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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 The Kt OrdronUn 1 Kimtrii Or gon'n jrreatnt nwitpapt'r mni ). tntf fori given to fh ii'1vrttr wf twtr th Kuitrmnt-l pnltl sirnUlion in l'ndlton ml Umatilla county of any othrr nwetpap''r. The nut preea run of yeaterday'a Dally 3,317 Thli paper la a mmbir of and audited by Ilia Audit Bureau or Clrculatlona. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPE2 CITY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 33 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 2,1921. NO. 97C3 " 7'""-TwT''r' ' -"" ' -- , .... , J rSBiiwiili) DIES TWO PRIOR TO REIM After Twenty Six Years of Service Death Calls Former . Speaker of House WISHED TO DIE WITH POLITICAL BOOTS ON Until Two Weeks Ago He Was on Floor of House Daily Di recting His Party There. WASHINGTON, March 2. (A. P.) Chump Clark died Ihla afternoon In his seventy first yeur and wltliln two days of tila retirement from tn house of representatives nfter I went w six years of aervlce. Although Champ Clark wns known M a Mlaaourlan he was born In An uerson, Ky., oil March 7, I860. He wan chrtatened James llcauchamp Clark, but early In Ifa he reduced this to Champ Clark. Ilia flrat work waa aa a furm hand, clerk In a general store, and on a country newspaper. , Mill 14-ailrr or Ilia Party. Clark waa at 111 leader of hta party In the houae. Krlenda wild the veter an died aa he wanted to With his po litical boota on. I'ntil two weeka he waa on the floor of the house dully, drafting hla party there. Death, coining; within 4 8 hours of the depar ture of Wllaon from the while house, marks with drastic emphasis the clone of a decade of lmocrii'tlc party lead ership In the nation. Clark lias been 111 some time, suffering from pleurisy, complicated by stomach trouble. Yom.gci t'ollcgo Professor, Ch'iW was defeated lust November for Che flrat time In a score of years. Vt waa elected to the 13rd congress. Clark suffered hla flrat defeat at the next election, but came back every term thereafter unyl his defeat hut November In the republican land slide. At the aire of 21, he became presi dent of Marshall college, West Virgi nia, being the youngest college presi dent In the country. At various times he was a farm hand, clerk in country store and edited a country newspaper. The hotel where he died Is less than a block from the house of represen tatives. Word of hla death was brought to tha house while It wok cleaning up the conference reports In preparation of adjournment Friday. Dead silence met the announcement, and the house Immediately recessed for thirty minutes. Soon after Ben nett Clark, his son, sent work asking the house not to adjourn, lie said he believed it would have been hla fath ers wish to see the legislative business cleaned up at the close of tfie session. ' Clark suffered several sinking spells, but due to his determined spir it, he made remarkable rallies. Kuoh spell however, left the veteran weak er than before, and the lust few days no hope was held for his recovery. E i KRATTLR, Wash.. March 2. (A. p.) "Keen regret over the deplorable Incident" which led to the arrest rant night of the counsuls of France, Peru and Mexico and the under-secretary oi the Mexican consulate hero, In a raid by tho police on a local apartment house, was expressed by Mayor Hugh M. Caldwell, In requesting that all charges affoJBst the consular ytficlals le dropped. The four officials called upon the mayor today and entered nrotwsts aaulnst tho treatment they had received, the mayor said. CONFERENCE WILL BE CALLED TO CONSIDER NAVAL DISARMAMENT WASHINGTON-, Mnr. 2. (A. P.) The senate last night unanimously .voted the amendment to the naval ap propriation bill calling on the presi dent to call a conference between the I'nlted States, Japan and Great Britain lo consider a naval disarmament. VIENNA, Mar. 2. (A. I'.) 't ne CLARK DAYS ' wild itpecniatlon In rorelgn monies . si ri.Y mu aniiilaau mpi--u at. me uiucr cur- bere lias caused renewed activity an , . ,, ' Slickels nnd -statin thnt he haa ho t'art of the"' police raiding "e. ASHLAND. March !. Drilling on hceivdi hargrd from the hospital ask- chanse coffee houses" and private tho Pompadour springs property In ed for his rnw.r and other belongings. bank They have secured many mil-; the Llthla district near Ashland is re-. A deputy gave him the articles nnd he ' lions if crowns, but made the biggest ' ported to have struck an Inexhaustible rnn m ,,f the office and down the haul wl cn they tnpped the wall of a ' supply of carbonic gus. The company streeL Sheriff Stickels called up the . lavatory It olio bank and found will hegln; bottling as soon as the ma- . hospital bv telephone and ascertained ' c nceuli d t cor to a safe in which wre chinery, which Is on the ground, Is ln- that Hendrson had escaped. A riep- 2i c, i W) crowns in American, Ens- stalled. The buildings have been com- vty caught him a few minutes after ' lUh unit u-hrr foreign vamis. pleted. " ward as he was nearlng the city lin.H. t WHEAT IS UP SLIGHTLY TOD A Y BECA USE OF EUROPEAN DEMAND FUTURE DI1IVES IN PENDLETON TO BE PRQ$jJ IHf COMMERCIAL CLUB BFJtDLICITATION IS STARTED n find New Board , UlllCe; ASSOCiaUOn Pi v,. ides Its Share of Money for Power Association. The Pendleton Commercial Associ ation in session last night provided means for' checking the continual so licitation for funde in thin city; pro vided funda for currying on the work of the .I'mutllla Ititplds Association; voted the repayment of 1750 to the uppy Canyon corporation; insiaiieu orflcers; elected managers, and listen - ed to reports of tht library and audit ing commltties. J. H. Hturgis opened the discussion on solicitation and drives and declar ed that the city was "done 'J death with them and that some means rhould be token to investigate them to see thut they were worthy or that the quota of the city was not loo high be fore culling on the people of the cliv j for funds. He suggested teat tne managers of the Commercial Assoc! lion take, over the Investigation, of the drives and solicitors. 4 i J. V. Tallman staled that l.o ha-l .old clly library woum i.e merger, given the matter much though of late completely with th , new organization, and considered It about time a stop President J H. Sturgl. took the was made to the continual soliciting cha r at the close of the session fol for fund, in this cily. They are lowing a few remarks by the retiring around every day for a half dollar executive, J. IS. Haley. President here and a half dollar there." he uald. ! Sturgl. told of his hope of carrying on and it was time to call a halt. He the good work of his predecessor and also told of the work of a cominit-ee hen unnounced the new board of t j ,i,t iho managers. The board, as announced, uurilia wie wui Mini - same plan be followed out. Following discussion by a ..umber of members Mr. Tallman moved thut ,i ...i-ww H nihee solicitors come before the board of managers of the ! ii A.a.itinn to nresent their propositions for the approval of the managers. The motion was una- i nimouslv carried. lt wa pointed out during the ills- ; ....UAH th.. tha nuanclul Inn llttfl authority to stop anybns from soll.,i. tng In the city but that the matter was In the hands of the members of RAILROADS REQUESTED TO BE IN READINESS Order Given by Military and Government Authorities is Most Important of Series. PARIS. March 2. (U. P.) French railroads have been ordered to hold themselves in readiness to transport troops to the German frontier. The order was the most Important one of series Issued by the military and government authorities to prepare for military movement to torce oneoi- ence of the allied reparation demands. A most important feature of the military preparations is believed to be the concentration of the cavalry nt the Rhine bridgehead, serving s a threat to the Germnns before an uctunl ad vance Is begun. The colonial troops are again arriving by way of Marseil les, The government had reliable In formation several days ago that the Germans had decided not to sign the reparations agreement and that Foch and Marshal Welgand had immediate ly drafted plans for an Invasion of Germany. ,1he French press called loudly for decisive action despite the apparent desire of the llritlsh authorities to await the Inauguration of the hew ad ministration In the Unled Slates. The socialists are the main opponents of an Immediate invasion. They called tho plans a militaristic scheme for French coal and Iron kings to seise a rich territory under the gulso of re parations. , ST E WASHINGTON, March 2. (U. P.) A military offensive simultaneous with attempts at a revolution In European countries will be started by soviet Russia in the spring, according lo gov ernment military reports reaching here, A double rampalgn is to he launch ed to further the soviet plans for spreading bolshcvlsm. Agents are re turning to Moscow and report a revo lution feasible in Poland, Rumania and Austria, but not practical In Ger many now. FIX I) CAlllK.n! ",e association who should refuse fn , contribute lo or couutenunee uny drive unless It had been sanctioned y the board of managers, The local end of financing the t'ma tilla Rapids association was handled last night by the pussuge of a mo tion providing for tho assessment of one dollar on the numbers of the as sociation. The iiivstion of tempor arily financing the project was brought up by G. A. Hartman of the Oregon finunce committee who ylnled that although the expenses nt the ,n.gnt time were not heavy they , wou, Increase. Each commercial or- 1 ganimitlon n territory near the pro- ject Is being usked to pay $1 for each member and a finance committee In Washington will raise the Washington part of the fund. Air. llurtmun ulso reported cn the work of the library committee and stated that Instead of money song out for that committee there was nome coming In, referring to u cheek for $h;15.75 received as the result of a re cent supreme court decree. Mr. Hurt- mun told of the library and number taking advantage of of the number taking advantage or it at the present time and stated that soon the . i, j i- , 1?' u ', C- I I AI.lrU.-h. Hobert Simpson. H. I.. kuck, (J - V, Tallman. G. A. Hartman J, It. ""In-. Pat Inergan and David H. N"'on- Three new members were adiled last night to U.e, nrsot-iation i when up. Plications of fc. !. Averlll. ( . M. Wt n W. V. Helmlck were ac- - i" " Kundft to the amount of $750 were ! ordered transferred to the account of " H'TPy Canyon corporation lite 'used for repairs and improvements. UNITED STATES INVITED TO PRESENT HER ViEWS ,1 ! PARIS, Maroh 2. (Henry Wood, United Cress 8'nff Correspondent.) The Cmted States waa Invited to pre sent her views on the assignment of the mandates ell her orally or by a note before the feaue of Nations council. The league's answer to the American note of protest on the Yap and Mesopotamia!! , mandates was friendly throughout. It is declared the league desires to "examine the subje;t from a broad viewpoint of Inter national coopera tion and friendn'ilp." The stated council decided to postpone action on the Mesopolnmian mandate. Involving control of the" great oil fields. 8TATTH OF ARMY MAINTAIN!.!! COPLENZ. Mar. 2. (A. P.) The talus of the American army of occu pation should the allies decide on In .adlng will be the sme as that main tained during the occupation of Frank fcrt, Tht- Associated Press learned yesterday. No action, it was asserted, would be taken beyond occupation of the lines now held. i JITNEY BUSES THRIVE .. SINCE CAR f ARE RISES SmTTLIO, March 2 (A. P.VJit ncy buses have flourished since street car fares went up to 8 1-3 cents, ac cording to a report submitted by Su perintendent Hi W. Henderson to Mayor Hugh M. Caldwell, showing an Increase of to per cent in number of passengers hauled and an increase of f0,000 In revenue. A one-day check Indicates the jitneys are taking nearly $i)r0,ooo a'yenr in revenues from the J municipal railway. The report is based on a check made hp the railway department January 26, compared with a check made Oc tober 14 last year. s Kt'GKNE, Or., Mar. 2. (A. P.) Charles Henderson, an escape from the .'late hoipitnl for the inmne nt Salem '" '""i""' r..wr..r v....... n.,.- Wheat rose In price today, March wheat closing at J 1.6 and May at ll.b'JVj. The March wheat closed at tiM yesterday and tho May at $1.5S. . Following are the quotations receiv ed by Uverbeck & Cooke, local brokers: Wheat Open High lAtw Close l.9. 1.7(1 l.7!4 1.6S 1.59 l.tl 1.5H l.tilli M,ir. May Portland -Ush Market Hard White I.r.o. Soft White l.f,o. Club l.i'ii). Hurd Wln;er 1.40. North Spring 1.40. . lied Walla 1.30. Wheat Tho advance in. tho market early waa nil duo primarily to th Kuropean news. toying power was lacking and towards the close a weak tone ueveloped, Ihere was evidence of a further export demand. One cargo of Pacific Coast wheat sold to Portu gal and a quantity of manltoha wheat to the Kcajidanavian country. Offer ings were light and messages from tho Interior suggest a disposition on the Part of the farmer to wait for higher prices. Further green bug stories were lecelved, but received little considera tion on accounS of the optlmistion of the trade Journal. Among the bearish news Items was the reported sale by Kansas City of 150,000 bushels of wheat to enme to Chicago together with lots of 50,000 of wheat here to go hito store. There are many factors !n the present situation which seems tu assure of periods of strength, but the !nc!: of buying power suggests a down ward tendency for time being. PORTLAND, Ore., Mar. 2. Mrs. Lola G. Paldwln, head of ihe woman's protective bureau at police headquar ters, was endeavoring Tuesday to learn who hud sent to Portland 14-year-old Jennie Lofiemme, now being cured for in a refuse home. Mr. Baldwin serv ed formal demand on Dr. G. Lee Hyn- fm, who Is looking' nfter the child's health, that he reveal this Information, he refused on the ground that such divulgence would be a breach of con fidence reposed In physicians. "I Intend to find out who is respon- !-,l.!e for that girl's condition if it re- ftiilres a grand Jul y Investigation," Jin. Paldwln declared Tuesday. "In my opinion, it looks aa if a physician wh. refuses such information in casea of this st.rt is compounding a felony." ir. Hynson has consulted his attor ney to determine whether he Is within his lejral rights In withholding the in formation. G. C. Freed and F. C. Crosslin are under arrest at tfalem on charges of contributing to the girls delinquency. Rtate-wido search for the child was started by her parents. Mr. and Mite. Charles Laflemme, who live near ftroofcs. tUie had disappeared and waa finally traced to Portland, where she was being cared for at a private resi dence on the east side. When Mrs. liahvwln found her late Monday she was transferred to a receiving home for unfortunate girls. Although not tt 15 years old, she is soon to become a mother. Ir. Ilyns.in explained Tuesday that the girl was referred to him by n t'r'end, who told him' she w.is a marriee woman, and was 1 7 years old. He de nied knmving nt the time ho took the case that any statutory ciiarge was in volved, and said he handled the situa tion as he would nny other maternit; case. 1 "1 did not know nnd do not now know who brought the girl to Port land," the doctor continued. "I fee' sure that'll would bo unethical for m to divulge the name of the friend vh referred her to me." HttPK IS AUANTiONFn WASHINGTON, Mar. 2. (A. P.) The hope of the enactment of the sol dier bonus bill this session has been ahandoned by the pioponents. BITTKK TAKKS PROP. PORTLAND, March 2. (A. Livestock Is steady: eBgs nre and butter Is four cents lower. P.I weak js WASHINGTON, March 2. V. P.) Wilson haa requested the resigna tion of Obadiah Gardner, chairman of the international high commission, to make place for J. P. Tumulty, ha: been revealed. Tumulty said he had not decided whether to accept the Job, , Wilson wrote Tumulty that "as ac expression of my great confidence In you and my desire to see you placed where you will be most serviceable, I hope it will be convenient nnd agree able for you to accept. Tho corrc spondence between Secretarl Colby and Gardner showed that the latter protested his dismissal hut said it was his wish to "comply with any wish f the president." "Tho international high commission cons'sts of American and Canadian members and deals with the boundary waters and waterway development In volving the I'nlted Slates and Canadi an questions. The appointments to il do not re pi ire the senate confirms, lion. NOW LET 7 -V'f ii -1 I ' : ?M t " . I A A ! 1 I if . ' "!'' A " s i fiS ., '.:! ':s--',.. , . . 1;t - . - i ' 4f i .','- - Women Jurors in Bpringflcld, O., c.iuse lawyers didn't keep their attention il"?rlng toward the fair jurors' ankles. fvr (inset) ordered it (above). Helow MOVEMENT OF FORCES APPROVED BY COUNCIL LONDON, March 2. (A. P.l Pre liminary movements of tho French forces to compel German obedience to the allied reparation demands were approved l y the allied supreme coun cil. A further session is scheduled for this afternoon to determine what part each ally shall play in exerting the pressure on Germany. Plan to Seize Custom House. It is semi-officiully admitted French forces are on the move. the and that the Ruhr valley will be occupied by them if the council approves. The French are said to have planned the seixuro of all the German customs houses along the frontier, levying a fifty per cent tax on all German ex ports. Will Retire IYom I.nw 1 ivm NEW YORK. Mar. 2. (A. P.) Announcement of the retirement of ''harles B. Hushes, new secretary of f-tate, from tho law firm of Hucliea, Rounds, Sohurman and Dwight of this city was made today. T HAVE DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON. March 2. Recog--iltlon of tile Mcxkan government is :mpossib!o until the ln!ted States re 'eiveii writtci documents from it as suring necessary measures to rafc jfunrd American lives nnd property 'here. S-Mator A. R. Fall, President elect Harding's clioico for secretary of Hie interior, is quoted as saying in a letter to the national association for he protection of American rights -In j .ieico Reeonimendaions made by the sen ate committee on Mexican affairs, of which Senator Fnli is a memhei were also forwarded to President Obregon. , lvKnsHAsrc in r.csixKss PtWKH, Colo.,' Mar. 2. (A. P.i- A fifty per cent decrease in Ivssnust b.' ! in the last three months is given the reason for laying off 1.1 I siop- mon today by. the Denver ft Grande, Colorado & Southern I'nlon Pacific railroads. Rin YOUNG BANK ROBBER TO NAVE EARLY IE. C1ITCAGO, March 2. (A. P. V Wil liam Dalton, the 1 -year-old bank em ploye captured in his flight with $77;, 000 in liberty bonds stolen from the Northern Trust company Is schedule;; for an early trial. True bills charg ing him with grand larceny and em bcxzlement were voted by the grand jury yesterday, while-the grand juryli was in sessicn, Dalton was Looked on a charge of srnd larceny, 'EM STARE. complained of the open jury box . be on their cases. Their eyes kept wan- They demanded a curtain. Judge Gei- is a fair juror. .. OLD SETTLERS M BE REBATED $1.50 PER ACRE ON LAND Long Drawn Case in '. Courts Will Mean Reimbursement of Government Land Purchas ers Thinks Maj. Moorhcuse. Original settlers of this district who paid the double minimum fee of J2.50 per acre to the government lor their lands may receive a refund of 1.25 In the near future according to in formation received by Major Lee Moorhouse. , At the time the Northern Pacific railroad was built into this country the government gave them a charter giving them every odd section of land for 25 miles on either side of the lines of the road. Before the road waa built the company secured all the land in this district and as a result it was sold to settlers for J2.50. When the line of the road was settled it was found that a number of settlers were living outside the 25 mile limit of the- rail road company and are now entitled to a refund of J1.25 per acre from the government. The mutter has been in the courts t for a long term of years and is near lng final settlement. Major Moor, house slated this morning that the time for filing claims to the refund was near at hand and unless settlers entitled to the refund made applica tion soon they would lose all chanc for a settlement. Major Moohouse is in possession of detailed Information concerning the claims, he stated yes terday, and would give assistance to settlers desiring It. CENTERS OF REVOLUTION LONDON. March 2. (A. P.I Ot- ficial 1'ritish reports confirm the dis- patches telling of the anti-soviet ris ing in Russia. The situation Is de clared to be serious. The latest news does not, however, indicate the soviet government has lost control. Reports tell of fighting in many parts of Rus sia with Retrograd and Moscow as the centers of the revolutionary . move ment. In Petreurrad """.t'o'i strikers wore arrayed against the soviet troops. C!I VMUKRI.AIN Gl TS SKVTT1 F. l PORsKMF.XT WASHINGTON. March 2. H. F. Blaine, who represented Seattle In terests at the shipping board hearing on the application for ships, has In dorsed Senator Chamberlain for ap pointment on the shipping board. It has become known that he wired his in.lon-enient to President-elect Hard - .g and that olher prominent Seattle 'residents have indorsed the Oregon senator. 18 AT I W OF ALL1EDF0RCES Germany Will Be Unable to Re sist Invasion Even far as Berlin Declares Von Simmon GERMANS WILL NOT OFFER RESISTANCE If Allies Take Military Action : Germans Will Consider Trea ty Broken no Longer Binding LONDON, Mar. 2. (Carl D. Oroat, IT. P. Staff Correspondent. ) The Ger man delegates here admitted that-thrlr country is at the mercy of the allhu. Germany will be unable to resist aa In vaslon even as far as Berlin, they said. "Let them come and run the country," exclaimed Mlnlsteral Dtrector Von Simson. right hand man to the foreign minister. Von Simons later declared he "will resign if the allies take military action. Apparently he did not think this mould 'be necessary. The Germans held to the hope that the allied threats were mere "sword rattlings." The German insisted that the allies cannot take mill tarv setinn before May 1, holding there would be no breach of the Versaillee ti-oaty tef ore that date. Germany will attempt no armed resistance if the al lies enter the country. Hierr Von Fauff man. chief of the press section of the German delegation, told the Unlteit Press. He said If the allies take mili tary action the Germans would con sider the treaty broken and no longor binding on them. SENATE AND HOUSE FAIL TO AGREE ON APPROPRIATION BILL WASHINGTON.. March ! (A- P.) Another deadlock on appropriation bills came last night, senate and house conferees on the army bill fall ing to agree on the size of the army, fixed by the senate at 173.000 and by the house at 150,000. It was decided to have the house vote again but some conferees said the bill probably would be saved from failure by a, final com promise, t On most of the other senate amend ments the managers reached an agree ment and will present a partial con ference report. The senate receded on increases for the pay of officers and for the nation al guard, as well as for maintenance of the army. The Item for officers" pay was reduced from 144.000,000 to 42. 000,000. For vocational training In the army the conferees agreed upon Jt.b00.000. The conferees agreed upon 4"5,000 for Alaska roads. The house had'vot- cd $ !-i0,00 and Ihe senate $500,000. CLUB MEMBERSHIP HAS There nre now 233 members In the Pendleton Commercial Association, ac cording to the report of Secretary C. K. Cranston, made before tha meet ing of the association last night. The total number of members at the be ginning of the year was 222 and 45 new members were received. How ever, there were 25 dropped because of removal elsewhere, 11 dropped by 1 eason of dcllnuuency. 7 dronned unnn request and one died. The total receiDta of th nuntinn for the year amounted to 18,143.13 de rived iro m rl ue, collections and other sources. The total expenditures were $S6S8.3i. Exuendittll-r inelmlarf aries, rent and other Items. Waifier Reported by , Major . Moorhouse, weather observer. , Maximum, S2. Minimum, 23. Barometer. 2S.70. THE WEATHER FORECAST Tonirht an4 Thursday rain warmer tonight.