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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.
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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.