East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, April 21, 1920, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE EAST OREGONIAN IS THE ONLY NEWSPAPER IN THE INLAND EMPIRE GIVING ITS READERS BOTH ASSOCIATED PRESS AND UNITED PRESS TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS GAH.Y EVENING EDITION Number, of copies printed of y urday' Deity, 3,102 Thla (inpor la a mumbsr or and audited by Mm Audit Bureau or Circulation.. DAILY EVENING EDITION Tha Kat Orta-onlan la Kaataro Or t70ii, r-att nowapaper and a. a Tolling; force lv to th adwtljjf oer twice the nnaranteod paid circu lation In Pendleton and Umatilla, cwu ty of any other newapaper. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER NO. 9516 VOL. 32 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN. PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1920. LEAD OF 3000 IN NEBRASKA JOHNSON H f f FRANCE OBJECTS TO PROPOSAL TO RECALL TROOPS Merc Compliance by Germany With Financial Obligations Not Sufficient Declares Pre mier Millerand of France. PREMIERS ASK U. S. MONEY FOR ARMENIA Ambassador Johnson at Rome Has Been Directed to Attend Conference at San Remo but Not to Participate in Same. (By Associated Press. )) I'.MtIS, April 21. Withdrawal of allied troops from a part of Ithlne land In consideration for immediate execution by Germany of certain fi nancial obligations of the Versailles trcuty is proposed by Italy and Hrit aln at the Sun llemo conference, says a dispatch to the 1'etit lyri.si.i n today. Premier Millerand has refused to agree to the plan. It is said. Ask Aid for Armenia. fc (By t'nited Press. SAN flKMO, April 21. The coun cil of premiers decided today to ad dress President Wilson mid the Amer ican people recommending that the t'nited (States offer financial support to Armenia. The premiers, it is un derstood, will point out that Amcii'.i l.i particularly Interested in the new Armenian nation nnd that no other power is in a position to aid its firm estuhlshtnant. The council's decision came after the Iague of Nations oeclined to ac cept the mandate over Armenia. ..). iw.h Ul t lend. (By Associated Press,;) WASHINGTON, April 21. Ambas sador Johnson In Rome, was instruct ed today by the stale department to, attend the allied conference at San Itemo as an official observer. He will not participate In discussions or delib erations. Auk Army of jimi onu PAKIK April 21 Germany has ask ed tho Inter-nllled conference at San Itemo. to Inrease from lOO.OOo to 200. -J 000 men, the standing army provided j for tiermany by terms of the VcrsnlllcsJ trnnlv The roniirxl )h i-iml.'iiiwxl in u forth office last night, the note setting that the inccreased force is necessary for maintenance of order. Would themasr INdhv. PARIS, April II. -Gorman charge D'Affaf res Mayer has ha tided the council of ambassadors three notei to be forwarded to the council of pre miers at .San Itemo. The first oxked re Iwlon of the peaco treaty allowing Oerni:my an army of 200.000 instead of ion. 000. with large aviation and heavy artillery units. Tho second requested entente permission to Increase cr?ii;in police forces in tho neutral xono and the third asked the demuliillzat Ion of mi litia not be required and that Ger many be allowed to re establish her general staff. French circles characterised the notes as new proof of their charge that Herman militarism is becoming more rampant. Wilson Will Not Inesot. (By Pnlted Press. WASHINGTO.V, April 2 1.- -President Wilson will not again Insist to the allies that thoy settle the remain ing peace questions as deal rod by the Fnltod states, it was learned today in circles closo to the white house. While the Ajonerlocan .salification of the treaty i, withheld, he will not par ticipate in world politics. It Is under stood, This new attltudo makes It cerialn. It is believed, that the sn- preme council at San Henio will cido on HettLaments In defiance of the president's Tews In at least two amrthc slate and stated that they were rc posslnly three Important matters. ' hirknlfly free from disease, and hd those of Turkey the Adriatic and tha advantage of favorable growine trade with Rueela. coldlttons. SINGLE MAN AND BENEDICT WILL SETTLE TOSSERS' TITLE SATURDAY Who Is the better ball plaer. thetel i-ihclf man or trie benedict? This question has been worryhig both I asset here all Hprtng and now a settlement of the momentous matter Is coming. The Hound-Pp park has been selected for the fray and it will be played on Saturday afternoon, May 1, after the county track meet. Much coin of the realm stands j Olson, himself, on second; Trews at a lumber shortage were declared re ready to back the single men against shortstop; Gunner Peterson at thliM j mote by members of the National the married one and vice versa. One! base; Ouy Johnson and the Penland ' Lumber Manufacturer's associ ( i m of the rules of the contest is that no; man shall be allowed on the married men's team who ha a son on the sin gle men's side. Hoscoe Vaughan, who vet walks alon-' i! garnering talent for the sin- ' r m - . . 1 L TRUTH? - jaSJ HTaaSTHH Bf LOW MERCURY TO CUT EAST END FRUIT CROP, .. IS VISITORS' FORECAST Agriculture Agent and 0. A. C. Plant Pathologist Find Peach and Pear Trees Are Badly Blighted by Cold. The fruit crop in the Milton-Frco-watcr district Will bo lighter this year than last, predicts Fred Pennlon, count agriculture ngent, who with fl. I. Pasts, plant pnthodnglM from O. A. G. visited cast end growers yes terday. The extremely cold winter la given tin qne of the reasons for the light crop, and added to this is the fact that a light crop generally fol lows a plentiful one, such as the I Ml crop. - There will be no peach crop this year nnd pear will be very scarce, say Roth poach and pear trees wer badly blighted by the cold. There WHJ oe no i ::'ir" pears. .miikmj- Freewater growers say they are ko Ing out of tho peach business and are cutting down the Injured trees and will replace them with other fruit trees. Trees Make Hennery. Apple trees, states Mr. Reunion, hnvp made a wonderful recovery from the effects or the odd weather and while the crop will be lighter thin lust year's, apples tw ill not be sciiree. Cherry tiTesOJi the upper Walla Wnl I i siktered. hy in general the trees .ire nrsertolfciy damaged, although growers s'tlfrffit Will lake a few dnys of hot wea t her to determine if t be partly frozen limbs can carry the sat. Prune trees were also injured by the cold Farm Iturrnu Meets, Mr. Pen n ion nnd Professor Raars met last "fljght with n growers who are members of the Milton -Kieewnter Fiirin Bureau, and with W. C. Bop son, count v fruit inspector. At the meeting. Which was presided over by J. F. Slover, of Free water. Professor Paars advised the growers to continue to spray apple trees for scale for four or five days more. Wnathcr condi tions Iih ve been had for spraying a s I the trees have advanced beyond the lorntoflR stage, and growers feared that the Rpxay would Injure the fruit Profc-sor Pa art said that the fruit ; de-'trets of the oust end compare vei favorably with those In other parti of men. Kd Olson, who Is married doesn't look set in his whys. Is but ma tumor for tho benedicts. He has blown the lust off the books of an cient history and announced today the following on his side: Finis Klrkpatrick, behind the bat: Frank lays and Walter Lehman on the mound; Carl Hoft on first base; Olson, himself on second; Trews at Frank Hays and Walter Lehman on t I the mound; 'rl Hoft on first base; brothers, three of them, for the out-1 field candldstes. Th lineup, Man- relative to the conservation of foftata ager Olson saya, im subject te change, j F. V. Dunham sld the present visible Manager VaUfthan Is still working supply was mora than 2.Sfi0.Ooo,00ft. on the q. t. and will not announce his Ono feet, which he declared was suf seleetinn until later. i feint to last al least ft years. BRIDE AND GROOM WEAR GINGHAM AND OVERALLS AT ALTAR ST. I,OPI& April 2 1.--Krnk Coldewel and Ijllian Traver will start wedded life protecting AXsdnM the high cost of living. She will oar gingham and lie overalls at the ceremony Thurs day, they announced today. SEASONS OPENS SUNDAY Claude Miles, of Pendleton, nnd A. Davis, of Helix, have been appointed , by President Kills, of the Blue Moun j tain league, as umpire for the season 'which opens Sunday. One more : arbiter is y et to be named and he will 1 j be nrpotntcd from applicants in Mil- i wind and killed. Patrick Sharp's fam l ton. Kreewnter and Walla Walla. ForMly of six at Philadelphia, Miss., was j the opening game Miles will likely wiped out. Work here. Davis at Athena and the Tho Haptist church at Philadel J third man nt Walla Walla. phia is being used as a morgue. The sea win will 'pen here at 2:4 on Sunday with the PendlcKm nine en tertaining Pilot Hock. The local squad will appear In uniforms, hut probablv will not he in shape to play mid-season ball owing to the lack of practice caused by jmow and wind. Pilot Hock has bad two ga nSesj with Helix this searf 71 but has come out on the short end both times. Practices will 'b held here every evening this week. If possible, to gel tho local nine in shape for the open ing game. The infielders havo had several good workouts but pitchers ; have been hampered by cold wind- j and 'What the boys can do with thei stick remains to be seen, other teams are under the same handicap as Pen dloton. however, as the poor weather ( has been general. KILLED WHEN AUTO HITS GARBAGE TRUCK SAN FKANCiSt "( . April Jl --Fraiik llopp; vice president of the Shrove Company, jewelers, was killed early, today when his automobile collided with a rthrbiige wagon. Roop'a wife, who wan In the machine, was not in-j juied. Tho Jeweler was driving at a high rate of speed when the accident occur- j cd, according to witnesses. AMERICAN STEAMER IS REPORTED AS SINKING t Fly Associated Press) LONDON. April Jl. A report In the 1,1 yd Shipping (fancy today says the American steamer Wayhut Is sinking, giving its latitude, and longi tude. A tug is on the Way to Rive as sistance. VISIBLE LUMBER SUPPLY MAKES SHORTAGE LOOK REMOTE SAY DELEGATES ( y Associated Prc-s . CIVIfAGO, April II. prospects who met today to consider problems MORE BLIZZARD PREDICTED TOR DENVER TODAY Five Frozeto Death in Record Storm in Colorado, Thous ands of Cattle Died From Cold and Lack of Feed. TORNADO LEFT TRAIL OF DEAD IN THE SOUTH Estimates From Memphis and Birmingham Place List of Fatalities at From 166; Relief Badly 100 to Needed. fUy JJnited Press. DKNVKR, April 21.- -With another blizzard predicted for -Colorado tonight .delayed reports of the record-bi cak -ins; storm thai tied up transportation ; here from .Saturday tu Monday showed j five persons frozen to death, and thousand's of head of livestock per ished. Hundreds of volunteer citizens are helping dip lIt the Moffat railroad to Coiona "the top of the world" to release feed for starving cattle. too n ..o i Mao. 4 (by United Press.) MKMI'IIIS, April HI. Kcports ar- riving over crippled wires from por 4 lions of Mississippi. Alahama and f CUTS Doe 00. which are In the path of ft I the second disastrous storm to strike I the south this season, today placed the ' rumber of dead at from 100 to 150. (two entire villages, Koschill and In- jgumar, Miss., are reported demolished. Other places are badly damaged. Whole Family Wiped ;ut. (Hy Fniled .Press.) At Hamilton, Ala., where the court house hga been turned Into a hospital, the storm is reported to have been es- neciall v violent. Five members of on family were killed. A heavy timber was driven entirely through the body of a young woman. btiby wan carried half a mile by the lU'lief Is Needed. ( Py Associated Press.)) IilRM 1 N( ; HA M, A pril 2 1.- Assist ance ! urgently needed fr relief of Tornado survivors in a dozen counties in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee, reports today from the storm swept tltatrlel said. With a death list of Jdd already reported, and a property loss of many millions, the tornado has ta ken rank as one of he most disastrous and widespread In the annals of the south. ( By t'nited Press.) BIKMIXCHAM. April 21. Fifty , two persons are known to have been killed and several hundred injured as result of the tornado which swept ' northern Alabama Tuesday afternoon Property loss is above liiOO.OOO. The ! Ifreaieat loss is reported in Hamilton and Marion counties- where 2 2 per ' sons were killed. Telephone and tele graph wires arc down in north Alaba I ma. j Madison county reported 18 killed. : Colbert county four, nnd Franklin county three. Fivejtther dead are re ported from scattered sections. Snlferiryr Is t.rcat. MTCMPH1S. April 21. The full ef fecet of the lornado w hich swept por t'mis of Alabama. Mississippi and Ten nesst e is being brought home today as reports reached here from the storm -aweot districts. The death toll so far totals rfoarly l"0, according to reports recriv d over railroad telegraph wires the only means of communica tion. Reports from eastern Mississippi and noli hern Alabama (old of great suffering. Medical supplies and workers are rushed from nearby cities. I V PI XT .0,04X1 i,Kn. rHy t'nited Press.) blNnd.N, April Jt. - Latest fig ures Indicate that Johnson carried Nebraska by -0.000 votes. Pryan wff5 i-ohabb chosen as a democratic dele pate at lara. REBELS NEARING TAMP ICO IN HEART OF OIL FIELDS' 0. S. INTERESTS ARE THREATENED fttv I n'ted Press.) WA8H1 NQTOtf . April Sj Mexican ...), iu ..... ihriMin eimni.A t th heart of the oil region, according to j a communique issued here today by Oeneral Alvarado. Irepreaenting the ; raVoittUonUrto. He declared that Gen- i CORN DECLINED EIGHT CENTS BUSHEL; LIQUIDATION DUE TO N. Y. FINANCIAL CONDITIONS (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO. April 21. Prices crashed heavily downward! in the grain market today, especially in the last 15 minutes of i trading. Corn fell as muci as 8 :5-4 cents a bushel. Liquida tion owing to weakness of the chief annarent reason. Oats tumbled five cents. some cases, rjui laid and nos quotations were at nearly the bottom of the day's prices. ai w r.K ti i:xi; POINT. (By United Preaa. J j CBICAOO, April It. S'luriliiiK irie $TBP were racordefl on the C'hicaK; board or trada LOdaf when M.iy corn dropped eitht ecnia from tin- opening' ill 1.72 1-2. Slightly smnller dropa "ats fi ll two to thre r nls. M",t of hnur "ttiil fiii'inriiil news.'' nurt ic Chicago trurterii. riniin future on the Chloaga board dividual dealers cialjhed to see In the new era of hiiMi coaf. The grain in.u ii.t i.im: in m w YOIUC , (Hy Aaaoclated Press. i .N'KW YOlt:;. A jiril 21. Speculative i.sues were subjected to severe Ilqui-j dation in the stock market today, declaiming five to almost 45 points in thej absence Of suppoit. CHICAGO STRIKERS REPUDIATE "OUTLAW" LEADERS AND REFUSE TO VOTE TO END THEIR WALKOUT C. L WOODARD BUYS EARL TULLOCH HOME FOR $26,000 CASH For a price of tB.OOu- cash CiiKper 1. W'-oUwarcl, prominent AdaniM farmer, has purchased the Karl Tulloch home at 500 Jackson street. Tho place Is one of the moKt nmdtrii homes in the city and the sale, hits been, one of interest, accordingly. The new owners are to take pos-sessi n within a month or two and at that time Mrs. Tulloch will leave nptm a visit to Cali fornia and later at Orsfon coast resorts before return ins to the city. They have one of the Bow man apartments leaded and will reside there after tho apartment has been vacated. Mr. Woodward has a 1200 acre farm jnt north of Adams and lie also farms 000 acres In Adams county. Wash. He is a J'n of Mrs. Hose Woodward f Walla Walla. Mrs. C. U Wood ward was formerly Mias Nettie Billot of Walla Walla, daughter of Mrs. Sarah Klliot and sister of M rs. Da ve St one an d M iss Maxine felllot of Athena and of Mrs. J. T. EH am of Walla Walla. . 0. 0. F. TO OBSERVE 1 01 ST ANNIVERSARY In conimrmoration of the 101st an nlversary of the founding of the odd felh'W lodgn in this country, members of eureka lodge. I. o. o. F.. will at tend the Christian church next Sunday evening to hear an address by Rev. Robert bee Hnssabarger. The decision was made at the regular weekly meet ing last evening to attend the church in a body. Work lasi evening was in the sec ond degree and six candidates who were riven the Initiatory denreo the .week previous took work. OWNERS MAY FOOL TIMBER IN BIG SALE (By Associated Press.) ( P PO K A N 19, April X 1 . - A rr a n go -'men is for marketing S0,00o,0fl feet j of timber near Tckoa. in this countv. I n.ilr.HH and ..tln-r ezpendltiirM totxi- llamqcraUo prt wi cntltlr.t to rred !nc MM.SO'O. is to l.r .dis.Tuaw.1 l.y '' MJ matlrrs not wh.-u they may hoiripstwders .ind farmer. Of tJml ai- "r llwldont Wllam. he added, trie! :it : nmlta called for T,nr,l, r-""r ' "'""'"rial a.nd f.nure an- Idaho ao( t-atlirday. II wai announc- rUon will render tributes of pram ed tod'av. It is proixwed for the own- obllitatlon to this sreat democrat ers to pool their Umber and sell it to n Timber Owners' association -to be funned. eral the lomcv:. with ;ti""0 men has joined elels. seiretl the town of Tuxpam - i t mppiiii.1 la rarest oil citv and is now menacing Tamptco. There are extensive areas of oil lands in those districts owned by Am- ertcaa and Kuropean interests. New York stock market was the Pork dropped $1.25 a barrel in nem rei-iuveiy sieauy. ru'&i; tollowccl in J'Jiy nnu ncpirniocr coin. tho nctivity occnrico wnnin n.iu an alarly foreign, is the cjiuse assigned by clMd with the pit. in a turmoil. In- break in prices a t uning point in tne ki t. being the most sensitive, was the Leaders Who Appeal to Men to Eeturn to Jobs Greeted by Hisses and Catcalls; 4000 Men Leave Assembly Hall in Protest. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, April It. Striking rmll- ! read men in the Chicago district, re- fused today to vote on the question of . returning to work- All efforts Of the nnmmillna i.t nti ILn lrtfipro tr htflin action failed. Three of tho strike leaders arrested last week made ap peal for return to wVrk, but were greeted with catcalls and hisses. A police lieutenant declared tho meet ing adjourned after so mo lcaxlera had been refused a hearing. 4000 IXVC Hall . . .. CmOAM. April 21.-.Stnking rail - way to end the 'outlaw strike. Called to . i.,Dt-o atnoft a mass meeting by their leaders, 4000 men left the hall five minutes after the meeting was called to order. rry,a those who desired return W work.! AT JUNE CONVENTION OHICAGO. April 21. Homer & 'unimings, chairman of tho democra tic! national committee has beeji selected to preside as temporary chairman of the national convention at San Francisco June 28 and deliver the keynote address which will an nounce the party policies In the forth con, i n g cam pa ign . The convention slate was framed yesterday at a luncheon at the Iro quois club nnd the democratic chief tains there assembled then and lis tened with Interest to a speech in which their loader sounded what they said probably v.xwild be the main point of his "keynote address."' Tho republican party has lost its moral character, he declared. In launching a vigorous attack upon the action of the majority in congress in defeating the peace treaty and leaerue of nations and particularly the meth- ot ae S""ods by which control of the foreign tho additional ... . . . ... , relations committee was held by the republicans. "The -whole fight on the league of nations dates back to a corrupt elec I tl on In Michigan." hw said, "and a j convicted criminal is the thing upon I which republican supremacy rests." He Was convinced that the people of thet7nlted States wanted the league of nal Ion Tho republican congress bad debated the peace treaty for cinht months and had failed "to pas one conHtriictivo piece of legislation. Turning to the war. he declared thai : "not chance, but brains" won it. and i for this leadership, he maintained, the PALMER LEADS IN GEORGIA PRIMARY ( By Associated Proas. ATIjANTA, April tU Latest unof ficlal ret uniw fnm yesterda 's state com era tic preferential primary gave Attorney General Palmer 48 counties with no. votes for the state conven- t'-n; Thomas K. "its ,"ift counties w ith 12' votes and Senator Hoke smith with t; eountii-s with 10 vtm. Fifteen counties with H vote are not 'yet remrted. I BRYAN HARD HIT BY DEMOCRATS Of OWN STATE Johnson Figures at Noon StlOW ififiin otes" Wood IZ- 76Z and Pershing, 30a; One Fourth of Precincts are Reported. BRYAN MAY YET BE A DELEGATE AT LARGE j yj Qg PrPcillCtS Reported Commoner Had Dropped Back to Seventh Place; Wil son Leadership is Endorsed. f By Associated Press.) OMAHA. April ri. Senat -r Hiram Johnson today continued to maintain a lead as the ballots of Tuesday's pri mary are slowly being tallied today. With 432 precincts out of 1849 heard from. Johnson had t!,tl8. Wood II!, 762 and Pershing 7,309. The contest for delegate at large on the democratic ticket furnished the most interest in Nebraska this morn ing. While one of the Bryan delegates was running third in a field of eight, Bryan dropped back to seventh posi tion with 408 precincts counted. President is Upheld, By United Press.) NEW YORK. April 21. Outstand ing results of yesterday's primaries in Nebraska and Georgia according to In complete returns, appear here to be as i follows: j The apparent endorsement of Presi I dent Wilson's administration in both j states. The seeming repudiation of Bryan's ' leadership in Nebraska.. , Senator Johnson s apparent victory over Generals Wood and Pershing in 7, hv.r, rofM- ' sod to kcp a "wet" victory in Senator . ;seeml defet of Bryaa tanud. as tlx Nebraska senator fa- . . ,-.,. vors ight wines and beer and Brjan 1 . i , ijn? i 1U,I . " T" orys or tne nation. Kliouia HitencocK. s ieaa i-'iineu, u- ,T r iemocrats m mat state win hh-vo en dorsed President WUhon's stand on the treaty and league of nations. Bryan openly opposed the president's atti tude. At the same time. Nebraska re publicans, should Johnson maintain his lead, will have directly opposed the leagoe. even in principle. since i that Is tile avowed stand of the Call 1 fornla senator. Pryan made his fight by running for delegate-at--lnrge to ! the national convention and naming three others as his teammates. Hitch cock sought the endorsement for the j presidential nomination and named his slate for delegates. In Georgia, meager returns show that Palmer is leading former Con gvesenlari Watson and Senator Smith for the democratic endorsement Palmer made his fight on a platform of unqualified endorsement of the Wil son cd ministration. LOCAL WILL ORGANIZE TEAM The loccal colored boys will meK at Bajsei!' Carpet Cleaning Works Thursday evening to disccuss ar rangemtnts and plans for a ball team 'his season. The colored boys have hal a team in the city for the past nix Sears but it was discontinued two seasons ago on account of the war. The team was known as the Pendleton Colored Tigers .Miles. Hickman, RohaoM and Hooker are tho only old plajers left. p. ported by Majo weather observer. Maximum. R2. Minimum. IS. lt;iro meter. 29.67. Trace of bail. Lee Moorhouse, THE WEATHER FORECAST Tonight and Thnraday fair; liKbt to heavy frcart In early mornlna;.