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f BE EAST OREGQNIAN IS DAILY EDITION fJurtiber of copies printed of yesterday' umlv 3,255 Thli paper if a itinmt.br of and audit by tho Audit Bureau of Circulation. l COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 82 FRENCH GOVERNMENT DENIES SPOKESMAN TALKEITH HARDING ON LEAGUE ISSUE IC1T SNAP WITH RIOTING I IT1P0I Lloyd George Will Propose So lution for Unemployed at ' Earliest Chance and Settle ment Talk is Heard. MINERS DISTURB WITH MIDNIGHT SONG-FEST First Wintry Weather Strikes Country But Government ' is Well Prepared and Will Con cede But Little Ground. LONDON', Oct 19. (Ily Webb Mil ler. V. P. Htaff Correspondent.) The British parliament went directly to the coal strike problem when it convened for ltd Tali session today. Sir Robert Home, president of the board of trade, put the caae before parliament In a poech reviewing the negotiations with miner's leadera on their wane do pmnda. rne rtrst cold weather of (lie year (truck England today, cmphiisixlng the possibilities of suffering due to the atrike. Premier IJoyd George la said tn have promlaed the niayora of Lon don borough that he would projmse a aolutlon for the unemployed at the firat opportunitty. Weather and tha rlota yeaterday in Whitehall and Downing seleets are eiiiected to force the question to the f ron In connection with the coal atrike. Miner Stage- Paraele LONDON. Oct. IS. U'. P.) The atrike disturbances In the coal region -.vi ere reported from Toiidu and Tandy, mining centera tn Wales today. Large fcodlea of miner gathered In both I cillea about midnight singing. 'The ae mcy mnrenea aonui uie dim atreeta. Shop wlndoera were ston'- ea out no aenoua uumaao resuiieu. Unofficially, report rpread that at the end of a fortnight a proposition may be put forth that will enable the miner's leadera to aave their faces while the government "will not have to yield much ground. The govern ment attitude la said to ho unchanged that the way la oprt for resumption of negotlatlona but thut it will not take the Initiative. Officially, It waa ald the country la In good ahape to withstand the strike. JiiiB-arata Settlement Plan LONDON, Oct. 1. (U. P.) A way; IMS 811 111 to renewed negotlatlona In tho nation wide British coal atrike were opened ' tiy William Brace, ..labor member, shortly after parliament reassembled today. Ho proposed tho miners Iks jrlvan an Increase of fwo shillings a day until January 1 and In the mean time the ownera and miners wouM work out a permanent wage scale unu tho government, with representatives of tho miners, and ownera would de cide on a profit shaHnr "'nn. E Doconibcr wheat dropped to today after opening at 12.07 to, 13.03 while March whoat went to M.GW onenlr.g at IJ.00',4. Following after are tho figures from Overbeck & Cooke Co., local brokers: , MhcaC ' Dec. 2.07 H March 2.00 V, 2.09 2.00 li l'ni. M .89 Out. .56 ,0 2.04 1.93 2.nq l.vr, .S2H .87(4 ,r.4',i .5914 fee. May Ih-c. May .HI .5814 -.08 SDK .r.5-- .60 . . .. u..in ! Moorhouso . , Reported oy j- official observer. Maximum, t. Minimum 39. Barometer 29 ". Rainfall .18 Inches. fEcs Tonight fair and colder, Wednesday fair Uh heavy to killing frost In the morning. Weather THE ONLY INLAND EMPjR E COUNTY SMEPT BY CRIMINAL WAVE IN PAST NINE-MONTHS SELDOM EQUALED IN OREGON BPRIXGFJEIJ, Mo., Oct. 19. (A. P.) Responsibility fur .the "blood of every man killed because of world In Ktabllltty" following tho war "Ilea upon the head'' of thoae aenutora who have sought to "scrap the Immortal docu ment of Veraalllea," Secretary Daniels declared In an, address here tonight. The world today would be "stable and prosperous" If the aenate majority had "mooaured tip to ita doty" aa did American aoldicra In tho trenchea, he added. All advertising r.ignH on Ihe right of way of the alate and coonly highway In Oregon muni conic down. Tho edict ha (una nut from the office of Her bert Nunn. atale engineer, that the mgns iniiHt bo removed, 't. C. In gram, loc.it in? engineer from the off fire at La Grande, In here today on a survey of this feature. Advertising signs may be removed to pr vale t-ropcrly adjacent to hlgh waya providing arrangement la made with the ownera of the property. Any parann i empowered by law to remove a privately owned sign from the right of way of rny road, however. The atate will erect uniform road 1 signs, with travel data, on them, j Boon aa all thta data baa ben collect i id. Mr. 1 'Brain will obtain thexe sla ! Hat lea while in the county, aa well as ! locate the s'.gns which must he . ,er (hc provsloM of the NEW YORK. Oct. 19. (A. P.) Organisation of the Lawyer League for Cox and the league of Nations was announced here today by the dem- ocratio national committee. The pur pose of the leaguo Is national In Its scope. It waa said. VUi HSR PUiMITTi:i FT. I.OI'IS, Oct. 19. (!'. P.) The senate committee here invest'gntliiB the campaign expenditures. probed the "hostetler deal." whereby a. fine of 1 1 62,0011 waa imposed by the govern ment on the Pittsburgh lilttcrs Com- nanv rem'tteri. j 'Icc. Rye. l.Cti ' 1.5314 l:rlcy. .94 .94 Mi I'on't. l.r.s I.C3 'i .93 1.64 1.51 May 1.51 .93 .93 I HIC. May .let. Nov. Oct. Jan. May ( ct. Jan. .94 H 23.00 23.00 20.35 16.52 16.02 17.00 14.67 23.10 20.50 H.75 16.25 23.40 23.00 liinl 20. r.O 20.25 16.75 16.30 16. i5 16.00 Rllw. 14. SO II. K0 14.50 I'orclsn Kscluutcr. (From tnerbock St Cooke Co.) London. S41V4. ParlH, 645. Italy, 38u. Helglum, 69. Oermany, 143. Auatria, 37. Holland 3095. 8wlsa. 1586. . Coretihaten, 1398. ' Spiilii, 1422. . Grc-ce. K85. Roi mania, 173. . Bulgaria, 145. (From Overlwk & t'ooko Co.) News Hureau says Coffee, 25 lo 36 lower; sugar 5 lower to 25 higher; lead weak off 1-2 cent; silver weak off 2 cents, copper unsaleable at 16 cents; rubber market dead at lowest levels of many years; leading lines cotton goods cut 50 per cent: vegetable oils decline generally; barring steel rails entire steel market woak, potatoes ten cents lower per 100 pounds; poultry 1-2 to 2 lower; butter 1-2 to 1-4 lower. ivuuuuued ou (tag .J NEWSPAPER GIVING ITS' READERS THE BENEFIT OF DAlLf DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER In the past nine months final 111. county hB had a record of criminal cases which the district attorney's of fice believes has aeldom been equalled In this atate. The September term nf court alone brought out 16 cases, and the two previous terms of court were .t.moKt aa heaey with criminal actions. 8'x t.ien have oeen sent to the slate prison since January l, on murder convtetlona. Three of these are under aentence to hang while the other three are tn for life terms. With the excep tion of Nell Hurl, who -waived trial by a pica of guilty to firat degree murder, all were tried by Jury and convicted. Since the first of the year the only man Indicted by a grai.d Jury who waa not later found guilty waa Hubert Hunter. He was indicted at the Hep j lembcr term for calf stealing, Jjut the trial Jury brought in a verdict of not ullty. Fifteen ot hers Indicted by "the September grand Jury have been found guilty and sentenced. I'matil'.a county has been sending more men to the state prison this year than any county with the exception of Multnomah. All year long men have I'f'cn going to yalem by twos and threes. In charge of the sheriff or his deputies, to serve sentences. The larg est consignment was five at one time This was the trip on which Kcrhy. KathlB, W ioi, Henderson and Llnd gren were taken. Of IUN. President Gray and Other High Officers Were Taken for a Trip Through Wheat Fields of Umatilla County. Pendleton was hott laat evening to all the high officials of the I'mon Pacific and -W. K. N. systems here on all official tour of Inspection of the lines whlcli enmprbe the Vnion Pacific system between Omaha and Seattle. Curl R. dray, president, and nearly two score, of other officers, comprised the party. Whllo conditions along the lines are being Investigated by the directors In their present tr p. no stutemint, was made by any in the party as lo the ul timate result of this trip. Mr. dray has been president only a few months and tliia is his first coni Icte official tour over the entire system, lie and other I'nion Pacific heads were join ed at Huntington by beads of the O- W. R. & N., snli-iidlaiy to ,the L. P. The president's special train, arriv ing here at 4 o'clo k from the ea-st, waa stopped at the Eaht Court .trett crossing where Mrs. Gray and ethers of the party allRhtcd to ko. through the Pondleton Woolen Mills. Promi nent nienilx'rs of Ihe Pendleton Com mercial Assoc'atlon met the party there with autos and took them on a lour of tho -wheat lands out Helix way. AI1 were delighted with the view of tho country shown them. The local men had a abort confer ence with President Oray last evening but, no entertainment was desired by the officials, who arc out to survey conditions. Their special train of seven cars left for Portland at 9:30 last night. i Resides President Oray, officials In the party Included K. K. Calvin and Harry Adams, vice presidents; J. P. O'Urlen, general manager of the O-W. R. P..; M, J. Buckley, general su perintendent; 1.. N. Finch, uss'.-tant general superintendent; Harvey Louiisliury, general freight agent: William McMurray, general passenger agent, W. Hollons, division superin tendent, and Harold Young, construc tion engineer. DWISEXOWEO Tom Barclay, of this city iw cx ''ticratcd of all hlnme for the death of Mrs. Martha Ownboy, of Freewater, in the report of the grand Jury filed with 'he county clerk .Saturday night. Mr. Barclay was driving hla cur along the state highway north of Freewater lust winter when It struck the woman and husband, dealing death to her. The Inquest, held at Freewator, dcarcd Mr. Barclay of all blame for 'he fatal accident. Witnesses called by Deputy Attorney C. Z. Randall all Inclined to the theory that the accident was unavoidable. From another source, however, came demands for a gland Jury Investigation of the acci dent and grand Jurors from that sec tion agreed to satisfy these demands. A complete exoneration resulted. TO IRISH IN ARTICLE 10 Governor Cox Points to Error of Statement That Provision in League of Nations Cove nant Blocks All Hope, NOMINEE LAUNCHES NEW ENULArtD DRIVE Early Morning Crowds Rousa Ohio Executive and Special Train i,s Brought to Halt for Speech, en Negligee. WORCESTER, Mass., Oct 19. (By Herbert W. Walker. V P. Staff Corre spondent) The way to Irish free dom la opened by Article 10 of the League, of Nations covenant, not block ed by It, aa opponcnta of the league contend, Senator Cox declared here to day, opening his New England cam paign. Governor Cox said provisions nf Article fn against external aggresr alon by one nation against another will wipe out an obstacle which has stood in the way of Irish independence for hundreds of carsthe contention of a fr-.'o Ireland, because its geographical lelatkn might menace that codntry. Crowd Roiimk ;iormr. FPRI.VGFIELD. Mara.. Oct. lit. (A. I) Rc'Ti'mding to cal'a of the crowd early thia morning Governor Cox ap peared in pajamas with a long over coat buttoned to hia chin. He spoke five minutes on the rear platform. Inr Meotlnss Today. WORCESTER, Mass., Oct?. 13. (A. P.) Governor Cox carrel hia cam paign Into New ;E1igland. with tiiree New Hamthire Aleetlnea today and a rflght meeting at Roaton. PROPOSAL TO DAM ST. LAWRENCE IS MET BY DIVISION HOSTO.V. Oct. 19. A divided alti tude toward the proposal to dam the St. Lawrence river as a means of opening thu great Lakes to direct com merce with Atlant.c ports and to de velop great quantities, of electric pow er was expressed yesterday by speak ers at a hearing conducted by the in-N trnationai Joint commission, compos ed of representatives of Canada and the Cnlted States. Henry I. Harriman, president of the New iF.ngl.md power company, favoied the. plan aa "the best possible means oi insuring the future prosperity of New EoLind." T.'eut. (iov. fhaitnin? Cox I said thet the benefit expected from the Weveinpnient might be offset b the ToKS of shipping from Boston and other New England posts. The sentiment of Pendleton people regarding the death sentence for the murderers of Sheriff Til Taylor Is ex presKed by Rev. All ri d i .of k wood, pastor of the Church of the Redeemer and one of the most To-ominent m'n isters of the city, In a letter to Gover nor Hen W. Olcott. iicv. Lockwood who w.is a person- al fiiend of tho bile shoi-ilf and who preached the funeral sermon for the murdered man, points out that the community refrained from taking the law Into its own hands because the people felt sine the death penalty would be Inflicted. In his funeral icr mon for Sheriff Talor, Rev. 1 ock wooil urged that no violence be done. Following is the lelt-r In full: October 14th, lS'-'O To the lloiiorablo lien W. Olcott. Governor of Oregon, fialcm, Oregon. Dear jovernor tneott: "The Morning Oiegonian." In Its Is suu of Thursday. October 14th, car ries a story on the third page entitled. "Clemency Itel'used Three Taylor Slayers." This article contains u Set ter written to you by Rev. W. H. Cox of llils city asking for a commution of sentence for the three men convicted of first degree murder for the slaying of the late Sheriff Taylor of this coun ty and your answer to that appeal. This letter is not written to prolong the controversy or continue newsa- per publicity but simply to give the other side of the question by a min ister who believes thut he Is even bet ter Informed concerning the senti ment of Pendleton In this matter than Is Mr. Cox. In every case of this nature there Is always a little group that shows their Judgment to be warped and distorted by their senti ments. You may rest assured that your position In this matter Is en- (Contlnued on page 5 ) WAY FREEDOM FOUND TELEGRAPHIC NEWS REPORTS FROM BOTH JHE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND UNIJED WILL TALK TONIGHT ON LEAGUE ISSUE AT . THE ARCADE THEATRE 1 M. A. Miller who is to arrive thuii,ubl!--m laf( evening from Portland for a political I address at the Arcade theatre will give the first speech yet made in Pendleton by the Cox and Roosevelt forces. Ac cordingly the event is tiv'.n looked for ward to with interest. The menini If I scheduled to open at 7:30 and there will be music l,y the orchestra and a free motion picture show. GRILLED BY COX TOR DilPAMMl APTilITV jiuii i Coleman DuPont, Harding Na tional Committeeman From - Delaware Exposed in Con nection With" Anti-Leapue Fight. CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 10. (A IM 1'se of his opposition in an edi torial tn his newspapers six years ago criticising traveling salesmen was den nounced. by Governor Cox in hia ad dress here tonight, closing his present home state campaign. The traveling men's bureau of the republican national committee, under the leadership o Coleman ru Pont, republican national committeeman for Delcwaro, Governor Cox charged, is spreading "false propaganda" that the governor had attacked American traveling men. Reiterating that the editorial wat written by a paid editorial writer A'hile the governor was absent, Gover. lor Cox recited how he had compelled in Immediate editorial apology from ho writer. "Krnpp of Aiiinrica" Coleman Du Pont. Governor Cox :aid. Is not a traveling man but "the Crupp cf America." Citing his owi .( s't'on for tho league of nations ant" hat, of i-Vnntor, H-trdins, his rejMi'.ili an oppr'iient,. Governor Cox wUd tha the On Pont family had "grown fi nancially fat and Indolent on the prof ts of "war" and that he was not sur prised that Mr. Du I'ont was eipposinp his election. " "I rim not so murh concerned abou' the deceitful propaganda," said Gov ernor Cox, "cs I am to have the peoph inders'.and just what is going em. 1 'lold in toy hand the letter and circula ssued by Coleman Du Pont as chair man of the traveling men s bureau oi Ihe republican national committee. I "hink everyone knows that Coleman i)u Pont is not a traveling man and 'hut he has nn great public interest M stake In this campaign. I can un- dersiand how be would undertake t' organize groups and rtir up prejudices to encompass by tiefenl because' Cole man Du Pont, as the Krupp of Amer ica, a member of the great niuhitioli family, knows what it riieans should t be eleeled and secure, the ratification of the treaty of peace and the leasio of nations. "When nun bleed und die on the ll Metieut. the munition ma sera receive j dividends, and the leavrno of nations j ieiinitely provides ngainM t'i's sort j of profiteering in the f iture. Not onl j is the league of nations designed to make peace permanent but it provides for taking away tho agencies of war! for a general disarmament, und as the first step toward dis armament and l war prevention, it declares against the ' manufacture of munitions in a'ly event by private concerns, because "such concerns inspire and incite war. No wonder Coleman Pit Pont Is Interest ing himself in hehalf of the reactiou ary cantlidate whose motto is 'scrap the league of nations.' " FRENCH AND BRITISH JOIN PROTEST OVER VILNA'S OCCUPATION LONDOX, Oct. lit. (A. P.) French and British representative ati Warsaw today handed a note to thel Polish government protesting the cupatlon of Vllna. 19, 1920. BANDIT TRIO MAKES HAUL OF $70,000 IN MESSENGER HOLD-UP CHICAGO, Oct. 19. (C. P.) Three bandits today HM:urtd 2,o cash and 5,'9 In ne- 4 Cr.tli.l.la r.nr.Ai.. t.l.t A i up Carl Maurer, a bank messen- ! i Ifer. ! ger. . G. 0. P. NOMINEE QUITS iiVA'lAS, Georgia, Oct. 19. (A. P.) Ill a letter to c. P. Goree. chairman , of the republican atate committee for ! 3eorg a, G. H. Williams, republican candidate for senator in opposition to Thomaa B. Watson, democrat, asked to be permitted to withdraw from the rm e and that the state committee en dorse the nomination of Mr. Watson on the ground that Watson la advocat ing many issues endorsed liy the re- 1BERS TO MEET AND ELECT A iil-vs ineet:nq of "all Pendle'on people who hold annual membership it. the Red Cross will !.; held tomorrow U 7:30 p. m. in the club room of the i tl,,ns wi,h Harding either "formally or library for the purpose of electing 10 j informally,'' "officially or unofficial members of the hoard of directors of!'"-' the L'ma'illa County Red Cross. Members of the boni 1 elected tn n orrcw will met October 27 with di rectors from other branches of the Red Cross In the county, and will elect a county chairman, vice-chair' man and treasurer. The secretary will be chosen by the chairman. The constitution provides that the officers) oe cnosen from amoror tne 10 Pen- dleton directors L. C. Scharpf county chairman, will preside at the meeting tomorrow night. OFF COSILY OFFEMB . SEVASTOPOL. Oct, 19. (A. p.) Wrangel forces were defeated today with heavy losses in an al'empt to take Kakohova Bridgehead, the killed 'nclud'ng the general commanding the cavalry. Trotsky is said to be person ally directing the soviet campaign against Wrangel. Moro Kvpitiditurc Pro hex Loom om, . . . .T. LOl ii-. Oct. 19 l . P.)-en-!.,d atorlal campaigns where excessive use nf money is alleged will be investirat - -a by United States sub-committee campaign expenditures, after the ,",'"'"f' u,.Tl. ' cenon announced as the committee renewed :ts ivestigation here yesterday. THRFF HI iED AND FIFTY Three hundred and fifty teachers, 'rpresenting the staffs of both Morrow nd I'matllla counties, will convene in iolnt institute at Pendleton high school .( morrow morning. The sess:on will continue through Wednesday, Thuns nay and Friday, terminating at 2:30 Friday afternoon. .There will .be .programs. in the audi torium of the high school both on Wedneselay anel Thursday evenings. The teachers will have free time from .10 to s p. m.. however, the Wednes day and Thursday meetings being tint Hi to end at 3:30 Chun-Ires Aid Housing: Churches are looking after the hous ing of the teachers but more rooms are needed. County Superintendent W. W. Gi-een said toelay. He desires per sons 'with accommodations- for the two nights, Wedneselay and Thursday, to call him at 419. Registration will take place at the high school at ! tomorrow morning. I The S'iO teachers from this county and I mo from the aeljolning county are ex ipected to register in an hour. The 'opening exercises ure schoduled for 10 o'clock. j Music led by Mis. S, Hi Forshaw, A jsolo by tiswald (Hson and an address of wele'onie by Superintendent Green will open the Institute. The assembly will be addressed by J. F. Brumbaugh on Tne rAonmon or xne scnoei Teucher In Literature." Physical ex-oii-lse led by Miss Eva Hanson will fol- low. Plan lH'imrtimtual Soion Departmental sessions, for grade oc-.teachers, high scheol teachers and I principals will consider many of the DAILY EDITION The Eat Oregon Isn fa Etra Ore. font crnatoat newspaper and aa Hling forca flvm to tha adrtl owir twin the guaranteed paid clrcu. lation In Pendleton and ( matllla to ty of any other newspaper. CITY OFFICIAL PAPE2 NO. 9658 Uhig also EOHMER IWS In Answer to Query From Presi dent Wilson Anti-League Candidate Admits French Government Not Involved. CLAIMS STENOGRAPHIC WORDS MISUNDERSTOOD REPUDIATES French Embassy Insists Their Government Had No Deal ings With Harding Formally t or Informally Any Time. WASHINGTON', Oct. 1 (A. P.) . Assurance have been given the atate department today by Count D'Ebern, French charge, that the French gov ernment haa not given authority to any one to approach Senator Harding with the soiRgestlon that he take the lead in forming a new ttvorld associa tion. The French Charge told Under-Secretary of Sta'e Davis he waa assured the French government had delegated r.o spokesman to act for it in negotia- lianlimr'H Kvplaimtion MARION, Ohio, Oct. 19. The text of Senator Harding's letter, sent tn , reply to one from President Wilson asking whether the senator had been . I correctly quoted In his 'Green castle fPfch' follows: uear Jir. rresiaeni: 'I have before- m a. press copy of jyour letter to me of this date, though I am not In, receipt of the original 'copy, i am glad to make a prompt : reply. "It,is very gratifying that you hca I date to draw inference without my assurance that I am correctly quoted. The quotation as reported in your let ter Is not exact. The notes of the t steneigrapher reporting my remarks me as saying: 'France has sent spokesmen to me informally ask ing America In Its new realization of 'he situation to lead the way for an association ef nations.' ' Repudiates Own Words "I am sure that my words could not be construed to ray that the French government has sent anybody to me. The thought I was trying; to convey j was that there had come to me those :who spoke a sentiment which they Irenresented to be very manifest among 'the French people, but nothing could I suggest the French government hav ! tng violated -the proprieties of Inter- i national relations. Official Franco never seek to go over your high j nffil.e 0r chicf expcutive , apneH . , ,h A,r!, , .. ..,, thereof "f can see no impropriety in private oilb.ells of or in Americana . , (Continued on page 5.) TEACHERS: FROM IE1 mutters directly concerning these par ticular teachers. Miss Hanson will had the physical education, Mrs. For- shaw the music. Miss Delia Rush the history and civics and Thomas Gentle the reading and English In the grade section. In the high school section the first address will be "The Aim tn Teaching" hy E. J. Klemme. A'istin Lundreth will address this section at 1 o'clock c, ..jsh School' Covermnent." "Phsy- jrhology and Work" hi the title of Mr. Erumbaugh's address before the third session of the high school department. In the principals' department, Mr.. Brumbaugh 'will give the mnrnlnv ad dress on "Imagery and Education." Mr. Landreth will speak on "Superin tendent. Principal and Teacher" befor the final session. Ian h at ScIkioI Following lunch, served during tho noon hour by the high school cafeteria, there will lie departmental session and on assembly at 5. Cash Woiat will play a trombone solo and Prof. Thomas Gentle will apeak on "Problem Makina and Problem solving-.' At o'clock tho chorus from Lin coln school eighth grade will slux seven classical numlssrs. The children were trained by Mrs. Forshaw. Mr. Klemme will give his address on "Parental Responsibility," for the spa da! benefit of parents. The parents Teachers Association will have a largo representation present. All schools In the county will b e'ewed during tho three day of the In stltute. All teacher are required by law to attend,