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LLOYD-GEORGE
SAYS GERMANY
NOT TO BLAME
British Government Does Not
Consider That Treaty Has
Been Violated Nor Bad Faith
Shown Says Premier.
STATEMENT FOLLOWS
CHARGE OF MILLERAND
Request for Doubled Army De
clared Not Unreasnoable and
Leniency Said Allowable for
Nation That is Sick.
(By United Press.)
SAN REMO, April 23. The British
government does not conHlder that
Germany haw violated the treaty or
ha Hhown had faith in its execution,
Lloyd-George stated In an interview
today. He Indicated thnt Britain does
not consider unreasonable the Ger
l na ii req u s t to i n crease Die army
from the 100,000 allowed' by the trea
ty to double that number.
Follow French Statement.
ICIs statement followed a statement JLpiarpnt,v rrforre,i to the same tn
by Premier Mlllerand of Prance, de- , idem. Nothing was said about any
Glaring tnai wermnny nau repeaietiy
violated the treaty.
"Germany Is a sick, country," de
clared the British premier. "She may
be compared to a paralyzed man
whose members will not longer obey
the commands of his brain. Conse
quently we cannot expect of her what
we would demand of a healthy coun
try." IMmtH I. S. Altitude.
In n statement to American corre- )
spondents, Lloyd George said he re- ;
gretted that the United States woHld j
not participate directly In drafting the
Turkish treary He said American co-!
operaion would have aided the allies
greatly. The British leader charac
terised as "absurd" the report that
American oil concessions in Turkey
Will be confiscated. He declared he
believes the Herman Huhr situation
will be settled satisfactorily.
HENRY HOBSON TO LEAD
COLORED BOYS IN FIELD
Pendleton's Colored Tigers are once
again on the baseball map, following
a reorganization meeting which was j
held last night at Maxell's ' cleaning
works. If. H. Hobson was elected to I
manage the nine and he is ready to j
sign up games with any and all coin- 1
ere. Mr. Hobson may be found at '
I'atton's barber shop.
The Tigers derided to start practices
this evening and will hold regular :
workouts at the call of the captain j
and manager. R Thlbodenux was j
chosen captain of the nine last even- :
ing. Other officers elected to lead i
the club are: K. C. Allen, treasurer, 1
und B. A. Manger, secretary.
LIBERTY BONDS HOLD UP
THROUGH STOCK SLUMPi'Er'Sill!' 71Z"Z
(By tTnlted Press.)
WASHINGTON, April 23. Liberty
bonds gave a "wonderfully good ac
count of themselves." Assistant Secre
tary Uefflngwell of the treasury de
partment said today in discussing the
recent period of great depreciation of
mince! leaneous securities. This period
came to a climax Wednesday when the
New York stock exchange suffered the
most hectic day In months through a
rush of selling orders which broke the
quotations of practically all securities.
"Liberty bonds are standing on their
vwn feet without artificial support,"
said Irffflngwell. Hie and other trea
sury officials believe Liberty bonds
and Victory note will reach par.
i
STRIKE HAS FAILED
(By Anfoclutoil Prows)
Chicago. April if. imtjimr
fcwttrlltncn mot lirre today at tlir call
attempt I" bring nboot Hettlement ol
the .inatithornccd walkout. Admitting
defeat of the outlaw movement. John
t insurant union offtciatH. in Knottier
(irunuti. president or the t annuo
yardmen association, sold he would
udvlao the men to return to work.
I
Take Tvtrtimnnjr In llonm-tead Cose
Testimony was taken Thursday aft
ernoon before JustJre J. H. Parkes In
the cse of the Cnltod Wales vs. Krnest
tJhllelv. a homesteader who lives be
yond Milton. The government has The measure will provide that mnnu
i.rought suit to enncel proof on White. racturers shall stamp on the sole the
iv' enirv. The contest will be settled , prices for which the shoes arc to be
MISSOU
SENATOR REED BECAUSE OF FIGHT
AGAINST THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS)
WIFE MISLAID, WILL
GIVE $10 TO ANYONE
WHO CAN FIND HEH
(By United Prats,
HTJOO, Okla., April 28. J. H.
Miller, railroad man. lost Hoinc
thlnK. o he nlerlled n a local
paper, offering 1 10 reward. It
1h hi wife thai 'h mlHsinK-
i
MANCHURIA FIRED ON
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. April 23. The bar
nicks of the American railroad In
spector at llailar, northwestern Man
churla, were fired on during fight ing
between Japanese f'zct ho-Slovaki and
j Chinese forces recently, according to
i a cablegram to the war department to.
j da y. Th e message sa id that Ja lift n
j ese did the firing which 1h believed
I to have been accidental,
j Major Inouye, Japanese military at
tache here, yesterday denied the news
paper report from Harbin that Ameri
cans had been fired upon from Haii.tr.
Today's war department d is Matches
American being in the barracks during J Bryan candidate, who is m rmn place,
the firing. On the face of returns received Neville
The war department cable added nd ShaJlenberger, Hitchcock's dele
that the Japanese attacked a Czecho- 1 Bates, lead the field of eight candi
Slovak troop train killing au officer
and wounding an officer and 12 men.
The situation is described as "extreme
ly critical."
VIOLATION OF MANN AC!
DOUGLAS. April L'3. Oeneral Ig
nacld Pesqueriru, thief justice of the
supreme court of Mexico, was arrest
ed upon arrial here today by United
States department of justice agents
who prejerreu a cnarge oi violation
of the Mann 'white slave" act against
the distinguished Mexican.
Pesquerira was said to lie the Car-
ranzista peace delegate to the Sonorn
rtlsi
in Maid to have admitted inti-,
maoy with Maria Hodriguez, 23. beau
tiful Mexican girl, extending over a
period of five years. She accompa
nied htm here and on other trips into
the United States, according to de
partment ot justice agents. He has a
wife und nine children residing in
Mexico.
HANDICAP GOLF MATCH
TO BE STAGED SUNDAY
The first handicap golf tournament ;
of the year will be held Sunday over
Utf course of the Pendleton (Jo If Club.
Competition will be over the lS-holc'
course, with regular medal play rules j
in force. Two and possibly more tro-
the club, ts arranging; the tournament
j and he haS asked that all men who in
: tend to enter the handicap notify him
'today or Saturday so that lie run
, work out the handicaps. A large en
: try list from the club is looked for.
i If the handicap tourney on Sunday
ill a success, further such evenls w;ll
! be held each Sunday until the wca-
jther becomes too warm for golf. It ;
: has been some length ol time since
tournament play was tried at the local ;
club.
SELF; WAS WITH FLEET
(iiy Afwociiitt'! Fran)
WASHINGTON. April 2.1. Krar
Admiral Carta B. BrtttaJn, chief of i
Htuff under AdtnlrmJ Hcniv B. Wil.son.
commander or the Atlantis fleet, com- j
mined wulclde by hooting hlmwelf j
yestenluy while he w:i.s with the fleet
In Cohan wateiH. necoxlllr: lo ad- j
VICM lo the n.ivy department today. j
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CURB SHOE PROFITEERS
WASHINGTON", April 23 -Senator
MeNary today announced that he will
introduce a bill In the senate tomor
row seeking to curb shoe profiteering.
DEMOCRATS HUMILIATE
State Convention Refuses Sen
ator Any Place at Conven- j
tion; Wet Candidates Are'
Chosen Over Dry Forces.
(By i nited Prw.)
I was humiluted curly today by the
democratic convention when it refus
' cd to accept him even hh a district
delegate to the national convention.
'Due to Reed's fight on the league of
. nation, iid-mtniHt ration forces flatly
I rf lead to send him to the convention,
although the fifth district named him
I aH one of it- delegates.
The wetH won a victory when four
delegates at JargV convention elected,
the dry candidate being defeated.
15,849 VOTE LEAD
LINCOLN. April 23. Johnson to- ,
day maintains the lead as the choice of j
Nebraska republicans for president.
Of 184 9 precincts in the state, votes In
1363 have been counted, giving John
son a lead of 12.849 votes.
William Jennings Bryan who Is
running In fourth plate for delegate-at-large
to Ran Francisco, continued
to show slight gains over Berge, a
dates with Stephens, high man of the
Bryan candidates, in third place nnd
Bryan fourth.
END OF TOMBSTONE
TRIAL IS IN SIGHT
fj
( By United Press. )
TOMBSTONE, April 23. Prosecu
tor French today announced that he
has decided to reduce the length of
his case materially and hopes to close
his rebuttal testimony today. "That's
a very encouraging prediction saiu
the court.
a very
TOLL OF TORNADO
DEAD
BITtMlNOHAM. April M. Reports
received today from Portions of Ala
bama, Mississippi and Tennessee,
swept by Tuesday s tornadoes, brought
the d.ath list up to 233.
THE
IJati'''. I
BUTTE IS QUIET
WITH SOLDIERS
GUARDING MINES
1 Strikers no Longer Try to Pick-
et Mines But Only Few Wen
are Reported at Work; Sol
diers Guard Approaches.
MOST OF INJURED .
MEN WILL RECOVER
Sheriff Declares Investigation
Shows That First Shot in!
Connection With Battle j
Came From Boarding House.
(By Associated Press.)
BUTTE. April 23. With every ap-i
proath to the mi new patrolled by ;
United States soldiers, Butte today is
4uiet with no evidence of troubles such
as marked the first three das of the
Strike inaugurated by L W. W. mine- ;
workers.
The Strikers have not attempted to- i
day to picket the mines. Only a few j
miners reported for work, however, '
because, ft Is. thought, many miners;
arc unaware uiai me soniiers guant
he approaches.
Many Arc 1 Mreigiiers.
The city was fjuiet yesterday, only
a few minor disturbances being re
ported. Confidence was restored by
announcement that troopH would ar
rive. At 6 o'clock last night physicians re
ported that only two or the men
wounded in the clash were in a critical
condition. The other 14 will recover,
they stated.
An investigation revealed that 11 of
the wounded men were fore Ian -b'rn
;ind at lewst seven are not citizens.
Sheriff John K. ii'Kourke declared
'hat he had definitely established thai
he huildin'K th(. shots were fired in
the etah was the Simons boarding
'louse. Mr.s. John Lownur, proprie
:resrf, in a. public statement asset red
the shots were fired from the board
ing house.
Stationed Along Roads.
(By United Press)
BUTT::. April United States
:roops. who urrived here bust night,
ire stationed along roads leading to
.he mines and at I. W. W, headquart
ers. I'espite the presence or regulars-
OW miners reported for work, accord
ing to strike leaders.
United States department of justice
agents, who have been in close in
touch with strike developments, con
ferred today with 'olonel Hall, com
mander of the troops Kara. Many of
the soldier are overseas veterans.
OPEN SEASON FOR BASEBALL
EGYPT NATIONAL
DELEGATES ASK
FOR SEPARATION
iGalicians Want to be Free
From Poland; Montenegro
Wishes to Have its Identity
Restored by Allied Premiers.
FATE OF BATOUM IS
SOURCE OF INTEREST
French Oil Supply Endangered
by Advance of Bolsheviki;
Control of Constantinople
Was Discussed Yesterday.
S AN RKMO. April 23. An Egyptian
nationalist delegation, which arrived
here today, announced it would pre
sent demands for complete independ
ence to the council of premiers. Six
delegations of peoples anxious to ob
tain favorable decisions arrived Thura-
day.
Representatives of Oallcia said j
they would ask a change of the de
ctsldO granting Poland a 25 year
protectorate over a part of Oalicla. j
Montenegrins will ask that their na- j
Hon be restored to independence.
Albanlans'will protest that partition
which established the independent
Georgian nation.
SENATE WOULD RAISE
VETERANS' PENSIONS
(By Associated Press.)
TVASHIN43TON. April 23. The
hou bill. Increasing pensions of civil
, war veterans to $50 monthly and that
' of widows of veterans to $30 was pass
; ed by the senate today; It now goes to
conference. i '
MEAT PACK KItS INDICTED
(By Associated Press. I
NEW YORK, April 23. Indictments
charging profiteering in meata were
returned by the federal grand jury In
Brooklyn today axainst the Chicago
packing houses of Swift. Armour, "Wil
son and their representatives here.
PKNALTY MADS irEAVIKR.
(By Associated Press.)
PARIS. April 23. The sentence de
cided upon by the high court for for
mer Premier Caillaux. it is learned
today, besides three years' imprison
ment, payment of the costs of the trial,
includes banishment for five years,
and loss of civic rghts for 10 years.
YIP OF COWBOY AND
WAR-WHOOP OF BRAVE
WILL INVADE PORTLAND
;
j
The yip of the Round-Up cow
boy and the war-whoop of the
Cmatllla Indian will be heard in
Portland during Shrine Week,
for "Chief Tall Fine", otherwise
known as til en Bushee. will in
vade the city with a score of red
men and squaws, accompained
by cowboys.
Portland is featuring the ap
pearance of the Umatilla county
braves and horsemen and an
nounces that "Portland will have
a reaJ, regular, Pendleton
Unund-Fp, with mounted patrols
and cowboy patrols a-plenty.
The Indians -will mingle among
i he grandstands all the time and
outside of their tribal dances,
they will put on many novel
stunts.-'
CHASM IS WIDENED
AS OUTLAW DEMANDS
ARE FLATLY REFUSED
Striking Railroads Quit Meeting
Without Action and Counter
Threats of Arrest and In
creased Claims Are Heard.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Aprl 23. Striking rail
roaders meeting with their president
today adjourned without taking action
in calling of the unauthorized strike.
Adjournment was taken whei it de
veloped that railroad managers had
ignored an invitation to attend and die-
, cdss the men's demands.
Derma nds natly Rejected.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK. April 23. Railroad
j managers today flatly rejected the di
i rect appeal of strikers of the -New
I York district that they be restored to
'duty with full seniority rights and that
the strike be settled In "the public in
terest."' Will Increase Remand.
(By I'nlted Press.)
ST. IaOUIS. April 23. Fifteen hun
dred striking switchmen, meeting
here today, voted to increase their de
mands a dollar a day for each week
the railroad officials continuing to ig
nore the demands of the "outlaw"
strikers, leaders announced. The
switchmen voted to flatly refuse to re
turn to work.
Threaten Arrest.
(By Associated Press.)
CLEVELAND. April 23. Immedi
ate arrest of railroad strike leaders in
Olevelond unless they order the
switchmen to return to work by to
morrow morning was threatened by
federal agents oday.
Vote to Stay Out.
(Pv Associated Press.)
ST. LOT'IS. April 23. Striking yard
men of the St. Louis district today I i
voted to remain on strike and press j
demands for Increased wages. The i
J vote was unanimous, it was said.
FORTY BOYS AND GIRLS
JOIN LIVESTOCK CLUBS
Over 40 Fmatllla county hoys and
trirls have signed up for livestock
clubs which are belns: organized co
operatively by the County Farm Bur
eau and the public schools.
Vmapine boys and girls will engage
in ciuo worn, as -i nave signmea aj
desire to join either a pig or calf club.
At Columbia and Hermiston, pig and
can cuius are aiso wing iormea.
These localities also show great inter
est, in garden clubs and In May. Fred
Ben n ion, county agent, will visit the j
gardens to see that they get the right
start.
Five Umatilla boys are doing good
work in their dairy herd project.
Each boy keeps a record of cbst of the
milk production and the cost of feed
consumed. The milk is Tveigred and
tested for butter fat each month at the
high school.
Tins fr the pig clubs will be pur
chased in the Walla Walla valley, but
lit will be necessary to get the Jersey
calves In the Willamette valley, states
M r. Reunion. L. J. Allen, state live-
i stock club leader, is rounding up a
bunch of ood calves In the vMley for
this purpose.
CAILLAUX TO SERVE
3 YEARS IN JAIL
( Bv A ssociated Press)
PAB1S. April 23. A sentence of1
t hraw yea is i m prison ment . was 1m -posed
today upon former Premier
Ciitllaiix, conxlcted yesterday of hav- j
inV commerce and correspondence
with the eneAiv. It in time under ar-I
rest will be deducted. leaing about .
a mouth to Nerve.
FEDERALS WIN
EIRST DECISION
IN OIL FIELDS
Forces of General Murguia
Crush Rebels Who Seek to
Spread Obregon Revolt
Through Region of Tampico.
tICARRANZA COMMANDER
uuta uvt iu ntvuii
United States Artillery is De
spatched to Douglas lo Pro
tect Arizona. Border if Fight
Grows. Agua Prieta Hears.
(By I'nlted Press)
WASHINGTON. April 23. "Peace
delegates" who, according to Mexican
revolutionary affehts here, were sent
by Carranza to negotiate with the So
nora rebels today abandoned their
project. General Alvarado said. He
declared Fernando Franco. former
staff officer of General Obregon. ar
rived on the border, bringing infor
mation that General Rentiera. Mexi
can federal commander in Michoacan
with all his forces, has joined Gover
nor Rubio, who previously joined the
rebels.
Federals Crash Rebels.
MEXICO CITY, April 23. General
Barragan. chief of staff of the Car
ranza army, announced today that the
federal forces under command of
General Murguia, In charge of the
Tampico district decisively defeated
General Gomez' rebels Wednesday.
The announcement said Gomez at
tacked Tuxpam under orders from
General Cailtes. the object being to
spread the (Muaoiv revolt thro
the oil field sTlrTBmez comma
were Yaqui Indians, besides some
rebel Pelaezists. There were casual
ties, but no estimate was made of the
: number.
Last An Day.
The fighting lasted all of Wednes
day and is described in Barragan'e
statement as the first decisive combat
in the conflict between Carranxa s
army and Obregon forces. Gomes re
cently Joined the rebels, having held
the command under Carranxa.
The communication issued by Gen
eral Alvarado, rebel agent here, stat
ed that Colonel Gallegos, former fed
eral commander in Tamaluipas, now
one of the revolutionary leaders, yea
terday defeated General Rodriguez
with Carranxista force in Linares. The
federals retreated toward Monterey.
V. S. Troops Despatched.
AGFA PREITA, April M: Fatted
States artillery is reported enroute to
Douglas to protect the border there In
event of fighting around Agua Prieta.
This report is also current in Douglae,
across the boundary line.
L BURGLAR'. 16
ROBS OVER 30 HOMES
(By Vnited Press.)
LOS A NO ELKS, April 23. Russell
King, 16 is under arrest here today
charged with being a "funeral bur
glar." He robbed more than thirty
homes here recently. The police de
dare they recovered over $r00O loot
in the boy's room. King is said to
have watched newspapers for death
notices and then robbed homes of
I mourners while they were at the ceme-
terv
jn
rve 0mrlmiur Omitted
the list of contributors to the
Pendlettm baseball team fund, puh
lished yewterday in the East Oregon -Ian,
the name of the Pendleton Auto
Co., was omitted inadvertently. The
auto concern w;u right in line with the
other impressive merchants and vav
its quota for the national game here,
occordiu; t o Secretary Preble, of th
athletic club.
WcafBejr
Reported by Major I
Maximum. 58.
Minimum. ?9.
Barometer, 2S.57.
e Moorhonsa.
THE WEATHEK
FORECAST
Tonight n4
ftaturdar. fur,
llctit to hnv
n In r.lir
morn inc. war.
m.r B.tur.ar.
at Washington.
old to retalttra.