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DAILY EVENING EDITION Number 01 copies nrinted of yaaterday'a Dfilly. DAILY EVENING EDITION 7 he Kaat Oron1o la Baat.rn Or a-on'a ffraataat nawapaper and aa mlllnc fore lva to thf aJvmttaca 3.029 Thla papar la a tnnmnnr audited b the Audit Bureau of Clroi'iatlona. over twice the Buaranteea paid olm- latlon In TandUton and umatiua iy OS 1D7 CID un . COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OFFICIAL FAFXB VOL. 32 NO. 0482 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1920. CARAVAN Of 30 CARS HERE WITH j NEIGHBOR FANS Enthusiastic Automobile Men From Walla Walla, Waits burg, Dayton and Pomeroy Are Speeding to Show. DELEGATION LEAVES TO WELCOME VISITING 100 WARDEN'S W'' " CAUGHT IN BLIZZARD Dinner is Planned for Guests Who Augment Throng Which j Visit Happy Canyon to' View Alluring Display. A cara van of 30 autos Is on Uh way to Pi Pill. -ion. from Walla Walla. bringing 10 enthusiastic automobile men from Walla Walla, Waitttburg, Dayton and Pomeroy to Pendleton's Automotive show. To give the visitor the welcome they deserve, several autoloads of Pendleton automobile dealers and business, men left this afternoon to meet the Wash ington delegation. They will join them on the high-way and escort them to Pendleton. After a visit to the big show, the visitors will be etertained with a dinner dance at Jolly Inn. The I affair is planned entirely In honor of I the visiting delegation, and no effort i will be scared to show then, a good j time. In the Walla Walla party will bo r 1 a frocker, T. R. Moseley and Hal Hill- j man, prominent Walla Walla citizens. ! Many of the Washington men are membera of the TW-State automobile i club and will assist Pendleton men In a membership drive for the organiza- j tlon, which is to have a branch In Pen- I diet on. Plans, will be made for co operation between Pendleton and Wal la, in regard to highways etc. nig Crowd at Show A large crowd attended the show yesterday afternoon Bnd evening but today's crowd exceeds that of yester day and It Im thought that by tonight the show will be crowded to the door. Ail ears are claiming their share of Interest. It Is noted that the trucks and tractor are popular with the guests at the show tind there Is a crowd In the big top a well as fn Happy Canyon Itself. Service station exhibits are also proving Interesting to visitors, as are the stripped chassis which are on dis play. HuIcm Am KxpQfjnl Hecause of the great interest In the show and the crowd which is attend ing. It la predicted that the number of sales which will be made during the show will exceed the number maue last year, when automobiles and several trucks and tractors were bought. One of the attractions of the show Is the continuous music by Fletcher' Jasex A re h en f ch Th e ' ' rch est ra pla y a during the afternoon and evening. At tractive decorations form another fea ture, and the heauty of the pavilion is due to the efforts of 3am Wright, who acted at decorator. aaSB?ssSvSaggSKggSgSBBS IHjVraU; aHaLraHHKMBSaKP' TORNADOES HURL VICTIMS BEVOND ALL TRACE 90,000 GREEKS WILL HAMMER TURKISH ARMIES SA!!JK KALtAuAINol Peace Conference Decides to! Allow Campaign on Condition Aggressors Will Return to Original Positions. - POLITICAL AND BUSINESS FORCES ujiir.0 OUrrniMr PROD SENATORS IN STRl GGLETO WIllUo OffLLrlPlu STAY DEATH OF PEACE TREATY Lodge Presents New Compro-j mise Reservation to Article 10 But Probable Gain and Loss of Votes Offers Little Hope. MISSOURI LEAVE CHAOS IN WAKE S. D. Peterson, of Milton, announc ed today that ho will file with the sec retary of state for the republican no mi nation for district attorney at the political primaries May 21. He decided to en- them on BY J. W. T. MAItTLV. (United Press Staff Correspondent.) j WASHINGTON March 12. With f Mid business forces urging! many senators are today con- PURSUIT PERMITTED AS FAR AS IS NECESSARY Mm Otto M. Jones, wife of Idaho's stale game warden, .suffered hardships when caught In a blizzard while on an Inspection trip or game fields recently. The above picture was snapped In th Idaho mountains. FOREST PATROL SUB-B4SE M AY BE GIVEN PENDLETON AS LA GRANDE ASSIGNMENT IS ONLY TENTATIVE 1 , Q Aero Club Notifies Commercial Association That City May Present Claims With Land ing Field as Alternative. Sultan's Men Under Mustapha Kemal Total Only 40,000 While Opposing Hordes Are Well Equipped. BY ED L. KEEN-. (United Press staff Correspondent) LONDON, March 12. The peace conference today decided to permit the G ree N s to attack the Tu rks i n Anatolia and take whatever measures are necessary to expel them from tint region, it Is learned semi -officially. Permission was given on the condition that after the campaign the Greeks return to post ions occupied by them before the fighting began. II is said to have been specified that the Greeks may pursue the Turks as far as is necessary. to withdraw their objection to the to withdraw their objection plan. iter the race against Hosi oe i. K eat or, tinuing their effort to save the peace f Incumbent, at the reqfiest of friends treaty. They dare not give up. they who have prevailed for several weeks, Maid, as long as there is the slightest he said today, hop remaining. They may be forced Mr. Peterson has practiced law at 'soon to let the question go to a test I Milton for 15 years and for three years vote in the senate, which will demon- I prior to coming west practiced in stratc whether or not ratification is North Carolina. Hte was elec ted to the possible. state legislature from Umatilla county j Senator Penrose has arranged a and served in the house in 1911 but pair which indicates he will vote Torrential Rains in Southwest of State Accompany Violent Storms, Claiming Lives and Dealing Injury. SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE SWALLOWED UP IN WAVE was defeated Cor reflection. against ratiflcaton. It was stated by several senators today. He voted for ratification last session, but is said to have been prevailed upon oy Sena tor Krandegee, one of the republican "bitter coders' to change his posi tion. WASHINGTON, March 12. Senator Lodge presented a compromise reser vation to Article 10 of the league cov enant to the senate today. It is a mod ification of the Watson-Simmons pro posal which itself was a modification BISBEE TRIAL HINGES ON ALLEGED REVOLT TOMBSTONE, March 12. The t. rning point in the riisbee deporta- of tho original' Lodge' reservation, in school, they were playing on the banks Lad Cast 1000 Feet Through Air and Entire Home With Occupants Vanishes in Whirl wind Barrage. SPRINGFIELD, March 12. Tor nadoes in the last 24 hours have taken a toll of at leajit seven lives in south west Missouri. Many persons are In jured and a few are missing. Five are dead at Melva where torrential rains accompained the storm. Some of the victims there were school children. Dismissed from tlon trial was reached at the morning session today when attorneys argued on the competency of the evidence to show that the Bisbee .strike in 1917 was part of an I. W. W. conspiracy to t he aBainBl tne f. prw-iyiiui. ww tnj mere m,estion 1 . I a ICS. LAJt till Olg I IV ucuncn Greeks In the Anatolia region are cuestion of greatest importance, a uurie said to number 90,000 and to have 200 I Pat tee gave the attorneys all yester field pieces. Turks under Mustapha I day afternoon to prepare their argu Kemal total 40,000. ments. f The state holds the evidence of an ! I W. W. conspiracy is improper on grounds that the I. W. Y. question is not an issue. me ae tense pro mi sow to make it ffering the compromise he said "I do this in consequence of what have many times repeated to the of a creek when they were engulfed suddenly in a rush of waters. Ridgeway Mankey was hurled 1000 senate that I did not feel justified in j feet through the air. When he opened COAL BILL ROCKETING EVANS TALK ENJOYED BY LARGE AUDIENCE insisting on defeat of the treaty on of wording. If I bought what I have offered affected in any way the principles or substance of the original reservation, I not only would not have offered It, but I would vote against ratification of the treaty." The amended form .provides that the United States "assumes no obligation to preserve' the territory or Inde- an issue and prove a great ; l.nil conspiracy to aid Germany and over throw the American government. The original "Watson-Simmons com his eyes he saw his brother, Wlliam, struggling in the water but was to weak to save him. The town of Melva was almost wiped out. John Gross and his wife were blown away from their home, north of Bran son and no trace has been found of the man, woman or house. Kentucky Town Jilt. WILLIAMSTOWN, Ky, March 1 2. Twenty-five children were injured, sev eral seriously, when a school house at BALLOT FAVORS SIMPLE DRESS FOR R0SEBURG GIRLS WASHINGTON, Mar. it, Approx imately 300,000,000 will be added yearly to the cost of the national coal bill, according to coal operators who claim to know the contents of the ma jority report of tho national commis sion, forwarded bp I 'resident Wilson yesterday. The Increase will be paid by the public in higher coal prices or Increas ed charges of Utility companies a ml other largo consumers of bituminous coal. According to operators, the oommision recommended an increase of 11 per cent In wages to miners over the 14 per cent advance recommend ed by Former Fuel Administrator Car field at the close o,f the nationwide fuel Hti-ike In Iecember. This would necesgjtatsj adding r(o to fiO cents a ton to price of coal at the mines, ope- tators pay. Tho selection of La Grande as a sub base for ( iregon's allotment of air plane; for forest patrol work is merely tentative and If Pendleton has a bet ter claim to the place, it will be recog nlxi il when permanent assignments ore made, the Oregon Aero Club today notified the Pendleton' Commercial Association by fetter. The recommen dations so far arc in a formative state, the letter says. The report of Col. IT. H. Arnold, in charge of the air service in the west, recommended f0 airplanes for forest pntrrl work in the Pacific and North western Vtutes. Hases were assigned. In hit report, to Mather Field. Califor nia, aQ$D9f Lewis, Washington and Billing. M t tfltan a . The t h ree mi b -bases m Oregon were assigned to Med ford, Kanenc and La crnndo. ROSBBURO, Or., March 12. Kx travagances in dress will be eliminated from the Roseburg high school, ac cording to a vote taken by the girls of the student body last night, when .80 cast their ballots In favor of uniform dress regulation, while only 16 favor ed the old order of things. The regulations ad- pted by the uirl and embodied in a committee report, based upon consultations 'with and and advice of a number of mothers, whose dn ughters are pupils of the high school, calls for either a blue middy or blouse, or a white middy with col lars and cuff of white or blue and a black, blue or white skirt made of either wool or cotton goods. SULPHUR CONTENT OF COAL IS OBNOXIOUS WALLA WALLA. Wash., Match 2. ' lso of coal with a high sulphur con tent has filled t he gas mains with a mixture Of such "overripe' odor that the consumption of gas has fallen off rapidly, according to C. s. Wh Iters manager of the Pacific Power A Light company. Complaints of "bus leaks' have been numerous ami several people have scan bed over t heir homes for "dead rats," which were blamed for tho atmospheric dist urbn nee. Puri fiers have been put into operntl n to remedy the condition. West Asks on Planes A committee nf the Oregon State Chamlter of Commerce Is now at work fathering data oil forests, landing fields and site for sub-bases in the Mate, which will ie presented both to 'he forest service and to Col. Arnold. Pendleton is advised net to take up the matter of the sub-base location direct ly, as the department is anxious first 'o get the 90 planes assigned to the st . Following the allotment of tatmii, the claims of various towns to recognition can be pressed. Should Fend let on not be succcsif ul In its contention that here Is the logi cal location for eastern Oregon's sub haJte it may have a landing field, from which some of the work will be carried on. The state chamber, the letter says will present tha claims of the city at he proper time May ;ct Mu'l rtoutc lAm ricai.im'" was the main idea t he leo-tu re I ty Arthur Wal wy n Evans, which was delivered at the high i School last night, as the first number I of t he KH (son -White lyeetim course, j A splendid crowd -was in evidence and the manager of the campaign is able! t o an n o u n ce that the school Is saf e financially in rexard to the course. i j Mr. Evan's mode of delivery was a I j bit unusual and the variety, combined i ! with the clever display of wit, won the I audience for him. The speaker is a naturalized Amer ican and a nephew of Lloyd George of j England. He told why be had become an American and what it meant to him ' to be a citizen of this country. Fra ternnlism is the best thing about this country he claims. While scoring the radical element of the country he said, "The quickest way to lose all freedom, is to permit too much freedom of speech." William Howard Taft is the next ly coum number. He speaks at Ha ppy Canyon In May. The high school com- I plan an extensive advertising j ign for this number. in USE. Idaho. March 12. A joint order dir-ting railroads- between ; pocatello, Idaho, and Huntington, Or., j to run on mountain time instead of Pacific time may be issued by tho fdaho public utilities commission and i tne in-egon puouc .-e gained some republican votes, it i; This "short cut" for avoidance of ; cnnsitierert likeIv tq lose ROme demo a tedious delay in putting the matter rrntic oneJ? Honcc the sltuaton f, up to the Interstate commerce com- jstm uncprtan mission has been initiated by R- M. j Pweeley of the Idaho public utilities commission, who has broached the subject promise provided that the United Sherman collapsed during a heavy States "assume no obligation to em-Windstorm here today. Reports stat ploy" military, naval, or economic ied that most of the buildings in Sher- iforce or its resources in preserving i man were leveled by the storm. j other nations against aggression. thought, left obligation to "preserve. which was the very thing they object to. It provided only the refusal of ob ligation "to employ" certain means In (fulfilling the obligation "to preserve" I they said. ' " ! The amended draft leaves no doubt 'senators think. about the intent of the United States to keep from pledging it self beforehand to engage in European wars. While this change INSPECTOR ADVISES EARLY FRUIT SPRAY mitte camp; SECOND CHARGE AWAITS ANY DEFENDANT j There is sited jo.rili mail so: bet ween Sa It Li and Seattle as a to Sa n Pra neis v.-av this serviei vet determined. Kidered logic H: ' matter Is also t he possibility of un vice being instituted ike City and Fortland branch of the Chicago 0 aerial post.. Which will be routed Is not but Pendleton is con on that roote. Ths iter borne in mind and MONTKSANO. March U K any of the ten defendants of the Centralis i murder case are acquitted on a charge; of killing Orirnm they will be Imme diately rearrested and Charged with: tho murder of Arthur MeKlfresh, our of the other victims of 'the Armistice Day killing. Prosecuting Altorney Al len announced today. He said the complaints are already being: pre pared and will be in the hands of the eherifr before a verdict is returned. McKlfresh was shot by a 88 high power bullet, fired from Seminary Hidge, overlooking the vicinity of the I. W. W. hall. In Centralia, according to evidence introduced in the trial. He was shot as he ran for cover when a volley of shots poured into the ranks of the parados, according to a wit ness, lie was shot through the head and died instantly. The bullet causing- McKlfresh'a death was Identified as having been fired by Loren Rob erts, whose damaging confession gave authorities the information on which much of the case la built. Prevent Loophole. "Although we expect a verdict of guilty of first degree murder," Allen said, "the complaints have been filed. d tt pi and warrants will be vent any loophole of escape of the men we believe are guilty." This new angle is sure to prevent any hos-l le action against th accused men. since none of the prisoners wtl be released even though he is acquitted. Expect Finish Tonight. M( INTKKA NO, March 1 L -A It hough furt her delay was experienced In t he Centralia murder trial when Judge Wilson announced t his morning t hat his instructions for the jury would not be ready until afternoon, attorney still believe the case will be in the hands of the Jury before adjournment tonight. It is thought a night session will be held. The largest crowd which has yet attended the trial was present only to be dlVaP pointed when an mum cement was made that no session would be held this morning'. Jurors and attor neys are equally anxious to bring the case to a close. Many jurors are farmers who are eager to return to spring plowing and for this reason a short deliberative session Is predicted in some quarters. others say the Jury will be out from 48 to fiO hours the su'i-bae fr forest patrol ssj well aa the neriul n ail service will be press ed for Pendleton's benefit. SPECIAL STODENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR R. 0. T. C. '( iL- mm;i;ov AGRICULTCR l LKtJK. March 1 - Special ' and voca tional students are eligible to attend lit. o. T. C- summer camps, according to information received yesterday by Major Joseph ft. Partetlo, command ant. The camps this summer are at tracting more students than ever. The military department has signed up a number of men during the last I wee k . A complete S piece set of instru ments for the R, O. T. C. band is on the way to the college and will arrive In about two weeks. The instruments are said to be of first class quality and will certainly be appreciated by the members of the baud. SAL KM, March U'. Marwick Mit chell, Peat & Co. , w e re em ployed Thursday to audit the books of O. P. Hoff. state t rea surer, and the work started todaq A. D. Andrus, manager of the company, is in persona! charge of the audit. Because of the extent of t ho Investigation outlined it in not likely to be completed before the last o next week. The grand jury inquiry however, probably will start Monday, accord ing to announcement today, it will be in charge of Attorney-General Prbwn and his assistants, Although t here have been ma ny rumors rc gardlng the treasurer's offlee during tho past few days, practically the entire probe will relate to the direct charges that Mr. Hoff purchased securlt lea for t he state for which he i-i alleged to have paid the brokers excessive) commissions Slid that some of these securities were bought at a figure above market quotations, Nb allegation has been made that any official or employe of the treas urer's office profited from the pur chase of the bonds. Neither has any one questioned tho honest y or lntes rity of Mr. Hoff. Friends of Mr." Hoff" who claim to be In touch with the affairs of his opart m ent sa v they are confident "ils accounts will be found correct, end that at most, any criticism of the rrand jury will center about the com missions paid for securities for the state. to the Oregon commission. Mr. Sweeley was advised today that the Oregon commission has submitted the matter to the Oregon attorney general to decide whether the Oregon commission has authority to issue the order. Commissioaier Sweeley said today there was no question, in his opinion, that the Idaho commission has au thority to prescribe the time under which Idaho railroads shall operate. Writing to the Oregon commission he said In part: "We would have no difficulty with the matter except for the fact that the Oregon Short Line railroad di vision point on the -west is at Hunt ington, which is in your state. This leaves a few miles of that division unaffected by any order we may make unless we can obtain your concur rence." THE' DALLES WOMAN IS SURVIVED BY TEN GREAT GRAND CHILDREN THE DALLES, March 1 2. Mrs. Peter Vogel, aged 6fi. died yesterday ftcrnoon in this city. She is survtv d by 12 children, her husband, an ad pted daughter. 41 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Mrs. Vogel was born in Germany in l".:t and when but 11 months old came to this country, settling with her parents in S i go u r n e y , I o wa . W. S. Hopson, county fruit inspector, advises Umatilla county fruit grow- may have;ers to spray for scale now. He says the most satisfactory method of con trol known Is to spray with lime sul fur just before the buds open, using the commercial brands at the strength of 1 to f. The eggs nre not killed at the time of spray in?, but if the lime sulfur re mains on the tree until the young I hatch out they ere unable to settle down and soon die, says Mr. Hopson. Lime sulfur 1 to 8 cannot be used on trees in foliage and therefore it must be applied before the buds open, he states. unity farmers are warned "Shorten as much as nossible the time between spraying and the open ing of the bad?," advises Mr. Hopson. "This will shorten the period of tho applicatlr n if the spray and tho hatching of the eggs thus decreasing he possibility of the lime sulfur be ing washed off the trees by rain. Where the scale is particularly had many fruit growers are beginning to spray now and will repeat just before luds open. Thoroughness is ab- Umatilla by Fred Bennion, county agent, againfifc luiyin-g inoculation bacteria from a commercial company which sells bacteria' at the rate of $2.00 per acre, while the price of the culture as furnished by O. A. C. is available at 25 cents per acre. Tho firm, states Mr. Rennlon. sold inouculattons in Lake county for 10,000 acres, at $2 an acre. The college will furnish culture in unlimited quantities ! the lo anj muiviuutu, ai twins an ncru. soiutely neeessun j,, order to get rid Professor G. V. Opson. acting bac- 1)f tno peHt Kverv m nf surfnre ,m teriologist of O. A. C. gives the follow-jthe tree must ,,e yered. Any man ing information regarding artificial ' Who fails to cover nil not of the ire i had better save his spray." $700,000 WILL GO INTO WASCO COUNTY ROADS THI-3 OALLKS, March 18- Th Was ro county apiuoximately 97QA.000 of highway construction is under wny or contracted for. according to highway engineers. Of the entire length of the Columbia River highway the most ex pensive grading and construction work oroliminarv to surfacing Is l WSSJOO county. county passes which ocatly The natural contour of the through which the highway and the type of land across it most be built necessitates instruction. inoculationof legumes; "The 'pure culture method is per haps the best way. all things consider ed, to get the special kind of bacterid into your soil. If you already have certain legume growing in a field on your farm, you can easily and thor oughly inoculate another field with j some of this sou. "No one can guarantee favorable resillts from 'pure culture inoculation.: ft is an experiment and if the soil happens to be lacking in this partic i ular kind of bacteria It will probably j be a benefit if properly applied. If ' the bacteria are already there, inoc ulation is Useless; it is like adding a little water to the ocean." Colonel J. P. McNaught, Vice Pres ident of the inarm Bureau and a large! alfalfa grower, says; "I have always obtained my tnocu. Kiting bacteria from O. A. C. and find that it gives excellent results, (in raw. lend it is absolutely necessary to inoculate. If this is not done the yield will be as much as one full crop less than on thoroughly inoculated soil Any one who tries to sell a farmer the culture for as much as $2. no per acre is making an exorbitant profit." 5 WILL SEARCH FOR OIL IN ALALIA SECTION WALLA WALLA. March 12. Ac cording to word brought from Attalia last night there is movement on foot to explore that section for oil and as a result tho Columbia Hastn Oil com pany has been organised with a cap ital stock of 1200,000. and a lease on 2 OSS acres of land . The officers of the company, ac- wawna i" ' tjpvrcs received nere are F. V. Vogel of Alalia, president; Carl K Opera a Helix. Ore. , ha n k er. vico president; F. O. Voting-, of the White River Lumber company, of Attalia. secretary; W. A. Ladd. of Attalia. treasurer and R. c. Julian, of Attalia. hairman of the board of directors. Roiiuvo Ajtl liost WASH I NC.TO.V. March 1 2. The threat of financial disaster If further burdens are laid on the people will prevent congress from passing legisla tion giving bxflUsea to former soldiers and sailors, members of the house ways and means committee said today. Committee v. ill iUk The boxing committee of the Amer ican LjSglnn will meet at 12:30 Sutur j day to have lunch and a committee meeting at the Hotel Pendleton. Chairman Jack polDh wants all seven of the committeemen present as it is probable that a definite date will be set and c-ther Important arrangements I for the boxing program lined up. Vvaffiejr From tin Moorbouse. Maximum, 5H. Minimum, t liarometer. 29. SO. Rainfall. .10. Major Lee MS THE WEATHER FORECAST TnnlKht and tfeturday (air.