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VOL. 83
DAILY EAST OEEGONIAN, PENDLETON, OKEOON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 15, 1920.
NO. 9656
'''''' ' "T-i'"' " j iiijZL '
BUT FUTURES
SOAR ON BOARD
OF TRADE TODAY
December Market Jumps 11!8
, Cents in Chicago, Closing at
$2.1714'. With March Mark
Up 9Va Cents. .
HEAVY BUYING MOVE -"
INFLUENCES INCREASE
Belief That World Supply Will
be Inadequate for Demand
Stimulates Selling, Other
Grains Record Price Gains.
TAFT SAYS LEAGUE
ISSUE JUSU'FS
"I consider
ArtU lo X
would reir
tho deer
trine
qulremt.
the repre.
Vvy.. . .
'j.t onect or
-"'y ""t1""'
,(v from war ui
J7ne Mo iron doc-
r.id that tho re
aiilmuus consent by
itlveH of the great
powers in council, before leugue ac
tion, would safeguard the United
Htntes from any perversion of tho
nigh pjipo.ie of the league. More
over, I believe thut the issue of tho
League (ot Natlona) transcends in
lt' importance any domestic ia uu
nd would Justify and require one
who believes no To HINOKB I'AK-
TY TIK8 AM) HICCUHK THIS
ORKAT BOON KOR THE WORLD
AND THIS COIINTItV." William
toward Taft In Now York Tribune,
AuguHt 2, 1980.
CHICAGO, Oct. 16. (U. P.)
vvneat future today Boared on the
board of trade. December wheat
Jumped 11 1-2 cents, closing at 52.17
marcn wneat rained 1-2 cent.
ood gains were also recorded In other
grains. . A. heavy buying movement,
ir.nuenced sty the belief that the world
wheat supply will be Inadequate for
the -demand wu responsible for to
days Jump.
December wheat cloned at 12.17
today after opening at ti.OH. while
March wheat closed at after
opening at $2.03. The Increase Is the
greatest for several weeks.
, Following are the quotations from
Oyerbeck Cooke Co. local brokers:
. Wlieas '
High Low Close
2.21 2.05 3.174
2.15 2.00 2.12Vi
Corn
.90 .8514 .8954
.93H, .89 .VI K
OHtM .
.67 .60 .6714
2 ' .60V4 .61
Ityc '
l.KH 1.70 1.AJV4 1.70
1.67 i.i i.c i.et
l:arlcy
.90 V4 l.'iOVi ' .6a 1.00
.90 1.00 .99 1.00 Vi
Pork
Deo.
Mar.
Deo.
May
Dee.
May
Dec
May
Deo.
May
I Open
2.06
2.03
: .8
,.
.56
,606
WILL SUFFER UNLESS
LEAGUE IS RATIFIED
War Debt of 238 Billions Con
stitutes Menace That Must
Not be Increased for Fear of
Social Breakdown.
IMMIGRATION IS
THORff BELIEVES
TOP OFFICIAL
Were Discussion Confined to
Land Ownership Alone, He
Asserts, Japan Would Not
Feel Sting of Pride.
FEAR IS EXPRESSED FOR
SERIOUS NOVEMBER RIOTS
Washington Congressman Will
Proposed Limitation of New
comers to Relatives and
Those Who Would Study.
DEATH ONLY WILL REVEAL WHETHER
OR NOT MACSWINEY REFUSES FOOD
e-
-In
Oct.'
Nov.
Oct-;
Jan.
May
20.43
17.40
l.rd
20.62 20.46
17.45 17.40
25.00
26.00
20.62
17.4T
17.47
1IIK.
.. Oct- '-:... r
Jan. 10.60 15.60 15.50- 15.63
Koraia-n Ku-hanon
(Prom Overueck A, Cooke Co.)
l..ndon 4 7.
Talis 652.
' Italy 293. v
Kela-ium 694.
Oermany 145.
Austria 38. -Copenhagen
1380. '
Swiss 1600.
Spain 8445.
. tl recce 985.
' Itoumanla 184.
fFrom Overbcck & Cooke Co.)
CHICAGO. Oct. 15. Wheat Tho
over night news was .construed as
bearish and brought out some liquida
ting sales, but as the market gained
strength an over-sold condition was
disclosed and the ensuing advance was
accompanied fry a tremendous volume
of short-covering which could not be
satisfied until an advance of 15 rents
had been registered. The moxt dis
turbing development to sh'orts was the
tenor of advices from Washington
which suggested further aggrensive ef
forts to arrest the downward trend oi
I'lices for farm products, ordinary
news was overlooked and the fact that
exporters were not buying failed to In
fluence the market. There la an in
creasing tendency to view the Decem
ber delivery as being likely to work
lr.to an exceptionally 'strong position
feecauHO of light strokes and the hold
. ing attittida of the country which may
prevent an accumulation at terminal
centers until after the first ot the year.
The action of the market and the
change in the character of news sug
gests additional strength.
NEW YORK, Oct. 15. The market
was higher all around. A quiet ab
sorption of stocks took place through
out the session and rather light offer
ings were encountered on the advance.
Bigns are not lacking of the fall liqui
dating movement in securities, having
run. its course and of a desire on the
part of the market to advance rather
vigorously whenever developments will
afford an impetus. An additional
amount of gold arrived from Kurope
and monoy after having renewed at
nine percent eased -to six per cent
which strongly suggests that the ten
sion Is passed for the time being.
Beemlngly the time has about arrived
at which a movement might reason
ably be expected to bo. Inagurated.
having as Its object the discounting
of the November eloctlon. The market
-bears all the ear marks of wanting to
go higher and we think It -will.
CI.EVI5UXD,' Ohio. Oct. 1
urging tho league of Natjons as a
means toward reducing armaments
and consequently lifting a heavy tax
load from the shoulders of the world,
W. a. McAdoo declared that unless
this Is done there will "come inevit
ably crave Internal revolutions which
will destroy the existing structure of
organised society."
Today he said the national debt of
the chief belligerunta of the hue war,
including the United .States, In "esti
mated at 3238.604 1100,000 a sum ho
stupendous that It Is dlfficul! for the
human mind to grasp II."
It If a grace que-i'.lon, he added
"whether civilization can struggle un
der the load of existing debt. It is out
of the questoln for the nations ot the
world to attempt " earry th nresenl
load and at the same time maintain
vast tirmuments and preiau-e for future
wars." ... j ..: . . : . .
TEST CASE WILL BE
TRIED IN CIRCUIT COURT
TOKIO, Oct. 15. (By Honry W.
Kinney, IT. V. Htaff Correspondent.)
"Speaking unofficially -we fear what
may happen In Japan in November
when the California legislation against
the Jnpancso panne, more than we
fear whut is happening in California."
4 high Japanese official declared to
day. "That Indignation resulting from
anti-Jaiiaiiese action in California is
taking hold on the people here is not
cry apparent to the' casual observer
yet, but I am In a pout ion to know
that anti-Japanese feeling which is
being faned by some of our sensational
newspapers Is beginping to take hold
on the people at lurge. it seems qtillo
certain whn the referendum has car
ried that we will see serious antl-Ain-
erlt-an demonstrations in Japan.
BOOZE, 3000 GALLONS,
IN HALF PINT FLASKS,
SEIZED IN S.F. YARDS
BAN FKANCJSCO, Oct. 15.
(IT. I.) Three thoimand t-;tlloii
of whUfcoy. in ltlf pint flunk h,
wild to be worth V50,(hAj, were :
Hfcized by federal antw in rail
road yardM today. The liquor wuh j
shipped here from Kentucky.
The liquor I purported to h"
from two Kentucky distilleries. It
was In a freight car and railroad
' employed aid the car ha been
standing- tn the yards ten days.
The liquor wan carried away In a
caravan of motor trucks by fed
eral RKntM. The booze Ih de
clared to have been consigned to
f'aul Bhaneinan of San Francis
co. -
SECRET AGREEMENT
IT
OF GOLD BY SOVIETS
White Bussian Movement Stirs
Feasants and Bed Troops to
; Revolt and Clash of Arms is
Heard at Omsk.
lyONDO.V, Oct. 15. (By Webb Mil
ler, v. p, staff Correspondent) Death
only can or will prove definitely
whethor Terrance MacSwiney is fasting
his life away or whether he Is taking
nourishment In the hope that some
turn of fate will release him from
I rison without making him a laughing
stock.
I'crwonal Investigation at Brixton
prison, where the Lord Mayor of Cork
began the sixty-fourth day of factlng
yielded this information. Friends and
relatives declare the only substance
given MacSwiney has been a. thin
cracker each morning in communion.
I'rlson officials and attaches of the
home office refused to talk, declaring
:t the policy of tho government to
maintain silence. ..
A heavy police guard halts news
papermen at the gate of the prison. 1
was unable to cajole them into allow-
ng me a glimpse of the interior. At
he home office I was received courte
lusly. but with the Imperturable state
.nent that nothing could be said re
garding MacSwiney.
BLOSSOM SEELEY IS
GIVEN DIVORCE FROM
DEPOSED BALLPLAYER
CHICAGO, Oct. .16. U. P.)
"It looks like a thin winter for
Kube Marquard," his former wife,
lIloKsom Heeley. vaudeville star,
remarked today as she stepped
from the witness stand in court
here Just after she had been
granted a divorce from the form
er big league pitcher. "Ho lost
his Job last week, lost his . wife
Wday, and now his earning power
on the vaudeville stage is gone."
Hlossom, as she was leaving the
court room was asked if she
pkmned to marry again. "Not
until 1 lose my earning power, or
my health falls," she replied.
mm AUTHORITIES
UNITED KINGDOM
UPON TIfRESf iOLD
OF STRIKE TEST
Officials Fear Revolution Lies
Hidden Behind Walkout of
Coal Miners Who Lay Down
Tools Tomorrow.
HINTS OF COUP LIE IN '
NATIONALIZATION DEMAND
Danger of Hope to Overthrow
Parliament is Scented as
Bolshevist Agents Round-up
Follower Bands Nearby.
Muriel MacSwiney, ladw mayoress.
talked to me on behalf of her relatives.
! 8he talked Impersonally of her hus
! band's death as ft thing: assured. She
phowed no sinn of worry and grief,
only indignation that there should be
doubt of her husband's ourage In car
rying; out his death strike.
"We wouldn't be able to feed Terry
even If we wanted to do It," . she de
clared. "Prison oofflctals watch us
too closely. One of us is at his bed
side day and night and always thrre
is a ntirsn there. Most of the time a
TO
NEED STEADY WATCH :
doctor is with us, too. They keep food
LONOO.V, Oc t. 15. (U. I'.) A so- at his beds'de. Milk and broth are In
"How serious these will be there is cret agreement has settled one of the sight at all times In hope he will
no telling; we can only do our best to most Important questions between yield
stem them as far as possible." . Husnia ttnd Poland, according to Riga 1 "Ees'des. what would be the use of
The off loaf declared injection of the dispatches today. Before signing the eating now? It would only keep him
Immigration question Into the situation offlc'al armistice agreement. Adolf alive a few days more. We have giv-
FOUR BANDITS SHOOT
BANK HEAD, THEN FLEE
HAN Jitili Calif., Oct. 15. (U. P.)
Four motor bandits yesterday rob
bed the bank of Olvarado, a small town
near here and shot and perhaps fatally
uxMinried Auirust May, president of the
bank. They escaped with approxi
mately 150.000. The ronoers locsea
several persons In the vauiU
Two test casts will bo tried in c'r-
cull court beginning Monday In which
the Farmers Union Grain Agency, now
dlxsolved. Is defendant. The cases, of
which there were 15. or more, filed
several months ago, allege that the
corporation sold stfck in excess of It?
lawfully cat Utilised limits and on the
outcome of the two first tried will
hinge the fate of tho others.
The cases of Kirk vs. the Agency
and Cannon vs. the Agency are the
o:ieu to be brought to trial. Kichards
A Uichards of Portland, represent the
plkirtiffs, while the defendants are
represented by Haley, ftalev & Stel-
tf and Carter . Bmythe. By agree
ment of both sides, u jury was waived
and the cases will be trlod with the
court s'ttlrg in judgment.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
OPPOSED BY FLOWERS
Ridicule for the league of Nation?
covenant and sarcastic references to
t I. Strain and to arguments In be
half of the lcajrne by the Kant Oregbn
lan featured the addrecs by Montavllln
Flowers 'at the Arcade theatre last
evening.
Mr. Flowers made a detailed anru
ment against the league of Nations
taking much the .same position thai
Senator Hardfnff has assumed regard
ing the meaning of, the covenant. Tho
speaker nNo urged thi election of R
N. Stanfield as senator. ;
During tho meeting C P. Strain,
democratic county chairman. Inter
rupted the speaker to ask if he could
Inform hm as to the political belief
of members of thw- federal reserve
hoard. Mr. Flowers answered In the
negative but admitted the -belief that
the reserve board Is a non political or- j
ganratton.
The spPHker, who Is a professional j
elocutionist and has been hero on the
lecture platform before, presented his
case in an ahle manner and frequently
brought cheers from an andience that
nearly filled the theatre. A band play
ed In front of the theatre prior to the
meeting.
has made feeling more intense. "The
immigration question to the land own
ership matter alone, I am sure anil
American feeling here would be much
Umpered. The responsible Dress on
both sides of the Pacific may do very
useful work if It makea this point
cicar.
Limit Ih PnipoM'd
Tacoma, Oct. IS. (A. i) Con
gressman Albert Johnson, chairman of
the hous immigration committee, an
nounced in a statement today that he
will advocate limiting tit Immigration
to relative jf ; naturalized citizens
when Ihebn mi ir ion cmmitei met
fori November 16. He expressed the
belief that im migration from Japan
can be limited to visitors and students
without offending the Japanese gov
ernment. "I believe the Japanese will
agree tn suspension of immigration
with the understanding that the Jap
anese now in the United States shall
receive good treatment."
Ten thousand immigrants are now
arriving from Kurope every day, he
said. And there Is a widespread le
n.and that the next congre: pass a
stringent immigration bill.
Joffe and Jan lxmbski, heads of the en up all hope of his release. He is
two commissions, signed a protocol I determined to continue his fast until
TWIN IMS TO W
DELEGATES TO Y MEET
An auto party, bearing a big dele
Ration from Milton and Fref water to
the county convention -of tho Young
Mens Christian Association here ncx
Tuesday evening, was promised Cash
Wood, county secretary, yesterday.
while in the eaj?f end In the interest ot
the convention. Interest in tho meet
Ing Is at a high pitch tti the east end
and probably one of the largest delega
tions will come from there.
Mr. Wood has also been to Hermin
ton n tho Interest of the convention
anrf tomorrow will go to Pilot Rock.
On Monday Mr. Wood will visit Adams,
Athena and Weston. Pilot Rock,
Helix, and the three towns east of here
all are expected to be well represented.
H. a Murray and I B. Kicker are
In charge of the excursion coming from
Milton and' Freewater. County com
mt tee men In the other towns are also
expected to organize motor parties her
for the -convention. Mure than joo
are expected to attend the banquet
and business meeting. . .
BOOTBLACK GIVES CHANCE 1
OF PURCHASING QUART
HBATTt-H. IH 15. (A. P.)' Pri
vilege of purchasing an "imperial'
'iiiart of whiskey as a premli'mm with
"m-h "shoe shine" Is said by "federal
Prohibit'on Inspector Gordon H.
O'Hara to have been I rile Murray's
method of working up business at his
s'and In the Milwaukee station, fol
lowing Murry's arrest for violation of
the prohibition law. O'Hara said he
got an excellent shine, completed tho
DOLLA PER HUNDRED
SAV FKANCISCO, Oct. 15. (U. P.)
Kcfiners today have announced a
drop of one dollar a hundred in the
price of Bugar, making the new retail
prico 14 cents a pound.
CONFESSION UNFOLDS
. DARK MURDER STORY
BA K KRSF1 K1.jI, Calif., Oct. 15.
(A. P.) W. B. Wlllbanks, Itinerant
farmer, arrestod following an alleged
attempt on the life of his daughter.
Mrs. Mary Mid k iff, has confessed ac
coraing 10 me nisinci. auuruity. j
K 11 lea nis aauRnier iwu young cnii
dren, one near Fresno and the othet
near Hanford. The prosecutor said
Will bunks confested ho waa the faiher
of the two dead childred.
guaranteeing the payment of Russian
Sold to Poland.
According to the Post, the agree
ment provided that Poland's share In
gold should be determined by Po
land's ore-war balance in the Russian '
trFa'-'ury. Poland thereby becomes the
first nation to retrieve funds from the
Soviet government. Poland is said to
have reserved the right to prevent
Russian traffic from passing through
Poland to the former German and
Austrian empires. .
' IferTsJirfitOTt Iff-MefiiacrUT .
W ASH I XOTOX, Oct. 15. (U. I.)
A new military movement against
Soviet Russia has sprung up on the
western Russian frontier, according to
government advices received today. It
was dear H bed as a "White Russian"
or antl-bo'shevtk movement. Military
offici.'Js here believed the movement
highly important in view of tho pos
sibility of its replacing the Polish cam
paign against Soviet Russia.
The figMlng of the "Whites" js not
expected to develop into a drive of any
importunes. Its weakening of the bol
shevik military power on tho western
front, however, is prompting Russian
peasants and red troops to revolt, the
military Men said.
The soviet regime is also reported
tn be menaced to the eaM, near the
Serbian frontier by revolt. Accord
ing to official advices, there Is fight
ing between peasants and bolshevik!
at Oir.ek, The peasants cut the trans-
Siberian railway near Tomsk, report
fays:
death and his eventual death will
prove to the world his will has not
weakened."
One of Taylor Slayers Now at
Work in Flax Factory.
Proves Restless and Appar
ently Would Seek Escape.
WASHINGTOX, Oct. 15. A. H.
Waming of a cold snap in tho north
ern. and middle sections of the country
is issued by the weather bureau. A
disturbance is moving along the
southern Alaskan eoast and will be felt
on the Washington and Oregon coasts
within a few hours, attended by rains
and gales.
Prison authorities at Salem already
are finding Floyd Henderson, life
termer from here, inclined to be trou
blesome, according to word brought
from Salem today by W. H. Lyday,
who acted as guard for Henderson,
Irvin Stoop, E3vie Kerby and Jack
Rat hie when they were taken to the
penitentiary last week; end. Hender
son, who once served time in the
Washington" reformatory at Monroe,
exhibits streaks of stubbornness, the
officer Fays. j
Henderston, Stoop and Albin Und
gren, sentenced to four years for for
gery, are all at work In the flax plant
of the state prison. They are now
harvesting tho crop. Prison guards
are watching Henderson closely as It It
thought that he will attempt to escape
at the least opportunity.
Stoop told Mr. Lyday that he intend
ed 'ttrltVBTip to prison rules and give
officers no furthehr trouble. He did
not see Kerby and Rat hie when he re
turned to Sal cm as they were in death
cells.
TWIN DAUGHTERS OF
TELEGRAPH OPERATOR
GET NEW COGNOMENS
CHICAGO, Oct. 15. (U. P.) Twin
girls arrived today at tho home ot
ito'jert McTee. telegraph opera'or.
They are jxamed "Dot," and '"Dash.
OX GETS BIG CROWD
MA1UOX, Oct. 15. (IT. P.) Gov
ernor Cox today carried his fight into
the "city of the front porch." Senator
Harding's home town gave the demo
c rati c can d i d a te a re.ee p t i o n t h at in
dicated the republican candidate will
not get the unanimous support of
Marion. At lea&t 6000 people heard
the govornor advocate progressive
government and the lenarue of nations
from a stand about six blocks from
the front porch.
lieagur Is Chrcrtxl.
MARION, CHt. 1 5. (A. P.)A
rousing reception was given Gover
nor Cox today. Thousands cheered
when he stopped here. The band
played, liagtte arguments were -loudly
upplauilcd.
OPERAT!
DELEGATES PRAISE"
MARSHFIELD AS HOST
WXDOX, Oct. 15. (U. P.) Eng
lish officials fear they face revolution
under this coal strike. With the walk,
out due tomorrow and strong evidence
that a majority of miners are bent on
waik'ng out, redoubled efforts will be
made by ministers of food and trans-
ortation to fortify the country against ,
ts severest strike test.
The basris for hints of revolution lay
la the fact that the main demand of
the miners has been for the national
ization of industry-seen by the "public
as the first step toward introduction
of another form of government and
overthrowing parliament. Added to
rumors of deeper meaning than a mere
demand for Increased wages wwe re
ports of "Red" activities in vnrtous
part of the United Kingdom. Bolshe
vist agents are known to have operated
in Scotland and to have rounded op
large bands of followers. The possibil
ity that Russian Influence will be f !t
in the strike Is admitted by govern.
ment officials.
Str!k-i Is Srt
LOJfDOX, Oct. 15. (U. P.) rtrit'sh
miners wil! strike tomorrow. Execu
tives of the miners federation official
ly" announced- that work will cease
Saturday, according to a strike notice
originally voted September 27 ami
twice postponed to permit negotiations.
Kmbargo placed on Coal
UOHDOSt, Oct. IS. (A. P.) The
British- goviMBuiwuit uiar-l-t-n em
bargo on the export of coal from the
United Kingdom, to be effective Im
mediately, -to conserve supplies for
home use as a result of the threaten
ed miners strike.
$25,000 OFFERED TO
ANYONE WHO CAN PROVE
CHARGE AGAINST LEAGUE
MAUI!', KOI I TO SAX Ql KTI
IDRTUNIl. Oct. 15. A. P.) Or.
.Marie o,ul, under sentence of a year
for remarks detrimental to recruiting
transaction with the purchas of ths'durtmr the war. will serve her term
liquor and then arrested Murray. in the San Quentln prison. I,
NEW YORK, Oct. 15. (A. 1.)
The democratic national head
Oilartt rs announced a cash prise
of 125, 000 has been offered by
pro-league independents to Sen
ators Harding. Johnson. Borah.
Iodi?e, Republican Chairman
Hays, or to anybody else who
could first prove that the
Ix-aguo of Nations would
abridRp thtt sovereignty of the
United States." - ,
(Inasmuch as the above offer
Is open to professional lecturers
as well as everybody else, the
suKgestion Is here made that
Mt ntavllla Kl'owers enter this
contest. Ir. Flowers last night
attacked the' League of Nations
In a spt'erh here using his elo
cutionary powers in an attempt
to make votes for Harding and
Stanfield.)
DALLAS. Tex., Oct. la. (U. P.)
"NightrlderE" throughout the south
west today renewed their campaign of
terrorism to force cotton gin opera
tors to suspend operations until the
price of cotton goes up. They de de
stroyed two gins yesterday and served
A-urnlngStn another that it must ciqre.
. di Near Memphis Burns.
MEMPHIS. Oct. 15. (U. P.) A
sin owned by merchants and planters
at Warren, near hero, was burned to-
da'.. Fire is supposed to be of incen
diary origin. This is the first gin n
the Memphis cotton distrot to burn.
WALL PKOliF, S1AKTS.
' LOS ANGELES. Oct. 15. (A. P.)
Tho county grand jury today took up
the alleged game fixing in the Pacific
Coast League last year.
WITHDRAWS KKSIMNATION.
VVAKSAW. Oct. 15. (A. P.) Gen
eral Pilsudskt who resigned as presi
dent of Poland, at the request ot the
government today withdrew his res
ignation provisionally.
Marshfield was a good host at the
recent grand lodge session of the
Knights of Pythias of Oregon. J. W.
Muloney and J. H. Gwinn. returning
delegates from Damon Lodge No. 4.
said today. Sessions were held in the
Coos Bay metropolis Monday. Tuesday
and Wednesday and the two delegates
arrived homo this morning.
The lodge In this state showed Its
greatest growth of any year during
1919, Mr. Maloney said. There were
1X85 new members added In the state.
The, chief item of legislation was the
creation of a fund with which to help
build the national home for Pythians.
The fund will be raised through a per
capita tax on the membership of 30
cents per year.
Mr. Maloney was reelected grand
master of exchecquer, marking his
twenty-third years as an officer in the
state grand lodge. The Marshfield
session was his twenty-sixth consecu
tive grand lodge meeting. William
Purchase, Who was the third delegate
from namon lodge, did not return this
morning, Mrs. Purchase and he hav
ing elected to motor from Portland,
starting today.
factories Will Bo Crippled.
LONDON, Oct. 15. IV. P.) The
board of trade ordered an embargo on
coal exports effective Immediately.
Quick application of the export em
bargo is taken to mean the govern
ment saw no hope of preventing the
strike. Officials In the transport and
food 'departments hastened to com
plete arrangements before the coal
siuiply Is choked off. Petrol stations
were stores! as during the railway
strike and provisions were made for
distributing foods and other essentials.
It ts believed many factories will be
compelled to shut down immediately.'
The matter of closing non-essentla.1
factories immediately Is under dis- .
cuss'on. The entire coal controversy
has centered around nationalisation.
BE TEMPORARILY HELD
AMHERST, Mass.. Oct. 15, (A. P.)
The federal waterpower control
nmm'st-'on ha agreed to refuse any
applications for power permits in ex
isting national parks until congress
has been given full opportunity to
pass upon tho entire question ot
power development within such parks,
J. Horace McKarland, president of the
American civic association announced
at the opening session of the annual
convention of that organiration.
"Water power, people now have the
right" said McFarland. "to file on
TO GERMAN CONVENTION
HAtsLrB. Germany, Oct. 15. U. P.)
-UMvil wnr as the only means of es
tablishing the proletariat state in Ger
many wa-i aCvocaed ie the Germwn
socialist convention by Herr Daurrig.
leader of the pro-bolshevik wing of
independent socialists. He declared
in favor of an allegiance with soviet
Russia.
Herr Crispien, leader of the conser
vative element, while endorsing dic
tatorship of the proletariat, opposed
terrorism and spoke against submis
sion to Moscow. Crispien asserted
that Germany must decide her own
vital questions, such as starting an
other revolution..
PRFSinKNT St f;KS WHEAT FACTS
WASHINGTON". Oct. 15. (A. P.)
The president today requested Gover.
nor Allen of Kansas to forward the
federal trade commission any infor
mation tending to indicate the recent
decline In wheat prices was due to un-
evey drop of falling water. In any fed- jflr practices or other artificial causes.
erml reservation, oo ii a para, muun- , , .
SEIZURE OF CiTY BIDS
, FAIR TO MIX EUROPE
WARSAW. Oct. 1 5. (If. P.) VII .
na, ancient city 225 miles north of
here today seems likely to become the .
new -sore spot in Kurope. more pain-'
ful even than Flume. The city Is be
ing patrolled by Polish soldiers who
took the city under the leadership of
General Zeligowskt. The Lithuanians
who wanted the town aa their capi
tal, were much Incensed and the al
lies Britain and Prance want
Zeligowskl to get out so peace may be
preserved. They have asked Poland
to make him vacate.
From an authoritative source, it la
learned Poland Is preparing a note to
the allies expressing regret for Zell
gowski's occupation of Vllna. but say
ing the government cannot make him
promise to get out. The Polish army
would mutiny, the note will point out.
if soldiers were ordered to attack
their fellow Poles in Vllna.
Weather
Reported by Major Lee Moorhouse,
official weather observer.
Maximum. 54.
Minimum. S6.
Barometer. 29.65.
Rainfall. .03 inches.
r'-nt, forest, or even a cemetery,
"these folks control senators and rei
vcMteiuatives. some of whom threaten
to block all road building and all de
velopments In parks if their clients
are not given the first use.'"
SHKKP MAKKKT LOWKR.
PORTLAND. Oct. 15. (A. P.)
Cattle are steady today, hogs are firm
and sheep are lower, east of the
mountains lambs selling at $9 to 1 10.
Egga are firm and butter la weak.
Z, O-
TonUht and
Saturday fair.