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(THE EAST OREGONIAN IS THE ONLY INLAND EMPIR E NEWSPAPER GIVING ITS READERS THE BENEFIT OF DAILY TELEGRAPHIC NEWS REPORTS FROM BOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND UNITED F DAILY EDITION DAILY EDITION Number of eoplM printed of yitrdy' The F.st Oregonlsn 1 TStr Ore. Bon' trl nwipspr i"f Hint force ! to the dTrti over twice the guaranteed paid circulation- in Pndltnn anil I'matlllk cu ty of any other newspaper. unity 3,311 This piper I a member nf snd audited by tk Audit ilur-mi of Circulations. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OFFICIAL PAPE2 VOL. 32 DAILY EAST OREQONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING JANUARY 6, 1521. NO. 9718 SENATOR PENROSE ANNOUNCES HE WILL SUPPORT THE EMERGENCY TARIFF BILL BUT WANTS SOME CHANGES . gr-w3 fnT-rr-T-rniK us, "m'mmm'v'wm t ' ' J "Tr"' TRADE DEALS TO BE FACTOR II London View is That Military Operations in Spring Wit Hinge Upon Outcome of Present Negotiations. RED PROPAGANDA IS DISLIKED BY BRITAIN Tentative Plan Has Been Form ed for Trading Corporation Financed by Rusian Soviet and British Capital. ' LONDON, Jan. 6. -U.T. P.) Rus la'a military campaign next summer will be governed by the outcome of her trade negotiation. It became ap parent hero. Trade, It la believed, will determine what region ahull be attack ed an well aa the time of campaign Trading with Hrltnln hn been in obey, ance for more than nix month, but a aort of unofficial commerce hoa been Unit up ax nucleoid for n full resump tion of business relation. Meanwhile the two countries are disputing- over British demands thai the soviet gov ernment cease acutterlng propaganda. In aome quarters It la charged Russia la ' using her military concentrations aa n threat to effect trade resumption. Aside from the difficulty of reach ing an agreement to resume trade, there will be trouble In adjusting the ,.-.. . , ... ..I ... .,1 K.f U-ltaln .1.1 , 1, communistic! government of Ituxsiu. it In learned today. A tentative plan hn be.n devised under which a "Russian trading corporation' will le formed. 'iMwlf be cepltalhierf-a V-a million poundi, half subscribed by' Russia and half by Britain. Russian and British branches of the corporation would split their profit evenly, the former operating aa monopolies In liuaHla aa h branch of the government. Thn Ilrltlsh branch would be empowered lo purchase from manufacturer In their own country all Russian requirements and export them. It would hbIho con trol the ante of nuaxinn product In the British empire. HIGH LICENSES FEES Separation of Commercial and Sporting Fisheries Results in Need of More Funds for Pro portion of Fish. An entire new game code for the State of Oregon will be offered to the 19J1 state legislature by the Oregon Fish & Game Commission, Marlon Jack, local member of the commis sion, said today. In It present shape, the game code Is ao contradictory in spots that It Is considered time to shelve It and start anew with a code that will be uniform and thoroughly legal. Efforts to change the state's season for killing of migratory birds to con form to the federal open season will be made by the commission, Mr. Jack said. The commission wilt meet In Portland on Saturday to take up thesf and other matters to' present to 'the legislature. "increases In the licenses fees both for hunting and angling will be recommended by the commission," Mr. Jack snld. "Since the divorce of the commercial and sporting fisheries, the game commission must have more funds with which to work. It will need Its own hatcheries for tho pro pagation of game fish and It must have money enough to moet the In creased salaries which must bo puld game wardens. During the war wt hud to pay more for everything but d-d not raise the license costs." Mr. Jack soya he favors startln' (Continued on oe I.) CURBS WILUMER PORTLAND, Jan. 6 (A. P.1-A lowered temperature has checked the flood of the Willamette and mountain feeder tributaries. The Willamette stood at 18.9 this morning. It Is not likely to reach nineteen feet before It starts to fall sometime tomorrow snld the weather bureau, . The Willnm ette is fulling nt nil points except Sa lem and Oregon City. RUSSIA OVES CLEAN CITY; BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WILL BE AIM SAYS HARTMAN Action on Chief of Police Was Deferred as Predicted; Harold J. Warner Named City Attorney; Dr. F. E. Boyden, Physi cian; Manuel, Friedly is Elected as Council Chairman; Big Crowd Attends Opening Session of New Council. Appointed Official Chief of Police Deferred. City Attorney Harold J. War- 4 ner. City Physician Dr. F. E. Boy- lien. City Engineer F. B. Haye. Fire Chief W. B, Rlngold. Slreet Superintendent C. A. Crnbtree. Quarantine Officer John Jlalley Jr. .Mutron Mr. John Kearney. - Sexton I'cter Hclloino. Declaring that he tlll Mood square ly on hi campaign slogan of "economy a clean city atul an efficient business administration of the city govern ment," Mayor George A. Hartman lust r.lght made hla Inaugural address be fore the city council and 50 men gath ered i.i-wit'ieH the action of that bod) nl It firm meeting. The audience wan Just hn hearty In ita applause of the fien- mayor' ft o led policy a It wa disappointed when he announced,- at. the flrt tap pt the gavel, thn' selec tion of a chif of police had been de ferred, i ! Police AiKiliilmcnt IW'fcrw! gc.od sized throng gathered at the city hall to hear first hand the an nouncement of the new Vhlef'a name. The councllmen filed into the council chambers at H o'llock, after holding .1 cat'cti. In which they agreed to de fer the appointment. The mayor. Lofter calling the body lo order, said that for the b. refit of the large audt- cico ifother" tl.cr; to hear ti e report on tnc appointment of a police chief, he wi.uld state that no action would be taken at that time. Not a man in th audience depnrled, however. In hi address, which was brief and Informal, Mayor Hartman pledged himself to work for the good of the entire city, without favors to any seo tpin or lo any clique. He declared himself for a forward looking policy. yet one that would combine reasonable onomony. People Vote Was for ITobtchs "I believe that the people of Pen dleton, by their vote for the measures In tho city election, took their stand f..r a forward looking policy. I know of no changes I would make in the platform on which I ran. I shall con ilder that till city belongs to the peo ple and It is up to them to say what thev want. Insofar as possible, I shall K.,..lr- hf.l. In III. nnnnle f O I the city "fioclal and civic organizations, churches or any other bodies which have interests In city betterment and the general welfare, 1 shall Invite to cooperate with the mayor and council. We shall seek constructive criticism from the public ahvaya." Mayor Hartman declared, In closing, that he appreciates the expressions of confidence and pledges of coopera tion already received from many sour ces. He asked for the heartiest co operation rrom the council and citizens and in turn pledged his best efforts In the same direction. lYIodly Is muncll Chairman The firt meeting of the new citv council went off with rapid fire speed and Dreclslon. The appointments to city offlaes, announced by the mayor,. had been ngreed upon in the caucus nd each won confirmed with unani mous vote. Manuel Friedly was unanimously chosen as chairman of the council and, In the mayor's ab sence, will be acting mayor and preside over the sessions of the council. The first official act of the council was to lay upon the table the resigna tion of Robert Simpson, one of their number, aa plumbing inspector. It was Indicated that nn appointment night be made later. James A. Fee, retiring city attorney, iiibmltled a final report In which ho served notice that, he hnd brought ac tion In the circuit court to bring all claimants for tho city's share of the -eward In the Til Taylor murder ense before the court to present thelt claims. He also snld that A. It. Cootey. who has a loan from the city, now desires to pay half of his delinquent 'Merest and escape foreclosure pi ...tin against the properly mort- aied. This matter was referred to he finance commltee for further In estlRittlon. H..I..U li-L-nlltv ouostlonod Legality of the $22,0011 in bonds .oted at the general election and pur chased by Carstens Earles, of Port land, at $1.11 premium, was question ed by the buyer, according to a com ...iniinn read to the council. Teal, Minor oc ' . ,v, - bond house, gave an opinion that the . ... o ,iri-i,A niiornevs city under Its charter and oroinnm .s. has no authority to Issuo bonds of th" character ana u.. i....... - ' .. I minai-nini bonds. The com-1 au " : . ,ifiH ,-heck pany requested that Its certified check, deposited for the purchase of the Is Hie, be refunded at once. ift The bond matter was ordered Ml with the new city attorney for lm- mediate consideration and action. The councllmen lust night expressed ft be lief that authority could be found for Issuing the bonds and thus rendering them legul. Committee appointments announced f illowing a caucus of the new council held a week ago, were read by the mayor without change, and confirmed. He announced after the meeting a spe t'al library committee, to consist of Wlllard Hond, Manuel Friedly and F. J. McMonlcs, to work toward a con solidation of tho city and county II-1 hrury facilities. i IMvrnihcr Report Ilcartl ! Reports for December of the fire chief and the city recorder were rend nd ordered filed. .Neither had pre-! ,ured an annual report for the meet ing. A petition was received asking for a street light at the Intersection of Martin and Madison streets ond this was referred to the light committee. The entire-personnel of tho council was present and they took their places about the table without regard to al phabet or ward representation. Next to the recorder sat I'.lchard Lawrence. The order then wis Robert Simpson,! Manuel Friedly, Joe Ell, F. J. Mc-1 Monies, William Dunn, WHInrd Bond j end Claude Peninnd. With Henry! Invlor absent, honors for moving- ro adjourn h ive fallen to F. J. McMoiiles, . erv Is strong opposition from far Umi f.f ward two. ' -. 1 mprs who are still -wrangling over the ' ,C price-fixing activities of the food ud- ii ill "rT ' J i i Telegrams todny were sent to the j national capital bmembers of Walla Walla Post. American legion, urging DENVER. Jan. 6. l P.) Worn that the barracks at Fort Wal'a Walla . ot from weeping, his nerves almost be turned over for hospital purposes . wrecked. Horace Tarberf. u hotel pro for the former service men of the j prietor, charged with the murder of northwest. A large meeting was held Oeorge Edwards, aged 19, In the there yesterday by officials of the hu- : former's hotel here Tuesday, derlareei i-eau of war risk insurance, the state the shooting was purely accidental, hospit illiatlon committee of the State j "I've cried until I have no more of Washington and legion members, tears," Tai bert suict. "As God is my Dr. F. A. I.ieuullen and P. I. Idlemnn Judge. It was all an accident." Ed of Pendleton Post, attended from here. Wards had called ut the hotel to visit A dinner was held last evening at i irlends. whom Tabert was ejecting, the Dacres hotel in which members of j The latter, after demanding what Ed the Walla Walla Commercial Club j wards was doing there, shot him. Joined with the legion men in present- Torbert declared Mrs. Allie Fodge, his ting their proposition to Pradley j housekeeper, whom he planned to Fowlkes. of the burenu of war risk In- ! SUninCfl. It was decided that wires 1.1 hi, ,.nt Innnv nririne- Ihnt the abandoned post be turned over for a rehabilitation hospital and vocational training school for disabled veterans. The Washington hospltilization com mittee, members of which were pres ent, left the meeting on their tour of the state In search of former service men needing assistance In any way. When they complete their tour they will meet with the Oregon committee at stale headquarters In Portland a similar tour of Oregon will be made. HER VANCOUVER, B. C Jan. 6. lT. P.) Now comes the first lady speaker in any parliament in the world. At n meeting last evening of the British Co lumbia cabinet, It was decided to ten der the speakership of the provincial parliament to Mrs: Mary Ellen Smith, a member from Vancouver. 8he will have special quarters of her own in the house and a special staff. Her enlry Into the house will be marked by cries of "make way for the speaker," and the house must rise in honor of her entry or departure. She will have the privilege of wearing her hat, a three-cornered silk bonnet as part of her official nttlre, and will wear a long black silken robe whose train will be carried by pages. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. (A. P.) Secre'ury of Ijihor Wilson has granted a parole to Lord Mayor O'Callaban'of Cork, detained nt Newport News, on his own recognizance pending a deci sion nn to his admission to the culm- trv 'r oi'i i ui.n tiuft.oMi p.it'iti:s. NEW YORK. Jan. ti. (A. P.) Lawrence Mnlawista, ugent of the National surety company, wns nr- I rps( (i , KOVtpnmpnt bribes of over $l00.00li for assistance pnnilcr,m wU ;fraulK POLITICAL FOES STRIFE TO HERB 111 OUT Penrose and Johnson Lead Bri gade That Has No Desire to See Food Administrator in Harding Cabinet. FARMERS ALSO HAVE COMPLAINTS TO MAKE View Held That Harding Has Seriously Considered Hoover for Cabinet But May Listen to Objections Made. MART ON, Jan. 6. (L-. P.) Power ful political enemies may succeed In l-eeplng Hoover out of the Harding cabinet, according to Information here. He had been tentatively slated tor a post, probably of labor, but activity among his political opponents recently became so strong as to create serious doilu in the mind of the president elect about appointing him. jlardins holds the former food administrator In high regard und believes he would be a valuable man in the cabinet. The fierce opposition of Hcnator Penrose, senator Johnson, one an old guard leader, the other foremost of the pro gressives, i powerful. In addition. ministration during the war. marry wnen ne ootatneo a divorce. joptled his arm while he was covering Edwards with his gun, earning it to discharge. The woman denied she was in the hotel at the time of the .iliooting. I J" L ! TOKIO, Jan. fi (U. P.) The Osahi Asahi, a leading newspaper, strongly urged the Anglo-Japanese alliance be not renewed. Asahi declared non-renewal of the alliance would remove the cause for friction with America. The Jlji urged reduction of the Jap anese army on the grounds that Russia has collapsed militarily. WASHINGTON, Jan. fi. (A. P.) The I'nlted States mail boat Pulitzer with seven men. has been missing since Din-ember l.r and may have been lost In the straits of Shelikofr, Alas ka, Secretary Payne was Advised by tiovernor R:sgs of Alaska, The navy department and coast guard service have been asked by l'uyne to aid in l he march. Thinks Itonl Safe. PORTLAND," Jan. 6. Dr. Andrew C. Smith nf Portland, owner of the Pulitzer, said he had no fear for the safety of the veiwel. The Pulitzer was formerly a pilot boat nt the mouth of the Columbia river and has been car- j rymg mail between Seward and I na- laska. Dr. "mlth obtained the con tract a year ago. Cll MIM RI.IX WILL RECOVER WASHINGTON. Jan. 6. (l P.I Physiclans attending Senator Cham berlnin expressed confidence In his re covery. He will he able to receive vis-1 77 lors soon. I HANK II S TO SI SPFXP. LONDON, Jan. 6. (A. p.) The- PritishAnierican continental hank lias suspended payment. It is believed the 'ink Advanced money on produce audi jWas unable to realize during the trade iiaKtnil.ut. KEEP MARCH WHEAT GOES UP NEARLY FIVE CENTS IN CHICAGO; A. CAPTAIN WANTS CHINA BOYS TO USE, AMERICAN LANGUAGE l nele Sam'a great melting pot In h i I (. ull.r.J t. . . T - " " ru "J i,inui jen- nle Conrad of the Salvation Ar- my wno Is devoting an hour a day to the teaching of English to two Chinese boys Just arrived in Pendleton from the Orient. The pupils are Eng How. aged 17, who joined his father here but whose mother is In China, and Eng Kind Chung, aged 18, whose parents are In China. They are employed at a local restau- rant. ; Roth Iwys are eager to learn. according to Captain Conrad, and show an aptitude in . their study of reading and writing. Captain Conrad says she took the boys as students because she herself was once a stranger in a strange land, having came at the age of 14, from Holland to America. 4 4444- DURING PAST YEAR Retiring City Physician Suit- gCStS Isolation Hospital tol'he British commission was reported ... (. . , out of the market and up to the close """ MMi vxcuciai Health of City isjlood. i " ; li l . . n.v . . ... . , ! i r, i, mi s uiiui mil m iiecmising , but Its percentage of contagious dis eases is higher than in years, the an nual report of Dr. H. J. Kavanaugh. retiring city physician, for 1920, shows. There were 229 births in Pen dleton during the year, of which 111 were males and US females. In the same period virtually 1100 persons, or more than one-seventh of the city's population, were at some time In quar antine. Births were 20 fewer than In 1919 and SJ fewer than In 1918. The de crease is attributed in part to the passing of war years, when, statistics show, births usually increae. Pendleton' death rate was low. de spite the high percentage of conta gious diseases. In the city proper there were but 141 deaths end at the Eastern Oregon State Hospital there ! were 4 2. The city's average was 19 deaths per 1000 population. The fact that deaths In the local hospital are included In the city's record, although patients may have come from out of the city, swells the city's average somewhat. son livi tir; Crowded and. In cases, unsanitary ing quarters, are blamed by the re ing physician for the prevalence of contagious diseases. He urges that the city consider an isolation hospital for such cases so that whole families, living in unfavorable conditions, would not be subjected to the disease. One hundred sixty-eight families were quarantined for influenza, 141 for smallpox, 45 for measles, is for diphtheria a lid one for scarlet fever during 1920. Nearly 1100 Individuals were affected. There were 14 ty phoid fever cases, none of which, Dr. Kavan-niRh says, could be traced to the city's drinking water. Persons af flicted, In most cases, drank water from wells within the city limits, Pendleton was particularly free from tuberculosis cases, the report shows, only four cases having; come to the attention of the city physician. E CHICAGO, Jan. 6. (V. P.) Occu- punts of a three-story apartment 0VPr the r'"t of ,ne Presidential el building were startled here early to- etion. Salutes marked the arrival day by an explosion of a bomb in of ,he Minnesota. front of the building, shattering the w indows In many homes nearby. The police are unable to ascertain any rea- i son for the attempt to blow up the ! building It was occupied by nn ul- del - man a minister, and a doctor. APPROPRIATIOXS ARE CI T I WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. The regis- j lative. executive and judicial appro- j priation hill reported to the house car- , rled i 12.728.43S, or $23. 724. 196 lessi than departments asked and $5,728.-, below the appropriation for the t current year. ' . RFSTORK I.A roiJ.ETTS PltTl'llF' MADISON. Wis.; Jan. 6 (C. P.) A portrait of Senator LaFollette. re- moved from the governor s office dur- ink the war due 10 I.. FoiUit'. m,,,i. !tion to the war. was ordered restored I to Us place by Governor Plaine. MAY ALSO UP A gain of almost five cents In the March wheat over yesterday's market I XaTr "he frof ? I caK grain market. March wheat aft- ler opening at 1.9, closed at 11.74 I . . . -i ..... jnne .way wneat after opening at ; S 1.63. closed at II. 67 1-2. Yesterday .March wheat closed at $1.69 6-8 and May wheat at 1.64 1-8. Following are the quotations received by Over beck & Cooke, local brokers: Wheat. l j Mar. i May i.May Open. High. Low. Close. l.84 1.74 14 167 4 1.74 1.63 l.7 1.61 1.67 Corn. .75 14 .76V4 Oni. .73 .74 . .48 .47 .7014 .76 'A .49 .4814 July May May .48 -47 It ye. 1.4514 149 '4 1.45 Barley. .714 .7014 1.49 .7114 Foreign Kxchange. Indon. 367. Paris, .0603. Berlin, .0140. Rome, .0.ir,2. (From Overbeck & Cooke Co.) j Wheat fluctuated In an Irregular manner early in the day, having a weak tone about noon nntv in h fal lowed by a sharp upturn toward the close, accompanied by extensive short covering due to the announcement j from Washington that a leading sen ator has announced his willingness to j withdraw opposition to the passage of i the emergency tariff bill which Is de- K ? r'"trct imPr,a,ion'' of fnr- there was do confirmation. It was in- ' tlmated that some buying had taken '-place on the decline-.---A -an offset to this, however, there had been rumb- linrs the nnst few itavi ef nffAra In i-tt. ... . - sen oy exporters wnicn is tne direct antithesis of that which those hullishlv inclined hase their ideas, namely, that exporting buying in this country will continue.. Portland Hard White. 1.63. Soft white, 1.57 . White club, 1.S8. Hard winter, 1.55. N. spring. 1 55. Red Walla. 1.52. "Winnipeg 1 N 1.97 7 7-8; 3 N 1.S5 7-8. 7-8: 1 X 1.7 7-8: Minneapolis l D X 18: X 1.93 1.80 7-8, 1.83 77-8: 1 X. 1. 1.74 7-8, 1.7 7 7-8. 1.81 7-8; 7 R. Z. LIBRARIES WILL BE CONSOLIDATED, PLANj Consolidation of Pendleton's library facilities under one roof, by the elim ination of the city library is sought In a motion made by Councilman Rich ard Lawrence and passed last night, appointing a committee from the coun cil to confer with the county court re garding possibilities for consolidation. Willard Bond was named chairman of the committee and Manuel Friedly and Robert Simpson were named col leagues. I It has been known for some time ' that Mayor George A. Hartman would be friendly to such a move. That it will have support from the city library board is also surmised, for Council man Friedly, whom he nmed to the committee, is a member of the city li brary board. The city library maintained In the city hall, is little used. It has fhown little growth since the establishment of the county library system and many point to it as a needless duplication. Citizens in general are understood to favor the change. CRoviKit ix ci n. HAVANA, Jan. . (IT. P.) Gen eral Crowder, of the I'nited States army, arrived here on the warship Minnesota to investigate the Cuban situation. Complicated by a dispute I I nflPLIC Ull I UnlP. I il II tl VVIL I liAVl lJJUL, 1 1 i LL I llll L - PORTLAND. Jan. S. (C. P.) City Attorney La Roche has resigned to conduct the Eihe- rMve defense. Frank S. Grant, potentate of Alkader Temple mystic shrine, whs nominated to succeed Ln Roche subject to the vote wt 1 lie coi'iicil tomorrow. Federal Judge Wolvertun Issued an order authorizing the recelv- ers expenditures In conducting the business of Morris Brothers i..,a si .toning the books, WHTTEEiS HEARING UPOn FORDhEY bill House Ways and Means Com mittee Has Started Hearings on General Revision of Tar iff by the New Congress. HOUSE REPORT FAVORS 48 NEW CONGRESSMEN Recommendation Calls for Con stitutional Amendment Lim iting Final Number or Rep resentatives to 500. WASHINGTON. Jan. 6. (A. P.) Senator Penrose, chairman of the senate finance , committee, announced he would support the house emer gency tariff bill, although he hoped for certain modifications. WASHINGTON. Jan. (LV-1'.)- Mena,or Penrose, chairman of the sen ate finance committee, has abandoned his opposition to the Fordney emer gency tariff bill and announced h would support and push it to passage at the present session of congress. President Hagenbarth of the Natl, onal Woolgrowers Association, told the senate committee of falling prices and that loss of a market brought American woolmen face to face with ruin. He explained bow Pouth Am erican wool has fallen In price, cutting the .fact fronjLjnder American pro- ... ducers, how manufacturers faced sud den and heavy cancellation of orders wnln innrii r.rA II .11 " ' " " "-- 1tri,' destroy the wool business. ' Means New Congrrwman WASHINGTON. Jan. . (A. P.) Under the committee's bill the repre sentation for Oregon would be In creased from three to four congress men and Washington five to - It Provides in case any increase In num ber of representatives such additional representatives shall be elected at large until the legislatures pass a re districting ! , : - Onfral Hearing On WASHINGTON. Jan. . (A. P.I Tariff hearings have begun In both house and senate. The house ways and means commltee began hearing as a base for a general revision of the tariff at a special session of congress to be called after Harding's Inaugura tion. The senate finance commute litstd testimony regarding the Ford ney emergency tariff bill, passed by the house, which virtually puts em liargoes on the importation of a lacge lumber of commodities, which is b signed to held farmers, wool (rowers, and cattle raisers to a better market ard higher prices. - , . - - For 48 New Members " . ' WASHINGTON. Jan. . (A. P,) Th house census committee has agreed to report to congress the Siegel bill fixing the membership of the house at 481, an increase of 48 over the pres ent membership. It also recommended a constitutional amendment limiting the membership of future- houses to r.tio. . ,. -,--. ? Changes th Situation. WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. . : (I. P.) Penrose's announcement changes the aspect of the tariff and taxation situation. Penrose had been the only republican member of the fi nance committee to oppose the emer gency tariff and his co-operation with the democrats was counted on to pre vent passage of the measure. Now Its enactment Is deemed certain, despite attacks by opponents, who say It will (Continued on page .) Weather Reported by Major Lee Moorhouse, official weather observer. Maximum, 41. Minimum, 27. Barometer. 29. S3. THE t WEATHER FORECAST Tonight and rVlday fair.