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VOLUME LXI.
THE DALLES, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1921.
No. 113.
CONSOLITIN
WITH
IS
GROWERS FROM ALL OVER ORE.
GON ATTEND MEETING IN
K. OF P. HALL.
100 PER CENT POOLING
S CUSSED
TENTATIVE VOTING IS OVER
WHELMINGLY IN FAVOR OF
S ONE 8ALES PLAN.
Grain growers from all parts of
Oregon are assembled here today
meeting with the committee from the
Urilted States Grain Growers, Inc.,
to determine whether or not the Ore
gon Grain Growers' Cooperative asso
ciation shall ratify the. resolutions
and Join the national organization.
The meeting Is being held in K. of P.
hall.
Discussion of the national 'wheat
marketing situation, Including expert
markets, was indulged in at this
morning's session of the meeting. J.
A. Howard of Chicago, president of
the American Federation of Farm
Bureaus, told the assembled grain
growers and executives that govern
ment statistics, based upon the can
cellation of Internal revenue stamps,
show that export, dealers in wheat re
alize from 35 cents to 40 cents a bush
el on each bushel of wheat shipped
' out of the country.
The United States Grain Growers,
Inc., is going to set up an export bu
reau, however, which will handle all
wheat grown by members of organ
izations affiliated with it, to the com
plete elimination of the middlemen, I
Howard said. I
"Government statistics show more
than 18,000,000,000 bushels of wheat
were actually sold on the Chicago
board of trade during 1920," Howard
asserted. "Of this gigantic total, only
350,000,000 bushels of wheat -were ac-,
tually handled. In other words, more
than 17,050,000,000 bushels of wheat
were sold on the board of trade In
nothing more than ficticious sales."
In order to find out the sentiment
of the meeting as to whetheKihe Ore
gon Grain Growers' association should
or should not join in the wheat pool
ing plan with the United States Grain
Growers, Inc., vote was taken. The as
sembled growers and association di
rectors voted by an overwhelming
majority to Join in the pooling.
This vote Is only tentative, however.
It is expected that a committee will
be appointed late this Afternoon to
diaw up a formal resolution, embody
ing the pooling clause, for official rat-
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PORTLAND STEALS
LOCAL PEDAGOGUES
..
SCHOOL BOARD CANNOT PAY
' SALARIES TO RETAIN THEM;
TOLLMAN RESIGNS.
"Portland is stealing some of our
best teachers and we haven't the
money with which to pay them enough
to prevent it," A, S. Roberts, mem
ber of the city school board, declared
today, following last night's accept
ance by the school board of the resig
nation of H, C; Tollman, principal of
the East Hill school, who has been
offered a better position at a higher
salary in Portland.
"Salaries for teachers did not in
crease In. proportion to other salaries
during the war, and as a consequence
they are still going up," Roberts ex
plained. "Our school budget, adopted
last December, does not include any
money for increases In salaries, for
this year at least.
"As the situation now stands, we
will probably also lose Miss Sophie
Messenger, director of music In the
city scbooli. Miss Messinger has been
offered $500 a year more by Portland
than we are paying her at the present
time, and will probably accept this offer."
L PHOTOS
GIVEN TO. MRS,
CRANDALL
PICTURES OF COLUMBIA RIVER
BLOCK-HOUSES PRESENTED
BY D. L. CATES.
Photographic copies of two pic
tures of great historical Interest
were presented to Mrs. Lulu D.
Crandall by D. L. Gates, city re
corder, yesterday. The pictures show
the upper and lower blockhouses of
pioneer' days on the Columbia river,
One was located about two miles
below the site of the present city
of Stevenson, Wash., the other was
on the Oregon side, about a mile
below the Western, entrance to the
canal at Cascade Locks. The pic
tures show Sheridan'3 'Point, whero
Phil Sheridan and his men landed
after the Indian wars' massacre of
1856.
Cates has the original photographs
of these blockhouses, all vestiges
of which on the banks of river have
now disappeared. The photographs
were taken more than 40 years ago
by one Watson, of San FraHcisco, a
man famous for his scenic views
taken In the northwest. Many of
his pictures were published in the
east, and were the first actual views
of what was then the comparatively
unknown far northwest.
L
NEVER BE EFFECTIVE
VOLSTEAD DECLARES AGA INS
REG UL ATI ON MAKING BEER
MEDICINE.
By United Press
WASHINGTON, May 13 The rul
ing of Attorney General Palmer that
beer may be prescribed as medicine
will never become effective, Chair
man Volstead of the house judiciary
committee, today declared. Should
the present internal revenue com
missioner try to put the mediclna?
beer ruling into effect, congress in
a few days will jam through legis
lation prohibiting its prescription,
Volstead predicted.
Volstead made these statements
as he opened the second day on
hearings of his supplement to the
original Volstead law.
troopsISred
to battle zone
WAR SECRETARY DIRECTS GEN
ERAL REED TO INVESTIGATE
WEST VIRGINIAN TROUBLES.
By United Prers
WASHINGTON, May 13 Follow
ing a cabinet meeting today, Sec
retary of War Weoks announced
that he would direct Major Gen
eral George W. Reed, commander of
the Fifth army corps', to investigate
gunfighting In the Virginia coal
regions.
CAMP SHERMAN, Ohio, May 13
Orders were received here today by
federal forces to prepare to move
into Mingo county, West 'Virginia,
to quell Guerilla warfaie.
Major General Reed, commanding
the 50 arnfy corps area, today not),
fied Colonel Herman Hall, comman
der, to hold the 19th infantry regi
ment in readiness. Trains are await
ing to transport troops on a mo
ment's notice.
WILLIAMSON, W. Va., May 13
Guorrilla warfare continued along
the Tug river here today. The fight
ing between miners' strikers, state
police and county sheriffs, which
opened at dawn yesterday, reigned
in Marrimac, Sprlggs, Rawk and Al
burn, according to meager reports
reaching here.
One man was dead and four
wounded, according to latest a'dvicea
hero.
Wire communication with the
fight area had been cut since the
battle started, and definite Informa
tion waa lacking.
HISTORIC
PALMtR RULING VVIL
S
NAMED
CHIEF OF STUFF
OF U, S. ARMY
LEADER OF A. E. F. SUCCEEDS
GENERAL MARCH IN HIGH
POSITION.
EFFECTIVE ON JULY 1
MAJOR GENERAL HARBORD, OF
CHATEAU THIERRY FAME,
CHIEF ASSISTANT.
By United Press
WASHINGTON, May 13 Secre
tary of War Weeks today announced
the appointment of General John J.
Pershing as chief of staff of the
army.
At the same time Weeks announc
ed that Major General James G.
Harboard, at present commanding
the second division, will be Persh
ing's executive assistant.
.Pershing succeeds Major General
Peyton C. March, present chief of
staff. The appointment is effective
July 1.
Weeks said the appointment of
Pershing is in line with his recent
announcement that Pershing would
bo given the command of a general
headquarters of the army, to train
all elements of the army in" time
of peace, and to take supreme com
mand of the armies in time of war.
Pershing's appointment, however,
was a distinct prize. The impression
prevailed that the command of tne
general headquarters would' bo dis
tinct from the chief staff and that
someone other than Pershing would
get the latter post.
AGENT TO RUSSIA
SENATOR FRANCE WILL STUDY
CONDITIONS IN LAND OF
SOVIET.
By United News
WASHINGTON, May 13. Senator
France of .Maryland, one of the mid
western political directors of the
Harding presidential campaign, is go
ing to Russia fully equipped with
state department credentials, to make
a personal study of conditions there.
France, who has been one of the
foremost men in public life to insist
upon this country resuming trade re
lations with Russia, will engage, on
his forthcoming visit, in the nearest
approach to an official study of Rus
sian conditions that has been made
since Ellliu Root was sent by former
President Wilson to Russia during
tho regime of Alexander Korensky
His will be the first "senatorial In
vestigation" launched since the Rus
sian revolution.
A passport for the senator has been
provided by the state department and
he will sail May 21 for London. Ills
passport, of course, will only provide
him entrance into Russian border
states because of the lack of official
recognition of the societ governmon.
He will, however, proceed Immediately
to Moscow and upon his return will,
be able (o make "a complete, though
probably "unofficial" report to Pith!.
dent Ilai dim; ind Secrotary Hughes.
Thero is no official confirmation
(Cntl"ued on Pbk 8.)
DISASTROUS WRECK OF
TRAIN NARROWLY AVERTED
By United Press
PORTLAND, May 13. Tho Union
Pacific fast mail, Chicago and Oma
ha to Portland, narrowly nvo-ted a
disastrous wreck in tho outskirti of
the city today when the engine ten
der jumped the track. Despite the fact
that the tender bumped wildly from
tie to tie, neither the locomotive nor
the baggage cars left the rails.
Emergency brakes stopped tho liter
in the nick of time. The only casual
ties were numerous badly frightoned
paasengen.
HARDING
SENDS
ITS
EMPLOYES BAR
NATION AGAIN FACES THREAT
OF GENERAL STRIKE RESULT
.OF UNION'S DECISION.
IMPORTS INCLUDED
TRANSPORT WORKERS EXPECT
ED TO JOIN IN NEW LABOR
COMPLICATION.
By Ed L. Keen
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
'LONDON, May 13. British railway
men today placed an embargo on
"black leg" coal.
Executive officers of the union in
structed their followers not to handle
any coal loaded by non-union labor.
The executive order followed inde
pendent action by the Firemen's &.
Englnemen's union which instructed
its men not to handle non-union or
foreign coal. The union announced It
would use its strength tn soe that no
member was "victimized" for obeying
the order.
The decision again brought the na
tion face to face with the threat of a
general strike.
Transport workers were expected to
take similar action. The joint action
of tho two big unions would prevent
the unloading of non-union coal at the
docks, the transfer from ships or
transportation along the rail lines.
Individual workers In the two un
ions previously refused to handle
such coal, but they were dismissed,
(Continued on Pnco 8.)
E
F
JOHN W. DlETZ PARDONED FROM
WISCONSIN PRISON; CON
VICTED IN 1911.
By United Press
'MADISON, Wis , Ma yl3. John W.
Dletz, "defender of Cameron Dam,"
serving a 20-year sentence for mur
der, today was pardoned by Governor
John J. Blaine.
'Dletz left the Waupun prison at II
a. m. accompanied by his wife and
daughter. Ho had served ton years in
, prison for tho murder of Deputy fr'.hrv-
I iff Oscar Hart.
In announcing the pardon, Gov mor
Blaine expie3sed doubt as to tho
guilt of Dletz.
Tho pardon of Dletz closes ono of
tho most dramatic incidents in the
'history of the, criminal courts of Wis
consin. For six years prior to ills
conviction Dletz lipid off process sorv
ers and conducted single-handed a
fight against powerful lumber Inter
ests Dletz was convicted in 1911 and
sentenced to life imprisonment. Tho
sentence was afterward commuted to
20 years.
Dletz stood off a small army of
doputy sheriffs while barricaded in a
Wii at his farm. Hundreds of shots
were exchanged during the battle of
several hours' duration. Diet, surren
dered bocauae lie feared for I ho safe
ty of members of his family.
Dletz rofused tho services of a law
yer at his trial, conducting it him
self, MINISTER SENT TO
PRISON FOR SIX YEARS
By United Press
EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, May 13.
Tho Rev. Guy Kyle was today ben
tenced to six years In prison ind 'hi
ed 13,000 by the federal court, when
he pleaded guilty to robbing the mails
Of 1189,000. Loren Williamson, his
partner In a garage business In Mt.
Vernon, III., was found guilty pr
vtously and given the same sen'ence,
NON-UNION COAL
CH
DAIS
POSTAL COLLECTIONS
SHOW DECREASE
IN m
BAROMETER OF NATION'S FINAN
CIAL CONDITION GOES DOWN;
MAR. DECLINE, 1.26 PERCENT
By United News
WASHINGTON, Mny 13. Postal re
ceipts, generally regarded as a bar
ometer of the country's financial and
industrial situation, showed a dc
crease in March and April, 1921, com
pared with tho corresponding months
01920. The receipts are for the 50
largest postoffices, doing 54 percent
of the nation's business.
Tho postal figures have been an
nounced by Postmaster Genera!
Hayes, who has just revived their
publication. Tho information has not
been published since 1915.
The receipts in March, 1921, suffer
ed a decrease of 1.2G percent compar
ed with March, 1920.
In April, 1921, the receipts were
$20,592,011, or $1,848,708 less than in
the corresponding month of the pre
ceding year.
It is stated, however, that receipts
in April, last year, wore unusually
large as a result of result of railroad
and express strikes, morchants for
warding pat cols with the postal ser
vice instead of by express.
The receipts, for April, 1921, wore
?1,408,675 greater than for April, 191U.
T
OF WIFE MURDER
MEDFORD MAN BELIEVED TO
HAVE ADMINISTERED POI
SON COMPOUND.
By United Press
.MEDFORD, Ore, May 13. T. W.
Gruotter, Mcdford chemist, is in cus
tody here today charged with tho mur
der of liis wife on May 3.
Gruotter married tho woman at Chl
co, Cal two months ago.
She died here of what was at first
supposed (o bo epilepsy, but officials
now claim that her death was caused
by some poison which the chemist
had compounded.
Investigation Into hur death win
opened on demand of .1. S. Bomgard
nor, a minor living in the Grants
Pass country, who was Mrs. Gruo!
tor's former husband.
DRUNKENESS CAUSE
OF PILOTS' DEATHS
OFFICIALS COMMANDING AIR
MAIL FIELDS ACCUSED OF
CARELESSNESS.
By United Nowh
CHICAGO, May 13 SonMillonn'
testimony, In which government of
ficials in high command wore blam
ed for recent deaths of pilots on
tho United Stales air mail tt'jrvice,
was given by witnesses before' a
special board of 'inquiry hero Thurs
day. The board was recently appointed
by Postmaster General Will Iiayo.s
to make an exhaustive Investigation.
Witnesses it was said, made I
charges of malfeasance in drunken
ness on duty and non-attention to
tho condition of mail planes against
two commanding officers. Charges
of careless expenditure of public
money wore also made
Mucli of the Htai'tling Information
given the committee was furnished
by C. C. Eversole, a pilot. Ho testi
fied, -among other things, that tUu (
Gorman Junker piano which curried
three men to death soveral mouths
ugo loft the Checkerboard field, Chi-'
cago,,wlth five leaks in Its gasoline
tank and that It was prepared for
flight by drunken mechanics.
He testified that Superintendent
K. W. Majors, Assistant Superinten
dent Moore of the Chicago flying
field, and an undor study named
King frequently appeared 'upon the
field under the Influence of llqaor.
Eversole told the committee that
(Continued on !'( f.)
CHEMIS
ACCUSED
ALLEGED FEMALE
CLOSE CUSTODY
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN AGAINST
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY
ACCUSED WOMAN.
CHILD REPORTED SLAIN
PRISONER DELARES HER FOUR
PREVIOUS HUSBANDS DIED
NATURAL DEATHS.
By United Press
HONOLULU, T. II., May 13 Pre
cautions to prevent tho suicide of
Mrs. Lyilia Southard of Twin Fulls,
Idaho, held here as an alleged fem
inine "Bluebeard," were taken today
by the Honolulu police.
They said they had information
which caused them to fear Mrs.
Southard might tako her own life.
At tho request of .Mrs. South
ard's fifth husband, Chief Pet
ty Official Paul Vincent Southard of
the U. S. S. Monterey authorities
here perisisted today in their re
fusal to permit Mrs. Southard to bo
interviewed.
"Sho refuses to talk to anyone,
any way," they said.
According to reports from Idaho,
tho woman is believed to have made .
away with an infant, tlio child of
one of the four slain husbands.
Southard was found by the Unitt'd
Press correspondent aboard his
ship, dressed in the spotless white
uniform worn in tho tropics.
"Tho less you say about this tho
better for you," lie flashed angrily
when questioned about his wifo's ar
rest. Ho rofused to say anything
further.
A report was circulated hero that
Mrs. Southard had attempted to-
have him tako out an insuranco pol
icy recently for $10,000.
Tho roputation of the Southards in
Honolulu was "Mho best.
"I hiivo known Mrs. Southnrd hero
as a good, sVeot woman," Mrs. Wil
liam Stotzer, an acquaintance of tho
Southard family, declared today.
Mrs. Southard had tho cortiflcato
of her marriage to Southard with
her when sho was arrested and it
was held, along with a few other
effects, by the police.
Tho woman will bo held hero un
til deputies arrive from Idaho or
Los Angeles with (lie proper extra
dition papers, police said.
"I did not poison my four hus
bands," Mrs. Southard told Chief of
Detectives McDuffie. "Tlioy died na
tural deaths and I have physicians'
certificates to prove it."
.Mrs, Southard's arrest took place
(Continued on I'iigit 8.)
PHICE ANNOUNCED
DECLINE OF TWO CENTS IN
GALLON IS EFFECTIVE IN
THE DALLES.
Uy United Preen
PORTLAND, May 13 Tho Stan
dard Oil company today announued
a two cent reduction in ths price
of gasoline in Portland, Spokane,
Tacoma and other northwest cities.
A similar reduction or two cmta
a gallon in botho tho wholesale and
retail price of gasoline, was report
ed by local automobile dealers this
a gallon In both the wholesale and
selling gasoline at 35 cunts a gallon
aro now selling at tho new price or
33 cents.
BITTEN BY RATTLER
CHILD DIES IN AGONY
By United Press
PORT MORGAN, Colo., May 13.
Less than three hours after ho had
been bitten by a rattlesnake, the two
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Carson died In terrible agony. The
child saw the snake In the barnyaid
and approached It to play with it
when the rattler struck.
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