consists of all our suits
from S100 up and are very beau
tiful models. Some trimmed with
beaver others with Hudson seal
or mole. All new shades.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29
Lot 2-S34.5O

Suits up to $85 in this lot. Ma
terial, tricotine, duvedelaines,
suedine, trimmed with tailored
braid, fancy stitching. Some fur
trimmed, others plain. Colors,
brown, navy and black.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-29
SUITS
at Radical Reductions
Lot 1-S19.50

Suits up to $49.5O, in serge, tri-
cotines, velours; navy, black and
mixtures.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-30
BRAZIL FLYERS
 TO BE TRAINED

RIO DE JANEIRO.-P)-The Bra zilian Aero club intends to found in this city a school of civil aviation. the graduate pilots of which will be natural reserve for army and navy pilots. Steps are now under way to raise the $15O.0o0. which 1t is es- timated it will cost to inaugurate the school.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-30
EATON, CRANE and PIXIES STA. TioNERY-- BOX AND TABLETS
 MrNTosh q kUBok, Druggists
FUNNY PLACE, THIS.

A village with very few children piqued the curiosity of Francis Will son, the actor, one summer. and he said to a farmer:
 Not many children here"
 No, sir, not many" was the an swer
 How often are children born here?" asked Wilson.
 Only once" was the answer.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-30
CHINESE PLAN
 IMPORT LUMBER
 FROM FILIPlNES

SHANGHAI [P) Lumber inter- ests in China and particularly in Shanghai as a result of the boycott movement against Japan. are report ed engaged in project to obtain raw timber in future from the Philippines. In former years the volume of Jap ans lumber trade with China has run into millions of taels annually.
 David s. N. Hsia, !, graduate of the Philippine school of forestry. said to have been sent here by the Phil ippine government with the approval of Governor General Harrison, has just completed survey of China's lumber market and study of means by which Philippine lumber may be most economically brot here.
 Chinese wood workers, carpenters and builders are said to manifest an increasing aversion against the use of Japanese lumber.
 Upon the completion of MT. Hsia's survey it was announced that in the future the Philippines would under take to supply large portion. if not the bulk, of China's lumber needs. An intention expressed was to apply to the United States shipping au- thorities with the request that boats ha cunnliad to apcourapa tho prowt h of the new business.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-30
HOSPITALS MAKE FOOT PRINTS 0F
 NEWBORN BABES

NEW YORK LPl A system of taking footprints of children has been adopted in the New York nurs- cry and chttd's hospital to prevent infants born there from going to the wrong mothers. Its adoption was due 10 the fact that a soldiers wife who recently gave birth 10 a baby in that hospital at first denied that that the child was hers. The young mother, who had been reading stories of accidental substitution of children at hospitals and similar public in stitutions, declined to nurse the baby.
 We brot all the proofs we could muster" explained the superinten- dent, but the mother persisted in her haIlucination. She became hys- tericaI with grief and fight Fin ally, l brot her our records which showed that only a little colored baby and her own had been born in the hospital that day. That convinced her. but just think of what would have happened to that poor woman if other white babies had been born here on the same day"
 In order to avoid a similar experi- ence the superintendent engaged a finger-print expert to instruct the head nurse in trying the system on the babies. We found we couldn't get good prints of their hands," said the official, Their feet, however, came out beautifully and for greater security the mother is finger-printed also"
 Very young babies, it was said, may look just alike but their feet are quite dissimilar. One child, the superintendent declared, will have a perfectly formed miniature pedal ex- tremity, another's will print mostly vague criss-cross lines and still an other will look like "an egg and five toothpicks."
 Under the present system, which has been in operation nearly six months, the chitd's foot is linked and stamped on the hospital chart of the mother Altho he may not resemble any one in the family and though no one can tell where he got his nose or his eyes or his mouth or the color of his hair, a comparison of the footprint taken at birth it was said, will tell whose child he is from among the hundreds of infants in this New York institution.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-30
NEW YORK WILL
 TRY SYSTEM OF
 WELFARE WORK

NEW YORk.-(P)-A community experiment similar to the one which has been carried on in a section ot Cincinnati the past two and a half years by the national social unit or ganizatiOn, will be conducted here in 1920, if plans for a merger Of that organization and the community councils of greater New York, re gently formulated by the executive mated.
 Miss Sara Graham Mulhall, Mrs. Edgarton Winthrop and Dr. Albert Shicls, director of the community councils of greater New York, are prominent in the proposed enterprise. Wilbur c. Phillips, executive secre- tary of the national social unit or ganization, explaining the project, said:
 The work of the community Coun- cils, already established In 80 sec tions of New York City, has demon strated their ability to awaken civic interest, increase neighborliness and promote cooperative endeavor. The Cincinnati unit has shown that the organization of people by small pop ulation units, with representative for each unit has been extraordinar- fly successful as a means of enabling g the discussion of community needs and programs.
 Development of the work in New York" said Mir. Phillips, may first center around some common prob lens, such as infant welfare, the reduction of the cost of living or recreation This work is to be un- dertaken insofar as possible by the women of the city acting as volun- teers. An effort also will be made to waken the intilligent interest and cooperation of important groups In the population such as business men, wage earners, physicians, nurses, so- cial workers, clergymen and city of ficials"
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-30
VIEWS
 ARE SETFORTH

CARDIFF, Wales,-(P)-Two diver gent creeds, from the opposite eX- remes Of the mining world, which have been just been published, are attracting considerable comment Henry Radcliffe. one of the Cardiff millionaires, said:
 God has placed coal in this island for our use and we are out to get it. Is there any harm in getting a market price for an article even if ( , per ton?"
 This viewpoint has been strongly challenged by the miners leaders. Vernon Hartshorn, labor member of parliament counters with the follow ing:
 Against this creed of Radcliffe's I put the creed of the miners, which is this, God has placed coal in this island for the benefit Of the nation, and we are out get it for the good of all"
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-30
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. |. $. LAND OFFICE at Fairbanks, Alaska, January 23, 1920.
 NOTICE is hereby given that Richard May, of Fairbanks, Alaska, who, on November 6, 1914. made Homestead Application, No. 03S3 for El2SW14, S14SE's, Sec. 14' NE14, Section 23, Township l \, Range W. Fairbanks, Meridian, has filed notice O. intention to make final five year proof, 10 establish claim to the land above described, before Register or Receiver, at Fairbanks, Alaska, on the 26Jh day of February, 1920
 Claimant names as witnesses: Charles Desjardins, James D. McIn- tyre William Robbins and Roy Shater all of Fairbanks Alaska
 H CLAUDE KELLY
 EX-Omcio Register. First Publication Jan. 24 1920, Last Publication. Feb, 24, 1920
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-30

You do not have to pay war tax on The Daily Citizen-it is neces- sity, not a luxury.