Ctttttcle
THE FORECAST
Rain, Warmer
VOLUME LXI.
THE DALLES, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 30, 1921.
No. 102,
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4 BLACK HAND
AGENTS
MURDER
FAITH HEALER
ONE OF QUARTET PLUNGES
KNIFE INTO WOMAN'S
THROAT.
KILLED BY MISTAKE
VICTIM TAKEN FOR WEALTHY
' PATIENT WHO HAD BEEN
THREATENED.
By United Press
SOUTH ORANGE, N. J., April 30-
Mrs. Celesto Cassese, 59, a "faith
healer," was today attacked and kill
' ed by four men, as she was return
ing home in an .automobile, after
visiting a patient. Mrs. Casseso is
believed, to have been mistaken forJ
her patient, Mrs. Joseph Selito, wife
of a wealthy contractor, who recent
ly received several black hand let
ters. " .
Pour men leaped ontOythe running
board of the Selito car, driven, by a
son, Michael Selito. They bound Se
. lito and shouted to Mrs. Cassese;
" "did ' you pay 'any attention to thiso
letters'?"' ' ,
- Mrs. Caesese screamed and one' of
tho men vaulted Into the- tonncau be
side her, whipped out a knife and
tplunged it into her throat.
? Binding young Selito to the steer
ing wheel of the car, the men fled.
He pushed his head against the but
ton of the horn, sounding the sig
nal until nearby residents complain
ed of the noise to the police.
S. P. COMPANY DESIRES
i T04CUT. WAGES 20 PERCENT
By United Press
SAiN FRANCISCO, April 30. The
Southern Pacific railroad company
through General Manager J. H. Oyer,
today served formal notice, upon em
ployes of a desire to reduce wages
approximately 20 percent. The pro
posed reduction will be considered
at a series of conferences to be held
during May,, and if finally adopted,
will become effective Jupe 1.
'AH classes of employes, j except
those belonging to the four brother
hoods, will be affected.
PEACE TREATY WITH- V
GERMANY IS FORECAST
By United Press
WASHINGTON, April 30 A peace
treaty with Germany probably will
follow 'the Knox resolution declaring
at an end the state of war between
the United States and the central
powers, Chairman Lodge of the for
eign relations committee today told
the senate In a speech on the Knox
measure. (Lodge's statement is the
first intimation of tho Harding policy
in this respect,' and is accepted as
meaning that a separate peace will
be made.
U, S, SHIPS HELD
DP PENDING STRIKE
FOUR LOADED VESSELS IN PORT
AWAITING WAGE DE
CISION. By United Press
PORTLAND, April 30. Four sh lo
ping board steamers, fully laden and
ready for sea, are tied up iu the river
here today pending decision in the
seamen's wage controversy.
They are Eastern Guide, West
Nimrod, West Ivan and Pawlet.
rod, West Ivan and Pawlet.
Six other steamers now loading are
also expected to be tied up when
ready to clear. They are Akutaa, Ry
der Hanify, Stanley Dollar, West
Haven, Wahkeena and Stanwood.
All other American steamers no
to port will attempt to set away to
day ahead of the threateatof strike.
FATHER ARRESTED
FOR TAKING KIDS
TO CHRIST PICTURE
JUDGE RELEASES HIM, SAYING,
CASE PLEAD 2000 YEARS
AGO.
By United Press
PORTLAND, Ore., April 30 "Dis
charged," said Judge George Ross
man in the police court. "Your case
was plead for you two thousand
years ago.
So Thomas Freidas, farmer, took
his seven overalled youngsters In
hand, .left the courtroom and piled
into his battered and dented little
milk truck down in the street be
low.
Freidas. was arrested at tho munlcj
lpal auditorium, when he attempted
to gain admittance for himself and
children to see a motion picture de
picitlng the life of Christ.
"You can como in here," said the
doorkeeper, "but the kids can't."
"They'd be disappointed, mister,"
said Freidas. "I brought them all the
way to the city from our little farm
near Beaverton to see this here
pitcher." '
"Can't help it." . .
"The Bible says," said Freidas
painstakingly, "forbid them not; for
of such is the kingdom.'"
"Tell it to the judge," said the
doorkeeper. "If you' won't ' stand
aside, you're pinched.'"
Freidas told it to the'. judge.
"Your case was plead for you 2000
years ago," said the court, gravely,
"Go."
SHRINERS' FROLIC
By United Press
SEATTLE, April 30. .With red
fezzes from all over the northwest
in attendance, the spring ceremonial
of shrinedom today opened here in
the new Masonic temple.
HUSBAND DESERTS, WIFE
TRIES TO POISON SELF
' By United Press
PORTLAND, ' April 30. Suffering
agony fro mute errects or lysoi
poisoning, Mrs. R. H. Tonsley was
today found wandering down the
streets of the city, half clad. She
was rushed to the emergency hos
pital, where Interns managed to save
her life.
The young woman attempted sui-'
cide because her husband had de
serted her.
Si HUS SHOAL;
IS TOWED OFF
RETURNING TO BASE, UNDER.
SEA BOAT GOES ASHORE
IN FOG.
By United Press
NEW LONDON, Conn., April 30
The submarine 0-10 was being slow
ly pulled off the Montauk point
shoals today. She ran aground at
4:30 o'clock this morning. A cable
was passed to her in mid-morning
and the coast guard cutter Acush-J
net and the tug boat Lykens began'
hauling her into deep water. '
Lieutenant T. Carr, commanded
the submarine, the crew of which
totalled three officers and 26 men.'
NEW LONDON, Conn., April 30
The United States submarine 0-10
ran ashore on Montauk point on the
tip of Long Island early today, ac
cording to a message received here.
Thirty men were aboard.
.The submarine was returning tp
her base with seven other O boats
which had been at Hampton Roads
for the review of the fleet by Presi
dent Harding. J
The sea was calm today with a
thick fog. The submarine was not in
immediate danger.
The coast guard cutter Acushnet
was ordered to proceed immediately
to the stranded submarine's assis
tance. The torpedo boat Lykens, in the
harbor here, was ordered , to go to
Montauk point as boob m the fog
lift.. ' ' ' ,
GERMANY FAILS
TO SPLIT 11. S.
ENTENTE
AMERICA WON'T FORGET -NA
TIONS ON WHOSE SIDE SHE
FOUGHT.
I
GOOD OF ALLIES FIRST
ANY LENIENCY WILL BE
TATEDiiY:ACTUAL ECO
NOMICXONDITION8. DlC
By Raymond Clapper
(United Press Staif Correspondent)
WASHINGTON April 30 Ger
many's attempt to drive a -wedge oe
tween the new Harding administra
tion and the allies has failed flatly,
it became known here t6day. )
As President Harding and Secre
tary of State Hughes proceed la
dealing with the intricate reparations
muddle, they are determined upon
nnn thlnp? that thav twill "tint fnr.
get' that the United Statesi fought
' r. . " . .... . .
oh' (he side of, the allies during the
world war.
If the president finds it advisable
to urge any degree of .leniency to
ward Germany in "the present crisis,
It will be because he has the eco
nomic welfare of the allies at heart
and not through any desire to desert
the allies and side with Germany.
i
GIVES
'reparations
NEGOTIA
tions with u. s. as
cuse for defy.'
EX-
By United Press
PARIS, April 30 Germany has
made its' reparations negotiations
with the United States as an excuse
for defying the allied ultimatum. The
German embassy today sent a note,
to the reparations commission, re
fusing to deliver Itelehsbank gold re
serves, as demanded in the ultima
tum which, expires at midnight to
night. The note pointed out that Germany
has made 'alternatives to" President
Harding, which are now under dis
cussion, and that therefore; the Ger
man government was unable to com
ply with tho allied demand.
MORMUGAO PASSENGERS
ARE SAFELY TRANSFERRED
By United Vremr
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, April 30
Transfer of passengers from tho
Portuguese steamer M o rmugao,
stranded on Block Island, was to
day completed. Wrecking tugs are
attempting to pull the ship off the
reef.
SPRING
GERMANY REFISES
GOLD
FIVE MEN LOST
AT SEA IN SMALL
BOAT ARE SAFE
COMPLETELY WORN OUT
BATTLE WITH ROUGH
SEAS.
BY
BLOWN ASHpREBYGALE
IND'jNS CARE FOR THEM SEA
I MEN RETURN TO
SHIP.
By United Press
PORTLAND, April 30 The .five
men lost at sea in a small boat 'from,
the lightship Relief, off Capa Flat-
terv. Wash., have been saved, no
cording to a wireless received at
noon., todny - by . Lighthouse Superin
tendent Warrack.
The message was from the Relief,
and said that the men were back
Lboard ' the ship. The wore blown
r ' ' .
ashore on the Indian reservation
early yesterday,, completely worn out
in . the battle with rough seas.
Indians cared for them until the
storm had subsided - sufficiently to
permit them being ' returned to the
ship 'in a power boat belonging to
the reservation. ' .
FOR BIG THEFTS
$15,000 WORTH OF GOODS IN
TRANSIT APPROPRIATED,,
FEDERAL CHARGE.
By Unites Press
PORTLAND, April 30. .Af. C. Mil- (
ler, baggageman on the O-W. R. & N. j
company line .between Portland ami
Seattle, Is under Indlctmen. by ilio i
federal grand jury here totl iy for tho
theft of 115,000 worth of goods lti
transit.
iFederal offlclnls claimed to have i
found loot of every varied, liom dia
monds to secret shipment of contra
band liquor, cached in Miller' homo
Ball was set at ?10,000.
CARPENTIER TO WIN WITH
MIND SAYS TRAINER
By United Press
SUMMIT, N. J April 30
Williams, trainor of Georges
Gxa
Car-
pentler:
"Carpentler will win becauso ho
knows moro than Dompsey and can
hit just ns hard. Carpentler can keep
nway from the champion until he Is
tired and thon he'll go in and finish
him. All the Americans who havo
soon Carpentlor and know his real
fighting form pick him to win."
AGAIN
BAGGAGEMAN
OREGON
GROWERS
TO PLAN MOVES
AGAINST RATES
STATE CONFERENCE CALLED
MAY 2 PROHIBITIVE TAR.
. IFFS, RUIN AGENCY.
iFor the purpose of discussing trans
portation and freight rate problems,
vitally affecting the entire northwest,
Including Wasco count 's nowly-forai-ed
branches of the Oregon Growers'
Cooperative association and the Ore
gon Grain Growers' association, the
Stalo Public Service commission has
called a conference of all shippers
and growers of the northwest ' for
1:30 o'clock, Monday afternopn, May
52, at the court house, Portland, It
was announced today. All local grow
era and shippers are urged by the
public service commission to be in at-
tendance.
Tho notice sent out by the commis-
slon reads:
1 The growers, shippers and dealors
in fruit, fruit products and vegetables
in the northwest are facing a crisis
by reason of the large amount of both
green and manufactured fruit prod.
ucfa nw held In storage. It appears
'Mm tu ti.,... 1.. .0 , i
that there are thousands of car loads
of fruit and similar products in ware
houses, prevented by prohibitive car
rier charges from reaching markets,
and this, too, with a new crop coming
in. If a financial loss Is to be averted,
it is imperative that some immediate
relief be promptly applied.
"A series of conferences is now be
ing held in California, 'Colorado and
other western points between Inter
ested growers and shippers nnd Henry
'J. Ford, special representative of the of German coal, shipped by way of
interstate Commerce commission, Holland, was unloaded at Ipswich uu
with a' view of ascertaining the re- der police protection,
qulrements of growers" and shippers Misery nnd hunger are growing as
( with respect to marketing their pro- the, business depression increases,
ducts at competitive points in east- The capacity of charitable Institutions
'era markets. While the commission is- Ijolns., taxed by ( the Plight of tho
realizes that tho rate problems nf-1 families of many workers .thrown out
footing tho west nro In many rospecla
tho samp, wo are mindful that Inso
far as tho fruit Interests are concern
ed Oregon and Washington nro en
gaged In tho production of somewhat
different products of the soil than Cal
ifornia and other southern sections;
consequently we have nsTved tho In
terstate Commerce commission to fa
vor tho northwest with separate hear
ings or conferences on those rates.
"It is hoped that all interested In
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CERTIFICATE GIVES PNEUMONIA
AS DEATH CAUSE POLICE
INVESTIGATE.
By United News
CHICAGO, April 30 Los Angeles
police were today asked by Coroner
Hoffman to Investigate tho myster
ious death of Mary Vanco, daughter
of Dr. William Vanco of Gloncoo, III.
This request followed the dlscov
ory of enough nicotine poison In
Miss Vanco's systoin to kill five per
sons.
ilio gin went to imh Angoios a
year ago. Throe weeks ago hoc body
was sent back to Chicago In a seal
ed casket, with a certificate saying
that death had boon caused by pneu
monia. The futher was suspicious and
had tho Imdy exhumed,
PAPER MILLS REDUCE
WAGES 20 PERCENT
By Wnltwl Press
ORMiON CITY, Ore., April !!0
Tho Crown Willaniolto Paper com
pany and tho Hawley Pulp & Paper
company, wIioho newsprint mills here
supply paper for a majority of news
papers along the Pacific coast, todny
announced 20 percent reduction in
wukoh.
The now scale goes Into effect Men.
dny, May 1. Skilled and unskilled la
bor alike are affected,
Employes uro said to have called
a mass meeting to discuss the order.
Threats of a strike wero ma. Id,
MU
POISON
OS
ALL INDUSTRY-
IN BRITAIN IS
NEAR COLLAPSE
ONLY 13 OF 500 STEEL FURNACES
ARE NOW OPER
ATING. 50 MINES DESTROYED
MISERY, HUNGER, AND BUSINESS
DEPRESSION RESULT FROM
MINERS' STRIKE.':
r
By Lloyd Allen ,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
iLONDON; April 30. Fifty coal
mines .already have been, destroyed by
flooding, it was officially .announced
here today. This indicates; the extent
to which the entire structure of Brit
lsh Industry Is collapsing under pres
sure of tho miners', strike.
Further evidence of the growing In
dustrial paralysis was shown by these
conditions: . . ''
Only 13 steel furnaces are. operating
out of a total of 600:
Train schedules have been'1 reduced
50 percent.
All express trains have been discon
tinued. A curfew law is being planned for
all lighting.
Daylight saving Is to be extended
another hour.
The country is expected soon to bb
dependent upon foreign coal. A cargo
of employment as a diroct result of
the strike.
After tho minors' final rejection of
tho government's offer of a $50,000,
000 subsidy, officialdom became ox
tremely pessimistic of the possibility
of an early settlement. Tho only ray
of hope was In the-belief that a ma
jority of tho miners' oxecutlves sec
retly favor nccoptanco of the sub
sidy, desplto the district delegates'
rejection.
Representatives of both the own
ers and miners have left for the coal
districts over tho week-end and it
was bellovod tho union offlclnls would
seek first hand sontimont regarding
tho subsidy.
MAY DAY OUTBREAK PLAN8
NIPPED, RADICALS TAKEN
By United Pros
KANSAS CITY. April. 30 Ton al
leged I, W. W. were today arrested
In a police raid on I. W. W. head
quarters, In the drive to break up
plans for a Red May day, It was
announced this morning.
CHICAGO, April 30 A general
round-up of all reds In Illinois and
Indiana, suspected of trying to stago
a May day revolutionary demonstra
tion, was today ordered by John
Boddl, assistant district attorney.
BULLET RIDDLED
INFORMER F
ENEMY OF CHICAGO'S
WORLD MURDERED
"BLOODY 19TH."
UNDER.
IN
liy tinlted Press
CHICAGO, April 30 Chicago's un
derworld "got" Its Worst onemy
early today when the body of John
L. Mahonoy, Informer, was found rid
dled with bullets In tho "Bloody
Nlnloenth" ward. '
Mahoiipy, It was sulci, told the po
lice tho Insldo story of the political
assassinations in tho "Iloody Nine
teenth." Ho has made soveral .trips to the
state's attorney's office lately, It
was also thought that he. was divulg
ing information about, robborles and
bootlegging.
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