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DAILY EAST OSEOONIAN, PENDLETON, OEEOON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1920.
KNOX PEACE MEASURE GOES TO PRESIDENT
h W. an - BBS HBBBT SSB V -V Hi
STAFF, AT PALIS,
NAMES NATIONAL,
LOCAL FAVORITES
THREE KILLED AND
CITY IS ROCKED BY
Voters Today Record Prefer
ence for President. Elect
Convention Delegates and
Nominate Many Officers.
FIVE NAMES ARE ON
BALLOT FOR U. S. CHIEF
HflllQF DAQQFQ
MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION IIIUUUL I flUULU
RESOLUTION BY
iHy United Press.)
HlRTKH&V UA1, VV. Vs., May
21, Three men were killed and
Slstersvllle was rocked by the ex
plosion of 100 quarts of nitrogly
cerine at tb Plant of the Young
Torpedo Company here today.
The cause of the exploslson Is unknown.
JEALOUSY PRECIPITATES
DOUBLE TRAGEDY WHEN
WIFE FIRES BULLET
228-139 VOTE
(By Associated Press.)
PO RT I , A N D, May 21. A ug us t
BJorkland, downtown grocer, was
shot this morning' by his wife who
then shot herself. Both will die,
physicians say. Police say jeul
uuy in i ne cause of tlie tragedy.
'INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION TAKES
CONTROL OF FREIGHT ROUTINE AND TURNS
REVOLVING FUND TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES
FOODSTUFF PRICES
Ballot Indicates Overriding
Veto is Improbable as Ma
jority is Less Than Neces
sary Two Thirds.
Candidates for Oregon County
and Municipal Positions,
Congress and Legislature
to be Determined on Ballot.
- 4
(By AsKociated frees.)
PORTLAND, May It. Oregon vot
er went to Hie polla today to record
their preference for president of the
United States, elect delegates to the re
publican and democratic national con
ventions and nominate candidates for
I'nlted States senator. syt county .
and municipal office and the state lee- ,
lslature.
New York Wholesale Grocers
Say "Moral Influence" of
General Reduction Will Come
With Freight Movement.
(Py United Press.)
CHIOAOO. May 21. Food prices
today hesitatingly joined the proces
sion downward. KggB, fresh vegeta
bles and butter dropped sllfthtly. It
Is believed prices will continue to re
cede as part of the general scheme of
deflation. I-ower rents are also forecast.
WILSON EXPECTED TO
SEND SHARP MESSAGE
0( 100,000 GALLONS OF
DISTILLATE TO SAVE
$10,000 FOR FARMERS
Chairman Porter Opens Hour
Battle for Final Passage of
Substitute Legislation With
Lively Attack.
EAST OREGONIAN WILL FLASH
RESULTS OF VOTING TONIGHT
Express Firfwenoe.
IBy United Press.)
SALEM, May 31. Republican and
democratic voters of Oregon are cast
ing preferential voles for president of
the United States at today's primary
election. There are four aspirants for
the republican nomination for presi
dent on the ballot, but only one for
the democratic nomination, William
fi. MeAdoo. ,
Reeking Oregon's endorsement for
the republican nomination are Her
bert C. Hoover. United Statea Senator
Hiram W. Johnson. Governor Frank
O. Ijowden, and Major General Ion
srd A. Wood. The name of United
States SenaUn" Ml PoUldeTmrr- 'was
withdrawn the first day of this month.
On the republican ballot as candi
dal as for the vice presidential nomi
nation are the names oftTnltd States
Senator Henry Cabot I.odge of Massa
chusetts, niwood Washington of In
diana and William (Irani Webster of
New Tork.
10 Delegates Each.
Republicans and democrats will
elect tan delegates each to the nation
al conventions of their respective par
tie Four of these are delegates nt
large and two are to be elected in each
of the three congressional districts.
Two republicans ace seeking their
party nomination for United States
senator. Two democratic aspirants
for the senatorshlp, Including the In
cumbent, Senator Oeorge K. Cham
berlain, also are to be voted upon.
Party candidates for three vacan
cies In the national house of represent
atives will be named at this primary.
There la no contest, however, for the
seat now held by Congressman W. C.
Hawley, republican, in the first dis
trict, as he Is unopposed In his own
party and there is no democratic can
didate. In addition to. these national offices,
party candidates arc to be chosen for
secretary of state, four supreme court
justices, a dairy and food commission
er, two members of the slate public
service commission, several circuit
court vacancies and for slate senators
and representatives. Candidates for
districts attorney in all counties are
to be nominated.
Markets Demoralized.
(Hy I'niled Press.)
NEW YOltK. May 11, Gradual dc
crease of food prices throughout the
nation is in prospect, according to
wholesale grocers, economists and oth
er experts in rnuch with the situation.
Reports showed in some sections of
the country, a trentl toward lower
prices on food Is already noticeable.
Clearing up of the freight congestion,
already under way under orders of In
terstate commerce commission, will go
a long way toward clearing the road
for a decrease In food prices, experts
believe.
Flour prices are down in Minneap
olis, the milting center of the country.
Seurs. Roebuck and Company, large
Chicago dealers in foodstuffs, an
nounced today the fail prices will be
lower.
Wool Is liOW.
Demorallration of the wool market
Is shown today in the auction of wool
by the British goernment at Boston.
Purchasers were found for only 3000
hales of the best grades at 15 per cent
below former prices.
"flenerally lower" prices for foods
are reported In Connecticut. The
prices of ment. butter and even sugar
are reported lower In Boston.
Can Reduce Sugar Mark.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, May II, Retail su
gar prices can be reduced 50 per cent,
J. H. McLaurin announced here today
following a conference he and a dele
gation of the Southern wholesale gro
cers Association held with Attorno
General Palmer.
'The attorney general must stop the
speculation In sugar," said McLaurin.
"The trouble with the stigar situation
Is hoarding and interference by brok
ers. They have cornored the supply."
ALLSTRJKES CALLED
OFF BY FRENCH LABOR
(By Associated PresH)
WASHINGTON, May 21. Tlie re
publican peace resolution was adopt
ed finally by the house today. It
now goes to the president. The house
majority uccepted the senate substi
tute for the original house resolution,
the democrats vainly opposing it.
The vote was 228 to 139 and is taken
to indicate that a veto by the presi-
dent could not be overridden. Twenty
democrats joined the republicans in
adopting the resolution.
Attack is Hissed.
(By irnited Press)
WASHINGTON. May 21 .The
house today passed the Knox peace
resolution and sent It to Wilson. The
vote was 228 to 139 and it indicates
that i lie resolution cannot be passed
over the president's veto as the ma
jority is less than the necessary two
thirds. The democrats hissed when
Mason declared he would "rather take
the judgment of the senate than that
of a sick man at the other end of the
avenue."
Nineteen democrats bolted their
party leadership, and voted for the
resolution.
After a stormy hour's debate the
house adopted the resolution as a sub
stitute for the one passed over a
month ago. The resolution will prob
ably reach the White House late to
day or tomorrow and the president is
expected to veto It with a sharp mes
sage to congress. '
Porter Opens right.
Uy United Press)
WASHINGTON, May 21. The bat
tle for final passage of the congres
sional peace resolution was opened in
the house today by Chairman Porter
of the foreign affairs committee.
Soon after convening. Porter moved
that the house agree to the Knox
resolution which the senate recently
passed, as a substitute for the meas
ure the house adopted over a month
ago. Porter opened ml aeunie wun
an attack on Wilson.
First Shipment Arrives With
Four More on Way to Pen
dleton and Other Carloads
Directed to Neighboring
Areas.
U. S. WARSHIPS AWAIT
APPEAL FROM FUGITIVE
PARIS. May 21. The National
council of French general federation
of labor called off all strikers today,
la Is officially announced.
GEORGE HARTMAN WRITES OF VISIT
TO SCENES WHERE CO. "D" FOUGHT
AND WHERE SOME WERE WOUNDED
Banker and Former Lieutenant and 0,h"', "ol 8"n
(Manila for many years, I will state
Firm in Conviction Natives thiu only a few clmm!es are nnt,ci.a,.,...
Are Not Yet Beady to Take; The most Important change 1m the wn-
Crtlf firtvrrnmi'nt 1 r front. Including the filling of about
"V " w
Writing from Hong Kong. Qeorpe
mlf a mile out from the luneta. The
eautiful Manila hotel. Army and Na
y stub .mil Kiks' clubs have been
a . Hnrtinun. cashier of the Mi st a
tlonal Bank, tells of visits to the old ullt on this new ground. Nice wide
Spanish war battlefields in the Phlll- drives join this new section with the
pines and of locating the places wnere
men of Company X of this city receiv
ed wounds. Incidentally. Mr. Iiart
man vouches the firm conviction that
the Filipino are not yet ready for self
govern meat.
Mr. Hartman'e letter Is as follows:
Hong Konr. April 17, 1920.
East Oregonian:
It is a hard matter to settle down to
writing letters when traveling, at least
th-it hns always leen my experience. I
content myself generally with
cards. However, as 1 promised
Id luneta. Modern docks where large
hips can be accommodated have been
onstrncted and the entire water front
s dotted with large ships, giving a vis
tor the correet impression that a large
mount of shipping Is handled at this
port.
While the main business street, the
Kocsscolta is still too narrow. It has
een wonderfully improved and one Is
m pressed with the American "tone"
o the store fronts as well as to the
past tores themselves.
Mr. The old walled
city Is the same a's
(By United Press.)
VKItA CHVy.. May 21. American
warships lying in Vera Cruz harbor
have orders totake Carrnz nord should
he request the Amerlcn government
to take him to friendly territory. It Is
reported in revolutionary circles here
today.
Humored on Way.
MF.XICO CITY. "May 21. Carfanza
plans to make his way to some port
In the Tuxpam district and take a ship
either for the United States or Cuba,
according to latest reports here today.
The revolutionary government. It !s
believed would not object to the pres
ident's escape.
Terms ot eocplel.
(By Associated Press.)
CHIHUAHUA CITY, May 21. Ocn
eral Calles, minister of war for the
new revolutionary government, is now
on his way to Mexico City after a con
f rret.c e ester-day with envoys. of
Francisco Villa. The confeience. it
was understood, did not result In ac
ceptance of the conditions laid down
by Villa whereby he would retire to
private life.
Kfforts Continue.
B Associated Press.)
WASH I Nt ;Ti N. May 2 1 .Efforts
to bring Villa completely into line with
the Mexican revolutionary movement
are continuing despite the failure of
General Calles, Villas representative
to reach an agreement yesterday, ac
cording to represent tn Ives of the de
f act co government here toda-y.
The first of a shipment of 100,000
gallons of distillate, which represents
a total saving of $10,000 to the 100
Umatilla county farmers who ordered
it through the Umatilla County Farm
Bureau, arrived in Pendleton yesterday.
The shipment consisted of two car
load? for Athena, one containing 6i91
gallons and another 8174 gallons, and
a shipment of S218 gallons for Pendle
ton. Four more carloadfs are on the
way to Pendleton and other deliveries
soon to arrive will Include a carload
for Milton; one for Nolln and three for
Blakeley, making 12 carloads in all.
Through County Agent.
The distribution Is being made by
Fred Eenniop. county agent, who is
assisted by members of the Farm Bu- 1
reati.
The distillate was secured after'
lengthy negotiations with the Shell j
Company in California. Co-operating
with Mr. Bennion tn getting the 100,- :
000 gallons was W. W. Harrah, mar
keting committeeman for the Farm
Bureau. Mr. Bennion states that the
shipment was made possible through
the aid of O. A. C. and the California
State Marketing Commission The lOo
fanners involved ordered the gasoline
through the Farm Bureau, with eight
banks in the county backing the ven
ture. Relieve Gaol.e Shortage.
The distillate is welcomed because
or the spring plowing and because of
the difficulty of securing distillate
from the Standard Oil company, which
could not promise deliveries for the
summer
cause of the present gasoline short
age. The arrival of the distillate in
sures a plentiful supply for farm work
and relieves the gasoline shortage in
the city.
In line with Its usual custom the fCast Oregonian will flash returns
from the primary election tonight. The returns will be thrown on a
screen on the Masonic building by mans of the East Oregonlan's spe
cial lantern which will be located in the Northern Pacific waiting
room.
News of the local count will be gathered by a special corps of re
porters, partial reports from over the county will be obtained by
phone as qufckly as available and news from the state voting will be
received from the Associated PTess and United Press out of Portland.
Two phones will be In use tonight and reports over 'the phone will
be given as circumstances permit. It will be Impossible, however, to
answer many phone Inquiries and therefore those wishing to secure
news are advised to watch the report flashed upon the street.
As voting does not stop until 8 o'clock it will be 0 o'clock or later
before any news of material value can be posted.
One Hundred and Twenty Five
Million ot Sum Provided by
Esch-Cummins Law Will Buy
Additional Rolling Stock.
ACTION TAKEN AT WORD
OF RAILROAD EXECUTIVE
SCARCELY 10 PER CENT OF VOTE
CAST IN PENDLETON DURING THIS
FORENOON; GENERAL APATHY SHOWN
RELIEF EXPEDITION,
FORCED TO LAND, IS
ATTACKED BY REDS
Party Disperses Bolsheviki
Encountered in Effort to
Surmount Ice Barrier and
Beach City of Massacre.
With Exception of Republican
Presidential Primary Little
Interest Shown on Surface;
East End Contest waxes
Warmer.
TOKIO. May IT (Delayed) Minor
Judging by the number of votes cast
in four representative precincts in
Pendleton at l o'clock today scarcely
more than 10 per cent of the register
ed vote in the city had turned out up
to that time. The voting stood as fol-
J lows:
Precinct 44, Lincoln school, 28 votes.
I Precinct 43, County library, 37
votes.
I " Precinct "7, Hotel Pendleton, IS
; votes.
clashes between the Japanese relief ex- j u thu8 se6I1 tnat in these
peditlon sent to Nikolaesk and bolshe- J four precincts only 324 votea had been
viks occurred. May 14 when the relief ' east. There are 13 precincts in Pen
party was forced to land 125 miles ! """" with a taj registration of ap-
! i roxlmaicly 2500. It Is therefore ap
from Nikolaesk, a war office state- pant ,hat tne primary vote will be
ment announced today. The bolshevik I extremely light unless an unexpected
form was dispersed and is moving to-1 spurt should be made this afternoon.
It Is doubly acceptable be- j .nr Mikniou .hn .,.t.m.nt .iriried i With the exception of considerable
The Nikolaesk region is still cut off
from water communication by ice.
ELECTRIC FETE WILL
I The expedition was sent to Xiko
1 laesk following a bolshevik attack on
; that city when the reds found the
j Japanese cut off from reinforcements
I by frozen land, water and lack of
communications. Several hundred
Japanese are reported to have been
massacred In the attack, including the
j staff of the Japanese consulate.
PASADENA. Cal.. May 21. Con-)
sideration of the development of all
the hydro-electric energy of the lni- j
ted States as rapidly as construction !
can be financed Is one of the chief j
objects of the convention of the Na- j
tional Electric Ught association,
which opened here Wednesday to con-,
tinue unl il May 22.
Ol her subjM; 1 0 discussed. In
clude the inerWhnection of the lines
of power and the generating compa
nies; the application of all modern
methods for making the generation ol'
electricity by steam reach the highest
production for the amount of fuel
tonsumed; and the electrification ot
steam railroads.
In addition to reports of commit
tees, ami studies on special electrical
subjects, the business program will
contain about eighty five speeches.
Special trains from different sec
t'lons have brought delegates, who, it
i expected, will number 2000 before
the convention closes
An elaborate entertainment pro
gra m has been a rra cured . This will
end the hlghl of May 21, with "L
Pleata Ktectrica." in which many mo
tion picture- stars will participate.
PRICE CUTTING TODAY
REACHES WHOLESALERS
quiet interest in the republican pres
idential race the situation today has
been extremely apathetic The coun
ty contests are attracting but little at
tention and the congressional race i
not prov ing exciting.
It is understood that the east end
vote will be heavier due to a warm
contest over the republican nomination
for countw commissioner, both of the
aspirants being east end men.
The votine does not close ualil 8
o'clock this eveninar and In many cases i
for county commissioner, both of the
started until the election officials have
rnten supper.
Long Trains of Empties Are
Being Rushed Across Coun
try and New Authority Or
ders Quickest Routing.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON. May 21. As a
step to permanently relieve the car
shortage, which threatens to disrupt
transportation, the interstate com
merce commission today decided that
(125.OOO.M0 of the $300,000,000 In the
revolving; fund provided by the hlsch
Cummins law will be made available
quickly for the purchase of additional
rolling stock.
The commission today took chart
of the routing and redistribution of tha
railroads' freight-carrying equipment
in an effort to end the car congestion
which is endangering food shipments
and threatening a break in the na
tion's transportation system- This" wan
done at the request of railroad execu
tives. Acting under authority of tha Each
Cummins act, the commission ordered
the roads to deliver freight by the
quickest and shortest doutes.
Empties are Rushed
Long trains of emptfes are now being-
rushed across the country t lo
calities where they are needed to lead
coal, grain, automobile and lusurSei
left waiting in freight yardst
The movement of SO. MO emptlaa la
planned within 30 days. Approxi
mately 20.000 are box ears routed
from eastern states to western grain .
region's.
Allocation Planned
The commission stated It will not
follow aiuf arbitrary method In allo
cating the fund.
The commission su sweated that the
fund could be administered . best
through a national equipment oorjio
ratlon in which charriers could take
stock for 35 per cent of the oast ot
equipment, tne government furnishing
cash for the stock for 25 per cent ot
the cost of equipment and-the govern
ment furnishing cash for stock up to
$125,000,000 with the remaining 75
per cent being financed through a car
trust.
By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK. May 21. The price
cutting movement here today reached
some wholesalers, when the manager
of prominent department stores an
nounced they would refuse to purchase
from jobbers until substantial reduc
tions are made.
Meat Prices Oronping.
city I'nlted Press.)
CHICAGO. May 21. Decrease in
food prices was predicted here by
wholesale grocers today, as reports
from the Middle West and West
showed further declines in the cost of
living. No decreases in grocery prices
are shown yet, but wholesalers said
they are sure to como. Packers say
meat prices are dropping steadily.
BE I'P TO CONVENTIONS
ASH1NGTON, May 21. Whether
soldier bonus bill will be passed
it this session of congress will prob
ably be decided at the national con
ventions, congressional leaders believe
today. Indications are that the house
PERSIA APPEALS FOR
PROTECTION FROM REDS
(By Associated Press.
LONDON. May 21. Persia has ap
pealed to the league of nations to pro
tect her against bolsheviki aggression.
The appeal, which follows the landing;
of bolshvikl forces on Persian soil
will pass the bonus bill Saturday or from the Caspain sea, was mad
Monday and that the senate will take throuh the Persian foreign minister,
no action before conventions- who is in Paris.
EIGHTEEN SPECIAL TRAINS WITH
EASTERN SHRINERS WILL PASS
THROUGH PENDLETON JUNE 19, 20
EXPLOSION OF FUMES IN EMPTY GAS TANK
KILLS FRANK JACKSON, TRACTOR EXPERT
,. rie.. vmi lifter visiting Ma- ever inside, except It I" clean and the
nils 1 am now going lo fulfill my .wall has been taken down In a few
nromlse bv penning a few words rela- places. The old moat has been filled
'. . . i i ,. . in !! ., fins lawn has replaced the
live to our i "i' i. - i - -
Please bear In mind that my obser- former unhealthy, mosquito breeding,
vallons are bnsed on universal opln- relic of medieval times. A municipal.
Ions expressed bv Americans with 'golf links Is maintained around the aid
whom I conversed. M.v personal on- ,wau.
..,i .,ro restricted to minor The Qnartel de Espana
MADRID BREAD RIOTS
BRING MARTIAL LAW !
KxploBion of fumes in an empty frns.ltiok at a combine just as Jackson lit
tank nn the Befi Warren ranch near his torch preparatory to mending the
Pendleton ypsterdny afternoon caused 'leak. A minute later, Kups heard the
he death of Frank Juckson. expert ! explosion.
j .aterpiUar and tractor expert. wlu Mr. Warren brought the body to
Knited the fumes while applying hot j Pendleton at once. No inquest will be
I -.older to a leak in the tank. j held.
Jackson was blown several feet j Jackson was about 16 years old and
l.iwny by the explosion and besides bv- his home is in California. Me was not
i inn bruised and crvushed his neck was j married. He came to Pendleton about
ihmkrn A void watch which he wore February 1 and accepted u position as
' was imbedded in his side, while a five i machinist with Mr. Warren. He has
where t he
- :i ,.,... . thrnns-h n neiiod ?nd Oregon was quartered for seven
J M vears.
For the Information of Spanish
War
Continued on pagre two
lollnr RtH piece, worn as a charm.
R blown off. One end of the gan-
Ine tank was blown 60 feet away and
he other end of the tank was badly
bulged.
I Benny Kops. :i!so employed on the
(Py AJ"Forhtted Preen., i ranch, says that he and Jackson had
VADKIP. Mav 21. Martial law has 1 been working on a tractor and bad
been proclaimed here today as a re-j finished the work, with the exception j nounced after his family
suit of bread disturbance. M of the gas tank, Kops turned aside to 'heard from.
made it a practice to spend hU win
ters In California and come north for
harvest for several years. Jackson
was well known among V'matilla coun
ty farmers and traetor men as a ca
pable man and expert caterpillar machinist.
Funeral arrangements
Shrieveport, La., Delegation
Will be Given Luncheon
here in Hour's Stop on Way
to Portland Convention.
Kighteen special trains carrying
Rhriners to Portland will pass through
Pendleton within a period of 36 hours
on June 19 and 30. The trams will
nnss throiic-h at the rate of one everv
iwo hours starting at midnight on t
June 19.
H. W. Hicks, traveling passenger
agent for the O-W. U. & N. Is here
today conferring with local men con
cerning the luncheon to be given for
the Shrieveport. l,a.. delegation on
Sunday. June 20. It was for a time
believed thin delegation would stop
here for the afternoon but proeent
plans are for a stop of but one hour,
hour, between 12:80 and 1:30.
When the shriner special reach
Oregon they will be met at Hunting
ton by Mr. Hicks who will see that all
arrangements are made for the com
fort of the visitor on the run
through this stute.
The following is the list of towns
LIBERTY BONDS RECOVER
ON NEW YORK MARKET
(By Associated Pre.)
NEW YORK, May 21. Heavy buy
ing of liberty bonds tn the first hour
of today's trading resulted in many
substantial recoveries for thoe bwuss
from recent lew records.
from whieh the special trains are com
ing: IXivenport. Iowa, Omaha. Cleveland.
Ohio; Dallas. Texas; Dayton. Ohio:
Shrieveport. La.; Fort Worth. Texas;
St l.ouls.vSpringfli Id. Mo.: Leaven
worth, Kan.: 1 hs Moines, Pittsburg,
will he an-1 Kansas; Salt l-V. FI Paso. Denver,
has been Boise, Memphis, Witchita Falls, Kan.;
Hastings, Neb."
We it fie
Reported by Major I-e Moorhouse,
weather observer.
Maximum, tf.
Minimum. 41. 1
Barometer, : 9 ' '.
mmm
FORECAST
Tonight and
Saturday fair
and cooler.