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 FR DAILY EDITION DAILY EDITION The not press run of yesterday's Dally 3,280 This paper la member of una audited by tin Audit Uureau of Circulations. The Kt Oregontan Is Fter Ofo gon's greatest newspaper and a tIU I riff force gives to the advrtiir er twlre the guarsnteed psid clrrulaltua in Pendleton and Umatilla cuuuty of any other newspaper. 3J COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPE2 -CITY OFFICIAL PAPEH VOL. 33 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1921. NO. 9776 SECRETARY OF INTERIOR FALL, AND LARGE PARTY OF SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN WILL VISIT NORTHWEST EftGLAliD AND RUSSIA SIGH IDE PAPERS Document Marked First Re sumption of Commercial Ar rangements With an Allied Power. RUSSIA HAS MADE SOME IMPORTANT CONCESSIONS Negotiations Between Two Countries Have Extended Over Greater Part of Year. LONDON', March 16. (U. P.) Great Britain and Russia have signed a trade agreement. Tho document marked the first reHumptlon of com mercial arrangement with on allied power. 'Russia haa mude Home im portant concessions, the moat notable one being an agreement to cease bol shevik propaganda outside of Russia. These negotiations have extended over the greater part of a, year. Great Britain la demanding the release of all prisoners held by Russia and one Huh aian representtaive, M. Kamcnleff, la ordered out of Great Britain be cauae of his atttude and because he la alleged to have attempted to subsi dise a London newspaper. AVIll Itwotni! Govrnimnil. LONDON, March 16. U. P.) That Krttish recognition will be given tii soviet ' government is Implied by the signing of the trade agreement be tween Britain and Russia is authori tatively stated. N M005E1AW BALL EM Members of the Moosojuw, Canada, baseball team were today Invited to make Pendleton their heaibikartera for spring training, the Invitation being lent by wire by the Pendleton Commer cial Association througn the president, James H. Kturgls. Carl Walters, formerly of Pendleton and who has played here In Western Trl State League gum oh. now firm haaemun for the Canudinn team, la In the city and declares thut Nick Wil liams,' manager and owner of the Moosejuw club, 1m favorable to Pendle ton as the location for a training pump. The team has been Offered the free use of the Itouijd-l'p grounds and loral fans promlae co-oiwatlon In securing games for the Cnnadlnns. Should they accept the offer, they would come to Pendleton April 10 and remain for three weeks, playing a game' each Sun day. The team 1 preparing for the open ing of the season for the Western Canada league.. Leiston, Idaho, wus also considered as a training place. SINN FEIN I t : DUBLIN, March 16. (C. P.) Im portant military dlfpatchca fell Into he hands ot the .Blnn Fclriers when two runners were attacked. One man Waa killed and the othen wus seriously wounded. Later a lorry load of cadets wero fired upon and one soldier was wounded. , The awallanta escaped. Reported by Major Loo Moorhouse, w eather observer. 'f. Maximum, 69. 1 , I Minimum, 49. Barometer, 2SI.63. - .Trace of rain. TODAY'S FORECAST Ruin tonight or Thursday. -,1 I M I ) IJ. I the weather i ARRESTED FOR MURDER I, - Jipjd "I FOMML DEM AND' WILL BrJfiuADE ALLIES TO DUCE GERMAN ARMY PEOPLES WAREHOUSE HAS INCREASED ITS CAPITAL TO $150,000 Announcement wus made this. morning of the Increase In cuplt- allzation of the Peoples Ware- house from $&o,ooo,to 1150.000. This Increase makes the Peo- plea Warehouse the heavleat cu itall.e.l merchandise busltiex in the Inland Umpire, It la said. The affairs of the atore are in excellent shupe. according to of- flcluls of the company who ex- pressed themselves this morn- Ingjis being very well pleased with its condition. The expan- slon of the business . has made the increaacd capitalization nec- essnry, it is asserted.. John Penon, buyer for the atore, la in the east at the prca- flit time purchasing merchan- ilii.e. PERSHING WiLL QUIT B He Now Holds Rank ' of Full General, Does Not Want to Remain Titular Head of Army WASHINGTON. March 16. (V. P.) General John Pershing probably will quit the army soon unless he is givcP a "man sized Job," It was learned to day. Pershing now holds the rank ol full general, the only such rank exist ing, but does not want to remain simp, ly titular head of the army and unless he Is given actual duty in keeping with his rank, his friends expect him to leave the service. Pershing has been suggt-stcd for poat as chief-of-8taff, now held by Mujor General Payton C. March. PORTLAND CITY COUNCIL ASKS FOR REHEARING IN TELEPHONE RATE CASE POHTLAND, March 16. L. P.) I The city council, by a unanimous vote, j adopted a resolution calling upon the; state public service commission for a ' complete rehearing of the telephone ' rate case, under the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph were recently granted in creased tolls In Oregon. RANK VAtlT IS IYNAMITKI I'NIOXTOWN, Ivans., March 16.- IV. P.) A gang of bandits early to day dynamited a vault In ,the Union town stute bank and escaped with ap proximately l,o0. ED, OTHER STILL VANCOrVKit. Wash., March 16 (U. P.) Claire Uamus, one of the two missing lads for whom a holiday wus declnrcd so that a search might be In stigated, has turned up at Cape Horn, Wash., according to meager telephone Information from one of the posses. Whether Claire ran away or was kid napped is not known, and officials are Inclined to believe the former. The search continued In the hope of find ing Kay Stager, who has been missing since Murch 4. Foul play was feared In this case. ' WAltRAW, Ind.. March 16. (A. P.) Following the finding that Leroy Lovett of Elkhart, Ind., was murdered and his body left on the railroad tracks, Virgil Decker was arrested at Marlon. Ind. Mrs. Decker, mother of .Virgil, had Identified Lovett'B body as that of Virgil. The two youths were called doubles because of their physl- jcal likeness. Virgil Decker was In sured for S 19,000. GEi PARIS, March 16. (A. P.i The allied reparations committee notiflel Germany that she must pay a billion gold marks before March 33rd. i vmiTU'cnniiR p'iq Poland Declares Germany is Insuring Violence by Packing Upper Silesia With Troops, WARSAW, Murch 16. (IT. A formal demand that the allies com pel Germany to reduce her forces in upper Silesia is expected, with a pie blscUe to be held Sunday to decide whether that rich country goes to Po land or Germany. The l'oliah author ities declared Germany was insuring violence by packing the area with troops. s APPOI.NTMKNT IS Ri:fOM.Mi;M)i:i WASHINGTON. March 16. (f. P.) Attorney General Dougherty has recommended that President Harding appoint Guy V. Ooff of Wisconsin, an assistant attorney general. 11 LUMBERMENS' WAGES PORTLAND. March 16. A. P.) Thc Loyal Legion of Loegcrs and Lum I ormen 'board cf directors, afier a lw days session, decided to make no chance In the present minimum basl of $3.6(1 per day. An Anacortes und a Tacoma hiill were expelled from mem bershlp on the charge of paying less than the minimum. SENATORS ASK THAT MAN FROM NORTHWEST - RECEIVE APPOINTMENT WASHINGTON. March 16. (A, I.) A request that a man from the northwest be appointed on the Inter- suite commerce commx'on, was pre sented to the president by a delega tion of northwestern senators and rep resentatives. They also asked reliet legislation fyr stock growers ut the special session. An embargo on wool tops and wastes as an emergency until the protective tariff Is passed, was suggested. LONE MASKED ROBBER OUTWITS POLICE AND MAKES HIS ESCAPE . PORTLAND. Ore.. March 16. ll'. P,) Outnumbered three to one, u lone masked rbber. caught by the police in the act of robbing the restaurant of An drew Linton, was the . victor In a thrilling gun fcatle with the in vuiling officers. Deem Hanson, a pu-werby, was Injured by the flying bullets. The robber shot his way cliur to the door and escaped. : ACROSS THE RHINE , y JUDGE RULED LOVE LETTERS OUT OF Tl Claimed Letters , Written by j Hamon to His Protege Were Not Competent as Evidence. CLARA IS CALM AFTER ORDEAL OF YESTERDAY Prisoner Was Accompanied by Woman Evangelist, Prayed With Her During Morning. AliDMOItID, Okla., March 16. (U. P.) Love letters writcn by Jake Hamon to his protege, Clara Hamon Smith, were ruled Inadmissible as evi dence in Clara's trial for murder. Jiidse Champion said the letters which were Introduced by defense were nol competent as evidence. The ruling was a blow to the defense case. Oar looked much relieved when she entcre l i h court room today aiter the trying ordeal on the witnem stand yesterday. She was accompanied by a woman evangelist, who prayed with he dur ing the morning before the court open ed. Clfira's expression was more com placent, she lauphed and was cheerful as she chuted with "Wild Pill" He Lean, her atorney. The state rested Its case after hearing the testimony by a fear witnesses during the morning. The court recessed until 3 o-clock tu Sive the attorneys opportunity to pre- ;are the cltwing urgx", yents to the jur nd allow the J'nJne to prepare instruc. turns. , Cawo Will Go to Jury. AliMORE. Alurch 16. (C. P.) The Hamon case Is expected to reach the jury late tonight lor tomorrow murnlnj,'. j Thrcitcu ns Ixttcr IIflvcl. AKUMOUK, .March 16. (A. P.) Introduction of testimony ended at 10:23 and the court recessed until three to permit the judce to prepare instructions. There were numerous reports about threats against the state counsel and the Jurors should a ver dict of guilty be returned. Sheriff Garrett said the only report reaching htm was that of a letter to a defense attorney warning him of possible vi olence to the defendant if she was ac quitted. . 1J AI.IXyi'lVG IIKGAX TOIAY. CHICAtJO, March 16. (A. P. Hulloting In the national referendum strike vote of the packing house em ployes began here today. itrTTi.it nitops thhi.i: cknts POltTI.AND, Murch 16. (A. P.) 'ultle and sheep aro weak, hogs are steady, esrss are one cent lower and , j butter is three cents lower. COAL MINERS REMAIN IDLE RESULT REFUSAL TO ACCEPT WAGE CUT ,'"7 waum Operators Announce Mines Will Remain Closed Until Settlement of Controversy. SfCATTLK, March 16. (A. P.) Be twten 2000 and 3000 soft coal miners employed in the commercial mines nT the state are idle today as the result (T their reruu; to accept wage cuts tive ragiDg 23 per cent. Operator; an iiG'.mctd the mines would remain clos ed trlil the settlement of the ontro- veicy. fcixteen companies ar snut down including all but one of the lurii- r commercial companies in the wit side of the state and one on the cast side. The railroad mines are n it 8f- Jetted.' SENATOR STANFiELD WASHINGTON, March 16. Senator Stunfield will leave tomorrow for New Vork, and after a brier stay there will return home by way of Denver, where he also plans a brief stoo. Businew puffairs claim his attention, he says, hut he 'ill be back for the extra session ot congress. WALLOWA RANCHER SUPPORTS FAMILY KILLING C0Y0TESJ JOSEPH, Or.. March 16. For 12 years coyotes have supported the fam ily of A. J. Sullivan of Imnaha, Wal lowa county. Bounties collected and returns from the skins. Sullivan said form his sole source of Income yet he has managed to pay all expenses of himself, his wife and three children. the oldest ready for high school. Sullivan took up trapping while holding down a claim on the edge of an Idaho desert. His success led him to give up the claim and for several years he followed desert trapping in Utah and Idaho. His family usually reaides In a small town near the scene of his operations, but often accompan ies mm. For two years he has been trauuing on the F. W." Falconer sheep range on the Imnaha. but he plans to go to the L'tuh deserts this summer. Changes in bounties put on predatory animals keep him changing the base of his op- eiuiiuns. JHI5D IS SISLKCTKD WASHINGTON, March 16. (A. P. President Hbrding's thunkseU-inc turkey hipj been selected, H. W. Ma-M-n, a planter of Crystal Springs. Miss.. miormpu Air. tlardlne in a leter tmlxv 4 INDICTMENTS FILED MORRIS AND OTHERS PORTLAND. March 16. (A. P ) Four Indictments charg- ing misappropriation of a total of 1235,000 were served on per- song figuring in the collapse of Morris Bros.. Inc. Indictments charging larceny by embezzle- ment were returned against John L. Etheridge, former president, Mrs. Htella Etheridge, his wife, Fred 8. 'Morris, founder of the concern and Forbes B. Pratt, the secretary. One indictment re- lates to a 1 100,000 deal in con- nection with the transfer of the bond house fnom Morris to Eth- eridge. Others allege a 125.000 stock transfer to Miss Morris, a duplication of accounts and the taking of $100,000 in bonds by 4 Etheridge. Etheridge is named in four, Morris In two,. Mrs. Etheridge and Pratt In; one in- dictment each. EE IN CALIFORNIA C!TY Police Believe Man Under Ar rest is Mysterious 'Shadow' . Who Terrorized Portlanders. LOS ANGELES, March 16. f. P.l Naively admitting attempts by bomb '.hreats to extort 110,000 from George A. Moltman, a prominent Olympia, A'ash. merchant, Herbert Johnston, a nechanioal engineer, is held In the ounty jail pending the arrival of i Olympia deputy sheriff with a war "ent fir blackmail. "I was desperate. I leeded the money to perfect a me :hanical Invention on which I have been laboring for years,"; said the in centor. Johnston is tho son of A. L. JoTmston of Olympia. Portland Police Investigate PORTLAND, March 16. IV. P.) The police tbclleve Herbert Johnson who is under arrest In Los Angeles, forl!mmetliate beneficiary by the eamoaigti n alleged attempt of blackmail of an Olympia merchant, to be the myster ious blackmailer, "Shadow" who teror- (Continued on oage 3.) KL Frank J. Loncrgun, Portland lawyer ind brother of Pat Loncrgan of Pen dleton, will be the chief speaker at the St. Patrick's day meeting at the Eagle-Woodmnn hull tomorrow cven - ing. Mr. Loncrgan will be Introduced by Judge J. A. Fee and will cover late developments in the fight for Ir-1 ish freedom. The meeting Is free and J. A. Ford of Spokane and ex-Oover-is open to the public. The meeting! r.or tpry of Utah are active in prepara. opens ut 7:30 p. m. itioiw for the trio. v Following Mr. Loncrgan'a address! numerous Irish records will be played j the Junket is to give senators and eon on a machine the sound being amplled gressman a comprehensive Idea of the oj use ot a Magnavox. The following is the program in detail: Star Spangled Uanncr. In a Monastery Garden Special Irish. Record Kathleen Mavoureen Special Irish Record .Memorial Address Terence Mc- Swlney, by Kumon de Valera,.,; ( Special Irish Record Irish Wait Music Introducing Harney O'Hea. "Relieve Me If All These Endearing Young Charms, Ted ltcckert, "Come Rack to Krtn." . St. Patrick's Day Message Speech by Kumon de Valera . Special Irish Record Recognition of the Irish Republic Speech .... Special Irish Record Speech by Frank J. Loncrgan of Portland. Intermission. "Irish Eyes are Smiling" lly Mrs. Clem McCoy "Columbia to Krtn" Chorus Ry High School Pupils of St. Jo seph's Academy. Accompanists: Stella Roden, piano: Irma Rich ter and Geo. Harp, violins. "Tho lear Little Slmnuock" Solo by Mae Kilkenny, accompanied by Irene ltucsks, Iiih harp, and Joseph V. Pedro, violin. That "Tumble Down Shack in Ath t lone," by Intermediate pupils of St. Joseph's Academy. Stella Roden. accompanist. "Come Rack to Erin." by St. Mary's Social Club. Miss Clara Mark, accompanist. . a. ... .. . .i.'iiit luilW UJ 1 Clara Mark. Cards and refreshments. MM POWER : PROJECT III BF mmm Fifty or More Senators arid Congressmen Will Be Here While on Western Junket. SPOKANE MEN WILL HELP HYDRO ELECTRIC PROJECT Purpose of Official Journey to be Aid for Reclamation Through $250,000,000 Act; Headed by Secretary of the Interior AVbert B. Fall, a party of E0 or (0 senators and congressmen will visit the northwest during: the coming summer and while here will have opportunity, to jsaln first hand information rerard irg the I'matllla Rapids project. News of the visit to be made by tho secretary Jof the Interior and party was received !'in Srokane yesterday and backers ot the Columbia busin project are prepar. ing to make the mot of the opportun ity they will have to get their project before the secretary and others In tho party. The same will he done by tho officials of the Umatilla rapids project who by that time -will have a detailed report showing the engineering and economic features of ho power project, on the Columbia, t ;.-ltj Spokane Will Help Renewed pledges of all possible sun. port for the I'matllla rapids' project ' were made yesterday by Influential leaders in Spokane. While In Spokane attending an Associated Press confer once E. B. Aldrich editor of the East Oregon!an, conferred with x -Governor ; M, B. Hay, or the project's executive committee, and others. At he instance of Governor Hay he spoke before tho Spokane, Chamber of Commerce at it weekly luncheon yesterday and also consulted with .V. W. Durham leader In the mov in 'behalf of the Columbia basin project. Mr. Durhrim kikeo the view there la conflict whatever between tho two projects and that the Umatilla rapids j project will be a dlrefet and perhuus' being waed for tho Columbia basin project which is a mammoth under taking and according to present esti mates will cost $300,000,000. - To Visit Entire West Plans for the trip to be made by ' Secretary Fall and party call for a visit to all reclamation states storting with Wyoming, covering the Pacifio Coast states and ending in New Mex ico. The trip will cover abut four weeks and will be financed by tho Western states reclamation association, Northwest reclamation league. Colum bia Hasin commitee of the Spokane Chamlxr of Commerce, Yellowstone irrigation association. Montana Irrfga tion Institute, Sacramento Valley De- ivel pment Association, tho SouthwesU ern irrigation league, covering seven states, and Irrigation bodies of the various states. R F. Blaine of Seattle. One of the particular Duroosea of Importance of reclamation work with ja view to gaining support for the new i iSmith-McNary bill which will rMimt ja revolving fund of t50,00,0(h0. This bill is now being prepared and Is to be sponsored by Senator MeNary and. by ConjgreKsman Smith of Idaho. NEW YORK. March 16. (V. P.) The army transport Madawaska, which was damaged In a collision with the steamer Invincible last night, was being towed to safety early today with the Invincible alongside. The ships collided orf the const of Little Kg Harbor. N. J., in a dense fog. Mada waska was incoming from Munlla with forty passengers and the Invincible as iwund fur Norfolk. NEW FRENCH FORCES ARRIVE IN GER DUISHKUO, March 16. fA. P.) New French forces arrived here today and the toellcf Is exprsne4 that this foreshadows the occupation of Mul-helm-on-ltuhr, four dUm Mt of bra ARMYTRANSPORT IS DAMAGEDjN COLLISION