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f t -- .-v i- -a--! 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 1 DAILY EDITION DAILY EDITION Ths net pre run of yteiday's Dally 3,279 OftpeT I ft mtntri OF mi.1 mnAtmA fon'l graut newpPr ami ft fil ing fores givfi to th dvrtiiir ' twice th guaranteed paid circulation In Pendleton and I'matlUa county wC any other nepuprr. IThl the Audit Bureau of Circulation. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 32 ' EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1921. NO. 9755 GISLATORS AND la-GOVERNOR OF TON AnEN EETING TODAY WASHING POWER N BILL WOULD INCREASE OREGON GOVERNOR'S PAY AFTER REVOLVER FIGHT SUPPOSED BAITS CAUGHT C. E. Strong a Mail Clerk Was Wounded When He Attempt ed to Resist Being Placed in Locker by the Bandits. FIERCE BATtLTrAGED , FROM AN AUTOMOBILE Sheriff Intercepted Automobile and on Its Refusal to Stop He Opened Fire Which the Bandits Returned. MINNEAPOLYIB, Feb. 19. (IT. P.) Two men, believed to have robbed the mall car of the North Coast Limit ed on the. Northern Pacific of $J00, OOO were captnred at Little Falls, Minn., early today after a running re volver fight with the deputies. One deputy and one of the alleged bandit were wounded. C. E. Strong, a mall cleric. waa wounded when he attempt ed to resist the bandit. Deputies In automobiles met the two men at the outskirts of Utile Fall. They opened fire when they were or dered to halt. The gun fight Uwted while the automobile raced over a mile. The loot wa not recovered. A mask and several weapon were found In the auto In which the two men were attempting to escape. The train wa held up at Bailey. Minn. The bandit 'hoarrtea me man car at St. Clmtrt.-' Malt Clerk Strong wa forced to bind th other two clerk, and wa then locked In a lock er. When Strong attempted to break out of the locker he wa shot and ee rioualy wounded. Other member of the crew on the train did not know of the robbery until the train reached Mlnenapoli. when the mail clerks wero found bound. Bandit left the train at a Minneapolis uburb. Two Knupei-t Arwrtod. LITTLE FA LI A Feb. 19. (A. P.) Two suspect were arrested follow. Ig a gun battle with officer. They are being held In connection with the hold-up of the mail car of the North: ern Pacific train last night. They gave their name a Buck Al'en and Bob Ford, both of Mlnenapoli. Dep uty Sheriff Frelainger wa hot In the left hand and Ford in the arm. The sheriff Intercepted the automobile and when It refuse.! to stop he opened fire, which wa returned. H Sherman Mitchell, city editor of the Eat Oregonlan, leavea Pendleton Sunday lor Ferndale. Wash., where he ha purchaned the Ferndale Record a weekly newspaper. He will become niilillahev there March 1. J. T. Rellly, lately with the Morning AatoriAn, at Astoria, will succeed Mr. iMItchell a city editor of the East Ore onlan. He is a man of wide expert i nee In newspaper work both on the iiclflo coast and In the east. The Ferndale Record wa establish ed In 1903 and I now being published bv Ray V. Cloud, whoso business Mr. Mitchell ha purchased. The town Is In Whatcom county In the center of a dairying-, farming, lumbering and fish ing territory. Mr Mitchell came to the Fast Ore gonlan March It, 1919, from Seattle, where, he had Just been graduated from the University of Washington. CONTINt I.S TO 1MPKOVK. i.-w YOItK. Feb. 19. (U. P rwnn. who suffered a relapse ,i(n, to' Improve, his on i uwimj. --v physicians have announced. Tepnr.e.1 hy MaJnM Muorhouse weather onservci. Maximum 4". Minimum 2 ti. meter. 29.70. THE WEATHER FORECAST Tonlttht and Sunday rain or snow. Weatfm :4it COURT WILL TRY CASE OF MAN WHO CONVEYED DEED AT GUN'S POINT A cae in equity that I expected to attract considerable Interest I et for trial In circuit court next Wednesday when the case of Clyde Herbert v. Jam)- B. H. Ueebe, Ida Rcelie and Karle Reobe 1. called. The plaintiff i.sks that a derfd to desert land home- Headed by him, near llermlHton, con veyed to the defendant, be cancelled. Herbert alleged In a complaint filed several months ago, that the deed was handed over under dure. The trans fer wa Inspired by the businesslike appearance of a pistol In the hand of the defendant, Karle lieebe, the plaintiff aliened, after the three de- fmdanta had cnnslplred for some time to get hi receipts from the l Sland office away from him. Hernert complained to the district t.ttoinev Immediately after he had conveyed the deed and the two Beetles, father and son, were arrested. Her bert, asked to be kept In the county Jail until the other were apprehended and placed under bond to keep ihe peace. told Ihe officer that he feared they would do him bodily harm. The Keebrs, Herbert alleged, follow ed him to Portland last mimmer and. in a room In a hotel there, forced him to give them the deed to hi land. He says that he was on one train and thej on another following. At The Dalle the train In rear overtook the train on which Hebert had left and one of the defendants, he alleges, got on his train and followed him when he reached ortland. The case for the plaintiff Is being handled by James A. Fee. Haley, Haley A Sieiwer will represent the de fense, D0.HARMT0C0UNTRY State There Are Not Enough Jobs for All the American Population Let Alone the Bringing in of New Workers. WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. (U. P.) Immigration at this time I harmful to both the health nnd the industry of the country, senators declared in op posing the new Immigration measure before congress. The typhus menace ha stirred the foes of immigration to new efforts to shut out the human flood from Kurope. 'The present economic condition In the United States." Senator Harrison told the United Press, "demand that we sus pend Immigration for at least a year and take stock of- ourselves. There are not job in the country now for all the American population, let alone new labor which an influx of aliens would bring. These foreigner not only add to the industrial unrest but tbey bring with them an assortment of ptdltical Isms' which have no place In this country. In addition, the pres- nt appearance of typhus should warn s of the low class of immigration who re dangerous to the health of this country." GEI B' CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. 19. (A. .) The Republic of Georgia has been overrun by the Russian bolshovlkl who are theatening, if they have not. already occupied, Tiflls, capital of tho republic, from which the Georgian government has fled, xne ueorgiun bolshevik took possession of the capltnl soon after the governments departure. The beHef here is that the Moscow government desires Tiflis us n base from which to advance through Persia. WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. (A. P.) The national woman's party dis banded in a convention here today. A new organisation to continue the ef forts to secure a full political nnd cltt lenshlp riKht for women Is to be Conned. WASHINGTON. Feb. 19. (IT. P.) President Wilson, in executive orcier, catert at the moment, It is certain n lesignated inauguration day, March 4, definite turn of the market will be o lie a legal holiday.. All government (contingent upon the activities of ex dcpui tments will be closed. porters. , BOOTLEGGER RUNS INTO HARD LUCK ALL ' ROUND; GETS FINE AND SERVICE "Tha-t-- pretty atlff," Bald I George Travis. "I'll Just add six months to that," raid the Judge. - Travis was inspired to his re. mark when Judge 7. M. Schannep, In county court this morning, im posed a fine of $2011 for a convic tion on the charge of having liquor in his possession unlawfully. The Judge wus inspired h Travis' seeming impertinence. The Jail sentence was later reduced to three months. Travis fell for the old game. Ha took $7.50 from a slate prohibi tion officer, bought him a pint of whisky and delivered it. He wa arrested and taken to the coun:y Jail. Before getting behind the bars, Travis broke and ran thorugh the Jail yard and behind the Oregon Lumber yard. The officer and deputy sheriffs Lavender and Ridg-way surrounded Travis and with two guns pointed at him he "reached for the moon." He Marled s?rving time tadav. DOQMEDTOBEVETOED fmmty orrit-ers Get Mileage SALEM. Fef. 19. (A. P.) The WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. (U. p.) house passed the senate bill 238 by the Th. !,,, , ... . .., il'matllla delegation providing for The hoi:se after a two hours debate, ., , . , . I mileage for county judges and commis cnl Ihe Fordncy emergency tariff bill ; siuners. to conference with the r-enate. The! vote was 190 to 132, indicating hat th , , J1 ?re,T:,i!'? 1 SALEM. Feb. 19 (I. P.) By prac mensure cannot lie passed over the hlcally a Unanimous vote, the house presidents expected veto by the neces- decided when It quits work today it sary two-thirds majority. j will adjourn until n o"clock Monday, WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. (U. P.)- Steps to speed up the final action on tho Fordncy IJmergeney tariff bill was J taken ! the house rule committee. ' It is reported that there was special ! rule to enable the bill to lie sent to the conference between the senat, and t;ib house -where the differences could e considered. Rprescntative Treadway has been able to block the conference so far. MARKET REPORT TODAY I Ti of jth i ye 'Iff ft Wheat rose In price today, March wheat clo:ng at 11.70 1-8 and May at M 6(1. Yesterday's market showed March closing at $1.67 5-8 and May at $1.57 3-4. Following are the quotations from Overiieck & Cooke, local brokers: Wheat Open. High. Low. Close. March 1.67 1.70 1.66 1.70H .May 1.57 1.60j Corn. May .69 .71 July .71 .72 Out-l May .4T. .15 July .45 .46 15c. May 1.42 1.44 1.67 1.C0 .B9 .71 .44 .4614 .70 .72 .43 46 Vt 1.42 1.26 1.44 1.27 .69 July 1.26 1.27 H llarley. May , .69 .68 Foreign Kxcliiuifrc London, 2.86. Paris, .710. Berlin, .159. Vienna, .0026 . Rome, .0364 Canada. 15 f-16 discount. Wheat hnd a strong undertone most j of the day on buying inspired by inti mations of renewed export buying. For the post several dnys It has been quite clearly demonstrated that the market Is in a trading position pend ing certain developments to give basis for an advance or a-decline. The gov ernment report on form reverses ns of March 1 will be of vital Importance due to the acknowledged well balanc ed supply outlook. The idea has obtained for some time that foreign buying in this country was at an end, but contrary to ex pectations there has been some fairly largo sales reported during the past few days. The business today was placed at 800.000 bushels with intima tions that the total might be larger. It Is hard to reconcile this news with the reported offerings of other coun tries at lower .prices, a late message from New York said Argentine wheat Is arriving In Kngland damp and poor In quality. Th's may bo the answer land although there Is nothing niorejKini j nor less than a trading market imlb p, ru lACill MOVES SALARY RISE OF 50 PER CENT Congress Memorialized to Ef fect Treaty With Canada to Curb Purse Seining; Measure is by Norblad. MILEAGE FOrUmATILLA OFFICERS IS ASSURED Legislature Agrees to Come Back on Monday and Finish Business Pending Rather Than Have Chaos Today. SALEM, Feb. 19. (A. P.) Senator Lachmnnd today introduced a bill in creasing the governors salary from 15000 to $-7500. .The senate adopted the Norblad memorial to cuigress urg ing a treaty between the United states and Canada to curb purse seining. The senate refused to take from the table the bill prohibiting school teach ers from 'wearing religious garb. The racing commission bill and Bennett bill giving timber owners the right to condemn private property for trans portation of forest products passed the house. The senate adopted a committee re port favoring the Dennis hill empower ing the highway commission to acquire rights of way along highways. I" a 'B:nes session may be conclua ed in an orderly and businesslike man- Speaker Bean, at the opening of to day's session, called attention to rush acU made by previous legislatures at closing hours, when bills were passed which later cost the state thousands of dollars to correct. The senate also agreed to adjourn until Monday. yre reo. i. Among ai batch of bills signed bv Governor Ol- cott today -was the house bill 96. by I Stone, creating a state game bird res jeyatlon In Umatilla county. SALEM, Feb. 19. (A. P.) Repeal the gasoline test law was effected rough an action of the house late esterday. Other bills finally passed by the house included a measure re quiring the examination of all appli cants for marriage licenses as to health and mental fitness, and bills prohibiting purse seining at the mouth of the Columbia river after 1921 and trolling at the same point at end of two years. The house also passed the teacher tenure bill. The senate is en paged in a bitter debate over the re stricting and adopting committee re port. EXPECTED THE RHINE 0CCUPIEO BY FRENCH American Troops Are Expected to Evacuate the Rhine Terri tory and Their Places Will be Taken by French Armies. PARIS. Feb. 19. (IV P.) The withdrawal of American representati on on the reparations commission, formally announced by Jiolland Hoy den, severed the last official connec tion of the United States with the en forcement of the treaty at Versailles. American troops still remain in the Ooblonz area, but their, position' is re garded to be diplomatically untenable, and they are expected to lie ordered home immediately. Their abandon ment of that section ol t lie Rhine ter ritory. Is believed, will mean that their place is to bo taken by French forces,- The occuration of the Coblenz urea by French troops will permit France to make another military demonstra tion against Germany, in keeping with the warning sounded yesterday h Premier Hrinnd. He declared "while nee doe not wish to act indo lently of her nlltis, she is In a po sition to carry out on her own re- spunstlfillty tlio.se provisions of I he pcuco treaty w hich provide for mill tury uctlon." FOR HER TALKING - si - Z ' f- - - v : X ' ' i '' v ' 1 Little Miriam Rubin, aged eight years, talked for days and days without cessation while doctors from the middle western cities shook their heads and wondered why. The little miss, a resident of Waukegan, 111., displayed a most unusual condition when for nearly 10 days she went without quieting. The doctors expressed belief that spial bones pinched the nerve that controls speech. She is reported improved at latest reports. TACTICAL ERROR IN AC CEPTING AND REJECTING MODELS FOR FASHIONS x NEW YI111K. Feb. 19. (V. I P., If it is true "hell has no i fury like a woman scorned," how about a thousand of them? j Promoters of a fashion school i advertised for two hundred mod- ! els and about twelve hundred re- sponded last night. They made the tactical error in trying to do the accepting and rejecting in the presence of others.' Em- ployes of the Hotel Pennsylvan- ia, where the show was held, are engaged today in picking up hairpins, shreds of clothing-. wisps of hair and bits of com- plexion from the roof garden. PILL RKSTHHTS ALIENS WASHINGTON. Feb. 19. (A. P.) An amendment to the immigration j bill reducing from five to three per- . ,, t.n..i,.,J v'"""r". ..' "l"'.. ! admitted during the next year was ad- j opted by the senate. MS ISOECiDEOSUCCESSlSS The coming of the Pilgrims to the untried shores of America 300 years ago, their lives during the historical days of tho past centuries, and (heir influence upon the America of today were graphically depicted in a page ant presented by tho four upper grades of Lincoln school last night at the high school atuVitorium. The landing of the Mayflower, the first Thanksgiving, the Maypole of Merrymoi.t, Prtscnla and Jetm Allien, King Philip's head nnd the apotbos- j is of the Pilgrim ideal each formed the theme fcr episodes in the page ant. The final episode was impressive in a representation of modern America with Abraham Lincoln as the central j figure. The great emancipator was: well portrayed by Joseph Holliday. j Pilgrims, cavaliers, Indians and other characters all had a place In i tho pageant and till wore costumes men snuweu u itui-m. j m.i.,.,... fuels. Among those appearing In the pageant were Dorothea lodj.e. Jo seph Holliday. Elmer Pom-gar. Allen Uoydeu, Thomas Montgomery, Sydney Johnson. Raymond Rugg, Robert liishon.' Kenneth Rndd. Vivien ar : nor. Gladvs Snyder, Peati Irw chic Twitchell and James Hill. Mrs. Alberta Raker of the Lincoln !school faculty was in charge of the ; costuming, Mrs. S. 11. 1-orshnw ill-) rectcd the music while the pupils were trained by Miss Delia Rush. Miss! Edvtbe Daubner, Mrs. P. L. Mlemiin and Miss Dorothy Lot.. Lincoln school I LONU'N. Feb. .19. 1 1 . -.. .... .an , teachers. rebels attacked a special train of ice Pot ht lie buleonv nnd lower floor of! my Lord Chelmsford near .Allahabad, ii,..i. ,,...., ,..,i.,.i will. Ilorcirc the vice-regnl party n aban-1 spectators. The proceeds will be used for school activities. REMOVAL OF SHLL IS SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 19. (A. P.) A crowd of spectators witnessed the removal by the police of a largo still from the basement of a large market - in the center of the downtown district here today. BAFFLED DOCTORS. NEXT SESSION OF TO BEA-BUSY ONE Drive Being Carried on Against Transportation Act is Successful it Will be Ne cessary for Congress to Re write Law. if WASHINGTON". Feb. 19. (U. P.) The next congress will have to re write the transportation act if the double-headed drive now being car ried on against the law is successful. One attack is being made by 20 states whjcn hold sections of the, act giving ,jlc nters'ate commerce commission ... , .... .,, lmver over lne K"ale " """" interstate rates, make it unconstitu- tional. They will carry their fight to the supreme court. Another attack was made on organized labor, which never lessened its opposition to the principles involved in the labor clause of the act, although it has agreed to State officials attack- laim sections guarantee- eturn of six per cent are economically unsound, without re gard to earnings, other businesses, or value of transportation service at any particular time. Another argument is that worthless and obsolete roads must be kept up at the expense of the strong ones. If the state officials should prevail upon the supreme court to accept their arguments and knock out sections of the transportation act. I the railroads would suddenly find ; themselves tillable to horrow money, I wnell woui, force an action by con- ! gress. S 'NOT GUILTY' CLEVELAND, Feb. 19 (U. P.) The jury returned a verdict of not guilty in the second trial of Judge William McUannon, charged with the murder of Harold Kagy here last May. The jury disagreed at the first trial. SPEC! j ' con their etiorts to reaen t-uicuun, ac-f0im(i r.una Aimn noms, nm nn- ; cording to advices received here today. ! nx "There Is no fire." she said. "I The party left Delhi with the intention j merely wished to announce mjf en lof going to Ciilciita. As the train wa I gugement." 1 approaching Allahabad, an important: j Railway Junction, It slowed down and 'almost immediately was surrounded by I S, hundreds of extremist who swar ! over the locomotives and cars. 1 nero driven off with difficulty. armed . The. Thej militarv escort deemed it advisable to j return to Delhi. Advices, w hich were 1 120 measure still unacted on white fragmentary, did not Indicate whetherjthe senate had 168. Approprial un rhn wer snv disunities. Some fear bill prepared by the Joint commltle j Is ex nressed for the safety of the Chris. I on wuv und mean were Introduced tian population in Allahabad, number tag about lO.o JU or the city's 200,000 inhabitants. TO $7500 ILIA WALLA IS" TOLD OF PROJECT; I Lawmakers and Citizens From Neighboring State Display Keen Interest in Hydro-electric Plan on Columbia. RANDS, LOWELL AND STEIWER GIVE TALKS Engineering Features Water Power Bill Enacted by Last Congress and Legislative Ef forts Told to Throng. .iSAIJEM. Feb. 19. (A. P.) Tho , RItncr Joint memorial ItflL No. 13. rr- 1 gardinj; the Umatilla Rapids Power IM'i Hnpmcnt was adopted by the liouso today. (Staff Correspondence.) WALLA WALLA. Feb. 19. A meet. ' Ing a large and enthusiastic as that held in Pendleton two weeks ago to. day heard the possibilities of th Umatilla Rapids water power develop'', ment. More than 150 men from East ern and Southeastern Washington and from Pendleton and Umatilla county met here today to interest Walla, Walla and the state of Washington in the harnessing of Umatilla Rapid artd diversion of its waters to Irrigation of land in the two states and develop ment of its hydro- electric energy. Roth houses of the. Washington leg islature have passed a memorial to congress, asking that the . federal power commission take step . in rm- half of developing the Umatilla Rap ids power site. Senator Cornwall, of the Washington senate, told the meet ing. This action Is in line with that already taken by the Oregon legisla ture. ; t : Ex-Governor Hay invited the asso ciation to hold its next meeting In Spokane and the invitation will be ac cepted. A meeting will also be held in Portland in the near future, it wa decided today. No date for either meeting was set, Mayor Fleming of Spokane, gave tse address of welcome this morning. Judge G. W. Phelps, of Pendleton, president of the Umatilla Rapids Pow er Site Association, presided. Among the notables attending were ex-Governor M. E. Hay, of Spokane, and the joint committee from the house and senate of the Washington legislature, from Olympia. Judge I,o well Speak Judge Stephen A. Lowell, of Pendie ton, explained to the meeting the terms of the water power act passed by congress June 1921. He delivered the same address as was given at the organization meeting in Pend leton two weeks ago. H. A. Rands, Port land engineer, spoke on the engineer, ing features and possibilities of the development. Legislative efforts already made and necessary were explained to the ses sion by Fred Steiwer, Pendleton attor ney, who drafted the bill passed by the Oregon legislature making the governor the hydro electric commis sioner for the state. A luncheon was served at the Da cres hotel this noon to the delegate, following which the session was re sumed this afternoon. Among those who attended from Pendleton were: Many Go from Pendleton. Judge U..W. Phelps, president of the association; Mayor George A. Hartman, Fred W. Steiwer. E. B. Aid rich, editor of the East Oregonian; 8. R. Thompson, president of the farm bureau; Wlllard Hond. James H. Stur gis. president of the Pendleton Com mercial Association: C. I. Barr of As toria, secretary-elect of the Pendle ton Commercial Association: John Vauehan. Fred Pennion. county agent; ! Harry Kuck, publisher of the Pendle ton Tribune. Lester H. Hamley, E, C I rownell and George Fell. NOVEL METHOD USED TO ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT CHICAGO, Feb. 19. (U. T) Co eds sleeping at Morse Hall, of the Northwestern University, were ar oused from their slumbers by the ring lne of tho fire bell at a. m. They sfssion wn i, Aiwornx SALEM. Feb. 19 (A. P.) The first legislative session probably 'will complete Its labors on Tuesday. Hoth houses are to adjourn until Mondv, 1 At the opening today tho house had - thl afternoon In the house and ml vancrd to the third reading- cbedull I for pussage Monday morning. ( ABOVE U IATILLA m-m, w5l Ms .