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VOL. 32
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 7, 1920.
NO. 9554
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DRY AMENDE AND ENFORCEMENT ACT UPHELD TODAY BY SUPREME COURT
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION OPENS TOMORROW
DELEGATES LACK
LEADERSHIP IS
COMPLAINT MADE
Wood, Johnson and Lowden All
Claim Increased Strength as
New Delegates Arrive But
Outlook is Doubtful.
RALPH WILLIAMS IS
OREGON COMMITTEEMAN
Old Leaders Ask Unbossed Del
egates if it Would Not be
Better to be Bossed Than
Lost; New Party Whips on
Job.
(By A -laled )
1 me . . juim 7. RePtsoiloaa
immIoiimi iK-iiimJttCTiiim. rn-dpoifd to
day, tJt1U4ifKjUl. i;. William. of
( By Awtociuicd Prow.)
CHICAGO., June 7. Imminent of
tlir republican national convention,
which '-'cln-- Hh HKHsloiut at nfion to
morrow, apparently Worked today to
further I load I: .1. ,ti r CtWIfy th
question of who M to le the party's
president Inl nominr. .
vi j. joniitton anu lxwdc . sup
porters were driving hard for the ad
vantage,, all of them claiming- Bains as
the balance of unlnstrutted delegates
i ol led Into r'hiotigo. But the best
claims for inunv of the threo arnouut
ed to little more thnu a fourth of the
total delegate strength on the first bal
lot and It takes ti majority to nomi
nate. Ied or Ioet?
No changen have appeared today In
the convention lineup. None are ex
pected. Twenty-four hours before the
convention assembled it Is absolutely
an unbossed and unlod affair. Dele
gate arc bewailing the lack of lead
ership. Men wad were real leaders
In former years find grim wit lufnetlon
in referring t6 the charges of bossism
which were freely hurled at them at
former conventions. They are asking
the delegates If It Is not better to he
led than lost.
New I readers Appear.
The so-called leaders are still ex
plaining to inquirers that attention is
now being concentrated on the plat
form which they emphasize is very
Important. The best Informed obaerv
ers, however, sco evidence that thin Is
merely a screen to hide the fact thai
the so-called leaders are no longer
lenderH. The passing of old time lead
ers as party whlpv. It becomes more
evident, has brought up an entirely
new crop of so-called leaders, many
of whom do not know one another and
that Is one thing which explaliiH the
lack of cohesive action In getting
down to definite conclusions. To
day's business was largely ntnong the
state delegations which are organis
ing and electing members of the ..li
ve n t ion com m it tees.
rOHTI.ANT MATIKf-TT HTKAIV.
(By Associated Press,
rOHTLAND, Juno 7. Cattle are
steady and unchanged; hogs are firm
er, prime mixed are 1S and 1.5. &6;
sheep arc weaker; butter is steady and
eggs are unchanged.
LETTER MAILED BY
PETER DE YOUNG ON
DAY OF ACCIDENT
A letter written at Mm pie tun,
Illinois, by the lute peter !c Yung
and mailed at IVorta, Illinois, on
Wednesday June 2. the day the fn- j
(at accldont to Mr. DeYming occur
ed has been received In "Pendleton
by .Sandy McTean, brother-in-law
of the doreased. Mr. Mclean sur
mises that Mr. DcVming. after
writing the letter at Maplcton.
which is Mrs. l)eYoung"s home,
inolorcd to Peoria and while there
mailed the letter, and that tho col
lision with the train occurcd while
he was on his way back to Maplc
ton. At Barton vllle. which la le
tween PeoHa and Mapleton, Mr.
Mclean atatee. there Is a network
of tracks and he believes the trag
edy occured In that vicinity.
The body of Mr. Dp Voting- Is be
ing shipped to Pendleton and fun
nral aervioea will be held at the
Christian church June or 10. Rev.
U U Buaaabarger, pastor, wilt of-ftcate.
WILL HAYS, REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CHAIRMAN
WHO WILL CALL CHICAGO CONVENTION TO ORDER
"iftv ' attlattaMattaflittSKattiC ' a," &. S8l ' "
HAY5
FACULTY OF EIGHT WILL PROVIDE
INSTRUCTION DURING EXTENSION
COURSE STARTING HERE JUNE 21
Faculty as Announced by Pres
ident Acker-man is Headed by
Superintendent Inlow; Miss
Rush and Miss Boone Named
When the summer extension session
of the Oregon State Normal School In
opened in Pendleton June 21 there
will be eight faculty members bit
band to give instruction to tho teach
ers enrolled for the course. Of then
five will he from tho normal achopl
at Monmouth r alawafhara in the state
and three will he Pcndlntoiitnachers.
The faculty as announced today by
President Acker man, t hrouph Super
intendent Inlow. Is as follows:
If. K. Inlow, superintendent of the
Pendleton schools. . director and In
structor In psychology anil rural
school pfobfema
Miss Delia Hush, principal of Lin
coln school. Pendleton, graduate of
the Oregon Normal School. Instructor
in seventh and eighth grade methods.
Miss Kate lloux, of the Oregon nor
mal school, graduate of the Oregon
Normal school, instructor in fifth and
sixth grado methods.
Miss Elva Boone, of t he 1 'en diet on
schools, gradtinte of the Oregon Nor
mal school. Instructor in third a nd
fourth grade mat hods.
Miss Ida Mue Smith, of the Oregon
normal school, instructor in first and
second grade methods.
Miss Catherine Gentle, of the Mc
Minn VI lie schools, graduate of the aire
gon normal school, Instructor In mu
sic methods.
Miss Kuth Pearson, of the Salem
schools graduttip of the Oregon nor
mal school, instructor in physical ed
ucation. An Instruct or in penmanshl)
to be chosen.
NO OPEN FIGHT OVER
TREATY SAYS BORAH,
P.Y J. W. Tl MARTIN.
CHICAGO. June 7. Hcl I lenient of
differences over Ihe treaty plank In' . .
tho republican platform without a' TnKln. .l ine t -(.,..ve,t, ,1.
fight Is In sight. Senator Unrah. lender, tachmont of Japanese marines aup
of the antl-trealy forces, declared to- ported by a naval squadron, occupied
"' Nlkoluesk June 3, according to a natal
Horah'a statement followed on thej OeromuetksBa issued today,
heels of a trentl toward Hughes am-
ong the delegates. Many supporters
a ,,,,.,. Mn.J.0. t , I.. ,.
and other candidates frankly
that Hughe talk is growing;.
admit
WILL EXPLAIN SERVICE
El
I
lffr Wood, of the field force of the j
bureau of war risk insurance.
Is in i
Pendleton today to talk to service men
f the. city and vbinitv at the monthlv !
ineetiiic of Pondleton Post, American I 'aOr by the now too long delay In the
' Legion, tontght. The meeting will 'direction of a political organization,
talis place in the assembly room of! Conservative leaders refused, to
th)a oOUnty library Ht N o'clock and all USflllBieOJ on the plan except that they
: service men. whether legion members,'11'1 no ,Ml,l,,vo " "Would get far." as
or NOt, aro invited t attend. lno majority of the delegates would
f Problems of the service man's In- S;tmuel Oompors, president of
suranc. now features which have
been ended, and other useful informa
tion regarding it will be taken up by
Mr Wood this evening. He Is sent out
by t he govern men t not only to help
straighten OUl prohlenis but to urge
service people to cent In no the insur
ance. Matters concerning the legion's next
boxing smoker, which will be held
Sat urday night, jury win also be
considered tonbjbt, In the absence ot
Post t'otnm.'inder .lames It. Itowler.
Vice ivniniander F. A. LtOUaJton will
preside.
WANT DRY PLANKS AT
CHICAGO, June ;. ir forces to-
das sag vail notice thjit Ihev will on-.
pose i iludKliiK of i he prohibition ""en sct'wiM o" Ml I. !" "
Issue by l!ie I wo political parlies or furnished a bit of moisture and May
thesT candidates. A resolution declar- was not a hot mouth, although it was
in for "effective enforcement" of (quite dry. June has started out rather
urotitbtOon lw, will i- laid before ausplclouKly.
the rules committee of the republican Dealers are all disavowing knowl
and democratic eonvenllons, dry lead-ledge of any contracts for wheat at
ers stnted. l elt-r than t.S0 a bushel anil declare
-that figure was paid for only a small
E
Nlkoluesk was the scene of the mas- I
, . . . . .
sacre of several hundred Japanese
soldiers and civilians recently.
LOCAL LABORER INSANE
GOMPERS FLATLY
AGAINST CURBING
RIGHT TO STRIKE
Compulsory Labor Must be Re
sisted at All Costs Says Head
of American Federation at
Montreal Session.
NEW POLITICAL PARTY
ADVOCATED AT MEETING
Conservative Members Believe
Plan for Labor Party Will
Not Get Far and Plan of Non
Partisanship Will Hold.
(By Associated Foas.
J MONTitKAU Juno 7. Any attempt
J to enforce compulsory labor by mak
ing strikes unlawful must be resisted
I at nil costs. s.rmucl '.V mpers. pres
ident of the American Federation of
; labor, declared today In his opening
address :i i th,- Federation's fortieth
J annual convention here.
"I have no fear as to what the re-
jsultr! will bo." he said. "As long as I
j havev m fife and my mind is not Im
paired, I shail dand for ttic right of
men and women toilers of the world
to be free iintranmteiod and unowned
j by any force."
Want Labor lurtr.
Effort s will be made to have the
; Ainprtn i Pederatton ot Inhnr lay the
f found.,! jon for t he eata Idisbmeut of
l an Ann rl'-an labor pa rt ', leaders or
jthe piociessive wing of the federation
! declared. They announced ilans to
1 launch a fight for the appointment
of a special committee to draft an
ideal platform'' during the next twelve
months and submit hat the 1921 fed-
eration convention, as
new I'oliticai party.
the basis for a
We realize that our opportunity for
labor party has passed for the com
np election," said Cyrus Grow of Iis
oleics, a nr. one 01 me progressive
if.iners. out we want to prepare now
for ,,,p '"tiire. Labor has been the
l,,e American reoerauoa of Utior. In
his announced non-partisan
political
policy.
OPTIMISTIC WHEAT MEN
SEE BIGGER 1920 CROP
A better wheat crop this year than!
in I til i is the prediction heard among
some "1 the more optimistic wheat i
j men nf the city today. Whether the I
I light rain of last night and the cloudy!
.weather today is responsible for their)
optimism la not known.
It liss heen heard often of hue that
I the cfaaractor of weather this month
' will determine the success of the yield.
I While H spring w as cold and lender
ito make weeds plentiful, frosts were
fewer than in 191s and there were not
amount. ana one titan ueciar
On thai be was eonfr-'tited with the
.-lory thai he ws furnishing sacks, be
sides paNinc a neat price for whe.il
Another story which was denied said
I that one of the grain firms had pall
i.'.n per cent down on contracts nt
MARTI lli LAW T liAJUVMrTOJI
lilt Associated Pre.. I
xrsTIN, June 7. Galveston was
placed under martial law by Govern
Hobbv ttalav because of the freight
.... .. I
(congestion there resulting
from the
longshoreman's strike.
ATTENDING APOSTOLIC MEETING
Edward Hue, laborer residing in
Pendleton, was committed to the state
hospital this morning upon examina
tion by Dr. D; J. McFaul, county phy
sician, and County Judge C H. Marsh.
Tho man went Uisance Saturday night
after attending a tent meeting of the
Apostolic Faith evangelists in the east
end of town.
Ever since going Insance the man
ha-s constantly been preaching re
ligion. It was said at the city hall,
wlit-ro ho spent last night, that he
rover ceased preaching during the
whole night. This morning large
.numbers of persons gathered outside
the Jail, attracted by his preaching.
The insane man has a wife and four
small children, dependent solely upon
him. It Is said that the Salvation
Army has taken charge of the family
and will look after their needs tem-i'-'iarily.
Feeling against the revival meetings
has Increased us the result of the in
cident, police say. Complaints were
made a week ago by residents of the
east end, near their tent, that the
meetings were creating a disturbance
late at night. After a warning, they
ended their meetings about 10 o'clock
and conducted them more quietly.
R. ALEXANDER IS
ELECTED HEAD DF
Members at 28th Annual Picnic
Name Man Who Has Resided
Here for 42 Years, Third
Pcndletonian to be Honored
MoXiinder, of rendlrtrm, for 42
voiirs a resident of I'matlUa county.
was elected president of the UrafctWt
County Pioneers Association at the
2Rth Annual Pioneer Picnic, held Fri
day and Saturday at Weston. Mr.
Alexander has for many Sears been
active in the work of the Association.
Mr. Alexander is the third Pendle
ton man to receive the honor of being
head of the Association. H. J. Taylor
was president two years ago and John
Bent lev five years ao.
other officers elected Saturday were
.f. H. King1, farmer of Weston, who
was chosen vice-president, and Sim
Barnes, re-elected secretary after 20
years of service.
The date for next year's picnic has
not yet been decided upon, but will be
announced by tho association in 1921.
It is probable that it will be held in
June, as in former years.
This year's picnic was pronounced
one. of the most successful ever given
by the pioneers. The weather was
Ideal, and despite the gasoline short
age, a goodly number attended during
the two days.
PETERSON WINS OUT
FOR DELEGATE BY 6
VOTES OVER BLAKELEY
Will M. Peterson, of Pendleton, will
be delegate to the democrntfe national
convention at San Francisco this
month Instead of tleorge Blakely. of
The Dalles, who was thought to have
been elected. An official count of the
votes cast in every county of the sec
ond congressional district, as reported
to Mr. Peterson by their respective
clerks, gives Mr. Peterson "tilXl votes
and Mr. Ulakrl -KM votes.
Mr. Peterson about gave up hope of
being this districts i cprcscntative ,
shortly after tho primary. He was
not satisfied with these returns, how -
ever,
ml anuressca letters to .'
clerk in the district. The last!
uMiMij t.. n ... ... ... -
ficurcs were received totiat. snu.in.
that the local man has a plurality of
six voles over Mr. ltlakcly. Judge
Will R. King, chief counsel for
clatuatioii service, and whose
in Ontario, had about 15" more vol
than Mr. Peterson and will be bis run
ning mate. Nolan Skiff, register of
,i
tho land office at I Grande, trull
Mr. Peterson by about Ion votes.
nm plwt lAHini a
AKRON O.. June 7 Mve persons
were killed and 10" injured In an ex
plosion at the plant of the Mason tire
and rubber company at
Kent.
here, today.
FROM
TREND TO BUTLER
NOT ICABLE TODAY
WOOD WILL LEAD
Supporters of Nicholas Murray
Butler Say Race Will be Be
tween Their Man and Low
den on the Final Test.
HOOVER HAS SECOND
CHOICE MEN IS CLAIM
Senator Borah Declares He
Would Accept Hughes as
Second Choice Providing
Hughes Agrees With Borah
Ideas.
BY IIAROLiD D. JACOBS.
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
HH .v;t . June
7. 1 Campaign
manage r s and
lieutenants are to
day making their
last drive upon
delegates in the
interests of candi
dates for the re
publican presi
dential nomina
tion. There were
two outstanding- feat ores today a
definite "trend" toward Butler, who
has figured little heretofore, and the
discovery that Hoover supporters, sup
posedly the veriest amateurs In poli
tics, had borrowed a leaf from their
more practical brethren and have ap
parently built up a surprisingly
strong aggregation of second-choice
delegates.
Butler people declare the final bat
tle In the convention will be between
t heir man and Towden, eliminating
Wood and Johnson on the first five
ballots.
Hoover backers literally carried out
his canny advice, to keep his name out
of the primaries and state conventions
and work among delegates already j
committed to other candidates to get
their second choice. Investigation to- !
day disclosed considerable strength j lne COiit on seven suits, which had
has developed this way. It is learned j lecn appealed from six states. The
that Hoover's name may not be pre- court's opinion took up all the con
sented to the convention in the first tentlons of the wet forces in detnl! and
group of nominations but withheld then declared there is no legal founda
until his organization can bring its tjon for them. Chief Justice Whte
second choice strength into play. 1 said he regretted that the-court had
The best available information indi- not scen fit to outline the steps which
cates the following possible vote on j C(j up to the decision. He indicated.
i no nrst oaiiot : ood -Jo. ixwnen
15, Johnson 17&. Butler 107, Sproul
76. Hardinff 57, Coolldge 29. Prltch
ard 22. Sutherland 16, Haunon 1.
and Poindexter 14.
COURT IS AGAINST
(By I'niteil Press !
WASHINGTON, June i. The su
preme court today declared the federal
trade commission exceeded its author- !
ity when It ordered Jute lag and steel J
lie dealers to cease certain trade prac- J
tices. It held the commission's order i
did not show unfair competition nrac
th firms complained against.
The court made It plain, however that
w , knockln(! , ,he ,aw nJ
iler which the commission operates,
but believed the decision will pre-
... ,,, mli. ,.,, - -
- ... , "
inany
of Its orders
against unfair
trade prat-tic
DRAMA WILL FEATURE
The thirty. third annual commence
ment of St. Joseph's Academy will be
held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 p.
m. at the Oregon theatre, when dlplo-
(Contlnued on pace 8 )
WETS LOSE UPON
ALL POINTS THAT
WERE INVOLVED
Volstead Act Must be Enforced
in All States Regardless of
State Laws on Subject is
Court Conclusion.
DRY RULE HOLDS UNTIL
CONSTITUTION CHANGED
Decision Given by High Court
on Seven Suits But Only Con
clusions Are Listed by Su
preme Court Judges.
tBy United Prens. f
WASHINGTON, June 7. The u
preme court today upheld conulituilon
al prohibition. In a sweeping decision
the court declared the prohibition
amendment valid and held that tha
Volstead act upholding it as constitu
tional. The detsinn means that tha
Volstead law pna.hibiting' the sale of
any beverage containing; one half at
one percent or more of alcohol must
b, enforced in every state of the union,
rejrardlesa of whether or not the atate
ratified the amendment 8ta laws
providing higher alcoholic content,
such as has been enacted irf New
Jersey, Wisconsin ind Rhode Island
arc nullified. The decision dispels
hopes of brewers that their properties
may be used for making light wines
and beers. It Is a complete victory
for the government ami prohibition
forces.
It is so far reaching that It settles
for once and for all that national pro.
hibltion will stand until the prohibi
tion amendment is removed from the
constitution by action of three (earths
of the states In the union.
WeOs Are Worsted
All contentions made by most skil
ful lawyers of the wets are swept;
aside on the ground that the amend
ment was legally ratified and that the
states in so doing gave congress the
power to enact the Volstead law. In
upholding the amendment, the court
stated that prohibition Is a valid sub
ject for an addition to the constitution,
and that such action does not cofrfWct
with other articles of that historic
document. The constitutionality of
the Volstead act was based on the
general principles laid down by Chief
Justice Marshall over 100 years aso
that where state laws conflict with
frtprfti statute. thft federal lawn are
supreme.
A blanket decision was recorded by
however, that he Is not dissenting
from the opinion. He said congress,
In the eighteenth amendment. slJuld
have defined intoxicating; llqusw.
Only fonclusloiw Olvr-n "
(By Associated Press.)
The court's opinion was very short,
setting forth only the court's conclu
sions. Chief Justice White rendered
a supplemental opinion concurring.
I but going more fully into the issue,
, Involved. Justice McReynolds, while
i not dissenting, said he confirmed his
(Continued on pace 5.)
Vei
Reported by M
Reported by Major Lee Moorhens
ether observer,
Maxlmtis. 70.
Minimum. 4.
Barometer. S9.48.
Precipitation, - "tehee.
rHE WEATHER
FORECAST
Tontaitt and
Tuesday uw-ers.
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