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THE EAST OREGONIAil IS THE ONLY INLAND EMPIRE NEWSPAPER GIVING ITS READERS THE BENEFIT OF DAILY TELEGRAPHIC NEWS REPORTS FROM BOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND UNITED PRESS . fr DAILY EDITION DAILY EDITION Number of eople printed of yesterday'! Th Runt Orpffonlan I Kastrn fr . fon'i ftreatwat nwiip? and ft ellinir force ylvna to the aulvertin-pr over twlc the ffurint't pttl clrcu Ktinn in jrVnduun and Umatilla coun ty of any other newspaper. , 3,299 This paper Is ft momftor of an1 auilltfld by, the Audit Bureau Circulation.. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEE CITY OFFICIAL PAPER vol. sa DAILY EAST OEEGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1920. NO. 0643 m m BROOKLYN BRIBERY RUMOR ' .- - ' J ', - ' V -rtr JM ( ;w mi.. j.i-ia-L.j l 1 l m m a an w m rm m w I I I F f I 1 n, ; xx v i NIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BRING VERDICT AS FINAL ARE HEARD IN Case of Irvin L. Stoop and Floyd L. Henderson, Charg- ed With Connection in Killing of Taylor Nearly Finished. POINTS IN TESTIMONY REVIEWED BY LAWYERS Neil Hart, Important Witness, 1 Will Again Take Stand After Remaining Defendants Face - Court Tomorrow. 1 Night is expected to bring a verdict In the murder trial of Irvin I.. stoop nd Floyd I Henderson, charged with first degree murder In concctlon with ... the killing- of Bheriff Tllman D. Tay lor during' a jail break tn which the two took 'part Sunday luly 23 taut. ' ' The caw was due to so to the jury about I o'clock thla afternoon. i'Thla morning argument were taken lip at o'clock. DUitrtct Attorney II. I. Keator, for tho proaecutlon, being the . tint to make hU argument to the jury. Ke talked for llglitly more than a halt hour. Ke waa followed by Joitonh I. Xvln, couniiel for the dofenHe, who talked until 11:00 a. in., when court ' was adjourned until 1:30 this after noon. .... ... ........ ' Both attorneys argued somewhat on the matter of instructions to the jury and .reviewed the . points for ana against their particular cases. A lurge crowd filled the court room to hear the arfuments, 'deHftite 'the 'fact'fhfct they are less Interesting than tho tak ing of testimony. Ktatps Attorney Uoncral George M. Brown, assisting In the prosecution, was called to complete the arguments for the prosecution at -.3o this after- noon when the case was resumed. He was expected to require from one hour V to an hour and a. haf..Uowin ht argument. Instructions were to be given ; the Jury and tho cane turned over to them for tholr verdlctu. , , f , Next Trial 1 p Ti,iuoirTow ' Attorneys for John I ltalhie alios Laffebean. and Blvle 1. Kerb', alias Jim Owens, who are the two remain ing defendants for the murder of Bher. If Taylor, today held conference with their clients, preparatory' to bringing them to trial tomorrow" morning at o'clock. A now Jury will have to be drawn In this case and predictions are heard around tho court house that 11 '' will not e such a speedy process as was the seloction of a Jur In the Stoop and Henderson case. Charles Bolln, of .Tonpenlsh, IVash.. has ten- sent by relatives to Kerby to defend him, while P. M. Collier la handling Rathle's case. Mr. Collier " waa appointed by the court. . ' Hart to Testify Aptln ' Kell' Hart, who was brought here from Salem to testify in the stoop and Hcndorson case yesterday, will bo re- tained here as a witness for the state In the trial scheduled for tomorrow. Much evidence Introduced In the pres ent trial lias been of a nature to In criminate tho dofoiulanta Korhy and Rathle strongly and Hart's testimony la expected to be much the same In their case. . ' In the trial yesterday, before ad journment was taken, the first proof of conspiracy to shoot their way out of Jail was mwdo against tho dofond- ' ants mooD and Henderson by R. W. Fletcher, of this city, a member of the J grand Jury which mulcted me uve men. He stated that both the defend ants In this case had made voluntary statements before that body to the ef fect that they had alt agreed to shoot their way out If necessary. The wlt ' noss said that both Stoop and Hcndor son said that It waa agreed to "Clear ' the way whoever gets the gun." Stoop was to give the signal fur the break, 'the witness test If led. Hart Testifies t Aitrt'eiiH-nt, , ' llCmnhatlc and , repeated assertions that a conspiracy existed to sboot their wv out of lalK . if necessary, were (Continued on page I.) Reported by Major Lee Moorhousc. Maximum, 71. Minimum, ii Baromoter, . Weather 'f aas " "1 "1 FORECAST 4l 'W'h l Tonlaht and MURDER TRIAL CALLED BY DEATH Mrs. Mark Patton, aged 45. tor the past 37 years a resident of this city. died this morning at 10 o'clock aftor a threo months lllnCMS. Mrs. Patton has been In poor health since the birth of a son which was born recently and which died a short time ago. Mrs. Patton was well known in this city and nor death Is much regretted. She Is survived by her husband, Mark Patton. and two sons, Robert Patton and Mark 'Patton, Jr. -hc Is survived also by her mother. Mrs. A. o. Jeffries and a sister, Mrs. .Ralph Tucker, both of Kent, Washington. Thp body will be shipped tonight to Kent for burial, Mrs. Patton was born June 20, 1875 in Denver Colorado. Bhe was a mem ber of tho Methodist church.: PRES'DENT DESIGNATES FIRE PREVENTION WEEK " Observance of fire retention week next week Is belli" pinned for Pendle ton by Kirc Chief w. K. IllnKold and It is probable that the cooperation of the schools as well as all citir-ens, will be sought. Fire prevention week fs designated by tho president In- a pro clamation. ( Saturday. tct. 9. Is offi cisl Fire prevention Day. A school program for the education of children against fire haxards and a questionnaire of ii Items, to lie filled tut bv the children In their homes, are Included In the material which the fire. chief has roielved. Bie campaign to prevent fire hasards is nation-wide in ncope and is fostered by the Rational Hoard of Fire Underwriters. SECOND HALF OF TAX MONEY DUE BY OCT. 5 Payments on the second half of the 1919 tax roll are not coming In with the speed they usually do A. C. Funk, tax deputy In the sheriff's office, said today. The final day of (trace for pay Ipg the taxes Is October i, next Tues day. The approach of the end of the time seen by a certain amount of quick ening but most of those who are pay ing now are holders of small amounts of property. The big taxpayers keep their money as long as possioie ana pay by check on the final day. Taxes which are not paid 1 Clos ing time on October 6 are subject to penalty and delinquent taxes draw iiitorost from that date. RAILS OVER DEEP CUT MlI.MVOOn, West Virginia, Sept. 29. (A. P.) Senator Hacdlng's train narrowly escaped a serious wreck to day whon the trucks of Harding's car broke down. Tho car was derailed. So one was Injured. The Senator and Mrs. Harding were shakon up. Slide on high Tnisllc MIII.WOD, W. Va., Sept. 29. By liuvmond Claniier: II. P. Staff Cor respondent.) Senator Harding and his ent're party had a narrow escape when their private car Jumped the track here today and bumped over the t'os across a high, narrow trestle be fore the train could be slopped. No one was injured. Tho front truck of the llurdina car 'h smashed. The train was traveling to miles and ran 900 feet before it was stopped. All that saved the car from falling off the trestle Into a deep creek bed 20 feet below was a timber guard rail along the ends of tho cross ties. The i"-ty was trans'oi-e 1 to other cars Hid the train wenv on. leaving the i ilvnte car .dunding on lot- tr.u k I. road employes said tho switch was not op.-c. POWDER BOMB VRE1 CHICAGO. Sept. 29. A black pow tier bomb today wrecked the home of Alderman Powers of the nineteenth ward. No one waa Injured. Most of the residents ot the ward are Italians. SOVIET TROOPS TAKE RAILWAY JUNCTION 150 MILES FROM LEMBERG JLONIXIN, Kept. 29. (U. P.) A Moscow wireless today sa,d soviet troops have taken Niko- laoff, a railroad junction 1&0 miles east of lumbers; The I'oles have occupied Borny, the wire- less said. LEGION RECOMMENDS II OF JAPANESE COMERS Repeal of Gentlemen's Agree 'ment is Demanded in Resolu tion Passd at Cleveland Meeting of Veterans. CkBVB!MNI. Kept. .-. P.). The report of the committee on Am ericanism of the American l-esSon to day recommended cancellation ft the gontlcmen's agreement with Japan and rigorous exclusion of Japanese Immi grants. - The report which was adopted recommended that "we carncKtly re quest the state department not to con sider any proposition granting natur alization of this unassimilable peo ple." Mould Bar llrldcs , CI-KVrJI.A.VD. Sept. 2!i. fl". P.) The American legion convention to day "Hdoplcd a resolution favoring ex cluding 'Japanese Jmmlgranis and picture brides'' from the t nitea Ktates, and cancellation or the "gentle men's agreement" with Japan regard ing Immigration. The resolution charged that the "agreement ts be- ..... n..n.i,jiK' v cbiteJ and mac in creasing numbers of Japanese are en tering the country. ' Creation "f a new post in the cab inet of the prexldent to deal with var ious sold ers aid agencies was urged by the convention. It also tinted in .ask. l ongrciu- i con sider Immediately leci.sl.-itiiiu for the. benefit of sii k and disabled ex-service men. Flurry preceded adoption of the measure when a Texas delegate de manded a resolution oi tr,,...- l ulled Ktute health service. "A thousand soldiers died for lack of proper care akil many more will die of old Injuries unless radical steps are taken to extend better care of health In the service," he cried. His motion lost. NORTHERN PACIFIC HEAD SUCCEEDED BY DONNELLY pt , ,'T.-, iept. td--II. c. i. ?! ! toaay resi ; . f : oitl, ern t 'a . .11 lut i, iceeded by ChsWot. I ii.nt ! TEETER TOTTER J i II MS -3r w Mi I S S- l I ' ifsjn i l- I -'K.-- mn , - ill nm 'I 'I ' ii jimi i "'"' '"' "' - -4 1 1 f 7..e .re ' W II TV- r - T TT13 3 w II W-rr sei, TUT- WAV IT T-s I 1 I ' 'BLOODY REVOLT MAY BE WAITING REAPER'S SIGNAL Death of Mac Swiney in Brix ton Prison is Believed" to be Gong for Violent Demonstra tions in Britain. APPREHENSION GROWS ' WITH PLOT DISCOVERY News of Intended Destruction of London Buildings Precipi tates Heavy Guard and Chaining of Irish Office. I'NWX. Sept. 29. (By Webb Miller V.. P. Kiaff Correspondent.) Apprehension that violence may result fiom the Irish situation Is keener to day with reported frustration of a plot to destroy office buildings In White Hall.' The Irish office. Hrlxton pris on, whero MacSwincy is starving him self. Downing street and all other places where demonstrations might be expected, have .been given additional guards. The Ir'sh office has closed Its doors and is barred with heavy chains. K'r Hamar Greenwood, home seirc :nrv for Ireland, and General Ma- cready have been warned to be cau tions in theater or public apeparancea, and cabinet members will also lake ex tra precautions. it is reported that hundreds of well known S'nn Fe-r:ern have been arrest ed, and that hundreds more are under surveillance. Scores of men, designat ed as ftunmen hy the police, are known to be In London. Police charged that tbey are awaiting the death of MacSwlney, as an ommriunity to begin a bloody demonstration. Condition Is I'm Iiaiujcd. LON'llON". SepU 29. (XT. P.) Mac Bwlney's condition is reported un charged today.' This Is the f..rty-sev-enHt day of His hitnr striKe. - IIoumtk and Slui H'fW'kcd. l)i;m.IX, Sept.. 29. is. P.) Iliot- mn- ivM renewed lodav .'n I.'sburn. H.X miles -from Pelfast. Several houi-es and one shop we're wrecked. Police charged. dispcrsiiiK the mob.. A patrol of police was ambushed at Drlino- leaguo near Skibbcreen. and a ser geant seriously wounded. Reprisals are feared. 2mm Troops on Way. IHJMJN, Seiit. 29. (IT. P.) Two thousand troops arc en route today to Bellas! which Is in lurmo l, with many lactones closed and the idlers thus created adding to the trouble of the police.; " .... tt'., . . I r. do'i'.i OUri'M.V. - ' mihtihh-,1 ,i... I LIPSTICK IS MIGHTIER riii ii nm i rri rnr irittni rtni in oui.ic.ut: i GRADES, PAPER CLAIMS ItKRKM-JY-, Cni.t St.' 2t. ilt.v.) The lip Htlck Is miKhter than the fountain ucn when it i conies to wining collegiate hon- or, according to an editorial In ( the Univernity of CaJifornia pa- j per today. It charges that pro- 4 feasors are being vamped atroci- ously. OLDER BOYS' Y. M. C. A. CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD HERE NOV. 5, 6, ' ' Umatilla County to be Host to More Than 100 Youths of Northern Oregon, for Session . Announced Today. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 5, 6 and 7 were announced lMlay a the dates for the Northern Oregon Old- ; er Boys Y. M. C. A. conference, which will be held in Pendleton with the Umatilla County Y. M. C. A. a hosts, the dates were set by A. E. Yount, boys work director for Oregon and Idaho, with headquarters in Portland. More than lMj boys from Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, Hood River. Watfco, Oewhutes and Umatilla coun ties are expected to come here for the conference." Ist year about 100 at tended at The miles. Umatilla coun ty alone-went 47 youths there. Mrs. Jean Motrin Kills, vocational nidne expert, is to be one of the speakers at the conference here. It Is M'ecied. Mr. Yount also will attend and take an active part In the pro gram. The Hbrmiston Boy's Band, under the direction of Superintendent A. Vorlker. will attend in a body and be one of the features of the convention. Meetings probably will be held In some local church, although that fea ture is not yet worked out. The youth will register on Friday afternoon, have "their business meetings Saturday morning, i-orubetiUve sports Saturday afternoon, a banquet Saturday even ing, a Sunday afternoon boys' meeting at 3 o"c!ock and union services in one of the churches Sunday evening with boys' work and welfare stressed in the 3ermon.and services. :ah Vood, county Y. M. C. A. sec retary, has started work on arrange ments, assisted by the local executive committee of the Y. M. C. A. BAMBINO KNOCKS 54TH HOMER IN GAME TODAY I'll! -I. iljrCl.PHtA. Sci I ?'( V I; x itutl this iH.--'oon li-erk-fd i:M.v-lourth hrii' ri" in the ':ia of the fii-st t::iiri- "t a h.: er with tnc ',.-'f.'tr. 1 i ARREST OF LOONS AND OTHER IS PLANNED BY STORE 7;::.'S''H I at the George C. Ba The tenth semi -annual deinonstra- eaters, ranges anu will open tomorrow George C. flaer A Co. hardware store on Main street and 'will continue until Saturday night. The third annual , free drawing for a $60 heater will be a feature of the show and will take place Saturday at 4 p. m. Any adult may enter the drawing, and it Is not necessary to be a customer. The holder of the lucky number, muAt be in the store at the time of drawing in order to win the prize. Uitst year the heater went to Mrs. N. L Anderson, while the year before It was won by Harvey Buchan an. No employes of the store or of the Universal company will le eligible in the contest. The store Is now preparing the ex hibit, under the direction of Charles E. Smith, of the Universal Company of Chicago. With each heater, range or furnHce sold will be presented a 42 piece set of French china, or an 11 piece set of glass ovenware. THREE DAYS REMAIN FOR REGISTRAT OR Three more days remain in whfch voters who desire to cast a ballot In the general election may, attend to their registration. The books will close at r, p. m. on Saturday. Oct. 3 i ana remain uosea umu aner ine sew- eral election on Nov. S. - - During the past week there has been i considerable stimulus to registration as persons nave oecome sware mm the time for closing the books Is near. A .dosen or more registrations daily is 'hp record at the office of the county clerk here, while registrars from other towns in the county have been sending in their cards in goodly numbers. Anyone who has moved from one precinct to another since registering last or has not registered in the pre cinct where he now resides since the general election two years ago, is re quired to register. All first voters, persons who have become of age and have not voted, are also eligible to register, even if they are not to he 21 until the day prior to the election. COX EXPLAINS LACK OF LEAGUE SUBSTITUTE ;' ST. JOSEPH. Sept. 29. (Fy Her bert W. Walker. P. Staff Corre spondent.) Senator Harding has pre sented no substitute for the League of Nations because "his only alternative 1 is to' return to the international nor mal conditions of 1914. with autocratic diplomacy and burdensome argu diplomaey and budrensome argu ments." Governor Cox said today in his first speech In Missouri. "The reason Senator Harding has no substi tute for the league Is because every thing else has been tried and has fail ed.' said Governor Cox. In Missouri ujmI KanHts. OMAHA, Sept. 29. l-V P.) Gover nor Cox today traveled to Missouri and Kansas. In a statement this morning he criticised Senator Harding for hav ing "no definite plan to offer In sub stitution for the lCague of Nations." lll'XDKEn JAPAXKJSK fAbliH) TOKIO, Sept- 29. (A. P.) Former ri-em'er Okuma has culled a meeting of 100 prominent Japanese to awaken the people against the "unlawful atti tude of California Americans,'' a news paper announces today. ALL OVER TAX MONEY SENT BY SILETZ MAN GOES TO TAYLOR FUND The balance of a check scot by J. T. Mahoney, of siletx tire., on the second half payment of tax.es in this county, today was turned over lo the Til Taylor Memor'si Kund. Mr. Mahoney sent s lumi sum for the tax payment with di rections to give the halance to the fund. It amounted to II.U&. W. G. Itogart, of this city, today added 125 to the list with a check. John Mumm. of Iwiston. Mont., formerly ot Pendleton, sent In his chock for 110 to.. Judge Thomas Kits Gerald, who turned it over to the fund. Adolph Karrow. an Indian, gave $1.00 and Byron Gibeon was the donor of II. The total for the day waa M1.5S. CLIQUE CROOKEDNESS IN : TEAMS HAY BE BARED Three Indictments Today An nounced by Assistant U. S. Attorney Following Clue Taken From Cicotte's Story. NEW 0FFERST0 CONFESS CONNECTIONS ARE MADE Hints to Probe Activities . of Other Nines and Other Sea sons Received in Deluge From Anonymous Sources. NEW YORK. Sept. 29.-(A. P.) District Attorney Lewis today an nounced he would start Immediate In, ventilation of a report that a clique of gamblers plan to bribe members ef the Brooklyn National to lose games la the coming world's series. . CHICAGO, ftpt. 29. (IT. P.) The zrand jury today indicted "Sport" Sul livan, of Boston, and a man named Brown, named as "fixers" by Pitcher Williams, the third of the Indicted players to confess. Williams Confesses . CHICAGO. Sept. 2. U. P.) The third confession by White Sox players for alleged throwing of the 1S19 world "erica to Cincinnati was announced1 by authorities today. Pttcher WII-, Hams told his part In the consplrary. Assistant IT. S. Attorney Replogte an nounced the names of all the gamblers envclved. , , . :inH"s (.'randll Gti-Iletwmi CHICAGO. Sept. 29. (A. P.) Fol lowing a confession by Claude Wll 1 ami who named "Chick" Gandil aa he e-h'ef fro-between on the Wntte Sox L team lest year and "Brown and 8ul- i r.van." gamblers, from either . Xew ll'ork or Rotrai. the srsnd ttinr tort a v TOted trne biUs -8atBtt Brown and 8at. ivan. ' . , Williams said he reclved ten thous and for h's part In throwing the series. He said Gandil - told htm BUI Burns, pitcher and Abe Attell, former prize fighter, were fixing It for the Sox players to get J 100,000. Threatens to Toll "Inside" Story VKW YORK, Sept. 29: (U. P.) Threats to tell the "Inside" story of last year's world series were mada today by Abe Attell. former feather weight champion, mentioned as on, of. the "flTers" of last years series- At-, tell claimed he was being mada the "goat" of Arnold Rothstein, wealthy New Tork gambler. . - , Gamblers Kntanglcd.' CHICAGO, Sept. -29. U. P.) Three gamblers will be Indicted today on charges of conspiracy in connection Ith "fixed" 1919 series. Assistant United States Attorney Rep'osle an nounced today. He refused to dis close their names and said that three other players, none of whom are con nected with the White Sox will be connected with the affair. Other of fers to confess connection with the "fixed" series have been made, Jt waa announced. Officials announced they had suf ficient evidence, apparently obtained from the confessions of Clcolte and Jackson. White Sox stars, to obtain ind ctments of gamblers in New Tork. Chicago Cincinnati. St. Ixiuia, Detroit. Des Mnnes and other cities. In addi tion, the grand Jury Is prepared to consider alleged crooked players in other lewms. to "squawk" regarding the conspiracy to "sojiak" regarding the conspiracy to throw the, games, hurriedly left Chicago. It Is reported he went to a farm -near Detroit. The White Sox played honest ball Ihls season, Joe Jackson one of the players who confessed, told the I'ntt ed Press today. "We did everything we could to win the pennant." he said. "As rap as I know none of the men had anything to do with gambling this year. - . rlirthcr CoHfrseions Imminent. CHICAGO. Sept. 29. Further con fessions by While 8ox player indicted to supplement the confessions of Ed die Cleotte and Joe Jarkson In connec tion with alleged throwing of the 1919 world's series are expected In a day or two, Alfreds Austin, attorney for the ball club, announced today. Pitcher Is KioiinKiird. CHICAGO Sept. 29. Jean Hubiw, former pitcher of the New 'York Na tionals, was today-ordered to sppesr before the grand Jury which la Inves tigating baseball srandal. Official believe LHihtic may know something about gambling In the national league. eiuggr-4 Probe for 111. CHICAGO. Sept. 2. ( '. P.) As sistant United Stales Attorney Replo. gle said today he has received many iMnnnl mnm ll lpa k.m. . ... . 1914 series between Philadelphia and Boston,