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NO. 9007 I h Ka sf- fiDreioniaril !-TL 'IOn'- - ( rWEMI-WEEglV W- ? lg CT OOUMTY OFFICIAL PAMBt CITY OFFICIAL FAMR EASTERN PASSENGER SERVICE TIPPLED BY SPREAD OE OUTLAW SWITCHMEN STRIKE TREATY FULZLMENT HANGS IN BALANCE FRANCE CANNOT ACCEPT TEUTON PEACE PROMISE Millerand Gives Promise That Henceforth France Will First Get Consent of British Be fore Taking Any Action. ASKS IF ENGLAND HAS FULLY MEASURED PERIL FANS FROM ALL OVER STATE HERE TO SEE GREATEST BOXING BOUTS . EVER STAGED IN EASTERN OREGON BULLETINS EXPECT CLOSE VOTE INTHE UPPER-HOUSE Allied Alliance Must Be Tight-1 ened jf Treaty Terms are! Carried Out; Entente Needs House Cleaning is Claimed. I (Hy ft. Prow) WASHINGTON, April 10. Senate leader today prepared for a long hitter struggle over the pence resolution which pass eit the house lute yesterday. Senator l,odKc, aijd other re puhlicun leaders expect the aen tite to adopt the nieaMttre by a. elone vote. SUB COMMITTEE TO ASK NAVAL REORGANIZATION CHICAGO, April 10. Federal h terveiition unless tins railroad strike la ended within IS hours tm iadieaieil as probable ut llle federal liuiMiiix bete today. Distrei Attorney Clnaa Weather Department Predicts Fair Weather for American Is"1'1 tho government had Leg-ion Entertainment Happy Canyon This Evening (By United Preaa.) WASHINGTON, April 10. Charges that General Wood's supportera spent $300,000 in the recent presidential preferential primary in Michigan were FIREMEN JOIN NEW YORK MEN WHO WENT OUT (By I'nlted Press.) r"'. April iu. k, ,... cannot J ' -! uermony s word that she will remove her troops from the neutral sone unleaa adequate guarantees are; given the French government. Premier I Millerand stuted today In his reply to a iiritlsll note Molc-ulng ..gainst French occupation of Ithine cities. To tjet lirltish OlllaWal T, , France pledge herself hereafter to "ouse oes Ior separate treo.ee VOTE FOR RESOLUTION ENDING WAR COMES AFTER HOT DEBATE Sims Charges Made Basis for Plea Beyond Scope of Work Allotted to Upper House In vestigation Body is Claim. "DUSTING POLITICAL ISSUES" SAYS DEMOCRAT Republican Members Hope to Show Navy Lacked Proper Battle Cruisers, Destroyers, Scout Craft and Submarine. i at End of 1 2 Hour Discussion Marked by Sharp Partisan ship or Break in Ranks. obtain th econsent of the allies on all questions pertaining to execution of the peace treuty." Millerand snld. The premier pointed out that France Is confronted with Germany's repeated lallor to obey the lerma of the Ver sailles pact In payment of reparations,! (By Akaociated Press.) delivery of war guilty, delay of coal WASHINGTON. April in. The deliveries at!. I in naval and I.-iihI dls-j Joint resolution de. Inrl-j the elate : armament. war with G-rmary 1 any end was "Has England properly measured i Pufeed Ttg the house last night by a the full danger of these successive, vote of 212 to 120. systematic violations?" Millerand I Before adopting the resolutions, the asked. "In any, event. Franco is House voted down a motion hy Hep obliged to cry, "We have had ' reaentatlve Flood of Virginia, ranking enough"' demoncrat of the foreign affairs enm- iv ,,.,. i. inc. . i of ih.. neeen-! mlttee. to eend the resolution back to obtain the consent of the allies on all ,hat committee with Instructions to proIon.ed the w It Is her purpose to see through , """" lepeaung an 'equitable solutions' of such area! world questions as Hussln, the Hal- . . -i-., , . ,, . . , niuin .i.i.i . ... ....I. .v ....... ...... i . : .. . i .. . .. ,t , ; -war-time acts. The vote on that meu- sure was 71 for rtnd 222 against. On the democratic substitute offer- France pledges herself before acting hereafter to obtain consent of her al lies on all qucatlone concerning execu tion of the pence treaty." Treaty In the Balance. 'Heeent events have demonstrated that the allied alliance must be -tightened if Germany Is to be held to the treuty of Versailles," the Frenrh foreign office said today after consid ering Britain's reply to the French note on occupation of the Uhine cities "The life of the treaty awlngs in the balance." officials declared. They ad mltted the close allied alliance or war times had visibly .diminished. The British threat to withdraw from the council of ambassadors if France persisted In following Mar shal Foch's policy of "going It alone" on each In enforcement of the French Inter- j Prly Mn t.retntion of the treaty, is received , with bitterness In many quarters. The entente needs to undergo a thor ougb bouse cleaning, officials mid needs to formulate a positive policy i toward Germany, It was also declar- M. I vote other than that oir adoption of j the resolution permitted under the rule, three democrats lined tip with I the republicans, while two republicans Joined the minority. The greater break In the democratic ranks came j on the final vote. . Chairman Porter of the foreign af- j fairs committee claimed after the roll cull that 20 more votes would carA-' the resolution over a presidential veto, ' Teniocratic members, however, snld a ! , vote on that question weuld see party j alignment virtually intact. The debate began at 11 o'clock yes-j i terday morning and occupied ail the j time of the house for more than 111 hours, it was marked throughout by sharp partisanship except for those idc who broke away from 1 to join the opposition. (By United Press.) , WASHINGTON, April l. Recom . mcndaliona for complete reorgaittza , tion of the navy will be made by the senate which has been investigating A'dmlral Sims charges, it was decided today. The sub-committee, which has been .r..Vie(ioa the peobe s.e to this de- clalon by u strict partv rota. Kenaiors Pittman and Trammell. democrats, an nounced they, would protest to the firll committee that the sub-committee had no auhorlty to go beyond the in vestigation of Sims' specific criticism which was that the navy department's refusal to cooperate with him had ar. "I do not propose to see the sub committee exceed its authority for the purpose of dusting off a political is sue." said Pittman. Republican members have tried to show In the present Investigation that the service lacked the proper battle cruisers -and a sufficient number of destroyers, scout craft an.l submarines. Fair weather is officially forecasted for Koatern Oregon's first metropoli tan boxing card tonight. . Mn(e than Kroo lovers of boxing al ready have tickets to Happy Canyon i w here, beginning at y o'clock tonight. five fast boxing bouts, 34 rounds In all. will be staged. Never has such an 1 array of talent been trotted out iu one arena east of the Cascades all in one smoker. The engineers of this record- , breaking smoker for Eastern Oregon are momliers of Pendleton Post No. -.1, American Iegion. From .t. Paul. Minn., and Seattle, came the two l.oys who go 10 rounds In the main and final event of the evening. Johnny Xoye, stocky a4)d lightning fast, is ready to stand up against the savage Jabs of Harry Casey. Both boys are lightweights whose names are well known to sports men all along the Pacific coast. t Many Come from Out of Town From Portland. Walla Walla. La Grande, and, in larger numbers from ' every community of I'matilla county, 'have come sportsmen to- see the skok lar. Frank Kendall, Portland match J maker, arrived thla morning, accom- panled by Ienver Kd Martin, former j big time heavyweight, who will re : feree. The Garden City promised be i tween 80 and 100 rooters to back Gene ' Bartell. their favorite, who boxes Bud :dy Stevens, of Pendleton, in the eight Irrtind semi-windunf Roth of these t boys can box in a Portland or Mllwau kle smoker any time they desire. With the exception of Aberdeen j Jimmy Duffy, whiwas unable to come here for his match with Frankie Fon i tana, every boxer on the card ia in Pendleton today. In Duffy's place Mr. Kendall brought Kid Rocko. a 1 boxer said to be the equal of Duffv j and ambitious to get ahead in a care ! like tonight's. Rocko ia in prime ' shape ready to go. Men are Well Matched j The combination of skillful boxing . hard fighting and plenty of punish ment is presented in the five bouts Continued on page two isiwer . !- with llle -it 11:11 ion I, u.,s 1, ... B.t;cl he bad recctveu- insHm-iions frosii Attorney General Painter ri-i-ardliig; tB course lo lie purso. ("Ivne con ferred all niglit with broth, rhood of and dipai iincni or Justice) or- flrlala, to made today by Representative Cramp- ton, manager of Johnson's camapign in that state. He said the Johnson expenditures wtre less than $5000. XTRA (By Associated Press) AO! "A PIUETA. April 10. The in tial break toward open revolt in So noru. came this morning when the So nora state congress in u secret session it Hermisollo. repudiated the Mexi can central government and adopted resolutions declaring the state would take steps to resist any invasion by troops or infringement of state rights uiempieo uy tne t arrunza govern ment, according to Fernado Mendoza who made the announcement here today. This is taken to mean in Americun circles that Sonora is muking an open aeciaratlon of independence and is in . fBv t'nited Press) ll'lt.l',ll.r'i.n.'APOrJe',1 'be Pr- I OT- UIS. April lO.-FIve hlin . ,vt , hi ..in,... io ,ired baggage - noose avi Kers (By I'nlted Pfesa.) CAMDEN. N. J., April 10. ( Ueutenant Mark Hogue of Port- land. Ore., and Lieutenant Rich- ard Wright, of Cleveland, were serioupsly injured today when ! their plane caught fire 1700 feet j above ground. : When the pilot, saw the I machine was afire, he did a nose dive. Wright crawled out on the ' wing of the plane and jumped when it was aOO feet above ground. His two legs and arms were broken. The plane hit a tree and the gasoline tank ex ploded. Hogue -was blown out of the machine. Physicians stated be is not so seriously hurt as Wright. Despite Claims Made by Lead er, Strike Has Assumed Serious P r o p o r tions is Feared Today. THOUSANDS OF WORKERS IN OTHER PLANTS HURT Three Hundred and Fifty Are Out in Portland; Rock Island Workers Return; Ohio is Hard Hit. i: 1 H M.i. At. I : MEN TO STRIKE. , ! I ! l (B.v I'nlted Press) NEW YORK. April 10. The strike . of "outlaw" railroadmen Is spreading; rapidly. Passenger service on all the t railroads operating: out of this city was crippled today when firemen j joined striking yardmen, switchmen ano narwr woraers. only enough firemen remain at work to operate through trains. Employes of the Hudson and Man hattan tubes, operating trains be tween New Jersey and New York quit today-. Thousands are unable to reach SMALL GIRL IS STRUCK BY TAXI AT CROSSING SHORT CIRCUIT STARTS BLAZE IN NEW MIL! s 135,000 BIBLES ARE STOLEN IS REPORTED A ishort cirouit in the motor onerat- jing the elevator in Collin Flour Mill , . 1 'calleil out the fire department just be ter of Mr. ami Mrs. M. K. Us. was f,rP J '"'0lk ,hls "' struck by a taxlcab at the corner of i"':'B'. "" "! 'he hlar.e wa Main and Alta streets about 9 o'clock extinguished by the fire apparatus in last night while ottempting to. cross :s,a"ed ,B ,he " v'1 the street. The front wheel of the necessary to slop milling operation car pussed over her leg but no bones ;1" lut out 'be fire. were broken and she Is reported do- . While complimenting the quick lug well today. -work of Chief Ringolil and his mer The uccident was unavoidable, in in answering the call. President H. W the opinion of the gil l's father, and he , Collins declared thnt the fire showed iyS nq blame Upon either the taxi Pendleton's lack nf roonoe .ol., Mlis port. R(port KxiH-utions. Roberto Carriilo, chief of Carran 's secret service, who returned here this morning from the central sec tion of Sonora. brings news of a wholesale execution r Nuevo Minos cesterday. when a company of federal .'avalry who had been scouring the mountains In that vicfnlty trapped a I arty of 25 bandits south of that place. men todav served no tice on the railroad companies here I their work in New York they will strike Monday evening of Great congestion, and confusion re their wages are not increased. WON'T RIXOGNIZE OITI.AWS suited at the tube stations. Police had difficulty '"in keeping order. Fer ries caossing the Hudson are packed to capacity but are inadequate to handle the crowds. Freight shipments are practically at a standstill. Railroad officials nre- RAGING TUTUILLA FORCED WEST END FAMILY TO FLEE; FLOOD HAS RECEDED TODAY LEAVING DEBRIS (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, April , 10. Railroad managers will not treat with outlaw - diet serlno. rot .wi. . continues another week. Only u small amount of perishable freight is being received today. An embargo on all other freight abipments has been In effect over a week. unions, It was announced at the head quarters of the general manager's as sociation here today. HMD NELSON NAMED BY AUTO CLUB MEN David H. Nelson, good roads booster vns .last night elected president of Pendleton's branch of the Tri State luto Club at its organization meeting. V board of trustees, to meet with tustees of the other branches of the Slob, was chosen and consists of Conflicting? Claims Made. (By Associated Press) CHICAGO. April 10. Despite as sertions b.v Brotherhood officials of u break In the ranks of insurgent Chi cago switchmen and enginemen. the I unauthorized railroad strikes through Filled ! out the country assumed serious oro. With Water Last Nichf Dortlons ly wh reports indicating: ... , that nearIy 30-000 men are 1(J)e Umatilla is Runninp; Hierh 1 ,n the Chicago district, regarded as 10 voe wnoie situation, some strikers returned to work, but from other sections came reports of new walkouts and strengthening- of insur gent forces. Railroads from the Atlantic to the Pacific announced an embargo on freight shipments. Thousands of workers are thrown out of employ ment In Industrial centers. a statement of railroad officials de- North Side Basements With Muddy Water Today. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Coutts were last night forced to abandon their resi dence on West Webb street because of the overflowing f Tutu ilia creek. As reported by Mrs. Coutts this morning, the (water rose to the very doorstep. one says mis is tne first time the wat er has risen so high and attributes the : clared indications were that the crisis AS THIRTY SIXTH STATE (By I'nlted Press) CHICAGO. April in. The theft of U5.000 Bibles Is reported by Jaiiies Icks, .president of the Prison Bible ssoelalion here. The bookw were In tended for distribution among state pemil Institutions. ompuny nor upon the driver. William Wattle. It was raining hard at the time of the accident. The little mbsj expects to be able to return to school on .Monday. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, April 10. Declara tion of the North Carolina democratic state convention In favor of ratifica tion of the woman suffrage amend ment means "Its all over but the shouting." Secretary Daniels said in .1 telegram sent today to Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt. president of the Na tional Woman Suffrngo association. "The North t-arollna legislature shortly to be called In session, is cer tain to ratify." the secretary said, "thus giving the S states necessary." T ASSOCIATION PLANS FOR OF for figrhttnjj fires. The nearest hyd rant fs at the rorner in front of Pur rouprhf' mill, n block nwav. Tiyim a hose from there to reach the, sev enth floor of the mill, he sul.1. wool' ie a tedious process at best. The mill if. provided, however, wll' ptandpipe ant) fire hose on every floor NEW COLLINS PARK - Tentative sukrcsi ions for the fur- i 1 iRh, floor cov erliiRs. w inlov inN and liRhtinR fixtures for the mmerclal Assoc: at ion nnarters iu the new Klks huWdini? were made last niRhi by the house rommittee In a meet Ii.r with H. R Uerse, architect. The firm of Pabeoek A l'eet, of port Iftnd, which is furnishinR the BTkl' PARENT-TEACHERS FAVOR EDUCATIONAL TAX BILLS barles H. Marsh, n. W. Rltner. C. P. I cause the new county bridge at the! In ,hp Chicago yards had passed. In Loncrgan, John lobert Simpson President Moseley. of the Walla branch, and Secretary I'arks. attended and assisted ranlatng the club. Both spokp Vaughan and Walla W. S. In or 011 the need for getting the local auto tourists camp established as soon as possible. Committees on membership and on the auto camn ground -will he named hy President Nels.. ihortly tiership campaign to swell the total to around 300 members, is also to be tin- end of Webb street. The Isaacs residence, the Welch residence and other west-end houses were threatened hy the water. The flood receded today, leaving a large deposit of mud in yards and streets. Several nnrthside residents report that water entered basements last night as the result of the heavy rain. The new basement of the R. J. Mnr. Perkins avenue was partaken. Offices of the club have not 'I'cn located, but it is considered p'rob- aoie that they will be combined with the Commercial Association offices in the new Elks' building. The associa tion lias agreed to this plan tentatively. J. B. Knight was elected seuretarv of the club at last night's meeting and Mr. I.onergnn will be secretary of the board of trustees. K mem- . 'hp residence on flooded with water this morning. The I'matilla river is still verv high I end full of mud and sediment. Thla yet . morning the stream was carrvin wlik it large pieces of wood and rubbish, in- i aicating mat the stream h.-fd overflow ed at some points and had collected debris. FORMER LOCAL TEACHER PASSES IN BELLINGHAM 1089 OUTRAGES DONE BY SINN FEIN (By Associated Press.) LONDON, April 10 tine thousand jon tn(1 unds. Finis Klrkpntrlck Is nnd elghty-nlne outrages were com-I giving most of his attention to this de mitted In Ireland bcrween January, tall. 11. and March 29. 120. according Guy Wyrlrk will be ground manager to an official white paper, which at-for the shoot and he will see that tributes them to the Sinn Fein move- the visitors and newcomers are given ment. Thirty-one police, military and nll opportunity to shoot. Every mcm nfflclals and five civilians were killed; j ber of the club with nn automobile il were fired upon; 12 were assaulted, j w assist In getting the visitors to Thla total does not Includo the po- nnd from the pnrk. Train Nn. 20. lice barracks, more than 2"0 ol which leaving at 9:0S a. nr.. Is also hnndv mrm destroyed Easter week. jtor those who prefer to go that way. The higher education mlllngo tax I the soldiers' educational tax. the two ' mill elementary school tax and the 1 blind school milluge tux w-.-re endorsed yesterday afternoon b the Haw thorne and Washington Parent-Teach-, ers associations. Lincoln's association expects to endorse the measure at Its next meeting. It was explained at bofii meeting thnt the passage of the bills is neces I sary to the educational life of Ore gon. The following is an extract from a resolution passed unanimously by the Oregon Parent-Teacher Association April 3. 1910: "Each of these measures. by Its eoii-il urovisions e.trtst II 11 Im n .pliiul chairs and davenports will be placed wrI.f(ce or hardship to the voter, but Trapshoollng will make Its 1920 debut in Pendleton tomorrow with the dedication of Collins Park, new grounds of the Pendleton Rod & Gun Club, near Mission station. The cluh home will be consulted regarding the will bo host to a large number of furnishing. shooters from nearby clubs and the ; The association will maintain qiinr genernl public has also been invited, jters of three rooms on the second Two trails lire Installed and several floor and will furnish them In first practice shoots have been held this class style. There will be the secre vveek to Insure that they are In per-Gary's office, a meeting room for the feet working order. The background hoard of managers and for eommlt is reported excellent and some good .tees, nnd the main assembly room, scores have already been made. The'whlch wU, hav) ,anl(.s for pprio,!. club hns sent out a large amount of and rrront literature of inter- shells and bluerocks and tomorrow a , n(l p,,,,!,,, ln,erests. Faav surgent leaders. however. today claimed the strike Is unbroken. Easier at riiicauro. (By I'nlted Press) CHICAGO. April 10. The switch men's strike is described here today as "easier In Chicago, and slig-htly worse outside." Strikers admitted that more work is being accomplished by the rouds here but denied desertions from their ranks. Railroad managers and representa tives of the Brotherhood, who are fighting the "rump" strike, announced that several crews who struck flrat in Chicago have returned to work today. They declared they expect to be uble to break the strike today. John Grunnau. head of the Chicago yardmen's association which started the strike, said 25 new locals huve asked for charters. Extension of rail difficulties on both coasts lust night was gleefully greeted by strike bend-quarters. 11 ARRIVE HERE SUNDAYS Mrs. Hazel Shires McBeath. aged w no win oe remembered here as a teacher in the AVashlnatnn t-hnni ring 1917 and 1918. died in Belling: m. Washington, on Thursdnv .ft... ng illness. Mrs. MeBejith with the exception of 350 Out In IWtlniur. (Py I'nlted Preaw) PORTUNP. April 10. Three hun dred and twenty of the 350 switch men here are striking today. com pletely paralysing freight traffic, of- the two years spent here. ha fW th- Servians on ih four .-.r... tenm of fn..- --- ut I S- 10 ears rw,lded in Bellingham. ( here, with some delay, team of four worker will arrive . For a number of years she engaged In early tomorrow to hold oonf-r. i r sne engaged in . . . , I ' " ' s a. Kraauate or the '"h- .ieii i.etiirn. , '" L r-mscopal Hoiungham Normal school. SurvivlnR 1 -hnrch Svir.iav in the inlerests nf th Mrs Mciin, w. w.. ..V... lam Mclteath. a daughter Marv Vmiri t break In the "rump" .strike her cam McBeath. aged fl years, and her fath- toiay w,,h th return to work of A hen i nere are three men and onppr. John Shires, ttneral rimerai services were hift morning at Bellingham from chapel of St. Joseph's hospital. cemetery. 'Include tables ami desks for use of the members. voti: to stiuki:. (By Associated Prow) CI .KVKLAN'b, April in - A meet ing of f6o vardnjeti enidovct on t'leveland rnMroatls ailjourned at noon td" , nfter Mm men hud votctl to strike at 2 o'clock. our higher educational institutions; our teaching forces; our soldiers, sail ors and marines; and out adult blind. Therefore lc ti resolved that we. the Oregon Parent Teachers Asaoctationa. 'nterehureh A orld M.ivempiit. Bev. J M. Oornelison was Informed by wire' tMlay wij,n in the team. All conferences which have been' held in the sMte thus far have proven very satisfactory state rireoor Per- j "'termcm in p.ay View tow Pronson std In hU rr. Two 1 of the four members are holrtin- con -feren ces a t TTerm iston t odn y for the I He1 1 end f the po'intv, Delegates from all the churches tn thf county were notified today by Inn? 1 distance te'eohone of (By United Press) KANSAS CITY. April 10.- The first (Continued on page .) the n.etinT do eamt'Btly sanction nnd heartily tomorrow and it Is planned to support with the full strength of our have a large t .entntton. TV organisation, the college milloge taa. Conference will begin n 10. end rt the soldiers' educational tax, the two noon; resume at 2 o'clock nnd con mill school tax ami the blind school tlnue until 5, and at night will resume , mi it age tax." t and continue until 9 o'clock. Wetifi From the report of Major Lee Moor house, weather oueerver. Maximum. 8?. , .Minimum.. 39. Rainfall, ss. Barometer :?.C0. thla l 111 1 I I aa c the mm mwi Tonight and Sunday fair: light to heavt. froat In early morning.