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f-1 "tT'-r"r"3f' 1 " !; THE EAST OREGONIAN IS DAILY EDITION Number of copies printed of yesterday'. Dully 3,283 fhU ppr ta a rrmmnw ot and audited by th Audit Bureau of Circulation. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 83 EXECUTION OF 10 WILL MARK NEW til Chicago Will Start on Punish ment of Murderers omor row When Two Will Die as Each Trap is Sprung. EXPENSE OF DEATH TRAP DOUBLED BY HIGH COSTS Gloom Settles Over Jail on Eve , of Tragic Event When One Black and Nine White Men ..Will Pay With Lives. mitnA nrk rt' 11 nr. TM Ten men, sentenced to die n the gallows. Dfiginning tomorrow, are i pay i" ' penalty for slaying their fetlowmen. Convicted of murder, the men were HANGING RECORD to be executed In two batches, accord - Ing to plana of Jailer George F. Lee. The first batten were scheduled to die on the callow In the county jull here tomorrow. The others are to be exe cuted Thursday. Never In the history of Chicago have there been o many men hung at one ' time. Le. declares that If the proa-rant la carried out, a new hanging rec ord will be . established In Chicago, noted for lta murder. . Two more men, Joseph Castango and Samuel Ferrara, sentenced to hang, wore granted writ of .upersedeas by the supreme court yesterday. 1 . . ih, aafvnllrin f All 1 1 1 O 1 1 LDIJ, . . 1 , . ' " one are while. The exception la John Henry Reeae. negro. The alleged vlrtlma of the condemned men were men with a single exception. . Men Will Die ftjr Twoa Iea plana to take the men to their death tryst two at a time. Both will be atood on the tray platform and If to weak to stand -will be placed In chairs ' and .not tnrouan mi. of hla assistant will stand at the,back ot th. (Kllow and pull . the string which release the trap and shoot, the man to jhelr death.. Arrangements are mad for dropping- them 20 feet. from the youtha to men well on 1- vniin(nt Ik Thomas Krrico, 1. H wa convicted with four other ot alayln eeral men. Krrico and the other four were alleged to have been members of what waa known a lha "Apache Band." . Ham Cordlnalli. 8J, l the oldeet of the prisoner sentenced to die. He Is credited ith beln tho "hraln or th "Apache Oant." .' The other sentenced lo hang- are. Joa Coatanao, Klchard Wll-on. Harry t Andrae. Frank Zager, Nlch Vluna. . rVank campion atid Arthur fc. llan- chell. ' : . lias Twlcn Beco Saved Hanachell la the only man accused of killing a woman. Ka was convict ed of alaylng hla wife, but ha. .lead fastly maintained hi Innocence. The rop. which waa to have ended his life -hai been ready twice but la minute reprlvea aaved him. Th death watch was to be placed over the condemned men this after noon. Three uard were assigned to death chamber and the T ver informed they could have a 'and c..ar.tt. th -red to CUrgymen h.v. c.n-rrabl. time with aeverai 01 viviTfM WHft rSisK OF PRISONERS- IlUilUllU II I iv it""' - ARE SUMMONED "'.'. i crLTtr-a'prlcUced'fn getting con- ! reunions of guilt from the five men fe- j tessivis " th murder of Ceniiy W'li.ivwu , , . ... ni T.vinr nccuoied mosj ot th mornlpg testifying before the irand jury today. Thf Mrs. Heck and Mrs. Roberta, both of this city. n. investigation of charges that -me "-"--T"... .,i torture I in th.Tnterroga.tlon of the " the night of their capture and return to lall was taken up this morning upon recommendation to th. Jury by Judge recommen ,,,, afternoon. The ? '"h.v. mad. th. ir.er;Wlr.t-tob. called. Y li tors Hear Merlfli While th. greater portion of the rnln was taken up with th. testl " t " two women, thl. after, rn-s seon was ejected : .. bring fU"h'r rk wither other, -who have "rK j O- e J henche. outs, de th ersnd Jury on the nencnes - room this afternoon Mrs. 'rJ " u m ryconneii were Mrs. M. f""" who return. rdc gainst the f.v. Prison., "r.v. W. II. Cox. pastor of Ihe Beptlst' "oo'rarwell. He nn.. when he conferrea wun . . Jh"1 t . asking fr the ln-!,h. beginning of th. lt day of hi. Judge Phelps. R"R'"V,,OVed the . fasting, l-ord Mayor MacSwtney a con veatitfatlon. aatd that ne n-;d,in Is almost unchanged, according .uhllc here would not te"- t . k,,,!.,!- ,dav. - - . K.i run dew-n anu o io a. .iiiii til the charves tne grnd i UelHtlvc. sr. said to hav. abandoned "ur'wlll ."b. i-orUuud daUcUveslou. of blu.ulnB hi. relca-o. . THE ONLY INLAND EMPliii NEWSPAPER GIVING ITS READERS THE BENEFIT OF DAlLf TELEGRAPHIC NEWS REPORTS a" vtv GO-TO HELL" WIIITTLESLEY WHO COMMANDED LOST 13 A l ialiuim is WITH COX IN FIGHT FOR LEAGUE RANCHER PUTS PAIL OF WATPR ON STOVE. T S GASOLINE; HE'S HOMELESS BOCIiTFOKD, Colo., Oct. IJ. (U. p.) Clem Kyan, rancher, Is homeless toduy. He thought ho wax placing a pall of water on the stove. It was Knsoltne, HARDING ATTACKED FARMERS IN SENATE Presidential Candidate Repeat edly on Record With Abuse of Producer; Big Corporations Were Defended. u'lHHivnrnv Ont IS. (Wash ington Bureau of the Journal.) Sena tor Harding s record in opposition i the farm lonn bill and his preuuccuoii closer Innuiry as to what he has done for the farmer ff.ctlnir narticularly the welfare of the former were before tho senate. Opposing the revenue bill In mi because, he asiterted, It placed I2S6,- 000.000 of "uncalled for and class tax upon the corporations," he contrasted the abused corporations wiin me isr- mers, saying: -I vanture lo say that If the corpor- .?!.... !.(. ominirv wre holding back food produrts for. advanced pric es, as does tne American mini!;., miiii h an outcry from one end of this country to the other." r'avon-d Taniig ". u.. -.1 ..n.ninii eriiiciinr the exemp tion under Ihe Income tux so as to col lect a. lurge amount from small In comes and lessen the burdens for the corporations. ' Discussing the price guarantee for wheat, he declared he was "not much in sympathy with any feature of th's bill" that Is, the food control bill, whiett senator Chamlwrlatn was-then piloting through the senaie. "I happen to know.' ne oei-mi. 1 . ..m.i.m ..m.u 1 .finriitions dollar wheat mokes It a very profitable occu pation."' At another time he asserlea hat the wheat guarantee auuru tunes to the cost of me simple Ameri can home " hla exact words being: t charge then the congressional guarantoe of 12 wheat has added 10 limes to the cost of conducting the simple American home because of that measure, and yet i uo nm ji to question the propriety of such a course." Hi-re's Wliat lie Kaia. In the debate on the farm loan bill he exclaimed: ' ' "I say there is no more neeo ror n,.o.nr. nt this kind for the agricul turists of the state of Ohio than for the government to step In and take rhargo of all our inuusinai umu ductive affairs In tnat staie. In the fnal vote on the farm loan Mil Harding waa not within reach of the call bell, apparently, for he is no! recorded as voting. Karller In the day he had been present and had voted to cripple the farm loan system by strik ing out the provision for exempting farm loan bonds from taxation. An amendment was offered to IN CRUELTY CHARGE PROBE - hi worked on the oase and call back any of ,h. men under sentence remain, for ,nm to dCclde. ... .v.. ru.Hloa alleged are nones , ..rf.i it was learned at the ,t houiw athgh the nature evidence presented to the giano was not divulged. The Investiga- ' ,Ituq,.,a . center about the alleged use of ammonia. BLOW AT UKRANIA x.-a iutf nt is. CU. P.) A T'ollnh communlqu tortay wM P" n...niratinu- npnr Zmoryn ka for attack or , , . nn IhP 1'KrainiUlin. I" .atartna soon aner i.ik"." fch.llussian peace treaty. HOPE ON 61ST DA' , , jtr -b At ON MANY OCCASIONS POLES CROUCH FOR RELATIVES ABANDON DAILY EAST OREQONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13, Heroic Officer Says, Young Men Want League; "Our Duty is Clear," He Says', "I Hope We Will Not Fail." NEW YORK.' Oct. 13. Lieu tenant Colonel Charles 'W. -Whittlesey,- who commanded the "Iost Buttallon" in the Argonne and advised the Germans lo "ko to hell" when they sugKeBted his surrender, has'ilecided now to do some fighting for the League of Nations. in a statement. Monday he de clared the league lo be, the great est thing In the world and urged those who cherlfdi this Ideal" to "fight Tor It vigorously." Whlttlesley's action led to some conjecture in polillc-al quarters fta to whether it might indicate any trend of the so-called soldier vote. Whittlesey himself, however, de clared he spoke only for himself. "I would not say," he slated, "that ex-soldiers as a class favor the league of -NulloiiH, .because .1 do not believe ex-soldiers think as a. unit. Hut I do believe that yduth believes in the league and thut a mujorlty of young people want It. and will support it. The issue is clear and I think our duty Is clear. I hope we will not fait. The "lxst Battalion" consisted of units of the 308th Infantry, 77th division, boys mostly from New York state and the Far West. They were trapped In the Argonne Woods October 2. 1918. Lieutenant Colonel then Major Whltlesey and 18 men were cut off from the rest ot the com mand and for six days and nights they fought off the Hermans con. tlnuouslv. When stirred by the gallant fight the little band was putting up. the German comman der sent an officer to demand the surrender of Whittlesey and his men with the explanation that reslrtanre was hopeless and only meant rerta n di-utn. the Amer ican officer sent back the mes sage "Go to hell." and fought on until relieved by otherAmerican units. Or the 250 men who fol lowed Major Whittlesey over the top on the morning or September 20, only 33 returned to Ihe Riip port line, on Ihe- n'gM of Octo ber . .The rest had. fflvcn their, all up there. 1 " t'matllla rnun'v had nine men In the 305 Infantry.of which the Lost l'attalion was a part. A number of theee men were with Whiitleslev. one of ihese. Robert Ingalls. being killed la the famous action. LOWER DN 62ND DAY invnnv Ot. IS. d T".) Lord m. in Hwlnev's mind was cloud- id this morning as he began the 62nd day of fasting. He spent a poor n'ght and Is regarded as much weaaer 10- day. HUNGER STRIKER IS Imk.: ... . Is LENINE REGIME TOTTERS UNDER ONSLAUGHT Anti-Soviet Demonstrations in . Factories Alarm Authorities and Troops Combat Barri caded Workmen in Streets. TROOPS ENTER PETR0GRAD ARMED WITH NAVAL GUNS Invading Forces Have Shaken Bolshevik Prestige in South and Polish Peace Demands Great Concession. STOCKHOLM. Oct. 13. IV. P. tucking barricaded ....-i,man in iunw'H streets, accord ing to unofficial dispatches today. A H,-iinirrords dispatch said authorities are alarmed by, anti-soviet demonstra tions in factories und are concentrat ing troops there. The Stockholm dispatch follows others of similar nature. Indicating serious unrest in Russia under me Bolshevist regime and earlier dis patches told of uprising 01 me iuc tory workmen of Moscow and nearby cities which soviet troops quelled. a hnnd of soldiers Is reported tc have entered Petrograd with v naval guns, urging tne women. v them. Other troubles of the Lenine regime included startling success of the Toles which ended with the sign ing of mi armistice agreement and yielding of much territory. In the nith General Wrangel ana 1 uraim- an forces, nave maoe great as to indicate serious demorali zation of soviet forces. mspairiiCT from other countries have Indicated loss of bolshevlki prestige. ATTENDANCE AND COIN LOWER IN 1920 SERIES. PLAYERS GET $214,932 'I.EVKLANP, Oct. 13. (A- p.i- -Flgures on the world series .hnw that attendance at the veven games to have been 178.. 737. as comrared with 2S.S3s at the eight games of last year. Re ceipts were 56.8fl0 this year and 1722,414 last year. The players share from five games this year Is $214,9.13 while it-was 32H0.349 hut year. MONUMENT PUT UP ' . FOR AUCTION FAILS TO ATTRACT BIDDER omiTfiH yr i! Oct IS. (A. P. The nionunient to Thomas Gray, the poet, on which are inscnoen som verses of the "Elegy" and which is sit uated In some fields adjoining the Stnko Poges churchyard, railed to at tract a hid wnen put. up "'" here. Th monument consists of a large sarcophagus and waa erected In 1799. TOO MUCH WAR DEBT CHINESE OFFICIALS HEAR THAT PEKING RULE HAS BEEN OVERTHROWN BY MONARCHIST COUP t r... , i h. r rtonersl Tsao-lin. governor of Feng Teln. u... ..,.l,....',i,.'p.l,'ir Government ing to an unauthentlcated rumor here. No details are given and Ch nese or ficlala are profoundly stirred. It Is supposed here the reported coup la an effort to restore to the throne former Emperor Psuan-Tunir. - In connection with the lack of authenticity of the Shanghai rumor the fact may be noted that a message from l eklng dated the same as tne snangnai overturn. ' iLT MILLER WILL SPEAK HERE NEXT -! TUESDAY, OCT. 19 Montavilla FlDwers, Campaign ing for Harding, is to Talk at Arcade Theatre This Thurs day Evening. Milton A. Miller, -well known state democratic leader and orator, will speak in Pendleton next Tuesday even IngOct 19, on the issues of the cam paign, It was announced today -by C. P. Strain, county chairman. Mr. Mil ler will speak In the auditorium of the county library. It Is believed that Mr. Miller will lay especial stress on tne League of Nations issue which has be come the paramount question in the race between Cox and Harding for the presidency. Montavilla Flowers, who is cam paigning for the republican ticket. Is billed to speak at a meeting at the Arcade theatre Thursday evening Oc tober 14. Mr. Flowers who is a pro fessional lecturer of some note Is being much extolled as an exponent of the larding campaign. KING OF GREECE LIES CRITICALLY ILL FROM MONKEY BITE POISON ATHENS. Oct. 13. (U. P.) V Klng.-Alexander of Oreece. is re- ported to be in a critical cond!- t!on today, suffering from an ir- fectlon, the result of a monkey's blted. ' WIFE OF SECRETARY B LABOR WILSON IS DEAD WASHINGTON", Oct. 13. U. P- Mrs. Agnes Wilson.' wife of Secretary of 1-abor Wilson, died today. Airs. Wilson had been an Invalid for 10 -ears as the result of a paralytic stroke. She was the mother of 11 children, il FROM BOTH THE ASSOCIATED 1920 and proclaimed a monarchy, accord the Associated I-ress corrw... ... . . -zz. TURNED TO COX BY LEAGUE OF RALONS Cel. Walte, Noted Ohio Repub lican Refuses to Stand for Harding's Attacks on Move to Guarantee Peace. NEW YORK. Oct. 1 S.--Colonel H. M. Walte. formerly city manager of Dayton, Ohio, and a lifelong repub lican, has come out in support of Governor Oox In spite of having been bis political opponent on many state 'ssues. Colonel Walte. who is a grandson of Chief Justice Walte of the i'.ii.j ci.tu ciinmmii court. today oir-red his services to Professor Irving Fisher or tne i,oninmieB i . " League Independents which has es tablished headquarters at 17 East 41st Street, New York. He will take an active part In the campaign activities of the organization from now until election. "As a republican. I had hoped to be able to vote for Mr. Harding, but ttu: League of Nations issue is to my mind of such tremendous Importance, an I , . ., -I . h .lomrwralic nlatform .-.re so much more progressive aim '"-i dependent than Mr. Harding and thejtra weMt tu.ee similar probable loss - .uxirArm tltitt liftf'.r tnt St i .1.a f..ll 1. th. nf wbAllt. ,n..i.ij.un i!ilfnrm. that after mrst ..r..i m.nuidt.r.itinn I have decidrd 'tbat it Is my duty to vote against nw party, said .Mr. wane ai -m-ium, lerj- today. "I may add that, was menager of Dayton, Ohio, I have known Mr. fox for many years. I i-ave been on opposite sides ot many fht with hlra. He Is a .man of r-uch more atmtty than, is ordinarily lecognized and what l of special im. pnrtance in the present prebiems of flip country, he grows. He is a tur c, ,!,tcr man today than he-was four venrs ago. and I know he will be sti!. SiKger, four, years hence, than h is j nay. .'n,o mrni tmnortant- reason, how. .... i ,. . i .-. .1 m .... ... . i n ii 1-1 ' ever, wny lie ani v", . . should be supportea is iibi no ' i : .. .... j, H rntir.nmiare on 1 1 . C i League of Nations, and that he has ! strong rlank to stand on and a united i party to drive through his program.-? j 'TOVCHKT GAME THVBSDAY nw. v. . ..v. eiinnl fnnlhall eame with Touchet eet for Friday will be played here Thursday and renaieiun win lourney to Yakima for a game Satur day, Coach Dick Hanley announced th1 ftftcrnnon. DECEMBER WHEAT CLOSES Twroher wheat closed at $2.09 Mi Itoday after opening at 2.0. March 'wheat closed at 2.05 3-4 after opening , at 32.03. Following are the quota-( tlons from overDecke a i.-oukc, iuw . brokers: 1 I AFTER CHICAGO MARKE Wheat. . 2 0 2.12 2.05 2.09 S 2.02 2.07 2.00 Ml 2.5 Corn. ." .S5Vj -ST .90 .91 .89 .91 Oat. t .S .56 .55 .60' .SI 14 .6014 .; Hye. 1.6014 1.83 160 l.5H 1.53 1.57 1.53Ml 1-57 Itarley. ' .92 .94 .95 .94 .93 Pork. S3.0O 23.00 23.00 23.00 23 00 23.00 23.00 23.00 I-artl. 19.55 19.77 19.55 19.77 16.75 1695 16.75 16.95 16.97 16.80 16.97 Kins. 16. SO 17.05 16.50 17.00 15.00 15.10 14.95 15.10 Dec. larch Foreign KxotianS. London, 349 1-2. (From Overheck &. Cooke Co.) cmi-im Oct 11. Wheat The decline in the northwestern markets over the holiday induced some selling ... w.. ....... in v lint nfinrinn were well taken and the market thereafter had a strr.ng tone. A nn-re optimistic feelinit as to the stability or values .....a .il.i't.l. tiotire:ibl. and Ihe hlly- init power was more than sufficient to ott'st-l scatti-red neilgllig snies. hsmi Atiilnnitt were well maintained with la sliKht improvement in the milling demand. Advices troni tne kouwi-"i were conflicting as to outlook for an increased movement. some aiKlves .inflicting as to outlook for an in creased movement. some advices claiming country refusing to sell while others reported tncreaseil pari n.ws " arriv Intimations were rm " a better export demand and alter th. close the seaboard dav of sliurtly PRESS AND UNITED DAILY EDITION fh Fast nriwlin In Eastern flre- f"illn force glv-s t the .dvertm-r over frl th r guaranteed pstd clrm. Ut'on in Pendleton .n l Umatilla ou. ty of any other newspaper. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER NO. 0654 FARMERS SEEK RELIEF IN CRISIS OF PRICE SLIDE Session Adopts Report De manding Lowering of Redis count Rate and Expansion of Needed Credit. ASKS END OF FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Cotton and Wheat Raisers Join in Appealing for Relief From Situation Which May Spell Loss on Low Market. - WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, (A. P.) "General bankruptcy and ruin ar. Ine vitable" unless some immediate rem edy la found to relieve the present price situation as effects the fanner. say. a report to th. agricultural con- ference by th. general commute, ap pointed to study the aituation. Th. committee blame th. federal reserve system for present price., charging It "haji abbitrariiy witnneia iram raid ing basic Industry to maintain a level of prices that -will at least meet tne cost of production." It declared th. r.minous frame of mind of the farmer. can only be changed by a. frank and fair attitude on th. part of thoe. In authority. The report unanimously wa.-i udorited. Agrfc-ultnre Fears Ixma, WASHINGTON, Oct." 13. (U. P.) The south is racing a loea oi murv than $500,000,000 on the cotton crop, according to J. J. Brown, agricultural commissioner of Georgia, here today attending' the convention of farmers. Wheat growers ot tne west anu cen- according to John Tromble of Kansifs. another delegate. All agricultural in tercuts lear the; will be forced Into oxtonsKe los :es through falling prlcea of faro products generally. President Rarrelt, of the conference, said. Wheat sold at an average price of 12.14 pee bushel on, October 1, ccrd ing lo agriculture department reporia. Cotton Is nw selling for 21 cents a iiound. "It costs S8.1 cent per pound to produce It." said Ilrown. "W. are cMinw . lnw - 11 i. i avrr Htt let wo nell at jj rj!11ts. . The crop this year will run nlore than 11.000,000 bales." - To produce wheat costs 12.77 per bushel." said Tromble. "A .price of $.14 therefore represents u loss- of 3 cents oer bushel. Thia Is hot In ac 2-i cents . cordance With th. law of supply and demand. There is a world wheat ahor'tage. There is no justification for (amnK wheat prices." "The condition in agriculture Is now desperate," said tho report'The con dition of the mind of the farmer pop ulation is omiTioun.- Producers of all crops have come to feel that the hand of the government is against them." fCnnttrmed erom pa.e S.I TODAY AT 12.09 1-2 . J RALLIED FROM JZJB. estimated that two million - bushels had been taken.' The tendency of the market at the moment la higher and prices should respond readily to In- fA.-u mniKn ouymg. NKW YORK. Oct. 13. -The list gen erally neia weu tnougn there was some pressure on the coppers du. to new financing announced by Anacon- iia ana oy n luriner r.auction in th. statement by tho head of a prominent steel company was carefully analyzed and the satisfactory showing of the L-acKuwan-a company lent some en couragement to buying operation. In the minor fteels. Mtinev was l Irm.p and it looks as thrush further flur ries will be encountered for a while. We think the stock market 1. giving -. 1. O .... I ) till I -niAIInf nt i t .... I f .W. next move of consetiuence will be in an uiwjini uirecnun. Wa.shington Farmer, her. adopted .i report deinunding government a.- sistaiice to stave ofr general Inevitable bankruptcy threatened by falling prices. Weather Maximum. SS. Minmuitn, 32. I'arometcr, 29.58. FOEECAST Tonight nl ThurinJay fair, heavy to kill In frot In lh nturnlntf.