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JDAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24, 1920.
NO. 9708
FIUI Iff CHAOS
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m Full
CONFESS, SO FAR, BUSY
FARMERS RELIEF
HUP
f
LOSS
Hundreds Defy Government
Siege and D'Annunzio's Pro
clamations and Hasten Away
l-rom Shell Swept Seaport.
ITALY DREADING CIVIL
. WAR OVER POET'S MOVE
Hunger May End State of Hos
tility as Regulars Surround
City and Settle Down to Call
Starvation Their Ally.
HOME, Dec. 24. l P. Italy Is
dreading civil war bh a possible result
of OnhriellQ D'Annunrlos retention of
Plume Troops from the regular
Italian army today surrounded th
city, enforcing the blockade ordered by
the government. Hundreds of cltlsene
have left Flume.
Hlartaliuil May Intercede
LONDON. Dec. tt, (A, p.) Star
vation la expected aoon (o end the
"atale of War" between the regency of
Quarnero at Klunio and lluly. Italian
troopa today appear willed demn to
r.walt hunger to defeat Uahrlelle D'An
nunxlo and Oencrul Cavlglla, govern
ment commander.
(fllirii Take Might
I.ONDON, Iwc. 24. (A. IM The i
evacuation of Flume by civilian hac
begun according1 to n dispatch from
Milan to the Ijondon Time. Already
100 refugees have arrived lit' fan
drlda. The fool Bltuatlon In Flume Is
considered almost desperate.
.rS AND BUSINESS
HOUSES WILL NOT BE
OPEN FOR. CHRISTMAS
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I
Punks, city, county, stale and
federal office, store and the
grain exchange will close ull
day tomorrow In observance of
Christmas day. Tho federal
postofflce will be open for gen
eral delivery from to 10 a .m
the umiiuI holiday hours. Church
services will be held In several
of the churches during the
in ornlng.
No report from the Chicago or
other grain exchanges will be
received as they, too. will be
closed tomorrow. The Kust Ore- One will embody
'.,..., i niu uv innuru ui noun.
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HE MAILS PACKAGES
IN CORNER BOX AND
FIRE ENGINE COMES
DENVER, Pec. 24. l. I'.)
A stranger with an armful of
Christmas packages tried to mail
them In the red box on the corner.
Two fire engines, and several noise
companies responded.
WASHINGTON .Dee: 24. (Vt P.)
A check up as congress adjourned for
Christmas recess today showed that
much of the time of .the recent ses
sion, now a llttlo more than two weeks
old, has been spent on farmer legisla
tion. The net result Is:
A resolution reviving the war fi
nance corporation to aid farmers to ex
port surplus crops has been passed by
the senate and house. President WJ
son Is expected to veto It.
The house has passed a bill with
prohibitive duties on farm products.
Tactics of delay have been started
against the measure in the senate and
the president is expected to veto it also.
Two new hills are now being framed.
a plan for farmers
cooperative associations for marketing
their products and the other carries a
proposal for short lime rural credits to
farmers thrugh Issuance of bonds by
farmera' associations.
PEACE 111 El
By GDRBhUS
Chance for Definite Acti Dis
appears With Proroguing of 1 1
n I ! L I. ,. . 1
rarnameni oy ring ana
Burying of Britain's Worries
IRISH LAWS CLAMPED
ON CELEBRATION EVE
English Ruler Gives Assent to
Home Rule and Refers Feel
ingly to Desire for Govern-
went by Constitution.
CENTRAL TO RING
IN ON OLD SAINT
NICHOLAS PARTY
inx i ago io rnimn un
LIIL WOO 10 lUUHU HUH Ml
TERRIFIC W11RJ OF ll'IT : :
ASAMA WITH BUZ AfJD QUME
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARG
Charges of embeouuiimnt a ln!',
Joe Kerley, formerly In the Insurance
nd grail) biuslne.v here. wUl coiuebe
fore the January grand jury. Justice
of the Peace Joe JI. Parkes having
bound' Kerley over In $1(100 bond yes
terday afternoon following a prelim
inary examination in the case.
Charges against Kerley -were placed by
William K. llanscom.
The criminal action is the 0'itgrowth
of a suit filed by it. W. Ayers against
llanscom to collect on I6S00 worth of
promissory notes originally given Ker
ley by Hiinscom and later purchase
by Ayrea through a local bank. Hans
com alleges that ho paid the sum due
on the notes and took KerM y s receipt,
the latter then wiling the notes in
stead of cancelling and retumig them.
W. M. Peterson attorney for tho de
fense, mentioned several other persons
In the examination yesterday, giving
promise of bringing Into the case more
persons not yet legally Involved. Dis
trict Attorney 11. I. Kcator appeared
, on behalf of tho state and he declared
that facts In the case warrant a hear
ing of the whole batter' before the
grand Jury.
Konr employes of the lvndleton
Woolen Mill today were demonstrated
the practical side of the "Buy a Par
rel of Klour" movement when four
sacks of IocjiI flour which the man
agement of the mill bought to aid the
cause were drawn by lot. All of the
employes of the mill were given num
bers and a drawing was held for the
flour.
The mill is closing down this even
ing for about two weeks while repair..'
to the machinery are made and a new
line of samples for the 1921 trade is
assembled. Inventory will be taken
during the recess, this beginning on
.Monday morning.
All employes nf the inill, who-liave
worked three years or longer, shared t
a 10 per cent bonus today as n Christ
mas present from tho management.
AlthiiiiKh the failing price of wool
throughuiit most of this year has
ment a loss to the trade, tho mills have
done a goinl business, Chauncey Hish
op reported, and the bonus to the
workers was in recognition of their
help In making the year the success
it was.
Wilbur Hill, of Freewater, is in the
county jail and 2(1 gallons of what the
sheriff believes is moonshine whisky,
aie held by Justice of the Peace B. B.
Hichards ut Athena as evidence, as
the rci ult of a raid yesterday after
noon on Hill's house near. Freewater.
where he Is batching. The young
man Is held in the jail in default of
Bund which was required for his
trial on Monday morning.
Hill was non-committal following
his arrest. -fflcers believe that he fs
trying to shield a partner In the busi
ness. . No still was found tout the
place contained a large and varied col
lection nf bottles. Jugs and demijohns.
Hill, a young man. was well dressed
and appeared to have plenty of means.
He will be required to tell his story
Monday moi-nliix. The arrest was
made by Hherlff Jinks Taylor and Rob
ert Sinclair, special deputy.
LONDON, Dec. J4. (C. P.) Hope
I fT Christmas peace In Ireland is lost.
1 The chance for definite action dlsap
1 Pea red with the proroguing of perlla-
ment by King George. Britain plan
ned to bury her worriea In a three-days-
holiday. Newspapers will not
j! publish for three days and comm inica
J lion and transportation will be cur
tailed. The king, after giving his as
sent to the home rule passed by par
liament, referred feelingly to the Irish
sitiiatbin, hoping the bill would mean
the return of constitutional govern
ment. King George also declared the
League of Nations had shown its value.
I While England planned a holiday. It
was found necessary to restrict Ire
i land In her celebrations. Curfew Imw
I were to be enforced as a res'.ilt of con
j tinned attacks by inn Felnerg on
(crown forces.
Sck-s Settlement In firwiv
DONDON, Dec. 24. (A. P.) The
king's Hpeech on the occasion of th-
proroguing of parliament at midnight '
last nisht after reference to the con- '
tinued friendly relations with foreign
powers, alluded to the Greek difficulty
and declared that the government,
would, in conjunction with the allies,
endovor to reach a solution com
patible with their Joint responsibilities.
The situation with respect to Jtus-
Central, that Invisible but very
animate being whom patrons of
telephone service growl at, scold,
wax Impatient over ond occa-
sionally say mean things to, has
' '-U-iiy In Santa Claus. She will
ring In on Old Saint Nicholas'
Pany line at 7;30 tonight and
share the gifts which the old fel-
low, in a spirit of good-will to
ward men, and men, they tell,
embrace the women, has for
them.
A handsome evergreen tree,
sent from the. mountains by liae
men of the Pacific Telcphrtn?
Telegraph Co.. "to the girls,"
has been decorated with bright
electric lights', tinsel, popcorn
and cranberry garlands and like
Yuletide pretties. Around the
tree, in the retiring room of the
local office tonight, 23 of the
company employes will gather at
7:30 frr their tree and gifts.
Hanta, interviewed over the wire
this morning, said that many of
those who growl, scold, fret and
futs, have sent boxes of candy
and the like to the hardworking
girls who plug and never talk
back.
, INCREASE YIELD IN
Worst Explosion in History of
urater Showers Smouldering
Ashes Over Wide Territory
as Flames Pierce Air.
EASE END ORCHARDS: sparks fropeak set
I FIRE TO TOWN AT BASE
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; Pruning School Was Success ;; Great Conflagration Is Started
Orchards Charted to Permit
of Check on Results Attained
by Pruning-Methods.
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SAYS SHE WILL ATONE
M.II1KKTS AUK STtADV
POUTlAND. Iee. 24. (A. P.
Markets are steady here today.
IMA CHURCH 1L
EOFFESWii
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sia was described as still unsettled
ond ol'scure and the king expressed
the hope that trade with Russia would
soon be resumed and lead, to an .era
of peace, greatly needed by thefuffer-
ing people of eastern --In rope. .
"it Is of the highest importance, the
ipeech continued, that Poland and het j
neighbors should compose their poll
t'cal differences and devote their un-
ivided energies to producing Internal
liability and to the task of economic
leconytruction." I
BIG HPKIXGS, Tex., Dec. 24. (A.
P.) Concentration of her future en
ergies to atoning to her family "for
the nTnw she has brought it," was
avowed today by Clara Smith, in an
Interview with an Associated Press
correspondent while en-route to Ard-
more to face a charge of murder In between Aoril
cnnnection with the death of Jake; about Slav II.
Hopes are held that a four days
pruning school held In the east end of
the county, ending yesterday, will re
sult in a larger fruit crop in that sec
tion. "In the evening meetings were
held at the library-In Milton and dur
ing the days practical pruning work
was carried on In the orchards of the
Mliton-Freewatei" section. Host of the
big growers of that section were mem- j
hers of the committee and they and
their employes participated in the
work. The various orchards where
trees were pruned were charted and
records kept so as to permit of a
check up on future results. The ap
pearance of the uds indicate a good
fruit crop next year but some of the
trees are stunted and fertilization will
be necessary. To supply this need the
growers have pooled orders for a car
load of sodium nitrate to be used In
fertilizing. The pruning school was
conducted by Fred Hen n Ion. county
agriculture asent and C .U Long, ex
tension socialists in horticulture at O. I
A. C.
The follow up program for the com
ing season is as follows: .
Fertilizing demonstration one day
between February 15 and March J5th.
Spraying demonstrations in cooper
ation with the county fruit Inspector
1 and April 13 and
namon. f-hc spoke treely on many
topics but avoided discussing the
charge against her. ,
SAYS TRADE
IS STILL RESTRICTED
Santa Claus will vLsit the Presby
terian Indian Mission at. Tutuiila
church on the reservation tomorrow
evening when a Christmas tree and
program by members of the congre
gation will be enjoyed. The falded
saint of Yuletide bus ttivcii bis nt-rivv
rinr to Parsons Motanic. well known In
rKrdian, and it Is said that he Will rep.
I HlUi vl.s,.ni .Santa at the festivities.
EXTENSION OF FOREIGN
That Christmas Joy may not be
marred by tho demon fire, William E.
Hingold, fire chief today Issued a few
instructions for safety's sake In re
gard to Christmas trees, and their
lighting.
VASK!!XC,T. Dec. 24. (A. P.)
At noon tomorrow the Indians and ( Extension of credits to foreign govern
their friends will enjoy a large public! ments to pay for American farm pro
dinner ut the church. Several mem-1 ducts was advocated by James It. How.
bers of the congregutton drove to the i aril, president of the American Farm
Kcho neighborhood in tlieir ejus yes-j Bureau Federation at a joint meeting
teiday and shot enough jack rabbits) of the senate agriculture and banking
for a mulligan. Motunic has donated j committee today. Me suggested that
a whole beef to be barbecued foci the the war finance committee be made
The dinner uud Christmas tree the agencv for extension of such cred-
Kxtreme care in the use of candles feast.
on tho tree Is urged. Where electric program are being supervised by Kev. its and mentioned that Germany and
sets are used, he advises caution to see i .1. M. I'ornollson, missionary in charge Knreia as desiring to buy American
that ull wires, sockets and connections at Tutuiila. product
arc not in contact with Inflammlbles
LOS A.VGELES, Dec. 24.(C. p.)
Washington Vandcrlip, w ho has just
returned from Russia with a J3,000,
000,000 order from the Bolshevist gov
ernment for American raw materials,
and manufactured goods, branded as
"camouflage"' the announcement from
Washington that trade restrictions
with Russia have been removed by the
state department. "Trade with Rus
sia Is still effectually prevented," Van
derllp declared, "because our govern
ment will not permit I'nlted States
mints to purchase Russian roubles or
bullion. Furthermore, actual trade
relations cannot be re-established un
til the Vnited States government com
mences to arrange for clearance ships.
inmning demonstration, one day.
between June 1 and June 15.
Cultivating demonstration to be held
at same time as fertilizing and spray
ing aemonstration. - - j
Cover cropping, August 1 to 10.
The encouragement of boys and girls
ciuo worn to be organized by Mr. Jes
stip of the Milton High School.
I'pon motion the program as out
lined above, waa unanimously adopt
ed, on motion the following officers
and committeemen were elected to
serve the following year: J. F .Slover,
chairman: B .D. Bolt, secretary-treasurer,
W. C. Hopson. E. P. Jensen. F. E.
Wilcox. O. K. Goodman. Stillman
Dempsey.
Near Karivizawa. Tokio
Learns, and Blaze is Raging
Through- Timber Country. "
TOKIO, Dec. 24. Lose of life M
expected to be heavy as officials . to
day 'began checking casualties In the
worst eruption In the history of Mount
Asama. A terrific explosion Wednes
day showered smouldering; ashes over,
a wide territory followed by m great
display of smoke and flame and a
number of shock iparka from the
crater started a great fire near Karulz
awa and set ablaze a village at the foot
of the mountain.
Vast Area Showered. f
TOKIO. Dee. 24. (A. P.) The con
tinued activity of the volcano Asama la
causing alarm. Violent explosions oc
curred In the crater Wedneeday even
ing and the country for many miles
around was strewn with ashes.
Later a thick column of flame and
smoke shot skyward and the entire
crater was a blazing furnace.
The towns around the volcano suf-,
fered from heavy earthquake shocks.
The forests and several villages
were set on fire, it waa Impossible to
gain access to the fire zones owing to
the lava streams.
ARNSTEIN JURY CANT
LB 01
WASHI.VUTO.W Dec U. iV. P.
The jury which tried Jules (.Nickey)
Arnsteln, and others, on the charge of
"bringing stolen New rork securities
to Washington." reported It was ui
able to agree and waa discharged. The
Arnsteln case waa the outgrowth of
Wall Street bond thefts In conectloij
wit which Arnsteln was arrested afteif
a long search. It was charged that '
Arnsteln and other defendant eon.
spired to bring stolen securities to
Washington and disposed of them
through brokers here.
SECOND SAN FRANCISCO .
iDEFENDANT FOUND GUILTY
N
SAX FRANCISCO, Dec 54. A. P.)
Ed-ward Kruvosky, San Francisco ;
pugilist and the second of five men to
be tMed- for erimlns attacks-oirjy j
AMERICA IS RELAXED H"':!
.Inrel, cotton and the tree decorations
nflammilile and should be
urn lighted flames of any
i kind
I CmiHtmna trees should be In the op-
, . . ' i okIi'o corners of the rooms where
WASHINGTON, Dec. .-(A. 1 ) there are stoves or heaters he said.
Preliminary relaxation of American chl(lren ghuuld bfl k t from ,hf
rule In Sanlo Domingo was authorized aro uUpn candle
by the president today. , fHnies on the trees.
The president directed Hear Admlr- ,n of g uns ,,,
al Snowden, military governor of Santo I j;i tun) )n fn)m
Domingo, to issue a proc lama Inn an- fjre
nnunclna- the United States believed
tho lime has come- when It might "ln-
nmriiruie slmnle processes for its
withdrawal from responsibility
siimed In connection with DumJnJcan
affairs."
The proclamation which was issued
today by Rear Admiral Pnowdcn was
In the nature of a Christmas gift to
the Dominican people and It presaged
the withdrawal nf American control
of tho West Indian Republic- which
began over four years ago. Tho de
partment said complete tranquility has
existed for some time through tho republic.
WASHINGTON Dec. 4.-(A. P.l- ! per,or 'court here last night. Like his
Senator Chamberlain was operated on co-defendant. Edmond Murphy, wno
today. It is reported at the hospital - n.4.H I--. uj.. . .1
, ' tK . , i ' ...... i. .a , r . in mating
postal, teiegrapn. uaiiKing provisional'" tlu,lt mruugn wen. charges, Kruvosky faces an tndeter-
and consular officers accredited to Physicians re expected to perform a minate prison sentence of from one to
Ports of Russia." j second operation within two days. I 50 veMrs. -
JIMMY'S NIGHTMARE
; PENDLETON MAY MEET
PANTOMIME IS TROETO
EARLY MIRACLE PLAYS
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Walla Wu.Ha and Pendleton high
schools will have their first basketball
contest of the season probably on Jan
uury 4 nt Walla Walla, says w'onl
received here today from Conch Dick
Hanley, who is in Spokane spending
the holidays with his riilallves. The
game will lake the place of one which
was sought during tho vacation period.
The local squad Is supposed to be
working out dully In the high school
gym but of the first squad tho only
two who consistently report for prac
tice are Kramer and Hanley. Ter.le
son lias injured his back and will fake
a rest, while the other members of the
squad are busy making 11 few extra
dollars working in the Christmas
rush. :
After school resumes the squad will
A remarkable fidelity to tlie char
acterlstlcs of the early Kngllsli miracle
plays Is shown In the presentation of
u Christmas pantomime which will bej
given tonight at. the Chunii or tlie
Redeemer, say local people who wit
nessed tho dream rehearsal held last
night.
The costuming Is especially effec
iiv. ami sneclal scenery has 'been
nalntni. The music consists of chor-I
uses and solos, with harp numbers ty ,,at Thu offensive work so far is fai
Miss Fay Price. I better developed than the defenslv
Tho play opens at midnight and nriund ,,, hard licks will have to br
this reason the audience must 1)0 in ,,,,( , luring the first week ' of the
tho church by ll;45. The affair is now year if uncross Is to be attalneo'
cpen in the public und aU ulUTMi Will ( tin rpftiing coutit. the tollowti'S
lie t4l.cu. 1 of the k-JUad fcty
have only 'four days of practice to get
in shape for tho Walla Walla game
and the prospects are not blight for
a victory over the Gulden Cily five.
The local team has some high clasp
material hut has not played together
long enough to have teamwork down
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DECEMBER WHEAT SHOWS
STRENGTH IN CHICAGO PIT n
CLOSING TODAY AT $1.71
3?
December wheat slunved strength in
the Chicago pit today but March and.
.May futures closed a half cent lower,
than the opening. December closed j
at S 1.7 1. three-fourths of a cent highet
man tne rrioay close. March closed
today at $1.63 and May at 1 .6 1 .j .
The uuottaions from the Chicago ex
change as received by Overbeck &
Cooke, brokers, here today axe:
Wheat , '
i..n High Low Close
J. 1.71 1.69 1.71
l.ttj's 1.66 1.64 S 1.65
1.62 1.62 1.60 i 1.61 i
(.Torn
j Deo,
I . a.'.
! May
Dec.
May
July
Dec
May
July
.71
.75
47'k
-49,
.4S-
thus
.69lj
.74
.74
.46
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.4,1 H
Rye
Dec. 1.5 1.5? H
-May 1.41 1.104
b'oreign Rvcluiugv
Sterling, S.53.
lterlin, 140.
Paris, 5S9U-
Austria, Ji3.
Srttle Car-li Market
1 Red Winter, 1.5.
1 Hard White. 1.61.
1 Soft White. 1.61.
1 Winter Club. 161.
1 Hard Winter. 1.5 S.
1 N. Spring. 1.5S.
t'iucagti Summary
Wheat It was ,1 typical holiday
I market with the trade of exceedingly
small volume and fluctuations within
a narrow range. New developments
were almost at a stand still as to the
vavkt', vav! price-., were, !rra tr.d
.it prciuuuu ur.oluu.'tj u 1 cvuU
higher, the latter for some fancy I
Red. There was evidence In the pit
of small volume of export buying, but
at the close there was no business
confirmed. Country offerings to ar
rive reported falry liberal especially
in South west. The competition of Ar.
gentlne and Australian w heat is be
coming a factor as evidence by advice
from abroad today to the effect that
Argentine Is offering wheat at about
seven cents under the American
prices.
Weather
Today's weather report by Major
Loo M001 house, official wvather ob
server. Maximum, 4S.
Minimum. 31.
Harometer. 29.30 indicating storm. f
Precipitation .03.
JOTOFJ
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