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Til 13 MOKXING OKEGOSIAX, TUESDAY, ArillL 1920 ARMEHANS ORE mm Azerbaijans Threaten 25, 000 Baku Residents. DENIK1NE FLEET REVOLTS 80,000 Starring Cossacks Decline to Disarm in Fear of Peril on Georgian Borders. CGXSTAXTIXOULE, April 12. (By the Associated Press.) Fighting be tween Azerbajans arrd Armenians continues in the Karabagh region, and inter-allied observers report 25,000 Armenians In Baku are in danger of bcingmassacred. Part of the Deniklne fleet in the Caspian sea has turned bolshevik, moving northward to join the red Dect, which is expected at the mouth of the Volga,. when the ice clears. The remainder of the Denikine vessels steamed south from I'etrovsk and are reported proceeding to Persian ports. At Batoum, on the Black sea side. British warships are sufficiently nu merous to keep Batoum quiet for the present, but the Georgian government is so weak and so hard pressed by its own radical elements that there seems little hope of successful re sistance by the Georgians to the bol shevik troops if they actually move against Georgia. The Georgian situation is compli cated by the flood of Cossack soldiers end civilians fleeing across the moun tains ahead of the bolsheviki. Thirty thousand "armed Cossacks moving south from Novoross island to Tuaps are concentrated at Sochi with the reds pursuing the Georgians in their front, the mountains on the one side and the sea on the other. The Georgians refused to admit the Cos sacks into Georgia unless they dis arm, which the Cossacks decline to do, although virtually starving. The British have provided a temporary flour supply to quiet the situation in the hope of effecting a settlement. From the rail end at Vladikavkaz. 4000 civilian refugees have poured into Tiflis and 12,000 are expected as the volunteer army Is retreating. Georgians are treating? the refugees considerately, removing them in 30 trains daily to Koti. time, although Greenblat in his tes timony, had said he did not know Tobin. Greenblat's broth.er-is.-law and his brother-in-law's brother were his witnesses but their line of evi dence was so unsatisfactory from his standpoint that he lost his temper and likewise his case. - . Abraham Windenfelt had a pint of moonshine and a lot of nerve.' He gathered together a few friends and piled into an automobile of another friend. The gasoline-whisky combi nation was just starting to operate when a policeman broke up the-party. "Windenfelt was having difficulty in starting the machine. His troubles were multiplied in police court when Judge Rossman fined him $50. Lopis, C. Silvfl. and Alfrelo Mor ales, three Mexican youths en route to Alaska canning factories, were found guilty of stealing a purse and clothing from a roomer at the Chi cago hotel. The Mexicans put up a strops' denial of built but a search of their effects revealed the purse and a part of the clothing. Lopis was sen tenced to 45 days in jail; Morales drew the same sentence while Silva escaped with a $25 fine. Fines levied against speed-ers yes terday were: J. Calealgno, $40; K. A. Ott, $17.60; F. T. Russell, $10; W. C. Knott, $10; J. E. Reese, $10; R. O. Cooper. $10; A. F. Shields; $5; J. Shillitto, $5; C. W. Wentworth, $10. WIFE TELLS OF BEATING Toupee Thrown In Garbage Can, States Seattle Complainant. SEATTLE, Wash., April 12. (Spe cial.) "He made a date a week ago Friday night. I heard of it, so just to throw a wrench into the machinery he'd been going out too much I tossed his toupee into the garbage can. Then, when he came home, he was sore and beat me up,- packed his clothes and left." That was the plaint regarding her bald-headed husband, Harvey Donnell, carman, that Zora Donnell made in Justice Brinker's court when Donnell was arraigned for desertion. "On another occasion when he beat me up he said the landlord raised the rent because I made too much noise, she continued. . As Donnell has sued his wife for divorce in superior court. Justice Brinker continued the desertion charge, pending the- outcome of the divorce action. The Donnells live at 505 Thirteenth avenue. " DISTRICT WILL EXPAND KIXGMAX COLOXY IXTEXDIXG TO BORROW $50,000. tv Landowners at Coos Agree to Ad Preliminary Irrigation Work, vance 2 5 Cents an Acre for SALEM, Or, April 12. (Special.) That the Kingman colony drainage district in Malheur county is one of the most productive section of eastern Oregon, was the report brought here today by Will H. Bennett, state su perintendent of .banks, and Percy Cupper, state engineer, who recently inspected the - project on behalf of the state irrigation securities coin mission. The district has been under drain age for about eight -years but it 1 now proposed to improve and extend the system. To do this work ap proximately $50,000 will be necessary, according to Mr. Cupper. Investigation of the application of the Bridgeport and Durkee irriga tion districts for permission to in stall a joint reservoir was conducted by Mr. Cupper and Mr. Bennett. These two districts include approximately 6000 acres of land. While at Cove Mr. Cupper assisted In the organization of a new irriga tion district and the land owners there have agreed to advance 25 cents an acre for the preliminary work. Water for the irrigation of this district will be diverted from the Minum river. Mr. Cupper says the irrigated dis tricts of eastern Oregon are mak ing rapid progress and the produc tion, is increasing rapidly. I. W. W. TO GET NEW TRIAL Sheriffs Patriotic Speech to Jury Declared Improper. WALLA WALLA, Wash., April 12. (Special.) Solely ' because Sheriff David Yates made a patriotic speech to the jury while evidence against the I. W. W. was being considered. Judge Mills In superior court this afternoon granted a new trial to Dan Stewart, Joe McCaskill and O. Kowal chuk, recently convicted under, the anti-syndicalism law. Judge Mills ruled that there was no occasion to, grant a new trial on the ground of improper rulings. Regarding Yate's speech he said: "It is established tha during the deliberations of the jurors they were taken' to the G. A. R. hall and there served with their noon meal, after wnlch the sheriff make a patriotic speech. . There appears to'be no other course than to grant the defendants a. new trial solely upon this mis conduct mentioned." , t' Skolny Clothes s for- Young Men and Boys KOLNY CLOTHES possess char acter,, and tone. This is not sur prising to me, for I know the care with which they are made. The makers are far more interested in the perfection of every individual Suit and Overcoat than in the quantity produced. They laid a new ideal at the door of the retailer. I saw its value. And that's why I invite you to call and -examine Skdlny Clothes for young men and boys. " You'll never know how good and how beautiful they are until you see them. Ben Selling Leading: Clothier Morrison at Fourth Kelso,"Wasli., Man Convicted. KELSO, Wash.. April 12.- Special.) J. B. Porria of Castle Rock was convicted of larceny, in Cowlitz supe rior court. The charge was the out growth of a deal Involving a cow. Porria has announced he will appeal. Today the case of state versus Clar ence Johnson, charged with, astatir tory crime involving his own daugh ter, is on triaL VOTERS GETTING ON LIST Indications Are for 2 0 Per Cent Increased Registration. HOOD RIVER, Or., April 12. (Spe cial.) Indications are that registra tions for the coming primary election1 will be 20 per cent more than for any former election. At the close of registrations two years ago 2502 were on the rolls. To date County. Clerk Shoemaker reports that more than 2800 arer egistered, and he estimates that the total iwll exceed 3000. Seventeen employes of the Kern Construction company, engaged on the Columbia river highway, visited the courthouse this morning to reg Older Boys to Meet. SALEM, Or., April 12. (Special.) Salem will entertain the county older boys' conference under auspices of the county Y. M. C. A. organization on May 14, 14 and 16, according to announcement made here today. Plans for the conference were perfected at "Pull" Fails Judge Says "Fifty Dollars." O. J. Olhua, Shipyard Worker, Boasts to Patrolman. " , J. OIHUS. shipyard- worker, is Vy convinced today that his vaunt ed "pull" with the powers that be down around Second ana Oak streets is a tlgment of a vivid imagination. When he was arrested by a motorcycle pa trolman on the Linnton road Sunday he boasted to the arresting officer that his apprehension was nothing out useless enaeavor. "It won't do you any good to ar rest me Because j. can get off in municipal court; here, take $1 and let it go." he is alleged to have told the tpeed cop. But the threat and hossf fell 1 1 r n deaf ears, and Oihus was among those present when the speeders were vained up yesterday morning before Judge Rossman. The arresting of ficer told the court how Oihus had bragged of nis "pull" with the depart ment and of his expressed determi- , nation to escape without a fine. v Judge I'.ossman stroked his chin but a moment, and then he gave his answer: "Fitty dollars. "They ain't speakin' the truth; my witnesses is all a-lyin , your honor,' protested I. Greenblat. South Port land merchant, who appeared as com plaining witness against H. Tobin, charged with assault. "Well. I guess they are not lone some, for you seem to be keeping them company in that respect." coun tered Judge Rossman, as he dismissed the charge against Tobin. The testi mony developed that Tobin and Greenblat had been partners at one 'f a meeting' of delegates from all sec tions of the county and committees were named to make preliminary ar rangements. John J. Rudd of Port land, state secretary for county work, was present at the meeting. Cowlitz Republicans Hold Caucus. KELSO, Wash., April 12, (Special.) Cowlitz county republicans held caucuses in all precincts Saturday evening and elected delegates to the county convention, which will be held In the Kelso theater Thursday. Little .interest was displayed in the cau cuses, there being no contests. The Cowlitz county delegates to the state convention ' will be chosen Thursday. Growers' Associations Confer. SALEM, Or.. April 12. (Special.) Members of the Washington Growers' Pacers' association today conferred here with officials of the Oregon Growers' Co-operatove association with relation to handling and dispos ing of the crops of the two organiza tions during tne season of 1920 Among the visitors is Henry Crass, resident of Salem In 1890 and now Thayor of Vancouver. Practically all fruit organizations affiliated with the Washington association were repre sented at the conference. The meet ing will continue until tomorrow night. t I CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL Pipes-Kourad-IIutchison trio, Sat urday evening. April 17, at the Hotel Multnomah. The trio will play Mo zart and Dvorak trios and Kliprie by Suk. Auspices of the MacDowell club. Tickets $1 on sale by Sherman, Clay & eompan-y and Wiley B. Allen. Adv. I X " 1U-1U' AND WASHINGTON STS. VWKTLAAD BUMi, . LAST TIMES TODAY! 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