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THE EAST OREGON IAN IS THE ONLY NEWSPAPER IN THE INLAND EMPIRE GIVING ITS READERS BOTH ASSOCIATED PRESS AND UNITED PRESS TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS r DAILY EDITION The ut Oregoelan t Rasters Oes ton'i greatest newapapw and JTlllna- foroe sir to the adeertfje over Twloe th guaranteed acid elros C" lo Pandl.too and Umatilla, ooua tr or any other awaor. DAILY EDITION Number of CopleSorlsted of Ba lurday'a sift This paver l member or and audited by tne Audit Bureau of Circulation. OITT OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER NO. 0544 VOL. 82 DAILY ZAST OREOONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 24, 1020. JOHNSON &OUNT gains after slide down . """"as . iff, ri a JOHNSON'S LEAD JUMPS TO 1307 AfTER NEAR TIE Lead This Morning Cut to 510 in Almost Complete Unoffici al Returns From Multnomah and 14 Counties. OREGON REPUBLICAN CHOICE IS CONTESTED Arrival of Reports From Tardy sections oi state sweii Nar row Margin, Umatilla is . Strong for Wood. County Baker . . . . Benton . . . Clackamas Clatsop . . . Columbia . Ooo Crook .... Curry Deschutes Douglas . . Gilliam . . . Oram .... Harney . . . Hood River Jackson . . Jefferson . . Johnson UO sin . . 1.067 ... 1,144 70 . 1,921 74 Wood l.GiO 1,768 1.057 477 877 146 420 1.023 6 St 447 877 8 (O 42 201 82 111 Gl 1.4S0 99 422 13 30 I. SS 147 ' 1.350 213 3,148 208 15,800 86 K Josephine 17 Klamath i Lake 10 1 lan J.S43 tin coin IIS IJnh 1.1C4 Malheur 7 Marlon 3,10f Morrow 188 Multnomah . . .18.82! 400 Polk' Shaman . . -Tillamook . . Umatilla, . . . Union Wallow. . . . Wco ,', Washington Wheelsr ,r?- Hi 131 1.23 172 22 482 384 718 4 1.521 1.240 159 10 842 1.439 Tamhltl Totals 42.101 40.794 PORTLAND. May 24. Senator Johnson had a lead of 1107 votes over Wood,- according to compilation by the Telegram at 1 o'clock todaV The re turns war from IS counties, some of them complete. Curry has not yet re ported. The presidential vote of thla com pilation stand: Johnson, 42,101; Wood, 40.714; Lowden, 14,897; and Hoover, 14,1. Swell to 1 122. (By United Press.) PORTLAND, May 24. Johnson's lead, over Wood has this afternoon bean Increased to 1122, with indica tions that Johnson is the winner at Friday's republican primary. brad Cat to 510 (By Associated Press.) PORTLAND, May 14. The prefer ence of Oregon republicans was still obscured by uncertainty early today. Wlille Senator Johnson la still leading his lead has been cut to 510 over Wood, aocordlnjt to tabulations of the Oregonlen, based on complete unoffi cial returns from Multnomah county. with the exception of one precinct, j Complete returns from 14 counties and partial returns from the remainder. Outcome Underlain. PORTLAND, May 24. The choice of Oregon republicans for tho presi dent may not be determined until an official canvass of the primary votes baa been made. Johnson's lend over Wood has been cut to '732 wi'h prob ably 5000 Votes slill (o be adJed to the totals which may swing the victory to either Johnson or Wood. GOVERNMENT'S LOSS ON ROADS $900,478,000 (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, May 24. The gov ernment' gross loss In operation of tne railroads during federal control was 100,478,000, according to the fi nal report of the railroad administra- tlon director of finance- today. - - RANCH IN ALBERTA BELIEVED TO BE PRIVATE BURYING GROUND FOR BLUEBEARD'S WIVES (Br United Press.) KPMOKTOM, May 24 "Bluebeard" Watson, behind the bar at Sun Que), tin, may still -be hanged, authorities here announced today. Canada haa definitely set out to get and hang Wat son. To this end Allierta police nre digging on a lonely ranch owned by PRESIDED FROM V JOW HEAD BRUISED AND LACERATED FORMS BUFFER STATE ALONG LAKE BAIKAL Non-Soviet Republic Establish ed With Consent, Halts Sovi et Army and Makes Big Con cessions to Japan. (By United Press.) SHANOICAI, May 20. (Delayed.) Krasnoehekoff. an obscure Itussinn, and formerly a bolshevik, known as notoriously cruel, has notified the al lied high commissioners in Siberia that he has created a far eastern re public a new buffer statewith headquarters at Verchso, near I-ake Baikal, according to dispatches receiv ed here today. The republic takes In everything east of the lake, dispatch es quote Krasnochekoff as stating. The republic will be non-soviet. Ho pledges safety to foreigners and se- curity to private property. Krasnoch- , ckoff Is quoted as insisting, however that foreign troops will bo withdrawn j and that the soviet will cease their I eastward march. The Soviets and Ja- j pan have consented to the establish mem of the new republic. It is bellev- j ed here, Japan getting big conces sions. MRS. HIDDA ANGELL CALLED BY DEATH Mrs. Hidda Angell. age 2 rumsed , awav ai tin- faintly home. 209 Point . street Raturriuv eieninir i.n.l her fu. iter I will be held tomorrow prom her former home at Halfway. Oregon. Mrs. Angell had resided here with her j husband since March. The deceased was a native of Mon tana but until a few years ago had re-! sided at Halfway. She Is survived by her husband, her parents und several brothers and sisters, most of whom I are now residents of Seattle. Her : body was sent to Halfway on No. 4 I this morning, her husband and mother : accompanying it. LOSS FROM PORTLAND BLAZE IS 150,000 (By United Press.) PORTLAND, May 24. It is estimat ed today that loss caused by fire in the North Portland industrial district Sun day will amount to $750,000. The plant of the North Portland Box Company, valued at (300,000 and the wooden shipbuilding plant of tho Siandifer Construction Company, worth 1230,000, were totally destroyed. (By Associated Press.) 8ICATTLE, May 24. The Tnlversiy of Washington varsity crew won the Pacific coast Intercollegiate rowing championship from the University of California this morning by a scant half boat length. Washington's freshmen eight won a two mile race from the California freshmen by five lengthjs. Their time was 10 minutes and 54 seconds. WILSON URGES MANDATE 0FU.S.FI (Ry Associated Press. , WASHINGTON, May 24 President Wilson today asked authority from congress for the United States to ac i i'pi the mandnte over Armenia. The president told congress he thought was tho wish of the American people that the United Slates should become the mandatory for Armenia. "bluebenrd." 60 miles from Innlsfall Thl ranch 1 said to have been the private. burying ground of five of the murderers "wives." If the body I discovered, Canada will make every effort to have Watson pardoned In California, brought north, tried, and hanged. FRANCE HURLED OF MOVING TRAIN; Paul Deschanel, Endeavoring ' to Obtain Fresh Air Loses Balance and Falls, Then Walks Mile for Aid. (By United Tress.) PARIS. .May 24. President Dea chanel of KTnnce was badly bruised when ho fell today from a moving train near Fontaine Bleu while enroiite to Mont Brixon. He found the air too clone In his compartment and endeav ored to open a window In tho car. The window nt'iick, but he managed to open It Just as the train lurched. He lost hi balance and wan hurled out. Fortunately the train waa moving slowly. He wan able to walk to the nearest station where facial wounds were dressed. M Trackwalker (By Associated Press.) MONT AROIS, France, May 24. Paul Deschanel. prosldent of France, fell from the window of his train when It was near here last night. The train was moving at the time, but after his fall the president walked a mile in tho darkness until he met a trackwalker. who secured an automobile to take the president to twn. Deschanel suffered no serious In Juries, although he was bruised a ret lacerated somewhat. EMPEROR OF JAPAN SUFFERS COLLAPSE fBy United Press.) HONOT-.rH , May 24. Emperor Yoshihito of Japan suffered a physical and mental collapse about April first. according to unofficial word, but con- eiaerea ainnenuc ana li'Jmnru m w day's commercial advertiser here. Ad- Vices said lie ulveiaiita. i-a leo jif ete; -. Is suffering locomotor !ala.tnd rd. iiju-.i.i m " "rr.e section devoted to me poor. ELLIOTT SAYS SALARY NCREASE NOT FIGURED (By United Press) WASHINGTON, May 24. The Si, 017.000.000 additional revenue which the railroads are seeking through in creased freight rates does not take in to account any Increase in wages which the railroad labor hoard may grant two million railroad employes. Howard Elliott of the Association ot Railway Executices stated today be fore the lnterstote Commerce Com mission. SENATOR PENROSE SUFFERS RELAPSE (ltv Associated Press.) PH I I-A 1 1 K I jPH I A , Pa., May 24. United States Senator Iloise Penrose M1MMI M WAQK BJIX PASSES, who has been ill at his home here j (Ry United Press) since last fall, had a relapse yester- WASHINGTON. May 24. The srn Ans, f. mi wdh renorted last night to he late today passed the minimum wage in Mrinn oondition. His nhysicians said that although he is very ill. he Is in no Immediate danger. WA SI 1 1 NCI TO V. structure n fitting tribute to America's war dead. Secretary of War Newtrm D. Maker uellvered a dedication address from the rrtetrlim of the Arlington Memorial Amphilheater nt the Nation al Cemetery here. The guard of honor preceded the spakers to the huge mar hie building. I'nder the colonade are cryp'a where distinguished soldiers end sailors will he buried. The am phitheater will be used for ceremonies such at Memorial Day exercises. . -MaBBassaas...sa..ssssssi.ssssssaaasa CARRANA'S BODY RETURNED TODAY TO MEXICO CITY President Murdered in Sleep by i SS" "precfp-itan,: Battle in Darkness. ASSASSIN HAD BEEN GIVEN CONFIDENCE His Daughters Direct Return ui rauiei tu udiiitiii in rw . .cord With Wishes Told Be fore Flight. (By I'nited Press.) MEXICO CITV, May :M. The body Oddfellows from Pendleton today of Carranza, murdered president of will Join those from Portland and Mexico, arrived hero on a special train other parts of the state on their way from Puobla todsy. General MnrgulaM0 Baker where, beginning tomorrow. and other members of Carransa's party are safe, according to revolu- ment of the 1. O. O. F. lodge takes tionary sources, they having surrend-, place. A large number boarded a ored to the rebel forces. Carransa ! special train from Portland which ar was murdered In his sleep when Ru-! rived this afternoon at 2;4S. dolfo Herrero and his men. opened Pendleton Is sending 11 delegates fire. Friends of the president rushed to his aid and battled with tho men in tho darkness. Carranza's body was riddled with bullets. Carranza. took I Herrero. his assassin, into his confi dence because Herrero was familiar with the Peubla mountains. When authorities afked the dead president's daughters, 'Julia and Vir ginia, where they wished the body to he hurie.1. the replied : "Before leaving Mexico City or father said he would return to the capital either dead or alive, as president of the republic. In the event he was killed, he wished to be buried they replied: "Before, leaving Mexico Citv our father said he would torrow.) eeiuetexv, in Mexico CU. in XjayHl Mon Brine: Casket. j A dintry little train of three wood- j on coaches brought th remains here, drawn by a rusty, crippled engine. A few faithful watchers, including- most of the foreign diplomatic corps, wit- j ueflsed the arrival. as tne i ruin KiupiJt'u, u uniiu ui faithful followers, who acted as its sua rd s, Ma m be red st if f 1 y to the ground. They were rag-ged, dirty and un.shaved from days of the hardest campaigning in the mountains of Hu ebla. Reverently, with sombreros in hand, the soldiers lifted a rougrh wooden box from the conch. Testimony Impressive The casket was draped with the na tional colon of red. green and white. I A tattered group of sleepless, hungry men lifted the casket solemnly to their shoulders and started their last ' march with their chief. It was an im j press! ve testimony of loyalty. Fol lowed by mourners. Including a few i men from the CarranKi regime win ! had not fled from the capital, the little band moved io t lie Carranza residence. bill, fixing $ a day as he lowest wage .that can be paid the government's ci vil service employes. AMPHITHEATER TO HONOR SOLDIER 'itfF sflrW5 : 4kS BBssssf 'AVIATOR WITH GOVERNOR I OLCOTT RESUMES FLIGHT TO AD MEN'S CONVENTION EUGENE, May 24. Liftmen- ) ant H. M. Kelly and Governor j lien Olcott. resumed their flight this morning; for Stockton j where the governor -will attend the Ad Mph'h Convention. The fliifht VU Interrupted yesterday by head winds. rT PENDLETON DELEGATION .O.O.F. TRAIN OFF FOR GRAND LODGE j Many Memberg Join n Prom Eureka Order and Four Rep resentatives and Degree Staff of Bebekahs. j the annual grand lodge and eneamp- ' from tureka lodge to tne grand lodge. The local lodge of Berekahs will send I four delegates to the grand assembly ; of that order, which takes place In Baker on Wednesday. A large num ber of Oddfellows not delegates will ' go over for part or all of the sessions and the Bebekah degree staff, com prising 25 members, will exemplify the degree work on Wednesday bight. R. F. Kirkpalrick of Pendleton, grand high priest of the encampment j and will be grand patriarch for the next session. R. Alexander and Hen- ry J. Taylor, both past grand masters, left Pendleton this morning for Ba- ker. .The encampment opens oj. TueadajUjn fbe miter office that a ran of boya and the grand lodge session takes, place Wednesday and Thursday. Ba- ker plans to entertain several hun dred Oddfellows and RebeJtahs during the next three days. Frank Whetstone, S. F. Bowman. H. H. Howell. J. C. Marin, H. C. Craig. R, F. Kirkpatrick, C. A. Crabtree, t. C. Arteburn, AV. P. Daniels, J. E. Beam and A. O. (garden are the 11 delegates from Pendleton who were to leave ; with the special train this afternoon, j Some have already gone from here j and others who plan to attend will go I in the morning. The Bebekah delegates from Pen t dleton, in addition to the degree staff are: Mrs. Frank AVhetstone, Mrs. S. i F. Rowman. Mrs. Mae Friedly and I Mrs. S. A- Newberry. REPORT OF ODESSA'S FALL IS PREMATURE (By United Press) LONDON, May 24. A Warsaw dis- ! patch today stated that a brigade of j Galician soldiers has joined the Ukrai- J mans, who eftected a junction with General Pnvelonkos forces, launching Ian offensive against Odessa This in dicates that earlier reports of Odessa's having fallen were premature. 1 DEAD IS OPENED WITH OFFICIAL COUNT IN ALL BUT ONE -PRECINCT, SCHANNEP LEADS RICHARDS BV 138 VOTES TRAP TAKES TOLL OF ONE LIFE AT OAKLAND jMill Owner Tells Police His Story When He Stumbles Over Lifeless Body of Youth Thought One of Gangsters. (By United Press.) OAKLAND, May 24. Unable to conceal his story longer, F. 8. Parker today told the police of a successful death trap laid by him and of the death of a 15-year-old boy whp was killed by the trap. Parker, who is the rnanaging owner of the Eureka Mills company, said he stumbled over the body in his office last night. He became panic stricken. Fearing" dis covery he wrapped the body IB a can vas and dropped it in the estuary back or the mill. . "I was bothered by sneak thieves," he said. "It exasperated me. I de termined to stop the thieving, so I rigged up a trap. "Last night I became curious to know whether it had been sprung. When I entered the office I stumbled over the body of a boy." Parker had rigged up a rifle, fas tening it to his desk. It was trained on tne office door. He fastened j iong stick to the trigger by means of I a nall. One end of the stick was fas- I tened to the door in sucb a way that I the rifi0 wouid be discharged If the I door was opened. There was evidence had been there on Sunday. The body found today has not been identified. FIVE TRAINMEN HURT ON CASCADE SUMMIT (By Associated Press.) SEATTLaE, May 24. Five trainmen were injured, two probably fatally, when two huge electric locomotives drawing a single caboose on the Chi cago, MUwaugee and Puget Bound railway plunged over a .00-foot em bankment yesterday at Garcia station nenr the summit of the Cascade moun tains. William Coors of Tacoma, in structor, and Brakeman Lloyd Wells are in a critical condition in a hos pital at JCorth Bend. The accident is said to nave resulted from the road way, weakened by recent rains, giving way under the weight of the big elec tric tractors. JOURNEY IS HALTED (By Associated Presa.5 SEATTLE, Wash., May 24- Forc ed by heavy head-winds to land at Camp Lewis, near Tacoma, Lieutenant R. M. Kelly and Governor Ben W. Olcott of Oregon yesterday abandon ed their effort for a one-day flight i from Blaine, Wash., on the Caandian border, to Stockton, Cay. After a three hour delay at Camp Lewis they flew to Eugene, Ore., from which point they will complete their trip to morrow. The flyers hopped off at Blaine Sun day morning at 4;35 o'clocg. Adverse weather conditions hampered them from the start, two hours being re- ! quired to cover the 160 miles to Camp i Lewis. Resuming the trip at 9:30 i o'clock, the flyers made their way j through wind, rain and hail and clouds j to Eugene, Ore., where It was dlscov : ered that the propeller had been dam ned by hail. GENERAL MOLINA IS CARRANZA COMPANION KILLED BY MISTAKE MEXICO CITY, May 24. President Carransa and Gener.il Morales Molina were the only persons killed ut Tlaxca lantongo, according to newspaper dis patches received her. General Rod olfo Horrt-rn i quoted as saying that he only desired to kill Carranxa and Ygnaclo Fonillas. Go neral Morales Molina conducted the military trial of General Roherto F. Cejudo. former oommander In chief of the forces of Kmiliano Zapata in Hidalgo who waa accused of dealing with the rebels. He ts said to have been mistaken for PonUlss. The dispatches add that the three generals and two members of the Car ran ba cabinet who at first were re ported tn have been killed have dis appeared and probably are In hiding I. M. Scliannep has a lead of 1M totes over It. B. Richards for the no mination for county Judge, according to ail unofficial but complete count at 3 o'clock.. Count had been made of ficially on all but the I It tail precinct at that hour and with (lie majority of 1 2 votes for Schannep there, a lead of 138 Is established. , Wood Increased Lead. On 51 precincts for which the offi cial count had been completed at 2 p. m. today the Johnson vote stood 080 and the Wood vote 1026. The official count will not be com pleted before night. Brooks Leads. (By United Press) PORTLAND, May 24. Incomplete and scattering returns this afternoon on the vote for delegates to the nati onal convention give Brooks 1001, Cooper 229. Curl 184 and Donoell 2131. Aker has 2S, Blakely C4. Kins; 440. Peterson 367, Skiff 392 and Young 238. WARTIME MANAGEMENT MAY BREAK CONGESTION (By United Press. CHICAGO, May 24. Reorganization of the wartime management of rail rnada for the purpose of making & tthort cut towards relieving the present railroad congestion was proposed today at a hearing by officials of SO rail roads operating out of Chicago. A committee of three, representation the railroads, the shippers and the govern ment was appointed to work out a general plan and lay it before railroad oftteista here on Thursday. BODIES OF NURSES BROUGHT TO AMERICA (By Assoclaed Frees) NEW YORK, May 24. The bodies of ten women war nurses who died overseas on duty at army base hos pitals and the first to be brought home arrived here yesterday on the trans port Princess Matoika On board also were the bodies of 418 soldiers who lose their lives in accidents or succumbed to wonds and disease. Today the bodies, claimed by relatives, wtll be sent to their destinations in various parts of the country, while those un claimed will be taken to Arlington na tional cemetery for burial. The women who gave their lives In the service included: Miss Cora M. Keech. Santa, Ana. Cal., and Miss Jenora Robinson, Nam. pa, Idaho. Returning to their homes In various parts of the country were l.iSO Polish troops. MARKETS CXCHANGFT) (By Associated Press.) PORTLAND, May 14. All markets) are the same as Saturday. Fired Through Walts General Amader, who was with Caranza. said that soldiers under Her rero were dissatisfied. When th Party encamped they carefully noted the hut in which the president slept. The traitors attacked at 4 a. m.. firing crosswise through the thin walls oi the hut so that the bullets were sure 0 strike the sleeping chief. Six bul lets struck him. He lived only 19 minutes. Bight others were killed In fighting which followed the presidents murder. Amador said. He said the dead In cluded four members of the presiden tial guard, two of Murgnla's guard, and nvo minor officials. Reported By Major Lee Moorhousa, weather observer. Maximum, 12. Minimum, 34. Barometer, l.70. Weather vary cloudy. FORECAST Tonight and Tuesday fair: lisrht to heavy frost In in. -BSfsqassss-wajn mm ' gaSBSf