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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 81
DAILY EAST ORECONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1920.
NO. 9440
TOKIO HAND WILL KEEP OUT
flF DIIOCIA AKin IADAW Ur
Ul I1UOOIH Hill JHIHII P
EXPLAIN ECONOMIC A, .Mi
Troop Movements and Effect on International Situation of Bol
shevik Successes Bring Cabinet to Declaration and Deci
sion to Lay Policy Before United States.
TOKIO, Jun. 21. A policy of non
interference in Itussiu has been decid
ed upon by the cabinet. It In learned
today. A government declaration to
that effect was mude at a meeting of
th diet.
The cabinet uIho decided to make a
frank explanation to America regard
ing the Japanese attitude toward the
economic situation In Russia.
I te ports of Japanese troop move
ments In Siberia and the effect on ihe
International situation of bolshevik
successes, caused the government to
Issue the declaration of ltn policy, It
Is leurned In official quarters.
C.H. HALL SUCCEEDS
B. PARLETT AS AGENT
-
C. H. Hall has begun his dutlca as
h rn.,lH..r..nt ,.r lhA A...nrln,
V. v hraau Pimna n - Liirrfii(tlnc I! I ':i r
lett, rho has been appointed agent
the Wall i Walla express office.
Mr. Hall, who has had considerable
i i t ii 1 1 i ii u ji ii ftmilove of t he ex -
press company, has hi headquarters
b Pendleton, but his territory goes
north as far a Walla Walla, east to
Huntington, west to Stanfield, and in
cluding the Pilot Hock section.
Mr. Parlelt, who has resided In Pen
dleton for the past 10 years and who
wns route agent for three years, is
now In Walla Wall
Mrs. Parlelt mid,""1 banquet.
family expect t leave
here on Sunday
to Join Mr. Parlett.
The Parlett residence at 317 ftfadl
son Mrect has been purchased by Dr
ift D. Idleman. Dr. and Mrs. idleman
will move from their present resid
ence at 409 Logan street to the new
location within a few days.
ANKENY RE-ELECTED
BY FIRST NATIONAL ::
, membera of Pendleton nd vicinity on
Isvl AnKeny was re-el.-rtcd priMil-1 Batttrday at 2 p. m. In the couoty II
dent at the rimt National Hank at Iholbrarj.
nnnuul mertinK of the director bld I Another tuple for illwiiMsliin will lie
hJn ,.,i,.r,l,iv nfternnon. CM. Itiirlthe utllhntion of the lOllnty alirnt'R
I.-... r.-nlncted vice nresiilenl and tl, A-1
1 "ortolan caahlcr. They, with Dan. I".
Smvthe and Kred I-aati!. the latter
reprenentlnK the Matlock eslote. wercrUM n (.
re-elected an the hoard of directors. ijjmwor.'.
pj fill Winter and Lyman ruce
nre the assistant cashiers of the hank.
No changes In the personnel were
made and only the routine matters of
reports came up for consideration.
OLCOTTAPPLIESM
TO WORK OF SESSION
8 A LE M. Jan. 21. A b use of tlM
rprclal emergency session of the legls
latiire by consideration of measure!
r.ot of an enicrgeney nature was scor
...1 ImIiiv hv (iovcrnor Olcofl In (
mi-. '.-n-e to the senate and house, and
k Mtiinilnv of L' measures Which
he had vetoed up to noon. Heveral
more measures are expected to get
the axe. Included in the are the
utr.-ibrht nartv ticket, anil It mnd
measures, a bill reducing the amount
of maintenance cost which counties are
to pay for state highways from 10 to
2'i per cent, and a bill increasing the
state hlahwav revolving fund from
$30,000 to $7r..ooo.
WILDER IS BROUGHT TO TRIAL FOR MURDER; :
JURY NEARLY READY FOR OPENING ARGUMENT
Downs of pareona crowded the cir
cuit oourl rodfca today with the salllna
to trial of W. W. Wilder, charged with
murder In tho aaeond desree of Bert
W. H. McNeece. a I FreeWHter mi Sep
tenilicr 14. Prominent' iimonir thnse
present were Mrs- Wilder und their
little duiiKhter and A. 1. McNeece,
father of tho dead man, who came to
Pendleton from his hunie in Mlaaourl
to attand tho trial. Dutlm the morn
Inir ho sal with tho states Httorneys,
District Attorney It. I. Keatnr and
lepoty C. Z- Hnnda.l.
The defendant w brouiht Into Ihe
ceurl room by Deputy Sheriff Jake
Marin and nit with his attorneys. Will
M Peterson, of Pendleton, and Connie
K. lllshop of Freewater. All through
the mornlnn veniremen were examlneil
for Jury duty und hy noon ar had been
VBinlned. At that time the defense
had exercised nine of its peremptory
challenges and Ihe slate hut two.
li.i-.iie. Jury Today
There were 24 veniremen available
when the trial opened this morning at
a o'clock, but the challenges and ex
cuses aoon exhaiiafed tho vVnlro und
MEN'S FORUM ELECTS
DR. HILL AT BANQUET
Dr. David II. Hill was elected presi
dent of the Men's Forum of the Pres
byterian church last night, succeeding
J. V. Mabmey, who hna held the .office
for the past three years. I. D. Idlc
nuin was elected secretary-treusurer,
as success r to H. K. McLean.
The election of officers followed the
. wrvliiir of a banquet by several ladies
: ! the church to tho 40 mem hen of
J the Forum who were present. Judge
I Stephen A. lowell gave a talk on the
leading questions Of the day and Rev.
Francis Morgan, pastor of the
church, (rave the uaaresses or wei- i
I come. Musical numbers were given,'
b th Phillips quartet, consisting Off
('lvl Phillips. Baft Jerard. Edward
omen and Jonn J'oj in. . n. tr:imir
lwlnf " KO, wiln MiHK Kutherinc Mor-
Run as accnmifcinist.
Arrangement were made for a '
"Father and Son"' banquet which will,
held February 20 In
the church. ;
The banquet will
arry out the idea of ;
' Father and Son Weak," and fathers
who are memhera of the Forum will
invite their sons as guests. W. W.
Orcen. ' Charles Bonncy and I,. C.
rtcbarpf were appointed as a commit
tee to make final arrangements for
FARMERS TD DISCUSS
EXPERIMENTAL TRACT
St-cil wheat wrtifirnllon. n awil
wheat Mohanini taU tlM dhK-niaawn of
Inns for n ef)l irraln uliow to Ml
IhUi 111 after li;irv.t are
..... ..f Ihn Iml IhnSS WHICH
...in ,.i ,. niuii,,.. ,,f Ihi- fur-
office as an employmenl lnireao dnr-
Iiik harvest, and the dcvelnpnient of
nnlform Wan scale and labor
pcrauon ujipuine. ww
ine PHinuusnmcm m ".1.1,11 -
, 1rr.cn tn I tract near I'endlcton to ir
jout smut, resistant varieties of wheal
.and carry on smut control Investiga
tion will be nnother matter of inter
est discussed. The farmers will also
consider means for determining the
most profitable variety of wheat In
j sections where this Is disputed.
Other discussions will be upon the
I folloa log subject: The most prof
I liable method of handling grain; the
tljlM of sulphur for Wheat n nd alfalfa
binds; the utllitUttlon of wheat farms
for wintering livestock; trying out the
work of the experiment station; a trac
toj ami combine school; summarising
accounts to meet the approval of in
come laxeollccf ors;a nd the Kuril t 11 U-
nail - what It is and can d
A committee will be select
A committee will be selected to s-
slrt Fred Pennlon. county agent , in
carrying out the program which will
l e atlopted for the year
rimcrul of Mis l ane Held.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Charles
ane was held this afternoon from the
riiurch of the Redeemer, with itcv.
Alfred Lock wood, pastor, of ficijit lag.
10 more veniremen w ere brmixht in by
the aher.ff.' There hud also been ex
hausted by the opening of the after
noon session and four additional men
were brought in. It was expected thai
no additional veniremen would be
needed' as 11 men had been tentatively
incepted for Jury duly by the Mate
and but three challenges rested with
the defense.
Defendant ditm
Wilder, the accused. Appeared . in
'court with a very culm mien. He was
'utt.red tn a dark business suit, neatly
pressed, wore a white starched Dollar
and dark necktie neatly tied, and his
hair wus carefully parted and brushed.
A he walked aercss the floor of the
COUftrOOth his large stature and good
carriage were not unimpressive. Al
though 62 years old Wilder has hard
ly a grey hull- and senilis to have suf
f red little from confinement In the
j count.! Jail almost continuously for
; four months.
Selection of a Jury wus expected to
be completed this afternoon so that
; opening argument might be taken up
either late this afternoon or the first
I thing in Ihe morning.
JUGO SLAVS
WIDOW ASKS MILLION
FOR WICKED WILES OF
WILFUL "OTHER WOMAN'
NKW VOIIK, Jun.
.Mi la Shortfall widow of
Shouts, today filed In
pre me court' a suit for
dollars against Mrs.
Thomus, whom sin- cb;
21. Mrs.
Theodore
the Hu
ll million
A fti ' n
rged with
alienation of the affections of the
late traction magnate. The rmn
plaint alleges that Mrs. Thomas
"by her wiles, wilfully, maliciously
and wickedly, estranged and
aliciialod" her husband' affec
tions. EDITORIAL LAUNCHES
; -
Public Career of Former
Food !
Administrator Cited as Safe
Ground for Executive Choice
on Any Ticket.
NKW Y 11K, Jan. 21. The New
ork World in its leading editorial to
day declared itself fur Herbert Hoover
fOP president. The World, a dernocra-
tie paper, h;is been a strong supporter
of 1 'resident Wils n.
"We should be glad to support
Hoover as the denuct;itlc candMale
fnr Drealdent." t lir- editorial said, "on
the platform of representing histori
cal principles i f the democ ratic party.
We would be glad to support" him as
an Independent candidate on a plat
form tf progressive liberalism. We
would not hesitate to, support him a
a republic, i n eand id ate on the plat
form representing the kind of govern
ment which Hoover hag exemplified
In his public career.'
"The American people are t ired of
disgusted I
professional politicians tind
with party politics, did party lines
have been broken down aod in respect
to their -principles both parties are
bankrupt."
CASHIER FOR D'ANNUNZ'0
STEALS MILLION FRANCS
'"
tele-
"liwini- in in. .... ..-m. . v
Kiainii'i io.iii nun iih- .o.i.m oi
btit le irAnnnnzio. Ihc Italian hunir
R:ent leader al Kionie. has fli-d Willi
a million frunea.
RESOLUTION ON FATE
OF THREE REJECTED
WASHINGTON. Jan.
The sen-
reabiUtton
.f Thrace.
;it(. tma. n.j(lf.1,,1, Kinc's
cciicermng the d tspo:-!t n m
T()(1 fmlgn tion8
torn ti tee rim - ,
ended the resolution to make It a sim- Texas corporation is being organized
pie declaration by the MBriflkte hi favor to operate ut Ha nford and White Bluff
of awarding fJreece the teiTftoiry mir- and ;l "a11a Walla company Is drill
endered to the allies by Ilulgaria. All jnK. in jJJ, seven concerns aro inter
re ferenco to the possession of Con- eating 1 hcmselvcs In HenUm county
slantinople was eUtttlhtJ
: x ' aaaVJ
"LAST-DITCH" STAND
GALE HALTS NEW
ATTEMPT TO TOW
STEAMER ASHORE
Army Transport Powatan With
Scores of Passengers is
Stranded and Disabled
Be-
yond Threatening Seas.
FIRST PLEAS FOR HELP
CAME IN 60 HOURS AGO
Wireless Message Says Rescu
ers Are Rebuffed by Continu
ance of Storms Where Vessel
is Struggling.
NFJW YOliK, Jan. 21. Continuance
of a heavy gale which has imperiled
the army transport Powatan and its
71 passengers for over 6' hours,
caused abandonment of another at
tempt to tow the boat to safety, ac
cording to a wireless report today.
VICE-ADMIRAL GRANT
FLAYS MEDAL AWARDS;'
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Vke-Ad-miial
Cirant, testifying today before
the senate committee investigating
the award of naval decorations, de
clared that Thomas Edison hud little
or nothing to do with experiments on
uhmartne detecttnjr devices, although
lie n i;ivri( ii iiumiii6ui-ii-'j i -
mArial. wliilt two offiret-N who , i
nrl 11 v tho ntilv i ffi-, 1if ile.
vices were refused decorations.
Ai mlral Orti nt sitid his rt corn men
I dationK lor awajjl wi-r.- tiun lltUf
wciul.t hy ihc i!aTy ilupartiovjit. He
flnlil iio recommiHtili-O tliB4lnuinheilthe .Hritinli ,4pult tHS w-ool ovee his
' Hervli e niedala for commanilera of j.es-- and that 've would an aoon
' liattli-ships who served under, him. bul ftirht the Hritiwh afl the tJormana."
tliill Caplaln t'huM, whose Hhip. the
Minnesota, was t rpaQoiH was the
only one who received a medal.
960 ACRES IN BENTON
COUNTY BEING DRILLED
IN SEARCH FOR OILS
NlOKANK, Jan. 21. oil drilling
activities in Benton county are creat
ing much interest. A Scuttle firm has
aouuired fin acres for exploitation, a
oil prospects
THE NEW POLICEMAN
BOOT AND SHOE MEN
SEE SOARING PRICES
FOR SOMETIME YET
NEW YO;k, Jan. 21. Tho j
price of footwear will centinue to '
increase for an indefinite period,
uceoullng to officials of the Na
tional iioot and Sli Manufactur
ers' Association in convention
here today. .None will hazard a
guess to what extent the prices
will soar but all (agreed there is
no letup in sight.
CHECK FOREIGN RATE
Phelan Says That Within Few
Years Under Present Citizen
ship Law Japanese Will Con
trol Hawaii and Menace U. S.
WAS'HINOTOV, Jan. 21. .Senator
Phelan, of California, today introduced
a resolution to afaicnd the fourteenth,"1 tne DWJ nnu 11 13 "noersiooa tne
amendment to the federal constitution ' east end enumerator is also still on
so that Japanese born in the United (tnc on
States and its possessions cannot ob-. The Commercial Club workers are
tain citizenship. Phelnn pointed out ccverinK parts of the city, however,
that within a f?w years, under the and wJ'f he able to wind up the work
prefenl cint it ut ional provisions, , -"Oon after the regular census force
Japan' me burn in Hawaii will control; has finished.
the territorial government. The high The north side ward has been
birth rate in California is also a men-
ice to control of the land by whites,
he said.
QfNATF K A Wn Tfl
CENSURE SIMS' POLEYE
WASHINGTON, Jan, Si. Senator i
; ftlh
today aaked the senate to
aaVOtt a rewdutinfc censoring Admiral !
'Sims for making public his memo-
rnnduin to Daniel? in which Blma
int"! he receive! nrlerK not to let
The resolution .stated, "It iw declar
ed the sense of the senate that dis
closures by A'lmlral Sims merit unl-
ibject Ion of
.tnrt: 'nr.
rrtlcat and LodaTe,
Walsh said he
knowing whethe
w rout'.
deferred
rested ir
right or I
APARTMENT COMPLETELY.
FURNISHED WITH LADY
l.i iS ANt:i:i.KS. Jan. 21. I-ool; at
what tin will buy. This ad appeared
tt ila" in a morning paper:
"For rent Nice apartment in the
W 11 shire district, completely furnish
ed with lady 14ft.
HURLS MONKEY WRENCH
SOVIETS FURTHER TANGLE UP
EUROPEAN AFFAIRS 8Y PLOT
FOR GIANT SPRING OFFENSIVE
Plan of Britain for Advance of Troops Into Caucasus to Com
bat Tide of Bolshevism Brings Request for Supreme
Council Aid and Adriatic Settlement Faces New Chasm.
UNCLE SAM'S FOLK
ARE STILL COUNTING
Owing to the fact the regular gov-
"nun in rnuuii.'iiiuin ji.i." iioi jei
finished their work in some wards it
is impossible to .complete the Com
mercial Association volunteer check
ing up campaign at this time.
Two enumerators are still counting
away In the west and southern narts
checked over completely aad in that
ward the Commercial Association
v orkers reported 93 names as having
been missed In that section. These
Bamea are being forwarded today to
Supervisor W. A. Terrall by Oeorge
Rattman, local chairman. In another
tion of the city it was discovered
al blocks in a row had been
regular enumerator
gh a mistake as to boundaries.
BAKER FAVORS NEW
WA B H IN OT I N, Jan. tl. Secrc -
tary of. War Haker opposed a provi
sion in the senate army reorganization
bill making General Pershing perma-
Appearing before
I the senate military committee Haker
I said t hat such legislation would be
! Mn
impolitic.
Haker .said be. and I'ersbinc- h:le
ta Iked, about the 1atters peacetime
status. Haker favors having Pershing
head a point army and navy defense
board, which supervises maneuvers,
etc. When the new bill goes into ef
fect, Pershing could supervise yearly
maneuvers, Haker said, which would
be provided for on a large scale in the
bill. This would make him, in effect.
peacetime commander of the army
"We cannot afford to create
mili-
tary autocracy in the 1'nited States
even to provide a suitable place for
Oencral Pershing," said Haker.
AIR MAIL PILOT FLIES
156 MILES ON HOUR
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. All Am
erican records for a non-stop flight of
more than 200 miles are believed by
pout oft ic department officials to
have been broken this week by James
H. Knight, an air mail pilo. who flew
with a load of mail from Cleveland to
Bellefonte, I'a.. a distance of 215
miles, in eighty-three minutes. The
flight was made at an average of 156
miles an hour and was seven minutes
better than a similar trip made by
Knight last September. The start
from Cleveland was made in a raging
EIGHTEEN KILLED IN
PRUSSIA TRAIN W6ECK:EX.KAISER MAY GO
I r.ti i .1 .fan. - i . "riKiiieen were i
1 killed and many were injured in a
railway wreck at Schncidemuehl. in
Poeen, West Prussia, a dispatch today
stated.
PLEBISCITE (.l AKDs ARRIVE.
COIM NH..i:. Jan. 21. A oon
t invent off rCUlhi troops;, the frrsl of
'' the armv of o.enpntlon, urrivtMl at
I uutei'-lc'lH'n. s4-h!esviy;. disitches to
d:. -aid. The will 1m aattdj U re-
, serve order during' the Slilevvv ple
hSrile. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather
' Maximum, 36.
Minimum. 2".
Parometer. 29.35.
St-elion Two.
Pendleton markets. Everett True. .12!
Want ads. classified directory and
I Doings of the Huffs 7
Home Product Page A 11
Special New s of I'matilla County . . 9
At the movies . . . . 8 j
I-ite news of city and state 7 '
BeottOal One.
Social and personal news
Qunt7 Official News
.Editorial page, overseas diary
News notes of Pendleton
Special news of I'matilla county...
Uve news of city, state and nation
r WASHINGTON', Jan. 21. A ter
rific spring offensive against thu
Poles by the bolshevikl la expected by
military experts here today. This
drive, they believe, w ill be calculated
to annihilate Poland as a "buffer
state" between Kussta and the non
et viet nations of Europe, permitting
'Trotsky's hordes to advance into
ttheJn
Britain to semi Tniops.
HY HENRY WOOD
(L'nlted I'ress .Staff Correspondent.)
I'AKIS, Jan. 21. Britain plans to
send troops into the Caucasus to pre
vent the spread of bolshevism Into
Aimenia. Turkey, Persia and Mesopo
tamia, it is reported here today.
The Britten request to the supreme
council yesterday to have French and
Italian troops replace British units in
allied forces which will preserve or
der In various regions where plebis
cites are ordered by the peace treaty,
was necessitated hy their plan to send
troops Into the near east, it is re
ported. Togo Slavs Protert.
The supreme council met today to
decide whether it shall continue In Its
present organization or as a commit
tee of ambassadors.
M. Trumhech. head of the Jugo-Slav
delegation, reading tho Jugo-Klav re
ply to the allied proposition for et
tl merit of the Adriatic dispute be
tween Italy and Jugo-Slavia, ' ex
pounded concessions to the Belgrade
government already made and urged
the allies to modify their demands.
The council gabe the Jugo-Slavs four
days to reconsider the decision,
ncmemeau Ilesifm.
CTemenceau today resigned as pres
ii'uii of the supreme, cvliflcil jflii
colleagues gave him an eloquent fare
well.
Turn Is Serious.
The Adriatic situation has taken
the most serious turn In months fol
lowing the Jugo-Slav reply, well in
formed tibervrs here believe. The
Jugo-Slav note, it is said, has post
poned settlement of the Jugo-SIav-Italian
dispute indefinitely. If the
present attitude is maintained and
the Jugo-Slavs say their note repre
sents "last ditch concessions ob
servers believe It means the dea'dlock
will be tightened up again to its orlg-
final tenseness.
Possibility of a break of relations
1 etween Juuo-Slavia and Ita!V is in
jected into the situation by statements
of both the Jugo-Slav and Italian del-
legations. While there is little ten-
depey in well-informed circles to take
st riously t he Jugo-Slav hint at war.
it is admitted that the I'nited Jugo
slav nation, headed by Serbia, repre
sents a block which the allies cannot
afford to ignore.
VERA CRUZ AND PUEBLA
FRIGHTENED BY SHOCK
AND UNSTEADY VOLCANO
MEMO CITY Jan. 21. -More
earthquake shocks were felt today in
the state of Vera Cruz and Puebla,
dispatches state. A slight eruption of
the new San Miguel volcano was ac
companied by earthquake shocks.
The population fears a resumption
Ol the recent violent disturbances, in
v hich hundreds of persons were kill
ed and injured.
TO COUNT BENTIIMCK'S
ESTATE IN LEERSUM
THE HACrl'E. Jan. 21. It Uj report
ed t"day that the former kaiser plans
t.i move temporarily to the estate of
Count Hentlnek in Leersum.
LONDON IRON MOULDERS
FAVOR RETURN TO JOBS
LONiJOIV, Jan. tl. Returns on
iKilloting of st riking Iron moulder
how a great majority of men are In
favor of ret urning to work. The
moulders have been out several week
keeping thousands of workers m af
filiated industries idle.
THE WEATHER
FORECAST
Tonight and I
Thursday fair;
onlnued eold
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