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'HE EAST OREGONIAN IS THE ONLY NEWSPAPER IN THE INLAND EMPIRE G1YINQ ITS READERS BOTH ASSOCIATED PRESS AND UNITED PRESS TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS hTEastyS.tQreftonlari) DAILY EDITION DAILY EDITION Number of eoDlearjnted jf yoatardty'a 3,052 Thf uM a member or and andlt.d by the Audit Hureau of Circulatlona. The Bast Oregntilan la Eastern Or nn'i greatest n w.p.p.r and as lalllna foroa glree to tha drertUMt twice th? guaranteee) paid clrea latlon in Pendleton and Umatilla aa tr of any other nwnaer. CITY OFFICIAL JPAPBB COUNTY OFFICIAL PA FEB NO. 9546 VOL. 32 DAILY EAST OEEGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1920. TAI.AII I IT nil niftm rrnimr iukm lii i oinn mnry SETS FIRES RAGING x,M I5NDON. May it. Following threats to burn or raze every govern ment building In Ireland, Sinn Feiners last night attacked and destroyed building in many district, according to dlohatches received hero today. Moat of the attacks were in the west and south of Ireland. The court house at Watervllle waa completely destroyed by fire. So waa the court house at Cloyne. In Dublin, officios of the department of agriculture and of- flees of the city corporation w. re burned. Rankin Barracks and tho coast guard station near Dublin wern also attacked and although they wero ttoutly defended, their supporters were overpowered and tho buildings burned. A party of over 100 armed- men at tacked the police barrackn at I.aght george. It la estimated the total dnmnce will run Into tens of thousands. The num ber of men participating In the various attacks throughout Ireland Is placed at over 1000. POST OFFICE WILL BE FIRST CLASS ON JULY 1 Pendleton's post office will be a first class office July 1, according to notification received from the post office department by Lester Cronin, local past master . The Pendleton office was raised to first class by virtue of selling $40,700 worth Of stamps in a year, the re quirement being $40,000 worth or over. With tbe new classification. Post master Cronin will receive in Increase of $100 a year in salary. Box rents will also be Increased, the $1 boxes co ins to $1.00 and the 75 cent boxea to $1, for a quarter of a year. PARTIAL RETURNS HAVE W. M. PETERSON IN LEAD Results by counties from 1 3 Eastern Oregon counties tabulated by the Unit ed Press today show W. M. Peterson of thla city as high man in the race for district delegate to the democratic national convention. The vote stands: Alter. 70. BUkeley, 190. Kinr. laSl. 1'eUrson 1926. Skill, i;r.. Toung, T7S. Mr. Peterson, however, has private news from various counties, some luter than tha above, which places his vote second with .Skiff of La Grande first. In the United Press tabulation today Wasco county, home of Mr. Btakeley, was not included. JUDGE ANDERSON SAYS LEVER ACT IS INVALID (By United Press) INDIANAPOLIS, May 26. Federal Judge Anderson today ruled that the Lever law Is unconstitutional. AUTO CLUB PICNIC AT BINGHAM PROMISES 2 -DAYS' PROGRAM AS VARIED AS Why ore gtwollne filling stations decorated with "no gas" placards? Somebody has tipped off this gas shortage Idea and exposed it. Tho Trl State Auto club Is staging a big two-days picnic at Bingham Springs Saturday and Sunday, and every car In Pendleton hint must be there, they figure. Hence the sacrifice now. Pendleton will be Joint hosts with the management of Blnghsjm Springs to the Trl State club members from as far as the confluence of the Snake and Clear water rivers, or, as it, is known on the may, Lewiston. There will be Walla Walla, Waltsburg, Pasco, Ken on the map, Lewiston. There will be Freewater auto owners at the picnic and it Is planned to he tho biggest thing that a spark was ever set to. The program is as varied as the gasoline that used to be dispensed during the late lamented war. All Kinds of Race Dancing Is the piece d" resistance for Saturday evening, a big orchestra, assembled In Pendleton, will serve as the timer. "Step on her" will be taboo aa the slogan at the dance, however. Sunday morning, commencing at 1:30, providing everyone is up, races and a baseball game will be on lhe program. It is rumored that one of the events will be a race between sev eral salesmen and a prospect. Just to show how fast some of the auto men' IRISH GOVERNMENT 0FF!CES,0P!NI0MS CLASH SCHWARTZENBERG WILL MANAGE SPOKANE MILL. Promotion Will Take Popular .,,. . inuung man from uny After Two Years Residence in Pendleton; Came Here in 1018. W. Behwartajenbefg, manager of the Prnrllslon Holler Mills since June 191 has been promoted to the position of munaser of tho Bpokane Flour Mills at Spokano and will take up his new du ties there on July 1. The Spokane mill has a capacity of 7&0 barrels a day and In connection owns and operates two strings of warehouses in the Pig Pond country which are also managed from the Spokane office. A successor to Mr. Schwartzenberg as Pendleton manager has not yet been appointed. The mill here Is own ed by tho Spokane Dour Mills and in the future Mr. Schwartxenberer will be here occaslonaly on business con nected with the local plant. Hoth Mr. anil Mrs. Schwartzenberg made many friends during their two year residence In Pendleton and hence their departure is being? regretted. CURL OUT OF RUNNIG FOR G. 0. P. DELEGATE Frank 8. Curl. Umatilla county can didate for delegate to the republican national convention, apparently la de feated for the place, natures from the counties of the second congreaeional dfatrlct this afternoon show. Mr. Curl la tow mnn In this district with IMS voles. Ilrooke. with 6489, in high and noun. II. with 5124, runs sec ond. Cooper and Curl appear to be the losers. County Drooke Cooper Curl Don n ell Raker 171 114 207 464 68 69 478 576 S4 250 301 786 320 413 924 17 62 18.1 75 10 169 179 15 250 113 1975 24 8 333 399 64 206 41-1 76 44 581 426 30 266 34 5 790 199 J79 1316 5124 Crook . . . . 296 7J9 . 91 .124 276 80S . 9 . 386 .220 1314 .Sf4 .700 .912 I neschul.es (lllliam . . Grant . . . Hd. River Klamsth . l-uke j Morrow . . Sherman 1 'matilla Union . . . Wallowa Wasco . . . Totals 6489 5044 4048 OF WOOD IN W. VA. Wf I RI-MNTJ, May 26.---Hoturns in yesterday's primary In Went Virginia showed enrly today that Senator How ard Sutherland continued to lend (reneral Wood for the republican pres idential preference. Only 443 pre cincts out of 1K60 had heel, tabulated. Th vole for Wood was 6S4 1 and for Sutherland 9751 No democratic can didates wore on tho ballot. WAR TIME GASOLINE work In order to sell a our and how fast some prospects travel t keep ahead of them. Luncheon will be among the fea -t u res of the day and it will be followed by a tug- of war between Oregon's 12 cylinder tuggers and the Washington four-spoeds-a head -and reverse outfit . The orogonians declare thf Washing tonlans will bo long on reverse. Surprise I'mlcr Hoods Swimming contests will be staged beginning at 2 o'clock and between and 6 there will be more dancing. A dnsen other numbers, which will he sprung as surprises, are under the committee's hoods now. Just eg a sharpener of interest, there will be a number of prizes for winners The general committee In charge of the arrair includee: Rex Ellis, of Pendleton, chairman: J. B. Knight and Robert Simpson, of Pendleton; I. S. Crocker, and Rmmrtt Kvn ns, of Walla Walla, and Frank Jones, oT Waltsburg. The entertain ment committee consists of Mayor John L Vattghan, Clyde McKay, Rob ert Simpson, and J. B. Knight, of Pen dleton; PTank Jonas, of Waltsburg; 1 S. Crocker. W. S. Porks and J. E. Moseley. of Walla Walla; C. P. Stln- son, of Pasco; FJ. W. Tr en both, of j Kennewlck; lOtigene Cox, of I-ewlstan: F. J. Fleischer, of Preccott, and J. F. ; 91 over, of Freewater. - 1 HERRERO BETRAYED CONFIDENCE 18 OVER LEVER ACT ON ITS VALIDITY United States Court of Appeals Holds Law Constitutional in Decision on Case of Buffalo Clothiers. ANDERSON THROWS OUT SECTIONS FOUR AND 26 Sustains Motion to Quash 13 of 18 Counts in Indictment Charging 125 Miners With Violation of Ruling. (By United Press.) i'KW YORK. May 26. The United States circuit court of appeals today I held the Lever act constitutional. New York, iiay . The i.evor act was declared constitutional as a war measure in an opinion handed down J late today by the United States cir- cuit court of appeals In the case of C. j A. Weed and company Buffalo cloth- ! iera. Section four, held unconstitutional, prohibits the charging at unjust or ex cessive prices. This section was added to the law last summer in an amend ment which Attorney General Palmer framed. Section 26 prohibits that combinations be formed to limit sup plies of the necessities of life. Farm erf, however, and farm cooperative so cieties are excepted from the action under this section. Iloai'inu Is Set. (Uy United Press.) WASHINGTON. May 28. The gov ernment today asked the supreme court to hear nrguments early next October in" the can involrlirg the con stitutionality of anti-profiteering sec tions of tho ix-ver act. Mi iters Indicted. (United Press.) INDIANAPOLIS. May 26. Declar ing that sections four and 26 of the Lever law are unconstitutional. Fed- j eral Judge Anderson sustained a mo tion to quash 13 of IS counts in the Indictment charging 125 coal miners and 8 peraors with violating- this law. The court upheld the constitutionality of Hoction nine of the law, however, and overruled a motion to quash five counts returned tinder it. The miners and operators were charred with con spiring to limit the supply and raise the price of coal. Section nine deals broadly with a conspiracy to limit production of ne cessities. Sections four and 26 are, similar, but the court held these are "discriminatory and void." The court's opinion was that sections four and 26 wore "repugnant to the 'due process' clause of the fifth amend ment to the constitution. He held, however, that section nine did not con tain any of the words "discriminatory, unfair, deceptive, wasteful, unjust, un reasonable or excessive," and there fore is not void. Under Anderson's ruling th case will not le dismissed, but the majority of tli 18 counts will not be pressed. Motion nine, upheld by the court, on which five of the counts were based, forbids the calling of strikes among tnineworkers and the closing down mines. Profiteering uiiarcd. (By United Press.) NKW TORK May ?tJ. Indictments charging profiteering tinder the Lever HA .. MhiMri kv i.h..i- .i iirand lurv tndnv aualnst tho American Woolen com nan) pfve Sections Uphold (By Aseoota I ed Press.) ! INDIANAPOLIS. May j6. Three sections pf the Lever act were held un constitutional by United States District Judge A. H. Anderson today, who quashed 12 of the 18 counts of the indictment against miners and opera tors based on these sections in a rul ing on a motion to quash the Indict ment, Five of the counts, held valid, were nH quashed. JOSEPH FIEDLER, 52, IS CALLED BY DEATH resident . Joseph Fiedler, aged ," of Pendleton for the pant 16 years. - through its spring and summer con- ; Thompson, phohibltlon enforcement died this morning- in Portland, accord- j tracts and s operating on electric ! officer was placed under arrest in the ing to word Just received here. Mr. power. Bven though the break wore : federal building here today on the be Fledler" death was due to cancer. i repaired, it is not probable that the i uef that he wa Hugh Thompson, for Mr. Fiedler, who wan a well known ' water power would le used Manaer mer army lieutenant under indictment contractor of this city, U survived by I v. Schwartxenberg said today. Per- n New Jersey for the alteeed maklnc his wife, and two brothers, (.eorge j sons whose property was damaged by 1 of f.ilse claims. Fiedler and Andrew Fiedler, both of : Pendleton. Oeorge Fiedler left this mornin: for port In ml and will bring the body to Pendleton for burial. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made, but the service will be under the auspice of the Catholic church of which Mr. Fiedler was a memlr. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus lodge. ODDS FOR WALL STREET BETTING GIVE EDWARDS AND JOHNSON FAVOR Hy United Pre.) NRW YORK, May 26. The first quotation of odds for wall street bet tins on presidential nominations show that fiovernor Kd wards la the democratic fav- orite and Senator Johnson the republican. The quotations are odds againrtt the relative chances of leading: candidates. They are; republican. Johnson 8 to 5; ! Wood 2 to 1; Lrowden, Hughes j 0 to 1 ; Hoover 6 to . Harding and Butler 20 to 1. Democratic; ' Edwards 7 to B; Cox 2 to 1 ; Mc- ! Adoo 3 to 1; Clark 4 'to 1; Wll- son, Bryan and Marshall, 20 to END OF FOUR YEARS' STUDY TO COME WITH FESTIVITY NEXT WEEK , penfHetcm High School to Send Out 2 9 Young Men and Women; Baccalaureate Ser mon Sunday Opens Com mencement Graduation days are near for 29 young Pendletonlans who have finish ed four yearn work at Pendleton high school and who will receive their di plomas a week from Friday night. Commencement week -will start Sun day, with a baccalaureate sermon by Rev. Harold C. Warren of Walla Wal la. Mrs. S. H. Forshaw will have charge of the music for that evening. Esther Earl, one of the graduating j class will sing a solo and tho high j school Qirl .(MaaOht.H jvUI alo appear The Junior class will do the decorating, j On Thursday of next week comes tne Senior Class play entitled. "The Ad mirable Crlchton," written by J. M. Barrio and directed by Miss Mary Johns, of the high school faculty. The 30 people in the cast have been work ing hard on this by far the largest pro duction which has been attempted at the high school this year. Commencement Day comes on Fri day, June 4 and is the final program of graduation exercises. A. F. Flegel, a prominent Portland attorney, will deliver the main address of the even ing. Special music will also constitute an important part of the program. Those who will graduate are: Jessie Mary Bell, Jack Beck. Esther Earls Cora May Eldridg Roy Fanshier. Flossie M Ganger, Meda Gillette, Helen kins. Hicks Oaye ldleman. Va.sMIR.Hos- , Vera CVcil Hncy. I'ffle ''da , Theodore C. Janes, Esther i .M.-ivr.'e j.'nsins. Lnjiuui. Helen Bother Koch. Josephine Alma Klrtley. Edwin I- Kirtley. Helen Evelyn Mathews. Preda Lticile Oster. Florence La. Velle Penland. Genevieve Ijv Verno Pietrowskl, Ford C. Kltner. Caroline R. Pohnelter. Beulah Joyce Spencer, Martha C. Sayer, Perry Sloop, Theodore H. fUraua-hn. Xorborno Berkeley, Jr.. and Arthur Sarell ttudd. NEWS NOTES OF PENDLETON ruiwwxci tm FmX&m The barometer is falling and there ! H indication of stormy weather, says i,.r T.oe Moorhouse. weather ob- st iver. The maximum today is 76 with a minimum of 3tl The haronie- ter register! 29.60, OaDdd by mtlier'M Death. Miss buotle Frost, who has been re- j siding in Pendleton, is now in Milton . where she was called by the death of her father, T. K. Frost. Mr. Frost, who was 72 years of age, died on Sun- day. Funeral services were held yes- tarda? at Milton in the Adventtst I church. Mr. Frost is survived by his wife :md two daughters. Mill itaoo ReJng Itopuired. tlepatrs are being made by the Byers mill race where a week ago this morn ing a large washout occured, flooding a portion of the east end of town. Procress is necessarily slow, owing t the nature of the earth there and the moisture still In the ground. Repairs probably will be completed in another week, however. The mill is nearly the flood have had all their claims ad- Justed, Mr. Schwnrtaenherg said. The only claim which cannot be adjusted Is that of tho earn end youngsters, who will le deprived of their usual smim mlng hole this summer because no water will be carried in the race. The mill race has for years been a popu- lar place for the yonHh of that part off , I the city in the summer. TWO AMERICANS ARE TAKEN PRISONER BY CHIHUAHUA MEXICANS (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON", May 26. Two Americans Homer Cnrr and a man named MacDonald, have been taken prisoners in Jiminez, Chihuahua, according to a report to the state department today from the American consul at Chihuahua. No details were given. THREE DOZEN ROTARIANS COME TO GIVE CHARTER Pendleton notary Club will receive its charter at 6 o'clock this evening with Clinton Williams, district gover nor of the 22nd. district, officiating. The new organization was founded a month ago with 25 members and the formal presentation of the charter will be witnessed by eight visitors who ar rived this morning from Portland, and the 25 Walla Walla Rotarians, who plan to arrive by motor at 5 o'clock. The Garden City delegation will be headed by Col. Paul H. Weyrauch, formerly commander of the 14 6th. field artillery. The ceremony of installation will be' followed at 8 o'clock by a banquet at the Quelle, which will be ended in time for the eight visitors to return to Portland on tonight's train. Only Ro tarians will be admitted to the ban quet. Luncheon at Bingham At 9:30 this morning the local mem- bers and their guest left in cars for Bingham Springs. In place of the weekly Wednesday luncneon nere, tne club had luncheon at the springs and 1 SOFT TRACK THROWS TRAIN IN WRECK; 2 KILLED, 30 INJURED ALBUQUERQUE, N. MX May 26. Santa Fe passenger train No. 808, due to arrive here at 6:30 p. m. was wrecked yesterday afternoon at La Joy, f.2 miles south of here, due to soft track, resulting from high water, according to a report received here, The engineer and fireman were kill ed and about 30 passengers injured. SUGAR AT 13 CENTS EXPECTED BY HOOVER hj se,lins at m. , 3 cents a pound i( the national administration had acted recommendations made last sum- ir.er, Hoover testified before the Lusk legislative committee here today. Hoover specified the "president, at torney general and other members of the cabinet' as responsible for failure to buy Cuban crop at six and a half cents a pound. Hoover declared the predominating cause of the high cost of living wore j shortages in commodities due to the j 'under-production of Europe, drain; j upon American exports, inflation, es ; pecially expansion of credit facilities for use in speculation; profiteering, speculation; mal -adjustment of taxa tion; waste; extravagance; deteriora tion of transportation and an expen sive and wasteful distributive system. RESERVE BANK SEES FURTHER PRICE CUT (By rutted Press.) CHICAGO, May 26. Continued do-j creases in prices wore predicted here In the monthly report of the seventh; federal reserve bank today. Tightning j of loans Is contisriing while the de-j mand for money and credit is exceed ingly heavy, said the report. It de-1 Flores the tendency of farmers to buy j securities representing speculative en- i terprtses. Over $200. noo worth of new ', securities wore sold in lowa alone last: month, tho report states. SAN FRANCISCAN IS HELD AS HUNTED LIEUTENANT By Associated Press, i SAN FP.ANOSCO, Way 25 -Otto J.U'AN AVAI, OCT (By United Tress.) TOKIO, May 21. (Delayed) The cabinet has voted to reduce the Japan- ,.s,, naval budget from $33,000,000 to $22,000,009. It Is officially announced today. Original program of extension, however, will not be Interfered with. authorities COMMISSION'S VERDICT TO CLUB IN PENDLETON followed this with a plunge in the pool. The return was made this aft ernoon in time to meet the Walla Wal la delegation. Tho visiting members here for the presentation of the charter are: Clayton Williams, of Everett, Wash., district governor. Alex MacFarland. of Vancouver, B. C, past district governor. J. L. Wright, president of the Port land Rotary Club. Robert Jacob, of Portland, with Whltfield-Whitcomb Co. Dr. Fred C Moore, of Portland, with Atkins Saw Co. J. H. Joyce, of Portland, with Hazel wood confectionery. Local Club Lively The local organization, formed a month ago, is already headed for a place as one of the livest clubs in the district. Weekly meetings have been held at which live local matters have , acted upon. The club has decld- ; ed to attemj tho Pioneer Picnic at (Continued on oage C.) DENIES LIQUOR FORCE IS BA (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON', May 26. Walter V. vick, managrer of the presidential campaign of Governor Edwards, of New Jersey, denied before the senate investigating committee today that ! any liquor interests are "underwriting j the governor's campaign. SI 2.000 Raised (By United Press.) WASHINGTON. May 26. A total of ! $12,000 was raised for the candidacy of Governor Edwards, Walter Vick i testified before thhe senate campaign ' expenditures committee today. "Un ' equivocally, no," replied Vick when asked if liquor interests had agreed to finance Edwards' campaign, j Senator Owen's manager testified that friends in Oklahoma raised $7. 810, mostly in samll contributions. J. F. Lucey, Hoover's manager, testified ; that contributions totaled $62,084, I none of them being from Corporations. His account showed $14,000 was bor rowed to meet current bills. ARE PLACED AT $59,61 0 (By Associated Press.) WASHlNTiION, May 26- Contribu tions to the campaign of Attorney Gen eral Palmer for the democratic pres idential nomination were today placed at 610 by former representative C. C. Carlin, of Virginia, campaign manager. BILL PREVENTS DUMPING OF FOREIGN AIRCRAFT (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, May 26. An amendment to the army appropriation bill prohibiting '"dupming of foreign built aircraft in the United States has been prepared by Senator new. it Is learned today. The object is to pre vent foreign nations from selling their obsolete airplanes here at less than coat, thus competing unfairly with the American airplane industry. TWO LESS THAN 100,000 WILL VOTE IN SEATTLE (By Associated Press.) Seattle. Wash.. May 2. Jusi two leas than 100.000 Seattte residents, to be exact, will be entitled to vote In tho eehool election called for June 16. it was announced tonight following the closing of rorist ration books. The great e.t resist oration heretofore re- corded wejfl for the city election on march I, wnen ,. penes nan their names on the books. IIIMIOP TO WSITKRFD. Illy Associated Press.) DBS MOINF.S. May 26. Assign ments of bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church, read at the general conference today. Included W. O. Shepard from Wichita to Portland. RESPONSIBILITY FIXED; CARRANZA WAS MURDERED Investigators Find Plot Care fully Organized With Follow ers Directed to Conduct Assassination. TWENTY SOLDIERS JOIN IN ATTACK AGAINST HUT Sixty Companions, Captured, Are Forded to Sign State ments Saying Mexican Presi dent Took Own Life. (By Associated Press.) MEXICO CITY, May 26. Blame for the assassination of Carranu was def initely placed upon Rudolph Herrero and his followers In a report made to day by the commission sent to TlaxcaJ Antongo to investigate the former president's death. Herrero carefully planned his coup by gaining Carr an sa's confidence, which he then be trayed, the commission declared. Colonel Ramirez is Quoted as saying that although Herrero organized the plot to assassinate Carrana, Colonel Geron led the attacR, and directed the firing. The report said that between 20 and 25 soldiers attacked the hut tn which Carranza was steeping. The first shots wounded the president who told his room mates he was unable to arise because his leg was broken. He asked for his rifle, so he could defend himself. These were his last words, for a scond volley caused his death. Everyone else fled from the confu sion which was indescribable. Her rero appeared, leading his men, and made prisoner about 6 Carranadstas he released about 72 mites away after forcing them to sign statments. that Carranza committd suicide. BOLSHEVIK OFFENSIVE DECLARED SHATTERED (By .'ni ted Frees) LONDON, May 2. The bolshevik offensive has definitely broken down, according- to latest official statements issued in Warsaw, which were receiv ed here today. The situation north of the Dwina and along- the Upper Be- rezina river is stationary, the state ments asserted. Reports of the recapture of Kiev .by the bolsheviki are denounced as abso lutely false. Advances Claimed (By Associated Press.) LONDON, May 26. Retchitsa. a villa on the right bank of the Dnieper, approximately 125 miles north of Kiev, has been occupied by bolshlvikt forces, which are also advancing- on the fortified outskirts of Bobruisk, on the Beresina river, according to an of ficial statement Issued today at Mos cow. ACTIONS OF VILLA AREOTW (By Alicia ted Press.) QUERETARO, Mexico., May :. In view of the failure of Villa to comply with the ultimatum within the specifi ed time, orders have been given the revolutionary forces to proceed against the rebel. General p. Ellas Callea an nounced today. Villa is reported moving from Dora do and Valle de Allende. Chihuahua, toward Jlmlnex. His actions are "sus picious," General Calles said. Reported by Major I.ee Moor bo use, weather observer. Maximum, 76. Minimum, 36. Ba.ron.eter. 29.60 and still falling. mwm mm Tonight fair and warmer, Thursday fair.