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THE EAST OREGON IAN IS THE ONLY INLAND EMPIRE NEWSPAPER GIVING ITS READERS THE BENEFIT OF DAILY TELEGRAPHIC NEWS REPORTS FROM BOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND UNITED FHK DAILY EDITION DAILY EDITION Th East Oregontan In FuMern Ore. iou'i greatest newspnper and -ing force giv to the advertiser ovf twice the guaranteed psld circulation In Pendleton unil tmatiila county or ny other newspaper. The not press run of yesterday' Dully 3,476 '' Thli papf J ft mtmnor or nnd nii1ltd by the Audit Huron u of Clr,:ulatJn, CITY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER NO. 9745 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, 1921. VOL, 32 ; OllLll DOLLARS FOR LOCAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ASSURED OR IN SI - V ' GOT STATE SENATE PASSES GRAIN GRADING BILL UNANIMOUSLY ill TOM J OIEV COii II fl EUP: CHARGE MEASUPSPONSORED BY GRWJNOW IN HOUSE J9V John McDonald Confesses His Tesimony Was False and Given at the Instance of Prosecutor Fickert. WITNESSES INSTRUCTED FOR STAND GRILLING Informer States He Was Promised Share in $17,500 Reward for Swearing Moon ey Left Suit Case Near Scene NKW YOHK, Feb. 8. (I. P.) John McDonald, who u witness to the prosecution. Identified Tom Moon oy us the Kan Francisco preparedness day parade dynamiter, confess) d Mm testimony wan fulse, Attorney Frank Walsh announced. ntcDonuld's affi davit, Walsh Bald, wua telegraphed to Ban Francisco where a special grand Jury la Investigating the Moottoy cane. According to Walsh. McDonald made an affidavit that he wax unuhle to -Identify Mooncy, and that he did no In the testimony at the instance if Prosecutor Fickert. McDonald told Walsh, the affidavit Hinted, that he n prnmlKo.d a hure In the $ 1 7.T.00 reward In exchange for testifying that tho mun he saw leaving the oult cane near tho scene of the explosion wan Mooncy. It Is alleged the cuue against Mnnnev was a fraincun and that many witnesses were Instructed regarding whit they ohould .toy on, the stand. r .i n grain grading bill, offered In the Oregon senate recent ly, tot passed the senate without a dissenting vote, a Hpecial to the Kurt oVegoniun from President Hoy W. Ititner today advlaed. The bill will now go to the lower houne where it hua u Rood chance, local grain men bellevo, of also passing. The 1)111 went through without notable changes, so far as known here. The essential fcalur-s of the flint bill drafted, reducing the pen alty on (train under the present standard of 60 pounds test for No. 1, wero rctuineil, although the final draft may have been worded slightly differently. Hellef from what was considered an unjust discrimination against the grower of wheat in Eartcrn Oregon was sought In the bill. 'It fixes anew the dockage for weight uniii 60 pounds, lessening materially u differential that ia borne by tho fui mera but not by the export sellers. DEATH OF PIONEER WOMAN I RECALLS DARING IIDENT WHEAT GROWERS JTURK NATIONALS INSTRUCTED IN ; TO RE CLEANED I OUT BY GREEKS CO-OP PROPOSA Oregon Co-operative Grain 'Whirlwind Campaign Planned Farmers Membership Agree-i Against Ottoman National- mcnt Distributed in County to Familiarize Men With' Plan. , i ists if Allies Fail to Take Ac tion in London, General Declares. MM PROJECT ,1 IOSPITALS JANUARY 17, DATE SET APHA K EM EL'S FORCES FOR UMATILLA ACTION ; NOT TO LAST 10 DAYS PRECEDING WHITMAN I 1DER PA 2 Ef TAHIS. Feb. 8 (f. I'. I'pnlsh ment can and will be meted out to Germany of any allied nation la dls-1 satisfied with that country's response i to reparations, and the disarmament demand! of tho enlente, l'rentler l!rl and declared. An agreement has been entered Into whereby any entente na tion can act as a mandatory for the others If aha deems coercive measures may be necessary, Ihe premier an nounced In an Interview to the Uni ted Press. The mechanism of pun ishment ia much simpler and much more rapid than Is generally under stood, ho declared. Tho nation desir ing to Inflict a penalty. It Is provided In the ogreement, merely has to notify her allies of her Intention, meanwhile proceeding to net on her own accord. John Wyrlek, of 1-a Crosse. Wash ington, formerly of Helix, Is a Pen dleton visitor. He is engaged In farm ing In Waahington. Mr. Wytick Is nn uncle of Dr. I. 1'. Temple, and of (lu and Will Wyrlek of this city. It Is a far cry from a present day funeral notice to that time in the long ago when the Whitman massacre caused terror In the northwest biu the Han of time was more than covered by the life of Mrs. M. J. Pen la ml Quick, well known here who passed away last week at the age of SO nt her home at Halsey. Mrs. Quick waa the mother or I- K. Peuland of this city and had many fl lends here made through numerous visits to Pendleton. In 117 Mrs. Qick, then but a, girl, pnsM-d through nils region as a mem ber of one of the first Immigrant tmliif reaching the Oregon country. "While the party was encamped Just below where Pendleton stands, an Indian chief, on a fine horse and dressed In full lepulla, came to the camp. Noting n beautiful girl In the party, an aunt of ilrs. Quick he wanted to buy her. In a spirit of mlschler a young white man asked if he would give 1(10 horses for the girl. The chief grunied a-sscnt and rode away thinking the bargain closed. He came the next morning with a band of his followers and 100 horses to close the bargain. The of fer v as rejected by the whites, who hiding the girls hurriedly departed. Tho Indian party followed for four days vainly striving to make the trade and tre chief finally left, buning with Indignation. The Whitman massacre oecm led two weeks after the Incident and members of the party always be lieved the disgruntled Indian chclef was one of tho Whitman uHsallants. 0M ratll HrH Mhv. The party of which Mrs. Quick was a member came from Illinois and was captained by fleorge Cox, an uncle. The father of Mis. Quick opened the first store In Halem and her mother ran the first millinery store In that town. For sixty years Mrs. Quick was a resident of Halsey and In pioneer days rode horseback to many homes in cur ing for the sick. She was a member of tho Methodist church for 60 years Pledge Stipulates That Mem-; Thousands of Men Are Being bcrs Shall Handle Product on, Rushed From Back Sectors; Non-profit Basis, Associa tion Buys and Sells at Best Price. Preparations for Attack Complete; Feeling High for Venizelos. Copies or tho Oregon Co-Operative i WITH THK OKEEK ARM IKS IN firaln Glowers' Membership Agree- j BUOI SSA, .Fell. 8. (U. P.) The ment arc being distributed to I'matilia ! Greek armies will launch a whirlwind county w heat growers as a means of j offensive agninst the Turkish nation familiarizing them with the co-oper- ciists here with the intention of "clean ative plan before the mass meeting of i iog them up." if the allies fail to take and was a pioneer n.e.nbe rof the W. C. T. V. Aside from L. K. I'euland the other childidi of tho pioneer woman are K. wheat farmers here February 17, when. action at London, General Vlachopou li. Penlanii .f Halsev and Mrs. P. T 'decision as to whither or not I ma-. los declared. "Mustapha Kemal'f Htarr. of 1 ortage. Mont. They were all jtilla county will Join the atate a-ssoci- at her bedside when Mrs. Quick died j.Vlon will be made. The copies uf the agreeme'ii siavi that the association Is a state-wldo one made up of grain grower.! onlj. for handling grain for its niemln'i alone and on a non-profit basn. Th. association, the agreement ? o". buys the grain from the memoer and out the!r present duties at the direct resell It at the best price ponuble and returns to ihe grower the entire resale price, less the cost of equipping ,ind handling the business of the as sociation. The promoters of the association claim that the Oregon, Wshin!,'i.-. ,md Idaho organizations will cop'ro! I the greater proportion of wheat mar AND TWO BIG ROAD PROJECTS HEAD LIST OF EXPENDITURES Two Big Feeder Highways Costing $310,000 Will Soon be Ad vertised; Sisters of St. Francis Arrange for Erection of $200,000 Hospital Addition; New Wing for State Hospital Awaiting Action by Legislature. lust v. eek following a gear's illness. ANGLO-U. S. RELATIONS f trees must be wiped out In ten days," the cr mmamlor said. Thousands ot r.en are being rushod to tho front from the sectors and reparations for the attack are complete, he added. In terviews with scores of Greek officeis indicated that clearly a majority are eiiti-cnnstantinists and are earning EIG LOCAL WORK ASSURED OR IN PROSPECT FOR IMMEDIATE FUTURE, McKay Storage Project, $225,000. Enlargement of St. Anthony's Hospital, $200,000. Cold Springs Road, $185,000. , Road to Grant County Line, $125,000. New Wing for Eastern Oregon State Hospital, $170,000. More than a million dollars for important construction projects in and around Pendleton is in sight and plans '. now well matured call for the expenditure of the most of this money during the coming year. ' Of the projects listed above financial arrangements have been completed for all with the exception of the wing for the state hos- , pital which awaits action by the legislature. There are, excellent prospects, however, that the appropriation will be made. . 1MXUOS. Feb. . (C. I". All Am erican coriespundctitB here were called Into the UrHlsh foreign office yes terday io a conference with an import ant figure in Anglo-American rela tions, who Insisted his name must not be used. Tho official, discussing An glo-American affairs declared that re lations were more, strained than would appear on the surface. . (juesiions under discussion by the countries can be settled easily through the, usual diplomatic channels, however, he su'd while disputes, "of which we will al ways have many, none of which can not bo settled, can be disposed of sim ilarly. He deolarcd the Anglo-American peoples are drifting apart, though, hugely through lack of com prehension of the bther country's sit uation. "It Is Inconceivable," he said, "that these two great nations on Mhich no much depends, should drift to,ard a breach and become Involved in war, yet that's the path we're tread 1 order of former Premier Venizelos, in a belief that he will assume power again and that king Constantine will be forced to abdicate. The Greek forces In this reaion num 1 er about 25,000. The Kemalists total i lO.otio and are poorly equipped and illy disciplined. The prisoners taken ore ragsed. There is a possibility that keted in the Northwest, and that lti.s;a determined drive will be launched will give the fanners all the :idv:.nt- r.Pfre ti,p London conference, sched ages of being able to deal in tralnload j ei) fr jiarch 1. Interviews with ing. An Anglo-American war would Krowor ue a calamity of Ihe nnst magna uue of the world." and shipload lots. The association believes that it will have the advantage of blending nn 1 raising grades, and that it wWl be aide to merchandise wheat so as to meet market demands and prevent duri'.pi'i',' and speculation. The awiocis'tkni plans to have a olee In mukio? the; price x-f w heat and to develop a mo-e ; economical method of financm;; ti.e, wheat industry. ' The co-operative wheat marketing; movement is far reaching and Canada ; recently reorganized extensively. ln California practically all farm pro-! ducts are handled through such or ganisations. Five other similar state-: wide orgsiniiuitiona have been estab lished in Oregon. They cover the dai ry industry: the fruit and vegetable: the peppermint oil produc-1 front line officers' showed' they nre cnanimous in their loyalty to the for mer premier and declared they are ready to rally around Venizelos any time. TRADES COUNCIL "CZAR" , RECEIVES SING SING 'SENTENCE; HARD LABOR Continued (ia nase R- i ;KV YORK, Feb. 8. (V. P.) liobert Hrlndell, "czar" of the build ing trades council, was sentenced to not less than 5 years and not more than HI at hard labor, in Sing Sing. He was convicted of extortion in connec tion with building activities here. ALL IN THE DAY'S NEWS. CLAIMANTS FOR SHARE OF COUNTY REWARD MONEY TO PRESENT CLAIMS IN COURT Persons claiming a share of the re ward money offered by Cmalllla conn ty for the capture of Jack Itathle, Klvle D. Kerby and Emmett ltancroft, murderers of Sheriff Til Taylor Inst ,'uly 25, will he summoned Into' tho circuit court this week to testify In be- Weaifier Iteported by Major Lo Muorhotise, weather observer. i Maxijnum 4. Minimum 81. "ll..O. ,10 Ul uu in-"- ltulnfull. THE WEATHER FORECAST Tonight and V e d n esda ruin. half of their claims. District Atorney It. I. Keator said today. He will handle the cases separate from those filed by Ihe city and the two reward claims will be made the basis of sepa rate actions. Payment of these claims by the county for the capture of Krvin Stoop and Floyd Henderson was paid wit! out contest. The city offered $ltloo for tho three other murderers and the county $H00 fur them. There is thus f iioou to be shored by the persons en titled to the reward for the capture. ("lose to a. score of claimants for the reward come forward. In September' and thev were notified that they must accept what settlemen the court de creed Some of the claimants reside In county and will be obliged to come here for the trial of their ca.s. !l PLvllMX. Feb. Ji. (A. Pi The German government has accepted the invitation to participate In the allied .'onfi ieiiee on reparations In London March 1. it Is announced heft. It is stated that it Is assumed the ncgotlu tions will include a discussion ot the German counter proposuls. (Sfcfc THAT MRS. HARDING) 1 rAV 600DNt; t gkti4. ..A if iir.t fuiT skibts firiiiiiinimniiiiiiiili 1 ""fT l I MAQC iwh.wt-, BROUGHT OVER. A BOTTLE ( Tttfc KVTCHEH. t - -i. - -' - ' . ' Surveyers are busy completing their'!, work in the field and It haa been-they.' expectation to advertise for bids by the end of the month. However a lone' time may be required to complete the engineering work. It Is assured how ever that the work will be done speed ily and something like i mile. ot highway prepared. j There is controversy over routing the Cold Spring road. One contention i:,- that it should, go through the Mid dle Cold Springs canyon and the other contention is that South Cold Spring, should be used. , The county court I leaving the hatter to the state high way commission and the engineers are surveying both routes. If the promis ed state money la available in the near future it is estimated by members of the court that the road can be con structed the full length and in time if not at once roads can be built througn both middle' and south forks of Cola Springs, ; : Grant County J5iad Another feeder road of almost equal importance with the Coltf Springs road is the propwsed improvement from Nye to the Grant county line. It is an nounced by members of the court that S 125,000 is available fir this work, in cluding some forestry money. It is the plan to do this work this summer as well as some work on the road from Nye to Morrow county line. Other road construction projects in clude work on tho Oregon trail to the 1'nion county line and the paving of a Cold Springs Itoad 1 seven miles stretcn between " eston Tho Imcest hit of road construction and Dry Creek hill. trheduled for the coming summer ist The East Oregonian's estimate of jthe Cold Springs road. The sum of construction projects aggregating more i J 1 KS.nno in country bond money is now than a million Is. bawd on the big un I available for this work and the state! dertakings assured or in prospect and Ihichwnv enmmi.ssion has of ricially ! does not take into account various lo- ! promised to duplicate this sum as soon ' cnl buildings plans, including ! as funds are avallame. McKay Storage Project Of the various undertakings la siEht the largest single enterprise Is the McKay storage reservoir which will ultimately cost i'i, 000,000 or more. The sum of $225,000 for the project Is being provided by 4he present session I of congress and the measure carrying this sum has reached a etage where there is virtually no doubt that thej money will Le quickly available. It is expected the money being provided will suffice to carry on work until ad- j ditional funds are provided. larger Hospital Looms i Of strictly local work the largest item of building in sight Is the propos ed addition to the St. Anthony's hos pital. It is announced by Mother Solano, in charge of affairs here, that the sisters of St. Francis are almost ready to proceed with construction of their lon contemplated new wing. Financial arrangements have been made provided the cost of the work can be brought down to $200,000 and the architect is now busy with a revi sion of plans with this end in view. The plans are as outlined some months ago by the East Oregonian and call for a largo building immediately Joining the St. Anthony's hospital on the east. The addition will provide rooms for go beds and the institution will be modern in all respects. The new wing will have a frontage of 92 feet on East Court street and over 150 feet on the street, adjoining the institution on the I templated new theatre In Pendleton." AMERICA MUST CANCEL DEBTS OF CONTINENTAL EUROPE TO AVOID ECONOMIC DISASTER LONDON, Feb. . (V. P.) I'ncls Sam is pictured in Itritain as a loan hark. J. Taylor Pcddie, authority on finance, asserting that continental debts to America must be cancelled if economic disaster is to be prevented and declared the 1'nlted States has I urope in her clutches. "Opposition to cancellation in the t'nitcd States arises from a lack of knowledge of the world's economic condition." he said, "Only superficial investigation will show the necessity, for passing up a t mporary gain for future security. Britain is entirely unselfish In her pro posals. Its not for her benefit: it Is for the good of Continental Europe, which is in a deploralde condition, that she is working." Fl GET MAN INTO TOILS WILL ASK STATE DEPT. FOR COPY OF TREATY ' AGREEMENT TO JAPAN WASHINGTON". Feb. S. (A. P i The senate foreign relations commit tie voted to ssk the state department for a copy of the agreement between Ambassador Morris and Shidhara for a new treaty dealing with the Califor nia anti-alien law. Four counter checks of the Amer ican National Punk were offered t N. M. Kutlodgc, alius J. F. Franklin, to local grocers In the last few days but his check to Vayne Gurdane, Altil street grocer, aroused suspicions e terday and Rutiedge was arrested by the sheriff. Information charging; him with forgery was filed In Just lee court Monday ufteniovn and he was to have his prellmlifttry hearing this after noon. Three of the checks bore the num ber, Sl while the fourth was not num bered. Ho forced two cheeks on Kl hut Moore, one on John Adams and one on Grunt Masnn. Two of the checks had been cashed, one by the Standard grocery and the other by th Economy grocery, the district attor ney's office said. The checks were fur fl and lit amounts and were written with pencil Two were made out to J. T. Franklin, jone to N. M. Uutlcdge and one to CsstU