(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" PRESS DAILY EDITION DAILY EDITION , . ' 4 Thu East Ornnln la Er Ow on" igreatsit vppr end selling tore lv to the drlr ovrr twice the guaranteed psiil etrfln latlon In Pendleton an! Umatilla covin tjr of any other newspaper. Number of eopiM printed of reaurday's IMIly 3,274 Thli ptper a mtinbtr of and audited or the Audit Uureau of Circulation, COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 32 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1921. NO. 9741 FIGHTING WfrJRELAND APPROACHES BATTLE PROPORTIONS ' 4"r 1 ' ' ' 1 1 i Tl EXAS DUELISTS MRS. HARDING PACKS UP. KILL EACH OTHER III GUN BATTLE Prominent Men in Community Meet in Country- Store Dur ing School Board Meeting i and Deadly Firing Begins. FIGHT RESULTOF FEUD BEGUN MANY YEARS AGO Dispute First Occurred Over Boundary Line, Shooting Be gins With Few Words, Both Succumb From Wounds. LCBBOCK. Tex.. Feb. ., in. r.) Jim lluwlea, 60, wealthy, land owner and Jim Wright, 62, prominent ain clvle affulr of hl community. shot each other to death In a duel In a, small country store at Hhnllnw Water, 10 miles east of here, during a school board meeting last night, according to word received her. Their legs were Intertwined when they fell. The shoot ing; was the result of a feud of many yearn Involving- a, land boundary. Howies opened fire, shooting from hl hip with a amall caliber revolver, when lew than half a doson words had been exchanged. The nhot hit Wright In th, leg. Wrighla gun came Into action and I'.owles continued firing an both mer sank to the floor with bullets In their heart. 1 - COMMUNITY SERVICE Executive Members Also Elect ed at Meeting of Committee of 25 and Work on Local Program Will Soon Progress. Committee chairmen and executive committee member for Pendleton Community Service were chosen hist night In a meeting of the committee of 25 and work on the local program will progress at the pleasure of the varloua loaders. The executive com mittee will consist of the three elect ed officers, James Johns, pre! blent; Mrs. V. K. Hoyden, vice president, and Pal Lonergan, secretary-treasurer and the following committee mem bers: George A. Hartman, II. K. Vilow, J. II. Kaley. Judge O. W. Phelps, F Wlllard Bond, I.. C. Hchan'f, J- w Maloney, Sandy McUln. Mr K. T. Wade and Harold J. Warner. A committee to work on plats for the evcntutl construction ot m .'.'idi tortum was also named last night. Judge Phelps la at the head ot ih.s Important committee and his col leagues are J. H. Sturgis, C.. M. Rice. It. W. Itltner, William Dunn, J. :i. Kaley and 8. It. Thompson. Chulrmen for several committees were named with the privilege of se lecting their own co-workers. Ir. Ouy U Hoyden will head the bys' committee, Fred Itennloh will head athletics, Mrs. 8. II. Kershaw will In in charge of music and Mr. lnlow In charge of playgrounds.' Committee chairmen, for the girls' work nnd for dramatics and pageantry will be chosen soon. " These committees, when member ed will meet ot the cull of their re- apective chairmen. 1 Next week the notary Club veil hear Dr. Hoyden and Mf. -Johns or the boys' work phase of communlt; activity. The Wednesday lunchoor will be turned over entirely to mis subject. M VHKISTS STFAHY. . PORTLAND, Feb. 3. (A. I.) Cattle and sheep steady, hog lower ItftH.ZK; eggs weak; butter flrn. Weaificr Heported'by Major I-ce Moorhouso, weather observer. Maximum, 4 2. Minimum, Ilarometer, 29.42 Itulnfall, .15 of on, Inch. THt WEATHER FORECAST Tonight fair and colder, iriday fair. i ' J ,t. .V-, ' I V "J f' V' . v - I --." ...rf-n..'" ! . . '": .V '.V : i- ' A I ''-It- ' ' : t r .V, '- ' v' ' ' ' -1 I - 'Y-w f- - . , Wv,r ' t '''": X ; '' 4 i ' H -''ImiS ' , . " in J : - I La In !fpR ' 7, J'' zr - . --'( Jf . . . v. .11'' . -. , . - , I , : 1 -' S - , ; ' .... I'- ' , ' " : 1 SPIHING FUSE ID DYNAMITE POINT REVENGE All NORTHWEST ROADS WILL HAVE OFFICIALS HERE FOR CONFERENCE Twenty Six Sticks of High Ex plosive Already Ignited Are Found Under Aberdeen Am- erican Legion Building. Bvery railroad operating Into the noasible for Mr. Van Diisen to attend northwest, including the c. M. & St. P. 1 1 ecause of ill health and in that cae MAN SEEN CROUCHING BUT ESCAPES CAPTURE Two Suspects Discovered Rid ing Blind Baggage, Carrying Bombing Equipment, But Po lice Hold Them Guiltless. AliEIiDEK.V, Wash., Feb. 3. (A. P.) Twenty six sticks of dynamite I with a sputtering fuse were placed un i der the American lesrion building here I b.st nlKht while fifty ex-servic men state war bonus. Henry Lancaster, a legionnaire, saw a man crouching and investigating .found the dynamite drapped in a Montcsano newspaper v.ith the fuse lifihted. The would be bomber escaped. The police question ed the Japanese section foreman to whom the paper wrapping the bundle was addressed, but he proved his in nocence. Two suspects were caught on a blind baggage having fuses and a bottle of explosive and are held though aro not believed guilty of the legion attempt but of the attempt to blow a safe at Cosniopolis. The police believe iVip attempt is connected with the cen ts alia Armistice day affair. i Co., will be represented by officials at the meeting to be held here Saturday for discussion of plana for the devel opment of power at Umatilla rapids on the Columbia river. In addition to these there will be representatives of the reclamation and of the United States engineer corps. In. attendance ' besides various business leaders from bolh Oregon and Washington. I The Portland Chamber of Com-1 merce is sending a delegation to the) conference. The personnel of the Portland delegation will, according to ' P. Hetherton. executive secretary, in clude President Van Duseti. W. I. I Thompson, J. P. O'Brien and Whitney the executive secretary will be here In lieu of the president. The sessions will be held in the f Ms' lodKe room and there are indi cations of a very busy time from the ofwitng of the meeting at 10 o'clock until toward!! evening. A luncheon v.i'l be served at noon in honor of the MiisMe visiinfj, this being under the ausiii. er of tile Pendleton Commercial Association. Membership in the power associa tion Is open to ail residents of Oreson ai d Washington and all local people. lan.teis and business men. are Invited to attend and participate. It is also ueMied to have good representation-) Boise. Mr. O'Brien will also be nr-lfrin tli the towns nf the rr.nntv . ent as an official of the O. W. n. & K. Rc-pe rts rc eived show much Inter Co. and he will be accompanied by 8. est on the part of Washington people Murray, assistant chief engineer, and ami good delegations are expected other officials. ! from Walla Walla and other Eastsm Mr Hetherton states ft may be im- Washington towns. SALEM LEGISLATORS MAKE CRIMINALS OF MEN WHO . PATRONIZE PUNCH BOARDS BRITISH POLICE AND SINN Fm II III BATTLE Din of Engagement Heard for Nine Miles, Republicans Commandeer Building and Exchange Shot for Shot for Time. ; BLACK ANd"tANS, AIDED, ' DRIVE OFF IRISHMEN BIDS OPENED BY CITY While President elect Harding Is taking a much needed rest InVlorSda. Mrs. Harding in Washington packing up silver, linen and other belongings preparatory to moving into the While House. Site is shown here on the steps oi me naming Home In Washington, talking with .Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, Phila ueinnia sutiracist. .virs. H:rii ntr i,, m,-- i t !.,..; ... 4i . ," , ,,, . '" "--. .. ,.,,,.,, , j,,. lire ,.Mm . vuMuiurc nn. in win pri-M-m uie memorial stattie t r suffrage pioneers to the capital, Feb. jr.. Circled picture shows Frank Plackstone, the Harding chauf feur, leaving the Harding home with a case of linen nnd silver. llids averaging 8 2 cents on the dol lar were opened lust night by the city council for the rt issue of $22,000 in fire apjaratus and park bonds, de clared in conflict with the city charter when originally offered at per .cent interest. Ttho bonds in conformity with the charter im;st draw 3 pet cent and be dated for 30 years with the option of retirement after H SALEM, Feb. 3. (U. P.) The houses, but now evervhodv hn .in eve house passed a bill making criminals ,on them, including the large and very of persons operating or Pa'roniziner I active lnhhv nf the nnvi. nmnriu,.,. punch boards or nickel-in-slot ma- and film company officials who came chines 44 to 12. Bennett, leader of I here to protest against the passage of the insurgents, declared the house was any of the bills. A public hearing on "getting down to pretty small busi- the bills will be held Tuesday night, nes'' when it had "big matters'1 await- I It is expected to draw fhe biggest ing attention, to consider such bills. I crowd seen hete during the session in Wra- Kinney was one of the 12 voting j advocacy of any pending legislation. "So." Commission Suspended. S diool Voters Changed. SALEM, Feb. 3. The public service SALEM, Feb. 3. (A. P.) Only commission was todav again supend- one new Dill was Introduced m the UMATILLA INDIANS GEOUS NATIVE GARB WILL PRESENT POT Affair to Have ' Historical Themo Based on Story of Four Red Men's Search for the "White Man's Book of. Heaven." WORKOUTS OKI M s TO MM WHERE I BOXERS ARE TRAINING Principa's in American Legion Smoker Saturday Night Are Eeing Followed by Fans Interested in Game. I'matilla Indians, in gorgeous native dress, will present at 1 lie Christian Kmlwivor cr mention In Im. Grande tills wecK-i-nd a pageant having for Its theme Ctc historic Journey, years ago. of four Indians to .St. Louis, in scutvh of the 'White man's Hook of Heaven.' dev. J. M. Corncilson, Presbyterian missionary at Tutiillla, is in charge of ho I agi ant. nnd plans to show also a living picture of the arrival of Whit man rnd M uuldlng, early missionaries, wd also to depict the transformation if the savage red man into the peace ful chine'i cf today. The convention, which will be nt- 'ended bv delegates from many of the loalilies wist of tho Cascades, will have one of lis chief speakers Itev. orge L. Clark, pastor of tho local I'resliyterlan church and known ns the Christian Kndenvorers "l nele Hilly. He. appears in the program four times, nd under the general topic, "Fellow hli," will speak on factors of fellow ship, reflex of fellowship, fellowship of the cross, n'ml divine fellowship. Artiang othrr speakers will he K. I C.ates, general field secretary, and Paul Hrown, a national worker, Resides Kev. Clark, Kev. Conielison nnd his Indians, those who will leave for La "Cranrte tomorrow niKht arc James Clark, Miss Vera Hampton, Miss Muriel Hampton, Miss Harhnra Kd momls, Miss Wllnia Wade, Miss Cfr triKlc MeConnell and Hnlph Mcl'ullnv I if the rreshyleriiin church;. Jnbin "aught. Miss Alice Creenwald, Miss Hroldine Hortoit and Miss Lcona 'lorn, of the Christian chuih. . The bids, Mayor Hartman figured, were submitted on the basis of yield ing the prospective buyers about 6 per cent. The Illegal rinds were It have sold at 1 11 premium per J1000. :.ther a special ejection to amend y charter or un effort to dis- jpose of tnese oonas among me mi- zens Is faced by the city, witn mgn interest bearing bonds on the market for public service corporations ani troverninent bonds at a low point, tli 'city's issue is believed to have small chance on the market. Consensus ol opinion in the council last night wa; I that an election for charter amend Intent would, be rather costly ar l that 'the rale, of bonds locally should be cs ,;viyed. The finance committee 'took !l!;e whole matter vnder adv.seme it innri will i coort its liiulings at t he next Local i-eetin,-t of the conned. Close- on Delinquents. The city's need of finance! va pointed out In the meeting. It wai disclosed that more than 6(1 property owners have allowed their payment foi paving to become delinritient. tr -esmuch as the city holds a lien again:;' ali such property the city attorns was authorised to y rocecd to foreclose on these luns in hopes of obtaining collections. A lot on Lincoln street, purchased a number of yiars aj-'O fqr a fire lions, site, is to be offered bv the city foi sale. Advertisement of bids for the purchase of this lot was anthori7.ee and the recorder today culled for bids lot is in the heart ot tne norn residence district and is' consid ered niiite a sirable uuiHiing sue. - l'-unk McLean, accountants, were awarded a com i ad. lo audit the city hooks for 192 I and have started work. The Di-combe;- balances were strui'K by them ar-d w.irk on tho audit is pro ceeding:. A mtiximura charge of ith vms their bid. I'vowlor mi Hoxlng Commission. James It. Howler was appointed n member of the local boMng commis- Workouts being held dnily by the boxi.-rs who will fc-nlure I he American Iieglon smoker card Saturday niRht here are attrai ting crowds us large as 2nd persons. This afternoon at 3 o'clock the boxers started their mill ing again and tomorrow afternoon i hey will finish their heavy work and prepare for their battles of Saturday. Frankie Murphy and Johnny Fiske. fresh from their bouts at Salem, will work out together tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. I'oth are being followed as closely as thev showed here in the July 3 smoker Inst year and gave a 'The good account of themselves. Murphy i side has met such hoys as Johnny McCnr- thy, l'ryan Downey. Joo Kivcrs, A!cx Trnmhltas and Frakle Ilajnio and has not hud the worst of the argument with, any of them. Fiske has met Johnny Novo, Muff Bronson, Fenny Chaves, Young Sain Langford, Joe Gorman and other good lightweights on the coast, and is still up and com ing. Af t nVl.-i.-lf Vr.nl Alllcnn Pnrl VftW. ;i'i. ,! nv.nki.-it.imn n-,.r!.- o,,t Tt ! sion. which consists of members house. It was made ty Overture aod permits parents of any child attending a public tAiool to vote on all matters before the school districts, unless neither parent is a taxpayer, in which case one or the other will be entitled to vote. A bill providing for organization and improvement of districts for logged-off lands, aid for owners ot land in the form of loans, was passed, unanimous ly by the senate. Movies IJjve Issue. Moving picture regulation has be come one of the live Issues of the ses- ! number of circuit judges In the state sion. Members at first paid little at- tention to bills regulating the movie frntiMniie on twr s. With Reinforcements Unionists Squelch Attack Which is Be lieved to Have Been Part of a Strong Military Movement. CORK, Feb, J. (U. P.) The Brit. ish police and Kinn FViners engaged !n a pitched battle at Ross Carbery last night, the din of battle being heard nine miles. The number of Sinn Fein- ers were estimated at from 100 to 600. When discovered by the police, who came tearing down the road In motor lorries, the Sinn Feiners broke - for cover. A large body commandeers4 m building and stood off the uniform! forces for some time, exchanging shot for shot. The police reinforcements arrived and the assault became ton hot for the Sinn Feiners, who wefis compelled to withdraw. The number of casualties was not reported here, but they were believed to have been light, the police being well protected in armored cars, while the Sinn Fein ers were able to escape before their stronghold was surrounded. The pot lice believe they broke up what was intended to be a strong; military move, ment. ed until March SI proposed advanced express, rates, . , j.-..,, Aliens Shall Xot Tcacli. SAI.E.M. Feb. 3. (A. P.) The house unanimously passed a bill of Belnap's prohibiting alien and disloyal persons from teaching in the public schools, university or state colleges. It killed the Dennis resolution requir ing the highway to make all roads 1 feet wide. .1,1,1m. nf YM-int fillnH I .-., LillJ i-:iiiWalk. fur making every county a judicial dis trict which would have increased the SMALL NUMBER OF FORMER ELK'S OFFICERS REMAIN IN PENDLETON When Pendleton lodge of .F.lks tonight honors its past exalted rulers, an annual event, there will be only a small proportion of the 22 former officers present, it is expected. Three sre dead, several more are residents of other communities or temporar ily absent and one is ill. In look ing over the roll today It was found that only seven may be ex pected. Dr. F. W. Vincent, fourth ex alted ruler, is the oldest active official in Pendleton today. A. Alexander, second exalted ruler, is in Portland for the winter. Judge Thomas FiU Gerald, seventh exalted ruler; ,Thomas Thompson, ninth; Judge G, W. Phelps, 13th.; Frank J. Quinlan, 14th.. and J. V. Tallman, 16th., are in the city now nnd are ex pected tonight. J. H. Est os, S1sL is ill nt his home here. C. S. Cheshire, 16th., resides at Milton. Hoy W. Ititney, 20th. , and Lee D. Drake, 22nd., are in Salem and Astoria, respectively. - Sis Were Killed DUBLIN. Feb. 3. (C. P.) Six Sinn , Feinrrs ere killed fn the uScmpted ambush of police near Ross Carbery. according to an official announcement here. Several others were wounded. Dublin crowds were thrown into a panic last night by a serios of skir mishes between the military, and un known men in the Streets. Soldiers were stacked first. Three armored Lorries were fired upon from the side- With rifle snouts projecting from the screened cover of their cars, the soldier's responded with a sharp fire. Women in the crowds screamed and threw themselves flat upon the pavements. Hundreds fled into the side streets. Polli-c- Greatly Outnumbered SKtBBEP.EEN. Ireland, Feb. 3. -(A. P.l Several hundred Sinn Fteln crs attacked 15 police between Bur gada and Ross Carbery today. Si attackers were Rilled and several were wounded. The attackers were beaten off ater a fierce fight, abandoning a rge quantity of ammunition. No vo ce casualties were reported. Motor Lorry Blown l"p n- . ., , ' ., I DUBLIN. Feh. 3. (A. P.) A mo-Thirty-SlX KauroaaS Fail tOitor lorry loaded with auxiliary police Make Operating Expenses , ZZ Union Heads Fear General Us the first time such methods have been used in attacking crown forcesv. Three lorries loaded with police were attacked in Dublin, bombs being CHICAGO, Feb. 3. (V. P.) Two ' thrown, ot tnem. time- r-iui.i hundred thousand railroad employes j the fire and two civilians were wound- 200,000 RAILWAY MEN LAID OFF SINCE SEPT. AND ROADS LOSE COIN E Strike if Wage Cut Granted. ed. will he tho first appearance in a Pen- j dleton ring for all three of these hoys when they hear the bell Saturday night and thev are being more closely watched, perhaps than even Murphy and Fiske. Every day there is some thing doing nt. the gym every minute between 2:30 and 5 o'clock. General admission tickets are to be thrown on sa'o either tomorrow even ing or Saturday morning. Jack Dolph, matchmaker for the American legion, CITY W!LL TRY TO SELL BONDS LOCALLY S were laid off by 64 roads of the coun try since September 1. Thirty six rail roads failed to earn operating expens- jes in January. Twenty-eifsht road laid not earn their taxes and fixed i charges. These statements were made by W. W. Atterbury, chairman of the labor board of tho railroad executives' iissoohi linn, in n mihlio ir:iti.mnt sill). ! porting the demands of the railruudsj for reduction of wages. 1L K. Trviiur to tmorco V. S. Atterbury declared these lines rep- Wheat dropped In price again today, resented 40 oer cent of the railroad.) .rph wheat closing at t.St after mileage of the country. His statement opening at $1.57 while May wheat was Issued as union leaders declared ' closed at f 1.43 after opening at 11. 4T. the railroads, in their efforts to drive i yesterday's price tor March was 1.57 WHEAT PRICE AGAIN DROPS AT CHICAGO the American Legion. Ills associate are Dr. F. A. l.iciialicn and W. H Shcehan. The. petition Tor paving of Lincoln street between Jackson and Washing ton, together with a remonstrance ti that improvement, were both laid oi the tahls by the street committee. Tin petition for establishing the grade or Hay street was allowed. The fire chief's report for Jano.io showed that there were three firv duriiig the month in which the los.- MVOIl W ill AT IX TOWNS. tEWIHTOVVN, Montana Feb. 3. Great Northern railway offic als here estimate that S.ROrt.t'tlO bushels of wheat remain unshipped in lowns on their line in the stale of Molilalia. lp to December 21, reports show, 9,f,oi, llnfl bushels were carried over the railway," said toit.'iv. All rinns de seats are ,v peeled to be gone by that time., Thew"s peneral ndnvssion t'ckes are good fori -. all save eight rows which are reserved! WMliissl of Suit Asked di wn stairs. All ringside seats will he i Motion was filed with the' countx on tho stnue, - I court today to dismiss t he sett recent- i ly brought by the county against Wil- ' bam F. siams on a condemnation ac-1-ljtr: !Mi.-t H VMv A IIOI.IKIIHD tlon. The defendant has accepted tht LONDON", Feh. 3. The rank of terms offered by tho county conimis brigadier general ill the Pritish army sinners for the use of a quurry sit has been abolished. Officers holding and' camp site on his property. Tht thai rank will henceforth-be known as motion was filed by the dislrtct at colonel commandants, ,,torucy. Are there 44 people in this city or county who would like to each take a S"iO0 bond drawing five per cent inter est and being free from all taxes, fed eral, state or county? If so the mayor md finance committee of the city council would like to get in touch w ith Ihem. Tho city has authorized bonds am inn ing to H22.O00 to sell and if pos sible prefer to place these bonds local y. The bonds are for $r0(1 each, the security is gilt edge. Owing to tht i-resont state of -the general bond mar ket and the difficulty of placing a small issue through a bonding bouse it has been decided to offer these bonds here.- The bonds in question were voted b the people to pay for new fire equip ment and to purchase the block , land adjacent to the Catholic church and for Mav. $!. S-. Following are the quotations receiv ed from the Chicago Hoard ot Trade hv Overbeck & Cooke, local brokerm Wheat. y' ' ouen. High. Low, Close. March July May July May-July i.r.t 1.47 .4 IS .421 1.52 1.14 1-571 1.4S Corn. .ss .7V tints. .41H .42 4 lttvt". l.ss'i 1.14 Harlcjf, 1.51 1.4214 .64 '4 .tU4 .40-14 41 1.2SH L10 SO MILLIONS VOH HOM'IT.M.S WASHINGTON. Feb. . ll I Senator Koliinson offered an amend ment to the sundry civil appropriation hill to provide approximately thirty millions for hospitals for sick and dis Sabtcd soldiers. lown wages, are trying to coerce the I ederal railroad board to disregard the mmins law. K. F. Grable, he Union of unskilled main-1 nitir of wav and shop laborers, an-I swered the petition filed by the rail- roaus last week, asking abrogation of national agreements and reduction of wages of unskilled workers. Ho said it the railroads face financial crisis, as I claimed it is due to "careless, ine.fi-1 cient management," maintenance of I 'large, unnecessary and expensive offi cial staffs," and contracting at "fabu- leus figures for cost-plus work." t.oYi-rimn-iit Control Iredictod WASHINGTON. Feb. 3. -t P.) I Railway owners and workers are verg ing on a wage fight th it may throw tile roads back under government con- rol. Libor heads, includina president i tlompers of tho American federation, fmr a strike if tho railroad labor board at Chicaco grants the demands of Ih liianajrers for reductions. "Uailroad workers will resist to thei better end." warned William Johnston. I 1 " . heed of the international Association I Xini-ial Ilcbl Today. of Machinists. "It will be very iliffl- The funeral of the bite Frank O'. cult to avoid a general strike If the'Marra is being held this afternman In managers gain their demands." To j Weston, the home of two of Mr. O. prevent a tieup of the nations trans-j Harm's brothers. Mr. O'Harra, who portntion system, with the resultant died at the age of US on Monday, had stagnation of Industry, the government 'led an eventful life and wan welt has authority, under tho Esch-Cum-Iknewn here, where he realdod for the May FvirolEti jrchnc London, 3.86. l'ari! .072i. 1-erlln, .0162. Vienna. .0031. Canada, 11 13-16 discount. ' X, Y. money, 9 per cent. 1.53 1.43 .64 .6614 .4114 1.10 .59 Mi mi us law to aeiie the roads. paat 33 years.