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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.
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"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.
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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.
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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-
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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TEAMS ANSWER
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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.-
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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.
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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
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