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THE EAST OREGONIAN IS THE ONLY INLAND EMPIRE NEWSPAPER GIVING ITS READERS THE BENEFIT OF DAILY TELEGRAPHIC NEWS REPORTS FROM BOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND UNITED PRESl rr - - - Jp ii ; J c- ffffi wwEEiaYVVg s (LP -7 rTl " """ 1 s" ySySS """"""'37 DAILY EDITION DAILY EDITION tfumbr of copiM printed of yeitsrday'i The Eaat Oregonlea la Easter Or ffon'a greatest newspaper and aa A aelllnf forca glvea to tha advartlaer ovrr twice the guaranteed paid circu lation In Pendleton and i;matlil ivul ty of any other newspaper. umuy 3,307 Thli paper I a monliff of and audited by the Audit Bureau or Olroulullona. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OFFICIAL PAPEE VOL.82 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10, 1920. NO. 9680 OfflCER OF II TELLS OF ATTACK MADE DV BRITISH Balbriggan, Ireland; Virtually wiped Out by Black and Tan Police After Killing of Two in Brawl at Bar Room. unofficial"commission hears more of outrage First Witness on Second Day of Investigation Says City Burned When Members Were Refused Liquor and Fired on WASHINGTON. Nov. It. (17. P.) Tha town of BalbrlriJan, Ireland, waa virtually destroyed by tha nritlah Black and Tana because two of their number wars ahot In a bar room brawl, John Derham, official of the tcwn, Untitled before the unofficial American commiaalon on Ireland to day. The town was burned, two citizens ere bayonetted to death on a high way and others were beaten and mal treated, Derham declared. He waa the first witness on the second day of the Inquiry being conducted by the com mission, which was formed by Oswald Oarrlaon Vlllard. Derham's home was wrvckeu by the Black and Tans, he said, and then burned to the ground. He waa bi.al- en. kicked, cursed and threatened with death, he teatlfied, while a prisoner of the Ulack and Tans. Durham suld the trouble started when the Plnck and Tana were refused liquor In a public house. As they left shots were fired from Inside of tho house and one of the Black and Tana fell dead, and an , other was wounded. Sl TVrwm Kllli!. ""WABIUNGTON. Nov. IS. (A. I'.) Charging that the. Ulack and tun mllltla In Ireland niade rulila without provocation, John Dflrham. town com missioner at BalbriKxan. testifying before the Irish Investigating commit tee described a raid In Which si per sons were killed OPERATING BUDGET! YEAH SHOWS VTON TO BE t-ayil litfll lr LESS Cr' TiAN LA GRANDE RIVER BREAKS GAP HEAVIEST FLOOD IN rIVE YEARS HITS CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 19. ( (U. P.) With northern Califor nia gripped today In the heaviest floods In five years, there are In dention that the storm Is pann ing and there are still hopes of averting serious disaster. Losses to farmers In ' the Sacramento , valley , however, will be heavy. Itrviv Itreuks ;np. 8ACHAMKNTO, Nov. 19. (U. P.) The Hacramento valley to day la experiencing the biggest storm it has had In five years. The river broke through Mounton Gap, 18 miles above Colusa, flood ing the farm lands. Tn-Hilc Waliml (hit. BAN FItANOlHCO. Nov. 19. (A. P.) A flood today washed out a trestle over the Hacramento river at Kennett, holding up trains. It is reported the-water la receding-. Neighbor Using Commission and Manager Fixes Estimate for 1921 at $106,160 , ;In crease Over 1920, $10,000. PRESIDENT-ELECT TO ISSUE PAPER SIXTEEN LUMBERJACKS DROWN IN LAKE WHEN FIRE ENVELOPS BOAT ABOARD STEAMER BANGOR, Me.. Nov. 19. Six teen woodsmen were drowned In t lie Chesuniook lake Idle yester diV when a motor boat In which they were being taken across the lake took fire. Gift Donations Swell Army of Dollars to Combat Disease and Tragedy; Street Drive Will Recruit on Saturday. Great Northern Move dual Jam HELENA, Mont., Nov. 19. (A. p.) The Oreat Northern Hallway com pany, according to official advlcea to the Montana railroad commission, is making strenuous efforts to move coal In this state. About fifteen coal "emp ties" dally are being delivered at Laurel In the attempt to move out of the Rear Creek fields. PRICE CUT SPURS ALL IE Ung D. Goey, proprietor of a Chi nese store In this city. Joined with oth er Pendleton business men in contri butions to the gift fund of the Red Cross Roll Call yesterday, donating 15. Other Chinamen of this city have be come annual members of the Hed Cross by contributing their dollars. Greek section hands In the V- nch im region are-responding em.l to requests for $1 membership fees, ac cording to a report from Mrs. J. A. Walters, of Meacham, who Is In charge of the drive In her locality. Mrs. Walters Is making a thorough canvass of the railroad camps and Is meeting with success. Adams Has SI 60. Yesterday's gift donations, collected by Miss Norma Alloway and her as sistant, Mrs. E. ). Parker, are as fol lows: Oregon Motor Garage, $15; Car! Hopf. of the Upstairs Shop, $2.50; I 8. Hentlcy A Co., Inc., $10; Cng D. Ooey, $5; Dr. H. A. Newton. $2.50: Office hunch. $5; Troy 1-aundry. $2: City Meat Market, $5. These are in addition to donations recently collect ed by. Miss Alloway and J. B. Knight. I Adams has collected $160 and hopes to be over the top by the end of the week, according to a report re ceived by C. K. Cranston, county chairman, from L, L. Lleuullcn. (.Iris to SoLolt. The street cumpaign, which was held last Saturday for the first time during the 1920 campaign, will be In progress again tomorrow. Pendleton high school girls, who secured ninny memberships last, week, will solicit the membership fees, and they are to be assisted by ex-service men. Head quartis for the street drive will be In the lohby of Hotel Pendleton. Mrs. Fred Dohnert, head of the pub llclty campaign, spoke this afternoon place for the necessities of war. It re- at the Washington Parent-Teacher a. quired the two Intervening years since soclatlon meeting In the itneresls of the armistice to catch up with the de- the drive. mand and In the very nature of things ' . tSSrLSSLlSL L: oT. steel corporation says mad debauch. When production In creased to the point where It supplied the demand the Inevllnble happened a audden drop In the price of nearly every commodity. In fact, the world has witnessed during the last 60 days commend to the president's a very disorderly collapse In the value ttry company that the "present base of commodities to such an extreme selling price of all commodities will that retail distributors began to un'- continue unless and until It he,... CHICAGO, Nov. 19. (U. P.) Re duction In prices has- Increased com petition ao fast that only the fittest will survive, James Simpson, vice pres ident of Marshall Field & Company, today told the United Press. "Every progressive businesca Is being stripped for action,' 'he said. "Kvery ounce of ability, efficiency and resource will be put to the test." Simpson attributed the price read justment to the "Immuable law of sup ply and demand." "Production of merchandise was curtailed during the war to make a rendleton. with Us budget of $73,- 1112.60 for the year 1921, will operate at somewhat of a Haying over Its neigh bor, Ln Grande. A budget of $100,100 was adopted Wednesday night by the Colon county city, to carry on. its municipal en'erprlses during the coru li.g year. . Imx Grande, helm;' under (he com mission system, has Its water system Incorporated with other departments under the city manager. The sum appropriated for this department, when deducted from the totul, leaves an operating budget for tho city of $82,780. The water department calls for $23,3110. liven with tills Item counted out, I,a (Irande plans to spend almost $10,000 more than Pendleton. Increase. Is tlfl.lMltl This year I .a Grande had a budg t culling for $:i'l,2&0 and the Increase tor the coming year Is narly$I6,0(jO. Pendleton has Increased Its budget for 1921 approximately $2000 over '.nut of 1620. One of the Important .Items of dif ference 111 the operating costs of the two cities is salaries. The mayor and councilmen here serve without com pensation. Other officials, In the same tegory, receive lens here, with one exception. The three commissioners get $i a meeting, making the annual expense $70. The manager draws $3600 a year. The attorney $1200 a year against $900 here, the recorder $1800 against $1500 here and the treasurer $ln0 against $300 here. In addition La Grande has a police Judge cpart from the cltv recorder, at an an nual salary of WO. The city physician at Ui Orande irets I2S a month while here that of ficial Is p.ild 7r,. police chiefs 111 both towns receive $15 l a month but Iji (Irande has three patrolmen draw ing $135 each a month, while I'enille ti.n has two at $125 and a traffic of ficer working partly for the city and partly for the county, drawing $62.50 month from each. The fire depart ment here maintains three paid fire men at $125 eacht.nit la Orande two st 13 rcb. the chiefs, being paid oe'h $15. - - IPmrtx J"! IsnimiI Here While the Pendleton budget shows considerate cheaper expense of jrov ernment. the local citizens have just bonded for $22,000 for new fire equip ment and a block for park and play around purposes. Th will be paid off .n the coming 10 years. Popie extra expense In tne neignnorins (own s budget n for the water system. which has required much attention since the old administration went nut. A comparison of the two city's bud gets Is drawn because nf the relative size of the two, Pendleton being about 100 the lurgcr, by count of the 1K20 census. Senator Harding Wiil Get Out Editions of Marion Star While Sailing on Parismina Over Blue Waters of Gulf. VACATIONIST VAINLY TRIES CHICAGO, Xov. 19. (A. P.) fJrutn jtrU't-a here mahed heavily lli-tUVnUiif-ri (ill ali.nir tha linn lo.loit TASK OF DOING NOTHING!" uga and provisions following. Corn led, notwithstanding It Is already low er than at any time since 1915. Corn hag been cut from 5 1 . n 3 14 a bushels to less than 70 cents In five months. Portland Market Weak PORTLAND, Nov. 19. (A. P.) Wireless Reports Are Scanned for News From States and Traveler, Bound for Canal Zone, Walks Deck Until Latc.Cuule arc ww,k and ar denw IMMEDIATE ADMISSION OF GERMANY TO LEAGUE WILL BE URGED AT ONCE BY BRITISH HOBO CLUB WILL TURN LOOSE DRUNKEN PIG; NOW OFFICERS WORRY SAN FRANCISCO, cal., Nov, 19. (U. P.) The Hobo Club to day announced a drunken pig will be turned loose at Its plcinc. Pro hibition officers are stumped. Illidn pigs are illegal, but there is nothing In the law against pickled pork. ABOARD TUB STEAMSHIP PAR ISMINA, Nov. 19. (Py Raymond Clapper, I. P. Staff Correspondent) President-elect Harding en route to the canal xone for a vacation trip to day tried to settle down to the task of doing nothing but he found It diffi cult. Wireless reports which came In were scanned for word of what had occurred In the I'nlted States and elsewhere since the Par'smltil left lixwl It.ut n'irl.t .,rwl .. ...1 ..1 ... ...U n across the blue waters of the Gulf of' Mexico. alUed at $ 1 2.25 & $12.75. Sheep are steady. Kgga weak and butter steady. MK-k Murket ftrenks NKW YORK. Nov. 19. (A. P.) Presistent hi.mmering on stocks short ly before noon today resulted in a had break on the stock market, carrying l.'nited States steel to a new low mark for the year at SO 5-8. Sharp lircak In Oraln CHICAGO, Nov. 19. (U. P.) drains broke sharply today on the board of trade on bearish Influences in ihe stock and cotton markets. Heavy Representative of Labor, Hold ing Formation of Counter Body Imminent, Declares Majority Demand Action. NATION SAYSlCLAUSE ON COLONIES NOW UNBINDING (Continued on Dace 6.1 IflDH SCHOOL CENSUS SHOWS 1 -INCREASE 0yER1918 There are 943 Girls and Eoys in City Between Ages of 4 and 20 years; Figures Indicate gain of 195. I selling forced December wheat down :even and a half cents. Slump in (Irvrland CH rCAGO, Nov. 19. (U. P.) Hog j prices slumped again today on the ; leading livestock exchanges of the ' Jnuy, new low levels since 1917 be 1 Ing established. Cleveland reported ihe biggest drop, the market falling off CD cents at the opening. It is pre dicted the price will go still lower due to the drop in the price of corn. ! Sugar Iliiv Ix.wn ! NEW YORK, Nov. 9.(L'. P.) iThe federal sugar refining comuany J today announced that the price of re 925 "ned .""Bar has been reduced to nine -W. E. & N. Officials Seek to Eliminate Danger by Slower Speed by Trains at Cross ings Within City Limits. Oraln lXmn In riik-ajro. CHICAGO, Nov. 19. (A. P.) Wheat dropped 10 cents here today and corn went down four cents. Portland Mufkvt-Ixm: PORTLAND. Nov. 19. f A. P.) Following a decline aggroc-atine $2.75 in the pa-st week the hop market is is . Pendleton action! ,c!i!1 fot" 13 JQ was completed loday'and the number of persons of school age within tho city announced as !(. This repre- i .j ,ner toe count Hienioralized here today, jt '"ur i.eii in, i persons ; lowest since February, 1917 There were enumerated. ( is no demand. Dressed meats are the There i,r IS more girls than bovs:'"west In two years. me n tn(, jh,,,,! census, the figures beint? H2 acnlnst fir,,. The list takes In all persons between the apes of 4 and 2u enrs res'ding In this school district. The increase this year is much 11 SERVE RIG GUT GIVF.X GKIiM.WY TOKIO, Nov. 19. (A. P.) A gift of 2.000,000 marks to the German government by Halime Hoshl n. greater than was the 119 census over j 'dent of the Hoshi Pharmaceutical SELLING PRICE TO STAY NEW YORK, Nov. 19. (A. P.) The United States Steel corporation iwuiij snnounceu -lis decls on to re load their stocks at a great sacrifice and stopped placing orders for their current wants and for the spring of 120-21." Simpson said that lack of orders Is causing the closing down of many manufacturing plunts and throwing many out of employment. According to Simpson, If ordera are not soon placed, there will be a scarcity of goods In the spring which will mean enhanced prices. necessary to proceed to make a change to meet altered comllttens." r HukIiicss stabilization NKW YORK, Nov. 19. (u. P.) Relieving thut stabilization of busi ness Is of the highest Importance the I'nlted States Steel corporation today decided not to Increase Its prices, al though the cost of manufacturing has increased, Judge E. H. Gary, chairman of the corporation, announced today. NEW LOW IS HIT IN TOBOGGAN OF GRAIN ON CHICAGO MARKET: WHEAT CLOSES AT $1J9 1-8 PORTLAND, Nov. !. John H. Yeon. tinilierman, today turn ed down Governor Olcott's renewed suggestion that be succeed Simon Ren son as slate highway commissioner. that of IK1S. Two years ago 1618 cr St. us were enumerated against 1673 last year. Much more (are was taken this year to include all the children in the d stric t. The larger the census the 'larper the apportionment of tax money for the use of the district. While the increase in the census shows 19". the enrollment in the local schools is approximately 1(H) more that It was at this time last year. The school enrollment today is 12S3 stud cr.ts. , , Work of segregating the list of per sons required several days as names v.ere arranged list Roes to the company of Tokio has been accepted In the name of the German govern ment by Dr. Whilhelm Solf, German charge d'Affairs at Tokia SEVERE HEART ATTACK Nov. 19.-Augusta -A. Vic- DOORXE, Holland, ) Former Kmnress ioeiuim or ucrmany suffered anotber county superintendent severe heart attack tmlav u.,- . of schools as a permanent record. and daughters were summoned. In behalf of the O. W. R. A N. Co. F. N. Finch, assistant general manager, and William Bollons. division superin tendent, have requested that Pendle ton give time for trial of a new six miles an hour rule at crossings before insisting upon the use of flagmen at crossings within the city. Mr. Finch explained that the new rule requiring a six miles an hour speed at crossings has Just been made and will -be en forced by the company with a view to further safeguarding against accidents. In the past a speed of 12 miles an hour has been allowed Discussing the whole subject with a Co mmercial Association committee yesterday the railroad officials pointed out some of the difficulties they find in protecting crossings. . They dislike to use flagmen because they feel three shifts would be needed, with conse quent increased expenses. Further more Mr. Bollons asserted that a flag man used at La Grande, in the termi- the i nal yards, has much difficulty con trolling traffic. Often his warnings are not heeded and the flagman has trouble to keep from being run over by eager drivers. Mr. Finch discussed the matter of using a flagman at the Main street crossing during the hours of heaviest school traffic but preferred that the new six miles an hour rule be first given a trial. The committee, of which J. V. Tallman was chairman, accepted the suggestion as reason able. If good results are not obtained the matter will be reopened. While the officials were here the proposition of a viaduct on Johnson street to the hli;h school bill was dis cussed informally, the matter being brought up by Mayor-elect George Hartman. The officials said there ia no rule laid down governing the ex pense of such projects but they thought the railroad company would be exempt from the fact there is no crossing at Johnson street. Mr. Finch estimated the probable cost of the via duct at $120,000. M'SWINEY FUNERAL PICTURES. The now low mark In the grain markot waa reached today when De cember wheut. after opening at 11.79, fell to 11.71 and closed at 11.72 1-8. March wheat showed a decline also, falling from tl.tls to 11.62 1-2 and fi nally closing at 11.85 S-8. Following are the quotatloni from Overbeck t Cooke, local brokers: WlM-ftt, Open. High. Low. Close Dec. 1.79 1.79 i Mar. 1.6S 1.6 - - - Corn. Pec. .S9M, ,s? 1.71 1.72 H 1.62H 1.63ft .66 ,6(li, May .71 H, .74 .H .72 Oats, Dec. .AH H .46 tt .44 H .44 May .50 .61 .48 H .48 ft Uyo. Dec 1,55 1.B5 -.61 1.52 May 1.39 i 1.39 !, 1.37 54 ,1.38 Dec. .73 .73 .70 .72 May 77 .77 .75 .76 ' May .77 .77 14 .76 .76 London, 3.47 5-8, 2.46, Paris, .0602. Herllu. .0140. , ( Rome, .0.175. iCuiludtt .S3, ; t-4 n$ h KWe&3 XV mKy m v ... - . --i y k; frL r ," - r ae- ' i t . , !J '5F . . .. ...sat . k Vi. t I :. ft . if vau l t raVT'M Wv J ) l -V'r - vi i: BMaMafaaaaaeMaaaaaaaaMaMaaawaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaTaW' : .,-,--'"" POLES FEAR RUSSIANS WILL CUT NEGOTIATION WARSAW, Nov. 19. (IT. P.) Polish officials today expressed a fear that the Russian government will find an excuse for breaking off the perma nent peace negotiations at Riga. So viet successes in Crimea, they feared, would convince the Russians that they can regain the territory they lost in the armistice agreement. President Wilson's Message is Greeted With Loud Cheers and Assembly Takes up Pol ish-Lithuanian Dispute. GENEVA, - Nov. 16. (17. P.) Im mediate admission to the League of Nations of Germany and other former enemy states will be urged before the league immediately by George Nlcholl Parnes of the British delegation. Rep resenting British labor people, he said he knew a great majority demanded that all enemy states be admitted without delay. "The countrie kept out will form an association of their own", he said. He also urged the necessity of help- ng the Armenians. This position was taken in the ap peal by Germany addressed to the League of Nations, protesting against the establishment of mandates for for mer German colonies. It declared the allies had not abided by the treaty, which provided that mandates for for mer German colonies were to be dis 'rlbuted by the league. Germany stat ed she signed tbe treaty and the league covenant with the expectation of bing admitted, thus being permitted to participate In the disributlon of mandates, the appeal said, therefor she considered herself no longer bound by the treaty clauses affecting her colonies. Protests Colony Clause GENEVA, Nov. 1 . (V. P.) Ger many today notified the League of Na tions that she no longer considers her self -bound by the clause under which she surrendered her colonies. C. 8. Greeting is ClK-ered GENEVA. Nov. 19. (By Henry Wood, V. P. Staff Correspondent.) President Wilson's greetings to ' the League of Nations assembly was read -at the opening of today's sessions. It was greeted with loud applause. Debate continued on various reports to the asserrfbly and preparations are continuing for the dispatch of troops to viina to supervise the Pollsh Lituania plebiscite In that city. Brit sh, French, Spanish and Belgium sol diers have been put at the disposal of the league. BE LONDON", Nov. 19. Archbishop Mannix (with bis right hand rnisrdi Is hlcsa'ng the casket containing thV re mains of the late Iird Mayor MacSwi.iey of fork, hunger striker who recently died lure, as tbe casket was doing curried from St. George's Cathedral. Southwark. At the extreme rlcbt (foremost pallbearer) is John MacSwIny. brother of the dead mayo. Inset shows tho hearse as the funeral procexjiun passed through the streets of London. CROSS DOKIE SANDS Two score novices will be led across the wide desert that all who would be come Dokies must cross when the nobles of Khaled temple. La Grande, get busy this afternoon and evening The Pendleton branch of the temple l to have its semi-annual ceremonial to day and between 35 and 40 are ex pected to get their first insight into the mysteries. The band and decree team of the temple arrived here this afternoon on No. 17. Assisted by the local nobles, they were to have n parade late in the afternoon. In w hich the neophytes will be led In chains and under lock and key. Tbe goreeous uniforms of tho noble-s. band and the detrree team are to be on display in this procession. Following the parade the banquet for neophytes and members will be be-ld and the rest of the evening will be devoted to the crossing of the hot sands, lvspite the rain seme warm spots have been found and will be trod this evening. On Saturday the visitini: knights, for such thev are, will go to Heppner, accompanied by several from Pendle ton. A class will be given the work tomorrow night at Heppner. COCXCIL RLUFFS, Nov. 1. (A. p- More arrests, one confession, re covery of a large amount of money, in ten dollar bills, and the discovery of an automobile last night, resulted In clearing up of the mystery of the 23, f 00,000 mail robbery. Two of the men arrested were T. A. Daly and 11. A. Reed. Five negroes arrested were later released. They had no part in the robbery. The money, the amount of which is not announced, was found in a chicken house of the Daly home. Fred a Poffenberger father of Fred E. Poffenberger was arrested today. He is not suspected of having any part in the robbery but was brought In to ex plain somethings reported to have taken place in the Poffenberger home. Coiife-wbms T'"ll Story. COUNCIL BLUFFS . Nov. 19. (A. P.) Others under arrest are Orville Phillips 17. Merl Phillips, 20, and Fred H Poffenberger. 19. The con fessions indicate that an automobile was driven alongside the train as it began to slow down for a crossing. Glass in the side door was smashed, and the catch released. One appar ently leaped inside and threw out 10 sacks of registered mull and re-entered the automobile. Weather Reported by Major I,ee Moorhouse, official weather uttserver. Malmum, 52. Minimum 49. Rainfall, .15. Barometer, 29.45. ni mm FORECAST Tonight an1 Saturday rain. 6