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THE EAST OREGONIAN IS THE ONLY INLAND EMPIRE NEWSPAPER GIVING ITS READERS THE BENEFIT OF DAILY TELEGRAPHIC NEWS REPORTS FROM BOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND THE UNITED PRESS DAILY EDITION DAILY EDITION Hum bar of oopUa prlnUaof jrsaterday'a T Best Oreernnlen la Raster nr ton! gr..tt n.w.paper an a a Ulna force ilea to advertises over twice the fuarentevd paid etrmt latioa In Pendletwa and UmaUlia aw tv of any ctber aewapapar. till paper I mmbr or and audited by tha Audit Bureau of Circulation. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 82 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 8, 1920. 9573 . COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER C2o3 VJ "" NO COX TO DIRECT ADMINISTRATION IN CAMPAIGNING Nominee Allowed to Take Over Party Leadership Without Resistance by Present Chiefs Say Indications. no criticisFheard from party officials Willingness to Stand on League Plank Adopted by Conven tion, Directed by Wilson, is Given as Cause. (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, July 1. Cox will he allowed to take over the party leader ship without resistance by the Wilson administration, arcordinfr to all Indi cations. High democratic offlcluls from Wilson down made It plain that their part In the coming campaign de pendn entirely on the wishes of Cox and his campaign managers. Significant in the circumstances is the fact that no word of criticism of Cox or any of hla acts haa been made by democratic officials here. The ex plained attitude of the administration Is that Wilson followers wrote the platform and cot their league of na tions plank through the convention Cox Indicated his willingness to stand on that plank, on the broad endorse ment of the administration. A growing belief Is that Wilson's Part in the campaign will be throuRh written word raiher than speeches, and that Cox himself will assume the bur den of carrying a democratic course to the people. FIFTY DAIRYMEN SfGN MARKETING CONTRACTS Fifty .4W',HW If bf Hwhfle.. Her mlston and Columbia yesterday signed contracts with the Oregon Dairymen's league for the marketing of dairy products and when 60 more signers are secured the league will take over the management of the Hermlston Dairy and Slanfleld Cheese factory. With the sighing of the contracts and the Joining of the League, the dairymen agree to permit the league to market products In any way It de sires. The milk or cream may be shipped to Portland, Pendleton, used in Rtanfiald or Hermlston, etc. It Is probable that after the total of 106 wlgners has teen attained, the Stan field and Hermlston dairy plants will be united tinder one management. Ore gon Dairy Jague butter Is of uni form grade and each wrapper bears the trademark, ao that butter may be shipped In carload lots by the league. Meetings held yesterday under the auspices of the county Farm Bureau, at the three west-end towns, for the purpose of "bringing the plan before the farmers, were well attended. Zoe Houser presided at Stanfleld, Frank Waugaman at CTolumbla, and George Cressey at Hermlston. Paul Mehl. of the bureau of markets, J. D. Mickle. state dairy and food commissioner, and M. 8. Shrock, of the league, spoke nt the meetings and at the Farm Bu reau plcnlo, held at It a. m. at Co lumbia with 100 people present. - ' (By United Press.j , ' WASHINGTON, July . ranaclb nonlllaa, the Mexican ambassador to tha United States under the Carranza regime. Is Jn Washington attempting to persuade a statement of the de partment to refuse recognition of the new government In Mexico. Bonlllas " charged that General Obregon, lender In the revolt against Carranzn, Insti gated tha murder of Carranm. He nl leged thai Rodolfo Herrero, accused of the murder, was merely a tool. FROM HARDING'S DAY : (By United Press.) MARION, July g.tn an effort to get the first draft of hla acceptance rell out of the way. Senator Harding today virtually locked himself In his office and labored with pencil, pad and paper over phrases In which he . will define his cam pa Inn Issues on July it. The nominee haa been putting In eight or ten houra a day at hla desk since his arrival here, entirely ex cluding recreation from his dallv rou tine. , MARKETS AIMC STEADY. (By Associated Press.) t PORTLAND. Jury 8. All markets fare steady and quotations unchanged. JTL I r rTi h "-it ' r ' c I I ft.'; it J t Hi. ILLa'iHr" ..'& l-'5W-VL W a... """" ijp.flmf" i i . g - " ' Above "Trail's End," the beautiful outside Iaytnn, O. Left The Dayton News building;, home of Cox's Dayton which Cox was born Bt Jneksonbnrg. Butler County. Ohio. REMOVAL OF EMBARGO STRIKES RATIFY BY 52 TO 46 VOTE ON SUFFRAGE Efforts to Suspend Rules of House Before Adjournment Tonight Proves Futile and Rope Goes Glimmering. (By Associated Press.) BATON UOl'OE, July 8. Efforts to snyend the rules of tha house of rep 1 ff intatlves in the Loustana leglsla- :t:n; in order to act on the suffrage amendment gefore the adjournment of the session tonight, failed today, the motion being voted down by 52 to 46. Two Thirds Vote Required. (By United Presf.J BATON ROGUE, July . TT.e Inst hope of Louisiana's ratification at the federal suffrage amendment went into a glimmer when the senate rejected tv fi2 to 46( nn attempt to introduce the ratification menstire. To bring tho bill up ngitin requires a two-thirds vote. The legislature Is scheduled to adjourn tonight. INTER-CHURCH PROJECT WILL BE REORGANIZED NEW YORK, July 8. Kfforts to ra- m-Kiinixe the inter-church movement were decided upon at a meeting of the Reneral committee here today. Bish op Nicholim of Chicago was named chalrmnn of the committee of eleven to attempt to reorganize the movement on a Bound basis. TURKS OPEN FIRE ON , OOXSTAntINOPLE, July 7. Turk-ion ish nationalist forces at Beicoa fired upon the British drendnaught Iron Duke, lying In the harbor todav. The battleship returned fire, shelling the Turkish positions. CARLOAD OF TROUT FREED AT WALLOWA IjA GRANDE, July 8. Marlon Jack 'will open an investigation of demn a member of the State Game Com mis. Icratie expenditures, slon and State Game Warden A. H. 1 Burghduff. accompanied hy Chief NQM I N EE PILOTING VV Hl'licn JUHM v h iui-u, tt i - in inn iiy looking over the new fish . hatchery j on Catherine rreek. They expect aj great future for Kastern Oregon, as this new Institution will be of great 1 benefit to all concerned. Thev , : brought with them a carload of trout which will he sent to the chain of lakes in Wallowa county. Mr. Wal den Is well known here having made this his home and headquarters for the past tte vera I years. j 1 H "TRAIL'S END" AND COX'S BIRTHPLACE ft r Mr I 0 a:- ! u 2 ' fciiTliLwiWSaH,' residence of fiovernor Jamas M. Cox Si BRYAN, PALMER AND ROBINSON RIDE UP COLUMBIA HIGHWAY (By Associated Press.) PORTLAND. July, 8..r-Ione to. S00 delegates from the demo cratic national convention, re turning to their homes, visited hvre today and took the trip over the Columbia highway. Among the' notables were W. J. Bryan, Attorney General Palm er and Chairman Robinson. All expect to leave tonight for the east. SAYS MANY AG. O.P. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO. July 8. Negroes who have voted the republican ticket In Georgia have "disappeared' and never been heard of again. Henry Lincoln Johnson, a negro of the republican national committee, told the senate committee Investigating campaign ex penditures today. Asked if they lynched men for be longing to the republican party," John son said, "Oh. yes. Many a negro voting the republican ticket has dis appeared and notidings ever been l heard of him." Referring to other causes of lynch-! Ings. Johnson asserted that the great trouble was that white men were al- lowed to attack negro girls without j punishment, citing Instances of white soldiers attacking negro girls during ; tho war and said the soldiers though i discovered went unpunished. ! He said there was a wild ' use of: money during the pre-convention cam- ; paign in Dublin, Georgia. - Says 85 Percent Suppressed. ( By Asociatcd I'ress) j CHICAGO. July 8. That 8 5 per j cent of the negro vote in Georgia is i '"out rageously suppressed by brutal ! fnroM." wils clntiiied bv Henrv John son, negro, and republican national committee-man of Georgia, before the senate committee of investigating campaign expenditures toda.y. John- was called to explain the dispo- Uition of US00 alleged to have been j sem to ntm h" tne I'"wden campaign managers, He declared it was struggle for a republican to vote in Georgia. "In the last three or four years." said Johnson, "there has been a great exodus 'of negroes from Georgia. Kvery time the whites burn a victim. many colored people leave the state i home declaring that they would urge for more kindly shores." Johnson e erv i,in, owrter on the route selected declared Attorney General Palmer s to Rive a rif.nt of way across his land Georgia campaign was conducted byjwi(nnnt charge. In order to insure a federal job holders. The committee 1 Krt.v,i tuiitw nnpmti.in frnn. leaver tonitrht for St. 1snul where it VISITORS TO SCENES OF BOYHOOD DAYS DAYTOX, July 8. Governor Cox. j bis 'fter working few hours in newspaper oinre mis morning, ex-, teets to snend the afternoon nilotinc ; visiting newspapermen about hlsjhy cruelty and neglect. Marie Gagnon home, haunts of early boyhood, near today gave birth to twins, a girl and Jackbnnbnrg. near Middletown. boy, 4'. i4 Tv t -z fv if at the end nt an nu t a- newspaper li'irht Th h i ' house In w BLOW IN RUSSIA ACTION WRITES FINAL CHAPTER INTO POLICY TOWARD SOVIET RULE Msve cf State Department Car ries List cf Salient Provis ions Which Remove U. S. Pro'.c:ti.n From Traders. (By United Fress.) WASHINCTOX. July 8. In remov I ing an embargo against Russian trade, j President Wilson wrote a final chap j ter to the present administration's i polity toward the soviet government i of Russia, officials here believe. The , removal of the trade embargo is un ; derstood to be designed primarily as a j olow to the Russian soviet government, j Action of the state department car ; ries the following salient provisions: ! "Kach application for permission i to ship to Russia will be. decided on j by. its own merits," the shipment ol I materials for "susceptible and immed- '.pte use for war purposes" will be pro ! hibited. "Political recognition of any Russian authority exercising or claim ing to exercise" governmental func tions will neither be granted or 1m- j plied by this action." Individuals or j corporations taking this opportunity J to trade with Russia do so entirely on j their own responsibility and at their j own risk and the assistance which tht I United State. normally extends to itf j cttlxens trading and traveling in a recognized country, cannot be expectec in tho case of Russia. T GET STARTED AT ONCE It will be a month before a crew -of slate highway engineers can start work nn the survey from Ukinh to the Grant county line, according to word from the- highway office in Pendleton to- i day. The only lot-ating crew naw i nearly available is that of David G j Glass, at work on the Old Oregon i Trail between Pendleton and Knmeta. i After Mr. Glass and his crew finish the mountain road, they will be trans j ferred to I'khih to work, according to I piesent plans. There are about 15 j mites to cover from Ukiah to the line, j Delegations which met with the county court yesterday regarding the road to the Grant county line left for residents of the south of the county le to ho urged by all the delegates, they aid. TWINS ARE BORN IN. INFIRMARY OF JAIL AS GALLOWS WAIT (By United Press) QUEBKC July 8. Under a death M,ntrnro hl tiie ju infirmary here n,.,r,iui- nr v.A. .ianii.i.iohir V 1 s 4 - i ! n f? POLISH DEFENSE CRUMBLES UNDER , RED ONSLAUGHT . t Entire Front From Pripet to Carpathians in Collapse as Russians in Many Sections Rise in Revolt. TRAFFIC IS PARALYZED . AND BRIDGES DESTROYED General Rumanian Mobiliza tion is Underway and Shat tered Forces Enlist Women to Aid in Stemming Tide. (T5y United Press) RERUN, July 8. Indisputable re- orts are being received from Poland bowing that the entire X'oliHh front rom Pripet to Carpathians is com pletely broken down, while the Rus tians are reported to have revolted gainst the Poles in many sections. Yaffle on the railroads running into Vlinnt, Baranevichi and Bjelostok is ieclared to be completely paralvzed . result of the red advance. Many bridges across the rivers in that see- on are destroyed. Situation Critical. (By United Press) LONDON. Julv 8. The British war I office took a pessimistic view of the- Polish situation upon receipt of re - ports that red troops are continuing to advance after capturing the Im portant city and fortress of Rovno, in Volyhnia. Sofia advices said that a general Rumanian mobilization Is i . lITS Iur i-mg under way and that the Rumanian concrete paving on the block toe seneral staff has announced its in- I twen Turner and Court streets on tentlon of erecting a strong defense Turk street, was petitioned for hy the against the Bolshevik! along the en- tire Bessarablan front. Anti-Bolshe- vikt forces in Ukraine are reported to e in a precarious position. Warsaw dispatches said the fight ng was continuing from Poledst to Mulodochno and all along the railway .'unking into Vllna. Polish forces have begun regrouping- 4n ' Volyhnia preliminary to a counter attack. Dhv patches from Moscow, Warsaw and jther centers indicated a great battle vas developing along the entire Pol ish front. A Moscow dispatch said: "A battle s in progress north of Staro, in Constantlnot, where soviet troops lung back the Poles and occupied Jticheff. We have also occupied Vlogileff and Pedolsk. Fierce fight ng continues throughoutthe whole Crime." Women Take Amis. . (By Associated Press.) WARSAW, July 8. Owing to the critical condition of the country, vol unteers for active service in the army ire offering themselves from every de. Hundreds of girls and women ire joining the army. Whole Iont Crumbles. LONDON, July 8. The smashing of .h Polish resistance along the entire front from the German to the Austri an borders is Indicated In dispatches reaching here from many sources. Bolshevik forces carried out a well- planned military maneuver by moving n pincers formation' from Minsk to Rovno. LESTER CRONIN IS (By United Press.) WASHINGTON. D. C. July 10. Lester Cronin was today appointed oostmaster for Pendleton hy a recess ippointment made by President Wil jon. Mr. Cronin has been acting post master since the death of T. J. Tweedy ast September. He has been in the ocal office for the past 15 years, be ginning with a small clerkship and working up to his present position. While the second appointment of the late T. J. Tweedy has not expired. t is thought that Mr. Cronin s ap pointment is an independent one. It will be confirmed later by congress. PROHIBITION ISSUE TO BE SQUARELY FACED (By lnited Press) DAYTON. O., July fi. Cox asked today by Richmond P. Hobson the dry leader and representative of r" the anti-saloon league, to make clear definition of his position on prohibition issue. Holwon. in the telegram, declared that a statement ; from Cox to the effect that he op- I posed any increase in the maximum alcoholic content of one-hulf person t would save to democracy millions of i voters who ho'.d this question above nartv success." Cox said be expected to answer Hobson later in the day ; and indicated he didn't intend to ' dodge the issue. FAMISHED BAND LAYS HOLD OF RICE CRAFT; 50 DIE IN RIOTING (By United Freaa.) CHIN KIANG, China, July 8, -Crazed by hunger, a mob at tacked a rice junk in midstream here today, hurled the boats man's wife and baby overboard and attempted to take possession of the craft. In rioting which ensued 50 were killed. The boatHman. wielding: a sword, aid ed by a small force of men, re pulsed the famished attackers. Profiteers here are reducing prices to halt the disturbances. Wealthy persons throughout are contributing funds to reduce rice prices and check the famine. AND GIVES PERMITS Collins Flour Mills May Build Wheat . Conveyor Under Webb and Carnival is Al lowed to Come to City. una Did, that of Geist Bros., was submitted to the city council last night for the proposed Bewer on Turner street. The bid was not figured on the basis of total cost and haa toeen turned over to the city engineer for reduction to a total. !, Manuel Friedly, chairman of the '"w" comT'"' Baid ,'f!ay that. h understood the bid would figure out In excess. of $5000. If such is the case. 1 the bid will run nearly 75 per cent I above the engineer's estimate. plslers OI Tancts. The petition ! waa referred to the street committee. I Tne street committee recommended I th granting of a petition from the ; Collins Flour Mills to be allowed to build a wheat conveyor under Webb street from the Farmers Union eleva tor to the mill building. The chute will pass under the N. P. tracks. The agreement is to be made that the mill pay for pavement which is torn up and replaced. An ordinance will 'be necessary before the work can com men co. Will permit Carnival Upon recommendation of the police committe, the carnival company that will be here the last week of July for the benefit of the Central Labor Coun ell. will be given a permit. A license fee of $250 to cover the week was vot ed. This is a special fee for such at tractions, the regular license being $100 a day for circuses, etc. The resolution for paving Garfield street from Jackson to Martin was read and passed its second reading. This street will be advertised for bids and an effort made to sell bonds for its improvement. If successful, the city will advertise other street work for bids. Forty-Nine in Court On recommendation of the first committee, a permit was issued to Mrs. Ann Matlock to make repairs to the exterior and interior of the telephone building, at 125 West Court street. The estimated cost wil be $2000. The report of Recorder Thomas Fltz Gerald for the month of June showed that there were 49 cases tried in police court, with 35 fines and 9 foreitures lesulting. Two served sentences, two were dismissed and -one case continu ed. The total in fines was $414. Eight licenses were issued for a total of $71 and there were 13 building permits. with a total value in building of $li, 715. IT DRIVE ACROSS RIVER (By Associated Press.) WARSAW. July S. Bolsheviki troops have crossed Bresina in a strong force near Navosialkl, south east of Borisov and about 50 miles northeast of Minsk, according to to day's official Polish communique. TO BEGIN ON PALMER (Py Associated Press.) CHICAGO, July S. The senate com- Imittee investigating congressional ex penditures will move to St. Louis to night to take up the investigation of 'Attorney General Palmer's campaign 'for the democratic nomination. Cbair ; man Kenyon announced when hear- Wtt-S . inpi n-prn rpsiiii)1.) here tmliiv. REVOLUTION BREWING ON EVE OF WALKOUT L' N DON. July S. A Perlin dis- Patch sani a a revolution is brewing In where extremists are fo- Brunswick. menting a general strike to become i effective on Saturday. CONFEREES IN ; DEADLOCK ARE ORDERED BACK German and Allied Military Of ficials. Discussing Disarma ment are Cutrly Told : by Lloyd George to Reconsider. THREE MONTHSaiMIT f IS DETERMINED UPON Long-time Request Meets Flat Refusal and Foch Says Smuggling Must Stop and Nation Must Face Music. M f BY CARL D. GROAT " M f SPA, July 8 Premier IJoyii-Oorgf on behalf of the allies today offered tlie (icrmana to October flrnt the tirao for the reduction of the German array :o 150.000 men and until January ffrt to 100,000 men as provided by the treaty of Versailles; also to allow the Germans to retain certain troops in ihe neutral zone temporarily. (United Press Staff Correspondent. ) SPA. July 8. German and allied military officials, who discumed G man disarmament, reported to tha conference today that they are unable to reach a basis of agreement. LJoyd George curtly told them to resume the discussions. It is rumored that Ger man Minister of Defense Geesler of fered his resignation to Chancellor F"ehrenbach but ' reconsidered when . assured that the Germans will be al lowed six months to demobilize their military forces. . . Germany must comply with the dis armament provisions of the peace treaty within three months. It was de cided by the allies. - The -German re quest for 15 months' time In which to disarm was met by & flat refusal. The disturbed German Internal sit uation was given as the reason for the delay sought. Herr Simmons declared " the German government is faced with three difficulties Distrust of the al lies, danger of bolshevism In Germany, and imT-rossibUHyof meeting the fin ancial condJWoiia oftS featy. Hsm said Germany will make every effort to meet her obligations under the treaty and as-ked the allies to continue occupation of the neutral sone. , He admitted arms are being smug- -gled into Germany, saying that all at tempts of disarm volunteers thus far have failed. He said the government had not resorted to force to obtain4 . these arms as it feared the results off such action. Simons said Germany Is still facing the possibility bf dangerous revolution from two sides, radicals and monarchists. - . - Marshal Foch said significantly that if the German delegation here is un willing to face the music, the allies still have a strong force under which would enforce the treaty. HOLD UP MEN ORDER RIDE, THEN TAKE COIN Two unidentified men last night help up Georee Bleakney, of Milton, at the points of Buhs, and ordered him to drive them to Pendleton. When thejr reached the city limits, early thia mtfrning. they commanded him to stop- and let them alight. When they left Bleakney, they took J or J7 Inchanga on the man and made their getaway. The men ordered Bleakney to turn around and drive back aa they finish ed rohhtnK him and It waa not until he arrived at Adams at about 6 o'clock that he notified officials here of his plight. Sheriff Taylor made a serartJ for the men. of whom a meager dea cription waa given. TWO THOUSAND WALK OUT OF COAL MINES (By United Press) SFRTNGFI EL1, 111., May 8. Dis satisfied with wages. 2000 coal mln- rs in this vicinity walked out, clos ing four mines. Reported by Major Lee Moorhomte weather observer. . Maximum. 93. Minimum, 58. Barometer. 29.55. rHE WEATHER FORECAST Tonight and Friday In creasing cloud lew; cooler Tiday.