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1HE EAST OREGONIAN IS THE 0 MY INLAND EMPIR E NEWSPAPER GIVING. ITS HEADERS THE BENEFIT OF DAILY TELEGRAPHIC NEWS REPORTS FROM DOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS' AND UNITED PRESS DAILY EDITION - DAILY EDITION Th F,t Ortnnln I festers. Or yon' treat-st wpin ni a !( In fore gives tf the dverttr o-e twlcs the guaranteed paid eiretilatlua In Pendleton and I imk li I In, county u( any oihor newspaper. The Bat pran run or yesterday's Dally 3,279 Thl paper I member of end audited toy the Audit Bureau o( Circulation. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPE2 CITY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 33 DAILY EAST OKEGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1921. NO. 9778 AREVOUNDED IN MEXICAfl BATTLE Mexicans Are Believed to Have .Suffered Some Casualties; Scores of Shots Exchanged. DETACHMENT OF TROOPS I I ARE RUSHED TO SCENE Rifle" Fire is Started From Mexican Side and American Guards Appealed for Help. AMOW ''ViiOLSIIEVIKI HAVE tak Stress of kronstadt . ARL, confirmed by dispatches GENERAL FOCH HAS A SNEAKIN' DESIRE TO -SEE THE ROUND-UP F.L TASO. Tex., March 18. (f. P.) A battle between Mexican smuggler Vntted State soldier and linmlgra tlon authorities across the Hlo Orand'e near her wan quieted Mirly today after a night of firing. Two Amer icans were wounded. The Mexlrun are believed to have suffered Home casualties. The lmttl. I which score of hot were exchanged, started ahortly after midnight when the Am erican Immigration guards Surprised a group of Mexican waiting on the river, tt la believed the smugglers had liquor and drug. The Mexican opened fire, returning to their own aide. A ririe fire started immediately from the Mexican aide from the aide of the smugglers along the river. A detachment from the 4slh .Infantrj waa rushed to the Mesne from Kl I'uxo when the American guard appealed for assistance. 3f I An addition -may be ibullt to the " county hospital If a proposition now ' before the county court la considered favorably. The court is now studying the question and following Investlga tlon may decide definitely to build It waa revealed by the court thl morn ing. At the present time the county hos pital haa no women patient and ha no provision for the acceptance of them. Only men no far have been tak. ' ti at the honpltaPand a a result the county la put to more or less expense In earing for Indigent women of thr county outside of the hoHpltala. Some of then coat a much a $30 a month It la said. By the building of an addi tion to the county house for these women patients, a saving-lo the county tan be mode. Patient in need of surgical atten tion at the present time must he sent to some other hospital where there are operating room facilities and the cost of these operation together with room rent and food amount to con aiderable sum every year. In 1920 the. county paid out the sum of 12689 for operating expense at various hospital and this sum con hi saved the county If an addition Is built ' permitting the performing of opera tions at the county hospitals. PULLMAN RULE OF ' WALSENBtmO, Colo.. March 18. "in p A rule of the Pullman com- .n.nv which Is aaid to permit their niters to sleep while on duty is held partially responsible by the coroner' Jury for the death of five persons near here Tuesday when a sleeper on the Denver and Rio Grande train was burned. The Jury decided the fire was of unknown origin but It could hnve been avoided had the porter of the car not been asleep. General Koch, who hn prob. ably not had a real thrill since November lll918. wpuld like to see the Hound-1'p. This is the new from Spokane and they have It straight. Hearing some time ago that the general planned a trip to the United Stale the Spokane chamber of commerce took steps through an appropriate channel to Invite the general to slop In their c:ty while visiting America. The Spokane emissary, who was an army officer still In . Paris, put the Invitation up to Foch and questioned him a to what he would like moxt to see In this country. The answer waa that the allied commander' hunkered to meet, up with some good cow boy nn;l he h:id acquired this desire partly from startling pic. tures he had seen. As inter preted by Major1 Laird of the Hpokane chamber the general has been bitten by the Hound Up bug. However, the chances of a visit of the famous french man this year are remote as ha still has some duties to attend to on the Ithlne and thereabouts. WII.NOV ;T tJ2,SOO NEW YORK. Murch 18. (A. P.) Johnny Wilson, middleweight cham pion, who retained his title In a 15 round bout with Mike O'Dowd here last night received It 2,500 as hi share of the receipt. Bolshevik War Minister Direct cd Assault 'on Fortress With an Army of 60,000 Men. STOCKHOLM, March IS. (A. P.) Reports that the fortress of Kron stadt. the center of the revolution against the soviet government, ho been taken by the bolshevlkl, appear to be confirmed In dispatches from Flnlund. 7rot.ly, the 'nolshevlk war minister, lias directed the astiault, on the fortress, using 60,000 men. . Troo March Over (. HKLS1NOFOR8, March 18. ttJ. P.) A complete surrender of the Russian revolutionaries at Kronstadt Is reported. The surrender followed a heavy assault by the bolshevlkl troops, who marched over the ice. 1 Koslovski, the Czarlsh general who headed the revolutionists, Is reported to have crossed to the Finnish coast with 1800 soldiers. CLM WILL FILE SUIT FOR PORTION IIIIMSTATE Attorneys Are Not Ready to An nounce Exact Nature of Suit or Exact Amount Involved. HAS NEW LEASE ON LIFE; FUTURE NOT DETERMINED Has Offers to Go Into Movies, Write Books or Accept Hun dreds of Marriage Proposals, T Summary Just Issued Indicates Difficulties Involved in Operating Partition Scheme. DOIUX, March 18. (A. P.)Im mens difficulty is foreseen by union ist leaders In splitting Into two parts the work of such important todies as the Local Government Board and the Irish Department of National Educa tion which will ensur from the divi sion of Ireland for governmental pur- posea. An officlaliummary of the Govern ment f "Ireland Act Just Issued give an Indication of the difficulties, com- 'licatlons and the vast amount ot work that will be Involved In operat- ng the new home rule, or partition scheme. The summary says that th departments of the governments of Northern and Southern Ireland will be distinctly separated and that each f the new governments and parlia ments will decide what their depart ments are to be. For every department now existing in Dublin it Is expected that the yis ler government will demand a coun terpart. Thus Ireland probably will find Itself confronted with a dual con trol of common services, such as the post office, says the Irish Times o: Dublin, which regards the act with cynicism and misgivings, to, transact business relating to postal or, other matters through the medium of an official In Dublin, so It probahlv Jemand the right to have In Belfast a post office official ot equal aiu..u- Ittg to. the 015 e In Dublin. "Thia dup lication,' the Times predicts, "may lead to a rn(her farcical situation.". One thing, It Is understood, thai Dublin will retain Intact Is the Na tional Gallery, whose collection of pic tures Is regarded as one of tho besi outside of London. 'Seeking the White Man's TSook of Heaven," the first pageant of Ita kind ei'er een in Pendleton, will be pre sented tonight at the Mist Presbyteri an church by Indians of the Tutuilla Mission and local people of the church under the direction of Kev. J. M. Cor neliHon, missionary at Tutuilla. ine pageani will aepict me visit or t on a ,,e lease in Oregon Indians to Ht. IajiiIs In 1S.1S in a search for the Hook of Heaven; the visit in Oregon of the Indian chief from Ht. Louis; the journey of Dr. .Marcus Whitman and Itev. H. H. Rpaulillng and their young brides across the pluins to bring the gospel to the Indians of Oregon and Idaho; the htory of the Whitman massacre -and the coming of u missionary to the rmatilla Indians. Music will form a pleasing part of the program and the costuming and scenery will In detail I faithful ifuhe various periods from 1833 to the pres ent time. ' ' Local i people in the cast' Include fiev. Oornellson, Itev. O. L. CUirk, P. J. Hegomun. It. K. Dodge, A. (.'. Kunk. James Clark, Ralph McCuily and Miss Agnes Little pianist. ' The Indians who- will appear are Mr. and Mrs. Parsons Motanic, Allen Patawa, Miss Mamie Patawa. - Mrs. Jason Wannassay and hulr, Wilma, Mrs. Dorca Wildbill, Mr. and Mrs. August Alexander, und MIhb Sadie Knollea, who la a visitor from Mon tana t the home of Miss Mary Motan ic Mrs. Wannaniey and Mrs. Wild bill are the daughters of Philip Mint horn, who In years gone by asked that Rev. J. M. Cornclison. the present In dian missionary, be sent to the rma tilla reservation. s THE WEATHER I 3 HOURS GUN BATTLE E! L BE Di WASHINGTON, March 18. (Ray mond Clapper, U. P. Staff Correspond. nt. ) The president discussed with the senale and the foreign relations committee plans to revive' the League of Nations, but no agreement as to the plan to be adopted has been reach ed, it Is learned authoritatively. It Is Indicated that the question will be dis cussed In today' cabinet meeting Also. AUTOMOBILE CRASHES INTO STREET CAR; ONE WOMAN MEETS DEATH SPOKANE, March 18. (A. P.) One woman waa killed, another per haps fatally Injured and two other per sons seriously hurt and two less seri ously when an automobile, containing five women and three men, returning from a dance at a madhouse crashed into a street car. ADMOIfC, March 18. f. P.) The scandal of the southwest has toeen aired. Clara Hamon today Is a free woman. Clara, who for the last week has faced a trial for the mui.ler o Jake Hamon, a millionaire republican national committeeman, was acquitted ly the jury late yesterday on the sec ond ballot after It had deliberated for 4I minutes, 7he Immediate outcome of her acquittal will be a suit for a portion of the Hamon millions. At tcrpeys are not ready to announce tho exact nature ef the auit, or the sum irvolved. Clara today nas not deter- mlred Just what to do as slie starts life. She has offers to Into the movies, or write books and' muKaxine articles. "Of course, I oan not say what I am going to do Just yet,' she said. "Hut I am not going to uccet the hundred pro posals or marriage that have poured in uo me curing my trial." Movie Corporations Object LOS ANGICLKS. March 18. Ex ploitatlon of the Clara Smith Hamon case on the screen will be met by an organized opposition from the motion picture industry Itself, according to an action taken by the Photo Play wriKhts' Leaguo of America and Na tional Arusociatfon film writers. The organization adopted Uie resolution she should not be featured on the screen at thl time. "Right now when everybody.! talking about cleaning up pictures l a poor time to permit the exploitation of such a case." declared Wycliffe Hill, president of the league of Independent producers. Will Start Life Anew. ARDMORB March 18. (Ily Clara Hamon, Copyright 1921. United Press) "1 start anew in life with the scarlet letter of shame branded on my breast, but I start out with the determination to how the -world that an erring wo man ran come back. It has been said that the world never forg.ves a wom an who makes one mistake In her life, that society will never take her back In Its fold. If I believed that the lib erty given me by the jury'would not be so sweet to me. but would be as bit ter hs hemlock. I know the world will be sympathetic with me, believing I am a regenerate woman. I am going through life with my head up, know ing now that I can look every man and women in the eye, unashamed.. With this spirit I know I ran and I have willed to win. I plan to leave for California with my rother and Pal, Jimmle. There..under new skies and different surrounding's I will map out my future, but I am com.'ng back to Admore and the southwest as 1 want to be right here among tho people 1 know and love." CHAMPION IN A YEAR ' A7 ' 111 1 '-aMe-,aaa mmmmimmmmmmmtmmlmmimm LABOR Bl to m eoii) 'Bill of Rights' Contain Prin ciples Including 8 Hour Day and Proper Overtime Rates. WOULD CONTINUE PRESENT MEANS OF ADJUSTMENT Miss Helen Condon, 18, learned to swim last year. She's an Omaha (Neb.) girl. Now she holds the Nebraska state record for the 20 40 10U and 220 yard swims. Experts say she will be a contender in the Olympic games be fore many years. LOGGER CONFESSES HE KILLED HIS UNCLE IN TEXAS, OCTOBER 1918 Railroad Officials Questioned In Attempt tq Prove Insin cerity in Dealing With Unions Blackman Said Matter Prayed on Mind; Wanted Trial to be Cleared; Shot in Self Defense CHICAGO, March 18. (U. P.) An unidentified man was" killed and a detective wounded In a three-hour gun battle between ft man and DO po licemen this morning. ' r ARGENTINE COTTON Reported by Major Lee Moorhouse, weather observer. , Maximum, P8. Minimum, 3. ( Barometer, 89.S8. Li u TODAY'S FORECAST Tonight and Saturday occa sional ruin. DUDNOS AIRES, March 18 (A. P.) The cotton Industry In northern Argentine has quadrupled In Import ance In three years as a result of aw given to the farmers by the state rail ways. In 1918-18 approximately 1!,- 000 acrea were planted while the 1920 -21 crop embraces an aVea of about GO.oNlO acres: Thcrop yield Is from 1.200 lo 1, 600 pounds per acre, according to st- lUstlcs published by the railroads, ont third of which Is fiber and the re seed. A gin and a cotton seed mil; have been constructed to tuke care of the crop, DECREASE IN PIE The continued decrease In wheal prices was again noticeable today. March wheat closing at 11.54 3-4 and May at 11.45 1-2. Yesterday March wheat closed at 81.57 and May at 1.48. Following are the quotations receiv ed by Overbeck & Cooke, local brok ers Wheat. Open. High. Low. Close. .March l.T 1.68 ( 1.54 tj 1.54 May 1.48 1.49 1.45 1.45 V AT MEETING HERE Frank J. Lonergan Pleads for Support of Ireland in Her Fight for Independence. TACOMA, March 18. (A. P.) Claud W. Blackman, a logger working near Shelton, walked into the police station last night and announced that he killed his uncle. Bethel Elackman. In Wood county. Texas, in .October. 1918. A telegram from "Texns today verified the confession. Blackman said he jumped his bail, but the mat ter preyed on his mind and he wanted a trial to be cleared. He said he killddfhls uncle in self defense. ; On Way to Washington. TACOMA. March IS. (U. P.) Sheriff Jolly, of Wood county, Texas, left for Tacoma to get Claude Black man, aged 21 years, who surrendered himself here as the murderer of his uncle. Bethel Blackman. near Mine ola, Texas, according to a telegram to the chief of police. . CHICAGO, March 18. (A. P. (A. P.) The railroad labor onions have presented their "bill of, rights" to Mie labor board, containing eleven principles, including the eight hour day, proper overtime rates and rea sonable arrangement in working shifts. Frank P. Walsh questioned the high railroad official In an at tempt to prove the insincerity of the roads in dealing with, the union. Favor National Hoard. CHICAGO, March 18. (IT. P.) The majority of the members of the labor b.hird of railroad executives fa- vored the continuation of the national board of adjustment. Thia , was brought to llsht by the union repre sentatives before the federal railroad labor board through the testimony of Robert Binkerd, vice chairman of the executive' association. FAVORS ASPHYXIATION ' IN PLACE OF HANGING Prisoners Condemned to Die! Will Not Know Day When They Will Eeceive Sentence. ' r CA IISON CITY, Nv March IS.-- I". P.) Governor -Hoyie is expected to sign a bill which pa.ssed both hous es of the state legislature, under which asphyxiation of prisoners sentenced to die is substituted for hanging. I'nder the measure the men sentenced to die will not know the day on'which they are to die. The condemned man will be placed in a special cell, equipped with a series of three gas conduits leading from other parts of the prison. While the condemned man sleep- or is unaware what is transpiring, ihree mvrots k.pulv pjsino. TACOMA, March 18. River ,-. in the southwest part of Washington have risen six or eight feet aince the storm began. They are still below the danger point. , GUILTY OF MURDER Tl guards will turn three gas pipes. the valves in , the CHICAGO, March 18. (A. P,) Carl Wanderer was found guilty of the murder of a ragged stranger who was shot to death In an alleged mock holdup and his penalty is fixed at hanging. In a previous trial Wander er was cortvlcted of the murder of hi wife and was sentenced to prison for 25 yearn. It was charged the stranger was hired to act the part of a robber and was slain lo silence him. . SEATTLE, March IS. tt. P.) The prosecution of Herbert Johnstone, held in Los Angeles for an alleged at tempt of blackmail on ex-Mayoi Georpe Mottman, of Olympia, will be handled by the state, the federal offi cials said. Johnstone is suspected of being "Shadow" who attempted to blackmail a number of wealthy Port land citizens recently. W0MA!f SHOT BY 17 YEAR OLD SON IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION PORTLAND. March 18. U. r.) Surgeons at the Good Samaritan hos pital expected the death of Mrs. Johr Serata. who was shot three times last niKht by her seventeen-year-old son when she attempted to force him to take a spoonful of medicine. Th shooting occurred at the Serata home In Oregon City, where the boy, Adam. is now in the county Jail. He will be charged with first degree murder If j x,UTg ra me momer ufes. IXiG FniCKS DItOP. PORTLAND, March 18. (A. P.) Livestock is steady, eggs are one cent lower and butter is unsettled. P VOKKliS VOTE TO STRIKK CHICAGO, March 18. (U. P.) I'nion packer employes have voted to strike if their demands are not met, according to union labor leaders. The vote so far tabulated all the packing centers, 38.793 for, and 3S7 against a strike. The vote announced included Cedar Rapids. Iowa, 800 for and 1 against. GRAY SQUIRRELS ARE ON CAPITOL GROUNDS HIDDEN IN BASEMENT CHINESE FEAR TONGS SACRAMENTO, March 18. (17. P.) Fearful of their lives as the result of a tong war in a half dozen California cities, more than 30 upper caste Chi nese were found hidden in a small, ill ventilated room in a Chinatown base ment by city officials who were in specting the building. , ii . The Chinese refused to leave. Some'' of the men are merchants and the . ethers wealthy members of the tongs , tied here from San Francisco. Marys-" Jvllle and other places. They b- liev'ed there are prices on their heads, j Inthe tit by room, 20 by 25 feet, they were "sleeping, cooking and hiding from the highbinders of rival tongs. RECEIVER OF MSH PORTLAND, March 18 (A. P.l Frank A. t-'pencer, a wholesale mer- The groat problem of the Argen- jchant. haa been appointed receiver for tine cotton farmer la lack of labor for the A. Rupert company. Inc., a can pickins; the crop. Attempts. have been , nery concern, late yesterday. Heavy made to use machinery for this, but cuts I., prices by California canneries icI(im, ,, MHUlry refmv,i ,hat claim those have been reported: aa being were declared to lie the cause of the , ' Pleading for recognition of the Irish republic by the people of. the V.nlted States and asklng for the support thul country l entitled to receive, Frenk J. Ixinergun of Portland delivered an impassioned address on the Irish ques. tlon to 300 persons gathered in the Ragle-Woodman ball last night. Mr. Ixmergan opened his remarks with the statement that he waa here at the sulleitatton'.of the American Asso ciation for Recognition of the Irish Republic to present the cause of the Irish people to Pendleton. The cast as presented to the American people is a .it'ft cause, he said. l'ropogunda against the cause of Ireland by Kngland In the Vnlted Stale fame In for considerable atten tion by. the speaker who said that Lord Ncrtbcllff openly boasted of the had spent In the propaganda against ropaganda as we have experienced at the hands of Kng bind Is ni.Tr fraught wh evil than any other." dt dared Mr. Lonergan who did rot except German propa ganda in his statement. "The Li'Klish claim it is a reliKinus question Mild Mr. Iincrgan who de SALEM, Ore., March 18. (U. P.) Imported eastern gray I squirrels, brought all the way from. Harris- are scampering over the lieautif ul grounds of the states capl jtol. More shipments are to follow. The squirrels are beinc brought in by CaP jlain A. K. Rurghduff, state g: me ; warden. Ixical humorists s.iggest that the I jnnimals may be more or less hnnsry t uiii.it the next legislature meets. FFRRI ARY PRICKS PFCHKASK WASHINGTON. March 1, (U. P. Retail prices decreased 9-percent In February as compared with January, the department of labor has announc ed. , . - (Cuntlnktd on page I.) "Hello, is this 114?" "Yes, your honor." f "Please-pnt me down for a ticket I for the dinner Tuesday evening." This is one way and about the sur est way to get a reservation for the big community feed to be given at the Elks lodge room March 22 by the Commercial Association. All mem bers of the association are asked to attend and businessmen and farmers not enrolled In the association are also bidden to be present. The dinner will be 81 per plate. In addition to an address by a pro minent speaker from Portland there will be music by Sawyers' orchestra, selections by a quartet composed of Messrs Huer. Mollner, Dickson and Dolph, vocal selections by Mrs. Will H. Hennett. ncconipanied by Mrs. C. K. Pond and violin numbers by Mrs. Km U. Robinson, accompanied by Mrs. Ii. H. Hill. C. C. Colt, who was slated as thi amin speaker cannot come owing to another engagement but a good sub stitute is being secured from Port-laud. ni DISAPPEARS FROM BOAT KAl-AMA. Wash.. March IS. (A. P.) F. L. Stewart, cashier of the state bank of Kelso, which w-as closed yes terday by the state banking hoard, dis appeared from a ferryboat on the Co. lumbia river last night. KHHK GFTS DKCISIOX PORTLAND. March IS. (A. P.) Dave Shade, of Oakland, won a ten round' decision over Frankie Murphy, of Duiivcr, here last night. FLOOD DANGER IS CONSIDERED PAST WALLA WALLA, March 18. (A. P.) Waters are falling here and the flood danger Is considered past. ' I . WillaiiH-ttc Iti Rapidly PORTLAND. March IS. (A. P.)-j The Willamette was at 14 f -10 feet uU noon today, compared with 12 feet yesterday ut the same time, and la forecasted to reach between 15 and It Saturday and remain stationery Rtia day. Pnnuftge In Washington. SPOKANK, March IS (A. P.) Reports of rising water which thrt ened widespread damage have been received from northern Idaho and eastern Wasblmcton towns. !i:wfy RtyiGNS RAKF.lt, .March 11 A. P.l Coach Dewey. Raker high basKetliall team has resigned as the result of the dis qualification of his team in last wek tournament. OTTAWA, Ontario. March 1. Art onler-ln-councll which will have, far-reaching effort on the ImmUtrallon of American sutler In Canada dur ing the year is that which rmclnde-t the reservation for soldier settlemsit of all dominion land In the western province within a radius ot It nUlM of a railway. The new order will ! effect May 1st. only partially successful. , ' company's difficulty, K