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VOL. 32
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1920.
L FORCES CLOSING IN ON
REMNANT OF CARRANZA m
AND FIERCE fe
Stage 150 Miles Northwest of
Vera Cruz is Apparently Be
ing Set for Final Act in Revo
lutionary Drama.
CARRANZA APPARENTLY
IS STILL A FUGITIVE
SMALbF HUMAN
MOTHER IS HERE
DANIELS DECLARES SIMS INTRODUCES FORGED CABLEGRAM
AS TESTIMONY BEFORE SENATE NAVAL INVtb 1 IUA l uio
SECRETARY GIVES
COPY IN ORIGINAL
AS HIS EVIDENCE
KIDS ARE JOYFUL AT STRIKE OF UNDERPAID TEACHERS
Federal Fighters Refuse to Sur
render and 6,000 Troops
Combat Against Big-Odds in
Terrific Struggle.
a
(By Aasoi-lateil Press.)
Mexican rebel forces -seem to be rap
Idly closing I" an President Carransa
and afl that remains of his army arc
entrenched In a hilly country 150 miles
northwest of Vera Crux. The stage
for the final act of the drama of the
revolution is apparently bains; set and
rebel chieftains are evidently deter
mined to capture the president, who
fled from the capital lust Friday.
Governor De lis. Huerta, of Snnorn,
who has been named supreme leader
of the revolution. Is preparing to go
10 Mexico City to take over control.
Mutto Italics.
(By United Press.)
VERA CRUZ, May-13. Fighting Is
today progressing' between Curran
vletas and rebels at Haclcndatam.-iriK.
according to advices received here.
Carransa, the report stated, refused to
surrender despite Die fact that revo
lutionists offered him safe conduct to
Vera Crux.
The battlo Is described as especial
ly violent, with about 20,00 troops
engaged. Carraiua has about 6000
troops, the report Indicated. The
revolutionists urc confident of victory.
(leneral Agullur. who was Carran
xA'a foreign minister, was today re
ported to be near Orizaba.
Reports from stations along the
Mexican railway between Ksneranio
and Aplaaco, said Carranaa's foreas
arc engaged In a terrific battle with
forces uudar (leneral Sanchez.
(Uy Associated Press.)
VF.ItA CRUZ, May I, Furious
fighting between rebel troops and
forces commanded by President Car
ransa occurred yesterday at Hacien
da. Tamurls and north San Marcos,
slate of Pueblo, according to dispatch
es received hero today. The area of
the battlefield Is reported to be ap
proximately five square miles. Car
ransa, according to a Mexico City
wireless. Is said to have personally
directed his troops for eight hours on
Tuoaday.
Croasea Klo Gnande.
(By Associated Press.)
RROWN8VIM.B. May 13. Gov
ernor Mireles. of Couhuilu. crossed to
the American side of Hie Rio lirundc
today. Mireles Is quoted a saying
that governors of Tamniillpus, Nome
Ijeon and Ban I.uls Potosi arc now
awaiting transportation to the Amer
ican side.
Trying to Kind arranza
By United Press, i
WASHINGTON, May IS. The gov
eminent Is trying to get definite ad
vices regarding the where" bouts of
Carransa. dut to conflicting reports re
calved here concerning the former
Mexican president.
lte-omupy. Monterey
(By Associated Press. )
BROWNSVILLE. May 13. Mexican
rebel forces, after evacuating Reynosa.
00 miles west of llatamoroa, when
they were advised early today that
federal troops nppronchliiK from Mon
terey, re-occupled the town a few j
hours later and sent a courier demand- i
Ing the surrender of Malamoros. A .
large band of rebels is reported to be
six miles west of Matamoros at noon, j
nnM Control ounlioats
(By United Press.)
Rl, PASO, May 13.T-Mcxtcan revo
lutionists arc In control of gunboats
In the Gulf of Mexico nnd virtually a
of the repobllc, advices received here
today statod. The control of the gun
boats givoa dcneral obregon command
over the entire eastern oast of Mex
ico. x
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON. May 13--The Obre
gon government desires friendly rela
tions with the United Stales the con
sul was Informed today. Obregon rep
resentatives at Plcdttxs Negras and
other toa'ns announced that all refu
gees from -Mexico regardless of their
political affiliations are Invited to re
turn without fear of being molested.
There aro only scattered groups of
Carranslstas left here nd there In
Mexico rebel headquarters here was
advlsd. Order throughout the coun
try rapidly Is being restored. Thcro is
no word of Carranaa's fate.
Oolletto, the smallest human
mother on earth will bo seen hero
all this week with The Greater
Alamo Shows, L"llctta Is now 3C
years old, 2D Inches high, weighs
17 pounds and Is the mother of
two handsome children. Her Old.
est child Is a gh-l 14 years old.
Her size is about twice that of her
mother, while the boy who Is now
H years of age. Is a head and
shoulders taller than his mother.
She can easily walk beneath his
out stretched arm with her hair
done up high on (he top of her
tiny little head. The most re
markable part of this attraction is
that both of Ik, Helta's children
were born through the Caesarian
operation, for it was that alone
that enabled thorn to sec the light
of day und gave to Dolletta the
distinction of being the only mid
get that ever gave birth to nor
mal children.
HOUSER EXONERATED
IN GRAIN PROBE
MnMHM isiaaaaaWal '' nTriTftstMa laalat ttsPlg4sasii
500 UMATILLAS
JOIN IN SPRING
FEAST OF ROOTS
The annual spring feast of roots,
with G00 Indians of the Umatilla
reservation In attendance. Is Wing
Celebrated at Cay use today. A mon
ster feast and festival, with the old
Indians of the reservation in
charge. Is in progress.
Every spring the squaws go to
the mountain to gather the -ouse.
can. as and other roots which go
I'MItTLAND, May IS Max lions
it of Portland, second vice-president
of the United Stales grata corporation
has been exonerated of elinrgca of
manipulation of the grain market dur
ing his term of oTflcc for pcrsonul
gain, following Investigation by the
department of justice, It Is under
stood liere.
RESIDENTS BATTLE
FLAMES IN BRUSH
fifty AsHociated frcip.)
SKATTW?. Wash., May 1L'. Tfun
drcdH of residents of the Ken more dis
trict twelve mi let north of Seattle,
were laat night fighting brush flren. on
a 1.U00 acre loRtrecl "Ft area on iN.cn-
mora hill. Failure of the wind at
dunk. It wrm said, eliminated any dan
cer of the blaze spreading to timbered
or built up areas.
The fires were started today by a
log-ring company to clear logged off
land, but a fresh wind from Lake
Washington caused the flames to
spread rapidly, threatening for a time
a wide stretch of country.
Teuchors in many purls !" lli I7i.lt
ed States are Striking, quitting and de
manding "larger Iay. This ferop of
men and women teachers in Nnwpni',
Ky.. heads the striking instructors who
say they cannot support themselves on
the salaries they have been receiving.
In the foreground some of the "vic
tims" of tlu? strike. The youngsters
bear up bravely, in New York City
many teachers are seeking other em
ployment. Children (one of them on
right), have been aiding tin- tarhex"
by carrying placards on the street.
jJt a
i
to make the , succulent Olsncs or n
the natives. These ana oiner
holce edibles are comblneo in a
large feast and the day is given
ver to the memory, of the inuian
dead and I he deeds or me oio
members of the tribe. Captain
.Sumkin and poker Jim, head men
of the tribe, are presiding.
Old customs and traditions, the
deeds of the tribes and memorle
;i of the days gone by are called up
in this feast. The custom Is also
followed by the Yakimas and the
Nez Perces, close relatives of the
Umatilla reservation Indians.
110,000 WORTH OE
CITY INSURANCE IS
ORDERED REMOVED
Council Votes to Eliminate Ex
pense Considered Unneces
sary While Fire Department
is in Building.
Message Relates to Convoy
System as First Offered Bore
Name of Today's Witness
Who Cites Carter as Sender.
LEVIATHAN EPISODE IS
TOLD AGAINST ADMIRAL
COMMUNICATION SNAPS; MOSCOW PLIGHT BLANK
ARMED AND MASKED . J
BANDS IN IRELAND
RAZE 19 BARRACKS
Rumors From Copenhagen Say'
Russian Soviet Capital is
Torn by Great Rebellion and
sweeping names.
I
WIRELESS CALL MAY 9
SUDDENLY INTERRUPTED:
TO BE CONSIDERED
ANKENY FREED FROM
WAI.I..V WAI.I.A. May 1. The
jury In the case of George Barber vs.
Netrmtth Ankeny brought In a verdict
for Mr. Ankeny III tA part Of court last
night after, brief deliberation. Bar
ber had sued Mr. Ankeny for $ur."'tii
charging alienation of the affections
or Mrs. Itarlsir.
Prior to the hearing of the cose,
however. Mrs. Itarber bad secured a
divorce from her husband on the
grounds of non-support.
Wide Spread Destruction,
Launched in Proportion of Station Since Surrounded by
Avalac, Resembles Easter
Outbreak Over Nation.
Director Barnes of Grain Cor-;
Silence; Ukrainian Troops!
Have Seized Odessa Says
News Agency Dispatch.
to Discuss Grave Outlook for I
World Market.
(By Associated Press.)
Dl'niJN, May It. -At last in police :
barracks in various parts of Ireland
were destroyed in the course of wide- 1
spread destruction of public property
and other activities by bands of arm
ed ami masked men last nbilit.
1'oIIow h l if ter I 'prising
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, May It, tpa'port of an
unusual number of activities by nrm-'
ed and masked men In various sections
of Ireland were received In Ixnulon
today TI)o reports. by noon, had
reached the proportion of an avnlan
che. Ah at Caster time, ninny police
ks are being attacked.
(lly United Press.)
LONDON. May IS. Continued sil
ence at the Moscow Wireless station
has caused considerable speculation
(By I'nited Press.)
WASHINGTON. May 13. A con
ferenoe of government officials, con
arossmon and railroad executives
to
discuss the possible necessity -or con-
here on what Duty be hnppenlng In the tlnuiug the guaranteed wheat price
Russian soviet capital. after June 1, when It expires, accora-
An unconfirmed Copenhagen dis- j mB; t,, present laws, has been called
patch stated that a great rebellion tty Julius H. Barnes, director of the
under way in Moscow. There aro fires un ted Htates drain Corporation, to
the adlvcos said. Officials are Inclhv I moet in Washington, in a telegram
ed to give credence to the report duo to rongrcssmen, Barnes expressed
to silence at the MOSCOW radio station. I gra.va concern over the results that
ti.. I:iki niessare from Moscow wasL-.i-hi follow discontinuance of the
received here May 3 w hen call In- Iprain corporation's
tended for all stations was Interrupt-! wheal prices at ab
ed suddenly. Barnci
barm
HEAVY RAINS TIE DP
MIDDLE WEST TRAINS
NHtssa Palls '
(By United Press, t
I.ONlniN. May 13. 1'U.iritllan
roof! have occupied Odessa, nccord
ng to a news agency dispatch today.
OF
QHPFPD RIP RPPAK -poison- labels hold
our i LK Dib DKlw no TERROR: funeral
SET FOR TOMORROW
fHy AM$u-i;itM. I'i ohs )
PlTTSUrK'.H May U. Six hun- j
UrtMl Khopnu'ti, yareinirn and truminon
on tht IMtislmrK Brie milPWUli
who hav bt'pn on a vtruci t tho lin-
m.i iruii lermlnaM of niokorwoi. Hon. j
rcturnctl to work today, accoriHiiK bo
Ml luinouncomeni from tho soneral of-j
flees of i ho company. H is the rqoal
Important hrrak in tho Ptnkors nmks
slnco Iho striko w
ilh-il
fBy Untied Prem)
hHNVKi;,' May 11. waahdota of
Urtdffrs and trackn duo 10 houvy rains,
and mpltlnjf snows nertously ttod up
rallrond trnfflc- in WyomliiR, Waatorn
Kohraska. South DaUotu, and LVfoUt&nn
today. Tho worst damaffp Ik reported
bciWeon Alliance. Nebraska and DdafO
mont, S. D.( with a doien railroad
hrldites washed ut, Hovcral pansenKcr I
trainn arc hrtnc held at Htatloiin.
UmdHlldcs aul washouts In M
tana, between I'illlnirs and Hood Toint, !
rMtl in the Utttpr Hoot ntountali f ,
Idaho, arc intcrfcrlnR with traffic over!
the Nort hwentrrn. Northern Pa if to j
and Hur.li.gton linen. Tho Denver
Klo Orande haI two iHisscnKer train
..I- mm .... Dm it'PHlnril Mlrttin lit tTTnln.
. ...1.1. I.aat - .h.n L, .,fl lra.-La .lit"- are dllO tl pr O f J t 00 1' I H K.
, Iauck. eonsultinp c
(By I'nited I'ress)
SPOKANK. Maty ' 18. 6eaJth'a
head poison labels on two pint
bottjea of denatured alaonol 'did
BlOt scire Tom .MtfSuire. aO 0,
a fartn hartd. His funeral is
scheduled for tomorrow.
intuit h
SPA CONFERENCE 10
AWAIT ELECTIONS
EXACT $600,000,000
Ten thousand dollars worth of In
surance on the city hall building was
ordered removed by the finance com
mittee, by vote of the council last
night. Three policies, of 5000, 3000
and $2000, respectively, wore ordered
cancelled. Twenty thousand dollars
i remains on the building and, about
' $13,000 on furniture and fixtures.
' The coinsurance clause on insurance
j carried on the building will also be
cancelled, by virtue of tne action of
j the council. It was cansldcred an un-
necessary expense to carry so much on
the building when the first department
! headquarters are in the building.
Ia vine P, evolutions Pass
Resolutions colling for the paving
I of Jefferson street from Jackson to
I Washington, and of Washington street
! from Madison to Main, were presented
I and passed first reading. The resolu-
TJOration Calls Meeting of 19jtion for paving Madison street from
1 , , , Jackson to its south terminus also was
passed. A third resolution was pre
sented calling for the fixing of a grade
on Jefferson street between Washing
ton and Wilson streets. City Engineer
Frank B. Hayes reported that a 25 per
cent grade can be worked out at a
minimum of expense. The purpose
of this resolution is to bring the grade
to a uniform connection with the ad
joining cross streets.
Duties of the sewer committee were
agreed upon after considerable discus
sion. The street committee resigned
with thanks the responsibility for the
sewers as well as other matters entail
ing considerable extra work, and it
was agreed thai the men working on
sewera be directly responsible for the
committee on sewers.
Plan for tiling Sysk-m
A sketch of a filing system said to
bo ample for the needs of the city rec
ords, was presented, together with an
estimate. About $1000 will put the
city and the water commission on the
right road to filing efficiency, the es
timate showed. The finance commit
tee was given the matter to refer to
the water commission, with the sug
gestion that each bear half the ex
pense. At present the records of the
city nnd the water commission In the
city vault are In disorder and arc dif
ficult to find at times.
Owing to the withdrawal from bus
iness of the contractor recently award
ed the contract for laying sidewalk
slong the edge of the Round-Vp park,
the city awarded the contract last
niclit to K. C. Day, next low bidder. A
nermlt was gr.inted an evangelical as
sociation to use the southwest 100 by
100 feet of the lot now occupied by the
carnival for the 30 days from May 20
to June 20. The R R- Parker system
was granted a permit to erect a mar
quee over the entrance to their stair
way on Main street near the corner of
Court.
stabilizing of
It $2.26 a bushel.
the telegram calling the
conference, warns that agricultural
dcinocratisation" may follow unless
'some other action is taken. Conditions
i In Europe, and the our shortage have
'caused the grain corporation to be
lli, ve it to be unwise for the govcrn
jment to Withdraw from the wheat
l market entirely, Panics indicated.
RtuMUrc World Market.
tRy Associated Press.)
tVASHIN't'.Ti IN. May 13. Julius II.
lilaTnO, wheat director, today asked
j government officials, leaders of con
gress .ind representatives of trunk line
! railroads to meet with him here May
I 19 to 0hsMr plans to stabilize the
! world grain market after termination
jnf the Tnlted States Grain Corpora-
l-lon June 1. ,
CAR SITUATION BETTER
DAILY, SAYS KENDALL
Previous Charges Are Revived
Attacking Alleged Indiffer
ence of Officers for Safety
of U. S. Troops on Water.
By United Press, y - - -' ,
WASHBNOTOK, May rt. Secretary
Daniels today charged Admiral 81ms
with Introducing a forged cablegram
as evidence in tho senate naval Inves
tigation. The cable, as offered by
Sims, bore the signature Daniels,"
but the secretary today offered the
original copy of the cable and denied
that It bore his name. The dispatch
In question related the convoy system
and held that vessels having nrmed
guards were safer salllna- "Indepen
dently. Daniels said the origins! bore
the signature A. F. Carter, of the
bureau of naval operations.
Opposed to IjeviaUum
Daniels told the committee that
Sims also opposed using the Lvlathan
as a troop transport for the reason
that it offered too large a target. tter
he insisted that It be sent to a British
port, asserting that no French potts
were suitable. The department ac
cepted his advice and on the first yelp
he stuck In the mud at Uverpool and
had to wait a month until the lainar
tide came In .before . atu . ,cg.uld be
floated. Daniels isaerted.
The secretary wint Into tils charge
previously made . that Stms was more
solicitous about the safety of merchant
ships than about troop transports. He
quoted Sims as writing to Admiral
Bayly, British commander at Queens
town, that Daniels' Insistence on the
safety of troops was "largely political."
Started Quick Probe
By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, May 13. Charges
that a cablegram produced before the
senate naval Investigating committee
during the testimony of Admiral Sims
bore a forged signature, were made to
day by Secretary Daniels. He referred
to a message which the admiral had
presented as a part of his crlticlsra of
the navy department, which was pur
ported to have been signed by the see
rotary. The concluding paragraph
said;
"In regard to convoys. I consider
American vessels having armed guards
are safer when sailed Independently.
Daniels testified that Immediately
upon reading the Admiral's testimony
he knew he had never sent such a
cablegram and started an iuveaahTa-tlon.
SHELLAC HIGHBALLS
PLAY ROLE IN TALE
OF "DRUG VICTIM"
t By United Press.) "7
PARIS, Mu.v 13, A Brussels dis-1 n.y United Press.)" ""
natch toda) said it bad been confirm-! IV A rfjtl NX3TON. May la. The na-
e.i thai the Spa conference between Hjoa wide car shortage la betna; reduc
Proas,) lallied awl Herman representatives has , nuiiy, according to Chairman Kin-
WASH 1 M ;n in. May l a. ftuga r , iH.,.n luMpomd from May -'. uniii , ri,,it ,,r the car service
isbould sell at 11 cents a pound and ltrter the Herman elections June
j present prices, rnnuimr from 20 to 2 f ' .
By United Press.)
VAIX.KJO, Calif.. May 13.--Physicians
at the Vallejo general hospital
are today examining Mrs. M. Boyd.
IS, to determine whether she was as
saulted while under the lnflnenco of
a drug aboard the U. S. 8. Nebraska.
The theory Is that Mrs. Boyd, w ho was
found In the tailor shop of the ship
last nbtht was not a victim of foul
play but rather had partaken of "shel
lac highballs, ' and Is said to be In
a serious condition. One report is
that she was drugged by two enlisted
men.
11
let I
nomisl of the
railroad brotherhoods told Ihe rail
road labor board today. Suajar '
'gollgers" will exact a total "f !.-'
000.000 from the American poo-
FOREIGNERS WELCOME
nil mission.
i J mmi ha iinrmanctltly
; eliminated, railroad officials say, until
' the roads ran la-tter their financial
: conditions to the extent of enabling
pthem to order thousands of new cars.
SENATE RESOLUTION
SEEKS PROTECTION OF
CITIZENS IN ARMENIA
27
tner
v-X -OBBKar
NEW DICTATOR mZT
ole Ibis vear t-anck. who Is iircing th
hoard to irrant railroad men wage in
creases, said. ...... . .
Income laxes for I ! I J shun -s '' ' , i . - v i "'
producers earned H.S tier cent on of friendliness to foreigners and par- Mon nl)W faces nothing less than t hi-
,hv i'nited Press.i ihel. cai.ital stock, r.s.2 on capital In- don for all offenders against the pre- ajuasa of whether it is to help ine
... . . i..... I. . . t,..i II,. ' vliu Mevlian i-eirime has been nut in , ot.resscd oeooles of ether parts
. .." yr""" 7T' .. .ii ..ii- ..id ih.i l. 1. r,.-'i,...'...i yfinr ,.ll taxes were .lediicf- operutb-n by the i "Oregon government, in
ASUNCION, f-araaruay, may i a. - . . .. k V , . j according:
. LI- . - ...i ,t....... that . i aovlet has been afl ijjock SMld . laicoriiuu.
The cnanioer or comincrov ui , - -. - . .
1 i ,ih oatabllshfxl at Urlvan In Kuasian Ar-1 "if the producers showed
th chamber of'comnaerce of thelmenla. The old government escaped 1 amaslug earnings then
W1I.I. AIlllITItATr: HISPl I I S
t.u aa.c tni- .rhltrkiion of com -I the dispatch said, adding that bolahe- , ' what tntlat their
morcial dlaputes. It was announced vlem Is spreading rapidly throughout with sugar hovering about
Uxluy. Anatolia. pound ?
to advire. received here to-
snch day. l"he l olled States consulate at
h declared, I'ledns Negrua reiwrteil it had beep
rniiiKS lie today Hold oy tile retici aumoruies inui .in-
5 cents a ericans and other foreigners will oc
safeguarded. 1
WASHINGTON, May
ther parts of
rid to realize their ideals or
justice and of ordered peace. Presi
dent Wilson said In a message to the
Southern Baptist conference here to.
(By I'nited Press.)
WASHINGTON, May u. The sen
ate today adopted unanimously "a reso
1 lotion requestinc- the president. If not
! Ineompiitlhle with public interest." to
; send a warship and marines to Batum
I for the protection of American In
terests In Armenia. The resolution
further extends ongrat illations to
Armenia over recognition of her Inde
: i,ee,let:e, recently granted by the
United States.
pi; tii-vT vtrros nnji
(R- Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. May 13. President
Wilson today vetoed the legislative
executive and judicial bill because of a
day. This la accepted as a reference section putting unuer congressional
to the peace treaty, although It w us I control all the government publlca
not specifically mentioned. Itlona.
The Weather
Reported by Major Lee Moorhouaa,
areather observer.
Maximum, Tt.
Minimum, 33.
Barometer. $9.30
THE WEATHER
FORECAST
Tonight and
Friday fair.