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DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27, 1920
NO.
9709
PORTLAND BOND HOUSE CLOSES AFTER EX-PRESIDENT FLEES
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E OF VALUES
SHEEP
CAUSES BANK'S CLOSE
HUE TOTTERS III II JWDS OF W
SOLDIER AS REGULARS SEND TRb
MISSION AND GUARDS OPEN BAHLE
Government Troops Clamp Iron Ring Around Objective With
Advance of Land and Sea Forces in Three Directions and
60 Are Killed, Many Wounded and 27 Captured in Clashes.
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llOMH, Dw. 27. It U rrporlml fmro
flume Uils afli'maon Owl Cinlniollo
J'Anminzio, liiHnrgctnt h-a-lor, lui Ihvii
killed M title trying to prntcnl llir right
between lilt Jr-gkiiiulros anil Kill an Mil
diem. PARIS, Dec. 27 (IT. V. Sixty per-
on were killed today and mmiy ,
wounded In fighting around Flume,
according to advices to the French for
eign office. Oenerul Cavigliu, com
manding the Italian regulars, who are
altuoklnif the rlly, la expected lo take
Flume today, according lo dispatches.
Gahrielle D'Anniinzio, ioi't command
er of the leglonnulrles, Is reported
ready to flee. Cavlglia sent a truce
mission to the city. The leglnnnarles,
on edge for more than a week, open-
I fire before the visitor could ex
plain their errand. Fighting follow
ed. Rome Itself, la In a stale of great
excitement. Sympathising with their
blood relative!) under the command of
D'Annunxlo. Roman have flocked
about newspaper office today nuking
for further detail of the Flume situ
atlon. Fall of City F.MMHird.'
liO.VDO.V. Dec. 17. ( A. I'.) Ital
ian government troop "were believed
today to be lowly but surely cloning
an Iron ring around Flume where
D'Annunxlo and hi little band are be
Beiged. J-and and sea force began
their advance In three direction yes
terday but did not then encounter re
sistance a the D'Annuiuio Rollers fell
back. The fall of Flume wni expect
ed today.
Attempt to Koizn Warship.
PARIS, Oec. 27. (A. P.)Flumlan
soldiers who attempted to capture t tie
Italian warship Harmila. met remitt
ance when they boarded the vessel at
Zara, and 27 were taken prisoner.
PRINEV1LLE, Dec. 27. (A.
P.i-J-Tho Crook County State
Hank here failed to open for busi
ness today. Shrlnkuge In the
value of cuttle and sheep on
which the bank hud made its
loan la sold to tie responsible.
The bank In not a member of the
federal reserve system, but him CO
day In which to reorganise.
H
ORRIS
BROTH
LOCK-DOORS
AND
LEGION WILL PRESENT
j
George Bennett Takes Leave of
Guard in Train Changing En
gines at Rieth and Still Leads
Officers in Pursuit.
r HARINBTOTAKEUP
George Hoiinett, who nay be la a
buckaroo and hn broken bronk for
the Hound-Cp aiwoclatlon. Is leading a
I man hunt through 1'muttll'i county to
day, with officer In hi pursuit. He
broke away from Deputy Sheriff Park
er, of Wenatchee, at Rieth early Bun
day morning and from last report at
the Hherlff office, had not been over
taken. He 1 reou'tcd to be armed.
Penneit wan arrested several days
ago lit Horn on a warrant from We
natchee. charging him with cattle
rustling. Deputy Parker wa sent to
return him to the Washington city and
he wa taking the prisoner to I'mntilla
on a night train. When the train atop
lied I at Rieth to change engims, the
prisoner asked a favor of the guard,
and, walking to the vestibule of the
coach, swung off the truiu through
the open door.
Parker started in pursuit of the man
a noon a he realized that lie had es
caped. He notified local officials and
early Sunday morning the trail was
picked up at Rieth. and the man Iraeed
to Adams. wher6,jherhaiw centered
today. -Parker says he r.'i'l not go back
to Wenatchee until he ha his man in
custody once more.
Music lovera of Pendleton will bo
treated to a concert of two hours' du
ration tomorrow evening by the Hul
lowell Conoert Co., which comes here
for a return engagement under the
auspice of Pendleton Post, American
legion. The entertainment will lie
given in Eugle-Woodmun hall and
will be followed by dancing.
A progrum of clnMslcal, standard
and populur number ho beri ar
ranged for the I'nndlaton appearance
and several vocal solos by Wcntzcl,
baritone, who luiaVeon with the com
pany during several seasons but was
not with them during their conceit
here last year. .
The Hullwell Company played to a
capacity house in Happy Canyon last
winter and made a big hit. Their re- i
turn concert resulted from the suc
cess of their former visit and a large
number of high clasa recommenda
tions carried this year.
FACE BIG DEFICIT
John L. Ethridge, Prominent in
Civic Affairs and Head of
Concern Until Thursday, is
Believed Across U. S. Line.
MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT
LOOMS AS POSSIBILITY
22-CENT MEAL COSTING
$1000 PER PLATE WILL
BE SERVED IN GOTHAM
NEW YORK, Dee. 27. (U. P.)
A JIODO a plate dinner at the
Hotel Commodore to raise funds
for Kuropean children will consist
of three courses beef stew, bread
and cocoa. It was announced to
day, lis cost will be 22 cents a
plate but at that it will be Just
twice om elaborate as tire meals
nerved to Kuropean youngsters by
the American Relief workers.
Among the guests will be Herbert
Hoover and Ceneral Pershing.
Flitz Kreisler will play.'
OR i
CENTRAL AMERICAN
N1ZED LABOR MAY ASK PROBE-
BY CONGRESS OF VAGE CUTS OPEII
SHOP EFFORTS AND LIVING COSTS
Textile Workers Are Negotiating With President Gompers Over
Closing of Factories and Railway Employes Declare Roads
' Let Repair Work to Swell Cost and Personal Profit.
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Chauffeur Statement Obtained,
Customers Clamor in Street
and Coast Branches of Com
pany Fail to Open Today,.
POKTI.AND. Dec. 27. (A. P.)
I ooi-s of the bond house of Morris
Itrolliers, Incorporated, closed today.
Hlgns on the window said 'closed on
lici'nunt ttt itiiflit lav a Mft-ri, "
The order for closing was issued ves- mH government regaroing .Mcaragu
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KAN HAIA'ADoR. Dec. 27. (A. P.)
j Delegates representing Honduras,
Costa Hica, Guatarnela and Salvador
I attending the Central American union
congress at fian Jose, Costa Pjca, wlij
sign an agreement for a union, no
! matter what stand Nicaragua may
j take. The leading Nicaraguan dele
gate has gone to Managua to consult
WOMAN MUST DECIDE .
IF MAN IS TO HANG
MARION, Ohio. Dee. S7. (A. P.)
Question of foreign relation and an
association of nation will give way
to domestic discussions at President
elect Harding' home this week.
Among those with whom he will talk
re Senator Porter .McCumber of j
North Dakota, a ranking member of j
the senate finance committee: Itepre
cntative J. W. Good of Iowa, chair
man of the house appropriations
committee; Itepresenallve Frank
Mondelt of Wyoming, majority leader
In the house; Representative Patrick
H. Kelly of Michigan, und Represen
tative Daniel R. Anthony of Kansas,
member of the house military com
mittee. Cabinet selection are also expected
to be discussed at a proposed confer
ence with Will II. Hays, chairman of
the republican national committee.
Governor-elect Harry l Davis of
Ohio also Is coming for A ronefernce,
which la expected to deal with Senu-
tor Harding' resignation from the
senate and the appointment of fis
successor. It I expected Benator-el-ect
F. 11. Willi will be named for the
unexpired term.
Senator Harding pent a quiet day
following hi Christmas celebration.
He remained at home most of the
day.
CARUSO IS SUFFERING
FROM PLEURISY ATTACK
NRW YORK. Dec. 17. (A. P.)
Enrico Caruso, tenor. Is sufferlni; trom
an attack of pleurisy, It wan announc
ed last night. He is under the care of
five physicians who said the attack of
"a painful though not serious char
acter and will necessitate his being
confined for a period."
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December wheat closed today two
cents lower than at the close of the
market Friday. Chicago quotations as
received here by Overbeck & Cooke
Co., are as follows
Wheat.
Open. High. Dow. Close
Dec. 1.69 1.70 :.6S 1.69
March 1.64V4 1.65 1 6SV4
May 1.60 1.61 4 l.H 1.58
Corn.
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PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 27. (A. P.)
Bess than two week after Miss Elsie
Toles enters office as Arizona state
superintendent of public instruction
she will be called upon to help decide
whether a man shall be hanged. Of
ficials say this Is the first time in Ari
zona's history that a woman has been
asked in ofiK'ial oupaoiiy, to pass
un a man's life.
The man is Pedro Domlngues of
Greenlee county, convicted on a charge
of murder in connection with the kill
ing of a fellow miner. He was sen
tenced to be hanged November 5 lan!
but obtained a reprieve lint 1 January
13. tin that dute the state board of
pardons Is to consider his case. Alisj
Toles will be a r.iember of the boarc
which, by statutory provclslon, consists
of the attorney general, the superin
tendent of public Instruction and a
third member to be chosen by the oth
ir two.
terday when Morris discovered that
affuirs were left in u tangled condi
tion by John I.. Ktherldge, who re
signed as president ad left Portland
following a demand by the clearing
house association for proof of the
ability of the concern to deliver bonds
for which investors had psid and for
which Interim certificates had been is
sued. There is a crowd about the office
today and some persons exhibiting j
receipts for payments on the pur-j
chase of bonds. District Attorney j
Evans suid he bad obtained a state- J
ment from Roy Kike, who drove an
iiitomoliile In which Ethridge and his j
wife left Portland Thurmluy, thut he
had seen Etheridge board an east
bound train at Tacoma. A warrant
charging larceny by bailee has been
issued against Etheridge.
acceptance of the terms of the anree-
ment.
COME TO T.U.K MXII QrKSTIOX
TOKIO, Dec. 27. (A. P. ) E. W.
Frazar and J. R. Geary have departed
for the V. S. to place the views of
Americans in Tokio and Yokohama
concerning the California land ques
tion before influential circles there.
HGUSTON SAYS BONUS
MEANS
TO BE RAISED IN U. S.
Drastic Economy is Urged Be
fore Senate Finance Com
mittee With Avoidance of
any Government Experiment
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DUBLIN, Dec. 27. (17. P.) Four
men were killed and 120 Sinn Feiners
captured early today when police and
soldier surrounded a dance hall in
Limerick. Sinn Fein sentries fired
first, killing a policeman, the por.ee
claimed. Three sentries were killed
by retur fire.
PORTLAND. Dec. 27. fC. P.)
With a possible million dollar deficit In
sight, the bonding house of Morris
Brothers, failed to open its doors here
'.oday. John I Blhrtdge, allesed att
wondlng cx-president,' Is believed to
be across the Canadian boundary. He
.li b Drought hftck, if caught, to face
hur?cs of emhesc'.lement. Jlranchefc
of the firm in Salt Francisco, Tacoma
niu Seatlie, also .failed to open their
.oors. .
Warrant in Issuctl ,
PORTLAND, Dec. 27. (A. P.) A
warrant was issned against Johr.
Elherid'ie today ort the complaint of
G. E. Anderson, of Silverton, Ore.,
who claimed Etherldge had failed to
redeem interim certificates for $1861
tor city of Edmonton bonds.
PORTLAND, Dec.' 27. Pending the
'omjiletion of an audit of the affairs of
Morris Pros., bond dealers, the doors
if the concern were closed this morn
ng. Announcement to this effect was
made Sunday night by Fred Morris.
I'pon the summary withdrawal of
John L. Ktherldge Jr., former presi
dent of the concern, on Thursday ol
:ast week, Morris resumed charge ol
the business. A corps of auditors be
gin an examination of the company'?
affairs. This examination has been
continued over the woekrendt and th
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A New Year's day golf tournament is
planned by members of the Pendleton
Golf club for next Saturday. They are
confident that the weather man will
continue to serve out balmy days and
If he does not cross them and provide
snow this week, the ancient game will
be induhTei Jnt- - .
An 18-hole handicap event, with
ball sweepstakes, probably will be the
program for the day. Two years ago
there was a New Year tournament but
last year none was possible because of
the grip of winter. A large number
went .around the course yesterday
some going to 36 holes.
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KANSAS CITY, Dec. 27. (V. p.)
Five armed bandits today held up and
robbed an American 'Express wagon
near the union station here. Driving
up behind the wagon one highwayman
covered the two guards, forced the
driver to alight, open the lock on the
wagon cage and load the safe into
their automobile. The safe Is believed
to have contained jewelry and currency.
lompany officials refused to
tempt to estimate the losa
at-
VANQUISHED AND VICTORS
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More than 30 homes In Pendleton
will be gladdened t onight by gifts
which will be presented to 100 ndults
and children by the Knights of Pythias
Damon lodge No. 4. The lodge Is host
at a Christmas tree and entertainment
in the Presbyterian church. In which
the Salvation Army is collaborating.
A program Is to be given at t
o'clock by the children of the Salva
tion Army, followed by a tree and pre
sentation of gifts by the lodge. Doeejis
of garment of underwear, dresses,
hose, shoes, mittens and dress goods,
candy and toy for the children and
other ortlcle sorely neeed by families
In straightened circumstances, have
been provided.
EVery family I to receive a sack of
potatoes and a sack of flour through
the generosity of the order. Utile
boy and girls in need of warm gar
ments have been reported to the com
mittee In charge by the Salvation Ar
my and there Is a .night shirt for
Johnnie or shoes for Susie where they
Iinve been found In need.
One little lud found hy the com
mittee had neither shoe nor stockings
on his feet last week, they reported.
The committee worked hard all of last
week filling out lists and making pur
Dec.
May
July
Dec.
May
July
Dec.
May
May
.69 W
.74
.74 Vt
.46
.4
.48
(tats.
R.ve.
lUirlcj'.
.6 lift.
.73 '4
.73
.48
1.39
1.39
I-ivtirn F.xcb.tngc.
Sterlng, 853 1-2. ..
Murks. 139.
INirlbnul Omt MurA "..
Hard white, 1.60 bid.
Soft. 1.5R bid.
Club, 1.55 bid.
Hard winter, 1.50 bid.
N, Spring, 150 bid.
Red winter, 147 bid.
MiimcaiMills Ciih Market
1 D N 1.70 1.773, arrive 1.05.
1 fancy, 1.73W1.76, arrive 1.73.
1 N, 1.66 fi 1.70, arrive 1.70.
1 n. S. 1.62iU.64.
CbcaKii .Summary.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27. Wheat Al
though the trade wn small and of an
uninteresting character the market
developed a weak undertone and seem
ed to demonstrate the need of ?ontln-
iied buying power to maintain trices.
The few expftrt bids that wert in the
market were five to seven ceu'a out
of line and confirmation of business
was lacking. In fact, It I not thought
that foreigners do much during the
holiday period, It Is not at nil unlikely
that the urgent foreign demand is
about over. The domestic milling de
miind Js poor and a sale of 50.000
bushels was made to go to store to
ttAS SIXTY SIR V ANTS
wMim( oh HIM
chase. The persons lo be recipients j ,),., Thnt the buying power of coun
of the generosity of the lodge tonight jtry in at a minimum Is emphasised by
have been espec'ally Invited to attend j ),0 fa(.t (,at retailers In practically All
and membra of the lodge also will beji,, of hustncH sro mnklng drastic
present, w. D. Humphrey Is chnlr-j ,)r;rP reductions now that the Christ
man of the committee and his help-'mHS per od is over. 'A lower market
mm are Mi M. Vale and Clyde Phillips. ' In nenr future Ih to be evnnctrd.
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"DlSAB.0 Soldiers III C"
HAVS OM6 NORSB- - Ifca ' ml 1 ''
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. (A. P.)
Passage of the soldiers' bonu bill
would cost the government approxi
mately J 2,300,000,000 Secretary Hous
ton estimated before the senate fip-
ance committee considering rhe sol
diers' aid measure today.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. ,'U. P.)
In opposing the soldiers' bonus bill be
fore the senate finance committee to
day, Secretary of the Treasury Hous
ton recommended:
Substantial reduction In the aggre
gate of taxes collected from the peo- I
pie. j
Reduction of the extreme surtaxes.
Replacing the excess profits tax with j
a "simpler and more certain tax upon t
corporation Incomes or profits." !
A simple system of specific sales or I
consumption taxes.
"Sound public policy demands that
we exercise the most drastic economy,"
Houston added. "Unless every unnec
essary government exjieriment Is
avoided and oppropriation requests re
duced to-ji "minimum, tar revision on
a oundvasis cannot be carried out
and successful financial conduct of the
government wilV be seriously imperiled
during the next three years, he said.
Houston said the soldier bonus
would probably cost about 2,1300.000
per year. "However, if all eligible vet
erans took advantage of the insurance
provision, that alone would cost 14,
534 000.000 a year, he said.
Houston confessed his inability to
suggest how this money shall be real
ized if the. bill passes. Reduction of,
extreme surtaxes would not exempt
the rich, he continued. They now
avoid taxation by investing in tax free
securities.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. (IT. P.)
.Congressional investigation of wage
I cuts, efforts of employers to establish
I open shop and of the cost of living may
! be asked by organized labor. Textile
: worker. It is learned today, are nego
tiating with Samuel Gompers. presi-.
I dent of. the Federation -of labor. The
i negotiation may lead to President
jOomper seeking an Investigation of
conditions in the textile trade. Textile
j manufacturers have probably led all
I others In cutting wage. A number of
textile factories are closed and work
ers cxharge theso suspension havo
been In the interest of the open shop.
Railroad worker have also made
charges against the railroads, claim
ing that the roads are taking advan
tage or the Esch-Cummina law which
guarantee earning of six per cent.
President Johnson, of the machinists,
said today the roads are letting out re
pair work to private companies on the
cost-plus system, thereby running up
expenses to the road by giving great
profit to private repair companies.
Many railroad official. Johnston ald,
are financially interested in thes re
pair companies. .. , it:'
EFFECTIVES OF GERMAN
ARMY MEET PROVISIONS
I'ERLIN, Dec. 27. (A. P.) This
effectives of the German army have
been reduced to 100. una. n accord
ai.ee with the Spa agreement with tho
allies, it was announced.
OfL POSPECTORS MAY
REACH CLAIM BY AR
BUTTOTAL INCOMPLETE .'H'
Pendleton and a part of the county
have met the quota tentatively assign
ed in the Central European Relief but
until all the towns of the county hava
reported, the result of the call for
funds will not be known. Most of the
communities which have reported have
sent the full amount asked for the sa.
ing of the children of Central Europe
end pl:ins already are being made for
dispatching to them flour made from
l iuutilla county wheat in I'matilla
county's several flour mills.
Present indications are that when
all reports are in, there will lie more
than the J7700 asked for by the state
organization. In this event, the local
! committee says, the surplus turned In
by each community will be returned to
that community. It can either be re
turned to individual subscript?! on
the pro-rata basis or left in a fund to
be used when the appeal for funds for
Armenian relief is made in March.
It is now decided that the measure
of relief from here will be 17700 worth
of I'matilla county flour. Mills in
Pendleton and the neighboring town?
will he alloted the contracts for fur
nishing the flour and no outride pro
ducts will be purchased.
Soliciting In Pendleton was romplet
jed last week end and the county offi
cials for the fund are now awaitmj
pvord from the rent of the county be
jfore taking further action. All are be
?ing urged to spur their work this week
und have reports In to headquarters
before the new year.
VANCOUVER. B. C, Dec. 27. (A.
P.) Several daring Canadian oil
prospectors are considering using air
planes to fly 600 miles into the snow
bound new oil fields near Fort Nor
man, northeast of bere, and stake,
their claims, in advance of tho stam
pede expected over the trails to Nor
man in the spring. u.
All attemptes to go overland Into
the Fort Norman country during th
winter have been blocked by Royal
Canadian Mounted Police who are
holding back scores of prospectors at
the Peace river crossing. The pros?
pectors will be allowed to trike for
the district when the ice leaves tho
rivers in the spring.
According to .Major C. Mac Laurin,
superintendent of the Jericho air sta
tion of the Dominion of Canada Air
would fio-possible to fly "from
to. toe, oil fieulajunl return.
in one day. The plane would be out
fitted on the coast near Fort Norman
and would soar across the white moun
tain ranges which cannot now be
crossed on foot. -
The plane. Major Mac Laurin thinks,
could be equipped with runners by
means of which landings could' be
made on the Ice of rivers and lake
which abound near Fort Norman.
About" twenty claims were' staked In
the district before the police closed
the area last autumn and It Is said,
some of the most promising claims are
yet to be.
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BBND. Dei-, j 27. (A. P.) Lane
Thomas, aged 45 Is dead, and Patrick
Rogers and Fred Fosburg. of Bend, are
injured as the result of an automobile
overturning and pinning them In thrf
snow on a highway near Rend Christ
mas night. They were rescued by Ver
nen Smith, and brought here where
Thomas died today.
RETAIL CLOTHING PRICES
Weather
Today's weather report by Major
Iee Moorhouse, official weather up.
server. .
Maximum, 54.
Minimum, 33.
Barometer, 29.70.
Rainfall. .10.
CHICAGO. lec. 2 7. (C. p.e-
tail prices of practically all clothing
I reached their low est levels since 1914
bere today when merchants advertised
gigantic clearance sales, throwing mil
lions of dollars worth of goods on the
I market. The main sales are of men's
suits, blankets, women's hats, coats and
suits. Other large stocks of goo, I will
be thrown on the market as after
Christmas sales" progress, the mer-1
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