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Do Iks tip Chronica THE FORECAST Rain Maxlmurjfc Minimum 34. VOLUME LXI. THE DALLES, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1921. No. 87. GERMAN PEACE 1N U. S. SENATE KNOX RESOLUTION IS REFERRED TO FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE. DECLARATORY IN FORM PRESIDENT HARDING VIEWS MEASURE A8 TEMPORARY EXPEDIENT. By United Press WASHINGTON, April 13.--Sennto" Knox of Pennsylvania today intro duced a resolution ending that state of war with Germany. Tne bill was referred to the Foreign Relations committee. It was in simple' "declam atory form," which President Hard ing said in his message that he would approve of. ,By Raymond Clapper (United Press Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, April 13 Presi dent Harding is watching today for, the reaction to the "feeler" jmt out( in his message to congress before deciding 0 whether to seek ratifica tion of the Versailles treaty minus the. league of nations covenant. Word came, today from a well-in; formed quarter that If this reaction is. favorable, Harding has In mind sending the Versailles treaty back to the senate to ask ratification with reservations which would .elim-j inate 'the league coyenant so far aB the United States Js concerned and would otherwise protect inter ests along the lines laid down in the Lodge reservations. Harding Is said to believe that ratification of the Versailles treaty thus modified, offers the only way In which the United States oan per manently end its peculiar relation ship to the allies and central .pow ers. He views the resolution declar ing a state of peace with Gennauy as a more or less temporary exped ient. PARIS, April 13. "We have no rea son to rejoice and none for alarm' the Paris Midi said today. The dec laration reflected the French view of President Harding's message to con gress. The document is regarded as the middle of the road declaration. The Best Big Sister "WORLD THROUGH. LENS'' An illustrated lecture, "The World through a Lens,",, will be delivered by the Rev. R. E. Garnall of Portland at the. local Methodist church at 7:30 o'clock. The Rev. Garnall has the reputation of being" an exceedingly in teresting lecturer. Admission will be free. The Best Big Sister BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY PLAYMATE, MAY DIE By Unltea Pixer. WrXiLOOK, Wash., . April 13. Eu gene Veness, 10-year-old son of F. E. VeneBs, one of the northwest's moU prominent lumbermen, is in serious condition here today as a result of be ing accidentally shot in the head by a playmate yesterday. The Best Big Sister HISTORY OF LOCAL REBEKAHS REVIEWED ONLY THREE OF CHARTER MEM BERS STILL ACTyC j IN WORK. The following history of the local Rebekah lodge was read at one of the recent meetings of the order. A meeting was called on April 8, 1898, in The Dalles to organize the local Rebekah degree. This was 10 years after the Rebekah degree wao declared separate from the Ofld Fel lows order. The people who has a part is the organization of the lodge ' were Ma Foster, at 'that tiaae presi- a w HIGHWAY EXPERT TO AID BONO DRIVE COUNTY TO BE SCENE OF IN TENSE CAMPAIGN ON BOND ISSUE. For the purpose of aiding Wasco county to put over the proposed $800,000 bond issue, with the subse quent construction of The Dalles-Call fornia highway through the county, the state highway commission has sent its legal expert, Attorney J. M. Deverg, to work, with the county court during the campaign preceding the special election. No definite date has' been, set, as yet, for the special election, at which the people will pass on the bond issue. Devers will aid in the drawing up of a petition, in which the county court will be asked to set a date for the election. Following the es tablishment of a definite election day, one of -the most intensive pre election campaigns ever wuged In Wasco county for any purpose, is planned. . ' The entire cost of putting over the special election will, be borne by The Dalles-Wasco County Chamber of Commerce. Members of the cham ber will cooperate with the county court and the, representative of the state highway commission in a com plete canvass of the county, with mass meetings, "button-hole" talks and personal contact with every reg istered caunty voter. Posters, adver tising and campaign buttons will be used, according to fhe present plan. E. F. Van Schoick, chamber secre tary, will direct the work of the county-city chamber of commerce in putting over its share of the cam paign. The Best Big Sitter LEAD TO KILLING P-AWLUK ATTACKED BRUNO WHO SLEW HIM, SAYS AC CUSED. By United Presa PORTLAND, April 13. The quarrel that led. to the killing of Harry I. Pawluk by John Bruno on February 15, grew out of hot weds over fried eggs in the galley of the Steamer Montague, Bruno told the Jury here when he took the stand In his own defense late yesterday, and continued his testimony again today. Bruno was first cook, and Pawluk second cook, the defendant powte nml HPlf.fnnt mil fill, testified. FaWlUK was a quarrelsome man, and objected warmly when Bruno wanted to give the officers' mess a variety of dishes. "Fried eggs is good enough for roughnecks!" Pawluk is alleged to nave asserted in anger. Feeling developed rapidiy after that, Bruno asserted, coming to n climax when Pawluk attacked- him one night, as the two were crossing the grounds of a well-to-do summer home In the hills west of -Portland. To aefend himself, Bruno was foced to kill Pawjuk by shooting him down, he testified. The Best Big Sister U. S. INVITED TO HELP FIX AUSTRIAN BOUNDARIES By United Press PARIS, April 13. Tho United States has been formally invited to Join a conference of allies on settle ment of Austrian boundary lines, the French foreign office announced to day. The Beit Big Sister HOPE FOR 19 ABOARD WRECKED SH'P ABANDONED By United Press PORT ARTHUR, Texas, April 13 Hope for the rescue of 19 men on the steamship Bowie, reported sunk yesterday, has been virtually abandon ed. A radio message to port author ities said that U was impossible to send rescue ships because the deck officers had failed to give the location of the ship when it sank. The ship cleared Port Arthur for Tamplco on April 6. Three men of the crew wore saved. MS EBB HUGE LOAN TO WEATHER L SUGAR CROP OFFERED NEW YORK FINANCIERS AS SE CURITY. By United Press NEW YORK1, April 13. A huge loan, possibly $2Q,000,000, to tide Cuba over a financial crisis, Is- expected to be consummated hero today. The money will be devoted 'o mark eting the sugar crop. Large shipments ot sugar will be sent to the United States as security. Warehouse securi ties have lost some of their value, be cause of Cuban conditions. The Best Big Sister ATTORNEYS FOR GRADY ALLEGE POLICE FRAME UP , By United Press PORTLAND, April 13. Attorneys tor Joseph Grady, former actor, ac cused, of a string of burglaries, today charged the police department with a frame-up to railroad Grady to prison. The Best Big Sister BUMPER GRAIN CROP IN 1921 IS PREDICTION By United Press PORTLAND. April 13. With a con siderable portion of the 1920 grain crop, remaining on ,hand in ware houses and elevators, reports from eastern Washington and' the inland empire district indicate a bumper grain crop for 1921, according to a4 report of survey Just completed by the Spokane, Portland and SeattiO rail way. The Best Big Sister WrTlSKEY TOTERS. MAY LOSE THEIR' TROUSERS By United New NEW YORK, April 13 A man ar rested with a , flask on his hip in New York may have to gpt a barrel or a taxi to go home in, the con ference of district attorneys, pollen officials and magistrates held Tues day to pass on city prohibition mat ters decided in upholding tha, police contention that the trousers are the vehicle of transportation in such cases and therefore are subject to confiscation. r T,he Best Big Sister STEEL PRICES CUT By United Press NEW YORK, April 13 Price de clines were given further impetus today by an announcement by the United States Steel corporation ot a cut in Bteel prices. The Best Big Sister LEWI8 PIN8 CADDOCK WITH VICIOUS HEADLOCK By United Press DES MOINES, Ia. April 13 Using bis vicious headlock, Ed "Strangler" Lewis, heavyweight wrestling cham pion, pinned Earl Caddock in straight falls here1 last night. Tim first came tr. one hour, 35 minutes and the sec ond in seven minutes and thirty seconds. Caddock was left uncon scious In the" ring. ' The Best Big Sister MIDDLEMEN LEVY 21 PERCENT TOLL f PRICE DROPS TO CONSUMER SLOWER THAN IN BASIC MATERIALS. ACA ISS WASHINGTON, April 13. Middle men are now levying a toll of 21 per cent on the value of foodst-utfb and most of the necessities used through out the United States, according lo price data in the possession of Secre tary of Labor Duvia. Facts collected by Davis' depart ment emphasized the exposure n.adt by President Harding in his message that drops in price to the consumer were slower than drops, In la, prica of basic materials. Davis is ready to lay hjs in.'oinia tion before congress If an invest Iga Mon Is undertaken. r u TEAMS ANSWER t i PLAY BALL" AMERICA MORE INTERESTED IN BALL LEAGUE .THAN NA TIONS' LEAGUE. By H. C. Witwer (Creator of Ed Harmon, the Bush leaguer, "from Baseball to Bochcs," "The Leather Pushers," etc.) (Written for United Press) ' (Copyright 1921 by United Press) Well, boys and girls, today is the most important day in history since Columbus stepped off the skiff and raising his well-shaped eyebrows re marked "So this is America." Every nation in the world lias its own particular method of relaxation England and Ireland, for example, play the quaint, but thrilling game ot Sinn Fein and make each other like it. In Russia, the national pasttime is throwing dynamite and wishing they had not been so hasty In hooking the czar. France gets recreation by making faces at the new German ambassa dor, whilst in Get many the favorite sport Is all sitting around in cler biergarten wishing it was 1913. However, in the land which Joins the nntl-saloon league, but greeted the league of nations- with a sar castic smile, baseball is our national way of letting off steam. Today .is the opening of the big league season and to us is the big gest opening we have figured, in since the Panama canal. Let. us say, which you must admit, that it Is a considerable opening. All over the once land of the spree wherever there , is a major lea gue basejjall town, thousands of oth erwise normal Americans will slam perfect v strangers on the back, yell their heads off and go home to din ner hoarse and late but happy. Baseball is how wo victims of the Income tax, drugstore gin, the blue law agitator and most of the movios, keep from going crazy. The umpiro who makes the raw decision at once becomes a personal enemy. A moment before wo regard ed 'him with casual Interest. Ho calls a strike and we honestly and sin cerely .want to murder him. The guy who slams out tho three- bagger with the bases as full as reyo- nue officers, Is, to our minds, us. That Is what we would have done. And so for two hours or more we sit and yell and argue over tho for tunes of nine men with an Interest In what each one does that would flatter Doug Fairbanks. No matter who wins or loses it will get us Individually nothing, yot as Ameri cans we must take sides. It Is perhaps typically American that we are today more interested in the 18 men composing two teams wo watch cross bats as tho cub re- porter-wrltor than we nro In tho 20 or more countries, which compose the league of nations. Maybe- that is what's tho matter. (Continued on Pago 6.) WHITE BOUNDARY NOTE TO U. S. CONCERNING COSTA RICAN LINE, UN-. SATISFACTORY. By United Pre WASH1NTON, April 13 Panama's reply to tho last Hughes' note on the boundary question between that country and. Cost Rica, was today received by the state department Panama's answer is regarded by the government as "most unsatisfactory," it was learned. The note reiterates Panama's refusal to accept White's awarded as a basis for settlli.'i; 1 1 boundary controversy. This award Is upheld by Secretary of State Hughes. The Panama reply is long and goes Into the history 'of (he case In an effort to vindicate Its jipsltlon in tho boundary quutt'oir. - Mm BASEBALL PANAMA REFUSES OEY SPONSORS UNEMPLOYMENT BILL 57 YEARS AGO MATCHED TO WASHINGTON WITH SAME MEASURE. By United News WASHINGTON, April 13 "Gencr. nl" Jacob S. Coxey, is back in Wash ington. Twenty seven years ago Coxey marched his army to the capital, and advanced upon congress with a bill to relieve unemployment. i This time Coxey travelled by train, minus his army, but carrying the same bill which was introduced in his behalf in 1894. Tuesday the bill was again Intro duced In congress, by Charles J. Thompson, representative from Ohio. It would authorize the government to lend money to local or state or ganizations on bonds deposited with the treasury department. The meaa me seeks to give work to the Job leas, by providing legal tender money without interest to build roads, new homes and other Improvements.- The Best Bib Sister MILWAUKIE DECLARES WAR ON 'PHONE COMPANY By United Press MILWAUKIE, Ore., April 13. Mil 'waukie has declared war against the telephone company and tho Publ'c Service commission. A mass meeting of citizens last night approved a reso lution to Ignore the recent increase in telephone rates and pay only the old amount. Tho meeting also went on record as favoring the recall of Stale Public Service Commissioner Fred Williams. The Best Big Sister X REDUCE PRICES MATTER IS KE.Y TO ECONOMIC SITUATION IN U. S. VIEW By Robert J. Bender (United Pious Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, April 13. Presi dent Harding is determined that prices to tho consumer shall come down. IHe holds this problem, It 1b learned, as the koy to virtually tho entire economic situation in tho country, affecting as it does, not only wago readjustment involved In labor tin rest, but also general business now at a stage of near stagnation due ton the buyers' strike. Tho writer la informed that about three weoks ago Harding took the i mltlativo In tho matter, Hooking un answer to tho question: "Why have not prices lo the con sumer fallen proportionately to those paid the producer?" Ho wrote to (liferent departments for an outline) of present conditions, their causes and suggested remedies. As these reports huvo come in he has devoted considerable of his time to study tho problem. The reports havo occupied considerable. time In cabinet meetings and individual discussions between the President and members of his nfflclnl faniljy, bocaiiHu of tho far-reaching suggestions inudo In some cases lor relieving the situation. Un the reports made to tho presi dent It Is leurned high runts and high fuel prices have been hold to bo lead ing, contributing Influences In keep ing up tho retail pricos of many coju modltles, While many "products have declined in price at the source, nomo of the basic commodities, bituminous coal in particular, havo remained at a high level, it is said. And with fuel pricos still up rents havo tended to remain at war levels .or higher, thus combining to keep the ovcrho:r.l costs for retal) oKtubliHhiuents ul such levels us lo check tho downward trend of prices ,to the consumer. IJut In tho Interesting data. prepared for the president other Influences are revealed as systematically wprklng to keep up prices. For exumplo, It Is said thut associations have been organized among dealers, the object," being to keep each other, but nqt HARDING (Continued on Pago V) T FACES ALL OF MINERS REFUSE TO CONSIDER ANYTHING SAVE NATIONAL IZATION. BIG STRIKE IS CALLED EFFECTIVE FRIDAY NIGHT WORKERS AND GOVERNMENT PREPARE FOR TEST. By Ed L. Keen (United Press Staff Correspondent) LONDON, April 13. Facing indus trial death. Great Britain today made Herculean efforts to meet a general strike called for Fridny night by the triple alliance. Driven by the implacable miners, demanding nationalization of indus try, rallwaymon and transport .work ers prepared to aid them in stopping all business and the circulation of nee essarles of life. Premier Lloyd George, for tho first time seriously threatened with defoat, ronowed his efforts to avert disaster and bring about a settlement of wage disputes. By Ed L, Keen (United Press Start Correspondent) LONDON, April 13. .British minert, railway men nnd transport workers, to day called a strike effective 'nt 10 o'clock Friday night,. ' The three groups constltuto tho ;trlplo alliance." Tftnilwaynien . und transport workers, who postponed a strlko called for last night, wore driv en to the action when miners rofused to consider anything less than nation alization of the mining Industry. Notice of the strlko vote was giv en shortly after 11 o'clock that morn ing, when executives of the triple al liance wont into secret session. Negotiations with the miners broke down yesterday whun miners' lenders flatly rejected tho offers or Premier Lloyd George, Lloyd George offered to create u national wago board, but re fused to consider pooling of mine profits. He suggested that the nego tiations with colliery owners bo basmi on tho proportion of losses In tho in dustry to bo borne by labor. Tho attltudo of tho minors led to the general bollorjiere that they ltd not desire a settlement of their dis pute, but wero bent on attonlptlng to force a system of nationalization on the mining Industry. Iluilwuymon and transport workers wero told thut tho) would suffer wage cuts next .summer If tho'y do not sup port tho minors now. Following their rejection ot govern ment proposals lust night tho miners attempted to persuade their ulllos to go through with tho strike originally set for midnight Tuesday. Tho rail way and transport workers rofused to lssuo tho strlko call bocduso, thoy said, would have been impossible to notify all workers in tho country with in tho few hours left them. Nolthor government nor workers (Continued on I'ngo 0.) COUNCILMAN QUITS; ARRESTED IN ROW KING FORCIBLY LED TO CHAIR WHILE SUCCESSOR S QUAL IFIED. By United Press DUBMEIITON, Wash., April 13. Dr. V. A. Luvloletto occuplos a scat In tho city council today, following a wild council meeting at tho city hall yosterduy evening, In which Council man S. L. King, resigned, wah forci bly led to a chair and compelled to re main until Lavlolette was duly luall fled us his successor. A warrant was issued for Kin. He waBbrought.jln strqwlUiK. and forced j'nto n onlTho'JjcoiiiqQli, iJrii elocted Luvl6loilo,.Klng roWlng t.i volu GREA BRITAIN NDSIIS "H
