Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1920)
THE EAST OREGONIAN IS THE ONLY NEWSPAPER IN THE INLAND EMPIRE GIVING ITS READERS BOTH ASSOCIATED PRESS AND UNITED PRESS TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS DAILY EVENING EDITION Numbnr of copies printed of yeslf rday'e Dally, 4,341 Tul paper ! a mt-mbnr or and audited by the Audit I1uriau of Circulation!!. DAILY EVENING EDITION Tha Eaat Oregonlan l Eaatera Ore gon greateat newpaper and aa a Jelling' forca irlv.a to the adrertlaar over twice the guaranteed paid clreu latlon In lndletOD and Umatilla ty of any other newepaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 32 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1920. NO. 0512 ALLIES WILL BREAK WITH GERMANY UNLESS COUNTRY DISARMS IN ACCORD WITH TREATY; BLOCKADE WILL BE RESUMED IF ORDER IS NOT RESPECTED STRIKERS RETURN ALL OVER NATION SERVICE BETTER!. LEGAL STEPS TAKEN TO CANCEL PICKFORD Reports From Chicago Show Disintegration of Strike, Ar rested Leaders Would Call Off Strike Under Compro mise Plan. HAYWOOD REVEALS AIM OF I. W. W. IN CONTEST Arrest of Leaders Under Lever Act Was Heavy Blow at Men in Charge of Unauthorized Railroad Walkout. Amorlated Press.) Return of striker and Improvement In service Is reported today by rail road of various sections as the newly appointed ruilroad labor board assem bled at Washington to consider the ware demands of rail workers. In the New York district, there were confllctinc reports concerning the number of men who had returned after the railroads gaat night had de livered an ultimatum that their last chance would expire at noon tomor row. Borne of the roads announced that strikers are flocking- back and others reported sporadic walkouts. Some brotherhood Officials ex pressed the fenr that the men might regard the ultimatum as a challenge and prolong the walkout. t ' " '' f ' SiriLo ntHlnUtrmtlnfr. (Associated I'ress. ) CHICAGO, April 1. fipecdy dis integration of the unauthorised rail road strikes In the central and far west Is the forecast today with a se rious blow struck by the government stronghold In Chicago by the arrest yesterday of 36 strike leaders. Hunt la bairn lilt, (Associated I'ress.) WASHINOTO.V, April 16. The rail road labor hoard perfected a tempo rary organisation at its Initial meeting today. Henry Hunt, former mayor of Cinrlnnnti, was elected chnirman and ft. W. W. Hanger, of W'ohlngton. sec retary. Roth are members of the puh llo group. (United Tress.) CHICAGO, April 16. The general situation In the "rump" strflkes of railroad workers Is reported Improv ing In many parts of the countny to day. College students and business men volunteers were Joined by small groups of "outlaw" strikers who re turned to work. In operating trains throughout the East. All Hues an nounced Increased service, some re porting efforts to move freight. Ask for Compromise. Strike leaders Jailed here' said to he ready to propose a compromise by which they would cancel the strike in return for recognition of their organ isation throukhout the country, nnd their own release from Jail. Workers are still out In some western cities. Hot th sitiintton Is reoorted "nsier." Further arrests of strike lenders ! are predicted. I. W, W, nan Shown. (Associated Press.) CHICAGO, April 16. Plans of (he Industrial Workers of the World In advocate a one big union movement during the present unrest among rail road workers are revealed in a state ment hy William D. Haywood, former general secretary and treasurer of the organisation, and John SnndKren. ed itor of the one big union monthly, published here todny. THINK BAJCGISR PAST (Associated Press.) PAIHS. April 16. Dourer of new uprising agnlnst the Khert gov ernment in Germany has apparently passed for the time being, ucrordine to advices from Ilerlln lodnv. Str'ot precautionary mensures are being la ken, however. (Hy I'nited Press.) WINIUJN, .ev.. April 16. I-ega! gotten to set aside Mary Plckford's divorce from owen .Moore was instituted here tday with the filing of a suit of charg ing both of i hem with fraud, and conspiracy to evade the Nevada dlcorctj laws. Churges of per jury and collusion also involving LKlUgraa Fairbanks, her present hugbaod are contained in the complaint which Attorney Gen era' Kowler filed. Mary and Fairbanks entered an agreement prior to the di vorce., the document avers, whereby they promised to Inter marry when she w:ut divorced from Moore. The latter la charged with entering into a conspiracy with Fairbanks and Mary, by means which he wil fully and wrongfully appeared at Minden at the proper time to be served with the divorce com plaint. The complaint charges that Alary received her divorce ' after a 17 day residence in Neva da. The attorney general des cribes Mrs. Moore's testimony given at the divorce trial as fraudulent nnd untrue except as to her statement of the time of her marriage to Moore and that "when she swore she was a res ident of Nevada she knew the fact to the contrary and that she tlid not intend to make this state her home." The marriage of Mm Moore and Fairbanks is referred to at length and is char acterized as illegal and of no force. The defendants are1 giv en 40 days to reply to the com plaint. ' ! I I I j I ; ! J i I I I I MEXICO WANTS TO MOVE ARMY THROUGH 0. S. Request From Carranza Gov ernment Taken Under Ad visement While War Clouds Gather in Country South of Border. PROMINENT IN MEXICAN AFFAIRS TODAY S0NORA TROOPS TAKE FOUR NEARBY TOWNS Report Says Carranza Cavalry Has Occupied Pulpit Pass Enroute to Rebel Territory; Fight May Occur at Cananea Jlly Associated Press) VASlw., u .,, April 1U. Mexico lias asketl M'rmislon of the Tutted Sfnt to move ti't,p. through Amer ican territory in order to attack the stale of Nonora from the north. No action in n,,- pequewt luu yet been token. To Ih-rcul ('niianca. ( Hy Associated Press) j AOI A PIUI-TA. April 16. Repub i lie of Sonora troops, stationed at Co.- j nanca, and numbering Knon have been j ordered Immediately to defend tills j post, according to General Ping In an , order to prepare against possible in , vasion or the state by Curranza-troop I i from I tilted, States territory, in event i permission is granted the federal gov- I ernmgBI to route troops through the i i United Htates. URGE TAX MEASURE Auk For Open i ik iii . Hy 1 nited I'resH) NOGAl.FH, Ariz.. April 16. Gencr j Jil Florcs, commanding Sonora troop , invading Ktmtloa urn reported to be j m-nring Oullacnn. the capital of Sinn lo.t. Tho report declares that Flore ' invited opposing for , tjOWII to fifth t ho a ! citizens. Train ami CM to come out or' 3 not to endanger telegraph Hervice nan TROOPS CONCENTRATING IN POMERAN1A BELIEVED INDICATE COUP D' ETAT Information From Official Sources Shows Allies Prepare to Take No Chances on Militaristic Revival; Appearances Show German Government Prepares for Civil War; Von Kapp Leaders Who Escaped Arrest Making Trouble. BY HENRY WOOD. (United Press Staff Correspondent.) PARIS, April 16. France, Britain, Italy and Belgium have unanimously agreed to notify Germany that they will sever dip lomatic relations unless immediate and complete disarmament is carried out as provided in the treaty of Versailles, it is learned today. The information was obtained from official sources here. The allies will threaten renewal of the blockade in the event any insurrectionary government in Germany refuses to recognize or execute the treaty. Dispatches to the French foreign of- I fices from Germany said a heavy de- MAYOR INVITES ALL TU COME FORTH AND TOIL been established by Sonora troops for j Ignacio Honillas, former Mexican ambassador at Washington. Is report ed as having agreed to run for the presidency of Mexico. Other reports IGNACIO - DONILLAS arc thru the fight against Carranza is Im nift directed by General i bregon. v. ho Is supposed to be seeking: the presidency. Pendleton's auto tourists camp ground will welcome the shovel, the hoe and the brush hook Sunday morn ing when all persons interested in net ting1 the park in shape have been in vited by Mayor Vaughan, in a proc lamation, to come forth ond toil. Hun dreds of loyal citizens are expected to trek to the east end pumping station i site and lend the toil of their back and brow to the good cause. The civic undertaking will be in the j nature of that which every town h- jat some time in its career in order to they have hoisted the put over i puouc enterprise. 11 win resemble the famous campus days of northwestern universities, when gar- ' tachment of troops is concentrating In j Pomeranla. A coup d'etat similar to I the Von Kapp movement is expected. Reports of an impending1 caup are I partly confirmed by advices to Pritish j officials from their government's rep j resentatives In Germany. Many lend j er are said to be men prominent j the Von Kapp movement who escaped 1 arrest when the insurrectionary roup was driven from the control by lha general strike. Hoisted Kaiser Flax. A ssociated Press. ) LONDON". April 1. Germany has ! every appearance of preparing for ! civil war, says the Dally Mail's Rer i lin correspondent. The Baltic troops ire defiant, in camp Muenster-. her "kaiser flag." i says a dispatch. den implements are featured and I Official Fearful. j where white shirts and collars are ta ; boa. With cooperation from a hlw- dred or more citizens, the site can he placed in excellent shape in the one day, the committeemen believe. distanoa of in Illas. .'5 kilometers south of Four Town Taken. (Hy Pnited Press) PRIETA. April 1 Head of School of Commerce Will Speak Tomorrow Im- a pressing Vital Need of Sup- i i1""" Jf? ;" before 1 m- r r jvading Sonora stale troops, according port for Higher Education. j to reports received here today. The ursi uuiuc oeiween arrnnzista troops honora secessionists Dean D. W. Morton, dean of school of Commerce at the TTniversity the , """"..I rr.,uniMi.i wjcupmi iiuia, .-Minima, wnere me iarrnnza SIX TOWN BASEBALL LEAGUE FULLY FORMED WITH SCHEDULE STARTING SUNDAY APRIL 25, ENDING JULY 4 nf inc. urrW-fifl liti Imliiv :ind will f . . " " - -. w " - t t'sisTa iii't iiml spraK ill mvur ui ine nint-i euui u . movcmen t tax measure at a meeting of the I'nm- 1 tilla county committee to bo held to morrow at 7:30 p. m. In the county library. The county committee was recently appointed by the Alumni Relief As-o- joined an hour's the Sonora Dry Ud is On. With wo r clouds lowering over Pendleton, Pilot Rock, Helix Athena, Milton-Freewater ; members, and Walla Walla Line Up; Spell Heads Buckaroos. DEMOTT SHOT WHILE TRYING 10 ESCAPE Mexico and troops passing through rHai riieia, cnrouie to Tlie Monoiii 4- V borders to oppose the 'arranzista foi ces reported approaching, t he state ance of a "dry" country. For th tit si time in liostory Sonora has the nnti- clatlon, and members of the committee ho presented the unwonted appear- are working Tor the passage ot tne mn May 11, At the meeting tomorrow night, to which the public is Invited. ; saloon ltd clamped dOWn, Gambling fUrtber plans will le made for a cam j has also been ordered stopped by mi patffn In favor of the bill. litary authorities. provides funds for O.A.C., University1 It is rumored that General Dteffuex, of Oregon and the Oregon Normal I Oirranza's commander In the coin school. paign against Sonora. will lead Id. 00ft Dean Morton romes to Pendleton "i1" to attack Sonora from the rear, prepared to give accurate information 'through Klnolou. Characteristic on thi- serious ne-ds of the three In- (scenes around Mexican armies are re stitutions. As head of the Behoa' Jwoted m the present armed uprising Commerca, he is able to furnish the " So,1"" Woman and children camp dailalti nf tho onlleB-e.' financial con- folIowe,N are idence. Discipline dltlon nnd the situation faced by the Institutions. Dean Morton spoke this afternoon at the Pendleton high school and will speak tomorrow afternoon at Pilot ' Is none too rigid. Itoek. Not At Pulpit Pa-. (Ily I'nited Press) EI PAHO, Apr4.1. Mexican Oon ,'sui Bandovi today claimed Carran- zista cavalry has OOCUph ton the Sonora border. d Pulpit Pass niipv PRfinnnTC ;tiirf nw LOCAL MAN IN QUINTET if ill ui Lit Jniununi TOR CONVENTION PLACED AKRUl- M Vir VOTK.P. WASHINGTON', April I B The house today passed and senl to Pre. Ident Wilson the postoffice appropria tion bill providing extension of atrial malt from New York to San Frnntcsco and giving the postmaster general pewe.- to mnke eictensions to St. Tyuls nnd othi-r pilnts he deems advisable. An exclusive dniry-pred-"-' will le opened Saturday at Bo" Ml.n street under the niaiiaiioinmi of Glen Ftoherts. formerly with tho Golden West CI III flf J here. It will r' butter, milk Ice cream, nnd other dairy products The establ itdiment wi! I as the Clover Nook dairv. t-rt has announced that he will all kinds of A-l dairy pr will personally supervlne the prepara tion of cottage ( hecHO, Rulgai ia't b t it u nnd other prepared p rod nets. Mr. Roberts Is a graduate in the d - - buttermilk pe l nnwn Mr It"''- arry I Blue Mountain league SchtMttUe for 1020. April 15. Pilot Rock at Pendle ton, Helix at, Athena, Milton Freewater at Walla Walla. May S, Athena at Pilot Rock, Walla Walla at Helix, Pendleton at Milton. May Milton-Freewnter at Pendleton, Pilot Hock at Helix, Athena at Walla Walla. May 1 Helix at Pendleton, Pilot Rock at Athena, Walla Walla at Milton. May Miiton-Frcewntor at Pilot Rock, Pendleton at Athena, Helix at Walla Walla. May 3". Walla Walla at Pen dleton. Athana at Helix. Pilot Rock at Milton. Juno 6. Heltx at pilot Rock, Milton-Fie watrr at Athena, Pendleton at Walla Walla. June 13. Walla Walla at Pilot Rock, Pendleton at Helix, Athe na a; MH i on. June , Athena at Pendleton Helix at Milton, Pilot Rock at Walla Walla. June 27. Pendleton at Pilot Rock, Milton - Freewater at tieux. Walla Walla ut Athena. July 4. Pilot Hock at lVndle n , Hfedlx a l At hena . Milton- Fre water at WaDO Walla. die ton, Pilot Rock. Helix. Athena Milton-Freewater and Waila Walla as was organized here on Thur-sduy afternoon with Rex Ellis, president of the Pendleton Athleticv Club, at the helm. Pendleton will get its first touch or ls2a baseball a week from Sunday at Round-Up park with Pilot Rock as , the opposition. Helix will open at Athena and Milton-Freewater at Wal la Walla. There will be 11 games on the schedule, which is now being worked out. The opening and clos ing rames are played in the same town: with the same teams taking part. Spell Wants Pennant "The Puckaroos are out to bring the pennant to Pendleton." said Marshall I Spell, who is local manager. "The runs have BhOWD that they want base ball and ve'lt gne It to them. All we ask If th!r support and we ought to return a winner." At yesterday's meeting the same constitution and by-laws which gov- : crned the old Blue Mountain league ; was adopted with but a few minor cnanfce. awn mwd is rvqwmi i boat a Iftfl forfeit to complete the sen- iion. The manager or me six icams. w ith the vice president. constitute A Ute I)iki Hi oi uirwuin, aim me j officers are elected from men not 4, closely connected with the teams. Stephens or Atnen i was eioci- I : ; j . (United Press.) BERLIN. April 16. American ar my investigators today confirmed a re- ; port of German Reichswehr troops 1 that Paul Demott, American, was kill-j ed while trying to escape from a Ger- j man military prison at Wesel. Tbe. report said it was established that Demon's passport was issued for jour nalistic work In France and later ex tended, allowing him to visit the Baltic i states. He was arrested for alleged ' connection with the Ruhr communist revolt and was shot when, soldiers al- leged, he attempted to escape. American authorities will continue their investigation. (United Press.) HEItLIX, April l. Fearing a new military coup, the government has ta- ! ken extensive precautions to gTjard it self. The district around the govern ment buildings is barred to the pii" ; Fifteen tanks. 12 armored cars, and a ; number of machinegun companies . have been brought Into the city and . placed on guard. Armed detach ments today patrolled Wllhelmstrasse and Unter Den Linden. The government denied a report that Major Bischoff and General Von Laiettwitz. alleged monarchist plotters, have been arrested. CAPT. LEE CALDWELL BUYS WHEAT RANCH Captain Lee R. Caldwell, former ' world's champion rider, and recently returned from the wilds of Germany iand France, has decided that there is ! but one spot in this big world for him. and that spot is Umatilla county. ThoT-offir Panlnln Pilwoll KmiM-Tit ON PAIR OF VESSELS i himself 880 acres of wheat land, in- ! eluding growing crop and outfit and WASHINGTON, April 16. The : has decided from now on to lead the NAVY ASKS NEW BIDS Na v y Ie pa rt me n t t o d a y aga i n ask e d bids on the steamers Yale and Har vard, all bid on the first two offers having been rejected. It was an nounced that no bid below the ap praised value of $S50,ft00 for each ves sel -would be considered. 1 simple life of a wheat grower. The land was purchased from Alson . H. McCutchen. through Snow A Day ton. The ranch is located about three miles south of Yoakum, and the con- : sideration is in the neighborhood of $25, 000. 4 t Crier The entry two days ago of Judge V 'ill II. King into the race for d-ie-nr front the second district In the demo- iiunuii.il t in, I'm ion hi gun j dleton rrancisoo rouipi icaies in situation tor four other candidates, as there arr now five strong men entered and two can be elected. Will M. Pciersor. PemlHton attorney, Is one of those In the race. Judge King, now-chief conns' for! t he recla ma t ion service n 1 Wa shlnr: j ton, D. C. ha attended national c.n- League baseball furnished by teams from six tow, is in the shadows of the Blue Mountains will be serveu t i er fans in 1 Bins; pm - ed vice president and Fred H. aloes 6f Helix, secretary and treasurer. Oam es will be played on Sundays and holidays in the various towns of the league and a fixed price of M rents a!misson has been agreed upon (or all towns. The league will operate aj an amateur affair, and if any prof its accrue. members of the local teams wit) share those profits provid NOW WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS"; FIVE OHIO LADS ATTEMPT TO BURN 10 YEAR OLD AT STAKE Newsboy Saved From Wile West Indian Pate by Timel? Arrival of Another; Papers and Leaves Set Afire at Feet n time to scatter the biasing branches ind free Kneller. (By I'nited Press) LANCASTKR. C. April t6. Fiv uvenite disciples of nickel novels am scries of in , tng Ihey have Played the jeMonmU. drtention hole hero to.,ay wWle th mo enninc .mhv n. - The Pine Mountain league, with Pen- Continued on page two C7.I0C1IO CIUCAiK WIIGOI S CLGSKO (By I'nited Tress.) CWICAOO. April 16. All public ehooln are cloned today due to a SMIVAK t'AIUM.T (By I'nited Press. 1 I.OND"N. Aprtl 16. The ' Mora k ca btnel has resigned, acrord ;lng to n Vienna dispatch today. The ' ieat(l atfon followed a heated detvate .In the national assembly over the cab , fuel's policies. Ing courses of the Oregon Agriculture ventions in l!ns. 1!12. la- College. his residence at Ontario. Mr. IVter- 1 son attended t he 1916 convention nt LKFFTXGWFLL RKKIGN'S. 't Loots Nad was a presidential olec- Hy Associated Press.) , tor In 1912. WASHINGTON. April 16 R. C. The other three men who have filed ; strik of 325 school engineers who lefringweM. assistant secretary of the . for the race are Nolan Skiff tr the walked out for more pay. They re- treasury has resigned nnd his resigna- land ffftOO, Iji Grande; I- .1. Aker of) By i nited Press. fsed a fist salary of from 275 to tbm has been accepted by President ; i niai io. nnd F. C. Young, of I.iK. WABH1NGTON, April 16. The 1.125 a month. , Wilson. i flew. Laatlroad labor board, inc. tin..; for the first time today immediately took tip the demands of railroad trainmen for hither wages. Demands of trainmen Creche ,vr' which union leaders and tailroa.t managers uts.iprceu several witrb aco were considered first in the hop that action will stop the outlaw" strike. COXSIIF.RS WAGI? DRMANIM woTiu ii hi nam stuikk. DUBUX. April lfi. Another hunger strike is reported to have begun a Mount Joy prison, the political irlr er sti'! detailed refusing to take ftaaal last night. police investigate their efforts to burn at the stake "harles Kneller, 10 year old ncwahoy. KnUr was ved from batns badl) baraad by Dm Morcy. afjld 10. Knclb-r was dhtrlbnting newspapers and had occasion to pass u lonely wood. The five hoys, playing "wild west." inikd IteWnd trees and bushes, on the alert for victims. A rope was whirled from behind a tree, the UOOua sett It iiK tver Kneller's sboubb ts. He wa t et1 to a tree and his own papers were piled at his feet. P.rnnche- and leave were dumped on them. A match flared and the ph burst into flaiuea while the boys re I ream t watch their victim from a distance. Morey happened uluns just Wcatfiay Reported by Major Iee Moorhouss. weather obuervor. Maximum, S3. Minimum 37. Barometer. 29.62. , 1 II r 1 THE WEATHER FORECAST Tonight and Saturday en erally fair: light to hsary front In earlr morn I nr.