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VOL. 82
PAILY EAST. OREOONIAN, PENDLETON, 0BEGON, " WEDNESDAY .EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1920.
NO. 9601
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RED ARMIES,
RAILROAD,
Russians Have Seized Stretch
of 24 Miles of Direct Road
Between Capital and Danzig
and Push Across Corridor.
ONLY ARM ISTicE CAN
; APPARENTLY SAVE CITY
Reorganization of Forces for
Counter Attack and Drive on
Petrograd to Scatter Troops
Contemplated in Crisis.
BRIUJN, An. 1 1 .The IlnKHiiuM
re 25 miles front IVananr, annnUni
' to a dispatch Uxlay. It "tilled that tile
northern wtlUC of the PdIIhIi army hM
mlrtaaljjr 'bent dissolved. It's ammu
nition la exhauateU.
' WARSAW. Aug. II. (U. P.) The
fall of Warsaw cannot be staved off
much longer unleM Russian and
Polish delegates agree to end hostilities ,
at today's Minsk conference, dls-
patches from the front Indicate. MV
eages from various points near the
fighting . aone say the Poles are not
seriously resisting- the bolshevlkl any
where. Their retreat on the southern
front la described as "hasty," and offl.
clal Moscow communique today said
the Russians are advancing rapidly In
all sectors. It stated they had occu
pied Sokoloff. had forced the River
Marvw, 40 miles from Warsaw and
were gradually encircling the capital
from the north.
There was a hint of disintegration
behind the Polish lines In announce
ment that War Minister Lnlsnowskl
has resigned. '
. A message was sent from Moscow
calling on sailors at Kronstadt and
the red armies to stand firmly against
the entente plan to send a British fleet
to support an attack by Finnish troops
on Tetrograd. The Object- of this
strategy, the message said, would be to
"force the Russians to retrest from the
Warsaw front In oe to- save VHIQ:!
arad. " .-- i
Push Into OMnidor.
PAIUH, Aug. 11. (A. P.) The
Russians are now occupying a stretch
of ti miles of direct railway line be
tween Warsaw and Dansig and a
large force Is pushing across the nan
gig corrlder to cut the remaining rail
road, according to the French for
eign office today. -
' Counter Stroke Rumored.
WARSAW. Aug. 11. (A. P.)
Concentration to reorganise the Pol
lah forces -for an extensive counter
stroke en the entire Warsaw front
waa reported In today's . newspapers.
The plans are. It Is said, to begin o.
counter move within a few days Mi
litary men express the opinion this Is
a propltous time to strike buck in an
effort to drive off the soviet forces
which are enJeavorlng to encircle the
capital. - '
' , City of Ikna, Falls
. PARIS, . Aug. 11. (IT. P.) The
Russians have captured Bens. Poland,
the foreign office was advised today.
Polish troops are said to be clinging
desperately to the ground they hold
along the east Russian frontier. In a
southern direction down past the city
of Warsaw.
STILWELL CASE PASSED
ON TO SUPREME COURT
TA ORANDF2, Aug. 11. The case
r ih. Riate of Oregon v. Frank mil
well charging, him with Jerjury In a
previous civil trial, will be settled In
the supreme court after having had a
stormy . career .through the lower
courts of ' Union snd Umatilla coun-
. Imm
Burly In the spring, an Indictment
found aaalnst Mr. StUwell. charg
ing him with perjury. Later the case
w sent to I'mattlla county for trial
when Mr. stllwell applied for a change
nt liiiliren.
The case tried in umaima. cuun.
resulted In the disagreeing of the Jury,
and Judge Phelps remanded the case
back to Union county. The law re
quires that criminal cases must be
tried at the term the Indlc-tmenta ar
found, or at the next term and In
claiming the trial In Umatilla county
was no trial at all, me aerense w
to dismiss the Indictment because two
terms had passed without a trial in
Union county. Judge Dalton Plggs, of
Vale, sitting by the direction of the
supreme court, yesterday denied the
motion and sllowed the appeal of the
defendant.
Reported by Major le Moorhouse.
. Maximum, 0.
Minimum, 67
Barometer, H.77.
TonlKht and Thursday fair, contin
ued warm.
i
CLOSE GIANT TRAP
HOME RUN KING HURTS
KNEE STRETCHING HIT
FOR TWO BASES TODAY
CLOW ELAND, Aug. 11. (IT.
P.) Babe Ruth, home run king,
dislocated his right knee In slid
ing Into second base In the first
Inning, of the game between the
Ind-ans and Yankees here today.
It la believed he will be out of the
game for several weeks. Ruth hit
a line single to center and was try
ing for second when Speaker mo
mentarily fumbled the ball. He
was called safe, and continued ill
he game, hut collupsed when run
ning to third. He was carried
from the field.
AMERICA DECLARES
FOR INTEGRITY OF
POLAND AND RUSSIA
In Note to Italian Ambassador
Colby Says V. S.r Takes no
. Exception to Armistice But
Objects to Conference.
WASHINOTOK, Aug. II, (A.1.)
The American government declared
yesterday for the maintenance of the
political Independence and territorial
Integrity of Poland and against dis
memberment of Russia.' In a note to
the Italian ambassador. Heoretary
Colby, speaking with the approval of
President Wilson aald the United
States "took no exception" to the ef
forts to arrange an armistice between
Poland and Russia and would "regard
with satisfaction" a declaration by the
allied and associated powers that the
"territorial Integrity and true bound
aries" of Russia would be respected.
The government stated, however. It
would not at least for the present par
ticipate in any plan to expend armistice
negotiations Into a general European
conference because It might involve
two results from, which the United
Stales "strongly recoils."
"Recognition of the Bolshevist re
gime." ' .
"Settlement of Russian problemral
most Inevitably upon the basis of a dis
memberment of Russia."
The note was in response to an
'agreeable Intimation" from the Ital
ian -mbassador that his government
would welcome statement of the
American government's views.- Much
of It was devoted to a statement of the
sympathetic feeling of the United
States toward the Russian people.
MARKETS ARK SIAW.
PORTLAND. Aug. 11. (A. P.)
Cattle are lower and choice grass
steers are 19 and 10: other markets
are slow and unchanged.
SLIGHT UPWARD TREND IN
"' ARE NOT SUFFICIENT TO LURE
WhJle the price of wheat on the
Chicago market In showing a slightly
better tone of late, the Pendleton mar
ket, which follows somewhat the gen
eral trend of Chicago prices. Is not yet
In such position as to lure either deal
era or growers out of confinement.
No reports of purchases of local wheat
are In the air at this time.
The concensus of opinion Is that
both he dealers and the growers are
awaiting the fixing of some stable
position upon which to base the mar
ket. Since the opening of the Chicago
wheat pit last month there have been
wide variations in the price of wheat,
farmers who were offered an oppor
tunity early In the season to sell
wheat on the basis of It. 50 a bushel
now are naturally disinclined to sell
at tl.lv and thereabouts.
Financing Interests Hankers.
Financing of the big wheat crop is
now occupying the attention of bank
ers over the country. The comptroller
DECEMBER WHEAT CLIMBS TO
$2.38 1-2 AT
December, wheat closed at 2.SS4
today, an increase over yesterday's
price. It opened at 2.40H. For
Mnrch, the market opened at $1.41
and closed at 12.42.
Following are the quotations, from
Overbcck Cooke Co., local brokers:
AMvcat.
' Open
Hcc 2.44
March 8.41
Sept. 1.4IH4
Dec. l.: ,
Slept. .72
HlRh Low Close
1.4AM .: .H B
2.43
Corn
1.4
1.27
Oats
.5 3!
2.41 2 41 A
1.4 1.4s
1.2S 1.25
.72 .72 H
BASIS FOII -
PRESIDENT WILL
KEEP PROMISE OF
AID FOR POLAND
Material Assistance Will Soon
..be Extended in Conformity
With. Content of Npte is
Word in Official Circle.
BOLSHEVIK REGIME.
HOTLY DENOUNCED
Answer Given Italy Assures U.
S. Support of Any Justifiable
Means Adopted in Allied Pro
gram for Gaining Peace.
WASHINGTON. Aug. ii-lV- P-
President Wilson flll shortly extend
material aid to I'olaid in conformity
with his promise to use "all available
means" to protect Polish Independence
and territorial Integrity, it Is utated In
official quarters here today. v The
pledge of Amerlcap support was con
tained in the statement of this govern
ment concerning the ITnlted States
policy. The note refused to sanction
Lloyd -Oeorge's plan for a peace con
ference In London in which the allies
would take a hand In making peace
between Russia and Poland. -
It warned that Russia's interests
must be "generously protected" and
that all decisions of vital importance
must be held in abeyance until the
people establish a government repre
senting their own will. H scathingly j
denounced the bolshevik regime and
emphatically - refused to join in any
recognition of it.
The note approved allied efforts to
''bring about any peaceful solution of
existing difficulties." and promised
support on any Justifiable means to
thnf end.' " ft expressed 'hope that the
Russian people "will soon find a way
to set up a government representing
their free will and purpose." It prom
ised assistance to T 'them, "provided
Russia has not taken Itself wholly out
of the pale of the friendly Interest of
other nations by pillage and oppression
of the Poles." . "..
Poles Inspired liyNo(e"
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1 1. (U. IMi
Poland w.111 be inspired with renewed
hope by President Wilson's note prom
ising that the Cnited States will use
"all available means" to protect the.
country's Integrity, . Polish Minister
Lubomlrski declared today.,
win a r. s. ooiu
' WASHINOTOX,( Aug. 11. Poland
will ask immediate aid from the Unit
ed States In its fight against the Rus
sian soviet government, the Polish
minister announced today.' It was said
the requested aid probably Vill be con
fined to a request for extension . of
credits for purchase of war stocks.
("Continued on
WHEAT PRICES
of the currency. In a letter received by
local bankers today, declares that the
degree of pessimism evident In some
quarters regarding the financial situa
tion Is unwarranted. It Is his belief
that crops will be moved and the nec
essary business of the nittion carried
on without undue disturbance.
The comptroller in his letter also de
clares that reduction by the federal
reserve hanks of credits extended to
nnn essentials not only will haVe a big
effect in tiding the country over the
present season, but Is showing results
in the reductions of the high cost of
living.- '
CVs( Arc tAvwvrtnfs.
Kpferpnce Id . charts Issued by
Brndstreets and Ro-?er Bobson.. finan
cial experts of internationl repute,
Knott's that the cost of commodities In
the lTnlted States is lower! n nr. The
chief evidence Is in thft wholesale
prices and is felt more markedly in
ffnntlnnert on ! R
MARKETS CLOSEzS
Dec,
.71
.71
l!VC
l.si t
" 4 4
Sept.
Rept.
ISO
SH LSI
llarlcy
1.11
1.12
1.11 1.12'i
wk
Sept.
iSept.
2s.i;
18.55 H.S2 1S.S2
HI OS
15.37 IS'lSO 16.30
1S.SB
1S.3S
Sept.
FnrWim FvhHitKC
From overbeck A Cooke Co. 1
Ixindon 36s and 3fi9.
Paris 732 and 7 Jr..
(Continued on page 6.)
SEnLEMENr iS SEEN IN
If
CLOSEUPS OF
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HALLER. . PiUSUCtSKI , f
POLISH COMMANDERS Latest portraits of General Haller. in- charge of the defense
' of Warsaw, and General Pilsudski, Poland's chief-of -state and commander of all the Polish
armies... , . '-.
TI
COMiNGTO ROUND-UP
, . ' minister of foreign affairs said
Journal U0-Operates With State this recognition was implied by
. . Association, to- Launch - New,""18: "?' wrani ait
f possible military assistance. - ,,
Idea in Bringing; of Hundreds i
of Campers to 1920 Show."
A motor caravan organized In Port
land will be one of the new llea in
transportation to the Round-Up, says
a letter received by the Pendleton
Oommerciitl Association today rrom
the automotive .department of the Ore
gon Journal. - The newspaper, In co
operation, with the Ori son State Motor
Association, is oraanlz'ng and will
sponsor a tourist train to the big show
here September 23. 24 anI.
A reprrsenfutive of both organiza
tions will be here on Saturday, August
14. to confer with Secretary c. K
Cranston regarding the proposed tour.
Routes will be mapped out. the camp
ing space alloted anil other arrange
ments made for the' handling of sev
eral hundred who are expected to take
advantage of this tour.
' Camper are Welcomed
Tourists with camping outfits are to
hp encouraged to come and the trip
made a regular outing. The tourists
will either be equipped to cook their
jwn meals or will be provided with
accommodations here where they may
get meals, the letter says.
, Officers of the Round-Up associa
tion today ware to meet with William
McMurray. general passenger agent of
the O. W. R. N. Co., in Portland, to
learn whether there will be '.reduced
rates granted for that road for this
year's Round-Up. Up to the present,
the railroad has fielther said it will or
will not grant reduced round trip
fares. In the party which will inter
view Mr. Murray are Oeo'rge C. Bavr
and Secretary C. H. Marsh, represent
ing the Round-Up association, ana
County commissioners, . r. nutr.
son and G. I Dunning.
Texas Stews SpixNling West
: livestock Director S. It. Thompson
today' received .word that two carloads
of young snappy Texas steers have
ieen loaaoa nuo "" - " '
on their way 10 reinumn ..... ... .
Worth, . Texas. They shouhl
arrive ;
hsra next week and will be turned out
to pasture.
The steers obtained for this yenr
were specially 'selected by a represen
tative of Ihe ltonmi-l'p association in
Texss and are active nnd strontr.youns.
lonahorfls. They wt!l he used in the
hulldoKBimr and stet r roplnsj events.
Ttnv McCnrrnll. champion bnlldoB-
s.rter nn ansenre
ton and plans to Ket ready soon to take I
uart In this year s show. .MCi.arrou j
recently made a great record bulldos-
oeiieves ne i-Hii
that vent here
. .
i again this year.
DAVIS STILL LEADS
Pnl.rMPtTS. Anif. 11 (A. P.
Former Mayor Ham- Paivls of Cleve-
land, though mifferlngg reduction In u niemNrs has been named and in-: Representative of the Iviiwan mo
llis lead over former Congressman structod to gather sigeestions from viet command watted hi vain for the
Ralph Cole. f'r the repwblican nomi- all available stiurces and draft a ten-, Polish artn'stU-e deleiemlnn the night
nation for governor, is si; II leading tative platform for submission to the of Aucnst 9. tmt neither the deivg-.ttion
his nearest rival bv over IS.00O votes , resiUutions committee at t he state con-i nor any me..s,i-:e rrm W.trww itrriv-
m yokiuiAlay u pr mary.
CHIEFS IN GREAT WAR IN EASTERN EUROPE.
, FRANCE RECOGNIZES -!
GENERAL WRANGEL FOR
DEFACTO GOVERNMENT
PARIS, Aug. 11. (A. P.)
The French government has de
cided to' recognize General Peter
Wrangel as had of the defacto
government of South Russia. In
making this announcement the;
TO BE .SUBMITTED '
. TO STATE VOTERS
Umatilla County Farmers Initi
' ate Substitute for Unconsti
tutional .Measure and Civil
Action is Made Possible.
Submission, of a new herd Law in
itiated by prominent farmers of Uma
tilla county; to the voters of the state
act the general election, is expected to
bring- about the adoption of a. herd law
that will be held constitutional and be
enforceable. The proposed law al
ready has been declared constitutional
by the state attorney general and is
ready for the vote of the people in
November. '
The proposed herd law, "which is de- j
signed to substitute for the Kitner herd j
law, declared unconstitutional last j
year, is modeled after the herd laws of
Morrow and UjUiam counties. It pro
vides against the allowance of stock
running1 at large except on government
land used for range purposes.
. levities Civil Artioit
. Instead of. providing a criminal
penalty for. violations "of the act, civil
action is made possible. Oumage done
by any stock to crops, improvements
on land or other property can be as
sessed against the owner of the stock.
livestock coming Under the provi
si oiis of the act, found running at large'
may be taken up, held and sold for ;
cost after regular proceedings as re- j
uuired to pay for their taking up and
keep, as well as for any damage which
the stock may have Inflicted. A tuint-
mum takins- up charge of 110 is pro-
minibers. a, fee .of 50. cents a head is
placed iHKn cows, horses, mules or
swine taken up 10 cents a head on
sheep" and goats.
May SWI t'nclniinm Stock
Provision for the sellinK of unclaim-i
ed stock is also made In the proposed
herd law to conform to exisunsr ,
statutes and to make the action lesal j
and undebatablo. j
. n ,iu,.w ".. .
:P"n the initiative ballot by petition
iiituuiKM j ...... ..v..
i mers of the county. The farmers of
ihe act are: Marion Jack, Pendleton;
IK. is. Warner, Pilot Rock: Carl BnK -
dahl. Helix: J. A. rtuderian. lllot j
Ktek; lleorge Stnind, lendleton; (1. 1
1 Dunning. Stanfiehl. and M. I
Watts. Athena. .
j VTXll lKMOCIITS TO M Kl T
i SALT UKK CITY, Aug. 1 1-- (A.
' p.) The "advisory committee" plan :
lof framing its stale platform h. been.
adopted by the democratic party in'
I'tah for jhis year. A committee of i
I'tah for this year. A committee of,
' vent ion.
TERMS OF
WITH WILL TO SWELL
FUND FOR MEMORIAL
Mayor Police Department and
City Efflrployes Join Move-
Irnent While Sheriffs of State
Will be Listed Among Ponors
will
Portland is organizing with a
id do its part toward erecting
the
memorial proposed for the memory of
the late Sheriff Til Taylor. Mayor
George L. Bake- Is taking a very ac
tive part ii the campaign and has of
fered the services of his secretary.
Hal. M. White, to the .committee in
charge of funds in Portland.
The Portland police department is
raising a Itjmp sum to be added to
the Taylor Memorial Association fund.
City employes in Portland who were
friends of the late sheriff are also do
ing likewise. W. Ls. Thompson, for
merly of Pendleton, is chairman of
the committee in Portland and is cus
todian of the funds received in the me
tropolis. Will Call on Sheriffs. ' -
H J. W. IJllie, of Condon, sheriff of
Gilliam county, and secretary of the
j Oregon Sheriffs association, has pre
pared to call upon all the sheriffs of
the state for their contributions to the
fund for the statue which will honor
! the memory of the late Sheriff Til Tay
; lor of Umatilla county.
I "When the replies are all in the of
ferings of the sheriffs of the state will
be forwarded to the general Til Taylor
memorial executive committee. The
sheriffs of Oregon counties are show
ing great interest in the project and
will not only contribute substantially
themselves, but will secure the gifts
of others who desire to participate in
communicating to succeeding genera
tions the honor and admiration felt by
the people for the strong life and
character of Umatilla's slain sheriff.
Ixk-mI Interest Keeps Ice
Interest locally in the memorial
continues to, keep pace with the past
few days and several substantial new
subscriptions were received today at
headquarters, . Among contributions
received toxlay were the following: .
, V. J. Furnish .. .
'C. M. WriRht .'.
I A. A. Roberts . .
,'OIIen Lnff
J. P. Walker . . .
...$100
. . . 25
... 20
. . . 10
5
Within a day or two all five niem
' l.ers of the local committee are ex-
ll-ected to have their business affairs
such shape that they can all as
seni le and proceed with the perfec
:tion of a state-wide organliation. H.
v. Collins ja i Idaho on business,
i. h. Storcis ami Chairman C. H.
Marsh are in Portland and J. R. Ralcw)
ts UM ,us way nome iium tt iuuor irip
to Yellowstone National Park. a'
;uictenuiK ine ni"rmem js iihirph
. f(.r as SOon as these gentlemen are
1 0i,i,- to convene and lay the ground'
,w.ik for the memorial association.
. '
i n irntig mi vtuiiinrjr
WAIT FOR DElIGAlN;rH
COPF-NIl At. K, Au. It. (A. P.
cd. according lo a soivt repurt here.
B0LSHE1I
3 ATTACHES LEAVE
LONDON TOURGE
BRITISH COUNSEL
Cabinet Members Are Pinning
Hope to Proposition Which
Soviets Wilt Present to Po
land at Minsk Conference
Today..
PLAN DEMANDS CUT JN'
ARMY AND MUNITIONS'
Labor Leaders in Great Britain
Summon Delegates to Watch
Government With View to
Laying Down Topis.
LOXDOJJ, Aug-. ll.-rBjr Wehb Mil
ler. U. P.- Staff Correspondent.
Members of the British cabinet. It Is
learned, believe there is satisfactory,
basis for settlement In the, amities
and peace trms wntc.h the bolshevlkl
will present to Poland at the Mtnsk
conference. Two attaches of the Rus
sian mission started Tor Moscow from
London today. Jt is believed they car
ried a message from Kamanef f to
Lenine, urging that the British terms
be accepted by the Soviets.'
"... ,
In brief, the bolshevifcl' terms call
for: . Immediate reduction of the Pol
ish army to 10.000 men with an an.
nual draft for the army of 60.080 men
thereafter. " The time limit set on this) :
demobilization is one nonth. ' '
Surrender to Russia of aU superflu
ous arms. , ... ';.
Prohibition of all shipments of '
troops or materials Into Poland from.
abroad. .
Granting. ,Tll1s'teettS. to tho Bal-r : .
tic with commercial advantages.
Handing over to Poland additional
territory on Its eastern frontier to bo
given later to the fajnllies .of ' Poles
killed in the war as compensation.
Demobilization of all Polish war in
dustries. Withdrawal of Russian .troops from
the Polish front aa rapidly as possible.
Fixing of the armiatics line as aa act
ual front when the fighting ends, the
Poles to withdraw 30 miles to create st
neutral sorre. y' j, ; ; ;
The Russian' communication Indi
cated that the final frontiers to be
granted Poland by Russia will be bet
ter from Poland's viewpoint than the,
borders established by the allies. : . . '
Labor leaders announced that a
meeting has been called for Friday
of delegates from the trades unions
throughout the United l Kingdom.
They will meet. here and "watch the
government, ready to execute their
threat to "down tools" and paralyse
the nation's industries if war appears
likely through the possible breakdown
of the Minsk conference. ' . . ,
IJoyd-George I'noertaln
It is authoritatively learned that
Lloyd-George is awaiting the Soviets'
secondary additional terms before '
forming an opinion as to shether
peace can be made at Minsk. It was
feared the supplemental terms might
bo more severe.
PONZf ADMITS GRAFT
: DEAL AND PEN TERM
BOSTON". Auar. - 11. (A. P.)
Charles Ponxl personally admitted to
day, that he waa the Charles Ponxl
whar served a tegm In Montreal peni
tentiary. Montreal reports circulated
here .were to the effect that Pons!,
under the name of Ponsl, had operat
ed a. financial plan in Montreal prom
ising large returns 14 years ago.
OiiiimlsshricT Takes Charge.
BOSTON. Aug. 11. (A. P.) flank
Commissioner Allen today took charge
of the Hanover Trust Company. th
institution in ' which the account of
Ponsi, the financier, was shown to
have been overdrawn.
COX STARTS ON TOUR
TO LAND PRESIDENCY
PAYTOV. Aug. 11. tV. P
Traveling ns an ordinary cltienf Oov-
on his spealt
t prepaid ruy.
nd from thr
will go to camp Perry.
f
Arrive in OHtunbfM. .
I COirMHVS, Aug. II. c. T. .
Governor Cox arrived hr today and
went immediately to th xttcutrv
inansiun f'r tunchNn. lf wum lo
Iromi.iinifd by rm Cox n4 bhf,
' Anna.
K